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I'm ready now!!! Can't wait to get this year rolling... Im extremely pumped for the lake trout derby and red cross.. Gonna work really hard for one of those big prizes this year but if it doesn't happen it will still be just as fun for me.. Good luck to everyone... MIKE [ Post made via Android ]

Okuma Magda Pro 20 DX nice reel for the price and gets the job done !!!! Mike

Fish the south end up to the salt plant and back. Don't be afraid to go in close or out in the middle til you locate them... Fish cores copper riggers wires the same as you would do normally ... Focus on the fish you locate in the top 100 ft of water and you should be fine.... Normal spoons sticks and flys... Mike [ Post made via Android ]

Hope this helps....... There is a color and depth chart at the bottom of the page... Mike http://www.straitlineanglers.com/Articl ... How-to.htm

We can get our 22ft sylvan off shore under the bridge very similar boat to the Islander but top of windshield clears by inches.. Have to take planner masts off and top and don't forget about the rods and antenna too, Seen that done a few times.. lol Mike [ Post made via Android ]

Thanks for the report and good job... Cant wait to get out there myself.... Mike

Great site Nick!!! Can't wait to get the Dual Gopros going and see what kind of video we can put together ... Mike [ Post made via Android ]

Thanks Again Guys ... Glad you are enjoying it... So cant wait to get back out there... Mike

Thanks Tom those Landlocks are just beautiful fish with a bad attitude ... Probably my favorite kind of fish to catch besides those big bows on your Lake...... Thanks for the comments guys ... Mike

Thanks Guys , Jason we will get out soon again and I will try to give you a few more days notice this time... Looking forward too winter fishing and cant wait to get out there again.... Mike

Launched out of Watkins aboard Matt's boat Skippin School and headed out the canal and set up shop... Matt took the wheel and searched with the Lowrance while Steve and I got the gear down... We ran wires, riggers, coppers, top lines and cores with a good mix of spoons, sticks and spin doc fly combos .... We headed up the east side with nothing. first thing in the morning it was pretty chilly after steve and I got the gear out we kinda looked at each other like what are we doing out here but after we stepped back through the drop canvas we instantly realized Matt had the Buddy propane heater going and it was extremely toasty and comfortable in there.. We decided to head toward the other side, got halfway across and the rigger fires with a small little landlock and it was steady fish from there til end of the day with a mixed bag of Salmon, Browns and Bows..... Nothing huge today but did get some chunky salmon and they hit like a ton of bricks, it was awesome watching them slam those riggers... We caught fish on every rod of the nine rod spread... Great day and was a beautiful November day on the water... Thanks Matt for having Steve and I along.... Mike

Thanks again guys.... Love the comments, keep them coming .. Tcon, that landlock was the best one I landed all year 9+...... .. Mike [ Post made via Android ]

Great report and great job guys.... Love how the supervisor became the skippervisor, not just the fishing but the comaradarie is what its all about... Keep up those great reports from my favorite finger........ Mike [ Post made via Android ]

Great video and pics !!!! Looking forward to next year already...... Mike

Great Job and great looking fish... Keep up the great work.... I need to get my hands on a winter boat so I can be out there having fun too.... Mike

Yeah there is definitely more videos to come in the future but also have posted some on the video page so check those out too .... Hopefully will have a little better HD camera to start the season off with in January... Cant wait !!!!

Yes there are few shots of some kings from Ontario... But the rest is all the Fingers... Thanks for the comments Mike

I know this is not the video board but since it has to do with the finger lakes thought I would post a link here.... Well finally got a slide show and some video put together of all the fishing trips on the finger lakes this past season, so if you like fishing or some nice pics of Finger lakes scenery check it out.... Thanks Mike.... Meb6dmD_800

Sorry to hear about your loss... Thoughts and prayers to you and your family....

When you reel backward it should feel like its gonna stop but try to put a little muscle to it and it should feel like it loosens up.... if not sounds like you may have gotten a bad rigger... The handle should feel like its gonna unscrew when you get it loose

I'm not trying to be a wise ass but when you reel backward the handle should feel like it loosens up with that done you should be able to pull some cable out or with the weight on it should come out..... I grab a hold of the wheel and squeeze loosen crank handle backward until loose and the cable shpuld flow freely out with the weight on... Hope this helps sorry if it didnt ...... But thats about the only thing I can think of..... Lowering the Weight You can lower the trolling weight at a controlled rate by turning the crank handle gently counterclockwise (away from the boom). Depending on how far you turn, you can let your trolling weight descend as fast or as slowly as you wish. Turn the crank handle clockwise (toward the boom) until it you hear a click to stop the weight. This gives you control to let it plunge rapidly or sink slowly to a predetermined trolling depth. With multiple downriggers, you could start all your weights creeping down, one at a time, and then stop them each in turn. Mike

Hunting trout, ya saw u cruising the east side near us Nice boat !! we were in a 22 ft Arima hard top. Look me up on channel 68 next time. Blue ghost keep at it those fish are there. Mike [ Post made via Android ]

That Stinger (steelie stomper) is a great spoon, ran 2 of them Sunday and never had a touch but have caught a bunch of fish on them this year... [ Post made via Android ]

Walt, great job and great pics... And yes hard to believe we are still tied after 20 tournaments... Great job this year and cant wait to see if we can continue to keep this streak going, Lol. Mike [ Post made via Android ]

Great day on the water for the conditions the weather man told us we were gonna have but whats he know anyway... Lol... Nick I would like to thank you for the great opportunity you gave me aboard HookJaw this year it was a great time and cant wait for spring. Maybe I'll even have one of those cool shirts by then... Lol... And Sean and Jason I always look forward to reading your posts and seeing your pics, great job guys on another great season. Mike [ Post made via Android ]