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Quarry Man

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  1. cortland silent flip is not what I think you want to use for this application but it is insanely smooth as well as their 16 carrier master braid.
  2. Nothing on marsh creek today. Water was 48*. lots of wind
  3. Didn't catch anything, spent most of the time driving around and having fun
  4. Have fished the tidal Delaware near Philly a few times in the summer in my friends boat. I will be taking my boat there tomorrow for the first time. I don't really know how to fish tidal waters let alone in the winter. Any advice?
  5. fishing the big D tomorrow, if I don't make it back, it was fun while it lasted
  6. caught my first walleye the other day. just shy of 6 pounds. Also caught a 2.5lb smallmouth that I stocked in my lake a few years back.
  7. staying at our cabin from Monday night - friday fished three different lakes yesterday, marked a ton of fish in 20' range, caught a few small ones on the drop shot. got a few bites shallow on frogs and punching. I lost my 3/4 oz tungstens so its hard to get through the mats. also caught one gator on a spinnerbait.
  8. hull is same as the newer cresting vt series, which is rated for a 150. Putting a lighter two stroke will be just fine it fishes great, love the deck space and layout, just wish it was deeper. I fish a lot of shallow waters where a glass boat is not ideal. If I upgrade id get a glass boat and keep this at the lake. think I can repair the small things like stripped holes on the steering panel access or holes in the deck from drilling and bent latches? again, the newer crest liner vt series is the same hull and was rated for a 150, so a newer 150 2 stroke is no issue trailer is in great shape, needs a tail light and new tires within the next year boat is insured, will check with insurer or get it re rated. motor is a 2 stroke would like to ultimately store the boat at my lake house for use in shallow water and electric only lakes. power poles are nice but im trying to learn offshore stuff hence the desire for spot lock and electronics stuff. Resale value is big, but less so if planning to hold onto it for a while. I realize I can't get it all so soon. Will do carpet next year along with big motor, then add a 12" graph, all after the bilge pump of course
  9. Recently purchased a 2007 Triton VT 19 w/ a 2007 Mercury Optimax 90 hp. Boat is rated for a 135. It came with two 8' PowerPoles, 80lb Fortrex, and two 7" Humminbirds. Boat is in pretty good shape for the age. Previous owner stored it outside so the carpet is wearing out. I have already installed a 9" Garmin w/ a Ram mount at the console and added some small accessories. My main question is whether or not it is worthwhile to invest a lot of money into the boat? I fish lots of shallow lakes so having a light draft is needed, my main reason for aluminum over glass. Will be added a big glass boat in 6-8 years when I am done with school. I plan on keeping the boat for a while if it continues to run well. id estimate condition is 7/10. Here is a list of upgrades I have in mind oil no particular order: - 150 hp mercury, 2012 or newer, not used in salt water - Spot lock trolling motor to connect with units (likely not 36v due to powerpole pumps - seadek to replace carpet - 12" graph up front, 12" graph at console, keep 9" Garmin for quickdraw contours - hotfoot and hydraulic steering - repainting/wrapping the boat - Repairing the seats - bilge pump install my only complaints with the boat is that it is not very deep, makes it less storage space but still enough, and sucks in really rough water, I also wish it was in better shape but thats ut of my control.
  10. this is the reason why I will never buy a rod from them
  11. chart sexy shad chatter baits and perch hardballs are underrated
  12. haven't bought tackle in a while. Ive been wanting to try the dirty jigs as im running low on them. Last time I was up there I caught a ton of pike on spinnerbaits, having never used one before. Now im ready!
  13. thanks! I think ill have better luck fishing the visual stuff like points and weed lines, but I want to try and use my electronics as well.
  14. Ordered a bunch of stuff for my trip to Champlain: 12x Dirty Jig California Swim Jigs 3x Strike king Rage Craws $120 worth of tungsten drop shot weights and swim jigs from Eco Pro 10x Strike King Banshee Spinnerbaits for pike Some zoom finesse worms in assorted colors 2x gamakatsu triler hooks, 1/0 2x strike king tube jigs, 1/8 oz a RAM mount for my Garmin a deck mount for my humminbirds an se sport 400 hydrofoil some rod socks a new Simms challenger suit some sun shirts Simms ultralight pants and other stuff I forget about
  15. is it hard to mount one onto a fortrex
  16. my plan for the smaller lake is to chuck and wind spinnerbaits through the weeds in 10 - 20', any clue how to catch the deeper ones besides the trolling you mentioned, I will be trying that
  17. going up to the southern part of lake Champlain for a week, looking for advice on catching walleye and pike
  18. fished blue marsh for the firsts time the other day. Only a few smaller bass to show. Also got rammed by a jet ski that was flooring it in a no wake are while our boat was docked.
  19. ordered some stuff for $250, paid $16 for two day shipping and it arrived the next day all the way to pa
  20. Bought a new boat. Came with Lowrance 5" and helix 7 chirp g3n up front. Lowrance elite 7 at console with helix 7 msi mdi g3n. removed the lowrances and the hummingbirds. I only have a Garmin 93sv at the console right now. I have a fortrex 80 w/ us2. Looking to either mount a transducer for the Humminbird or use the us2. not sure what exactly to do, as in what transducer I should use, and whether I should use which one.
  21. taking a trip aug 2 - 8 to lake hortonia. Gonna fish there three days or so, then fish bomoseen and Champlain a bit too. not looking for spots, just general advice on the lakes want to catch bass pike and walleye
  22. would it work for a triton vt19 my custom cover doesn't work when the seats are in, so water stays on top
  23. is all the weight on one side or the other, like left and right?

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