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10 hours ago, Stumpy said:

Is it common to run spoons like this or do most run them without

 I would say most people do not run a flasher with a spoon

If you do run a spoon behind a flasher you have to run it like 5' not the 2 and a 1/2 times the length of the flasher like a fly

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Hank would you have a motor coupling for a 1977 120hp mercurser thanks

ck your pm's and call me in the morning. I have several.

The problem is 90% of everyone's counters are off. Depending on how much line is on your spool can very your counter quite a bit. I purchased a fishhawk td and was amazed at how much some of my counters were off

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Right of way power boats yes you are a power boat if you have a motor running trolling.  Two boats head on keep right port to port. Crossing the boat to the right has the right of way. Overtaking boat gives way to the slower boat.
Blow boats under sail LOOK OUT.

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I will sometimes run both batteries at the same time but I make sure to keep an eye on my gauge so I don't end up with 2 dead batteries. Worst case scenario I can pull start my kicker and charge a battery with that alternator

Start by replacing that battery and strongly consider putting in a battery switch and a 2nd "house" battery (Deep cycle). Start the boat on battery 1 (cranking) and then switch to battery 2 while trolling. This way you will never be left stranded, if you kill the house battery your starting battery will still be good. This would be a safety concern for me, especially if your kicker doesn't have a charging system. If weather kicks up out there and your only battery is dead it could put you in a very dangerous situation.

I bought my stainless steel ones up at Henderson

They do cause extra drag do to resistance pulling out to the side i use with a 10 lb ball and the white plastic winger and if i want them to run at 100 feet i let out extra cable to account for blow back and angle . As to wear to buy go to ebay and search winger they are really much money i love mine .And as far as Wrights goes you can launch and park .GOOD LUCK 

I’ve never seen them before. Who makes them?Im still a little confused on how they work. Do you attach them to your downrigger cable?Thanks in advance for any more info. I have fished the lake a long time, and learning never gets old.

Those are great numbers. Good to see the old and the young generations doing great for the reasons we all know. Har d Knox, what do you mean by wingers , if you don’t mind me asking?Im guessing it’s like a hockey reference to the outside riggers but not sure. Thanks and good going for sure.

I've fished when the current was so bad we could only run dipsys on one side at a time depending on what direction we were trolling

Man, at that boat speed I'm surprised it's happening. Anyhow, all I can say is that underwater currents may have played a game with you, or even a good wind that was pushing the boat sideways, so when you think those dipsey lines are off to the side, they aren't, only resolution is to keep that copper dead center of stern until it's all out, and then hook up your planer board ... I wouldn't prematurely move the copper line to the side while it is still deploying ... you now know why.

That's hard to do because there usually cutting off other boats

Just bird dog a Bill Saiff boat.

Short of getting a Cannon tattoo I've used there products for 30 years but have never come across one of these. Has anyone ever use this?

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Last year we did extremely well with MC Rockets soaked in liquid krill

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I scan a few channels and my radio will automatically go to 16 but when I'm at Henderson 18 seams the best for info but that fleet is owned by a law breaker so I'm sure they don't care what channels they use [emoji857]

I see that. It’s commercial only.


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No 18 is what the charter boats in Henderson use that is why I monitor it

I hope you mean 16. It’s the law to monitor 16 for distress calls. I thought 18 was a ship to shore telephone service Costs big bucks to use
 
 
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22 minutes ago, hockey611 said:

Gotcha. Was thinking that. Usually out of Henderson 

when I go out of Henderson I also monitor 18 along with 68-69-72

What's the best release for running them off your planing board

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No everything but a scale

Nice healthy looking Brown, did you get a weight on it.

This morning in front of catfish creek 60ftow 20 down 3 browns

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I have a 9.9 on my 25' and it's been fine. What ever you decide go with a bracket that is rated for the motor or in my case it's rated for up to a 30hp and is solid as hell

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I believe unfortunately a lot of people confuse them for browns and keep smaller one

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I run a 9.9 on my 25' and it tops out at 5.5 mph.Got me off the lake 7 miles when I blew my big motor

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Here try this
 
https://www.fishusa.com/PowerPro-Spectra-Downrigger-Cable-Replacement

I use braid on my boards so the Releases slide better

Why braid over traditional tow line ?

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