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Yea, it is nice to hit the switch for up while you work on something else. You do have to consider though, if a guy is starting out, a lot of money can be spent reel quick. Between rod/reel combos, lures, electronics, fuel, & beverages/snacks, a day on the lake can add up fast. A cheap second hand manuel rigger or two can be a reel blessing.... Shop around, you could get lucky if someone is looking to upgrade. It's all about what you can afford in this economy....

i always used hand cranks. you dont have to worry about wiring them, or about them breaking down or switches going bad or etc. else that can go wrong with an electric. when i got my penn yan it came with 4 electric cannons. I now only use two, the other two are in my basement because of issues with the switches. unless you fish really deep with your riggers, hand cranks are the way to go. electrics also draw on your batteries, and what about electric currents through riggers? do hand cranks need a black box?

well, we said *@%^ the weather man and went fishin today. good thing too, because the fish were cooperating. we launched at the village marina and went to the east side , only to find weeds worse than i have ever saw them this time of year. headed west, and set up in the middle heading west to the salt plant. instead of dodging weeds, we were dodging boats... the browns and landlocks were there, and the nets were out. we picked up some beauties on 8 color leadcore, and on sticks behind the otterboats. the wire/divers were very quiet today, only 2 small lakers. it was the first trip of the year for my son, and he was rewarded by reeling in a nice landlock off the otterboat, and a nice brownie off a fire tiger honey bee on the rigger at 48ft. fished from 8:00- 2:30. got rained on most of the day, but stayed nice and dry thanks to some nice canvas. we kept a few browns, salmon, and 1 laker, and let a few go too. special thanks to capt. nick on reel stories for helping us dial in. hopefuly someday we can return the favor these were our lucky ducks. every time we went by them... fish on ... thanks Nick

I'm guessing the finger lakes will have a bad year. Already seeing pods of weeds on the surface, seems too early for that... [ Post made via Android ]

Hey Aaron, saw you at the sportsmans show in watkins on Sunday, but didnt get a chance to chat with you. Are u gonna do the lake trout Derby out of sampson this year? We r gonna try for the same slip. I'm probly gonna fish seneca tomarrow. Is the level of cayuga up at all? [ Post made via Android ]

Well, I've been trolling my hole life, and have never caught carp while doing so, let alone 5 of them... Nick, I'm off that weekend and am trying to put a team together. Count me in

Good report. We did about the same tues. and weds. We are gonna try to hit the south end again for a little while Saturday (3-24) . See if we can locate a few...

Great lakes planers it is. I love the set up! [ Post made via Android ]

thats not steve,thats tim. steve had to work. we're just the test dummies...

nice .. see ya sunday

we fished out of saverne on tuesday. covered alot of water south of there, but we had a hard time finding the fish. managed 2 lakers on the wire/divers, and 1 brownie on a spoon behind the otter boats. we were out from 930-130 and went 3-5. the big weenie reelhooked up fly got the first laker. on weds. we launched at the village marina and fished the west side of the lake north. didnt hit any fish on that side of the lake anywhere, shallow or out deep. eventualy we crossed to the other side and went south. picked 1 nice laker 3/4 of the way across, then 1 more in 175fow. these were the only fish for the day. least we kept the skunk out... steve's new boat ran and fished reel nice, VERY happy with it so far

I gotta work today nick, otherwise I would have joined you. Sorry I missed your phone call. Good luck out there today, I'm gonna try to get out Tuesday. [ Post made via Android ]

Well I was at hills, vallies, and streams today to pick up my diawa 47lc's that I got a great deal on. While I was there I picked up a few new big weenie flies..... Can't wait to try them out

Looks like i'll miss this year. My time off is gonna b the following weekend for the lake trout Derby... Between gas prices and pay cuts over the last few years I gotta pick and choose my adventures carefully... [ Post made via Android ]

Thanx for the report. Looks choppy out there... [ Post made via Android ]

I put the simrad system, on my penn yan 2 years ago and love it. Easy install, easy operation.

How about sheldrake point? All other launches on the west side look unusable. I would go to Seneca or Ontario. The perch fishing on Seneca should be getting good, or browns out of sodus...

Wow! Looks awsome

I been thinkin about it too. I won't know until the morning [ Post made via Android ]

They r basically the same. I have cannon tracks, rod holders on my penn yan, and we just put berts equip on Steve's alumacraft. I do personally like the cannon rod holders better. Price is Prolly the biggest difference. [ Post made via Android ]

Wow. Nice fish! Great report, gotta love this weather. I'm dying to get up there

I know, I can't wait to get up there. We have a little wiring left to do, then get the time, and funds together to make the 2 hour trek...

We're gonna do the same slip at sampson as we had last year . We boated over 100 fish in 2 1/2 days. Maybe we can find the big one this time. Guarantee we have fun trying. [ Post made via Android ]