Rookie Fisherman

Friends, Family and lots of quality fish! Sunday/Monday fished with a buddy & his daughter. Couple lakers and a bunch of Kings! 20 pounder was the highlight! Mostly a spoon bite, couple on flys & 1 on meat. Thurs/Friday my wifes cousin and her step dad came to fish. 6 Kings each morning and 1 Steelhead. 4 Kings at 18 pounds plus on Thursday all on SD/Fly Saturday night fished with my wife. 2.5 hours lines in. 5 for 8. 4 Kings, 1 Atlantic. 22pds & 23pds were the 2 largest Kings. Mag NBK on a pinned cheater down 65 & SD/FLY on a Chinook diver took the two big fish. 120'-180' was best this week but we took fish as far out as 330'. Junk lines only produced a few fish all week. Divers were best for us taking the majority of the big fish.

Me Too!

The posts above are because you stated you 'Fished Solo".....There are too many Kings in the box, Over the limit.

Going to get a lot of answers & opinions here on this one. Assuming this is for trolling Lake O? Or are you looking for a multi species boat? Here is my 2 cents. In 25+ years of boat ownership I have had many different Aluminum boats, Starcraft, Tracker, Smokercraft, Monark and some others. I personally don't think there is a "Best Boat" its what is best for you.... size, layout, features and cost among other things need to be taken into consideration. If you want a cuddy the Older Crestliner Sabre's & Stracraft Islanders are a favorite among many. Open style boats the Starcraft's (Fishmaster & Super Fisherman) Lunds and Crestliners are well liked. If the budget is fairly loose the west coast style welded aluminum boats are hard to beat. Kingfisher, Northriver, Hewescraft, Duckworth and several others. These style boats are very common from the California coast to Alaska. Starting to see more here in the Great Lakes.

Another note. If having trouble seeing fish/marks in deeper water turn up the Gain, don't be afraid to get the screen a little dirty you will see more marks on it.

Leader is tied to the same loop that S Biner is hooked to. In the picture the leader is shown just above the dipsy on the right side of the photo.

Network it! Your Elite 7 TI has an NMEA 2K port. You can purchase another Elite 7, or another any other model with NMEA 2K and network these together. Both units will share the same transducer. So you only have to purchase another head unit. Additional transducer not needed. Network will also allow the two units to share waypoints and others data. So if you are at the back of the boat and mark a waypoint on the graph it is instantly shared with the unit at the helm. Running a small NMEA network is very easy. Iots of info online regarding this. As for the mounting. On my rig I mounted the stern graph & fish hawk together. Section of track, Cisco electronics mount and a piece of starboard on top of the Cisco mount to create a larger platform for both units.

Ok got it, Thx! With the wrap around the OR16 no chance of the diver sliding down the line.

This idea I like! Gives you the option to change lead length like the Slide Diver but unlike the slide diver can be easily removed & stored when not in use. Started fishing Chinooks last year and really like them, much better then regular Dipsy IMO. I assume you are running a bead & inline swivel up from the lure like the Slide diver set up? or did you do something different?

Went out for Memorial Day, quick 3 hour afternoon run with the wife. West of the Harbor 60-80' Went 4/4, 3 Kings & 1 Laker. Largest King at 18lbs. Wonderbread glow on a 7 color core.

Looks like a carbon canister. But I think they are usually on the vent line side.

Well for me lake Ontario this time of the year for a 6 rod spread 2 riggers, 2 divers, 2 junk lines. Typically start a little higher and closer to the boat first thing in the morning and spread out & down as day goes on and adjust to marks & strikes.

In regards specifically to Oswego. When did you fish & where? Lots of Browns in & around and just outside the harbor walls & near shore. As for the Kings before the east wind last Friday there was plenty around, we did best 40-70' Short cores, shallow divers & riggers all taking fish. After Friday there was some still around just not as many. Few here & there in small pockets. Die-Hard, NBK, Frost-Bite & Moonshine Crab face in that order all produced

Tough to have it both ways. My feeling as I think most would agree. If you are putting in a track system put as long as you can fit. It just gives you more options for positioning & repositioning of rod holders and other equipment. I have multiple tracks on my boat for rod holders, down riggers, net holders, cup holders, tool caddy etc. I position my holders differently for early spring browns vs summer fishing for kings when running dipsys etc. Track system gives you the versatility to do this with ease. As for what brands its a matter of personal preference. I have Cisco tracks, Cisco & Traxstech rod holders. Cisco service is second to none. I had them make a few custom items and all went smooth with the process.

Oh that sucks. Boat looks great regardless. Someone must make one for that boat that will work without too much difficulty installing? Or may an arch so you have rocket launchers and can get those planer reels elevated

Looking good, where’s the T-top?

Motor bracket or remove the screw clamps and pads as mentioned above. (if that will allow enough room in the throat of the kicker bracket) Either way you are drilling & bolting to the boat. Tie bar & troll controller and you will be good to go.