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Steelie, no I didn't, the reason being, I needed to replace the lower shift cable on my I/O so I pulled the lower unit and got the old cable out, I pulled the inner wire out first then I shoved weed wacker line up to the top so when I put new cable in it follows the rout of the old cable, done this on other boats and I worked flawless!! Well I put the new outer cable in this cable is so stiff it wouldn't follow the line. I called our local marina, and he told me the newer cables are made heavier and are a bitch to work with. Well I can see that what's the secret there is none, keep at till you get it. To make a long story short I had to admit defeat and called them to see if the could possibly get it. My boat is the modle 888 which means there's no designated rout for the cable, other than the less turns the better, and I had it that way but I couldn't get the cable to spin, the nut on the cable is made fast to the cable so I have to spin the whole cable to screw it into the bell housing of the out drive. I had to dissemble the risers on the inside and pull the power steering so "I" could spin the cable. I took the boat home to do all this then I took it back to the marinia, it took three guys 2 1/2hrs to get it in right, they also said they never had one that was this difficult!! In a way I was glad I was wondering if I was loosing my mind. Now I have to put all this stuff back together. I hope to have it together for the week after the opening day of walleye season in NY. and I didn't want to book anything till I know for sure it's all ok. We will see what happens. I hope to have it done buy the beginning of next week. Who would of ever thought putting a cable in would be this stubborn. For me that's par for the case. I'm still planning on coming out, we will see its looking like in June for sure.

Damn man, that was a brute good luck to ya the rest of the season, I'll be out the second week in June!!!

Hey Steelie, I bet that ruined your day!! lol That's what's cool about the eastern end you never know what your gonna bring up!! Congrats to your outing, I hope things start to set up!! Not to be nosy, how big was your eye??

DJ this weekend I hope is the official kick off for the 2016 season!!! It's supposed to hit 70* here in PA. What's the forecast for LakeO region? or the Lake Erie areas on the eastern basin.

Are these rods all trolling rods or downrigger rods?, what are the 9'6ers dipsy diver rods or just trolling? Do they break bown, and is shipping a possibility?? Thanks PAP.

We ran the flat fish kinda the same look, for salmon in the fall of the year with great success, I have some I'm going to try on LakeO. That's about Mark, 411 runs anymore, before he used Rapala lures and reef runners, must be a big check in the mail from Yakima!!!

Well I thought it was going to be this weekend, but that's not going to happen, I got the lower shift cable through the transom and as strait as possible and I cannot turn the cable to get it started in the threads of the housing, I don't know how hard to pull on the ratchet? I don't want to ruin a $80 cable. I admit defeat, and called Henry at Beltzville Marine, he told me Monday!! I was happy with that. What's 3 more days!! Will report next week, there're saying in the 70's this week, looks like I'll mis the browns, but I'll be on deck for the opener of eye season.

Problem child, does your primer bulb when you squeeze it get hard. I've had those primer bulbs go bad. They wouldn't keep the pressure up, they wouldn't get hard they wouldn't pump up and get hard you could squeeze them all day and they just wouldn't pump up hard, just a thought, before you go buying a tank and have the same issues? PAP

Mine was going to be this weekend, but I doubt that's going to happen unless a miracle happens, this lower shift cable is kicking my A$$ big time. I think I have in conquered, if so kick off will be this weekend. I hope. Whenare you guys planning the get the bottom wet??

Holy crap Paul you might have to by one of those DR wood chippers and mount it on the swim platform, Fman930 ain't kidding they are almost as bad as gobies, just not as ugly LOL you could get 1 mean chum slick going though!!! Just had to bust ya buddy, we ate them out of LakeO I'm not all together there but I'm not glowing green yet,

Someone in the camp last year said there good eating, we kept like 10" on up. I not a fish eater but I love perch and believe it or not they were good also I was surprised. When my dad was still with us we kept a few smallies that we caught out around the sunken island. Filleted those and cut em into chunks, beerbatter I was like man these are good. So ya we keep a few!!

I'm not from the Erie end of town. But welcome to the site. I'm sure someone will be able to answer your question!!!

Good morning King Slammin, 20 years ago my dad and I weren't doing so well out of the BRB, in Ontario, we came up with this same theory, they "walleyes" really weren't hitting the harnesses just nipping the tail end of the worm, and the were just bumping spoons. So we sat in the boat both of us knowing we need to feed them both at the same time, but how? So we decided to take 30 pound mono and make a 2 hook harness and use a swivele to attach the harness. Then we picked LOL, the Michigan Stinger spoon Kevorkian and give it a go. We ran it along the boat and at 2.2 it wasn't spinning out!! So we ran it with sticks and it worked great it was doing better then the sticks, but they really didn't want sticks we just ran them to Imamate a school of minnows. We should of patented it, we really didn't think people would believe us so we kept it under our hat, now DreamWeaver put a wire harness with a #10 triple hook on the end. Yes they work and are ment to run among your sticks as you can pull them at higher speeds. They don't work well in water current, meaning River fishing. I have a lot of success with them, but they have there time and place. I always run them either together or with sticks. I believe they work better at a faster pace. I ran them with harnesses and ever time we made a turn so the outside one went faster, bang we had one on the burner, so that told use they need to be trolled faster. Hope this helps, maybe more seasoned Erie guys will chime in to give you a definite YA/NAA PAP.

Welcome Tina, glad you made the decision to come aboard the LEU site, there are a lot of ladies in the sport of fishing, my wife, my twin daughters even Charter Captians, which I think is great, it's making fishing a family event, we need more family time in our lives!! I always post best of luck to the fisherman/ ladies!!

How about it more action over now than LOU. That's about to change this has been a weird spring, who would of ever thought that old man winter would hold out this long. With temps in the 60's forecasted for the end of this week will put a lot more guys out there after the Browns, and this board will explode in 2-3 weeks when the eye season opens on LakeO. To kick off a new board in mid winter I think the site has made leaps and bounds for its self. Congrats to Chad and all the members that we have already!! The games have yet to start!!! Think spring and 50* water temps.

Man you never quit amazing me those spoons are awesome!!! Kind of like those $20 lures that are supposed to imitate a school of minnows, man I can't wait till your sight is complete, I'll be dropping a few Ben Franklins for sure

That's pretty cool title, Snap Swivel, l like it!!! Welcome to the site. I can't wait till the guys get out and start posting pics. of eyes I like to see the fish. Pumps me up big time. Glad you joined!!! PAP