Lake Ontario shakedown run

[Thun]

We made our first trip to Mexico Bay in our new ride and had a great time. The boat ran great and all the extras I hooked up also worked as planned except the downrigger mounts, I need to mount them permanently through the gunnel and not in the track system, there's just too much bounce in them the way I mounted them. The King fishing has been slow this month but we did have one release down 110' over 325' of water. I can't imagine anything but a fish hitting the spin dr/fly causing the line to come out of the release because I set the line deep in the release pads. We'll never know I guess. But we did manage an 8 lb brown on the planing board with a stickbait and a 5 lb steelhead on the rigger with a spoon 20' down. I can't wait to go back in June.

[elevatorman]

Nice job. Heading up in late august

[Thun]

Thanks elevatorman...here's a great website for reports and fishing techniques at Lake Ontario.

http://www.lakeontariounited.com/fishing-hunting/

[roncarr]

great fish

[Thun]

Thanks ron...my sons and I are planning another trip later this month and this time, in addition to the riggers,  I hope to get out a couple of wire dipsy rods and 300' coppers off the big boards as well. I hope the tangles aren't too bad, lol. I've got the downriggers down pat but the dipsy's and copper rods are new to me and I'm a bit nervous about using them. I saw a bunch of dipsy rods on the back of your boat in a pic that lavaman posted. Someday I hope to be as successful as you and him.

We still haven't come up with a date for Chautauqua yet but we're working on it. As soon as we do, I'll let you and lavaman know so you can make plans if you're still interested. I hope you guys can make it and look forward to meeting you.