rusty1034

Sorry, I don't. Too concerned about getting them back into the water quickly. Rusty. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Howdy all, Grandpafishon and I did a short trolling trip yesterday. The water at the north launch is the lowest I have seen. Only the northern most slip is usable for the most part. Bait was scattered, but plentiful, all above 60'. Most of the fish we marked were at 60 also. That's where the 54* water was also. The surface was 75*, with a fairly substantial algae bloom. Seemed to be lots of floating weeds on the eastern half also. Anyway we took two lakers and a huge rainbow. All came on a "John's Goby" stinger parked at 47'. I took several fish a few weeks ago on a similar spoon, a "Brown Trout" needlefish. We were using a Fishhawk, and I was amazed at the amount of current at 60'. Sometimes it was as much as 1 mph different than the surface. It's just a matter of finding out what they want ! Rusty Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The fleas are still there, however I m not sure how bad. I have flea flicker on the rigger rods, and wire on the dipsey. I was still getting some on the wire, but not enough to slow things down. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I haven't been there in awhile, but something small in a perch pattern can do well. A fire tiger needlefish for example. The first three hours of the day are usually the best. Good luck , be patient, and eat what you catch. There's none better ! Rusty Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Will do ! Thanks for the help. [emoji226] Rusty Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Howdy all, It was too nice of a day not to go for a troll. With the awesome weather, and help from several folks on this forum (Alex etc.) I headed back to Owasco for some fishing. Foremost, I used some help from this forum to tweek the sensitivity on the Hbird fishfinder. What a difference, and a confidence builder! Thanks guys ! I put down some stinger spoons on the riggers, and after a while, noticed a rod bobbing more than usual. I popped it, and after a fight equal to reeling in a clump of weeds, I found myself with a 20 " walleye ! It came out of the middle of nowhere (plug your ears ), and when I released it, I could see it on the FF heading to the bottom in 150 fow ! I did a couple more small rainbows, a medium rainbow, and a 20" laker. They all came in the top 50' of water over deep stuff. Al the bait I marked was 20-50'. There ware a very few marks deeper than 60', but not enough to want me to run stuff there. I have run a mag dipsy on every trip, and have never had a hit. Is a glow in the dark version. I'm thinking of going to a black or clear regular dipsy to get it farther away from the boat. I really like the hits on a dipsy, so I'm going to keep trying. I dont have any pictures because I like to limit the handling of the fish. On a solo trip I like to bring the fish to the side of the boat, reach over with the pliers, and go for an in the water release. So, my Owasco trip has become much more productive thanks to you. I have to tell you though, Cayuga is looking pretty tempting ! Rusty

I filled the livewell. Worked like a charm ! Thanks Now all I have to do is find the fish [emoji30] Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Howdy all, I took the new Fishmaster for a test ride, launching out of Emerson Park around 4:00 pm. Being a Cannon guy all my life, the Scotty downriggers took some getting used to. Same with the Hummingbird fishfinder/GPS unit. They are a little different than a Lowrance. I ran riggers with spoons in and around the small bait pods I marked. They were mostly in the 40' range. Got a few marks around the bait. Had a few releases, one was on for awhile, but let go before I could get a look. Had another one on with a 7 color leadcore pulling a small black and silver stinger that also let go. I found that the boat seems to be a little stern heavy with the 150 hp and 9.9 back there. Seems as if the steering is pretty sensitive with the bow higher than it should be. I'll probably try some type of ballast in the front to see if I can get it a little more level. I hope to be installing an autopilot for the hydraulic steering. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I hope to do better next time, but overall the shakedown went well Rusty

Cool vid ! Do the cowbells always have to be run on the bottom ? Thanks- Rusty Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

.....and see if they'll up the stocking on the whitetails also [emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Howdy all, The search is over thanks to the help of many on this forum. I brought home a beautifully tricked out Fishmaster 196 with a 4 stroke. Had to go almost to Montreal to get it ! Thanks Walandre and all the others for looking out for me. Stay tuned for some finger lakes trolling reports. Rusty Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk