TyeeTanic

I squirt some herring oil/scent in the MC Rocket bag and leave it thereasy to soak while storing.

The wire will not degrade, unless it is kinked or frayed. So as long as you cut off bad sections, keep going ... it lasts a long, long time.

I use both. I'd rather put a whole hearing down before a rocket, but at the same time, I typically have both down in a 6 rod spread.

Speed is the MOST important variable. I'd say color and bait type second. Third is temp.

I use leadcore only with boards. Due to the length of line deployed I like to get them out of the way.

I did for a while. Didn't seem to be productive for me. I tried spoons and meat. Using them on divers seemed to pick up WAY more fish. As a flat line, I just rather use a leadcore, it seems to work better.

We let out 250 ft of line sometimes, and I don't think we have them going out for 120 seconds (2 minutes). I think we reach our target depth in about 60 to 90 seconds. Anyhow, we're probably somewhere in the 3 ft per second mark.

What do you tangle them into? If you're tangling into itself then your letting them out too fast. Best is to put them in the water with drag on and loosen drag to slowly release about 3 to 4 ft per second. Then tighten drag once you've reached desired depth.

Take dispey and point the release arm towards the sky. Turn so you are looking at the bottom, with arm towards sky. Move dipsey to starboard side or port side (side you want to put it out on). Turn weight towards center of boat. If on zero setting, the weight should initially be pointed to sky as well. Just turn it to point to the center of the boat on setting 1, 2 or 3. When it goes into the water, the side of it that's closest to the boat should be closer to the water. The side that points away from the boat should be tilted higher.

There's a reason why we call them "Mud Chickens". I'd much sooner eat a Chinook or Rainbow.

Pros - they get your speed down. If it's a well designed unit it is easy to deploy and retract. Cons - you lose manouverability/steering as you are kiling thrust. Also if you forget it down and take off, you can damage things.

We got the new Church Tackle lockjaw clips, with a twist using your thumb they can be clipped down or clipped off. Can hold your rod now while fighting a fish, and take the board off with one hand! Those clips hold the rod fairly secure. You can also use a rubber band as extra security. Here's a link to the clips I have: http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/planer-boards/944402.aspx

I'd use bloodrun, torpedo or malin, all good. I normally use torpedo just because that's what's easy to get in tackle stores around here. Debate is really 7 strand or 19 strand. I've had 7 strand that's going into my 5th season, so I can't justify the extra cost of going with 19 strand.

Going without a board is not called flatlining, but rather it's called going down the chute (down the middle of the stern). Some people do it, but I use boards. If you have a salmon hit a dipsey and peel off 200 ft of line, chances are it will come up and behind the boat and cross the copper line, which will make a mess.

We never go out early on full moon (previous night). Salmon basically have better eyesight and use moons light to eat bait all night long. By 6 am they're full. However, a salmon needs to eat a lot every day, so by 11 am they start biting again. So that's the time we're generally back out after a full moon. I've seen many guys give up by 10 am, and pack it in. But if they wait, almost consistently by 11 or 11:30 am, the bite turns on.

Might work if you use a short lead right off the ball! Like 4 ft lead to a spoon.

Fishing Lake Ontario for Salmon in July is about as perfect as it gets, no better time for them. They're the biggest they're going to get, and the most aggressive.

Trolling bags or buckets. A lot of guys avoid putting a plate (like happy troller) on their engine as you loose steering ability.

I actually like to use whole herring small to medium. So much easier to use, and I can control the curve of the bait to give it a better roll action.

I suppose you're talking mono? I use big game 30#. Don't know where you can get bulk, but search online, I'm sure you will find it.

I think you should do a renaming ceremony just for the fun of it. Get your friends together and have a BBQ and drinks over it, good excuse for a party! I renamed my boat because I didn't like the first name we picked (my wife picked). When I grew a set and convinced myself I wanted to rename the boat, I just did it. No ceremony. Took off the old vinyl name and put a new one on. The boat's been running well for the past 4 years ... even caught a few fish on it!

Looks great. Even when wet, the magic erasers have micro abbrassive surfaces that will eventually dull the vinyl. So I wouldn't do this on a regular basis, as tempting as it is. I tried on a small spot of my seat, and it's unbelievable how white they can get.