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Yes and our LOU member Frogger almost won it but his 12.02 laker got nosed out by a 12.36 pounder but he still pulled off winning the lake trout division. Some decent fish caught this year. My hats off to Mike

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I wou;ld like to buy this. lance Masi

Hi, am gonna be fishing in Fairhaven the 2nd week in September and was wondering how the fishing is at that time. I have always been out there earlier. Thanks in advance, Lance Masi

I have an older Daiwa SG27LC line counter reel for sale. This reel is in great shape. $40.00 local pick up in Hilton NY or shipped to the lower 48 for $50.00.

The main thing with a slide diver is ability to separate the diver from the lure but slide down close for easier handling at the boat. The main stealth is getting the diver farther away from the lure. A dipsy will do this with a 10, 12ft or longer lead but you need someone to hand line it in. I fish solo a lot so slide divers are better for me. I also have a small boat so even with a crew handlining a bunch of line is a hassle (for me). On my braid and wire divers I have 40 ft of 40 lb fluorocarbon after my main line and before my leader. this is what the diver slides on. 40 ft gives plenty of separation from the mainline if its a consideration. I usually set 15-20 ft from the lure though. The 40 ft helps (in my opinion) close fighting a fish near to the boat as the knot isn't going in and out of the guides a lot. For leader I put either a 7' section of 20lb for spoons or a 2-3 ft section of 30# for paddles which I guess you could argue you don't need but I don't want the diver going right to the flasher The stealth isn't the leader itself other than getting separation between the lure and the diver and overall dipsy / slide diver rigs getting separation from the boat etc.

SO, we used a few slide divers for the first time off wire with a section of 65# braid. I don't really see the stealth here. How much stealth factor is braid? We have small boat 20' starcraft and I just dont' see any advantage because your still only have a 7' or so section of flouro. Still gotta reel in to the 7' mark. And before the diver you have the braid. Clamping to mono of flouro ? That would add stealh but same deal right? or could I put a swivel say 4' from the spoon or presentation? That might work eh? Could someone explain a little bit better. I have looked at a few videos ( including Russ G. ) and don't see any big stealth advantage of adding say 16' braid lead. I mean it does not reflect light light the wire does, but how stealth is it. I was thinking adding just a 2' section of braid, then 16' flouro all the way down to my spoon but a swivel only 3' before my spoon. But would they spook froms the swivel? OR swivel/snap maybe? THanks all. Not new to dipsy/dreamweaver deeper divers but trying to get more stealth on small boat. Thanks all

On the water at 7 AM done at 12:30. Set up in 100 with 4 riggers down 25-75 and 2 dipseys out 150 with various spoons, paddles, spin doctors and flies. Went NE out to 400 and back trolling at 1.8-2.5 Lake flat calm and foggy. Best screens in 100-150. We didn't get a bite. Some other guys in the lot worked Browns in 30 fow and got half dozen.