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Thats a shame. Beautiful fish. Have a good winter. Glen

That is a DANDY Paul. Nice job. Did you do a mount? Any pictures you could post? Glen

Geez Rapala, Did you have to list all that? Now I'm depressed. What some people just don't get is if most rec guys are on fish and they are having some action 2 rods is plenty and alot of guys would only have 2 per out there. When the fish are scarce and spread out and you got to cover alot of water to find them is when the additional rods would make a trip more enjoyable. I don't buy this "more dead fish" crap one bit. You can do the same thing with 2 rods per man when you go into catch and release mode after the box is full. And if you know what you are doing you can release most fish in good shape. For us, the ones that are in tough shape are the ones that go into the box no matter how many rods out. Glad I didn't read that out of state thing earlier. LOL Happy fishing. Glen

Don't know that wire will help your landing percentage but it sure catches fish. Like anything else, the more you use it the better you get. There is a learning curve. Glen

If questions need to be answered then i suggest we look in our own back yards for the answers first..Obviousley starting in Oswego call Dave Turner..The rule wasn't stuffed down anyone's throat it was inherrited by Oswego as part of the rule which were already in place. Lets all get our facts right before we go spilling false info all over the place..It doesnt seem to be hurting anyone right now nor in the past.. This "Inherited" rule caused a good number of boats to stop fishing the Oswego event. Look at the entry decline since this was "inhereted". In fact, guys that fished it under closed comunications, one of which already posted on the subject, feel it was "stuffed down their throats". Seems like the facts are pretty straight to me. Glen

I run Okuma Blue Diamond roller rods 8 1/2 footers, Shimano roller rods 8 1/2 footers and Blue Diamond Dipsy rods 10 footers reg. guides for my slide divers with braid. For the wire I prefer the Shimano roller rods. Glen

Shrink tubing over the whole thing will keep you from seeing your knots. If there is a problem you won't know it until it's to late. Glen

Clarke the answere to your question is yes I can mark my weights on the 50 at all depths. The deepest I've run them is about 200 feet. The signal was weaker down there and just showed as a faint line on the screen but I could see them. As the cone angle travels deeper, the coverage area increases which probably compensated for the additional blowback. As a side note I run a thru hull airmar. The thru hull made a huge difference over the transome mount with my Furuno. Glen

I ran the fake bait while there was a GOOD King bite going on. It only produced one fish for me but it was a biggin . All three of the other rods took multiple fish. To be honest, thats the only time I tested it under those conditions and it hasn't seen much time in the water since. I've never run the whole bait but I can attest to cut bait certainly having it's days. Glen

Don't take my word for it, go here. Airmar makes most of the transducers used on fishfinders. http://airmartechnology.com/airmar2005/ ... D=3&NewID= Select product brochures from the technical information section. Then select transducer product guide. Jan, you might find what your looking for there also. If not they probably have a Tech # you could call to answere all your questions. Glen

Gill-T you might have the 50/200 cone thing backwards. I run 50 to show my downrigger weights and 200 won't pick them up. Outside of the cone. 200 gives me better detail at greater depths but narrower cone angle. Glen

It is my understanding that the rule was originally changed becuse it was to easy to cheat with todays technology. Personaly I am against the open comunication rule and don't use it. We like to win, or lose based on our own ability. Not only to catch fish but to cover water, find them and develope a plan for tournament time. Glen

Guys my buddy told me about this boat but I don't need it. If I did I would have bought it in a second. Glen, here is the boat. It has a 2000 name on the side of it with a 1998 115hp evenrude outbord on it and wants $ 3500 just to get rid of it as she is in Fl. now and doesn't plan on coming back up here. The boat has a top and side curtins and trailer. All for the low price. Runs good !! she paid $7500 a year a go for it !! My buddys name is Fred and his phone # is 315 298 6000. He is a retired mechanic so if he says the boat runs good it does. Heres a picture. Good luck. Glen

1/0 Owner or Gammys. Both are good hooks. Glen

What part of the lake do you plan to fish?

When you say for a dipsy I'm going to assume , and suggest, you want to run wire off it. If thats the case you want to get 1000 feet of a good quality 30 lb test 7 strand wire. I personally like Malin but there are other brands that I guess work equally well. Others will chime in about the different brands I'm sure. The Diawa 47 reel is a good choice for mid range price. You will also want a good quality line for the 8 foot leader off your dipsy. I like 20 lb Fluorocarbon for spoons and plugs and 30 or 40 lb test mono for flashers and flys. For the flourocarbon I like 20lb Stren and for the mono I like Ande. Again the brands are just what consistently works for me but I'm sure there are others that will work just fine. Good quality snap swivels are a must. These fish are mean and the gear takes abuse. To scrimp on quality will result in lost fish and gear. Hope that answeres some of your questions. Glen

Happy New Year. Glen

I have a Simrad AP 12H and couldn't be happier. Glen

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years. Glen

Some on this board that want to be heard on different issues get a petition going. I would think one of those guys that have done it before will chime in with some advice. Good luck. Glen

Although I don't run meat very often, I have good results with the Salmon Slashers as well. Flys will produce off those Slashers also. Two seasons ago an NK Die Hard run 4 foot in back of a Golden Retreiver was a good producer for me. Last season it didn't do as good. Sorry I can't think of the name of the bait heads but usually I'll run a 3 fly rig. Twinky rigs maybe? Glen

A nice serene morning coming out of the Little Salmon.

I'd have to guess at least 18. Glen

Merry Christmas all. Glen and Kelly

Ray, You mean you actually shoot those cute little deers with the big ears and fluffy white tails? Tastey aren't they. Glen