GAMBLER

2012 again? Wasn't the 2011 2012 winter warm like this?  That season was amazing!  

Robins and wood ducks made an appearance in my neighborhood this week.  

42 minutes ago, Earl28 said:

The lake currents can be different at various deeps when the lake flips. Please share your thoughts on how you adapt to this.

Troll and pay attention to your electronics.  If you are marking fish and not catching, change direction until you find which direction produces best for that day.  

I'm with Rob.  Do what it takes to get your speed right.  Direction of troll can be huge on some days.  

12 hours ago, Gill-T said:

It is a tough business!  What I am hearing……

 

-Bayrat lures are shutting down (maybe they will sell to another?). Can anyone confirm this?

-Northport Nailer. Best paint job in the business IMO. The owner says they are selling down the rest of their stock as they are heading towards retirement. 
-luhr Jensen J-plugs….forget about it. 
-Silver Horde plugs….good luck finding them in the color you want

-R&R …..has there been any Dave Wilczak sightings?

It's tough to make money selling tackle for many reasons.  Lots of competition, Supply chain issues (still), NY taxes and Federal Excise tax.  If I didn't enjoy making tackle, I wouldn't continue to do it.  

10 hours ago, rolmops said:

Are we talking about Sandy near Kent and Hilton or the one on the east end?

I would be interested, But before that, I would like to know what the chances are of having my gear stolen there. I heard some horror stories.

In short, how is the security setup over there?

Sandy Creek in Hamlin.  He has been doing work since last spring.  I had my boat in that marina from 2006-2012.  Crime was never an issue there.  

Another good guy gone too soon.  RIP Big Dave.  

16 minutes ago, Chromeslayer said:

No such thing as to dead lol

Easier to tell if you missed that way.

15 minutes ago, Chromeslayer said:

300wsm

I was close!  

On 2/7/2023 at 11:59 PM, orangediablo said:

We've done a bit of experimentation.  Don't get me wrong, some of it was a bit sketchy.   But so far,  still have all fingers and toes and no negative consequences.

The do work great for fire starters unless they are daytime only flares.  I found a very old set in the boat I bought last year.  There was one that was a "day time only" flare.  My neighborhood was an orange cloud for about 30 mins.  The non existent wind made it linger for way longer than I wanted it to.  

38 minutes ago, Tomb said:

Just curious, what did you shoot it with?

Looks like a 50 BMG!  

7 minutes ago, thumbburn said:

She is low too

And they are letting too much water out.  With no snow pack, there isn't going to be much snow pack to raise the lake.  Plan on a low year unless we get some serious rain! 

56 minutes ago, tim said:

Never been there do you know where and what time it starts? Thanks.

I’m sending you a PM.  

17 hours ago, tim said:

Anyone know if there is flea market in Watkins Glen this year? I saw it somewhere can’t find it. Thanks Tim

March 26th.  I will be there with my stuff.  

Go to Stuart Florida and look up Chew on This Charters.  The guy will put you on huge Goliath Grouper.  

Sold

I have some Lakeland spoon blanks to sell.  There is 72 smooth finish 3 1/4” long and 92 hex finish 3 1/4” long.  $50.00 plus $7.50 shipping to the lower 48 or meet in the Greece/Hilton area.  

On 1/26/2023 at 1:13 PM, mr 580 said:

Do yourself a favor and do a barrier coat then bottom paint before you launch.  Gel coat is porous  and will absorb water which leads to chemical reaction in fiber glass causing damage.  The barrier coat is important and will prevent a lot more labor in the future.  Not a hard job just labor intensive with a lot of nasty sanding.  Doing it right once is the way to go.

This is great advice.  I didn’t vapor barrier my last boat the first season and ended up having small blisters all over the hull.  I had to grind each blister out and repair them.  Not a fun job!

I have some discontinued skirts for my laker rigs on my website that will work for twinkies.  Www.gamblerrigs.com

Mark was a great guy!  Always fun to be around.  Another good guy gone to soon!  

Mitchels on Lake Ave has Green label 12 packs. 

Just now, Dlott said:

I bet weeding them was fun 

It's all easy once you learn the program and learn tips.  I had a lot of help from Minion.  Chris was a great help when I was learning!

I made Spin n glo wing cuts for my custom colors and ladder back for two of my new for 2023 colors!  A little bit of time and effort, and you can make anything!  

17 hours ago, dhhurlburt said:

Where can we find the patterns? And where did you get the glow vinyl? My wife can only find standard colors.

You will have to design them with the software on the cutting machine.  It's not hard at all!  For glow tape, look at Mad River or Ebay.