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Employing small boat tactics again,I could do no wrong this morn. went 7/ 10 w / kings w/ a few HOGS. 12-40'/ down 3-22' on riggers . J plugs as usual for this time of year. My hand painted " Martha Stewart" J took half the shots w/ Glo green & Black/Slv /Green I painted, the rest.Broke off my last fish but the J popped up & I got it back. Off the water by 9 AM. Also found A Silver Bullet Floating for a bonus. Why do some of you guys insist on putting a Snap swivel on a J plug so it won't slide up the line? Your loss is my gain. Day ended at the launch W/ a " COURTESY" inspection of my boat at the ramp, Passed w/ flying colors.

Been using Herbies since 1978. They are good down to about 80' or so before you get real blowback. I run offshore releases off the backs.

Any boat that has a motor of any kind needs to be registered. I have numbers on my Canoe. My Friend who I bought it from said he was out with it & had an elec trolling motor on it, law enforcement called him in from shore & told him that.Did not give him a ticket but said next time he would,

Went out this morn to find 57 deg clear water off the wall. There was a full house in close so I worked my way out to 50' or so. Saw some fish on bottom here & there but no takers. Not a hit. Better luck bext time. Only saw one fish jump.

40# Big game. Never breaks.The 50# Flouro Fly leader? Thats a a different story.

What I first posted about this subject was deleted by the moderator.Something about a guy fishing like a cat as I recall. When it gets to the point where I push a button to play my fish, I'm done with it. Yes I have Elec riggers (on my big boat) and a motor. I also steal a cookie from the jar once in a while, Dosn't mean I condone bank robbery.

35' -100' back , one 7-10- off bottom & one halfway down. Tie direct.

I fish for no tangles because Tangles mean less time for fish to bite lines that are doing the right things. Sometimes you don't know for a while if you have a tangle & that time means a bad setup & no hits . I do this differently on my small boat & my big boat. I rarely get tangles anymore.

I just got back from the ADK's and my motor did the same thing. Took my Carb off at the campsite & rinsed ti out w/ WD 40 ,which is all I had & dumpped it on a white paper towel. A small piece of fuel line I think , and I mean small,about the size of a period on here came out. Put it back together & it ran like a top.35 merc.

I have caught a few Smallies over the years there. They are about a 1/2 mile east as Yankee stated , off the Bluffs. Nice 15' hole there & it drops from 25 - 90' fairly Quickly. Good place for Staging kings on the bottom .Seldon Beebe caught his spring ESLO winning king there. Got a nice Hydasports fishing boat out of it. Caught the fish in 15' of water on a 1/5 oz Cleo , 8# test & 5 ' ultra light 5' down on the rigger. His dad netted it & it fell through the rotted net. They had to push the rod through the hole in the net & grabbed it by the gill to land it or so I'm told. How things change.

Mine has been doing the same thing for 20 years. I learned to turn the depthfinder on AFTER I start the engine.

Those smaller ones are the Best ! Limejuice & butter w/ some Italian Seasoning on the Grill, DUDE! I paid my licence fee, if I want to keep a fish, I'm going to. And I don't blame anyone else who does.

What kind off hooks? If they are sharp & they hit home good, the only way the fish should get off is if the hook or line breaks. I set my releases as tight as I can on my riggers to drive the hook home. Same w/ my dipseys. To loose a drag will drop a lot of fish. Keep the pressure on and keep that hook buried. Two hits on J plugs Sunday. Landed one.

If they are friends they should give you something. Maybe not a full share , but something & be happy to do it. It would be the honorable thing to do. If they don't want to give you anything, then they really are not your friends . When I did a few derbies/tourny w/ friends years back. I heard the stories , so I drew up an agreement & everyone signed it. No gray area then.

Saw it was going to be nice out there so I took my 16 ftr & gave it a go employing small boat tactics. . I thought there were no kings out there. I landed 4 majors from 15 -25 lbs , had 2 more on & Off the water by 9 am.50-70 , 45- 60' down. Spin dr hooked 4 , Glo Green J plug hooked 2. Lot of traffic out there. If I knew the lake was going have a chop of a ft or less I would sell my big boat in a second. Small boat guys, now is your time.

I use pretty much what you have & do well with it. My setup is 2 dipseys Flasher fly or meat & 2 0r 3 rods on riggers. Flasher fly or meat on one & a spoon 10' above & one `10' below & that is it this time of year.Get over fish.You do not need more than what you have to catch salmon. KISS & run what you have in the water properly. After labor day off the mouth I like j plugs.And a lot of times I use only one rod when I am out by myself. I have been using 65# braid the last 5 years on my dipseys & see no reason to change.

Took my buddy the heart transplant patient out for the day on Sat. Knew it was going to kick up w/that damn east wind so I decided not to take him out deep . Fished west 90 -120. Went 5 for 8 w/ 5 kings, Nothing big. Went this morn for Bass & we did about 8 and he tagged about a 4# smally. Glad I got him on some fish. So SAT around 11 AM in front of Johnsons100' it was about 2-3's and building. We are trolling west w/ them & my buddy who is driving says there's a boat in front of us. I look and it seems there is no body on board & it is just drifting w/ the waves. I see no rods in the water so I tell him to drive up next to it. We blow the horn a few times. We think we see someone in the boat laying down. We get closer & a guy gets up & is sitting on the seat. I yell to him to see if he is OK. He waves & says he is. We see him pull up to the launch latter & another guy gets out of the boat w/ him. I wonder what was going on there?Red & white 19' I/O.

WSW,And all I know is the stronger the wind , the bigger the waves. NW winds mean that the lake has the entire width of 50 miles or so to build till it gets to the south shore. Same on a west wind for the east end guys. A strong SW wind can mean calm ,fishable close to shore but Bigger & unfishable the farther you go out.

How old is it ? If it is a 3 cyl & has 3 carbs it sounds to me like one or even 2 are clogged. Or it won't switch over from the low speed to the high speed jets. I had a 1970 55 hp 3 cyl 3 carb John that I wpuld turn the jets in to troll w/ and had to turn them back out to cruise home. Also had a friend buy a boat w/ the exact same motor & it could not get on plane. They put some marvel mystery oil in and they were plowing water out to their fishing spot & all of a sudden it took off like a bat out of hell& been good ever since.