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This might also be one to consider....not sure of pricing though...http://www.garelick.com/Manual-Operated-Easy-Pump-Hydraulic-Lift-Outboard-Motor-Bracket

Very nice! Which GO Pro model are you using? That video looks very clear Sweet>>>

As long as you go with about every choice under the sun in mono and fluoro you should be all set

Hi John - Doing better today at least I've been up and around for most of the day just hoping each day will show improvement but I'm optimistic. This has really been a really long winter (especially the last few weeks) and like all the rest of the guys on here I can't wait till the real fishing begins. The ice fishing is just something to get through the winter. Hope to see you around derby time (if not before). Thanks for the inquiry. Les

I'm with Tim on this one.....I like fluoro for many things especially stuff used shallow and leaders etc. but I think it helps to have a little stretch available on the flies used deeper and behind flashers and Spin Docs. I think it is still debatable whether the stiffness is really a crucial factor and also the only flies I've ever lost have been commercially tied flies using fluoro and the knots broke on them right at the fly section in each instance suggesting to me that the stuff is very brittle and may "cut itself" off at the knots under momentary stress. I know there could be other interpretations too regarding quality of the material, age of it even when tied etc. I guess it amounts to the faith you have in whatever you have had personal success with repeatedly over time (i.e brands of fluoro or mono etc.) in the final analysis. I also tie (and re-tie) all my own flies now

Gambler's point is really something interesting to think about....i guess most of us have just accepted the practices for years without really questioning it but maybe DEC should be reassessing things especially in light of all the recent habitat destruction from storms and flooding and the other man caused problems. The walleye thing on Conesus is also worthy of re-consideration and I also wonder about Otisco isn't that about the same?

Thanks guys. I'm trying to stay positive and Justin the cold weather helps.... every time I look at the boat at the side of the house I think to myself...I'd be freezing my butt off if I were out there right now....cmon Spring!

Thank you lineman49 and I appreciate your posts as well. Les

Thanks Kev. Yes we have a lot of things in common as noted in our PM's. I appreciate the well wishes. I sure hope this stuff straightens out in time for the Crappie fishing>>>>and I know you'll be into them for sure up your way. Good luck this season. Les

I believe the lampricide treatment will be done in Seneca Lake at the Keuka Outlet (mouth area I believe) rather than Keuka Lake proper (which is not thought to have any Lampreys because of the impassible barriers in the outlet)

Thanks a bunch Egoody I look forward to meeting up with you in person as well.

I guess at least we can now be thankful for the one rainbow limit. on Canandaigua and Seneca.....better than nothing right now... and may make the lifters a bit more inhibited from being caught with multiple fish in their possession.

On Cayuga (near you) try right at and after ice out in front at the State Park at north end at dusk through out early evening with fatheads on jigs (bobber). I'm thinking the ice is no good at this point.

Thanks guys...I can't wait either and I know the rest of you out there are like race horses at the starting gate too right now

Wow....I 've been away from the computer (hard sitting for any length of time) but I sure was surprised by the postings here.Thanks very much for all the kind wishes and words...very much appreciated. I went to the doc again yesterday and got taken of most of the meds which were making things worse especially the Oxycodone...pain killer. I'm hoping this anti inflamatory will do the trick and put me back in action by ice out (July this year ....only kidding hope it will be sooner than that for both. Thanks again. Great bunch of folks on this website. Les

HI Ed, Thanks for asking bud. I'm taking 7 different meds right now and waiting to see the doc tomorrow....I think this may be a longer haul than I wish. I'm just hoping to be straightened out by my daughter's graduation and the Seneca trout Derby. How is the rigging of your new ride going? You've got to be pretty excited to get out there too....beautiful boat.

I know the tendency would be to say it may be a great year since most of the spawners haven't come up the creek yet but there is another dimension to the issue; in years where there is a warm spell in Feb/Mar and a bunch of fish go up high in the tribs during the closed season they aren't as vulnerable to poaching as when they come up the stream in numbers later on when the season is open and at least the daytime poachers aren't as likely to be taking a chance on being caught on a stream with a fish in hand. the night timers are a different matter. I remember in the past hearing some locals discussing their poaching efforts in a restaurant there. The DEC guys make a real good effort to keep watch but they can't be every place and some of these "holes" are up back roads near the poachers homes so it is very hard to nail them. I guess we all need to remain a little vigilant....this year because in all liklihood the fish will still be in the streams real late this year the way the weather is shaping up....

Congratulations Bill .....the guy has to be a "happy camper" with that boat.

The Gulp stuff has to be kept sealed real good in the package because if it dries out it is hard as a rock but the stuff works.

If you haven't actually purchased the braid and put it on I'd suggest 30 lb SS wire too but the 50 lb Power Pro will work too if that's what you already have but during the height of flea season it will be somewhat of a pain clearing the fleas. The 50 lb Power Pro is still pretty small diameter allowing the fleas to attach but the most important feature is it's "woven" texture that allows the fleas to collect more easily. If so It is helpful though to frequently check your lines and use it as an opportunity to change lures and unless you happen to troll through an area of high flea concentration of fleas the lines shouldn't be too clogged to clear quickly. It helps also to have a high gear ratio reel with a power handle to make this a bit easier. Large kings put up a great fight and they can be a "handful" sometimes but they aren't Marlin, Blue fin tuna or sailfish either....you don't need line the length of 6 football fields to contain them if you are using your rod, drag, and the boat properly to get them to the net. You should be able to use 300 yds. of braid (or wire) with plenty of Big Game mono as backing and never get "spooled".