CaptSpike

Yeah that was us. It was great meeting you and we appreciated the help. We ended up going to Williamson to the same guy Glenn used before. I'll get pics up as soon as I figure out how lol. Easy from home but when away not so easy. Spike

Any recommendations Spike

Boy typing on the phone lots of miscorrected words but you should be able to figure it out. I can't see how to edit it from the phone. Lol Spike

Arrived 12:30pm and was able to get out. Small brown along the wall as we set up. Moved east away from the road and kept hanging bottom so se eventually pulled lines to move out deeper. Then rods started to fire. Caught some lost a few. Then when resetting the low voltage alarm goes off. I switch to the other battery but was concerned about the lack of charging. After a triple we decide to head in and track down the problem. At the ramp I discover I never plugged the kicker harness to the system. Problem solved. Back at it today. No pictures as we were shaking off the rust and breaking In a rookie. Plus it was wet, lol. Hopefully some pics today. Spike

We'll be there till Wed. so hoping it lays down for a couple days anyway. Plan is never too bad either just more driving. Either way it's Fishing. Saw that. Hoping it lays down sooner for Saturday so maybe we can get the evening bite. I'll be sure to do that. Thanks for the help. Spike

Thanks for the info. Looks like it could settle down enuf for us by Sunday. If not Irondequoit is the same distance as Cayuga from Oswego. Maybe try there and if it lays down go outside from there on that particular day. We only have a few days so hopefully the wind is kind enuf to let us get some fishing in. Spike

Heading out Saturday for a few days. Looks like it's going to blow Saturday and Sunday, at least. Trying to formulate a plan B. Are any of the harbors worth trolling if you can't get on the lake? Refering to Oswego, Fairhaven and Sodus. Seems most reports are from outside the harbors. If that is the case we'll look to head to Cayuga or Seneca. Any recommendations on which one we should target? I have been on Cayuga a few times but last spring we didn't do much fishing out of Dean's. We were told we should have gone further south. Fear with that is further south = larger waves when the wind is N-NW. Thanks for any info. Spike

I haven't had either of the units but if I were you I'd save a little more and get the better unit. You already have hydraulic steering why not set it up to run the best way it can? If you put the cheaper unit on now chances are you'll be ripping it off later and installing the more expensive one anyway. I can see if you didn't already have hydraulic steering using the other style. JMO, Spike

If I were you I'd get an suction cup adapter first and try a couple locations. I know mine did not like the kicker side when I had it temp mounted there. I ended up moving out towards the edge of my boat opposite the kicker. Since it only needs to be used when trolling I didn't care about it coming out of the water when running. Spike

I reason I used well nuts was because that is what was used to hold my trolling motor on the first boat I owned. It held the motor no problem so I used it for the seat. I can tell you I never had a problem with strength. Even hanging up the rigger balls on bottom. Epoxy is only as good as the bond. I'd prefer a mechanical connection every day of the week. Spike

I used well nuts to fasten downrigger stands to an aluminum seat I couldn't get to the back side off. They worked great. What is nice about them is they are not permanent, should you decide to remove them later. Google them you'll see what they are. Basically a rubber insert that collapses as you tighten the screws. Also adds a little buffer between the plates and mounting surface. Spike

#2 gets my vote, not that I'd ever be in a position to win one, lol. Both look good Rod. Spike

Wow is right. One lucky guy for sure. Congrates on the save. Karma will reward you. Spike

KJL the unit he is looking at is driven off the main motor steering. It uses a cable link instead of a direct rod type link. This allows the kicker to be set back from the main engine while still being steered with the main engine wheel. Nice set clean set up if you need it. Spike

Guess I'll just stick with what I have been using. XL it is. Thanks, Spike

I usually use Berkley XL but got to thinking on my light downrigger rods and my top shot core rods I could probably get away with a different line. Keep in mind in NH we don't catch the fish the size you guys do. I have different setups for Kings but use the same lighter gear we fish local with when I come out for browns in the spring. I'm wondering what line everyone else is using as the backing on there brown rods, flat lines and top shot core reels? Not neccesarrily # test, as I know I will be using 10 lb, what brand and why is my real question. I was checking out BPS excel mono you can get a bunch cheap and since I only use the top shots a couple months till the fish go deep. I figure I could save some $$ using cheaper line behind the cores and with a bunch of reels to fill it could be a significant savings. I'll likely stick with a decent brand on the flat line reels as those would be used on the riggers when I have to go deep. Actually been thinking about trying the core on the riggers to as I read about a stealthy approach doing so. Guess I'd need to have a problem catching fish with non cores first before trying. Anyway what are you guys using and why? Thanks, Spike

Not to hijack but we ran 1 and 2 colors late April last yr. Obviously later you can go deeper and earlier shallower. I wouldn't bother with 1/2 cores unless your looking to go deeper like a 3 1/2 . Split shot ahead of the stick will get you down and a 1 color is like 5-7' so the difference isn't that particular at that depth (in my opinion). Deeper is a hole different story. Sometimes the extra 1/2 color can make all the difference in the world. Again just my opinion (not just for Lake O but anywhere). Spike Oh yeah the one thing about using the 2 color cores in shallower water is if you slow up for some reason (got cut off by someone) those cores will drop fast and generally hang you up. Keep that in mind when you pick the water you want to target. Don't ask how I know about this issue (lost about $50 in lures one morning running up shallow as 6' our first time out for browns).