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  1. kingpossible
    Electrical issues on a boat are trick. I second disconnecting the charger and seeing if it still happens. Also get a multi-meter and check for continuity through the Perko switch - could be there's something off with the switch.
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    Ok, make your own decisions of the following, but this is my take: In clear blue open ocean water, most colors penetrate somewhat until about 160 feet (50 m). But keep in mind that the stronger colors at that depth are blues and greens. In the coastal water (think greener water), the stronger colors are greens and yellows. Maybe this is why green is a more popular color in Lake Ontario vs. Lake Michigan. I was also reading that UV penetrates well into very clear water, but hardly at all in dirtier water.
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    Definitely slim pickings on the kings - they seem to concentrate in certain ports more and those ports seem to vary year to year. I will say I did catch my biggest king on the lake this past summer. I like watching the strategies from the show though.
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    As this relates to fishing... any chance we can get the new administration to reduce the Lake Trout stocking numbers?
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    Um, ok... the Dow has gone up more than 140% since Obama's inauguration in January 2009 with steady yearly increases - but sure credit it all to Trump.
  6. kingpossible
    Glow spoons were TERRIBLE for me last year on Lake Michigan. I don't remember getting bit in the dark while fishing mornings. And looking over my records (yes I keep records for every fish) I only caught 3 fish using glow! My Moonshine flounder pounder didn't take a fish all of last year!
  7. kingpossible
    Run UV spoon colors or non UV spoon colors I suppose my question comes down to UV-fluorescence. I've attached 2 pictures below that show what I'm talking about - and they show three types general color patterns: A. UV-fluorescent coating (first picture far left, second picture right & left) B. UV-fluorescent colors (first picture dots on spoon 1 & edge of spoon 4, second picture center C. Not UV-fluorescent (first picture spoons 2 & 3) What conditions lead you to run what colors over others? I generally fish with a large number of type "A" and type "B" spoons. Any situations you would switch to type C? Lets see what people think!
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    Sorry for the late reply. I fish Lake Michigan so the fleas aren't as bad as on Ontario - but I've never had a problem with the rigger wire.
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    I had to buy online. I got Mason MULTISTRAND Leader Wire - 300 ft of 125lb. I went with "bright" wire but they also have a brown colored wire too. The item number is MS-125. I've been running that for a couple years. I change out the ball swivel connection once a year. http://www.masontackle.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=144
  10. kingpossible
    I didn't want to go to heavier balls - so instead I switched the diameter of the wire. I went with a 125 lb wire instead of the standard 150 lb wire that came with the riggers. It helped!
  11. kingpossible
    Usually without fulling tearing out the floor and flotation foam, it's not going to be easy to repair or replace the solid rivets. They do sell stronger aluminum pop-rivets for boat hulls that you can install directly. They do require a stronger than normal rivet tool. Drill/cut out the old rivets, coat the new ones liberally with 5200 sealant and set them. Just as an FYI - if it is an older boat its possible the flotation foam could be saturated in areas adding a lot of extra weight to the boat that you don't know about.
  12. kingpossible
    Cut off all the dark meat. Trim into 1" lake trout nuggets. Coat in yellow mustard. Let sit 20 minutes. Coat with your favorite breading. Fry. Enjoy.
  13. kingpossible
    This could vary a lot depending on target species and the mood of the fish. I'm guessing you are fishing lake trout from the mention of bells. Lake trout fishing with dodgers I've been running leads of 6-15 ft. Spin doctors in the 10-20 ft. Large white paddles 20-25 feet. I'm not sure about cowbells though. I'm sure some wiser people than me will chime in.
  14. kingpossible
    I tend to not set the hook because the fish ussually set it themselves well enough. Keep in mind that if the hook is already set, trying to set it again may just rip it out of the fishes mouth. If you are trolling really slow (less than 1 mph) there might be some who say to set the hook.
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    I'll run leadcore & copper about 20-30 feet back usually. I have a splice of mono before my braid backing. For copper this seems to soften the blow on an initial hard hit putting less stress/shock on your knots. I'll also experiment a bit with leadcore. Shorter cores with mono backing (5 color or shorter) I'll sometimes let back 100-200 feet more before the planer board when I'm targeting fish in the top 25 fow.
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    I would think 200 ft minimum. I have one with 200 ft and the other with 300 ft. The deepest I usually fish is about 120 ft down, but I've sent stuff down to 175 before with success. It's nice to have it when you need it.
  17. kingpossible
    Not sure about the coho fishing on Lake O (I fish Lake Michigan), but I've had good success running free sliders on my rigger lines. Orange works good.
  18. kingpossible
    Here's my suggestion: use dipsy divers and see if that helps your catch rate. Also, extend your leads with spoons to 100 ft or so. If the longer lead works, try one rigger with a short lead and see if it also works. Or, look up how to check for stray voltage on the riggers.
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    I'm running it on a Lowe 1720 (17 ft side console). I do not have the electric start or charging.
  20. kingpossible
    I wouldn't install bronze in the aluminum. You won't know anything is wrong until your transducer punches through the floor and you have a 2" hole in the bottom of your boat. Definitely go with the SS.
  21. kingpossible
    I have nothing but good things to say about the Tohatsu. I have a 2006? 9.8 4-stroke. I've run it 2 seasons - and HARD too, as I do a lot of 3.5-4.5 mph trolling for steelies. It hardly burns any gas. I think the most I've run through is 2 gallons on a really long day. When I'm trolling for browns/lakers, it runs near idle and sips gas.
  22. kingpossible
    I run copper off inlines all the time. I use Church Walleye boards for coppers 200 ft and shorter. For the 200 + I use the TX-44's. They work great for me.
  23. kingpossible
    I've run it in my downrigger holders with the regular rod tip. I just make sure the rod is at 45 degrees to the water. If you are running it out of dipsey holders with the rod near 90 degrees to the back of the boat, I would think it might cause problems.
  24. kingpossible
    The bigger fish will occasionally sink a board, but it doesn't happen too often. It is a little work dragging the board back after 200+ feet of line has been peeled off. I used walleye boards and don't set them to release.
  25. kingpossible
    Instead of "shorter" coppers, think "longer". What I mean is, if the 200 is taking fish - use a system like torpedo weights or snap weights on the 100 and the 150 copper. You can do this by attatching a weight just after the copper is deployed and then letting another 50 to 100 feet of line out before attaching your planer board. I've done this with my leadcore (10-color) and my 150 copper when the 300 copper is firing.
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