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10-28-2009, 05:46 PM	#21
hondacat Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 35	Russ I try to make the trip from Chicago to lake erie at least one time a year I don't really have any walleye stuff just use all my salmon stuff We have a bunch of little spoons we use here for coho that works great for the eyes last June we limited out 3 days in a row trolling 5 colors of lead dipseys and riggers out between the sputnik and west sister in 35fow we launched out of Monroe Michigan nice trip !

10-29-2009, 04:02 PM	#22
InTheNet Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: S.E. Michigan Posts: 545	Hondacat, THERE IS A SHEEPHEAD IN YOUR BOAT! Launch that bad boy. Proper sheephead release is to get the fish up to the boat,grab the hook with a pair of pliers, then give it one good shake to release.

11-02-2009, 05:22 AM	#23
hondacat Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 35	inthenet we had a side bet for the biggest sheep head with another boat that made the road trip from lake michigan was a geat trip!!

12-10-2009, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by RussH

I keep my boat at Bass Haven Marina on East Harbor and I've been drift fishing for 30 years on the lake but have never gotten set up to troll. Is there any trollers nearby that would take the time to show me how to get set up for trolling? My old boat was a Scarab Sport and the slowest I could get the boat down to was 5.1MPH using one engine and dragging two drift socks. My current boat is a Thompson 240 fisherman with an I/O so I'm hoping I can get the speed down around 1MPH. I know there are several different ways to troll, down riggers, dipseys, snap weights, jet divers, etc. I don't know if one technique is better than another. I have trolled for salmon and steelhead on Lake Michigan but I don't have a good understanding of how it's done on Lake Erie.

What would be great is if you could show me how you are set up and I could try to duplicate it. I would also like to make a list of what I need to purchase to get set up.

If anyone is willing to help me out I would greatly appreciate it. You can respond to this thread or feel free to PM me.

Thanks in advance.

Russ

I would be glad to help. A picture is worth a thousand words. Go to my site and sign up for my private message board and feel free to e-mail.

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12-27-2009, 06:26 AM	#25
hondacat Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 35	We make the trip from Chicago to Monroe Michigan when we can, first week of june if posible fish between spootnick and west sister allways worth the trip we use all salmon stuff we run on lake michigan lead cores dipseys and riggers the only thing different is we use smaller spoons

12-27-2009, 08:27 AM	#26
Fishers of Men Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lake Erie Posts: 8	HondaCat, Ya, memorial weekend time is great. Nice catches. But the majority of the big females have left that area and headed east by then. You pick up many aggressive young males. If you want some hogs next year, venture a little further to Vermillion at that time. After june you have to go further east yet. /PICT0211.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br> You are invited to my private message board, it will keep you updated on the fish movement. You can sign up on my site or go here: http://fomsportfishing.com/mailman/l...ortfishing.com __________________ Fishers of Men Sport Fishing Captain Van Burnett fomsportfishing.com Last edited by Fishers of Men; 12-27-2009 at 08:42 AM.

01-06-2010, 05:32 PM	#27
Eyehooker Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: West Va/Fl Posts: 3,746	Been trolling on Lake E for 30 years-- Carpetbagger know how to get EYES -- I have seen the fish-- his site has good info-- learn how to fish a dispsy diver-- set up 4/6 on pro power braided line 20lb on line counter with worm harness on a mono leader 6- 10 ft ( length of the rod)with a rubber snubber -- made or purchase own worn harness-- All the other stuff are just for show ie downrigger and planner boards LOL I have all the junk and usually get eye limit ( 6 ea)in 2-4 hours plus perch limit( 30 ea) Troll around 1.5 -2.0-- combo with map mark the spots and go back over a couple times Listen to the weekend fisherman ( they love to brag ) then go out Monday and get your eyes-- PS Don't purchase a Loran C today was the last day get a GPS and map

01-13-2010, 10:57 AM	#28
CarpetBagger Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Erie, Pennsylvania Posts: 233	....Walleye Killer I Am! __________________

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