Ah....I used to fish among them in my little 13 ft Whaler. They had much bigger boats that they slipped at John and Mirriam Clark's marina and those times were a blast night fishing for big browns and rainbows in the dark. Those guys left for Lake O and Rochester west to charter in the early eighties when the salmon were turning on.
Lucky - they are netted in the Finger Lakes proper by the distributor (at least around here) and the sellers are certified and give receipts to buyers. I think they are subject to inspection and testing by DEC etc. I don't believe they can be pond raised and survive. Keeping these sawbellies alive can also be tricky and changes in water composition, temperature and even being jostled around in a container or livewell can kill them. They don't usually hold up well over significant time intervals unless kept in large tanks with running lake water and additives and plenty of oxygenation. At about a buck apiece they can be an expensive and high maintenance undertaking. I've seen whole tanks die off in the past without clear indication why other than temperature change in the water.
i think he is referring to a plastic "fluke" that attacches to the jig but it didn't have a jig .... I've found all sorts of stuff in lakers including a rusted Roostertail spinner, and part of aa rubber worm. They are basically scavengers and opportunists. Same with the big browns
The wind speed and direction might be secondary to the possibility of T storms on Sunday and Monday. It may depend on where you are fishing if the wind will be from the west there could be a big difference the further east you fish and if the wind picks up from the NW it can be pretty rough along the south shore.. Also sometimes it is wise to launch near a bay you can fish as a "Plan B" where you can be protected and possibly wait out the higher winds. Sodus Bay is a good example and this time of year a variety of fish are in the bay.
Chas - CHIRP isn't a single freqency. It refers to a RANGE of frequencies. May differ according to different manufacturers and transducers but there are basically three sometimes separate ranges that can be selected on SOME finders: Low, Medium, and High. The 350 you refer to would probably fit in the medium range.
A consideration if you are able to adjust is if you are running other items that use transducers like the Fiahawk Xseries. The 70 khz frequency of the Fishawk may reside in that low or medium range setting and conflict.
Some great info posted here and good to bring attention to the need for protecting these brutes as best we can. Thanks Lucky 13- especially for your cogent info.
Fishnet I think taking out as many lakers as possible is good for the potential future fishery....right now they are a large part of the problem (with increased pressure on the already collapsed baitfish population) which is backed up by the DEC diary report as well.
Some hard core fishing going on there this weekend with that weather. Congrats to the winners they earned it!. Hope you're doing better Stan and get to fish the Seneca Derby.