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Mud line was over 50-60 FOW. I stay just off bottom thus the lakers.

Flat seas and chilly. Slowed my troll to 2.4 and bumped into a few. Stingray Spoons with a ladder pattern at the mud line. My biggest laker…not much of a fight though.

Nice work. I fished Braddocks in the same time frame. Screen was dead. But nice night. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Great lookin’ fish!! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Coaxed my 11 yo onto the boat with a promise to start our trip with the bass bite. By 6pm we motored west out of the bay and trolled from 160-125’. Changed our spoon program twice before we settled at 80’ over 125’ where bait was unusually deep. Had a ball coaching my first mate on the finer points of landing a major. Learned a good lesson myself which was to use neutral to close the deal. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Red Dodge…that was me. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Not sure if it matters but weeds are thick as snot at launch (I mean thick!!) making it tough to get good bunk to boat contact on retrieval. I feel like this is an annual phase given the right conditions. No way to clear things until I launch again so I am going to just cinch my straps when things dry out. Short trip due to wind and waves so I just donated my parking fee and messed with a few program changes. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I actually clip off the nub that would lock the line in place. I have read up on fixed slider options and the rubber band style came up. I will give it a go. I usually fish solo and need to find my way to as few steps as possible to set a rig. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

With a fish the line leaves the clip and the swivel settles on the down spoon that is on the rod. I use an oversized swivel so it actually gets over the spoon. Seems to work ok. With no fish I have to pop the clip and swivel to clear the line. Just need to be careful how fast everything comes up to avoid twists. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Hustled out to 200’. 50 degrees was well below my marks so I split the difference between the 50 degree depth and the bottom of the bait. Spoon program seemed to work with a Kevorkian. Did three little ones and two others that got the net wet. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Despite the advice here I was compelled to keep my fixed slider rig off a rod and ran the set up pictured with a Spin Doctor up high and a spoon only on my rigger release. Good news is I doubled/maybe tripled my hook rate and had good luck retrieving gear (no tangles). Bad news was no change to my rate of boating fish. Next few trips I think I am going to abandon the Spin Doctor on the fixed slider and go with a spoon on a rod with a modified fixed slider approach to compliment the rod. Secondary fix will be to abandon the Spin Doctor set and run a spoon or fly only program with no rod on the fixed slider. Added insight welcome... Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Beauties. Way to stay on target. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

On water at 5am and had a flat run to my spot over 175’. Wind was howling from the east by 8am and waves were kicking. Made my way to 150’ at the duck weed chum slick made by the bay. Screen looked great at 50’/50 degrees over 150’. Saw lots of nets being dipped. Released a king in the teens and a skipper. Cheers to the marina staff herding fisherman coming off the water and pleasure boats going on. Lots of patience from everyone! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Yes. I have the Helix 8. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Thanks JD! Seems like an obvious solution yet it escaped me. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United