HolyDiver

Thanks both.  Shawn will be looking and her soon!  Hope to be fishing from my new rig in 3 weeks!

Anyone know of a good surveyor around Syracuse NY?  I have an offer accepted with a contingency and want to get a survey.  Looking for a reputable guy

I agree with the OP - Does anyone know where we can launch?  Are there private launches anywhere?  I wont engage in the debate around Cuomo or Covid.  Too many opinions, insufficient facts.  But.... I would like to isolate myself on the water!

Last weekend, my Dads buddy allowed a reel to go overboard while trolling a stick-bait in Erie for eyes.  30 min latter, while on a troll, his lure snagged the lure on his lost rod and managed to retrieve it.  Seems like an impossible coincidence.

Agree - I get going down wind when possible.  My CC T-top is like a sail in a cross wind.  Actually, my rookie mate went to neutral - no idea why, but that is when the mess started.  I started to clear lines now too when I hook something of size.  Too often they wrap around a down-rigger.  Not worth it - but it does make a solo hunt interesting.  Steering, clearing and reeling all with two hands!

Walleye,

Thanks for the smiles this AM - Glad the Sh-- Show I can put together is not a curse of only me.  Never lost a rod, but man have I given others a show at times.  I had a nice brown on once while running 6 lines.  By the end, 4 of the 6 lines were all on the same fish, and both planer boards were running on the same side of the boat.  I wold need a go-pro to tell you how the heck I managed that.  There was a guy trolling next to me just stop and laugh!  I blame gail winds, and a rookie first mate.

I also have a bass swimming around I-Bay with my stinger in it's jaw - let me know should you ever see that one!

A few guys at the office all said the only guys they heard of that did any good on kings were out over 400 FOW.  Man - It gets lonely out that far.  I fish a 19' CC, so dont like going out that far - although it has been known to happen.  I also ended the day at Bayside - No bad days of fishing!

Hey leadhead,

I went out for most the day on 8/25 - Not good - 1 Laker.  Set up in 80 FOW - a few hits on spoons that didn't hook up.  Went out to 250 FOW - no action, no marks,

Slow troll in - had a few cold beers anyway.  Dropped the gear to the bottom and managed 1 laker - so I didnt get skunked - But a tough day for me.

Anyone else do any good out of I-Bay?

I ran meat / Spoons / Flys - Only action was on spoons out on 10 colors.

On 7/1/2019 at 11:03 PM, Crestliner1850 said:

Sorry nickyhoyboy I didn't want to interrupt your post. I have two cannon magnum 5 and they're not smooth at all. I would like to change them for models with different speed options or at least the slow start and finish when moving the weight. 

Crestliner - Nor do I want to hijack the post - but curious.  I have two mag 5's.  Like the size since I run a 19' Key West.  but.  One year in, they are full of water and short out.  Closest place to get service is fairhaven.  Wondering id a $400 rigger is worth service or the car ride.  Have you ever had or heard of that problem.  I replaced some old mag10's that had to have 20 years on them.  The wiring was getting old, blowing fuses and were dead slow coming up from 100'.  No I wish I would have just rebuilt the mag 10's

Nice!!

I went out Sunday too and it was too windy for my 19', so I stayed in I-Bay.  Got a nice Northern and a 27" Eye and 7 hours of fun.  (well that and a few Drum just to trash my tackle).  I am glad i didnt go out deep for the salmon hunt as I got to learn in shallow water that my 1yr old Cannon has failed - 

yep.  That was lily a big problem for me - I recall commenting how much of an angle the lines were - more than I had ever seen - Appreciate it - net thing to watch.  

Anyone got thoughts on the time of day for these guys.  Is it completely random?  I have had good morning hits with dead afternoons, lousy days with good evening bite - Any tricks there, or just grind it out and put in the time (which is not problem for me - I always say a **** day on the water beats a text from the ex)

UpGrady - Great tip - Thanks!!  I was for sure on a horrible track - Lines were 15-20deg off my track.  Just never thought about that one - seems kinda dumb now.   

Hemmerin' 'em:   Thanks:  Great info.  I spoke to FH - they say the Merc 115 I have is know to be very noisy - The sonar gets feedback and then glitches the system and it shuts off.  But.... Plugs are cheap and UR correct - If I am investing in all this gear, time and gas, not sure the plugs will even hit the radar.  Question - Do you verify the speed on the FH with GPS at the surface each time?  I got to the point I was not sure I trusted the FH.  I get skunked 3-4 trips a year and hate it.  My first season took 20 trips before my first fish... So progress!!  Thanks for the info on the lead lengths - I think I tend to run riggers short.

I have never played with leads on my riggers.  But my std set-up wold be around 20'-30'.   Never done more than that. 

hat lead do you run on your diver?  I run them, but they are my least productive set-up.  10 colors of lead is my best in spring - but as the fish get deeper, they stop working.  Do you play with diver colors too?

Very much appreciated Tomy!

Hey all - been reading these posts for a few years - never posted.  Started fishing 5 years ago - so still a newbie as I do not do enough catching.  fish from a 19' Keywest CC and mostly salmon hunt. Learned enough to start putting fish in the boat a few years ago, and spring fishing has been good to me the last few years.  Managed a skunking Saturday morning (8am - noon) and wanted to avoid that this weekend.  I struggle this time of the year - I saw boats from 60' to 200' and everywhere in-between.  I worked from 80' to 150', marked most fish around 120'  ran spoons and flashers (Silver / Green / purple / red) for 4 hours 60-90' down.  Ran North, South east and West -  Nothing!   Deeper water?   Shallower water?   Meat?   

I don't have or know how to run meat heads and don't have or know how to run copper.  I have 2 riggers, I typically run #3 dipsies out 280' and will let out 10 colors of lead on my 2 long lines.  my thought is the lead runs 60', the riggers I run 70' and 80' and the divers are getting near 90'.  any advise is greatly appreciated - still figuring it out!    I was thinking the currents and down speeds may have been a problem -  it was a good blow Sat and not sure of the speeds down below - I have a fishhawk, but dont use it as my old Merc seems to put out so much noise, it keeps effecting the FishHawk sonar feed.  I put noise reducing plugs in the motor, but they last about 20 hours of run time and it does it again.  I was running 2.5-3.0 on the surface.  Thanks all for any input - Tight lines to all!