goin hungry

Way to go Mike. We did the same thing after Seneca beat us down a bit these last few trips. Nice to get some action for a change! When we were out of South end on Cayuga we found many marks down between 80 and 120ft in 200-250 feet of water but could get any to hit so we switched over to sticks and went shallow and had good luck on the salmon. That brown is beautiful

Awesome

Great - now you just jinxed us and it's gonna snow tonight! Lol. Good luck - South end has been tough lately - we had to go over to Cayuga for a change just to get our confidence back after fishing Seneca a few times this season!

We did well today on South end for salmon today too. I can echo the thunder sticks being hot off the boards.

Thanks!

How do you guys like to run these setups? What holes in SDs do you use, leader weight and length from ball or diver to flasher and then from flasher to fly, speed, etc?

White sunglasses are the new bananas....

The iron ones are safer to chew on!

Thanks. For those that are looking for simple, I can tell you that when you start adding on the additional features, it can get confusing to navigate the different screens and get it set up to your particular type of fishing. With practice it gets easier, but it's not just "plug and play" for all conditions...

Anyone have the link to that thread?

I have the hummingbird 899 with both down and side scan. The problem with using it for trolling is that there is a lot of water between you and the bottom, so you can't see a fish on it unless you're in shallow water or really zoom it in. I have the unit, but only use the old standard sonar function when trolling. If I'm fishing 30 ft anchored for perch, then I'll turn on a split screen so I can see sonar and scan images. If you're looking to just use for deep water trolling, stock with just a good sonar unit. If you have the cash and want to fish shallow and see high detail (like a picture of what's below the boat) then go ahead and spend the extra dough to get the down and or side scans. I'd recommend getting out with a couple guys that have these units so you can check em out before you fork out close to a grand, and don't just get wooed by the screen shots or simulated images on the web or in the store - you wanna see how they actually function in real life and fit to your type of fishing.

Great! Glad to guys had such a good trip

Meathunter - what depth you finding them and what speed did they seem to like?

Water temp was pretty much 39 everywhere, on surface and at ball...

Only hookup just north of salt plant. Other than that, didn't mark any fish or bait

More cowbell!

Fished from village marina in Watkins at first light to 10am. Trolled up West side then cut over to peach orchard and back down to Watkins along East side. Boards, 2 lead core, 3 riggers with spoons and cheaters. 2.2 to 3mph from 20 fow to 130 fow. Hooked one small salmon that feel off 50 ft from boat. Heartbreak lake strikes again!

Fished a few hours out of severne late morning today. Marked very few south of launch. Talked to guys that headed north of launch and marked a lot of fish. Neither of us had a rod fire tho.... don't know what's going on with Seneca this year, but it's been a common theme with trout and perch...

Thanks very much, Scott! Based on everything and what I've seen here, I think the navionics+ is the way to go!

Thanks!

Which one's better for detailed mapping of Ontario and fingerlakes?

Yup - that's them. Thanks guys!

Does anyone know the name of planers that attach directly to the downrigger cable right above the weights to pull the side rigger lines out away from the boat? I was on a charter and the captain used them but I forgot the name he called them. They are ten to twelve inches long and made of thin metal and clip right to the downriger cable. I know lots of guys bend the fins out on their weights to archieve the same effect but I think these may add another attractor component to the spread... thanks!

Jax- if you're looking 2 go bigger, this boat would make a fantasic charter boat for u and we'd be willing to work a trade - your boat is exactly what we're looking for... PM me if you're interested

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somebody buy this so we dont have to see it up here again

yes, please!