Grady95
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That's the biggest perch I have ever seen! Good for you young lady. Hope you get another one!
Grady
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I have a 1965 Starcraft Holiday 14' aluminum boat that was pretty dry for it's age. Last year, we stayed at Wellesley Island State Park and instead of paying for a slip, we kept the boat dragged onto the shore. After a week of doing this, about 16 rivets started leaking pretty bad. Knowing about how many people have found that welding on an old hull like this actually heat stresses the other rivets and causes more trouble than it solved, I also was looking for an aluminum boat solution. Stuff like caulk or JB really doesn't work. I hit on some videos and articles about G-Flex from West Systems on the internet and decided that would be the best solution. We followed the manufacturers instructions carefully and so far, I have to tell you, I have a bone dry boat again. It sat in the water for 10 days this year (in a slip!) and took not a drop of water on. Last year, it would have sunk to the bottom.
Your hull may be damaged in a different way, but I suggest you do a little search on Aluminum boat repair and find the article from West Systems called "Patch holes in aluminum boats with G/flex Epoxy." I don't think we're allowed to post links on here, but find that article and give it a look.
Restoring old boats is a hobby of mine. Has been for many years. Aluminum boats have always been a PITA and I have shied away from doing them because once they start leaking through rivets, it's always been so hard to stop it. We've tried the Alumaweld rods, TIG welding, JB Quick Weld, various surface preps with glass matt and resin. They all fail! So far, knock on aluminum, this stuff has not failed.
At least give it a look. It's the best solution I have found to date. Hope this helps!
Good Luck,
Grady
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Larry and Ros used to carry them at Roy's Marina bait shop. Don't know if they still do. The motor oil colored ones always worked well.
Grady
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Not knowing anyone with a cottage or lakefront access, I am a little hesitant to ask this but here goes. I don't know where to go to get access to shoreline casting! I know this sounds like one of those, "you gotta' be kidding me buddy" questions, but I have not ever tried to fish Oneida from shore and have no idea where to go. I fish the lake fairly often, but from a boat Only place I have ever heard of for public access shore casting is somewhere near or under the Brewerton Bridge.
So, if anyone wants to maybe give me a little help I'd appreciate it! You can send me a message if you don't want to make it public. Also, if anyone is heading out and wants someone to fish with let me know. I'm not a rookie! I just don't have any knowledge of where to go without trespassing.
Thanks,
Grady
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OK do u use snelled hook? 1 or 2 hooks? How heavy of a sinker do you use?
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Just enough to get you to the bottom. Lots of us tie on two hooks on dropper loops but you can use one if you want. I usually put a fathead on one hook and something else on the other, be it a wax worm, a bunch of spikes, a piece of crawler, a slider, a gulp, whatever. You can skip this and just use a small jig which catches a ton of fish if you find an actively feeding school.
Look, we can't come on here and promise you results, but just like any other year, the perch DO come into the bay and if you're in the right place at the right time, you're gonna' crush them. They're coming in now.
"Dropshotting" is so ridiculously simple, I don't know what all the hype is about! For God sakes, it's how you tie lines so your kids can fish off the dock! Much ado about nothing.........
Grady
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Can't tell who's got a bigger smile, you or your grandson! Either way, you both come out a winner. Looking forward to grandchildren!!
I'd love to get out with you sometime if fate allows Kevin. I'm usually found somewhere between The 1000 Islands Bridge and The Ganonoque Narrows on the weekends. At least that's what I tell the people at the other end of the phone when I call for Ontario clearance!
Good stuff! I envy you.
Grady
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Why "Not Vanish Though?" Is there something unique about Vanish that is likely to reduce a catch? This seemed a very emphatic statement and I'm curious about the reason. In my years of fishing, that product has not done better or worse than most of the other fluorocarbons, and I have used them all at one time or another.
Not to challenge you, just curious. I have seen and heard this statement from others in the past and there must be some basis for it.
Grady
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We played around with a few presentations last week. We were also marking trout all over the column, just like everyone else says they are doing. We did not catch any trout. We saw guys pulling copper catching trout. I don't pull copper right now, so all I could do was try to send white leadheads with white crystal tubes down. They got there but the fish didn't seem to care! We needed some protein for a fish fry that night so we changed over to bass and pan fishing. Keuka never disappoints there. We got our fish fry quota and went in to help with the barley and hopps. At least Keuka never lets you down if you just need fish for the frying pan. I did however, get my small trolling boat out so I can drag some copper next time I go down. If you're doing that, the fish are there, but I have had no luck so far with other presentations. And, yes the fleas are thick as pea soup right now. You even get them in jigging rods. Maybe you could try taking some frozen sawbellies and cutting them in half and sending them down on a big lead head. Sometimes, that triggers a trout strike. Once you hit a pattern, Keuka gives up her fish, but just like Seneca, finding that pattern is always an elusive task. Good luck. Let us know if you find the magic!
Grady
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Was up at Wellesley Island all last week. Caught smallmouth every trip on drop offs along shorelines, sunken humps out in the water and current breaks between islands. Also hit lots of largemouths along sides of islands and again, in between small islands where there are current breaks. We all had Province of Ontario fishing licenses so we spent most of our time in Canadian water. I almost always find the best bass fishing to be there. All week I had two rods working. One rod was rigged with wacky rigged Senkos in almost any color and the other had a 1/8 oz brown haired bucktail jig that I tipped with a very small piece of worm. Originally, this was supposed to be a perch rig but the bass were just killing the thing so I just left it on all week and caught tons of bass!
I usually boxed out very quickly every day, so if you are looking to fill the freezer, get up there now! This is a great year for bass on the river. I bet even my brother could catch fish this year!
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Looking to get out this week on the bay. Will I have trouble launching a 18 ft starcraft? I have a Ford suv with no 4 wheel drive. Generally I have not had problems. TY Doug
Suggest you bring your chest or at least hip waders. You will be surprised how fast you run out of ramp when you are backing in now. Assume you are going to be fine. Have a spotter watch your axle carefully. You may need to get out and shove the longer boats in and also may need to get in and help guide the bow up and on to your trailer when hauling out.
You'll be OK if you are prepared and resourceful. Just don't come expecting for sure that you are going to just slide your boat in. These conditions are managable, but they are tricky.
Stay Sharp, Be Safe
Grady
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Wanted:
Used HoverCraft or Everglades Fan Boat. Willing to trade Clam Shanty, Yamaha 500cc snowmobile and boxes of tip-ups!
Grady
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Catfisher,
Would you consider Lake Ontario? Castin Cleos there is a long standing tradition with a lot of people and for good reason. You may find it time well spent this time of year.
Grady
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I share your pain brother. Sometimes those shakedown cruises can get pretty obnoxious. On the bright side though, think about this: at least you got it all out of your system at once!
Fix it up and let's go. Fish are waiting
Grady
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Ouch....
Had a dump truck gate swing back on my hand like that once. I know how you feel. Once that cast comes off, make sure you move your hand so it stays flexible and doesn't knot up. You're going to be OK, but the first two days hurt. I cringed when I read this. We are both very lucky buddy.
Get better soon. The fish will wait.
Grady
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Good for you buddy. I hope you catch a bunch more. Happy Birthday.
Grady
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Drove over the bridge earlier today. Don't know about fish, but if you want to catch a boat, there are lots of them out around the bouys!
Grady
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They're in the Genny for sure. You're going to see them rolling on the surface pretty soon in pods of 6 or more. They're so numerous at times that I have hit them with the prop on the boat.
Anyway, I have accidently caught quite a few in there casting in the evening for walleyes. Heard they are all around I bay too in May. Almost any stickbait will work when they are in.
Grady
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That's a big trout! Enjoy while they're here.
Grady
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Bayfield is in ontario, so you will need an appropriate liscence. The thousand island bait store can help you with that. A word to the wise, getting in to bayfield is no joke. Its two entrance's are shallow and loaded with boulders. Use caution. It is best to follow in some one who knows the way. I have seen a lot of props and out drives damaged there. Some were mine.
Bayfield should be called minefield! You're right about the potential to hit rocks. A few years ago, I also added some structure to the area in the form of the entire lower half of a Honda 225 outboard. A guy who lives on an island there actually came out because he heard the thing hit. He was nice enough to tow us all the way to Chalk's, even though the tow boat from BoatUSA was on the way. $4,400 damage.
Also, do make sure to get that Ontario license. TI Bait shop can help with that. Be sure you also get your Ontario Sportsman's card. They do check. They do sit in boats with binoculars and watch you. They are aggressive so play nice.
Having said that, yes, there are walleye there! Good Luck. See you up there.
Grady
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Answer is, Yes. As stated before, call the Thousand Islands Bait Shop. They will instruct you as to the means. I run trips up there every year and they always help the people who go. We have guys coming from just about every corner of the US, and the folks at TI always get it done for them. Far as I know, nothing has changed. We've been doing this for over 10 years.
Don't forget, you're going to need a Ontario Sportsman's Card as well to fish Canadian waters legally. They can help you with that too if you need.
Here's the address.
http://www.tibait.com/ontariolicenses.html
Good Luck to You.
Grady
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sodus
in Ice fishing
Slush, slush. slush! There are fish out there, but boy do you have to pay a price to get to them. Leave your ATV home for now. They are nothing but trouble. Sleds have been staying above the slop. Even so, pack your shanty light and stay on the established routes. The times I have gone, seems the more people near me, the fewer perch. It's been pretty congested out there on the weekends. Everyone is nice and all, there's just a lot of holes getting drilled and a lot of lines down. Some people think this matters. I honestly don't know any more.
Anyway, my best has been on Niagaras on tipdowns a little off bottom. There are a lot of dinks, so expect to lose a bit of bait. Been getting mostly dinks on the jigging rods.
Good luck. Let us know how you do.
Stay Sharp, Be Safe
Grady
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auger
in Ice fishing
Some of the bigger bait and tackle shops have exchange programs on blades. That may be an option for you also. I have tried in the past to sharpen mine with no luck. They are touchy little buggers.
Good Luck,
Grady
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I took one out of Sodus last year. It was the biggest and baddest looking fish I have ever pulled through a hole in the ice. I brought it home, showed it to my wife and off it went strait to the taxidermist. It is now a part of our collection of mounts in the office room of the house.
Large pike have a place out of the water IMHO. I hope that every pike that is caught, especially the big ones either get eaten, mounted or released. I don't do well seeing dead fish left out on the ice. Please guys, enjoy that thrill of hauling the big ones through the hole, maybe take a picture, go ahead and add it to your creel, but have a plan for these fish before you catch them. Responsible harvesting just makes sense. We benefit at home from the bounty, the sport benefits by showing the public, especially the non-fishing public that we do more than pay lip service to our rhetoric and we manage our catch with care.
That big pike last year was on the ice for at least two hours while I continued to fish. I was surprised to be approached by several non-fishermen who were just out cross country skiing or walking who wanted to see the fish and talk about it. I felt good telling them that the fish was being kept for a trophy mount, and they in turn told me they felt good not just seeing "some guy out there just leaving dead fish all over the ice."
Ultimately, we are the keepers of our sport. Make it your commitment this season to show the public, especially the anti's that we are truly the sportsmen we claim to be. Our sport will benefit from this.
Thanks from a fellow fisherman. Good luck this season.
Stay Sharp, Be Safe
Grady
Perch Tournament Canandaigua Lake
in Finger Lakes Discussion
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Normally I don't comment on here, but this is so egregious that I felt someone needed to call you on it. On what basis are you making these claims? You have posted twice. There is virtually no one who agrees with you yet you seem to persist. If you have some unique perspective as to the health of the fish in this lake, perhaps you would be good enough to site your sources so we could all benefit from the information. If you do not have such, maybe you should consider refraining from making unsubstantiated, inflammatory comments?
Respectfully,
Grady