chowder

I'm talking about Pine Grove. Never launched at the lighthouse & not sure I want to.

Mine is an I/O with a 4 stroke kicker. As Hank at L&M has said " there's enough gear in that boat for 10 rigs" so my boat is heavy and counter weighted in the nose so it sits down in the water. Never had a real problem at PO launch. Like older launch's everywhere it has a few quirks but as long as you don't back in off the concrete you should be fine.The right side has a lop sided hump as you come out but I didn't think it was real bad to deal with. Take it slow 1st time in/out and I can't see why you would have a real problem. That being said don't do anything you don't want to do. I'm a farmer and I'm used to taking chances with everything everyday so what seems ok to me might not be your cup of tea. Remember, this is supposed to be fun so don't turn it into work! -Andy

I've put mine in there many times, no need to go all the way to mexico pt.

Nice job wrassling them lakers in!

I think it makes a difference to run mag dipsy divers as the inside diver when running slide divers on the outside. The mags dive much sharper & don't mix it up w/ the silde divers.

You could consider running slide divers on super braid for pulling spoons. You can run a really long 20lb flouro lead to the spoon from the diver and after the fish hits, the diver slides down to a bead 10" or so from the spoon. I really like the stealthy advantages that this setup provides. I usually run the slide divers on 3 to the outside and my regular wire mag dipsy divers on 1.5 to the inside. If the fish really want wire & FF combos I break out my 2cd set of wire diver rods (10') and run std size divers set on 3 for my outside setups.

Hate to say it but, the best spoons are the ones you run with confidence while watching speed, depth and temp. This why so many different colors and sizes work for so many different people.

Run my i/o & ob on plain jane regular but still want to pow wow. -Andy

Thanks Chris! Got a big 3/4 inlet hose, so I ordered the Jabsco kit. Gonna leave the livewell drain setup as is, since we toss fish in there untill we have time to deal with them. Sure will be handy to blast that baby out without the bucket program!

We are filleting as we fish now which eliminates the need for a big box on little boat. What I need to know is can I use my thru hull livewell water line (which I never use) to feed a wash down pump? I'm assuming I need an inline filter to protect the pump. Any recommendations for a simple kit for a washdown setup. I will be just using this to wash blood,etc off the transom area- using a pail has gotten cumbersome. Thanks! -Andy

Good to see you out there Chris. Nice King! -Andy

So the double surgeons held great and went right thru the guides w/out any hesitation with good fish on. Only line fatality yesterday was a 10lb cheater that parted ways from the main line when 2 Hoes hit both spoons simultaneously.