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These were purchased new as fully spooled w/ leader and Power pro backing from Atomik. Used maybe a couple times. $80/ apiece + shipping.

I've got a depth raider in my Islander and the Fishhawk in the little boat. The Fishhawk is more consistent on both temp and speed. I did switch to the Walker Vision cable for the DR which eliminated the chafing issues but I frequently lose contact with the probe below 100'. I should switch the units around since I usually only troll w/ the little boat in the winter. In reality I think we all develope our own patterns for using these technologies. They key I believe is to constantly question what you are doing, especially when what you are doing isn't catching fish. When you catch a fish you did something right- the question is , what? The possibilities include the following: 1. The right presentation (wire diver, rigger, lead core,copper,snap weight,etc) 2. The right color,size, lure 3. Trolling in the right temp zone 4. Trolling at the right downspeed 5. Trolling in the right location (are there fish and or bait on the screen) 6. You covered enough water at enough different speeds, with enough different presentations that you came across an active fish. My point is that that there usually a bunch of interconnected reasons why you caught a fish. Two of the 6 reasons might be revealed by your speed/temp unit. Use speed and temp as ONE part of the puzzle.

I've got to get thru black powder and then it's Game ON!

WP seems to lack a sufficient minnow forage base for good population growth. It's 15 min for me to get there and yet, so far, I have also found it to be somewhat of an overfished, 'dead sea'. I am going to keep at it though!

Managed to get the critical rods & gear out of the Islander and into the little boat today. Awful lot of hunting and other stuff to do but I'm one step closer to prime time FLX action!

Fish were aggressive and right out front. Whacked & stacked em'. Seneca special/ sweet pea combo was the hottest ticket off the wires out 250' in 130FOW. Hated to leave but gotta get 3rd cutting done!

Dunkirk

Started out at our waypoints from yesterday out around the 27-29 line but only got a couple steelies for our trouble. Worked our way back in and got a nice screen around 160 and bang we were doubled up. Boated a couple good ones and noodle our way into 110 and doubled again eventually losing a massive King, during the chinese fire drill, that powered past the boat and then dived back thru a wire- what an awesome thrill to see what these fish are capable of !! Finished off the box and headed back to the inlaws. Gonna see if we can get some walleyes harvested tomorrow and then we'll back at it Thursday.

Left after work last nite and rolled into the parking lot at 11:30. Had a pretty good sleep and a decent breakfast around the corner where we ran into Jason. Headed out and set up at the 25 line and dropped a couple on wires right off the bat. Settled into a fairly steady pick of adolecents and majors on the 400 coppers off spoons, couple steelies on the riggers down 80-90. We did lose a lot of fish compared to what I'd like to think of as normal. Boxed out and off to the inlaws at 11:00 am, a bit bumpy coming in. Back at it tomorrow!

Will be there tomorrow am. Thanks for post! -Andy

Launched at Myers. Crossed the lake to 250FOW, great screen.Set up w/ mag wires out 180, riggers at 110 - 80, no hits on a diagonal from T-falls to the plant.Crossed from the plant to west side where we worked 80-200 back & forth-nothing. Got out the boards and put out a mag echip green dolphin spoon on the 400' copper and that line took one fish right after another. Wires remained dead rest of the morning. Took a couple fish on another mag dolphin on the 84' rigger and 1 on blue/silver spinny/fly rigger at 90'.. Popped a few LLs on slide diver pulling a red/silver honeybee.

Finally went up and got my 16' out of Hank's way! Since we were there Elliot & I dropped her in and went out to look for kings. We found a spoon bite in 80-100 FOW down 70 (temp 50-55). As usual our best spoon was the Yecks green thunder glow. Wires were dead for us.

Exactly! HEY Ray , when are we gonna do this tutorial on Erie?

Haven't been over to Cayuga in months.Plan to fish tomorrow, taking out a couple friends from work- would like to head in the right general direction, FOW, down speed, temps,etc.Yeah, I know about fleas.