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justtracytrolling

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  1. Tiny floating stickbait or flyrod would be my choice
  2. Next time you are buying braid look at depth hunter ... Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
  3. Back up in the walleye section to last summer and read miss em's reports from last summer. There is a ton of good info...there are many ways to target eyes, but Jeff lays it out for you including buoy numbers. Oneida is literally full of walleye don't need to over think it.
  4. By no means is this easy fishing, but a cool way to catch eyes.
  5. Braid is strong stuff, but flouro leader is much more abrasion resistant. I'm starting to use baitcasters with metered braid for some trolling so i can cast out lures like Kevin mentioned. The depth hunter can be used on spin tackle also and is more accurate than a line counter reel.
  6. If you can get your hands on the precision trolling book there are dive curves and tables for line diameter versus depth. I don't have mine at home but Kevin's 20 lb braid i believe will gain you at least 5 foot of depth over 10 lb mono and prob at least 15 feet over 20lb mono....
  7. Take off the leader set on good fish and I've seen several brands fail with 1and 2 pound diameter. With the 4lb and a leader its nearly bulletproof. I also use the steelhead barrel swivels and they help with ease in the dark tying. We had 6 violent hits from tigers and 2 in particular last night and the braid doesn't fail if you use it correctly. Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
  8. Lures are toast anyway....I've always avoided the areas where i hear more tigers, but this year there is no such place seemingly. Hard to tire them on light tackle in 3 fow, they can actually jump over and out of the net they are so fresh.
  9. For anyone looking for a combo trip walleye and tigers topwater for some reason the tigers won't leave us alone walleye fishing. I've never had em night after night before like this. We had 6 tiger hook ups last night and everyone was mid 30's plus. I'm gonna be forced to walleye fish with 30 pound flouro leaders minimum at this rate. Great fun unless your looking for eyes....can't do better than a handful of eyes tops with them on me. Plus the 6 ruined/lost bombers. We have caught more tigers at night in the last 8 days than I have any 1 whole season fall included at night. Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
  10. If you use less than 4lb diameter for bigger gamefish and don't use some kind of shock leader you will definitely have trouble if you are into fish much....even with a med power walleye rod. Once in a while when I didn't have 4 rods rigged minimum my leader would get too short and I'd go without at the end of night rather than deal with tying braid to flouro...I paid the price enough times that I don't get lazy about anymore. Last night the group I had a few good tangles in the dark and with 4lb dia I could get them out the thinner stuff I would have been cutting. Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
  11. He is using it after he hooks up to go just fast enough to keep his boards out while he fights a fish.
  12. Couldn't have said it better Ivan....that is exactly how we do it also...i don't bring the fish on board until hooks are out and the fish begins to revive. If the fish is slow to recover i try not to remove it from the water at all.
  13. I manage not to starve on Otisco!!! My dogs just had walleye supper from this weeks trimmings. Hermit, You hit the nail on the head squarely....now its practice and experience. I made half or even a third as many casts as the rest of you. I've learned to take breaks so I can be focussed for EACH cast. I missed one and joe missed 2. Some nights you can't miss others its a light bite. I can't tell you how much fun i had last nite....the tougher it is the better it feels to bend a rod. Crazy we couldn't catch during that hour long frenzy next to my boat.
  14. You really aren't foul hooking them.....they are attempting to reproduce with your lure....toss out a bomber and don't turn the handle at all and you will catch em....when the bait is "rolling" up against your lure it attracts the eyes...the bait spooks and Mr walleye is left with a bomber in his mouth! If you set the hook when you feel the bait you catch one every cast. Extremely sensitive rods help...
  15. Trolling in the channel is the approach i started with there...much easier to work the flat north of keibel rd....lots of fish there, but the guys that do well arent gonna help you or share info. Gotta put your time in!
  16. Hermit got his first nice Otisco eye...26+inches! Nice job you earned it
  17. Got out with BSMaster for some walleye, and hermit was up with pcpete on hermits boat so we had 4 LOU members out together. Action was very good, but we couldn't really get em to go till moonrise. Ended up 4-5 on my boat with fish from 20-26.
  18. We sat inside drinking coffee till it passed....
  19. I got you....i used them off down riggers the same way without the handlining. With only 2 in the boat I'd do the same...i usually have 3 and 9 rods gives me a good spread. Boredom will get me adding lures too!
  20. When you are "ON" the bait in the right place the eyes will show up to some degree at least 30-40 straight days regardless of wind, weather, or moon. Don't get me wrong classic good nights ie cloudy, on shore chop, on a full moon are better....way better! Lightning was still flashing while we were fishing....
  21. I've picked tigers off sliders and 3 way rigs walleye fishing, but like Capt Larry said I'd rather not deal with the mess... unless I'm planning on eating the target species. Surprisingly the few I've caught that way didn't tangle themselves on the other lure.
  22. Got out after the storms passed last night and fished 1-4. Struggled in high wind getting the boat positioned and the anchor to hold, but as soon as the wind died a bit we were on em. Finished with 3 and Matt missed 6. Fish all came on surface and weighed 4, 6.25, 7.5 lbs.
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