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Nice looking fish! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Great pictures! Great pictures! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Nice pic and catch! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Great experience for him. Great SMILE! You haven't been fishing unless you have a tangle or two. Tomix fly? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Always nice when the boat runs well and the fishing is good! Nice catch summary. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Yes, added it to story, thanks Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Fished 7-10am, 85-115 fow, 2/2, one 15.92# king (male) and 3.41# coho (male). 1/1 King came on 8C in 91 fow, ne troll, 2.4 sog, jagerbomb gold crush spoon 1/1 Coho on slide diver, 225 back, set 3, in 106 fow sw troll, 2.6 sog, blue dolphin uv spoon

What is the size of your boat and main motor? Have you tried it under those conditions just using the tiller arm and arm friction holding knob and see if it will hold a course? Another option is an eztroller plate on the main motor also. Finding the right boat weight kicker ratio is the key. If for some reason my kicker were to fail, I would engage my main motor troller plate and achieve the same results. Without that plate, I couldn't do it. I'll attach a picture. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Autopilots in rough water while trolling have a hard time maintaining course especially if you are trolling with a larger motor at a very slow speed (i.e. 2.2 sog). You need either a much bigger boat than your in or a smaller motor for trolling use. I have trolled with my 20hp 4 stroke in waters up to 4-5feet high, but at that point fishing is no fun for me and I head in. I have enough fish in my freezer to come back another more favorable day. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

I marked alot fish from 80-125 today, not as many out to 160. I marked more this past Saturday when I fished in the AM. Most of the bites I get are about 600ft from a bait pile image on my sounder on the average. When I have done a figure eight through a bait pile image (did this as a test, earlier this season) it took about six trips of figure eights through it to turn on a bite. Not very efficient, so now I may do two at the most. I have found areas around PS, Holland and south where fish seem to congregate so that's where my 3 rods go. I can usually get 1-3 fish per trip, somedays better when the fish are really stirred up. I check the water temperature in 5ft inclements with a fishawk gauge before I put a rod in the water. Hope this helps. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

I have an EV-100, hydraulic steered boat. Installed it myself. Absolutely love it. I use alot of the preprogrammed patterns along with just adjusting the control head itself. There was alot of bait out there today, but I think it maybe more south according to a couple of guys I talked to at the cleaning station. 6 rods vs 3 rods makes a big difference. I now run a high and low slider on my mainline. Just to get the extra attraction. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

Fished 7-11am, 1/1 laketrout (12.91#) on slide diver bk 200, set 3 with blue dolphin, nw troll, in 102fow, 2.4 sog. Covered water 90-160. No other hits. Water temp was 45.1 70down. Bite came early.