guffins fisherman

By all accounts, it has been very slow. There are guys getting them, but they always get them and keep it to themselves.

https://www.lakeontariounited.com/fishing-hunting/applications/tapatalk/index.php?/topic/71437-Six-(6)-Medium-Light-Rods-with-Reels Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Someone just posted a few in the classifieds.

Take a look on eBay. You can get new combos in 2's or 4's for $130-200 depending on the number you get. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I have been running an '97 Proline 231 for three seasons now and I love that boat. It is not the softest ride in the tight chop, but it really is a tank overall. May next boat will be the 29 Proline. Congrats. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Did you know? You can buy the carbon drag washers on ebay for a lot of reel brands. I have done done three or four of my Magdas. I think I paid about $8 a reel for the washer kit. Just do your research, and be real careful taking the reel apart. They have lots of little parts that like to go flying. But they can be done DIY. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I would say go for it. I think two things to keep in mind: the strength of the gunnel, and the height of the pulleys. Make sure those two things are up to snuff, and you will be on your way. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

We catch a lot of lake trout with clients in the summer. The one thing I find myself saying A LOT, is "rod tip up." I am not implying you are an inexperienced angler, but I am implying the importance of steady pressure on the fish with the rod tip up and no pumping. They are soft-mouthed and tear out really easily. For the record, the majority of our losses are on the surface too. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I use them as well. I like them, not love them. I am using cannons with short booms. I am leery of longer booms due to the increased leverage they would have in pulling outward on the gimbal mounts/ holders. Also, I have noticed when I free spool the weight down deep, the whole apparatus shakess around a bit. If I slow down the freefall, it steadies the set up, but sometimes it is unaviodable. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Do the new Magdas come with carbon drags washers? If not, try and go with Convectors for both. The Magda drags just don't hold up(sticky and finicky) with heavy fish. Walleye, Northerns maybe, but big fish need better drags. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I am having problems reading topics that I have specified to push notifications directly to my phone. A new problem since the update as well.

I have used the TX6s for walleye. They pull sticks just fine. I am sure they would pull spoons fine as well.

The boats I work on in the summer have cannons and Scotty's, depending on the boat. The only con I can see to Scotty's is they are huge. If you don't have a huge fishing area on the back of your boat, the Scotty's will be really cumbersome. They pull 12# weights with wingers as if nothing was there and are really simply built and easy to maintain. Cannons on the other hand are a lot smaller, taking up less room on the back of the boat. They have a circuit board and delicate switches, and if they are not working properly, you will dump them overboard in frustration. Especially when you have multiple Kings on, etc. The new ones are fast, powerful, fairly reliable, small bodied and really expensive. Hope that helps.

You do know there is a classifieds section on this forum, right? Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I thought this article was fitting for the entire Eastern Basin. http://www.outdoorcanada.ca/Why-you-should-always-always-ALWAYS-release-big-fish

Have not tried plastic stuff. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Gobies, not goodies. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Every time I try harnesses I spend more time rebaiting the hook, or removing the goodies from it. Worms, slow, on or near bottom. Sounds like gobie city. I hear if guys doing well with harnesses in ELO. I am sure they have their technique dialed. Sent from my XT1585 using Lake Ontario United mobile app