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i always like to have the deeper set with the longer lead that way if a fish hits and goes straight up its still clear of the shallow rod. deep rod is always on the outside pointed straight out the side and the shallor rod is inside pointed to the center of the boat. I have gotten minimal tangles this way and have gotten more with free sliders. but if there are fish up high I prefer the free slider as its easier to reset a rigger with only one rod and easier to fight a fish with one less rod to worry about or clear. i've only tried fixed cheaters a couple times and have not found the set up I like for them yet.

a shot for the boat a shot for the water and a shot for the owner. Say thanks for the chance give it the new name and refill your cup. a little bit of sacrifice to the superstitions goes a long way and I'm always for having a drink

finally have the chance to get back out tomarrow the weather looks decent but i'll likely be fishing with only a newbie. this makes launching a little harder. does anyone know if the docks are in yet at I-bay or bear creek? I have seen rumors about the genny being closed and dredging in hughs does anyone have any confirmations? i did bear creek last time and it was tough with just the sea wall and no dock and an incoming surge not sure I could do it with the new guy Thanks in advance for any help.

i'd like to volunteer to help collect some data

gill t hit a good one atlantic salmon stocking and restoration vs pacific stocking. lots of info lots of opinions even some science out there and is argued from both sides frequently. another good one might be tributary bag limits vs lake bag limits.

Finger lakes tackle captians packs are a great start they work in the fingers and in lake O and the quality will last meaning if they catch a fish you wont have to replace them.

i saw an experiment once where they dipped spoons in the bilge rubbed sunscreen on them and all sorts of stuff and put them down on video. you could see the scent trail wash off in a couple of minuets and the fish would hit them at the same rate as the ones not soaked. most spoons are pretty non-porous so they just dont hold a scent. as far as other baits well it all depends on the material the more porous the more it holds scent and the more it can be a problem or a benifit if you use an attractent.

would love to see the pike division become C&R only of all the catagories big pike are the hardest to replace

for a 6 rod spread i like 2 monos on each board than i run the lead off the corners easy to clear if needed easy to reset easy to lift the tip in a hurry if you creep a little shallow and less extream of a speed effect on turns. you can get in fairly tight with this spread and be realitively manuverable. I catch lots of browns off the corners with the lead so I dont think its too close to the boat. I also troll with a 4 stroke kicker so i dont put out a lot of noise. if all your hits are on the lead than you can run multiples of the same leangth per board. resetting one extra line seems easy but after a few times it gets old quick espicially if you run out of releases and have to bring the board in to get them back

smooth eye bolts can work very well

one small pocket in front of the plant. interenstingly we caught more fish outside of it

they were scattered all around shallowist hit was 11 feet deepest was 28 we got hits in 52 degree and 43 degree water. there was a nice green color that went out to about 35 ft they seemed to be all through that.

those jointed ones especially the bigger ones are great for pike when the season opens. lots of good action

finally got a chance to make the first trip of the year. didnt launch till after 1 that was an experience with no docks in. started troling west didnt get the first hit till after the plant than from there had a fairly steady pick. ended the day at 4:30 going 9 for 10. Happy to get the boat out and running but did discover an electrical problem with the ignition on the main. other than that everything ran well. every rod took at least one fish today but a black and gold thunder stick and an orange UV thunder stick took the most hits. watermelon spoon took one. a green and gold FLT spoon firetiger storm and and a smolt pattern rapala all took fish. they were all in the 2-6 lb range. looks like the start of what will hopefully be a good second year back on the big lake.

if you can afford a kicker its the way to go I got lucky and was given a 7.5 honda 4 stroke on long term loan. i can run about 3 trips on 4 gallons of gas. its quite and the security of an extra motor is worth its weight in gold. as for recomended types I would kill before giving up my honda simple and solid when I got it it had sat in a garage for 10 years. I cleaned the carb changed the oil and it fired right up. it runs steady all the time. those small hondas are worth a look even the older ones if they were cared for at all let alone well.

this is how I grew up on the kings all the rods had 12 or 14lb with no leaders. dipseys were 20lb mono. It was a different lake in those days. quality 12lb and loosen the drag and your good to go for leaders. I put heavier on rods with flashers and such just because of the twist.