mr mayhem

and we use both at the same time?

wow

information overload! I appreciate it guys

I have been googling everything being said for the last few hours

what is the difference between a dipsy and downrigger rods?

thanks guys, looking forward to it

bit more info

the boat is a viking sportfish so we have lots of cockpit space and a variety of existing rod holders both for storage and for trolling

unfortunately i won't be able to put  a kicker on the back but should be able to slow the boat down for a troll

I assume 5-6mph ish?  is there a good speed to start from?

as far as the transducer set up, I was going to use a through hull device rather than a transom mount...... should this be set closer to the stern of the boat?  will the transducer actually pick up the cannonball?   this has not been installed yet so i can put it whereever      was a little concerned with propwash  from the inboards if thast would cause any issues?

I guess this also depends on location of the downriggers too    I had assumed they would go on the port and starboard sides at the very back?

For what I am told the best way to start here is to introduce myself

I am located in the bay of quinte area in Canada

But do cover most of the lake and thousand islands, sackets etc in my normal summer of boating 

I am not a veteran fisherman at all (mainly as a kid for pike and walleye)

Going to try my hand at salmon/trout fishing this year on the Lake and stumbled across your website

I have been lurking for a few days and look forward to using some of the information I am starting to pick up

As of right now (dec 2013) I have nothing but the boat and a 1 year old son I would eventually like to teach some of this to

Will be setting the boat up with downriggers and buying the poles and lures etc as I go in hopes of being ready late April 2014 (all of which i do not have yet)

That being said, please excuse any questions that might make me seem a little green as i am just getting my feet wet

Any advice as far as equipment or preferences would be appreciated on all fronts  -  I assume there are alot of opinions and followers between the brands one way or the other but anything will help to get me started

In addition to that, if there are some "must have" items it would be good to know that so that i can get started in the right direction

I have a fish finder coming that will hook into my existing GPS system (Simrad BSM-1 with transducer for water temp etc)

look forward to talking with you guys and maybe seeing you on the water

Shea