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Bushnell. Never an issue. Love it and I plan on buying the new model too

As I recall, it was a combo of both !

To add to it, and no offense to my love for olcott, but bald eagle is a fantastic marina and just seems to be full of good folks. Look forward to going again !

Was a great day out there. Another fantastic trip with Capt Jeremy. My favorite line of the day.... Jeremy- "my rigger ! My rigger!" I look over (from my side of the boat) and the rod is bouncing Jeremy "grab it !" Me- confused Jeremy- " I just poured a fresh cup of coffee Jeremy's confidence that we would pull a double with the time spent between two kids pulling in a 10 color was spot on. That's how good the day was... 4 on board and we all had plenty of reel time. Making memories that will last forever. And these kids think we are just fishing...

Thanks for the links. I will give them a read. This is basically my 3rd season on ladyO and 2nd season with my boat. LOU in general has been beyond helpful, as well as getting out there and learning the hard way when it comes to catching them, but I want to learn as much as I can about the fishery in general beyond just "fishing". I appreciate what happens behind the scenes, and take ALOT for granted. I think we all owe it to the lake, and each other to do more than just go fishing.

On it !

If you want something unique, look up "hans the carver" on FB. His work is second to none, and more than just taxidermy.

A fish you will never forget !!! Thanks for sharing though...

This thread is fantastic. I actually feel like I'm learning alot about the fishery. Hopefully someday I can contribute !

She flipped. Ice water inside

Prob couldn't see you spread in that mess of bait !! That's one I would run over ALL DAY LONG

Nice gang of bucks you have. Gonna be a good season for you !!

Fantastic day to be on the water. I for one am glad you didn't call it. May have been my first tourney, but it sure wasn't my first roller coaster in a tinny, and I have a feeling it's not my last. Definitely alot of ups and downs today..... Literally. Great bite, great company, and surely memories made. Tough to forget losing 10 colors of lead on solid smash of the rod when you have an empty box, or having another man jump on your back to net a fish over you as you hand line in a green mature. Controlled chaos. Love it !! Thanks for the invite brother !!! EDIT: to attest to Jeremy's character, he answered honestly about 8x that he was NOT in the LOC

Stay low and slow and you should find em.

If your running dipsys, and trolling / moving, you aren't gonna have a rod just fall out of a holder. I had a titelok holder with a spair rod in it fall last year, dropped tip down in the water. Thankfully I was moving and the pressure held the rod in even though it was basically straight down towards the water. I have since ditched titeloks as they do not have, well, tite loks.....

https://buffalonews.com/2019/08/21/buffalo-outdoors-column-reelin-for-a-cure-tournament-olcott-wilson-fishing-news-opinion-2019/?utm_campaign=category&utm_source=home&utm_medium= Great write up !

2.0-3.2. I'll hold 2.5-2.8 as a standard. If it's working I stay with it. If nothing is working, I'll do some zig zags and if outside lines fire, speed it up, if insides fire, slow it down. I also like to hit idle on the troll master if things aren't working, to entice those followers. Tighter leads with bigger baits like spinnys and meat setups, and a touch longer with spoons but typically 12-20'. This is how I like to run my riggers, and I will be following this thread. Last trip 35 rigger fired 14 back and that king was 5' out of the water before I could grab the rod...

Well, since the cat is out of the bag... It's just one of those randoms I throw down there, and it HAS worked. I used mc rockets in a goby-ish pattern with a carbon14 (minion) head, no flasher. Nothing like rolling up to the docks of a walleye tournament with some shiney Twinkies blowing in the wind... In a world of renoski's and worm harnesses, I was alone. Lol. But that is "thing". Throwing stupid baits out there and loving it when the intended species hits the net. Like Friday, I sent a longA bomber out on a 9 color and it took our biggest king. If I was targeting Lakers, I'd have a straight gambler program out there though..... Aaaaaaand maybe something stupid too.

The date is already set !

Great job Garry. The faces on those boys says it all. Love to see fishing influences in a kids life, and what better species to get em on than the mighty Chinook!

Dunkirk has a decent launch with parking. I've been hearing alot of Lakers being caught on a walleye program. Most of those reports are 100fow. Truth be told, I don't know of too many guys that target them, but those that do seem to have no problem finding them and catching them according to pics / social media posts. Last year we got a tank that had to be close to 20# in 90fow on a rigger with a clean meat rig (yes, I ran it for walleyes) right in front of Dunkirk. Hit the deep water, go low and slow and you should do fine.

Well said my man. Your passion for the sport doesn't compare to your passion for helping others. Fantastic job on raising that amount of money for a great cause. You really set the bar for the rest of us. Thanks for encouraging me to join RFAC as I see it will be an annual event I'll look forward to. Most important, I'm certain your making Evie proud. Hats off to you !

That's a bit of current ! What did that brown weigh ?

Capt Vince, without sounding like a brown noser, that really means a lot coming from a seasoned pro like yourself. It was my pleasure to be involved ! I look at our box, and then look at what we were able to raise and I feel alot better about the day! As far as being hardcore in a tinny.... You are not wrong.