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oakley polarized. Have lost a few pairs overboard but i think they are worth the extra money over any of the cheaper polarized sunglasses I have tried. Unfortunately the fashion trends are hitting Oakley hard and I do not think there is a pair they presently offer that I would be caught dead with. I have looked at the Costa Del Mar sunglasses but have not found the right frame to fit me comfortably yet. When I need a new pair I will probably be checking them out more closely.

There actually is a huge difference between Blood Run's Standard Downrigger Mono and their Tournament Purple Downrigger mono. The Tournament Purple mono is 30x more abrasion resistant than the standard downrigger mono and has a breaking strength around 26lbs despite being rated at 20lb. And for all you loyal Dan Keating followers, it has a diameter equivalent to 16lb mono. I do not practice the theory but i would think 16lb should be more than sufficient if you do. If you need anything less than that to catch fish then you won't find me around, i'll stick to fishing the salmon living around Racine! I am not sure where you read the description Ryan, but the accurate one can be found here: http://bloodruntackle.gostorego.com/shop/premium-monofilaments/20-lb-tournament-downrigger-monofilament.html Hope this helps!

used Blood Run mono last season and very impressed. Stuff is tough as nails and i hardy noticed any memory or twisting. I actually do not remember a single break off besides a couple wrapped around my rigger and probe. If I wasn't switching out to the their purple mono this season, I wouldn't even change my line.

I am pretty much fishing copper exclusively. Run 32lb in 50-250 ft lengths and 45lb in 300-450 ft. Will be replacing my long 45lb with the new 60lb. Last year my better setups were 200 and 250 but we were fishing inside 100 fow a good part of the year.

I love my Raymarine fishfinder but do not like the chart plotter portion. I love my Furuno chartplotter and radar but do not like the fish finder. That being said, my 10'' Furuno Navnet MFD is almost 13 years old and my Raymarine is utilizing their HD fish finding technology. Pretty hard to compare. If money was no option and I was replacing my electronics I would go with Furuno. Top of the line equipment but also top of the line price. Price shopping, I would go Raymarine. They have some pretty crazy closeout sales on their E and C Wide series MFDs right now through their website. Displays only though, still have to add transducer, fishfinder module and radar. My next option would be Garmin. I use their chartplotter on my Iphone and like it. I personally have never cared for Lowrance for some reason. I have used them on other guys boats and just don;t like them. Can not really pinpoint what it is that I don;t like though.

Im a creature of habit Russ! I love my Daiwa rods and can't bring myself to change!

I thought the MDNR was the ones stating 12g guns were not legal on charter boats. They certainly are allowed by the WDNR and USCG in Wisconsin. I can not see the USCG making different regulations for separate states.

Ha! I never said what I was willing to pay

I personally do not like the Cabela's models. The line goes through both sections of the rod and at a weird angle. Also the design of the inside of the Daiwa's makes them much more functional.

anyone?! Still looking to pick up some spares. Daiwa is no longer making or repairing/replacing them

I was under the impression it was going to be a more financially friendly system then those currently out there. Five probes such as the system was originally taughted would quite expensive. Just the one probe system far out prices my Depth Raider....plus I have an iPhone too

Looking for Daiwa Interline rods if anyone has some they are looking to get rid of send me a PM. thanks!

I'm sure Nate has been duct taped to worse places

they are supposed to be the discontinued Clarion line counters on the inside

they do on this side!

they were a little late to the UV party last season but the Super Slim Double UVs were super hot last year, especially blue and green dolphin, mix veggie, Captain Gary Org.

I fish flasher/fly AT LEAST 75% of the time. It takes more practice and can be less forgiving than just spoons and plugs are. Some days if your program is not dialed in you will not do well fishing flies. Another thing is all the 333 episodes so far have been during the first half of the season. As the season progresses with the show you may see more use of spoons and plugs. Especially as the final episodes conclude with guys fishing pre-staging and staging kings.

No soft start or stop on the vectors. The clutch system is super smooth and with a Dubro spring system stopping at the boom coming up has never been an issue for me. Going down the rigger will not come to a sudden stop but there is no built in "soft stop." It will creep a few feet down after you let off the switch. http://shop.proseriesfishing.com/p/downrigger-shock-kit When Traxstech bought out Vector from Nature Vision they aquired all the remaining parts. You would have to check with them as far as what is still available or if they have. If they do not have what you are looking for they most likely have a part to replace it. Otherwise there are occasionally people selling old Vector parts.

Interesting perspective, definitely a way to stay safe! If you can visualize the water column in three segments, you can be safe and productive running copper just about anywhere. Target zone of 0-50 feet you should be safe running up to 200 foot copper setups. Your 200-300 foot coppers will hit the 50-70 foot target zone. And targeting below the 70 foot mark will be your 300+ copper segments. This is based off straight line trolling but again, preplanning your turns will keep you safe nearly every time. Another really safe bet with your coppers is to figure 10 feet of depth per 50 foot segments. This is just a generalization but will get you PRETTY close. Experience and trial and error will bring comfort.

I have to agree with Southtroll as well. I have a very hard time believing you are hooking up on the bottom during deployment and it is most likely on turns. On the westside over here, especially Racine area, we fish structure most of the time over current. We are forced to turn on fish much more often then just straight line trolling for miles. Sometimes it is maddening and you feel like your getting dizzy! I am a copper guy and still do it daily with a full copper spread out. Like mentioned, you can not just make hairpin turns. You have to know what your next move is going to be well before it happens. It almost takes pre-planning of your set route you want to focus on for the day. Your turns need to be wide and ideally to the outside. It takes time and patience, especially when there is a hot bite. I will often make a wide swing opposite the direction I want to turn to limit the distance i am from where I want to be when my turn is complete. I would rather be patient waiting for the boat to come back around then waste fishing time with fouled baits or checking and re-stting coppers.

No info really. He just hit up a few Internet forums with just enough info to get people's attention. Supposed to be debuted at the LOTSA show and then at the Grand Rapids show.

Matthew is the owner of Torpedo products. Sounds interesting, we will see when it is officially debuted

Agreed, I had a Taco LED light for a day then West Marine got it back.

41 pounds in 2010 http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/100919784.html

i agree, the dawn-dusk bite tends not to be as important early in the season