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COME ON SPRING

Check eBay also for these under Mercruiser and also Quicksilver. I picked up a new set for $55 a few weeks ago. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercruiser-Trim-Sender-Limit-Kit-Alpha-Bravo_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ50442QQihZ011QQitemZ320079536349QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V Here is one for $70 but they have $12 shipping on it.

Last year I spotted a friends commercial vehicle in the launch parking lot, so I left him a note. I hadn't seen him in about 5 yrs. We had limited early and was heading home. He stopped over when he finished up. They didn't do so well, but it was a nice day to be out there. We ate some fish, and had a couple of brews, and he went home with some frozen fillets, a few home tied harnesses, and some info for his next trip. Like I say Y'all come back, to the friendly SUNRISE SIDE.

I will definitely try and be there. I suppose all you West Side dudes will want to hold it in the Lake Michigan Room. LMAO Y'all come across to AuGres (Saginaw Bay) this Summer for some EYE action. I still have a fish fry at least once a week. Come on Spring.

8 rod ROCKET LAUNCHER that also holds my 55W halogen fishing lights, and my anchor light. One of my fishing partners and I built this a couple of weeks ago. I need to finish sandblasting it to give the S.S. a non glare finish. I also need to set the angle of the holders, when I can get the boat outside and pin it. This set up will pivot down, for garage door clearance, by pulling 2 pins. I also hope to have time to build a light weight Aluminum engine cover this year. The engine cover also doubles as a table, lure layout, and catch all. LOL:) Today I'm going to replace my trim and limit senders, as well as 3 rubber bellows, some bushings, and possibly the gimble bearing. Of course everything will be lubricated at this time.

I oil and grease all my reels over the Winter. All my equipment, from lures to boat, gets a double dose of TLC over the Winter.

A warm welcome 2 U Brian. You will like it here.

Check these two threads on the Super Glow Stuff. http://www.greatlakesfisherman.com/forums/showthread.php?t=470 http://www.greatlakesfisherman.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3810

Home painted flutter spoons in Pinks and Oranges.

A warm welcome 2 U MP. I fish the Saginaw Bay, and Lake Huron for Walleye, Perch, Steelhead, and Browns. I do make as many trips as I can L8 July and August to Manistee MI to fish for Kings. My brother fishes the MI and near OH Lake Erie waters for Walleye. His handle is "Fish Hook", and has a 26 foot Sea-Ray. COME ON SPRING.

GJ Capt. Dan. Be careful out there. I feel a whole lot better with a boat under my A$$. As you well know, the Saginaw Bay gets under estimated so many times, by unsuspecting novices, as well as over anxious pros. This relatively shallow bay can produce huge waves, that are so close together, it quickly becomes unnavigable for the small craft. The offshore wind is always a threat to the ice anglers. A compass, Rope, GPS, Cell Phone, and signal flares, are a must on the ice. I know that no one respects the Saginaw Bay more than Capt. Dan.

This trip was my best in 06 for a couple of reasons. It was my grandson's first Salmon Fishing trip. We lost some nice fish trying to get Jacob to catch the first one. LOL I think he's hooked. He keeps talking about Manistee in August of 07. We did manage some VN fish, and Jacob knows there is more to fishing than catching fish. This trip was also my brother Jack's last fishing trip. I was with him on his first, and last fishing trip, and a quite a few in between 1947-2007. See you L8r Big Jack.

I agree with you 100% Cazz. I started using 30# Spider Wire Fusion braid 6 or 7 years ago on my Dipsys. The main reason was for ease of tripping. I have found that Snubbers are even more important, using the low stretch braid. I also set the drag a lot lighter, just tight enough to keep the line from spooling out when set in the holders. I use the Dipsys as my low divers. I Use Slide Divers as my high divers with 25# Ande Mono on them.

http://www.bigjon.com/tips/tips.asp?ContentID=5 This URL explains how the Big Jon Divers work. I hope this helps. I also use the Slide Divers. They allow for a longer lead in back of the diver.

I would go with 4 foot booms. The 3 riggers that you are planning to install, is exactly the way I would set up a new boat. The Less is More theory. 27 foot Sea-Ray nice ride. You can tell where the money is. LOL:) I have 4 electric Cannons but seldom use the inside ones. When the rigger bite is hot, I'll have all four in the water. I bend the fins on the outside rigger Balls, so the balls track out away from the boat. I use the 10# Pancakes. My 22 footer only has an 8 foot beam, and no problems with tangles even in the roughest weather, with 4 riggers down.

That was fun to watch. LMAO If I had my way there would be some more of them down that hole.

Dan I know you always gave good advice on the MS site. I try to do the same. Hope to see you on the big pond. I fish mostly out of AuGres, but follow the action. I used to fish the Tittabawasse and Upper Saginaw river a lot, but lately it's just warm weather fishing on the bay and as many trips to Manistee in late July and August as I can get away with. LOL:) Again WELCOME Frank

Welcome Dan. It's good to have another East sider onboard.

Yes, Mike I did read that thread. I was doing some research on the stuff before and at the time of your thread. Most of the sites that had the glow powder were selling it for $60-$70/# The same company that I posted the link for had the green stuff on sale around the holidays for $15 per 1/2#. That's when I thought I would give it a whirl. I had the stuff for a month but just tried it out on some spoons. I was impressed.

I always check my line and strip off the bad stuff. If my spool is getting down there the line gets changed. After running one season if the spool is still close to full, I reverse it. Check the first 20 feet or so, and cut off any bad stuff. Then just reel it on to an empty reel. Two seasons at the most and it gets changed.

I use the nail knot to tie mono to the super braid.

Most GLs Fishermen have a ton of spoons that never get washed anymore. It seems that the glow spoons are the ticket. I recently bought 1/2# of super glow green powder and mixed some of it with 4 oz of clear brushing lacquer. I took several of my light colored and white back spoons and put 3 coats of this mix on them. At 70 degrees F this stuff will dry in a couple of hrs. WOW! These glow like the real deal. Adequate ventilation is a must. The busy person will probably NOT want to do this. But oldtimers like me, with more time than money, may want to try it. It's not cheap, but if you can make 25-50 dud spoons into some real producers, you may want to try it. The powder is mixed with the lacquer about 1 to 4. The powder suspends in the lacquer and has to be stirred often. Remember that the lighter color bases will glow up the best. The green glow powder has the longest glow time of all the glow powders. Here is an eBay link, to the powder. http://cgi.ebay.com/1-2-Pound-Green-Glow-in-the-Dark-powder_W0QQitemZ170076196327QQihZ007QQcategoryZ28112QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

I added 4 Big Jon Rod Holders. I am also adding an 8 rod rocket launcher to the hardtop. The rocket launcher is a custom made one that will also have my 2 Halogen Fishing lights and my anchor light attached to it. I'm building it so I can just roll it down for clearance. All the SS is cut, I just have to weld it up and install it. I'm also going to convert two of my spare rods to leadcore.

Walkers just got used to using them. Quick and EZ hookup in any conditions. I have used Rubberbands also.

I have only used my inline PBs for walleye fishing. I use the Offshore brand with HD releases. A few times I have had to chase a board. TY for the rubber band trick. I have bands onboard, that I use for releases on my big boards anyway. I have also used bands for releases off the downriggers but not that often.