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You and me both buddy... better be ready to deply the big boards on April 1 for Browns! Looking forward to another good season and fellow angler comradery! Sent from my SM-G920V using Lake Ontario United mobile app

For Walleye, I'm predicting another tougher year like last year by the looks of things... darn near record low ice coverage and higher than normal lake temps will make the targetted Walleye season very short. Don't blink, you'll miss it. By June they'll be well out in the Summer grounds, dispersed, and tougher to find. The Lake temps will likely climb quickly, making targetting Brown fishing short lived along the shoreline as they also disperse throughout the water column. Last Spring was disappointing for me and these repeat conditions don't have me optimistic. I hope I'm wrong. On the Flip side, Kings were awesome last year so I guess theres that... Sent from my SM-G920V using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Gene Bolton from Sunken Treasures will put you on the Spring eyes as good or better than anyone outta the Henderson area. Picking up Browns that time of year while Walleye fishing is pretty common and I'm sure he can deploy a few riggers with some spoons or some short leadcores with spoons to get you a good mixed bag. Better call him tomorrow... usually everyone is pretty well booked in advance for May Walleye trips. If Gene is booked up, look up Moby Dick Charters... another outfit with generations of fishing knowledge in the Henderson area. Sent from my SM-G920V using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Any seats left? Need 2, maybe 3.

Read up on this ST system when it first came out. Sounds cool, but found myself questioning its true benefits over what I already have on my boats (FishHawk X4D) and the real data I already know. If you fish enough you can dial in your divers using other means. I.e. trolling in sand flats until you tick bottom. Boom. That many feet out, on that diver setting, pulling that style of paddle and you know where you are. I know where I tick bottom in 60', 80', and 100'. Slight adjustments for current can be made as they are relaized on the fish hawk rigger probe. ST is a pretty cool idea and I applaud the folks for passionately designing the system... i just dont think its something I would buy. Great write up Yankee... it confirmed a lot of my suspicion about the perceived value it adds to your arsenal. Sent from my SM-G920V using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Yes I know - and if you tie your kicker to the main I/O via an EZSteer, I was explaining the types of issues you would encounter. Like I said... the standalone options are not cheap, and they are not bulletproof. Have heard a lot of problems with them particularly on bigger/heavier boats. (i.e. the pumps burn up...) I'm sure a lot has to do with initial set-up calibration so that the system isn't constantly over correcting unnecessarily. Have heard better user reviews on the Octopus drive systems than the Garmin. Good luck in your winter project... boat work is fun, expensive, and frustrating

You'll fight the steering on your main while it's off to maneuver the boat while trolling... aren't there electric/hydraulic units you can install and your kicker can maintain enough alternator output to keep your battery bank in check while trolling? Sounds like a problem there has to be a good solution for. There's also the option of standalone kicker steering systems. Garmin TR1 Gold, Octopus Drive System, etc.. not cheap and also not bullet proof. Sent from my SM-G920V using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Agree with the consensus here. Good thought. Won't work effectively. Will be a major PITA. Just get a Fish Hawk and spend your time and energy fishing instead of monkeying with some cobjob. Sent from my SM-G920V using Lake Ontario United mobile app