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    Rule of thumb is that if you're catching rock bass, the smallmouth will be 15' deeper. On Hemlock in the summer, I can usually find a few on the secondary drop that goes from ~30' to 50', but I bet there's a bunch of fish deeper than that. I've caught them drifting crayfish on L. George in 70' near the bottom in August.
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    I think it depends on the boat. We use the motor bracket on our 24' Wellcraft with a 200 Yammie, but for the Lund with a 115 I simply raise the motor so that it's just touching the tilt pistons. I've read mixed opinions on transom savers, related to having the motor attached to the trailer independent of the boat. I could see some wiggle happening on bumps - and force applied at a strange angle.
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    Sold / Closed 2013 Key Largo 25,000 BO

    Gator replied to Eastforkmarine's topic in Boats for Sale

    I'm sure Tommy will post them, but we are a couple docks up and know the owner. This is a stellar rig that's not getting used much. I suspect the hours are extremely low. IMHO, this is a perfect setup for trailering.
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    I feel your pain. If you're having a bad day, box the brown. $250 helps. And there's a pair of Costas in the mud down at Bruce's old marina - I don't put on glasses without a pair of Cable Zipz anymore.
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    The whole idea of this tournament was for the weekend warrior crew and small boat owners to compete in a local venue - it's gotten bigger over the years, but it's still anyone's game to win. Glad to hear that you were successful and enjoyed the tournament!
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    Our East Fork Barberians team started the day in ~140 fow, lacking much of a plan since the day prior was spent offshore...where there were plenty of smaller kings and steelhead, but not enough of a box on Friday to justify an early run. We threw out a mixed bag of spoons, Spin Doctors, and meat rigs on DR and wire divers, then headed N. And rotted. For nearly three hours. I think by 8:00 we had one small king and a steelhead, both released. That changed when we passed through the heavy scum line in 360'. Over the next couple hours we had a mid-morning bite like I've rarely seen this time of year - I expected an early binge, then some noon action. Not yesterday. We picked away at them until we had a box of kings in the upper teens, nothing spectacular, but at least something to weigh in, until the lake went flat and the bite died for us. We weren't able to pull a quality upgrade, but we also didn't loose a single fish (same as last year), which IMHO is huge. Part of the reason for that is we only ran four rods once we found fish, and we realized that the meat bite had turned on, so we loaded up on big flashers with JK heads and strips. I think that sometimes less is more. Particularly with those wicked currents and the early stiff breeze. At weigh-in, we managed to squeeze out 7th place and felt lucky to cover costs. Congratulations to Tomahawk for the win (makes getting eaten by mosquitoes worth it), to all the teams who plated a great game, and to the organizers for their hard work in pulling off the show without a hitch. Brian's TV made watching the standings change with each basket weighed even more fun! We really appreciate the work you guys put into this!
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    Now you're just making me feel old lol... I recently spoke to a member who's been fly fishing some of the streams that my father and I (who started the Conhocton Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited) initiated back in the early '80s. I guess all the work paid off, as they are beautiful pieces of water now, rather than the post-Army Corp of Engineers' ditches they were after the flood prevention debacles of the '50s. Things do change. Good to hear.
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    I'm thinking that I remember a time when there was a robust landlock stocking program in Irondequoit Creek that went belly up due to poor returns. Isn't this an idea that's already failed once? Next thing you know, we will be re-electing Trump, or God Forbid, a retread like Vice President Joe Biden lol... I love Atlantics, but they've proven to be a difficult fish to manage, anywhere they've been introduced. Anything less than a well-conceived, all-in approach that targets one stream (such as the SR) is going to be IMHO throwing $ in a hole.
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    x3
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    We ran out to 400' and found a nice temp break 50' down - 47F in 400, but 52F in 370. Bunch of good kings, not stupid but steady, better after 7 am with steelies early on the riggers. Lots of current. Our last hour was 1/6 on big rips, massive awe-inspiring hits, then nobody home. Mix of spoons and F/F. It's nice not to suck for once lol.
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    Nope, not to my knowledge. I think that the proposed bill never got taken up.
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    We fished 200-300 between the Park and the Nose, based on another report from an ex-friend lol. Skippies and a steelie. And four hours of frustration. There yesterday, gone today I guess. We couldn't stay to go offshore - I hope it was better for those who did. Lots of boats pointed North when we pulled off. All in all, it's been a very frustrating season for us so far. More so, since we know there's fish to be had.
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    Nice job, and great to have you at the marina!
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    This has got to be the strangest post I've read here in some time. IMHO, Chad should lock it down and be done with it. The seller has stated their intent to utilize a different platform. Done.
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    We so suck. Decided with the heat today to get out early and try the brown thing inside. The report had browns in 60-80', but we found 52 degree water down 55' over 60', so we slid in. 45' was the magic depth, loaded with bait, perfect temps, and we proceeded to slam the stockie salmon - so much so that we slid back out so as not to mess them up too bad. Our consolation prize was a 3 lb laker, which was - either astoundingly or not surprisingly, depending on how good of fishermen you consider us - our biggest fish of the morning. Back at the dock by 9 am. Telling ourselves that we're saving it for the Shootout. Lies, but you gotta get through the day somehow.
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    We were humbled this morning...three skippies in the first few minutes, then a single domestic rainbow before quitting after 3 hours. Gorgeous day, water temp 60F top to bottom. We worked 80-200 fow, focusing mainly around 160-170. There were a good number of boats out, looked like 200-250 was the zone. I hope they did better than us. I need to relocate to Cape Cod for the month of June.
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    No, but we could easily enough. My buddy has a Sailfish center console that we dock for four days. We ended up finding 20-30 lb stripers under schools of pogies on Monday, and never ever fished for BSB that day. Floating livies on circle hooks under the schools resulted in constant hookups, the only downside was that you had to get the bait past the bluefish up higher. This was hands-down one of the best trips I've ever been on, and that's saying something. The stars aligned. Of course, we will probably make up for it next year with an early hurricane lol...
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    Update: we're in the middle of vacuum sealing two days worth of three man limits - BSB were in the 20-22" range, with a few large scup, but the trip has really been about stripers. Vineyard Sound is absolutely filthy with 27-32" fish in the rips. Middle Ground is just stupid. Boats lined up today thick so we found our own water. Crazy nice weather, with flat seas and easy fishing. But 3:30 am comes early...
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    I don't fish when I might encounter wind, or waves, or turns lol...
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    If you want big black seas bass and scup, then yes a boat is the way to go. They are indiscriminate eaters - Spro jigs, tipped with clams or squid for scup, work great. You want the equivalent of a medium heavy bass rod. I like 7' sticks with size 4000 reels and 20 lb braid / fluorocarbon leader. The striped bass are in good now too, and Vineyard Sound is fun. Have a great trip!
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    Yeah, when they're in thick, it seems like BSB will hit anything. We find that using 10" Hobie trailers or 6" Doormatorz keeps the small ones off. Single hook jigging spoons help with the release. Our game plan includes pre-light topwater for stripers, followed by limits of 20" plus BSB. And staying away from the crowds. We usually don't keep scup even though they're delicious, but this year I'm taking a small freezer to plug in the garage at the place we're staying. So maybe...if we find a school of them the size you have there...
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    We will be there on Friday. Those are some big porgy.
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    That's the other boat I was looking at when I bought my Lund (same year). I have an almost identical setup, and I only wish I had more time to use it. Too many toys lol. Good luck with your sale. Yamaha 115 engines are bulletproof.
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    Our subtroll lasted forever, but I don't regret switching to the X4D...yet. That coated cable was the cause of at least three probes that reside on the bottom of Lady O. At least they were only $199 as opposed to what...$349? That'll take a bite.
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