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PLENTY of hooks to fish over from Weller to 4-mile! As Vince said, lots of bait. My take was the east wind or lack there of was not moving the water around. Completely stagnant. Low oxygen meant lethargic fish that were well fed. Did not see any streaking, just hooks stationary. Even in the smelt schools on the bottom, there were hooks just sitting on top of them. It is no coincidence that the winning team was fishing in the oxygen rich waters in front of the green can. Congrats to the winners....ballzy move to fish there. Congrats to Kevin on a great event and tablefare!!! To those wanting to fish the coming weekends.....wait for some West winds and WATCH OUT, the fishing should be great. Nobody took fish in the ESLO or this tournament so there are a lot of fish in the system. Special thanks to Lake O for giving me the first skunk of the year

72 views.....anyone? Start times?.....anyone?.......Bueller?

Did not see a start time for Friday's event. I assume you can leave the dock at any time?

I did not notice any difference. Generally, I am trying to lighten my flies for a better whip/action. Now, I dip the trebles in Smelly Jelly.

Run mag dipsys. The steeper dive curve will keep the two from getting together.

Take the gulp off after using it. I tried gulp sections on trebles but was dissapointed to see the stuff melts plastic when it comes in contact. Some of my Capt. John King flashers have some holes in them

Looking for interested observers for the Niagara Pro/am --Captain's meeting is Friday June 3th at 6:00pm, then both tournament days Saturday June 4th, and Sunday June 5th. Also looking for the Orleans Pro/Am the following weekend--Captain's meeting is Friday June 10th, Sat. 11th, Sun. 12th. PM me if interested.

Woody, I prefer the jig/minnow because it means light spin tackle. Sometimes you have to put a stinger hook on to catch nippers. Check lines often as zebra shells will fray your line. The fight these lakers put up in the oxygen rich water of the Niagara flow is a whole different fish than the boots you drag up with trolling gear.

White or blue-glow opti-dodgers with an A-tom-ik "white halo fly". Usually use Big Weenie Blue-glow beads underneath her skirt and some scent on the hooks. Any double crush or oil slick glow Spin Doctor but prefer a white paddle. Behind cowbells... a Chartreuse peanut head with a Chartreuse gulp twister-tail grub.

Start in front of the green can and drift. If you have an electric bow mount ....even better. Try to stay over your bait verticle to avoid snaggs. Jig with minnow, or three-way rig with a small spinner blade with worm harness floating bodies with a minnow, or three-way rig with a kwickfish. The tailout near the green can is like a tailout of a stream. As you move closer to the can, the bottom will come up quick! Raise your baits as you come up onto the bar 12-13'....continue the drift a little longer past the can, and then pull lines and do it again.

Freezer fillets! Beautifull meat. The fillets were gorgeous. Different pinbone configuration. I think we will be catching bigger ones. The day I caught this fish off the mouth of Keg Creek, someone else caught a 21 lber out of the same area. I see Vince caught a 17 lber. We have not seen how big these things will get just yet.

Yes, that is it. I think some indivigual bought every known T-connector on the market to sell them at high prices because everyone is out of stock. Are you able to sell it to me?

I sheared the pins off when I took apart the T-connector for my Lowrance fishfinder. Can't find a replacement anywhere . Does anybody have this part on an older model Lowrance that they would like to sell? Help a guy out would ya? Thanks.

Don't know of any line-counter reels that will hold 600'. Just get the 600' pre-marked from A-tom-mik with the large capacity reel (sold at a-tom-mik also). Personally, I would get a 300' and just add torpedo divers or pinch-on weights to get additional depth.

There is a reset function that has to be done if the unit is bounced. I think it is a safety feature. Go to the Lowrance website and it will walk you thru the process. Something like ....hold down zoom in, and zoom out keys while turning the power on.....I think.

We had 70 mph winds on Thursday, plus all those storms nailed Ohio and Pennsylvania. Hopefully, the lake settles this week.

That is a rule on my boat....all netters have to have eye protection. Glad the shakedown went well. Wish water conditions were better, but 70mph gusts on Thursday reeked havoc on Erie water.

Color went all the way out to 270'. Small good window of water off Sommerset Plant was the only game around. Too murky even to chase Lakers.

I run 1 lb thumper weights, size #1 dipsys with a ring, mag dipsys.......what ever you got.

Tony, the game this weekend is get a Canadian license and fish for Kings near Port D (with a tournament going on) or Lakers in the 40-100' level or shoreline trolling for browns, coho, or accidental kings. Next week the kings will be around the bar.

With the single keel, 9.5" and 11.5" should be the string measurements. Order the half keel from big jon and upgrade them. They will pull like a mule and your planer line will be tight with no sag.

Don't buy a Lowrance. I own one, and it works, but when I had an issue.....customer service was a nightmare. The company was sold to Simrad.

Lakers Rick. Many of those suspended fish are inactive for long periods of time. The fish on the bottom are always active.

Often overlooked is the business end of a lure. The hook color, configuration (treble/siwash effects the weight and action) are crucial. One of my favorite deep spoons is a Purple/holo/glow NK. Once, I had one of the silver trebles break and I replaced it with a dark Owner treble.........and the spoon died. I have yet to take a fish on it despite the same spoon with the stock silver treble firing nearby. I think at depth, the silver hook looks like a tail and adds action. Conversely, in shallow water, I have better luck with dark hooks. I have witnessed many times in spring-time pier fishing, browns following a spoon while nipping at the hooks. I think fish focus more on the bait and less on the line.