Sk8man

I run mine on 50 lb Power Pro Spectrum and tighten the release down so it doesn't release and then clear the board on the way in. You do have to be careful though not to slow down too much on the retrieve when the board is near the boat because they have a tendency to dive at that point and are then hard to retrieve but I don't usually run the 44's all that far away from the boat either. If I run chute rigs back I usually run them as balloon rigs to get them away from my other stuff.

Signalman and I gave it a shot this morning on his 23.5 ft Penn Yan (great boat to fish out of) and trolled from Afro to chimney then back to the channel only seeing a little bait up towards the top (about 50-60 ft) and very few fish anywhere. The temp was 42 degrees down about 105 ft and we had one apparent king on briefly off a magnum spoon on the downrigger set at 105 over 180 ft. He was on and screaming out the drag for a few times then off. We had 2-3 footers the whole time with what appeared to be a 10-12 mph west wind (projected by the weather folks to be 6 mph) We had 4 downriggers out and two wire dipseys with flies (ran them 150 - 420 while out there) and nothing else was touched but that one hit on the rigger. The fleas were pretty bad on the wires and even the flea flicker on the two downriggers that weren't checked as frequently as usual (because of the rather rough water). We saw a few folks out deep but they worked their way back in after awhile and didn't appear to be doing much. We stayed mostly in the 130-200 ft range. I'm now wondering if the bite is late afternoon or real early AM. We quit about 1 PM. Despite the conditions and results we had a real good time chatting....always just a matter of being out there enjoying things anyway....

BPSwing I think Fishy Business on Keuka Lake had some Flea Flicker line the last time I was there but I'm not sure what lb test it was.....He is located at 3737 Pepper Road Bluff Point NY (607) 368-2306 or (315) 719-3673 (closed Tuesdays). Could give him a call.

Most of the same tactics and equipment you use on Lake O will work on Seneca. I'd downsize the spoons to medium and small though but flashers and spinneys with fly work well (especially white and green combinations). You should be able to get lakers galore out in front of Sampson State park about 70-130 ft on or near bottom. The first point north (Pontius) and a little north of there often has rainbows suspended out deep. Run a little south of there and you should find browns and landlocks and over on the west side around Long Point and south of it browns lakers and landlocks.

I think I heard somewhere awhile back that Blood Run was experimenting with 20 lb test Sea Flee

Yeah Justin I think he is referring to the probe for the X4 or 4D

http://www.weather.com/video/alarming-prediction-ahead-51223?collid=/video-minutes/great-outdoors

I had a couple savage hits on flasher fly combos last time out running about 175 out and they didn't take either....when that happens I always wonder if they hit the flasher instead of the fly or something. I know I've had the chinooks do it on Lake O many times....even left teeth marks on the tape on the flashers

I think together all of us put together a "plan" for him Good info from all. You're under pressure to perform now jjfishes

Certainly not a "master" of the Fingers (I don't believe there is one we all have our days but that is about it ) I think you will be OK without the riggers right now as there are probably fish suspended in the 50 ft range over whatever (10 color lead core) and wire divers with Flashers or Spinneys and flies generally work well especially with white and or green flies. Of concern is the level of fleas and possible weed pods depending on where you go. I've had better luck with medium and small spoons rather than the magnum sizes but some folks claim they do Ok with them. If it is calm and you can locate the fish jigging is productive....white jigs and white super flukes or white tubes usually work well on the Fingers.