Keep this in mind. Is the Cannon unit the old version, or the new one? Cannon completely redesigned there snt. The new probe dose not work with the old head. I have the old unit, and it works very good, but if I lose the probe I'm sol. You can read about the new one here. Captain Bill Ruth of Billy V Sport fishing did some testing of it and has some info on his site. located here.
%90 of the time when a swr is referred to, it's a 2 color ran off the rigger. The swr (two color rig) can be used on a board to target Steel, or cold water Kings.
Most of your med, med-heavy, rigger rods will work. Some like to have a shorter (7') rod. The shorter rod makes taking the board off easier. I bought 6 of these rods, and really like the way they feel. They also have big eyelets that allow the core knots to slide through easier.
Cory, Welcome to the site, That's a fabulous shot. I live in Grand Rapids area, but my Grandfather lived near Bruce crossing. We would stay for a week every summer and fish all around there. I stood on the Ontonagon peer a few years back and thought, Wow what a site! Thanks for sharing.