rustyrat

Raytheon L-750 sonar transducer transom mount. I buggered mine up and need a new one. I think I can get one, I just need the part number. RR

Ha Ray, I doubt Tom could afford us! For those interested my band is playing Friday night Feb 29th at Uncle Joe's in Ithaca on green st. Next to the fire station. 8:30 to midnight. Rock on! Nothing like a shamless plug! RR

Those waypoints are no good anyway! Doesn't tell what time of year I was at em! Squirrel I checked my sent box and you got all the info except where I fish! RR

Don't chince out on the nail polish either, use Sally Hanson's clear nail polish. The best there is. I use it instead of head cement on all my flies. RR

Good luck, Nobody gives out that info. I don't have any either because I can't get it. Those seneca perch guys are tight lipped. RR

ummmmm, I PM'd the squirrel. you don't think i'm gonna give away my info to all you guys, do ya?! You can spot me all summer long, doesn't mean you're gonna get that trophy. RR

3 riggers. 2 outside riggers: Flasher flies, Center rigger mag spoon just below the other riggers. 2 wires: flasher flies. 1 thumper big paddle, long leader, fly. Thats it for me on salmon rigs. Run that at the bar and run it for the fall. I don't fish that many spoons anymore unless I get a first hand report while i'm out there. RR

Yes its called flouroclear. Its a hybrid. RR

I'll tell ya what guys, I'm gonna be fishing even more on Cayuga this year. That new boat isn't just going to sit in the lift ya know! I'm taking my summer vacation at home this year too. So you are all in for a good fight to wrestle this trophy away from me! Thanks for the compliments guys. My wife is very happy and thats all that matters to me.

I stay away form the vanish. Used it once and that was enough. The P-line hybrid flouro is excellent and I use it on Cayuga all the time in 10 lb. I won the LOU Cayuga cup using it! RR

Chris, my boat is going in the same spot as before. Thats my wifes new lift for her SeaRay!

Docks done and boat lift assembled. Now I can get back to fishin. RR

I have only done it once there. I'm sure if you go on a fri or a sat night there will be guys out on the north end jigging smelt. Find them and go watch and ask questions. They will stay alive very well in a bucket, Just change out the water if they start looking bad. The water has to be ice cold. Its tough to keep them alive at home unless you keep them cold with an air pump. Ask my wife about live smelt in the fridg with the air pump. I have always used a 2 in pimple, take off the hook and put a 2 to 4 in leader of 2 to 4 lbs test with a size 12 or smaller hook baited with a mousie. Keep the light right next to the hole. Not sure of the depth there though. usually 3 to 6 ft under the ice if I remember correctly. I think some guys just use small jigs with a bait and a little peice nylon stocking. I gues if they short hit they get their teeth caught in the stocking. ( I have never done that though) Lots of little needle like teeth on those buggers. Good luck RR

Yep been there many times. My grandfather owned a fly shop in Rangely years ago. RR

The best way to get into the lakers there is to up towards the north end at night and jig up a bucket of smelt. Keep them live and set your tip ups out in the middle 90-100fow. Large minnows will work but the live smelt work 10 times better. rr

Were you on a river close to the ocean? sounds like a great time. RR

Depends on how high or low the water is Zeke! lol

ah but Ray thats only the first part. Last night I just about finished the dock that goes out into the lake. All I have to do now is lay the deckboards. The whole dock system is now in place. Its in a U shape with the walk way to the other dock. We decided to make the walkway 8 ft wide so you can sit down there in the summer. Now my wife is happy cause she has her own dock with a boat lift for her 21 ft Sea Ray. Happy wife = new boat for the rustyrat! Yes I would say they have let out about 2 ft of water in the last week or so. My lift is now just about dry.

Man it was a great weekend to be out! I was out but not fishing. New dock! I'll bet the fishing was super. RR

Well I've caught my assortment of birds, mudpuppys, and junk. But my personal best was while grouper fishing in Fl last year. I had caught about 60, 20 lb grouper and I told the captain I was ready to try for a Goliath (one over 100 lbs). Now mind you we have to catch these fish using no drag cacuse if you let the fish run, they will go into the limestone caves and break you off. (This goes for the 20lbers too and the fight is incredible) So he rigs me up with a huge bait and i let her down to the bottom. About 20 min later I'm getting hit good. There is no hook set here just reel. So when I thought he had it good, I start reeling and wham fish on! I am hanging on for dear life let me tell you and I am slowly gaining on the fish. 40 min later still no sign of color and I'm soaked to the bone with sweat and my arms a burning like no king ever did to me. Finally the over 100 lb brute comes to the surface! BUMMER! still cool though! Sucessfully released! RR

I would switch over to blacks releases. They are easier to use and can be adjusted better. They snap to the rigger terminal and then attach the ball to the blacks snap. http://www.thornebros.com/muskie/trolli ... lacks.html Cheap too. RR

I was out on my buddys 18 ft Gruman with a red top. I had the radio on 68 too. I talked to one guy out there. We were out in the middle. We left around 11:45 or so. Not sure when I'll get back out. Bummer too cause it was excellent fishing, great for the winter blues. Its great when the kids can get into em. RR

I was out on sat with my buddy and we lam basted em! Great time and great fishing. Gold J-9s and red and gold J-9s were the ticket on 2 color cores. Flat lines worked too. Took a few off the riggers down 20. Thats it for me for a while though, I have to build 2 new docks and put a boat lift together. RR

Ok my new ride has a virgin transom. I am going to mount some sort of plastic plate and then mount the t-ducers to the plate so I only have to drill the transome once. Where can I get the plastic and what type do you guys use? Thanks RR

Short stop will not work with braid or mono on Cannons. RR