RupturedDuck47

Ah yes, good ol John Skinner, the Long Island Legend. His videos actually sparked my question In the first place. Hos, I suppose I'll have to invest in an underwater camera and do some fishing. Good excuse to get out on the water! Plain old ROYGBIV spoons and jigs, different weather, Time of day, ext. Time to set up an experiment and fish in the name of science! Sent from my SM-G973U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I had a passing thought about different lures and how they are expressed at different depths. I know fish want different things on different days but has anyone noticed a pattern with depth and color? I'm tying up a number of different color bucktails to try sometime in the future. What is everyone's thoughts or input on this? Sent from my SM-G973U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Alright I'm sold on torpedo divers.... now what is the best way to rig them for salmon? I have an 8' medium rod with a Pfluger Bond level wind that I need to put braid on, what # though? And flies or spoons for silvers? Sent from my SM-G973U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I do have a sonar, a small Garmin striker 4 Sent from my SM-G973U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I have an older Eagle Run 12 sit in kayak. I have tried dipsey divers, deep diving stick baits and jigging mostly to no avail. I imagine there is a great impracticality with having to paddle a downrigger around, but are there any other options? I am in college and can not afford one of the pedal drive fishing kayacks and all of that jazz. I have a limited budget but am willing to try anything to expand my reach on the lakes. EDIT: I can't say I've been using dipsey divers correctly. It's all hand-me-down equipment, so if anyone could also point me in a direction for proper gear and rigs for salmon would be greatly appreciated -Ben Sent from my SM-G973U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thanks for all of the advice! I went back out this morning and fished from 50-150fow lots of the bait balls Anda few arches mixed in. I managed to get a few to rise up to my jig, but no takers, using 1-1-1/2oz bucktails. Rain drove us off the water. Only found signs of life in ~40-60fow on the sonar. Can't wait to get out in November Sent from my SM-G973U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

How much area do they usually cover? These seemed to go on for one or two-hundred yards Sent from my SM-G973U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Went out this morning 7:30-9 and trying to target lake trout on the jig, still trying to figure out the settings on my sonar, any help would be greatly appreciated. The first two pictures are of a "Fuzz" that would come and go covering surface to bottom, I couldn't even see my jig dropping down. I tried turning down the gain but to little avail. I fished these pockets of "fuz' thinking it might be bait but to no avail. I was also having a hard time deciphering the bottom, my depth reading was also jumping around a lot going through the patches. Ended up getting Skunked, trying again tomorrow morning In the rain. Sent from my SM-G973U using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I am curious to see what other people look for when jigging for lake trout. Things such as water temp, weather, wind, depth, sonar, color, do you spit into the water, ext. I think it would be neat to see what folks have to say.