Finnagain

Started motors and changed oil and fuel separator filter in 20-30 mph winds yesterday , Good times! First weekend it didn’t rain in months it seems , can’t wait to come up to Ontario in May .Good to see south shore reports starting up.

Good luck and give us your report, I hope to retire pretty soon and keep boat at Oak Orchard dry docked along with small trailer if anyone knows of such a place I would appreciate the info .

I plan on being there the same weekend , if I knew how to private message you I would🤣.If you know how we can touch base when date gets closer . 
Glenn

Took a charter last year out of Olcott last 4th , 4 of us had limit by 10:30 ,I was kind of bummed it ended so quick . I guess I wanted to learn more.1 brown the rest kings up to 19 lbs.Staight out front 200-240’ of water .

Hi ,I thought you would get some response after so many with more experience than me read your post but I was in the same shoes as you I had Lowerace x70a i loved simple to construct digital intrument box to read surface spd /temp

easy to zoom /set alarms ext.

I ended up with different boat and started fresh with everything at christmas time I went with lowerance hds7 live and it is a nice unit but quite a bit more advanced than what I had .I only get on water big enough to really play with maybe 2 times a year (were i live boat is always in a state of turning bc lakes tiny) That said its has a million features I will probably never use .The factory cmap gps is not to my liking and requires a $150 upgrage to navionics chip .loading and marking waypoints is easy but watching little boat on screen to get back to waypoint is terrible , a simple compass heading and distance to waypoint is better in my old eyes . Maybe I’m to stupid to get the machine there not sure but I use my handheld garmin gps to run back to port with when on lake o its just easier .side scan , down scan cook for looking for bait machine is very crisp and powerful but I’m usually the guy setting lines ,netting and just dont have much screen time . Many different ways to do things touch screen long touches , buttons , color palletes.I guess lucky I’m catching instead of playing with graph . My advice would be to reach out to capt Rich Heyjecki from crazy yankee sportfishing he lives it and works for I believe krauser marine . They have booth at Niagara fishing expo , but He is a nice guy and answered sime questions for me a few years ago . All electronics are techy today I think he sells several brands and knows what units and price points would serve you well . I hope to learn mine need more time in boat instead of work , a lot of words about nothing but good luck . Ps the guys at my bass pro shop were useless

X2 on Chainberlains

like a modified blacks with magnet weight adjustability and separate rod break out tension  , I use for dinks in my state to kings on Ontario, they also make a stacker version very well designed units.

Great coolers!

Too big my boat but I haul my block ice up for the fishing  week in it and performs excellent.

Great report!

what a fishery and nice work , God I  wish I lived closer .Retirement still 2-3 years for me .

Thank you all of the advice ,I live in state of no big lakes to test any big water techniques.I will set sights on fh td for next season and log depths of 124 mm deeper divers and copper .Flashers always intimidated me after a few nasty tangles running off riggers I’m sure it was inexperience and crabbing in small boat currents bad driving or all of the above .Running Flasher off mag board on 400 C seemed like safe alternative for me and never ran 8-10” spindoctors before seems like everyone loves them .I didn’t know if they dig deeper spinning or rise slightly due to action an materials there made out of . I made screen shot of dive chart , I appreciate all of your help .

thx Glenn

Thank you guys , I will have to put td on the list it makes sense . I will not run it if inside 100’mark . I appreciate the advice .

Hi guys a picked up a used 400 copper   for my trip this spring and a few spindoctors and flies to try , how deep do you think this will run at 2.5 mph?

I don’t know if flashers rise at all being plastic or is it the same as a spoon . It is the heavier copper 45lb I think.Thank you for any input I like to try new things when I get on lake O

if weather and boat motor allow it 🤞

I did great on mag spoons on wire divers last spring ,deeper presentations seemed to produce biggest class of fish for me.It was my first trip to west end on 32 years.

Thank you , I appreciate the response I   tend to over pack and think about this trip all year .Last year used 2- wire divers for the first time with 124 deeper divers and it worked great .I will experiment with F/F this spring .I am always learning every year . Thank you Rippin line have a great 2023

I know spoons and Flasher meat is run in the spring but is it too early for flasher /fly? Thank you your insight on this I only get to lake once a year and hate to waste time on water if possible . Thx

I guarentee lead is going to show up on a metal detector or pin pointer and I agree the majority of people are honest but whats wrong with it to be used as a deterant? If its going to offend someone that much they don’t have to participate. 

I only get to the lake once a year for spring loc derby , hoping that changes in a few years but I always watch the weights of all derbies through out the season and so many winning fish are separated by 1-ounce . It seems like at least a metal detector should be used before checks are given out ( maybe they are ?)Some other tournaments are combined fish totals but  an inexpensive metal detector waved over fish at weigh ins would certainly give everybody some piece of mind they didn’t lose to lead or tungston cheater. 

Thanks for posting , beautiful browns 

Happy New Year all .

Great report as always ,I’m dying to get back up to Ontario .Thanks for posting

Glenn

I’ll second the motion , Kings rule 
Fight can’t compare.

Great report and pics ! 
I too travel far and only get up  there once or twice a year .Glad you crushed it and no doubt you will be back !

Nice group of guys on here and info given .Glenn

Great pic ! Nice fish 

Glad you had quick repair , last fall went up for five days but got out one thanks to Harold at Harbors End Marina . X2 on internet vs local shops .

Down by the bar we witnessed 5-7lb fish shooting 3 ‘ out of of water over and  over it was crazy ,a guy  at the dock said they do this to try to get lamprey off ? Seemed plausable we did get one fish with 12” lamprey.

Thanks !

Lake access on the lake Ontario is so good , especially with fuel prices you can launch in Olcott ,Wilson or at Lewiston if thats were you hear fish are.

My state has 500 acre lakes as big and crap launches without a single finger to tie up to .The numbers of fisherman was in Ollcott harbor looked way down and talked with a lot of people fishing not in the derby ,$40 to steep for the economy and inflation . Fishing was good so can’t wait to come up again . Good luck Glenn

After 32 yrs finally got back to west end , first order of business was to get my new 14 lb weights from rich ( bikini bottom) and they were awesome . Sunday am ran down to bar and had the best action ever off 7 color on or 12 boards ,230’ copper and riggers lakers and kings up to 10 lbs or so Monday we did the same program all mag spoons am carbon 14 with blk ladder that yankee SF  mentioned in podcast , silver streak frankinstein,purple carbon 14 . Had more doubles than I ever had. Later swithed to greens uv  warrior salmon candy later in morning . Action was great . Next day finally got wire diver going and it was in fire with kings up to 20 and lost one very angry king that had to be mid 20s making ridiclous left to right runs on surface came unbuttoned but thats fishing wire on 2 setting with stinger mag  green alewife out 156’ mvp.

east wind caused lake to be rough in afternoons , Had main motor trouble again going in and missed south west wind flat lake next day but had great time . Full box every day and frst time keeping boat in wilson .