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My brother who is influential in Orleans county said he has pushed to keep the county boat launch open in a text to me today . He also said that the state has not closed theirs yet and they are waiting to be instructed as to when to close the county launch . The way I see it , the longer this goes , the less of a chance for it to close . So cross your fingers .

Atomic T 41 behind a double crush glow white Spin Dr .

Just got off the phone with someone influential who told me that all the boat launches will be closed soon . Said they got a call from the state to close down and Gov said to shut them down . Orleans county was fighting to keep them open but were told to shut them down .

Someone lost a,very nice and expensive net . I would guess a bass guy . I found one a few years back and put it on here . And it got back to its rightful owner And get this . I saw what I think was the cowl off a Honda outboard today in the weeds about 1 mile or so south of the thruway int the northbound lane of 390 .

It can't be yours That thing ain't big enough for the fish you catch And you drove right by it and kept going

What pray tell is this " Gary D rig " of which you speak ? Is there such a thing and what does it do ?

Today around 11 around Cow sucker in the east bound lane of the Parkway ? Probably coming home from Sandy .

Oh yeah , and I forgot this part . Important . I fish alone most of the time small boat. On the strike , if it's a good fish , and fall it all ways is , I leave the rod in the holder , pop the other rod and reel it in as fast as I can ,put the boat in neutral and play the fish out not being dragged by the boat . Usually around 5 min to land . After I land the fish and get organized I point the bow into the wind or current and head straight back to my weigh point . I can't tell you how many times I have had a hit before I got the second rod set . When I fish my big boat , sometimes it takes me a half hour to get back to my weigh point .

Being board and seeing the need , I'm going to share my Small boat tactics program I post about . Fishing these LO fish since the beginning owning a few boats , I have learned a thing or two . I have had my success and my failures . I currently am fortunate enough to own 2 boats , a 21 ft hardtop and a 16 ft side console . I consider a small boat 17 ft or less . Big boats have a lot of advantages over small . A stable safe platform to run multiple rods efficiently and cover a,lot of water to name a few. But weather permitting , during peak times small boats have a few distinct advantages over big boats . First and foremost is maneuverability .Being able to turn and go back over schools of bait and fish fast .While big boats run long lines with coppers and dipsys , it's like turning around the Titanic to go back over spots . Turn to fast and this stuff sinks to the bottom . I have 2 manual riggers on my small boat and I use these,almost exclusively when I troll water deeper than 15 ft . Last early may to mid June I targeted kings from 60 to 120 ft , fishing down 40 to 9o ft . And did well almost every time out . I ran mostly flasher setups or Sometimes 1 spoon , 1 flasher . Just two rods no cheaters . My game plan was to see fish on my finder and adjust the depth to the fish and stay on top of them . I use leads of 25 to 35 ft mostly running both back the same . And keep them vertically at least 10 ft apart and as much as 40 . By doing this I can make a 150 ft complete circle without tangles . My flashers are doing a lot of crazy stuff down there I think ,which triggers strikes. I always troll in s curves . I have no down or up speed . Sometimes I use my handheld GPS for SOG . When it's slow , against my better judgement , I will put a Dispsey out . This,changes my whole dynamic of my trolling path which become straighter because of the long line,. And the effectiveness of my riggers goes down . The second advantage is small boats do not create the footprint bigger boats do .Fish sometimes feel the bigger boat,above them and it spooks them to the side , which is why coppers and dipsys shine for them IMO. Not so much spooking for smaller boats . Which us why I like my riggers . For fall stagers , which I love , I run 2 J plugs only almost exclusively . Starting in 10 to 12 ft back 75 , with the ball just under the surface . I work my way out and shorten leads to no less,than 40 ft . I set one 8 ft off bottom and one half way down . This fall was great for me doing this, a,lot of matures . IMO , downriggers are the heart of a small boat trolling program in water more than 15 ft ,for reasons I explained , use and are proven for me . You want a lure at 50 ft , put it there , no guess,work . , Small boats aren't big boats so don't try to be one. Less is more in a lot of situations . Use those advantages . Yup , I have slow days , but not many . This I what works for me . Just watch the weather and safety first.