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If you get depth reading some of the time, your problem is not the transducer. I would check the wiring and have the unit on your dash checked. As for getting a new fish finder, They are all pretty good. My personal preference is Furuno, but when you ask 2 fisherman, you will probably get three opinions

May I humbly suggest that you find a supernaturally gifted weather prophet. Those guys are right a full fifty percent of the time.

The company producing the weighted steel claims that the sink rate of weighted steel stays the same when 19 strand wire is used. So if with 200 feet of weighted steel you go down 40 feet, the next 200 feet of 19 strand will take it down another 40 feet. As for sinking rate overall. That depends on boat speed , current speed and size of lure /flasher fly. The more resistance, the higher it runs. Just like with all other types of line. As for comparison to copper. Copper is fine and possibly better than weighted steel,... until the copper gets knotted up and you spend half an hour cursing and sweating to untangle the copper birds nest. Weighted steel does not easily get knotted up and is more user friendly.

I am looking for a Big Jon Planer mast with a base. I don't need a reel, just the mast and the base. Thank you.

This is simple. All you need is painters tape and a good wad of paper toweling. Make the toweling soaking wet and wrap it around the probe making sure that the sensors on the front end of the probe are also soaking wet. Put the probe crossways under the transducer making sure that the probe antenna (that round thing in the center on top) is right under the transducer. Tape the probe up under the transducer to keep it in place making sure that there is plenty of soaked toweling between the probe and the transducer and check the screen. Its a lot simpler than big buckets and such. Good luck.

Finally an afternoon where I could get away from taking care of my ailing wife. Her illness has kept me tied up at home. Anyway, quite an exciting shakedown it was. We went out of Braddocks Bay for my first time and learned that although it is only 20 minutes away from home, it is also very shallow and unless you know where to go (which I did not), you may damage your prop. Once out on the lake, it was time to start breaking in the new 3 liter Mercruiser (michigan motorz)engine which I installed last winter. That was great. No more nagging fears of engine breakdowns because of an inexperienced mechanic who insisted on building his own engine. Next came the new steering system on my kicker, a push button remote "Tailfin" setup. While my buddy was struggling with the steering we soon found out that Islanders with side wind and wave action need a certain speed to react to the kicker steering. So I decided to put out the otter boats for directional stabilizing. After the boats were out I send the dipsy diver rods out and everything seemed fine for a minute. Then my buddy pushed a steering button a bit too long and the result was that the otterboat line caught a dipsy rod and pulled it out of the holder and into the water. I saw $400 hit the water and go down. In pure frustration I pulled out the downrigger rod, jerked it loose and felt resistance. I started reeling it in and somehow the jerk had wrapped the line around my sinking dipsy rod and very carefully I could nurse the rod back on board. Afterwards the jinks left us and we settled in. The end result was 5 large steelhead 50 feet down over 125 feet caught with orange crush super slims and chicken wings. It was a shakedown I will not soon forget.

Do you mean an EZ steer setup? If so, I have a complete setup for $200. PM me if interested.

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I have a brand new Empire boat cover that will fit a 22 foot Starcraft Islander or similar boat. I unpacked it tried it on the boat while parked and after 5 minutes put it in a box in my garage. They are about $350 new. This one is for sale for $200. If you want to low ball , you're wasting my and your time. PM me if interested.