carhartt123

Craig I'm in a similar situation as you. This was my first year running the lake in my own boat. I have an 18' starcraft and experienced getting blown off the lake my second day on the water. Even though this is my first year running the boat I have been here for years, fished many times with friends, and taken a lot of charters. The information I gained on those trips was invaluable but putting that information into practice on my own has been something totally different. All my time on the water this year was really learned what not to do more then anything but did finally manage one nice coho. Best thing I can say is keep it as simple as possible. Go in with a plan. Even write down the plan anf be as detailed as possible down to what lure on what rod. My first two trips I went with a general idea of what I wanted to do and ended up fumbling around for the first hour on the water. I now believe the process is more important than the lures in the water. A good amount of the information to get rigged up right can be found digging around on this site. Keep at it and the fish will come. Charters are a great learning experience and could be valuable at any point even years from now you never know what you could pick up. Another thing to watch for is guys on here with an open seat for a day. Good luck out there Sent from my SM-G950U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Pap eventually I will end up with some torpedoes. I have seen a bunch of great stuff on here about the ones made by the guys on the site. I guess the answer to your question would be that sometimes I just help tinkering with things when I have unused stuff laying around that I can repurpose into something else. Sent from my SM-G950U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I will. I lost a ball last weekend up in the trench so need to replace with something. I have a bunch of old pancake weights laying around in the garage so this will be a good winter project after hunting season. Sent from my SM-G950U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I thought about that. But if I put my release above it on the cable and attach to a good swivel not sure it would matter if it was spinning. Sent from my SM-G950U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Sorry was trying to figure out how to post a picture but I can't open the file with the instructions on my phone. Basically it is a copper, galvanized, or stainless pipe roughly 14" long 1.5" diameter filled with lead, and an eye hook on top. That set up should yield roughly a 10' weight give or take. From the little I can find on them they have very little blowback and work well near the bottom as they are harder to hang up. Sent from my SM-G950U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Has anyone ever tried a pipe style weight. They look to me as though they should work well. Especially for those times that I put the ball on the bottom either intentionally or unintentionally. Sent from my SM-G950U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Normally fish for all three. Flatheads like to use live sunfish or rock bass. Chanel cats only use cut bait. For bullhead a good old night crawler.

I have fished lake o for the last 12 years or so on a mix of charters and with friends. This will be the first year on my own boat. Picked up an older 18' starcraft. She needs a little work but should be ready for spring. Can't wait to get out there.

Ton of episodes on youtube. I think season 3,4,5,6 about a dozen episodes per season. Just what I needed at the end of winter.