Big Dave

The launch at long pt. SP is open one boat out there. At the south end there were a couple of boats along the east side. Saw one net go in , so they must have had some luck.

The channel is open. Cornell or Ithaca Collage went up and down the channel all day with a 14'er to break up the skim ice. The Crew boats were out this afternoon when I came back into town. The crew of the crews didn't look to excited to be out rowing

If you Missing Stuff there sure is a lot of it out in the lake

The colored water sure shows where the currents flow!!!

Will be at the Two at the east end. Would like to do the two in the west end. May ride out to watch the weigh in anyway . Always have a good time and meet great people.

Marinate the fillets overnight in dinosaur bar-b-que Mojito sause . Than grill. fast and easy

This AM the channel was open from the octapus to the Cornell boat house . The lake was open through the breakwall, but the lower part of the channel still had ice on it. A little run off will take that out before the weekend.

Spring derby at the bar . Than Mex. bay and Cayuga when I can get the Three "W's" to let me!!! Wife , work , Weather.

I would have to put one on each foot. How ever I like to row and have a 14' row boat that I troll with sometimes. What I use is lures like the wallydiver or deep shad rap. Cast them out to each side leave the bail open and row some and click the bail over. That gets them back aways and start crusing around. Get some nice browns that way. The trouble is going slow enough. Watch the rod tips and you can see the lure action. You can tell if you pick up weeds or if a fish hits

Didn't get the nick-name BIG for nothing!!!! 3xtall. The company that does our work clothes puts a 32" sleeve on all shirts. All mine look like the 3/4 miami vice look. :x

The speed was right going in the one direction. The swing back , lure action, with the currents , all helped to trigger the strike. We always circle back not turn back.

flasher and fly off a wire dipsie might make those spooky trout agressive. We use 30# wire with a roller guides.

Etch-a-skech screen for me. I always jump to get the rod so the way points don't get set. Just have to go back to the squigel on the trail to find where we hooked up.

The big 5" renosky stickbaits have been good to us at the bar in the spring. We take the front treble off and run them off the riggers 20' set back. Blue green , purple and pink, chartuse and silver, the mirror image all work

Looks like they pulled the plug on the lake for the spring run off. The lake looks real low today.

Are there any fish up at the north end? :shock: Might be able to launch at Long Pt. sounds like a fun day .

Got some custom rods from Jeff " Miss-em" . The Fish Doctor rods have great reel seats that won't loosen up and I got the grips bigger to go with my Big and old hands I am very happy with them. Well worth the money.

Size #1 is what we use. With a snubber and a 7' leader. 2.5 to 3 setting will get you 60 to 70'. I made my own rod holders. They hold the rods parallel with the water and away from the rigger cables. 1 1/2" stainless tube with a bracket welded to the front and a through bolt through the back of the tube. You don't want them to stick out past the side of the boat. Good rod holders are worth the money, if you can't make them. Thats a lot of money to go splash when a fish hits , or the pull of the dipsie breaks a cheap one

SHARKS Chrome ones!!!!

Not taste

Oh No !!!! Fish can't see anything red deep I have had good luck with reds and orange alot deeper that that 20' vis. to us range they talk about. The red vampire Nks , black and red or orange stripe, all black with red stripe have worked.

Propane Tech. Set the tanks run lines and stuff like that . Drive the bobtail (dev. tanker ) some. Do the "you want the tank where !!! ) thing with the costomers. In the Ithaca area. Set tanks on alot of the "Camps :shock: " there.

How many boats??

21' thompson for the big lake and Cayuga

16' starcraft project boat for winter fishing

14' quance (sp) row boat

17 grumman square stern canoe

My wife has a kayac , I would need one for each foot :roll:

2 mono dipsey

2 braid dipsey

6 wire dipsey

2 lead core

1 Copper expermintal rod

10 Lake Ontario rigger rods

6 Cayuga rigger rods

a few spare ones

couple dozen spinning , and casting rods

4 fly rods

30 old rods antique, vintage, Dad's , Grandpa's etc. steel ones including an interline rod that telescopes from the 1850's

a dozen Zebco set ups that I used with the Cub Scouts. Sword fighting proof

Some Ice stuff, Need a lot of Ice for me.

Guess I am like the guy in the commerical, that wants it all!!!

Your not sick you don't hardly have a fever :shock:

I got a sterns. It looks like a vest that I usually wear around the house and at work driving truck. I spent more for it , but its one that I wear, fits good( not an easy thing when your are my size), and it makes my wife and kids feel better when I am out by myself.