Sk8man

It may help to lessen the sensitivity and see what that does. Also you mentioned the weight being different and heavier is it a different shape? If so it could be that because the weight is larger in length, circumference or now positioned directly below the transducer it is more prominent on the screen again adjust the sensitivity downward in small increments and see how things look . I'm not sure whether you have the standard transducer and are running at 200 KHZ or 83KHZ or a single bandwidth type (50khz) and that can make a difference in how it picks up your weight. After trying the sensitivity setting adjustments try changing to the other transducer bandwidth.

It sounds like the transducer for sure if it did the same thing with both units. When they become damaged there usually is no visible sign of it.They can be damaged by something hitting them coming on the trailer wrong and hitting metal, hitting solid objects in the water, or perhaps a stone hitting them while trailering down the road etc.. My hunch is a new transducer will solve it.

Welcome Stillwater Best of luck out there this season.

I'm assuming you are referring to lake Ontario. I know we are pretty obsessed with trout and salmon but keep in mind many other species inhabit the lake. I have witnessed carp migrations on Seneca Lake for example while fishing in over 500 ft of water and hundreds of them were crossing the lake a few feet down and even went right under my boat. In Lake O there are numerous warm water species of fish and they don't all stay in the shallows while looking for food.. Steelies will often peruse to upper layer feeding on small insects and other bait out over the depths near the surface and although you may encounter an occasional brown suspended out over deep water they usually inhabit areas where shallow water has closer to shore drop offs and they are usually more bottom oriented especially as the sun comes up brightly at this time of year. In the Spring and also in the very early morning hours they can be found near shore in the shallows as they feed in there at night in summer. For steelies troll fairly fast 2.5-3.2 and run your lines back aways and also run some orange, pink, green or plain silver/brass sided or copper undersided spoons up high on downriggers as well as off the boards. Sometimes steelies will come right into the prop wash for spoons (e.g. on sliders). Browns also follow scum lines and thermal breaks all over the place and are often caught weaving in and out of them trolling out aways.

WTG She will be hooked on kings and hopefully fishing after that one

Nice male Atlantic. I sure hope those guys take hold out there at some point in numbers they are a lot of fun because even though they don't have wings they spend a lot of time in the air

Best of luck to you in both retirement and fishing

You just run the bottom (main) spoon just as you would normally . Keep in mind that the longer it is though the more potential slack there could be if the slider lure gets hit.

Just an FYI they use a special balancing machine at the prop works and they can check for any slight misalignment of the fins which may not be detected by "eyeballing". Sometimes the things that throw it out of balance aren't readily seen with the usual "by hand" procedures.

X2 on Propeller Works. They are tops and serve the whole state. Great folks to deal with and family business. 53 Leicester Street Canandaigua 14424 Tel:585-394-1860

Paul gave you some good advice. Panfishing on Canandaigua is mainly done at the north and south ends (with some exceptions in early Spring and Fall) At the north end drift in 12-18 ft of water until you find some and then anchor up off the the outside of them and cast back into where you got the fish. This time of year you will be encountering dink perch in many places as the big ones are deep usually and tough to find. Fishing the gills is much more "spotty" than on Honeoye and usually better on the south end of the lake. Honeoye is much more consistent on panfish than Canandaigua for most folks. I fished it for walleyes (unsuccessfully) a couple days ago but noted some Menonites on a pontoon boat hammering the gills about a mile or so north of the launch ramp on the east side in about 26 ft of water which was a bit surprising as most folks were in close and not doing that well. A lot of weeds and cotton wood fibers on the surface there though.

You might want to contact Fish307.com for advice.

Good luck Ed. Lets see you put it together today and show em Seneca still has what it takes

Before bending anything I'd try the things suggested by pap switch sides of the boat etc. Don't conclude from ONE trial that it is totally the weight at fault. Currents also inhabit the upper level near the surface sometimes and if you were by yourself for instance and the steering wheel was tilted slightly and you had a side current near the surface it could push the weight sideways even with a heavier weight than you are considering here.

You have a PM as a suggestion

That is very great news Jason. Thank you for your efforts on our behalf. I assure you we really appreciate it. My best to Scout and Theresa Bud.

Good going Ed. You have a great dock and hoist situation (I'm jealous). Keep listening to Kinger and you'll be on the fish for sure. He's probably figuring out all the new angles now that you're on the west side Those damned spiders also get into the grills outside and plug the holes for the starter.....insects will be taking over the world