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MFF US Northeast => New York => Topic started by: Mac Attack on Jan 18, 2020, 08:46 PM
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Jeff and I went early this morning.
Attended a class on Smart Troll.
A device that mounts to your line with telemetry that shows you temp, depth, and also speed.
You can run up to 6 of them.
Kinda cool but big bucks.
Still really neat stuff
The show was good.
A stand had Bayrats for $5 each!!!
I bought a set of Amish Outfitters large planer boards. Bought the entire kit with line, snubbers, and the giant flags.
I’m having a large rocket launcher built and will mount my planer board reels on it.
Big plans for the new boat.
Also bought a 7’ Daiwa fiberglass downrigger rod for only $15. Guy only had the one. Found a second one on line for $19 when I got home.
We want to go to glass rods because they bend more parabolic. This allows you to really preload the rod way down. Graphite rods simply have too stiff of a backbone. The actions are just too fast. A fly rod would actually give us what we want.
Jeff was going to build them but these were less than $20 each. Building one woulda been $100+.
Jeff also bought some really spicy pickles. Actually, I bought them for him. He bought my entry ticket.
Good time and a pretty good show.
Saw a few buddies there too.
I wanted to do a few more classes but still had fun.
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cool mac
i went for a bit friday but couldnt stay long gonna maybe go back today
theres a guy selling okuma reels, im looking for the cold water ones there a step up from my magna pros
i have to have left hand retrieve guy in his booth said the owner was teaching a class maybe i can catch up to him today
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cool mac
i went for a bit friday but couldnt stay long gonna maybe go back today
theres a guy selling okuma reels, im looking for the cold water ones there a step up from my magna pros
i have to have left hand retrieve guy in his booth said the owner was teaching a class maybe i can catch up to him today
Yup, go in doors and turn left.
Guy on left hand side there has the cold water Okuma's.
Sweet reels.
Thought about going back there today but decided to stay home and start wrapping the last 3 rods I have started.
Also watch a little football.
Stayed up till almost 2am last night laying out the design for my rocket launcher system I am going to build for the new boat.
Trying to stay busy in this crap weather time.
Have fun there today.
I like that show.
Only fishing.
No other BS to wade through.
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didnt make it back to show
but mac did you get plastic big boards or wood
when bought my boat years ago it came with two scotty power planer board reels have not mounted them yet ,been in barn but didnt realize how much they cost,wow!!!! gonna get them mounted this year ,got buddies that are machiensts and welders and building me masts and rod holders ,bent tube and mounting plates so definetly gonna run big boards this year ,but have been told composite boards run much better than wood ,just what ive been told
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didnt make it back to show
but mac did you get plastic big boards or wood
when bought my boat years ago it came with two scotty power planer board reels have not mounted them yet ,been in barn but didnt realize how much they cost,wow!!!! gonna get them mounted this year ,got buddies that are machiensts and welders and building me masts and rod holders ,bent tube and mounting plates so definetly gonna run big boards this year ,but have been told composite boards run much better than wood ,just what ive been told
Composite.
Frank, the owner of Amish Outfitters, said he gave up with wood because he couldn’t get it reliably. He also said the composite boards pull harder and also resist flipping compared to wood. This is because they ride lower in the water. Don’t have as much buoyancy as wood.
Not a bad thing overall.
Yea, running large boards is NOT cheap!!!
The board kit and some releases, etc. ran me $262.
The Cisco reel and pulley kits I’m buying from them are $603.
I can get cheaper reels but Frank cautioned me because of how hard his boards pull.
I have 2 single Cannon masts with reels and pulleys I was going to use. I’m going to sell them to offset the cost of the Cisco stuff.
And the aluminum tubing and plate materials for my mortar launcher assy to run all this will run about $400 with the shipping.
A buddy of Jeff’s will handle the fabrication based on my design and drawings. Jeff said he owes Jeff so he’ll probably do it for a case of beer. We’ll see.
But I ran large boards years back on my big boats during the \80’s and 90’s.
I like them far better than inlines.
I’ll be selling my inlines too.
Yup
Good show.
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Also went to the show, had a good time, learned some new "tricks of the trade" as always :clapping: to top it all off got this email yesterday
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Congratulations WW. Thats sweet..
Which one are you going to choose??
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Definitely salmon :thumbup_smilie: :flex: :clapping:
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sweet
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That’s super , congrats
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Thanks we’re excited!!!
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Nice. I haven't won anything since an NWTF dinner 20 years ago. I won a really nice print of geese on nest. Still have it.
Enjoy your fishing trip.
Rg
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Thanks, I can't wait :thumbup_smilie:
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Another one coming up guys -
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Another one coming up guys -
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I'm always puzzled when I see posters of events and they don't say where it's being held? :cookoo:
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I'm always puzzled when I see posters of events and they don't say where it's being held? :cookoo:
It’s at the clubhouse Greg.
5895 Southwestern Blvd
Hamburg, NY 14075
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Another one coming up guys -
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Heading there with Jeff in a bit.
5895 Southwestern Blvd
Hamburg, NY 14075
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Bought a fish grabber thingy and a large box for spoons and plugs. Was $50 but will keep them separated so the hooks don’t get tangled shipless. Our 2 old Willey Bait Files were good in their day, but.....
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Mac.....Those spoon/plug boxes are worth their weight in gold :thumbup_smilie:
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Mac.....Those spoon/plug boxes are worth their weight in gold :thumbup_smilie:
Yea, $50 isn’t cheap.
We have 3 of those old Willey Bait Files.
They worked over the years
But every time I open one 2 of the pages are stuck together because the hooks from a plug or spoon on one page is tangled around another on the opposite page.
Frustrating and I think that’s how I taught my son Jeff how to swear.
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Lol :rotflol: you'll like the new box, no more tangles. I've had mine for a couple years now and wouldn't trade it for anything ;) so much easier than the plano boxes we used to use