Sk8man

A respectful discussion of different opinions and perspectives never hurts anyone and a thread of this nature can benefit everyone if they have an open mind, tolerance for differences, and an openness to new information. This is the place to do it. Hopefully we will all learn a little from it in the process. Regardless of opinion or whether trib or troller we are all in this together and hopefully for the betterment of the sport.

Try the size #9 on the chart if they have them https://www.jannsnetcraft.com/Content/downloads/sizing_chart.pdf

I guess I was focused on the "egg snatchers" in particular. There are obviously many different motivations for the activity and breaking laws or regulations but with the caviar situation greed is at the basis of it and as long as there is financial benefit deriving from the activity and perhaps for some just the motive of "personal power over the system" by breaking the laws the cultural change aspect will not occur.The "rewarding" aspects need to be removed from the equation These behaviors take on their own life once "reward" of some type occurs and these folks aren't going to respond to the things that law abiding folks do. This is also true of many gun issues when criminals and legitimate gun owners are compared.

In view of all that has been said here we are left with the fact that the illegal activity on the tribs is an enforcement issue Staffing of officers and seasonal priorities combined with a lack of effective penalties once the perpetrators are caught. Judges and perhaps prosecutors do not seem to either realize or perhaps fully appreciate the end results of this activity on the fishery. It seems much like divorce proceedings mixed in with the arraignment of serious offenders where the judge may be thinking "why am I dealing with this "mickey mouse" stuff ((e.g. fish or game violations) when I have these more serious matters to contend with and limited time (case backlogs etc.) to deal with. It seems that even when these violations are very egregious and highly publicized the people committing them are let off with a slap on the wrist at best and especially in light of the caviar prices in NYC or other markets.....a small fine is nothing to them and part of "doing business". As with the divorce court situation there should be a special court set up to deal with these commonly occurring situations taking them out of the domain of the regular court system and with special sanctions, and a central court location in the middle of the state requiring presence and travel to it by the perpetrators, forfeiture of all property involved in the offense if convicted including vehicles etc. as can occur in drug situations, and across the board enforcement with no plea bargaining allowed. Just a thought

I would think best bet for varied species may be Cayuga right now. Check the weather though as you may have different wind velocities and directions at either end of the lake and possible low water launch conditions at Taughannock and Dean's Cove depending on type and size of boat.

Browns love the little ones.

One of the guys my son and I know who is an accomplished fisherman was out a few days ago and trolled all day with nothing to show for it. As cdgn troller noted the lake can be very fickle. With that said the lake is also changing like some of the other Finger Lakes (e.g Seneca) and maybe for different reasons when you look at the specifics. Some things are worth noting however such as the surface temperature of the lake was 38.2 -39.4 yesterday wherever we went while perch fishing and going from place to place out deeper as well. This suggests that fish will not be congregating in any warmer water whether vertically or horizontally finding warmer water anyplace so bait and fish are probably spread out all over the place so you won't see a whole lot on the screen and many will be hugging bottom because it is still 39 degrees or so down there and they may be more difficult to see on a depth finder. Canandaigua Lake is a major "rainbow" lake in terms of targeting and those fish are usually hard to find this time of year as many of the spawners are in the streams still or in transit back to the lake and unavailable to trollers. Brown Trout especially the larger ones are often in the shallows and even shallower than folks may be trolling and bottom oriented feeding on "whatever" they find or at night as the bait isn't in yet or congregated. The patterning for the Finger Lakes and Canandaigua in particular is quite different than Lake O at this time of the year where browns are all over the place and even more surface oriented. The water temps need to come up a bit before the action kicks into gear. The increased clarity of the water is also a factor for many species. There are certainly fewer fish of many species out there than in the past for a lot of reasons and not the huge hoards of bait extending from the bottom to surface in 100 ft or more of water in evidence.. Just my take on it.....

Hey Bob did you already check with this guy? http://www.pennyanboats.com/

Yes Dre they have been using it for the last three weeks or so. As of a couple weeks ago the docks weren't in though.

A common misconception is that Tohatsu and Mercury are identical motors but they are not necessarily exactly the same components and I believe are manufactured to different specs. Their small motors are manufactured by a common manufacturer and share similarities though.

X3 - except when in very shallow water. The split shot can also serve to isolate strands of seaweed or debris from clogging up your lure hooks

It is always tempting to conclude that you've done something wrong when you don't connect with fish but even the best fisherpersons out there have been skunked before. The early season bite can be incredible or a bust and it may have more to do with Mother Nature, your location, and water conditions more than anything you are doing or not doing. Basing things on just one time out there is also sketchy as one data point in any situation is always a question mark Take the information offered and see what happens on another outing and go from there.It is also relevant that when you see posts of successful outings with all sorts of pics of fish there is always the question of "Yeah but how about the last time out or tomorrow?

Although there will probably be folks that say any certified oil will do if you have a warranty in effect I'd check your owners manual before using anything and check the oil container to make sure the accepted certifications are there.

Gator has a good point. If you want it permanent without the opportunity for possible removal later on super glue is the way to go otherwise the hot glue method will attach it pretty good with the ability to remove later on by applying heat. If super glue is used you may have to saw off a portion of the tip if removal is required later on or the tip itself may be damaged in the process.

Just speaking from my own experience with my own boat but I switched from a 9.9 older two stroke to a new 9.8 four stroke and was able to get rid of the steering hook-up. The four stroke is either geared differently or there is some definite torque change that allows me to steer totally from my big motor without the steering hook-up now even in the wind which was not possible previously. The 2 stroke pushed the boat a mile or two faster top end but with less boat control than I have now with the four stroke with the same 3 blade prop so it may be gearing but either way I'm happy

The release on the dipsy should be set so that a fish will trigger it but also that you can release it manually by just pulling a little harder on the wire when you pull up. It shouldn"t affect the wire in any way. Most kinking is related to allowing slack of any kind in the wire (e.g. breaking down the rods and storing etc. Some curly cues will develop after a variety of conditions and they can be selectively cut off if problematic.