dremarquis

Glen, Big Dave, and Dan,

thanks very much for your input and advice. One of you mentioned a special kind of eyelets. I hadn't thought about that - is it OK to use wire with a regular rod with regular eyelets?

thanks,

andre

Hi All,

i trolled last year for the first time, mostly with dipseys and i bought a downrigger at the end of last season. I think i want to try using wire - especially because i like fishing hemlock and those are some spooky trout in there!

3 questions - what pound test is best for finger lake trolling (does 10# get down deep better than 30#)?

also - can i fish wire with any kind of baitcast reel or do i need to get a special reel for wire?

what are the best brands of wire to buy?

thanks a bunch!

andre

hello,

can you tell me what the maximum length transom is that the mariner 9.9 would work on? also, on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 = best), how would you rate how well the motor runs/how reliable it is?

thanks very much,

andre

ps - where are you located? if you are near rochester, i am interested in taking a look at it