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Hey Stan, Happy Berfday & don't have such a good time you forget to make you're reservations for the Port Bay Browns Festival! -Andy

Have a good one!

I think I'll have to go back over tomorrow and get a few more, I'll be sure to post a pic or two so you guys can keep this debate going!

Another thing to keep in mind concerning winter fishing and boat type is trailer maneuvering and safety. Bigger, heavier boats can become a liability on the road and at the launch under poor conditions. I am a former tractor trailer operator with a lifetime of experiences with many different types of heavy equipment in poor weather conditions and quite frankly I would rather not share the road with people hauling boat/trailer combos that are really beyond their capability to safely control under conditions that they are just not used to. The look of terror on an average persons face when a trailer fishtails around their vehicle and heads towards mine is not the last thing I want to see in this world. Please use sound judgment when considering whether your boat is a good fit for winter fishing. There is a lot more to think about than how easy it is to drain the engine.

I don't see any bass in the sled. Bass season is closed.

Welcome to the LOU, nice pic of the mac attack!

I thought they looked good too and started a very small order but when I got to the shipping I said to myself forget this!

I'll give you a call Fri. Thanks, -Andy

I painted some bare lead weights last summer w/ the rubberized black spray paint and a fair amount of the paint has rubbed & chipped off. Is there a better way to coat weights, some procedure that will resemble the heavy duty finish that the commercial weights have? What kind of results do you get w/ regular flat black spray paint?

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(2) 12 lb directional weights excellent shape. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templ ... m23&Go.x=9 $30/pair +shipping

I think Ray is in charge of milking the chicken. That's what he told me the last time I was real busy and needed some help around here so I could go fishing.

At some point I am going to have to get a travel cover made for my 165 Alumacraft. Anybody had one made lately around here for this size boat? Price? -Thanks

Raider, the rigger weights will make a line across the screen. If you don't see the lines created by the weights you are either running light weights and getting a lot of blow back or more likely you have a sonar unit which is just not designed for high demand trolling applications.

Tuna Tom's 231-843-4557 (Ludington) He will service them & put the Penn drags in those reels, they are awesome!

My apologies to those who attempted to contact me & get in on the adventure, I became embroiled in a combination bovine obstetrical/electro-mechanical crisis as the the window for anything resembling a reasonable departure time was rapidly closing (as a result I never got back to the computer). With a fishing trip as motivation though, the issues were dealt w/ and my trusty 80 year old neighbor and I set off. We found the Severne launch site to be easy to find and open and free of any ice. Caught up w/ Jason on the cell and hear "we're killing em in the south end". Oh well it was 20 miles down there so we took Jason's advice and just headed south hunting around where we were and wound up eventually whacking em pretty good up there too. LLs liked the Carmel dolphin flasher/fly on the 300' copper, lakers liked spinny/fly combos tight to the ball down 105-120 over 100-150' . I didn't get much going w/ spoons today. P.S. sfarm, I work about 80-100 hrs/week, started this morning at 2:30 am so I could go fishing today so don't feel too bad, my life sucks in a big way much of the time!

The cabin fever is setting in, spending too much time looking at fishing gear on the internet that I don't need- so if the wind lets up a bit I'm gonna try blow out of here & head over to Seneca and at least see some different scenery. Maybe I will find this "open" launch down at Watkins or maybe I'll cruise up to Severn. Anybody rattling around w/ nothing to do is welcome to contact me & help shape this outing.If this works out I won't be over there till late morning/mid day. -Andy

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Hate to burst the bubble but a Penn 309 isn't going to hold much that much copper. With a minimal amount of backing I'm guessing 200' or so? You might be better off using those reels for 10-15 colors if you are looking to get down past 40'. Lead core has a lot to offer too, especially for running spoons! All the same stuff about boards vs. the chute applies to core too!

You probably don't want to run two coppers down the chute off the arch. There's eventually going to be a heck of a mess back there. I would suggest either running one down the chute or run 2 either off inlines(up to 300' copper) or big boards. Go see Sean, he'll get you squared away! -Andy

If you trust your boat for winter steel hunting on the Niagara it is all set for winter trolling the Fingers. I have 165 Alumacraft w/ 40 hp 4 stroke & T8 kicker and it's plenty of boat for either of those jobs.

Best choice for coated rigger cable? Can you run the Moore coated cable w/ Depth Raider probe & display?

I would post it on archery talk and let time work for you- much much bigger market than you are being exposed to w/ the local shop.

That ice looks a little thin!

Crepes with jalapeno venison breakfast sausage and curried hash browns! Now that's my idea of breakfast!