Yankee Troller

23 hours ago, peas247 said:

Just seeing if anyone has a combo laying around they would be willing to part with

I've got a very lightly used Canadian Fishing Reels 2:1 Mooching Reel and a custom built rod by Mike Rumig. We don't use it very often, so I would part with it. $900 picked up. Reel is blue and silver.

On 4/13/2024 at 11:11 AM, Netbender said:

What a great day on the water. Rick and his brother are truly the best in the business. Their dedication to the fishery of Lake O is unmatched. Their knowledge and experience is easily recognized the minute you step on the boat. Most of you reading this already know this, but those of you that are thinking of booking a charter, Crazy Yankee is an excellent choice. You will not be disappointed. As you can see, we certainly were not!!!! 
 

Dave

Thanks Dave. You guys were awesome, and we had a great day on the water.

We beat on them pretty good today! 

We'll be out poking holes in fish. Dirty water isn't a reason to sit dockside.

13 hours ago, Tyee II said:

I've been waiting for your riggers to go up for sale like I normally see every year. I'm thinking maybe they went with the old boat and it's not happening this year?

You are correct.

These slide into a track. I have Cannon 18" tracks mounted to them, but you can remove those and attach your downrigger.

$200 picked up, or buyer pays shipping

These are practically brand new. We took them off the new boat.

$750 picked up locally, or buyer pays shipping

Wasn't expecting to hook into a half dozen Salmon, but we did.

20 hours ago, MrKato said:

Just wondered if you fished east or west out of the Genesee on Saturday/Sunday.

Last week you indicated you had gone west.

As always thanks for the reports!!

Mr Kato

West

Great bite today. Details in the video. 

Bass Tackle Master out of Arizona

4 minutes ago, Pair of Jacks said:

Capt Rich— great video of the young man doing a great job handling that salmon.  Just curious what rod/reel/line combo?  It sure looked like it was a medium rod and it was all it could do to handle the big salmon.

The rod is a 9' ML action rod that Fat Nancy's sells made by Riverside (I think). Reel is a Daiwa Saltist 20 loaded with 10lb test McCoy Mean Green and a 10lb McCoy fluorocarbon leader. Fighting a Salmon on that rod is asking a lot, especially with customers. Toss in the smallish trebles found on most stickbaits and landing Salmon is a chore!

Just now, LongLine said:

WTG Rich!  You got the big boat in?  

Yes sir, she's in

1 hour ago, Fishstix said:

Neighbor kid home from college wants to go .I hear Hughes is to low to launch . Where is there a launch out your way to put a boat in? You are absolutely correct about the lime green Yozuri... Really enjoy your reports.Keep em comming.

Bear creek, or I-Bay

Watch our guest battle with a Spring King Salmon on our light action Brown Trout rod/reel setup. For such a young angler he had great patience and focus, which eventually landed him a beautiful fish.

Was a great day on the water today. Happy Easter everyone!

11 hours ago, greenhornet73 said:

I have a question?  Are you running the 5 diver or smaller and is it on a braid main line?  My 5’s are all on wire rods that would take the fight out of a brown.

#2's

39 minutes ago, tinfin said:

Whaattt no Lurch? Nice catch guys

Can only run so many colors lol 

We had another great day on Lake Ontario chasing Spring Brown Trout. Today, we had a new group onboard that live near Philadelphia, PA. They were skeptical of fishing this time of year. We assured them they made the right decision after a day on the water! We had a great chew that was consistent all day. We never poked anything really big, but two great classes of fish that will certainly benefit us in the future.

Enjoy the pics from today, and stay tuned to our page later this week for the launch of the big boat!

Yes, and there are a couple guys on the North shore using the XR on a turret system. They can see divers with it

3 minutes ago, 13owhunter said:

I have been second guessing getting a PS30 in favor of a LVS32/34 to give me the ability to "aim" it.  Knowing that the PS30 is preferred for trolling, will the LVS32 still give me the ability to see what is going on with one or two riggers on a 19ft boat? I see bass pro has them on sale for $999 right now.  If this give me most of the ability of the PS30 and has the flexibility to aim it in other scenarios this may be the one for me.  If I could point it at a diver instead of the riggers that would be even better. Any reason I cant hack off the motor on an old transom mount trolling motor and use that to mount the transducer on so I can aim it and stow when under power?  Seems like that would be sturdy and I have one laying around.

 

Thank you!

 

 

If you're gonna put one on a turret I'd 100% recommend the "saltwater" version which has greater distance

It's cool technology, but I think it's overhyped for what we do. Unless you put these transducers on a turret system you will only be monitoring a few downriggers. Lets say a typical spread is 2 riggers, 2 divers, and 2 junk lines. You're spending a lot of money to see what fish are doing in 33% of your spread. When you go to a boat who is running 3 riggers, 4 divers, and 3 junk lines now you're looking at 30% of your spread. My honest opinion is if you have the money to spend it may help you understand fish behavior day to day. Other than that it's a novelty item. However, I have heard what chowder mentioned above where it will show fish in your spread the traditional transducer isn't showing.

That being said, if you want to splurge the PS30 is the way to go on the transom. I sell a lot of them, so reach out if you want one.