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a buddy was blackfishing last week in the Raritan Bay and caught a dozen throwback cod and 2 keepers in addition to some blackfish.

trolling for dolphin is 1000x more fun than trolling for stripers.:sun: Dolphin- 80 degrees, middle of the day, cool beverage, 7 mph, 7 lines out, crazy fun fish to catch and eat. Striper- 50 degrees, first light, 2 or 3 mph, 2 lines out, all the fight taken out by the motion of the boat...

Yes, Looked in there every year, inspect tank and hoses and foam, cleaned then sealed. On most of the V20 models and years, that is a dry space. There is a pvc pipe running under the aluminum fuel tank to pass water from fwd bilge to aft blge. That space does not drain to the bilge so you have...

The fuel tank hatch MUST be sealed.

I used an anchor chain tensioner between roller and cleat. But I didn't have much problem when it was not being used. Just a little bounce with the chain wrapped on the cleat

I ran the V20 with one 27DP Dual Purpose marine wet cell. They generally lasted 5 years. You would notice the tilt getting slow when you got to the boat after a few days. At the first sign of that I replaced it. I fished at night often with lights and electronics with motor off. I had a 4 stroke...

can't tell you the angle but I can tell you there are 3 angles. Its not flat all the way across Look at it hard before you buy a bracket.

I would recommend NOT using Home Depot wire. Use marine grade "Tinned" stranded copper wire. And absolutely NEVER use solid wire.

get one of these. Put it in a dry accessible place behind the dash. run the 8awg black and red to it.. 8/2 awg duplex will simplify the job...

no you're right SC and NC don't have much of the high def. Great stuff in NJ and Florida East Coast. I was playing around today and found smooth bottom where I know a wreck is. The scans there must have been done more than 5 years ago before they sunk it.

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/bathymetry/ I stumbled across this site and found some high resolution color bottom contours for my area (Ocean/Monmouth county NJ). I've been finding lots of "gold" on this map and punching it into my Garmin. I have the Garmin on my lap at the computer. The mouse...

looks like a re-branded old Abu-Garcia Ambassadeur. I used a left handed one for fluking for a few years. Don't remember what size number it was. Really liked it. Left handed reel you can cast and hold rod in right hand, don't have to change hands to reel. great for jigging fluke. It took a...

never rode on one. I really liked the look but suspected they were a dog that couldn't steer or get outta their own way. I really liked the look of a Parker too until I stepped down into a cabin.

I married into a florist family. Here are some pointers for guys on this Valentine's Day.

On shear LOOKS the V20s are just the tops of 20fters.:love: All three models... but the cuddy is just special. The Seacraft 20 CC was very close 2nd place Shamrock Pilot House had a look... If I stuck to a new 20 footer it would be tough. Don't like the euro transoms and permanent...

I put it next to the pivoting roller and cleat. It is big enough to pass chain. I cut a hole into the bow anchor locker and siliconed in a piece of 4" landscape drain pipe. The rode comes out on its own from the weight of the anchor/chain falling. I hauled the rode onto the deck. If I was...

change it to hydraulic. Thats what it should have.

:beer: see you on the grady forum https://www.greatgrady.com/

you people are lost. :sad:

We got out in the afternoon on Nov 20. Caught many small stripers (5 - 10 pounds) on poppers at the 3 mile line straight out of Manasquan Inlet. It was a great day to end the season on... Pulled the boat after Thanksgiving. Five more months of sadness ahead...