Yankee Troller

Congrats!

I bought a pair. Obviously they are a little heavier, weight wise, than a typical diver rod but the action seems a little heavier too.

Okuma Aventa 13'6" Float Rod - VT-S-1363FR - 13'6" 3 piece Medium 4-8lb 1/8-3/8oz Fuji Rod Seat. 3 trips with this rod. $65 picked up or buyer pays shipping from Rochester, NY.

Fish the shoreline down and pound on the BT. Make a weekend of it! Sodus to Rochester on Saturday, and Rochester to the Oak on Sunday.

Very sorry for your loss.

That's it Tim. Cummins nets. Thanks. I also dislike the round handle on the Beckmans. [ Post made via Android ]

Bumpin' it up. Still for sale.

Bumpin' it up. Still for sale.

Bumpin' it up. Still for sale.

Bumpin' it up. Still for sale.

Anyone using the 8'6" roller rods offered by Daiwa? Curious about your review or opinion on them from anyone who has used them.

It's been talked about at the Genesee Charter Boat Association Meeting. I'm almost positive we release them at dusk, but with the Walleye population in the river that is the prime time for feeding eyes. We have our meetings on the first Tuesday of ever month at the Irondequoit Fish and Game club. Your welcome to come to our meetings and get questions like that answered.

Big John sells them.

The Furuno is a great unit. If you can afford the $1000 to buy it then go for it. However, it's just a fish finder. You will need to buy another unit for your GPS. That's another $500-$1000. For $1300 you can have a big screen and the best of both worlds! We ran this unit for 2 seasons before going with the 11" screen (1198). You will be very happy with the performance of this unit, and if you ever have any questions Humminbird customer service is great to deal with. With this unit you can also add Humminbird Radar in the future if you feel the need to. One unit will do it all for you! If you feel the need for two units you can go one step lower and get the Humminbird 858. For under $2000 you can have two head units. If you have any questions regarding Humminbird units feel free to ask away. We've run them for 6 seasons now, and we are very happy with them. Humminbird 958

John - good to hear! Are these new spoons painted, or are they imaged?

We run McCoy Mean Green on our rigger rods. 25lb test, and we leader down with their Flouro 100. Fleas rarely stick to it. When they are bad you see an inch here an inch there. It's strong stuff too. Not a popular line in the trolling industry, but people would be surprised if they gave it a shot.

Set your Otters up with 9" from the front hole to the knot, and 11" from the knot to the back hole. You can run 4 flatlines off each board easily if you are running sticks/spoons for BT. If you want to pull copper and core I would recommend the 2nd keel with a half weight, but it's not necessary. We've pulled 700' of copper with ours just fine. I've never run divers off my boards, so I can't comment on that. For running spoons off them all it requires is one decent split shot 3-8' ahead of the spoon to keep it down. Very deadly presentation!

I got my nets at Slippery Sinker. I thought they were Rangers, but I may be wrong. They are black with extendable net handle, and a really big hoop. I have used Beckmans, and to be honest I am not a fan. They are heavy, and I did not like how small the hoops are. I do, however, like how hooks wont stick in the netting.

^^^^^^ That's funny right there!

Black, Metalic Purple, and Froggy Glow are our go-to's.

You telling me Nick has put your baby in the slip in the 'cott?

Thanks Brian!