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Fantastic fishing guys! [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Beauty king...why you not there Stan? [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Anybody wanna drive a big truck?...you guys are killing me with these great reports, and I gotta troll for $ ..time to cast dollars into the lake...if I only could. [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Nice catch guys...and fish too ..I know..the ladies caught the fish while the guys admired the big new boat...and the fridge. Good luck with the new vessel Rick Mark [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Nice lakers! Hard to keep em off the hooks when they're stacked like that and hungry. Cold water and shallower than summer, they actually can be fun to catch. [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Very nice! Brings back memories of when my son and daughter were that young and they always were ready to go with dad at the drop of a hat....get as many days like that as you can. Mine are grown up and doing lives of their own and we hardly have time to do those things anymore, especially together at once thanks for the pics and post Mark [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

image hosting Working on this pattern, peacock and maribou, and some embellishments, will add a flouro treble stinger and some eye feather. Mark [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

That's a nice Atlantic, great fishing! Thanks Mark [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

WHOA! [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Wow sounds more like a story I would have! Good job playing the drums Tom, and you can say at least the skunk is off too Mark

Nice fat Browns there!!!...that first pic looks as if the fish took a goby fly. Is that a creation of your own? and did you troll it clean or with a dodger. Curious to know, as I have got some results with the fly, but haven't tried putting a paddle in front of it. Thanks for the report! Mark

CLEARWATER!! Are you following a snake from out of the alligator alley? North man NORTH...WHAT're ya doin playing around with the girls at Cigar City truckstop?..lookup charley..short for charlotte.umm..maybe not you already got crabs. There now ...do ya feel properly bashed? Hi Ray...where ya been ...no internet down in Cuba? [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Good fishin Tom and Jeremy Mark [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Good point about the extra bilge pump. Never thought of it being an emergency device, you're absolutely right Brian, thanks...more volume is good in that case. Mark [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Blue diamond/ good stuff... [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

I installed a new Jabsco Parmax washdown pump last year. It works very good, I think the model was parmax 4. There are several models available depending on the money you spend, but so far this pump is very good. I would go with more pressure and lower volume in order to blast off the deck. However more of both are best and of course more money. Mine I believe was around 240 bucks from the local marina. Mark [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

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That is a nice Atlantic...musta been fun on a noodle rod! Mark [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

image upload Add a stinger hook on 50 lb flouro....goby trolling fly [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Snubbers are good to start out with when using braid or wire, not necessary with mono for the stretch. Once you get the hang of setting your drag with the wire or braid and you have a good rod designed for dipsy work, one that has a forgiving top end and a sturdy back end, you can delete the snubber. I have used snubbers before (but not anymore) and I can say the 8 inch is best for wire and braid. It is important to make sure you have the leader to the lure be matched to the length of your rod and even a little longer, to be able to net a fish with the dipsy at the tip of the rod. Keeping the leader long enough to place the dipsy farther away from the fighting fish also has less leverage for the fish to wrench lose from the weight of the diver, thereby reducing the need for the snubber as well. Drag set just so a tick or two goes out once in awhile at your troll speed and the use of long limber tip diver rods will give you an advantage in hook up over using the snubber, in my opinion. Mark [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Looks like a fun time for all Tom! Yes those are truly the days you will remember the most. I have forgotten many more days fishing the big lake than those kind of special days. Mark [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Congratulation on another trip around the sun Tom. Hope you get something fishy fer yer birthday....and somethin ta catch salmon with Mark [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Couldn't tell ya windburn. I'm trolling the highways right now for the next 4 weeks. Mick will know when they go in. He's down there most every day working on the BNI. Mark [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Nice fish, good early start! Mark [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Hope it's nothin real serious, praying for his good health as I type....Godspeed Zach! Mark