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sodus 4-18
skipper19 replied to chowder's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
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sodus 4-18
skipper19 replied to chowder's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
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Early June can be tough. You are correct about the lake setup. Nice western winds and sunny days will help. You will do fine with dipsey rigs. Run 5 of them in the colored water edge and you probably will have no trouble entertaining the family with lakers during that time. Spoons or flasher flies...they are not so fussy and tug pretty good in the cold water. Browns and occasional salmon can be more inshore where good stained water is about 43 to 48 degrees. Winds shift temp in and out. East wind fish the west side of the river and creeks where warm colored water stacks against a point or cove. Flatline sticks and weighted salmon spoons in that close shore color and be prepared for kings to scream off at any time. They come close around those flows looking for meals in low light morning and afternoon. Be stealthier in that shallow water. Off shore mostly clear black water unless winds have been out of the west for many warm days. Plenty room to launch, but black north side gets full fast. State side has lots more room but costs 6 bucks. I might be around that time. Beers in the North sounds good! Maybe see ya there! Aquasport center console with outriggers would be me. Mark PS..looks like you scored cannon riggers on classifieds!..
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Welcome to the "obsessed side" compelled and habituated! Captain Mick is one of my best friends and we fish together a lot. Sometimes from his boat sometimes from mine and on shore and on ice! Watch Mick carefully and you will gain access to the tricks on Lake Ontario fish that work! Have a great season. Your gonna need fatter wallet! 😃🚤
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+2 however. Word of caution!I used to put them on the cable right above the rigger weight and left them on there instead of hooking a release off the back of the ball. My intention was to avoid 2 problems with hooking directly to the weight. 1 was the fishing for mud chickens and having the lures drag the bottom. 2 was the tail of the ball weight tipping upwards under rod tension and wandering back and forth while trolling. Crossed balls a couple times from that. Anyway, hooking the Scotty cable pinch release above the ball cured that and without changing it's position for a period of time caused a loss of the ball one day. I always released the lure from the release by giving the rod a good twitch and let flutter up the water column when retrieved. Well over and over I did this until...twitch...and ohhhh noooo! Ball went to the bottom... Evidently over working the same spot over and over caused the cable to snap and loose the weight. Otherwise..great stacker..just don't always use it on the same exact portion of cable. Mark
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Ray is right...he is my common sense hero!:blink:
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Ok, yeah the alternator charger should be alright to charge either battery. I see it's only 10 amps so it's best probably to charge one battery at a time from your 90.
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Looks ok double G. You can still hook your on board charger up. Not sure if you have a double bank or single charger. Single charger I presume, and you can hook your charger direct to the batteries, positive on positive and negative on either battery. Turn your switch to both and then you will charge both batteries simultaneously. After charging switch to off. You could use both batteries while on the Troller and you should have double the amp hours for twice the time before run down. On the other hand if you did like you say, used one battery at a time, then you would have an emergency 12 volt supply to get you home in case the big motor misbehaved. I assume your switch has a 1,2,both and off position. Mark
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1 st question...how do you charge the deep cycle you have now? From the 90 outboard or on shore?
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For Sale : USA Lost subtroll 900
skipper19 replied to Steve.e's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
I'm gonna invest in an underwater ROV with grappling arm. Good business hauling up 100s of probes and such. Including mine:rolleyes: -
Banging Bottom With Rigger Balls
skipper19 replied to Consigliere's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
I watch the sounder. Weights are always in sight when doing 1.8 mph or less and when the bottom and weights are one...there ya go. Scotty cable clamp release just above the ball..and don't use your temp probe down there trolling. Only to drop once at rest to get the temp at the bottom 5 feet. 4 to 8 oz. White twister jig dropped directly from rod and banging bottom as ya troll cowbell 1.2 or less works nice! -
Stan the Cali man! Hope you're doing well and can get some fishing in bud. Hope to grace you left coasters with some decent reports this season...but I just put away the ice hut! Lol!..😨
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Fantastic! Glad it's working right and safe travels. Glad you're pumping the gas down. That is a lot of extra weight at 7 lbs a gallon. Your tires will be happier at highway speeds too! Now FISH ON! good luck! Mark PS stick a hose in the boat tank for that V10 to suck on and you'll be down to under load limit in a few miles! Lol!
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I would move the axles rather than move rollers and pull the boat higher up the trailer for a couple reasons besides proper support of the hull by them, as mentioned earlier. 1... I know you have rollers and those might be easier than bunks to reel the boat up to the bow stantion but it still is a longer way to pull it up. 2.. you will need to back in the water farther to float the boat off and pull it on. You could have the rear of your pickup in the water as well on some ramps that are gentle slope. With axles further back you stay higher up the ramp out of the water with your vehicle at the same time achieve the handling your looking for on the road with the longer bridge of the frame. I can't stress enough how the right tire and pressure are 90 % of the steady ride as well. What size are they? Hopefully 15 inch. 14 inch can do it but there is only one tire manufacturer of load range D. Kumho Tire. Trouble is the tire has the circumference of a 15 inch profile and may cause fender clearances issues. Mark
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Tandem axles right? Hopefully..sounds like you have the weight on tongue close to right but you could go more. Moving the boat ahead only helps a tiny bit. Most boats equipped for lake o are tail heavy. Down riggers 40 or 50 lbs lead balls..trolling motor...extra portable gas tank and cooler of ice on transom...live well stuffed with fishing tackle.. extra battery in the back for riggers and temp thingys...etc. Let's get tire composition checked. Make sure it is a trailer tire not passenger car. Sidewalls are stiffer on ST type tires whether radial or bias. Load range D (hard to find in 14 inch) is best for that weight with 65 lbs pressure. Tandems need to be aligned with each other or they fight and sway. Check axle spacing. You can move the forward axle back toward the rear one if you have more than a foot between them and reset the alignment. Then drive it. You might find moving the one axle will be enough. Longer wheel base is better for less sway. Slide the fender back to center the axles once again. Should help. If you want, Ask me about alignment procedure if you move the axles or want to check them as are. Mark
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Wiscoy Creek Anglers DEC diary program
skipper19 replied to skipper19's topic in Open Lake Discussion
That's sad...hope enough folks can develop the type of consortium needed to change the direction of trout management there for the better. Let them know! -
DEC Invites Input from Wiscoy Creek AnglersYour Observations Can Help Shape Future Fisheries Management Actions DEC Region 9 Fisheries Office is holding an angler diary program for Wiscoy Creek in Allegany and Wyoming Counties throughOctober 31, 2015, DEC announced today. The diarist program aims to record dates, catch records and observations from anglers who fish on Wiscoy Creek. DEC will use the input from the Angler Diary Program in conjunction with our late summer electrofishing survey to evaluate Wiscoy Creek fishery's overall quality. "Angler participation in this program is greatly appreciated and will help us to evaluate Wiscoy Creek's fishery quality," said Regional Director Abby Snyder. "This is a great opportunity for anglers to contribute observations and help shape future fishery management actions." If you fish Wiscoy Creek (even once) and would like to contribute your observations in a DEC fishing diary, please contact the Region 9 Fisheries Office at (716) 372-0645 or by e-mail at [email protected].
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New beast charcoal / gas / smoker/ side burner grill
skipper19 replied to skipper19's topic in Fish & Game Recipes
Sounds plenty adequate to me there Les! An adequate fisherman with an adequate supply of salmon! I love that baked salmon just as well! BBQ season is coming soon! I started collecting some smoking wood and charcoal last month. Next I'd like to try building a kiln to make my own charcoal out of wood I can actually be sure of for authentic species. Not mentioning one brand of charcoal, but I have found remnant pieces of plywood and board in one brand that I don't use anymore. I like Kingsford and I use that brand almost always as a base heat in my fire box. Royal oak is ok too. -
New beast charcoal / gas / smoker/ side burner grill
skipper19 replied to skipper19's topic in Fish & Game Recipes
I have used peach wood and it is great for Georgia style ribs and pork! Canadian bacon (American style not Pea meal) is really easy to do and the hardest part is waiting for the cure to finish...6 days! Get a nice large pork back loin ..not a tenderloin. Try to find one over 10 lbs if ya can. Then you can split it if you want to try two different ways of curing ...dry and or wet. Personally I like the dry version better for easy prep and less used space in the fridge. Trim all of the fat off the meat and make a mixture of 1 TBS Morton's Tenderquick mixed with 1 tsp white sugar per pound of meat. 10 lb loin..10 TBS tenderquick and 10 tsp white sugar. I spread out seran wrap big enough to seal the log up and lay the meat on it. Then rub the mixture all over the meat. Don't shake any excess off and let the extra mix lay distributed evenly on the seran so when you roll it up its all around the meat. Roll it in another seran to seal it good and place in the refrigerator for 6 days. Roll it over once each day. After taking it from the fridge, unwrap it, and rinse off the brine and then soak in cold water bath for an hour to remove some of the saltiness. Day seven get the smoker going and hold 225 degrees. I use kingsford and hickory wood. You can use what ever wood you like for different smoke character. Lay the loin on the grate away from fire. You want indirect heat and smoke as in the side fire box or a separate fire box in your grill. Slow smoke at 225 and be sure to use a good digital internal meat probe to monitor it's progress. The probe in the center if the meat should reach 160 degrees and then remove the meat from the smoker and place on a pan to cool. I like to put mine straight into the fridge and cool it. Then use a slicer and slice the bacon to your favorite thickness. The meat is cooked and all you need to do is pan fry it in butter for a minute to serve. It's good cold too! Makes a great sandwich and good on pizza. Cut in chunks it can make great kabobs. I vacuum pack it in serving size and freeze the bacon. It will be fresh and easy to serve anytime. Brining wet cure is another way and much different than dry. I have tried it but I haven't perfected it to be as good or better than dry curing. Tenderquick is a curing salt with nitrates and nitrites for curing meat. Do not use table salt. Also, Plain white granulated sugar is ok. Find tenderquick in some of the bigger grocery stores. Some outdoor stores and specialty bbq stores carry it as well. Mark -