RUFF RIDER Sodus Live Report 2014 Aug 22 - Sep 1

[TOP SECRET]

East wind picked up and it's kinda chilly out here.

Gotten lazy and havent been cleaning dipsey rods of fleas and theyve gone silent.

[woody 184]

This time of year their mouths get very hard so you lose some fish.

[mrs ruff rider]

350 dipsey going

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[Justfish]

Do you use offshore releases? 

Are you using rubber snubbers on your Dipseys?

 

What worked for me back years ago.......Offshore releases..........put the line at least 3/4 of the way in as that increases the tension.  Razor razor sharp hooks.   The nice thing about offshore releases is you dont get any "draggers" (small kings or lakers) as the line will actually slide a bit and "pulse" your rod tip when you get a skipper/dragger on so you know immediatly when it happens.

 

But....and a big caveat.....this was all pre-zerba mussell days and the water clarity was always that perfect sea foam green.  So I am sure things are different lately with the gin clear water.

[TOP SECRET]

Another king about 10lbs... just cant find the biggins

[Bellis Program]

Big steel out here boys

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[TOP SECRET]

Do you use offshore releases?

Are you using rubber snubbers on your Dipseys?

What worked for me back years ago.......Offshore releases..........put the line at least 3/4 of the way in as that increases the tension. Razor razor sharp hooks. The nice thing about offshore releases is you dont get any "draggers" (small kings or lakers) as the line will actually slide a bit and "pulse" your rod tip when you get a skipper/dragger on so you know immediatly when it happens.

But....and a big caveat.....this was all pre-zerba mussell days and the water clarity was always that perfect sea foam green. So I am sure things are different lately with the gin clear water.

We use blacks. We used to use offshore releases, but switched to blacks and could never go back. Ive been experimenting with running them tighter with the rods bent over real tight... I think my ratio has actually gone down a bit...

[TOP SECRET]

Big steel out here boys

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Wow nice! Everyone keeps saying that there a huge steelies, but we just havent been hitting the bigger ones.

[TOP SECRET]

This time of year their mouths get very hard so you lose some fish.

I think a lot of them were smaller fish that probably didn't get a good grasp on the treble. Some of the screamers we lost though... I would agree!

[Bellis Program]

Rigger at 70 all steel damage

[TOP SECRET]

Rigger at 70 all steel damage

Ah ok, we havent had our riggers that high.

[TOP SECRET]

Water in 450fow is much warmer. 56 deg down 100.

[Justfish]

Got it! ( on the blacks releases). 

Just my own personal preference.....I have never been a fan of any release that requires you to twist the line to "hold it in place" (blacks) or a release that required you to thread it like a sewing machine (Roamers).   But thats just a personal thing on my end.  I always prefered "direct linkage".

 

 

Im sure they all work

 

Go get those jumbo steelies

[Justfish]

Various width/size rubber bands work fantastic if you are using lighter line.   The bigger the rubber band, the more you can crank your rod down while trolling.  They provide awesome hook setting tension much like the off shore.... (versus just an "open or closed" position on the blacks)

[TOP SECRET]

Really not much going on in this shallower water. 250fow 52deg down 100.

[TOP SECRET]

Temp change in 250fow, 49deg down 100... marked a couple at the transition... but still pretty empty in here.

[TOP SECRET]

150 rigger goin... I know because I heard it lol

[TOP SECRET]

Another 10lb king. Going to pull and head in.

215fow, 44deg down 100.

[p3434]

Nick , I'm heading up tonight to fish Monday - Friday . What fow should I start . Last week only got fish out 500 fow.

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Nick , I'm heading up tonight to fish Monday - Friday . What fow should I start . Last week only got fish out 500 fow.

Reco starting in 250fow and trolling north.

[tiogafishaddict]

Last night trolling into port bay Cuz I had a young guy with me... 150 foot lost a pig on the wire and dropped one on the rigger screen lit up for some reason in that spot go figure. Then 4 miles out a snake was swimming around lol

[TOP SECRET]

Doesn't get much fresher!

[discovery246]

Ruff Rider

Is that a Bayliner Discovery your fishing out of???

[TOP SECRET]

Ruff Rider

Is that a Bayliner Discovery your fishing out of???

Yup! 2007 Discovery 246

[TOP SECRET]

Here's a shot of it!

Edited August 24, 2014 by Ruff Rider