Slim beauty is a great knot for inshore, nearshore fishing, no need to double the line with a Bimini, single works fine. Easy to tie, slips through the guides. Never knew it existed until a captain in Belize taught me the knot 4 years ago. Since then, I’ve seen several other captains use it in Florida and other saltwater destinations. I’ve been a braid to mono convert since the early days and used uni to uni almost exclusively. I’ve now switched to the slim beauty for almost all braid to hard line connections when the leader is 12 lb or greater. Regardless of what knot you decide to use practice with different dia. lines and you’ll find out what works best for you.

Look for an “inshore” travel or two piece 7-7.5 foot in a medium action. Not sure why but most of the rods marketed for inshore fishing have a softer curve than those sold for freshwater purposes. St. Croix Tidemaster and Penn are both good examples. An added bonus, their super tough rods! If it fits within your guidelines, Bass pro cranking stick in 7’6″ med. teamed with a lc27 is a personal favorite, own three, and comes with a telescopic handle, collapses down to roughly 6’3″.

Yar Craft? Hannay’s has three or four front and center right as you walk in. Spent Thursday after the show testing out the cup holders in one with Tom and the Hannay’s gang. Not my brand of boat but great group of guys none the less.

Built a new three car in Mpls in 2003 and had to settle for James Hardie Stucco Board siding as a close match to the house. Cost w/o doors and openers was $17,000. To do it in stucco would have added close to $8,000 to the project. So, Unless costs have gone down since 2003, she’s way underinsured.

There’s always the option of calling one of the big contractors specializing in garages and getting a quote to rebuild as is, or even a little larger, and then insure for that value.

CLR with a blue scrubbie worked for me in the past.

IMO they’re a waste of money and one more peice of hardware waiting to fail. Had one on my current boat for the first 7 years and never once took the motor off. When I put my new Terrova on I mounted direct to the deck and will never mount on a “bracket” again. I have a new boat on order and the 101 will be screwed to the deck.

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Based on the state of the state address…. Gotta edjumacate the kidz and feed the pig(s)

Total Weight = 26.7 lb.
Big Fish = 8.2 lb.

As a kid I use to shock crawlers in the back yard when my parrents wern’t home. I cut the end off an extension cord and added a couple of jumper cable style clips to the ends. Stuck two welding rods in the ground about a foot or so apart, attached the clips, stood back and pluged in the extension cord. If the ground was damp, they’d come out pretty quick. I did this during the day in areas we found crawlwers at night. Make sure you cut the power before you go over to pick up the harvest.

I’m sure this wasn’t considered the safest thing for a kid to be doing after school but hey, I’m here to tell you about it.

Been running a 90 4 stroke Suzuki since 2002 and switched it over to synthetic after the 2nd oil change. (Engine was just checked out at the shop and, at 780 hours, is running 100%.) Used Amsoil 4 stroke outboard oil until the price went through the roof(!) Switched to Mobil 1 2 seasons ago and I am now using Suzuki’s, new this spring, 4 stroke synthetic. Not sure if synthetic is the end all but I use it for peace of mind due to the high rpms these engines run at. Other option would be to find a source for Suzuki’s standard 4 stroke oil which is reasonably priced for “marine” oil.

And make sure he picks up a few of the aluminum drain seals.

Good luck, great motor!

IMO, stainless props are way to heavy for a motor w/ that hp rating. I’d suggest going back to an aluminum w/ a pitch that will max out your rpm’s.

Thanks for the heads up and a good tip. Now I have a place to find a few dozen pw’s I created over the past few years. I just hope I remember my “master password” 5 weeks from now.

Nortland.

Sorry, posted late last night and headed off to work this morning and didn’t log onto ido all day. (Wow, must have been busy.) 150 yrd spools of Cortland are pretty spendy and you’ll have leftover line after spooling a 6500 or saltist 20 with 80#, (one of my pet peeves.) Bring the reel up to Thorne Bros. and have them fill it with 80 and you’ll save a few bucks in the long run.(Make sure you call them first I think they made their big move this weekend.)

(If you really hate it, PM me and I’ll buy it from you if it’s lightly used.)

If you can swing it, spool one of your reels up with Cortland Master Braid and give it a try. I’ve been a die-hard Tuff Line user for heavier lines for the past 6 years and like it a bunch. But, hands down, Master Braid outperforms it in every category. This was proven to me by a well respected fishing guide this fall during a 4 day trip on Vermilion. I had 4 rods w/Tuff and his were loaded w/ Master Braid. Side by side, Cortland outperformed Tuff Line hands down. Professional overruns,I’m a pro,come out waaaaay easier. And, it seems to carry less water. Cortland seems a lot rounder than Tuff Line and runs the guides smoother. Are the two related? Not sure, might be. Power Pro? I love the stuff on my jigging rods, other than that… Suffix and Power Pro have a fairly coarse weave that causes additional friction coming through the tip top, you can feel it and hear it; big time on the 65# and 80#. (Not something I’m too keen on when pulling double 10’s.)

You seem to know Power Pro and Tuff Line. So the best advise I can give you is take Cortland for a test drive.

Good Luck

Yes, depending on the year of the F150, they have fuses for the trailer harness. Brakes and left and right turn signals are all fused. I’ve diagnosed this problem twice on a friends 150 and it’s always been a fuse in the right, (passengers side,) kick panel. Check the owners manual, you’ll find it.

Note, something is causing this fuse to blow. If it’s consistently on the one side of the trailer, you probably have a short in the wire that makes contact with the trailer frame, (common ground,) when you hit bumps or have moisture in/on the frame. If it happens again after replacing the fuse pull the wire(s) and inspect. There is a good chance you’ll find a small area of exposed wire. Just make sure when/if you pull the wire, if in the frame, you carry a return line.

Good luck.

Start with the fillets ICE COLD. If your pan frying bread them and then put them in the freezer for 30 to 45 minutes before cooking. If your deep frying soak them in ice water before dusting with your favorite mix.

Good Luck

triple dip, flour, egg wash, then >>>CORNFLAKES!

Wow, hope the economy rebounds as quick as this story!

Didn’t you boys check your Ron Schara calendar B-4 booking this trip. April 21st is national “take your wife fishing day?” Hope you got a warm bed to crawl into when you get home.

Send a post card or somethin’ and sign it Mr. Un-da-pants.

Jason,

I was out on Erie in my tp175 tiller with some friends the same week DeeZee was out. There was one day we delayed going out into an area called the triangle because the wind was turning up some tough waves from the s.w. We played it smart and fished the islands until things calmed down a bit. I think if my boat had a wheel I would have made the same decision. When out on big water like Erie there isn’t much of a margin for error and you need to know your limitations. On the other hand we spoke w/ some guys who were out in a 620t, in the middle of no mans land, and they were 100% confident in their decision.

My advice in buying a tiller is buy the largest hull that will fit in your garage, and budget, and max out the hp. If you do that you will be able to fish most of the water in MN 95% of the time. As a side note: I think Erie is a unique situation, in that, few will trailer to from MN. But, I’m going back next year w/ the same boat and group. Just adding an extra day for blow days.

If I’ve foound out one thing about tillers after 15 years… There is no such thing as a “dry ride.” There is always that rogue wave with the right cross wind that is going to land right in your lap. But I still own one, Alumacraft tp175 w/ 90hp suzie, and will continue too.

Mike,

Im glad to see your willing to sink my Alumatub. You keep the right company. But, does that mean your replacing it with a new Ranger or am I relying on insurance again?

John

Hey Mike,

Your net Bi#%$ here. It was a spetacular weekend and the boys from Iowa will certainly return the favor and share the bounty this fall in the feilds. I thought I would throw out the pic of the two wall hangers that went back to Iowa held by our photography staff on Saturday evening.

John

Tom,
You may want to try Hanco in Egan. I have bought a few trailer tires from them in the past, both odd size and standard, and they have good selection in stock. It always takes me forever to find the place so you may want to ask for directions when and if you call.

http://www.hancomn.com/

John