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Make sure your spark plug is the recomended brand. I tried on my 9.9 merc to replace the standard NSK with a Champion plug and had a horrible time getting a spark. Put a new NSK in and voila problem solved.

Tim I thought you said you like the Browns?

Well done gents!!!! [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):7-22 Time on Water:7:30-1:30 Weather/Temp: Wind Speed/Direction: Waves: Surface Temp: Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 9 Total Boated:7 Species Breakdown:Steelhead, Brown and skippy kings Hot Lure: Trolling Speed: Down Speed: 2.25 mph-2.5mph Boat Depth: 62-72' Lure Depth: 68-48' ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS Tough grind out there today as the far-reaching south shore turn-over had cold temps, crazy currents and WEEDS. Strong east to west current inside with an increasing NE current as you head out. TONS of bait but very little in terms of targets on the graph. Decided to grind out the inside water instead of jetting out to the fence offshore. With all the bait inside we thought we would eventually run into some decent sized fish but the fish had other ideas. You really had to check lures every 10 minutes for weeds which is trying to the senses. My feeling is when those kings find all the bait inside it will be game on real soon. ====================

They have been finding e-coli in the sand on Lake Erie beaches. Unusually warm summer. I took my new puppy down to Wilson State Park to teach the dog to swim, but the beach was rolling with green slim (looked like 1985). Bad year for beaches.

Haywire twist with 2 min epoxy over the knot. Slides thru the guides easier. Same knot for four years and running on my two coppers.

I have hit bottom with a small hot'n'tot fished off 5 colors in 65' FOW going 1.5 mph.

Problem is they don't put up much fight until you get them in the boat......then all hell breaks loose.

The theory that the leader can get caught behind the treble is almost physically impossible unless the hook is thru a small piece of skin at the tip of the nose or bottom lip and the hook can cam/rotate back on itself. For any hook inside the mouth, the leader could never gain a loop behind the hook to jam as some describe. This time of year we hear the same complaints as mature fish start to show their pronounced teeth. Slide your finger across their teeth next time you a major......and enjoy the paper cut! Try tying some single treble leaders with braid (without beads) to a barrel swivel to fit under the fly and your problem will be solved.

Nothing magical about the topedo weights compared to standard drop weights other than the aerodynamic design allows for less line out to achieve certain depths. The depth charts provided which help to design a spread are a bonus.

The youth gun hunt will start in October so wear some orange coming and going to stand.

Not essential but recomended. Mid-day a silver finish spoon does not need any glow. Good rule is use glow with overcast days or low light situations. It comes down to the simple premise of can the fish see your bait? When in doubt, pull the glow out.

As you reel in your line, slap the line on the surface. The surface tension will pull off most of the fleas. This works with braid or mono, but don't do it with wire or you will wonder where your dipsy went.

I used to run a lot of attractor balls but now have gone to stealth. By taking the color out of the equation, you simplify your decisions on what to run. I only use clear and black dipsy now also. Using the camo pattern used to flatten shapes in the wild (see whitetail deer), I paint the top of my torpedos black, the sides green and the belly white. Not sure if it helps but I have noticed a lot less streaking around my balls displayed on the fishfinder.

Yes, nice tip on the Boga Grip. I have been using the Boga to release fish but by holding it. Was always an issue with doubles or clearing the back of the boat quicker so the Boga on the tether should solve that. How far back do you set your tether? Off to the side or off the back? Nice report as usual.

Bigweeniebrand.com Best glow beads on the market. Glow for hours on a single charge. Best fly/bead combo the last two years has been the A-tom-mik glow/mirage fly with Big weenie blue-glow beads. Put it down and forget about it, works all day in any light conditions.

Use braid with mono leader. Attach torpedo with OR-16 orange release to braid. Reset line counter and deploy using the dive curve chart provided to target the depths you want to hit. Fish are scattered all over the column so anything from a three color down to the bottom. The torpedos get kudos for telgraphing the little white perch, silver bass and yellow perch better than leadcore.

Hit the water off the Catt. Saturday with almost no boat traffic. A school of 3-4.5 lb males have moved in if you are looking for some good eaters. Ran bottom rigger, an 8oz torpedo, 2 oz torpedo, 5, 6 colors of lead. Hot rod was the 2oz torpedo back 150-165'. The trash fish were not too bad. Walleyes wanted a small chartreuse blade. Larger 3D blades only took one fish. Fish wanted it slow 1.4-1.5 mph. Trolled from 6:45 til 11:00 starting in 58' out to 78' (where the screen went blank) and then back in. Lost only big fish at the back of the boat , but got some nice fillets for my fish fry fix. Bucket list checked off ......now back to Ontario for fish that can pull drag! Concentrate in the 60'-70' band of water.......have at 'em.

NOAA site is showing cold water at your levels from the north shore to the south. Warmer water NE of you offshore.

I believe it represents either a small salmon attacking a school of bait OR bait that has been injured and is spiraling out of control. Lots of thump and flash to attract. The picture I have in my head of what is going on down there is based on what I see on the graph and what I catch at depth. Small Kings are voracious. To get to 30 lbs in four years you have to swim and eat. I usually catch small kings around bait at the thermocline. Those small kings are in the schools slashing and attacking. Some of the Alewives are 8-10"......the same size as a flasher. Most of the hits on those big Alewives are going to result in a injured fish that will spiral down twitching to the big kings waiting below. In the end....who cares flashers catch fish!!!! [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

30lb Big Game is all you need. Why bother with the Flea Flicker? [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Helps to have enough deck hands to deal with crazy kings, but your set up sounds good. I would keep the ring off the mag dipsy and put it on a .5 or 1 setting and send your copper FAAAARRRR out to the side. Big fish on, I pull the wire dipsys (8' transom) and get them out of the way. Make sure after you deploy copper over wire, run a bunch more backing out and then let it settle (rise) before sending it out over your dipsy. Helps to figure out which direction the down current is going also. Try to head into the current. [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Great report. [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Rent a Sea-Kayak for the week. Sit on porch with beer. Watch for dark shapes moving up coast (schools of Menhaden). Launch Kayak when Menhaden spotted. Cast Yozuri's around edges of fracas (use a leader) for Bluefish and Spanish Mak's. Don't fall in (sharks). Rent a small boat or get charter. Head out where the shrimp boats are running their nets. Drop live bait to bottom after shrimp boat passes.........hold onto rod as a shark will hit your bait within 30 seconds. Intercoastal areas have redfish and trout. [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

Got a report from my brother who fishes out of the Catt. On a morning trip Sat. June 23rd fishing solo in the morning he caught three walleye all around eater 21" size fishing around the perch beds 50-55" out in front on Pink blade/harness. 4oz torpedo, 8oz torpedo and a rigger on the bottom. The cleaning station was absent of walleye soooooo still slow. Lots of bait/perch on graph. [ Post made via Mobile Device ]