Paul Czarnecki

We need more info than that. Where did you fish? We're people catching fish around you? I know this sounds like self promotion and slightly arrogant but you can take YEARS off your learning curve by taking just an evening trip with a reputable captain. Do some checking and make sure he's one of the ones that is actually willing to share info and actually SHOW you what he's doing and why. You will be amazed at what you'll learn in 4-8 hours and it will be the best money you spend all year. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Here's an important copper tip..... Don't concern yourself with how deep it's running. Put it out and let it work. If you plan on running a 400 copper in 100 fow and decide to do an "inside" turn into 60 THEN concern yourself with how deep it's running. 😀 Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Fish the fish not the temp. Most anglers are WAY too fixated on temp. The fish don't care and neither should you. The ONLY time I concern myself with down temp is when it shows a down break. A hard edge where cold water meets warmer water. That attracts and holds fish and that attracts and holds my attention. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

You'll get Lots of responses to that question too. To sum all of them up--22-32". It doesn't hurt to vary your leader length--they all work (at times) 😀 Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

NBK42 second spoon? I think I know what you mean but everyone else might be confused since NBK and 42 second are two separate and very different patterns. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Slider tangles usually come in one of two ways-- --you popped the rod out of the release and reeled it in allowing the slider to tangle with the mainline bait. --you had your rod "loaded up" too much taking the bow out of the line and allowing the slider to migrate to the ball. Also, as mentioned, raising or lowering the ball to change depths will cause the same tangle. To solve the problem either fix the slider with a rubber band or bring the rig up without popping it and take the slider off before it tangles. Fwiw sliders are a PITA and I only run them in the spring and early summer or when I'm fishing cohos or steelhead. They simply don't take enough kings to be worth the trouble and if a king tangles a line after being hooked it will tangle the slider--guaranteed. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Where will you be fishing? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

If you really want to put out every rod you own fish Lake Erie for walleyes--that technique works there. Here on Lake Ontario, more often than not, LESS IS MORE. As in....you'll get MORE than enough salmon action by running 4 rods properly than you will running 8 that are doing nothing more than making your boat look like a pin cushion. 2 rigger rods with a single bait (either spoon or flasher) and 2 wire divers with spin doctors or e chips will produce plenty of salmon action IF your speed and direction of troll is correct and, of course, there are kings under your boat. Good luck. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

It all depends on where you are fishing and how deep the kings are in that area. Two riggers, each with a single rod, and two wire divers are really all you should need to catch almost any King that swims. Many charter captains have made good careers out of killing kings with that exact setup. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

There are several public launches. The Black North on the east side and the park on the west side are both very good ramps. At the Oak we loose approximately 100' for every mile you go out. 450' at the Oak is about 5 miles from shore. There are a LOT of charters and very good Rec anglers at the Oak that are more than willing to give you an assist on location and baits. More so than in any other harbor on the lake. It s a GREAT port to learn to fish salmon from. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Bring your 18 footer to Oak Orchard. Plenty of help and you're only a couple miles (at most) from the steel and kings. No reason to only fish 100 fow because you have an 18' boat. It's plenty big enough Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Doubt it would work. No flash. No color. Muscles too big to get a solid strip. Giant scales. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

48-56" usually on the smaller blades. But it doesn't hurt to vary things. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Who said you need 11" flashers to run meat? 😀 Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Spend the money and take a charter with a GOOD charter captain. You will take years off your learning curve and it will be the best money you ever spent. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United