Yankee Troller

Congrats....that will be hard to beat!

Sorry for your loss. I know how you feel.

Nice!

Nitro - There is a plug in it, but the tread is in very good condition. I think it was a spare off the trailer of our Bayliner. My brother found it in his garage. As far as the make.....I don't know off the top of my head. I figured it would be a good spare for someone.

In good shape. 215/75/14 $40 pick up in Rochester or at the Oak. [ Post made via Android ]

It's funny you ask. We have been running it for a while, and when people are complaining about fleas we have little to no issues with the 25lb test McCoy. I have a few friends using it and they see similar results.

Nice!

Nothing wrong with Scottys Bruce. Had them for about five years on the Bayliner and liked them a lot. However, those Cannons mounted on the back of that 10 Meter look sexy! We also love the pre-set depth feature. Hook the rod into the release, push a button, and walk away to start rigging the next rod.

It's always worth it. We'll be out. [ Post made via Android ]

Should everyone get a trophy at the end too?

We run a line that's not common on the Great Lakes, but it is such a great fishing line. We have had numerous opportunities to get discounts on other lines, and some of them for free, but McCoy Fishing Line is such a great line and we have so much confidence in it that we wont stop using it. We run the 25lb Mean Green on all our mono reels. When we are fishing spoons we will leader down to 15lb McCoy Flouro, and when it's paddles we use 20lb McCoy Flouro. The line isn't cheap, but I promise you it wont let you down. Especially, if you are anal about checking your line and leaders for bad spots.

I'm only one person, and wouldn't be able to hit up the East end boys. However, if we laid the ground work in the West someone could borrow or make it theirs in the East. Sure did.

LOL....Paul is the auto-pilot coming in 2013? LOL

Per event

Tim - I love those things this time of year! They look so cool.

Any interest in getting one started? I was tossing around the idea of one. Probably fish just from the Oak or Sandy. Two Saturdays in July and two in August. Bring in your best 4 or 5 fish. Points accumulate for an overall champ. Not a huge entry fee. Maybe $50/boat for the daily payout, $10, for big fish at the daily payout, $15 towards league champs (1st and 2nd)?

September 7th - After a productive evening trip the anticipation of a great morning bite was easily expected. However, when we got out there other than a few quick fish the bite just wasn’t there. After a few hours it was time to point her a little bit North and look elsewhere for the bites. We pushed it North and found some fish to play on the 25N line. We ran a simple spread consisting of our three Cannon downriggers, two wires, and two coppers. Flasher/Fly combos were on almost everything with a Moonshine Shelly Snack in the mix. Through out the day we changed up combos, but the Stinger Hammertime E-Chip with an A-TOM-MIK B-Fly was good on the diver for most of the day. Another good combo was a Dreamweaver Hammertime Spin Doctor with an A-TOM-MIK Glow Blue Hammer fly. On the 25N line we found a King or two and also took a few Steelies. We ended up getting the bites we needed, but as always a few found a way to evade us. September 8th - We hit the water with a brand new group about 6:30am after watching a line of thunder storms roll through. We started in 40’ of water and the screen was pretty good. We worked 40-60’ of water for about 3 hours until we rushed off the water because of Strong winds rolling down the Lake. We ran a pair of 5 colors off our boards with Lymans, our three Cannon downriggers, and two divers. The Lymans on the 5 colors were our MVPs of the morning. We went on to take 8 shots, but would only be able to put 3 in the box. Other baits that went were an 11†Stinger Hammertime E-Chip/A-TOM-MIK B-Fly, and a Dreamweaver Hammertime Spin Doctor/A-TOM-MIK Blue Glow Hammer. Both fished on our riggers, and kept 5-10’ off the bottom. The rest of the day was spent at the dock organizing tackle as the wind howled out of the NW. It also gave us some time to catch up with friends we talk to on the water, but don’t get a lot of time to hang out with. September 9th - Well, we awoke to light winds, but still could hear waves crashing from the NW blow on Saturday. We gathered up the guys and hit the water early looking to make up for lost time from the previous day. We set down in 40’ of water and found what we expected, and that was warm water. We trolled it out to 110, and still had 70 degree water to the bottom. At 120 we started to see them laying on the bottom, and worked that area for a few hours. We deployed our Cannon downriggers, two wires, and two coppers (400 & 500). We stayed in there for a few hours, but it was only good for one shot on a 500 copper pulling a Moonshine Carbon 14. We made the decision to point it North and look elsewhere. We found some nice Steelies on the 25N line and worked them for a few hours. They were eating our Moonshine Carbon 14’s on our 500 coppers, and some Dreamweaver Sea Sick Waddlers on our deep rigger. After hooking into about 8 of those we decided they weren’t much fun compared to the Kings inside, and made a troll South to see if they started to eat yet. When we got back in there we could see the Kings were holding a little higher in the water column, and the fish came almost instantly. The bites were coming about every 20 minutes, and the Moonshine Carbon 14 was still working on the 500 copper. Another bait that was going consistently was an 11†Chrome E-Chip/A-TOM-MIK Hammer fly 10’ off the bottom. We finished strong after a slow start. Those inside fish are getting fussy. You need to stick them out and they will eventually eat. The early afternoons have been good, so it wasn’t a shocker we had them going from 1-3:30pm when we picked up.

I thought I saw you leaving as I was cleaning up the Yank. The place to be was the flats and to the East in 115'. When we picked up yesterday afternoon it was getting good! Nice fish BTW!

Congrats bud!

When you pull the plugs apart don't wiggle them apart. Pull them straight apart.

Nope.

Bulk copper used to come marked. No one does it anymore. Kinda sucks to be honest. I would buy the individual spools. It makes life easier. I should be around. Let me know what night works for you.

September 6th (Afternoon) - Left the dock at 4pm with not a clue of what happened over the past few days. Shut the boat down in 60’ of water and deployed the spread, which consisted of our three Cannons fished from 30’ to the bottom, two wire divers our 125-150’, a five color and a 10 color. First rigger down was our center rigger with our Moor Sub-Troll on it. I initially had a White on White combo on the rod at first, but before it went down I switched it over to a Moonshine Green Shorts. Parked it at 35’, and went on to setting the other lines. As I was setting the 4th or 5th rod that center rigger takes off for Wilson! We were into our first big guy right of the bat. The rest of the night would be a consistent pick with a fish coming about every 20-30 minutes. We ended up hooking into 8 matures, and we only dropped two. They ranged in size from 17-24lbs. Our MVP for the night was a Stinger Hammertime E-Chip/A-TOM-MIK Hammer fly on our wire divers out 150’ on a 2 setting. The Moonshine Green Shorts took two shots on the 35’ rigger, and a Dreamweaver Oil Slick Spin Doctor/A-TOM-MIK Glow Blue LBB took a fish. Our 5 color and our 10 color never took a shot. We saw some Salmon splashing between us and shore, so they are getting ready! We worked 60-80’ of water the whole night about a mile east and west of port. The screen was hit or miss, but they were in there. I think what helped was limited boat traffic. These guys were ecstatic! For most it was the biggest fish of their life, and also the first Chinook Salmon.

Well your intentions were spot on. Mel took the 2nd place Steelie off Jax's boat West on Saturday. If our ever worried about traffic at the Flats just go past them. It's like there is a wall there. Most guys wont go past them.

Might as well learn from the guy who started the craze! Thanks Jeff.