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Make sure your propeller is spinning freely. Tom B. (LongLine)

Try a Black's release if you feel you must use braid. I like the co-poly line by Pline. A little stretch but not nearly as much as mono. Tom B. (LongLine)

My advise would be to always keep one rigg'r in the water and experiment with the rest until you find what works for you. Tom B. (LongLine)

7 is about the least I do. Tom B. (LongLine)

dvd - you must have fed him some super vitamins cuz he jumped out of the water like a shark was chasing him! Tom B. (LongLine)

You got’ta be Kidding me! Over 150 FOW – long lead on the rigg’r & he jumped…otherwise he would have gotten dragged for a mile or so. Anyways, launched fairly early at the river. Launch is really nice. 3 lanes open. Clear and calm. Very slight S wind. River had a good current in it. Dredge barge parked in the middle of the river just N of CG station. Another tied up, just inside the Summerville pier. River surface 66F. Took a left at the mouth and went out to 75FOW to put in. Surface early was 54F but warmed to 59 by trips end Worked my way out to 250FOW. Saw a couple small bait pods, but not much else. Currents strong and temps “goofy.†Very unsettled water. Lots of small flotsam in the water, at all depths. No sign of fleas. Took 1 small bow at 175 FOW working my way back in. Surface line with a Wonderbread Bomber & 2 oz keel at 2 ¾ down speed. Wind came out of north around 11:15, so called it quits. Quite a few trailers in the lot, mostly non-fishermen though. Felt good to be back out on the water. Maybe again Sunday. Luck to all, Tom B. (LongLine)

Welcome to the site. Tom B. (LongLine)

I'd run a ground back to the battery or engine. There's a thing called "galvanic" corrosion and it'll pit aluminum rather badly. Tom B. (LongLine)

I raise & lower mine directly astern a rear corner, but have a swivel base & swivel it 180 deg to reach the release. Tom B. (LongLine)

Given only one, I'd stay with the rigg'r. Bottom lure about 15ft longer than the top and about 7-10 below it. Top being a flasher/fly that matches the spoon. Tom B. (LongLine)

Lake Ontario has some freaky currents that move the bottom of the lake, especially near shore. The waves probably won't do the damage but the lake bottom definitely will. The foundation, pilings etc will move. Just look at Port Bay outlet. It's all stones for 1/2 mile in every direction, yet every year the channel get plugged up & has to be dug out. After a storm many places will have a good size sandbar across them...next storm it'll be gone. Most people think the Great lakes are calm bodies of water but the waves are very steep compared to the ocean and this makes them very powerful when they break on the shoreline. Tom B. (LongLine)

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Welcome to the site. Yes, Life is good! Tom B. (LongLine)

For Gammy's 3/0, buy the "Trailer" siwash. They're open. Normal siwash aren't. Tom B. (L0ongLine)

I run mostly 3/0 Gammy's and no I do not remove the ring. Tom B. (LongLine)

Welcome to the site Bill Tom B. (LongLine)

Chuck, Rochester is fairly well protected with the wind from all directions except NNW, N, & NNE. Luckily those winds are fairly rare. Directly out of the N & the channel gets real rough. Other directions generally don't bother my 18 ft'r unless they're really howling. Sandy is just beyond the point on the map and gets rougher with a west wind. Tom B. (LongLine)

Welcome to the site. Tom B. (LongLine)

Single hooks will allow your lure to have some action at slower speeds, however you can tune the spoon to get the same. Single hook spoons also have two less hooks to sharpen; two less to get caught in net; and reduces the "ouch factor" (risk of getting a point in your hand.) Tom B. (LongLine)

WTG Joe Tom B. (LongLine)