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    questions for the experts

    in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?

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    I don't fish Lake O, I fish Huron and Michigan, but I started out trolling for Kings in a deep, long bay (I could see 3 sides of land). Starting out close to shore built my confidence for deep water fishing and allowed me to figure things out, make mistakes, and learn from experience. I also went fishing with friends who had much larger boats, on larger bodies of water and further offshore - this also helped to gain confidence and learn what works and what doesn't.

     

     

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    Help Me identify this base

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    I agree with J.D., perhaps they are covering a hole. I don't know of any base that's going to be that shape. All downrigger deck mounts are just flat plates. Unscrew one and see what's underneath. Maybe there is a brand name marking on the back side.

     

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    Cisco adjustable Gimbal for Traxstech trolling bar.

    in Tackle and Techniques

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    Depends if you are going to use a riser or not. The traxstech gimbal mount is already pre-drilled to fit a 6" track. For the Cisco gimbal mount, if you don't use risers, you could drill and countersink holes to an aluminum plate to match the Cisco gimbal mount hole pattern and to match the width of the track slot underneath the trolling bar. You will also need some hold down screws. Difficult to explain without proper sizes or pictures, but I am away from my boat currently. The Cisco gimbal mounts do offer some positional flexibility.
    http://www.bigpapasportfishing.com/traxstech_accessories.htm#Risers


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    Storage

    in Tackle Description

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    I wrap the leader and fly around the flasher, then use a rubber band to secure them. They all go in a clear plastic Plano box. I change them up based on favorite color combos and what's working. I get too many tangles any other way.

     

     

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    Best spoons 2017 !

    in Tackle and Techniques

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    Oh great, not another one of these threads!!! My wife is going to kill me if I go and buy all the year's best spoons again.....I'm missing the fall salmon season this year, but I will sit back and read the responses and take note!

     

     

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    Looking for traxstech equipment.

    in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent

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    There is a joint in the picture I noticed but it looked off center. Like maybe it's a 5 foot section and a 3 foot? Is there any way you could send me a picture of your setup on your secondary boat? Are you using gimbals or hard mounts? 

    Here is my set-up for my 1979 16ft Sea Sprite Deck Boat. I've trolled Lake Michigan and Huron with this boat but mainly use it for inland lakes and bays. A little extreme with the boards plus rod holders but I like having the extra side height to keep my kids and dogs in the boat. The boards are mounted to 6 inch track sections. I also have a 2x12 treated board mounted across the back of the boat, covered in marine carpeting to mount my downriggers to. I cut a notch out at the center for the outboard tilt. Everything you see in the pics, I bought used over time and paid about 50% of new. It just takes patience to find the right deal. IMG_1949.thumb.JPG.32b4e362cd072d83fceb390baeef8290.JPGIMG_1950.thumb.JPG.ae08c765ba19e39f1284e4631ccfe937.JPG 

     

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    Targeting Lakers¿

    in Tackle and Techniques

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    LT fishing is very hard work, yet very rewarding also. When targeting lake trout, I never sit down. Always working the riggers, watching the downrigger arms for just the right amount of touching bottom, hooking fish for others, etc. I usually search for wide flat bottom areas in 95 to 120 feet on Huron and spend my time going across the flat, back and forth between 1.2 and 2 mph (1.6 average) depending on the waves. Gambler rigs work and they work great. The only unknown for me that I need to figure out after I get out there is color and cowbells vs Dodgers. Depends on the day. I've had 100% cowbell days and 100% dodger days. Green has been a hot color this summer as well as white. I use Hammerhead size 5 cowbells and trash can / smoke or green Dodgers.

     

    When I was young I made trips with my Dad up in Northern Ontario to target lake trout. That's where I learned about cowbell techniques.

     

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