Yankee Troller

We collaborated with FishUSA a few weeks ago, and here is a video from that outting.

10 minutes ago, bettieanne said:

Sorry if this was asked already.. but where did all these fish come from?  Or what has caused these fish to feed so aggressively? Many years out on the lake and never witnessed a bite as long and constant as it currently is. Great year to get new people into the sport fishing game. 

One thing is constant, unless they are lying to us, the US and Canada stock the same amount of fish each year. The variable is the wild reproduction. I'm not very smart, but I'd guess there was a banner wild reproduction class.

We run a 20lb weight all the time  on our Optimums. I've never been told by product development, or the service department at Cannon to not use a 20lb weight.

The Morgan's Tackle copper is now live on FishUSA's website:

Morgan's Tackle Copper

Morgan's Tackle Super Copper

We've been running the super copper this season. It seems to be more user friendly, and we've been happy with it.

On 7/18/2024 at 1:36 PM, John 7777 said:

Won’t even give us the option of a low speed spool🙄

I've been talking with product development about this. IF it will ever happen IDK.

On 7/18/2024 at 2:25 PM, jollyroger said:

get in touch with YANKEE TROLLER, he works at KRENZER MARINE. they sell CANNON, he might have an answer for you.

Not much you can do about it that I know about.

There was a fix for this in the last software update. Update any other ones through the Cannon App. It's covered under warranty. It needs a board replacement.

3 minutes ago, GAMBLER said:

Will these work without shore power?

Yup, they're hooked direct to a battery and use cellular/GPS to send the data.

14 minutes ago, pdsalmon said:

It is actually the HDS Live Transducer

So most likely you have a 200khz high wide chirp then. Not a very wide cone angle.

You don't want Livescope. Buy a Garmin ECHOMAP and pair it with a Garmin PS30 transducer. I have this stuff at Krenzer Marine if you want to chat.

13 minutes ago, pdsalmon said:

Thanks Rich for these reports. I have a Lowrance HDS 9 and am having trouble seeing my downrigger balls.

Could you share your settings on your Lowrance. Such as Frequency, Sensitivity & Mode. Especially when fishing over 200'+

Thanks in advance.

Dan 

You want to run 50 or 83khz when fishing. Not sure the transducer your HDS came with, but stock transducers on Humminbird and Lowrance generally aren't the best for open water trolling.

7 minutes ago, Gill-T said:

Rick, how is the device for checking on muskrats chewing on cables?

Just hope one doesn't ruin something on your boat

Ugh, that's horrible and my worse nightmare.

BTW....For anyone who leaves their boat in the water and wants peace of mind there are systems out there to monitor your boat and bilge from your phone. I installed the Siren Marine system on my boat, and went a little overboard with the sensors, but I have peace of mind when my boat is in Wilson, and I'm working in Sodus Point. There are cheaper systems like Sensar Marine which geofence your boat and monitor water levels in your bilge. It notifies you if it goes above a specified level or your boat moves. If anyone's interested let me know. They are pretty simple systems. My buddy Jeremy bought a Sensar system off me this Spring. Install is easy too!

Here's a pic of my Siren App.

22 hours ago, AnglingAddict said:

Hopped on the Stealthcore bandwagon this spring and not a fan for short cores - usually if I get something in the bottom the 12# leader breaks - I had multiple breaks in the 18# leadcore itself versus the 12 or 10# leader this spring.  Always had decent luck with the standard Sufix Leadcore over the years and almost never have had that sheathing break unless that core was extremely old.  My 2 cents.

Well that's unfortunate. We've been running the 27lb Stealthcore for a long time and I've never had it break. I don't know anyone running the 18lb though.

On my Offshore OR12 in-lines I just double wrap the braid on the release. Works just fine.

A good bet is to cruise out slowly and watch your fish finder. Once you see bait pinned to the bottom you've found the thermocline. Start there, and work deeper targeting the lake bottom.

I went looking for new hooks this season. I bought some Owners and some Trokar trebles for my meat rigs. The Trokar that I have linked has been really good to me. The #2 is what we used all Spring on meat rigs, but the #1's will be taking over as these fish start to get bigger. As HB2 said above the lighter wire penetrates much nicer, but you can't run these hooks with a super tight drag. Let the fish run and we've taken multiple fish on a hook with a fantastic landing percentage. They call them a 3x, but I'd fell better calling them more of a 2x. Again, plenty strong if you play the drag right. 

On 6/7/2024 at 2:23 PM, Zinger11 said:

Talked with him yesterday it looks like another month. They had some material issues 

That's what I was told as well.

FishUSA has the Morgan's Tackle copper in receiving, and it should be live next week. I hope this link works once it goes live ---> Morgan's Tackle

45lb test is the way to go and that is what most guys are running.