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Genesee River Pen Project on April 10, 2023
HB2 replied to Dream Catcher's topic in Open Lake Discussion
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Genesee River Pen Project on April 10, 2023
HB2 replied to Dream Catcher's topic in Open Lake Discussion
Since I bought our cottage and got involved at Sandy about 8 years ago, I was surprised at the enthusiastic volunteer base . I was at a meeting where we learned about the pending creel and size limit change a few years back . Of course there was some pushback from some of the volunteers . Sandy only has 4 pens which would be just enough for the Sandy allotment of Kings . We were going to borrow one from another port ( which will remain nameless ) but when the head of that port found out steelhead were going into it , they said no way . Kind of like taking your bar and ball and going home . I also heard that some Captains said they would kill every steelhead they caught out of spite . I lost a lot of respect for some people that day . Anyway , We put our steelhead pens in Sat and are getting them sometime this week.There was a Great turnout of volunteers . Next year we will take as many steelhead as we can handle . And maybe a few kings as well 😉 And on a side note , a lot of lake angler MF the trib guys , so why would they show up . -
That is a steal .
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I need a cast control knob for a Diawa Accudepth reel . Anybody have one or know where I can get one local ?
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Good/Trustworthy Boat Mechanic in Rochester Area
HB2 replied to fisherman21's topic in Open Lake Discussion
East fork Tommy Hands down . I would not go anywhere else . And I have seen my share over the years . -
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On my rigs I have experimented with everything . I liked the atomic trebels but I always come back to the Eagle claw LS 374 . They hook well . Caught many fish with the treble down a kings throat . They also penetrate the boney mouth well and hold well . Sometimes they hook so well I break the hook getting it out . I use a 1/ O . I feel the trebles with the hook bent back in to the shank ( like the atomics ) hold better after the fish is hooked but miss hits . And they are cheap . Perfect size for size 28 spoon replacement, 2/0 for mags .
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Park at home and get and Uber to take you to airport and back
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for sale : usa Motor tie rod
HB2 replied to hookedupf7's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
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I think a lot of the success of the original Pirates and NKs we the blanks and the plating .
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Anything on the water is priced astronomical . Houses being sold for 2 to 6 million $ . They level them and put a 3 to 12 million $ house on a postage stamp size lot on a canal that attaches to Naples bay with access to the ocean . I saw boats , lots of them that dwarf anything in LO.a lot of big center console. One that had 2 600 hp outboards . I saw houses on Naples bay up to 50 million . My nephew sells real estate so he kind of knows . If I did not see it with my own eyes I would not believe it . I saw boats from the Keys up washed up on rocks . Naples did not get it as bad as Ft Myers .
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Just got home from a 9 day ride to Key west and back . Down the east coast of FLA and bak up the west with stops in between. Saw a lot . Those pics are my nephews boat he made from scratch from carbon fiber. Its 30 ft with 2 jacked up 300 hp mercs . It tops at about 110 mph . Weighs in at about 1600 lbs The other is a new one he is working on and he has orders for 17 more . He also is making custom racing parts for merc motors . I was impressed . Took a boat ride around Naples bay . A lot of dead fish floating from the Red Tide. It made us cough. Saw a 42 ft center console with 4 400 hp outboards . The money down there is absolutely insane . And the best thing , I never wet a line
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We will keep the blunderbuss loaded up with rock salt and bacon rind for those that choose to engage in bad behavior 😉
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Troll into wind or with it?
HB2 replied to troutman10's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
The question was trolling with or into the wind . Wind causes waves and current . So I feel the better question is with or into the waves . If there is breeze with a small chop , you can troll any way you want and direction relative to wind and current is probably most important . But if it gets a little snotty or gets to the point of you are ready to pull lines and head in , having a stable fishing platform able to get a stable speed is probably most important . So with or into are my best options . Trolling sideways to waves pretty much sucks . And you are going have to fish into it at least sometime , so master it and make the best of it . Also IMO , fish , especially lake fish , kings and steelhead in particular , use current to there advantage probably more than we know . They have no problem maintaining and holding position in water of there choosing that has nutrients and baitfish plentifully . This is historically proven. . Most springs , most kings are west . Summers they are midlake , and fall ( at least after they stopped raising kings at Calidonia) most are east . If they just got pushed around by the prevailing west to east current , the best king fishing would be on the east end and we know that's not the case. A lot of guys ask what spoon or flasher or dipseys or whatever . But presentation as stated above is the most important thing . And that comes a mostly from boat control . -
Troll into wind or with it?
HB2 replied to troutman10's topic in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?
There is a difference between a light breeze and a 3 ft chop . I see it as either going with the waves or against . Trolling sideways to the waves is uncomfortable and unsafe . I speed up on turns to get back in line. If there is a west wind and I hookup and turn around to get back to my waypoint , it can take what's seems forever . Then I get past my spot and turn around and fly back past it in half or less the time it took to get back. while maintaining my down speed . You can be a mile or more past the waypoint by the time you land the fish To be good at this salmon trolling thing , you need to be able to catch fish going into the wind . On a good chop , I drive . You sometimes have to kick the speed up to maintain a heading and keep your lines straight . Mt dipseys seem to shine on those days . When I drive I turn around and watch to make sure they are behind the boat . -