Mike M

Theres alot I like about the ravens team,biggest thing is they beat brady & belicheck!!! But because of ray lewis I'm really wanting niners to win. Ray Lewis disgusts me,even though he has been a good football player. I think he's one of the most self centered people on this planet.I remember the double murders back in 2000. Back then I had a bad taste the way that ended up. I think he bought his freedom,and the victims famillys did not have the resources to really find justice. I followed the details of this case and they don't add up to the outcome.His latest contoversy with deer antler spray what a joke! This guy is a pathalogical liar and a murderer, thank god its his last football game! Go Niners!!!

My persomal opinion is the whole florocarbon thing is a bunch of BS when your talking about trolling for salmon and trout on lake ontario.Florocarbon is for trout fishing in a three foot wide stream, trying to sneak up a a fish sitting behind a rock or log. On L.O. its whole different environment.These big fish are going to hit your bait because you've triggered there predater instincts by being in the right location with the right bait the right color at the right depth and most important your going the RIGHT SPEED!!! Yes I've bought my share of florocarbon but I honertly can't say it made a difference vs. my favorite brand mono which is big game 20# or 30# on flasher fly rods.Think about all the stuff you got down there.Rigger cables,wire diver lines,leadcore, copper line,rigger balls. Do you really think that King is stopping dead in his tracks cause he saw your fishing line??? IMHO after twenty something years fishing LO

We run 30lb 7 strand wire on all our diver rods.Have always run #1 dipseys.This years kings seem to be running deeper then ever.Gonna buy a couple Mag dipseys.Chart that comes with them useless, its based on 20lb mono. So how much wire out to reach 100,110,120,130,140,150 fow on a 2 or 3 setting??? Had a great morning on may 1st rigs down 70,80,90 divers out 160 to 180. Bite died about noon time for all rods.Before we quit, tried rig down to 120ft it fired in 5 minutes,big king. Put 2 other rigs down 120ft they fired too, with big kings. Anyhow,I know my #1 dipseys no way will get beyound 100ft.Anyhow appreciate any info on running Mag dipseys with wire. Thanks Mike

Hmmm-misunderstanding.... I have 2 wire rod and reel combos that are old and tired.I'm hoping to replace these two.My other 4 dipsey combos are eagleclaw starfire 10ft rods with 30lb powerpro on reels.These are used mostly for trolling for walleye on L.Erie. There abit light duty for L.O..To have real high quality wire rod and reel combos is much more important on L.Ontario then it is on L.Erie .Many days on L.O. our divers take more then half our catch.The best fish of the day has come of divers more days then I can count. Divers,lead core,and copper used be called junk rods.These days they produce over half the catch for many of us.On L.O.it makes since to me to have quality diver rod and reel combos more then any other rod.

Where can we get Ito flies? Who makes them,who sells them? An place on line to see selection etc..

I'm asking myself the same question.I've heard the Talora roller rods are great wire dipsey rods.Especiallly when paired with Tekota6000LC reels.I've been running okuma blue diamond 10 ft medheavy dipsey rods for 10 years.With twilli tips.One of my blue dimond rods the reel seat has let go. Reel is flopping from side to side.I like everythig to match so I figure I'm gonna replace all my dipsey/rod combos. It will be expensive but I'm thinking Telora rooler rods with Tekota600LC reels x 4.I'm wondering 7,8,,9,or 10 ft. rods??? Currently I have 6 diver rod/reel combos.All my current diver rods are 10 footrs. Any opinions??

A dipsey rod of each side of boat can be very very productive. Line counter reels with either 30 lb. mason 7 strand wire or 30 lb. power pro is the way to go.Dipseys are usually set somewhere between a #1 and a#3. Many run 4 dipseys at one time. Twol of each side of boat on different settings with different amounts of streech.

My guess is by end of april this year it will be an all spoon and flasher fly bite.The early bite on stickbaits can be real good cause stickbaits imitate smelt.smelt spawn earlier than alwives then disperse onto the lake.That will happen earlier then ever this year cause of warmest winter/spring ever.Stickbait bite will be done this year by mid april in niagara bar area. For Kings from late april till end of season my experiece has been use alot of green and glow. Double crush sindocs with hammerflies or noseeuns also mountain dew crush glow spindocs with same flys.Run these combos of your wire divers. Spoons can get hot,I'd run em of riggers.Atleast half spoons should be mags.Colors, NBK,Spooks with green ladders or purple ladders.If you have a probe target 42 to 48 degrees,down speed about 2.5mph. My prediction is Kings on Lake O. will be bigger then ever cause of warm spring/winter.Good luck!Expecting a great season!!

Correction on E-address. mikemongan@roadrunner.com

I'm interested if the boat is still for sale.mikemongan@roadrunner. Thanks

What do you use for tow line and mast? How are they in rough water compared to other boards?

Has anyone used these small (14") boards that are supposed to run as good as big boards running multiple lines in rough water.My big boards are beat up and its time to build new ones or buy new ones.Easy to store and easy to bring in is what they claim.They reccomend power pro 120# for tow line.Sold in some shops along L.O.. Any opinions,thanks. Mike

Absolutely we should be able to run 3 rods per man!!! Its almost unamerican to think there is such a limit, especially in these economic times,not to mention declining #s of fisherman.If you can afford to run 3 rods you ought be able to so long as your obeying creel limits.Most of us know that running more rods in no way guarantees more fish, some days it might even hurt your catch. Its a no brainer.Remember when you couldn't buy beer on Sundays? Just another outdated bluelaw!