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A buddy of mine and 3 others have been fishing out of North Sandy since Monday. The last two days the weather has been good enough to get out in the main lake. They have tried from 5-15' 30-40', 50-60' and 130' but man its been slow. Not marking much bait at all. They did mark a few bigger fish in 30-40' suspended but very little action. Mostly trolling waited spoons from planner boards and riggers. 12 hr ride pulling a boat and not much action. Thats fishing. So far 3 lakers from the main lake no browns.

I was just going to post the same thing. I bought a Sunbeam bread knife 15-18 years ago at Wal Mart. In my area we have the largest Atlantic salmon farms in the US. I use to buy the whole fish and fillet 100s of lbs for smoking. I still use the same knife with the same blades for perch and it works fine. It does heat up and always has but works great.

I bought a gage tool to measure the rod tip as well as the tip size. I fixed probably 12-15 rods last winter for cheep.

Great post

How is the boat landing in Sackets Harbor for a 16' boat?

Ya I agree. The forecast I saw was giving upto 30 NW. Seems like it would take a day or two to lay down after that much wind. Thanks

I am considering making the 12 hr drive out to LO. Anywhere from Henderson to Sodus. Thought about leaving 6pm today and fish Fri-Sunday. But the weather dont look all that great. Any thoughts?

I have fished in alot of areas in the Gulf. I love eating most all types of fish but I cant get into anything in the Gulf except shrimp that I peel myself. My least favorite is red fish and spec trout. My oldest son has lived in San Antonio for 9 years. I do however like the hogs if harvested in dry areas away from any swamps.

My plan was to use a 4 bead chain swivel for a connection between the main line and a 7.5' fluro leader

Thanks. Yes Sweeden made. I bought them after my first trip to Lake O in 1992 I believe. They are so smooth and well built. I think they are about perfect for planer board reels.

I have 4 Abu- Garcia 5300 reels. I am putting on 15 lb big Game. It looks like I can only get 205 yds on. I am considering putting 30 lb braid for backing to give me more line for the occasional King during spring fishing. I am considering 8 lb fluro leader. So how much line total would be recommended for the odd king in the mix? Is 300 yds with a 8 lb leader enough, or should I go with 300 yds and a 10 lb leader? I will be fishing a 21' Duckworth with 6 lines Thanks

Yet another attempt to regulate stupidity

Everyone ok?

There are many You tube videos that explain it all. The settings are boat specific depending on what was mentioned above about your wiring and leakage.

Very nice. Thanks for the post. The mooching reels are my #1 choice for Atlantic salmon and brook trout fishing with lead core. But I have had so many issues with the Daiwa's in the past I have gotten away from them. And as Rick mentioned, if you have inexperienced anglers on board it can be a challenge and frustrating. Considering we have a lot of 1.5-4 lb fish and troll sewn smelt a lot of the time, how light can the drags go? And are they smooth at light settings? With sewn bait we want the drags to be smooth and as light as possible to let line out with the lightest hit. I really like the 2/1 as well as the option to get one handle vs two. Edit: $730 us I am sure they are worth it but Ol Joe better get the 3ed round of checks out soon

I have owned a few Daiwa's for years. I have had several Okumas but not the Cold Waters. I have several Okumas that the line counters are always giving me issues. Are the Cold water reel line counters improved? Other then that how do the two compare? Thanks