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  1. dickey
    I am looking for suggestions for new boat battery. I have a 60hp outboard, radio, and fish finder hooked up along with switches for lights and sump pump. Do I go with another marine starting battery? A deep cycle battery, or a AGM battery? Do I hook everything up to one battery or have motor on one battery and radio/fish finder on another? Right now I have everything on a Die Hard Marine Battery Thanks for your help!
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    Yes we launched from Braddocks.
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    Was a little nervous with the weather reports but lake was better than I thought. I took 2 guys out from the fire department and we launched at 7am. This day would turn out to be costly and painful, but priceless when fishing with your friends. We headed out to 85' and set up on a west troll. Ran 2 wires with Dipsey/SD/Fly and 4 spoons on the riggers. About 15 minutes in the 210 wire fires (clear dipsey 2.5 setting, white double crush glow SD, hammer fly) with a decent fish, lost it after a short battle. Skippy king later on, which ended up being a painful fish. 120fow, 80 rigger, DW Blue Dolphin. This fish ended up tangling with the other line stacked on that rigger. After getting the fish in the boat and trying to remove both lures, we caught a nice wave and fish decided it wanted to thrash at the same time. I ended up with the treble hook embeddd in my hand. I threw that fish back and as we were discussing how to remove the hook the other rigger fires. 76' rigger, white double crush glow SD and hammer fly 135fow. As he was bringing the line in I noticed something was wrong. This line was tangled with the wire. By the time I got the wire untangled it felt like the fish was gone. I had a mess on the rigger line and had to cut it. As he was pulling the line in by hand he tells me "I think the fish is still on". Good thing it didn't fight anymore. We landed that fish and had some laughs all while having a spoon still connected to my hand. I cut the treble part of the hook and removed the hook. His wife wanted dinner so we kept that fish (smaller one in pic). I get all the lines reset and I as I am tieing a new wire line knot the same 76' rigger combo fires again and starts striping line 150fow . Finally it is my turn. I get the fish to the boat and my buddy nets the fish. Instead of pulling it up straight vertically he tried lifting it up horizontaly. Snap goes the net and thankful we were still able to get the fish in the boat. No more hits and we headed in around 11am. So after breaking a net, dealing with a few tangles and embedding a treble hook in my hand, it was still pricless when fishing with friends. We had lots of laughs and I got a text later that night saying how good the salmon was for dinner. Rick
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    I always enjoy reading your reports and your helpful information. You have helped many of us catch more fish. Thanks!
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    Nice job Chris.
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    Took a friend out for his first time trolling. Went 4 for 5. 3 lakers and 1 skippy king. 1 laker on Mt dew SD/hammer fly on 75 rigger. 2 lakers, skippy king and 1 lost on 225' wire, black dipsey, black SD with white tape and green dots, white fly. All fish around 100 to 150 fow. Don't have down and temp probe. No hits on spoons. Just happy to catch something.
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    Great job!
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    I was out there with you Friday morning at Braddocks, I had a girl from Georgia that wanted to try salmon fishing. We had 3 releases with no luck, all on spoons. I was also amazed on how much bait we marked and the lack of nets moving. We headed in around 10:30. Good Luck, Rick
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    Nice report Chris!
  10. dickey
    Nice job and thanks for posting.
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    Nice job and thanks for posting. I was out Fri but went out to 225' off Braddocks. 2 kings, 1 steelhead, all on SD/Fly.
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    Took a friend from the fire department fishing for his 1st salmon trip. We were in the water by 7:30 and we headed out where we saw 2 boats. He caught his 1st fish around 8am (225 FOW, west troll, NBK SD, Sweat Pea Fly, 70' rigger). I would say high teen or maybe low 20 king (bigger than the one in the picture). Released that fish. 2nd fish was at 9:36 (200 FOW, east troll, 210' wire, clear dipsey 2.5 setting, white crush SD, Hammer fly). Kept that fish cause I didn't think he would live (pic below). 1 small rainbow around 11am (150 FOW, south troll, Mtn Dew SD, purple fly, 65 rigger). Released at the boat. I was just happy to be out fishing for the 1st time in 2 years and happy my buddy caught some fish. Thanks to all those that replied on my previous post about where to start today. Thanks, Rick
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    I am planning a trip with a fellow volunteer firefighter tomorrow morning that has never salmon fished. We are launching at Braddocks. I was wondering if anyone could give me a rough idea where to start depth wise and roughly how far down. Haven't seen any posts recently and was just hoping for some help so I can give my friend the best chance to catch some fish. I do not have a down temp and speed probe. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks, Rick
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    I am planning a trip with a fellow volunteer firefighter tomorrow morning that has never salmon fished. We are launching at Braddocks. I was wondering if anyone could give me a rough idea where to start depth wise and roughly how far down. Haven't seen any posts recenlty and was just hoping for some help so I can give my friend the best chance to catch some fish. I do not have a down temp and speed probe. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks, Rick
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    Only run 2 wire dipsey rods. Clear on 1 side and black on the other. Clear caught the majority of my fish. Rick
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    Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):8/2 Time on Water:7:30am Weather/Temp:warm Wind Speed/Direction:WSW Waves:1 footers settling down Surface Temp:76.5 Location:North of braddocks LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits:3 Total Boated:3 Species Breakdown:1 steely and 2 kings Hot Lure: clear dipsey/white SD/ Hammer fly Trolling Speed:2.7 - 3.1 surface speed Down Speed:? Boat Depth: 225'- 450' Lure Depth: 275 and 225 wires, 50/70/90/110 riggers ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Took my dad out for a little fishing. Haven't seen many reports so we just guessed on depths and locations. All 3 fish came on 225 wire. Clear dipsey, 2.5 setting with no ring. White SD/ Hammer fly. 1st was a steely in 350 FOW. 2nd was a small king in 406 FOW. Last one in 412 FOW. It ripped line out to 550' and my dad kept joking around he had bottom. It was getting late so I brought all the lines in thinking it would be our last fish and it was a good one. After we finally got it in we noticed it was hooked in the side fin. It was around 20lbs I am guessing. Guessing that is why it ran so hard. All 3 were released on the side of the boat with out ever leaving the water. Saw a few other boats out. Not our best day but fishing with my dad is always special. Gonna try again Sunday. Rick
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    Nice job Andraya and Chris!!!! Rick
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    Great Post as usual!!!
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    Nice to know I have someone with lots of experience right around the corner. I live on the new section of Creighton Lane across from the pond. Boat in is the driveway. Stop by some day so I can thank you for your help. Rick
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    A-Lure-A, I fished on July 4th in 215 FOW and caught all big ones. We stayed in 140 FOW because were heard rumors of lake turning. We saw some boats our deeper and some shallower. Figured we were staying busy so we stayed put but thanks for the info. Yankee, I will try to tighten the releases. I run Blacks also. I think your brother lives near me since I see the Yankee Troller cooler in the driveway near the yellow boat, and I read your posts about fishing on the boat. I could be wrong. Thanks again for all your help. Because of this site I have increased my fishing skills greatly. I never fished wire and sd/flies, now I catch 90% of my fish on them. Rick
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    Nice job. I love fishing and hunting with my dad also! Rick
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    Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):7-14-12 Time on Water:6:30am - 10:30am Weather/Temp: warm Wind Speed/Direction:west Waves: 1-2 then settling down Surface Temp: 77 Location: north of braddocks bay LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 15 Total Boated:8 Species Breakdown:kings and 1 rainbow Hot Lure: white sd/hammer fly Trolling Speed: 2.5-3.0 surface speed Down Speed: ? Boat Depth: 110-160 Lure Depth: riggers 45/50/75/80. Wire 215, 225 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Decided to take a co worker that just retired out as a retirement gift. After seeing fellow firefighter Chris of the ScottsmanII at the Kendall parade I got some advice on where to start. THANKS CHRIS! We started in 110' off Braddocks and it didn't take long before the action started. 1st fish was a small king on the 215' wire with a clear dipsey w/o ring, white SD/hammer fly. This combo took most of the fish as it has for me all year. Did loose a nice one on the 225' wire which had a black dipsey, black SD w/ green dots, and a white atommik fly. Lost 3 total on the day. Only had one hit on a spoon and that was a NK MAG Diehard on 50 rigger. That was one we lost. Switched over to 4 SD/Fly program and only 2 spoons. Had 5 hits on sd/flies on riggers but right after the release there was nothing there. The guy I took out wants to try salmon fishing on his boat so after a rigger release with no one home I talked him through resetting the line. 30 seconds after he sets the NBK SD/sweet pea fly down 81 it fires and this time someone was there. We did best in 140'. Keep a king and rainbow for smoking. Nothing big but just glad to be out. Any ideas on why the sd/fly rigger hits with no one home? Thanks, Rick.
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    Nice job Chris! Rick
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    Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):7-4-12 Time on Water:6:30m till 10:30 Weather/Temp:warm Wind Speed/Direction:west Waves: 1-2 Surface Temp:75 Location: north of braddocks LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 11 Total Boated: 10 Species Breakdown:8 kings, 2 rainbows Hot Lure: white sd/ hammer fly Trolling Speed: 2.7 - 3.0 surface speed Down Speed: ? Boat Depth: 215 Lure Depth: 250/275 wire, 50,60, 70, 80 riggers ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Sorry post is late but home computer died. Took my dad out on the 4th. Started in 215' and stayed there all day. Was a great day fishing. Got kind of comical with 2 doubles and 1 triple with only 2 guys on board and no one to drive with 1-2 footers. 1 rainbow on DW wonderbread on 50 rigger. Another rainbow on NK Mag black with yellow tape and white belly 60 rigger. 1 king on NBK SD with hammer fly on 80' rigger. 4 kings on 250' wire with clear dipsy, white SD, hammer fly. 3 kings on 275 wire, black dipsy, black SD with green dots and white fly. One time I was fighting a fish on 275 wire, same side rigger fires which I thought my fish crossed the line. Once I saw the rigger line had a fish jumping out of the water I realized it was a different fish. My dad looks at me laughing and says "sure hope we don't get another one", as he is trying to drive and fight his rainbow. With in 20 seconds the 250 wire fires but by the time we got to that rod nobody was home. All the kings were around the size of the one pictured. Only kept in since it didn't revive well. My dad said it has been a long time he has caught that many quality kings. Wondering how many we could have caught if we stayed out longer. One king also had a large lamprey on it. Rick
  25. dickey
    Yes you can. I did it last year with my 18ft boat. There was a sand bar right where the channel starts and we had to tilt the motor up and push the boat. After that is was smooth sailing. There is also a bridge you need to go under. I don't know the water level this year, but I am guessing low. Hope this helps. Rick
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