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  1. Fat Trout
    Similar day for me. 18-20 fishing solo. Browns plus 2 8# Lakers and a drop back Steelie. Best fish was an 11# brown that tore me up. I was surpised to find fish and good marks out to 30'
  2. Fat Trout
    knew a guy a while back that had a pair of miniature Dobermans. They would watch the riggers like a hawk and bark if one popped. I always thought that was great. on the down side I know a guy through work that (as I'm told) took his lab out night fishing. The lab proceeded to knock over the lantern, breaking the glass and starting a small fire which was put out but not before the lab cut his feet on the glass with rods & gear getting tossed about in the carnage. I could see my lab turning it into a mess before she even got out of the harbor.
  3. Fat Trout
    Yep...I will was hanging around 2.0 to 2.3
  4. Fat Trout
    so for you frequent diver guys. How often does a rigger fish get into the diver line if a fish goes on the rigger but not the diver next to it. I fish by myself a fair amount and usually run 2 riggers and a diver. I'm paranoid the fish on the rigger is going to go under the diver so i usally leave the hooked rigger fish in the holder after I hook it while I clear the diver.
  5. Fat Trout
    Gotcha. I was the Starweld with the black top. Pretty sure I saw you both at one time or another.
  6. Fat Trout
    I had similar results fishing the same area both yesterday and Wednesday. I think I recognize your boat and if you were in the rain you fished late. I quit before you and headed in around 5:30. I think you were the black Princecraft (if I recall correctly) that was near me late. For anyone else thinking Mexico. There is a lot of clear water...although the west winds will help with that a little and the streams are pumping full mud as of this afternoon.
  7. Fat Trout
    This depends on what you are doing for line and how you fish. If you don't care about the fleas and run 20# or less as your main, get the 30's. If you're running 30# and run deep and fish for kings it probably won't hold enough.
  8. Fat Trout
    Has the DEC ever considered putting at least one of the meetings on a weekend to encourage out of state participation?
  9. Fat Trout
    What did you tie in for the tracking feature? Did you tie into a hummingbird fish finder or do you have their separate transducer? I'm running a lowrance at the moment so I can't tie into that unfortunately.
  10. Fat Trout
    That is the primary reason I bought them. Plus the fact that I can reduce the down speed. I didn't like the idea of sending flasher rigs down @ 250fps. With the Digitroll I can reduce to half or whatever I want. This year I want to start playing with the bottom track and and jigging feature.
  11. Fat Trout
    Just made it in under the wire I guess.
  12. Fat Trout
    you don't need to fish temp this time of year. Fish where your gear will let you fish. there are fish on the beach and out to 100 + fish still not wanting to leave temp (wherever it is).
  13. Fat Trout
    since there isn't a lot to them and the gears aren't binding I'm gonna guess the motor is your issue.
  14. Fat Trout
    I've always had a hard time as soon as they are forced out of temperature. Im guessing the heavy west winds did that.
  15. Fat Trout
    Info on that kayak guy please. Pics too so I can drool. GT's are beasts!
  16. Fat Trout
    By contrast, I almost always go alone. But I understand....its a ball buster by yourself.
  17. Fat Trout
    flip it. A real pain in the butt, but a good idea.
  18. Fat Trout
    As an engineer I can tell you its an angle thing based on design. Exactly where it pulls from when set relative to everything else results in a shallower dive angle. There could be a diameter difference too buy honestly I never measured them side by side.
  19. Fat Trout
    Problem is that joint will be right in the main area of use for when you set it and the fish takes off. If it were me I'd be more likely to toss the 300 and go with 700 or if nervous add some powerpro or even mono backing or just replace the whole thing. I've never had a fish take me to 700 so I'd probably just roll with the 700 until I had to cut more off, then replace
  20. Fat Trout
    Wow. While this isn't manners it does clog up a ramp and is entertaining to share. I was with a buddy on round valley reservoir in NJ when 2 younger guys launched a 16ft boat with usual vinyl covered wood floor & pedestal seats. I happened to be standing there while my buddy was parking the truck for our boat. I look over and caught a glimpse in this guys boat of water just poking into the bottom of a pedestal seat mount that didn't have a seat in it. Yelled at the one guy to put the bilge on and the other guy (who was still there) to back the trailer back in immediately. He said why and just yelled shut up and do it your sinking. Managed to get it back on the trailer enough to stop it from sinking lol. And the problem was.....new to them boat, first launch and they put the boat plug in the live well intake instead of the drain hole. Coincidentally my father in law has two giant stick on letters on his transom next to his livewell intake on his Lund NO. I laughed to myself when I first saw it....didn't need to ask why it was there.
  21. Fat Trout
    i put time and effort into practicing and setting up my trailer, and procedure to put in / pull out lightning fast by myself or with someone. That and parking so you don't get blocked and you especially don't block anyone. If busy, I do my little things away from the dock. How is all that so hard for people. Truthfully I avoid busy launches even if I'm quick.
  22. Fat Trout
    I'm a little salmon guy and wanted to start fishing Fairhaven this year. If not for high water this year I woulda tried already. Its on the list though. Was there as a kid in the 80's when I first started in this fishery. Gotta go back!
  23. Fat Trout
    Way out can be like that but thats good. last weekend in Mexico it was @ 70' all the way in to nearly 70'. It was a real challenge to find temp in July last year in my area.
  24. Fat Trout
    yep. On the plus side (if there is one) the temp is shallower that in past years. I really hate sending out 160' of cable just to sniff the 50's.
  25. Fat Trout
    this is my first year with the X4D. I always fished a combo of temp and marks, but seeing the blowback difference really is interesting
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