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I also have a rigger/ rodholder question. I have 2 riggers off the side 90 deg. to the boat. On each boom I have mounted cannon double rod holders. From time to time I have trouble with the two lines tangling. I know that running a slider on the deeper rod would tend to catch the other one, but what would be causing the 2 main lines to tangle? They are always set a minimum of 10 vertical feet apart. Any help is always appreciated. Screamin' Reels, DJ

Jolly, This may be a dumb question, but I will ask anyway. When you filet them on the boat do you have to leave the skin on so they can be identified? I thought I read somewhere you couldn't filet them totally. Even had a warden on Erie a couple years ago ask me out on the water if we had caught any walleyes and if they were fileted or not? Thx, DJ

I will check it out. Thanks, J

So it sounds like it is worth getting the books and DVDs to cover all your bases. Thanks Mort. Screamin' Reels, DJ

I am looking for a good walleye trolling book for an xmas present. If anyone has any ideas they would be greatly appreciated. THX, DJ

I am looking at Capt. Keatings books/DVDs for xmas presents. Can anyone tell me if the info on the DVDs is the same as the books or is it different? Any help is appreciated. Screamin' Reels, DJ

I have owned numerous electric knives, and I am sick of the cheapos that just heat up and burnout. Anyone have a knife they would recommend? I use it for trout and panfish. I would think a salmon would beat it up in a hurry.

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WHats the beam on your boat? 17 feet

Do you use dry or sweet vermouth?

I was just wondering if anyone had gotten into a good FLX perch bite? I hate missing time in the tree but would do it if the perch were hungry! Screamin' Reels, DJ

Whatever Dipsy set-up you choose, make sure you go with wire. You will really enjoy fighting a fish on the wire and you won't have to worry about the "lovely" fleas!

I have an Arctic Shield suit. Jacket/Bibs. It is very affordable and is the warmest suit I have ever owned. Picked mine up at Bass Pro in Auburn. Not my favorite store to say the least, but in this case it was a great deal. I use it for Ice fishing and in the boat during the winter. Cuts the wind very well, and I don't even think about wearing it while I am walking out on the ice. You would be sweating within 100 yds.

NK 28 NBK Stinger Gator standard and stingray NK 28 Ghost Tiger Stinger Alewife (Spring) Stinger Chicken Wing (Spring) Nk 28 and Mag Watermelon (June/July)

Kchamp That is the design I use. Mine is 30# which is a bear to pull up, but I can USUALLY get away with less rope out, and still hold. DJ

I have an 18 ft Alumacraft Dominator and use a 30# 3 petal anchor, with about 4 ft of chain. This seems to work real well unless like you say it "gets hairy". But that usually ends the enjoyment of fishing so I head in. 2-1 usually works pretty well for me but I do most of my fishing on the finger lakes so I don't have the Erie waves to deal with. I also have a secondary 12# anchor but rarely use it. The 30# is a bear to haul in from deep water a bunch of times a day, but it seems to hold. Hope this helps. DJ

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s): Time on Water: Weather/Temp: Wind Speed/Direction: Waves: Surface Temp: Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: Total Boated: Species Breakdown: Hot Lure: Trolling Speed: Down Speed: Boat Depth: Lure Depth: ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== I was up twice last week and had good days in the 95-120 FOW range. On mainly a NK 28 NBK and Green/Glow spinny w/ MTn Dew fly and White glow/green holo paddle w a mirage fly. Fished from 65-95 down off the riggers and the dipsys. Have the fish moved in anymore or are they still in that same general vicinity? Any info is greatly appreciated. Screamin' Reels, DJ

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s): 8/22 Time on Water:630-1230 Weather/Temp: sunny Wind Speed/Direction: Waves: small rollers Surface Temp: 74 Location: fair haven LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 8 Total Boated:7 Species Breakdown: 5 kings 2 browns Hot Lure: NBK Trolling Speed: 2.4-3.2 Down Speed: Boat Depth: 90-125 Lure Depth: 75-105 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Took my 71 year old Dad out on Ontario for his first trip in at least 10 years. We ended up with 4 kings in the teens and he landed the last one of the day which was about 28# ( my scale stinks so I am not 100% sure), it was 41" long. Beautiful fish. The 2 browns were about 5 lbs, we released one of them while dad was fighting a king on the dipsy. Every fish except one king came on an NK 28 NBK. The other king hit a green/glow SD w Mtn Dew fly on the dipsy out 275(missed one rip on here as well). 85 and 90 ft rigger did the rest of the damage save one other king on the 325 dipsy pulling an NBK. Couldn't have asked for a better morning with my Dad, especially since he has had big trouble with sea sickness in the past, but no worries today, just smiles!! Gotta love drag rippin' kings! Screamin' Reels, DJ

Thanks for the info.

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s): Time on Water:1:00-7:30 Weather/Temp: sunny Wind Speed/Direction:n nw Waves: 2ft Surface Temp: Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 2 Total Boated:2 Species Breakdown: Coho, Brown Hot Lure: Trolling Speed:2.4-3.2 Down Speed: Boat Depth: 95-220 Lure Depth: 65-115 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Painfully slow day on the water. The screen was empty all afternoon. The brown was a shaker, and the coho came in so limp on the dipsy we thought it was a lake trout until we saw it. Does anyone have info to share about sodus or fair haven? I am new to the fall king game and any hints would be awesome. It was a beautiful day for a boat ride if you weren't trying to catch fish! As always, any info is greatly appreciated. Screamin' Reels, DJ

Ontario is fun at right now! We boated a bunch of steelheads, browns and a couple kings out of sodus yesterday. best luck in 190-225 fow. Screamin' Reels, DJ

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s): Time on Water:530-330 Weather/Temp: Wind Speed/Direction: Waves: Surface Temp: 69 Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 15 Total Boated: 11 Species Breakdown:steel, kings, browns, coho Hot Lure: gator, NBK, FF's Trolling Speed: 2.4-3.0 Down Speed: Boat Depth: 120-225 Lure Depth: 50-120 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Set up in 100 and headed north. When we got to 195 started picking up fish, fished from 195 - 220 and action was pretty good til about 9:00 then shut off. We drove an hour to get up here so we stuck it out and tried all different depths. Didn't catch another fish til 1:30! Ouch. When the clouds started rolling in so did the action. Back out in about 200 and started picking fish again. Action was pretty good until the weather chased us off. Steel watermelon mag slider on 85 ft rigger :5lbs White w green dots spin/ mirage fly 165 dipsy :9 lbs 85 ft rigger gator :5lbs NBK slider 85 ft rigger :little guy 85 ft rigger gator : little guy Chartreuse pro troll/ green/yellow hoochie 225 dipsy :4 lbs Brown NBK 75 ft rigger: midget! Gator slider 105 rigger : 9lbs Coho Chartreuse spin / chartreuse hoochie 85 ft rigger : 4 lbs King NBK slider 85 ft rigger : skippy BLue holo/ glow spin/ blue fly 210 dipsy :15 lbs Screamin Reels, DJ

I am coming up to one or the other in the morning and was wondering if anyone out today had info they could share? Also, I was launching at the coast guard launch at sodus early in the year. Is it too much of a zoo to launch there now? If so, where is another good launch? As always, any help is appreciated. Screamin Reels, DJ

I just bought one of these as well. It works very well. Just remember that there is a 45 second auto shutoff, so you can't leave it down too long or you get no measurements.