justtracytrolling

315 is spot on....the majority of the tigers that are caught by any means except trolling over deep water are under 36...the change in the limit has made a HUGE difference. Given a chance to mature the tigers move off shore and become pelagic for the most part. If Conesus is still at 30 there's an obvious change to work for.

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These arent hi speed or auto stop. They have no circuit boards to replace. They work fine as is....they arent in mint condition they are used, but completely maintainable if you own a phillips screwdriver and a pair of pliers....

I fished 1 of these ice events with tim... as we werent forced to keep the fish i participated. I personally havent even removed one from the water that I reeled in from otisco. I take a bad pic in the net and goodbye...i even ask paying customers do you NEED a pic of the fish as id rather not handle em. The fun should be getting out and landing the fish...not the hero shot...and this is in regards to sportfish not table fare.

Before the 36" limit it was a different matter....im not sure the bass guy's do much damage as they really have no way to get them in the boat. The causeway definitely is the place where most are killed either by accident or on purpose. In any case if the size limit is closer to maturity we will have a lot more big fish for all anglers to share. The state doesnt view these fish as table fare. They are viewed as a sportfish and where is the sport in not letting them at least grow up a little. Even a 40 inch tiger is not a BIG tiger yet...Tim is right about the fact that ice guys arent all hacks and boat guys arent all conservationists.

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I have gotten approval for signage from the DEC, but havent for a couple reasons. This is something I intend to get done. If we can get legislation to raise the limit to 40 inches id say we should wait to get signs until then. Again this incident may not have been anything other than an unfortunate incident and we shouldnt read to much into it...

It was actually a world record on a tip up. I have no problem with keeping a fish like that....though ive released a couple that size...fish around 20 pounds are fairly common trolling and every year a real big fish or two are caught.

Awesome fish congrats!

I agree steve but if the ice anglers dont try to release some they definitely wont survive. The best solution for the fish is no safe ice! Lol. But seriously though...educating anglers on how to handle big fish so they can be released is the key. After that it takes practice to do it quickly. A page in the fishing guide stressing these handling guidelines and signage at access points is the goal.

Im all for all types of fishing, but from a selfish standpoint im real happy with the open water in mid january on Otisco. Kill derbies have to stop on fish that take over a decade to grow. We have several too, but getting the limit up to 36" has helped. Many lakes in the Adirondacks are stock with tigers and ll salmon and they dont get a return in most situations.

I have them off the boat so i can post a better pic, but im not going to ship them.

These do not have auto stop

2 old 36" cannon riggers, bases, and swivels $150 each. I have used them for 4 years with minor repairs. You should replace cable, but i used them as is. Im keeping the extra rod holders on the booms.

Went by Otisco today and it looked fishy to me! The marina was open and I wished i was walleye fishing...kudo's to you guys getting out

Really need 2 units running for it to be GOOD....

The tigers dont do much to keep the alewife population in check. The problem with tigers is it takes 10 years for them to get big enough to really move off shore and suspend on bait and most never get that size. Any small lake with tons of alewives is gonna fish hard...the fish just arent hungry. In addition, the alewife predation on perch and walleye fry isnt helping either. Im of the opinion that the DEC is trying to manage Conesus similarly to Otisco as of late.

Found myself getting upset just reading....she really has no idea where this is headed....not good enough and i bet her boss will explain that to her sometime soon...as im sure you arent done Devin!

I think 5 is too many for anything other than panfish. Properly managed for pike, ny could have many trophy waters at NO cost to anyone. The fish are there and don't even need to be stocked just change some rules...no brainer and something about everyone should want and support.

Steve The walleye reproduce fine...the alewives eat almost all of the fry

Pen projects probably would help. As far as predation goes everything eats them as they float like dead sticks. The tigers themselves gorge on them. They need weeds and gotta protect them from herons too...we do a good job keeping predation down by babysitting them at night