dremarquis

I launched last weekend out of woodville. I was backing out of the ramp at less than 1 mph, and my prop hit bottom. I didn't think too much of it, proceeded to fish and caught quite a few lakers. when i loaded the boat i saw that about a 3" chunk was broken off my propellor. The lake is not nearly as low as it was a few weeks back and this was almost directly in front of the ramp, so i recommend keeping your motors trimmed up until you get into at least 4-5 fow. that was a fairly expensive mishap. take care, dre

Hi all, i don't fish out of wagkins glen much, and the few times that i have, i have never caught much. I hope to make it there this sunday. Do the LLs bit better in the early morning (this time of year) or will i be OK if i get there 9-10ish? any other tips will be greatly appreciated. thanks, andre

it looks to me like the other change is that you can keep 5 lakers in the 7 western flx dre

got out with a buddy yesterday. Fished for 3 hours and only marked 2-3 fish! and that included looking on east and west sides from the launch up to the condos. Finally found fish near bottom in 160 fow and landed 12 in 3 hours - nice fish - most between 5-9 pounds. All on sutton spoons. it sure felt good to feel some tug! dre

thanks very much!

I'm planning on fishing tomorrow and was curious if i could launch out of woodville. has anyone been there in the past day or two? thanks, andre

i was just searching the web and found the "Onanda" ramp - on west lake road about 6 miles S. of Canandaigua. Have any of you ever used that ramp?

I know i asked this about 10 days ago, but with the cold spell we've just had, i thought it may be frozen now, and i don't want to drive there and find that out? has anyone been there in the past day or two? Are there any other launches on Canandaigua (besides the North end launch)? thanks, andre

I'm guessing it's iced over. Does anyone know for sure?

Sutton did not have a silver plater for a year or more but as of last week, they DO! Thus, most of their spoons are either in stock or will be soon, according to the owner, whom i spoke with about a week ago. That's GOOD NEWS! (i was getting worried as my stock was dwindling) dre

i know these aren't new, but i can't stand them. They are much louder than the other sounds my computer emits. who else would rather the website not have 'em? any chance we can get rid of them? sorry to be so bah-hum-bug but i can't stand their breaking sound...it also startles my dog!!! andre

Hi all, i used to be an obsessed duck hunter decades ago when i lived in texas and we could shoot lead. i have not hunted ducks much in the last 15 years but i want to do some in the second season coming up. I don't have the money for the expensive non-toxics, so i'll be shooting the winchester shells i have: xpert HV. i have 2s, BB and BBB. What shells would you recommend i use and more importantly, what choke should i use with steel? i have a remington 11-87 and all the stock tubes it came with - from improved cylinder to full choke. thanks very much! andre PS - i still don't have any great looking spots chosen after a couple days of scouting. I live near hemlock and canadice lakes and would rather not travel too far. The south ends of those lakes had virtually no ducks on them today. Do any of you have any suggestions for a spot near hemlock lake where there would be decent chances of decoying some ( i hear that Conesus is good but i also hear there are LOTS of hunters there and i don't like competing with dudes everywhere). thanks again and Happy Holidays!

Chuck - congrats on the muzzleloader deer! man - you crack me up! Your living room/TV room with small photos of family is totally over-powered by deer and fish mounts and fish pics - just like mine would be - IF my wife would let me!!!! dre

i agree with Andy - that buck must have had serious health problems and the yotes merely quickened his demise. andre

Way to go! Congrats on a great dear taken with bow during the gun season! Awesome! dre

way to go Mitch and Chuck! dre

looks a bit like Indian Lake...

I just bought a kicker for my new (used) boat. I would like to run both motors from the same gas tank. is there some kind of "Y" connector that would allow me to do this? How do most people accomplish running gas from one tank to to motors? many thanks, andre

thanks for all the input! andre

Hi everyone, i recently bought a used Crestliner with a long shaft 90hp evinrude. Although advice had been a little mixed, the consensus seemed to be that the kicker should also be long shaft. A guy near Oswego advertised this 15hp Yamaha as a 20" shaft. I drove over 2hrs to get there. The motor is clean and ran well and i was not sure it was a short shaft, but suspected it was. It is a short shaft. However, given that i am only going to use it for trolling, do you think this is acceptable or quite suboptimal? (please see photos) thanks for your input, andre

i'm going to upgrade from inline boards to a planer board mast. I have heard great things about Otter Boards, but before i lay down the money, i'm curious what you all think are the best planer boards. thanks, dre

i'm interested in it too. Need to know the shaft length, approximate # of hours on it. please call me on my cell 585 319 6570 andre

if the motor is larger than 10 hp, the propellor must be off the motor or you'll be fined. The 10 hp regulation is still in effect. dre

Hi all, i live near Hemlock, and rarely venture to the Eastern FLX but i'm headed to Skinny on Sept 20 and was hoping to get a few tips. I've heard there are no alewifes or smelt in the lake - is that true? I've also heard you should fish small lures - true? any tips, advice, locations will be greatly appreciated. I also have a trip to Indian Lake (ADKs) scheduled in september so i just ordered some lake clear wabblers - do you think those might work in skinny as well? many thanks, andre

nice laker and 2 landlocks for sure!