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Thanks for the pics Stan. It is helpful to know where to place your balls.

...and don't forget all the fisher(people)men that piss in the lake while fishing

....from the NYS DEC website: "Lampricides and Treatments The most significant and effective form of control has been the treatment of streams and deltas with lampricides - TFM in tributaries and Bayluscide on deltas. The lampricides target the larval sea lamprey, killing them before they can transform into their parasitic adult form. Since the larval sea lamprey typically reside in streams or deltas for 4 years, lampricide treatments need only occur every 4 years in a specific water." This is from DEC's report of Lake Champlain but the treatment process is the same for the finger lakes. I think Cayuga was treated two years ago. Not sure. But anyway each treatment if done under good conditions will get the previous four years of eels. Once the adults go into the lake they will usually die within a year but that year each one can take out a few fish.

It looks like the autopilot is a King AP2000. There is a service center in Florida that still repairs them if needed. http://www.kingmarineelectronics.com/

Common sense would tell you to hold the flare over the side of the boat and pointing away. It shouldn't take long to get some common sense if you don't. You'll only make that mistake once.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.........

If all else fails get some of Dave's spoons (R&R) and spray paint the cup metallic brass

This is the link for R&R Tackle. You'll see the spoon on the home page. http://www.mytacklebox.com/

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Maybe the Mods will consider your idea or something similar.

If you don't mind catching lake trout right now go out to the 125-150 water and run your stuff 80' -120' and you won't get skunked or disappointed.

Caught this brown a few years ago and don't have a measured length but the newspaper will give you an idea of length. The fish weighed in at 11lb 5oz. Girth will play a big part in weight on these fish.

The Empire Pass expires December 31. from the website: " When does the Empire Pass Card expire? Empire Pass Cards expire December 31st of the final year for which they were purchased. Lifetime Empire Passes do not expire." https://parks.ny.gov/admission/empire-passport/frequently-asked-questions.aspx

Easy rule to follow: If its hard to get your spoon into the water because it is flying parallel to the water it is best to go home.

This should be helpful: https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7264.html

Maybe this will help clarify the number of hooks (hook points) question: ********************************************* Freshwater Fishing Regulations Methods of Taking Fish Angling Angling means taking fish by hook and line. This includes bait and fly fishing, casting, trolling and the use of landing nets to complete the catch. Anglers must be in immediate attendance when their lines are in the water. The use of set lines where the angler is not in immediate attendance is prohibited. An angler may operate no more than three lines with or without a rod. each line is limited to not more than five lures or baits or a combination of both. in addition, each line shall not exceed 15 hook points in any combination of single, double or treble hooks. Snatching, lifting, hooking and use of tip-ups are not angling. ********************************************** ie: a number 11 Rapala has 9 hook points (three treble hooks) link to DEC regs: https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7917.html

Needs a little more of this >