rusty1034

I finally convinced myself that it is time to sell. Hopefully I wont regret it , as it's a perfect fishing machine, new ones are pretty pricey, and good used ones are difficult to find. More details and pictures at : http://syracuse.craigslist.org/boa/5051428013.html Thanks for looking- Rusty

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Cool, Do you have a stand any where near that field ?

Howdy All, I tried it again today on Skaneateles. It was quite a bit slower than last week. Did one laker on a firetiger needlefish @50ish, and a 20 'bow on a pink/white stinger @35. That was between 7-8, then nothing. The water was dead calm, so I went into jigging mode. I find that the bottom schools of lakers that I mark on my ff seem to be very small, and I can usually only pull one fish up before I drift past the school. Today was no exception. I found some fish in 50', and brought up a SMB using a white tube on a big leadhead jig. I found a school of fish on the bar in front of 5 mile point, and brought up a couple of small lakers. I hit a spot on the east side in front of a sailboat club. I always mark fish on the bottom in this spot, but they are always deeeeeeeeep. It took at least 30 seconds for my jig to get to the 157' where I was marking fish. On most drops I would have a fish on as soon as I reeled in the slack from the bottom. The fish weren't very big, 15"? maybe. I landed he first one , but it was so bloated I had to puncture the swim bladder to get it to go back down. The rest of the lakers from that deep I brought up more slowly, and then did a 'long line release' with them after I saw what size they were. For those of you that are unfamiliar with this lake, it typically is an early bite, ending by 9 or so when the weather is nice. Also, I think this coming weekend is the old boat show, so the launch will be extra busy with the wooden boat people. When I docked around 11 a this morning, the parking lot was full, and there was a fresh pile of broken red trailer light lense from the most recent victim. I picked up a couple more needlefish at All Season Sports in Pulaski the other day. I think the ones they had were mostly the #2s. Good Luck, Rusty

Howdy all, A similar report from me. I hit skinny last Wed and Thurs from about 7-10am Two riggers, one around 50, one 35, and one 7 color lead core. Riggers took lots of 15"-20" lakers with small bronze stingers and needlefish. The core took a 20 "? rainbow and a 20"? Atlantic. I had a small joined perch rapala on the end of that line. I also had a couple of big SMBs taken on the core. The rainbow was released, as was the LL, however the LL was a floater, and ended up going the livewell. I gave it to John Gaulke at the ramp. He cleaned it there, and we saw a bunch of 1/2" perch fry in it. I hope to try it again tomorrow. Rusty

Thats more like it.. Thanks

Is that correct ? 10 Ams and 11 Pros ? How come participation is down so much ? The enonomy ? Rusty

Well, there are two fewer lakers there now ! I think soaking them in ice water may have removed some of the strong flavor. Either that, or frying them in butter- yum. I didn't even think to check the stomaches of the two lakers from Sunday. I doubt there would have been anything except alewives because they came from the middle of the lake, 80' down. I remember reading that pollutants from Groton ? sewage treatment plant were being blamed for some of the changes in the lake. Do you know if that has changed ? I still think Oneida is the place to go if you want to catch walleye. A couple people I work with report great catch rates. I don't fish Oneida because 1) its an hour drive, and b) I typically am a catch and release guy, so catching fish that are good eating is not a concern. Hope to get out again soon. Rusty