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I've had them many times you would be able to tell them apart from a bluegill especially from cold water

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there are a lot of fish in general i have had good days for catfish bullhead panfish even crappie its a good place to just wander and be willing to take whatever it gives you.  can be some good shore spots for kids as well 

lot of different stretches and areas throughout the whole system that can produce.  i have come no where near fishing all of them   

Looks like pleanty of separation maybe propwash is pushing the center one a bit. Try shorter leads especially if running a spin Dr or other flasher they can wander a bit. Keep the center rigger 10 feet or more above or below the others and when all elese fails just blame whoever is at the wheel for not going straight

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Do you have a pic of your transom to show the set up? Is it the same two getting tangled or all 3 how much depth difference between them when running sometime a small thing can lead to constant tangles and can be maddening to figure out I once had a mag dipsey that would spin and cross the back tangeling the other dipsey I tried everything to fix and finnaly decided that the diver was just wrong so I tossed it and got a new one fixed the problem instantly

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fantastic thank you 

there was an earlier update that talked about an AM division 

I dont see it on the registration page Is that going to be done this year?  

what kind of rod is that your using with the moocing reel?

i've been looking at getting a set up for my next rigger rod 

Man the gut on that thing is fantastic I gotta learn to jig em at that size would be a blast

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You can get some extra spread on your dipseys using outriggers

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Runnings was 32

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thats a great area for slide divers as well especially on the calmer days when the fish are a little spookier  

Those squirrel tail jigs work great for trout in streams started making them a couple years ago. Gotten into panfish and bass with them to a blast catching with a lure you made

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Launch out of the bays that way it's a built in backup plan fishing warmwater species most of the year you can find fish within 2 miles or less of port watch the weather like a hawk and be willing to cut and run quick that small a boat you can beach it in an emergency and you can trailer a long ways so follow the wind and wave reports

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Sandy will close in late May when the water gets to high

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If it doesn't work out I would take them

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I have several of these still in use solid reels

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If in shallower take a hot and tot remove the back hook and tie on a 2 foot piece of line with a jig and twister tail troll this slowly and it can be deadly for crappie and perch will target bigger fish and cover more water and the occasional bonus large fish on the plug. The plug acts as both a diver and an attractor

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Get a separate battery for electric motor make both battery's duel type (starting/deep cycle). They than serve as a back up for each other good piece of mind

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There is also a launch on bear Creek have to get a pass from the community center on Knickerbocker which is open if your going late morning take 104 to Knickerbocker center is in the park on the left. When you get to end of Rd turn right launch is right there I bay is also a nice option early season but the bridge will be in till April so if your boat is high profile you might not get under in all honesty though Hugh's is one of the nicer launches around very fisherman oriented

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I have a 15 foot piece of 50 lb mono tied in for this exact purpose works well no failers in that section so far I use an Albright knot replace mono every spring (it's cheap) and if needed throughout the season if that section get twisted with another line or something. Mono that thick will hold up in a knot to wire very well the weak point is usually further down the system in the leader from dipsey to lure

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Those bonnet heads are tasty steak em up and put them right on the grill with some butter

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Just because it's not natural doesn't mean it doesn't work more than a few days pink clown was the star what is that matching? Sometimes you want to be different than what's out there because that triggers the aggressive fish

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Those commanders are awesome boats they also have the authority model very similar with a couple of tweaks. They are both on my "lottery winnings" list

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Battery might put out voltage and still be bad how did you test it? The fact it works when plugged in means the vex is likely fine and the power source is your issue new battery is much cheaper lots of options out there. Hate to see a fellow ice guy get the short end. That said If you're set on a new vex I would be happy to take the old one and try to make it work my current version is almost as old as i am and has been through more abuse than I care to admit

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i bay is a tough bet this time of year it could be open from launch to lake but the ice sheet or part of it can and often does move and could block your way back

bear creek is usually open but the docks will be out and if there is any surge that one can be lets call it interesting.

genny is probably a good bet but if we get some real cold stretches ice chunks are a possiblility there as well though at that point shore ice on the lake may make it moot

never launched out of the coast guard station but would think the risk of getting blocked out happens there as well.  deffinatly best to use a launch with no major ice formation behind or upstream. .