fishdawg

I still dont know who won the 06 tourney.....

booogitty boogitty boogitty! shortest offseason of all pro-sports!

thanks everyone power to the unit is not the issue - its a faulty power button that is i made a coupla phone calls - Lowrance/Eagle welds there units differently then others do - getting the unit open to check out the problem is expensive & difficult to do... I am just gonna use it this season when it works & I also have a back up unit that fits the same plug connection a slick new unit will be purchased next year....

yep had a heckuva time trying open up an older Eagle Ultra portable a few years ago..... thanks for the help guys.... I know a guy at a place... gonna check that out first

For nearly all of '07, Ive had a minor problem with my Eagle Fishmark 320 fishfinder. There is something wrong with the power button. Some days I cant get the unit to turn on ( or off for that matter) I called up Lowrance/Eagle office & the unit is well past warranty & they charge a flat rate of $125 to look at it. Its gotta be a small problem with the button & when its pressed down, probably not allways making proper contact underneath? Anyone ever take a sonar apart themselves? What do you suggest I do? ( I do have a spare lower grade Eagle that will get me in the meantime) The unit works very well otherwise. No room in the budget for new unit untill next offseason (bought all my toys for 08 allready )

hey Lew that flasher option on your sonar is just like a Vexilar or Marcum on the dial the bottom will be displayed with a solid bar & then there will be an open area from the bottom mark to the surface (but wth the lowrance as you see, it tells you the depth in the middle - 26.7 ) any other blips/bars/mark in between that area will be fish/subsurface weeds/clutter/structure - different colours will represent stronger/weaker signals and this will all depend on how you have the sensitivty level set ( just like a normal sonar right?) flashers a re really only used for two things - fishing vertically (ie jigging) and years ago many guys had them on there boats because they could read depths will boats were under power better then their old sonars could back then really tho, the flasher will mostly benfit ya on the baot if your jigging & you have your bait in the tranducers "cone-zone" - many guys also rig these Lowrance units so they can also be used on the ice hope this helps a bit

cant complain - heres some of my fishing related gifts that ive accumulated over a few days of various get-togethers in addition, last month I picked up a Moore Sub-Troll speed & temp probe for myself.... lots of excitement for Jeffy & his first Christmas... Merry Christmas everyone

sorry Roy - I disagree - love both sports but not for the reasons you suggested Simon definetly shoulda got turfed.... anybody listen to Bob MCown's interview with Colin Campbell today ?

well steve, I wish you & your family all the best on the transition & everything to come also, it wont be anytime soon that I forget that experienece on Simcoe some 4 yrs ago.... but its ok if you dont remember take care bud & dont let Coop trade in his blue & whites for any of those local yellow colours....

besides Kesagami with drew... a week on Lake of the Woods

matter of personal preference I personally find that the Offshores pull a little better BUT the Church's come better equipped out of the package with better clips/releases and have adjustable keel - good if you plan on using copper or core with them...

dosent look like i'll be able to make it as I had hoped

ive owned a couple different ones & used many on other buddies boats They are all quite comparable like others said, but they allhave a couple different things about them Big Jons do have the best rod holders & they tilt back, also the electrics can be manuals as well (come with a handle unlike the other brands) Scottys also are great - but are a little big, are plastic & rod holders cant really be adjusted Walkers - Canadian made, good warranty, lousy rod holders Cannons - solid, good holders, small footprint, When I upgrade my boat years from now Big Jons or Cannons will be going on it

well said Kirk!

I dunno how much a record fish would bring in Wayne... I have herd tho that in the past that some various stores, mueseums, ect... offer a good dollar for the privilledge of having an original or replica mount in their display....

well even tho I have managed to allready have nearly all of my 2008 fishing gear budget accounted for... I am looking ahead to a purchase I will probably be making this time next year... I would like to get a GPS/Sonar combo for the boat currently I have a Garmin E-Trex Legend CX handheld & a Eagle Fishmark sonar - both are performing well for me, but I feel that due to my style of fishing a nice dual unit will bennefit me much more. I would like to keep the Garmin handheld tho for various reasons, so I would like to have a GPS/Sonar unit that will also support maps forGarmin handheld So I am currently considering a Garmin combo unit, however just about all my partners have Lowrances & I am not too familar with the Garmins.... also I am not sure if there is good legal map software that is compatible with both Lowrance & Garmin units. I would like to be able to store & transfer tracks/waypoints between both units.... so does anyone have any suggestions/ideas that could help me out? Like I said, Ive got about a year or so to "shop around" thanks in advance...

Excellent! I'm in!

whaddya say DanC? already looking forward to next season with the many more changes coming......

only got up to our trailer once for a weekend in June & it was the best walleye action ive experieneced in 15 yrs

does anyone remember or have a photo of that jumbo perch that Dip Lip flilleted up at Lakir in '06? Cant describe how he did it, but sure was different I have an electric knife - used to hate cleaning the 9-10" perch, now its sooo quick & easy

as of now, its a solid 9 outta 10 have been out almost every week of the year so far, very few skunks a coupla PBs some success with new spots & new techniques only some minor gear/equipment failures introduced a few "newbies" to the sport and have gotten out with many other friends cant wait for 08, but still have 2 months to finnish 07 on a strong high note....

I too would possibly be able to make it - 20 minutes from home for me... Saturdays are usually better for me...

Lowrance makes an excellent fixed model with all the features any angler would need LB's lists them at $120 - ask your local shop to match that price - mine did

facebook site is a great way to re-connect with fellow co-workers, classmates, neighbours, ect.... this summer an ol highschool pal & I have gone out fishing a few times together for the 1st time since grade 11 I agree with planning for tommorow & living for today

what Rick said - I too am happy in Niagara - 2 great lakes and the Niagara river