Long Lines

Don't have one myself but has anyone experimented with clipping a Fishhawk TD onto a core or copper with DB attached to get actual depths...especially when experimenting with where the DB gets clipped on?

Great event...will be back next year.

Nice to meet Larry, Dave and Ben. I left with a few faces to go w/ names as well. Great talking to you guys. Nick and I left w/ 5 each BLL spoons to try in our amateur tournaments this year. Can't wait to get them wet.

I also purchased the Terrova 80 lb (24volt) last year. Started fishing the big lake 3 years ago in my used 18 foot Lund Alaskan. I have a 60 hp tiller steer Merc and a 6hp Nissan kicker. Last season was amazing having that much control, being able to walk away from the tiller.

Bought the Terrova and 2 AGM Cabelas batts at Cabelas in IN; ask for someone in boat service if you go there....that guy hooked me up with wiring, fittings, fuses, and everything went together awesome.

Like Erik's set-up I tied my main engine to the kicker with a ball/socket joint strut, I bungee the main engine to the side of the boat to keep it roughly centered...use the kicker for 70-80% of the thrust and put the Terrova down.

The autopilot feature was phenomenal to keep you on course and the cruise control helps maintain your speed. The remote makes everything hands free...I keep the foot pedal in the boat, stored for emergencies.

You do have to be careful when changing directions/trolling across strong current changes...going from into the waves at 3.2 sog and then turning will potentially allow the cruise control to dial down the thrust or turn it off completely at which point you lose your steering and course.

For whitefish in the piers, walleye and perch fishing, I found the electronic anchor to be absolutely awesome.

Great boat control feature that allows you to do a lot more fishing. Good luck.

Left the launch at 6:30 and motored to 250 fow. Takes awhile in an 18 footer w/ a 60 hp!

Trolled west and east. 3.2-3.4 sog seemed best although we nailed a nice fish on a dipsy when we slowed down once trying to fix a bow mount issue.

Found a series of slicks or scum lines from 250 to 260 fow with a large one in 255. Went 13 for 16 with 1 triple and two doubles working those slicks. Some nice steelies, a couple decent kings, 1 laker and the rest small kings/coho (not very good at telling the difference).

Best day on my boat ever!

Big thanks to Motion Show for the scouting report and Tangled Mess for the input as well. Nice to meet Dave Ash, CrowHunter, and Holland Piper at the fish cleaning station.

Small spoons ruled! Regular stingers and mini streaks.

riggers from 55 to 75 too fish on lemon ice took 3; tried down to 140 w/ no takers although we marked fish from 80-150 down.

250 copper w/ mod coyote took 4

350 copper w/ purple glow tiger took 3

300 copper w/ mixed veggie took 3

wire dipsy back 110 on #2 w/ took 3

That would be me....Rapala hand held scale...left it there last Thursday night. Thanks for picking it up....figured it was gone. I will be hopefully fishing out of PS on Thursday and Holland on Sat for the Gold Coast Tourney....any chance you will be in the area?

Launched a little late this morning, but got out and set down in 110 fow on a s/sw troll. Didn't pound bottom for lakers...as we wanted to try to find some kings. No probe so I ran lines from 40 to 100 down and covered water. Probably stayed in too close for too long. Turned due west at 8:00 am and found a 12# lb king in 170 fow on the brand new 350 copper and craigs x- mas (took 3 weeks to get it but love the 32# blood run compared to my old howies set up; they did throw in a couple of extras for the long wait).

Proceeded to S from 170 to 180 picking up another smaller king on a rigger down 65 with a mixed veggie within 20 minutes. Looped around north east heading back to holland as we had to be in by 11 am. As we got back into 170's the lowrance lit up and shortly after a steelhead took the full core with a green/glow frog, a rigger popped with a glow-xmas down 80 (nice king), and the 350 copper takes of with the craig's xmas again (first triple). With a little fancy footwork on the 18 footer, all 3 fish came on board.

Now that was fun! Would have loved to stayed and worked that water some more, but we had to go...so we pulled and left with 4 kings and nice steelie.

Beautiful out there today...happy 4th!

Wrong Jason I think. I am on my first and only boat...18' Line Alaskan in a very stylish wetlands camo...

Thanks...getting better at consistency. Looking forward to some good July fishing.

Sea fleas were bad last night. Have heard that wire divers stay cleaner...should be adding a couple of these and a few blood run copper set-ups this week.

Fished 5:30 to dark...4 for 4, all kings. 3 on riggers down 65 and 85/glow x-master & flounder pounder. 1 on 300 copper/Mongolia beef. Took 2 over 150 fow, 2 over 175-180. Ne or se troll @ 3.0 sog.

Had posted this in an incorrect forum...learning at everything to do with this sport. Will make an effort to post...great site w/ some very helpful people.

Fished Thursday night from PS; just south of piers in 80-110 from 6:30 to 9:30. 7 for 10 with 5 being between 5 and 7.5 lbs and 2 smaller fish. Several other boats did a little better in 110-130 with some 9-10 lbers as well as a 15 and 18.

300 copper took 2 hits/lost both on JJ MacMuffin M.S.

Rigger down 35 was 3 for 4 on Glow X-Mas Stinger

Other Rigger down 35 took 1 on Nuked Veggie Stinger

7 color took 2 on Mixed Veggie Stinger

Braided Dipsy on 3 back 120 w/ Blue Crush SD and No SeeUm Fly took 1

Fished Thursday night from PS; just south of piers in 80-110 from 6:30 to 9:30. 7 for 10 with 5 being between 5 and 7.5 lbs and 2 smaller fish. Several other boats did a little better in 110-130 with some 9-10 lbers as well as a 15 and 18.

300 copper took 2 hits/lost both on JJ MacMuffin M.S.

Rigger down 35 was 3 for 4 on Glow X-Mas Stinger

Other Rigger down 35 took 1 on Nuked Veggie Stinger

7 color took 2 on Mixed Veggie Stinger

Braided Dipsy on 3 back 120 w/ Blue Crush SD and No SeeUm Fly took 1

Very good...I have a few of the scooter clips. Have been running my leads longer this year on riggers....30' to 50' and having much greater success. Used to run 10'-15' leads max no matter how deep I put the ball.

Last question, do you run the same length leader on the scooter clip/slider or go much shorter?

New to this site and somewhat new to salmon trolling (3rd year). When you say a slider at 50 down....is that the depth of the slider or ball? Are you using fixed sliders or free sliders? How long or short do the leaders typically run....same as at the ball or significantly shorter?

Thanks for any info...gotta say this site is pretty awesome. Going out tonight out of PS and will post how we do.