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  1. TyeeTanic
    You can run SDs and flies off the riggers, but they are more productive off a wire dispey. So being that you should run spoons in your spread, by default it is better to put those on the riggers and leave the fly combos for your dipsey rods.
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    Green frog pattern and hammer time. Purple on dark black dot and bloody death. Hawg wild SD with hang wild fly. This year I added Carmel dolphin to the mix.
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    One is continuos down temp and the other is a spot test (drop and pull up). You can't compare. If you can get the x4d rather do that.
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    I have scotty rod holders. Biggest fish on those rod holders is a 35lb salmon, no problem.
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    Consistent with what everyone is saying. Put the deeper diver closer to the boat and deploy it first. Them the lighter diver then finally the board. Remember as you let things out they will generally go deeper as there is less drag on the line and equipment, think of it sinking in still water. So letting it out slow helps avoid tangles.
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    I use 7 strand. It has never given me problems. It is still really easy to work with. I can't justify changing to 19, and why pay the extra money for it anyhow??
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    I have the 30 size convectors. Good reel for the money, actually great reel for the money. It fits 1000ft of wire perfectly. The 45 is too big.
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    Yes, Tim has provided the best advice for tieing the wire line to a swivel, just do it according to those instructions and you will not have any problems. We use wire because (a) it gets deeper than braid and (b) spiny fleas will accumulate on braid and render it useless in summer - wire has no problems cutting through fleas.
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    I have a fish hawk td. The best thing to have if you don't have riggers with down speed and temp. Drop it down to the bottom and raise it up, will tell you temperature of water ever 5 feet. Look for the 44-48F level and the use the precision trolling guide to determine how much wire out to get you to that depth.
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    Use 30 lb 7 strand wire. I use torpedo wire smoky color. Tie a quick snap ball bearing swivel to this. Connect a #1 dispey to swivel. Take 6 feet of 30lb fluoro carbon leader line + a spin doctor + 22" fluoro leader to a fly. Or Take 10 feet of fluoro leader to a spoon. Try different colors but purple, orange and green are good bets. Get yourself the Precision Trolling guide to figure out how much line to let out to get your dispey to the target depth. You want to be in 44 - 48 F water.
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    I have 4 power locks and 2 rodmasters. The rodmasters are easier to use but the power lock secures your rod for big hits.
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    Amen brother. Exactly.
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    NBK in green or purple Purple thunder Hawg Wild Watermelon Monkey Puke Gator Blue/Yellow Dolphin
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    Keep your middle open. The middle riger will play havok with fish you are trying to land! Put a rigger on each corner of the boat, and stack your rods for 4 lines on the riggers. Then dipseys off the side, and maybe a leadcore on the planer board.
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    I use the 20# flea flicker - have had it on the spool for 2 years now - no problems.
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    I think when salmon are aggressive maybe it doesn't matter so much, but when the bite slows and they start following your bait for a little while it matters a whole lot.
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    I got the new go pro. I'm pretty sure you can shut off the beeps. Download the manual from GoPro.com. It will tell you.
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    You will never get a simple answer with a question like that. My favorite spoons are: Purple Thunder Watermelon Blue Dolphin Hawg Wild NBK Green Glow NBK slayer I like to start the season with blue colors then go to greens and end up with the orange and purple colors.
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    Gambler got it right. Use 20 to 30 lb fluoro leader. Seagar and PLine are good brands.
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    Found the graphs Fish r Swim presented interesting. The very last one basically says global warming is a natural phenomenom. We don't seem to be off the charts from previous occurances of temp spikes. Looks like a cold spell may be coming in a few hundred years if the data repeats itself. I like the carbon fiber wind rods in one of the articles. (open Fish r Swim's article link and then open another link to wind power without blades). All they have to do is put some artificial branches on those poles to make it look aesthetically better, like a forest.
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    I don't know if mono works as well as fluoro, as I only use fluoro. I use 30# test and have had no break offs. In fact, I snagged bottom one time trolling and one of my swivel hoops (steel) bent open before the 30# test broke off. 30# test fluoro is easier to find and cheaper than 50# test, so that's one reason to use it.
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    I don't think anything is wrong with the wire, they are talking about a roller guide tip that Torpedo makes that you can attach to the top of your rod. Torpedo wire itself is good quality.
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    Not an expert, but I heard you could get interference on the same frequency. It will show up as a bunch of diaganol white lines across your screen - like when your TV wasn't tuned into the channel properly.
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    I always target a range of depths, especially when I start out in the mornings and need to hone in on where the fish are. I run 4 dipseys and 2 mono's on weights off the planer boards. I would be nervous about putting one down the chute as when the dipseys pop a lot of line goes out and anything down the chute could get tangled. I usually have my monos on planer boards in the 20 - 40 foot depth, two dipseys at 40 - 60 feet and two at 60 - 90 feet. If all the bite is in one place, we operate everything within a 30 foot depth within the strike zone.
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    Some guys are still fishing, not many though ... everyone is looking north to the deer and snow. Anyhow, it is difficult to have a good day, as winds and weather will likely scatter fish. Offshore (300 fow +) is probably a good place to get consistent fish, but I would not take on the risk of going that far with the water being so cold. Would take much to end up seeing St. Peter. Personally, I would stick close to river mouths and you will likely pick up steelies. Watch out for the winds, they are forecasted to pick up badly tomorrow. Mark
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