RD9

700 ft is plenty, back it with 30lb big game. 

Is there any place that still has this model and is the new 7ft one piece rod similar. These are great inline board rods with segmented cores. 

Thanks,

ron

3 to 7 miles. Fish structure on both sides of Van Buren point. Also if you get bad weather you could catch a ton of smallies in harbor if it blow. 

Great mixed bag of trout, Walleye and bass from mid may on inside 35 ft off Dunkirk to the west. You can also flatline troll the shallows at night in May. 

Here is a pick of a three hr two man day time limit. Trolling two and three color sets off in lines. 

First pick is my boys with a nice April Ontario brown. Ended up with a quick limit that day. 

2- snapping turtle day caught a bunch on a treble hook with a chunk of Walleye and a milk jug

3- kid next door and dad with a nine lb eye and laker

4- my crew with 2nd place eye in sunset shootout

5- our crew a little drunker with 1st place winner by .07 ounces. 

6- my boys with two 10 lb Dunkirk ny eyes. 

I like my medium action 7ft ugly sticks cal 1101 model I believe but I believe they stopped making that model. We fish  church t22 boards with segment cores on Erie over 50 times a year. Nice thing about using a 7 ft rod is releasing the board from line upon retrieve. Most of the time the guy with rod never does anything different to help remove the board. I did go to fish USA and handled there in line board Rods and liked how they felt. They had a nice soft tip so I'm sure they work great also. 

On 11/26/2017 at 9:18 PM, Gill-T said:

RD9, I know you fish mostly Erie......knowing where the fleet is definitely would help to know where the Walleyes are.

Its nice to see how many boats are fishing the Canadian line especially during tourney time. Erie Walleye fishing is all about location, everything else is secondary. 

Thanks for all the responses. 

Thanks for reply. 

Where are you located?

Looking into a new boat with a lowrance 24nm radar system. Understanding that this shows weather but will it also show individual boats. 

It it would be nice to see where all the other boats are fishing especially during tourney time. 

1 hour ago, tlombardozzi said:

Took Friday afternoon off and slipped into the stand around 1:30 and started seeing deer right away.  Around 5:15, this buck comes in and my shot was a bit low behind the shoulder and after bumping him I decided to let him rest overnight.  Well, I had to go pick up my ‘new to me’ boat first thing Saturday morning and when I went back late morning to find my buck I found that the coyotes found him first....a bit bittersweet but I am glad I was able to find him.  Saw three different shooters.   Great weekend got a buck and a boat!

Congrats. You bought a good boat. Im already having anxiety issues not owning a boat. 

Response from whaler, sent them same pictures you guys got. 

I told him 1999 28 conquest 

I checked in with whaler and the 280 conquest can have a maximum hp of 600 hp. 

11 minutes ago, rolmops said:

Sorry for being a party pooper, but those cracks in the transom are a serious matter. They are there because the engines on that boat are too powerful for the transom and the boat .The previous owner tried to put a band aid  on the damage by putting a large wooden board on the back of the transom after the cracks appeared,hoping that it would stop the transom from being torn out by these engines. That boat with its over weight engines probably took some severe beatings running at high speed and a serious inspection will probably reveal way more hairline cracks then you want to deal with. The specs for that boat are 300 hp minimum and 450 hp maximum. You have 500 hp on the back. That is where your cracks come from. This boat cannot be insured as is because no insurance company will cover damage to the boat when they find out that the boat is out of specification. The coast guard also has a very dim view of over powered boats.

Again, sorry for being a party pooper, but I would suggest that you should not buy that boat

Appreciate feed back

Yes Irish boat shop Michigan. 

I contacted whaler today an received a response back. Sent pictures. Also received pictures when cracks started 2011 which were never addressed. Cracks started year after motors were installed. 

Actually recieved an written email response back from Chuck. Very responsive. 

Chuck response said basically that is a common area for cracks to occur and is the transom separating away but not a major issue and is fixable. 

It's a conquest 280. Appreciate the feed back. 

Appreciated 

Thank you for reply. So you don't believe cracks fixed properly will be an issue. 

I ran spoons off riggers and cores

last few years I have done it a few times.  West from habor to point has lakers, browns and steel. I'd stay in 20 to 30 ft. Last year I fished late October and caught all sorts of different species. 

Let it me know how it goes. 

99 280 whaler with 2010 250 verado four strokes

Hey guys just looking for opinions. Went to go look at a boat and everything looks really good besides there is two cracks at the top of the transom. 

Please se take a look and comment. Boat is being sold by a dealer whom is going to fix before sale is finalized. 

South Dayton/forestville ny buck

Hey guys. Recovered my buddies buck after 10 hrs of tracking. Deer went a 1000 yards on a injured lung and a arrow directly through the liver on a quartering away shot. Blood was good then non existence then good. Moral of the story is keep looking for the wounded ones. Almost gave up 10 different times. We found it this morning still alive. Very unfortunate it had to suffer so long but that's hunting. Shot was a complete pass through. Unreal how long it lived and traveled.