Adam Bomb

In that video? I musta missed it i guess.

Wow, great mixed bag. How big was the walleye?

Great report Jay bone...Tell Max good job too!

That was a great seminar as well. One thing i was suprised about is that noone asked and none of the staff touched on fly leader length on those paddles fished deep. I like running mine longer, like 36-50", seem to be much more effective. What do you guys think?

Thats called payin your dues i think...Thats fishin, youll get em next time.

Welcome aboard Jim. Where do you walleye fish? I do allot of walleye fishing as well. I fish mostly outta Linwood, but do go out from Augres from time to time as well. Great fishery on Saginaw Bay.

Great job...Seems there showing up at all the ports...Rock on!!!

If you hook the release right behind the leadcore you are losing 1 color of leadcore right off the bat. You have to put ALL the lead in the water to acheive the proper depth for that legnth. If you hook a 3 color core to a release or board right behind the lead, you just turned it from a 3 color to a 2 color.

How you figure by hooking a release right behind the lead avoids tangles, but letting out the proper 30-50 feet after the lead will cause tangles is beyond me? How does this affect getting tangles?

You should always have at least 20-30 feet or more of backer out before you clip it to a release/board, unless you intentionally want to have the core run shallower.

I agree....Is that laker in your avatar from "The Rock"? Awesome fish, i gotta make it up there sometime.

The level wind guide can be bent to accommodate the size of the knot.

Sure, break the guys bubble right when he had himself talked into new equipment!!!!...Actually, great tip, that little tweak should do it.

Thanks for the report and if i havent already done so, welcome to the site. If i hear anything down south ill be sure to post it for ya.

I run a 30-40' section of mono inbetween my core and power pro backer for attaching to the board. Its easy on the releases and grips well. Also gives me 30-40' of mono to experiment with to fine tune the depth. Might clip on just after the core or anywhere along the mono. I always keep track of where i clip on it for repeatablitliy.

I havent used it, but hear the super copper is the cats pajamas.

Your a fish catchin machine...Keep rockin em.

Nice trout boys and girls!!!

Boat looks great, and so does the harbor. Hope you have a great season Mike.

Better than a sharp stick in the eye any day...Nicely done Matt

Works for me Mike.

Allot of the walleye guys use units like that on "walleye boats" like Rangers, Lunds etc. They troll crawlers and stick baits with them at low speeds down wave. You can fish all day doing that. Those rigs have lots of batteries, some dedicated just the trolling motor, along with onboard chargers...Its not something your gonna use to troll salmon speeds or pull cranks for eyes with all day long up and down any kind of waves. So, you gotta ask yourself what you plan to use it for before making the investment. The more you crank the speed up, the more juice they pull. Just something to consider.

Good luck with your decision.

Thatll do ya well!

Fantastic....great lookin feesh!!!

Thats great...They sure are a beautiful fish!!!

Great job!!!

Welcome abouard Tim.

Not allot of guys run riggers, but they do catch fish on them. Most run spoons, harnesses or body baits off them when they use them.

The more popular way to fish is with inline planer boards as Franks suggested in conjunction with flat lines or lines run horizontal off the corners of the boat with bottom bouncers off them. Commonly used presentations off inline boards or traditional planer boards are inline weights, bottom bouncers or snap weights with a harness trailing behind. Crankbaits are also a good options and baits like Hot N Tots, Reef Runners, Jr. Thundersticks, Shad Raps, Tail Dancers, Deep Husky Jerks. Early on in the season Shallow diving husky's, original raps, bombers and other shallow diving baits take fish.

Other options include jet divers, big jon mini disks or even the mini dipseys to deploy spoons and harness etc. And coming stronger and stronger onto the scene every year is lead core. It takes allot of fish. 1-3 colors will serve you well.

Ok, i think i got a bunch covered. I gotta get running, so if you have any questions dont be affraid to ask and ill get back at ya.

Good luck, have fun, its a terrific fishery.....Adam

I think 30 minute sessions would be best.

Your outboard will work fine. Your running baits out away from the boat on boards with fairly lengthy leads. That gives you plenty of stealth. Have fun out there.