Sk8man
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Just substitute pics of us north enders with lakers like that during the derby and you guys will have a real pic P.S. I don't think I've ever been as excited about a derby as much as this one for some reason ! -
Nothing like a good captain with a great attitude
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Nice work Kevin. It has been slow for me this season for the crappie....just missed a run at one of my spots by a day or so....must be slipping up Keep at em. Les -
We're lovin it.....and getting ready to give you fellas some lessons on north end fishing...you guys have gotten soft from catching those gold fish bowl landlocks ...
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Best wishes for a very Happy Birthday Chad (day after mine....cool!) -
The absolute best bait I ever used for big carp (and catfish as well) is corn meal balls (cooked in a pressure cooker until they are like soft play dough and made about the size of a marble
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The first thing I consider is getting SOLID RING (not split ring) swivels The split ring type can cut the line with heavy fish (it cost me a real money fish a few years ago in a derby)
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It is interesting given the size and nature of Ithaca (right at the end of the lake, a lot of tourism etc.) that there isn't a tackle store right there.... my daughter goes to college there and I spent a morning a while back looking for a tackle place unsuccessfully. You would think that it would be a pretty good market with the lake so close by. I did notice though that a lot of actual shopping is done outside of town (e.g. Triphammer Mall) other than the great restaurants and a few clothing boutiques etc.
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I think the problem you encountered is more related to weather factors than anything else...the incredibly cold winter we had has set back the clock on things environmentally. For example the trees around here appear about a week or two behind the usual (still budded instead of full fledged leaves etc. Most folks are reporting colder than usual water temps in close and the bait appears to still be out deep in many places yet so the fish aren't in in the usual numbers yet where they might be expected. You might try working out deeper than usual for this time of year and toward the bottom and also look for wherever you can find bait pods and fish that area. At this time of year wind direction can really mess up the water no matter where you are fishing...sometimes in just a few hours.
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Missdemeanor/Rigger Us WHI
Sk8man replied to Missdemeanor's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
From the great report this is what fishing is really all about - having fun with good folks you want to be with and doing stuff you enjoy doing while sharing and learning! Hats off to you guys and thanks for the report! -
WTG Good report and nice fish....and your girlfriend fishes with you....doesn't get much better than that! -
Actually there isn't one.....we bust each others cayunes but the "south enders" are a great bunch of guys and we have a lot of respect for them....on the other hand Sampson
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Actual silver plating as on Sutton Spoons.....has the greatest visibility under water....not real durable finish over time but VERY effective
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Ditto on Chris' comments....you know it was tough fishing if you guys had trouble....Les
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Good one Mike!
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I second that recommendation. Very competent and great service.
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I think Trident Marine on the East Lake Road may rent boats Phone: 585-229-2271 -
We used to disassemble the Luhr Jensen Ford Fender troll and use the single blades the same way the Shortbus Flashers are rigged....
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Once the temps get into the 50 ish range in close the bait should move into there. If you find the bait out deeper that is where the lakers will be (i.e. near the bait...it can all happen nearly overnight some years and the shallows will be "alive" with sawbellies. -
Hey Kev I forgot to mention that you now (as of a few years ago) need a salt water permit to fish in the ocean. Here is where you can get it: http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/dmf/recreational-fishing/recreational-saltwater-permits.html I had a hunch that the beach you mentioned (Scusett) wasn't Skaket but I hadn't ever fished the canal so was unaware of that place....Justin to the rescue The mid and outer cape has always been my playground....I am however familiar with the place Justin showed the great pic of as I pass right by it on the way home every season. The bike path would be the way to go (without a backpack like the beaches) and there is parking along there too vs. the beaches where I go where you often have to walk for miles (literally) to get to a spot and by 10 AM the beaches are populated like mid town Manhatten at lunch hour so you are done fishing by then. As far as the rod and reel situation and salt water. You do have to be careful especially with reels not to let them get soaked or anything like that. I keep a cloth rag handy to wipe my stuff down as the salt stuff is highly corrosive. I once had a hug wave come in with a rising tide and soaked my reel in the holder and I had to disassemble the reel when I got back to my in-laws place and wipe down everything and then reassemble it....real pain in the arse. That is why I now use a less expensive spinning combo for that particular fishing....it may be cheaper in the long run to get an inexpensive outfit than screw up something you highly value...but in the canal you don't have the wave issues like on the ocean side of the outer Cape either so less chance of that...other than dropping it in the drink Luckily my Daiwa outfit has a pretty good smooth drag system because you need it for big stripers especially and even big blues. Hey Kev - you are welcome to take my tackle with you if you wish...rather than buying anything before seeing whether you really are into it. It all fits into the backpack except the rod and holder....think about it... -
We're keeping our dynamite handy Joe
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WTG Mike! Let's hope those slobs are still out there come derby time and the "north enders" can score big Looks like the boat works just fine
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Kev - Rolmops has given you some real good info I also fish Skaket, Nauset, Coast Guard beaches and have fished Truro and North Truro, Race Point and Race Point Light beaches as well. Blackbeard's (right on Rt. 6 couple miles north of Orleans is where I have gone for years for my tackle and bait and Mac's Bait in Orleans years before that till he closed. The guys at Blackbeard's can give you tips on tackle and what to use at the time you are there and they usually know where guys are catching and provide you with the right bait. July has been a tough for me there because the Stripers are usually out deeper than you can cast from shore (i.e often miles). You might want to consider doing a charter out of Rock Harbor (Orleans Bay side of Cape). There are a lot of charter boats there and they all pretty much know their stuff. I've been out with Hap Farrell on the Stunmai a couple times there and have had good luck with blues and stripers. There are also a few charters out of Wellfleet harbor (at the pier). If you are near Chatham the fishing can be phenomenal off Monomoy channel in the rip with sand eels. I grabbed some of my surf casting stuff from down cellar to give you an idea of the equipment (couldn't find my spoons and jigs though). The rod and reel are Daiwa's (not real expensive ones) and the rod is 9 ft. with 12-30 lb line capacity (I use 20 lb and sometimes 15) kinda like an over sized spinning combo You can see the pyramidal sinkers etc. and if fishing bait with the sinker hookups they have some great sliders for the sinker rig s at Blackbeard's (pic below) My best fishing from shore on the Cape has been in the Fall when the fish come real close in....Justin has fished the Cape Cod Canal (but I haven't) so he may know what the scoop is there as far as time of year.
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Any boat as long as it is a Boston Whaler