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Personally I would rather see you save that money and donate it to the Pro-Am's this year for all of us to take!

Listen to these guys when they shout out the hot colors of ATOMIK flies. They truly are a great product. Last year was my first year running 4 wires, and by the end of the day every single one took a hit for the most part. Listening to the guys on the radio about how much wire is out when they are taking shots is important, but each set-up is different. For example wire line diameter varies. A lot of guys will run Malin or Mason wire. I run American fishing wire and it is a thinner diameter than the two I mentioned above. You also have to take into consideration the pound test of their wire. I would say the swing is generally between 20-40lb wire dependent upon the boat with 30lb being the most popular. There are MANY times when guys are taking shots up at 100-130' of wire and mine wont go till I pump them out more or reel some line in. It really is a touchy feely kind of thing. You need to find the depth that is working for your boat. Each boat glides through he water differently and affects the tracking of its gear in the water. You ask how? I don't know, but why is it when two boats are running an identical pattern one is cleaning house? I think it is all about how that boat is riding or cutting through the water. NEXT, leader lengths. I am one of the guys who likes them to be long enough where it makes it difficult to net fish . Seriously, I usually use a 10' leader behind the dipsey and I don't run a snubber AT ALL when I'm running wires. Dispsey color seems to matter too. The basics would be black and clear. But you will rarely ever see my boat with less than 2 purple metallic dipseys in the water. No matter if I am on the east or west end of the lake. I rarely run the dipsey on a 3 when I'm fishing over 50' of water. Usually its a 1 or 2 setting.

That blacks clips to the probe then there is a dropper from the probe to the weight.

Nope! If it comes down to it Ill put it on the new ride! wink wink

LOL......hes fine.

Negotiable

Bo, call Vinny from Thrillseeker. I know he fish's it every year.

Here is mine:

I thought u ran Walkers? lol

Late April early may can be fun there. The smallies will relate to the rock breakwalls. Plan on loosing a lot of jigs. You can crank them and jerkbait them too off these walls. There is a HUGE tourney there the 3rd Saturday of May. I dont think the harbor opens until that weekend, so call before you go down. Sturgeon Point is also closed. Your only option might be Dunkirk or the Niagar River.

How it is justified in the bass fishign world is if it can win you money it will pay for itself. Im gonna get me some of the new Lucky Craft Real Californias for bass fishing, but I also want to see the action of them at trolling speed. How much more realistic can you get with these swimbaits? They have to work. http://www.luckycraft.com/luckycrafthom ... lca130.htm

He was able to at Kodak when he worked there. He is since retired.

You talking about me?

Enough for the wire cable touched the metal terminal tackle. Let me double check tonight when I get home. Ill let you know exactly.

One of those "U" shaped braces they used back in the day and some crimps.

Guy, If you want to do either day this weekend let me know!

I've got the blacks directly to the probe and no issues. When I cut off a few feet of cable last year I never put that tape back over the release connection and I haven't lost any signal.

LOL.....I don't want to part with that unit! Sorry but I have to keep the boat as a package deal unless I get really desperate.

Team L.O.S.E.R.S could use a bigger boat!

Price is negotiable depending on what equipment you want/need. Boat needs to go to!

That sounds a lot better than what we heard from the biologist. So the 2008-2010 reg dont go live till October of 2008? Interesting, I never knew that. I would hope that everyone gets on the phone to the state and voices thier opinion.

Well, lets hope for the best! I know them East end guys need them strips to catch them big kings! Let us know your findings. If they would have just come to the public to see what is used we wouldnt be in this situation.

Congrats buddy!

Nope, I was having FF troubles. Good thing I had the GPS with the contour lines!

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I know what I am talking about. NYS DEC has issued a green list of baitfish that you are allowed to use on NYS waters. I was at the State of the Lake meeting when they announced this and we also had a state biologist come to our charter captains association meeting a few weeks prior. If I read something wrong or was informed wrong from two state biologist then I apologize, but don't shoot the messenger. I am a very respected poster on this site and many others. I know when and where to post things that affect everyone enjoying our resource. So here was the proposal (straight from the DEC website): 19.1 Definition of baits. The definitions contained in this section shall apply to Chapter I (Fish and Wildlife) of this Title, involving the taking of fish from the waters of the state other than the marine and coastal district. New sections 19.2 and 19.3 are added to read as follows: 19.2 Use of fish for bait in the waters of the State of New York. (a) The following fish may be used as bait for fishing in the waters of the state, other than the marine and coastal district, except as prohibited by Section 10.6 of part 10 of this chapter or any other provision of law or regulation : (1) golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) (2) emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides) (3) fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) (4) bluntnose minnow (Pimephales notatus) (5) spottail shiner (Notropis hudsonius) (6) creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus) (7) white sucker (Catostomus commersonii) ( common shiner (Luxilus cornutus) (9) blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus) (10) longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae) (11) northern hogsucker (Hypentelium nigricans) (12) fallfish (Semotilus corporalis) (13) northern redbelly dace (Phoxinus eos) (14) logperch (Percina caprodes) (15) banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) (b) The following fish shall not be used as bait for fishing except in the water bodies identified in this subdivision: (1) alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus): Canandaigua Lake; Cannonsville Reservoir; Cayuga Lake; Cayuta Lake; Conesus Lake; Hudson River and tidal portion of Hudson River tributaries (Albany, Rensselaer, Greene, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties); Keuka Lake; Otsego Lake; Otisco Lake; Owasco Lake; Lake Ontario; Lake Erie; Lamoka Lake; Pepacton Reservoir; Seneca Lake; St. Lawrence River and tributaries to the first barrier impassable by fish; Mohawk River; and all waters in Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties). (2) rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax): Canandaigua Lake; Cayuga Lake; Cayuta Lake; Conesus Lake; Fulton Chain; First, Second , Third and Fourth Lakes (Herkimer County); Keuka Lake; Owasco Lake; Lake Champlain; Lamoka Lake; Lake Ontario; Lake Erie; Seneca Lake; Star Lake (St. Lawrence County); Waneta Lake; and the St. Lawrence River and tributaries to the first barrier impassable by fish. (3) mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus): Hudson River and tidal portion of Hudson River tributaries (Albany, Rensselaer, Greene, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester Counties); and all waters in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. (4) blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis) and Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus): Hudson River and tidal portion of Hudson River tributaries (Albany, Rensselaer, Greene, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester Counties); and the Mohawk River and tributaries to the first barrier impassable by fish. (5) American eel (Anguilla rostrata): Delaware River and tributaries to the first barrier impassable by fish, 6 inch minimum size limit; and the Hudson River and tidal portion of Hudson River tributaries (Albany, Rensselaer, Greene, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester Counties), between 6 and 14 inches.