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    Advice on Trolling from a 30 Footer?

    Moving up this season from a 23' center console outboard to a 30' twin inboard cruiser. Wife wanted more creature comforts. SeaRay Amberjack 290 to be exact.

    I had success trolling the center...
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    Lakeside Report

    Friday5/13. Trolled around the outside of the pack just east of Starve Island in 25-30 feet of water. Fish were a little scattered but great quality. Fat post spawn females 23-27 inches with a few...
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    Re: Ship toshore radio channels

    Sometimes channel 68 can be helpful.
  4. Thread: Radio program?

    by CaptKen
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    Re: Radio program?

    Almost all Lake Erie fisherpersons carry smartphones. A podcast might be an inexpensive way to start reaching them. Content like radio but less work than YouTube.
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    Re: MODIS Images 31 May - 03 June

    All,

    I'll help with the substitute for Modis.

    Go Here on a PC or tablet United States | Zoom Earth

    Zoom in. There are several options in the drop down menus. You can even look back a...
  6. Thread: Weird Bite

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    Weird Bite

    Fished Sun, Mon, Tues this week. Everything different from past years. Coming out of Lakeside, I couldn't get anything going SE of Kellys or E of Kellys.
    I did find some baitfish and walleye...
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    Re: Lure depth - boards vs flatlining

    I flatline a lot. To get the depth from trolling data I do two steps. First, let out the amount of line from the data. Second, I put on a small clip on weight and slowly let out more line untill the...
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    Re: Texting Group - Saturday 4/3

    I'll be on the lake, coming out of Lakeside; Sat, Sun, Mon May 1,2,3
    Count me in for texting cooperation.
    614-260-4963
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    I have a 23ft cc with 225 optimax. Like you I use...

    I have a 23ft cc with 225 optimax. Like you I use trolling bags. Three years now with a furuno hydraulic autopilot. I can keep trolling in almost any wave conditions because the big engine has more...
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    I've had good luck the last week of September for...

    I've had good luck the last week of September for several years. The weather is still pretty warm and I've found fish two ways.

    East of Kellys (3-5 miles, 50 ft depth) look on your sonar for bait...
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    Up the Middle, Three Stops 6/8/20

    Left the Lakevue Marina about 7:15am Monday. Headed straight up the middle between Kelleys and South Bass. Water temp was 65 degrees.

    After about 2 miles I hit 25 feet of water and marked fish. ...
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    New Trolling App

    Hi Midnightrider,

    I too used precision trolling app but struggled with depth calibration anytime I wanted to run rods without planer boards. There is a new app "Troll Master" that costs much...
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    Same area:

    Congrats on the fish-ohio to you gentlemen that fished later in the day. Good to know that spoons are starting to produce.
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    Lakeside Report 6/1 Monday

    Walleye fishing was fun and easy Monday morning. Bright sunshine, cool air, a little walleye chop and water temp 58.5 degrees. Left the marina at 7:15 am. I only got halfway out from the marina...
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    Migration East

    Captain Porkchop,

    Glad to see you are making so many paying anglers happy, and thank you for keeping us private boaters informed in a general way.

    I hope you will continue to post as the fish...
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    Board Spread?

    I know a lot of guys run three boards on each side. I place a high value on avoiding tangles and on being able to turn the boat reasonably without crossing lines. Lose 20-30 minutes fishing time...
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    Lakeside Report 5/22-23/2020

    Friday 5/22 was light rain and calm winds all day. Picked up a limit of walleyes in 3 hours of trolling the flats south of Kelleys Island. 53 degree water temperature, 30 FOW, 1.7mph. Bandits 55...
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    Lakeside Report 5/12-13/2020

    Made my first outings of 2020 on the Cayenne Angel with a friend from Columbus.

    Found walleyes widely scattered south of Kelleys on Tuesday and West of Kelleys on Weds.

    One fish coughed up a 4...
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    PatSea, Thanks for the honest report. I was...

    PatSea,

    Thanks for the honest report. I was there Thursday and it was exactly as you say. Same catch method, same slow bite.

    I cleaned a couple of Jumbos by hand. Did not notice any stomach...
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    Lakeside Report

    Stayed at Lakeside this past week. Got out to fish three days, dodging the strong winds.

    Day 1: 6 Walleye 6.4mi E of Kellys Spoons & Dipseys on #3 85 ft and 135ft back. 47ft of water.
    Day 2: ...
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    Sat & Sun West of Kelleys

    Fished Sat & Sun from 7:00am to 10:30am each day, West of Kelleys Island.

    Saturday was windy and choppy. Managed a limit by drifting crawler harnesses behind bait walkers. Casting did not do...
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    Perch & Walleye Patterns for the week.

    Had a blast this week staying at Lakeside and fishing Lake Erie's unusually calm waters every day from 9/18-9/22.

    Golden shiners on #6 wire hooks and plain spreaders worked fine for me. Schools...
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    The hatch is big and messy. Found one pattern...

    The hatch is big and messy. Found one pattern today that worked ok. Drifting 3 oz leads and small gold blade crawler harnesses. Got so busy I couldn't eat a sandwich for keeping 2 lines in the water....
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    by CaptKen
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    These two NOAA reports are a good place to start....

    These two NOAA reports are a good place to start.

    http://forecast.weather.gov/shmrn.php?mz=lez143

    http://forecast.weather.gov/shmrn.php?mz=lez163

    Good Luck!
  25. Thread: Gator boards

    by CaptKen
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    Everyone has their favorite rigs. I swear by...

    Everyone has their favorite rigs. I swear by these redirigs http://www.redirig.com/stealthplanerstm.aspx
    Moderate price, good quality, light enough you can land your fish without stopping to take...
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