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  1. guffins fisherman
    I would be interested in some adjustables if you had them.
  2. guffins fisherman
    I know this owner personally. She will make sure your stay is top notch for sure. She is local to Chaumont and will be able to answer ANY question you may have about the area. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    Let me see if I am reading this right. The board went skyward 6 feet? I have seen them go backwards like snagged, go under like snagged, flip over in a wave and try to tangle with the opposite spread, but never seen one go airborne upwards of 6'. Wild. My guess. A steelhead hit the bait, lifted the whole thing out of the water, and shook itself free. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    Another cool thing about the ice packs...they fit inside a five gallon pail by design. Good protection for your electronics when your bouncing around out to the fish. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    The ice ducers are heavy and have the cord coming straight outta the top. Once you set the float to the desired depth, the ice ducer keeps itself perpendicular to the bottom automatically. They go in and out of the whole super fast and easy. I would not be surprised if you could just stand it up on thinner ice and it would still work. I use it on the floor of my aluminum boat while underway in the summer. Picks up bottom and fish while moving. My unit is Elite 4 CHIRP. I use it on split screen(flasher/graph) mode while ice fishing and perch fishing in the summer. Not sure if the ducer will do DSI or not. Never use it on that unit. Are they an added cost? Yes. Do they perform their job very well? Yes. Can you rig a transom ducer to do the job just as well? IDK. Never tried it.
  6. guffins fisherman
    Yeah. Mount a fuse block or buss bar at your helm somewhere.
  7. guffins fisherman
    The red squiggly lines near the bottom are fish. Since it is a scrolling graph representing a basically stationary object, the fish "arches" get stretched out into those red lines. Perch for sure. In terms of cost, they vary. That one is mine, I paid $200 on an end of season closeout two years ago. I found another one just like it for a buddy on ebay for $150. The vast majority of the prices for the combo units are mid 200s to mid 300s. If you get just the 4x(no GPS), they will be about 100 less. Hope that helps, and good luck. Matt
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    If you are asking about the thick yellow band on the bottom, I am not sure why it was doing it that day, but that is the bottom. For some reason, I was getting a double bottom reading. You can see the correlation to the graph and the flasher as the jig moves up and down to touch the bottom.
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    Just a short video showing what they do in real life. Matt lowrance flasher.3gp
  10. guffins fisherman
    Can I make a recommendation? I agree with the flasher over a camera to start with, but take a serious look at the Lowrance Ice Machines. They will act as a flasher, can be a fishfinder and have the ability to be your chart too. I use one as a flasher for ice, mark my spots, have a chip in the GPS so I can set up right on the contour I want, and use it in the summer for perch fishing just as if I were ice fishing. Also, you could use it a stand alone GPS on your boat too if you wanted to while trolling, etc.
  11. guffins fisherman
    There's a Baha listed in the classifieds section on this forum.
  12. guffins fisherman
    Just be sure you are getting trolling bags, and not drift bags. That boat your running is going to tug hard enough to shred a pair of drift bags in short order. Trolling bags are way heavier duty(more costly too), but are designed to take the constant tugging of big boats. Popular trolling bags are Amish Outfitters, Big Papa Sportfishing, and some fabric shops can make them for you. Good luck and enjoy the new boat. Matt.
  13. guffins fisherman
    I think I know this story. Glad it worked out for them in the end. Matt
  14. guffins fisherman
    The amount of line from the pole tip to the board or clip only depends on how far away from the boat you prefer that particular line to run. Same as before, whether you are running inlines or big boards will dictate how to answer your question. While both systems accomplish the same thing in the end, they each have different nuances to running them effectively and efficiently. I do both, not simultaneously obviously, depending on the boat I am on and the situation. Inlines, or big boards?
  15. guffins fisherman
    Inline, or big boards? Before or after the board or clip is put on? Need more info. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
  16. guffins fisherman
    We run four riggers without ever tangling the cables. The outer two have the wingers on them. The wingers go below your clip and above the ball. They pull the rigs out to the sides very effectively. You do have to take that into consideration when calculating down depth, but worth it. If you want to run 3 or more riggers, I would say they would be a necessity to prevent tangles and to put together a better pattern.
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    LakeO EYES

    guffins fisherman replied to Xxx's topic in Walleye

    Don't even bother wasting the fuel chasing those darned things. There aren't enough walleye in the east end to bother with. Go to Erie, go to Oneida. Better fishing there.
  18. guffins fisherman
    The only diesel powered boats I have been on are gigantic cruise ships, and Gene Bolton's 26' JC. The only drawback I see is the exhaust fumes. When running or trolling in a following sea or wind, the fumes are a factor, but not totally unbearable. Then again, they effect everyone differently. I will say, in my limited time in small diesel boats, we were able to troll down to speeds almost unreachable with a gas engine by itself, bags or no bags. Kicker maybe. Gene's boat is very stable, but that is a function of the hull shape, not the diesel engine sitting midship. If I had my way, I would be running a diesel all the way. We have diesel pumps nearby, and my dad is a career diesel mechanic. His labor costs would be all the fishing he wants.
  19. guffins fisherman
    I heard the trench was really warm too, FWIW. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
  20. guffins fisherman
    The video from newzjunky was taken by a buddy of mine running a charter for a local business. They came in early, safe and sound, only to witness another spout make landfall near shore after they put the boat away. Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United
  21. guffins fisherman

    Sold / Closed 2302 Trophy

    guffins fisherman replied to Whaaatt's topic in Boats for Sale

    I had this same hull, just the 21'er. That cutout for the outboard is so far above the waterline, I would not worry about a following sea splashing water up into the cockpit. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
  22. guffins fisherman
    Expensive, but the wingers are the way to go. We run four all the time with almost no tangles. The only time I have seen a tangle was a result of having one cable way shorter than the others so the counter was way off. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
  23. guffins fisherman
    I am sure everyone on here has their ideal set up for each fish. I am also sure I will get blasted by some, but here goes. For Spring browns, standard Stingers are the way to go, run off of planer boards. For summer kings, the Moonshine spoons were hot for us, as well as the old stand by, NK 28's. I know they are back in production, but nowhere near the selection there once was. Look on eBay, the classifieds on this forum, CL, wherever you can get them. Buy them up, and hold on to them. Good luck. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
  24. guffins fisherman
    I sure hope this species is not coming down with some weird disease. I am finally figuring out how to fish them...after a few years of some serious head scratching. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
  25. guffins fisherman
    When I hear people barking about guts being dumped in the lake, I often wonder how it(dumping guts) differs from fish that die naturally, whether it be from age, or from disease, water temps, time of year, etc. Dumping guts too close to shore is not cool, but I am fairly certain there is a set distance from shore that makes it legal. If there is a rule against it, I would love to know about it for future reference. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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