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)

Bruise - Not sure what you saying or asking. Not trying to be snobish but try intro section first. Then read posts in fishing report sections. Go from there with a little more specific questions & I'm sure the guys will try to help you out. Where you from & where you fishing? Tom B. (LongLine)

Ray - You have my hearfelt condolences...... Tom B. (LongLine)

Happy BD Split, Tom B. (LongLine)

Another 18 ftr Wlecome to the site. Ray's right, bring at least some 10 & about a 1000 yds of it. Tom B. (LongLine)

True, DW has silver & glow ladrbks but the pic is on the oak site and is a NK-28 GGT with tape job. (stamped nk 28) Tom B. (LongLine)

Welcome to the site Sting. Tom B. (LongLine)

Nice looking fish. WTG. Tom B. (LongLine)

NK green thunder (...err...maybe emerald thunder) with tape job. Tom B. (LongLine)

Dreamweavers SS are now on the top tray in my box. Tom B. (LongLine)

Doesn't Abe's or Screwie Louie carry them? Tom B. (LongLine)

Glad the guy made it. Too bad he didn't pay attention to the sections on safety & landing a fish in this article. http://www.lakeontariounited.com/blog/a ... oloist.php Tom B. (LongLine)

Mr Benson was pregnant??????? Only in Britian, i guess.... Tom B. (LongLine)

Thanx Yank Tom B. (LongLine)

GB - That's the purpose of the fin clipping that the DEC has been doing. I.E. To get a handle on the degreee of Natural Repo. I'm afraid we're going to have to wait until they have more data. What is known is that since it was discovered on the SR, there have been some good yrs for Nat Repro & some bad. We all want to know for sure. Tom B. (LongLine)

WTG Lady B. I like the way you say "nothing over 25 Lbs." (There are guys that would kill for a 20 Lb'r) Tom B. (LongLine)

Ak-1 Take it to Hank. You're not that far from him & you'll be glad you did. Lot of good info on Iboats, as rolmops said. Can buy a lot of parts there too. Tom B. (LongLine)

Tell them REELJERKS sent you. (worked for me at a couple places) Tom B. (LongLine)

I ran 15 Lb this last Saturday & had an issue only once. But I pull & check them every 20 minutes. Tom B. (LongLine)

Do an internet search for tackle or lure making supplies. Places like jannsnetcraft have online catalogs. Just browse the catalog & if you don't like the prices then just do searches with the name of the brand or item that interests you. Tom B. (LongLine)

Nice fish. He'll remember that one for a long time. Tom B. (LongLine)

I run mine in auto mode. Sometimes I run the dual freq, sometimes not. Depends on depth & what I'm seeing. Jack - Speed is not accurate nor is odometer at slow speeds. This is due to the drag of the boat at slow speed. Watch the water line at your transom. I'm sure you'll see it swirling towards the transom. Sometimes you'll see seaweed or small sticks stuck in that swirl & "hitch-hiking" a ride with you. Tom B. (LongLine)

WTG Stan. I don't think I've ever had a King jump. Swirl yes, jump no. They generally go for the bottom on me. What kind of down temp does Shasta have? Tom B. (LongLine)