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I am having a bear of a time getting lakers or ll's to bite this past week. According to my trusty sonar, it is a jam packed aquarium down below. I just can't get them to bite. I have put in about 9 hours without a nibble trolling flys, spoons, gulp minnows with spin doctors, flashers, and everything else that I have used successfully over the past 37 years that I have been on this lake. I am seeing tons of fish and huge schools of bait( maybe the problem) at 20', 40', and 60' over mostly deep water (160' to 500'+). I have been on both sides of the lake from Watkins to long point. I am getting a bit of a bad fisherman complex here. Is anyone having any techniques that are working in this warm water? Thanks in advance for any advice. [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

I was a few miles north , just south of glenora today. No weeds, no fleas. There were some fish readings at 40', 80-90', and a few at 110'. I got two to nice lakers to bite around noon. One about 10lbs! Then nothing would bite for three hours. Both fish released and swam down quickly. white and yellow streamer fly behind a 9" green spin doctor. Sorry no pics

Wow! I never had such a day! I should look you up when I am back up there in Oct. I like the Parker too.

I fished with a victrola box when I was a kid. Some guys used flatfish ...others used single hook spoons. I used a big rig: three way swivel one way to a 1 lb sinker, the other way to copper flashers (about 6 of them) then some mono leader and a fresh dead or thawed sawbellie (make sure it spins) Let down the line on a troll till the sinker hits bottom then work the line so you know that you are right near the bottom (often around 80-90 ft) Wear a glove! I have been thinking of getting a victrola reel again ...maybe next year.

What a great guy you are! Your attitude, and people like you, is why this site is so great. In the spirit of sharing... I found lots of small (1-3lb) fish and bait on the west side of the lake last weekend. Between Starkey and Long Point. Same depths as you (60ft to 80ft) but close to shore at about 120ft bottom.

I have always believed that the bait needs to spin to get more bites. Some days I question my thinking!! Here is the way I do it, but eager to hear other thoughts as well. A good ball bearing swivel behind your flasher, then a 2 hook rig on the sawbellie or other bait. One hook in the lip that you can slide so that you can sinch it down to bend the bait a little bit. The other hook near the tail. I also cut the tail off in a diagonal so that it spins better.

AWESOME!!

Well, there are aluminum boats...and then there are heavy aluminum boats. I have a 16ft Crestliner which is light and gets blown around a bit when the wind picks up. It is also tough to steer when docking. I use it on Seneca and Cayuga, but I would not think that it is enough boat for Ontario on any but the nice days. However, it is a dry ride and a very well designed boat that I believe will last me a very long time. I also own this: This boat is a heavy plate alloy boat. It does not get blown around and maybe doesn't belong in this discussion because they are not very common on the East Coast used boat market. It can handle ANYTHING with confidence and safety, will last me the rest of my life, and is tougher than any fiberglass boat ever made. Drop an anchor on deck, slam the side with a 15lb weight, beach it on the rocks...no problem.

I like large single blade spinner baits. The ones with a yellow and red shirt seem to work best for me over the last couple of years.

Thanks guys. I will look into the track system. That is the way to go. I found a temp mounting system that works great for now. I took an old seat base and bolted the downrigger to it. The rigger telescopes over the side and it works fine. 3 lakers (all released) and one landlocked (eaten) on it's test run.

Hello gentlemen, Does anyone have an idea as to the best way to mount a Cannon Unitrol 10 on a Crestliner Sport Angler? If anyone has done it ...pictures would be greatly appreciated if you have any. Thank you in advance for any help! Dave

It seems that that fish was taken with a bow and arrow! http://www.aimlowproductions.com/products_DVD.shtml I have no judgement on bow fishing...but it does become less interesting for me than thinking that the giant gar was "shot" instead of "caught"

Sounds like quite the sting is in the works! You may tell the warden that I know where the big perch are hiding, but he will never catch me!!!!!!

I forgot to metion the awesome videos on www.toughboats.com

Wow. Great day! Thanks for the post and all the pics. Man...I remember when my son was that size...seems like yesterday. Dave