Todd in NY

These are 12 pound torpedo from Troutman87. They are great weights and you won't be disappointed in the quality.

At least you didn't get skunked. A 6 pound brown is a good fish considering how bizarre the fishing has been lately. I think temp is more to blame than the moon, jmo...

The fish are really stacked up in the trench but I think they are in shock because of the high temps. We found fish out deeper but they would bite either. We tried spoons, FF, and even J plugs.

How many entered the local derby today? How about some reports? I saw down temps yesterday that didn't seem possible. In the trench it was 76 degrees on the surface and 76 degrees about 100ft down over 140 ft if water, and the Fish Hawk wasn't broken!

Congrats, can't beat that!

Thanks Jim When you own the boat, you call the shots and name the team. Maybe salmon like stooges...

Thanks for the link. None of these marine forecast sites seem to agree on the conditions 100%.

Sounds like a good time, and you caught some fish too. My 16' boat is a 1974 Sears boat, made by Lowe. I love that boat! I decided to run errands rather than fish today.

We got a lot of rain but you can't tell by looking at the lakes and ponds. Those cabin walls might have gotten real tight being cooped up inside.

I wonder if they were broadcasting this gale warning on the marine VHF early enough for smaller boats to find a safe harbor.

Can't believe this boat hasn't sold yet.

Those conditions can rattle some teeth loose if you're in the wrong boat.

I'm surprised they haven't issued a beach warning. I'll bet the current will be ripping.

Yep, no towels allowed on my boat

Thanks for all the information and tips! Very much appreciated. I've never been afraid to ask the "stupid" questions or think outside the box. I worked as a first mate on several boats in the Gulf of Mexico for several years, boats from 43ft to 87ft long. But that was back in the 90's and it's a totally different game than the Great Lakes. Hoping to make it out this weekend. I know I'm close to getting it figured out. I just need more time on the water. This forum has been a huge source of information because we have a great bunch of members.

piece of cake lol , it's hard to get a good day on ontario with out getting the crap kick out of you . I was thinking about checking it out in my 16ft row boat if you want to ride along I'll have the 25hp Evinrude on it...

Thanks for the info! Trolling speeds range from 1.8 to 2.8 on the Sub Troll. We change it up quite a bit to try to trigger a bite. We've had some light releases with nothing on the other end, and no drag going out. I've had a screamer on a dipsy that we fought for a couple minutes, but that fish bit completely through the fly leader between the hooks and we never got a glimpse of him.

Gale warning! Looks like a good day to stay at home tomorrow, at least for the east end of Lake Ontario. https://www.wunderground.com/MAR/LO/045.html

Thanks FT! I'm always hesitant to use longer leads between my bait and rigger weight due to tangles and a sometimes rippin current, but it makes sense. Do you run spoons without flashers all the time?

Great job guys! Nice scale too. Little crappie will get a good workout holding each fish wile standing on the scale

I am still very new to this trolling game, and I have a limited budget, and even less time. My son prefers bass fishing and my wife would rather camp on the boat on some inland lake like Cranberry. I have been out just three times this year on my own boat, and two other trips on a friend's boat. I have yet to catch a fish on my own boat and I have no idea if it is me, my setups or my bad luck. I have 4 Penn manual riggers on my boat. I usually run just the two riggers on my transom because one has my Sub Troll on it. I also run two dipsy rods to the outside of the riggers. I usually run a flasher/fly on one dipsy and a flasher/spoon on my other dipsy. When running spoons on the riggers, should I use a flasher on one rigger, both riggers with spoons or none of the riggers with spoons? Depending on conditions I might run all four riggers and both dipsy rods together. I use a leader (24-30" long) between my lure and the flasher. Each leader has a swivel on both ends. The only flashers I have are 8" flashers with e-chips from Pro Troll and MS, and a boat load of J plugs. I set my lines out 5-15ft behind my releases. I don't have meat rigs and I don't have any plans to use meat rigs. I have a good assortment of spoons, flashers (no spin doctors), flies and stick baits. I even have some Hammerhead cowbells and spin-n-glows. What advice can you give as far as when to use flashers, how many to run, and how much line should be between the lure and the release? Feel free to PM me if you prefer. I feel like I am doing a lot of things correctly, but I'm not getting results. I've been out on some charter boats and the captain's have been very helpful. Thanks in advance!

My mounts are called Eagle Feet. They attach to a 2x2 that I lag bolted to the side of the boat (from the outside). The board is a 2x6, and it doesn't get in the way at all. The Eagle Feet mounts seem like they are easy enough to remove but I've never had the need to remove the board.

I have a 1974 Sears 16' row boat that I mounted two Penn manual downriggers on. I use the Okuma Magda Pro 45 reels on Okuma medium rods, but I also use some of those shorter white Berkeley Big Game rods because it's easier to net a fish while holding a 7' rod rather than a 9' rod.