justtracytrolling

Just wondering if anyone has seen the new Rapala deep taildancer 13s yet? Dives to 40 and they look like a serious big walleye bait! Many yrs my biggest trolling eyes come on the 11s so...one can only hope! Sent from my E6810 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Otisco casting sticks all night long! Probably find a fishy or 2.... switch to tigers at daylight for a bit and sleep all day. Hopefully weather isn't too awful.... Sent from my E6810 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

The g2 solix is the new model. Check on Humminbirds web site...any mega + unit will be 200 on the di

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X2 on what is the target species.

A solix gen 2 is the same imaging as a gen 3 helix and the di goes to 200 not 125. The only difference between the 2 is the touch screen.

We are on Otisco (near Syracuse) and for reputable work at a price any bit fair driving an hour or 2 isn't a big deal.

I am looking for a place to get a bass boat transom rebuilt. We did one ourselves and it went well but just don't have the time now.

My experience is mostly warm water species, but when Im trolling crystal clear shallow water I use boards and stay off the fish. I don't expect to mark target fish in much less than 20 fow in those conditions with traditional sonar. I "look" for fish with side imaging in this situation. Side imaging works great even for seeing individual fish glued to the bottom as long as there isn't structure/large rocks for them to hide in. Several times I've located good schools of walleye on sand flats in 15 or so fow and worked these fish from deep to shallow without getting over them till I figured out what they wanted. As I mentioned before having a transducer on the bow puts half of your cone out in front of the boat instead of half of your cone behind you. If you have dual frequency sonar in a split screen you can see how most fish don't let you drive straight over them in shallow or high in the column scenarios. The narrow 20° cone is a blank and the 60° cone will show fish. Sent from my E6810 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

If you run 2 graphs and have a second transducer on a trolling motor you mark a lot more fish up in the column on the front graph. The fish that don't move off to one side or the other as you go over them will often go down a bit in the column. This is very common with walleye up high in open water. Even when I'm running all electric on my tm walleye and I'm sure other species are boat shy when up high. Sent from my E6810 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Recoil is a huge factor if you intend to practice much or want to see the bullet impact. Nearly everyone is affected sub consciously by anticipated recoil. You may not feel the recoil shooting at game, but your mind knows what is coming! Practicing with good ear protection helps fight this, but recoil affects shooting ablility. Does this matter much unless you are shooting at longer ranges...not in most cases on deer sized game and up. Sent from my E6810 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Even if you want to shoot well beyond 300 you have to play the trajectory no matter what caliber you use. No rifle is on at more than 2 specific distances...one on the way up and another on the way down. Speed/flat are not a reason to select a caliber. Sent from my E6810 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I use braid because it is versatile and on Otisco we have tigers so no matter what im fishing for I'm using tackle im confident will land a big tiger quickly enough to be able to release it. If I were just fishing eyes I'd run mono in open water...for sure! Off downriggers the set backs are short so I don't mind fighting tigers on mono. I do run braid on dipsies when I fish Cayuga and I don't have a problem, but im used to running my lines non stop and I don't let the fleas build up. Seaguar blue label or premier flourocarbon leader handles teeth fine. I can't remember the last time I broke off a tiger...it's been years.

If you enjoy recoil, hydrostatic shock, and blood clots through your entire deer I'd go with a 30-06 or 300 win mag or wsm. If you just want the deer dead, less waste and less recoil I'd go 25-06, 257, 25wssm, or 243. 270 is a nice happy medium but still overkill. I've shot many deer with many different calibers and it is good shots that produce quick ethical kills not specific calibers! All of these calibers chambered in a decent firearm with decent glass will work just fine. It really is personal preference. Don't get caught up in how flat shooting a caliber is either because you have to play the drop at distance no matter what the caliber. Sent from my E6810 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Seaguar 20 kanzen braid on my boards...thinnest braid on the market. (Less than 4 lb diameter doesn't gain you a thing in dive curve) Seaguar senshi 15 lb mono on the riggers. Seaguar premier 12 for leader on the riggers, seaguar premier 15 for leader on the boards. Braid is very unforgiving for landing walleye, especially with big boards. Stay away from "slick" braids for trolling it just isn't as durable. Sent from my E6810 using Lake Ontario United mobile app