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Don't worry Pete, not many people fish that water off Sandy. Fishing lakers is a sin to most. I get sh*t for doing it all the time.

I run the Stingers, Stingrays and Mags for browns. Some days they want stingers, some days they want stingrays and every once and a while they hit mags.

I have done it into mid October with good success. I have not done it in years but it should still be good. Some of my best steelhead days came in late September and early October,

In September, the offshore bite for Steelhead and next years kings can be unreal. I would much rather run offshore without the BS of combat fishing and catch more fish.

What model?

I found them at Overtons. Thanks Broadhorizons!

Looking for a new or used Daiwa Heartland 8'6" medium action rigger rod in the green blank. If anyone knows of a tackle shop that still has one that would work too.

There was a small break in 440 and another in 480 that were holding fish this morning Bill. 35-80 down we took kings and steelhead.

There is a big break there. The thermalcline jumps from 60 down to 35 down in a short span. Tons of bait from 40-150 down.

We fished the same are as Dan and did some nice kings, and a couple steelhead. I had a scare when I put the rigger down 80' and was rigging the free slider. I felt the rigger release and had to scramble to get the rod in my hand before it got yanked overboard. We ended up dumping that fish after a 480' run. We took fish 40-80 down. After the kings slowed, we tucked inside and did some good lakers up to 18.02. All were released to fight another day.

You have to go into the settings menu and select it.

With 300,000 extra being stocked, it will not be an issue. The laker population is not hurting in the least bit. I have seen a steady increase in the laker numbers over the last five years. My lake trout per hour number has increased every year for the last three years. I have not changed my technique at all. There are simply more around. If we had five bad king seasons in a row it might be a concern. There limits are set at two per person with only one in the slot. I would be willing to bet more kings are killed on a slow king year than lakers. With the ability to live a long time, there are more lakers swimming around Lake Ontario than kings.

They do. I put one in this year for the same unit. I found mine at the GPS store. It was $99.00.

Narby's in oak orchard has some.

That's ok Matt. I'm not offended. A lot of people think that. I got big shoulders. Besides, the more people you crank up, the bigger the target gets on your back for the Shootout!

Blah blah blah..... That's right, the escape crew can only catch lakers.

I run quality stuff Rick. I run the same stuff you do for the most part. Sh*t happens that is out of ANYONES control. What you are trying to tell me is you never have a rigger fish come up into a diver before you can get to the rod? I think not..... All this technology is causing us to over think the entire process.

Having an expensive probe on 250 lb test cable is risky enough. Why would you want to put it on a line that could be broken off?

Be careful buying off brand swivels. Stick with the Torpedo, Spro or Sampos. Some off brands are cheaper for a reason.

Frogg Toggs. Light, Breathable and they keep you dry.

Anyone know of a way to contact John from Northern King lures? I tired the old number but it is disconnected.