LongLine

Welcome to the site. Thanx for the pattern. Similar theory to the MUP & should work. ie fish shys away from one then nails the other. Couple questions...Isn't 2.5 on a turn a little fast for a dodger? (2.5 surface or 2.5 down speed?) Did you match the dodger & J colors? Tom B. (LongLine)

If your snap is round and doesn't impede the action of the spoon then go for it. Otherwise I'd look at some quality rings. Tom B. (LongLine)

LongLine Slept in this morning. Launched at 5:30. No one in lot. Beautiful morning. South wind, maybe a 1 ft chop with a few left over swells from the west. Clouds off on the North shore.Went out to 85, saw lots of activity on the bottom. Set up in 85 & headed towards Russell. Didn’t see another boat till about 7:30. Just past Russell, saw some N-S scum/seaweed lines so worked them N-S 90-140FOW. 54F down 65/70. Went 3 for 3. 2 small stlhds about 3 lbs that looked starved and finally a decent King. 21 Lbs and “medium†dark. All on the 65 rigger over 120FOW. All on my favorite DW SS Bloody Death. Off at 10:30. Maybe 6 trailers in lot. US customs/border patrol launching their boat. 30 ft center console, with twin 275 Mercs. Beautiful rig. 8 guys & 2 state police. Looked like it had never been in the water. (no room for a kicker though) Man, am I in the wrong occupation! Luck to all, Tom B. (LongLine)

LongLine Launched at 5AM; shot the breeze with Bear (good to meet you Bear). Speaking of, wind was westerly. 1ft chop with an ocassional 2 ft'r & "rogue 3 tossed in. Good rainfall moving off towards the east. Tremendous amount of bait in 75-85 FOW. Awful warm in there though. Found 54F with 80 ft of cable out over 120FOW. Anyways 7 for 8. 5 Stlhd, 1 King, 1 Brown. Put them all together & it'd be one big fish. 8 Lb Stlhd largest. 19" King was clipped. Smallest Brown seen in a long time. Must have been all of 9" long. All caught at 65-75 over 130FOW. 5 on DW SS Bloody Death. 1 on NK Wonderbread, 1 on NK Purple spook. When the sun broke over the clouds, headed out. Saw a couple small bait clouds in 175FOW but nothing around them. Saw maybe 6 boats total. Off at 10:00 Sorry no pix, wife took my camera card & cable is shot for this one so can't download. 7 trailers at launch. Attendant may have gone back to school. Be careful in River - couple of big logs floating in there. Luck to all, Tom B. (LongLine)

VS - Flashers more popular now days due to being more speed tolerant. Spoon length 2 to 4 times longer than fly length as fly has no action by itself and spoon does. Plugs even farther as they dampen the flasher. With color you have to experiment. White goes good with everything Tom B. (LongLine)

WTG Mark. Grand Banks or North Shore? (how far out?) Tom B. (LongLine)

Was it the town cops, sheriff? Genny launch is $8. However if you get there, launch & park prior 6AM, attendant will give you a freebie. Tom B. (LongLine) ps I bought a season pass for $100. (good at Genny & I-Bay)

Chris - It's most accurate when the water hits the wheel straight on. Too much blowback will indeed cause unit to tilt & you'll lose accuracy. Make sure you haven't wrapped the the upper swivel so tight that the unit can't swivel vertically. Another thought (& I'm guessing) is that with the release between the ball & the probe, line may be pushing the rear of the probe sideways just a hair such that the nose partially shields the wheel. Tom B. (LongLine)

Chad Some thoughts for sub threads & suggested Mods: 1. Speed – Ray K. 2. Speeds – Ray K. 3. Speedos – Ray K. 4. Buffy & Hairy Bears– Ray K. 5. Craft show review - Ray K. 6. Fry pan & Greasers (LTs)– Fishinman 7. Meat & Birds – Reeljerks 8. Fishing smarter than a 5th grader – Musky 9. Go West young man or Catching bait & beautiful scenry– Stan Seriously though..... Tom B. (LongLine)

Happy BD JR Tom B. (LongLine)

Brian - I wasn't trying to give them ideas & meant that kind of "tongue in cheek." Sorry if it didn't come across that way but realistically, how many boats are really out there over the winter? Tom B. (LongLine)

I'm on the fence here. How many guys take their big boats out on the water over the winter months? In fact how many can actually get out over the winter, except for the Niagara that has a decent flow? (re-winterizing is a pain) Speaking of the winter months, how about the guys standing in the water whipping their flies? what about the hard water guys? sleds on the ice? ice skaters, ice sailers? Laws are not made to protect or prevent dumb people from themselves. 3 strangers drown & who cares...3 of your family or close friends or people you know drown, changes the story. Tom B. (LongLine)

Yeah the media screwed up the last part. She was probably refering to the old strains of atlantics. Here's the USGS news release: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2289 Tom B. (LongLine)

If you find a station with it marked, let me know. Don't know if it's from age or not but I've replaced all suspicious fuel hoses & put some seafoam in the tank. Tom B. (LongLine)

Welcome to the site. Green Deep Tom B. (LongLine)

J-Plugs getting wet this weekend..... Never run them for Browns myself but have heard #2 or #3's sometimes get them. Another similar plug is the Lyman's http://www.lymanlures.com/ Some Canadians swear by them. Tom B. (LongLine)

From the oak site - approx depths at the lines: http://www.attheoak.com/taylor/lat-depths.html Tom B. (LongLine)

7 for 9 not great??? Pretty darn good in my book. WTG. Tom B. (LongLine)

I love watching Kayaks getting pulled all over the lake by Kings. Good luck, Tom B. (LongLine) (just playing - welcome to the site)

Happy Bd Mick Tom b. (LongLine)

They sink Tom B. (LongLine)

Nice fish. WTG. Tom B. (LongLine)

Welcome to the site. Kind of late late night to ask that question. Most of guys been fishing for a few hours now. Hope you did some reading on the fish reports & tackle areas. Anyways - spoons such as DW SS have been a real hit this year. Also Flasher & fly combos. Most notably Spin Doctors and Atomik Flies. Good Luck. Tom B. (LongLine)

Well I think there ought to be a trolling tournament off the Genny to settle all controversy. West boundary to be the Charlote pier & due North and East boundary to be the Summerville pier and due North. Southern boundary to be the pierheads & North boundary to be Canada. No North-South trolling allowed; no NW-SE allowed; no SW-NE allowed. You can only troll East to West and/or West to East. Any fish caught out of bounds or in a trolling direction not due East or not due West or any fish that swims out of bounds or boat that drifts outside the boundary lines is disqualified. Tournament starts in about two weeks. Now we’ll see who the real fishermen are. (or a bunch of sick-o's...let me out of here!) Tom B. (LongLine)

Well here 2 cents worth. Six short hits you say. Hmm,,. that tells me two things I’d check out first. 1. Dull hooks, better sharpen them. Remember 3 sided & sticky sharp. 2. Speed. (That’s #2 on Ray’s 3 S’s of fishing.) Big-O is warmer & cleaner than I can remember and as such has some really strong currents. As said up above, if you’re trolling E-W then definitely try the N-S trick. You may be traveling 2 miles an hour on your gps yet into a 3 mph current, hence you’re really spinning lures. Salmon can swim at fast speeds but they can’t see what they’re biting only an inch in front of them. (1 thing I would do is pop a lure loose from the downrigger every once in a while & let it flutter downward, when I knew I was over a school of something. You’ll be surprised what this can bring.) Those fish you mention in fairly shallow….that water is very warm. They may be Browns in which case you better fish them real early and with a lot of stealth. (or they could be something else. i.e. carp, sheepshead. Yes salmon do come up into even low 70’s water to feed but they can’t live there. Their bodies can’t take it. If you catch a “brownish fish†right now, it’s because he’s been in that warm stuff. Another week & ½ or so and you’ll see a lot more brown fish as decent numbers will start coming in to sniff around their spawning grounds. Some of those shallow fish could be salmon taking a first look at their spawning areas but on their way back out. I know it’s tough to teach us old dogs new tricks, but if you get the chance to drive, gently turn in another direction. (don’t tangle the wires or you may never get the chance to drive again) As to chatter on the radio, don’t let it bother you. Some people are like that. When you do a radio check, ask if anyone from L.O.U. is out there. You never know….. Tom B. (LongLine)