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DING DING DING !!! We have a winner !!

I checked it out this morning (Friday)... One guy needed to kick in 4 wheel drive to get out..

Stopped at the boat ramps today..... things are a bit "fuzzy"

This an excellent set of lures for someone just getting into the sport..

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The smelt I use is cleaned and frozen in a bag from the supermarket.

I also fish out of Braddocks and almost never troll East or West because of the currents. Try taking a diagonal course, it will be easier to maintain preferred down speed.

I remember that fall too. The wife and I walked out almost to the channel markers..

My largest king ever ( 34 lbs.) was caught on smelt jammed into a Rhys Davis meat head in August 1994.

Get rid of the "fish icons" and read the sonar picture. 2or 3 fish icons close together may not be fish at all, but a bait ball. There are plenty of vids on You Tube to help with interpreting your fish finder. I run my gain on manual and adjust as needed. It takes a bit of time to get the picture dialed in ..

My neighbor who used to fish the big lake many years ago is moving and cleaning out the loft in his garage. He came over with a small cardboard box and said; " I forgot I put this box in the loft about 30 years ago,... would you like to buy them cheap?' Needless to say, I did..... all white backs...

Just the opinion of an old guy, if your box doesn't include some of the original NK-28's your missing out.

Dipsys have settings 1-2-3. Slide Divers have settings 1 thru 6. Look at the pic below. Dipsy on the left, S/D on the right. Set both weights to "0", hold them weight to weight as shown. With a marker, transfer the dipsy 1-2-3 settings to the S/D. The new marks on the S/D should match up approx. to 1 1/2, 2 1/2. and 3 1/2. You now have dipsy settings marked on the S/D. Use the Precision Trolling Guide Dipsy charts for the S/D with the new marks. Diver depth has many variables, but this gets me pretty close.

I use the Dipsy charts with my Slide Divers. Add "1/2" to the SD setting. Example: Dipsy settings: 1,2,3. Set the Slide Divers at 1.5, 2.5, 3.5.

Michigan Stinger Standard Spoon Gin and Tonic, regular and glow would be a close match

As a follow up to my last post, I use shorter rods ( 7- 71/2 footers) on my 17 ft. boat, easier to store and handle. The short arm riggers allow a bit more room for the shorter diver rods. Pic of Starboard side set, 2 rigger rods stacked 10 ft. apart, the forward rod on the left is a wire diver. Everything clears nicely.

We've been fishing 24" booms off the side forever, never had a problem... Scotty # 1099 Depthpower

I think it has more to do with "Social Distancing"...

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I'm not gonna click on that....