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This is AWESOME news! - I cant wait Going all the way downtown Ithaca for minnows is driving me a bit insane. I had to buy a battery powered airator to keep em alive on the ride home.

@ddubs3 actually I meant 26"... I am unsure how Or where 34 came from.... I'll see if I can edit the post. @hermit I will be investing in a rubber net then... Time out of the water was likely a big factor here as it's the first time we have handled Fish this big in the boat. I'll try near LPSP again in the morning then. Thanks! [ Post made via iPhone ]

So I just want to start out by giving a large thanks/shout out to @Hermit, @Guff, and anyone else who has given me advice lately about how to figure out Jigging for lakers... Im nowhere near done learning however having our first successful Jigging trip was Awesome. Monday the 16th at 6am we went out to AES determined to find the Lakers... we putted around until we found some bait-fish on the FF and saw the Lakers sitting under them. We were onto the fish pretty much right away and ended up pulling in the following two fish. The one on the left was 5LBS according to my scale and the one on the right my Dad pulled in - These are our first fish ever Jigging for Lakers. Also we were completely unprepared for the fiasco that unfolded as we brought the fish into the boat... It took us 20 minutes to get dads fish untangled from the net and we realized quickly that Lakers don't have the longevity of some of the other fish we usually catch. We tried unsuccessfully to revive and return either laker we caught from 100ft of water... I read a forum post a while back about Burping Lakers but I didn't recall enough about it to try it... It seemed to me when we put them in the water like they had air stuck in them somewhere and just floated around.... so we picked them back up with the net... Tuesday 7/17 it was a little rough at 6am when we got up to go out fishing.... So we decided to go out to 100 FOW from the cottage were staying at about 1 mile north of Longpoint and try jigging again.... After putting around for 2 hours we were unsuccessful at finding the baitfish with the Lakers underneath them like we saw on Monday and headed into shallower water to catch Panfish.... However to our surprise we ended up boating this 26 Inch Pike... It was very windy Tuesday and the waves got very large later in the day.... Wednesday 7/17 - The water was dead calm when we got up and so we decided to make the long 10 mile or so haul to AES to try some more Jigging.... The spot we had on Monday that was working well for us did not yield us any results today... We putted around for an hour trying to find the baitfish but were unsuccessful in doing so. By the time we were done there were 3 Foot waves and we decided to head back before it got any worse... If anyone knows of and wants to share any possible Jigging Hot spots that are a little north or by Longpoint that would be awesome. Were here at the cottage till Sunday and would like to experience the thrill again but the long haul to AES and the weather doesn't always make it possible to go there. It seems like the wind storm yesterday may have changed where the baitfish are as well as we were not able to locate them today. Thanks again @Hermit for all the help/advice and guides on the site - I picked up a baitcaster reel and the braided line with a Fluorocarbon leader like you reccomended there last weekend and the gear held up great for the 20 minute fight pulling that large Laker in.

@Hermit Wow the picture of the FF helps alot as now I know what im looking for. I hope to hit up AES this weekend. Thanks

Hey all, Well here goes the first report on my quest to conquer the art of Jigging... I picked up some braided line and some fluorocarbon for the 10 foot leader (following the Hermit's site). I put it on a Medium action Ugly Stick with a Bait-caster reel. I headed up to Longpoint on the 4th to try out the new gear, unfortunately I didn't yield any results or bites even... but I plan to try out by AES this weekend. I am however having a hard time finding some Jigging lures like the ones on the site. The only ones I currently have are a 1oz ball with a hook and a plastic 4" minnow. If anyone knows of any place semi-local to Ithaca that carries good Jigging lures I'm ready to buy some . I have figured out how to switch the Fishfinder over so it shows fish arches (lines) now instead of symbols. Thanks again for all the advice/guidance... Ill post again with results from this weekend.

@Hermit that is very helpful information... and the pictures are great... I hope I can switch my fish-finder so that it shows lines instead of little fish icons... Never knew I was supposed to be using the other mode... The site looks great and ill be reading through what you have there about jigging in full (tonight). @Guff - Thanks for the encouragement and pointers.. ill read through the jigging guide on the site in full tonight... Ill be out on Cayuga this weekend trying to put what I read into action...

Hermit/Guff - I fall into the potential Jigger category and the sound of a tutorial puts a smile on my face. I have never caught anything jigging before, however you report there has encouraged me to give it another try... It seems all the good Jigging reports usually come from Keuka. Thanks!

The one that closed down was also very close to me... I will check out the one near the redemption center. Id also be happy to sign any petition's that help get a new one opened up in Lansing or at Myers Park Thanks all!

As the local bait shop on route 34B in Lansing closed down, I am looking for a new (closest) place where I can get live minnows... If anyone knows of the next closest place that sells em, let me know please. Thanks

Dons Marina on the lake had some last year - not sure if their open yet this year or if they have it again but I would assume so.

Name: Pete Location: Lansing Home Port: Myers Park Boat Name/Type: 15" starcraft I fish for: Perch and Id like to Jig for trout ================== Ill start by saying this forum is great and I have been reading daily the reports and articles that are posted (especially in the Finger Lakes Section) since last year. I haven't had much chance to contribute as I don't really catch too much when I go fishing on Cayuga (but id like to change that). I never have had a decent fish finder but I'm in the market for one after reading this very detailed article on the necessarily pieces to be successful at lake trout Jigging (article link below). I plan to start posting more and taking advantage of the vast knowledge offered by the people who contribute to this site. So with all that said Id like to find a fish finder that performs like the one in the article below (as that model is discontinued) for around the same price. I am hoping someone will point me in the right direction. viewtopic.php?f=6&t=20023 <<< Article mentioned above Thanks again!

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I also am interested in that info... have been out jigging a few times now with little success... ill try the method striperhound listed next weekend but all tips are welcome.

I also would like to know how deep you are fishing for them and if they are around myers... have been trying there 2 weeks now with far from your sucess with live minnows. Thanks