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    diver rod holder

    in Open Lake Discussion

    Posted

    I've been using my scotty rod holders with mag dipsies for the past 4 years. No problems, lots of pull going at 2.8 mph fishing salmon on Lake o. Hooked and landed a 35 lb King on them.

    I agree. I bought the Cabelas 4 pack 6 years ago and they are doing fine. They flex some and probably won't last as long as the metal, but they are extremely versatile and allow for all types of rods and fishing setups.

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    Super long dipsey Leads

    in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?

    Posted

    I limit the total length of my dipsey leaders and what is behind it to the length of the rod I'm using just because of that because I often fish solo. You could also use slide divers. Otherwise you're pretty much stuck hand lining them in and with kings it's risky in my view.

    I agree completely. You don't need a mile of line behind the dipsey to catch fish. Often we do well with a 2-4 ft leader from dipsey to spin doctor then a fly. This makes the total length 5-7 ft behind the dipsey- which is plenty manageable at the net w a 9-10 ft rod.

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    Rigger in the propwash

    in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?

    Posted

    Hey there

    yep use long boom

    i got 96 beam and never had a problem

    set up on the corner of the boat

    2 straight back and 2 90degre out on the side

    what is important is the depth at wich you set your riggers

    so that they dont get tangle on a release

    i always set up my Inside deeper then my outside riggers

    plus dont do like (SABONATION)

    and use stiffer rod holders for your dipsys

    dont use cheap plastic ones

    and use long rods for your dipsys

    and your dipsy rod should never be over your rigger boom

    closest to the water possible

    thefrenchman

    I'll give you the rod holders are a little cheap, but they are functional, versatile, and haven't broken in 6+ years fishing. They flex a little more than I like, but they work. This picture was taken on a rough day on a tight turn and that's the max the rods bend. If you look closely they are not over the rigger boom, but 4 feet around the outside of it. We do the best we can on a budget in a small boat to maximize lines and lures in the water. Plus I feel secure that I won't lose any rods with these holders.

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    Rigger in the propwash

    in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?

    Posted

    Sabonation ur pic helped. I was envisioning my dipsey rod going over the top of the rigger rod and causing problems when the rigger fires. Guess i just need to run the dipsey rod a little flatter

    Yea we usually don't have problems running 6 rods from our 1802 trophy. Either 4 riggers and 2 dipseys, 3 riggers 2 dipseys one copper, or 3 riggers 3 dipseys. All depending on the bite. Our dipseys rods are 9.5-10.5 footlong and 15 lb cannon balls help. As always, nice gradual turns too!

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    Kings--what should be done

    in Open Lake Discussion

    Posted

    Lake Ontario salmon is way better than Alaska.I myself realy appreciate the fishery we have after getting skunked in Alaska.One big problem is we just dont have the interest we had several years ago.Many times there are few boats fishing .No interest,no stocking might come about.

    Its a vicious cycle. nobody is going to be interested and willing to spend time/money fishing them if there aren't enough fish to be had.

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    Olcott 8-11

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

    Posted

    Got out this early this morning and trolled from 40 fow all the way out to 550. We managed to boat 4 steelhead with several knockoffs. They just seemed to be short striking today. Our hot ticket-if you wanna call it that- was the 200 copper with a UV jager bomb spoon. We took a major shot on it, peeled out 100 ft of line and spit the hook. Just our luck... Tommorrow sounds like a wash, but hopefully we ll get out later this week.

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    Fleas

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    While flea flicker is not immune to them, it helps tremendously. Ever since I made the switch from trilene big game to flea flicker, I have never had major foul ups. There were days where we had to cut and retie multiple times per trip. We would have strands of fleas longer than our rods. 30 lb flea flicker at least makes those conditions fishable.l

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    Do Jet Divers ever work on Lake O.?

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    No reason they won't work if the fish are in that target zone. I have a bunch of the Walker 50 trip z divers but I never get them in the water. I guess what it boils down to is there are so many ways to target that top 50 ft it just never seems necessary so mine never get wet. One of these days though - I'm gonna make one swim and I am sure they will catch fish

    Well put. I might add that I never use jets unless on a planer board ( they work well there bc they don't pull as hard as a dipsy, or release). If you are just pulling them straight behind the boat you should probably just use a small dipsy and gain the advantage of directional control.

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    Do Jet Divers ever work on Lake O.?

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    I dont see a lot of anglers chiming in on how good jet divers are. Im sure they work at times but Im wondering if I should convert that rod to a dipsey now.

    I have caught plenty of walleye in lake Erie on jets. They are perfect as a planer board presentation. However the vast majority of the time they don't go deep enough to target salmon/trout in lake O. You can look up dive charts for them. Even the 40 jet (biggest one) does not reach 40 feet of depth.

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    Spin Doc's

    in Tackle Description

    Posted

    Here's my general rule of thumb..

    Low light conditions ( cloudy, early am or late pm), calm water, and fishing deep water = glow spin docs.

    Sunny, choppy water, fishing top 60 fow = flashier spin docs.

    You don't always get those to align, which is why there are spin docs that flash and glow. And then there's UV also, which I'm going to experiment with more this year.

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