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gotta get them kids on the merry go round or tilt a whirl and break them in ...glad they got to catch some nice fish wtg Mark

Happy b day Carl....moonshine and more moonshine lures to ya Mark [ Post made via Android ]

Secret weapon....pieces of corndog...shhhhh!... good job on the steelie place! Mark [ Post made via Android ]

OK!....that's it....I'm claiming.salvage rights!...got to be a ton of copper down there. Copper $3.36 for 1 oz. Ton = 2000 lb. HOLY JUNK LINES BATMAN!.......I'm buying a new boat!...a big boat!...$ 107520 Where's Ray, I need a frogman!...got NITROX?.....oh and balls of lead..more$ ooops.....divide by 16.....$3.36 lb ....shucks ....oh well, good down payment. [ Post made via Android ]

Nice!...less gas again! That was a busy morning...too bad the crew didn't show...still "reeling" from the previous evening? [ Post made via Android ]

Yep...the salmon are swimming around sayin...man this planet sure is gettin littered up by those aliens, kinda like the moon surface. Space Junk ..craters all over the bottom of the lake from high speed impacts. [ Post made via Android ]

Apparently kids of deadbeat parents, same ones who don't know where the kids are, don't care, and want all the trucks off the road at nite so their drunken brats don't end up pot hole patch...new log book regs deigned by whining liberals. [ Post made via Android ]

Fantastic!..way to get the youngsters outside and fishing. Yes the lake truely is a blessing and worth saving for these generations coming! [ Post made via Android ]

Lots of ways to run the meat. I run mine in a Rhys Davis head 20 to 26 inches behind a protroll e chip flasher. Usually a green or white with pearl on one side. Tweak the head enough to get a 1.5 to 2 roll per second, more of a wider spin than just a twirling on its axis. I set the hook to lay free next to the meat tail. End of the tail just at the bend in the treble. Use the toothpick in the head to jam it there. Some like to use twinkies and some like to dress the meat with a fly skirt. Just depends on the mood of the fish sometime. I like to run the meat on copper, then dipsy, and off the riggers last but sometimes if not useing a copper in the spread just deep on the center rigger. Be patient...it is not one of the quickest producers, but will often get the biggest salmon of the day. It will troll nicely at the speed you run the test of your sets, I have used familiar bite and Erie Dearie with equal success. The roll, or spin of the meat is most critical though. Be sure to get it looking right beside the boat out of the wash and count the roll of the meat twice for each ..."one thousand one, one thousand two" etc etc count. That's what I do but is no means the only way, and it works for me. Mark [ Post made via Android ]

Nice report, great pics!...love the white caps on the horizon...adds character to the weather and the mood of lady O! Mark [ Post made via Android ]

I like the 30 lb on my long coppers over 300 ft. Less winchy feeling on the reel. You can use a much smaller reel too, and that is a plus with smaller people who are not accustomed to big tackle. I have kids and women who are ok with the 600 30 lb...I let my copper go out the first 50 feet free spool, with just my thumb on the side of the spool, no clicker on, and run the boat a little faster troll ...and do not get distracted while spoiling out the first 50 ft....overwrapping birds nest sucks Mark [ Post made via Android ]

How ever long my leader ends up after tying the loop in it (about 20 inches or a couple more)..SWAG estimate..never seen the fish own a ruler Like Carl said enough to retie...when too short, splice on some more with a bloodknot. Front hole front..fin side rear hole. Next...thread side on fly out or in... [ Post made via Android ]

I think the individual strands of coated copper stay wound with each other better than the other brands and make it less prone to kinking and backlash. [ Post made via Android ]

Yup...it's all good till ya get a triple hook up on steelhead!...add a copper down the shoot for extra luck. I even run 8 dipsy....if I wanted to. Two off the outboard downriggers as down outs. At least I had a thought of it, but the fish kept me too busy before I could get that many in the water. Once I did and then nothing happened except washed 11 lures for hours without a hit. Maybe less really is more....Hmmmmm. seems if I can't get all six that I normally run in the water then fishing is pretty good. If I have time to deploy more than that the fishing is slow...and more stuff down there just doesn't do much for the fish and only shows me I am a great organizer of lines and lures....Aw crap there goes everythng now! Steelhead jumping right to left over everything. That's why I bring my friend Lois...she likes untangling stuff for some reason Mark [ Post made via Android ]

There is a hole for a pin to go in behind the actuator to keep it from moving back and when backing. It is a pain to get out and put the pin in but at some point you will be out to unstrap at the launch. Still if ya gotta backup in other places it is not very convenient though. Just in case

Very interesting to see the effort these salmon put into chasing a meal! Excellent Mark

It is a thrill to do alone that is for sure, shakin knees and out of breath, sweatin. Always fun when they try to run the line back in yer face too! Good job! Mark

GEEZ Mike, & here I thought you were born BEFORE the wheel was invented. When I was a kid I thought I was gonna get sick riding a horse... Then the quarter ran out. [ Post made via Android ]

Hope it helps to get the fish to stay in the rigger spread for ya. Can't say for sure that it makes the fishing better but it has never turned fish off for sure. At least it lets you see the charge on the cables related to the water chemistry and the boat with its polarity as it sits in the water. My boat typically will read around positive .175 to .260 on the natural setting. Depends on length of cable out and day to day changes in weather and water chemistry. I usually check it when I see fish coming into the riggers and diving away without hitting. I don't worry too much as long as the natural voltage is not negative or close to neural. When I turn some heat on it I go with about 0.600 positive volt on all the cables. Suppose to make the salmon feel comfy. They are very sensitive to electrical magnetics. After all they do use magnetism as guidance from the Earth. Can't hurt but negative voltage I understand is very uncomfortable to a fish in it's sensory lateral line. They can feel the impulse from bait from hundreds of feet away according to scientists. Good luck Koot! Mark

Hey,.... A man who reaches 55 should have no limits now. You have surpassed the limit now and that should require a special gift for a fisherman with so many "EXPOSED" attributes to the fishing community. Your chariot awaits you for your Key West adventures Mermaids beware, lobsters run and hide, PETA members....uhhhhh no! That fur is his own!....don't look And here it is! Just fer you Omganothershortfatbaldone.....your very own v V V V hosting images BOAT FER THE KEYS....HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAY!...celebrate in yer suit all day!...hope its a good one forya..take it easy on the wife...don't let her light all those candles by herself! Mark [ Post made via Android ]

Ahhhhh, the deep water bite is sweeet...very good Carl Mark Oh!....Madman spoon?...something new or am I missing something? [ Post made via Android ]

Good job on the inside Carl!...saw ya comin into port behind me that day, let your group off at the day dock in the park [ Post made via Android ]

Great fish Brian [ Post made via Android ]

Way to go Rick!...yayyy!..love that report. Great job over there, and congratulations on the great finish! Mark [ Post made via Android ]