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    Best King techniques

    in Open Lake Discussion

    Posted

    We need more info than that. Where did you fish? We're people catching fish around you?

    I know this sounds like self promotion and slightly arrogant but you can take YEARS off your learning curve by taking just an evening trip with a reputable captain. Do some checking and make sure he's one of the ones that is actually willing to share info and actually SHOW you what he's doing and why. You will be amazed at what you'll learn in 4-8 hours and it will be the best money you spend all year.

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    Why wire?

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    Wire is used for dipsey divers and has the greatest depth to distance ratio with zero stretch so it is favored over mono. The advantage of wire over braid for divers becomes obvious the first day fleas show up. Lead core is an entirely different animal as it is its own deployment device just like copper.

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    Another copper question

    in Open Lake Discussion

    Posted

    Here's an important copper tip.....

    Don't concern yourself with how deep it's running. Put it out and let it work. If you plan on running a 400 copper in 100 fow and decide to do an "inside" turn into 60 THEN concern yourself with how deep it's running. 😀

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    Best King techniques

    in Open Lake Discussion

    Posted

    Fish the fish not the temp. Most anglers are WAY too fixated on temp. The fish don't care and neither should you.

    The ONLY time I concern myself with down temp is when it shows a down break. A hard edge where cold water meets warmer water. That attracts and holds fish and that attracts and holds my attention.

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    Lure Selection

    in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?

    Posted

    Right now green spoons are generally working well. The NBK 42nd spoon always does great for me.

    Watermelon has also worked well only if the fish are in the top 40 ft though.

    Monkey puke seems to be getting some good hits as well.

    But to be honest it changes day to day. We have a program of colors. Start with glow spoons early in the morning, change to greens, then blues and silvers as the sun comes up. Put out a variety, and see what's working. Change up every 20 to 30 minutes, especially if we mark fish and they don't hit. Give each spoon a chance, very speed, heading and depth before we decide to change.

    NBK42 second spoon? I think I know what you mean but everyone else might be confused since NBK and 42 second are two separate and very different patterns.

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    Sliders

    in Open Lake Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Paul Czarnecki

    Slider tangles usually come in one of two ways--

    --you popped the rod out of the release and reeled it in allowing the slider to tangle with the mainline bait.

    --you had your rod "loaded up" too much taking the bow out of the line and allowing the slider to migrate to the ball. Also, as mentioned, raising or lowering the ball to change depths will cause the same tangle.

    To solve the problem either fix the slider with a rubber band or bring the rig up without popping it and take the slider off before it tangles.

    Fwiw sliders are a PITA and I only run them in the spring and early summer or when I'm fishing cohos or steelhead. They simply don't take enough kings to be worth the trouble and if a king tangles a line after being hooked it will tangle the slider--guaranteed.

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    Green head flies

    in Open Lake Discussion

    Posted

    I was told they released these flies in the Adirondacks to combat the canopy(tent ) catapillars...now they are everywhere and getting worse it appears..don't know if there is any truth to that, but thats what I heard

    Yup. They did that when they stocked the rattlesnakes to control the turkey population. Lmao.

    They are FLIES! Salmon LOVE flies. Ask Tom Allen. 😀

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    Best King techniques

    in Open Lake Discussion

    Posted

    So you guys would recommend not stacking riggers? Rod down the chute would be the one I am talking about with the in line weight(snap weight), deepest I can get this with what I currently have is 30ft this is with a 3oz weight.

    If you really want to put out every rod you own fish Lake Erie for walleyes--that technique works there.

    Here on Lake Ontario, more often than not, LESS IS MORE. As in....you'll get MORE than enough salmon action by running 4 rods properly than you will running 8 that are doing nothing more than making your boat look like a pin cushion.

    2 rigger rods with a single bait (either spoon or flasher) and 2 wire divers with spin doctors or e chips will produce plenty of salmon action IF your speed and direction of troll is correct and, of course, there are kings under your boat.

    Good luck.

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    Best King techniques

    in Open Lake Discussion

    Posted

    It all depends on where you are fishing and how deep the kings are in that area. Two riggers, each with a single rod, and two wire divers are really all you should need to catch almost any King that swims. Many charter captains have made good careers out of killing kings with that exact setup.

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    Looking for Browns in Wilson/Bar area

    in Open Lake Discussion

    Posted

    Thanks guys, I can't thank you enough for this info ! ! My friend gets me out in the deep water here and there and last Sunday was an exceptionally calm day 10 miles out and it got me to thinking I could get my boat out that far on a god day. I'll reserve those days for friends and not my worry wart 11 year old son though.

    Paul, where could I launch at the Oak and what is the depth a couple of miles out?

    Tove12345, thanks for the info. The EPIRB is a great idea and would keep my wife off my back :rofl:

    Again guys, thanks for the info. I can't thank you enough and hopefully I can contribute some information someday soon to some new guys looking to experience this exciting sport. This site is a truly invaluable resource ! !

    There are several public launches. The Black North on the east side and the park on the west side are both very good ramps.

    At the Oak we loose approximately 100' for every mile you go out. 450' at the Oak is about 5 miles from shore.

    There are a LOT of charters and very good Rec anglers at the Oak that are more than willing to give you an assist on location and baits. More so than in any other harbor on the lake. It s a GREAT port to learn to fish salmon from.

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    Have You Been Spooled? Here's a tip to stop it.

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    Getting spooled is cool! Why would you want to stop that? That story will eventually turn into how you hooked into a Marlin in Lake Ontario 30 years down the road.

    Seriously though, this guy just played you guys. Now you're all a bunch of "rod tappers!" :lol::lol:

    I said it first!

    Now all I see is people running drags WAY too loose and frantically tapping the rod butts and line melts off the reel. Lmao.

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    600 copper reel

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    I guess we all have differences in opinion. I (personally) would rather crank the handle a few more times on a lighter high speed reel. The high speed reel also helps pick up the slack line fast on the initial hit. Versus winching in a fish slowly on a heavy Solterra with line as thick as telephone wire. Also, isn't 60 lbs copper too big for SPRO swivels...so you have to rely on Albright knots? No thanks. Just the way I see it.

    60# copper works fine with spro swivels.

    Btw there is nothing sporting about ANY of the coppers or lead cores. They are fish killing devices--nothing more. Saying you want more "sport" from your copper is like riding an elevator for exercise.

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    SS wire rods

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    Wire and copper are two very different species. Wire is used in conjunction with dipsey divers. Generally your rod will need to be long enough and stout enough to handle the stress of pulling a diver with a long leader.

    Copper is its own deployment device and you can get away with a shorter, heavier action rod but will need a reel with bigger capacity as copper takes up much more room.

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