LongLine

Canadian law does not require periodic monitoring of effluent as US law does. That's a big reason that the Hamilton harbor spill happened. No one checked for the gate that was left open over many years! Expense is a big reason they're not going to dredge that creek where it happen, and cleanup the 20 billion liter spill that has been draining into the lake. Wonder why Hamilton harbor has had those algae blooms?

Check out the MODIS imagery of the lake. Erie is green & so is the south shore of Ontario yet offshore & northern shore of Ontario is dark. GL Currents map shows pretty strong easterly currents along the southern shore and strong westerly currents along the North shore so you know where the Erie water is going.

Higher runoff, seems to me, logically leads to more "stuff" being washed in the lake. Question is "what's the stuff?" - Good "stuff" or bad stuff?" Articles that I've seen indicate a rise in pharmaceuticals & plastizers. Obviously NYS phosphorus ban in soap & fertilizers has helped reduce phosphorous loading from NY side but what about the effects from Lake Erie & the Canadian side? Erie has algae blooms, which I believe have been blamed on phosphorus loading and the Canadians don't have Federal laws like the US does concerning secondary wastewater treatment nor the same fertilizer laws. I remember a few news articles about raw municipal waste being dumped directly into the lake because treatment plants overflowed in Canada. It's also my understanding that only a few Canadian cities have waste water treatment anything like the US has. (I'm thinking Kingston & Windsor) Hamilton being the most guilty polluter on Lake Ontario. But back on point -something to think about: lake Ontario has very wicked gyres, (circulations, hence mixing - with offshore generally a little slower than nearshore) especially in the winter time. (which has been reversed at least once this winter according to the GL Currents monitoring website) Therefore I would think that high water levels would have a diluting effect of pollutants from the other two main sources, on phosphorous & water quality studies. i.e same or greater tonnage of "stuff" but much more water. (I don't know how many "gillions" of gallons 3 ft or 4 ft of surface water represents) Come on Spring!

Just remember to lower a stacked rigger slowly, so the lines don't tangle.

7 to 10 ft for me

I replace every year. I also cut a bunch off after a decent fish.