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Sinker

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  1. My firewood for the last 3 or 4 years has been about 90% ash. All free. Removing hazard trees for people has its benefits. Your right though, it is a ton of work. I notice the young ash trees still going strong, so hopefully the beetle dies off, and those young once can regenerate. They grow quick and replenish well enough. 

     

    S. 

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  2. I also use a helix 5. The portable unit fits perfectly inside a bucket for protection while ice fishing and running miles by machine, runs for days off a small portable battery, and marks the exact same fish as any larger screened unit. You will want to put a mapping chip in it if you want detailed charts. The larger units are just that, larger. I have bigger units on my boat, and wouldn't go smaller, but for PORTABLE, i prefer the 5" screen. 

    S. 

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  3. On 10/18/2022 at 10:46 PM, Freshtrax said:

    I'm not wasting one moment of my hunting season chasing cormorants unless there is a bounty

        The government should have grown some balls on this one and done a cull or egg kill years ago before it became a problem. Instead of taking the PR hit  they are hoping hunters will do their dirty work And have no issues with hunters looking bad instead of themselves.

    I hear ya. I have shot every one that came in range, but I haven't gone out of my way to target them either. 

    S. 

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  4. Man, its so dry nothing is really doing well. My morels are up, but far and few betwen and very small. They are drying up. I don't know if I should let them go a few more days, or pick them before they are dehydrated lol. Its not looking good. 

     

    S. 

  5. On 5/8/2022 at 1:56 PM, misfish said:

    Scotty electric down riggers. 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 

    I have 2 manuals if your interested. one big jon with a titelock clamp on gunnel mount, almost new. Also have a scotty with a clamp on mount. I forget which model, but the one thats 2 ft per turn retrieve. 

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  6. If your worried about theft, insure it. Wont cost much. If someone wants it, its gone, no matter how you lock it up. 

     

    Will be nice to see you out trolling. Any other odds and ends you need? I have tons of stuff here i will likely never use that is useful. 

    S. 

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  7. On 3/22/2022 at 9:21 PM, akaShag said:

    well...............it looks like I will be buying a Terrova 55 lb (12 volt) model with I-Pilot and a foot pedal.  The new ride is a 16 foot Alumacraft with a 40 hp Yamaha.  The hull is rated for 50 hp but there is a new 40 on it and no chance to swap for a 50.

    Thanks for all the advice, folks!  Next question is a "fish finder" and I will start a new topic for that.

    Doug

     

    Get a second battery if you have the space. I run 2, 31 DC on mine and it will run forever. I do a lot of slow trolling with mine though, so if you are just positioning the boat, one battery should be ok. Get the biggest one you can though. 

    S. 

  8. On 3/23/2022 at 12:30 PM, akaShag said:

    Well, I bought a new unit, this one: Humminbird® Helix™ 7 Mega DI GPS G3 with Nav+

    I might need a younger person to show me how it all works, but anyways THANKS to everybody for the advice, and THANKS to AKRISONER for his patience and explanations, and for finding me the deal on this unit! 😁

    Those wily fish will not be able to hide from me now!!!!

    Doug

    Just turn it on and go. Easy peasy. 

    S. 

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  9. On 2/25/2022 at 6:26 PM, GBW said:

    Thanks Mr B but I shop at the beer store.  I have lost my taste for those other beverages.  ;)  

    Well, the gooderham LCBO is your new beer store. lol.....Its the first place I got served under aged haha.....use to be a tiny trailer. 

    I think the next closest is kinmout, or wilberforce. Spent a lot of years in that neck of the woods. Get a skidoo. You won't regret it. If you like the bikes, a skidoo is next closest thing to riding a bike. You can go anywhere from your front door, and I mean anywhere. We were on grace lake for 26 years. I miss it every damn day. 

    S. 

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  10. Ok a few things from my experience. A 25 yammie will troll as slow as any other sized outboard, with ease, smooth as can be, and quieter than the water pumping out of it, ALL DAY, no problem.  The digital troll control is SWEET! 

    ALWAYS get the max HP. Did i mention ALWAYS? 

    I opted to get the lift assist with my 40 yammy (also a 16ft boat). Like said, I don't want my engine locked down while I'm in shallow water, or running unknown lakes. The beauty of lift assist is I can hit neutral, and push down on the tiller handle with one finger, and up comes my engine, then I can lock it in shallow drive and idle along until I know I'm safe. I use it TONS. Especially duck hunting. You can't run at speed that way, but if your on plane, you don't want to be trimmed up that high anyways. 

     

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  11. On 12/5/2021 at 9:51 AM, Hack_Fisherman said:

    I think I get it now... Epoxy on rivets?

    I had some trial and error on replacing. Looking for some extra insurance now that it’s going to sit in the water all season, un-monitored for weeks. 

    Best way is to re-set or replace rivets. Sealing them doens't work. They move around too much if they are loose and will eventually just leak again. It is very easy to re-set or replace if you have the floor out. I did my whole boat in the spring. Replaced a ton of them, and re-set any that didn't need replaced. Very easy to do, just need a second person, and the tools to do it. 

     

    S. 

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  12. On 12/6/2021 at 7:42 PM, 410001661 said:

    Thanks Dan.  I already have a 12V TM with iPilot and forking out $2,400 - $3,000 for a 24V TM is not gonna happen.

    Forgot to mention, it is a lot easier on your batteries. I can kill one 31DC battery in a day trolling for walleye, but with the 2 in parallel, they only get drained down maybe 60%, so they aren't getting as much abuse. Before I added the second battery, i was lucky to get 2 full seasons out on one battery. With the two batteries, I am going into my 4th or 5th season and they are still as new. 

     

    I also have the option of removing a battery if I wan't to lose 80lbs of weight out of the boat (ie duck hunting) and it helps a lot. 

     

    S. 

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