Sk8man

Interesting....only thing I can think of is that it puts a slight downward pressure on the lure from the dip in the line (at the shot) and makes it swim erratically.

Best of luck with it Mike. The flies look really great

What was most surprising to me was that the seagull allowed itself to be held without biting etc. They can be a handful

I'm still trying to figure out how a split shot placed 60 foot from the spoon does anything as far as the spoon action or depth.....I'm thinking that just the placement of the lure at that distance is responsible for the result rather than the split shot.

Good fish At an earlier point in time the state record brown came from the south end of Keuka. There were smaller browns in the Keuka Outlet even back in the 60's. In recent years the lakers have apparently taken over the lake and the browns, landlocks and rainbows have been rarely caught compared with years past. Back in the eighties and nineties some of the locals used to get browns and rainbows as well as lakers pulling copper on bottom at the northern (Penn Yan) section. Good to see a brown come out of there....maybe there is some hope after all.

or did he mean to say 6 ft (which is something I sometimes do)

I hear ya Good luck with it.

Brian is right they do have a very diverse diet....even the ones in the Finger Lakes. I have found everything from multiple alewives, smelt, small sunfish, perch, shiners, fresh water sculpin and even a couple plastic worms in them over the years.

Even if you don't catch anything it may stimulate you to keep trying

I've used these spoons for a couple seasons including field testing the prototypes and I can assure folks that these spoons are the "real deal" ...they work great! The action on them is second to none.

Geez Sean... where did you get that great photo of Cuomo?

The cables and plugs etc. are far better than the crappy originals though. Most folks have some sort of plugins and receptacles located near the downriggers so that you don't need to run longer cables to the battery itself.

That is the good one....metal spool

I didn't drill the holes out or use the fittings they supplied and I used marine silicone filler in the existing holes and they are fine.

Yep they still work too Jim

:lol:

Looks like you're off to a real good start with a nice rig

Hey Mike - were you talking to us guys fishing with ya? Back in the days of the ESLO Derby I had a ritual of the first guy to catch a fish had to chug a beer no matter what time it was etc. and the last time was when it was me and it was 7:30 AM and there were 3 footers out there and I hadn't eaten anything....didn't get sick but was queasy for hours...last time for that ritual on my boat

That reel is in VERY good hands Bob

We are a pretty crazy bunch aren't we?