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Steel wire....hmmmm. same thickness as copper. Could be tough on guides and reels...memory bends? I'll wait to see advantage kudos.

Very nice Stan! Kudos to the son!

Power pro vs fleas...fleas win all the time:angry: Fireline fused original vs fleas....Fireline wins more. Fleas always wins some on anything :rolleyes:

Nice Stan!...looks like you are about to get bit near those rocks back there. Go get em!

If I may intercede here...27 lb lead core is same diameter as 45 lb copper. (.033).. 400 would be really tight backing with 50lb. ..350 would be safe with a 30 ft leader. But I caution on the reel capacity specs. Factory and vendors state 30 # Mono capacity at 330 yards. The packing box states 290 yards. I used the 290 yard packing box spec for the calculation.

They're alright, just slow.. the line guide isn't wide so no big knots. Drag is decent. Not gonna get much for 59.95 any reel.

Saw a Redwing blackbird yesterday. More trusted than a rodent on February 2nd!

Condensation happens, ethanol or not. Boats on trailers going in and out of 90 degree air to 60 70 degree water with tank in the bilge is the worst environment for any fuel, diesel, gas, corn blends no matter. The water settles. Alcohol bonds to it. It strip additional additives and compounds that are in gasoline to begin with, when it phases . I run the tank down low. Put a double dose of ethanol fuel stabilize in it for what is left when it's stored. Fill it with new gas at least 25 gallons in the spring . I ran the 2 stroke yamaha 225 OX once out of fuel to store it...never again. The rubber parts in all 3 low pressure fuel pumps had pin holes after first two trips next season. The vapor separation tank fine screen was coated in white residue from being air dry all winter. Had to clean it with seafoam. I leave all the fuel management stuff on the engine full of fuel. It's been treated by me anyway. Never a problem now in 6 years. It starts every season. The racor fuel water separator gets drained a couple times a year. The gas is 87 octane gulf. I would rather Leave the tank with 10 gallons double treated than 100 gallons to treat or spoil. The motor is never drained of fuel anymore. Sealed injection gets no air, stays pressurized so it can't.

Yeah I used to make up brine and one day, I was a bit rushed and didn't have some of the ingredients, so had this brine mix sitting there and seems easy so I did it this way. I just added the brown sugar and maple syrup to it so it was quick. I didn't know how it would come out, but it was surprisingly excellent! I had used the brine from the box before and it seemed to lack good flavor of maple that it said it had in it. So this was a good boost for it. It's quick and easy to put together. I hope it works for your fish. Let me know if it came out ok, or if you think it could use something. Like I say, it was a surprise and could even be improved on I suppose, but I liked it very much.I love food from the flue!..BBQ! and smoke! Good luck with it!

Great advise Paul! I would also add something more about the wind effect in May. On what most would consider "bad wind" north easterly on the south shore in summer months ,(typically days on end in spring ),, is often gold for inshore 10 to 20 feet of water where the western end tribs dump into the lake. Coves and bars stack that green, warmer trib water just east of their entries. The Niagara flow also moves closer and brings bait and salmon closer to those small areas against the shore coves and bars. Early am late pm stealth longlines, spoons and sticks in that shallow water is key to success there. You'll probably hit browns, but this time of year the fish of all species kings too, is looking for that green warm water. It's a smorgasbord.Mark