Sk8man

Good going Brian As far as the Canandaigua derby goes Just knowing guys like you and Fishstix are fishing it gives me great cause for concern At this point in life I fully understand that big one is sitting out there with someone's name on it without any "guarantee" Best of luck bud.

I would take Mike up on the offer Matt....great opportunity.

thanks for the cudos just trying to help out.

A kicker is a good idea for trolling/safety regardless of the situation and a tiller extension can be real handy when fishing solo to control both direction and speed from inside the boat. I didn't get mine here but this is what I am referring to: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Minn-Kota-Extension-Handle/7966282?athcpid=7966282&athpgid=athenaItemPage&athcgid=null&athznid=PWVUB&athieid=v0&athstid=CS020&athguid=21dd6e5b-5b4-16b0e85d9e394a&athena=true Basically you dispense with the bolt and slide it over the tiller speed control snugly.

Matt take Steve's advice and have him actually show you. Although it is tempting to say that it is easy to pull copper (or jerk it) by someone very experienced with it that does not mean that "easy" is the same as being expert or even successful at it. Jerking copper successfully is really an "art form" when done effectively and there are a number of ways it can be done with good results by experienced people. Although at casual glance it may appear to be just a matter of letting your copper wire into that water and moving your arm or wrist, it actually is a complex set of things that need to be monitored and fine-tuned to make it work effectively and consistently. Someone that has had a great deal of experience in fine tuning can go out there time and again and catch lakers....big lakers. Little nuances of movement combined with maintaining the right boat speed, combined with learning to "feel" the bottom structure is essential. Knowing the trout habits and bottom structure preferences is also important. Being able to discriminate the actual type of bottom is important as is maintaining the proper contact with the lure you are using on that bottom. Selection of the lure itself can be crucial to success. For example using a flatfish or twin minnow is quite different from using a heavy spoon such as a Pfleuger or one of its immitators, and that is different than a Sutton flutter spoon on a leader with a sinker suspended. below it. You have to be constantly assessing how much to let out to maintain the "tick tick" feel of the particular bottom you are going over and exactly what the particular lure you are using is doing down there and whether your boat speed is right. The exact motions with your arm or wrist makes all the difference in success and two people on the same boat with everything the same can and do have very different results because of it. All it takes is one instance of hanging up on bottom for giving you an appreciation for wearing a leather glove or cut out glove fingers on the hand used for pulling because under the wrong circumstances you could lose a finger. Of all the techniques in fishing this is the one that it is most critical to learn from demonstration by someone who know what they are doing. Matt here is an example of the lures I'm talking about:

It was while ice fishing for perch in shallow water Fishnet We caught five of them as I remember.

Small 1/16 oz jig with spikes on it It won't get you down deep enough now

No doubt whatsoever. I had a 6 lb laker through the ice this year spit up 5 LIVE perch out on the ice about 2 1/2 inches long

I'm not familiar with that particular spoon but I don't think it is a Revolution spoon at least not one that I have seen.

Nice going Steve.

I like the RAM mount just have to get the right one for the particular finder.My X4D and Finder are located right in front of me next to each other so I can process both at once but depending on how much room you have and the size of finder you should play with things before permanently mounting to make sure of all the spacing concerns. I have a friend that has his finder located too near the steering wheel and each time when with him and I have to make a steering adjustment I get my hand scraped Being able to adjust to numerous angles is important. (e.g sun and others being able to monitor)

WTG Jason and congrats Theresa. As I've told you before Jason she's a "keeper" too

I know you have a different situation but just for ideas for others thinking about the issue or you if it is of use

It looks like one of the brass hex blank spoons from netcraft which may be why no one is owning up to it

Always a great excuse to be out on the cape no matter what species We have to go out aways for the blues and stripers mid summer. My favorite time there is September/October when all the tourists are gone....have the place to yourself.

Nice going Kevin. I'll be out there from the end of June through mid July (Orleans/Eastham)