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steel head hitting and 70 down and jumping before you get to the rod can cause some weird tangles nothing like having one jump on the port side parallel to the boat but its around the starboard dipsey and nothing else definite wtf moment

that last part sums it up nicely sometimes by the time we get re-set up i am exhausted and want a couple mins to sit before the next fish hits

there are some decent videos of it on youtube if i had the budget I would try it

This early in the season later day can be better especially if sunny as the sun warms the stained water faster making for better temp breaks. That said boat traffic has the opposite effect pushing browns deeper and often into clearer water so as the season gets going and more folks get out that becomes a consideration. Still as someone often stuck fishing later any time you can get out is worth it Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Spoons sit vertically when jigged this presents a very small cross section for your sonar and with very few surfaces at an angle to bounce back a sound wave try a jigging rapala or something that provides a flat surface pointed up to test and dial in your finder. As far as mirroring you can get a tablet on eBay for 50 bucks which is way less than second unit I do this on my boat which has a raymarine dragonfly pro when perch fishing I can pick up my baits (fatheads) in 30 fow haven't done any deeper still fishing I mostly troll Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

do a youtube search on garmin panoptix. the price is up there but it looks like it could be a real game changer.

i spool my light rigger reels with 15lb I keep them stored out of the sun but check the line regularly and change if any signs of deterioration. during flea season I splice in 120ft of so of fresh 30lb someone on this site once mentioned a theory that fresh line is smooth and sheds fleas better older line has microscopic nics and burs and the coating is more roughed up so it tends to give fleas more chance to catch and build up. My experience seems to support this theory so i go with it. i like lighter line when i can get away with it easier to work with so i take the 30lb back off in the late fall (after kings and fleas are done)

i do this I used to set it out the side by tossing the lure out while holding the rod and between catching the rigger or having the spoon or fly flip back on itself and wrap I got sick of it so tried different methods. running it out the shoot turned out to be the easiest to do and to teach. this method is also a lot easier in rough weather.

the boats not uncovered yet so the mind wanders. as for the regs when 3 rods was first introduced it actually had a provision for ice fishing you could do 5 tip ups and 3 hand lines. that was only for that one (maybe two) years. than they changed it to the 7 period. the ambiguity in tip ups stemmed from the definition that was used that stated any line with a signaling device could be considered a tip up so by definition if you had a spring bobber on your jig rod and put your jig rod down it became a tip up for that time because you could see a hit. that used to be the source of all sorts of "fun" conversations and thought experiments on various chat rooms. the new rule is very clear 7 and you have to attend them. there are still hypothetical's out there but mostly they are just the result of ridiculousness or boredom and not very practical as for seth green rigs I have run them a couple times i don't see any reason you couldn't run a stick bait. i would think a shallow diver would run much better than a deep diver but that is just speculation. i have limited experience with rigs they work and i did catch fish they just are not the top of my personal preference list

its one of the changes in recent years that i have been really happy to see and a sign that the DEC at least wants to try and work with fisherman.

I'll have to go back and look the change was to get rid of the ambiguity around what is a tip up so instead of 5 tipups (traps) and two hand lines it's now just 7 total lines in combination Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Ice fishing is 7 lines any combo of tipup tipdown or hand line Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Stoneam where are u located? I just bought a spool at South Bay on empire in Rochester as for planner line 150 lbs power pro works real well I have never tried Spectra though Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

are you specifically looking for walleye or just a different trip? late May hudson river striped bass fishing is a trip everyone should do at least once check out stripers247.com for some info

I used to say the same thing about golf balls

small bluegill also make great bowfin bait. takes paitence but results in some monsters

Stay hydrated I get migraines if I don't so always have Gatorade g 2 with me also a couple ibuprofen at the first sign of pain low risk high reward cold dry air sucks moisture like crazy especially as it warms like in your lungs and around your eyes when behind sunglasses Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

You can use them same day as long as you count them towards your daily limit you can transport within the transportation corridor along the lake. Fallfish chunks also work very well for cats Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

whatever stick bait is hardest to get out of the box. orange and gold fire tiger/perch if i could only fish two forever it would be those two

http://www.cedargrovecamps.com/ from buffalo might be about 5 hours but has dock space a swiming area and a rec room with a tv and laundry. went here for many years with the family. good fishing and a nice change from trolling. a bout a half hour from A-bay in the 1000 islands for a nice day trip dont know how big your boat is but if its to much for the lake there are rentals available there