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Do you still have the powerbolt? what is top speed and do you have problems with backing the boat up? Thanks...I have one and just cannot seem to get full performance that I expected from it. Any help with set up would be appretiated

powerbolt ..........

batter --I guess that answered my other concern as well...life of the battery if you've used it for 5 years. Thanks.

current product updates --are you still using the fishawk for temp,are there other options available now?

--very strange... I 've never had any rod break as you described so cannot really comment. some technical issues may cause this...like thread rap to tight or tip not fitted correctly... not anything you would be able to change. Only the company would be able to detect if this is a manufacture...

breaking tip using downrigger --I pull the rod in a sweeping motion toward the fish to get the full bend and power of the rod to release the clip. pulling the rod straight up puts all the pressure on the tip and can break even a sturdy single piece bass rod.

--similar numbers of kokanee thus far this season in Penticton Creek, tributary to Okanagan Lake. -- general size seems to be larger possibly because of run off and flooding earlier in the year which may have provided much needed nutrients to the lake. --next season should see some fish from...

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-- 1200 kokanee have passed through the trap on penticton creek to the spawn beds. A count in the creek has indicated 2000 fish. -- During a rain and wind storm several large branches drifted into the fence and trap which caused a breach. As it seems a significant number of fish have bypassed...

OKANAGAN - After getting lab results back, the province strongly believes a die-off of more than 1,000 kokanee salmon washed up on the shores of Okanagan Lake last month was part of a recurring, natural phenomenon. Samples from more than 80 of the fish came back negative for disease or evidence...

--I don't want to start a long string of guesses... the current theory is that it may be similar to turn over caused by winds driving warm surface water deeper into the lake. --I will post something if the local Ministry puts out an official answer.

--Kill of kokanee was not deemed to have a significant impact on the okanagan kokanee fishery. --no disease or toxins found in samples

--kokanee kill on Okanagan. don't know the extent yet. Reports from area fishers. Ministry is investigating. --This happened a few years ago as well...don't know the details. The best case senario would be due to lightning which has been active in the area for several days. --Other causes...

--19000 kokanee released into Penticton Creek which feeds into Okanagan lake. --A new development in Okanagan lake management... The Okanagan Nation will be releasing sockeye fry into a few streams that feed into Okanagan lake. --This year the release is more of a symbolic and cerimonial as...

--had to keep the kokanee at the hatchery longer than expected due to some early mortality. It was decided to raise the remaining healthy kokanee to a larger size to increase early survival. These should be released in the next week or two as, although we enjoy looking after these critters we...

--due to warm weather some of the eggs have hatched... this could be an issue in the wild as we use same water from the creek in the hatchery . --creek fish may be hatching as well... a long time before food will be available in spring. --they can go quite a while without developing to the stage...

--What happens to your rpm at full trim down vs trim up? --Seems like you are playing with trim and motor depth and not getting anywhere... so maybe prop size or pitch need to be changed. --On my boat I have used props 18, 19&20 pitch... same diameter. --The boat pops out of the water with the...

--Just over 3200 kokanee counted as they passed through the Penticton Creek fish trap. --50K eggs were collected for the hatchery on the first day of the run. All other fish were released to carry on to the spawning beds. --A little dissapointed with the size... no trophies. Some decent fish...

--more than 30,000 kokanee fry released over two days back into Penticton Creek, hopefully see a few in 4-5 years.

---heading for Chelan somethingcatchy fishing derby... pre fishing April 8-10 ---seems to be picking up size wise main problem is wind and stormy weather but when boats on the water they seem to be catching.