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I have a few smaller steelhead that I cleaned up but did not fillet, thinking that the fillets would end up being too thin for smoking. Will this work on whole fish with the skin on?

Musky Bob, could you please post your smoked salmon brine recipe. Thanks

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2 Okuma Magda Pro combos I have 2 used Okuma Magda Pro 30 with Okuma Glt downrigger rod combos for sale. Both reels work fine but are sun baked, the rods are 8'6" medium action downrigger rods. 30.00 for each combo. Call or text 716-673-6614.

4 Tekota 500 LC reels I have for sale 4 like new condition tekota 500 line counter reels. The reels were bought new this spring and are spooled with 40lb braid. I found a small scratch on one of the side plates and a couple very minor scuffs on the plastic line counter one 2 of them. I would rate these 9.5 out of 10 or better. 125.00 for each reel, free shipping if you buy 2 or all 4. Call or text 716-673-6614

Like RD9 said, it's easy out there right now. You don't need to troll slow and run harnesses unless you really want to mess with worms. We have been trolling sticks and spoons at 2.5 to 2.7 for the last 3 weeks and have caught just as many fish as the next guy. Bonus of trolling faster and deep is you can pick up steelhead at the same time as walleye.

When fishing for walleye I turn my chamberlains out 3 to 3.5 turns from bottoming out. They will release on small eyes when set up like this.

Spoons off of riggers down 85 worked best for us today west of dunkirk. Caught around 20 fish, kept 12, west of Dunkirk from 8:45 am to noon. Super slims in perch pattern, chicken wing and another that I don't know the name of. All were copper blanks.

We caught a mid 7's this morning, biggest out of the 12 we kept. A guy on the dock said that they had a 9 lber when we came in at 12:30.

You can send them Tuna's Reel Troubles and have them repaired/upgraded with a quick turn around. http://www.tunasreeltroubles.com/

I usually run 1.8 to 2.0 most of the time. I wasn't getting any hits yesterday at that speed so I sped up to 2.4 to 2.5 and started picking up fish so I left it there. Today I was trolling at 2.2 to 2.3 and picked up a few. I mix harnesses and sticks and pick up fish on both at the same time, most people run one or the other.

Fishhaek x4

Yesterday the lake was calm and flat and the GPS was almost identical to down speed. It did vary a little depending on the current.