That started my 12-mile-troll with a high program anticipating fish up high. Not to be. I dropped down to 15-25 and started collecting lakers here and there, the first a really fat 28-1/2 right off the tower and obviously a laker before I ever saw it. Took my Junior Streak secret weapon on a slide diver (plantstone knows!) and that was the ticket of the day- slide diver back 21 down 75 side to plane out. EVERY fish came on that minus ONE hit on the Big Jon Mini Disk 88 feet out with a Dreamweaver Area 51. Eventually had a couple of Jr. Streaks in the same color but lead, riggers, flatlines, or mini disk ain't what they wanted. I needed a second Slide Diver!!
Not a lot of action and a ton of fish on the sonar and radio reflected similar results so I kept heading south all the way to Westport. All 2-1/2 - 5# lakers but no salmon. Turned around in the rain and stopped in Barn Rock Harbor to put up the top.
All in all I want like 8 netted for 9 or ten hooked in addition to the Town Farm laker festival. EVERY fish was on the slide diver!
I still wanted salmon so about 3:15 I opened up the throttle and swung up to Thompsons. Started trolling over 25- 30 feet with stuff high. Ran around the corner and into deep water along the Neutrino Historical Site but stayed high seeing minimal deep fish. Slide Diver releases- AGAIN. Grab the rod, feel the diver slide to the bead, and then....nothing. I reeled in the cut-off 30# powerpro minus the Slide Diver and lure. Somewhere there is a laker (probably a laker anyway) running around with a Jr Streak, 7 feet of 14# fluorocarbon, and a swivel on the end.
On that note I reeled up the other rod and throttled to the ramp salmon-less and mourning my slide diver. I hate losing tackle. And there was no one to commiserate with as the lot was now empty.
(pictures to be inserted later)
Mark
