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I fished Almanore for years. Had some epic days of 5# average bows and Browns fishing bait. Biggest was 8# salmon. The only lake I will eat fish out of. Fished both day and night. Never saw anyone else fishing at night. We fished bronze backs for a change and always found good numbers and size. Best...

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2008 TRITON 19X2
225 MERCURY OPTIMAX(250 HRS)
(YEARLY MAINTENANCE SERVICE RECORDS FROM MACATEE MARINE)
MIN KOTA 101 FORTEX ELECTRIC MOTOR (36V)
HOT FOOT
2 HDS GEN 2 8, SS WITH INSIGHT PACKAGE
8' TALON ANCHOR
BRAND NEW BOAT AND MOTOR COVER(NEVER USED)
NEW SEAT COVERS
$28,500
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I believe Capell Cove has relocated to Putah Creek ramp

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I have heard that Shawn and Karen are no longer with ABA and have sold their trailer. Is there any information on a new director for the ABA Northern Region? Curious about the Berryessa tournament in November with the low water conditions.

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Also used credit card to finish up and it worked great, with a little elbo grease.

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Never thought abot a credit card. Will put Mr. Visa to work tomorrow to clean up what was left. As for WD40 I would need to spray the boat windshields seats and electronics. Thought about putting a coat of vasaline on the bow. Credit card might be the trick. Thanks

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Thanks. I will give it a try

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The bugs have been brutal. I launched out of lake port and ran down the Red Bud arm. The boat and I were covered. Tried all types of ting to get them off. Needed the wifes finger nails. Super hot water and bug sponge did nothing. Worked on it for 2 hours and got about 80% off the hull. Still have th...

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Any suggestions on removing bug splatter other than thumb nail and grandkids? Just goy off Clear Lake and I have never seen it like this. Solid from bow to mid ship. Stopped at the car wash and the power washer did not even put a dent in it. 2 minute wash almost cleaned 6 inches.

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Thanks Ken, once again you are a great resource.

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I have 2 GEN 2 HDS 8s with insight and structure Scan. When I purchased the units, 4 years ago,I was told the lowrance maps in the unit were as good as anything on the market and did not need to purchase another map chip. The units and maping have been great but with all types of electronics there a...

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Ken, I sincerely apologize if you took it the wrong way. I made it a point not mention any names or companies because it is not anyone's fault. You are a great resource for all of us and I appreciate everything you do. I misunderstood what you said and I could not agree more, However, The GEN 2s hav...

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For those of you who may be interested in upgrading your HDS GEN 2 units to CHIRP let me save you some headache. It has been 7 days trying to get some answers to my questions. First call was to Lowrance tech support who stated all I needed was to download the 4.0 and would be good to go. Contacted a...

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Is the ABA site down? Is there a 2014/22015 schedule?

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Have a faulty transducer. Lowrance sent me a skimmer transducer. I advised that I have a pod transducer and would need to exchange them. They stated that ALL the GEN 2 HDS units come with skimmers and I would need to show proof of purchase of the pod transducer before they will exchange them. My uni...

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Lowrance sent me a replacement transducer which was a skimmer. I advised them that Gone Fishin Marine had installed my units and installed the shoot thru Pod Transducer. I was informed that the units came with skimmers for shoot thru and electric motor and I would need to provide prof of purchase of...

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Units are set in the shallow water mode. Lowrance is sending a new transducer which creates a whole new dilemma of how to remove the 2 old transducers. Gone fishin marine never removed the old one when they installed the new unit,

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When both units are on I leave the one not being used on Stand-by so the unit is on its own source.

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I have had the units for almost 2 years and this is the first problem I have had. I now know it is a transducer problem after switching units and showing the same problem. Why would it loose the bottom lock now? I fish Clear Lake and curious if the amount of grass has anything to do with it?

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My HDS 8 digital depth reading shows anywhere from 2.5 feet to 4.7 feet when traveling at high speed, 40+, and when fishing. The graph shows correct depth when fishing but spotty when running. It will correct itself at times but very frustrating.

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Great fishery. Has everything. Bows, Browns, Salmon, Largemouth, Spots. Fished it every year for the past 20 years, spring and fall. bass fishing is great but don't miss out on the trout and salmon fishery. We had trips of 4-5 pound average on trout. Largest salmon was 8 pounds. All on light tackle.

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Thank you for the information. All is well in computer land.

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It appears it is a computer glitch. Found results on my sons lap top but for some reason I can not get the site to respond on my computer and NO response from ABA for assistance.

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Any results from the ABA Clear lake tournament this past weekend?

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Thank you

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Anyone know if WON Bass, vineyard division, is fishing this year? Only see last years schedule.

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Thank you for that link. I had problems doing it on my own. I never received any ABA e-mails and would have never known if I had not stopped in at Clear Lake Bait and Tackle. I do not check the ABA site on a regular basis. Thanks again.

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Thought I would give the ABA guys a heads up. Headed to Clear Lake to per fish for the up coming tournament on Sunday. Stooped by to see Jimmy at Clear Lake Bait and Tackle and found that the tournament had been cancelled due to low water conditions. It was later verified by Jimmy through Dave and T...

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How much did they cost? Having mine recoverd

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Just spoke with Min Kota rep and found that there is only one bracket that they sell which is the 360 Hummingbird. Over course it is more expensive.

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Haven't bought it yet. There are two types and size difference. Both say universal and look different.

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Would anyone happen to know how to figure out which Talon Jack Plate bracket I would need for a Pro Hi- Jack HP plate. Min Kota had no idea and I have e-mails into Triton and Gone Fishin Marine. I have a 2008 19x2 Triton. I don't want to drill holes in the boat and would rather mount the Talon to th...

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Would anyone know if the Chaparral Cove/Putah Creek ramp is open. Phone # is no longer in service.

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ABA ENCROACHMENT - A “25 yard rule” is in effect at all times during competition. No contestant’s boat may move within 25 yards of another contestant’s boat at any time for the purpose of fishing without the consent of all contestant’s involved. A boat moving from one area to another may infringe up...

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Don't really ant to get into a pissing match. but thanks for the recommendation but we are very happy with ABA and the way Shawn and Karen run the tournaments. I never mentioned anybodys name or boat discription but there were two boats next to us playing with a buoy marker and I never said the seco...

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All well put. First off poorboy, just to clarify, we had no idea that was where the fish came from on day 1. Henderson was our plan from the begining but could not get in on day one with over 90 boats leaving ahead of us. We did not want to be AH, and jump on top of people. And second. WE DID leave ...

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I agree with you but it should not have to be that way. Only 4 years in this fishery after 40 years in the ocean. Fished a number of Clear Lake tournaments, with 50-80 boats, with out this type of insanity. When guys have a later draw and jump right on top of you it is just not cool. I just think it...

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WOW. Only our second TOC and most likly our last. Talk about combat fishing. Instead of shoulder to shoulder on a river it was bouncing boats. Absaloutly no consideration for others. I really recommend ABA have people go out and see, with their own eyes what is going on. It was the 10 foot rule inst...

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I have to say that I really enjoy my units and appriciated the service. Don't get me wrong, it was not without some yelling and screaming but they kept to their word and I had my unit in time for the tournament. When I first had the units, during the set up and updates, I contacted product support b...

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Purchased 2 HDS * Gen2 units in September. Last Wednesday,1/9/13, I had one of the units go out. After speaking with product support I was asked to send the unit back. I explained that I would need a replacement ASAP due to a scheduled upcomming tournament. The unit was sent overnight, at $100, and ...

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Ken, I am registered in the advantage program. Let us not be fooled and read between the lines on the "24 Hour SWAP". Fist off, it states the turn around will happen AFTER the product has been identified, meaning WHEN they first look at it which from what I have been told could be 7-10 day...

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The one thing I was not told when I bought my 2 HDS 8 GEN2 units was the fact the if I would need to return a unit for repair it would take up to 3 weeks to be returned which after spending almost 5k on the units I find unacceptable. Their call in service is great, but the return policy is out of li...

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All is well in Gen 2 land. There was a locking lever on the chip and The download was successful. Did find out that I do need to get a program for my computer to remove to remove it from the .zip file. As for the structur map, i went to the map page hit exit twice then ito source and was able to swi...

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Did the above. It appears that the chip has a lock lever that was in lock position. Will check that tonight. I have the company I purchased the uniy from looking at it tomorrow night at the Clear Lake Tournement. He has a chip that he will try. As to the structure map, tried everything. The one unit...

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When you download the information from the Lowrance is it as easy as point and click? Our computer wanted to extract it from a zip file, spin on our heads 3 times and do the hula hula.

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Did that. Left it in up to 5 minutes with no response. How long does it take? Still at the .39 on both units. Also not able to remove "Saved" mode for structure overlay on one of the units.

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Think I may have been delusional about the other slots. Just looked like there was on the diagram. Do I need a special program to download the updates?

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Just had 2 HDS 8 gen 2 unitys installed in the boat. One was a bundle package. When I went to check the source for the Structure Map on one of the units showed SAVED, the other live. When I attemptred to change it to live, it would go back to SAVED. Trying to trouble shoot with the people I purchase...

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Going to outfit the boat with 2 HDS Gen2 8. How do you recommend I the hook up the bow unit. Do I hook it up to the main unit (Bundle package) or use its own transducer on the TM?

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This boat has been sold

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