Sk8man

Once again Sean came up with another real kernal of wisdom for "newbies" and "experts" alike: "If you are fishing for big Lakers less is better" Fishing the derby is very different than usual fishing where you are looking to catch a lot of fish. You are looking only for the BIGGEST fish and the numbers of smaller fish just get in the way and you lose time messing with them when your "big fish" equipment should be in the water. Big fish didn't become big fish by being stupid....they behave differently than smaller fish and have different eating habits and requirements and the objective is to quickly figure out what those differences are, what the current conditions have to do with the situation, and how you can exploit it to your benefit. Good luckto all who give it a shot I guess if I was in a smack talking mood I'd probably say something like " If you are fishing for big lakers LES is better"

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Nice going Jeff. Lot better than a day at work eh?

Sometimes "accidents" happen Nick and coincidence plays a role .....maybe it would have been my fish if it wasn't for the motor problem too we're going to have fun this time anyway right?

Nice smallie Jeff....time to get the other species dialed in Good luck bud.

Rumor has it (from reliable sources) that the guys at the south end NEED 20 lines out to stay up with the northenders using 3 lines Still trying to verify the sources

.....just waiting for the clapping to die down Ray Time to kick butt in those salt water big money tourneys Ray....

WTG John. Your report also reminds me why we Finger Lakes/Lake O fishermen need to be reminded of how good we really have it here being able to just drive a few minutes or an hour or so for outstanding fishing. It hasn't always been that way so we can't a take it for granted. Nice report John and great fishing. Best of luck to ya. Les

Good point.....even a bad day of fishing is much better than a good day at work Didn't do much because of the wind released what I caught because not enough to mess with cleaning. Oh well always next time>>>>

Nice going! healthy looking Landlock too. Good to see without those damned lampreys dangling from them The water temp on the surface of Canandaigua today was 40.2 in most places ( much smaller lake too) but I was fishing for perch today solo....until the wind blew me off the lake. Sounds like you had a lot more fun than I did

Yep

Yeah I had to adjust my spacing to 12 ft intervals with 12 ft leaders most of the time......a lot of bead chains but it gave me lots of options too....kinda boring with just 5 leader rigs now....

WTG Kevin! I'm hoping to get out here on Canandaigua tomorrow morning after them. We had trouble finding them on Monday afternoon until about an hour before we quit. Hopefully they will be somewhere nearby this time out....time to load up on them before they move out deeper

In the old days before the changes in the regulation and my kid rode with me I used to run 4 Seth Greens with 15 spoons each and two top lines (62 lures) on my outriggers (on my little13 ft Whaler)....great untila couple big rainbows hit going cross directions

I spray on Shad scent which i think kills the human scent at least and although it washes off spoons it seems to stay better on flies and artificial meat rigs but most of the time I use actual bait (alewives or smelt) for meat. I sometimes even spray it on attractors for salmon.

Never thought I'd see the day when running 6 or 9 rods on my boat...I'd be low man on the totem pole out there