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Welcome aboard Ali. Great to have you.

Try this link Jason. Thank you for posting the pics Jari. I found the wall of salpa very interesting. Link to story.

Joe, Welcome to the site. I am not a surf/pier fisherman, but the word on the street is; yes they (steel) are starting to show up.

Sounds like a nice day Cris.

Nice porn. Thanks.

I copped the pic's from another site. I have not used the haywire yet, but it looks like a great way to go. After using the 32# blood run I will not go back to the 45#. I have 3 reels still with the 45# that are getting switched asap. Other than two 1/2 core rods, all my long lines will be 32# copper next year.

Thanks for sharing Jason.

Great job Justin. Congrats to you, and kutos to the camera man on the buck shot. Fantastic picture.

The 30d's will hold 1000' of wire. Best to just go that rout. I have 19 strand torpedo wire on my low divers and 7 strand Bloodrun on my high divers. I don't see any real advantage to one over the other. The 19 strand will cost more after shipping.

Haywire twist with swivel. Albright Last year before going to the 32 pound Blood Run, I had the 45 pound Howie's break off at the Albright knot. The copper broke, not the mono. The swivel may be a better choice?

This is what a Blacks load looks like Most likely in the 60 +- feet down range. They can be loaded heaver if desired.

Albright Knot. Always tie the small around the big. Splice in a piece (3-6') of 30-40 pound mono between the braid and copper.

I've never used a pincher that would allow me to load the rod at tight as the Blacks do. I thing the black are very easy to use, adjust, and they don't pinch you line. Since switching to the Blacks, out hook up ratio went way up.

Great pic Jim, they both look very content.

Yes this knot. One added tip; Install a medium sized bead on the line before making the knot. When reeling in the line, reel it tight to the bead.

A big Welcome to you Jim!

We need pics! Nice job Robert.

Nice gob guys. It's time to get the Walleye rods out now.

Nice season Kevin.

Thanks for the update Scott.

Ben, keep this in mind when setting up the boat. The rods closest to the boat are the ones closest to the stern. Ie, riggers in the back, low diver, high diver, deep core, shallow core. The shallow core would be the farthest out on a board, and the highest on the tree (farthest from the stern). With a set up like this, you will never have to move poles when one goes off.

I looked at a few of the 235 before buying my Tiara 2000. I must say, I didn't see any as clean as that one. Good job on getting the merc drive. Great find. One rigger off both back corners is all you need. If you can get them on a swivel base, all the better. Keep the back of the boat open for netting fish. As you get used to it, 2 divers, and 2 core/copper lines out each side will suite you just fine. Get/make a tree for the high lines (2" alum. 1/8 pipe works great). I made mine short enough to keep the net in. The diver rods should be mounted mid ship. I mounted a board (iron wood) on some stands along my gunnels. Notice, the third pic v the other two on the tree. The tree in the third pic is made with too short of an angle ( I had to remake them ). A 45 and 50 deg angle works much better with a slight forward off set on the top holder. I have a Raymarine Sportpilot on my boat. Where is the compass located? It should be as close to mid ship and at or near to the water line as possible. It is a good idea to Linearise them once and awhile.

Dump the stackers. Too much stuff in one area. Add a diver or core/copper to replace that rod. Chamberlains or Blacks, rubber bands make a mess.

What's jumping at higher speeds? How high are "higher speeds" Have you tried adjusting the weight on your inline boards?

Thanks for the report Ryan.