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Invisible is maybe a bit too much. The refractive index is close to water, so it's tough to see for sure. IMHO, stickbaits in particular run better on light leaders using an appropriate loop knot like the Rapala knot, which used to motivate us to trend lighter. That having been said, we don't fish spring browns much anymore, and 20 lb fluoro is what we use on our DRs, with 30 lb for dipseys and 40 lb for leaders off SD and flashers. Seaguar and Blood Run for us.
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for sale : usa Misc for sale
Gator replied to Fishmaster196's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
I can't believe the Nils isn't sold. If I didn't have both an 8" and 6" version already, I'd snap it up, particularly if the blade is in decent shape. Word to the wise - don't use a Nils on Braddocks. The sand in the ice eats the blade and then you got to send it to Frank Deluca to get sharpened. How do I know? Don't ask. -
for sale : usa Gator's Spring Sale / Giveaway x2
Gator replied to Gator's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
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Wanted Daiwa Saltist 20 LC’s
Gator replied to GAMBLER's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
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for sale : usa Gator's Spring Sale / Giveaway x2
Gator replied to Gator's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
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for sale : usa Gator's Spring Sale / Giveaway x2
Gator replied to Gator's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
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for sale : usa Gator's Spring Sale / Giveaway x2
Gator replied to Gator's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
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for sale : usa Gator's Spring Sale / Giveaway x2
Gator posted a topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
Only a couple things left. The modem/router combo is current and retails for serious change. If this stuff is not sold by the weekend, it's going bye-bye. 1. Costa 580G Apalach with Tortise Frame. Near perfect condition. $50 - SOLD 2. Hobie glass lenses for a narrow face. $10 -SOLD 3. Native plastic lenses, narrow face. $0 4. Outboard motor lock. $10 SOLD 5. Truck steering wheel lock. $10 6. Wireless GPS module - works for iPad, etc.. $10 7. Muddy lumbar support for tree stands (x3). $20 total. SOLD 8. Browning waterproof, insulated bibs, large, great condition but elastic suspenders have some Ozone stretching lol. $25- SOLD 9. Guide series fishing vest. Large. Unused. $10 10. Hendrix Outdoors wading jacket. Gore Tex? Unused, large, neoprene cuffs. $25 - SOLD 11. Shooting vest. $0 12. Turkey vest with detachable seat. Great condition. $20 - SOLD 13. Netgear Modem/Router combo C7000 v2. Only two years old, but will NOT work with the new symmetric network Spectrum is rolling out (same upload and download speeds). $30. -
Wanted Daiwa Saltist 20 LC’s
Gator replied to GAMBLER's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
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Sandy creek 3/28
Gator replied to Benfolkhero's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
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Sandy creek 3/28
Gator replied to Benfolkhero's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
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Scammers everywhere. Some of the stuff they do is insidious, nearly impossible to avoid falling victim in a stupid moment. Make sure that you protect your identity by using password managers and two step authentication on all of your important accounts to minimize damage stemming from that moment.
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Latest anti-outdoor decisions from Washington
Gator replied to Gill-T's topic in Open Lake Discussion
I sure hope they restrict those sales to underutilized urban properties. Maybe the White House lol? I'd hate to see our National Park system take any more hits. It's the pride of our nation and remarkable worldwide, albeit oversubscribed - last time we were in Acadia, over 3 million folks visited that summer. It's a small island!!! Nevertheless, stunning and wonderful in all aspects. -
Sandy 3/19
Gator replied to fisherman21's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
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Mike's Marina Storage building collapse
Gator replied to juthunter32's topic in Open Lake Discussion
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Lamprey Control under the Trump administration
Gator replied to Yankee Troller's topic in Open Lake Discussion
Disagree about The Fish Thief. IMHO, they did a great job. Many interviews with families that historically made a living fishing. I wasn't watching explicitly for anti-fishing sentiment, but usually that sort of thing would set off my radar pretty quickly. I mean, they even talked about how king salmon were the savior of the lake after the alewives got so bad they needed to use bulldozers to clean up the beaches. Anyway, I went in thinking it would be schlock and ended up really enjoying it. Everybody should watch it and figure out for themselves what they think! -
Lamprey Control under the Trump administration
Gator replied to Yankee Troller's topic in Open Lake Discussion
x2! I think I'd mentioned at some point here or elsewhere that the lampricide belongs to a class of chemicals that was used as weight loss drugs in the last century - until folks started dying from heat exhaustion! Dinitrophenol uncouples your mitochondria and wastes energy in the form of heat. Makes them work harder, ergo the weight loss, but - just like non-shivering thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue - generates heat instead. Lovely. The things people do. At least they're used now to exploit a selective vulnerability in lamprey. Still toxic to other species at high enough doses though. Interestingly, these drugs are currently being applied at very low doses in therapeutic trials to combat Parkinson's disease, since they can elicit a mitochondrial stress response that helps prevent the consequences of a problematic quality control system. Cool, right? -
Lamprey Control under the Trump administration
Gator replied to Yankee Troller's topic in Open Lake Discussion
All good points! I was of course just using hyperbole to illustrate the point that it's always easier to offload the burden on someone else's shoulders. We are all in this together. And I, like you, think that the national debt is one of the largest problems facing us. But I want to make sure before hack and slash cuts that we are actually making the problem better not worse. I think that one of the words in DOGE is "efficiency", but I'm not seeing it. There's a great article in NY Outdoor News regarding the recent cuts to the Park Service. I agreed with the final take that the intent is to limit services to the point where privatization becomes necessary. And there goes the neighborhood. Our National Park system is the envy of the world. It would be a shame to lose it. -
Lamprey Control under the Trump administration
Gator replied to Yankee Troller's topic in Open Lake Discussion
Put your money where your mouth is and donate your retirement to reducing the debt. After all, you are asking that other folks shoulder the burden by taking away the future that they've worked their whole lives for. Do it!! I still won't agree with you, but at least I will respect that you back up your opinion with action. -
Lamprey Control under the Trump administration
Gator replied to Yankee Troller's topic in Open Lake Discussion
1. If we wait for a problem to become a problem, then we will be behind the eight ball in formulating a solution. Got to think ahead. 2. Some solutions are too extreme, no matter the debt we owe. Thanos snapped his fingers and wiped out half the population of the universe, silly as that was, in Avengers. See my leadoff statement. We need to weigh juice for the squeeze and minimize collateral damage. 3. A big thanks to those posting information rather than opinions. I will contact my representatives. -
I give a sh$t. It's a fascinating scientific issue, and there's a wealth of theories. Unfortunately, with grant funding declining and the cuts reaching far, even NOAA, I suspect that it will remain a topic for conversation on this board for a long time. Just not enough juice for the squeeze. Maybe when I retire next year I will spearhead an initiative. My guess is that it's a lack of manpower and resources. Fisheries isn't my game (despite having worked in a Cornell ADK field station during college), but you're either always learning or never learning.
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Atlantic or Brown?
Gator replied to SusanJames's topic in Welcome to Lake Ontario United - Fishing Forum
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A potato gun is an effective deterrent. Clears your path. You can also use a slingshot to launch alewives. Don't ask how I know.