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The "dog" is the dalmatian spin doctor. Big = 10" Small = 8"

Thanks PB...the only way we got the kids to wanna leave was to let them drive the boat in! LOL

Can't smoke them every day, but it looks like you guys had a great trip!

Nice Brown!

I wish I could fish in the future! LOL Nice job bud!

Good job bud!

We left the dock around 3:45 and dropped in around 80’ in front of the ladders. Some bait and some hooks, but nothing that I wanted to stay and fish for the next few hours. Off to the 27N line we went. We dropped in and set lines. Thinking it was going to be a blood bath we settled for a slow pick. First fish, a small steelhead, took a meat rig on a 300 copper. Then we had a Brown Trout hit our 70’ rigger pulling a Dreamweaver Green Dolphin. The rest of the night would be made up of small Kings taking a variety of things set in different positions. Later in the evening with about 30 minutes left to fish we made the run back into the inside waters to see if some more fish moved in on that bait. The bait balls were ridiculous, and the night sky creeped in on us the big hooks started to appear around the bait balls, but by that time it was almost pitch black and we had to get the charter back to the dock for their drive home. It seemed like when the hooks appeared the bait disappeared, or maybe we found out where the fish were hanging outside of the bait waiting to ambush them throughout the night. We never got that “big†bite, but the kids on board had more than they could handle with the size of the fish we were getting. Having kids on the boat is a lot of fun. They seem to ask you the best questions, and no matter what size the fish is the excitement they get when they boat a fish is off the meter!

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It could have been much worse, so hang in there and get well soon! Rest those arms of yours because next year all these 2yr olds we are seeing this year will be BIG 3 year olds!

We run a 15# torpedo on our probe rigger. Seems to work great for us. We also run them on our others riggers as well.

We see similar issues guys. We run ours in manual mode and set the bottom to 125' or 150' (over deep water) and everything works fine. I'm not sure what the deal is with that. I know I am running a different transducer than you guys, so I wouldn't think it's the transducer. Sometimes you have to play with where you set your bottom when your shallower to get the clutter off the screen, but once you do the unit works fantastic. Some other settings we/you should have are: Max mode ON Water Type SALT DEEP Surface Clutter 3 or 4 Noise Filter - Play with this setting to get the best results Fish ID OFF If I think of any other I will let you know. I will also try to record his issue and send the recordings off to Humminbird in the near future to get their take on it. Also, be sure your running the latest software updates. You can get it off their website.

We fished the Oak and got a late start. It was a lazy day for us before charters take over the rest of our summer. We talked to a few people, and we had the inside waters or the 28N line to choose from. We choose the 28N line. We ran our three Cannon DT10’s, two wires pulling Walker Deeper Divers, and a 300 copper down the chute. The bait was unreal out there, but we weren’t marking many fish. First to go was a Dreamweaver green dot spin doctor pulling an A-TOM-MIK Bobble Head fly 225’ back on the Walker Deeper Diver. We never got to see that screamer. After that it was a Dreamweaver Moon Cricket Mag on the 90 rigger that would fire three times with three Kings. One tipping the scales at about 20lbs. We fished for about two hours and took four bites on the morning.

Friday 7/29 (Practice) - We left the dock in the dark looking to take advantage of some of these HUGE salmon we’ve been watching get caught on the North shores Greater Ontario Salmon Derby (GOSD). Our Navionics chip showed us one heck of a drop off around the Toronto Islands, so we motored the 5 miles to where it started and fished it West to what’s called the Spit. Our screen wasn’t very good, but rods were going. The temp was up higher than what we are used to. We ran three rods on our Cannon DT10’s, 2 wires pulling Walker Deeper Divers, and three junk lines. My brother accidentally put his new, never caught a fish, A-TOM-MIK Bobble Head fly behind a green dot Spin Doctor thinking it was a Hammer fly. Well, he wasn’t even able to clip the ten color core to the planer release and the line starts screaming out of his hand. We land that fish, which ends up being about 25lbs and go to reset it. Out goes that core again, and just like the first time brother Craig goes to clip it into the planer release and another 25lb King takes the line out of his hand. Talk about a HOT combo!!!! That combo would take 3 more fish throughout the day off the ten color core. Once the bite and picture disappeared on the inside we pushed it South. We picked a few fish inside of 300’, but we weren’t seeing anything that made us want to stay. Knowing we had a pretty good morning program we went looking for a back-up. Off to the NW corner hoping to find warmer water. It was a little sloppy out there, and the warmer water was out there, but the Kings weren’t there. However, we did find a few really nice Coho, and as many Steelhead as you could possibly want. Hot spoons for those fish were Dreamweaver Midnight Specials, Stinger A.S.S. Blackfin, and a Dreamweaver Lemon Ice. It felt good to find a back-up Coho program given how tough the King bite was after 8am. Saturday 7/30 (The Shootout) - We ran over to the spot we hit the 25lb’s on and scanned the area, but there was very little there. Less than the morning before, but we set our program out and hoped for the best. This tourney only allowed 6 rods so we started with 2 riggers, 2 wires, and 2 junk lines. When we realized how tough the bite was we tried to go as stealthy as possible and pulled one of the riggers for another junk line. It took about an hour to get our first bite and when we did the second one came fast. Both of those Kings took cooler naps, and then it was another hour wait for a bite. When that bite came another one came along with it like the first pair. Three out of the four fish came on paddle/fly combos like the Smartfish Wonder dot/ A-TOM-MIK Shredded Hammer, and a chrome E-Chip pulling an A-TOM-MIK Hammer Lime Live. Our biggest King would take a Dreamweaver Lemon Ice down 25’ stretched back 60’. After that we would go on to rot for a few hours. We saw boats washing lures, so we knew it wasn’t happening for people. It was time for a decision. We pondered the coho move for about an hour, and at 12:30 it was a done deal and we were headed for the Coho’s. We stopped short of our waypoint to set-up three riggers, two wires, and a 300 copper. We didn’t get a tenth of the mile past that waypoint and a Coho slams a Dreamweaver Get R Done on a slider. We had an hour left, and all we could find were Steelhead. With five minutes to go the center rigger fires and we are tied into a King. It makes three short runs after being brought to the back of the boat, and just before we got within net range the hooks pull out. Fish number six swims away with 2 minutes left, and we knew that one fish was going to cost us. When we got to weigh in it was clear that everybody struggled. As box after box of fish hit the scales we knew a top ten would be close. When it was all said and done we would go on to take the tenth spot out of 60 teams. What a great event this tournament was. Fishing the Toronto skyline was pretty spectacular, and I never realized how big that city was. We followed the rules of the boarder, and we never had an ounce of trouble. The Canadian police even pulled us over during practice, and they were very pleasant to deal with. Overall a great weekend! Oh, and that fish we almost scooped cost us 6 spots…….Woulda, coulda, shoulda….

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Yup

White crushed glow w/ green dots White crushed glow w/ wonderbread dots Green paddle w/ double crushed glow or green paddle w/ crushed glow one side/chrome on the other

Try the Erie Deerie stuff in the vacuum bags. It seems to hold up decent.

Something I've seen way too much of on the tourney trail! Lots of lost friendships over this too! Lying to friends, and other fisherman, during tourneys doesn't make you any friends. Being honest and saying "I'd rather not say", or simply "its tourney time and I'll tell you later" is much more respected. Anyway....nice job on the top 5 finish. Lots of boats fish those tourneys so there is a lot of competition to contend with.

We have 6 of these for sale. They are white with about 7 or 8 seasons on them and little use. $100 for all 6 and buyer pays shipping. http://www.cabelas.com/product/Boating/ ... t104538780

Will you take $500 if I let you take 1st place this weekend?

We have 6 combos for sale. The reels are 3 seasons old, but have less than 20 trips on them. The rods are two seasons old with about 12 trips on them. These are great combos for Brown Trout off planner boards. They have also seen a fair share of Coho, Steelhead, and a King or two. Kings are a blast on these lighter set-ups! They would also make fantastic Walleye trolling combos on Lake Erie! These combos are practically BRAND new! Bass Pro sells these combos for $80. $375 for the set of 6 and buyer pays shipping or picks up in Rochester/Oak Orchard. Accudepth® Plus Line Counter - Whether you're fishing with flat lines, diving planers, or lead-core line, count on these rugged, reliable reels to find the strike zone time and time again. They measure line out in feet, allowing for easy and accurate setting of trolling patterns. You can also count on these reels to perform flawlessly when you hook up. Each model boasts a strong yet lightweight graphite composite frame, machine-cut bronze gears, a forged aluminum spool, and smooth dependable Teflon-impregnated felt drag washers. Accudepth® Plus reels make locating and landing fish easier than ever. ADP27LC H / L BU 5.1:1 21.8′ 14.50 12/450, 14/360, 20/210 15.4 http://daiwa.com/Reel/detail.aspx?id=243 Pictured is a 47LC we are selling the 27LC size Accudepth 8' ML rods - Specialized trolling actions for the Salmon, Steelhead and Walleye angler. Accudepth rods match perfectly with Accudepth line counter reels. ADDR802ML ML S 8' 2 10 - 20 — 10 http://daiwa.com/rod/detail.aspx?id=531

LOL.....we are following the rules Tom.....trust me!

Wish I had those dates open so I could come get my money back from you Ralph! LOL Good luck!

Thx Tim....looks to be sopme good fish over there just not sure how many! The GOSD is putting some impressive fish on the board. A lot from Toronto to Pickering which is the area we are fishing.