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  1. Tim Bromund
    The stocking numbers are the same as 10 years ago, plus with all of the natural reproduction going on, there are a LOT more kings in the lake than there used to be. Invasives have cleared the water up so much that the tactics have changed quite a bit. 5 riggers is way to much these days IMO, I used to have 4 on the boat but with all the other delivery options out there now, I took 2 of them of and only run 2, 3 seems to be a popular number for riggers on a lot of boats if you have good access to the middle of the transom to run a chute rigger. We run a lot of different presentations now that weren't all that common 10 years ago. I typically run a 6 rod spread, 2 riggers, 2 divers and 2 lead cores or coppers off of planer boards. On occasion I'll run double divers (2 per side with 1 on a 1 setting and the other on a 3.5). Divers are run mostly on 30 lb seven strand stainless steel wire, or if it's not flea season, super braids like power pro or fireline. Overall the program is much more stealthy than it used to be. What port did you fish out of? Do you have a down speed and temp probe on your boat? We're running a lot more Flasher/Flies than spoons these days, particularly for kings. Tim
  2. Tim Bromund
    Greg, why would that be an insurance claim? It isn't damage due to an accident or other covered event, it's deterioration. When I had the Thompson rebuilt back in 2003, i never even considered trying to make an Insurance claim on it. Tim
  3. Tim Bromund
    The boat just wanders at idle, you're always adjusting the steering slightly to correct course. The only time I really notice it is coming in or out through the piers. My Bayliner always did it and my Thompson does too. Tim
  4. Tim Bromund
    The big problem with trailer tires, particularly for folks like me that slip our boats, is that they sit, unmoving in the sun all summer and the sidewalls dry rot and crack long before a fraction of the tread is worn off. I seem to replace my tires every 4 years or so with almost no wear on them, but the side walls are all full of spiderweb cracks to the point that I wouldn't trust them to hold up on the 60 mile tow from my house to Olcott. Tim
  5. Tim Bromund
    It is NOT a scam, the Olcott weekly boat derby has been running successfully for years. I've never once heard of any winner not getting their prize money, Wires just got crossed somewhere on this one, but I have full confidence it will be resolved correctly. Tim
  6. Tim Bromund
    yeah what Ray said, that low speed wander is just the nature of the beast with an I/O Tim
  7. Tim Bromund
    42 degree water for the bottom of your spread and and work up from there. When the big mature kings are not actively feeding they like to hang in the ice water. They will move up in the water column to feed and then drop back down, but will still aggressively hit baits that swim past them. Most of my bigger king bites come from the deeper rigs in the ice water. Tim
  8. Tim Bromund
    Birfday Fishes Ray!!
  9. Tim Bromund
    Oh, sorry I didn't look at what color patterns they had available. That site is the only I can find to get Jr Flutterdevles and Evil Eye Monarchs these days and they have those in a bunch of patterns. Tim
  10. Tim Bromund
    You can get them right from Eppinger http://www.eppinger.net/cgi-bin/index.pl?fs=1&mp=1&init=1 they have them in 3 sizes in the online lure catalog 5 5/8", 6 3/4" and 8" Tim
  11. Tim Bromund
    Nice going Larry :yes:
  12. Tim Bromund
    I've always had better luck with J's/Lymans etc with longer leads off the riggers than i normally run flasher/flies or spoons, 25-40 foot leads. They are actually a super presentation for a Seacret Weapon rig on the deep rigger. SWR is a 2 color lead core run off the rigger, between the 2 colors of core (60 ft) the leader and whatever backing you put out before clipping it into the release, it puts your bait about 100 feet back and 8-10 feet below the ball, though with a j plug, which also dives, you could probably get 15' below the ball. They also rock off of divers. The green glow/black ladderback and bloody nose silver bullet (chrome with read head) have by far, been my 2 best colors over the years. Tim
  13. Tim Bromund
    That's why I never buy just one of anything, always buy at least two of everything, that seems to stave off the curse hi, my name is Tim and I am an unrepentent tackle addict
  14. Tim Bromund
    especially towing a boat :rofl:
  15. Tim Bromund
    yup, temps do that, depending on the wind direction, and that is precisely WHY you need a probe along with the screwy subsurface currents out there. Tim
  16. Tim Bromund
    By the way, those pics were courtesy of my friend Skeiner on the North Shore. Tim
  17. Tim Bromund
    If I'm running a slider on a rigger, both are spoons. mixing presentations is just begging for the mother of all tangles. Tim
  18. Tim Bromund
    Agree, Wes is a straight shooter, I wouldn't worry about anything. Tim
  19. Tim Bromund
    Yes, so looking at the first column, which is a regular dipsy with wire on a 1 setting, 210 feet of wire out will get you 90 feet down. Next column over is a 2 setting and it will take 256 feet of wire to get 90 down, etc. Tim
  20. Tim Bromund
    He did, that was the reason I took the video, documentation for insurance purposes. Tim
  21. Tim Bromund
    Kuba, Crestliners are nice boats, but compared head to head against a Hewescraft, no he isn't. Tim
  22. Tim Bromund
    just pull/drag the collected fleas down the wire to a compressed ball of fleas and cut them off with the wire, the abrasiveness of the wire saws right through them. Picking them off of mono on the other hand, is a miserable operation, it's easier to cut the swivel off, slide the clump of fleas off and reterminate. Tim
  23. Tim Bromund
    weigh stations open at 8:00, other than that nothing
  24. Tim Bromund
    What don't you like about bags? I had a trolling plate on my first boat and found it to be absolutely worthless!! My Amish Outfitter Beefy Bags do a great job, much happier with them. Tim
  25. Tim Bromund
    I think the intention is to try and stop someone who's not in the derby from, say... catching a slob the night before, and then buying a derby ticket before 0700 the next morning and then weighing the fish in later that morning. Not sure how much that would happen, but I'm guessing a scenario like that is the basis for the rule. Tim
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