Mono reacts slower, because of its natural stretch. Monofilaments shed water, tend to run more trouble-free and also offer heavy fish plenty of cushion for staying hooked. All superlines will gather excess water and in freezing temperatures, this can be a problem for rod guides and reels jamming with ice. Braided and fused ‘superlines’ have their fans, as does monofilament. Quinte’s pre-freeze legend was born on this board’s back. OR12s are a stable, visible board, and can be outfitted with a range of attachment clips to handle a variety of fishing lines and wave conditions. Off Shore Tackle’s OR12 inline board is the most popular and I couldn’t even guess which brand or model comes in second. The bulk of successful trolling is done behind inline planer boards, snap weights and leadcore line, in a bunch of differing combinations.
Fishing this time of year is a beautiful battle, and certainly one that carves itself into you, for life. There’s just nowhere else on earth like it.Īttention to detail, and the ever-delicate balance between riding confidence and breaking new ground is what drives the Quinte trolling program. Having that same mark re-shattered multiple times in a weekend? For sure. Watching a boat partner’s personal best get doubled on a single trolling pass? That’s regular.
Double headers of fish over thirteen pounds? Absolutely. Anyone who’s fished it for any length of time has the stories. I’ve busted out trailer lights in iced up ramps, dried my soaked laundry at day’s end in local laundry mats wearing a parka over my long underwear and slept in my truck along the shoreline more times than you’d believe. Very few fishing opportunities draw me down snowy, salty highways for over three hours with boat in tow, eager to bang around in icy water for days on end.
And when they do, results can verge on the unbelievable. Given the weather conditions, the amount of water available and the transient nature of these walleye, trolling techniques are a natural fit. I’d argue that the best window for enormous walleye is just before freeze-up, as staggering numbers of huge, open-water fish funnel their way inland, tugged along by urges to gorge-feed, to winter over and to spawn the following spring. Walleye fishermen use a battery of methods, in all seasons, targeting both resident and migratory populations. Insulated from the big lake and her mood swings, The Bay really is a world unto itself. Jutting eastward from the inland sea that is Lake Ontario, The Bay Of Quinte is on our planet’s short list of fisheries for walleye over ten pounds.
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