chowder

Must admit I do not use a leader (don't like swivels or extra knots) and some of these rods are spooled with 6 lb maxi and have only size 27 reels(I have been spooled on those rigs before and try not to run them on LO but there are times when I pull them down from the arch cuz they have a stick all tied on and I've got a break off on another. We usually run 4 rods /side + 1 down the chute. Not sure they make the Starfire 401 1 piece rod anymore- mine are probably 10 years old.

Carefully. We run 8lb maxigreen on fully spooled Daiwa 47 lc reels. The rod is the key! We use eagle Claw 8' lights -very, very flexible rod. Have handled numerous spring kings on these setups. you can't be in a hurry and you need to be on your toes! I usually cut off a rod length of line each time I start out fishing.

The lls can be anywhere in the water column. Do yourself a favor and run baits at different depths. If you don't have riggers run core off inlines and slide divers inside those, run the high lines outside the cores. On any given day I've gotten em on everything from trolling flies on top to DW ss spoons down 55'. It's been an ugli winter so far and very few days have been what I would call fishable, should start to see a few good days before too long here.

I predator hunt at night with a kill light so I feel comfortable saying these guys were: a.) shooting before confirming their target and b.) shooting well past the limit of their light and their ability Predator hunting at night requires really sound judgment with respect to confirming the target- it is a whole different ball game from deer hunting. Unfortunately these kinds of incidents are on the upswing right now with the increased popularity of predator hunting. I was listening to a 'security guard' telling a story of how he shot a coyote the night before at 200 yds in the dark with a kill light. Now it doesn't matter that he was most likely FOS (full of sh#t) , the problem is that people are thinking this sounds like a cool, American Sniper fantasy that they can act out in their neighbor's back 40.

Normal price $60, on sale for $24.99 at Fleet Farm.

Setting up another 12 ga 3" shotgun for predators & rethinking the actual value of the hevi shot dead yote T loads we've purchased in the past. I'd like to pattern both guns w/ #4 Buck this weekend but having difficulty finding it. Anybody know of any I could get my hands on anywhere? Thanks! -Andy

That space is going to be pretty tight either way you go. We can still get around ours even mounted to the deck, not sure how much space you will have for backer plates under the window. I made my backers as wide as I could and fairly long to spread out the load.

Make 2 pairs of bases for each side. Use one set as the actual bases for the arch and use the other set under the decking as a backer plate. Use SS bolts, washers and nuts to sandwich the deck with the 2 plates. I did this with my Islander and have been very happy with the results. Did this in 2008 and have had no problems.

Wound up getting the Eskimo propane unit on sale at Fleet Farm for $360. Thanks all!

Do you get an 8" or the 10"? Thanks.