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Wow, that was a great read! Pretty much sums up any question you could have on running copper. Thanks, can’t wait to give it another try! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I hear everyone having a lot of luck fishing copper. I have a few poles rigged up for it but have never had much luck. I’m sure that I am fishing them wrong. Can anyone give me some pointers on how you do it. -how long of a leader off of the end of the copper. Mono or fluoro? - how much line do you let out once all of the copper is in the water? Does more backing in the water equal greater depth( I have braided line as a backing on all reels)? What type rigs work best? Flasher flies, meat, spoons, etc ... Any other considerations? Any help is appreciated. I will be coming up and giving it another shot 8/11 - 8/18. We will be trying the Fair Haven area this year( usually at the Lighthouse Marina in Port Ontario). Thanks, Andy - Double Tao Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I am about to upgrade my current Garmin 740S which I use for my navigation as well as my fish finder on my boat. After doing some research and talking with a few people I am leaning towards a Garmin 1042xsv with a GT51 transducer. I was wondering if anyone had any other suggestions or any experience with this particular setup. My boat is an Aquasport Explorer 275 with twin outboards(250 Suzuki’s) and I will be running a fish hawk X4d as well. Andy Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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Great advice. I guess I'll use my old 8 pound fish weights for now and maybe look for a new set of 10 pounders when I get in to Pulaski.

Thanks Rich, I think I'm going to give it a shot with the 12 pounders for right now since I'm coming up in two weeks. Next year I will get a couple of 10 pounders from bikinibottom.

I was afraid of that. I didn't realize they had a 10 pound limit when I bought them. I thought I was upgrading from the manuals that I have been using for the last several years. Live and learn I guess.

I recently bought a couple of the older style Mag 10's from a member on this site. I had them gone over by A&P Tackle and had him repair or replace whatever he thought needed to be done so that they would be in good working order. So...my question is, I have 12 pound shark weights that I bought last year and was wondering if I can still use them with the "new" downriggers. I was told not to use more than a 10 pound weight!

I just realized in my post I wrote I had one battery switch, I actually have TWO switches as described above. The Blue Sea isolator set up looks interesting.

I currently have a two battery(starting batteries) system on my boat with a Perko off-1-both-2 switch. My boat has two 4 stroke 250 outboards(if that makes a difference). I want to add a third battery(deep cycle) for running stereo, vhf, fridge, etc when anchored and I want to wire my riggers to it as well. Is this a complicated setup for a marine mechanic or a DIY project? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Andy