King Slammin

125' wire meat rig stretched out to 575' with a newbie on the rod. Get him ryan

Hooked into a screamer

Crossbow should be allowed during firearms season but definitely not archery season.

Good luck. I'm in a 25' bayliner hardtop

Chrome frog sd with Proam glow atomik fly. Nuclear green 11" echip with uv green bait head and meat.

I'll be out of olcott in the am. I'll try to do another live report again. NE wind has things a little cold from what I hear so i will probably head out to 300-400 FOW where we did well Tuesday.

Yes. Make a loop about 3", pass it through the eye of your swivel, then put swivel through loop and pull tight while holding the tag end and main line, then tie an overhand knot about 1" above swivel. Fish doctor has it on his website. Palomar is a great knot, especially for braid

In the spring and early summer, pay attention to surface temp maps. Fish the tight gradient lines. Mid summer after the lake sets up, a good temp probe is key to fish where the temps are ideal for the species you are targeting. Definitely pay attention to reports on this site for your port as well

Right now with the fleas as bad as they are, 30-40 lb mono is a must on riggers. I like Maxima for its abrasion resistance and the chameleon color but there's others. Have Wes at slippery sinker load a couple 45 size reels with 19 strand wire for your dipseys

Slippery sinker in olcott has everything you need.

No need for twilly tip. I have shimano tdr rods in 8'6" and 9'6". Tekota reels are great for wire and copper because of their high retrieve and smooth drag, but they are expensive. Therefore I have okuma Magda pro 45dx line counter reels and loading the whole 1000' on the reel fills it perfect. Just tape the wire around the spool with electric tape so it doesn't slip, fill the spool keeping the wire as tight as possible, then attach swivel directly to wire using wire knot on fish doctors website. Next time u go fishing in deeper water, hook up your dipsey and let out most of your spool, then reel it back in to get it really tight.

For sure. I was new to wire two yrs ago and bought the torpedo 19 strand. It's about $50 for 1000' but its very forgiving and it fills a 45 size reel perfectly. Just trim it when it pigtails real bad. You will be able to reach 100+' deep where mono would never take you.

Just a suggestion. If supported properly (16" or less between supporting members) it would probably work fine. We've just epoxy coated marine plywood in the past and haven't had any issues yet. $800 a sheet is ridiculous. I do a lot of composite decking and at $75 per board mistakes are costly. I couldn't imagine the words that would come out if I made a mistake with starboard.

4x8 sheets of azek vinyl board are only $150 per sheet.