Sk8man

Some really hard old school fishing father and son style and caught a total of 32 lakers but no money fish this year...a couple in the 9 lb range and the smallest about 6 lbs. We kept 9 fish to give to other folks on land to eat who couldn't get out there and there were some smiling faces when we opened the cooler we had for them A lot of fun but not much sleep ....pretty burned out right now

Very nice fish! You folks did a whole lot better than many folks out there I'm sure.

Glad to hear you're back in action Ed Those browns have been waiting in hiding for you

Scout is a good ole boy and I've always enjoyed his company on your boat Jason. I hope somehow he turns the corner for the better healthwise.

Rather than "bickering" I'd call it "spirited discussion" A number of useful points were made in response to your question and Rick adds another important dimension based on day after day heavy use of the wire as contrasted with most of our less frequent use of it. If the wire is standing up under those conditions tensile strength may not be the most important variable for our use of the wire.....cutting through the water with relative ease is really what we are looking for and if the wire gets the job done repeatedly without major problems it is a winning situation no matter how you slice it.

Good point John. I also heard that their compasses all point south all the time (probably so they can get back home)

Good suggestions made already but you may also want to try off Thornton Point (south east part of it southeast of Arneys) and in the grass beds along the way to Bay Bridge at the south end of the bay. The area between Newark Island and Eagle Island where it starts to drop off (about 15 to 17 ft or so can also be good and around the point near Bonnecastle.

Tileman is a good dude and well intentioned and should be cut some slack. We're all in this thing to learn from each other these responses give us each something to think about and take away from this. Best of luck to each of you this season and to any of the other LOU folks reading this.

Oh Oh the secret launch may be divulged to the southenders Even though those Great Lake lures are made by one of those elderly south enders they work so great that I'll have to swallow my pride and use a bunch of them

Thanks Mudflat . I looked on my computer and on the Internet for over 2 hours for that chart as I didn't remember it was embedded in a video. It was definitely the one I saw back then and I only remembered the result which very much surprised me at the time (that is what happens to dinosaur brains like mine ) . I also wish to say that Fishtails made a very good and valid point when he said that statements made without the data to back it up carry the risk off starting "rumors" on the Internet which can be very unfair to individuals or companies and I would never wish to become part of that scenario. Once again though the issue points up that personal preference plays a big role in our decisions regarding equipment and if if something works for us we have confidence in it and continue to use it.....

Geez....I was only trying to give the guy some info to check out based on something I had seen in the past and I indicated that in the post. I didn't say that the wire was crap or anything I said the tensile strength was less in the chart than some other brands and it was something he might want to check out.

You guys aren't going to scare us northenders.... this is where we excel.... when times are tough we scramble and put it together....am I scaring you southenders yet?

Here is the basic setup and a pic of Spin-N-Glows which can be used in place of the peanuts as well

If you search for a chart on tensile strength for 7 strand wire I believe it has close to or at the lowest of the common brands in terms of strength. It was a whileagotht I saw it so you may want to check it out if you can find it. I've had good luck with Accustrand (Cablestrand Corporation) Mailn and Mason in that order.

Large Pickerel are absolutely delicious and are much like walleye in my opinion (which is my ultimate favorite freshwater fish to eat). There are ways of filleting them that get rid of the bones too but I haven't taken the time to master it.....my son has a handle on it though and your kids should always be encouraged in their efforts to practice

John must have forgotten to take his medication again We'll probably need steel hulls added to our rigs for fishing the north end with all the debris. This may be a "middle of the lake derby" this year....