zackblain

I launched with my front wheel drive Saturn, you'll be fine.

regular size dipsey on 30# powerpro back 140 on a 1.5 setting, regular sized stinger spoon glow color. Rod holders are the cabelas quick draws and cradle styles. They work well for my student budget. Ramp was wide open, and they usually plow it when it snows as well

Freshwater- trolled a dipsy with a spoon, stick bait on an inline board and a spoon on lead core. Then jigged with a jig and plastic Ended up 1/3 with one small lakers and 2 other hits on the dipsey. Gave up trolling because the leaves and debris were a pain. Jigged for about an hour and got 2 big smallmouths 5-6# and another 6-7# laker. And wayne, the coldwater reels aren't worth the money in my opinion, The counter on this one only works when going out and if you change the drag setting you have to pull some line out in order for the new tension level to kick in. I have cheap magda pro's and cabelas depthmasters that I have more faith in.

Lots of debris in the water and one small laker so far. Beats Christmas shopping.

get a foxpro and do some calling, way more fun

Only one way to find out. Get out there and post up a report when ya get back.

Well after a nice suntan session in tree this morning I figured that fishing this afternoon would likely be much more enjoyable and productive. Launched the boat at around 1 and headed to a shoal area we had pounded the lakers pretty good at about a month or so ago. Dropped down my favorite 1oz glow jig with a 4" white berkley ripple Shad and had Hit before it hit bottom, a few moments later a nice small mouth broke the surface, probably a 4-5 pounder. The next 2 hours were pretty much nonstop action with tons of smallies and surprisingly only a few lakers. Fished 2 rods, one with jig and plastic and one with a 3/4oz blade bait. Temps were about 45, great afternoon on the water. Some screen shots as well.

Conesus always seems to get the best of me, but I usually only ever venture over there in the summer when its weed/party boat city and fishing is next to impossible. I will be over there this fall for sure and would like to try it in the spring as well, thanks for the info.

I've been keeping up with your reports and have been somewhat hesitant to try speeds as fast as you have posted, look's like I've got some changes to make, Also going to start throwing more spoons in the mix, Love the action of those stinger scorpions!

same here, when I target them, I always considered 2-2.2 to be my max with cranks and a tad faster when trolling spoons, nothing over 3 for eyes. Lower water temps might have them fired up a bit though. Time for some experimenting when I get out next

down 40' over 60' only about 15' back from the ball. Bait clouds everywhere today and fish all over, this one hit right in the middle of a bait cloud so thick it blanked out the screen. Looks like I have some experimenting to do when it comes to the eyes. I have a hard time getting my raps to run right over 2.5 mph, looks like I might have to go through and tune em all one of these days if it's slow.

Went out to one of the fingers this morning to do a little trolling, half hour into my troll popped this big eye on a rigger going after rainbows. Shocked me as I was doing about 3.5 mph Measured in at 32'' and 13lbs even, going on the wall!