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    Free Sliders

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    I fish out of a 17.5' open bow Deep V powered by a 70hp OB. There is not nearly enough room to fish properly out of for more than 3 people, but it is a great boat for what it is. Without any trolling bags or kicker, etc. I can get down to 1.9, and with a slight tap on the throttle, the next step is 2.5, then 3.0. I'm actually very impressed with the way it is trolling in spite of its size, etc. How about you?

    Free Sliders

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    haha...

    I did something wrong this weekend as when I pulled lines in I found a full fledged 100-wrap bimini twist 10 feet long at the end with two spoons somewhere in the middle on a free slider. I'll give you a call this week Scott- didn't want to bother you given the preparation for the tourney's, etc. last week.

    Is there anything that is supposed to go at the end of the mainline before the swivel to prevent one swivel from passing through the other?

    sandy creek 6/12

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

    Posted

    Carpedeim,

    I have run straight 20lb Ande for the last 10 years with a Flouro leader and never had any problems with break offs , just a novice that thought he'd SLAM the hook home after a 200 yrd. run on a big king last year. As far as 4 releases you did good we were 1 for 2 and it was a 1 lb king 50 down over 190' on a DW Sniznit SS 40 back. Keep at it , it's going to get a lot better in a few weeks, just need to get threw the June set up period then all hell breaks lose out there.

    I can't wait, thanks for the info - that one we lost will keep me coming back for a while

    sandy creek 6/12

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

    Posted

    Matt, are you the guy with the red truck(chevy i think)? I was there just before you. You passed me at the turnaround. I ended up with three kings(2 skips) and 3 lakers in 240 fow, the kings were all caught in 180 fow and 8 pounds was biggest. The weather has been great the past couple weekends for us small boaters, and the fishing has been great too :yes: .

    Yeah that was me! I don't particularly remember which boat you were but congrats on doing so well out there. Today got pretty rough toward the end and was the reason we ended up coming in. At this point i am happy to not be skunked :yes:

    sandy creek 6/12

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

    Posted

    Fishing Report

    Your Name / Boat Name: carpedium

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    TRIP OVERVIEW

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    Date(s):6/12

    Time on Water:6 to 11

    Weather/Temp:67

    Wind Speed/Direction:

    Waves: 1 to 4

    Surface Temp:61

    Location:

    LAT/LONG (GPS Cords):

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    FISHING RESULTS

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    Total Hits: 4

    Total Boated: 1

    1Species Breakdown: steelhead

    Hot Lure: steelie dan

    Trolling Speed: 3.1

    Down Speed:

    Boat Depth: 140

    Lure Depth: 25

    ====================

    SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS

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    Headed out to 400 early to try to find thermal breaks but found nothing. Seemed like they liked it fast today. Had a screamer on and ended up breaking the 15lb mono. Maybe I should spool with 20?

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    Chaumont Bay & Lake erie

    in Walleye

    Posted

    My grandparents have a cottage right between fox and grenadier island on the mainland. Growing up i used to be able to catch perch as fast as you could take them off the hook, not so much anymore! Good to see there are still some around! :)

    Nice pics, and AWESOME sheepshead.

    Anyone else feel this way??

    in Open Lake Discussion

    Posted

    Every screamer I get on the line still makes a lump in my throat and I can't help looking down at the spool wondering....Do I have enough line on here???

    Then when it finally stops (feels like an eternity) I hunker down and relish the fight. When it makes more than 1 run, its awesome!

    Matt, gotta admit I LOVE fishing that pier, for even just 1 bite all night is worth it!

    Agreed 100%!

    Although maybe this year if you and J want to come up and putz around that area at night or whenever the boat is finally fishable!

    Free Sliders

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    Great info, thanks everyone.

    I really like the idea of the liberators, as they will automatically slide down when they hit the rod tip. Also, on the picture taken of the package - it looks like you can stack two of them on your line. Has anyone done more than one fixed cheater using rubber bands? How well does that work?

    Free Sliders

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    Alright.. I have got to about 2009 on the takle/techniques subforum so far - and just have a quick question to be sure that I understand this right.

    Correct me if I am wrong:

    Free slider/cheater - Is basically a snap swivel hooked directly to the mainline with no means of securing it from moving vertically. This is deployed by setting the mainline down on the rigger a certain distance and clipping the snap swivel on the mainline during the decent of the rigger ball.

    Fixed cheater AKA Mup rig - The same snap swivel hooked to the mainline in the same fasion, except it is also clipped to a rubber band half hitched to the downrigger cable.

    Questions:

    It seems to me that a free slider would eventually make its way down to the downrigger ball without any way of stopping it. I take it this never happens?

    A Fixed cheater hooked with a rubber band would seemingly decrease the amount of resistance needed for the fish to get a good hook set and stay on. What do people do to mitigate this?

    Thanks,

    Matt

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