Sk8man

Might want to use the GREEN Frog tape (Walmart etc.) It doesn't allow stuff to get under the edges of it like other tape.

You're fine with that setup for minis

It is worth noting that JIm (Pequod1) is someone I regard as one of the top pan fishermen in the this part of the state and although I would very much like to share panfishers optimism and desire to look at the situation as something that we can possibly rely on humans to "correct" or let Mother Nature do her thing to re-generate the necessary lake balance as part of the natural cycle of things I also am more than a little bit concerned about human nature and the current self centered and selfish attitudes present in today's culture and how this translates into this situation. For example, many of the megastructures that have replaced the little seasonal cottages dotting the shorelines of these lakes (e.g. Canandaigua Lake) are owned by folks that may use them a few times per year so they aren't really concerned with possible consequences of changes in use of the land or water. They may have their 4 ski boats parked in the their hoists some dripping gas and oil into the water, their lawn pesticide applications done by routine services who sloppily apply it in or near the roadways and edges of the water leeching into the lake and various other convenience items impacting the environment and of which they are totally detached. For the multitude of wineries popping up along the shores and the existing farms I don't see the state insuring that they have burms or barriers along any potential areas where there chemicals or waste can be prevented from entering these waters. The bottom line is the guiding factor in todays cultural mentality. The point here is that there is a complex combination of many stressors impacting these lakes (not just Seneca either) and they are already out of control in terms of their effects on the water quality, the populations of fish and other organisms residing there, and the situation is NOT getting better. I don't think there is a great chance of banning all boat use on the lakes, asking people to desist in building these "status" monstrosities along the lakes, or even stop applying lawn treatments or removing the vineyards and farms to allow the natural processes to perhaps jump start themselves and restore balance. As fishermen though we can control what we do in terms of limiting over harvesting, keeping only the amounts of fish to be used as Jim mentioned and not decimating the schooling species while they are vulnerable, or keeping mainly the largest females ripe with eggs.

Most of the exhaustion comes from scrubbing the crap off the deck because it is though they are taking laxatives

Congratulations on a beautiful male landlock

I agree that is a hell of a pic Chris

Nice going. Pays to think out of the box when things aren't coming together where you are

Nice video and editing. Nice not having to watch several minutes of just bent rods

I don't think you can go wrong doing it with a Whaler and I've seen dozens of them on the Cape as well as the lakes around here that have done it with ones smaller than you are considering. The big drawback to other older boats is the wood integrity in the transom and stringers. Having a solid motor is 90 percent of the game in my view.