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  1. Sk8man
    Tim is exactly right I've used it for years without failure. The "improved: clinch seems to bind up and cut through the wound line....the standard clinch is a great knot.
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    Nice going John! that is a real specimen and great description...felt as though I was right there
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    Can use 1/8 inch plastic aquarium tubing despite it not being as thin
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    Same here Ed....it will be sooner rather than later Mike it makes sense to me about Bobby's experience with the browns......the only ones I've caught in bright sunlight have always been down deep....but in the early hours they are often shallow and around docks scrounging....pretty adaptive fish. I'm getting in Walleye mode right now though I was at the Chamber launch this afternoon and it was crystal clear there and although the area out to the end of the launch ramp dock is nice and deep the sand has filled in out at the end for a hundred yards or so and it looked only a couple feet deep at most so I'd keep my prop/lower unit tilted if going out there.....sure don't need silt and sand in the intake....
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    Nice going Alec.....guess fishing can be the best "medicine" for whatever ails us
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    Jim - In addition to the torpedo weights you may also wish to consider one of the fish weights bikiinibottom sells in the 10 lb. size for your application. I've used them for the last three times out and they run beautifully and the blowback appears minimal (tried thus far to 100 ft) compared to the standard fish weights or cannonballs. I know the "purists" prefer the heavier is better approach but for much of downrigger fishing in the Finger Lakes 10 lbs suffices. Lake O can be a different animal because of the differences in the way the currents operate and their strength. A lot of guys like leads that are longer than their rod length for dipseys but if you fish solo you'll be trying to net the fish while bringing it in to the boat so you will be hand lining it with longer leads and this is fine if you are experienced with it but it is easier and you'll probably lose fewer fish if you keep the length of your dipsey set up close to the length of your rod (e.g. 8 ft.setup for an 8 1/2 ft rod) if you go solo.
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    Decent pics of it could get you your answer
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    Brett you sure did have a once in a Finger Lakes lifetime day of it with some of the nicest specimens I've seen in some time and I tried to duplicate as much as I could figure out of your setup and routine today and your result was well earned and no "accident" you had those fish successfully "dialed in". Three browns of that size in one outing on this lake is a rare feat and speaks to your skill level. You are also correct about the here today and gone tomorrow and sometimes it is even here this pass by or this hour and gone next time through indeed often making it a difficult lake to fish. John, I wish I had been there too.....a great bunch of fishermen in that group and I have a lot of respect for you folks. Ted - hope to connect with you soon.
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    Here is my 2 cents - most if not of all the reasoning above is based on DEPTH and SPEED of the lure. My suggestion is that it may be neither or perhaps both in conjunction with a more important variable - PROXIMITY (regardless of the above depth or speed). If the lure happens to be close enough to the fish and the fish is actively hungry or feeding and the lure appears as a vulnerable (the specific lure action) prey. The closeness also suggests the variable of minimizing energy expenditure which is also more important in colder water. Just my take on it. Yes fish will come up to examine a lure and yes they will follow for long periods and depth of lure and speed may affect their behavior but it needs to be close and appear vulnerable and the movement of the action may be more important in their decision to bite.
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    John and I went out after browns and rainbows and washed a bunch of hardware without much happening....kinda disappointing after the recent brown report but realistically didn't have high expectations of repeating that one We started with 6 rods 2 downriggers with spinneys/fly setups and 2 wire rigs one with spinney/fly the other with E chip flasher/fly, and 2 braids on boards out 100 and 150 (before the boards).....nothing touched them. Switched out the boards to leadcores. 6color and 10 color with spoons- one hit on 10 color didn't stay. Dropped downrigger with spinney when saw bait in 100 ft down 75 and wham 7 lb laker (released unharmed). 2 more hits on same setup and then nothing for rest of trip (fished 7 Am - 2 PM). We saw plenty of large sporadic bait pods on both the east and west sides all bottom oriented and a few sparse fish up relatively high from 40-60 ft nowhere near the bait but they weren't interested. Changed out equipment and colors etc. repeatedly and ran stuff where we were marking but to no avail. I'm giving these details because a lot folks may think it is a piece of cake fishing out here after the pics of the big browns were posted a few days back and that the place must be loaded with fish but that is not really the case. It turned into a beautiful sunny day despite the weather report mentioning cloudy skies etc. and it was close to dead calm from some of it rather than 7 or 8 mph wind. Just good to be out there.
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    I second the recommendation John (Nautitroller) made regarding getting out there with Nick (ReelStories charter - lakebound88 here on LOU). You will get to see all of the rigging and how it is used up close and personal and used the right way ...it would be a much better use of some money than just shooting in the dark for equipment wise and you'll learn more from that than reading stuff online etc. Harvey (Troutman 87 ) makes great torpedo weights and I would suggest 12 lbs max. rather than 16 for your particular downriggers. Your arms will thank me
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    Guess I must have had one too many after the wife got home from work that night Hop Good luck with it and I'll keep an eye out.
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    Looking good Chas
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    I agree with you regarding the invisibility BS but have a different take on the use of mono vs. fluoro. I prefer the 10 or 12 lb. fluoro for my leaders on downriggers, toplines, and from dipseys with spoons/sticks but I use 50 lb mono on my flies and dipsey/fly setups because with the former setups I want the stiffness and lack of stretch for better hookups and with the latter I want a little stretch for shock absorption from hard hits and the diameter issue isn't a big factor down deep. Just a different way of looking at things but I do think the "invisibility" issue is totally a marketing strategy. How many fish do you think they got to report that they could or couldn't see the line?
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    Cobourg

    Sk8man replied to Dylan585's topic in Fishing Pictures

    Hey we all like fish pics so no problem there....it was a beautiful fish and glad to hear it would have a future real nice pic by the way.
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    Cobourg

    Sk8man replied to Dylan585's topic in Fishing Pictures

    Beautiful fish Dylan but if you intend to release them next time hold them underneath the head area rather then inserting fingers in the gill area itself and holding them horizontal with only the minimal handling necessary also can help them survive. If you kept the fish no problem but something to consider for next time if you are into catch and release.
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    Gill-T W feel for ya man...I think these posts underscore that .....luckily these scum are the minority but when it happens to you it sure feels as though the "violation" is a huge problem. We all wish you the best of luck in recovering your motor.
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    Might want one that is disassembled rather than "broken down" Hop sorry.....couldn't resist it bud.
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    He took one of your browns Ed
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    I think what may have happened is that they wanted to get away with using the same display parts from the X4 for the X4D screen and transfer rather than redesign the whole display so they substituted the digital information on the screen in that 'placeholder" and then they took a lot of flack for not having the surface speed info so they then redesigned the display and added some features and changed the color of the screen. They really should have also changed the numerical designation of the new unit as well so that it would be clear that the new one was different in function from the "old" one.
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    on the tumbler it is what I now use to do it takes a little longer but does a great job.
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    It should work fine I've used it many times in the past I just rinse them in dish soap (Dawn) afterward and then dry them real good
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    VERY well done Rick!
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    You can also have problems with an outboard if you left the motor in the up position when last used and did not let the water drain out before trailering back home before the cold sets in
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    Nice going Nick and nice fish! The new boat must have been pretty comfortable with the wind etc. today. I was fishing Keuka for perch and it was pretty windy and cold this morning in my friends open boat
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