Yankee Troller

I'd bet it will be like last Summer. Lots of cold water with a high thermocline. Blues were HOT in the top 40'. Lots of cores and short coppers.

15-25 sustained with 30mph gusts out of the West should take care of that today!

God I hate when Salmon show up in Rochester or East of there before July. I'm a selfish fisherman and I want them all to us West end guys all Spring!

There is - http://crazyyankeesportfishing.com/videos.html

Easy Mr. Doug! LOL There are much more experienced guys out there!

We have 6 wire diver rods on board. 2 are roller rods, and 4 have Twilli Tips. The diver docks are nice but you have to store them when not in use, and winding the line around them with that narrow arbor can be slow. Otherwise, they are a great idea.

Can we get a translation on this? I tried Google and they couldn't even translate it, and they can translate every language I've ever heard of plus a lot more!

A question that always comes up is how to store divers. Ours stay on the rod the whole season. I believe video is much easier than typing, and cabin fever is setting in, so here you go. As I said with my previous video about tying fly harnesses it may not be the best way, or the way for you, but it's how we do it on the Yankee Troller:

Not sure bud. We haven't been as cold as last winter yet. Lake O has too much depth and not enough surface area to expand the heat in the core enabling it to freeze over.

http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/modis/modis.php?region=o&page=1&template=subℑ=a1.15043.1750.LakeOntario.143.250m.jpg

It is not, and it never did last Winter either.

My picture of the Steelhead above was from him. That's all I'm gonna say about that.

With your credit score your best bet would be an Italian. I would highly advise you're not late on payment though.

http://www.bayratlures.com/

I think finding the right water is more important than what you're pulling behind your boat. Sometimes people over think lure selection, but don't bother to worry about the water they're in. Just being in 8-10' of water doesn't mean you're gonna find the BT. That being said.....to the OP.....I remember a day 2 Springs ago we were fishing some really dark muddy Genny river water that the wind laid against the Webster shoreline. I have to produce fish for these clients, and our set was dead! When the fishing gets tough I'm the guy who starts putting more rods out. I took a Brads Thinfish and ran it down the chute. It wasn't in the water 5 minutes and WHAM! Put it back out and it fires again. We loaded a side up with Brads Thinfish that day and put a hurting on them. The Brads have some really bright colors, but so were the sticks we were running. I have no doubt the rattles let those fish key in on those baits in that muddy water. So yes, there is a time and place for rattles in your Spring set-up.

Nice fish! I usually hate fish mounts by most taxidermist to be honest. They can never capture the way the fish truly looks. Fish are a tricky thing to paint. The guys who fish for them day in and day out know how to paint them. Here is an example: The top one is a 17lb Steelie I caught in June done by a "local" guy. The bottom is a 17lb Steelie done by Paul Czarnicki. I have to look at the top one every day at home and kick myself for letting someone ruin my trophy. Do it right, and pay the $. Don't be cheap. Paul fishes for these things daily. He knows what one looks like. He is the best taxidermist on the lake HANDS DOWN! I have seen a guy in Olcott's Walleye mount skills, and he did a great job with it. His name is Gary Ramming if you're looking for someone closer than Paul. That being said.....nice fish! My mark for a Walleye was 10lbs too, but last year I did a 30" 11.5lb beast on the first morning of my Quinte trip, and a 29.5" 12lb tank on my afternoon sit. They came way to easy, so both were eaten, and now my mark is 13+.

I don't think it's 1/4ID, but I know it's not 1/8ID. Not quite sure. I just order it from A-TOM-MIK.

When I can afford to put pearls on my fly harnesses I wont be fishing Lake Ontario!