Shorthanded

thanks guys. now, lets hope the winds die down

Any word on the walleye take? Thinking of making the trip this weekend... Thanks in advance.

Yeah, bad day out of The Oak yesterday as well. Zero for zero. A beautiful day on the water in any event. Mark, "stow about the Targa" ???

now that is what i call surf 'n turf !!!

Jim, I have a big freezer so I will bow hunt the opener and "blow" days to get some backstraps for my tasty walleye/perch surf 'n turf So many options, so little time...

Uh, hmm, Shorthanded has been honing his archery skills for the early opener Haven't fished in 2 weeks. Going to try a little Lake O salmon trolling Saturday AM What about you Mark, been getting out?

Way to go Brian! Awesome fish...

that is a big 23! love the pilot house, full transom and freeboard.

Yep that was/is me. Glad I sold that gas hog when I could. LOL... I fish wilson every spring and remember motoring by wishing I had one - on my Bucket list. Was it a diesel of gas? Either way I can imagine it sucked a ton of fuel being as heavy as it is. It was gas, volvo 8.1 engines which are junk IMO, in 3 years blew 1 head gasket, siezed 1 bottom end, and had numerous sensor and wiring problems. The CC28 is a great boat in a head sea but basically sucks for anything else such as drifting or trolling parallel to the waves. the great lakes short period waves will get it rocking so bad you can't even stand up. I consider my 23 Steiger Miami an upgrade for the type of fishing I do. Yikes!!! Thanks for sharing you just saved me $180k Your new boat looks very nice. At first glance it looked like a Parker

Yep that was/is me. Glad I sold that gas hog when I could. LOL... I fish wilson every spring and remember motoring by wishing I had one - on my Bucket list. Was it a diesel of gas? Either way I can imagine it sucked a ton of fuel being as heavy as it is.

"MyTurn" did you used to run a Carolina Classic 28 out of Wilson, NY?

have you attach any fish lips to that copper rig yet?

NICE catch!!!

welcome to the discussion topic

Larry, so sorry to hear this. We will definitely keep an eye out for you. Makes my blood boil ... Your a real pro, and unselfishly help us all with fishing info. and advice. You make your living fishing, I would like to donate $25 toward helping you replace your gear, a small token of appreciation for a fellow fisherman and a good guy. PM me your PayPal ID Jack Also, let me know if you need rods/reels in the near-term to get you by with charters.

See if ya can stuff a 10+ pounder in there [ Post made via iPhone ]

funny. Mark, give me a call to arrange pickup

Ray I would have sold it to you for $25 less...

This is one of those Rare opportunities... For Sale. No Trades. Never hunted. Used for 10-total 3D rounds...sat, stored in bow case ever since. Everything, bow, string and accessories are like new... will sell bare bow or complete rig as listed. 2007 Mathews Drenalin, 60-70# limbs, 29in draw length, full camp Spott Hogg Hog-It, 3 pin, .019 dia fibers, wrapped, with light Limb Driver Pro Arrow Rest Doinker Front Stabilizer Vapor Trail Strings Meta 1/4" Peep Sight Custom String Stop Mathews 5-arrow quiver, camo $695 for complete rig as listed above plus actual cost of shipping and handling $450 for bare bow plus actual cost of shipping and handling will email additional pics to serious buyers Thanks.

SOLD!!! in what has to be a new worlds record from time of first post... 1min 10 sec BRAND NEW!!! Never Used Fat Nancy's loaded the reel for me with backer, cooper and floro leader...copper is marked every 50ft $250 cash and local pick up (Rochester or Buffalo)

mark, if you think that is bad, imagine what your dipsys are doing, especially at the lower walleye trolling speeds and higher plane settings speed variation including inside/outside variation on turns causes significant depth variation. thats why you want to start well above the fish and then slowly work your way down to them the nature of the beast with weighted presentations, however the vertical movement in the water column is what makes these rigs work

Gill-T thanks, I appreciate the response. I can see where the may be an advantage with larger torpedos for the deeper L.O. salmon, less so for the summer depth of Erie Walleye.

Jim, what are the advantages of a torpedo diver over a snap weight for Erie walleye fishing?

I hear ya on fish that pull drag thanks for the report!