Sean Youngblood

Glad you made it out.We got a late start saw you at the dock trying to get your main motor started.At least you salvaged a beautiful day on the water.Good luck with your motor.

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):7/10 Time on Water:7-4 Weather/Temp:cloudy ,sunny breaks Wind Speed/Direction: Waves: 1ft Surface Temp: Location:Olcott LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 12 Total Boated:10 Species Breakdown:Kings and bows Hot Lure: Trolling Speed: 2.6-2.9 gps Down Speed: Boat Depth: 190-220 Lure Depth: 55-80 First trip to the big Lake since winter.Mostly Kings couple small Bows.Hot spoon early was Getter Done.Kevorkian took a couple shots.Dolphin,42 second SD took biggest fish.15,20lbs Kings were our top 2 fish .Lost another nice King on white on white SD with no see um.Ran SD on dipsies 200-240ft.on braided.Beautiful day on the water.Great to get out ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ====================

I feel lucky I was only extorted for $95.00 from NYC and $125.00 US federal Gov.While Striper fishing at Great Kills NYC Memorial Day weekend.$95.00 for parking overnight in the park.$125.00 for having commercial plates on my pickup.Apparently Commercial plates are not allowed on National Recreation areas.They didn't even hold my boat hostage.What a bargain.Our Government is much better. lol I guess next year we will get a slip.My friend payed $50.00 for a permit to launch there.Which he had to show them his registration for his truck and boat and he got the same tickets. Our Governments sure are hard up.

Get your tracks plenty long.It will give you more versatility.If your dipsys are to close to your riggers you simply slide them forward and adjust it up a little.Your net holder will fit in the track.You can put adapters on your tite loks to fit the tracks.Your triples look like they may even fit in tracks.Thats the great thing about the tracks you can mix and match, take out add without putting more holes in your boat.With the tracks you can have rod holders where you enter and exit your boat loosen a couple of thumb screws, push them out of the way get in slide them back where they were.You can even put step pads in the tracks for getting in and out.Here is the best price I found for Bert's Ratcheting rod holders.They have what ever you need for tracks.http://www.franksgreatoutdoors.com/cata ... id/150365/

Tracks are 3.75" wide, holes are 3" on center.

Went on our annual Raritan Bay Striper trip.Fishing was a little slow,7 Stripers in 3 days.Quality was good 18 to 26 pounds.Here is a picture of my friend with a 23lber.Caught several Blues,Sharks,Rays and a 44in. eel.

1987 Johnson 88 spl with controls. Good running motor,good even compression. No trim and tilt. $1000 firm. Have it set up on a stand can run with muffs.

I have EZ steer it has always worked great for me.I have always have used it on older OMCs

Looking for feedback on Springfield taper lock base or should I just get standard Big Jon base.

Tim did you forget this is Seneca Perch your talking about. :lipssealed:I don't even think Seneca has Perch. lol

5 Shimano Speedmaster reels Sun faded but good working reels.Good drags and clickers.2 ball bearings 5.2-1 gear ratio.Line cap. 14lb. 480 yds. 17-400 20-300 $38 each shipped.All 5 $170 shipped.$30 each if picked up.ATOM-MIK .037 copper 300' and 400'$60.00 shipped.

I got the wire in today it sure seams like nice stuff.It seams like it is going to be more forgiving than uncoated wire.I have used wire for a few years now. I have good luck with it but by the end of the season it looks like a slinky.It got much better when I put the twilly tips on my rods,but I still get kinks aka a-holes and looks like a giant spring by seasons end.I have tried a couple of different brands always have used good swivels and every spring it whines up in my garbage can.Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Maybe you could use the inexpensive pedestal risers mount one in each of the back corners.With 2x6 over the motor.With riggers and rod holders on it.Eye bolts threw your oar locks .Run cables from your eye bolts using snap hooks to the 2x6 going up the sides of the boat.Cable will steady the board and help keep you in the boat while setting lines and fighting fish.Use large c shaped vise grip claps to attach pedestal base to corners.Can take off easy when not in use or trailering. Overtons has 13 " risers for $19.99 each.

Nice burbot.

I agree I have a Cutco fillet knife by far the best knife I have ever owned.A lot sharper than that Wizard character LOL .I use to work with Scott good guy haven't seen him in a while.

http://www.overstockbait.com/SevenStran ... -27wnf.htm For $78.95 for 5000ft. I will take my chances.Sorry I got the last spool.They still have some good deals on Stren fishing line.

Glad you found something in your budget. Hope it works out for you and your family.My first boat wasn't exactly a fishing boat. But I caught a lot of fish out of it.

I was wondering if anyone has tried this for wire dipsy set up ? Sevenstrand by sevalon. This braided 27lb. wire features 7 strands wrapped tightly together and coated with nylon making it durable and extremely flexible.Was thinking of trying it with a roller rod.Any thoughts or experiences with this would be helpful. Thinner than mono of the same lb. test.

I ordered the 798c SI is on its way .With the price of gas. I might be doing more Walleye fishing On the small lakes. I thought the side imaging may work well for running planer boards.Does anyone know what the Navionics Bundle that it comes with consists of.Thanks Sean

Thanks Billy I talked to you a little bit about this at the lotsa show.I can get a thru-hull transducer for a aluminum hull correct ? I kind of figured it didn't have enough power for the big lake.Do the HD units you mentioned have better base maps?

Nice fish SteelieBum

I have the 595c combo. I haven't really decided if I like it or not.Last year I put in a 101 Terrova bow mount and put the 3 batteries towards the front of the boat.I had the transducer on the corner of the boat,to keep it away from the motors.Know I have been losing bottom when it gets choppy out, from the transducer coming out of the water. Then my friend that fishes with me sometimes is always playing with the settings.Last time out a couple of weeks ago I reset the defaults and it seamed better.I was fishing the Niagara and it didn't show the border on the base map.I found that disappointing.Even my handheld Garmin GPS. I use to use had that on it.I plan on getting a chip for it but you would think they would have an international border on it.I remember reading posts on here a year or two ago about other people having trouble losing bottom with there Humminbirds.Maybe you can do a search and find those post.Sorry I couldn't be more help.I need to do some adjusting to my setup if it doesn't come around I will be looking for something else.But I am not ready to say it's a bad unit.

PM sent Ray

http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_ ... elkmap.pdf Not the best contour map.

Thanks windburn I just looked at it sitting next to the computer and thought maybe it's coated rigger cable.Looked and saw your response.Never used the coated rigger cable so I really didn't think about it.Looks like good stuff.I will have to give it to my friend he runs a Moor speed and temp and was having coated cable issues last year.