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Wire thumper rod, maybe?

I had to stop lurking, darn restraining order.

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I'm not much ahead of you on the learning curve but I do read everything I can on this site. From what I've read, I'd say they're biting now, are in shallow (<15 feet of water) and this early, use smaller stickbaits and spoons. Flatlining and planers are perfect right now while dipsies (and riggers) will come into play when they move a bit deeper, although you could keep them shallow by running them short and on mono. Braid will take them deeper than mono, wire deeper than braid and running them further out adds to the depth; seems like most just run on wire and break them out when the fish are deep enough. The fish are being caught in the green water right now and will be in the muddy water later in the season. Use the Search function to find more in-depth info here. The same basic questions get asked every season so there's a ton of info buried in old threads. Good luck.

Welcome, Chris. You're right - this is a great site with great info and people. Check out Spoon Pullers as well for more specific coverage of your side of the lake.

I plan on spending a lot more time in mine this season. Had back problems last year that kept me from getting out much.

I will - that sucks. I've been gathering a collection of gear for spring that I just pulled out of my Forester because we've had two breakins in two weeks where I park. That'd be my luck too.

Yep. Would have gone great with the two triple holders my buddy picked up at Dick's in December - for $50 each.

Sorry about that. I think I saw a post Gambler said he's going to be selling a few soon but I haven't seen any listed recently.

Shiny.

I'd love to know just how much gear gets passed between members every spring. It needs a "Where's George?" tracking number like you see on dollar bills...

Legacy has one left for sale already rigged: Wire Diver Combo 1- Daiwa Accudepth 47LC spooled w/ 19 strand torpedo wire W/ Daiwa Heartland 9’6†heavy action HL-D962HS-6 and w/ twilly tip $100

Lol - you beat me to it.

Saw three boats perch fishing I-bay 9 days ago. Haven't seen any boats in the lake yet.

I'll take the three tackle boxes, Rob. I'll send you an email later today.

Yep. Now I just need to catch a fish worth having Paul do for me.

Couldn't do LOTSA - maybe I'll make this one.

It's killin' me I'm out of town for the weekend.

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Cool idea. Never heard of that in the Rochester area.

Lol - someday, I hope to own a boat worth $2000.

Familiar with Soylent Green?

Looks like those are the Bosch Platinum+2 spark plugs.

The price is right - just wish I could afford it.

No kiddin'. I didn't even buy my Mathews MQ-32 - I got it in the Gear Giveaway from the North American Hunting Club, maybe 15 years ago.