J.D.

Out of Braddocks 9-11-2017 Made a quick run out of Bradocks Monday morning with a newbee, lots of bait in the 60-120 range right out in front of the bay. Temp. down 70 ft. was around 60 degrees. I know the kings can be out of temp. this time of year, so I saw no need to head deep without taking a look inside. We hit a small brown on a 4.5 watermellon Apex, and 2 kings, 19 and 26 lbs, both on a chrome Pro Troll paddle with a aqua fly 70 over 90. All in all, a decent morning for 2.5 hours of fishing. Newbee Eric with 26 lb. king

We caught a stubby little brown last year.... nick named him Leroy...

Maybe something else left a hole there, and these are purely cosmetic to cover the old hole. I've done the same thing on my boat to cover old flush mount rod holder holes..

I've been running 7 foot downrigger rods, and 7 1/2 foot wire diver rods for a number of years now. I think it's easier to get leverage on a fish with the shorter rods. My wire diver rods are 2 piece musky flipping sticks from Bass Pro at $25 a piece, add a twilli tip and good to go. If I'm fishing down 70 ft. or less I use Slide Divers with 20ft. of 30 lb. test mono attached to the wire with a #8 Spro Power swivel. I can have a longer distance between the diver and lure, but the diver sliding down makes netting easy. Deeper than 70 ft. I switch out to #5 Chinook Divers with 6 to 8 ft. leaders between diver and lure, harder to net on a small boat, but worth effort to get the divers deep. I've been using 50 lb. test mono between the Chinook diver and the lure, easier to hold onto when hand lining the fish in. If I run a spoon, I add a fluorocarbon leader to the heavier mono. This is what works FOR ME...... lots of ways to skin the cat...

Rob, I fish out of a 17 footer, and run the program you describe. I stack the riggers 10 ft. apart with the probe 'rigger deepest in the cold water, then run lines up every 10ft. from there. One wire diver on each side, one deep, and one in the middle of the spread. This is just a starting point, fine tune the program from there. It's a very manageable program for 2 guys on a smaller boat.

I run Apex lures 4-5 ft. behind flashers every trip out. Very productive setup.

TTT..........

The VK's are in the water every trip.... I usually will run an apex behind them They have a nice action..

the add says $325......

1982 OMC Johnson outboard motor, 9.9 hp Posting this for a friend, please call him directly with any questions. Call Dan: 585-392-4401 Located near Braddocks Bay in North Greece For Sale: 1982 OMC Johnson outboard motor, 9.9 hp., two cycle 50:1 mix. Good condition. Original aluminum prop (9 ½” x 10”) not dinged up or dented, never replaced or needed repair. This motor has not been abused. Paint is all original. Low hours and stored always in garage. I have owned since 1984. Formerly used bass fishing in the Thousand Islands. Motor only for sale. Boat, trailer, fuel tank, etc, not included. Price: $ 325

just use a heavy rubber band around the handle to hold the net..... easy peasy

nice mounts but....... shouldn't the flag on the tip-up be up??

Perhaps a cheap plastic cooler just big enough for the tank, bolted to the swim platform from the bottom with stove bolts and wing nuts, easily removable. cut a slot in the side of the cooler for the fuel hose, drill a few holes in the bottom to drain any rain or spray water.

Spawnee Bait Sac Tying Machine and materials Spawnee Bait Sac Tying Machine and 30 rolls of spawn sack material. Make me a fair offer, buyer pays shipping.