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The FADs in Oahu are basically just a large buoy anchored to the bottom with a long chain. The FADs are usually in 500 to 1000 fathoms (1 fathom = 6 feet). The FAD may drift around the anchor point quite a bit due to the current, so sometimes it takes a bit of looking to find the FAD. And as such, the fish may be spread out around the FAD but not necessarily right under them.

Not sure if the FAD concept will work here for Lake Ontario salmon. King salmon don't seem to push baitfish to the surface like ocean pelagics do...and the salmon seemed more associated with a temperature gradient rather than a current driven weedline/trashline. The baitfish, such as smelt, gizzard shad and alewife, also don't seem to be as associated with weedline/trashline unlike the ocean bait such as anchovy, sardines, mackerel, scad, flying fish...etc. So that concept may not work so well in Lake Ontario.

It is actually pretty common in the US where people take bushpiles and drop them into the lake. But these bushpiles are usually 4-6 feet in diameter so it is rather hard to find them unless you happen to run over one by chance. Most of the time you would miss it on the sonar unless you know where to look. When people drop these bushpiles, they usually mark the GPS location so they can return to the area later. This is pretty common in the US because crappies, bluegills and bass associate with these structures.

Oh, and yes, let see if we can hook up some shiny fish next...Little Tunny, Blackfin Tuna, Kingfish...etc. Even Jack Crevalle, Ladyfish and Spanish Mackerel on the light lines would be fun!

I would LOVE to catch a Little Tunny and Spanish Mackerel on the next trip...those two have been escaping me for 2 trips now...third time is the charm?