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Sk8man

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  1. This topic obviously carries a lot of emotion beneath it and the unfortunate part of it is we have little functional control over much of it so the threatening nature of the fishery going sour can easily obscure the fact that we need to remain united and respectful of each other in our quest for information and solutions to this highly complex situation. It isn't fruitful or productive or fair for that matter to cast blame on anyone at this point as there are too many unknowns for one thing. It also is not right or even logical to blame the DEC guys out in the field either as they are mere pawns in the "chess" game that the State managers play on their big monopoly board and even they are at the mercy of his royal hindness (spelling intentional) King Andrew. it might be wise to stay within the realm of information sharing and bouncing around ideas instead of casting blame on anyone or any entity. We all have a lot yet to learn about this.
  2. Thanks for the "heads up"
  3. A little research homework may save you some aggravation as well as money spent buying somthing you end up disliking and new 20 ft boats can run as much as $50,000 or more by the way. If you intend fishing rough water such as that encountered on Lake O or even some of the Finger Lakes the hull design of the boat is critical. You'll want something that is a deep V hull, wide across the transom and a deep free board. Many aluminum boats don't meet those criteria. There is nothing worse than spending a significant amount off money and then discovering that you can't use the thing you purchased as intended. Just something to think about beforehand
  4. Sk8man

    Perch at Sodus?

    Fjaq you have a PM
  5. Great tip Nick Thanks
  6. The cormorants are doing their stuff on the Finger Lakes as well now. IT is hard to believe those lousy things are protected.
  7. Thanks for sharing the information guys.
  8. The unit itself is worth it but the Insight Pro software sucks....I'd be sticking with the Navionics for that if you are happy with it.
  9. Only three rods per person and yes 5 leaders per rod for a total of 3 rods with 15 leaders now.
  10. Nice going John PM me where you saw the perch guys
  11. Mike if you are going with SS 30lb wire you'll need either a twilli tip (fish307.c0m) or a roller tip rod. Also be aware that if the roller tip is a cheap one with the side plate made from soft metal like aluminum if the rod gets a bit sideways in the holder and the water is rough the wire can act like a hack saw on the soft metal side. Good roller tips these days aren't inexpensive (some over $100 or more).....look for some of the old school Allen brand tips if you can. Many of the older boat rods (Seth Green rods) had them on them so maybe garage sale or something like that and cannibalize it for the tip
  12. Thanks for the laugh. The guy dragging the fish is beyond belief....and really cute ones of the kids The other pics along the river bank are why I don't do it anymore.
  13. When you say "the names of points" etc. I'm assuming you are referring to your mapping program (e.g. Navionics, Lowrance or other etc.) If so check to see in the nested menus if the correct mapping program is indicated and if not select the right one (e.g. Navionics vs. Lowrance) If you are talking about GPS waypoints check the settings for the GPS menus in that screen and see whether you have the overlay data turned off. When all else fails go back in and reset it to factory defaults but you may have to re-install any software updates again afterward. This is based on the assumption that your transducer hasn't gone bad.
  14. There are some good ones but not nearly as many jumbos as Seneca, Cayuga, or Keuka and for a good p[art of the season the high boat traffic interferes with fishing for them because of the ahole parade out there. Canandaigua also has a higher density of fishing pressure because of its smaller size and relatively fewer perch spots than the other lakes mentioned and the closer proximity to Rochester adds to the situation.
  15. The other side of the coin was experienced by Admiral Byrd and I on Canandaigua last week. We were anchored up and drifting as well and had about a dozen or more boats cruise by us at full tilt between us and the shore spooking everything nearby and each time we located the perch it happened and we weren't out deep so they weren't even supposed to be going that fast near shore anyway. Probably good there wasn't a flare gun on board tthe Admiral had a case of the tight jaws and you probably could have fried an egg on his head . There are a lot of idiots driving boats these days and many don't have a clue about fishing. One boat had the nerve to wave to us as they crushed our fishing spot. There can sometimes be valid reasons for the territorial response
  16. Something for ideas if you can't find the specific ones: http://www.e-rigging.com/zinc-plated-blocks-and-sheaves
  17. gert9888 you have a PM
  18. Vlad- Great job on the video and nice Pike. That area is truly beautiful.. The addition of the ladies was a nice idea too Best regards, Les
  19. WTG! Geez Sean she is right up there with her granddad already
  20. I've had mine for my 9.9 for over 13 years and it has been great.....never a problem even at high speed. Decent price too.
  21. This time of year I run small to medium spoons off fluoro leaders run way back for the bows with 6-8 ft sliders as well off downriggers. If the water surface temps are in the 50's early in the morning before the sun gets high try running boards in close even near docks if fishing the south end of the lake for browns. I don't often use sticks this time of year but they may work (e.g. J-9 size or J-ll). The small Honeybee spoons also are known brown killers on Canandaigua. Often running 2.8-3.4 works for the bows with the smaller faster running spoons. Unlike lakes such as Seneca which has a very diverse bottom Canandaigua is largely a combination sandy muck bottom so a lot of the laker fishing is looking for active suspended fish around bait pods rather than dragging cowbells along gravel or rocky bottom structure.
  22. After reading these last 8 pages I can't help but throw in a response. First of all like Keith I feel that the LOU crew is in general a cut above the norm in terms of not letting emotion totally take over an intellectual discussion. After more than 40 years of salmon fishing I've learned more details about Lake O itself from this thread than any other source I've looked at. I also note that much but not all of the commentary is subjective in nature meaning that specific data and interpretation by qualified scientists is missing from many of the issues raised and comments offered. We all have a lot to learn about the lake and it's fishery. One of the things that I keep coming back to in my own mind is the impact of the Zebra and Quagga mussels as well as the water fleas on the lake and the food chain itself along with the composite of things already mentioned as potential adverse variables (e.g. weather etc.). The food chain itself in any ecosystem is a complex interplay of many players and when a problem occurs the lower down in it that the problem occurs the greater the potential impact on the organisms above it. If the levels of phytoplankton and zooplankton have been decimated by the high levels of these invasives it could take a significant amount of time to actually see the severe impact on the higher elements in the chain such as the apex predator and its cohabitants and given the large expanse of the lake and diverse nature of the lake structure itself regions of the lake could be differently affected. It is not just the trout and salmon species that have been affected. The black bass and perch populations have also tanked, and it is not limited to just Lake O as the Finger lakes have also been seriously compromised and this may underscore what I'm suggesting. This is a complex problem and anyone seeking a "silver bullet" origin or solution to it is making a mistake.
  23. No landlocks just lakers and rainbows and browns
  24. Ellupo62 you have a PM
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