Sk8man

They are a hell of a lot of fun.....kinda like catching a king real close to the boat. I have always been amazed at how they can gobble up a 1 1/2 ft long eel and run with just the tail hanging out of their mouth

As long as they work.....not too many headaches with them and you don't have to worry about your battery going dead etc. Just be gentle with that little plastic catch that folds out and holds the handle. I have a lot of good memories with those riggers. actually had one of those riggers before I even had my first boat. I bought an extra base plate and we installed it on my buddy's boat about 1976 or so and I operated it when I fished with him as he thought it wasn't "old school"

Nice going on the laker. Kind of ironic looking at your downriggers (Riverias) as that is what I used too for suspending my lanterns back in the 70's and early eighties night fishing

I guess the DEC stocked 40,000 browns in Canandaigua the other day. Should help in the future.

The good that law enforcement does for the public day to day is often not fully appreciated until the crap hits the fan, and throughout our great country the vast majority of officers are professional, courteous, and helpful and just trying to protect the public, property, and enforce existing laws and get home safely to their families and loved ones. The common stresses encountered by them on a daily basis are often poorly understood by the general public. Can you imagine how the large majority of officers feel about this current situation and attitudes of some of the public brought about by one "bad apple" that probably never should have been in law enforcement to begin with? The real shame is that the actions of one bad apple and a couple of non-intervening accomplices have been generalized to the entire law enforcement field and it supplied criminal wannabes and anarchists with the momentum to break laws and carry out their own twisted agendas. The animosity toward law enforcement is totally unfair and irrational. One of the upshots of this current chaos is that when things die down maybe a new appreciation will be gained by the law abiding public for the safety provided by law enforcement on a daily basis.

Good take on it Clarke

X2 I know a of of folks want the 1st degree murder charge (harder to prove the intent and premeditation despite the video) but I think there is less chance of him being acquitted with the current charges and hopefully they will throw the book at him.

I just went by the Woodville launch and the docks are now piled up there in the parking lot. At this rate it might be ready for Fall fishing

The pressure is on....

I have t get back to it I've been side tracked for quite a bit and thanks for asking.....got to get my butt in gear

I haven't specifically night fished in a long time. I used to do it a lot on Canandaigua, Keuka and Seneca. back then I had specially rigged light weight Seth greens with 3 leaders and a sawbelly on each, sometimes just used two standard stillfishing rigs one near bottom and the other suspended and adjusted frequently to different depths. The slip bobber method can also be used in the shallower water especially on moonlight nights so they can see the bait contrasted against the sky. Usually I depended on the light from the lanterns out perpendicular to the boat ( or a headlight device surrounded by styrofoam hooked to the battery for short periods) for light to bring the bait up to get the bugs attracted to the light and the fish came after the bai that was attracted to the bugs. Sometimes you'd see these big hulking beasts rising from the depths after the bait For lakers I fished from 80 -150 ft and for browns within 80 ft depths and near drop-offs. Used to get some real nice fish at the south end of Canandaigua, the Hammondsport end of Keuka, and near the Branchport launch, and out in front of Dresden on Seneca. There is nothing that compares with starting to fall asleep by yourself out there and hearing the drag going out on a rod and all of a sudden hearing a fish jumping somewhere out there and taking line (sometimes it would be a rainbow).....kinda like fishing with a blindfold There is another LOU member that used to be on here called the Rainbow Kid that fished the south end of Canandaigua at the same time I did and a number of the charter guys that night fished it migrated to Lake O when the salmon fishing kicked into gear in the eighties.

Mike you have a PM

You can also get them (especially browns and lakers) on frozen sawbellies but in that application not a s good as live ones.

Possible to get them trolling spoons but by far the best way is to either anchor up or (carefully) drift if the wind is right with live sawbellies. Jigging can also be productive especially while letting live bait do its thing on other lines out nearby (get lakers and the occasional rainbow or salmon as well).Anyone doing it for the first time I'd say be very careful it can be very disorienting out there and especially after 12 or 1 AM when folks in lake homes turn their lights off Set up in your spot in the early evening when it is light and best to anchor. hang lanterns off your downriggers to bring the bait in the fish will follow. Tip: if your lantern doesn't have a "shade on the side) use some aluminum foil around the side facing the boat as the glare will mess with your vision otherwise.

I was referring to the particular browns that have been caught and pictured recently not the numbers caught. Also browns can be very elusive especially until you tap into their specific habits and peculiarities. They are often mainly nocturnal feeders and not too many folks night fish anymore.

man....lately that brown population has looked very healthy (and hungry)