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Wow, what a beautiful brown!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There is a Ambermarle for sale on GLA site that would be a dream boat with your specs........just need a second mortgage.

The black face with orange diagonal tape/white cup, took as many kings in the 80's as anything. Allways did well with overcast skies with the white cup.

Use Duolock swivels of at least 40 lb test or even stronger is the Coast-lock design.

I busted off my otter boat during the niagara wave fest . I use the amish outfitters line and like it, however, in my instance the knot at the otter pulled out, breaking styrofoam around the retention holes. Very poorly engineered. I kind of knew one day it would happen, and as luck would have it, what ever might go wrong, usually goes wrong during a tournament. For a quick fix all I had to do was reverse the boards/keels/holes and use the holes on the other side. Seems like there should be a stainless backer plate behind the styrofoam and ahead of the knot. Something to do in the offseason.

I heard the rule change mentioned by Paul C. at last years Orleans Capt. meeting, but have not heard it mentioned at any other west end captain's meeting since.

Inside dipsys are on a .5 or 1, and are shallower. The outside dipsy are on a 3 or 3.5 and further back to prevent tangles on turns.

Your daughter was out in 6-8' waves!!!!!! What a trooper.

I have two short segments for this time of year 110', 125', plus a 300', and a 400'. I usually run a spinnie/fly off them because they off on otter boards by themselves.

Does it matter if I use mono vs fluoro for leaders? I have been having zero luck pulling fish off copper, and I wonder if it is how the line is laying in the water. I am currently using mono for leader material. Mono floats, fluoro sinks......so I am wondering if the parabolic curve of my leader is wrong, with my bait riding above the terminal end of the copper? Need some help, I have zero confidence in my copper set-ups and the guys in the boat are riding me every time I pull it out (insert joke here) and then return it to the cuddy where it usually stays.

Yes Adam, I am in Sunset Bay. Was that you heading out when I was heading in?

Was out this afternoon for 1.5 hr troll a little deeper. Found better temps, bait and hooks out past 240'. Lots of small Kings around 38'-60' down. Occasional big boy showed around 80-90' down, and some big hooks on the bottom past 180'. Small spinnies targeting smaller fish for my daughters to reel in did the trick. Nice green water off Wilson with a slick line heading straight out. North current today.

Braid will pull MORE hooks out because of no stretch. Mono has more give, and lighter mono has more than heavy mono. Set drags correct and pray. Think about all the herky jerky movements of your baits. You are going to hook fish in the snout, under the chin etc. etc. With big fish that run they are torqueing the hook in the opposite direction that it entered into their skin. There is a lot of luck involved with putting the net under a fish 20+ lb fish. Thats fishing!

Get the boys together and fight this one. Good luck Sully.

Nice fish! Where were you fishing?

Got to love the "poor man's salmon" . What were they hitting Blue Boy or Delmonte?

Lake O in June can humble you!!!

Anyone have the final standings?

For free sliders, use heavy mono, because it floats more and easier to untangle. Fluorcarbon sinks. Typically, I can see my cheater lure on the graph approx. 3-4' above the main line. I would be apprehensive about using 12lb for a main line with a cheater. A heavier main line bows out more to keep the cheater from getting into the bottom lure. Remember, once the cheater is deployed, you can adjust your downrigger down, but not up or you will have tangles. You can also pin the cheater with a OR-16 red offshore release on the cable and a rubber band to secure the cheater.

I bet they did not need the piss can.

I know better than to believe weather forecasts.......it just changed again.

I have had the luxury to fish salmon from Alaska to Chile, and the one common denominator with runs across the world is time of year and rain are the main triggers. Around Lake O, a good NE blow after August 20th when the first lake roll-over occurs will often bring the first silver fish in close, but they don't start running the creeks until the first week in September. What I want to know is why they seemingly feed in 4 hour cycles, and how do all the fish know this and are on the same feeding cycle?

Before I go to bed last night check the weather forecast......looks good....light winds.....and then I check it again today and........ . Bummer......going to be an interesting weekend with switching winds, storms, rain.

I am sure this stings Tom. Thank you for your tournament support over the years. One thing I have learned in my forty years of existance is NEVER burn bridges. Sometimes it seems we are all in the same boat, but others are rowing in a different direction then the majority. If large sponsors like Cabela's sign on, remember the prize at the end is we ALL benefit. I scratch my head at the two fish Redfish tournaments with Big sponsorships and a $100,000 purse for a "bottom-feeder" whose cousin the sheephead is a trash fish in Ontario, and yet our little experiment draws only a top prize of $10,000. You want drama that sells? Put some cameras on a Pro/Am boat with a double-header of Majors. I am all for "going for it". I would love to fish for serious coin one day. Sometimes you have to take a step back before you can take a step forward.

In June try out around 300'. Run surface stuff down to about 40'. After spawning, they can be kind of bla and don't fight like they usually do. On a calm day, you can see them rolling on top with bug hatches.