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sherman brown

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  1. 1 hour ago, Iceman said:

     

    My traxstech diver rod holders operate in the same manner, just pull it up vertical & remove the rod.

     

    John

    all the ratchet holders ratchet up the same. what makes the cannon better is the one handed lowering of the holder. on the traxstech you have to pull the pin with one hand while lowering the holder with the other. on the cannon you just squeeze and lower with one hand.

     

    however i do like the 17 adjustments up and down on the traxstech holders.

  2. cannon is the best way to go. just squeeze the holder with one hand to set it down. its really nice when you have a rod in your other hand. i almost switched to traxstech because it has 17 adjustments. but it takes both hands to set it down and the price is 50.00 more than the single axis cannons.

  3. i just use a uni to uni knot for connecting all my lines, never had one fail. if you don't know how to tie a uni to uni go to youtube or just google it. a crimp could and probably would weaken your line. the only time i've seen a crimp was where heavy line was used that wasn't practical to tie a knot.

  4. you can contact cannon and ask them. i was using 13# on my big jon's and the breaker would kick out at times. called big jon and he said they was rated at 12#. but send it in for repair that it shouldn't be having a problem with 13#. but i switched to 12# and it hasn't happened again. i would say you wont have a problem at all with 12#. probably rated at least 15# anyway.

  5. 19 hours ago, Mkenward1 said:

    I have a 24' chaparral. The 22" bags are supposed to be good for 18-24' boats but slowest I could get yesterday was 3.2 mph. Running the same rpms without the bags ran me around 6mph so they did help, just not enough for my boat.

    6 mph is idling way to fast. i would try idling it down to about 3.5 then try the bags. i have a 21' glass boat with a 350 mercruiser. idling at 650 rpm's runs me at 3.0 mph. what rpms are you idling?

  6. 1 hour ago, cedarswamp said:

     

    Looking for a Prop. 13 3/4 x 17p , text me if you got one to sell! 518-681-7451 thanks

     

     

    Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

    i've got a 17p high 5 that should work beautiful for you. it takes the flo torq hub kit. its in great shape. 225.00 shipped to your door. better hole shot, better lift, more boat control, than any 3 blade prop. message me if your interested.

  7. i recommend the 5225 xt for all your radio needs. a good antenna isn't a must but you'll never regret going to the 5225 xt. i'm using a step up now. i opted for the 5399 which is a 9'6" 2 piece antenna. the higher the antenna the better it works.

  8. go as heavy as the rigger is rated for. unless its rated for 20# or something. i like 13# pancake weights for my big jons. i would go no lighter than 12# as long as my rigger was rated that heavy.

     

    you can get good buys off ebay.

  9. i've had tires cup on trailer tires as well as auto tires over the yrs. each time i had them replaced i made sure they were balanced. it cured the problem each time. so many people dont think they need balanced. so it doesnt get done. and by the time its noticed its usually to late. i check my hubs every time i stop to see if they are running hot. while i'm there i also check the tires for heat and look for any problems with the tire.

  10. you are definitely doing something wrong. i run 2 riggers with 6 dipsies and never get tangled in the riggers. i only run 25' leads on my riggers. then i run my divers set on 3 in the front set on 2 in the middle set on 1 in the back. but if you put one out on the right thats set for left it will cross the lines, i have done this a few times when we had a fire drill back when i 1st started using divers.

     

    i have now switched to the lite bite slide divers set on 1.5 in the back 3.0 in the middle then 4.5 in the front. i also use daiwa sg17lca reels on the left side of the boat. and i use daiwa sg17lc3b reels on the right side to keep from putting them out on the wrong side.

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