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Fish the shallows just west of a trib. 5 to 15 fow. Where there is a cove or gravel bar creating a natural barrier that collects the warmer trib water and holds some color. Use stealth, troll quiet, long lines and light line, planner boards. Be ready for kings on the prowl looking for emerging bait. Early morning, and evening low light. It's a small area and Too many boats or passes will kill it. Or troll for lakers midday until it quiets down again. Works for me! Sent from my SM-N900P using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I would guess the same size reels for this as copper 45lb It is .036 diameter within .033 to .037 like Copper of the same weight.[emoji108] Sent from my SM-N900P using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I have had a black box for years. I can't say it hurt anything, however I can't say that it helped the fish bite better. Sometimes I think it does, when the fish hang in the zone of the riggers for long periods of time (seen on the sounder). Maybe they will be enticed to strike. I can say though, that if you have negative energy on your wires to the downrigger ball, caused by galvanic action between steel and lead in water, and possibly DC voltage leaking, sometimes common with aluminum hulls, then the box will help counter the issue with positive charge. Test your wires with a meter while the rigger weight is in the water at typical depths of fishing. If it shows a negative charge you need the box for balance. It can help to keep fish near your lures on the riggers. Some say that the fish become very uncomfortable in negative charge and the closer you set the lures to the field, the more they sense the negative charge. Commercial boats have used them for years, so they must have some merit. I can test the charge at any time by switching the box to static charge reading. If it is low or negative, I apply some positive to the wires, all of the wires get the charge. Some days are different than others on static reading. I assume it's to do with the mineral and biological makeup of that column of water I'm in for the day. But test your wires in the water to be sure you don't have massive negative ion going on. A mutimeter set on milivolt, positive probe on the wire, negative probe on the battery ground or ground on the hull somewhere. Hope it helps! Mark Sent from my SM-N900P using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Yes!..nice report Rick👠Sent from my SM-N900P using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Feelin' the love Pap!...right back atcha with a gold star! Regards brother!

I like that idea! A little shock cord action too!

Now as I rechecked it...Yes! Chinho!It does have an adipose fin..if from Ontario it could be natural spawn, but not entirely sure what year this fish is in.

Coho, tail spots upper half, black gums...another couple inches would be yummy!

Glad to hear the news! Way to go Jay!

Thanks Rob, good info!