Dad and I used to fish Squam with braided stainless steel lines with a large Davis spiner and a smelt.
We even caught some fish. (before sonar and downriggers)
We bounced it off the bottom, and lost less equipment than Big John does now.
Louis
Good luck in the derby.
Ouch, some other quotes of late by Lou and other friends:
"We have fished with Big John with multiple lines and have been skunked".
Old Fisherman
"I fished with Big John 8 to 10 hours without a bite"
Salmon Stalker
Many other quotes I can't remember or by who,LOL...
I do loose allot of gear, lol and do get Squamed (skunked) lots of times. But I do catch BIG fish too. My motto, "NO PAIN, NO GAIN" lol.
I can' wait to get Squamned (skunked) or loose gear again, counting the days.
I use to fish Squam with me Dad back in the early 60'when I was just a youngster... I always thought something was wrong because we spent more time hung up on the bottom than fishing... know I understand why the place is an underwater rockpile !
You need an onboard tackle shop like Big John so you can replace equipment faster than you lose it...
