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Hey Kenny , Ain't the same without ya out there . I'll be back at it this morning . More experimentation with the tube . They seem time like it .

Went out first light again A little more choppy than I would like to see it but I gave it a go . Busted out the Gary D rig and it did not disappoint . 3 of the 5 hits I got were on it with a king pushing 20 were it's result 2 more little guys on a die hard . 70 to 89 ft 35 to 65 down Nice green water

I figure 32 2x6x 16 joists and decking 3 4x4x12 legs 900 " deck screws 30 lags Would be 48 ft long approx by 3 ft wide Make in sections so it could be used again as needed . Do 1 ramp

I watch people launch and load their boats at the Sandy launch guide a bit . You can't tell me that the town or state can't make a dock elevation of about a foot and a half from dry land to the end of the dock . What's it going to take , 500$ worth of PT 2x 6 , a couple of 12 ft 4x 4 and 15 # of deck screws ? The least they could and would take maybe 4 hrs .

Using small boat tactics , Went out first light . One heck of a scum line at 50 ft . Fish were just outside of it . Went 8 for 11 . All salmon but 1 Laker . A few teen size . Fish were 25 to 65 ft down for me Die hard was best .

Why would you use braid as backing on a mono rod ? I use 20# big game as suggested . Then when fleas get bad , I splice in 150 ft of 30 or 40# ,then 25 ft 15 or 20# tippet . My wire rod has braid backing . I use power pro or suffix but I would think any major brand is good . Here is my trick to get max amount of backing and braid, wire on perfect . This is where those old trolling reels with bad drags come in handy . Reel onto your good reel the tippet first , then the 30# splice or your wire , then fill to capacity with the backing till full . Transfer that to one of the bad reel . Transfer that to the 2 nd bad reel . Then transfer from the 2nd bad reel to the good reel . It is now filled perfect . It's,a lot of trouble , but it works . Got sick of under or over filling .

Within 15 miles of Brockport are the LO tribs as stated , probably your best bet . Stay off the lake , no need to be out there . Good mix of everything . Black creek in Bergen , largemouth and pike . The canal , there is a widewater between Holley and Hulberton I fished as a kid a lot . The spillway just east of the lift bridge in Holley . Canal tip, anywhere there is a change . Concrete to rock , bridge enbutments, etc . bounce small jigs from shallow to deep or small crank baits . Lot of small mouths and some walleye . Largemouth in the widewater . The Quarries in Hulberton if they aren't posted . Some pig largemouth in those . Hard to catch . This should keep you busy for the summer .

Also , I had a good conversation with the slide diver guy at the Niagara show . I said I used dipseys and walkers for my flashers . He said with the rod length leads with the dipseys , it would restrict the circle the flasher, especially the 11" , would make . Makes sense as I use 25 to 35 leads for flashers off my riggers,. Some guys are using 15 ft leads on their dipsey and hand lining the fish to the net . F that , might as well use the slide diver with the ultimate ring .

You can use a slide diver as a poor man's downrigger for shallow water fishing . By that I mean water 15 to 40 feet when the fish are surface to bottom . Let out 75 ft or more , set diver to max side setting and let out diver so it's like 5 to 10 ft ft under the surface, or 15 ft off bottom . Kind of like a underwater planer . You can get it about 15 to 30 ft off the side with a 10 ft rod . Done this a few times and it works.

Went down to check on boat this morning . Looks like about 6 more inches to hit same level from 2 years ago . Drove over to see Sandy launch . Water is starting to come up on pavement . Docks are almost completely submerged . Should be able to beach boat on my lawn to park it like I did 2 years ago .

About as dumbass of a statement that could be made I don't know how many times Lakers have saved the day for me . They are a big part of the fishery . Also , a lot of trib guys could say a lot Funny how things work out

I read the report like 3 times . Sounds to me they did a pretty comprehensive study to come to their conclusions . Now this is only one study , but if it is not completely accurate , it's more right than wrong IMO. The funny thing is I kind of already knew that hauling a fish up from 100 ft down through water warmer than their key temp was not really good for them . Toss in the longer lines now all the rage which probably adds to the problem . I guess it's up to us as fisherman to decide how we want to deal with this . The answer is maybe more salmon, steelhead , Atlantic's ,and Brown stocks .

Not good news . But I am not surprised .

I feel your pain ,bro 3 herniated discs and stenosis that flares up every so often . On my back for 6 weeks a,few summers ago . In pain for 2 months straight Nov Dec . Came close to surgery but healed back up . Went to a great chiropractor Jan . Fixed me up . Stay positive and don't over medicated . Watch your diet . Take the refined sugar out of your diet as it in flames your joints and loose the flab as that will help dramatically. The Dash diet . But it really is a lifestyle change . I lost 20# and feel way better . Good luck

For what it cost , everything should work . There are times ,especially spring / shallow that you don't need to deploy the probe .

I have kept my boat at Johnson's creek , the oak , Bald Eagle and currently Sandy . If I had my druthers , I'd rather be at the Oak . I usually fish west of port to west of Green Harbor . Not only is the fishing good as it is at all ports mentioned that time of year , there are amenities . Like tackle shops , restaurants , lodging and gas . Sandy has no gas , lodging or tackle shops .

Oak , Bald Eagle , or Sandy . Very consistent fishing for Kings that time of year . Best area on the lake . But you may have to go out deep to find them .

Tommy will do it .

Did you do the whole distributor or just the points I had two sets of point break while out there last year . NEVER had that happen in the 30 years of owning the boat .