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stinger

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  1. Not to booger up the topic but just want to throw this at ya. The best line to use is the one that you have confidence in. How shy do the think a fish is when it’s hitting a fly 20" +/- behind a 8" dodger or flasher. If the fish doesn’t hit it’s probably has more to do with the action, speed, color than the line between the dodger/flasher and fly. I’ve been making my own flies for more than twenty years and to be honest catch enough fish with my home-mades to satisfy most fishermen. So what line do I use? Ande 50# clear exclusively since the mid 90's. I buy it in 250 yd (1/4 lb) spools and never had a break-off. I have complete confidence in it. Disclaimer: I only fish the fingers so this may not apply to big waters. Also I’m bored and killing time till the end of March. Tight lines
  2. Looks like it may get a little skinnier https://www.canals.ny.gov/waterlevels/netdata/cayuga-levels.pdf
  3. I don't know what DEC's plans or schedules are. What cleaned up Cayuga was a successful treatment. At that time Cayuga was out of control and Seneca wasn't experiencing any major lamprey issues. The window to treat is the same for both lakes but that doesn't mean that both are scheduled.
  4. One successful treatment will wipe out five years of larvae. That is why Cayuga is cleaned up for now. They'll be back in full force unless the tribs are treated again before they get out of control.
  5. It's all about timing.
  6. To bad NYS doesn't allow trapping and selling the eels. The Asians would jump all over that. The adult eels that do all the harm would have a bounty on their head. Also it would replace smelt fishing in the finger lakes
  7. Thank you for the reply
  8. I'm interested in 8" Opti-dodgers. Any color. PM me if you have any. Thank you.
  9. For those that want to see what the regulation book says about that click the link and scroll down to Methods of Taking Fish Angling https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/31416.html
  10. PM L&M (mod) and see if he has any.
  11. 42" in Binghamton, 7S. Hunting with snow shoes was fun when I was younger but not anymore. The only thing I got using snow shoes was tired
  12. This may help you in deciding. http://www.canals.ny.gov/waterlevels/netdata/cayuga-levels.pdf
  13. My vote is to go with Justin's recommendation for setting up a pontoon boat. If that is to pricey for you then go with bags till you can afford to do it right. I have a used large Happy Troller plate if you want to go in that direction but two 28" - 30" bags should work for you and you don't have to drill any holes in you boat. PS: two bags will give better boat control in the wind than just your main engine will do but not as good as Justin's setup.
  14. Opening day hunting is to stressful for me so I'm going to do some relaxing fishing today.
  15. The club I belong to has been leasing land from Cotton-Hanlon since the mid 1970's. Not sure where you are looking to lease but here is a consideration. https://www.cottonhanlon.com/
  16. The primer bulb for each engine fuel line has a check valve in it already.
  17. He is a brown. Down about 30' over 100' bottom. I would guess 1/2 to 3/4 miles to the nearest creek. Sent from my moto z3 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
  18. If this guy was up the creek where he should of been he wouldn't have ended up in my boat yesterday. He was ripe when he hit the deck. He doesn't have big shoulders but his tail did him proud in the fight. Sent from my moto z3 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
  19. FYI,.... those two 10lb fish weights will fit in a USPS Medium size flat rate box. $15.05
  20. There was the same condition in Cayuga Lake in 2013. Once DEC treated the streams it cleared up the lake pretty good. Lamprey's are few and far between now. In order to keep the lake clear a successful treatment would have to be done every four years to keep the larvae in check other wise they will gradually takeover the lake again as what you have now. Cayuga Sept 2013
  21. I bet he'll come in handy for the fish that gets off at the back of the boat. Just kidding. Beautiful dog.
  22. I had the same results. I am leery to buy from him at this point.
  23. Way back in the old days ( Sept 29, `02) I was trolling for the normal trout species in Cayuga Lake around the Aurora area. I picked these up trolling a dodger /fly down 65' over 100' bottom. These were pretty active that day.
  24. Where are you located. Zip Code will suffice. My nephew is a big musky guy and may be interested depending on how far he has to travel. Thanks
  25. I put this post in the "This Old Boat" section and thought I'd get a little more exposure here. I'm thinking of adding down speed, temp & depth to my boat and am looking at the Smart Troll. I like the idea of being able to get readings from multiple lines rather than the single reading like on the downrigger cable versions. Can any of you that have one give me some feed back on the unit and how it works for you? Thank you.
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