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Wow nice fish! How far from the mouth is 100’+? I am going out tomorrow and haven’t tried there before.

I feel for ya. The did the same this morning after rescuing my brother in laws sailboat that sunk while they were camping. Turned around to go offshore and the motor stalled then wouldn’t fire up. Starter motor blew. Got it going with a rope around the power head after we tried paddling for 30 minutes with little progress. Always an adventure out there. At least you made it back to shore safe.

Motor issues out in front of the first bluff east of the park

Is anybody out here?

Nice job! Can’t wait to finally get out tomorrow. Good luck and keep on em.

Has the wind laid down yet? I’m planning to head out there in the morning. Hope some boats got out today. Any reports?

That’s basically a cable clip stacker release minus the leader with a rubber band at the end instead of an offshore type release. Brilliant!

Oh nice that’s a sweet set up, thanks for sharing

Nice, I hope you can get out today. Could always try for Browns in close? Going to try Fair Haven tomorrow morning with my brother in law and nephew. Hopefully we can get something in the boat. Be safe, good luck

Awesome input, this is all really helpful and cutting down the learning curve. Can someone explain to me how to attach the rubber band to the line to keep it from sliding up and down?

Nice job! how was the wind there? I usually don’t fish there until fall and the wind is almost always blowing hard down the lake when I go

I was going to run flasher/fly and flasher/ meat on my 2 riggers then run cheater spoons above with dipseys off the sides

I just read an article on it that mentioned not running cheaters on a mainline that has a paddle on the end. It makes sense that it would probably tangle all up in the spinning flasher. That changes my game plan

Wow thanks guys for the responses. It’s a game changer being able to run 6 lures with only 4 rods

With salmon or something smaller like walleyes?? I can’t imagine having 2 salmon hit one rod. Double header perch on an ice rod are fun but 2 Kings is another level

Oh good point, I didn’t think about if they actually hit the cheater and I have to net it 🙄

So what happens to the pinned cheater when you reel in a fish on the bottom lure. Will the rubber band just break off at the tip and the cheater slides down?

I am having a hard time keeping my offshore releases from false releasing my spoons on my stackers. Would I be better off just using cheaters on each rigger rod or is the hookup percentage pretty poor that way? Also wondering if 8-10’ is a standard cheater length or if longer is a bad idea. I will probably invest in a couple chamberlains for next year since they sound more reliable with heavier baits.

WalleyeKen I have caught a few walleyes pulling my harnesses along the drop offs with bottom bouncers on the east and west sides of the lake but most have been caught trolling deep diver cranks. I’m not the one to ask though about catching them consistently since I’m still trying to figure them out here myself. It’s not like fishing Oneida that’s for sure

Today I went for a late afternoon troll. 2 quick releases on the rigger and a miss on the planer board. My landing percentage has been terrible this year. I also lost my planer board just out from the launch and it was too dark to spot it. If anyone happens to find it I would be very grateful!

Have a safe trip Baller. Hope the lake lays down for ya. I’ll be out Sunday- Tuesday trying to get my first one in the boat. Let me know how you do and I’ll do the same

Yeah his charter runs right out in front of camp and I’ve seen a lot of his videos. A lot of helpful spring brown trout info also

Wow a 45 degree angle huh?? Good to know, I was so careful about putting just a slight bend into it.

Wow, that’s impressive landing them on your own. Is that a mag or standard? I have all standards in that color