King Slammin

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Yes you can. It's called the board clip. http://www.churchtackle.com/#!product/prd18/3773534101/board-clip-%2340700

19 strand Wire is great. Cut the 12-18" off that kinks once or twice a year and keep fishing. I have 4 wire setups that are 6 years old and still have 990' or more on them. With $40-50 worth of gear attached on the business end, I'm a lot more comfortable with wire than braid.

I just ordered 20 bay rats gearing up for Browns and eyes. Glad to hear they stand behind their product. Can't wait to get them out in front of some fish

The newer releases on the tx44 can be reversed to face the board so the line is always pulling in towards the release. Therefore never coming out unless you want it too. They have pads in them to use with braids as well.

What are you fishing for? I have church boards (Tx22 and Tx44) with double action flags for walleye and spring browns. The tension can be adjusted to pull shorter cores and still have the flag action. 12# is fine for both but I would cut your leader in half to 25'. Willis knot for fluoro or mono to leadcore, back to back uni for lead to braid. I use 10' of mono between lead core and the backing because when I was using big boards, the releases grip the mono better. Its a lot of knots but my 10 color setup goes like this: Reel - mono to cover spool (arbor knot) - braid backing (double uni) - 10' mono (double uni) - leadcore (willis knot) - 25' 12# fluoro leader (willis knot) - swivel (palomar knot) If your reel is large enough to go with mono backing, you can eliminate the first three steps.

I have a listing in classifieds for two 24" berts tracks. I believe rusty lure has two more track mount cannon swivel bases.

I use 30# maxima chameleon leader. The stretch of the mono acts like a snubber. But I also keep my drag loose so when a fish hits, there's give. It annoys some guys on my boat because it will click every so often with the surge in waves but it works.

I was hoping for a trip to the bar or out in front of olcott this weekend but that east wind is gonna be brutal. Probably take the King Slammin 2 out for her maiden voyage by second week in March. Just put all the tracks on today, waiting for the riggers from Johnson Outdoors.

That's a great time for jigging lakers. Matt knows how to put them in the boat.

I've fished the west end my whole life. It's a great multi-species location. We tend to get the spring salmon (may - June). The water is generally more calm than the east end due to dominant SW Winds but if it blows from the NE it's downright nasty. Like mentioned before, the Niagara river has many sheltered areas to drift for smallmouth or walleye if the weather is rough on the main lake. Another bonus is that Lake Erie is only 30-40 minutes away and provides a chance at world class walleye using some of the same techniques. There are great charter captains out of Wilson, olcott, and oak orchard. Feel free to Pm me if you would like some recommendations. Good luck.

Black Lake in Hammond, NY is a great pike fishery. The numbers are great and there are a ton of little bays and islands to fish around. They tend to run a little small but there's bigger ones in there too.

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After many years chasing kings out of Olcott, IMO May is the best time to get into them. Its usually strong teenagers that will fool you into thinking you've hooked the next state record. But those teenagers are the best table fare and fight you will have all year. June is a true test of your abilities as the lake starts to stratify and after the last few years, I'm happy to hit Erie and cash in on the suicidal walleye. The lake usually sets up by July and you can start putting a program together again until some wacky weather decides to flip the lake. August is hot and the fish start their migration east, though some remain to keep us on the hook here in the west end. Then September comes and after a few cold rains to bring the water to that magical temp, the staging and subsequent spawning runs occur. Though sadly the numbers just aren't here on the west side like they used to be. Nothing like when I was a kid. The boat is usually packed up and put away by mid September.

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