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More laws that don't work or won't be enforced but on people we don't like? Ain't like that hasn't happened before . Freedom of speech is just that , say what you will unless it's threatening
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I installed the Kell Outdoors noise filter on my Yamaha kicker . Was a game changer .
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I had a X4 and liked it . Was 800$ when I bought it . Sold it with the boat. The new model was 1200+ at the time . I got talked into a Depth Raider . 525$ new shipped to the house . I love it . Not a real fan of the coated cable but it's fine . Had a little interference problem . Got a noise filter for my kicker and it has worked flawless every since.
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HB2 replied to marinecrafts's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
I use 80 or 65 power pro original on divers and 30# Big Game on riggers . Been doing this for years -
Don't reinvent the wheel . Use 30 # Big Game or something similar something . Heck ,I have even used the cheap Zebco from Walmart and it worked fine . Some of you guys just look for ways to waste your money .
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Something I did with my probe rigger was I made a 4 ft lead of coated downrigger cable for my pinch pad release . I have a broom stick with a cup hook on it. I reach over and snatch the cable while the ball it at the surface and put the line in the release and deploy it that way so I don't have to pull the ball to the boat . Works great.
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My feet get cold when it's warm and my Frogg Toggs were the best waders I have ever had and I have had like 5 pairs of Neoprene . At the price if you take decent care of them and they last 5 years you got your money's worth .
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I bought some Frogg Togg Steelheaders at Fat Nancysa few years ago boot foot . Very warm and I like them . Reasonably priced 225$ I think
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The solution to some of the nonsense that has been going on was taken care of Tues . At least it's a start .
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Really screwed the pooch over this Peanut the squirrel thing . Not one of their better days .
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What's your opinion of the current state of our fishery?
HB2 replied to Yankee Troller's topic in Open Lake Discussion
Well , the DEC has said repeatedly that it is bait related. I have my armchair quarterback theory on why but they are the guys with the most experience with this . Banner year this year they supplied . I saw the most bait I have seen in a long time out there this year . There has been a biatfish biomass rebound the last few years . We are only about 5# off the mark for bigger fish actually. Let's see what happens when we have continuous years with good bait instead of using this as an excuse to close the tribs . Let's wait and see next year if avg and top end are bigger . We had a banner year . Be happy for that and hope for the best . I met the daughter in San Antonio of a guy who fishes a lot of Lakers in lake Superior. I have been going back and forth with him. The Lakers he catches average 5 # and a 10# is a big fish . If he gets a 10 fish day , that's a lot . He is jealous of what we have . It certainly could be worse . We are not Lake Superior. -
I'm across the marina
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What's your opinion of the current state of our fishery?
HB2 replied to Yankee Troller's topic in Open Lake Discussion
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What's your opinion of the current state of our fishery?
HB2 replied to Yankee Troller's topic in Open Lake Discussion
The distain for the trib guys on this site really urks me . An awfull lot of crying for nothing . Are 30 fish days with 15 to 25 # kings not enough ? These fish are there for everyone to catch . Everyone gets their chance at them at some time during the year . Those Salmon River guys don't hurt the fishery one bit . In fact , even with the outlaws , they probably help . It's put and take . If a guy has a successful trip and comes back next year , all the better . Each out of state angler probably drops 150$+ per day minimum up here. The Pulaski region relies on that which is pretty much all they have . I personally love fishing for these tributary kings .It's really a challenge to get them to hit . And they might not have the power they had in the lake but they sure do fight .Had many, many , run 150 yds up or down the creek I could not stop . And so do a lot of other guys because I talk to them.Some come up every year . Some don't want , or can't afford 700 to 1 k a day to pay a charter and have a mate hand then a rod and reel the fish in . I was invited in a charter this year . Awesome captain and mate . If that's what salmon fishing is , I'll take up birdwatching . The only chart or data that really matters to the state of NY is the one about economic impact . Which is probably why the judges in those municipalities the tickets get written in throw the cases out . And I don't care if a fish hits because it's hungry , out of aggression , it's a conditioned response or it just made a bad decision . It hit by its own choice .He took my bait ,which to me is what it's all about. Getting them to hit . Are we going to make fishing WOKE now ? -
Which boat is yours ? Is it that white hardtop by launch ?
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What's your opinion of the current state of our fishery?
HB2 replied to Yankee Troller's topic in Open Lake Discussion
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What's your opinion of the current state of our fishery?
HB2 replied to Yankee Troller's topic in Open Lake Discussion
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Pulled my big boat on Sat with no problems Stay between the bouys ! And watch depth past yacht club between piers . Red on right when going upstream Red on right when returning from sea.
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What's your opinion of the current state of our fishery?
HB2 replied to Yankee Troller's topic in Open Lake Discussion
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What's your opinion of the current state of our fishery?
HB2 replied to Yankee Troller's topic in Open Lake Discussion
The " these fish don't hit " ain't right. I've had I would say 50 king hookups the last month or so ( my landing percentage sucks though) on skien. More than a few have swallowed the hook . I also have had a good number over the years smash a J 13 rapala . Also fly fishing early Nov browns have had kings hit a woolly bugger pretty hard , and watched them do it .A lot of guys at the Oak fish skien off the wall successfully . So they don't hit is wrong . Sure there are an awfull lot of outlaws out there . So ticket them .Don't punish law following anglers . I really don't care about lake anglers and how they choose to fish .I use a lot of the same equipment . I find it funny that anglers that have all this high tech equipment have a problem with someone with a fly or centerpin outfit and waders . So I have an idea , let's close down the Salmon River from Sept to Nov for 3 years . With one caviat, A moratorium on all Salmon tournaments on Lake Ontario for the same length of time . You know ,shared sacrifice . Then 4 to 7 years from now we MIGHT, MIGHT, have a chance to catch kings that average 3 to 5 # bigger than we have now . Definitely not Worth it in my opinion. We have a great fishery with trophy fish , albeit not as big as they use to be . What a banner year this was . You are in hell if you land a 20# king and think it's disappointing . Some people are never satisfied . -
What's your opinion of the current state of our fishery?
HB2 replied to Yankee Troller's topic in Open Lake Discussion
That's 10 k of the biggest fish , with the biggest fish genes that never even get a chance to run the gauntlet. They didn't get dragged in by their tails , they get dragged in behind a boat at 2 .5 mph with hopes of doubles and triples with all the multiple lines and high tech equipment to add to the fun . Some might say that's disrespectful . So people in glass houses .......