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thats not fair there is still 2 feet of snow between me and the boat last year i had it out by mid march. I need to go buy a pallet worth of salt.

Ive never actully seen seneca freeze that much i've only been in the fingerlakes area for 12 years or so. probably gonna try for keuka i always wanted to try and jig lakers.

seneca is frozen that far? I dont suppose anyone knows how thick I have a chance to fish this weekend and with a hand agar I would prefer to find thinner ice. was looking at keuka but seneca is closer and I've always wanted to ice fish the north end around the pier

these are great reels i have several from the early 80's that i have as hand me downs they have been beat to hell with use in storage and in transit. they have had minimum service only a through rinsing and greasing once a year after a cod trip for a 10ish year period in the mid 90s nothing since and they still perform everytime out. great reel for someone just getting into it. made a diawa guy out of me. my next new reel will be a accudepth

i had an old plastic paint stir stick in the basement thick plastic with holes in it fit the bolt perfectly I put a piece of PVC through the handle part as a cross bar hangs about 15"down. i'm thinking i can do somthing with this on a canoe as well still gotta test It my next chance to go is next sunday I am divided between fishing and the lotsa marketplace i've never been. I might have to wait till the watkins show thats a few minuets closer i just dont want to wait that long

thanks for the advice i'll be in canadaguia this weekend i'll stop by runnings i've always wanted a protable for the ice but as always i am very budget restricted so to end up with one for 30 bucks is a hell of a deal in my mind maybe i can finally get a lake trout through the ice

I have an old fish finder that i salvaged. it had a cut transducer cord and i was told it didnt work. I repaired to cord and hooked it up my boat battery and it seems to work fine. turns on gets signal the transducer puts out sound wave and i get a reading in the fish tank. I would like to turn this into a portable for ice fishing. It worked hooked directly to the deep cycle batt i have on the trolling motor. there is no way I am not dragging that on the ice. there seems to be a lot of small 12v batterys out there for good prices but I have no idea what i need other than 12v the graph is a lowrance x25 which is a discontinued model. How many amphours does a battery need to power this graph for a 4-6 hour trip in the cold? my electrical knowledge is at a minimum and i dont want to spend a lot as I dont know for sure the finder will even work in the real world for any leangth of time. the lighter the better i'm on foot on the ice.

i hear that except i never feel i'm set for the derby i try to bring a new technique to the tournament every year and i spend all winter thinking about it

that is a mud puppy latin name Necturus maculosus. I actully own one as a pet. they are a cold water salamander native to the north and prefer clean clear water with rocky bottoms. they prefer minimal current but will migrate to some extent to streams to breed though also breed in the lake proper. they usually live in hollows and cave like sturctures in the bottom which is why the prefer rocky. mine is about 26 inches long they do get bigger. they are fairly territorial except during breeding season. they do have teeth and will bite. Mine has jumped out of the tank and crawled around the basement. they are definatly on the menu for any large predator and as a cold water species are commen prey for lake trout and pike. They were once popular as research animals in scientific communities and are still used in some places. recently (i think two years ago) NY state changed the regs around salamanders and made it illeagle to collect them. this was mostly to protect several endangered species and some that pouplations sizes were unknown (very reclusive). they actully make a decent pet mine swallows pike minnows sideways and is most active during the winter. She can go a month without eating so she gets my leftover pike bait in the winter and the occasional goldfish in summer. I actully work with (sell) these every winter and it is a very cool animal to observe. they can take some major wounds and survive. I have seen them survive side peeling wounds with ribs showing. they are however prone to disease (fungus espicially) when kept in large groups as is common with many salamnders and frogs.

made it down to the south end today but couldnt buy a hit. Screen was mostly empty today there was deep bait in the middle of the lake but everything was from 150 down and no fish. after not having a touch all day i took a close pass inthe weeds trying to pick up a norhtern. No hits but I at least saw 2 pike both in the 8-10 lb range. guess its time to break out the ice gear and hope for cold.

waterloo is a bit far out of my way im coming from the north west likely gonna be trolling anyway. anyone know if the launch at clute is open? the weather forcaste has been getting steadily colder but less wind looks like tomarrow is gonna lay down nice.

i supposed to be down there sunday but going after some landlocks was thinking about bringing the jig poles just in case. is there anyplace to get perch minnows in watkins any more? i'll be coming from the north down 14 and i know of nothing even close to on the way.

if your going to sit on your bait bucket make sure you have a lid that doesnt seal prying the lid off with cold fingers everytime you need bait gets old quick. advice I give the kids repeatedly everytime watch where you put your feet stepping in holes sucks if your fishing tip ups as your primary make sure to set up your shelter or yourself so that you can easily see them without looking into the wind. I have a tendancy to not line them up to my windows and that is no good. hand carry your bait bucket over the snow bank or down the hill to the ice. spilling on the way out ruins a day. bring a drink producing heat sucks a lot of moisture out of your body and you can get dehydrated without knowing it. second vote for fish with a partner. even on thick ice problems happen cracks and holes form and get covered in snow gas pockets and soft spots are not always visable having someone to help or at least call for help could save your life

glad you did well I had the chance to get out wensday and after lots of internal debate went to the north end and spent 3 hours with nothing to show for it only marked a handful of fish and no bait. I've never seen it that empty up there. I should have gone to hemlock like i was thinking just for something different.

i think the sturgeon tend to spawn in the deeper parts of the river (may be wrong) and that will hopefully prevent them from being seen and snagged by the less aware. i will say there tendancy to breech gives them away. I will continue to shy away for them from now but maintain my dream that i can one day fish them with my grandkids heck 20 years i might well have a couple greatgrand kids to take fishing