When I ran harnesses a few years back it was all double serrated edge willows in silver and gold painted in various colors (I powder paint air brush my own). I ran them in the spread with spoons and felt that the willows were more speed tolerant. The bite on Erie has been so insane for the past few years I just run spoons and plugs.
Same Here….I have used the Trilene 100% fluorocarbon for many years with no complaints. Actually, the only fluorocarbon I really couldn’t get along with is Vanish. It made a lot of lures and fish “Vanish” the couple times I tried it.
We were there week before last and got a few kings in the low teens but had an awesome steelie bite 480-510. 200 weighted steel was en fuego!!! Needed to be setting lines a good half hour before you saw the sun. 40 & 60 rigger “mupped” (I learned a new term this year and wanted to use it) did ok too. Kings came on deep ff.
Ya….It’s ok….I fish out of Conneaut a couple dozen times a year on meat hunts but I get tired of dragging in walleye like oversized top water lures. I need the thrill of something that actually fights a few times a year.
Ok…So what does “Offshore” actually mean. Is it a depth or distance? Is it beyond “5 nautical miles” as in NOAA forecasts? I’ve heard this term for years and never really knew exactly what it meant.