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Stoneam your speeds fine. I shoot for 2 to 2.1 SOG. Sometimes faster to get away from the dinks.I dont want a lot of fish just a big fish. Also run a rubber band in the releases and watch the rod tip.You do not want to be towing around a small fish when you go by a big one.....its very easy to do. I run gambler stuff along with some of my own. lunker in Barney bear derby came on a Gambler rig. I always have a couple sets in the water. 20 years or so ago I used to catch browns on cowbells on the s end of Cayuga. I would run them probably 200 ft behind the ball,way back . I can not make that work anymore. Stoneam you keep this board interesting with your reports.We were all where you were at years ago. Advise.... If you have something working and it quits working leave it out there . Dont put something out that you never caught a fish on.Maybe the fish quit biting. And if they start biting again you have stuff out that you never caught a fish on. When the fish are biting you experiment with different stuff.

Pre fished Owasco today to get ready for next weekends derby. Got out around 7 30am fished till 2ish.Worked the s end and middle of the lake. Caught our fair share of lakers biggest around 7lbs. All fish came before 10am. When the sun was high in the sky ,no bites. Anything gold color seemed to be the magic . Few boats out had the lake to myself. All fish returned to fight another day. Did not see a single lamprey scar... Cottonwood fiber in the water. Harder to clean than fleas.....

Owasco Lake June 17&18 South shore marina

Fishstix NLT derby results Best picture of the 12lb laker Ive got. I would like to thank all the sponsors. The guys and gals working the weigh stations did a great job. Only caught 6 or 7 fish last weekend a couple 5lb to 7lb. we let go. but the right one hit at the right time.Fished hard all three days . Willie just turned 75 last week kind of ironic. Wish I could get my grandson in the picture interested but I guess its a computer world.Had a lot of fun cleaning weeds. Very nice trophy. On to the next one hope my program is still working.. Thanks to HOLY MACKEREL for the contraption.

I never ran cores or any toplines. I had enough trouble with weeds on my riggers and divers. I could not believe the amount of weeds floating this time of year. Sometimes it was hard to get something down before it was weeded up.

I dont know where to start on the Seneca derby. It was a tough bite but the right fish hit at the right time. We fished hard all three days Sweating out the 12 lb laker we caught on the first day.It was the first fish weighed in at the station. I would like to thank all the organizers and sponsors who ran a very good event. Its a coincidence that Willie the guy i fish with turned 75 this week. That $7500 check made him smile. As far as particulars go it came on the n end over 140 fow dipsey diver 150 feet of wire out , brown and white color lure. We fished from Sampson north and it was tough to find something to fish for . If you caught a fish on something you might as well throw it away, you could not catch another fish on it. Two 1st place derbys in a row for me and Willie I cant wait for the next one..Owasco I think.... Sorry no pictures keep forgetting the camera .

Ive had it close to 20 yrs .I can tell by vibration and sound if my speeds right. I will be in dock 69 at Sampson for the derby . Staying in cabin C3. You can never have to many rods in the cuddy. I have 26 rod holders on this boat and if I can find a empty one when I have a fish or two flopping on the floor im happy. BTW this is my first attempt at posting pictures There might not be pictures...here we go...

Thanks for the comments guys. Ended up with 1st place laker 4th place laker and lunker. I do not want to give the farm away on lure description but both fish came on peanuts. green /white , brown /white 2nd day we fished the same line on gps we fished the first day and the fish were gone. Went into search mode and luckley hit a 12.3 laker ,middle of the lake.set back up followed my line back around nailed a 11.9 off the exact same spot. One came 88 down off the rigger other was 200 feet of wire on a dipsey' We will be at dock 69 ,and cabin C2 for the national derby. Look us up.

Never thought I would say "To many fish" Im in my 60s my fishing partners in his 70s . First 3 hrs of the day we could not keep a rod down . doubles, triples . A lot of 7lb and 8lb Quality fish. Hard to believe biggest we could manage was 9lb when we were catching that many fish. Its an old saying "When the fish are biteing three rods are to many when they are not biteing one rod is to many" Hope to get a bigger one today. Thought we had it yesterday but it was a 7lb laker hooked in the belly and dragged in sideways. Good luck to all.