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thanks ...appreciate it.

any one know where I can get on line a contour map of sodus bay? thanks,

No fortunately I was patient and after 40 minutes of fight in the hot sun...a refreshing dip in the ocean was fantastic.

Hey guys, Thought you might enjoy seeing another species for a change. We have a small place on the central Pacific side in Costa Rica and each year I try and take a charter for a fish I'd not caught before. This year we went after the roosterfish. I'd heard much about their tenacity and strong fight. The charter did well landing 4 Roosters...a couple in the twenties, one at 35 lbs and a monster I was fortunate to get...a "grander". Any over 50 lbs is considered very big ...the one I landed was 80 lbs. Took 40 minutes to boat...the biggest rooster the captain had had in 18 years of chartering. Went swimming with it to make sure it was totally revised...besides was nice to cool off.

thanks..good fishing!

Hey guys, Am thinking I'd like to launch out of Sodus Bay. Where is the best place to launch from and how to get there? thanks!

Bill, Very glad to see it's still fun and the family getting to enjoy it. Great post.

all good ideas...now to find a local forecaster who lives on the lake..... thanks guys!

great sites...I used this one.. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph ... it=0&lg=en but had the wave heights and whether they were going up or down...can't seem to find that part. any thoughts? thanks LG

Does anyone have the weather site for Lk O that gives the wave height....I had it but lost the site when the old computer crashed... I've searched but just can't seem to find it. thanks

Thanks to you all for the info....think I will use the Blacks as per Billy V's advice.

thanks...that seems like a much better way...I'll contact Bill.

I recently hooked up a depth raider. I fastened a blacks release just below the probe. Twice I've had the fishing line wrapped around the cable which is NOT good. How should this be set up....I was thinking of putting a Rhomers above the probe?! Would appreciate any advice on how to set this up? thanks!!

Chris, Thanks for the info....glad you were able to get fish. Guess I'm still in the early learning curve but will keep trying. Nice fish....

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):9/2 Time on Water:6am - 2pm Weather/Temp:70's Wind Speed/Direction:WSW Waves: 1ft Surface Temp: 72 Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 0 Total Boated:0 Species Breakdown: Hot Lure: Trolling Speed: Down Speed: 1,8-2.4 Boat Depth: 80-140 Lure Depth: 60-100 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ====================Had a tough day out there. Could find decent temps with no fish...found fish in 65-70 degree water all over the water column. Tried different spoons, SD/fly combos, lead lengths...etc ...etc to no avail. Heard on radio of some fish being taken but my guess is not a lot. Would like to hear from someone who caught fish and see what I was doing wrong.

None that I'm aware of......there are lots of good knowledgeable people here willing to share...sure helps!!

Many thanks Ray...interesting?

Yankee was talking that the gator pattern was working well this weekend. Could/would someone post a picture. I'd like to see it. thanks!

Hey Bill, Good report...am heading up there tomorrow am. Looking forward to hooking into one of those brownies...

does many thanks!

I've never fished out of sodus and am thinking to give it a try. On the new maps I don't see where the launch sites are. Which ones are better? Can anyone give me some directions. thanks

I bought one to try out. Tried it out on Cayuga and seemed to work ok....has a low profile. Will post my results!

I came across this Zwing downrigger weight device. Takes the place of a ball and supposedly stays pretty close to the boat. Here is the website https://www.zwingdownrigger.com/index.htm Has anyone used these in the great lakes? It seems like a good idea! thanks

more scientific possibilities....there may be a change in osmotic pressure after death that will account for some loss of fluids. Fresh water fish pee all the time and salt water fish drink all the time. It's a matter of equalibrium or maintaining fluids equal to the surrounding environment...

the season starts on Oct 6th and runs through Nov 4...anytime that works for you....just let me know a day and we'll set it up...be happy to return some of the help you've given me.