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We fished out of Long Point in the AM heading south. Had a friend along to help us bring luck. We picked up a nice Laker in about 240 FOW 110 feet down with a orange / blue / yellow stinger. Started a slow turn towards the north and picked up another while turning firing off our release set at 80 feet. After proceeding north past the park it was starting to get cluttered with small weed mats and strings. Pulled gear, cleaned it and then set it back after turning south. First D-diver hit of the day produced a nice rainbow at around 50 feet over 240 fow. We had a nice steady stream of laker action and all were around 110 feet down over 240-250 fow. We are learning a lot and getting a lot of advice along the way for our first season of trolling (thanks John and others!!) We also dropped a few fish but had a chance to get them close enough to identify them: 3 lakers, 1 salmon. Will back at it again next week doing some more experimenting. My wishlist of equipment is growing but I think I will be investing in a fish hawk soon.....and a second sonar.......and electric down riggers....and a bigger boat and.....!!

Thank you for the tip! I appreciate it.

Any particular spoon color? Or Fly. We are heading up tomorrow in the AM and will probably be launching out of Myers or further North Towards Aurora.

John, we were out today around 9am an managed a rainbow, landlocked salmon and a Laker that probably was around 8-9 lbs. The water was rough! Did not spend a lot of time on the water (less than 3 hours) for obvious reasons. Oh, the following were productive all FLT: black meat PD, purple veggies, phsycho sematic. The wife and I are off tomorrow so we are going to hit the water again in the AM (hopefully a little earlier usually we work nights!!) Laker was at 110 feet down over 240 feet of water, salmon at around 50 feet over 125 and the bow at 50 over 130.

Thats a good point! So is this though: Boaters CODE OF ETHICS I will respect the rights of all users of the recreational waterways, both on public waters and on adjacent private property. I will be considerate at the launch ramps and docks. I will get on and off the ramps quickly and not delay others. I will follow the navigation rules of the road around all other vessels. I will learn and observe my state’s rules on wake jumping. I will give all fishing, anchored, or drifting vessels plenty of room. I will always operate at headway speed in "no wake" zones. When approaching the shore, I will be especially aware of swimmers and other craft near the shore. I will not disturb wildlife. I will avoid areas posted for the protection of wildlife. I will not litter the shore side and I will be careful with my fuel. I realize that my travel speed should be determined by my equipment, ability, weather and wave conditions, and especially other vessel traffic. In case of emergency, I will volunteer assistance. I will not interfere with or harass others. I realize that people judge all personal watercraft by my actions. I will pay close attention to the noise my vessel may make and be aware of how others on boats and on shore react to that noise. In reality the original post is (in my opinion) reflecting on the manner in which he was treated in regards to this encounter. The operator of the sailing vessel was not using proper etiquette while operating his radio and shouting demands that were not directed at any one vessel specifically. This causes confusion and possibly could result in an accident.

Hello, could you elaborate on this subject please. Thanks

This is our boat, a 17 foot CC. Its not the biggest boat but it does the job.

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Thanks for the advice, going to be camping and fishing Cayuga this weekend so will give it a go. New to fishing from a boat so this is a learning curve for me. Our current set up is a good start in my opinion based on what others recommended. The boat is only 17 feet and is a deep V center console with a 2007 mercury 60hp bigfoot and a 4hp 4 stroke kicker for trolling (a little on the shaky side but it maintains speed well after its set) We have two Cannon uni troll 10 STX down riggers and a 10lb ball and a 8lb. The only knowledge we have of using these is what I have read online and talking with others. I apologize if I have any questions that would seem like fairly common knowledge but were still learning and appreciate the help. One more question however regarding the kicker: What it be better to upgrade eventually to a two cylinder model to reduce the vibration and is it worth the extra cost? We don't have a ton of room on the back. Right now the 4hp has been extremely fuel efficient and reliable (a new engine so that is not surprising). Thanks!

Thanks, I appreciate it! Will have to give it a try.

Nice! Question about your electronics as I am running a Garmin echo map 43dv on our center console. What in your opinion is a better setting 77khz or 200khz? Thanks! Mike

Im new also and looking forward to learning from others.