guffins fisherman

It has been a few weeks since I went out of stony in my tin boat. I had the FF on the whole way out. The least amount of depth I saw was 1.5, but that was weeks ago. Never touched bottom though. The dock? That was another story. I had the least mobile of the two of us climb into the boat before I splashed it, then I climbed down in after it was in, and then reversed the process on the way out. I have not used it looked at Westcott launch. I would bet it's shallow getting out past the jetty's, but all sand. On another note, I keep my 26' Shamrock at Harbors End in Henderson. The first time I took it out of there, I felt this weird vibration. Looked at the FF and again 1.5. Luckily, all sand. I was dragging the keel and chopping sand. That was weeks ago, and the water has def come up some. Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I stumbled upon this video last year some time. Fish Hawk installed already.

Stony Creek launch. Not too bad. Not great. Looked like plenty of concrete pad left to get boat on and off though. Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app

No. Marked a few though. Matt

Went out of Henderson today on a 17' G3. No problem whatsoever with the ramp. The step down off the dock was a big one though. Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I have run both methods extensively. I have both on my boat. For light biting, smaller fish I run the inlines...namely walleyes. They just keep the fish hooked up better and are more accurate for depth and lead control. With that said, if I am targeting heavier, harder hitting fish....namely browns and early kings, the big boards and mast are the way to go. I have fished browns on inline boards, and I don't care for fighting the board and the bigger fish. It will work, but for spring browns when they are aggressive and come more frequently, having the line release and swing to the center is so nice. While the client is fighting the fish, I am moving the releases down the line. As far as installing a mast on the OP's boat, I'd say go for it, just use the seat mount, and put in a tether to haul in the tow line to set up each release.

The big igloo coolers from sam's are the way to go if you are a cold water fisherman. They are the only coolers that are long enough to hold the big kings and the big lakers. I just can't see paying for the Yetis, the RTICs, etc and putting fish stink in them forever. If you put fish in it once in a while, maybe someone can scrub every little nook and cranny to get the stink out, but if it has fish in it all the time, it will forever be a fish box. Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I troll for walleyes and browns with a mix of walleye boards and the tx-22's. I moved the weight all the way back on all of them. I did this to get them to troll smoother. I felt the walleye boards would dig the nose in and lag, loading up the rod, then surge when the rod pulled back at it. By moving the weight all the way back, the nose came up and they run smoother and more consistent. They also run lighter in the water. I like this because I run 4/ side and want them to swing to the center as far as possible when I have a fish on. By disengaging the nose of the board, they can pull back way easier. With that said, I suppose deep divers and big weight would be problematic the way I have them set up. If/when I do that, I would only use the tx-22's on those lines. I think they pull better. Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I don't know of a single charter captain in Henderson that targets kings with sticks in the summer. If they do, they keep it real quiet. Not likely, but possible. I think a stickbait would be absolutely destroyed after a couple fish at the most. Worse yet, a plastic stickbait may just snap in half, have the ring anchors pull out or the terminal anchor pull out. I suppose a stick would work, but the traditional gear just seems to be better. Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app

PM Sent.

Fish hawk. Sent from my moto g(7) power using Lake Ontario United mobile app

If you want to run both at the same time, I would make sure to stick with the long booms to increase the width of your spread. With that said, there is a lot of leverage created by those long booms. I like the idea of a board across the transom, or just forward of the transom on your boat. Seems as though it would the most durable and easy way to get things there. Also, that system would be very easy and quick to remove. Sent from my moto z3 using Lake Ontario United mobile app