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by spike christopher
Wed Oct 05, 2016 8:04 pm
Forum: Troller Talk
Topic: contact info
Replies: 5
Views: 10350

Re: contact info

He is there and doing fine, rides his bike every day.
by spike christopher
Tue May 05, 2015 3:08 pm
Forum: Mechanical & Electrical
Topic: Wood stick mantaince
Replies: 2
Views: 13345

Re: Wood stick mantaince

that is a pretty good mix, I remember the pine tar smell from the halibut schooners coming into Ketchikan, they used it all the time. I used it on cross country skies until fiberglass ones came on line. You can't go wrong with that mix.
by spike christopher
Fri Feb 13, 2015 4:13 am
Forum: Mechanical & Electrical
Topic: Stainless fasteners below waterline.
Replies: 14
Views: 43378

Re: Stainless fasteners below waterline.

My boat had sheeting of iron bark all fastened with large s.s. screws. When I removed them as I took off the iron bark to replace ribs and planks the screws where in perfect condition. They had been in for twelve years. My shipwright said not to use s.s. below the water line. I did not argue and all...
by spike christopher
Thu Dec 11, 2014 8:02 am
Forum: Troller Talk
Topic: Electronics upgrade advice?
Replies: 9
Views: 8800

Re: Electronics upgrade advice?

It is not cheap, but cheaper than buying them as stand alone. The one I got is totally water proof and can be in the cockpit with out a shield. Lowrance unit with the four insturments, radar, fathometer, plotter and insturments abilities...........2300.00 transducer 50 and 200klz 220.00 broad band r...
by spike christopher
Wed Dec 10, 2014 8:31 am
Forum: Troller Talk
Topic: Electronics upgrade advice?
Replies: 9
Views: 8800

Re: Electronics upgrade advice?

I have a new Lowrance system, radar, plotter and fathometer. All the information on the system can be transmitted to a monitor by a ethernet cable, a very simple process. You can watch all three at a time or one at a time. The broad band radar draws very little power and can show objects as close as...
by spike christopher
Wed May 28, 2014 6:14 am
Forum: Troller Talk
Topic: Stray current
Replies: 6
Views: 5735

Re: Stray current

This is a subject that has so many limbs to the electric tree (so to speak) here is what I have found through trial and error. 1. are the zinc's welded or bolted. if bolted make sure of a good contact. 2. aluminum zincs above the rotation of the center of your prop on the rudder and pure zincs on th...
by spike christopher
Sun May 18, 2014 7:16 pm
Forum: Troller Talk
Topic: First salmon of the year?
Replies: 9
Views: 13629

Re: First salmon of the year?

the Alaska life has a interesting picture of the copper river salmon coming on the market. www.facebook.com/TheAlaskaLife
scroll down a few pictures, the market has put a high price on these fish. The rich are going after it what a marketing tool.
by spike christopher
Sat May 17, 2014 6:06 am
Forum: Troller Talk
Topic: First salmon of the year?
Replies: 9
Views: 13629

Re: First salmon of the year?

Not only are they not the first Kings of the year, they are not even allowed to be caught north of Cape Suckling. Southeast is the only area you can catch in the winter and sell.
by spike christopher
Tue May 13, 2014 6:16 am
Forum: Troller Talk
Topic: new deck paint
Replies: 4
Views: 9341

Re: new deck paint

I have used this produce and it seems to do as well as any on the market. It is a two part epoxy and easy to use. On the bow where there is little traffic it has lasted twelve years. On the back deck I have had to put it on twice. It moves 200 percent so it doesn't crack open easily. But like most p...
by spike christopher
Tue Mar 11, 2014 11:41 am
Forum: Troller Talk
Topic: 36' Albion?
Replies: 10
Views: 14352

Re: 36' Albion?

We have several in the Cook Inlet area and they are a great vessel for just about any thing. Some where used as a charter boats for the sport fishery. I fished next to them when I was running a 42 foot delta hull. Here is what I found out about the square chine hulls. What ever the angle of the wave...
by spike christopher
Sun Jan 26, 2014 6:11 pm
Forum: Troller Talk
Topic: vessel stability
Replies: 3
Views: 3835

vessel stability

Ok guys I need some of your input. Right now I have two totes on the deck of my boat "the Vickie Rann" each tote holds 900 lbs of fish. I usually run with five tons of ice in the fish hole and have never had any problems no matter how rough the weather gets. The boat is 48 feet long and 13...
by spike christopher
Mon Dec 23, 2013 9:31 pm
Forum: Troller Talk
Topic: Abundance
Replies: 3
Views: 2759

Abundance

Does anyone have a picture of Garrett Hagen's boat? I would like a profile shot of the port side if possible. You can send it to my email address spikechristopher@gmail.com
by spike christopher
Fri May 17, 2013 11:44 am
Forum: Troller Talk
Topic: salmon virus
Replies: 2
Views: 3245

salmon virus

This is a time consuming video BUT WELL WORTH THE TIME, PLEASE WATCH THIS............... IF NEED BE SKIP PARTS OF IT UNTIL THE END.
Some of you might have seen this, but it is the first time for me. Really makes you think.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/salmon-confidential/
by spike christopher
Fri Jan 04, 2013 12:13 pm
Forum: Troller Talk
Topic: Sea Anchors
Replies: 2
Views: 2606

Re: Sea Anchors

Tracy, I bought a sea anchor from Pacific Marine Exchange in Bellingham for 100.00 dollars and it worked great, I have a large heavy boat so I got a 14 footer and it held me straight into the heavy sea's as if anchored up. In high winds I traveled from side to side and there were several things I le...
by spike christopher
Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:24 am
Forum: Troller Talk
Topic: Electricity vs.
Replies: 12
Views: 10186

Re: Electricity vs.

Salty, now I understand why you are on the radio so much, OH NOW I AM JUST JOKING. love the forum and all the input, you got to admit Salty you stepped into that one/ what fun/
by spike christopher
Mon Dec 31, 2012 6:58 pm
Forum: Troller Talk
Topic: Summer King Salmon !!!
Replies: 37
Views: 22350

Re: Summer King Salmon !!!

I wonder how many smaller salmon will be thrown back as those try to get the largest king possible as the season is left open. This is if a percentage is in effect. Southeast is a small portion of the state, you are not allowed to fish north of Cape Suckling, I have personally sport fished for king ...
by spike christopher
Fri Dec 28, 2012 3:43 pm
Forum: Troller Talk
Topic: salmon chef
Replies: 24
Views: 26095

Re: salmon chef

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a great response Eric, wish you could go on the show. I sure agree with you on every point. I know I sure felt like it was a slap in our face.
by spike christopher
Thu Dec 27, 2012 4:55 pm
Forum: Troller Talk
Topic: salmon chef
Replies: 24
Views: 26095

salmon chef

Just got through watching a cooking show called America’s test kitchen, they had the chef travel to the east coast and interviewed a fish mogul. Laid out on ice was five filets of Salmon, four farm raised and one wild. This individual was praising the farm raised as control growth with a higher fat ...
by spike christopher
Thu Dec 27, 2012 8:20 am
Forum: Troller Talk
Topic: Black Box
Replies: 16
Views: 12470

Re: Black Box

I asked Malcome Roberts how far down, and out away from the boat does the field travel. He told me he had tested out to 300 yards in a 360 degree circle. After that I turned off my black box and just followed all the black box boats within 300 yards. At the end of the season all I had to do was chan...