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  1. codybuehler
    Thanks for the report! Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    I just saw that last night. I am going to move the transducer this weekend and update the software. Thanks for the heads up! Remember when a $10 rod and reel with a bobber was enough? I am missing those days! Haha! Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    Thanks for the info! It makes for a long day when you are fishing blind. Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    I have a Lowrance Elite 7 HDI and FishHawk X4 transducers mounted on opposite sides of the transom. I mounted them that way because FishHawk recommended keeping them a good distance apart. My issue was with interference on my Lowrance. It didn't read great and eventually lost bottom. It is mounted between my kicker and main motor, which is probably havoc with turbulence. Does anyone have their FishHawk and sonar transducers mounted near each other with no problems?
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    One thing from yesterday, the main lake is 36 degrees, the canal was close to 41. The sides of the canal had 20 people or so casting. It won't be long before the fish are in there, if they aren't already! Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    I got the old skunk today. Tried coppers, leadcore and riggers parked a anywhere from 50'-110'. Changed colors out in the spoons every half hour or so. I was trying out a bunch of new gear so I didn't feel like playing with the dipsey and flashers. I put a brand new Lowrance hdi transducer on over the winter. Worked just ok, then just afternoon it failed and wouldn't show anything. It would just read random, incorrect depths. We never picked up bottom until we were in the canal mouth in less than 20 feet. Between that and the kicker steering connector rod crapping out, it was a fun day. Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    I'll see you there in the morning, also! 65 and sunny. Should be a good day! Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    PM sent! Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    Sold! Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    I have a pair of Big Jon Otter Boats and line clips for sale. I bought them new last spring and used them a couple times. Very good condition. They only have the single skeg. I will also throw in the line clips. I am not sure what brand they are, but they are solid little clips with rubber covered alligator style line pinchers. Looking for $150 for it all. I would prefer pickup, but can ship as buyer's expense. I live in Bloomsburg, Pa, but can drive to meet or meet in a few weeks when I head up to Watkins (early April). I will post pictures later today of the boats and line clips.
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    I emailed the company and asked before I installed it. I specifically asked about trailering. The response I got was the no-trailering clause was for insurance purposes. He said to make sure it was secured well before heading down the road. They are just covering themselves in case it wede to fail. I trailered it home last night about 18 miles and the amount of bounce I could see the motor doing was a bit unnerving. I am anxious to see what it looks like on rough water. Hopefully Seneca doesn't gain another outboard on the bottom! Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    I just had an 8hp Tohatsu installed on a Panther kicker bracket. Beautiful install by Hall's Marine in Muncy, Pa! Does anyone have any experience with these adjustable brackets? It is rated for a 35hp, 230ish pound motor. My kicker only weighs 95 pounds. By the looks of it and how much it flexes, I'm not too sure how well it is going to hold up? The original plan was to trailer the kicker right on the bracket, but I'm not trusting it as much as I originally wanted to. http://www.marinetechproducts.com/pages/550410/ That is a link to the bracket I purchased for anyone who cares to check it out. Thanks for any insight or experience! Cody
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    I feel for you guys up there. I only had to move 4 inches of snow down here in PA to move my boat out!
  14. codybuehler
    Does it have power tilt/trim? Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    It was amazing. Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    I just talked to them. The guy on the phone (very nice and knowledgable!) said I should be good the way it works now. He said if performance on the water wasn't enough, give him a call back. I was surprised that there wasn't an automated system when I called and a real person answered. Good deal. Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    That's an ingenious little part. I will get ahold of them. Thanks! Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    I am installing a controllking on my Tohatsu 8hp kicker. The directions with it say to hook it to the manual throttle linkage and turn it enough to give some play. Is it fine to remove the hand throttle linkage and use the controller linkage as the sole means of throttle control? Has anyone had any success or failure this way? I will keep the manual linkage in the boat for emergencies. It goes back in easily. I could only adjust the manual throttle enough to be able to use 7-9 on the controller dial. Anything above 7 would torque on the servo bracket. Without the linkage, I can use all the way up to 9. (9 being full throttle and 1 being idle.)
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    Sold! Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    Thanks for the info this far. I read somewhere about the break in and using conventional oil. As long as it has the fc-w on it, and isn't from the bargain bin, should be good. Sent from my SM-G900V using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    I just bought a brand new Tohatsu 8hp 4 stroke motor. It comes with no oil, so I am trying to figure out which oil to use in it. I was going to get Royal Purple Synthetic 10w40, but I am shying away a bit. The owner's manual for the motor says not to use synthetic. There exact words are, "use of synthetic oil is not recommended in 4-stroke outboard engines. Outboards use raw water cooling systems and using synthetic oil may prevent the engine from reaching sufficient operating temperature." Is there any truth in this? I know synthetics are more efficient, but that efficient? I have no issues with using either marine grade conventional or synthetic. I just thought I would put this out there for some input from people who are more knowledgeable than I. Thanks!!
  22. codybuehler
    Moor Subtroll 900. I bought this from a fellow member in June of last year. I only used it a handful of times. It includes the entire kit (Probe, 200' of coated cable, power wire, and pickup wire, see pictures). It worked flawlessly. The probe has some dings on the end cap from bouncing on the gunwale of my boat, but it just has some white showing through the black coating. It is structurally sound. I took the battery out when I winterized my boat, so it will need a new 9v. Moor has the instructions on their website on how to install this. It is pretty straight forward except for attaching the cable to the probe. You will need some rubber splicing tape and cable crimp sleeves(check out Amazon for those). Why am I selling? I have been eyeing one of the new FishHawk systems . I would like $250 shipped, or $240 picked up. That is about average for what I found used systems online for. This one is nearly brand new. I paid $400 for it.
  23. codybuehler
    PM sent!
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    I was going to post a similar topic to this today, but I will just add to this discussion! I have a 19' Sea Pro cuddy that I would like to put a kicker on. Would a 6hp suffice? I assume that the bigger you go, the lower the RPM's, but it's a balance to where weight and hp need to be. Does a hand tiller or remote steer matter beyond personal preference?
  25. codybuehler
    Went out on the south end around 7am. We were greeted with wind and chop. I started out in around 250FOW. There were fish and small amounts of bait spread all over. Had 2 knock offs on a white spin doc with no one home down 100'. Moved a bit more shallow and had 2-3 knocks on the downrigger. 1 fish was on for a bit on the cheater, but only for ~10 seconds until he was off. We zig zagged between 75-250FOW all day seeing small amounts of bait and fish scattered everywhere. Finally managed a small LL salmon on a FLT herganator down 101' in 285 FoW at 2pm. The fish in close were stacked heavy, but the weather sucked horribly and they wanted nothing we could throw at them. At least the boat ran great! The currents were also swift. The probe was at 2.25-2.5mph while my SOG was 3-4mph. You could watch as we would hit a side current and the probe would drop to 1.25mph and then come back up to normal speed. It was also 66 degrees on top and 62 down 100 for the most part. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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