ErieBuck

That’s kinda what I was thinking but I’ve heard a lot of pros talk about coordinating your spread so that all the lines play well off each other… so I’m trying to figure out specifically what that would look like. I guess the big thing is to make sure the action is working properly on all your lines given your speed. Meat paddles need to go slow 2.0ish but that makes most spoons not work too well at that slow speed. So if I go big paddles with meat on the riggers, maybe pair those with flasher flies on the wire divers and run forgiving spoons like super slims on the long lines. 2 rods on boards with 200/300 copper and 2 with 7 color lead? Would I put one of each on each side or pair them up? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I only make it to Lake O a couple times of year and I really want to refine my approach to maximize my experience... I've been studying up and accumulating more gear but I need to come up with a solid plan for my next trip in late July. Obviously I want to catch Kings, but I don't want to put all my eggs in one basket. So, my overall goal would be to catch Kings but get more overall action by using some setups to target Steelhead/Coho as well, especially considering the King numbers have been down this year so far. So that being said, with an 8 rod spread, what would you guys choose to run for an effective program? I have all the gear... big boards, down riggers, wire divers, slide divers, 200/300 copper, big paddles/meat rigs, etc. Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

How does the telescopic feature work on the Denali? Any issues with storage/transport? Early and late season lake trout, steelhead and smallmouth make a more expensive rod worth it for me. I caught 2, 7lb walleye this week and neither was able to pull off the Scotty planer board clip. 4lb sheephead, no problem!

Nice, I actually just looked at those today at fish usa — seems to fit that beautiful reel better than a TDR! Let me know how that works out for you por favor! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

thanks, will check them out

I picked up some smaller Tekota A 500s that I want to use for smaller, lighter tackle trolling situations - walleye, smallmouth, fall steelhead on Lake Erie. I have a whole bunch of Shimano TDR 8'6" rods but it just seems they don't do the smoothness and precision of the Tekota any justice as they can be a bit heavy and stiff. Are there any trolling rods out there that would provide feel more similar to a spinning rod to pair with the smaller Tekota? Thanks in advance for your recommendations.

Did you storm the capital patriot? Ignorance at its best. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

The following reels are for sale -- light, recreational use only for 2 seasons. All in "like-new" condition. Make me an offer... (2) SG47 (2) SC27 (2) SC17 All are right-handed, line counter. Will get some pics posted soon.

Here's a good video on a way to set it up for in line planer boards. This guys splices in some braid to hook the boards. I plan on using mine on big boards with scotty clips... I think I'll be able to just clip directly to the 19 strand as the scotty clips seem to hold everything but we'll see

Good info, Thanks for posting Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

A slide diver has different characteristics than a standard diver that makes it not achieve the same depths without adding their weights and rings Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Um yeah, don’t understand your point. No one said lead length had anything to do with depth. Was talking about achieving depth with a slide diver... not the lead

So you don't think it's possible to get deep-er and stealthy at the same time? Or are you saying stealth doesn't matter all that much down deep? Thanks Sk8man

I plan on experimenting with slide divers as well... I think the concern would be depth they can achieve compared to regular dipsey with a mag ring which is what I use now. 180-200 can get to 100 ft. I know they sell bigger rings and a weight for the slide divers but not sure how deep they get. If anyone knows please post!

Anyone else out here using 19 strand as backing?? What's been your experience... any advice?

Maybe barrel swivel and crimp? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thanks! What weighted steel lengths are you running? How often do you need to go beyond 300 ft? In summertime to hit that 70/80 ft range? Weighted steel says 20 ft drop per 100 ft... so do you follow that same guideline for letting out additional backer? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I really like the idea of having versatility in the water column without having so many reels, as my collection of equipment is getting quite ridiculous. I think I have more stuff in stock than fishUSA these days haha. So I've "heard" that 19 strand as a backer mimics the dive pattern of what's in front of it.... so does that mean if I let out 5 colors of leadcore, to make it equivalent to a 7 color, I would simply let out an additional 20 yards/60 Ft. of 19 strand backing? An additional 50 ft. of 19 strand behind weighted steel would get me 10 more ft. of depth? Does this really work? I bought a bucket of the Scotty clips...will I have any problem clipping to the 19 strand? I'm not a huge fan rubber bands. I recently set up a couple 300ft weighted steel reels with braid as backer. Would it be advantageous for me to add 19 strand instead of braid or would that be overkill -- how often would I need to get deeper that that? 300 ft. of weighted steel is supposed to get to 60 ft at 2mph but at higher speeds with flashers I'm guessing 50 or less.

Recommend googling the "Reel Fill Calculator". It's been a huge help in figuring out how to set up all my reels. I would just recommend to be conservative (i.e. put use 85% as a target rather than 100%). I got the Berkley line counter I use measure the amount of line going on. I recently just switched my wire reels from Daiwa 47s to Shimano Tekota A 600s. On the 47s I had no backer as it was advised by a friend to leave some room in case of a backlash/birds nest. However, when the line counter read 100, it was only 85 ft. of line due to the unfilled spool. I don't like having to do math on the fly to account for the shortage, so I filled my new reels pretty much to capacity. I used the reel fill calculator to determine I needed 250 ft of 50 lb braid behind my 1000 ft. of 7 strand wire in order to get my spool to 90% according to the calculator. I turned out just about perfect, closer to 100%. I used the improved albright knot to connect the braid to the wire which is a great tip I picked up on this forum.