Sk8man

I hear ya Tim. I used one for years with my 2 stroke kicker but luckily when I got a new 4 stroke kicker I don't even need anything now as the increased motor torque solved the problem in large part. I make minor adjustments with a handle extension if needed. May not be as good as autopilot but a lot cheaper and it works pretty well

I believe the tension is set on the bar at the factory and they say not to mess with it on the yellow sticker that comes with it.

Dre I believe it can usually be anywhere between the end of October through early December depending on weather/water conditions. Many of them migrate toward the south ends of the lakes and spawn in pretty deep water and especially where there may gravel beds or rocky areas without silt. Notice I said many. do but not all as some of the Seneca locals can attest to

B and E and Canandaigua Fishing Tackle used to be my favorite places to and back in the seventies and eighties I used to salivate over all the offerings only some of which I could afford at the time

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/24/us/arkansas-deer-death-trnd/index.html

If you are determined to use those reels I'd go with 30 lb copper to make room for as much of the backing you can get on.

Probably suspended in 50-60 ft of water as they are in many of the other Finger Lakes around now

#1 - Try fishing Cayuga Lake - better odds

Rob gave you the best advice

In the past I tried a couple of the Berkeley clip on counters and I ended up throwing them out in the trash. The line/wire kept popping out of the counter. In the old days before counters I used to use different colored yarn.. just a given colored knot tied at intervals (e.g. 25 ft) and then super glued to the wire. They last a while at least and give a "guesstimate" where your at. I also tried spray painting at intervals and it works for a while but wears off. Here is another possibility (bt may not be real flea resistant) https://www.ebay.com/itm/300M-100-PE-Braided-Saltwater-Freshwater-Fishing-Lines-4-Strands-Wire-6LB-100LB/252489428904?_trkparms=aid%3D1110001%26algo%3DSPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20160323102634%26meid%3Decf507abc81d4145a12fa7b2b7421ce2%26pid%3D100623%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D332043332088%26itm%3D252489428904%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100623.m-1

Sweet! A 20 incher is a real nice fish. My buddy used to own a place on the Black river with several hundred feet of frontage with a small water falls with a nice pool at the base and I used to sit there and pull out brookie after brookie but none quite that big. I released most but kept a few for the frying pan (outdoors) Nothing like them with a little lemon and butter in the early morning over an open campfire. They are pretty valiant fighters on ultra-lite tackle too. That guy came from some pretty turbulent water regarding the rod in the water technique with it that fast current Nice job on the video.

Or run Bloodrun 30 lb Sea Flee mono The 47H holds about 275 yds or so of it.and leader down with 20 lb fluoro for kings and 12 for browns. In rthe old days I only used straight 12 lb Big Game for both before fleas.