guffins fisherman

You would need a holder, a rod and an inline planer board for each bait you want to put in the water. If you want to run 3 baits per side of the boat, you would need six holders(3 per side), six rods and six planer boards and six baits.

I use 65# braid for my divers, so I can get the larger diameter. It accumulates fleas, but not any more or less than wire on the days when fleas are bad. Sent from my moto g power (2021) using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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I honestly think disconnecting the head unit from the power and removing the batteries from the probe resets the codes or something, and they begin talking better. Essentially mine did the same thing. Only thing I did differently was to reset the head unit to factory settings. Good chance FH did that when they had it too. Good to hear it works. Now go fishing. Matt Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app

With some perseverance, renewed patience and some tinkering, I was able to fish my x4D all day today with almost no glitches. Matt Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Update: brought my boat to a sand beach where I could get in and look at the 'ducer angle. I had it tilted up ~15 degrees. Add that to the already 10 degrees built into the 'ducer element, and I was likely not receiving signal well from the probe. I adjusted it to parallel with the surface of the water, and it seemed to work well all the way up to 4 MPH. Couple that with the reset to factory default of the head unit, and I think/hope they are talking better now. As far as the OP putting the probe into a bucket, that may not be deep enough to receive well considering the 10 degrees built into the 'ducer. I hope my trials and tribulations and possible success give you some insight into solving your problems. Matt

They make different models that vary the complexity. I know a lot of people that live and die by these things on the water, and have zero issues with them. Whether they are justifying the expense, or truly catch more fish is not my call. I want to be on the cutting edge, and want the FH to work and will keep trudging ahead to get it working.

I did the switcheroo last night with my head unit and probe. Family member has the same unit as mine(X4D). At first, the probe would not work correctly with his 'ducer and head unit. We thought the probe was bad, so we pulled it out of the water and took the batteries out of it and let it sit while we put down his probe and tried my head unit to test it. It worked, but the numbers were way off, so we did a factory default reset on the head unit. All was good after that, so we assumed the head unit was good. We decided to try my probe again with my head unit. IT WORKED! We all were totally blown away. My probe, his 'ducer and my head unit worked. We put his head unit back on just to test my probe to make sure it wasn't a fluke. That combo worked too. So, at this point I am looking hard at the 'ducer. Today, I am going to try and adjust the angle of my 'ducer back to parallel with the water surface. I tipped it up thinking the blowback was making the transmission spotty. FH told me the element in the 'ducer is built with 10 degrees into it to allow for blowback and to mount it flat. Why the probe would not work correctly(numbers were way off and some missing) at first is totally confusing, but we had it working after I pulled all the batteries and let it set for a while. IDK. Not sure if any of this helps you(OP), but we are looking at the same problem it seems. Matt Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I bought a used X4D on here and have had the exact same problems with it. I finally took the display off and quit thinking about it until I can pull the boat in the fall and get the transducer checked out somehow. Too busy running trips right now. Good luck. Hope you find the problem. I am following along. Matt Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Mine was 21'er. It had a 125 Merc 2 stroke. It was rated for 175, but the PO opted for the 125. Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I had a 2001 Trophy with an outboard on it. It had the fishboxes in the floor that also filled up with rain. Hated it. Gets real nasty, fast. I found a couple things you can do to remedy the problem: 1. Disconnect the pumps so the rain water drains to the bilge and rely on your bilge pump to do the work on a regular basis. I didn't like that idea at all, and didn't do it. 2. Buy some really good rubber weather stripping and stick it to the top of the rim around the top of the fishboxes. It seals against the lid when it is closed, and keeps the rainwater out. I sold the boat due to wanting to go bigger, and it was underpowered, before I applied the weather stripping. Hope this helps. Matt Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app

FWIW, Bert's makes a lexan version of their rod holder. They are better than the Scotty's, but def not Cannon,etc. They work really well for planer board rods. They go into position with two hands, but come up with only a one handed pull upward. They fit in all tracks. I use them for planer board rods and holding rods while underway only. I also use the Cannons for my dipsy rods. I thought heavy duty holders for planer rods was a waste of money, so I max and matched my set up and really like it. I included a not so great pic to kinda show what I am talking about. Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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Somebody must be looking for some downriggers. If you don't like my asking price, make me an offer. Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app

The original generation of Bravo drives did have corrosion problems. I had a Bravo 3(counter rotating stainless props). Merc discovered all that steel right next to the aluminum drive housing was a bad thing. The newer gen drives were built using different paints, alloy mixes, and more anodes. I had to replace my upper drive assembly and my lower unit. The new units seemed to weather better.

I had the 231 WA just like what you have pictured. I put a 36" track over that whole thing. In the track, I mounted a rigger all the way aft, and four rod holders. The rod holder furthest forward was the diver holder. I never had any problems with that piece acting as if it was coming out of there. If you felt it needed to stronger, you could add more mounting screws to it. Oversizing what is already there likely won't bolster it much, but more screws would. Loved that ProLine. Great hull. Would handle anything. I just needed to go bigger and get rid of the dog house for my charter boat.

Don't put your dipsys in titeloks. They will eventually go for a swim. Use them for storage and planer rods. Put a heavy duty holder in front of them, and put them all in track. Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Three new style Mag 5ST. All three have adjustable booms installed. Pulleys good, etc. Cannon plugs cut off whips for different plugs. Switches good. Auto stop all good. The middle one has a brand new motor. $300. The right one has the boat side whip. $300. One has a stripped knob on the rod holder, but still functions as chute rigger. $300. Good cables and terminators on all. Mounting blocks and two high profile swivels included. $850 for all. Preferred. I moved to Scotty riggers and want to move these. Located in Watertown/Henderson Harbor, NY. Pick up only. PM's or text. Matt Dickinson(315)778-3526 Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app