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Anybody have any experience with a good captain from the CB ? thanks Dan

Bought a 22 ft bow rider and hope to take the kids out 8-10 times on Lake Ontario and maybe the same in the upper Niagara or Lake Erie. Looking to spend $500 - $700 to get electronics that will be reasonably helpful but easy / intuitive to use. What features will be most important to me ? Grateful for any insight.

Went out Thursday and got four in about 4 hours out deep. 2 kings / 2 steelhead between 8-12 lbs. Not great - not terrible.

Anybody been out the last couple days ?

Looking to fish in derby / your boat or mine. Out of Wilson or Olcott easiest. Dan

Thank you all for your input - it is appreciated. Hoping to give it a try in two weeks.

Are fleas here through September now ?

Are fleas here through September now ?

Gator Thanks - that's pretty much what I want to do. How different will it be if I stick with braid ? Everything set up that way and not sure I can move to wire quickly.

Thx and sorry. I was hoping to target mainly salmon on the deep lines and whatever happens on the higher ones ? For example : One deep six trying to obtain 75/90 ft depth with braid if fleas allow running flasher / fly One deep six on braid maybe 50 ft down running spoon. Thinking one would need to be out 200 ft to achieve depth and the other maybe 110? Dipseys in similar fashion with braid - hoping one f/f and one spoon. Again hoping braid if not crazy to clean. Likely line out on dipseys 125 - 225 ? Thx for taking the time to ask.

I recently purchased a 22 ft GW tournament and do not have the time to set up permanently right now but hoping to get out half a dozen times in August. 8ft beam. 2 dipseys or deep 6's straight back from 30 degree flush mount rod holders. 2 dipseys out the side off Scotty gimbal mount big game rod holders at a 2/3 setting. Do not want to put downriggers on yet as I am unsure of brand and configuration. Will this get me enough coverage and avoid tangled or will two straight back deep be trouble?

I just received my trolling bags and was hoping someone could help me with line setups. The cleats are 67" apart The bags are 38" long ( 22 inch diameter ) The back cleat sits 27 " above the water The front cleat sits 30" above water It says the back of the bag should never run more than one foot below water level Trying to figure out rope lengths - do I want bag to sit evenly between two cleats or does that not matter? Should one ( front or back) have a fixed length and experiment with other to see where it goes ? Trying to figure out how far back the bag will run back at angle or when it fills will it somehow stay in place? Boat is Grady white 223 with Yamaha 200 4 stroke. Thanks for any feedback that will get me started in the right direction - hoping to get out fishing soon !

So I went out and tried around the red can yesterday and had one rigger hit that we missed. The current was wild and made speed / direction tough for me in 19ft bow rider. Was it especially tough due to northeast wind or always swirling out there ?