I just toss them on the ice and they freeze .When get home, I fill stationary sink and put fish in there .95% come back to life and are swimming in the sink before I fillet them.
What's your guys feeling about bucks/deer bedded below your stand, I don't like it so much , had a 4 ptr. Screw things up with a shooter a few years ago, and I think that they me pick up my movement when I do need to shoot
Egoody, yes add dive depth of lure to depth of weighted line, we run smart trolls and never get 5' of depth per color ,speed dictates depth dramatically ,especially. Lead core,,,not a much with copper..we don't run segemented cores because we believe it takes away the action of the lead core...we just carry a bunch of reels and swap out to hot lengths...like someone posted....no short cuts in this game
I feel your pain.I have a 2005 tracker Targa 17..Had almost same crack but on port side .Then it was out of warranty .So I had no choice but to fix myself .I'm lucky to be a union Boilermaker and welder.I had to remove council to remove floor , and foam to access area .Stringer was home and weld cracked .Welded from inside and outside.Boat looked like it was ready for the junk yard.Found other welds broken on stringers and ribs , no more to the bull though.
Tracker really didn't have much to say about damage .They told me to use 3m 5200
I did also cover inside with 3m 5200. That project was a real pain in the ,,,, However I was still paying on boat and had no choice
I still have boat and use it regularly, but it's ALWAYS on my mind .Also frequently check hull.
Its sucks and I hope you have a positive outcome..I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TRACKER
Perseverance paid off.Sat from 6:00 am till 4:17 when I shot a 7ptr that was a 10ptr.after only getting to bow hunt for 4 days and not knowing my future work schedule ,im pleased with this buck