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  1. flyboy7
    Use a peanut or spin-n-glow. They are made of foam so they float and don't snag junk off the bottom. I forgot to mention that you want to drag your cowbells right at or near the bottom. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    Cowbells, start around 90 to 100 FOW, troll slowly 1 to 1.8 mph Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    I trolled for summer time salmon in my kayak for the last few years. This year I got a boat and haven't salmon fished in the kayak. My method was to troll a spoon or flasher & fly behind a magnum Dipsy Diver. The rig creates a lot of drag but allows you to fish up to 100' deep. At least I got exercise. Summertime salmon are typically at least a couple of miles from shore. I would drag a spoon on lead core line on my way out to the deep water. Often I would pick up a fish on my way out or in that way. Be sure to triple check the weather before venturing out that far in a kayak. Bring a hand held marine radio too. Good luck. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    I have two matching aluminum rod holder sets for sale. Each one has seven rod tubes spaced 6 inches apart. Overall length of each one is 40". I am asking $150 each. I am located near Spencerport, NY.
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    I use the NOAA Weather Activity planner. http://forecast.weather.gov/wxplanner.php?site=buf Click on the map for the location of interest. On the next page click the link on the right that says "48 hr meterogram". On the next page check the items of interest and the date/time of interest. I have had very good luck with this site. I trust it enough to go out several miles on the lake in my kayak. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    Troll stickbaits or spoons. If you want to run 2 lines, do as Chinooker said and use floating stickbaits (that dive). I now use an inline planer board for one of my two lines. As the water warms up and the trout move deeper, I switch to a lead core line. Be careful because the water is cold when the browns are in close in the spring. The general recommendation for kayaking is to wait until the air temp and water temp add up to at least 100 degrees unless you have a dry suit. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    I recommend that you call Captain Jason Franz ( 585- 615-6504). He and his wife Tricia, who live in Hilton, NY started making their own after having issues with some of the commercial socks. They now make and sell drift socks as well as custom boat canvas. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    My friends and I were fishing between 1/4 and 1/2 mile from the beach. We were specifically targeting false albacore and were following the fishing reports to find them.
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    Looks like you had fun! Thanks for sharing the story and photos!
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    Jim, I had to let the fish run because it was impossible to stop it and I needed to get it on the reel. If you're careful and lucky, the fly line doesn't tangle. With most fish, you get a chance to shake out the tangles as you feed the line back out to the fish. With faster fish, it can be a bit more complicated. False albacore are much faster swimmers than anything else that I have ever caught. As you see in the video, the line got wrapped around my reel for a moment. That could have easily led to losing the fish. Luckily, I was able to lower the rod and lean forward quickly enough to unwrap it.
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    I am not sure if people on this forum are interested in watching a video not related to Lake Ontario. But, for those that are, here is a video that I took the other weekend in Rhode Island fly fishing for false albacore. The video confirms to me that an eight weight fly rod is marginal for landing these fish. The fight lasted almost 10 minutes. To reduce boredom, the video fast forwards through most of the action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1GH4NIdfZE
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    Nice job Matt! retrieving that lost rig was an awesome catch too. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    1.5 to 1.8 is my target laker speed. But in the kayak, I can easily speed up and slow down to create action. Sometimes they bite when I slow to almost a stop. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    Rusty, we use a 16 oz sinker on a 3-way swivel in front of the cowbells. You can see me grab the sinker and set it in the kayak before landing the fish in the video. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    Yep Jim, we got on the lake at sunrise. Fish quit biting at 10:00 Sent from my SCH-I545 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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    Yesterday my friend Andrew and I took our kayaks out of Sandy Creek to fish for lakers. Between the two of us, we landed about 20 in about 100 FOW. This video shows a laker being caught from my point of view. Go pro was strapped on my head. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dDvz6uje5e8#
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    Nice laker Jim! Congrats!
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    Nice going Lou. And thanks for the report!
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    nice!
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    NOAA Weather Activity Planner http://forecast.weather.gov/wxplanner.php?site=buf for wind, rain, thunder, temp, waves. And I use the Intellicast radar loop http://www.intellicast.com/Local/WxMap.aspx to see if any rain or thunder is coming immediately before I go out. The Activity Planner shows predicted wind speed & direction, rain, thunder, waves, etc. To use the site, first click on your point of interest on the map. That will bring up a new page. Clicking on the blue link called 48-hr Element Meteorogram on that next page will bring up a page that allows you to select the items that you want to see. I like it because you can see a time-based forecast. In the example below you can see that the wind is forecast to be very light and waves are forecast to drop below 1 foot this evening with no chance of rain. I think I'll plan on fishing this evening!
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    I know people in New England who wear Kokatat SuperNova Angler dry suits and really like them. (http://www.paddlerscove.com/kokatat-t3-supernova-angler-paddling-suit/ ) Personally, I stay away from the cold water in my kayak until the water starts to warm to about 40 degrees and air temps above freezing. I wear breathable chest waders with 2 wader belts on the bottom half and a dry top on the top half. I wear fleece layers for warmth underneath. Obviously a PFD is a must. I wouldn't go on my kayak in any conditions, especially cold weather, unless I were confident that I could re-enter my yak in the unlikely event of a spill. By the way, I have practiced this and am confident.
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    Fishing in a kayak is very similar to fishing in a "real" boat in some ways but is much different in other ways. Especially in safety considerations. I have been kayak fishing for about seven years in small lakes, Lake O and salt water. Feel free to send a private message if you have specific questions about kayak fishing.
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    way to go Matt!
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    14.5' Liquid Logic Manta Ray. Rigged for fly fishing in the photo.
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