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Question about the $1,000 per day event leading up to the invitational..... is a boat able to enter as many fish as it is able over 20lbs with the largest entry by the boat that day as the final and only entry. For example, a fish over twenty pounds is weighed and entered in the morning, then a larger fish is entered by the registered boat in the afternoon.....I would assume the larger fish becomes the entry. Also, can a registered boat win more than once per week? Thanks.

I am looking at replacing my dated Boat gauges as I look to redo my console. All gauges work so wiring and sending units are working. Questions: 1. Can I just replace old gauges with new? 2). Do I have to replace sending units also? 3). Do I have to make sure the ohms is the same with the replacements? 4). What am I missing?

If I remember the dive curve I think it will reach 30’ down with 200’ of braid out.

Use them. They work off a side rod holder or off planer boards. They double for walleye on Erie.

2 wire divers on inside, 2 high braid divers with slide divers on the outside. Coppers or leadcore go on boards past them........as far as you can get them out to the side. Or if you don't have slide divers then you can gain separation with mag wire dipsys with no rings on inside (1 setting) and two braid high standard divers (3 setting). No right or wrong way to do it. Pay attention to where the fish are coming from and try to put as many baits spread out in the hot zone. You may have it blow from NE and have your 5 color going off. You may have no wind and have to chase deep kings off the bottom in 200' with downriggers. You are correct in having lots of options ready for your trip.

Consider using two of your braid divers to run slide divers outside of your dipsys. You could also convert them into a four or five color. I don’t think you need four braid divers and two wire divers.

Per Dr Weidel, early trawls look promising despite late start from bad weather.

Since the demise of emerald shiner stocks, I am having to fish a deeper band of water in the spring. When emeralds were around every port,stream,creek and ditch flowing into the lake had emeralds running. I would put my otter boats in three FOW sometimes because that is where the food was. Now it’s gobies, perch, gizzard shad, alewives etc deeper off the bank. Just some observations.

Glad you had a better day. After reading your post again, I would add to scale down on leader size. Twenty-five lb fluoro is too heavy for browns. Your sticks and spoons will work much better with 10-12 lb leader. Just add a barrel swivel to your current leader and add a rod-length of lighter line to a snap.

Read the water. Around the mouth today there was all kinds of leaves and human crap floating in the stagnant water. Trout need O2. Down East a little there is lake water mixing in. A little warmer too. This time of year stare at your surface temp. A degree or two makes all the difference most days. Once you find one or two, keep hitting the area as there will be more. Remember with cold night temps, the surface water (and the water along the bank) may be colder early but will warm up and be a draw later.

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