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Yes, still available.

Price reduced from $95.00 to $80.00 on the pair of Bert’s rod holders.

Pair of Bert's Ratching Rod Holders- One of the rod holders has damage and will not ratchet (see closeup picture)- these rod holders are reversible so it can used without problem just no ratchet feature. Other rod holder is fine and in good condition. Price as a pair is $80.00 with local pickup only (will not separate either). Located in Ashville, NY- can possibly arrange to meet in the area for delivery. Pair of Traxstech Fixed Angle Rod Holders in good used condition including mounting screws- Price for the pair at $65.00 with local pickup only. Located in Ashville, NY- can possibly arrange to meet for delivery.

Pair of St. Croix Eyecon Telescoping Tolling Rods Model ET76MMT 7'6" long and medium power moderate action rated for 10 to 20lb line. Rods were purchased new summer of 2019 and only have been used a handful of times. Were purchased for a specific application and I have decided to do something different. Price for the pair is $200.00 with local pickup only. Located in Ashville, NY - I may meet someone in the area to deliver. With tax these rods were approximately $300.00

To me lead core up to 5 colors is a better choice than copper. Over 5 colors (150 ft of line) copper has a place vs lead core so for depth minimum would be in the range of 30 to 35 fow. I’ve run some short 75’ and 85’ coppers and gone back to lead core. I get copper out when fish are down 50’ or more and 10 colors aren’t firing. A guy could probably do ok by using copper in lieu of 8 and 10 color rigs. For walleye I’ve used Bloodrun Walleye Copper with a smaller diameter than LO salmon copper. If you have the larger diameter salmon copper figure your dive curve for the heavier copper. I used the smaller diameter to stay away from the big reels like the Penn 345 I used for a 500 copper on Lake Ontario. It’s fun to try different stuff.

Nice job and good use of overhead space. Handy for off season work too.

Nationally one in ten people is a boat owner. In New York and Erie County it is probably less than 10% as New York registers about half of the boats that the big 3 states of Ca, Fla and Mi. do. In order to get political traction for a new harbor project one would need to have the support of 20 to 30 percent of the voting public in the local town and Erie County to get the attention and support at the state and federal level to make it happen. So every boater would need 2 or 3 neighbors making noise and using their voting powers to push this project. Going to take a lot of groups and many people to get to that level. A 3rd party business like BPS might provide some support but is not going to lead the charge. That company is probably still working through the Cabela buyout. Insight to that process can be gained by reading the current state of affairs in Sydney, Nebraska after the Cabela layoffs and closure. People interested in supporting a harbor project might want to attend some local meetings - example Erie County Federation of Sportsmen and Southtowns Walleye would be example as a starting point. Big big job to get this rolling- not something a handful of people is going to get done.

Not enough people are asking those questions. I’m involved in several sportsman’s groups and all are having trouble with recruitment as older members age out. Unless something changes and more people step up, sportsmen will lose rather than gain access. The suits and politicians pay attention to numbers and money. A lot more shoulders are needed to get wheels moving.

Jimski2 while the prospect of designing and constructing a new harbor along the NY shoreline of Lake Erie might make good coffee shop conversation is it possible? The reality in today’s political and financial climate is that it would be highly unlikely that one could find any public or private entity to undertake a project of that magnitude from a regulatory and financial stand point. It would take local, state and federal groups to be behind that type of project for it to happen and that type of cooperation is not going to happen. I have been in discussions on trying to get maintenance funding and that has been a challenge for even small amounts. Good luck getting a new project funded.

Tim, you can visit the Eastern Lake Erie Charter Boat Association directly from this site for a list of New York captains offering walleye charters. Mix of operations from big boat big water trolling to bottom bouncers to choose from out of several ports.

Erie County is to receive some Regional Development Funds and $323,000 is ear marked for Town of Evans to repair Sturgeon Point break wall to eliminate the annual dredging. No timelines in the funding announcements the other day just list of the projects.

Contact info for Dave at R&R Tackle from Johnson City, NY is 607-729-5711 and [email protected]. Make sure you specify the 3.25 Superlight blank in Black Mirage Diamond with Gold U/V cup as it is a custom blank and not on his website. I also get Dave’s spoons with just split rings so I add my own treble for walleye. Dave normally uses single hooks for trout and salmon. Dave does great paint work and his spoons have a decent price. He is a one man show so orders can get tied up with him at busy times.