Wayne P.

Do a Google search for Reese hitches.

You can get the receiver hitch for less than $200. It should be the 6,000# rating with a 2" receiver. Then you need the lighting harness which may range from $6 to $50 depending on the hookups and plug. Another $40-$50 for the ball, pin and mount. Add labor if it's not a do-it-yourself job.

Easy remedy, when the "New and Improved" version is introduced, do not upgrade the present version if you now have Vista. I seems that each new version of Windows just included more spy software from Microsoft. The numerous " Windows Update" popups are getting rediculous. There are lots of virus and spy protection products on the market that work very well without Microsoft's interference.

I do keep records, but can't find my records prior to 1985. Since then though I have averaged 1,162.95 per year with my highest count being in 2007 at 2,537 and lowest in 1995 being 686.

For steering, if you just troll, the electric steer is OK, if you cast and want good control in current and wind, then the cable steer is what you want.

Yes, to you second post.

CORRECTION. I have another set up with 4 wires. I just looked up the model number you stated. With that plug which has three connections, the 12/24V hookup uses a jumper at the batteries also. Just pick a matching pair of connections at the plug and receptacle and a jumper at the batteries and you will be OK for 24V.

Just chose what two connections to make at the receptacle and match those two with the plug. Eliminate the plug jumper and jump at the batteries. The plug jumper is normally used when your set-up is a 12/24 volt trolling motor and you have 4 wires running to the receptacle.

The most productive for me is the Zoom finesse worm rigged wacky. They are not my favorite, but are the bass's favorite, I just give them what they want. 2000+ bass last year said so.

Fiskars work well and are cheaper than the braid scissors, the blunt point small scissors like elementary school kids use. Available just about anywhere school supplies are: Walmart, K-Mart, Target, office supply places, and drug stores.

You might want to consider putting a clear coat on them before getting them wet. All of the ones I have that were packaged like those got cracked finishes just from getting wet. A couple were just dipped in water to see if they were defective and cracked in a few hours. Whatever finish is on them let water penetrate into the wood and the wood swelled. I gave up sending them back for replacements.

I had my C3 upgraded with ball bearings on both ends of the level wind. S-M-O-O-T-H I also have a C4 and did not like the high gear ratio, so I had the gears changed to 5.2 and level wind bearings installed too. Not quite as smooth.

Owner Stinger Trebles ST-36---- Available at Bass Pro, Cabelas, Dick's, and Green Top in Richmond, Va.-those are where I get mine.

With the site address I posted, just delete the slash at the end and it will work. I just did a copy/paste of the site when I was on it and the slash was part of it. Thanks for the reply.

osbornj2, PM sent

I am testing the Spiderwire Invisi Braid in 30# now. I have it on spinning gear for wacky fishing. I am not sure I like it as the finish is so slick that after catching a bass, the next cast won't go very far because the line has dug into the spool. I have to pull off some line and reel it back on to make a decent cast. I have not had that problem with any other braid or fused line. Maybe with some use it will behave better, that remains to be seen. I do like it's above water visibility.

Owners for me too.

osbornj2, if you fish were the bass are, that swimbait will be just an anchor, LOL.

I would like to know where the Sportsman's Warehouse gets their information too. I have been catching them close to the surface either over 17' depths or shallower. What I see is most are fishing within sight of the Rt. 701 ramp and are using live bait under floats with little or no success.

If you follow the comments on the yahoo site, you will see that the greatest benefit is being able to cover a wide area on each side of the boat along with getting a good idea is what is in the water column. Once an interesting object is shown, all you do is move your curser to it and save it as a waypoint to return to it. It will allow you to check a larger area faster and get an idea of what is down there. Once an interesting spot is marked, you then use the vertical beam to stay on it just like a regular sonar unit. With a regular vertical sonar beam, you are limited to what is directly under the boat and only as much area as the width of the cone at a particular depth-that may be only about 1/2 the size of your boat.

Use a finesse technique, those little things are tedious to snap from off to on without pushing them past the outside keeper Put your fingertip on the end of the little shaft to make the position changes with a fingernail. Turning them off is a lot easier, push down with a fingernail and you're done. Make sure all the "on" ones are bottomed againt the keepers before you put the side plate back on or you may bend the little shafts.

You can fish at the main dam. There is a small parking area at the second turn after coming off of Rt. 15 . It is pretty rough and weedy though. The duck pond dam is a lot better place to shore fish-not as rough. I am not including the paved parking lot and ramp, just the gravel lot that is past the paved lot. If you go sometime around mid April, the water to the left side of the peninsula on out to the fishing pier is noted for double digit bass catches from shore. There are no limitations as to how far you can go around the lake to shore fish, the amount of clear shoreline area is your only problem, all around the lake is a wildlife management area.

JCrxy4Bass, the lake is full now. If you must fish from shore, the peninsula where the handicap fishing pier is near the dam is a good place to try, especially near the original gravel ramp and along that dam. With so much vegetation in the lake, shore fishing is really difficult. I only fished it twice in October and caught a total of 87 bass. The new lake near Fredericksburg had just opened at the end of Sept and I fished that 4 times in Oct.

Wacky is my thing, but I have no need for a jig with that presentation. I fish as deep a 30' anyway and do not want a fast fall.

I fish Briery more than any other place in Va. and it's 75 miles from my home. I have fished Sandy a lot also but the past couple of years I have concentrated on Briery the most. I've been fishing Briery since it opened in Jan 1989 and was at Sandy on opening day. For the most up-to-date info, and past information, check out------- fishingva.com I only post fishing reports on that site. I usually just make day trips to either.