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Sometimes an inversion can be great fishing, especially offshore! Don't give up yet!

I bought a new tie once I couldnt get it undone j/k

I disagree Paul, especially if you're targeting steelhead. Here's the coastwatch site, just remember that if it show dark grey it was cloudy and could throw off the temp readings. http://www.coastwatch.msu.edu/ontario/o22.html

White is probably bad, recommend you have a mechanic run it rather than getting stranded out there. Maybe someone more knowledgable on motors will chime in...

Is it an inboard or inboard/outboars (i/o)? I'm guessing I/O and the bottle is your lube reservoir for your outdrive. Make sure it is filled to the fill line and always carry an extra bottle of it in case you have a leak while you're on the water. The other liquid to check is of course your gas level

Nothin but the best for you guys haha. I was on business travel when I made it, so I had to use what I had handy! Looking back at it, using oversized props probably made it easier to see and understand

Haha that can be frustrating!!!

Agree with the simple knot above...

Sweet fish Mike! How's the new fish finder treating you?

Mark, No doubt in my mind any of that would work. Lately I find myself asking less of "will it work" and more of "is it worth it". Putting copper down the chute at any time has fallen into the "not fun" category for me Putting it out the side on a dipsey should work, but I imagine you'd need to tighten your dipsey release down pretty tight so the weight of the copper wouldn't trip it while going through waves. I wonder if this would limit an entire side of my boat to one rod though, as any other dipsey on that side or even something off the boards might just be asking for trouble and would tangle unless you were really really careful? Nick

I haven't, but I can imagine it depends on what kind of release your run and if they are in good condition or have nicks in them. Mine are pretty light, so there isn't much pressure put on the copper. That being said... I prefer to half hitch the rubber band and put the rubber band way down in the release. I get a lot less false releases that way... although sometimes if you get a dink on it can be hard to tell. Nick

Great thanks for the new numbers.

Adk, correct on all accounts. The copper is much heavier than stainless wire, which makes it sink faster. Copper is excactly like leadcore, except heavier and without the Dacron sheathing. The copper is strong enough to not need the Dacron. Since I've started using copper, I've found no need for leadcore. I'll just let the copper out less (maybe 250ft of my 600ft copper) and it will stay at a depth similar to a leadcore. Nick

We had a real problem with tying the knots at first, then we switched to the Albright knot. We also found that we had a crack in one of our eyes and it was cutting our backer. Since then, we've had no problems with the knots failing (over a year). That being said, I just bought some of the inline swivels to try though. Nick

Rod that is like some kind of torture device! Theresa wouldn't even let me bring something like that on the boat! We are waiting on our bloorun copper to arrive so that we can spool up a new 300 copper. We're going to use torpedo weights to get them down deeper and see how we like it compared to a 600' copper. Nick

tlom, We've used 30lb and 50lb big game mono as well as 30lb flouro for our leader. We use dodger/flies 99% of the time on copper so I'm not sure that the leader material really matters. I certainly haven't seen a difference using each type of leader. I've tried anywhere from 30ft to 5ft of leader. I saw a significant decrease in hits when I used 5ft of leader. From 15-30ft I didn't notice any difference in hits though. You CAN run the copper right down the middle. I used to do that when I first starting running it, but it quickly became a pain. There's too much line out to quickly reel it in when you get a king on, so the best you can do is move it as far to the opposite side of the boat as possible, and hope the fish doesn't get into it. It's so much nicer to put it out on the board way out of the way. Well worth the $80 for an otter boat. Nick

We actually have a big stud on our boat, just sayin lol Thanks for the feedback, I'll try to include it in my follow up video!

So Theresa and I have been playing around with making some "how to" videos for those just starting out salmon fishing... let me know what you think and if there are other videos you think new folks might be interested in. I'll need to do a revisit on this video at some point to show how to use inline swivels and shrink tubing as well.

Big Fish Friday - Salmon Slam - August 2nd Current Teams List We are going to have a Big Fish Friday prior to the Salmon Slam. You do not need to participate in the Salmon Slam to participate in the Big Fish Friday, anyone is welcomed to join. You can fish from any port you would like as long as you bring your fish to Arney's Marina by 5PM for weigh in. The cost will be $50 per boat, as many people and rods per boat as you'd like (within legal and safe limits of course). You may weigh in a single fish (salmon or trout) that was caught any time after 5AM Friday (must be in line at weigh in by 5PM). Half of the money collected will go to supporting our wounded and disabled Veterans and Servicemen, the other half will be awarded to the biggest fish. Similar to a 50/50 raffle, but a lot more fun It should be a great excuse to take a Friday off, or maybe even half a day! Have fun fishing, support our Veterans, and maybe win some money... doesn't get much better! $50 payments will be due by 5PM July 31st. Payments can be made by Paypal by sending $50 to [email protected] or can be sent by a check made out to: Nicholas Allers ATTN: BFF 277 Buckhead Ln Douglassville, PA 19518 Please make sure to include your team name on the payment. If anyone has any questions, please let me know! Nick

Ah I thought you meant social security numbers and addresses, etc.

Guys your data is constantly being lost, stolen, and sold in private industry as well. Best thing you can do is your free credit check every year!