MN Fisher

I looked over both at a local place and went with the YA Leverloc as it was easier to lock it down. The YG you have to wind the line around the cleat to 'anchor' it in place...and (according to the guy I talked with) it still sometimes slips. Far as the color - pick something...the 'rope' is just standard Paracord...but I don't remember if it's 425 or 550

Cheap way to practice - go get a Daiwa Sweepfire rod ($15) and the thread/epoxy of your choice. Cut the guides off the Sweepfire and re-attach them. Rinse/repeat until you're satisfied with your skill. Then fix the XP. Just takes the $15 for the rod and some time.

I installed that exact one on the canoe and it was wonderful. I could position the anchor so that no matter which way the wind was blowing, the canoe faced the direction I wanted it to. Drilling holes isn't a problem as the screws seal the hole well enough to prevent leakage.

^ What Blue said. I.E.: There are those who say a calm, clear day in mid-summer near noon is one of the worst times to fish...the bass in my avatar pic disagrees with that.

Major preference - dual system like my pair of Patriarchs Secondary preference - Daiwa's inductor system - I got two Fuegos with this That's not to say I can't cast well with an old-style mag-only. My jerkbait rig has a Supreme and I can set that to toss light jerks with minimal problems. Like Tom said above - brakes are an assistance, not a necessary....that's from having used an old Abu Ambassaduer round reel years ago that had a tension knob and that was it.

Still moving along - the last of the FRP to block off compartments to the under-frame area are in. Basic templates for the casting deck and rear area are cut. Lines drawn on rear port/starboard templates for cutting the hatches once the main pieces are cut. That hole in the rear template is for the underside of the Kingpin base...there will be another one cut in the casting-deck for the forward seat.

Popular isn't the word I'd use for it...on the nice weekends, Tonka is an accident waiting to happen...probably more than one. There's a reason Long Lake Rescue keeps a boat moored at the NW corner of Browns Bay and the Hennepin Sheriff's Department has an office right on Spring Park Bay with it's own docks.

I do the same with the one Yo-Zuri 3DB I have.

10# YZH

You mean the picks I made soon as Chick was over and dusted? Those picks?

HP has been lowered on a number of hulls My F-9 was originally rated to 35hp - the V-14 is the same basic hull but is only rated to 25hp.

Ditto the recommendation of Basswood - though White Pine is an alternative.

If you plan on insuring the boat - they might disallow claims if you're running a motor with higher HP than what the plate says.

Same here - in fact I have two of them with different size rings. One has rings for the 5"-7" stickbaits and the other has rings for the 3"-4".

Mine is just a step down from that - Fuego CT on a Fury 705CB

We've got a Roku on the main 50" in the LR and the 32" in the BR has built-in Roku. Quite a few decent channels on that - and we also subscribe to Disney (which gets you Star Wars) and Paramount (Star Trek - duh) Never used a FireStick - but we can also get our Amazon Prime through the Roku.

A lot of that depends on the canoe. My old Scout SS (also sold as the F&S Scout) is rated to 765lbs - only 100lbs less than my Alumacraft F-9.

Or the Rapala-Arashi Cover Pop.... Ya, there's only so much you can do with a popper, so there's bound to be many similarities...but the Lews prices are way out of wack compared to the other manufacturers.

Ya - my $6.50 Rattlin Raps produce just fine...why would I pay 2.5x the price?

Your side of the state line - back when I lived in MA...that's a white perch. Caught them all the time in Indian Lake, Worcester.

I got the opposite 'problem' with Fed-Ex. Example - ordered a TM, was shipped Fed-Ex. Original delivery date was the 18th...it arrived on the 15th.

I started with KVD - it works great on mono, FC and Hybrid...I see no need to try anything else.

That's another one for the livewell - there's two meals there.

Long as it's not abraded by rocks and such...a long time. I'm going into my 3rd season with 40# Sufix 832 on my moving baits rig, 2nd season with 10# Sufix 832 on my finesse rig.

Sufix Elite or Siege.