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Did another run with Dad from 4-7pm. Nothing again until the screen lit up at 7. Hit one on the wire Dipsy and Dad said, we better not get a double. So, of course, we did. Made the whole day worth it. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Trolled for 5 hours this morning for 1 hit. Screamer. Pulled off a couple hundred feet of line. Then stopped and my drag seized up. Held him for a bit while I played with it then he made another go and straightened the hook. ARRRGHHH!!!! So frustrating. But at least I had some action. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Times two. Is that the one in Dunkirk? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I've mentioned this on another thread but I eliminated my problem with fish popping off when I eliminated snubbers. And, I just probably jinxed myself.

Linda, I'm running both 30# fireline and 30# wire diver rods so no give in either of those setups. Just the rod flex (m and mh Dipsy rods) and drag. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I use a lot of fluoro now for leaders and bass fishing. It's great for being a little more stiff and abrasion resistant than mono but, as stated above, quality of the line is very important. I tried the cheap stuff in the beginning and would just have break offs and find the line all separated and frayed. I'm using Sunline for bass and Seagar for salmon now and it's a night and day difference from the cheap stuff. Twice the price but save a lot of money in lost gear. And if you're looking for small snaps that give more action check out the new VMC Crankbait Snaps. I'm not endorsing them because I just got my first pack and haven't used them yet. The concept seems good though. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I started off using off using the 8" Luhr Jensen snubbers but after reading up on the advice in the LOU archives from Sk8man and others and losing 5 fish in a row after 2-4sec hook-ups, I eliminated them. 5-5 last weekend with just 30# mono to the flasher. And no breakoffs other than due to a tangle. I'm sold. Not sure about the other types but I'm done with the stretchy ones from LJ

A couple of weeks ago I had 7 hits, 6 on the same combo. This weekend, 5 fish, 4 on the same combo. Only thing is it was a different combo each weekend Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I fish by myself and have been running the flasher about 4' behind the Dipsy and 22" or so to the fly. I've been doing fine but it's right at the end of my netting range. Always an adventure with the bigger fish. Also running some slide divers but not getting anything on them so far. Longer lead, different ff, running a bit shallower. Tough to narrow down exactly the problem. I shortened the lead this weekend but still nada. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Hi Maurice, Welcome to the forum. Did you buy the Penn Yan that was in Central Square? Chow Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

That looks awesome, Ruff Rider! Give us a report on how it works out.

I go about 6' when I'm tying the leader on for casting sticks, drop shotting, etc. I also use a small barrel swivel and a shorter (& heavier) 18-24" leader on the rod I use to jig blades and raps. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I bought some teminators a couple of years ago. Couldn't get a touch on them. Not sure why. I don't fish spinnerbaits that often but when I bought them I fished them exclusively for a while and got nothing. Then I put on a Gander Mountain bargain bin special and started catching fish again so the terminators are retired. A lot of people swear by them so I know they work, but not for me. Strange how that works sometimes. Could have been the time or place but it killed my confidence in them. I use fireline to fluoro leader on all my spinning combos. Uni to uni knot was my main knot, now it's Red Philips. They're both variations on the uni knot. I've never had one pop (knock wood) and have landed everything up to a 5' sturgeon on 8# test. When I used the uni to uni on 5# power pro years ago it kept cutting itself so I had to switch to a modified albright for that combo. Lots of good leader knots out there. Learn one that works for you and perfect it because they can be a big time waster if you're fumbling around with them. And as for spinnerbaits for walleyes. Yep. Perfect time for them right now in the deep weeds too.

I'm pretty sure you can add CHIRP to the HDS 9 with the SonarHub and it's a bargain at a mere $599 at Cabelas! Man. It sure is easy to blow thru a budget on this stuff. Good luck with your decision!