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I just thought this would be a fun discussion for a rainy Wed I just sold something for $100. I am going to spend it on salmon stuff. What would you buy? I am just getting back into salmon fishing, I have most of the basic stuff. I am thinking about spending it on rigging 2 wire dipsy rods. I have the rods and reels, but I dont have tips, wire, etc. Just looking for ideas, things I may have overlooked thanks

the ff t/d works just fine where it is, its not getting moved. I do not troll with the big motor and have never had an issue with it in that location. thanks for the advice on the Fish Hawk t/d!! I thought I had read in the directions that the 50hz setting might interfere with the 70? If not I wont worry about it

Guys- Thinking about the best location. In the pic, you can see what I have. My sonar t/d is a Airmar P66 50/200. Next to it is a bracket from an old broken t/d which I am going to remove. On the other side there was another old t/d that is also leaving. I would mount it on the kicker side but I dont think that would work. The only other spot is where the broken t/d bracket is on the starboard side. do you think this will work? Any thoughts are appreciated! thanks

thanks Rick I am changing out the power leads to match the others as I have 4 power outlets on my Grady that look like house AC outdoor outlets. So I thought I might as well up the switches too, they are light, I am sure they will be ok as is but might as well while I am in there so if I ever do upgrade the motors I am all set.

ok I did not want to use the toggle switch. I did not see that rocker. I will order a few of those thanks

Aaron I am looking at those rocker switches you bought. It says they are momentary on-off do you have to keep the switch pushed down to get the motor to run? I just want to flick the switch and not have to hold it so I can do other stuff while its bringing the weight up I am thinking like this one http://www.gamainc.com/site/epage/130298_941.htm

I got a chance to take one of mine apart while at the cabin during the Lions game. I dont know why someone would have put a light duty toggle switch in it but they did and put a blank plug in where the original switch was. Also the power cord was changed out with light wiring too, thats going in the garbage also. They are the old motors. I am just going to upgrade the wiring and switches and see how it goes for now. I also got one of the housings painted. thats about as far as I got.

ok thanks. I am going to my cabin today after work for the weekend. I am going to toss them in the back of the truck and work on them this weekend if we get this rain they are calling for, it will give me something to do while having a few too many barley pops.

actually they are gray!! I looked close at them, a few years ago I had to replace a counter. I can see from where the old went that the case is actually gray guess they faded to green LOL

I have seen them before, they arent painted. I will take a pic when I get home for (entertainment purposes only) LOL I dont know why anyone would paint them this color, they are ugly as sin could be faded I guess

LOL well the ones I just bought are a gray color. the ones I have had for years are an olive green, I dont know where that falls into the age timeline lol

on the non skid of my Grady White, I just use the Boat Deck cleaner with PTEF they sell at Boat US, usually Star Brite brand. I just put it on, work it in, give it a few minutes, scrub a little more then hose it off. Just follow the directions I think it works just fine. You dont need much, its highly concentrated. My buddy thought he would do me a favor and did mine once and used the whole bottle, I about crapped my pants lol http://www.amazon.com/Starbrite-Non-skid-Deck-Cleaner-Protector/dp/B003CYTNPY

If you do change the t/d consider an Airmar P-66. I changed out one on my 28c hd (the old one just went dead) and the difference is remarkable. And if it does not solve the problem you can always sell it, its a great unit.

wow Aaron thanks for the pics! Great info. Actually I was going to take them apart this winter and give them a good going over, and also paint them black since I dont like the color. Also the wiring has been re done on them and its real light gauge, my original 2 look just like yours with that white cable. So I am going to get rid of the light gauge stuff and there are also real small toggle switches I am going to replace with heavier ones. From the motor shafts I think all 4 are the older ones, they have notches in the shafts. I will probably just run with them the way they are for now.

Its bent down so I dont think it was from a dock. Maybe a kid was hanging from it or something LOL I wont worry about it, just thought I would ask

thats very cool Aaron!! I love home made stuff that saves tons of $$$ !!!

so on the ones I just bought, I can tell if they changed the motors by looking for the keyed drag washer? they do look different and thicker than my old ones, I know those have not been changed. But I did not take the drag knob off and look

the 2 that I just bought did have some work done on them. The switches are not on the top, there are blanks in thier place and toggles are on the sides. Also, the drag washers are different than on my other 2. They look a lot thicker. I dont know if the motors have been changed or if there is a way to tell or not.

Im sure the motor will handle it I am more concerned with the booms. Maybe the guy hung it up on the bottom and had the drag cranked too tight, I dont know these are old riggers. I dont care about the speed at this point. Just want to know how much weight I can safely hang on the booms thanks

Guys Bought 2 used older Walkers to compliment the ones I have. They have 4 ft booms, my current ones are shorties. The one boom has a slight bend to it, which I can live with for now. I may cut it off after the bend since its right at the rigger. These are 1 piece aluminum booms. The question I have is how heavy a ball can these hold? I dont want to bend it more. thanks!!!

thanks. no auto stop. I have the most basic Walkers you can get. I will look for the Walker retrievers. traxtech retrievers are here http://traxstech.com/Downrigger_Mounts.html

thanks!! the traxtrek retriever looks like the way to go the ones I have found from Cannon (I had those years ago) and the Scottys units are all about the same price but for a few bucks more the Traxtrek units looks a lot better.

Thanks Ryan, interesting thought. How do I deal with the weight being way out behind the boat? I assume you use a ball retriever of some kind, what do you suggest? I was going to ask that anyway since I have only dealt with short boom riggers in the past. The guy I bought them from upgraded his riggers and went from 4 to 3, he said he uses the 3rd rigger mostly for the probe only, that way he can check speed and temps at various depths while he is fishing, sounds like a good idea too. I dont have tracks but the bases are easily removable. They are sliding mounts that are kind of like a track, they are the same size as the bases, and have a tounge and groove locking arrangement, sort of like an upside down track. They work well and are super sturdy. I have never seen them before I got this boat.

oh and thanks for the compliments on the boat! made my day!

I ended up buying them since I got a great price on them I will swap them out with my short ones, these are 4 fters. I have spares if nothing else. If I was just to replace the booms with longer ones it would be almost what I paid for the riggers and they also came with swivel bases.