Bait/Tackle Shop Request

[Finders Keepers]

Anyone know of a decent shop in and around Seneca Lake/Geneva/Waterloo area? We're in need of another weigh-in station around that area for the NYS Winter Classic Tournament this winter season. We were hoping for Roy's Marina, but they will be gone the entire month of January...

 

Thanks!

Tim.

[Sk8man]

Tim  I hope you aren't counting on ice fishing on Seneca because Seneca seldom freezes enough for ice fishing, and open water stuff is also very questionable at the north end of the lake depending on weather related freeze-ups of the launches (in terms of public access).  Have you also checked with either Barrett Marine or Stivers Marine? I think Fran and Deb Barrett go to Florida frequently so that may be out too... and are you talking about driving to a weigh in or boating? These two will likely be out because the Seneca Canal freezes over for boats at least as does the State Park and usually Sampson State Park and Lodi State Park launches. Often the only boat access is Roy's at the north end and (Severne Point launch) on the west side 2/3 of the way to Watkins Glen . Clute Park in Watkins Glen at the south end is often open for winter fishing depending on the specific weather conditions for a particular year but it is off and on with conditions.

Edited December 1, 2014 by Sk8man

[lakebound88]

you're just looking for a convenient location? Does it need to be a tackle shop? If you're an organized event check out some other local business. . Vonnies boat yard.. right across from roys..

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[Finders Keepers]

Thanks for the responses! For the Winter Classic any waterway is fair game (ice or open water) - as we do know Seneca does not freeze (usually) and this also allows the tourney to go on even with a warm winter. We would prefer a tackle/bait shop since they would have vested interest in being a weigh-in station for us since it will bring more potential customers through their doors, and offer us more exposure to their customers that may not have heard about the event yet. The Geneva area is a centrally located area amungst the Finger Lakes, that's why we were looking there. We may just have to split it and acquire one in Canandaigua (Runnings perhaps) and another towards Auburn/Syracuse. But that may have to be pushed off to next year as our gear is now allocated to our current spread of stations plus one more towards NYC and another potentially in the Finger Lakes Region.