Fat Trout

I wont disagree with your frustration but the reality is there is a lot more tech in newer motors. I imagine with lets say a 25yo motor shops are struggling to have people who handle both old tech and new. I had the same problem with a 2003 25hp but that was in 2008...fuel pump couldnt handle the ethanol that became more prevalent. Diaphragm got stiff. Diagnosed pretty quickly as that was a common problem at the time. Shops that cant handle the old should turn away the work or better frame the expectations. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Todays morning forecast always was south or southwest 5-10 or less than 10. Other than light and variable thats the best you are gonna see. The weatherman lies a lot though so sometimes you either have to bail or make the best of it with a backup plan. Like fishing much close to shore and shallower than you wanted or switching to bass even for the same reason. Even a south wind will make chop and get rough if you are far enough out. I run a 20' aluminum and have to change my thinking all the time after getting on the lake. The oswego and other weather bouys are always good for current info. https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=osgn6 There are no universal rules. When wind comes off a shoreline or is blocked by a point etc that can help but all bets are off once you get a few miles out. Even a 10mph wind will give you a solid chop. If you have sensitive young kids....keep as tight to the shore the wind comes off of as you can. I should add that if they are predicting W or NW or NE its almost always going to be a potential problem. There is usually no such thing as a "light" West or NW wind and when it is light it is often after being heavy for a while so it might have residual waves. from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Google it. He posted it last fall. Variation of a non-meat meat rig Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Much sarcasm in my brain but I'll just go with....if it looks too good to be true...it is. There are places that discount motors...but half off? You have to ask yourself why. Plus. Unless its a small motor or you are fully capable of rigging a large outboard yourself good luck getting a good marine shop to rig and deal with your sale motor in the way you would want. Good luck. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I towed someone thinking it was "my turn". I was an 18' he was a 23' or so with an outdrive and couldn't steer to save his ass. All went well but I added some grey hairs coming in the inlet and going up the river and won't do that again. I was fortunate to have 2 on board with me to assist, but don't always. The boat I towed was poorly maintained IMO and in retrospect I'm aggravated about it. I have Boat US myself, all should have a contingency. I run a 20' boat now and I'm not unwilling to help but I'm going to think it through in a different if there is a next time including making a call to the CG vs towing. My boat/crew safety and potential damage / injury to others is primary. I feel I was lucky nothing bad happened in retrospect.

I just bought a spool of it a couple weeks ago from either fat Nancy's or all season sports If not there I would think gander outdoors down in Cicero. If I were you I would just run your main line straight to the flasher I run leaders mostly because I'm running flea flicker 30 lb for main line and it's almost a white color Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

For what its worth i run 30# seguar fluoro leaders for anything pulling a flasher. 20# for spoons. I figure out he 30# is more or less insurance since those rigs have a bit more drag in the water and the fish really shouldn't care since theres so much going on there anyway. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Well id like some answers on why they cut flows so drastically in January when they were already 8" or so above average then continued that until it was too late to do anything because if the Ottawa river. Look at the ijc site and the charts of the last 3 years. That 8" is a would make a big difference....hell 4" lower would be a workd of difference. Thats why i blame plan 2014 Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Im out of mexico and got up to my camp tonight. The word is the debris field that has blow east is big...just be careful Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Just put a quarter inch screw in it with sealant Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

From an engineering perspective. When the technology and manufacturing reliability becomes better and more repeatable the factor of safety can go down. That saves money. Its the same product just not as overbuilt. As far as line goes they are all pushing thinner is better so it all goes hand in hand. Bottom line you always have to evaluate your gear and tactics. Experience is good but if you keep your brain stubbornly stuck in a mindset from 20 yrs ago you may have problems Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Assuming your fishing the main lake, for safety sake watch out for debris in the lake. I'd run slower than you might normally go. Theres a lot of big stuff washed out into open water with the flood Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Stren Vanish....interesting. I have a friend who learned the hard way. We joke about his experiment with stren Vanish...….It makes your fish "vanish" is the line I came up with for him. he thought it was great....4 times the line for the same price. I told him he'd regret it. He did. In all seriousness and to try to help you. I run 30# leader on my clean bait heads. 40# on my bait heads with twinkies. 20# with spoon lines or 15# with spoon lines if its mixed fishing (not just salmon) and a softer rod. As you mentioned in one of your posts, the only reason to use fluoro is its invisible. So take advantage of that and beef up! River fishing - Drennan has a harder surface than the seguar. I caught 4 kings on 8# Drennan trolling with brown trout gear this spring .