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That's good, nor do I want him to as his business would suffer however, I would love to know simply how to properly fish the three way rig on the Bar. If anyone has any info please please help [ Post made via Android ]

Hey guys I just wanted to clarify this once and for all. I was at the Niagara Bar the other day and we drifted three way rigs. Now we were in the proper location and we had all the right equipment but I caught three trout and my buddy hooked and lost three. However one boat in particular, a red Lund with a huge optimax motor was slamming them on the exact drift we were on. Now what the heck! I thought the mechanics of the drift were to point the bow into the current and drop the three way straight down. Then when you come from 70 to 20 the weight moves up by reeling meanwhile the current pushes the minnow cause its lighter behind the weight. So in essence the minnow is the first thing the trout sees cause they face into the current. So basically the minnow is ,behind the boat if you consider the bow into the current, behind the bottom tapping weight and its the first of all the objects the trout sees. Is this correct?? [ Post made via Android ]

We were the 20ft Tracker with two people in it. Yah it seemed as if those trout were stuffed to the brim. How did you do? And if you don't mind me asking how do you envision your rig working underwater in relation to boat position and current? [ Post made via Android ]

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s): Time on Water: Weather/Temp: Wind Speed/Direction: Waves: Surface Temp: Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 6 Total Boated:3 Species Breakdown: Hot Lure: 3 way rig with emeralds and one on the jig Trolling Speed: Down Speed: Boat Depth: Lure Depth: ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== So I got out to the bar for my first drift fishing trip ever. My buddy are totally new to this so we read up on drift fishing and gave the bar our best go. All the guys out there said the bite was tough but we managed six hits and only I boated my three fish, as my buddy lost all his. I pulled up a football and a Laker on the three way and I nailed another beauty brown as I jigged the green can. All in all it was pretty slow and we were fishing for 6-7 hours. It was only at the end of our trip that a seasoned vet told us that we should have been slightly dragging the three way rather than drifting it straight up and down with the speed of the boat. I had always thought the current would move the minnow downstream of the pencil lead and the boat on a horizontal drift but the way the guy explained it is that we should have had our nose down current and our rigs on a 70 degree angle from the back of the boat while tapping bottom, and that the trolling motor on a low speed would help accomplish this. It seems to me that this is like a creeping troll rather than a true drift. Can you seasoned Niagara guys confirm if the advice I was given was correct? Also here are the pics [ Post made via Android ]

Yah we will just be drifting and jigging. No K words in our future . Thanks for the quick response! [ Post made via Android ]

Hey guys a buddy and I want to fish the lower drifts and or out in front of the fort for lakers. How is the river and will it be good Sat? [ Post made via Android ]

Hey guys so I think I have isolated the problem. The outlet and the plug are def not the problem. However I was testing the power cables that run to the foot pedal and I found that the selector switch when switched to the 12v setting allowed 12v to flow to the power button and I confirmed this with the voltmeter. I then flipped the selector switch to the 24v setting and I tested the wires to the power button and got a dead reading. So I am assuming the burnout I heard this morning was the toggle switch for the 24v setting. So did I burn the selector? [ Post made via Android ]

So your saying that my problem could be the male end of the plug? Cause I just checked my female end of the plug and it is indeed receiving both 12 and 24 volts. This morning I tried the motor again on the 24 v setting and I heard a faint clicking and then smelled a wisper of smoke which can't be good. I was thinking perhaps it was a selector switch issue or maybe I should just update the male and female plugs as they are pretty old. [ Post made via Android ]

Well I am bringing this back to life because I cant get this figured out. I bought some nice new batteries and made the series connection and check everything with a voltmeter. What I found is that I am getting 24 volts perfectly up to the female receptacle and the motor runs just fine on the 12v setting. But then as I am feeling confident, I switch it from 12 to the 24 setting and I get nothing. I know for a fact I have enough juice running to the outlet to power the 24v side of things and the 12v setting works perfectly. So is something wrong in the foot pedal of the motor or with the selector switch? Cause to me the problem seems to be from the male receptacle to the foot pedal. Please help!

They are there! Set up on the piers with a best mudline and cast spoons, sticks and lets not forget soft plastics on heavy jig heads

April. Jerbaits and float fly techniques. I pound them every year [ Post made via Android ]

Good thing its only a hop skip and a jump If I need illegalo substances of any kind. [ Post made via Android ]

Well I guess I will take my chances then. Sucks.

Hey guys are there any safe access to the genny? I hate Seth green and I just want to fish there without fearing for my stuff [ Post made via Android ]

Hahaha very nice but I was referring to the great lakes salmon. And of course when they are silver only a numskull would eat them when they turn [ Post made via Android ]

Eaten both and I gotta say I prefer the Ho's. Which do you guys prefer?

dreamsteelie- great post!

Think braddocks will be fishable this weekend with the cold nights rolling in? [ Post made via Android ]

cool thanks guys

Hey guys, I wanted to post this topic and see what some of you knowledgeable charter captains and fisherman have to say about this. First off let me say that I never eat fish out of the creek when they are spawning and running but I would like to keep a lake caught brownie or salmon. The silver bullet smaller fish are the ones I would keep and I would like to take browns, coho, and kings (heard the bows are a little on the gamey side). However, I have not eaten the fish cause the mercury crap scares me away. Now you guys keep fish all the time for clients, the smoker, general consumption, etc.... is the mercury warning really that bad? I mean by the time a salmon is properly filleted it has all the dark toxin meat taken off and the fat removed. Furthemore I think that most heavy metals end up in the fishes organs which are not eaten. I was also told that when fish are tested for mercury levels the whole fish is ground up and tested and obviously the whole fish is not eaten. I am just curious how you guys view eating salmon and what you may know. I just want to put my mind at ease and enjoy a darn salmon steak every now and again!

Hey guys, by now I am sure you are familiar with the Milwuakee Harbor tactics of casting for trout and salmon when they come into the harbor after upwellings. The setup is simple, just find the bait and the fish then cast a swimming jighead with a fluke on the back using essentially bass tackle. My question is would this method work well for coho, kings, and browns in springtime. As I launch out of sandy creek in Hamlin, I was thinking about hitting watomua shoal with this tactic early in the year while the water is still cold. With the structure there the bait has to be thick and the chance of getting a big hog on light tackle pretty good. Any input? [ Post made via Android ]

Use heavy jigs obviously and find the structure. Browns and Lakers can be quite structure oriented so make jigging drops on any bottom irregularities you can find. Also find bait pods and drop through those. Rip jigging would probably be the most effective way to cover water quickly. Drifting will be a problem so maybe get a drift bucket or sock. Slow trolling a spoon of the three way swivel would pound the lakers and browns as well. Good chance at a nice size smallmouth should keep this interesting as well.

Haha smart move [ Post made via Android ]

Quick question, I notice your on the docks like most of the pike guys but I was wondering if a tip up spread right of the point could be a good location. I know pike like points and that particular one seperates the more sheltered part of the bay to the lake side of the bay. Seems prefect to me, any input? [ Post made via Android ]

well the ice is okay but the fishing was pretty bad with few perch to be found. I managed two nice ones and everyone around me was catching them very sporadically and in small numbers. they must not be in the bay very good. Pike guys were doing ok though [ Post made via Android ]