Iceman

wm;

Line twisting problems are almost always caused by terminal tackle.  Always run high quality snap swivels,  & keep an eye on your line for the first sign of line twist, & check your swivel for wear, & non smooth turning, as they do wear out.

good luck

John

Shark;

I typically run @ least two  boards/side on my boat, & we all take care to notice the boards positions when first sent out, when we have an eye/fish on, that board will drop back from it's position in the formation, we then retrieve that line, & hopefully land a nice eye.

John

Sheephead

Hermit;

First off thanks for sharing, enjoyed it! I thought that light penetrated most deeply when the water was choppy as opposed to dead flat where the water acts more like a mirror, & reflects most of the sunlight.

Thanks;

John

Todd;

You can also use a caliper to measure the BB OD & the ID of the hub to sort out size issue. I am wondering if the BB made contact with anything, & stretched the hub ID larger causing the BB to be loose. You can measure the Hub ID in several places to determine if this has occurred. Slight resizing as mentioned above may work.

Good Luck!

John

Stan:

Was he leaning over @ the bait station during a major feeding frenzy?

Love live bait!

John

_JD:

_{OK, do they catch Kings of any size, and quantity compared to normal flasher fly rigs?}

_John

LT;

I have been running Traxtech tracks (since 2011) with Traxtech ratcheting diver rod holders (since 2014), & they work very well.   Frequently run 20 Lb Shark downrigger weights on my out & down riggers with zero problems.  Just be sure you use appropriate backer plates under the tracks, stainless bolts & nylock nuts properly torqued.

Good luck!

John

Jim;

All great fish, but aren't they the strain that stays in the ocean 7 years before they return to the stream to spawn? 

John

BL:

How wide is the waning, & could it be mounted on the outside vertical wall of a building? What material is the canopy (Sunbrella)?

Thanks

John

Saw a big red drive on barge with a DEC fish tank truck on it heading back in to Wrights landing from offshore today when we were going out on the lake.  While we were out there they returned to approximately 200' of water & dumped another load.  When we came back in two DEC folks were measuring fish caught, & taking samples  (we let them sample the Kings we caught)  & I asked them what they were stocking & they said lake trout, argh! Just what we don't need.

F&F:

Great work & report, for sure! This just more support for higher pound test when fishing lake Ontario.

John

My answer to Icemans opinion is he is entitled to his opinion. 10# is not to light for spring kings. Usually 5 to 18 lbs. The advantage to light line is spoon action compared to 20# lighter is better IMO for more bites. Unless you use light line you will never know. Additionally releasing cold water fish in spring is no problem. Spring fish ALWAYS swim away.

If anyone fishes steelhead in winter knows 3,4,5 lb. Test is the norm for clear cold water. Big steelhead are caught and released on much lighter line than 10# and fought and released to fight again.

Take it for what it's worth, to each his own. BTW I will graduate to 12, then 15# Seaguar as the season wears on. No higher for spoons unless it's pre spawn spoon fishing in late August and September then it's 20#. Good luck

OTL:

Which is it 10lb all year long like you said first,  or go heavier later??? Also, guess all of your released fish swim away?? I have caught a lot of 20lb + Kings in the Spring, so 20 lb is it for me.

Have a nice day.

John

Steel;

IMHO 10 lb test is way too light for Lake O trout or salmon, I have been running 20 lb fluorocarbon for the last 20 years, & have no problem getting bit regularly by shallow water fish.  If you do catch & release, it takes too long to land the fish on 10 lb, & the fish may not survive due to the extended fight/exhaustion. 

John

How much for the dog! 

Pap;

What body of water are you asking about?

John

BOQC:

I have tried trolling & casting scatter raps without much luck on Oneida Lake near Syracuse NY, & I have moved back to Rapala originals, & Jr Thundersticks, as they catch fish for me.

What speed range do you run the scatter raps at, how much set back do you use on a down rigger & board line?

Thanks

John

Reil:

Have been running the same unit since it came out in (2009 I think). You can't go wrong here!

John

I'm in!

NH:

You most certainly can land Kings on light line, however since I do mostly C & R. I use 20lb Fluorocarbon to shorten the fight & get the fish quickly back into the water.

John

Bud Light for sure!

I have a pair of Traxtech triple vertical trees on my Hewescraft, they are very ruggedly made, & have worked as promised for the last three years. IMHO vertical trees work best for running in line boards. Having the rods stacked is much easier to work with for me.

Good luck with what ever you end up choosing!

John

Why criticize the original poster or his price publicly? He can ask what he wants. If you don't agree, or like it, zip it and move on. I don't get why you had to throw your $.02 in?

 

Work2Fish is right. The US Canadian exchange makes things all good.

There you go again Yankee, clouding the issue with facts again!

John

Didn't know that ice fisher people were scum bags?

I have a Garmin, & it has been flawless for 5 years!