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lake is down 3 to 4 feet,not sure if you will be able to get your boat off the trailer

we have been trolling 4th lake last 2 weeks,no pike but some nice lakers.we only got 6" in inlet.

last year we had close to 2 feet of snow,lakes were froze and snowmobiles every where,this year,boat is in the water and we will be fishing the next 3 days,loving every minute!!!!

they stock fish in some of the lakes up here in the adirondacks from helicopters.

nice job guys,thanks for the report.

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i hear ya,which ever brand you go with,they are much better then control cables for getting your speed just right.

steve,is that a 4-stroke motor???i have had the control king on the boat for 2 years now.the control dial started to "act up" at the end of this season,when you go to adjust the dial the rpms jump up and down,making it tough to get speed right.i have not called the company yet to see if it can be fixed.also,dont try to cut corners like f.t. said,the guy who installed mine,took 12 volt power from the starter solinoid on the motor and when you tried to raise engine rpms it would make the servo motor go crazy,so make sure you run power wires to your battery.

just booked a room for the salmon school at the quality hotel and inn at the falls.we stayed there last year,it is right across the street from the convention center.it is a nice place and has a bar and restaurant.i checked a few places like expedia,hotels.com,and travelocity and the prices were all the same.2 double beds with a non refundable payment was 58 bucks and a refundable booking was 72 bucks.a queen bed was 10 bucks more per night.

ill take them shipped for 80 bucks.

i hear ya,back to reality here too,3" of snow over the weekend.

nice job dan,we took a trip down last week to the atlantic highlands and jumped on a party boat friday night,we didnt get any stripers,but it was great being out on the water at night in shorts in the middle of novemeber!!!probably our last trip till the spring run in the hudson.

last year was our first time and it was great.looking forward to going again this year.we booked our motel room early and got a great price,like 70 bucks a night.i posted the info.here on lou and some members tried booking the same motel a few weeks later and they paid over 100 bucks a night.so if you know you are going.book early!!!

if you have not changed lower unit oil,you should do that NOW,before winter.if something is leaking and you have water in the gear case,it will crack and you will be replacing the whole lower unit in the spring.

if the motor runs good except at idle,i would check compression like what was stated by fish hooker.2-strokes need at least 100 psi or better and all cylinders should be within 10% of each other.

alcoa also is closing there aluminum plant in massena which was announced monday,another 500 jobs going to be lost there.

there are a few videos on you tube showing how.

welcome aboard.lots of good reading here on lou to keep you busy this winter.

ive never owned an i/o,but have worked at a few marinas over the years and like what was said above,an oil"sucker"is the way to go.yes,they have a thin plastic vacum line that goes down the dipstick tube.you should run the motor for a bit to get the oil warm,the oil comes out alot easier.

we have used a ranger salmon landing net for 3 years now and it doesnt have any tears in it and it has the extendable handle.

snowed all day here,everything is white,actually have a couple inches on the deck.

lots of good reading here on lou,lotsa salmon school in niagra falls in the end of january,and dan keatings books are also good.you can find them on amazon.

fished yesterday around the salmon river from 30 to 70 fow and was suprised when we pulled the wire lines the amount of fleas on them.not real thick,like in the summer,but they were more then a foot up from the swivel.

fished today from 11 to 3 and never moved a rod,from noon on we were the only boat out there,so you wont have to worry about traffic.water is COLD!!!!44 degrees top to bottom from 25 fow out to 70 fow.

i believe running with any light on(spot light or docking lights) other then your nav.lights at night is illegal????