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i have the big jons and have no complaints. they are a solid reel and do everything i need them to.

I was close to moon beach but was by myself. I was the furthest boat out. There were a couple other guys around 180 range [ Post made via Android ]

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: Bout ime II ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s): 5/7 Time on Water: 7:30am - 10:30am Weather/Temp: nice 60s Wind Speed/Direction: E/NE Waves: 0-2 Surface Temp: 49 Location: East of Chute LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 12 Total Boated: 8 Species Breakdown: 7 KINGS, 1 Brown Hot Lure: white green dot spin Dr - Atomik Big Fin Glow Trolling Speed: 3.0 Down Speed: 2.2- 2.4 Boat Depth: 180-300 Lure Depth: 60-90 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Decided to head to deeper water and see what was out there. Hit 1 fish in 170 and made it to 220 before things lit up. ended up 8 for 12 with 3 doubles. everything was taking shots. riggers at 60/80/90 and wire divers at 187 were HOT with 7 of the 12 hits. Took Kings on spoons (purple frog, wadler, and nuclear) Spin Dr and Fly for the rest. Hot setup was White Dr - green dots with Big Fin Glow. that took 6 shots. 350 copper fired twice.

When setting them last is there a easier way to attach the lines to.the boards without crossing over the riggers and the dipsies? [ Post made via Android ]

Here is my setup. 4 riggers (2 corners, 2 outdowns), 2 dipsies (one per side), and 2 coppers (450. 600). I will usually drop probe rigger first and then outdown rigger next. AFter that I will let the dipsie out and slow "click" away on drag and work on the other side of the boat with both riggers and that dipsie. I have been deploying my copper last, and it is a real Pain In Tha A$$ to attach the copper to the big boards over 2 riggers and a dipsie. My question is do you guys let out your copper first to avoid all the troubles?

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Received my weights today. They look awesome and quick delivery!!!!!!!!! THANKS !!!!!!!!!

Another thing to try, if there is a "cup" inline with the washdown make sure its fill first and use some Vasoline/petrolium jelly on the rubber O-ring to ensure an airt ight seal. i had to do this this spring myself and has been solid since

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Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name:'Bout Time ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):4/20 Time on Water:7-10 Weather/Temp:CLEAR Wind Speed/Direction:S/SE Waves: 0-1 Surface Temp: 47 Location:east of chute LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 5 Total Boated:4 Species Breakdown:Browns/Steelhead Hot Lure: green nuclear spoon Trolling Speed: 2.1-2.8 Down Speed: Boat Depth: 12-30 Lure Depth: 6' riggers flatline boards ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Great morning in Fair Haven. Headed east of chute and started setting lines just before Moon beach. Hit fish the whole way. Started with cookie cutter browns and then took a major shot on the rigger after a great aerial show landed a 8.2 lb steelhead. Took another rip off the rigger and this time it was a 6.5 lb brown. The bite slowed when the sun came up.

you can mount the mast and reels in the front of the bow by the anchor strorage area. I have mine mounted in a 6" track section. The one thing I did was move my reels to the back supports on my hardtop so I didnt have to walk in the bow to let the line out. For you you can mount yours on the rails like "birddog" did and just run your lines to the mast in the front. I have had great luck running my boards this way. Just make sure you add a extra piece of line on the board line to "pull it in" and set you rods with. Mike

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name:'Bout Time ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):4-15 Time on Water:7-11 Weather/Temp:overcast Wind Speed/Direction:s-sw Waves: 0-1 Surface Temp: 46-48 Location:moon beach LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 5 Total Boated:4 Species Breakdown: Kings,Browns Hot Lure: Green Nuclear Spoon Trolling Speed: 2.6 Down Speed: Boat Depth: 10-30 Lure Depth: 0-6 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Slow start until we hit Moon Beach. Picked up 3 Browns all 2-4 lbs, and landed one King around 14 lbs, and lost a good high teen-low twenty King (snapped 10lb test). Awesome action watching King jump and fight on light action tackle. One king took green nuclear spoon off rigger 5 down over 30 and the other hit a J-9 black and gold plug off planer board.

how are you rigging the rubberbands? are you half-hitching the band around your line and then using a shower curtain hook or similar? A fish will not always break the band (or any pinch pad release) you have to watch the line closely and will see a "shaker" then you just point the rod tip towards the release, reel in any slck line and pull towrds the back of the boat to snap it

i tried 3 different batteries to make sure that wasnt the issue. I have a call in Curt to see what he thinks. As a side note I was frantically looking for a spare because this was during the Fall LOC and Woody's Tackle in Port Ontario actually broke up a complete unit and sold me just the probe and said he would order a new probe to make the unit complete again. GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE - NO ONE ELSE would do this for me

THANKS HANK !!!!

Depending on water color and clarity you can run these from 30-100' back off a rigger down anywhere from 3-10' depending on your depth of water. You can also flatline these off boards just use longer leads. as far as speed goes, let the fish tell you. sometimes as slow as 1.8 and sometimes they want it 2.5. dont be afraid to experiment and change speed

Last year my DR started giving me the wrong Temp and Speed readings. I checked it against a couple different boats next to me and mine was WAY OFF. the question I have is can I have this serviced/repaired from the factory? has anyone else had an issue like this MIKE

THE NK28 Gold/Copper backed has been the top producer for me. Here is post from a little while back and this spoon was on FIRE !!! SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ACTION WAS FAST PACED AND NON STOP. STARTED WITH A DOUBLE AND EVERYTHING FIRED FROM RIGGERS TO DIPSEYS. HOT SPOON WAS GOLD BACKED GOBY ACCOUNTING FOR 7 OUT OF 10 HITS. ALL BROWNS CAME FROM 120-180 RANGE AND KINGS WERE PARKED AT 230. GREEN SPIN DR/ GREEN FLY DID THE JOB ON THE KINGS.

From the chute head East and fish all the bluffs all the way to Moon Beach. There is a creek that dumps in just before that. look for stained/warmer water. if you hit nothing there head West and fish from Blind Sodus Bay towards "7" sisters. again you have to look for warm stained water. depending on the weather and the temperatures dont be afraid to fish anywhere from 5-30 FOW

This is my Youngest daughter and her smile absolutely melts my heart anytime she catches a fish. Its amazing how seeing a child "light up" anytime they catch a fish that brings things back into prespective.

any idea on how much weight? i dont want to go overboard but want them to make a difference

I have made a set of dual boards out of 1x8 Cedar and they track great but i have read that if you add weight to the outside board they will run better. I have seen some guys use decoy weights. My question is how much/what kind of weight to use for each board. 'Bout Time Mike

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