silveradosheriff

I run the Okuma Convectors and Okuma Catalinas for Salmon and the Catalinas for Musky. Hands down the Catalinas are my favourite!

KAPOW - one for the Mattster!!!

Nice work boyz! Much cleaner video than Youtube as well!

Those pics are awesome - thanks for sharing!

Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role. A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps. When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3)stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some other liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money. One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF FULL or HALF EMPTY. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely the gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom. Hope this will help you get the most value for your money.

I hear you DP - but that set-up is on my 16'7".

That must be Musky speed.... :-)

Need some more power, 75 and up. :-)

You are correct BT.....also doesn't apply to sale items.

Usually, not til Father's Day. BTW - they have increased their Lebaron club discount to 10%, which leaves a 3% gap between this and the no tax event. If you are consider a larger purchase, this might be the way to go....

DP - you may consider running a bar across the back. It provides a combination of practicality and safety....

In terms of set-ups for beginning, I'm thinking five would do. 1. Two mono rods for the riggers (don't need LCs) 2. Braid dispy 3. Wire dipsy 4. 10 colour lead-core for either the chute or off the boards. Of course, the more the merrier after that. :-)

Uni to uni for me as well.

Welcome to the board Matt! Ask lots of boat questions.... :-)

Nice fish - sounds like fun!

Very funny - thought the punch line was going to be....'just wait to you see their neighbours to the south' :-)

Very powerful - thanks for posting!

Nice fish - I didn't realize you knew Ed O'Neill.

That motor should be fine....personally, I would go a bit larger. I have the Maxxum Pro 80 on my 16.5, and love it.

Thanks for the feedback, JT - I think I'll give it a whirl. :-)

Fixed mount DSC is definately the way to go!

Gotta experiment once in a while. Will be running Steath on one of my dispey rods this year.....

I use PP all the time, just thinking about changing it up a bit. :-)

Just wondering if anyone has used this line and if you liked it. Thanks!

The hill was a blast - but that makeshift tobaggan was pretty hard on the butt!