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Location: oswego, il | Pat Hoolihan - 9/21/2018 5:10 PM
ToddM - 9/21/2018 4:45 PM
What is the process for putting a boat cover on with a system like that?
Boat cover?!?!?! People use those still?
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Location: St. Lawrence River | RyanJoz - 9/21/2018 12:05 PM
JakeStCroixSkis - 9/21/2018 8:48 AM
jonnysled - 9/21/2018 9:17 AM
i'm imagining a salmon charter with all their rods leashed ... and then a double or a triple goes off ...
No, this probably would not be ideal. If i was trolling with $6 spoons I probably would not give a crap either.
so is it the $6 spoon/$35 bait or the $600 rod/reel you're worried about? it seems like the story changes here in this thread... leashes are dumb and get in the way no matter what holder system you choose to use. the opinions of some will never be changed and I get that. I fully believe the quote from above that DE's are the PD motors of the past.
I literally said “rod/reel/bait.” Can you not read, honestly? How is the story changing?
I am usually running a DK FF or a hoser or a sniper, which is why I am worried about the bait. They are not only expensive but painstakingly difficult to obtain. This is what I was getting at when I said if I were trolling a $6 spoon I may not care..
I use what I use. Same as everyone else. Fish on. |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | jonnysled - 9/21/2018 6:48 PM
JakeStCroixSkis - 9/21/2018 8:48 AM
jonnysled - 9/21/2018 9:17 AM
i'm imagining a salmon charter with all their rods leashed ... and then a double or a triple goes off ...
No, this probably would not be ideal. If i was trolling with $6 spoons I probably would not give a crap either.
i thought you were worried about the rod an reel? terminal tackle is where you'll loose a bait, no? why not just have rod holders that hold the rod reliably?
Yeah, terminal tackle will lose you a bait, but if a rod and reel go in the drink never to be recovered, will that bait not be equally as lost?
I wrote $600 rod/reel/bait ..$600 would be a rough total outfit, for arguments sake. Rod/reel/bait. As I have already stated, and not changed???
You don’t have to use a leash I’m not trying to sell them lol.. |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | nar160 - 9/21/2018 11:05 AM
^ The attachment point at the rear of the rod in your pic above - what is that exactly? Electrical taped on metal ring?
The 200lb ring is bound tightly to the rod using 550 paracord then taped over. It is extremely secure. |
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Location: 31 | ToddM - 9/21/2018 4:45 PM What is the process for putting a boat cover on with a system like that?
If you use the Fat AZ rail mounts with the DEs they can be easily rotated inside the boat by just loosening and re-tightening a couple of the hex socket bolts. I was honestly a little skeptical that the Fat AZs would stay locked on the rails, but after a couple of seasons can report the design is 100% rock solid, and the hex headed bolts are an improvement over the original DE coin slot bolts. However, I don't like to fiddle around with anything to get the boat cover on/off either, so I had my travel cover revamped with pockets that fit over the rear rails and holders. It cost about $100 to have this done, but then the cover is really locked in place. For those with Ranger Fisherman Series, you can then cut off the travel cover belly strap :). I also like the way the Fat AZ rail stanchions keep the DE pockets from coming in contact with the gunwale by raising the DEs up, Fat AZ can also make the stanchions any length you like too. Check out the taller tube stanchion on the picture from Lucky Craft, that is a sweet set-up.
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Location: NE Ohio | supertrollr - 9/25/2018 7:41 PM
have never seen a single one of my salty that broken after 25 years of trolling.
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