Sk8man

I bought mine there in 2016 and was very satisfied....free shipping etc.

JIm you have a PM

Thanks Wally. Very interesting that all these years I have believed that there were two known deepest spots out there; one on a diagonal from Marlena Point and the other on a diagonal from the State Park. When looked at in the Navionics viewer there are 4 such spots on the Branchport arm alone and another three on the PY to Hammondsport arm. They must be "estimated" to some degree though because all 7 of them are listed at 175 ft. I have marked the two traditional deepest spots on all my depth finders over many years at 180 ft. and that is what most existing maps say. Although it could represent measurement error of my depth finders it seems unusual that all 7 spots are listed as 175 ft. Perhaps they have rounded off to the nearest contour line. Nice to see that they have improved the contour mapping of Keuka...thanks for sharing. I know it is technically bathymetry but it was easier to type contour

bulletbob - I have to say that after 60 years of fishing the Finger Lakes from a boat I strongly disagree with the thesis that Cayuga or Seneca, or in some cases even the smaller Finger Lakes aren't much of a safety concern. The fact that the waves may not get as steep as those on the ocean, or even Lake Ontario for that matter can be very deceptive because the wave intervals are not rolling like those in the ocean or Great Lakes and they can come over the bow, stern, or gunwales of many boats. A lot of the people reading this thread may be from distant points geographically, and could easily think from reading the comments that there is nothing to fear in these lakes; and nothing would be further from the truth. It is easy to be lulled into thinking during somewhat "normal" conditions that these waters are relatively tame, but just once have the wind come up to 45 mph or more while out there, and have your main engine die, and the kicker not be able to go against the wind to get you to safety; and your opinion could quickly change. I had that happen on Seneca during a derby in 2013 in my "ocean capable" 18 1/2 ft. Boston Whaler and my 40 lbs of anchor wouldn't even hold in shallow water and the boat was headed for Watkins Glen (from nearly mid-way in the lake). Luckily, my good buddy was able to tow me about 14 miles back to the launch. I have also lost firends to Seneca one of whom was a charter captain. The Finger Lakes are no joke. Mother Nature is VERY fickle, and nobody should believe that they shouldn't be concerned about safety out there especially when unanticipated things happen. You can never be "over-prepared" out there, or take things for granted....it could cost you your life. I treat the Fingers the same as Lake Ontario or the ocean and have a great respect for each.

Directly tie the main line braid to one swivel endf the top of the "T", tie a fluoro leader on the other opposite end from the braid connection with a swivel snap as a terminus. Usually a "dropper" line is connected to the bottom swivel connection mono or fluro and lighter lb test than the other two lines so if hang up lose just the sinker.

I've had their units since the seventies too, but it isn't the same company any longer and I suspect that your support experience might be quite a bit different these days.