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  1. Todd in NY
    Welcome to the forum!
  2. Todd in NY
    Welcome to the forum!
  3. Todd in NY
    I ordered a new set online last year and they are awesome. I don't remember where I got them, but all I had to do is a search for Eagle Feet. I'll post the company information below. It's on a sticker on the Eagle Feet. Hope this helps. T & L Products Inc 7856 Reinbold Reese, MI 48757 (517) 868-4428
  4. Todd in NY
    That's awesome! Congrats to all of you.
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    I had some older Cannon Mag 10A's that worked real well. They were slow, and I wouldn't trust them with any more weight than my 10 pounders because of the old motors (probably late 1980's models). I sold the boat that they were on and the riggers went with the boat. By that time I had decided on switching to Penn manual riggers. I don't fish as often as many other members on here, but I have no regrets about switching to these Penn manual riggers. I use 12.5 pound torpedo rigger weights that are made by one of our members (Troutman87), and I have no problem with reeling them up by hand. The Penn riggers are rated for up to a 14 pound rigger weight. I have a 16ft row boat with two short boom (2ft) Penn manuals, and I have up to four long boom (4ft) Penn manuals on my 21ft Bayliner Trophy. I like not having to deal with wires and a bunch of electronic stuff that can go bad. I like to keep it simple. Both of my boats are used on multiple lakes and for multiple fish species. With all that said, I think electrics are better for most people, especially if you fish real deep and real often. Every downrigger is rated for a certain amount of max weight. Some electrics have all kinds of fancy features, and some are pretty simple and straight forward. Some have auto stop and/or short stop so they don't keep winding up the rigger ball after it clears the surface of the water, which is a great feature to have. Some have short booms, long booms, and extendable booms. I like the short booms on my row boat and the long booms on my 21ft boat. Manual riggers are available with different rates of retrieval. Some manual riggers have a simple clutch that you loosen a little or a lot to control how fast you want to lower your rigger ball. Some manual riggers have faster or slower rates of return, such as 1 full crank equals 2 feet of cable put back on the spool. I'm not sure what the Penns are rated at but they are real smooth to operate. I'm know I missed a bunch, but that's my take on riggers. Good luck sorting through the myriad of options and features.
  6. Todd in NY
    Welcome to the forum and Lake Ontario. Good luck with your trip!
  7. Todd in NY
    They were cliff diving, or jumping off rocks, and last seen just off shore, going under water. Waves were 4-5ft and turbulent at the time.
  8. Todd in NY
    Two Teens Missing On Lake Ontario I just saw this news story this morning. They went missing yesterday, June 25th in the Henderson Harbor area, NY. I'll post a link or two. Prayers going out to the families involved. This is the main news page that reported the story. The center column is local to Watertown/Syracuse... http://newzjunky.com/
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    It looks like he keeps updating the new asking price in the original post, which appears to have been reduced a bunch since he first posted it. I've never heard a bad review of these Sea Ray Amberjacks.
  10. Todd in NY
    It was real calm this morning, but around 8AM it really started to blow. I managed to add a new window in my chicken coop and do yard work too. Started out by cleaning a pike my son and I caught yesterday, so we had pike for dinner. Maybe I can go fishing Wednesday since the rest of the week is looking a little rainy.
  11. Todd in NY
    Congrats on a great and successful trip!
  12. Todd in NY
    Thanks
  13. Todd in NY
    You are correct Landshark, there are different versions of dramamine out there. And the best time to take it is the night before. The best dramine product I saw when I was a deck hand in Texas was those dramamine patches that are placed behind the ear the night before a fishing trip. In my 300+ trips on the Gulf of Mexico I never saw a customer get sick if they put that patch on the night before and still had it on when they showed up at the boat. When my son was real young he would get car sick, so my wife bought him chewable dramamine that was safe for kids. A few years later he was prescribed benadryl for seasonal allergies. That's when she compared the active ingredient in the dramamine to the benedryl and found it to be the same. I didn't believe it until she showed me. He grew out of being car sick, and never got sea sick. I keep an empty tube of dramamine on my boat too, and I grab that one first if someone thinks they might need one. Then I play "dumb" and tell them it's empty, then hand them the benadryl and have them compare the active ingredient so they can see it's the same thing. Taking either one too late might be a thing of "mind over matter". In the Army that translates to "if you don't mind, it don't matter"
  14. Todd in NY
    Is this swivel base used or new?
  15. Todd in NY
    Save yourself money (for those who get sea sick) and buy Benadryl or a store brand equivalent. The active ingredient in benadryl and dramamine is Diphenhydramine HCI 25mg. I keep a bottle of the walmart brand on my boat for those who "might" get sick.
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    I avoid rough water by either staying at home or taking my small boat out on a small lake. Today I chose my small boat. Tomorrow is a stay-at-home day for me.
  17. Todd in NY

    for sale : usa 1988 Bayliner Trophy 5,500

    Todd in NY replied to tomsteelie's topic in Boats for Sale

    I guess he doesn't want the Ski Doo either
  18. Todd in NY
    Welcome to the forum! Just curious, what is the daily limit on red snapper there. Back in the early 90's it was 7 in Texas. Now I think it's only 2 red snapper.
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    It's looking fishable as of this morning.
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    Leave it to NOAA, they changed their forecast already. This morning they were calling for 3-5 on Saturday with occasional 6ft. Then 3-5 on Sunday. Don't worry, it'll change again several times before Saturday morning.
  21. Todd in NY
    There's plenty of work to keep me busy around the house and yard, but I'd rather be fishing.
  22. Todd in NY
    Nice boat! Sorry for the circumstances. Someone will probably ask where the boat is located...
  23. Todd in NY
    Sounds like we have the same luck. That's the nice thing about being retired, I have the time, but not the money. When I was working I had the money but no time.
  24. Todd in NY
    Looking Like A Rough Weekend On Lake O? Here's the marine forecast for the upper east end. 3-5ft both days when I posted this, 15-25 knot winds on sunday. It's already changed though. http://forecast.weather.gov/shmrn.php?mz=loz045
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    ISO EZ Steer System Who has the best prices on EZ Steer systems? I have an OMC Cobra I/O, full length swim platform and an outboard kicker. I have to measure for the correct rod length, but I will need one of the longer kits. Thanks!
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