Dad with Twin boys

https://rsnetsusa.com/our-nets/ - check out the king net. I love mine.

If your fishing out of the oak stop at captains cove they have really nice king sized nets with rubber netting and extendable handle cheap. I’ve been using mine for 2 years now and love it.


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Love my Beckman, it was working for us out of the Oak today.

Just got a Beckman from fishusa. Best Net I’ve ever used. 

We are looking for the best net with a telescopic handle and rubber netting. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Several of those you have mentioned, have also helped me and my boys. Great guys and we are very thankful they are here for support.

I second garmin. I have the garmin echomap 54dv. It has the lakevu maps and gps built in. I've fished in some nasty conditions such as dense fog and have very pleased with the gps and contours markings. The fish finder is awesome too. I've run it 3 seasons so far and bot a single issue. My only issue is that I wish I went for the 7 or 9 inch screen vs the 5 inch. When I've got the gps and the fish finder pulled up side by side it's a little small. 

Everyone above put a lot of information out there, as a rookie fisherman trying to teach my kids and have fun catching fish I am very appreciative of the knowledge put into the responses.

You are absolutely correct, I am running the platinum and it works.


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Good morning guys, I have a Lowrance Carbon unit and use a Navionics Lake Ontario Map whenever on the lake. If you would like, I will grab purchasing information and send it along.

If I understand this post correctly, they are trying say that fish lives matter and should be released. I question how much these people weigh as there options for food are very limited if lives matter in general, because almost everything that a human can eat is derived from something that was living. I personally catch fish with my boys and we eat them.

Thank you for giving me that advice. Is the rubber #16 rubber band supposed to break when a fish is on?

Hopefully everyone is doing well and it’s good to see the Charters out making a living again. I fish with Otter boats and looking for feedback on the best side planer releases to use. We fish with mono, lead core and copper.

Thank you for the information.

I just installed a HDS Carbon 9 fish finder on my boat. Does anyone have any tips on the most effective settings for fishing Lake Ontario. The unit has a Total scan transducer and wide angle sonar. Any advice would be appreciated to get the most out of this unit.

Thanks for this tip.

Thanks guys, Brian is a great resource and I placed an order on his website. Thanks again to this site for pointing me in the right direction. Saturday I am taking my boys Lake Trout fishing with his tackle on board. Hopefully we can find them as we head out towards the plant.

Lakers have been mixed in with the browns in 20-30 FOW... Kings too



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Usually about 18 inches or so. I have run them 15 inches to 26 or so but 18-20 seems best to me at least with the cowbells 4-10 ft behind the weight

Very welcome

Lake trout are primarily bottom oriented for much of the season; especially Spring and Fall and they may also be found in shallower water then. probably the best way to catch them trolling is using a cowbell setup with a Gambler Rig behind it. There are several ways tto run them depending on the tackle you have. A lot of folks run them from downriggers near the bottom and run close to the weight. I mainly run mine on dedicated wire rods using a three way swivel and a dropper weight and run two rods at a time continually letting out wire as I go deeper to maintain closeness to the bottom. It helps to let them down in shallower water and gradually go deeper letting them down close to the bottom as you go along. When using riggers you have to be VERY careful not to get hung up on the bottom. Troll slowly about 1.3-1.8 mph
https://gamblerrigs.com/products/cowbells
https://gamblerrigs.com/products/gambler-rig

Skip lakers, go right to the Kings. You won't be sorry.

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First of all, I am new to boat fishing and I am thankful for the members of this site for helping me get out catching Browns this year with my boys. Without the help I would have been overwhelmed and frustrated. We want to catch Lake Trout for the first time and typically start at Mexico Point and looking for set ups to get started. Any help would be appreciated.

I guess everyone has they're own system and if it works for you that's what matters. 
 
I always  use a cross lock style ball bearing swivel on spoons.
 
For spring stickbaits I prefer to use a uni knot with a loop to attach to the eye. I can tie a uni faster than I can do a snap swivel and I can do it without looking.  The trick I use is go through the eye, tie the uni, pull it almost tight but leave a loop, and then cinch down on the tag end when the loop is the size you want - I like about a 1/4 to 3/6 inches. 
 
Using the loop will have big effect on the action of the bait. You can test it yourself - tie a uni with a loop, test the action over the side and then bull the loop tight to where it resembles a linch knot and recheck. It's amazing how much action you lose with a tight knot. It also gives you a bit of speed tuning. I like troll faster than most and some baits like broken back Rapalas or Long A's get a little wacky on a loop knot at higher speeds  say 3+ mph, and if I lock the knot down I can tame them and run them alongside Yozuris or Offshore Bites. 
 
So again, do what works for you - but IMVHO how you attach is just another of those myriad variables and tricks you can use to adjust to the conditions of the day.  
 
Chuck

I always tied to floating rapalas when I was a kid like that too. Slide the knot all the way to the bottom and you have what they call a wake bait today. Wide wobble right on the surface. Pull the knot to the top and you get a tight wobble and deeper run. Was a great trick for stream fishing.


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