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Fished the Northend of Conesus yesterday. The ice was in great shape. No problems getting on the ice and the ice was still 10"+. The only bad spots were right around the end of the point right against the shore at Vitale park. Where you get on the ice was solid right up to the shore. Iced 1 28" pike, 1 19" tiger musky and a ton of dink gills and 3 decent gills. Watched a tiger musky and a bunch of largemouth on the camera all day long but they were not interested in eating.

Paul, Pa has an open season in Feb? I wish NY did in my area.

Is this still going to happen? It is not in the new proposals / license increases?

I used Life Caulk when I first purchased my boat. Great stuff.

Just make sure it is in good wood and water proof the holes.

Thats a really good idea Mick. try it once the ice thaws and let us know.

Now that I'm going to start putting the boat back together, I want some ideas for net holders. I did not like my old set up because you had to reach around the plainer board mast and under the tow line to get the net out. I was always afraid someone was going to drop one of my nets in the drink. Please post pics of your set up or a detailed description of how yours are set up.

The ice is fine. All the cracks are pressure cracks. It was cracking on Hemlock last week but it was making ice. It has been cold enough at night to lock things back up. The only issues would be with shore ice, creek mouths and gas pockets. Stay away creek mouths, or other places that might have moving water, carry a rope and walk out checking the ice with a spud bar.

With the X4 probe, it will be the best unit on the market. No coated cable. With the battery issues, and the skipping around a thing of the past, you can't beat it. The only thing they need to work on now is bringing the price down a little.

FISHBANDIT, FYI the reels do not come with the handles. They are a separate part. I had to order a new reel this summer and got it and was pissed when the handle did not dome with it.

I installed the Simrad with Jax in his boat. All you have to replace is the steering cable. It is a really easy job. Make sure you get the correct length cable. With the motor off, it will steer like a car without power steering.

Lastminute, Check out this link. This is a good deal. viewtopic.php?f=10&t=9294

I add a duo lock snap to my Spin Doctors. They are about 3/4" - 1" long.

McPherson Point. Steve was correct.

The West Marine store on Pattonwood Dr. in Irondequoit is going to close. They have a 50% off sale going on right now. The biggest thing is coolers. The also had a Lowrance LMS 527C Fishfinder/GPS marked down to $300.00 from $600.00, Cannon rear mount rod holders for $33.00 and lots of other stuff. Some bottom paints (not much selection) rubbing compounds, rope by the foot, and other many other little things. Some stuff has not been marked down yet but will be in the coming days. I purchased a lot of things that I needed today.

I use the 30lb. Ande pink. It is cheap and very good line. You will need 30lb. during the flea season.

Looks like Old Orchard Point or Mc Phereson to me.

Billfish, After looking at my receipt, I paid $2,000.00 for the transom repair. It was $1000.00 for the stringers. I sent you the email address of the guy doing my boat.

I use golden shiners. I would bag the fatheads for sure. I fish a little North of you at my buddies house. You are in a great spot. Lots of panfish, walleye and bass. Do you fish weekdays? I have a couple weekdays off next week and I could meet you down there to show you the ropes.

What year is it?

33Canuck, Conesus is the best lake around the area for big pike. The North end has been on fire this winter. Look at this link from Fish Junkie. viewtopic.php?f=13&t=9144 This is only a couple days on Conesus. Conesus is a great fishery but is heavily pressured. You may need to change your presentations to make them different from everyone elses. PM if you want some more info.

Find one missing the probe and replace the probe with a new style probe. The new probe perform as good as a depth raider or subtroll. No skipping around and no longer a battery hog. The new probes are also 1/2 the size of the old.

Cam99, First off, Honeoye is one of the toughest lakes to fish. One day is hot and then the next day is horrible. A few seasons on Honeoye and you will be able to figure it out. I don't know what you are using but here is my walleye / bass set ups for Honeoye. I use 6' of Seagar Florocarbon with 1 small split shot 2 1/2' from the hook. I use Gamakatzu bleeding red size 8 trebles. Find 2 - 3" shiners from your local baitshop for the tip ups. Set your tip ups in 14 -17 FOW. We find that range to be most consistant. For jigging, very small bluegill jigs with waxworms in 6 - 10 FOW will get you some gills. As for jigging Walleye and bass, Perch colored Jigging raps, perch colored size 4 chubby darters, and silver and green swedish pimples tipped with a minnow head. Electronics like a Vexilar flasher or camera will help tremendously in Honeoye. I don't know where you are fishing but I would walk aways away from the areas hit really hard (Trident and the South end East and West sides). Setting up before first light is always a key for me for catching walleye. Good luck and let me know how you make out.

The redneck that can not annunciate. Oh wait thats does not narrow it down any!

Mick, We saw a bunch of nice northerns on the camera including the one I caught on the jigging rod. That was cool to watch. I really like watching the reaction of the gills when a toothy critter comes cruising by. Good luck on the tiger search. My buddy has caught some really nice ones in September and October pike fishing.