Fat Trout

4 hours ago, ilv2bfishing2 said:

Get some MC Rockets they work

Bought one to try but @ $7 each a) I hope they work and b) I hope they last....they seemed kind of soft.    

Has anyone tried this stuff.  I may put it on my flea flicker to see if it helps.  I use it for spinning real line in light weight casting situations.  It seems to make the line slick.

2 minutes ago, pap said:

I heard that the flea flicker and the sea flee from blood run ain’t even working!!

Nope...30# flea flicker worked fine for me this past weekend.  I got Lucky and got my hands on a 2500 yd spool before it was gone.  Im gonna cry when i run out.

I'm on the east end, but find this facinating.   I'm interested in ports to the west and curious.  Why does anyone even bother here if its so damage prone?  Its one thing to have it be difficult due to sand blowing in via wind / current direction but having steel, concrete etc in the perceived channel or even just slightly outside  is just bonkers.  Especially if a dredge is making it harder to keep to the desired perfect line.  Yet people still use it.  Does this location provide access unattainable from east / west directions?  A few extra miles on the land or water even would seem worth it to avoid such a known difficulty.

2 minutes ago, Fishmaster 196 said:

Curious as to why you are worried about that spinning while going down the road.

Its not good for it to spin at high speed for long periods of time (hours of driving).  I use rubber bands when trailering distance but don't even know why I care.  My top speed is off by at least 30-40% from GPS, always was.  Reality is I only have the fish hawk for the down speed & temp which work fine so even if the paddlewheel came flying off it wouldn't bother me.

2 hours ago, Bozeman Bob said:

Way too complicated for the officials to sort out. 5-6 fish limit with max of 6 rods is about as fair and basic as it gets. Fished the WHI with 5 aboard plus observer, 6 rods are all that's allowed. Makes you really think what to run,riggers//divers/copper/lead core/planer boards and then you get into meats/spoons/flys/flashers etc. Pretty much evens out the playing field.

I would think having a solo category wouldn't be too bad to sort out.  I would agree on 1,2,3,4 being a bit much though.  Get a few solo guys to meet each other at events and next thing you know you have some teams of 2 or 3.

When you need 9 it shoots down the smaller boats that might fish 2 guys.  As things have evolved even though I've fished the lake for a long time I fish solo or with 1 nearly all of the time.  I'd be into the competition, but it tends to require bigger and more than I have.   I use to fish in a bigger boat for a long time, but the smaller boats are more economical and fish "larger" than years ago so thats where I'm at.   A solo category would be super interesting to me.  Won't ever happen but dare to dream. 

12 minutes ago, newmike said:

I am on vacation in Pulaski and smashed a pulley on a Cannon lake troll downrigger. Need a pulley, even something I can jury rig.I am open for ideas. Or a cheap rigger. or one for parts

Mike 484-894-7641

You can try Woody's tackle in Port Ontario just a few miles from Pulaski toward the lake.  If you walk in the door....immediately on the left along the window are some Cannon parts.  You might get lucky. 

too many issues.  I wouldn't use that channel if you paid me.

Just now, Jason717 said:

So It sounds like I need a good quality swivel at the termination end, I assume this would be needed for a standard flasher as well or only with the spin doctors?



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Pay the money for good swivels for ANYTHING that rotates.   Trust me, cheap out and some day you will loose a fish you will regret forever.

Not a bad day out of Mexico.  A couple small browns a Laker and a decent spring king.  The water was chalky green out to 100 ft......like the old days

4 hours ago, Shuttsy141 said:

Hi Everyone, I am wondering what size drift sock I should use for a 18’ aluminum boat with a 90 Hp motor. I’m trying to get down to 1.5-1.8 mph, but currently can only get as low as 2.4 mph. Thank you

Amish outfitters 18".  I have 2. for an 18' boat with a 115.  I only use them for lakers.  I usually only need 1

3 hours ago, beef300 said:

Here is a question. If you are trolling paralleling the shore line out a ways. And a boat comes behind up you and is overtaking you between you and the shoreline, does that person have a right to beep its horn and try to force you to move out? There is plenty of room for that boat to make the pass. Do I need to give up the line I want to fish just because they want me to move out?


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Even though this is trolling and not general boating, those rules would apply in my mind and the onus is on the overtaking vessel to avoid the vessel being overtaking.  Blowing the horn and waving to get your way doesn't change that.  It just makes that guy that was overtaking you a dick lol.   

23 minutes ago, samdawg said:

 That means your only honest when you want to be or someone asks you to be! WOW

So the OP is misguided in your opinion but your 1963 boat for $4K in this same forum is totally logical.  Right.  There's no need for me to post that on your ad any more than for you to post negative views here.     The market will decide for both.

Last week of the fish I cleaned 2 had gobies but 1 had 2 large alewife.  I was pleased to see that as Mexico can be a little short on bait at times so seeing Alewives in shallow fish was nice to see.

For $13 at Michaels (Craft store) I bought a photograph organizer, granted that took a sale and coupon lol.  It is a clear plastic box with handle and 16 or so little clear plastic boxes that slide into slots.  I put my meat rigs and flys in the boxes.  I can put 2 or 3 rigs in one box, you just have to wrap them and be careful with the hooks.  I found a photo on the internet of it

1 hour ago, Giz9219 said:

Fishing fool and fat trout both out of Mexico bay?


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Yeah and we were in the same area.  I wouldn't say it's on fire everywhere in Mexico but there are some pockets of fish which is nice to see and one of my fish had alewives in it which was also nice to see.  You just have to find them and hope they turn on.  2 weeks ago I found fish in a different spot and and a lot of blank clear water in between. After today's wind and the coming forecast....who know where they will be. 

Unfortunately a lot of lamprey marks which was not nice to see, although a lot of the marks were old and not fresh.  Hopefully the lampreys are on a downturn and not an upswing.

Just now, Wish’n I was Fish’n said:

Just curious how you guys like to run setups on solo missions. Went out by my lonesome last weekend found it rather difficult in my small boat. Gongrats on the success btw 

I have a 72" shaft trolling motor with Ipilot so basically its my autopilot which is a must have for me running solo. I use it to change direction and my outboard for the main push.  Past that I use church tx-6 and tx-12 side planers for up high (instead of full planer board setups) and torepdo divers that clip to the line for the spoons.   I run 2 low and 1 high or vice versa.   If its rougher I run less lines.   On a bigger fish I may have to clear lines by sitting the hooked fish in a pole holder while I clear.  Its a challenge, but this is easier than when I run solo for kings offshore.   

Similar day for me.  18-20 fishing solo.  Browns plus 2 8# Lakers and a drop back Steelie.  Best fish was an 11# brown that tore me up.  I was surpised to find fish and good marks out to 30'

13 hours ago, NymphO said:

Has anyone taught their dogs to bark when there is marks on the graph ??

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knew a guy a while back that had a pair of miniature Dobermans.  They would watch the riggers like a hawk and bark if one popped.  I always thought that was great.

on the down side I know a guy through work that (as I'm told) took his lab out night fishing.  The lab proceeded to knock over the lantern, breaking the glass and starting a small fire which was put out but not before the lab cut his feet on the glass with rods & gear getting tossed about in the carnage.

I could see my lab turning it into a mess before she even got out of the harbor. 

Yep...I will was hanging around 2.0 to 2.3

so for  you frequent diver guys.   How often does a rigger fish get into the diver line if a fish goes on the rigger but not the diver next to it.  I fish by myself a fair amount and usually run 2 riggers and a diver.  I'm paranoid the fish on the rigger is going to go under the diver so i usally leave the hooked rigger fish in the holder after I hook it while I clear the diver.

Gotcha.  I was the Starweld with the black top.  Pretty sure I saw you both at one time or another.

I had similar results fishing the same area both yesterday and Wednesday.  I think I recognize your boat and if you were in the rain you fished late.  I quit before you and headed in around 5:30.  I think you were the black Princecraft (if I recall correctly) that was near me late.   For anyone else thinking Mexico.  There is a lot of clear water...although the west winds will help with that a little and the streams are pumping full  mud as of this afternoon.  

12 minutes ago, Waterdogs said:

 

Looking to upgrade my rigger reels to the Daiwa Saltist. What size would be the best? 30’s or 40’s? I have the 40’s already for my wire drivers but I am thinking they be too much for my riggers...

 

 

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This depends on what you are doing for line and how you fish.  If you don't care about the fleas and run 20# or less as your main, get the 30's.  If you're running 30# and run deep and fish for kings it probably won't hold enough.