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Orvis Leader Material http://www.orvis.com/p/mirage-tippet-material/2ffl or Seaguar Blue Label. If you wanted a spool of line that is tough as nails and to occasionally use as a leader, then Abrazx is great.

Garmins are awesome. Great images and screen. Link them with a $20 cable (when you get another). Quick draw is a great feature as well, but better for console mounted units.

I'd buy 3-4 used TDZ's and trick them out a bit (gears, handle, drag). That way you still get 95% of the new reel performance without the "ugh, I don't want to touch the BPS reel" feeling since one of the TDZ's will be replacing it.

Sheephead... by a large margin. Buddy whacked this one in the St Lawrence last month.

7' St Croix Avid UL, 1000 stratic. Where you moving to?

ALL of the ponds have Mercury, etc. Look at Harriman Res down south, can't even eat a Rock Bass. Your boat will handle St. Albans Bay or Malletts JUST FINE.

4.8 Keitechs and a Lucky Craft Pointer SP100 will load the boat...

Same as spring, just a bit bigger. Jerkbait, Spybait, Swimbait, Jig, Chatterbait, Spinnerbait. For "ME" now is the time to really toss swimbaits. Big, slow, high protein/calories for minimal risk (on the bass' part).

For the cost of a bag of senkos your drag will be much improved for as long as you own that reel. I do it to all my Shimanos and Daiwas.

It is a Tatula without the T-wing. An Exceller is a better buy as it's the same functionally for like 1/2 the price. Exceller MIGHT palm better for you.

Flash minnow for sure.

Small Yamamoto craw

Perch and Kokanee. Looks like Perch (duh) and Alewives.

Texas rigged 6/0 or 7/0 superline ewg or wacky with a 3/0 circle. Set hook on 3rd "gulp"

I like the spinnerbaits

10" senko (custom pour) are great in muddy, weedy shallow water. Moves a ton of water without being obnoxious. Weigh 1.5oz each.

Doubt it, that deeper V Hull will cut through waves/chop much more efficiently than the flatter bass boat hull.

That's the 522 top cap on one of the 600 series hull. Totally different beast.

the ride is mostly the driver, but yeah these can bang around in chop.

Colin I know of a beautiful Champion 191 with a 200 Mercury efi, HDS8's 4 gallons of oil, 82lb Motor guide tm with a spare tm. Local (very local, near the cape) to you for significantly less than $15k.... Significantly... PM me if you like. Champion (and Phoenix) are awesome up on these windy New England lakes. I own an old Ranger and it's a rock. Ridden in extensively: Phoenix (amazing) Skeeter FX and ZX (hate the latches, felt hollow in rough water) Ranger 522, 521, 520c... Great rides, ball slappers though. Champion 186 and 201, classic big water taming boats. Stratos 201 (ham sandwich... Not bad, not awesome, just sort of there).

Champlain, north of the Champlain bridge is on fire. Ticonderoga area is awful, has been for 2 months.

They go for nearly twice that on the internet.

Tatula 7'2" MH regular action, is a great middle ground between a fast rod and a cranking-ish rod.

I had a Kistler magnesium break that looked just like that. A trolling motor support bounced up and came down on it. Not saying that is what happened but I've seen breaks like that. Mine was close to the tip.

Black jig. Jerkbait (pointer 110, 98, slender pointer) chartreuse shad, ghost minnow, perch Bone Super Spook Duo Realis spin bait 80 in ghosminnow or Komichi Wagasaki Keitech Swing Impact 4.8 with 1/4oz swimbait hook or Jighead. Pro Staff Special, Silver Flash, chartreuse and blue. Carolina Rig zoom ultravibe speed craw. GP magic, watermelon magic, GP blue flash. Drop shot anything 3" in a green pumpkin White spinner bait Black and blue chatterbait with black Swimbait. Ikas or senkos in the usual colors.