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I think it's pretty simple, someone who contributes and just doesn't hide sucking up all of the knowledge and not giving anything back.

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Look at his boat from the back while it is on the trailer. With the motor down the cavitation plate should be even to about 1" below the bottom of the hull. If it's blowing out while trimming the motor up it sounds like the motor is either mounted too high and you can't get enough trim to lift the bow or it's mounted too low and you have to trim up too high to try and lift the nose. I's also possible the hull has a hook in it just forward of the transom or there are improperly adjusted trim tabs on the boat if it has them. Both these scenarios will act to keep the nose of the boat planted. That boat should also be running in the mid 30's at WOT with that motor and mid 20's at cruise so there is definately an issue there somewhere.

I have never been there but as a long time guide I can tell you not to forget to tip your guides, kitchen and housekeeping staff. Oh and listen to your guides, they get paid to catch you fish. Sounds like an awesome trip. Can I come too?

He was eaten by a samsquench!!!!! :rofl2:

I doan know what yer talkin aboot, EH!!! Hoser!!!!

I usually buy my Yankee $$$ @ my bank before I go to the states but if I need more while there I just hit up a banks money machine and pull some more out of my account. The conversion is done by my bank and I get the same rate. There may be a couple of bucks for the out of branch withdrawl but it's not much.

No different when I try to use my credit card at US gas stations. I have to go inside tell the attendant I'm from Canada and I can't use my card in the pump so they usually just authorize it and I go and pump then come back in the store. A total PIA!!!! My CC is a PIN protected card. The US gas attendants I talk to know right away I'm Canadian because of the chip in my CC.

You want to seal it up good there are a couple of products you can use that work very well. Glaze Coat Gluvit

Just tie a perfection loop in the fat end of your leader and loop the connections together. How to tie the perfection loop

Yes you did. Now tie a piece of tippet and a fly to it and go fishin'!!!!! :tease:

Go with a 70# as it is a 24 volt unit and as such the batteries will last longer than the 12 volt 55# unit even using 2 batteries in parallel on the 12 volt unit. The 55# @ 12 volts draws more amperage than the 70# @ 24 volts. The Ipilot can also be added to the Powerdrive V2 motors but you lose the wired foot pedal. If I remember correctly you can buy a wireless pedal but it just adds more $ and another battery you have to deal with.

I have an 80# PD version 1 and like it a lot but for the resons stated above if I were buying a new one it would be a Terrova.

Here is a Nice Reel that would go nicely on that rod and it's a good price too. A nice vintage under spin would be sweet too!!!! Like This One.

By the time I retire I won't have any family left. But the locations I have chosen for my retirement (best salmon and steelhead in Canada in the summer and best inshore/off shore saltwater in Costa Rica in the winter) I don't think I'll have any issues getting my friends to visit!!!

First let's get out terminology correct. Leader- the leader is the length of line between the fly line and the tippet. Tippet- is the piece of line between the leader and the fly. There are several types of leaders including tapered, knotless tapered, furled, straight. Straight leaders are just that a single straight piece of line between the fly line and fly. This type of leader is almost always used when using sinking lines and the length is generally 3'-5' long. Standard tapered leaders (or knotted tapered leaders) are made from several pieces of mono from heavier at the fly line end to lighter at the tippet end. Knotless tapered leaders are factory made and are just like the knotted kind without the knots. The taper is what helps the fly to turn over. They are generally 7 1/2' or 9' but can be longer. Furled leaders are hand woven tapered high perdormance leaders that have a very soft presentation. The tippet is the section of line that is attched to the fly. It can be lighter or heavier in weight than the leader. For light trout fishing it is usually lighter than the leader and 18"-24" in length. For toothy fish like pike and musky it is heavier than the leaders weight and usually wire, coated wire or flourocarbon leader material. Length is again 18"-24".

No spouse and no kids (as far as I know ) so here I come Bulkley valley in BC during the summer and probably Costa Rica in the winter. :thumbsup_anim:

I really like trolling stick baits for walleye. My best technique is trolling shallow divers over the tops of isolated weed beds. I look for humps that top out in 8-12 fow with submerged weed beds and try to tick my bait off the weeds as I slow troll over them.

My winter location is South West of North Bay. My summer location is West of North Bay................WAAAAY West. One is in Canada the other...................not so much!!!

Me too, North West actually.

How thick is it? I would just replace it with a piece of UHMW polyethelyne and be done with it. It will probably last forever then.

Yes it should pull apart. If you are fused at the panel you don't need to be fused at the pump. You can remove the fuse assembly there al together. Rob If they are the large glass fuses you should be able to get a replacement at a car audio shop. I would replace your fuse holde with a 60 amp circuit breaker though when you get a chance.

Those fuse holders just snap together. Get a grip on the ends and pull straight in opposite directions. I'm assuming your fuse holder looks like this one. If not try to describe it for me.

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