A Couple Fishing Ideas

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Here's a couple fishing related thing I do on my boat:

I use spreader bars when trolling for Albacore (basically the only tuna in Norther California). I used PVC cement and glued together PVC pipes. Caps on the bottom (with holes drilled in the caps for drainage) and I strap them in the after corner of my boat. Keeps spreader bars at the ready, and lets me rinse easily them when I'm done.

Also, I like to have a bleed tank, or a tank to drop some fish in if I want them separate from others, or crab or whatever. So, I took a chemical tank from the dairy, cut the top off and mounted it to the bulk head with a quick release bracket. It's there when I want it, and gone when I don't.
 

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Here's another one:

I mounted a Scotty (female) rod holder mount on the gunwale, made a box from Starboard, and put a Scotty (male) mount on the bottom. It is exactly the size of a little ice chest. I fill the small ice chest with frozen bait, and various lures I might use during the day in the open area next to the ice chest. Lifts right off and stores away when I don't want it.

I mounted it forward of the steering area, but only little. It doesn't interfere with other rod holders or the usual fishing area. Handy...

Anyone could mount that anywhere a rod holder mount will fit.
 

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Here's another thing I do:

I take alot of people out on my boat. Most novices. In order to keep my tuna lure spread consistent, I do the following:

Some lures go way back, some in the middle and some in close. Usually a "V" type spread. I want certain lures in certain places while trolling for Albacore (really our only tuna off the coast of Northern California).

So, I use braid topped with mono leaders. The leaders are the length of line I want the lure to run behind the boat. I When I tie the mono to braid, I leave a 2 inch tag line of braid at the knot. When you let the lure out, you know when to stop when you see the tag line at the tip of the rod.

Then, each rod and reel is labeled with a number, and so are the rod holders. The number I rod in the number 1 (center) rod holder, 2 in the middle, 3 further back, and 4 are the long ones. My guests can put a number 4 rod in a number 4 rod holder and let it out until they see the tag line, and so one with the other rods. A perfect lure spread every time.
 

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Yet another trick I do:

When I take people out, I don't want to have to explain how to use each and every rod on the boat. So, I use the same rod in different weights for different species, but all the same rod. I also use the same reel, but spooled with different lines; mono for trolling for salmon and braid for rockfish, tuna and halibut, just as examples. No matter what we're fishing for, I only have to explain how to use one rod once, because every rod and reel is the same.

Even my spinning rods are the same rod and same reel, but with different weight rods, different lines, etc. Sure makes for a much more enjoyable day for me and guests.

I've been on other charter boats and party boats with 600 rods and reels, and each seemed to be different.
 
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