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Old 04-13-2012, 12:58 PM   #15
Larry M
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... If you check out the birds on fishing boats you will see many of them are made out of plywood or that white plastic boat board. Most of the fishermen have there own set of tricks to make them fly smoothly...
Ours are made of plywood and the lead on the bottom is 1/2 of a 55 lb down rigger ball. We like the plywood for it's easy on the fiberglass if you touch the side during retrieval or deployment. You can buy them complete for less than $200 from Alaska down to CA and you can also just buy the parts. We paint/seal the fish every year or so and "tune" them occasional to keep them running true.

That had to be a scary ride for Greg. Something I hope we never have to experience. Thanks for the story.
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