Fat Trout

Probably nothing more than the fact that this fish spawned and beat herself up bad and was suffering from that. Many dont live through apawning. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I'll give you this. I had a Starweld 18 Pro and went to a Fishmaster 196. I fished for years in a 23 sportcraft with my father. It was a big boat. Time passed, I started back with aluminum but wanted bigger but knew i had a line on how much effort to deal with a glass boat in size from towing ease to launching etc. I like the extra width and higher freeboard which took me where I went and i like the aluminum lower weight and ease IMO of launching and traveling with less weight, better fuel economy etc. I fish by myself sometimes which was a factor for me. I'd rather a glass boat for displacement when fishing in rougher waters and issues of an aluminum in potential corrosion issues and inlayed wood floor "wet" issues. Alumacraft and Crestliner are top brands...Lund is too and perhaps better resale from name but I don't know if its a lot. Crestliners especially seem well thought of. I feel like Lund likes themselves a bit much (IMO) hence the price. I keep my boat dry as a bone and don't plan to keep it in the water for any length of time. I feel like their quality has deminished from their original times. If you stay aluminum, this is a layout (and admittedly price) issue again IMO. Aluminum wise I would like some full aluminum boats like west coast designs and some Crestliners but that comes with cost. If new, how will you treat it? If used, how was it treated...will you know, will you worry? No wrong answers

I expect they may lower it further once the Ottawa river spools up, which it looks like it is starting to do.

I agree. in a post above someone said the lake has to come at least 2 to 3 ft.b last year it was 2 ft higher than it is at this same time frame based on IJC charts and people were concerned that a flood was coming again Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Not really low....true 6-8" low of normal "average" but I think we got so use to high that average is low now lol.

just an oversized swivel snap from the piles of crap I have and some planer reel line. No reason to get crazy.

Ouch! Not sure which hurt worse, the gear loss or hand lining a 24lber. I have tanglephobia for sure. I always think about it...too much. Its right up there with thatdickheadisgonnatrollovermylinephobia....another mind torture lol. Good info from both of you to set me straight!

@Hachimo....I retract my prior statement in light of @Rich Dcomments. Good info and really I'm too much of a wimp to run two coppers on the same side lol.

@HachimoIf your running 2 copper per side, put the 400 on the outside and 300 on the inside as it will tend to avoid tangles as the outside 400' hooked fish drops back and "tends" to head toward center of the pattern and the 400 will go "over" the 300.

yes....and taking turns will lower it too. I found bottom twice this past year in 100-110 ft of water on a 400 copper off of a church Tx44 with copper not far back from the board. this was enlightening.

I would expect it could be brought on in part from netting and handling and related removal of protective slime....seeing the head and in front of the tail make me suspicious of slime removal. Not that it is anyone's intentional fault, rather just a potential consequence. The less handling the better when possible but more a consequence of a popular fishery than anything else. Some fish are caught more than others.

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sold my other 2 lots. I'll move this to $80 shipped if I can take these to ship on Tuesday with the others.

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Lot of 9 larger flashers 2 hot spots with tape / modification 2 hot spots as they were bought 5 fish shaped (2 blue angel, 1 searunner, one called the skunk and the other....can't remember its a see through yellow of sorts) $90 Shipped Front and back views Never stored anywhere hot that would change the shape of the fish shaped.

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