Diawa Heartland rods are great rods and not expensive. I like the 8'6" rods for riggers and the 7'6" rods for boards. They run around $35.00 each new at most places.
The keel is the same as the original keel. The only difference is the weight on the keel. The weigh is 1/2 the size of the oringinal weight. I would not recommend running 2 coppers off of one board unless you run the board WAY off the side of the boat.
Glad to hear your dog is OK. My lab like to try to attack the seagulls as they fly by. I have tp keep an eye on him when we are on plane because he would be dumb enough to jump off the boat after one.
For speed, 0.70 - 1.8 work for me. 1.3 seems to be te magic number. I look past the area where the thermalcline intersects the bottom out to 200 fow. I'm not fishing Olcott area but have caught lakers on the bottom out to 220 FOW.
Wilson, Olcott, Oak Orchard, Sandy Creek, Genesee River and Irondequoit Bay are all good places to fish. Wilson / Olcott seem to be the most consistant fishing year round on Lake Ontario. That would be my first choice.
The intake temp at work right now is 46 degrees. That is around 50' down off of Rochester. It was 65 degrees as of 4pm. Last night it was 49 degrees. I would say thermalcline is down around 40'. If it stays east, head offshore until temps get better and start there and continue North.
The intake temp at work right now is 46 degrees. That is around 50' down off of Rochester. It was 65 degrees as of 4pm. Last night it was 49 degrees. I would say thermalcline is down around 40'. If it stays east, head offshore until temps get better and start there and continue North.
I would have to agree with Iceman on this one. I switched to roller rods and the resistance of the wire on the guides makes fighting fish easier. Roller rods paired up with high quality reels will make a difference.