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No. You can have 15 hook points on each rod.

I purchsed a new X4 probe from A-tom-mik this spring to use with my 840 head unit. It has worked flawlessly every trip.

I use my coppers all season. I have different lenght coppers for different depths. I run a 100,200, 250, 300, 350, 400, and a 500. The 300 and 400 have been my most productive over the past 2 seasons. When the thermalcline sets up better, it is a little easier to figure out what coppers to put out. Don't be afraid to run coppers out of temp. both warm and cold.

I use my coppers all season. I have different lenght coppers for different depths. I run a 100,200, 250, 300, 350, 400, and a 500. The 300 and 400 have been my most productive over the past 2 seasons. When the thermalcline sets up better, it is a little easier to figure out what coppers to put out. Don't be afraid to run coppers out of temp. both warm and cold.

Gottabite, I run 2 off of Otter boats. On a rare occasion, I will run on down the chute. When you rig the copper, you don't have to worry about tangling dipsy and riggers if you let it out slow and keep the boat straight. I rig my coppers and send them out on the boards over the dipsy with no problems.

Michelle, What is the price for a 1000' spool?

Nice pic Andy.

I disagree with Skipper. 45 lb. copper is the norm for copper on Lake O. My 300' and 400' copper were my best 2 coppers last season. I run them off of Big Jon Otter boats. My releases are Scotty plainer releases. I use the small ones for short coppers with no flashers and the big ones for long coppers and coppers with flashers. Copper flat out catches fish. I do not run a copper down the chute often because I have a smaller beamed boat and fear getting a tangle and ruining the copper. Another little tip, if you use big boards, add 6' of mono between the copper and the backing. This will keep it in the releases better. Look at the A-tom-mik site. They have already rigged reels with backing, copper and leader on them. It is a lot cheaper to buy them already rigged from Tom. All you have to add is the rod.

Dennis, Did you try your home owners policy to see if they will cover it? Most will.

I don't know why this happens all the time. If someone is coming in on you, turn away. Some people know the rules of the road and some don't. There are some situations where both sides need to give a little to avoid crowding or tangles no matter what the rules of the road state. The words "coming in to our weigh point" makes me laugh. Avoid crowds like I do if you don't like being crowded out.

Can someone post the pic here?

Outcast, Read the quote from post #2 on this topic (above) again. Payouts change from event to event because of the number of teams that register. They can not post the prize structure until the teams have registered.

Tom, Jax is getting me that picture for ammo. Thanks!

Carl, Nice report and it was nice to meet you at the captains meeting.

Both the East and West sides have been good. By the Bluffs South of Glenn Edith and infront of the condos on the West side.

Shoota34, My buddy has been doing some nice pike in the South end of the bay along the weedlines and drop offs. He has been casting spoons and spinerbaits. He had a couple 32 - 36"ers the past cuple weekends. The largemouth are still shallow on beds.

Nice job Scott. Glad to hear you got some fish.

Put the swivel at the spoon end, snap at rubberband end.

Atlantic

I half hitch my rubberband around the mainline and then a duolock snap from the cheater to the mainline with the rubberband in it.

Go back to the rubberbands. Tried Roemers and offshores and all they did was spin up the line no matter what I did. Rubberbands are simple and effective.

I thought he trolled in close for browns to peek in his neighbors windows! Don't apologize Rick, thats not a camera problem, thats how he normally looks!

Good Luck. Be careful, I guess there have been a lot of black bear encounters up there recently. They had one on the island my dad was staying on. He showed up every day. He was swimming back and forth from the next island over right around the time everyone put their garbage out for the day.

Bob, I saw your house on wheels parked in the park the night of the captains meeting. I did not see you or I would have introduced myself. PS I never realized you look like the Skipper from Gilligans Island

Pizzaboy, My father just got back from the French. He said the water is the highest he has seen it in years. The fishing for pike was great but the walleye bite was tough. The weather was a little on the crappy side. They had snow up there a week and a half ago (4"). He talked with a group of guys that did go down and fish Georgian Bay. They did some eyes and pike down there.