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Flying in the classic live well V formation.

Great pictures lyk2fish. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Can't wait to get back on the lake in a week.

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Thanks, any thoughts on color preference?

I have some older TDD's size 9 and 11. What is the difference / improvements made in the new ones that are not for sale in the US Justin?

What color do you like best?

Gotta love it. Mr. Walleye of the SLR. Nice work.

Thank you for clarifying Rolmops... kind of like the tree stand "ladder" I put up yesterday .

I never heard that description used before. I thought it might have been something tied inline above the spoon to attract.

I have some spoons I think a hungry walleye will want. I will report back in a couple weeks after I try to catch an elusive Owasco walleye.

Hi Rolmops, I have never heard of a silver ladder? Can you describe one? thanks. I assume a black super slim is a DW spoon?

Awesome fish Rolmops! Thanks for posting. They sure like deep water. I am looking forward to trying to get one.

Thanks for the reports guys. Sounds like they are still there if you put in the effort. I will report if I get out soon.

Nice return Bosco. Glad you are back out and catching.

Nice work leadhead. Jigging is hard to beat for the excitement of feeling them hit.

Justin, thanks for the TDD 13 suggestion. I plan to try them on Owasco in 2 weeks.

Special day. Thanks for sharing. Tasty catch.

Any I bay status?

Hi Devo, Bosco... any success lately. Thinking about going out. Things have been pretty inconsistent on Erie this summer. Thanks.

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Good luck Long time, I hope you get into them. I can't wait till I am there at the end of the month. I will post my results as well.

The names are "copper blue dolphin", hammer, and blue edge. They all look good.

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I think I got that one at Basspro? I think they have one with chartreuse/ copper/blue and copper on underside model XCH77. Look for that. Lyk2fish also said copper color was also working for him. Or maybe blue with silver on underside? I think I saw both of these on the Stinger website in scorpion size. I would also try longer spoons.

Yes, it is the Scorpion size. Model XSH77. Color is called blue dolphin.

I suggest to keep it simple get one rod setup and have fun experimenting with the depth, trolling speed and location on the lake. You will get a rainbow i am sure of it. Seems like a lot of fish are taken over 140 fow or so. Good luck!

Also... the Diver I was using is a number 4. It is 4 inches in diameter. Easy to remember. On a 3 setting with 100 feet of line out i was down to about 50 fow. From what I am reading I think 90 feet of line is a better starting point this time of summer temps? I am no expert, that would be lyk2fish, but I enjoy sharing what little I know.
Here is a picture of my "Deeper Diver". The size 003 Dipsy with the ring is similar in size.

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Hi Long time, yes the drift socks work great for speed control. My boat has a base speed of 3.2 mph. The socks get me down to 1.8 to 2. From there I can adjust up for desired trout speeds.

I have two types of divers... the Dipsy brand with the rings and the Deep Diver brand which are solid plastic and no rings. The Deep Divers seem to stay set better while trolling. The one I caught the rainbow on was black. Gold color works well for walleye to.

FYI... I usually drift for walleye on Erie with bottom bouncers and harnesses and troll with my divers only when the wind is too light to drift.

My setup is based on walleye, I have cabelas dipsey rods and line counter reels. Not expensive at all compared to some. I use 16 pound test Berkley mono to the dipsy and about 6 to 8 feet of fluorocarbon 14 # test to a ball bearing swivel at my lure. I was using a light snubber at the dipsy on Owasco just in case I got lucky on a really big fish.

For a spoon I had a small Michigan Stinger in chartreuse, silver and blue. I will include a picture.

Great pictures lyk2fish. Inspiring to say the least. Can't wait to get back on the water. Great to see the variety in your catch.

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Thanks Long Time, I did a bit of zigzaging to change up the presentation a bit. I think it helped (lyk2fish has a spaghetti map on his plotter 🍝). My approach is to start with sound advice and tweak from there. I have no way to measure the thermocline so I went with a guess based on 47 to 52 input from lyk2fish. It is a puzzle. My speed on my Lowrance was about 2.5 mph. I need 2 small drift socks to get speed control.

Sounds good. This was a day trip. Mainly scenic ride but I figured why not pull a spoon.

When I come in later this month I will go for that elusive eye. Would you recommend sticks or spoons on the eyes? 

Thanks for your tips Lyk2fish [emoji4]

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Just caught my first Owasco rainbow [emoji304] on a dipsy and stinger spoon. Very exciting. My wife netted it and it came off in the net and we almost lost it. Managed to help her get it under control and in the boat.

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Nice picture. It was a real nice evening here in Rochester. Guessing the same up on the St. Lawrence.

That's awesome. Great job.