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  1. rdebadts
    Our shakedown. Boat has never splashed so late.... but this is just a strange year all around. Wearing a mask outside on a boat is a new experience as well, but thems the rules and we were glad to get out. Bright bayrats were the ticket. Enjoy! The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    Didn't make the trip down there this year. God I miss it. Nice work The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    I'll start by saying this- I was late for fishing for the first time in my life. In my 35 years, it's never happened, until last weekend. As a result, we weren't fishing until ~7. It was calm and clear, and we lost valuable fishing time due to me... We started on browns in skinny water. We did a half dozen bites by 9 am, mostly with brightly colored bayrats in 12-15 fow between perch pt and chimney bluffs. The browns were bigger- we did one over 10 lbs in fact. Once the sun was up, the bite died for us. I've been itching to try my new "death traps" from gambler rigs on lakers- so we went out to slimer land. We found the lakers in 120-130 and put a pretty good hurtin on them, including several doubles. I'll tell you, I'm impressed. They out-fished my cowbells and have MUCH less drag. They're easy to run, and work well. Two thumbs up! No pics of the lakers, but all released in the cold water. The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    I've had good luck with Streeter out of Ontario ny. He did my 23 lb laker, and I'm very pleased. His rates are very affordable. Anglers choice fish mounts does phenomenal work, but is more expensive. You get what you pay for, to be sure. The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    Same as usual. Like 15-20 boats out total The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    Did my shakedown trip 4/25. Pretty basic brown trout trolling setup; went mostly with sticks off the boards. The water was 43 degrees and super super muddy. I didn't realize till the sun was up just how dirty it was. After about an hour I figured out what they wanted. Really brightly colored bayrats finally did the trick, and we ended up with like a dozen bites in a few hours time. The bite all happened in a 1/2 mile stretch of water for us, and it was super light bite. Kept some, let the rest go. Boat ran well except for one stalling episode where all of my lines had to be brought in rapid fire and we had a bunch of tangles... lol. That's what a shakedown is for I guess! I expected a little better action, to be honest- but I was so happy to be out it didn't really matter The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    Can confirm. It was a partial release. A part here, a part there The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    29-31 line I think. Like 8 miles The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    My last video from 2019. Fishing with my buddy Andrew out of the oak in August. We had a nice mix of kings and steel, waaaaaaaay out deep. Got absolutely doused by a pop up storm (didn't bother us much because the bite was excellent). Enjoy! The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    Nailed it. The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    Here's our sodus pro am. I don't know why, but I'm cursed in sodus on Saturday! We crushed them on Friday- we had 2 areas 100-120 and ~200) with active king bite AND a steelie location (450-550) all mapped out. Idk why, but Saturday they were gone and very negative for us. I panicked and ran around looking for fish, and only got 1 big king and one keeper brown to show for it. It was pretty brutal. Then Sunday, we had a decent king bite, but the weather was impressive with 4-6 waves all day. We lost a ton of fish due to conditions. Regardless, always a fun experience. Here is the video. Enjoy! The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    Another video from last May . This was my first ever trip out of Wilson and fishing "the bar". Took us a while to find the active fish, and when we did it was on top of the bar in shallow. The screens in 120-200 were comically full alllllllll freakin day- but we rotted for several hours out there anyways. Enjoy! The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    Thanks. I knew you were on the committee. I was just wondering which biologist was the source of the Atlantic stuff on the Canadian side. Is it Andy? The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    Jerry, where did you get that information? It's really good stuff The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    If we could make it so that it was like it was in the early 1800s, I doubt anyone would complain. Reports were of average size 8-12 lbs with fish up to 40 lbs. The lake as it exists now is a very poor habitat (in many ways) for Atlantic salmon, and even intensive stocking efforts have failed. Maybe someday, but I doubt any time soon. I've researched this a bunch. Essentially, as long as the lake has predominantly alewife as a forage base, and until the rivers are intensively restored, it's not gonna happen. The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    If we could make it so that it was like it was in the early 1800s, I doubt anyone would complain. The lake as it exists now is a very poor habitat (in many ways) for Atlantic salmon, and even intensive stocking efforts have failed. Maybe someday, but I doubt any time soon. I've researched this a bunch. Essentially, as long as the lake has predominantly alewife as a forage base, and until the rivers are intensively restored, it's not gonna happen. The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    My biggest is about 12. I see pics of mid to upper teens fish every year. They are pretty rare here so it's tough to say though. We catch 1-2 per year, usually. The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    We usually shoot for April 1. We've launched as early as March 28 and as late as April 18. Once we approach the end of March, I look for the full moon, and see if we have any freezing temps in the extended forecast. Once you pass the full moon in April, you are usually good The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    Should be some in there until May. Might catch pike trolling as well The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    Exactly gill. I moved my boat from Wilson to Olcott early because I was crushing them down East. The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    Gill, the pack was way west of me. I was allll alone the entire pro am The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    Here's a video from day 2 of the niagara pro am last year. I was a little disappointed to learn that our first TEN hits were not recorded due to issues with one of my sd cards ( we had 2 doubles and 2 triples by 630 am). Great fishing near the bar- though we were actually 10+ miles East this day. Enjoy!! The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    It's "oh right there". I have no idea why I always say that? Lol The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    This was shot with a GoPro hero 5. I had a hero 8 to end the season, and that's even better. The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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    Fishing for kings and lakers out of Wilson last May. I got lazy with videos, but now getting going again. Hope this helps to break the winter blues. Just over a month left!! The Fishin’ Physician Assistant
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