Sk8man
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Cayuga B & B Fall Trout and Bass fishing derby on Cayuga Lake
Sk8man replied to Fishbowl836's topic in Finger Lakes Discussion
Brian I tried to adjust the pic to see the fish better> Don't know whether it helps but here it is... -
Hell hath no fury like Lake Ontario scorned
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I run the 124 mm Deeper Divers too and often run two per side on my 18 1/2 ft boat. I set the closest in to 1 (to stay away from my riggers) and the outside ones to 2 1/2 or 3 and they seem to run fine in terms of outward and separation between them. I seldom run smaller divers than them any longer because of the increased depth range of them.Trolling speed is always a consideration as are severe turns
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Lilly is right. The seven strand stinless steel wire can act like a hack saw on the tip and or line guides unless the friction path is redirected by either a roller tip or a twilli. The twilli tip is the least expensive and perhaps the easiest solution for most folks as good quality roller tips can be expensive (some wellover $100 in the salt water environment) and they vary greatly in diameter so you have to pretty much know the actual diameter of the rod tip shaft and how it corresponds to the diameter number of the roller tips for a good fit. The twillis come with several adaptors in the package and the total cost is less than $10. The cheaper roller tips may have aluminum side plates which when the rod is at an inappropriate angle (say from wave action when in the rod holder) the 7 strand wire may see saw into or through the side plate. All steel roller tips with steel side plates are necessary when using the 30 lb 7 strand wire.
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One of the best genuine measures of happiness is the look on kids faces when they are enjoying themselves -especially when they have caught a fish they are proud of. -
Pultneyville
Sk8man replied to john1947's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
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Gill T 's comments make a lot of sense to me. have plan A and Plan B's depending on the emergent environmantal circumstances. -
I fished on this boat just this morning and it is set up perfectly for everything from perch and panfish to salmon. It is a true fishing machine with a lot of room, comfortable seats, canvas protection from the wind (was windy out here today but you'd never know it inside the canvas). Great storage and the motors ran flawlessly including the Ipilot with remote. In short....Iwas jealous great boat! -
Send them to Andy Copenhaver at Tuna's Reel Troubles and have him go over them and put in carbon fiber drags. It will help but won't make them into high end reel drags either. They are very competent folks there and great at customer servicing, fair with their pricing, and quick on the turn around.
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The quality of the antennae itself is a large factor in transmission and reception....not all them are equal to the job.
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What Fillet Knife Do You Use On Large Salmon/Trout?
Sk8man replied to Todd in NY's topic in Open Lake Discussion
I also avoid the fatty areas near the spine and belly because that is where most of the potential contaminants are stored and I remove the greyish lateral line material as well during the filleting as it is an area where the strong taste comes from. Bleeding the fish soon after catching them also helps reduce the strength of the taste. -
Mike gave you the "play by play" of it
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One of the problems regarding the cormorants in numbers is water pollution from their feces. It has happened to freshwater ponds on Cape Cod big time. Combined with large numbers of geese wintering over etc. you have to wonder what the total effect may be on these lakes especially the smaller ones that already are plagued by blooms of blue-green algae.
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If it is the area where the darker water meets with lighter colored water it may be a thermal break and a scum line may or may not be associated with it (debris on surface or submerged along a line often with seagulls sitting in or near it).Can be productive fishing along the edge of it in and out.
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What Fillet Knife Do You Use On Large Salmon/Trout?
Sk8man replied to Todd in NY's topic in Open Lake Discussion
I use both the large Victorinox and the Dexter-Russell for salmon (when or if I keep them) and a 7 inch Rapala for smaller fish and I frequently sharpen the Rapala. The electric is reserved for perch and walleyes. -
Congrats Aaron....plenty of room now for a bigger cooler for the monsters
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Finally!
Sk8man replied to dvdegeorge's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
Nice going Dan -
I never let my boards release but I have the TX 44's and the Walleye boards.. My releases are tightened as far as I can tension wise (without unduly stressing the plastic so they break) and I insert the braid as far back in the grip as I can and sometimes I even wrap the braid a couple times around the release if run in rough water. When bringing in the fish I try to keep the pressure constant on the fish and take the board off the line when it reaches the boat. If the board dives I point the rod directly at it downward without giving slack and reel and it comes in.
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Wow! Your report is identical to our experience on Sunday including the lamprey stuck to the downrigger weight. One of the LOU members and I started from the same spot at the north end and trolled to Kashong up the west side with 2 riggers with sliders, a 300 copper a 250 copper, and two dipseys ....nothing.Marked very little other than a few small bait pods up high and a very few fish at about 40-60 ft. over whatever. Trolled across to Sampson....nothing... then trolled back to the high banks and one huge hit on one of the three Seth Greens we had out just as we were quitting and as soon as the rod was picked up...gone. Weeds everywhere and very frustrating. The sewage mess you noted was probably the 5,000 gallons of sewage that ended up in the lake at the north end from the treatment plant there. That dark sludge is also out in the area near Willard-Lodi by the way and evidently a result of the 35,000 gallon sewage spill down the Keuka Outlet that was recently reported. It was the worst shape I've seen the lake in my lifetime and very discouraging. The lamprey by the way was about 1 1/2 to 2 ft long and he escaped my fillet knife by a millisecond or otherwise he would have been two hallves of one. -
Just an unsolicited comment but I know Paul and I know this boat and he takes immaculate care of his possessions and I have bought items from him and know him to be fair and honest. This boat is a truely superb fishing machine. I have personally seen it in action andd whoever buys it will be a VERY "happy camper"