Terry

I think we need a new category for FF.NET USERS

my turn to be on call too I am taking my phone with me....they can wait...LOL

LOL you might be right

I thought I would work tomorrow....LOL...... like I want to but am good to go on Saturday

So who is going where, seems lots of us have been out there but I haven't seen any other OFNers I will be out somewhere I don't think most places for whitefish/trout are ready and BP will be a zoo with no parking so cooks I will be out Saturday morning, with my hut and skidoo, I should be easy to see, wave me down I can help move people out too I will be parking on gilford rd last sunday I got to try out the new (to me) skidoo go out on cooks bay had to keep moving to find perch didn't get a lot of them but took enough home for a good meal of them heres my machine with the quickie auger mount I made <a href="http://s25.photobucket.com/albums/c52/Mrbeee1954/?action=view&current=DSCF3485.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c52/Mrbeee1954/DSCF3485.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> I am now ready for some heavy duty fishing <a href="http://s25.photobucket.com/albums/c52/Mrbeee1954/?action=view&current=DSCF3491.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c52/Mrbeee1954/DSCF3491.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> this guy over from me seemed to be in the bag LOL <a href="http://s25.photobucket.com/albums/c52/Mrbeee1954/?action=view&current=DSCF3493.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c52/Mrbeee1954/DSCF3493.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

yup whitefish pick them up off bottom side ways

I had to check a second time Yup, Dan did a fishing report LOL

looks good I just whipped one up out of wood to do me till I can wield one up out of steel <a href="http://s25.photobucket.com/albums/c52/Mrbeee1954/?action=view&current=DSCF3485.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c52/Mrbeee1954/DSCF3485.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

good to see you getting out

thanks for the report

well dang I read it, thought I had the answer saw that jwl already had my answer and was dismissed as being wrong then I thought dang it must be over my head, cause you got me LOL oh well had nothing better to do

I thought his name was Marion Michael Morrison and I thought jwl had that answer

she just keeps on catching fish good report

but would you rather have your family with you when a wheel comes off going down the roador truck breaks down in the middle of no where freezing cold or me which would you rather risk

forrest did give you the right answer and it's really not hard to do I have done it many times you could also put a male and female connector where it is cut then you can disconnect it anytime you want I did that on a trolling motor that I had a transducer on and it sure made life easier

a lot of the bigger ones were caught between 20 and 30'

My condolences to you

it's fact you are welcome to take 4 days to charge you batteries and I will do it my way my point was you don't want your batteries to boil and if you drop the charging amps when your battery reaches 85% they will not here are the first 3 google site cut and paste There are up to four phases of battery charging: bulk, absorption, equalization and float. The bulk stage is where the charger current is constant and the battery voltage increases. You can give the battery whatever current it will accept not to exceed 20% of the ampere-hour rating and this will not cause overheating. The absorption phase is where the charger voltage is constant and current decreases until the battery is fully charged. What is the best way to charge my deep cycle battery? 1. The electrical capacity of the battery charger determines how long it will take to charge your battery. In most applications, a 10-25 amp charger is recommended. First, determine the battery's state of charge using a hydrometer, voltmeter or state-of-charge indicator. 2. Check electrolyte level before charging. Battery charging takes place in 3 basic stages: Bulk, Absorption, and Float. Bulk Charge - The first stage of 3-stage battery charging. Current is sent to batteries at the maximum safe rate they will accept until voltage rises to near (80-90%) full charge level. Voltages at this stage typically range from 10.5 volts to 15 volts. There is no "correct" voltage for bulk charging, but there may be limits on the maximum current that the battery and/or wiring can take. Absorption Charge: The 2nd stage of 3-stage battery charging. Voltage remains constant and current gradually tapers off as internal resistance increases during charging. It is during this stage that the charger puts out maximum voltage. Voltages at this stage are typically around 14.2 to 15.5 volts. Float Charge: The 3rd stage of 3-stage battery charging. After batteries reach full charge, charging voltage is reduced to a lower level (typically 12.8 to 13.2) to reduce gassing and prolong battery life. This is often referred to as a maintenance or trickle charge, since it's main purpose is to keep an already charged battery from discharging. PWM, or "pulse width modulation" accomplishes the same thing. In PWM, the controller or charger senses tiny voltage drops in the battery and sends very short charging cycles (pulses) to the battery. This may occur several hundred times per minute. It is called "pulse width" because the width of the pulses may vary from a few microseconds to several seconds. Note that for long term float service, such as backup power systems that are seldom discharged, the float voltage should be around 13.02 to 13.20 volts. Chargers: Most garage and consumer (automotive) type battery chargers are bulk charge only, and have little (if any) voltage regulation. They are fine for a quick boost to low batteries, but not to leave on for long periods. Among the regulated chargers, there are the voltage regulated ones, such as Iota Engineering and Todd, which keep a constant regulated voltage on the batteries. If these are set to the correct voltages for your batteries, they will keep the batteries charged without damage. These are sometimes called "taper charge" - as if that is a selling point. What taper charge really means is that as the battery gets charged up, the voltage goes up, so the amps out of the charger goes down. They charge OK, but a charger rated at 20 amps may only be supplying 5 amps when the batteries are 80% charged. To get around this, Statpower (and a few others?) have come out with "smart", or multi-stage chargers. These use a variable voltage that starts lower but keeps rising to keep the charging amps much more constant for faster charging.

I heard some guys tried to walk out to fox and had to turn around I would wait a few more days

great old photos

I have caught lots of bass on simcoe through the ice last year I would have caught a bunch, but I could see they were bass on my aquvu and pulled my jig away just before they bite

looks good I think I might get out for a while tomorrow

nice video

as long as the ice is thicker then the fish is long I like it

yeah but if I'm not mistaken you can go on line and find out the schedule of when ships are coming and going I know they make announcements about when they are coming and going from midland and my point is if I am fishing a body of water I check on things like that, scary yeas but very irresponsible fishermen I hope they charge them for the cost of rescue