Keep'n it Reel

Thanks Ed.. And rustyrat I am starting to see this my big problem is I have only ever fished the lake 3 times from a boat my first trip was my best had 3 lakers for 18lbs that day and was 3rd in the tournament and I fished that same area again this past weekend and could not get fish over 3lbs, don't get me wrong I had numbers boy did we have number prob 20 salmon under 11" and at least 15 lakers all 2 to 2.5lbs did drop one nice fish on a inline board was prob the best one we had on all day but really can't say for sure came off half way in!

Thanks mike and yeah that was a very very tough day to all that can consistently get nice fish on that lake right now I tip my hat to you the lamprays are crazy out their and I'm sure that is having a dramatic cause and effect on the fishing I have a pic of one stuck to the back of my boat tough to see but is white blob right off the back . And their is a lot of good fisherman in that club an for all of us to come in with tinny box something is wrong I mean 3 fish for 12.2lbs that's horrible I can get that in my favorite crappie spot hahahahahahahahaha. But congrats on the win and looking forward to the next turny on another lake lol!'n

See what I mean can't even quote things right hahaha. I will keep working on it!! In the mean time just Keep'n it Reel

I fished the south end last night was slow great screens lots of movement just not fully active I guess did manage a couple fish but nothing big

Not the best picture but the top and bottom are a real dark purple

To say the least I'm still rather excited from the weekend and don't really know where to start with this roller coaster story!!!! So I will start with this I owe a huge thank you to all involved in this tournament I know very few of the guys on the big lake but I appreciate all the knowledge I have gained from the reports and few I have talked with. And I definitely owe team Yankee one a huge huge thank you for the help they have us going out of their way to haul my boat when I had truck problems thank you very much!!!! So the story began last Wednesday with a late night run to bass pro to get my new elite 7 that functioned just fine all weekend once we had it dialed in, then Thursday night installed it and fished Friday morning left Watkins glen at 3am to hit the water early, launched right in fair haven at the state park. Went to leave the dock and motor was not acting right had no power so ran around in the bay for a few min discussing possible solutions and then it hit me I had got a extra set of plugs for the boat I wonder if a wire came off well I was kinda right except I had just plane never put one back on so first problem solved lets fish! So out the shoot we went and my little 18' sport craft was greater with 4's and 5's guys saying to back on the piers we where not being rude but have fished worse in smaller not always smart but if smart do able. First fish hit in 120fow and resulted in a break off the only dropped salmon for 2 days. Kept heading into the waves and picked a 14lbs laker my personal best and this fish combined with Mother Nature made it clear we where going to earn are keeps good friend of my nick Overacker was on board the boat did the bet job and when he did we took a good wave causes him to lose his footing and hit his head in the side of the boat after a tense few minutes we found him to be ok just sore so on we went. About 30min goes by and all of a sudden the motor quits not the best situation in the waves get it running pop it in gear quits again did this another time and then nick notices a rope had slid off and wrapped up in the prop unwrapped and back fishing, lake started to lay down so we began searching for fish and we started finding them nothing fantastic but some quality we ended up finding fish in 85fow and ended the morning with a nice 28lbs king a blast on my 8' light action ugly stick rigger rods. So head back in to check into the cabins at screwy Louie's but first the truck would not move front caliper locked up get that solved and on the way, get over their setting tackle up on the side of the boat getting things cleaned I knock it all off things go everywhere, yeah just a great morning lol. Well out for the night trip not much to report until we get back to the dock at 9.pm. Truck know won't start try jumping it nothing monkey with the starter nothing nothing nothing continue drinking some apple pie seems to be helping to cope with it all. So this is where rich and his team comes in they where kind enough to come tow the boat out of the water back to the cabins and after a discussion of is not even wanting to fish they offer us a ride back over in the morning what a great group so they talk us into fishing and launch the boat for us deal with the truck later!! An the morning started right first 3 fish hit the boat in under a hour all quality to we ha a area all to ourselves and never left it just kept working it picking fish and by 11 we had 7 in the box plus a few skippers and low teens went 11 for 12 on bits the one we didn't get was just a smack never even got a hook in it. So at around 10 we realized we had the problem of getting to the weigh in still after all truck has not moved yet. So we begin networking nick finds rides while I call napa!! After a discussion with the guy at napa and conceiving him that we need the starter before 4 o'clock we get him to meet us at the launch ramp at 1 so at about 11.30 we pic lines and run in that way everything is set and ready to go tools out starter out an ready to go in,new stater installed and same thing click click click. Well it turns out just had a simple connection problem but easily over looked after a long day and dealing in the dark so with a set of jumper cables from the battery to the start we had it going and off to weigh in we went got their at about 2 lost a few hours of fishing but made it on time. We where the first team to weigh in talk about sitting on pins and needles watching everything seeing all the big names coming in an getting in line I could not even watch nerves got the best of me had to just sit back and keep talking about anything other then weights well are 146lbs box held but just barley. Team screamer had 145.7 and team sea devil had 145.2 way to close for my comfort but that's tournament fishing. So after this long story I want to say thanks to two great friends both Jim ameigh and nick Overacker with out these 2 guys would have never had the success two great fisherman and great people and also thank you to Brendan Shambo, the decker family with white cap charters, rich peaslee and his crew on Yankee one and all their help I owe those guys big time, and once again thank you to all involved in this event and all the congratulations we received from them and the fellow fisherman my hat is off to all and I have the utmost respect for you all thank you again!!! Means the world to a small time fisher man from the finger lakes!!!! Time of my life.

That's something to play with I have got them on short leads and long both by short I still mean 40 and 50' I think it's going to be more a speed and lure choice trying to get something they are willing to chase and catch. It's always a bonus getting those tasty things haha. I have been thinking about putting more effort into the same thing

Try setting up like fishing spring browns.. Joe

I have caught quite a few perch this year on a 3 color and most have come on the same spoon over and over I don't recall the name but it is a dream weaver ss dark purple and black with their bubble glow tape on it I could send a pic at some point if interested also get them on sticks to

That's odd the area off of Sampson was on fire last weekend and I did well in the middle of the lake also both in the evening and the morning

Similar reactions all the way around haha

Mr. Good time their offered me a deck hand job this past spring at a sportsman show

Where are you located

Do you have a way of contact other then on here I know someone interested in it

Still have the finder?

Fishing is my religion!! Lol

Sean and nick are both huge assets to have in a contact list when fishing lol. And I am not a rig fisherman at all but I was with a guy about a month back that decided to use one and we used a large Gatorade bottle with a treble hook stuffed down through the cap then took a swivel and planer board release to hook it up to the line worked well in a a pinch to get it behind the boat aways!!

No we are not related just great friend I work a lot of charters with him and we fish all the time!!!