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17 hours ago, RickOnt said:

the batttery I am looking at has 105ah rating

So I should use the 10a setting on the charger correct??

Based on what I wrote above you could use up to 30 amps so I would use 10 or 20 (on board chargers typically max out at 15A). Most important thing is not to partially charge or leave it discharged for long periods.

Yes, it will work fine but you'll benefit in the long run by having a dedicated charger.

As a rule of thumb your battery charger should be 10% - 20% of the Ah rating of the battery. E.g A 100Ah battery would require a 10 Amp charger as a minimum. To prevent overcharging, you should keep the charger size to within 30% of the total capacity.

Never used. My loss, your gain. Bought the wrong size for my new boat. Qty 2-1/2"x15' Black double braid dock lines. Qty 2 - 3/8"x4' White double braid fender lines Asking half of what I paid.

Thanks for looking

$40.

19 hours ago, pics said:

My buddy lives on a hwy that always seems to have stranded boaters with bad bearings. He isn't the only house but they seem to see his place as somewhere to get help. Boat trailer bearings are dunked in water and they really should be checked when you winterize to avoid wrecking them completely.. rear seals can't be re-used either.. 

And greasing the bearings isn't enough. Seals and other parts continue to wear out. And then there's the tire itself.  Great Pic BTW.

10 hours ago, CrowMan said:

As the old saying goes..."an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure".

Just came back from a 2500km road (round) trip towing my tinny. Through a blizzard to t-shirt weather...all perfectly trouble free. I'm religious about maintaining my bearings...just seen too many roadside mishaps that leave me sayin' "glad I'm not that dude".  One of the things, that I've got into a habit of doing over the years...at every gas, coffee, or pit stop, I'll put my hand on the trailer bearing hubs...if they're  a little too warm, I know there'll be trouble down the road. On long remote trips like this, we always take spare bearings and grease. Another habit, is to let the bearings cool down before splashing the boat...warm bearing caps and cold water can add up to problems.

This was our annual Steelhead trip up the east and north shore of Superior. For the first time in 23 years of doing this trip, we decided to tow a boat. We wanted to run up some of the bigger Trout Rivers (like the Michipicoten) and also access the mouths of some tribs that you can only get to by water...not many roads in this part of the world. We also planned to fish ice out Lakers on an inland lake on the way back.

No shortage of fresh chrome fish up on Superior this time of year...although they're smaller than their Lake O and Huron/G Bay cousins...every year they do seem to get bigger...and maybe it's because of the environment they live in (high gradient rivers), but pound for pound they battle like nothing else.

After getting our fill of chasing Steel, we spent a day or so at a lake in southern Algoma with the intent of hunting down some Lakers. Well, after reeling in a few Trout, we soon figured out that some of the bays had warmed up to 50f and the Smallies had the pre-spawn feedbag on...we quickly switched gears...not that we were planning on it, but we all had some soft plastics that we scrounged and shared from the bottom of our bags..This was a Smelt lake, so the Bass were particularly porcine !

It turned into one of those epic days...beautiful weather, still too early for bugs, and double headers of hungry 20" Bass...just crazy !

The number of Smallies jammed into relatively small staging areas was something none of us had experienced before...they looked liked wolf packs cruising in the clear shallow water. Although, they definitely preferred a smaller snack...Ned's ruled the day...

Yep...it's been a great spring so far !

 

 

 

 

 

Great report! To be hones I saw "Bass" and went WTH? So I checked the regs and low and behold in FMZ 7, Bass season is open all year I'd didn't realize that this was a thing in Ontario..lol.  Learn something new "almost" every day.

https://omfishingsinkers.com/tungsten-sinker-c_117.html

Have a look at these, maybe we can pull together a group buy?

Check the bearings if you haven't. Can count the number of boats/trailers parked on the side of the hyws with a wheel missing. Can't imagine that being much fun.

Upgrading the LEDs is a great idea and new wires, connectors as well - I'm assuming its over 10 yrs old.

19 hours ago, CrowMan said:

I'd be interested, if you happen to put something together.

Especially with a drop shot...if I use lead instead of tungsten, it's like I'm fishing blind. Nevermind that the price for tungsten has gone through the roof, a lot of popular sizes always seem out of stock.

I'd particularly be interested in cylinder weights (1/8 through 1/2 oz)...I prefer a ring eye connection rather than the "pinch"...I like to tie a knot. It gets expensive quick when jumping Smallies shake them off..

Looks like your style of DS weights are starting to get popular and I agree with you, 1 wt per smallie gets kinda expensive.  Stay tuned, I'm going to start looking for a bulk option.  BTW, I tried worm weights with the wire screw in bit and didn't like them. I prefer to go clean and use a peg. Thoughts??

Bass Weights

Does anyone here have a contact for a good deal on tungsten weights? IE. worm, drop shot, etc. etc. I see some suppliers in the US that sell them in bulk.  Maybe even a group buy if the quantities are large enough.

Thoughts??

P.

8 hours ago, porkpie said:

Percy is a pretty good small mouth fishery. I’m not sure how the pics hold up these days.  Belwood would not be somewhere that I’d go for walleye.  There may be the odd one here and there but the place is overrun with people and not at all consistent for any kind of fishing.  I’ve always liked the buckhorns, and Crowe was surprisingly not bad last time I fished it.  Rice lake while busy is usually a producer for pics.  Hard to go wrong there so long as you don’t mind contending with weeds.  Anywhere you go on opener will be a gong show for the most part so just keep that in mind!

Yes, good point about the opener. The opener for me is usually the weekend after.  Also now looking at the west end of the Thames river and down into LSC.

12 hours ago, Weeds said:

The lawn mower references make me curious. Why is it that I can leave my mower literally outside beneath the snow all winter, never stabilize the fuel which is probably already old by summers end, and it still starts reliably in the spring? Granted a few extra pulls initially but then good to go for the season. Boat motors have finer jets or something? Obviously the outrageous cost of an outboard is incentive enough to have one take every precaution, just curious why they are so finicky/sensitive.

Well for starters, your lawn mower is about as basic as a 4 stroke can get. No fuel injection, no electronics, no pollution control. Outboards are fine tuned machines, designed with the best engineering available. They have to run for extended periods at full throttle, under full load, all while being fuel efficient and reliable.

One area of concern is that with a boat, you may get stranded somewhere and now you have a costly repair and recovery fee.  If you gum up your mower's carb, its $30 for a new on off amazon.

BWT, you should still treat your lawnmower better than that!!  LOL.

Loved the xbox quip, similar to mine

This is a sensitive issue with boaters, kind of like oil change frequency with muscle car owners. Shell gold, no ethanol, 2-3 years should be ok under near perfect conditions. Was the tank full? This prevents condensation. Was the fuel 100% E free? Makes a difference.

I'd drain it and try it in the lawnmower. If it works, put it in your car/truck, just mix it with new gas. No need to dispose of it if it works in a small engine.

I"m thinking about trying Percy Boom this year. Those of you who don't know it, its the stretch of the Trent River below lock 8 south of Campbellford. Of course, Pigeon is always an option but I haven't done the opener there since 2015.  I won't do Quinte again, just really poor results year after year.

Thoughts? Recommendations? Honey holes?? 

Cheers!

P.

On 3/23/2023 at 1:10 PM, Reef Runner said:

Massassauga PP for bass and pike. Eyes tough to find but they’re in there. 

agreed, one of my favs as well. Lots of options but you'll have to paddle a while to get to the good stuff. "eyes are there but not in numbers and if you do catch one, watch the regs (slot size) if your going to keep it.  Lots of back country camp sites so with a bit of planning, you can settle in for a few days and really enjoy your surroundings.

Does anyone know if LOB is safe for ice fishing yet?

TIA<

P.

Thanks everyone!

On 6/9/2020 at 7:09 PM, Gil Levesque said:

First of the season on Erie.  Yesterday, Out of Port Maitland. Worm harness on 20 jet . Shallow! Let this big momma go to mabe more babies!! Cheers

I've always found bigger fish in the eastern basin.. Nice one!  How many did you boat that day?

Barely used - condition is 9/10.   $99 at C-Tire.

$50 takes it.

Located in KW.

On 6/2/2020 at 10:43 AM, Headhunter said:

Why couldn't you just buy a regular door and apply Styrofoam sheets to the back side of the panels yourself? I fully admit that I have no experience with insulated doors, but aren't they simply insulated from the back side? Wouldn't it be cheaper to do this yourself after a trip to HD and a tube of adhesive?

HH

The better ones are spray foam insulated (no voids).  Styro leaves voids and the steel panel conducts the cold which makes the insulation somewhat ineffective.

Then again, your solution would work if the OP doesn't have living space above the garage which can get quite cold if you don't have decent doors.

I'm assuming things are pretty hot down at the west end.  Waiting for the hot bite to move east to Leamington...  Every day was a limit day last year.

Thanks for the report.  Where is "here" BTW? Sounds like the Kawartha's?

Smaller fair this time of year is very typical, match the hatch..lol

I've had my 250 G2 HO for 5 seasons now, going on its 6th.  Tons of torque and decent on fuel with no issues.  Mind you I don't  run everywhere at WOT. Most of my running is at 60% throttle which pushes my boat 45mph.  Plenty good enough for me and it came with a 5 yr warranty.

Lets face it, tournament guys are the hardest on their gear.  WOT to a dead stop then off.  No time to stabilize temp or lubrication.  Then over and over again. 

IMHO, BRP isn't dropping OBs because of failed tournament (ever watch F1??) , its all about profitability.  Maybe they can't make any money in that market.  Its a picture of poor management, not product reliability.

Case and point, I know of a dealer in ontario that puts etecs on Lunds.  I talked to the owner and as someone who sees this stuff every day, he likes the etecs better than the others.  Has a G2 on his Tyee...hmmm.

28 minutes ago, grimsbylander said:

Break in is super important. In fact, for years we’ve wondered why outboard companies don’t do assembly line break in’s. No fuel, just a mechanical run with lubricant. It’s not identical to real running conditions but it would sure help against the knobs that go out and see how fast their new boat will go first weekend! Lol Or maybe rpm limits paired with the hours meter? The costs would be high but so are warranty costs and damage to brand image. 

Agreed, this would be an easy thing to do with the modern motor's ECU.  Most new 2 strokes (powersports) add extra oil during a 2 phase break-in period.

I'm getting mine done right now and really the sky's the limit.  IE. insulated glass can run $600 or more per door for example.  I'm in for approx $8k for 3 high quality 8' doors w/insulated glass installed.  Using existing openers.

I recommend that you pick the style(s) you like and get different quotes.  Then you can make an informed decision.

Good luck

p.

If its walleye, perch, crappie, or a small trout, I don't use a batter at all.  These fillets need little more than a bit of S&P IMHO.

I shallow fry them in a mixture of butter and oil and let them speak for themselves.  Just like a premium steak or heritage breed pork chop, nuthin more than S&P.  The salt enhances the flavour and that's it.  Ok, maybe a bit of fresh lemon, never the pre-bottled junk..