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Thursday they were tight to the bottom in 80-85.

They are not the best built but blue chatterstick, 5" I think for the size, then it's all over the place. Spring is a orange j7 jointed rapala. Last time out was a purple bayrat followed by a blue bayrat, but shallow and the bigger one.

Was out solo yesterday. Got out to 70-80 fow to start. Hit fish on the downrigger blue chatterstick in 80-85 fow down 81 ft. Had a 7 color out as well but kept getting fish on the DR so pulled it to put the other rigger in the water and kept working that depth with 2 riggers and a dipsey on 0 180' back. Got my 6 fish 17-19" all in 80-85 on plugs, blues and purple both chattersticks and bayrats. Marked fish on the bottom and was going slow 1.3-1.5 then later speed up to 1.7 on the probe/downspeed.

Pretty cool. Interesting to see how the fish hold around the structure.

I think the site is fine, my biggest issues are I am still having problems logging in on the app (android) and now on line (web) I am getting a spam popup. I have tried reinstalling the app a few times and it works for a short time then wants my login again then will not work. 

18 hours ago, MW66 said:

That is just disrespectful .... simple as that.  After just speaking to a friend of mine at work, he said that people are suppose to back out of their spot into the aisle and then continue down the aisle against the grain once again.  That makes sense.  If they had curbs at the spots so you couldn't pull through, that would force everyone to do the same and keep the traffic all flowing the same direction down the aisles.  What really bothers me is that random truck that pulls way into the aisle so I have to maneuver around it as I go down the aisle.

I would be fearful of my truck and trailer then as some people cannot back up to save their life. My truck was already hit once at the SBH, not too badly but front bumper was dinged pretty good, they left a not nicely enough but not the right number on the note.

ncej03, same thing seems to happen to me. Whole wide open lake and they have to come right up on you. I don't mind guys coming by as I do that to see if they are on fish but I maintain a respectable distance.

I think its a great site, yes sometimes the info is lacking being precisely up to date, it is what it is. I think most want some place to start without blindly going into the lake, yes there will be some who want specific info but they get what they get. I think that is also a factor that LOU has a lot of charters that post and many charters and other guys have bigger boats to get out in the bigger waves. Also Ontario guys on the west end get better weather, where most on Erie are on the east end so weather is a huge factor to get out. Just look at the info before last weekend, it was pretty slim due to the bad weather.

I belong to both sites and use both, each has their own thing going. I have learned a ton since LEU started.

Fishers moving across ny, just like a mountain lion going from south Dakota to Connecticut not unheard of. Things move on their own and not by man.

Last time I was there on the morning of the 4th of July, when taking the boat out there was a park police women writing tickets in the parking lot. While people were doing the usual on the ramps loading boats, unloading boats and putting fish in coolers, the usual crap.

My biggest complaint is the high docks make it hard to launch by yourself, so I rarely go to there anymore. The fish cleaning station at least has been working for the most part, normally in years past it was down more than it was running.

Went out of the catt yesterday. Fished solo, took a bit to find the fish, but had a triple on when I did, lost one but got two nice 20" eyes, ended up with a couple 17"ers, 3 20"ers and a 16". Most fish cam on 7 color with orange and gold hatchet blade harness, a couple on a black Colorado blade harness on 5 color and one on plug. All fish were high in the water column in 70 fow.

Yeah Navionics is good well worth the $10.

Off Dunkirk I got most with 7 and 5 color LC, 7 getting the most fish.

I think it's still a bit early. I remember the limits being later in July and August. Also last year winter ended earlier this year things were a bit behind due to winter dragging on into April.

Went out of Dunkirk yesterday. Ended up with 8, mixed sizes anywhere from 16" to 28" (6-7 lb). Most came on a purple harness with hatchet blade on 7 color. Lost a nice laker, first fish of the day and due to my crappy netting job, caught the lure in the net. Looked like a nice fish, weren't too disappointed as we were going to throw it back anyway. Made up for it on the next few fish, my buddy got a PB 6 then a bit later got a 7 lber 28". Couple nice eaters in the 16-21" range also.

Bigger fish seemed skinny and heads looked huge. Most fish had empty stomachs, one of the bigger ones had a white perch/white bass half digested but otherwise not much in any stomachs.

10 hours ago, lineman49 said:

 It wasn't dark yet. It didn't get dark until we were putting the boats on the trailers at the launch.    Thanks to everyone for the comments, I really was not looking for a pat on the back, I just could not believe no one helped them.  I myself have been towed in twice over the years & was very grateful for the help.

Gotcha, then the other people were dicks. Sucks but more and more people are like that.

I have been towed in once and have had people ask if I was ok when messing with the motor and had the cover off. But never been able to pay it forward on the lake. Last winter I did pull two snowmobiles out of the ditch as I was coming home from ice fishing.

Did they call out to other people? Just wondering if others thought the were just anchored? Maybe being dark out they couldn't tell. Not saying someone out there shouldn't have helped. It's a zoo out there at times and hard to tell someone might be in trouble.

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Thanks mr.mo55.

I'm guessing its a slow troll with the speed they are saying 1.1-1.2 mph. You might be able to get a drift if the winds are right.

What weight bottom bouncers are you guys using generally? I need to buy some more but not sure of the size.

First time I ever used mine I lost one at night on Oneida, got the walleye. I didn't have it set right, user error and when the fish hit the board popped off. It was dark so I looked a bit but couldn't find it. I put a post on myfishfinder and someone found one that they sent to me. After that I put my name and number on them and make sure they are set up correctly.

Was out yesterday, bumpy to start so didn't drive around as much as I should have. Turned out to be a  nice day later. Ended up taking 9 home, most 10" but one 14". Didn't mark any big schools and was getting a fish here and there. Water temp was 50-51 degrees, I was in 45-60 ft of water. Some came on the mud hook but most came on the upper hook on a fly with shiner. A few other boats out but didn't seem like they were doing much better.

Went out of sturgeon.

What do guys use in place of salted emerald shiners or live emeralds? Looking for soft plastic type stuff for perch.

I searched for awhile but couldn't find the original thread or which one it was in.

Thanks for the info.

I have been kicking it around as well. I used to have the app and bought a few plugs on my old phone.

For me I generally have leadcore, downriggers or dipsies that I know roughly the depth they are running. I think if I were longlining plugs more it would be worth it. I haven't really been hurting for fish without it.

did you get them on harnesses or plugs?