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I went to Spinelli in Rochester when I bought my hardtop back in 1987 to get a spare . Sat down with the old guy there and explained my boat . It came with a 15 x 17 . 15 diameter 17 pitch. His recommendation was to go to more of a power prop than the speed prop it came with because of the extra weight of equipment etc. So I bought a 15 1/2 15. He was right . Boat comes out of the water better with load and is better in rough seas as it does not lunge forward when on plane . Trolls better also . I lost a little top end but it's a fishing boat so I really don't care . And I can't over rev it . Probably what should have come with it .

Word on the street is the money is going to be used to pen all the extra steelhead that the state wants to stock .

My son lives in Cary NC . So that is good info .

I have broken them when trying to bend them . Not all the time but enough to make me stop trying to bend them at 75¢ + each . I have tried alot of different ways . I have even put a split ring on the treble and Palomar to that so hook all ways trails straight.

Sounds like Calidonia would be perfect for Brown's , which we need more of . Why did it close ?

Just got a new 3/4 ton van and it needs hitch and wires I can get them on line pretty reasonable . Anyone out there ever install their own ? It doesn't look hard.

No reason to be sorry Sounds like a perfect time to lobby for a new hatchery .

I like Smelly Jelly . It's oil base and stinks . I get it on my hands and it gets on my clothes . And it's hard to wash off . And did I mention that it stinks . But it works great . I Will be experimenting with scent on my rigs more this year .

I try not to be superstitious. But I am a creature of habit , and when I prove something works for me , I stay with it .

As for me , I have proven scent works on warm water species , salmon and trout, still or fly fishing . I have a ton of confidence in it . The jury is still out on trolling but I do know when the plastic in my rig is new it gets hit more .

Sense of smell is a huge part of the animal world . It dictates and triggers behavior And responses. It may be the sense that humans have evolved away from and depend for survival less than our ancestors . Artificial looks and act real , but doesn't smell real .We all know how well cut bait and brown trout eggs work . Modern day plastics are impregnated with salt and packed with scent . And are light years,better than early versions. In the last few years I have started using and depending on scent more and more on my bass baits and also on my stream steelhead flies with great success . I have used it years past but have found one that I like a lot . So don't discount it .

My best are Rhys Davis . In glow. Hands down . I like the Challengers for my rigs as the plastic is softer . But they don't make them anymore. Tried a Dreamweaver I think . Tried to tune it , which I think is very important , and broke it. So no more of them . For the frugal out there I got some from Janz Netcraft ,that were pretty good . 4 for 6$ . I got glow but they had a lot of colors . I look for bait heads in every tackle shop I go in .Some crooks want as much as 5$ each.

Fishing this fishery since the beginning and getting a fish hawk for the first time 2 years ago I can say this . I use to fish the bait and marks , and still do well. Now that I have down temp , I put my probe at 50 deg and put baits above and below and adjust from there . If I see fish high , I bring 1 up , or the other way . But I can say I have found 50 at say 50 ft and caught kings at 100. And marked everything at 70 , where the temp was and caught kings at 40 ft . So you never really know . Temps over rated IMO .

A, little anti climatic for me . A lot of stuff I already have and really don't need more of . Got some cheap bait heads and some hooks was it for me, Saving grace for me was talking to the Magnum MetalZ guy for me . I know know what my next riggers will be .