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Great. More stuff to order.

I use the Gander Mountain 8' leadcore rods. They run around $40.00 and have a 2 year warranty.

You can run 2 dispeys a side. Run one on a 1 setting and the other on a 3 setting. Let the dispey on a 3 (outside rod) out first. Then let the one on a 1 setting (inside rod) out really slow. I put the inside rod in the rod holder a little higher than the outside rod. Another trick I do is pin my dipseys. I use a small stainless screw, lock washer and nut. I drill holes for 1,2,3 settings and then other holes for 1/2, 1 1/2, 2 1/2, 3 1/2. I have had dipseys change settings and tangle. As for cheaters (sliders), I like running pinned cheaters so I know where they are and can duplicate the set up when the rod goes off.

TTT

Oneida Lake, pull the boat and go. All the above are good also.

Don't be afraid of running them longer. I have flies tied up to 32". Some days they took more fish on the longer leads.

FLX, Does your boat have the trailer up button? Mine had an up and down and the trailer button. The guy that owned the boat before me had work done on the shifter and the mechanic did not hook the switch up correctly. I just used the trailer button until my mechanic had other work to do on my boat.

Rob, The screen was like that last time I was out also. Any size to the kings?

Sorry Tom. I would have to buy all new. My wife is already giving me crap because another box showed up on the front steps today from A-tom-mik.

How do you guys store your flies? here is how I store mine. I use 1" clear tubing and cut it at 5" long. I then makes slits in both ends of the tube. I put the fly through the tube and wrap the leader around the tube. You can also label the tubes with a sharpie. The tubes store nicely in a Plano large storage box with no dividers. Here are pictures of my set up.

You can buy Familiar Bite whole baits. I ran them some this August. I did better on flies. I would much rather run flies because it is much easier.

Will it hold up until the season winds down? We will see. Congrats to the Captain and the client. Not suprised that it came on an A-tom-mik fly.

Stealhead4748, Here is what I do- I run 30 lb Seagar Florocarbon leaders for spoons and 50 lb. Seagar Florocarbon leaders for flashers and flies. In my opinion, you don't need snubbers. Some guys run them but I find I lose more fish with them. Keep the drag loose enough so the line clicks out. Use 2 small rubberbands half hitched around the wire and then around the reel to keep it from clicking out. Once the fish hits, the rubberbands will break. You adjust the drag to your liking and fight the fish.

Seasquirrel, Is that the one from Irondequoit Bay?

Both of those fish would of placed high in the LOC derby that ended yesterday. Thats a pretty good weekend if you ask me. Good job.

Selling a Hoppes Clay Pigeon thrower. It is in good shape. I'm asking $25.00. The clay pigeon thrower needs a new screw to hold the trigger or the old one needs to be filed down. I have a set of car ramps. $10.00. They are in good shape. Both items are pick up only.

Hopefully the green water we have seen this August is from the plankton levels on the rise in the lake. With all the bait on the finder today, I would not be suprised if the lake is not turning around big time. We will see. If the DEC says the bait population is down, they are crazy. There was more bait than I have every seen on the lake. Everyone was talking about all the bait on the radio this morning.

Here is a link to a picture from the GL Angler site. http://www.glangler.com/boards/User_fil ... cd9fd8.jpg

Jeremy, Here is a link to the pics on GL Angler: http://www.glangler.com/boards/User_fil ... cd9fd8.jpg

I wonder what the MPG is on that thing?

Fished the last morning of the derby today. Left the dock at 0500 hrs. and back to the dock at 11:30. Trolled 90 -120 in the dark and did not move a rod. The screen was unbelievable. Once the sun came up, had a knock off on the Green Glow J plug down 80 in 120 FOW. Turned out and hit 180' and the Diver at 240 on a 3 with a Live wire Spin Doctor and the Green Crinkle A-Tom-Mik and the 400' copper took off with a Stinger NBK Stingray. One king was 20 lbs. and the other was 18 and really dark. Worked between 180 - 350 for the rest of the day and ended up 9 for 12 with 8 kings and 1 steelhead. 2 shakers, 4 10-12 lbers, and the 2 above. The steelie was about 5-6 lbs. The one diver rod took 5 of the fish. One the way in, we had a really hard hit on the diver rod. It hit so hard, the rod hit the downrigger boom. By the time I got to the rod, the fish was gone. After inspecting the A-Tom-Mik Green Crinkle fly, I noticed the treble on the tourney rigged fly was missing. That fly barely had any tinsel left on it. It has seen 3 seasons of abuse and caught many fish. Oh well. Time to place another order. Ended up fishing 4 days of the 17 day derby because of a lot of overtime at work. Hopefully next year I can get some time off during the derby. Congrats to all the people that placed in the derby. Missdemenor, Triple S, and Trout N about, way to represent Sandy Creek with 1st place finishes. I will be out a couple more times before the boat gets pulled for the season to get a new transom put on it.

Rick, Are you out in the AM? If so, I will see you out there.

This was posted on the Spoonpullers website by Kwikfish. Very intersting videos about the salmon problems on the West Coast. http://www.callingfromthecoast.org/

There is tons of food in the North end for the tigers and northerns. The North end is loaded with bluegills all the time.

Sindale, Fish the North end, West side of the lake outside the weedlines throwing spoons, sticks, spinners, or spinnerbaits for pike. If that does not work, troll the deeper edges of any of the points with deep diving cranks for big pike.