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Gill-T

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  1. Spend the money on two extra 1/2 keels. Otters function MUCH better with the extra keels. If you PM me your cell I will send you a picture of how I reinforced mine. Their downfall is the string pulling out of the styrofoam over time. With reinforcement they become carefree.
  2. What he said. 15’ Trilene big game green mono with a Seaguar fluoro leader for clear water. In green water my leader is 12 lb green Trilene XL.
  3. If the more accurate question is “where do I put my probe rigger”, then I would say approx 48 degrees. Early spring or late staging areas you may not find 48 degree water so fishing the marks on your graph trumps temp.
  4. I love you Hank.
  5. .....how to cover blemishes with boat decals.
  6. ......is Tungsten better than lead?
  7. Twill tips are “springy”.
  8. In fact we should all put a rigging tip on here to keep this thread going.
  9. I retract my sorry for hijack comment.
  10. Ha! Just figured it out. Karma.
  11. I am sorry for hijacking this thread a little but those fishermen that pimp their kids to act as observers should be DQ’d. Who would put their kid on a strangers’ 21’ boat in 6-8’ waves? I once got as an observer a guys’s daughter that had zero experience trolling and turned green within 30 minutes of the tournament.
  12. Or tighten the drag and use a snubber..... or mount a pinch pad-style release on the rod above the handle with a piece of monel copper twisted tight and place wire in pad in lieu of rubber band.
  13. Today I saw migrating swans, grackles, robins, starlings, skunks and the seagulls have arrived in the parking lots. Almost time.
  14. I maybe kept three fish.
  15. There are no fish in olcott. You best stay away.
  16. The Canadian side of the bar is a good option on an East wind blow.
  17. Les, keep in mind those finger lakes have steep contour lines that while your boat is over 150’, the lateral planing of the dipsy could be over 115’. I found the blood run tackle dive chart done with the fishhawk probe to be accurate. Again, minor variance with currents, speed and baits being dragged.
  18. Best to compare with the ring but may only vary by 5’ max depth.
  19. Emptystringer, they are equivalent to within a few feet. Mag vs mag and standard vs standard.
  20. 60 mph gusts tomorrow should have that ice flying again
  21. Ugly stick one piece 7’ light action downrigger rod
  22. All they had to do is use the internet to alert hunters of the overpopulation of moose on the island and let hunters take care of it.
  23. Everyone wants to make sure you have every tool in the toolbox. Something different to try are R&R tackle’s Kodiak Wobbler blank. These have a very different crazy action. The mag version produced very well last year.
  24. State and Federal employees. Weekends may mean overtime.
  25. Know your depth chart. Distance back to depth achieved starts out 2:1 then will start planing out to a 3:1 ratio with a standard Dipsy. Setting on the dipsy, current direction, boat speed, and bait presented (flasher vs spoon) all play a roll in depth achieved. You would be hard pressed to get deeper than 80’ down with a standard diver size (approx 300’ out). The mag divers will stay 2:1 longer and get you 115’ with 300’ out. Once you know the depth chart, it is simply dialing in the amount of line out to achieve the depth the fish are for that day/time of year. If you are unsure of depth where fish might be you can “fish” your dipsy by setting them out on a light drag so they slowly creep out and then note the line counter if a fish hits. Leader length for me is based on rod length. With the diver at the tip of the rod, the leader is long enough to go around the handle of the reel and back up 1/2 to 3/4ths the length of the rod. If you get out late April into May, start your dipsy out 80-90’ as a good starting point.
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