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all my life i have used brand named oils,then this topic came up on here a few years ago and a bunch of guys said they were using the super tech from walmart,so i tried it and guess what,my motors are still purring like kittens,almost 30 year old 2-strokes!!!!!13 bucks a gallon instead of almost 50 bucks a gallon for yammie oil.THANKS FOR SAVING ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR!!!!

just like bout time said.

i have heard others have the same problem.if capt.rick hajecki (crazy yankee troller)does not chime in,maybe shoot him a pm,he is a big time cannon guy and great with helping people out.

if you are not sure you can always have a tackle shop do it like jons little salmon shop in mexico or any of the shops in pulaski.you can bring them your reel to set up or buy them pre-loaded with copper or wire.it really sucks when let out 300 ft of copper and the first fish breaks you off cause your knot didnt hold.alot cheaper to let the pros do it.

end of the summer when the fish were in less than 100 fow.you still going to fat nancys saturday???ill bring those rod holders

blood run has a depth chart for the different copper weights,but copper runs roughly 20 ft down per 100 ft out.so not an early spring brown tactic.but yes,we would run it anytime fishing deeper than 40 fow.caught browns and lakers in late spring and steelies and salmon through the summer.being nice and short,you can clear it quick if you need to land a fish behind the boat and also to change baits up.

we run one down the chute,was a good producer last year.

depends on water temp.but they should be in shallow through may.like what was stated above,sticks flat lined off boards,spoons on weighted lines or riggers.colors can change daily,so try to have a good assortment of colors.there are alot of posts here on lou,about catching browns,so go back and do some reading.good luck.

egoody,like what was stated above,if you can,get yourself a planer set up.there is a guy selling a wiley 6' mast here in the classifieds,i have a couple of home made boards and a bunch of clipper releases you can try out.if you come down to the pulski area to fish,i can meet up with you or i can get them up to n.h. in a couple of weeks.

yes egoody,when setting them out,left on the dipsey you would set out on the port side.like skate said the higher the number,the further away from the boat it will run,but also will run higher in the water.not familiar with fair haven,but i would imagine you will be fishing in less than 20 fow for early browns,so if you are going to run dipsies,they wont be out very far.also,we run them on wire,no stretch helps with tripping the dipsey when a fish hits.someone on here had a really good chart for depth of dipsey to amount of line out,that seemed to be a bit more accurate than the one that comes with the dipsey.i will try to find it.

welcome aboard tom.i have fished many different waters in my life,but lake o is the best.lots of great guys here on lou.

i wouldnt count on the river being open by then,not much thawing going on.it is going to be warm the next couple days,but not sure if it will be enough to open things up.i left a message with beth today,when she calls me back ill ask.

ice fisherman still driving their trucks on the lake.

6 below and still 2 feet on the ground here.

there has been alot of discussion lately on gear,plenty of info already out there,but my 2 cents are i have run okuma magdas for the last 2 years.i had one fail,but for what they cost,oh well.going with convectors this year.i tried the saltists last year and did not like them.line counter on the side of the reel digs in your wrist,very uncomfortable and i didnt like the high speed gear ratio.

one other thing to consider is your rigger weight,make sure the rigger you buy is going to handle the weight you are looking to use.

x2 what tim said

you know,its a reel kick in the pants that this just came up about the penn reels.just last week i gave some 209's and 309's away that i have had kicking around in the basement from my salt water years.gave them to a guy in n.h.never thought to post them here,cause i never heard of anyone using them on the lake.sorry,wish this conversation would have come up sooner!!!