rbochan
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Chances are, I'll see how the wind's howling at the Causeway tomorrow afternoon. -
Just shy of 5 lbs.
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I haven't been to Waneta, yet. Otisco's the only place I've gone for the big toothy critters. They're like my pets there - even named 3 of them.
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I'm going to try and make it out there this week sometime, depending on work and weather. Haven't had a toothy critter on the line in a while now.
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Got my personal best yesterday at Lourdes Camp, this 24" female rainbow.
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I was just curious if anyone's used them before, if there were any gotcha's to look out for - that kind of stuff. I casted it for the first time today and it works well. The drag's very quiet, which I'm not that fond of, but it was hard to beat the price!
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Thanks! If I got stuck withe hook right now, I'd bleed gravy.
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I was driving along the other day and saw a cobweb and dust covered rod and reel leaning against a trash can by the side of the road. I stopped and quickly tossed it in the back of the jeep. When I got home, I dusted it off and found it to be a 2-piece 7' M Ugly Stick, circa 2000 or so (I'm guessing) with a Mitchell Copperhead 40 spinning reel on it. It also had a shiny little Panther Martin spinner attached to the line. SCORE! The rod and reel are both pristine and in need of a damp cloth - that's it. Everything seems to work perfectly. I haven't been able to find out much about the reel, so I was wondering if anyone knew the specs on it. It's not a rear-drag model, and I have no idea what max drag is. The only other markings on it are "4 Ball Bearings", "5.6:1 Ratio", and "180 yd/10 lb." If anyone knows more, I'd appreciate learning more about it. It looks exactly like this:
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I went last Sunday. It just seemed devoid of anything there. I'll probably be there this Sunday afternoon too though. -
You could hand launch there, that's about it. There's a state launch SW of the village though. I don't know about ice, it rarely ices up and I don't ice fish.
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I saw a few boats out while I was fishing from the Causeway this afternoon. Didn't see much in the way of any action, though.
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Went to Lourdes again this morning. Took a LL Salmon and 2 Rainbows.
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The water's still _really_ low. As of Thursday, it's only come up about 6" with all the rain we've had.
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I may go to the Causeway tomorrow afternoon. Going to Lourdes in the AM.
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Drove by the Causeway around noon on my way back from Lourdes. I was wet and chilly, so I didn't even go out there to check it out.
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I was at Lourdes this morning for a bit. Landed this tasty gem.
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Not as bad as it could be, but the shores are riddles with PILES of chopped up weeds... piles you almost have to hop over.
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I was at the Causeway today, and Otisco's, maybe, 5-6 inches higher than it was before the rain. The sustained 25+ MPH winds were fun too. Not even bait was biting.
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<drool> Those are gorgeous! -
Hi! I'm Rob. I stumbled across this forum recently and decided to sign up. I fish Otisco quite a bit and have become quite fond of the Tigers there. I got into them a coupe of years ago and have had a blast with them. I fish the Causeway mostly. I don't own a boat currently, but I'd imagine it's near impossible to launch a boat on Otisco now anyway. I'm mostly a live bait guy, but I recently picked up a decent musky bait-casting rig and some big honking lures to toss out there. I figure I have about 9100 casts to go before one hits on e of the lures. I look forward to learning more and discussing everything with you folks!
