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Nice job. I love fishing and hunting with my dad also! Rick

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):7-14-12 Time on Water:6:30am - 10:30am Weather/Temp: warm Wind Speed/Direction:west Waves: 1-2 then settling down Surface Temp: 77 Location: north of braddocks bay LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 15 Total Boated:8 Species Breakdown:kings and 1 rainbow Hot Lure: white sd/hammer fly Trolling Speed: 2.5-3.0 surface speed Down Speed: ? Boat Depth: 110-160 Lure Depth: riggers 45/50/75/80. Wire 215, 225 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Decided to take a co worker that just retired out as a retirement gift. After seeing fellow firefighter Chris of the ScottsmanII at the Kendall parade I got some advice on where to start. THANKS CHRIS! We started in 110' off Braddocks and it didn't take long before the action started. 1st fish was a small king on the 215' wire with a clear dipsey w/o ring, white SD/hammer fly. This combo took most of the fish as it has for me all year. Did loose a nice one on the 225' wire which had a black dipsey, black SD w/ green dots, and a white atommik fly. Lost 3 total on the day. Only had one hit on a spoon and that was a NK MAG Diehard on 50 rigger. That was one we lost. Switched over to 4 SD/Fly program and only 2 spoons. Had 5 hits on sd/flies on riggers but right after the release there was nothing there. The guy I took out wants to try salmon fishing on his boat so after a rigger release with no one home I talked him through resetting the line. 30 seconds after he sets the NBK SD/sweet pea fly down 81 it fires and this time someone was there. We did best in 140'. Keep a king and rainbow for smoking. Nothing big but just glad to be out. Any ideas on why the sd/fly rigger hits with no one home? Thanks, Rick.

Nice job Chris! Rick

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):7-4-12 Time on Water:6:30m till 10:30 Weather/Temp:warm Wind Speed/Direction:west Waves: 1-2 Surface Temp:75 Location: north of braddocks LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 11 Total Boated: 10 Species Breakdown:8 kings, 2 rainbows Hot Lure: white sd/ hammer fly Trolling Speed: 2.7 - 3.0 surface speed Down Speed: ? Boat Depth: 215 Lure Depth: 250/275 wire, 50,60, 70, 80 riggers ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Sorry post is late but home computer died. Took my dad out on the 4th. Started in 215' and stayed there all day. Was a great day fishing. Got kind of comical with 2 doubles and 1 triple with only 2 guys on board and no one to drive with 1-2 footers. 1 rainbow on DW wonderbread on 50 rigger. Another rainbow on NK Mag black with yellow tape and white belly 60 rigger. 1 king on NBK SD with hammer fly on 80' rigger. 4 kings on 250' wire with clear dipsy, white SD, hammer fly. 3 kings on 275 wire, black dipsy, black SD with green dots and white fly. One time I was fighting a fish on 275 wire, same side rigger fires which I thought my fish crossed the line. Once I saw the rigger line had a fish jumping out of the water I realized it was a different fish. My dad looks at me laughing and says "sure hope we don't get another one", as he is trying to drive and fight his rainbow. With in 20 seconds the 250 wire fires but by the time we got to that rod nobody was home. All the kings were around the size of the one pictured. Only kept in since it didn't revive well. My dad said it has been a long time he has caught that many quality kings. Wondering how many we could have caught if we stayed out longer. One king also had a large lamprey on it. Rick

Yes you can. I did it last year with my 18ft boat. There was a sand bar right where the channel starts and we had to tilt the motor up and push the boat. After that is was smooth sailing. There is also a bridge you need to go under. I don't know the water level this year, but I am guessing low. Hope this helps. Rick

They replaced mine at no cost.

How about a Humminbird 788Ci GPS/Sonar Combo? Gander mountain has it in the ad's for $440 after mail in rebate. Thanks, Rick

I have a Lowrance X67C fish finder. I can't seem to mark any fish, or down riggers when trolling. It came with the boat when my dad gave it to me. My dad said he just to mark fish all the time when he first got it. I was thinking of getting a new fish finder instead of replacing the transducer. I am just a weekend warrior and like to take the kids fishing for bass and pan fish when not trolling. Just wondered what you recommend for under $400. Do you think one with GPS is worth it? Thanks ahead of time! Rick

Lowest I had was 1.8 feet through the channel. There was quite a few boats going through that day. Most on plane, some slow.

Wanted some thoughts on copper. I never tried wire until reading info on this site. After much help and learning, wire is my go to set up. I am thinking of trying copper. Not a wide boat (18' 84 Blue fin) so I normally run 2 wires and stack 4 lines on 2 riggers. I have a brand new Daiwa Sealine SG47LC and wonder if it okay for copper? Do you use special rods for copper? Can I fish it straight back flat lining? If you hook a screamer on a rigger does it get tangled with flat lined copper? I am new to copper and any help is appreciated. If my boat is not a good fit for copper than I will just stick with my 6 rod set up. Thanks ahead of time for your help. Rick

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):6-10-12 Time on Water:7:30am - 11:00 am Weather/Temp:Wonderful/80's? Wind Speed/Direction:None Waves: None Surface Temp: 67 Location:North of Braddocks LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 7 Total Boated:5 Species Breakdown:3 kings, 2 steelheads Hot Lure: white SD, with hammer fly Trolling Speed: 2.4 - 3.1 surface speed Down Speed: ? Boat Depth: 150 - 225 Lure Depth: 210/225 wire, Riggers 20 Bk/Wh NK MAG, 40 NK MAG Diehard, 60 NK Hawg wild, 80 NK NBK switched too White SD/Hammer Fly ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Took my dad out for the first trip of the year. Boat has been ready but we have both been too busy to get out. I let him drive since it was his boat since day 1 (1984) and he passed it down to me 2 years ago. Went out to 150' and saw a few boats. Set the wires at 210 and 225 (2.5 setting) Size 1 dipsey /SD/Atomic flies. Set a NK Mag (black front /white back w/yellow tape) 20' down. I was getting ready to stack the next rod and the rod fires in 165'. Nice steelhead jumping all over. Finally got all 6 rods set. Later on 225' wire with Black dipsey/ black SD/ purple fly releases but nothing home. 210' wire fires (clear dipsey/white SD/Hammer fly starts taking some line. Guessing a 20+ king (pic below). Same black and white NK Mag fires nothing there. Later the 210 wires goes again with a teen king. BK/WH NK Mag fires again with another nice steelhead. I changed the 80 rigger from NBK spoon to white SD/Hammer fly. My dad said he wanted to head in around 11. 10:45 80 rigger fires with a teen king again. Tried to release all the fish but the 2 we kept I was afraid would make it so we took them home. All fish we caught in 165' to 195'. Steelheads seemed to be 20' down. Kings 80' rigger and 210 wire. Rick

I had a problem with my pull-pin on my new Big John Ratcheting Rod Holder and called Big John. They sent me a new pin with no problems. Hope this helps. Rick

What is the best way to test the charging system? I have a 83 Evinrude 60hp. Thanks

Thanks for the info. After alot of reading I am wondering if I need to just run the motor on one battery and the fish finder and radio on a deep cycle? I have everything on the marine battery. I thought that since I troll 90% of the time that the battery was recharging while the engine was running. I do some bass/pan fishing with the kids and run the fish finder and radio with the motor off. Should I have one marine battery for the motor and deep cycle for the electronics? Thanks again for all your help! Rick

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Suggestions on a good marine starting battery? I had some issues last year which many of you gave some great suggestions. I swear it was the starter but I had a friend that works at a local marine shop come over and after lifting my battery up he said it was the battery. He said Sears Diehard Batteries suck and they don't have a lot of lead plates in them. I am still skepticle since my dad has owned the boat for years and has run Diehards before. Thanks, Rick

I asked the same thing last week. Was hoping to go out a few more times with my dad. One person said in close for browns but nothing about bows. If I hear anything I will let you know. Rick

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s): Time on Water: Weather/Temp: Wind Speed/Direction: Waves: Surface Temp: Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: Total Boated: Species Breakdown: Hot Lure: Trolling Speed: Down Speed: Boat Depth: Lure Depth: ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS I planned on taking my dad out for one last trip before I put the boat away. I have read about steelhead fishing after the salmon run. Can anyone give me some pointers on fishing this time of the year? Normally we are bow hunting but not this year. We will put in at the genny on sunday. Thanks for all your help! Rick ====================

Same thing here. Fished in front of the Genny Sat. with the fleet with no luck. Decided to troll up the river before we headed in. Marked a ton right by the new bridge. Saw the Sheriffs and Coast Guard boats up the river. Ran 6 rod spread, 2 SD/Flys, 2 spoons and 2 J-plugs. No takers. Good luck, Rick

Same thing here. Fished in front of the Genny Sat. with the fleet with no luck. Decided to troll up the river before we headed in. Marked a ton right by the new bridge. Saw the Sheriffs and Coast Guard boats up the river. Ran 6 rod spread, 2 SD/Flys, 2 spoons and 2 J-plugs. No takers. Good luck, Rick

+2 on the GM tire hoist. Had to have mine cut off @ the dealer, since it was not releasing. Avalanche was only 3 years old. Nice job on the fishing.

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):9/11 Time on Water:6:30am-11am Weather/Temp: Wind Speed/Direction: Waves: less than 1ft Surface Temp: Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 4 Total Boated:3 Species Breakdown:Coho, laker, king Hot Lure: Trolling Speed: 2.5-3.2 Down Speed: Boat Depth: 60-100 Lure Depth: riggers 50,55,60,65, wire 210' with 2.5 dipsey ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Took my dad out fishing after he had a heart attack a few weeks back. Figured Braddocks would be less busy. Only saw one boat when we headed out. Small Coho early on NBK on 50' rigger over 75'. Small laker on wire with clear dipsey white SD and Hammer fly. 60' rigger over 88' hit on NK MAG black with green ladder and white back. As soon as I got the rod out of the holder line went limp and I reeled in broken line. Line was all frayed where it broke. Don't know if it was the fish or something I did wrong. I had new line put on last year. Caught a teenager king around 10am on the wire set up again, 90' depth. Marked a lot of bait on the bottom and some nice hooks anywhere from 50-100. 2 other boat out there with us when we decided to come in at 11am. One was catching fish next to us in about 90' when we caught the king and lost the other one. Bradocks channel is only 1.8' deep. Might have to put in the river next time. Good luck, Rick

Update. Went out waterskiing last week and boat had trouble turning over again at the dock. Finally got it started and it ran fine untill we shut it off after doing some skiing. Was having a hard time turning over again. Did some trouble shooting and after going directly from battery to starter and the starter barely turned over we figured starter was the problem. Decided since the water was warm to jump in a push it all the way back to the dock. After a long push we decided to try it again. It started up and we ran it to the dock and put it on the trailer. I took the starter to Golden on Elmgrove. They put a load on it and it ran fine. I asked him to take it apart and look at it. He said he cleaned up the connection on the inside since it was dirty and installed new brushes. They also load tested the battery (ok). I cleaned every connection on the motor. Cleaned the battery posts and cut the battery wires and went with new terminals. Boat ran fine in the driveway yesterday. Don't know if it was the starter, battery leads, or connections on motor. Hope this is it because it ran fine in the driveway days before it had problems at the dock. Thanks again for all your suggestions! Rick

Took a break from salmon fishing and took the kids fishing for bass at Wautoma Shores. Read it was a great small mouth bass area. First fish was a big smally on a minnow. Every thing after that was gobie after gobie. They were eating our minnows and crayfish as soon as we got the lines in the water. Anyone know of how to fish for bass with live bait and not catch gobie after gobie? Anyone else fish Wautoma shores? Thanks, Rick

I am looking to have a new bimini top made that will snap on to my windshield to protect me from the weather. Any recommendations on shops around Rochester? Thanks, Rick