Hardwater report !!

[bondouley]

Fished honeoye this weekend saturday noon till dark and sunday 8am till noon. Saturday worked 8 to 12ft of water lots of action but mostly small fish till about 4:30 then it was game on. Took home 15 big gills. Did manage to catch a nice 2.5lb smallmouth also which i released.

Sunday was very slow only managed 1 keeper gill and 1 keeper perch but releases both. Caught a few other small fish. Worked 24ft of water for 2 hrs then went into the shallows. I should of stayed out deeper as a couple of my buddies had good catches out there of perch, crappies, and even a walleye.

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[camper4lyfe]

Question for those of you that have fished tournaments; I see a lot saying “no frozen fish”. How the heck do you hero your fish from freezing??


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[ontherise]

A bucket of water ??

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[GAMBLER]

2 hours ago, camper4lyfe said:

Question for those of you that have fished tournaments; I see a lot saying “no frozen fish”. How the heck do you hero your fish from freezing??


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Put them on a metal stringer down the hole or a jetsled full of water. 

[EsoxAC3]

We fished Conesus yesterday  and it was slow bunch oif gills no eyes BUT caught the biggest Rudd I have ever seen on a jig with waxworm:lol:

That is an absolute giant rudd.... they are neat fish.


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[Gator]

We have seen lots of Rudd fishing Conesus the past two years, and particularly this year. It's somewhat concerning, as they are an invasive and much like alewives have the potential to dramatically change the fishery. Too late to do anything about it now, though.

[Aspiring_Pollack]

So thats what those are. They've been an increasing occurrence in my observations in Seneca as well. I remember seeing them as a young teenager years ago and never knew what they were.

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[rod hog]

bait shop sold them as pike bait they called them red fin shinners. never caught much with them

[Sk8man]

The ones in Seneca and the canal system came up through there from elsewhere as invasives but the ones in lakes like Conesus must have been as bait. Too bad as they out compete the native species and are very hardy. The one pictured became eagle food.

[Lucky13]

There is a fish called redfin shiner that is native.  This may have been sold as bait at one time before the limited list was published.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/26014.html

 

The rudd has been around for quite some time as well, but is introduced.  On the map,.ir is showing in Conesus, Hemlock, and Silver. 

http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/94481.html

[longspurs]

Had a good day on Oneida !! Got a quick limit of eyes and off to find the perch only found a handful of them with a couple eyes in between. What a beautiful day !!

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[devoknevo]

Heres some pics of our little buddy at Conesus and Braddocks last week. This kid is a fishing machine, so watch out when he hits the tournament trail! 

[devoknevo]

Not hardwater, but speaking of Rudd, here’s one that another little buddy caught at Conesus last summer first cast.

[longspurs]

Man I've seen that champ out there with his dad , never seen a kid land fish like him. He's hooked for life.

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[longspurs]

Well buddy and his boy cleaned up them fish, not sure if u can even clean a fish better than that but I was amazed how they came out.

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[Sk8man]

that is about as good as I've seen

[GAMBLER]

15 hours ago, longspurs said:

Well buddy and his boy cleaned up them fish, not sure if u can even clean a fish better than that but I was amazed how they came out.

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That is the method I use to clean pike.  Its the least waste method you can use for pike! 

[Outdoor Lover]

22 minutes ago, GAMBLER said:

That is the method I use to clean pike.  Its the least waste method you can use for pike! 

Tutorial coming?? LOL....Please?

[devoknevo]

[Kaz]

Waaaattt!!!! His a real baby trooper Absolutely love it 👍🎣🎣🎣🎣

[GAMBLER]

35 minutes ago, Outdoor Lover said:

Tutorial coming?? LOL....Please?

Google pike fileting videos.  I tried the five cut method and did not like it.  I still got the tips of the pin bones in the top filet.  I can't remember what the method above is called but its great. 

[devoknevo]

1 hour ago, Krystian said:

Waaaattt!!!! His a real baby trooper Absolutely love it 👍🎣🎣🎣🎣

* ...he’s five years old!

[GAMBLER]

2 hours ago, Outdoor Lover said:

Tutorial coming?? LOL....Please?

The key to this method is a good sharp knife. 

Edited February 28, 2020 by GAMBLER

[Sk8man]

Good clear thorough video. Brian.

[NymphO]

Did well on Chaumont wed. Found a nice hungry pack that kept us busy all day.