Thanks guys!
Chris- I know what you mean on the smallies with the core, I do catch a number of them with the leadcore. What I have found is that they usually hang a little above the trout in Hemlock(=core 5-7 colors). Try 8-10 colors out and a spoon that is heavier than a stinger or a deep diving stick bait, and make bigger turns to the side of the boat that the core is running out of...see what happens... Shawn, Your right on...Mitch and I use to take turns with the rods...now he has decided that if the pole bends less than 45 degrees the fish is mine , more than that and he gets it !! Yesterday he had a school project so I had a buddy of mine with me, of course I handed the pole with this fish on it to him!!
Chuck