Cat Power

I would love to have a 2# torpedo for my X2 fish hawk.  That is a cool design that would work good for that setup.  

Dreamweaver snubber here 

IMO Russell's method of lead weights is old school thinking.  Will it work, yes. 

A much better mousetrap is to use Lure Jensen Deep Six divers on braided line with line counter reels.  Works much better, with the only downside being the cost of the divers (Not really a big deal for most salmon fisherman).  

Try it you will like it.

Deep Six™ | Luhr-Jensen (rapala.com)

Sharks for me, and very happy 

We found a VRBO in Oak Orchard that was still available, so my wife cancelled Olcott and booked Oak instead.  thank you, guys, for helping me.  

Are you trolling them faster or slower than say a boss shad crankbait?  

I am looking for advice on best way to troll bucktails.  My home waters are Lake St. Clair, and I just can't consistently catch fish with bucktails.  

Sounds great.

I am glad I posted on this.  I was ready to change my location.  thank you guys. 

I was hoping to get some intel for fishing Kings July 4th week.  I currently have a place reserved in Olcott, but I was at a fishing show recently and a guy at one of the booths said that week is traditionally not great for kings.  He said that time of year is mainly steelhead out of that port.  

I am driving 9 hours to get to Olcott and want to go to a port with the best opportunity.  i can change my plans and go farther east if that is what is needed.  If the Candian shoreline is better that time of year, I can do that as well.  

I'm hoping maybe I was given some bad info; I don't know.  

thank you

13 hours ago, Just1skipper2 said:

Wondering what model Lyman plugs you were running. 

Thanks

they only make a 2" and 4".  We ran both.  

plastic 

I tried some Lyman 2" and 4" plugs yesterday in Ontario central basin of Lake Erie.  All I can say is wow!!  These things catch Steely and Walleye.

Just 2 of us yesterday running 4 rods (2 riggers and 2 Chinook #3 high divers) went 14-16 on Bows and over 40 walleye (all before noon).  Incredible day

Moonshine spoons certainly did some catching but Lyman's were very impressive, especially behind the diver with 6' lead.  

I would say the 4" did a little better than the 2" but it was close.  Huge walleye came on those 2".  

We were trolling anywhere from 2.2 to 3.2 mph at the ball.  

I had no idea on these lures until yesterday.  

I do think the front treble hook on the 4" lure could be removed without changing the hook up success.  We also put a split ring on the front to connect to swivel.  

Just wanted to post because I'm sure these lures would be equally effective on Lake O.  

1 hour ago, whaler1 said:

Something wrong with your setup. 
If you are running mono as your mainline, that’s your first problem. 

 

Only using 50 feet of 40-pound big game mono tied into braid.  

On 4/26/2023 at 5:48 PM, fisherman21 said:

Here is the answer you are looking for for your size 1 chinook running shallow for spring fishing. 30lb braid on your size 20 reel. Then tie in a 5 to 7 ft piece of 14 to 17lb mono and attach a quality swivel. The swivel will attach to the diver. Off the back end of the diver you will run a 5 to 10 foot leader of 12lb fluorocarbon, swivels on both ends (one connected to the diver and the other connects to the lure). 
 

Move the weight to the outside holes on both divers. 
 

If you are running in 10ft, set the rod to 10 on the reel counter. If you are running 15th, set the rod to 15 on the reel counter…….and so on. 
 

You are not running a snubber with these small diver while fishing skinny water. No need.

 

 

May I ask why you attach mono before the diver?  I’ve always done braid right to diver

I can’t keep mine from slipping and I’m using 40 pound mono

so far I’m not impressed 

15 hours ago, 13owhunter said:

I'm running the mag ring without the heavy weight and have no problem getting down 80+ foot which is not as deep as a big deeper diver.  The mag weight is pretty heavy.  Probably more so than a DD.  Haven't needed to get down much more that that yet this season. I am getting somewhere between 2.5 and 3 to 1 ratio depending on current and speed.  Don't be afraid to run a long lead.  I'm running 40 foot of 40# mono and a 7 foot leader with good results. Check leader after every trip and pay close attention to any burs or slight defects in manufacturing on the SD.  I had one where the line would rub in a few spots that required a bit of sanding to true up.  I think you'll get more bites than with a 6 or 7 foot lead. 

Do you ever have an issue where the Slide Diver doesn't hold where you set it?  I can't seem to get mine to hold.  I am also using 40 pound test line.  

I have 14 B&E's on the way to try out over here on Lake Michigan.  Thank you

Hoping someone can help me.  I was at a show and someone from New York state area was making a trolling spoon that blinked with an LED light.  

Anyone know who that is?

thanks

I use 50 pound Power pro braid 

You would not want to use Mono

I told my wife this weekend, we are never missing Olcott NY during 4th of July week ever again.  Lake Michigan (Michigan side) just does not compare this time of year.  

They are actually 6.5” hooker seducers 

nice looking baits

On 10/21/2022 at 1:02 PM, Cat Power said:

Blue Water Baits - 6" Musky Crank – Chautauqua Reel Outdoors (shopcrotackle.myshopify.com)

 

$12.00 BWB might be the best deal I have seen all year

 

I ordered 6 today 

received these lures today.  Look really good.  

not really sure if they are discontinued models by BWB or what?  I don’t see them on their website.

Lake st clair is my home waters, I'm very fortunate.  Fish it often, mostly on Canada side.  actually, fishing tomorrow with 5 guys 

I have hundreds of tuff Shads, Boss Shads, loke, ziggie, harvo baits, etc

Simply stated, I don't know how to buy Baker baits, other than seeing them on Ebay occasionally.  I don't see a website, and I don't see them at team rhino, etc.  

Blue Water Baits - 6" Musky Crank – Chautauqua Reel Outdoors (shopcrotackle.myshopify.com)

$12.00 BWB might be the best deal I have seen all year

I ordered 6 today 

2 hours ago, zach said:

Depends what you have confidence in and what you have been successful on. I think the answers will vary greatly depending on how many fish youve caught and where your fishing.

A person fishing the Great Lakes can/will choose differently than a person on an inland stocked lake and someone with 5, 50 or 500 fish will answer differently also. Everything works given the right time and nothing works given the wrong time.

All we can do is enjoy our days out there - keeping our lures wet and our fingers crossed. Tight lines everyone!

 

great photo

i've always wanted to try a Baker lure on LSC.