Sk8man

Nice going Bill Always a great time when your kids are into it to the same degree as you

Lying poacher to pay record amount for illegal take of trophy buck

On 12/5/2024 at 8:43 AM, Legacy said:

 

By design its a larger diameter 30# test with a special coating on it. It 100% helps. My disclaimer is when fleas are horrible there really isnt any perfect answer. But I will say when the fleas are bad its nice to have a couple of reels loaded up and ready to go.

I fully agree with Rob. I have used it on all my rigger rods for about ten years or so. As said there is no PERFECT answer when the fleas are highly dense but under the usual conditions it works well. There may be a caveat though when the coating on it dissipates over time (possibly UV etc. it can lose a little of its slipperyness, and there is some additional stretch to it compared with Big Game (which I also use for some things), but I have not found this to be a significant problem. I should also mention that some of my reels have had it on for nearly that long with just some yearly trimmings where the above may appear to have occurred, or any abrasions. I know some folks change lines very frequently but this stuff has not lost strength nor have I had any problems with it. It is a slightly larger diameter than 30 lb. Big Game mono but it is much more "supple" than 40 lb anything. Just some reflections to consider.

My wife and I each got one during the past two weeks.....only with our cars. Way too many out here and they are tame like pets and some idiots actually feed them. Sure wish there were more hunters and less posted land. I think the damage will end up about 15 grand to our cars.

I've used all the models of Black's (even the original white ones back in the mid seventies), and have experimented with about every one of the other types of releases over time  including my own home made ones but I still favor the Blacks.   A couple reasons come to mind: they are very predictable when properly used, and they are very "portable" for use on other peoples boats (when they are OK with it). I have for years set the tension on mine when fishing for trout and salmon by using an inexpensive digital luggage scale (e.g. Walmart luggage section). For normal trolling for trout I set it to release at 3-3.5 lbs with spoons and sticks and about 4 lbs when running heavier stuff like flashers or spinneys. The tension maintains very well over time. If I start getting small fish I may take the tension down to 2 1/2 lbs and that usually suffices. In terms of "portability" I have modified the outrigger version by adding a super heavy duty swivel and welding the ring so that the release is "bullet proof" as far as not a chance of it giving way. It is many times stronger than the newer release (which is fine but I don't like taking chances on other boats). Another example of "personal preference" and familiarity with what you are used to so there really is no correct answer to releases although some options are better than others.

Beauties Mike. That Browns spotting is spectacular

I'm not suggesting this as the BEST solution but it is an option at least

Good luck.

Rodents are attracted to the plastic wire covering because it contains urea so covering it somehow with either conduit as suggested or perhaps spraying it with something noxious like WD40 or electrical cleaner spray might inhibit them

Hey Matt Try Jim Kennedy at Farmline Bait 1-585-394-5890. He may be able to help you. (between Canandaigua and Clifton Springs) I just checked with Jim and he does have fatheads right now Matt.

There is a launch right there at the park but it is shallow draft and especially when waater level  is low. There is another launch about 10 miles south of the park at Deans Cove but it can be a journey to the north end from there depending on the wind direction/velocity. Some smallmouth fishing right near there though and directly across the lake from there. Another option for launching is on the east side of the north end down a few miles called Union Springs. There is some largemouth and smallmouth fishing near there in the weedbeds. All the launches charge to launch. Hopefully you realize that Bass season starts mid June.

Somebody did a really nice job on that registration form

" Currents and waves effect the dive curve when you turn the boat more than 30 degrees! ". Another thing often not thought of is that even with slight turns of the boat (e.g. autopilot adjustments etc.) there can be important differences in the "lifting" of the diver/lure as well as changes in the speed and action of the lure depending on the side of the boat and currents/waves etc. It can account for differences in the action and catch results although seemingly a subtle difference.

The Willis is the way to go but the #8 spro swivel is another option that will clear the eylets  and tip of most rods.

I'm anticipating negative reactions to the following comments, but the fact that it has worked for as long as it has speaks for itself. I have used Cannon 10A's since 1985. I have 4 of them. I have had the same wire on two of them since I bought them. They all have 150lb wire. The other two I bought after the first two and replaced the cables about 2000. The specs require only 10 pound weights max and I have adhered to this since I have had them (yest there is blowback plus 100 ft but I can live with it). I have run a Fishhawk Bluetooth probe since about 2016 on one of them. I have been able to afford the newest and latest and greatest replacements all along but I have stuck with the 10A's because of reliability. Other than replacement of the electric cables on each - never a problem in thousands of hours of fishing. Are they slow coming up? yes. Do I care about that? no. I use the time to re-rig my lines and actually view it as a "positive". I set my drag so that when it reaches the top the drag kicks in. I do not have autostop and that is also OK because of the drag setting. I also rigged my probe with a "safety line" via an additional separate wire connection rigged so that the probe will remain if the weight goes. The reason I am saying this is that the "newest latest and greatest thing" is not always the most reliable answer to things, and whatever works - reliability has its merits regardless of age or view regarding it's "outdated" nature.

Welcome to LOU! Happy retirement!

Great report Anthony! Sounds as though you folks had a fun time I know it is heavily used recreationally but it is a very beautiful and unique scenic lake (one of only a few in the world with the "Y" shape

I've fished Keuka on and off since the sixties; earlier for trout and later on mostly for perch. Like most of the Finger Lakes, the development along the lake and related intensity of use and recreational boating etc. has changed the very nature of fishing on the lake, but the more (and most) critical factor is the introduction of invasives - especially the Zebra and Quagga mussels which have strained out the most critical link in the food chain the phytoplankton and zooplankton along with other crucial components of the baitfish diet and reproductive cycle. In the late seventies and into the late eighties I used to troll for browns and rainbows as well as the occasional landlock there and I night fished for them as well. There were some really nice salmonids available at the time and a state record brown was even caught there Some really beautiful perch also rivaled those on Seneca and Cayuga too as well as a solid smallmouth population. Keuka was also one of my favorite ice fishing lakes right up until the past decade or so when things really came to a head and deteriorated in terms of the baitfish population really tanking noticibly. When fishing through the ice for perch and panfish lake trout starting being commonly caught regardless of type of jig or bait used in very shallow water. Most telling of the desperation of the trout population was that when them came out on the ice they were spitting up tiny perch and sunfish. Many of these trout had the enlarged heads with skinny bodies further indicating that they had been "starving". This condition has progressed for a number of years and now the population of all species seems to have drastically declined on the lake. Although it appears to have been a number of factors involved from those mentioned above to the lack of baitfish, the central thing is that when you knock out a critical link in the base level of the food chain eventually (and at different rates) everything above it will be drastically effected and eventually possibly totally decimated. and that is what has happened. Whether artificial restoration efforts can be successful in bringing back the previous fishery is a big question mark especially with the same still culprits operating in the lake; and in any event it will probably be a long time turning around if it does in fact occur.

Parasitic nematode of some type?

Looks as though John is on a roll

Sorry to hear about it Mark. The worst one I ever heard though was at one of the state parks nearby where someone had a kicker locked to the transom and some scum took a chain saw to the transom to get it. Unfortunately we have folks in our society without a conscience.

Sometimes folks find out information after the fact that changes their intention of posting.....been there done that.

Great going Pete and Bill

Nice going Bill  - all the way around

Nice going John and Stan