Tim Bromund

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh.........It's a seeeeeeeecret.

I tape up spoons, but generally run flashers as they come out of the package.

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Very nice Brian!!

Here's a short and simple fix: get some nbk stingrays and run around at around 2.2-2.8mph. You'll get some spoon bites.

^^^^this^^^^

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Yes it's 39 deg. That was a typo with my fat fingers on the tiny keys here on my iPhone.

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The winter wouldn't cause any mortality in the kings. They spend every winter in the 38 deg water offshore and down deep.

Tim

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Whether you are a Charter or weekend warrior, there is NEVER any legit reason to cross that close behind any boat, EVER.

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Kinda look like Hi-Tech's

LOTSA is happy to announce that we have reached agreement on a contract with the Niagara Falls Conference & Event center to hold our winter show again as part of their Greater Niagara Fishing & Outdoor Expo on January 23rd through the 25th. We will be holding our Salmon School on Saturday the 24th and we are currently in the process of working on who the instructors will be. Our “LOTSA Marketplace†will be held again on Sunday the 25th.  The Conference Center Management has been very receptive to our suggestions for show improvements from the first year and we think this will be a really great event next January.

We will continue to provide updates as the show comes together. Please mark your calendars to attend and let your fishing buddies know to do the same. Between the Salmon School, LOTSA Marketplace, Exhibitors in the main show, Seminars running throughout the weekend, raising money for the Pen Project, Offering Kids and Beginner Lake Ontario education, and just getting a break from winter to talk Fishing with everyone, we are excited to be able to offer this again in 2015.

On Thursday July 10th at 7pm the Lake Ontario Trout & Salmon Association (LOTSA) will be sponsoring a Seminar by Roy Hryckowian on Lake Erie Walleye Techniques. Roy is the owner of NICK'S SPORTING GOODS in Buffalo and a very accomplished Walleye fisherman. Roy has been fishing Lake Erie Walleyes since the early 1970’s. He has many top ten finishes in walleye contests such as the Southtowns and Ameri-Can and won the CAN AM tournament. Roy will be explaining the techniques he uses to be consistently successful catching Walleye in Lake Erie. The Lake Erie Walleye fishery has been “on fire†again this year right off of the Buffalo / Hamburg shore line. Roy will be sharing his knowledge and answering questions throughout the Seminar.

 LOTSA is a group of mainly weekend recreational fishermen who are dedicated to the enhancement of the Lake Ontario Sport-Fishery including the pen rearing project at Olcott. Each meeting also features a sharing of information on the current fishing conditions. So come join us and become more successful at fishing Lake Ontario!

 The meeting will be held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension, 4487 Lake Avenue (Route 78 two miles north of Lockport), Lockport, NY 14094. The Seminar is open to the public and free to attend. See WWW.LOTSA.ORG for any questions.

Was that the X4 or the old Fish Hawk 840? The 840 was famous for interference with Lowrance dual freq transducers. Haven't heard of any issues with the X4.

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I look for 42 deg for the bottom of my spread and the rest of the baits go above there. Kings, particularly mature kings like to hang in the ice water when they are not actively feeding. They will move up into warmer water to feed butthen drop back down to the cold stuff.

They will still smack a bait down there and every year, most of my bigger kings come from that 42 deg water, other that 1st thing in the morning when all bets are off, that time of day you can catch big kings 25 feet down over 50-60 fow, but once the sun is up, baits get dropped deeper.

That is why my first rod out in the morning is my starboard wire diver, slowly creeping out on a light drag, fishing its way out to where I intend to set it. You'd be amazed how many times that gets whacked before I can even get the probe rigger in the water, with not more than 60-70 feet of wire out.

Tim

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You sure it wasn't cottonwood fluff? It has been particularly bad this year.

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No, I had old Wille reels. Those didn't work at all pulling the AO redwood boards in. I don't have a mast, I run the boards off the grabrails on my hard top. The cisco's are mounted to my rocket launcher.

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Amish boards don't, they run too deep. i've had mine out in 4+ footers many times without issue.

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VHF is a linear transmission, that means the radio's antennas have to be able to see each other to communicate.  That is the main factor limiting the range and usefullness of hand helds.

I know how many boats are runing the otters and I don't understand it.  The Amish Boards are less expensive, track better and pull harder than the otters right out of the box, even after you spend a bunch of additional money to make the otters run right.

I will say this, they ARE a mother to crank in, due to how hard they pull, that's why I installed the Cisco electric planer reels on my boat. But as to your comment about nothing outperforming the otters, the Amish boards kick their ass performancewise.

I've always run Cortland Kerplunk 27 lb with no issues.

Otter boats with dual keels will out perform any other board out there.  They do not flip, pull hard and track awesome.   Adding a dual keel and using a tape measure to make sure the rope lengths are correct is not rocket science. 

Sorry Brian, No, they don't.

Amish Outfitter boards run better than the modified Otters and you DON'T have to modify the crap out of them to get em to run right, they pull hard right out of the box.

Well, it IS June after all.

Tim

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I looks for 42 deg for the bottom of my spread and work up from there.  Kings, especially mature kings, will move up into the warmer water when they are actively feeding, but when they are not, they drop down and like to hang down in the ice water.  They will still take a bait that passes in front of them though. 

Other than at first light when all bets are off as to depth and temp, every year I take most of my bigger kings out of the ice water.

Tim

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How exactly do you figure this rainbow is a brown?

Don't read too much into the square tail - this was a chrome fish, I've never seen a brown trout with rainbow markings and coloring...

Just saying..

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That fish doesn't have rainbow markings and coloring, it has brown trout markings and coloring.

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The 3rd fish is a brown

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Adnan,

One Lake Trout, One King Salmon, One Brown Trout, according to the posted pictures.

Tim