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That set up might prevent the pinch. Only one way to find out is to inspect your leader where you clamp the release down. Thanks for posting the pic. Last year before removing the rumble strips on the decking, I was putting a small piece of 3M double-sided sticky pad on the deck for the line to rest on .....kind of similar to your set up with the line resting on something soft (tubing). The idea is to protect your mono from repeated abuse from violent king hits and from tripping the diver. I also did not want mono tied to wire so my set-ups are wire-to a small segment of braid-to mono leader-to a barrel swivel-to fluoro leader. Sounds more complicated than it has to be but there is a method to the madness and now proven from all the kings that tested the rigging last year. Remember that record two year old class of kings are three years old this year. All my gear is getting a look to get ready for the mayhem. Hooks, split rings (esp on the mag dreamweaver spoons), leaders, wire etc.

Yes the surgical tubing around the release arm pressing down the mono leader against the “rumble strips”. You have to look really close to see the raised areas on the deck of the diver where the line comes out of the housing and again as the line enters back into the housing in the window where the exposed leader is squeezed by the release arm with surgical tubing.

I tie my mainline to leader barrel swivel and leave a long tag line so I am pinching my split shot on the tag. This is done so I don’t weaken the mainline from pinching the the shot or if I snag bottom, the split shot can be pulled off the end of the tag to free the line.

I have been attaching my slide divers on a mono leader also. One word of caution on using mono is I noticed the two rumble strips under the leader where the arm locks down will pinch the mono and leave a weak spot. I have since removed the rumble strips via a dremmel tool and a carbide bit. I won’t be able to lock onto braid now but don’t care.

Have you ever been to a fish market in a third world country?

Thanks Chris. Looks like a lot of nice memories formed with your fishing crew.

Sounds like the biggest problem with Penn Yans has been taken care of with replacement of transom and stringers. Make sure there is a good barrier coat on the bottom and reseal all the screws at or below waterline for piece of mind.

Can't tell from the pictures, is there a bottom barrier coat?

Cool rig. Fire suppression system included?..........

Nice rig. My brother might be in the market. Was this boat trailered or slipped?

When do we ever stop?

I would think you could throw an aluminum anchor (hold the line) out on the ice to break it up?

Hunt is in designated areas til end of month. Go to the park’s website for registration and print out of doe tags

I can make a day down there of casting off T-falls State Park for trout and hunting an evening shift. I think I found a good kill spot.

First time. Didn’t hunt just scouted a little. My assessment of the tracks I saw tell me there is not a deer overpopulation problem right now. The tracks I saw were from mostly yearlings that would indicate high turnover like any other property where hunting takes place.

Apparently your beer cracking noise attracted a laker with liver disease-jaundice. I drove all the way down from Buffalo to hunt Robert Treman and at 7 degrees my bow never left the car.