Chromeslayer

i fished last weekend out of Olcott.. picked up 5 browns in 2hrs... water was 43degrees coming out of the harbor and pure mud... east and west was 39-41degrees in the green water. im sure the water temps came up a bit since last weekend

the river was pretty much ice free today at 4pm.. a few chunks floating down.. boom must still be in

drove along the 190 today and it didnt look like the boom was there.... upper river had very little ice tho..

http://www.outdoorsniagara.com/joe_ognibene.htm

i can get my 115 Merc 4 stroke to troll down to 1.9-2.1 on flat calm day.. thats on a 19ft boat..... bought 2 trolling bags to help in the wind

Today was about as good as it gets on the Niagara.. LOTS of fish and lots of boats also... the first 2 drifts we did we put 7 fish in the boat! not a bad way to start the day at all.. fishing stayed hot for the first 2hrs then the boat traffic got bad and it slowed down for awhile.. moved down river to get away from the others and we had a steady pick of fish.. kwikfish, live minnows, egg sacs, and Berkley Gulp minnows all took fish today.. boated 24 fish lost some as well

braided line will collect ALOT of sea fleas when they show up.. braid is good during the early part of the season but after the fleas show up i put the braid away.. go with the wire.. wire puts fish in the boat!

http://www.attheoak.com/rip/customs.html interesting read!!

nope no issues with the wax.. did it sunday when the temps were the warmest

thanks i wanted the 9ft ones for my inside diver rods.. guess ill pick up a pair

installed the Berts tracks, and ran the wires for the downriggers and put a coat of wax on it.

anybody running these?? how are they? how do they compare to the diawa heartlands? gunna run wire on them

was in the Buffalo news today

as of today there is 66% ice coverage on Lake Erie still..think the ice coverage has to drop to i think 25% but not positive on that.. the boom will NOT be pulled before april 1.... it was pulled on april 10th last spring

I dont think the Harbor Inn is open anymore.. i would call to find out for sure.

Hammer, TG, B fly, glow hammer, pro am, glow frog, mirage, skein machine, green hammer, crinkle green.. some of my fav colors i wouldnt leave the dock without...

http://www.atommiktrollingflies.com/ prolly the best flies to hit Lake O.. lots of great stuff

nice fish.. decided to do the tribs this weekend.. pics to follow after the weekend ends.. lots of fresh fish around!!

thanks guys.. gunna go tinker with things tomorrow.. then try to get out after some browns this weekend

auto was the same...

it was set at 80percent in that shot i beleive.. it does go away when i turn it down.. way down

well here let me show u what i got going on.. this pic was taken drifting down the niagara with the main motor off now i do have the power wire for the sonar ran to the battery, i turned on and off all things that could cause interference.. bilge, livewell, etc.. with no change to the sonar screen.. the ducer is a duel freq.. i was runnin it in the 200khz mode with a 12degree cone.. for some reason i think the 12degree cone is part of my problem in this shallow of water.. i went out to 50fow and the screen got better without really changing any settings.. but in the shallow water im pickin up alot of crap as u can see.. anyone else think its the duel freq ducer? i have a single freq ducer 20degree cone i think im gunna install to see if this helps my problem

actually it is coiled up.. i will look into that also.. any other ideas on anyway to sheild it?

wasnt any ice in the lower river today.. left it at 3pm

i think im getting interference problem through my transducer cable.. i really cant route the cable any other way in the boat... what i would like to know if there is a sheilded tape that i could wrap the cable in.. or any other type of sheilded wire housing?