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Depending on the size of your boat it could be after the weekend before it settles down enough to get out.

LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
430 AM EDT WED SEP 10 2014
.TODAY...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST. WAVES
2 FEET OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH TO
30 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 1 TO
3 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO
25 KNOTS. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH
10 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO
20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
 

I have used blacks releases as the one you have for years but I have never seen one attached like yours.

Normally the blacks release is above the ball around 1 foot and attached to the down rigger cable or what ever line your using on your rigger.

Your down rigger weight looks small for lake ontario and I expect with the down currents like this year it is spinning alot if your seeing 30+ twists around the cable.

If this is happening more and more then I would suggest that you use a heavier weight or something more in line with directional weight like Shark or something

otherwise you will be loosing alot of hardware and fish that have junk stuck in their mouths.

Forgot to mention that on Friday I had a nice fish on but eventually lost on a Big Weenie cut bait rig

that was white with UV and teasers that matched. Large bait head for whole or large cut Alewives.

out 300 on 3 setting Walker deeper diver in magnum.

Went out of little salmon Friday and got two kings between 6:00 and 10:00 am. First came 90 down over 147 fow on green dot / black dot pro-am

paddle with home made green hammer type fly in front of the plant.

Second came in 160 fow on green glow spinny with agua trans fly out 320 on mag walker deeper diver also in front of the plant.

First fish 16 lbs. Second fish 21 lbs.

Went out Sunday and found temperature had gone from 90 ft on Friday to around 75 ft. Had a couple releases on rigger with white green dot spinny with powder blue fly

but no one home.

Also had a good rip on the same setup above ( Green glow spinny and Aqua trans fly) with Walker deeper diver but again no fish.

Called it quits around 11:00 am.

Beautiful weekend on the lake.