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for sale : usa WTB a good chart plotter 6 or 7 in screen max
Yankee Troller replied to spoonfed-1's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
I've got an 8" Raymarine C80 I'd let go for $250 - EBAY Link -
We beat up the Oneida Lake Walleye population this morning! Prior to the trip I asked them their preferred fishing presentation, and they asked to troll. So that's what we set up for. We trolled 16-18' most of the morning trying to keep our baits in that 10-12' range. It was almost impossible to keep 8 rods in. Our furthest two boards on each side pulled Bay Rat Short Shallows back 100' on 20lb braid. The two inside boards on each side pulled Deep Husky Jerk 10's and #9 Flicker Minnows back 45' on 10lb mono. Our best colors imitated Perch. For the last couple of hours we slid out into deeper water looking for some bigger fish. We targeted 30+' of water and grabbed a couple nice Walleye, and a stud 4.7lb Smallmouth Bass. The deep water program was 85' back on the braid rods, and 85' back on the mono rods with 2oz drop weights. #9 Flicker Minnows on one side, and #10 Deep Husky Jerks on the other. That's it for a few weeks! If weather allows we'll try to get out in early December if anyone's interested.
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Paul and Tom met us this morning at Oneida Shores for their annual Fall Walleye charter. Being regulars we knew they preferred to troll, so that's what we were set up to do. Our first few trolls targeted 15-16' of water right outside of the weeds. We made four trolls in that depth range on two different spots. On our fifth troll we looked at deeper water (30'), but only grabbed one keeper Walleye and a big Perch. The sixth troll we went back to the area we did our first and second troll though, but we slid out into that 17-18' of water range. All of our trolls took fish! Today, we pulled stickbaits, and with the help of the precision trolling app we were able to put various baits in the zones we wanted. We ran 8 Offshore inline boards on each troll. The two furthest boards on each side were loaded with 20lb braid, and they fired all day 100' back with Bay Rat Short Shallows in Perch, Jail Bird, Toxic Frog, Can't Afford It, and Blue Tiger. The two inside boards were 10lb mono rods pulling #9 Flicker Minnows and Deep Scatter Husky Jerk back 40-45'. Our best colors in those offerings were Perch, Black/Silver, and Purpledecent
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Kicker charging trolling batteries
Yankee Troller replied to tyler.woodard04's topic in This Old Boat
90% of the bass guys are running these charge on the run systems, and have been for years. If this was the case the trolling motor companies, who also sponsor them, should be warning against this? -
This should make everyone angry!!
Yankee Troller replied to Morgan-E's topic in Open Lake Discussion
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Kicker charging trolling batteries
Yankee Troller replied to tyler.woodard04's topic in This Old Boat
I don't have them in stock. Used my last one about a month ago. I can get one coming if you want one. -
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Kicker charging trolling batteries
Yankee Troller replied to tyler.woodard04's topic in This Old Boat
Look into the Power Pole Charge. We have used this charger a lot at the marina. When your main or kicker is running you can divert that alternators output to your trolling motor batteries. Kickers don't have huge alternators, but it will help. The Power Pole Charge also acts as an onboard charger and an emergency jump start. I'm not electrician, but I don't know if you can hook your 12v kicker into a 24/36v battery bank? The Power Pole Charge helps make these conversions from 12v to 24/26v happen. -
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This should make everyone angry!!
Yankee Troller replied to Morgan-E's topic in Open Lake Discussion
I attend every meeting that is open to the public. I've never heard of a study or experiment by the state to figure this out. Wouldn't you like to know where the top GOSD and LOC fish each year were bred? Whatever got those fish to be the biggest in the lake is something we should concentrate on. Since you've been around since the beginning you should know we've had both. Why not have good fishing with good size fish? -
This should make everyone angry!!
Yankee Troller replied to Morgan-E's topic in Open Lake Discussion
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This should make everyone angry!!
Yankee Troller replied to Morgan-E's topic in Open Lake Discussion
If you talk to the big name charter captains on the lake (ones who sit on the lake board) they say we never had a baitfish crash/problem. I don't agree with their views, and I think our baitfish population took a massive hit with those two year classes. I don't think there is a need to assume year classes in this world with the science and technology we have. If the DEC really wants to understand these Salmon and Trout they need to step up and do more. We all want answers. There's no reason to wait a year to see what age a fish is. -
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Yankee Troller replied to Morgan-E's topic in Open Lake Discussion
We can all guess that fish are 1, 2, or 3 years old on a boat, but were they 2yr olds we were catching? Only labs with samples off of fish can identify that. Here's a thought. How about some of that data the DEC takes samples at each tournament. No tourney team is trying to bring in 1 and 2 year old fish. You have the best guys out there targeting the best fish. You bring up a great point, and I bet money there are no projects or research being done on this. One of the most lucrative fisheries in NYS and no one is curious why size is declining. Are we not taking the right genes at the hatchery? Is it diet related? Is constant inbreeding causing this? With all the colleges in NYS we couldn't get one involved in trying to figure this out? -
This should make everyone angry!!
Yankee Troller replied to Morgan-E's topic in Open Lake Discussion
Doesn't matter if you catch jacks in the tribs or not. They are there and the DEC WILL use them. You hope all you want to get back to bigger Salmon, but I provided you with almost 20yrs of data. If you can't see a declining size with that I don't know how else to show it. There's no reason we can't have great fishing and big fish. -
This should make everyone angry!!
Yankee Troller replied to Morgan-E's topic in Open Lake Discussion
Are you 100% sure about this? I'm not asking to close down every trib. I just want something done to the one that services this WHOLE fishery. You don't think the bigger fish yanked out of the system (most times illegally) prior to getting to the hatchery hasn't affected the gene pool at all? It's not about egg take quota. It's about breeding the biggest fish in the system with each other. You can get 100 charter boat captains on here and 95% will tell you this season was amazing. Me, the last two seasons have been embarrassing with the smallest size Salmon ever in the system. Here's some LOC history for the 10th place Salmon over the years. So, what have we done in recent years? We've cut stocking becasue of baitfish shortages, yet the DEC is willing to increase stocking in 2024 becasue of good looking baitfish assessments. However, our Salmon are the smallest ever? Don't you think if there was this surplus of GOOD bait in the lake our Salmon would be gorging? MEDIAN Fall 2023 27.05 2022 27.15 2021 29.03 2020 28.04 2019 29.12 2018 2017 30.08 2016 32.01 2015 29.02 2014 30.04 2013 33.04 2012 32.09 2011 32.04 2010 34.06 2009 31.15 2005 30.01 I sure hope this is not the case, but they are also the ones that tell us sperm from jacks is really potent and performs well. I am 100% against the use of sperm from jacks to feed this system. -
This should make everyone angry!!
Yankee Troller replied to Morgan-E's topic in Open Lake Discussion
There is a reason why egg take is done at a specific time. It's temperature related to produce the best eye up. Boats in front of a river, in my opinion, do very little to hurt what is running the river. Those fish have to bite to be caught in open water. There's no way to troll over to the largest fish and catch it out of the system like you can do fishing the river. -
This should make everyone angry!!
Yankee Troller replied to Morgan-E's topic in Open Lake Discussion
The state, and towns that surround these tribs, have allowed this type of behavior since the Salmon were planted in this lake. Generations of anglers have treated this fishery with little to no respect whether it is taking fish un-ethically or leaving trash behind. They all turn a blind eye so they can make a buck. The antics that happen during this season are displayed all over social media now, and it makes it even easier to watch this compared to in the past. I know I'm on the extreme end of the spectrum, but I feel like the Salmon River, our only source for egg take, should be shut down until egg take is over. Not becasue they cant reach their quota, but becasue our best specimens and genes are being yanked out of the river every season. We see declining Salmon weights, but no one can put their finger on why. With most of the river walkable larger fish are easily spotted and taken out of the system. I'm not for closing down all the tribs during Salmon season, but the one that supports this fishery should be managed better. During this same timeframe large trout are being taken out of the system. Again, the only place they take eggs for Steelhead on the lake. Is the concern for the small towns of Pulaski and Altmar for 1-2mos a year greater than what this 12month fishery provides? -
We disconnect the negative leads at the marina. If it's a good battery and fully charged it should be fine over the Winter.
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Usually it starts Columbus Day, but it's really temperature related. Egg take at certain water temps give them a better results for eye-up.