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Nice fish DOM, kid starting to look like a pro, as for net man DJ.....well...dont give up, keep practicing or get a bigger net!!! nice job guys!!!

mike (GLF) is the electrician maybe he can offer some advice.....ill try..."Will just one battery be enough to run a 9" color TV and camera for at least a half days fishing?"....that all depends on how much power the electronics draw, how well the batteries are charged and hold a charge....if you have a boat with deep cycle can you use that one???....."I came across a 12 volt 12amp/hr battery for $29.95".....this battery will give you 1 amp for 12hrs OR 12amps for 1 hr....or somewhere in between if i remember correctly, depending on the load on the batteries. maybe someone can add more or correct me if i am wrong.....also Remember, wiring batteries in series increases voltage and wiring in parallel increases amp/hour storage capacity.SO....you MUST wire them togther in PARALLEL as if you wire them in series you will get 24V and SMOKE your Electronic stuff TRY here for more info http://www.solarseller.com/battery_bank_wiring_diagram.htm#12_volt

THANKS GUYS FOR ALL THE FEED BACK!! WILLIE......DID YOU RUN THE PUMPS ON BIG BOARDS, SMALLER CHURCHES TYPE, DOWN THE CHUTE OR SOMEOTHER WAY??? THX BOLTMAN, i use a 12v UV blacklight, got it at dicks sporting goods, but look at wallmart the carry one as well, the black UV really gets the glow "charged up".....but a bright LED light works well as so does a old camera flash!!!

Jim, thanks for the well wishes......and may this new year bring us all PEACE and Good health and FULL coolers!!! oh.....and $1.75 Gal gasoline!!!! all summer!!!

or try calling TONY and ask if he has any used ones?? WELCOME TO MY STORE, HERE YOU WILL FIND A COMPLETE LINE OF BIG JON DOWNRIGGERS AND TROLLING PRODUCTS. AND IF YOU DON'T SEE WHAT YOU NEED, AND BIG JON MAKES IT, I CAN GET IT! IF YOU NEED HELP OR HAVE QUESTIONS, SEND ME AN EMAIL AT [email protected], OR VISIT MY EBAY STORE UNDER THE SELLER ID OF LORDOFTHERIGGERS. IF YOU ARE JUST LOOKING TO PURCHASE JUST THE DOWNRIGGER WITHOUT ROD HOLDERS OR SWIVEL BASE FROM ANY SET, WRITE AND ASK FOR A SPECIAL PRICE, AS I WILL BREAK UP A BOX SET. NO REASON TO PAY FOR ITEMS YOU DO NOT NEED. IF YOU WISH TO BUY ITEM(S) AND PAY WITH A PERSONAL CHECK OR MONEY ORDER, JUST CONTACT ME VIA EMAIL ([email protected]), OR GIVE ME A CALL AT (231) 775-6388 BETWEEN 12 NOON AND 5 PM WEEKDAYS, ANYTIME ON WEEKENDS, ASK FOR TONY IF YOU LIVE NEAR THE ZIP CODE OF 49601, YOU CAN ALWAYS SAVE THE SHIPPING COST, AND PICK IT UP!! http://www.lordoftheriggers.com/

your near traverse??? try here who knows what they look like??? i will keep my eyes open for you and try to help ya find some!!! http://nmi.craigslist.org/boa/947089319.html

as for me why KNOT mono...???Mono stretches like crazy with the larger divers. trying to let them out far so that they run deep....causes a little trouble...if you want to trip the dipsy and "POP" the release to retreive it the mono acts like a huge snubber and stretches like crazy and makes Poping the dipsy impossible......and just try reeling in a big dipsy without the release poped, now mono has its place, mainly running it on smaller divers set on #3, here is why, the mono will stretch and cause the dipsy to "fly" or track more sideways and dive less this will cover more water laterally allowing you to cover more water, here in chicago the CoHo are shallow and the more water you can cover and the wider your spread the better espicially when in shallow, OK now why wire/braid?? easy NO STRETCH, also the wire/braid has thinner OD allowing it to get deeper and has less drag and water resistance......and also makes POPING easy.....i hope this is clear and answers your question

Guys, i been reviewing the past trolling season and noticed that my dipsy's caught fish at almost a 4 to 1 ratio...my normal set-up was 2 dipsy's 2 lead cores/boards and 2 downriggers.....more or less depending on the crew.....my question to everyone is, what was your best producing persentation method??? THX......MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! John

as for me if i did have a kicker without a doubt TR-1 ALL the way!! best thing since sliced bread!! ive fished on several boats with them and they work so well that if you get one youll say how did i ever fish without it!! you cannot have your EZ-steer connected...the tr-1 hydro ram will not have enought force to move the large outboard/sterndrive, and yes the only way to steer the kicker is thru the TR-1 controll. if you need more info i can get you a phone number of a marine mechanic that has installed many, and has much info on them.....good luck!!!

good for you!!! sounds like a wonderful time for all!!!

Guys.....here for $2.88......i got mine in the store but if Cabelas is not close.....i got about 7 of them each for........WOW...$2.88..what a deal!!! http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat21404-cat21406-cat21436&id=0063077122119a&navCount=1&podId=0063077&parentId=cat21436&masterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=OG&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat601233&hasJS=true

i just mapquested it id say, looks good you could fish fall in the bay and a good place to bug-out for a approaching storm....but iam sure a local guy could tell ya more or just hang around the docks or fish cleaning station and ask......most guys love to brag about the days catch.....or try a local bait shop usually good spot for info!!

Nick try here.......KNOT WARS!!!....interesting video http://www.fishingclub.com/ExtraContent/ExtraContentDetail.aspx?id=132344&bcpid=1344599930&bclid=1343634592&bctid=1343612540

Yes the polomar knot for sure.....maybe try going to 50-65 braid, i had 30lb power pro snap the line on a dispy set on "1" too much pull, since ive gone to 50lb test braid no more snap-ola!!!

"I've been using Cabela's Ripcord. I have never had a problem and it is cheaper than the other braids. I really like it." As much as i like Power Pro......its not cheap.....I totally Agree with Jason.... 1/3-1/2 the cost and works just as well and would not be all surprised if Power pro made Ripcord....Oh Its on sale!!!! i just got a couple of new spools for myself........... http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0003147112702a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntk=Products&QueryText=ripcord&sort=all&_D%3AhasJS=+&N=0&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form23&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1 http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/common/search/search-results1.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&hasJS=true&_D%3AhasJS=+&sort=all&QueryText=ripcord&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form23

ive looked myself at the B164, are you aware that that transducer is the size of small dinner plate??? the thing is huge!! and sure with 1Kw output you could see a pimple on a alewives butt at 1,000' but it seems that is good for deepsea fishing and OVERKILL for great lakes salmon, if your fish finder puts out 1 kW you do need a transducer that will be able to take that much power, what it the power output of your Fishfinder?? this one will take up to 600W and is a bunch smaller and 1/4-1/3 the cost http://airmartechnology.com/airmar2005/ex20/RMProducts/ElectCat.asp?ProdID=36&Man=All&PageNo=67 to be honest a speed/temp probe is way more important, but for me i like to "see" my downrigger weights and know where they are running and a good FF and transducer will make this possible, HERE IS MORE READING ON TRANSDUCERS http://www.raymarine.com/Default.aspx?SITE=1&SECTION=2&PAGE=594#CBM2453

Very nice!!!!

MIKE, do you have a live well with freshwater pick-up?? if yes T off of that. i took off my aerator pump and installed my washdown pump using the existing water pick-up from that!!

I want to tie a couple peices of core togther, my question is what the best way to do this?? make the splice using a peice of mono and tie with the willis knot??? or can i use another knot and just tie the cores togther without the mono splice??? Thanks!!! and Happy Thanksgiving EVERY one!!!

sorry anton, i didnt see the size as much as the color i use the larger ones and run them off a downrigger or dipsy diver http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=Related_IPL_118693-cat600178-cat600178&id=0024359118693a&navCount=5&podId=0024359&parentId=cat600178&masterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=IJ&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat601233&hasJS=true

these are very much like the hot spots.....ive used them and have caught fish with them http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?type=product&cmCat=Related_IPL_118693&id=0024360118683a

try here and in the store thay have lots of colors.......but anton you are in another country if i remember corectly??? www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0063077122119a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCHFEAT_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntk=Products&QueryText=apex&sort=all&Go.y=12&_D%3AhasJS=+&N=0&Nty=1&hasJS=true&Go.x=17&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form23&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1 www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0000273110974a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntk=Products&QueryText=apex&sort=all&Go.y=12&_D%3AhasJS=+&N=0&Nty=1&hasJS=true&Go.x=17&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form23&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1

No expert here, just suggestion. what is good one like that going for??? then start figuring out what it would cost to rebuild the motor, etc. etc subtract that ammount from the value of the good boat, and that may put you in the ball park.....it is only worth what someone is willing to pay or someone is willing to take for it!!

wondering if anyone has a couple (2) daiwa sealine greatlakes 47 line counter reels?? these are the Older style reels and NOT the acudepth 47LCA thank-you Let me know, John

frank ive used cabelas lead core and if the non-lead is made like to real stuff it will work just fine, i got a 200yrd spool of real lead and had no trouble with it and ran it this year about 12-18 times out and at that price i think id give it a shot!!!