SusanJames

I drove by there yesterday and the driveway was still blocked. I've left a message for Don..waiting to hear back.

Anybody know if the ramps at Hughes Marina in Pultneyville are available yet?

YW.....I do find that filling to 100% by the calculator is a little overfilled...... I like to go to 90%

This is an excel spreadsheet and I have found it to be pretty accurate. you'll need to know the reels capacity and diameter of your backing and wire. https://tangledtacklecompany.com/pages/trolling-reel-line-calculator

I use Convectors for my copper lines on GL Classic 7'6" rods (small boat). Everything else is Okuma Coldwater low profile reels on 7 and 7'6" GL Classics as well. The convectors give me the line capacity needed for coppers and the enlarged reel guide allows splices to pass through easily.

Thanks Earl...50lb is what I had on hand and these are very short coppers (50') Just looking to get to the 10-12' depth on outside planers.

Thanks Rich. I'll make the adjustment!!

I currently terminate my flat lines with a beadchain swivel and 7' flouro leader to the snap. Seems like the same would be good with copper?

I have rigged up a few short coppers with 50lb braid backer, 30' mono board section, 45 copper (75', 100' 150') and 30' of 20lb Big Game mono leaders. Board line to copper and copper to leader connections are with spro swivels using haywire twist and shrink tube. My question is; should I use a swivel somewhere in the leader? Snap swivel (as opposed to just snap) to bait connection or is the swivel at the copper to leader connection sufficient to prevent line twist and allow baits to run properly? Thanks for any input!

Plenty of Browns to be had near shore in the fall. Creek mouths, rocky points. I find them anywhere from 5 to 30' FOW. Bigger fish do seem to be concentrated near the creek mouths. Love those fall colors too. A bonus.... lots of 4-5llb smallies on the rocky points too. Worse case scenario; you spent a beautiful fall day on the water with little to no boat traffic.