Sk8man
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Sodus today
Sk8man replied to signalman's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
WTG Bob Guess there is no reason to answer my text now Good going Mike -
Just a thought but you may want to talk with John Mann at Sodus Bay canvas if you deccide on that approach He is a true wizard with the canvas and has made about every possible canvas option both on salt water in Florida and back home here in Sodus Point. He could probably suggest something that may work as well or better than the xomplexities of doing a hard top installation. Worth condsidering along with the other possibilities anyway. Either way good luck with it Bob Les Here is his number: 315 871 6400
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Look like mid 80's to 1990 long boom Cannon Mag 10A's. 10 lb max. weight on motors. They appear to have the old power cords ....should be checked for cracking very common with them. Although not cheap the new cords from Cannon are much better and probably safer too. They can be found at Fish307.com (also some other parts but some discontinued) Installation is very easy but just reseal the covers on the motor with silicone if necessary and if the rubber plug where the cord goes inside the motor is deteriorated either replace or use clear silicone in the hole to completely plug it so water doesn't get in. They will be slower speed-wise than the newer models but if they haven't been abused they should be fine. Check out the counters tooas they sometimes come loose so they appear not to read but sometimes just pushing them inward towards the reel spindle solves the issue. Given the long booms and your intention of running 4 of them the swivel bases will probably be necessary (e..g. esp. docking etc.). There are two types of the swivel bases material-wise the expensive and highly durable stainless steel ones and the composite material ones. Check for cracks near the release mechanism if you buy used composite ones.
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Deeper Divers and Chinooks - both effective
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Bob - One of my friends owns an older 17 ft Montauk Whaler and decided to put a T top on it which he did and it fit properly and looked great etc. He is mainly a perch and crappie fisherman and fishes Caanandaigua and Cranberry Lake and smaller lakes. He now regrets doing it because when it is windy the boat is almost uncontrollable when anchored (even double anchored) because the weight distribution of the boat has changed, the center of gravity is higher and the wind gets under the T and lifts and pushes the boat around. His trolling speed is also more difficult to control when there is any wind whatsoever. I believe he is now considering taking it off. Just something to think over before actually implementing something I know what you seem to be considering is different (e.g. full hardtop) but .....sometimes changes to the boat structure can end up with unintended consequences.
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Thx John
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When the going gets tough and the big motor isn't running you'll want bigger no matter what you have 😀 but...a 15hp 4 stroke with the right shaft length (e.g. long or extra .long) should do the job and will probably work fine without the extra weight of the 20. The reason I say 4 stroke is they (trolling motor size) seem to have more torque to push the boat at trolling speed rather than top end speed so they don't have to work as hard. I was actually able to do away with my EZ steering connector system once I switched to a new 4 stroke 9.8 from my 2 stroke 9.9 and can use it trolling against the wind which was more limited in the 2 stroke. The right prop may make a difference too I guess. As far as fuel consumption the new 4 strokes are very good on fuel compared with the older 2 strokes,but I'm not sure how a 15 would compare with a 20 in that regard as the 15 may have to work a bit harder while the 20 may not be as fuel efficient at the trolling range with heavier weight on the transom... I'm not sure.
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Sold / Closed 2-Stroke Long Shaft Kicker Motor
Sk8man replied to Todd in NY's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
It is a real nice motor Todd It have saved our butts in the past...so I have a special attachmnent to it -
The smiles on those guys faces say more than mere words could convey. Thanks for doing it and for sharing the results with us. -
Back on Erie You have a PM
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The surface feeders may have been after bug hatches (especially rainbows and landlocks) and often when they are after the bugs they seem to ignore the spoons or deeper presentations. I used to use my flyrod a few times with streamers out in the deep water off the high banks on Seneca during those conditions and caught some decent rainbows that way when it was mirror glass on surface and I could see the dorsals of the fish sticking in the air. When I looked at their stomach contents they were packed with flying bugs.
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Use the Scotchguard NOT the tent spray (e.g. in the orange can) as it rots the thread on the canvas. and can discolor some materials.
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Great going NymphO! Those pics of the kids are priceless and no matter what... you are doing the right thing raising them that way. None of us have any guarantees in rearing results but modeling good behavior and exposing them to those kinds of things is certainly the best bet for good results later on. -
If you have any dodgers try running either a fly or flutter spoon behind (or one of each) it about 8 ft in back of the weight at 1.8 in that 60-110 ft range. Sometimes you need to have your setups close to the ball and slow trolling speed sometimes down to 1.4 even and keeep going back over the fish you are marking -
Cayuga 2nd annual Margeit memorial fishing tournament
Sk8man replied to suttontroller94's topic in Finger Lakes Discussion
They could be different scales but would need to be zeroed out the same and certified as accurate (e.g. weights and measures certification) -
Probably be better off if jigging than trolling. They appear to be lakers so try 1.8 to 2.0 mph. If you have gambler rigs use them at the lower speed.
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OR 30 lb test Bloodrun SeaFlee mono with a 20 lb quality fluoro leader and a solid ring swivel snap.For many years we used straight 12 lb test mono even with 30 plus kings but the flea issue brought an end to that😀
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I think Ray is right about the way to deal with the lakers. Bulletbob....as far as the bluefish go the treatment of them prior to cooking is critical and they can be delicious if it is done right. as soon as caught and getting them on ice is important. Then, when you get "home" fillet them and put the fillets in a garbage bag that contains salt water (sea salt in regular water) and concentrated lemon juice liberally added to the mix. Let it sit for an hour or two. This will kill the fishy taste and remove a lot of oil and you will see clumps of oil in the residue water afterward. I used to grill them using cajun spices and my mother-in-law still talks about them being the best fish she has ever eaten (and she is VERY fussy)😀
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Cool. Last evenings sky was the most unique I've ever seen around here. These are shots I took out back of my place in Canandaigua. Thye are not adjusted in any way except for size -
Nice going on that bow Cinnemon fish. I didn't see this until now...sorry about that but we caught 9 unintentional lakers 3 -8 lbs and 3 landlocks all about the same near minimum size (one measured with the thought to use in my buddy's smoker but had to go back only 17 1/2 inches). Lost another bigger landlock right at the back of the boat. Had another 4 hits that didn't connect. One landlock had a 12 inch lamprey attached so I figured he'd look better as two halves and he didn't swim away 😀 We purposely fished the top 40 ft of water from 50 ft out to 300 plus over the course of our troll and only fished the west side from Deans to just before Sheldrake and then north to about 2 or 3 miles north of Deans (couple passes). Most of the fish came from just south of Deans in 114-141 ft of water with 1 laker coming out deep in about 300 ft.Two of the landlocks came off 3 color leadcore on inlines with J-7 gold and orange rapala and another came on a small green Cyclops again of boards on 5 color leadcore. A couple lakers came on flasher/fly run high at 60 ft out and one at 70 ft out.with magnum dipsy. Most others were on riggers set at 35 and 40 respectively. Temps were all over the place during the day as we hit pools of water that were 60 degrees down 38 ft while most of the time it was about 52-56 at 33 ft and 65 on surface. I thought if we stayed high on the column we could avoid the lake trout....forget that theory they are all over the place and one even hit the little gold J-7 Rapala. Nothing on sliders no matter what size. Even the lakers seemed to want a trolling speed around 2.5 at the ball. -
Good going Scott and thanks for the report. -
Thanks 😀 Going there in AM to give it a shot for the silvers
