NADO
Unaccomplished Steelheader
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- Aug 14, 2010
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Well it certainly didn’t come easy, after getting skunked on four outings last year I finally found some success trolling from my kayak on Lake Ontario. To be honest I was pretty shocked when I saw the tell tale sign of a Salmon pulling on the trolling rod, adrenaline immediately kicked in and my heart rate must have doubled. When the second one hit I was even more in shock.
Trolling out of the Mariner 12.5 by Native Watercraft is luxurious. Having your hands free to control the rudder, check your phone or whatever is a nice perk and makes a long day much more enjoyable. I still have some tweaking to do on the rudder to get it working properly but even with it functioning the way it was I still seemed to have no problem getting my speed right. The addition of a sonar and a proper reel with a line counter were definitely big contributors to my success but a lot of the credit has to still go to the Mariner.
I was kicking myself for not buying a derby ticket as these fish were definitely pushing close to the weights needed to get on to the weekly leaderboard. I had one last year, but with the wedding this year right in the middle of the derby I didn’t think I was going to be able to get out enough. Next year I will definitely be ready to go and give it a good run.
Too bad I didn’t have a great angle for the GoPro, I have some videos too but with the camera so close to me its hard to get a good idea of what’s going on. I have some ideas for a better mount for next time that will get a good shot of the strike on the rod.
Trolling out of the Mariner 12.5 by Native Watercraft is luxurious. Having your hands free to control the rudder, check your phone or whatever is a nice perk and makes a long day much more enjoyable. I still have some tweaking to do on the rudder to get it working properly but even with it functioning the way it was I still seemed to have no problem getting my speed right. The addition of a sonar and a proper reel with a line counter were definitely big contributors to my success but a lot of the credit has to still go to the Mariner.
I was kicking myself for not buying a derby ticket as these fish were definitely pushing close to the weights needed to get on to the weekly leaderboard. I had one last year, but with the wedding this year right in the middle of the derby I didn’t think I was going to be able to get out enough. Next year I will definitely be ready to go and give it a good run.
Too bad I didn’t have a great angle for the GoPro, I have some videos too but with the camera so close to me its hard to get a good idea of what’s going on. I have some ideas for a better mount for next time that will get a good shot of the strike on the rod.
