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As a professional fisherman dedicated to providing my clients with the best fishing experiences, I use only the best equipment possible. Below you will find full product reviews of each of these products along with links to their websites.

Shimano Talora & Tekota : Sleek design, big beefy handle, smooth drags, great action rods.
Mercury Twin 225 EFI : Lots of giddy up and go to get us there. 9.9 4 stroke, quiet, no fumes, reliable.
Best hooks out there. Sharp and strong is what I need. I have literally thousands of baits and the last thing I need to be doing is replacing hooks constantly. With Gamakatsu I do not have this problem.
TR-1 Auto Pilot : In a word ... Awesome. Most boats need a mate, this little wonder is my best friend. I would fish without a fish finder before I would leave the dock without my TR-1.
I spend an average of 12-14 hours a day on the water. God gave me one pair of eyes. The last thing I want is to fry them in the blazing sun, compound that with the reflection off the water, you're just looking for trouble. The optics of the Maui Jim with the polarizing, I can see the fish in the water with no glare. These are BY FAR the BEST glasses I have ever owned!
I use the 1197 Humminbird with side imaging, just the ticket for finding and marking bait balls on large bodies of water like lake Erie.
In an average season I clean a ton of fish. Rapala knives are just the ticket with several sizes and shapes. They make a knife for cleaning all game fish. I am partial to the Pro Series with rubber handles with blade guard. Also wearing a normark glove is a valuable tool for avoiding mishaps with knives.
I have used Cannon Downriggers for Twenty one year's fast, quiet, dependable and the new dual axis rod holders are awesome I can switch from a board rod to a dipsy without any tools AWESOME.
I use mostly deep Thundersticks and Junior Thundersticks off the planer boards for suspended walleye.
UnderArmour clothing keeps me cool in the hot sun built in SPF and stain resistant easy to wash when I get blood all over me.
Their Cannon Balls are chrome. I believe fish are attracted to it. Also, these Cannon Balls track straight avoiding tangles. Oh ya, they look good too.
Offshore tackle I use offshore in line boards for Lead Core and bottom bouncing harnesses. I also like the OR-3 and OR-4 release clips for the large boards and the riggers.
Dipsey Divers, Jet Dives, Diamond Kings, Hot Lips, Power Dives, just to name a few. These ae all key components on my boat for catching fish.
Best swivels on the market. I've used Berkely & Sampo. No comparison. I use Size 2 welded rings with a 65 lb. break strength.
With this new system you can "hear me before you see me." Sirus satellite radio means awesome sound eveywhere.
Tangleless nets mean more time fishing and less time untangling hooks in net mesh. Strong handles allow me to net several fish at a time.
Mann’s Bait company makes great crank baits that troll true. I use a lot of stretch: 15 , 20 & 25 off the big boards. They have a lot of hot colours. I especially like the Perch patterns.
I use a lot of spoons including Northern Kings, Michigan Stingers, and Pro Kings. The last couple of years I have used a lot more Silver Streaks. The colour selection and various sizes are a sure bet when fishing Erie Walleyes & Steelhead. Another spoon that worked very well for me are the new patterns of Blue Fox Matrixx Spoons.
Power pro I use 30 lb high visibility on my dipsy rods.
Sufix mono and fluorocarbon leader material for my down rigging rods and Jets.

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