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Everybody's boat is different......... I would't launch in Erie without my riggers..... mostly it depends on how deep in the water column the fish are located. The deeper they are, the more likely your riggers will work well, and by the 27th there will be plenty of "deep" fish. Just don't be afraid to run your lures back off the cannonballs and make plenty of turns. And riggers can be set in a fraction of the time of core rods.

I've checked in the neighborhood of 40 more LE walleye(legal and shorts) since the original post and never seen another affected fish......

I fished out of SP today solo, and took 4 legal fish and 5 shorts.....never hooked a fish over 20". the "best" screen was 45 - 55 off the park. Harnesses off a diver took the most fish.

sturgeon point, but the fish were much closer to the SBH.

added a pic.

We got some Erie eyes this past weekend that had small (1/8" - 1/2"), whiteish/clear, wormlike (or leechlike) parasites attached to both sides of the tail, and behind each pectoral and pelvic fins..... The fish appeared healthy otherwise, and the flesh was normal. Some of the fish had as many as 100 of these hitchhikers............Any Ideas on what they were?

A black NK28 with yellow diagonal tape and a white back has been money for me this spring.............. during overcast conditions.

The winner !

Now that's cool!

I'm not sure either, but congrats, it's exciting as hell ......... I think it's all part of the process..... realizing that you don't have to box everything or shoot everything, just because you can......

Use gobbles with caution...... Often, it'll attract more hunters than birds.

My experience with Remington products varies. I've got a bdl in 30-06 that has excessive headspace, several 870 Expresses that won't reliably cycle, and several 870 Wingmasters that perform flawlessly. I would take an older beat up Wingmaster over a brand new Express model any day......