GAMBLER

We have a roller trailer for our Penn Yan and love it. Its ecspecially nice if there is low water, we also have the bottom of our boat painted so you can't see the roller marks. If you dont have the bottom painted, upgrade to the yellow rollers. There more money but wont leave marks, they also allow the boat to come on and off the trailer much easier.

The roller marks I'm talking about are not in the paint, I'm talking about impressions in the fiberglass. It does not matter how many rollers you have, there still is a lot of weight on each roller. Over time, this can cause the impressions to form.

I have a roller and wish I had a bunk. I an older boat sits on a trailer over time, It will make roller marks in the fiberglass. The roller trailer is easy to get the boat on but for me it is only once or twice a season.

Erin,

I keep the side riggers out on a 90 degree angle. The further apart the better. If you don't make wild turns when the riggers are 80' or deeper, you will be ok.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family.

I don't think Ray is there because both guys have their shirts on.

30 lb. Ande for flea season and 15lb. Ande on the spring brown rods.

I would say the further East you go from the Niagara the better right now. Last week there was a lot of ice in the lake from the river. The warmer water seems to be East. Irondequoit Bay area has been hot. CBish had a good report from Oak Orchard yesterday.

When I run 4 riggers, I run them in a V pattern. One corner rigger deep out of temp, the rigger to the left and right of the deep rigger in temp and the final rigger high out of temp.

I did a lot of trolling w/ downriggers and boards. Jointed rapalas were hot off the riggers along the drop with reef runner (deep divers) on boards. Along Ox island just before dark every night, the walleye would chase baitfish up to the surface and the fishing was awesome. The jigging was really good too. The biggest walleye last time up was just over 7 lbs. That was caught off the riggers 25 down over 35 FOW on an orange and gold j-9 rapala. Worm harnesses did very little for us. Lots of nice perch and small walleye.

Pizzaboy,

Where are you going on the French River? We usually stay at the French River lodge. The prices are decent and they are great hosts. We always had great luck with walleye behind Ox island. The back side of it has a couple shelves and a drop to 115 FOW. The walleyes hung on the ledge in 22' and 35'. Another good spot is the trussel (huge railroad bridge over the river). For muskies, Crombie bay is the spot. The musky fishing is spotty in June, July and August. September and October are the times for muskies up there. Pike are all over in little back bays and side channels. The smallmouth fishing has gotten better and better everytime we went up there. My father will be up there the same time as you. Here is there website http://www.frenchriverlodge.com/

I don't Andy. Stop by and you can check it out or give me a call.

It's an eight pointer Ray. Only decent buck I have shot in my life!

I have a 3D deer target for archery for sale. It has seen a couple arrows but is in great shape. It has been sitting in my garage for 3 years. $40.00 takes it. Local pick up only.

Name - Brian Gambell

Boat name - Escape

Boat make - 22' starcraft

Home Port - Sandy Creek (Hamlin)

Years fishing Lake Ontario - 23 years

I'm selling a Diawa Accudepth 47LC that is 3 years old. The reel has very little use. It sat in the cabin of my boat as a back up reel. $30.00 takes it. Local pick up (Hilton NY) or buyer pays shipping.

Freeman77,

Next time our paths cross, I will tell you where those pigs stay all summer in Conesus. We found them a couple of years ago and the action is pretty good.

Sounds like the engine is out of alignment. I had the same issue 2 seasons ago.

Happy B-day Dieselhp.

Penn 330 will hold 10 colors and 300 yds of backing not the 320. If you want less backing, you could do it but I don't recommend it.

Gobys do not have a swim bladder.They will hardly ever go higher than 12 inches above the bottom and even then they go straight back to the bottom.Trolling with goby like lures does not make a lot of sense.If you want to jig,do it close to structure like rock piles or harbor walls and the like.Never go deeper that 20 feet,beyond that you waste your time.

It is amazing how many bass and browns you will catch and how well fed these fish are.

The big drawback is that gobys hang out on the bottom exactly where lampreys wait in ambush to get to the fish that we are after.

I would think trolling goby patterns make more sense than not ttrolling them (when trolling shallow or near the bottom. One, a lure trolled off of the bottom looks like a stray baitfish and is easy pickings (on the bottom gobies can hide in rocks and clumps of zebra muscles). 2, trout (especially stream trout) can be very selective in what they are eating (match the hatch). Try fishing stream trout that stay in the streams all season and don't match the hatch. See how many fish you catch.

If you go down West lake Rd to the end of the lake, you will see a DEC fishing access on the East side of the road. Drive down into the parking lot and follow the path. The path will lead to a small dam. That is where 90% of the fish will be sitting. You will see pike, tiger muskies, walleye (lots of 6lb. + fish) and carp.

Thanks guys. I don't feel any older yet.

Hookedup,

I only run one copper per side. More that one will cause real problems. For releases, I use the Scotty Downrigger releases with a shower curtain hook attached. If you can find the Scotty double stacker releases, cut the line off and add the shower curtain hooks. It is around $9.00 per release if you buy them single. If you buy the double stackers, it will cost you about $2.00 more. They work awesome. Another trick I use is adding 6' of 50lb. mono between my backing and copper to attach the release to.

If you want up to the date conditions let me know and I can get them for you.