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  1. Gill-T
    It takes skill and a little luck landing a major on wire. Having zero stretch, you have zero room for a mistake. If the drag is set too tight.....if the fish is horsed in......if the fight goes too long......if the amount of tissue being held by the hook is too small.....all reasons for a lost fish. Try loosening the drag a little, slowing down the boat near the end of the fight. Sorry if you already do these things.....just suggestions to consider. There is no stretch in braid either.
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    I don't think anyone likes to have their voice discounted. It makes you feel less of a person. We as fishermen have had VALID concerns about the apparent out-of-balance Alewife population we have seen since 2012. Many have told DEC officials at the state of the lake meetings of our observations......and they were discounted. We have told DEC officials about the dangers of having only one primary fish hatchery.......and we were discounted. Now we have seen and will see some of our worst fears realized. Problems at the hatchery .......happening. Problems with too many alewives..........see also dead Steelhead in the Salmon River........happening. We would like the DEC to be proactive instead of reactive. The purpose of the state of the lake meetings is a coming together of the two sides and maybe sharing ideas........so listen to us as we have no reason to make false statements. Lets hope the out-of-balance bait levels due to less then adequate King stocking levels does not result in a crash due to a lack of plankton to support the high numbers. It would take years to recover. I can hear it now...."we are lessening King stocking now that the bait has crashed".........ugh!!!
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    1). Fireline fused has a black waxy coating on it that tastes terrible and the fleas don't like it. A braid rod with Fireline fished side-by-side to a wire rod will have LESS fleas on it. However, they are harder to remove. With wire you can remove most of the fleas by reeling in the line and having your roller tip "cut" them off. With braid you have to whip/slap the line against the surface tension of the water as you are bringing in the last 50' of line in to knock the fleas off. 2). When tying braid make sure you pass the line thru the eye of the dipsy swivel twice before tying an Improved Cinch knot so it doesn't slip. Make an overhand knot in the tag end of the knot and burn the line up to the knot to keep it from fraying. 3). Make sure you put the braid onto your reel TIGHT under pressure to keep it from digging into itself. As maintenance, periodically send your dipsy 800' back and reel the line in under tension to keep it from digging into itself.
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    Hostess Twinkies have been discontinued.
  5. Gill-T
    Why isn't Arkansas pronounced Ar-Kansas?
  6. Gill-T
    The conception the the SWR is some "magical" new fangled method that confuses fish into submission is wrong. Two colors of lead will only add 8' of depth to your presentation. Add a spinny.....even less. You could do the same thing with a couple of large split shot. In the world of salmon and trout over deep water 8' is NOTHING. What is 8'? Just look up to your ceiling. A fish can easily see and move on a bait 8' above. I think the SWR "perceived" success is owed to the fact that the 2 colors allows for a longer set-back off the downrigger ball.....more stealthy moving the lure away from the disturbance of the rigger ball and the noise of the boat.......that is it IMO. Ok....commence roasting my take.
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    Wow what a nice surprise!
  8. Gill-T
    Pretty speed tolerant, but they shine where other spoons fail at slow speeds 1.8 mph downspeed.
  9. Gill-T
    Some funny stuff right there.
  10. Gill-T
    Nobody is making them anymore so don't get rid of them. If you want to expand your arsenal contact Dave at R&R tackle and have him paint up his Mag Superlites in black face with his pearl on the cup......awesome spoon.
  11. Gill-T
    Put a single hook on one and put it near the bottom this spring while trolling for browns. If you peel out deeper for lakers put 'em down on riggers......again with a single hook so you can troll them at slower speeds. In the summer you can put one on every rigger with cheaters for a good brown spread.
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    Opposite. Murky conditions the alternating black on white shows up better. That is also true for black faced glow cup spoons as well.
  13. Gill-T
    Yes. Chalky colored spring water, summer browns, and down deep on the riggers near bottom. Lakers, browns and Kings mostly.
  14. Gill-T
    I am regretting my last post.
  15. Gill-T
    I am picturing what is under the dress. Manikins are always hot.
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    Yes.....everyone should fish Rochester this spring!
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    If you haven't seen this viral dress and how it can turn your household upside down as one family member sees blue/black and another sees white and gold we may learn the lesson that we don't really know how fish see color. Color may be relative to species and even individuals within a species. http://www.wired.com/2015/02/science-one-agrees-color-dress/
  19. Gill-T
    Could be worse....
  20. Gill-T
    Modis image shows maybe 30% coverage.....all from Mexico Bay and North. If the Shove ice gets wedged into Mexico Bay it may be a long time before it is fishable this spring.
  21. Gill-T
    I made one with a smaller weight with two lighter arms that provide flex for dragging walleyes off the bottom on Erie. They work well. The only hard part is trying to figure out what is bottom bouncing and what is a walleye dragging. I have towed around eight pound walleyes for probably hours as they come up with their eyes bulging mouth open and dead. By going to a 2 to 4 pound weight you can tell you have a fish when the weight stops contacting bottom because a fish is dragging the weight higher.
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    I am always up for a good adventure but when I consider what you have to do to get out there ..........the Friday fish fry available around Buffalo for around $10.00 sounds more inviting.
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    Nice haul, I heard it has been tough out there.
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    Vimeo.com 333 Lake Michigan season 5 has most of the events up and running. After a long day of busting up ice dams on the roof it is the cure for the achy heart for now.
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    Because those lines catch fish. Being on a rigger under the surface allows you to bring fish in and reset lines right over them without tangles. In the spring the first couple weeks of the season fish are stupid as they haven't seen a lure in awhile and they are HUNGRY so don't worry about total stealth. Drop a spoon back 50'-100' and down 3'-4' on the rigger in say 8' of water and its game on.
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