troutperchbeeman

Awesome. Thanks for the ideas. I was just afraid to mess up the copper. Thanks again.

Do any of you know if there is an easy way to stole copper line off of reels? I have 2 copper line set ups but I only use them once or twice a year. Is there any good way to remove and store until the next time I need it? Seems like I am wasting those two set ups in the garage all summer only using them a couple times. Thanks in advance.

Got out this morning. 1 24" laker. Good day out w my boy and buddy. Couple of minor issues tangled one leadcore w copper rig and one of my new poles just broke after three hours of trolling. It just snapped but Cabelas is going to replace it. Hardly any weeds or fleas on the north east side. Can't wait to get back and try it again.

Thanks for the info. Hopefully will be posting pics of my boy holding some fish. This is all pretty new to me. I have learned a lot from this site. Great that everyone is so willing to share intell.

So my son and I r heading to owasco Friday am. I think I have everything. 2 wire dipsey, 2 10 core lead, and 2 riggers. Going to get some purple spoons and green dodger and fly. Am missing anything? Should we go out from north or south end? Hoping set up through out the column in 100 fow at first. Then move around until we mark fish. It's our maiden voyage on owasco and forts time w copper. Anyone want to share some tips to help us hook up? Thanks!

I went with the 8'6" medium rod and a 30 reel. It should work for the amount trolling I do. I fish Oneida mostly so they should be ok for the eyes. Hope to get them delivered so I can test them out on owasco Friday.

Ok I was thinking medium would work. I still want to feel the fish not just reel them in. I will looking at longer rods. Thanks

So I am looking to get into a couple copper rods at a low cost. Cabelas has some of their rods on sale now. Does anyone have any experience with the rod and reel combo below? Will these work for dipsy's and copper? DMTR-76M-30B 7'6" M 12-20 2 30 Trolling In Stock $79.99 Sale! $59.99

From what I have been reading and talking to guys about we need to invest on some poles to run wire. We meet get away running braid and dipsy's as long as the fleas aren't bad. I think more time is needed on boneparte to figure it out.

Well I just got back from our little vacation and we didn't do very well. It was so windy yesterday that we couldn't really fish. I had a hard time keeping the boat straight long enough to get set up. We did manage one short LL yesterday afternoon. Lost an hour or better helping a guy pull his sail boat in after he couldn't get it up righted. Marked a bunch this morning but they wouldnt cooperate! At least I had some good father son time and enjoyed being out. There is alway next time. Thanks for all the tips and pointers I put them to good use.

Thanks for the pointers. Hope to put them to good use. Will power pro help w the fleas? I don't have dedicated trolling rods. Just wanted to use my walleye poles. Most r rigged with power pro.

Hi all, I have been lurking around here for awhile trying to gain some knowledge on trolling for trout and salmon. I have a little camping trip trip planned with my son next week to Cayuga and I was wondering if I have everything I need. I have a small 16 so I dont have a ton of room. Here is my plan please let me know if it will work.. I realize this is fishing so nothing is a sure thing but I hope i am on the right track to catch a few. Eairly moring flat lining w spoons for LL's leadcore to get me down a bit. I have 1 rod w 5 colors and 1 w 4 colors ( Do I need more colors?) My boards have a hard time getting out with that many colors so I hope they are enough. mid morning switching to down riggers small dipsy's and leadcore on planner boards. So my question is what color spoons do I need to increase my odd's of hooking up. Is there anything else I can do? Thanks Troutperch