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Well the 1st day of summer – Yay! Put in at the river just at daybreak. River surface just about 70F. Dead calm. Quite a bit of cloud cover over land. Took a left at the pierheads, again. Headed out to 90 FOW & pointed outward. Quite a few prop busters on the way out there, so be careful. Got everything set up and… Water was going nuts! I must have started out in the middle of an upwelling/downwelling. Very strange for such a calm day. I didn’t want to believe the speed changes on the probe but the light rigger cable angle changed a few times too. Major scum line in 108 FOW. Another, although minor & spread out from 130-140 FOW. Bait pods all over the place outside the 1sr scum line and they were tightly balled up. Fairly shallow too. Tops anywhere from 22 to 40 down. Anyways…what worked? The truck worked. The boat worked. The sonar worked. The GPS worked. The rigg’rs worked. What didn’t work? About 2 Grand in fishing lures didn’t work! No fish today. That’s why it’s called fishing & not catching. Oh, well, very peaceful out there & still beats working. Pulled them up around 10. Maybe 7 trailers in the lot. Luck to all, there's always next weekend. Tom B. (LongLine)

I run about 200 yds of 12 Lb with blood knot to some heavy stuff. Tom B. (LongLine)

My best days have been with east winds. North winds kill me. Figure? Tom B. (LongLine)

Did you do a search for a schematic drawing of the unit to make sure you're not missing a part. Locknuts are great but they do loosen without a little washer under them. Tom B. (LongLine)

Scenario #2: You & your buddy are trolling.(His boat) Your driving. Your buddy reels in the 7th T or S & it's thrown in the cooler. Each time you yelled "fish-on". A C.O. happens to stop you on your way in for the day and asks "how many fish you catch?" You jump right up & proudly say "I caught them all!" (yeah...right) Scenario #3: Your driving & your buddy reels in a sturgeon. Again you yelled "fish-on". C.O. happens to be watching. Again you jump right up & exclaim: "See what I caught!" (yeah...right...again) Scenario #4: You & buddy are fishing in his boat. He drives out to his waypoints. He tells you to drive while he sets up his "special-decial" lure on the 1st rod. As he's letting line out, a trophy salmon hits it & he reels it in. You jump right up & yell: "gurggle, gurggle, gurgle". FYI, translated that means "I caught that fish because I was driving." At least that's what it probably sounds like that when you underwater trying to get back to the surface. In all scenarios, you probably got what you deserved. Tom B. (LongLine)

Great job Chad. I got'ta hand it to ya...you know what your doing. Most sites that go down for troubleshooting or re-vamping go down for days. You da man! Tom B. (LongLine)

So let me get this straight...You're the driver of the boat, your buddy is watching the lines. A line goes off & he grabs the rod & reels like crazy to get it in. It's a trophy salmon. He tightens the drag as tight as it can go then points the rod directly at the fish and reels like a madman. The line snaps. You get all the "credit" for being a lousy fisherman & losing the fish...right? Tom B. (LongLine)

ditto the saran wrap trick. works on paint too. (unless it's oil base) Tom B. (LongLine)

I'm a firm believer in the sticking principles. Tom B. (LongLine)

Welcome to site. Glad it has helped you. Please let us know how you do next time out. You'll probably teach us a few things. Tom B. (LongLine)

Welcome to the site. We won't hold bass & walleye fishing against you. Scroll down the main page & you'll find threads about those "little guys". Don't worry too much about the size of your rig. Just keep a good eye on the weather & pick you days. Tom B. (LongLine)

Got a late start this morning. 2 boats had launched ahead of me & were gone. Sun had just risen but everything had a golden shine to it. We had a visitor on the river today: They were doing some trawling off the Genny in 25-35 MOW (meters of water) Anyways, 64F in the river. Dredging still going on. Obviously a clear sky & very little wind. Took a left again & headed out. Surface temp dropped to low 50’s. Put in at 80 off the stacks & headed out. Made it to 170 FOW then turned around & back in. Played in 110 & went 2 for 4. 1 King, (9#) 1 steelhead (7 #). All off the rigg’r, all down only 15 ft, medium length lead. All on Bloody Blk/slvr spoon. Lots of swirling on the surface. Had one on a ways back and he jumped three times, spit the hook and jumped 3 more times. Guess he was saying: oh well, next time…. Pulled them up around 10:30. Luck to all, Tom B. (LongLine)

All the fuel lines intact? You don't smell any gas(olene) do you? Fuel has to be going somewhere. Anti-siphon valve? Carburetor hoses? Hose clamps? Tom B. (LongLine)

Wire dipseys or jets would probably be the easiest for you to set up to get some depth. Most baitfish come up at night then slink back down after sunrise. Fish follow them. It's very easy for guys to be fishing below the fish. Some guys swear by running meat behind flashers, but you have to get the roll just right. I'd suggest you start out with spoons. As to speed, watch your lure in the water. If spinning out of control either flatten it out or slow down. 2 1/2 -3 mph. (not sure what that is in knots) Tom B. (LongLine)

I don't think I can help you as I've never fished off a "yak". But lines - something in the 12-20 Lb wt class will get you going. Spoon favorites include Northern Kings, Dreamweavers, R&R's. Silvers, greens & glows work well. 3 1/4"r bigger. Plugs include Rapalas, Rebels, Bombers - Oranges, Blk/Slvr & ocassionally gold/Blk. Sinking & jointed. You'll probably need some weight to get everything down, unless you're out before dawn. Good Luck. Suggest you read up in the report section for how the guys put things together. Tom b. (LongLine)