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Okuma Classic Pro GLT Rod - CP-CL-862M. Great leadcore and copper rod. Started running them last year and I love them.

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New steering cable going in this week

Your probably right! lol.

Very similar report if not the same report as last weekend. If your reading the south shore reports, then you would know that the fishing is just good out there. Browns, browns , and more browns. Most of them being cookie cutters but occasionally a decent one. And although we have had a lack of rain and run off, the shoreline is full of good colored watered out there to fish. 43.5-44.5 surface temp in 8- 15 fow. We put fish in the boat with the usual mix of sticks off the boards (which eventually became dominate with orange sticks) along with DW SS caramel dolphins off the riggers. Its always nice to get my kid out on the boat with us. It was his first trip out this year. It gave him a chance to fight some brownies and put his first fish of 2012 in the boat.

love it. great stuff. and yes it will take up more spool space.

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Update

i have some if youd like to see them before buying some unknowingly online.

replace them with VMC 8540. Much better hook quality.

are you looking for replacements?

how are you able to test it?

On Saturday afternoon April 7 at Sandy Creek Marina the final stages of site prep, including pen assembly, will take place to receive the fish for 2012 pen project. The Steelhead will be arriving on Monday 9 @ 1pm at Sandy Creek Marina and the Kings are looking to arrive a week later. Anyone willing to volunteer time to help out or to help with feedings please contact: Sandy Creek Pen Rearing Project Bob Holden - coordinator 585-507-0303 email [email protected] The Sandy Creek pen site is located at: Sandy Creek Marina 12 Lake Road East Fork Hamlin, NY, 14464

Looking for recommendations for 36" trolling bags. Links would be great too.

Holy Sh** a Whaler 1 sighting! Nice to see you on the site!

Happy Birthday Tom

Cold and rainy. For everyone out on the lake today, what a perfectly named day...April Fools day. Although I have spent a few weeks getting the boat ready for the season, I never have been a fan of shakedown cruises unless of course everything goes well. But the boat ran great, the equipment is working well, and everything looks good so that certainly made the trip out, a good one. It has been a long winter but we are ready to fish 2012. After a quick boat ride, we shut down between the pump house and Newmans Point. With nothing ready to go, we tied fluoro leaders on everything, and we slowly got lines in. We wrestled getting lines in the water for about 3 hours and rarely had more than 3 in at one time (until days end). Solid pick of Brownies from creek to the woods. Mostly cookie cutters and nothing over 9#. A mix of sticks off the boards put half of the fish in the boat and DW ss caramel dolphins off the riggers (5 down and 25+40' back) put the other half in. Great shoreline water color with random spots of chocolate milk on both east and west sides of the creek and thats where we found the fish. 8- 15 fow.

Funny you should ask that question... When we were out yesterday i notice all of the fish we caught on sticks had the front treble hook.

Im not a huge fan of the 30# ff. Because of its shape it tends to "lump" up on the reel and line capacity is an issue because it doesnt lay flat. I have also found it more prone to line twist. With that being said i love the 20#. Nothing will keep fleas off like ff line. Nothing.

Matt, We have talked, so as you know I upgrade everything last year to Okuma. Im now running Okuma Convectors paired up with Okuma Classic Pro GLT rods for everything (planer board, downrigger, leadcore, copper, and wire set ups). One year in and im as happy as i was on day one. Customers and fishing friends who have fished with me since the upgrade have loved the new combos. Daiwa has dominated the great lakes market since the beginning of time, so most people know Daiwa products. I have found most people have never fished Okuma but i can tell you that people are missing out. Convectors are a great product and Im sure at some point it will result in a upgrade to Catalinas.