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Thanks for the help guys. Emptied wallet, problem solved.

Apparently you have never met my wife. Happy wife = fishing...

(NON-FISHING) The Continental Winter tires at CT seem too good to pass up but does anyone have a line on Winter Rims + Sensors? I just bought a 2016 Ford Edge (245/60/18) and will searching for decent priced steel rims is proving hard. Also the 3rd party TPMS sensors seem to be hit and miss with the requirement of the TPMS sensor reset gadget... If anyone can shed light on this I'd really appreciate it. thx

Got the reply yesterday: *********************** Hello, Yes, you can drop that off Monday through Friday between 8:30am and 5:00pm It will be approx. $25 for a full service and cleaning. Regards *************************** So... Next week I will drop off and I will follow up with results but heck $25 seems pretty reasonable (if not a damn good deal!).

I'm going to inquire at Shimano about price and will post info.

I actually missed a BNIB for $200 on Kijiji but was up north fishing... The used on I just purchased should be ok.

Thx for reply, found a tutorial on the FH which may be okay. Gotta find the part manual now!

This isn't a slam against Shimano Service, just a question if its REALLY ($$$) needed. I bought a new Stradic 2500 FJ a few years back and fell in love with it right away as it was super smooth and just prefect for my needs. Unfortunately like a moron 2 years later I lost it overboard and since it was no longer manufactured I purchased a Stradic 4000 FK ??? looking for not only a replacement but maybe a upgrade from the awesome 2500 FJ. Well, the FK if fine but it just seemed bland compared to my old FJ so I searched and found a used 2500 FJ on kijiji. I realize I may be totally over evaluating how good the 2500 FJ was but an extra reel never hurt right? Sorry for the long story but the question is whether its worth to send the used reel to Peterbrough for service over the winter? The reel has some scars but seems smooth and 100% operational. Just clean up and light oil everything or invest in a true full service at Shimano? I have no idea on the cost as service may be more than the reel's worth...

Thank you for the replies. I selected the first option as I wanted all replies back to me without any cross referencing between recipients. I switched to that setting above (group mms) but the contact group again did not show in either plain conversation or start group conversation. Not sure why this is so tough or requires another app. 1) Edit 10 contacts. 2) Make team group and make sure the 10 contact r in the group 3) click on msg and click on to: to add group, nope - no group to select 4) click on start group conversation- nope - no group to select 5) Manually add 10 contacts to: and use that thread forever... yup. Brutal i am using a LG V30 with latest android. i'm always amazed at huge research and constant updates provided for Android but little things like constant notifications of "change keyboard" has never been fixed.

I'd like to think I'm an above average tech guy but I'm getting stumped on how to send MASS txt messages. I coach a team of 10 guys and added them in contacts and put in a group. When I try to start a msg or group message it never lets me select the group and never auto fills to the group name. I can select individually all 10 no problem but that defeats the whole group thing. I feel like I'm missing 1 stupid step... I click on Start group conversation and it brings up TOP CONTACTS etc. but not groups. Any help appreciated.

The "pulse" technique on the figure 8 is actually pretty educational, don't know how many fish I lost due to them getting tired of a repetitive figure 8.

Just a heads up as I found my Onyx A/M-24 inflated in the garage during the spring and needed a re-arming kit. Lots online but searching locally only came up with CrappyTire in Brantford. Bought it and while installing noticed the bobbin dated almost 3 years! Probably still fine but I think the docs say replace after 4-5 yrs.

Ok ,got both batteries tested, THEY PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS!! I will keep charging separately once every few charges to keep a eye on them. Thank you for the commenst guys

Thanks for the replies guys. Basically each battery took about 60-90 minutes to get to 90% and then a day to get to FULL. I will now separately charge them a few times a year. Might get out on Balsam one more time to drain the batteries again and recheck...

Charged 2 deep cycle batteries with my NOCO GEN2 20A (2 bank) and went fishing only to notice it displayed 75% battery after the first hour of use. Fished for the whole day with my 24V Terrova 80 no problem and the batteries were fine. Got home and next day charged again with the NOCO GEN2 20A (2 bank) and they gave me the green light after 5-6 hours and voltage was 13.2 for both. Just to check I setup my Motomaster Eliminator 12A on one of the batteries and it read 13.2 but LO. Within 1 hour it went 60%,70%,80% and sitting now at 90% for 90 minutes... Yes I topped up levels with distilled water in a cool garage. Battery technology is WAY above my grade and you can quickly go down a rabbit hole reading FAQ sheets all day (I did). They are cheap Deep Cycle batteries 2016 but still last almost 3 days full at slow speed so performance is still excellent. Obviously this is nothing but nitpicking but wondering if anyone has seen the same.

Big Thank you for all the suggestions. Just back and Balsam provided a lot of fish again this year. Due to my slow pontoon 30hp I really can't roam too far so basically South and West Bay provided for the fish fry(s). Lots of pike/walleye/bass in South Bay and the last few days West Bay gave a few 30"+ pike. South Bay gave up a few 24"+ walleye and a 4lbs bass. The weather seemed to really make a difference as the bite would shut off completely for 48hrs and then resume huge. Had 1 musky follow in South Bay and 1 musky follow in West Bay. (both laughing at my figure-8) Again, thx for the members tips and special thx to Hank for 24/7 support!

Actually CrappyTire in Brantford had 6 in STOCK. ($32) But.... Had it all installed and then noticed the bobbin was dated 2015!!! Instructions clearly state it should be less than 3 years old but I went ahead anyways and will buy (check date first) at BPS next time I'm in that area.

Looks like I will have to head out to BPS as CrappyTire seems to have no stock.

Posting again... Love the board! Just saw in my garage that my Onyx A/M 24 PDF (Automatic) had inflated getting wet (my fault of course). Looking for a full re-arming kit as it looks like not only the cartridge needs replacing. The instructions mention a new "bobbin" and green indicator clip is needed not just a 24g CO2 cartridge. Will run over to CrappyTire to looksee but wondering if anyone has re-used the bobbin etc.? Of course won't cheap out if the old bobbin is UN-usuable but I have some 24g cartridges laying around already. Sorta know the answer already but just thought I'd throw it out there.

Yup, your right, 1 pivot is good.

How about this? I can leave my hitch on this way and have 2 swivel points. Those ball clamps hold pretty tight right? No chance if disengaging if locked?

I take great pride in ripping the cranks thru the weeds but age is telling me the wacky rig might stop my back from barking!

Like the way you think DanD, I will give that some thought.

Got back from Lake St. Clair and launching from Jeanettes Creek finally pushed me to think of improving my boat trailer as I'm tired of getting wet and struggling in low water launches. I have a pontoon boat and built my retrofitted tandem trailer for the boat with great success (or so it seemed). Basically I need a "CLIFF" boat launch for smooth launches as the boat sits high on the trailer. I could adjust the bunk brackets down maybe 2" but I think the simple solution is a 6' extension just used for launches, not travel. My idea was a simple 6' 2" square tube with 6" doubled up for ball height and the peg holes drilled in the other end for the truck receiver. THIS IS NOT A TRAVEL HITCH, JUST USED FOR LAUNCHES. I have read that it will put a lot stress on hitches but mines pretty solid. Probably a hassle on and off but way better then having the truck 3/4 into each lake! Under $100 for metal at Princess Auto I think, will have to look around.

Will be up on Balsam first 2 weeks of August and hoping to improve from past years. This is kind of a greedy post as we do well but there is always room for improvement and new techniques etc. Every year we try to improve are success and have settled in to throwing spinners and crankbaits in Southbay and Ant Island. Just wondering what the regular's use for bait etc. and what they target. Truthfully we don't target any species as we always end up with a usual equal number of PIKE/BASS and WALLEYE while occasionally stumbling into a musky. Not really a dropshot or trolling guy but wondering if that would work in the weedbeds? I have ventured towards Coboconk and the provincial park and Mitchel Lake but always end up heading back with less success. Any pointers appreciated as I wouldn't mind trying some different techniques and locations. Thx. ahead.