First post / Advice rigging my boat

[ReelTime]

Thanks guys. I am looking for some good quality rod holders. What do you reccomend?

[athenskid]

I preference big jon rod holders and riggers because of the quality and durability. I just had them make me some custom adjustable rod holders that are on the rear vertical posts of my hardtop for leadcore and they are great. Good luck on what you choose but it is definitely worth spending the money up front to get very good equipment as to by soso and in the middle of the season wish you would of spent just a little bit more.

[ERIE REBEL1]

If you want to spend the money on riggers go for it but I feel it is not necesary on the western basin.I have developrd a system the last couple of years that is deadly on the eyes and catches few junk fish using Offshore boards with tattletales that have been modified and Inline weights and spinners.We have used this system since the jig bite ended and only once did it fail to get our limits of eyes.{six out of seven}I agree on the decent rodholders and also the six trolling setups.A word of advice here.Make sure your rods are all of the same length and brand.Makes it a lot easier to read the rods just in case you pick up a small fish.The system described above requires that your boat will troll speeds as slow as 1.3mph.If you want to know more just let me know.

[spoontang]

Rebel is a master of his craft and is 100% correct in not needing downriggers. I simply like them as it makes my boat versatile for other waters. I fish king salmon and steelhead in addition to walleye. Bar none-my favorite way to catch eyes is bait fishing by drift. Second is trolling crankbaits. Simple can be very effective. I have a friend across the pond that has a pattent on Torpedo Divers. It is a weight that just might replace downriggers. Look it up on torpedodiver.com This is the time of year the scramble is on to find actively feeding eyes. The best bite is North of the border or East right now but some are being caught near the usual areas.