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  1. chinook35
    HB2 is correct. The tippet ( leader) is the weakest link in your chain. I always patched in 150’ of 30# big game when the fleas showed up as far as normal main line , strength dictates the # test you use. If you are dragging a cut bait rig behind a 13” flasher , you will donate a lot of tackle to the lake gods if you go less than 20# line. If you’re washing spoons you can get away with 12-15 # I have used 20# Ande for years on all my presentations. Saves a lot of work
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    I’ve used alewives that I’ve brined and filleted I’ve bought fresh sardines and done the same tried squid 🦑 cut into pennants tried smelt cut into pennants and brined been there done that sometimes they all work but never with the success I had with Rhys - Davis cut bait one thing I forgot to mention is this new method of A and B fillets. 😆 just a way to get more out of a bait I believe the scale side out is the only way I use the meat out side for the Brad’s cut plugs
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    The WM in Watertown is closing too i bought many items from that store and the Manager , Ted was the best Their prices and shipping policy were their demise a large company like WM was surely able to buy in quantities large enough to get a large discount, yet their prices remained much higher than most retail outlets. I will miss them
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    New in package Cannon retro-ease weight retriever $10 local pick up in Watertown area shipping not available
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    The VHS epidemic in the late 90’s put a huge bottle neck in the cut bait market I used Rhys-Davis cut bait for years ( $4.95 for 6 pennants ) there has never been another cut bait that comes close to that product I bought and used Rigged SFC bait and found it usable and the best value out there most of the cut bait I’ve tried over the years is soft , doesn’t fit the bait heads without trimming , and definitely not top quality times change and not always for the better I’ve used the cut plugs with mixed success. Tried soaking the included sponge in sardine oil , but found stuffing the compartment with either cut bait pieces or canned sardines worked the best Some days they work
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    And you wonder why participation in the fishery is declining ? it is being priced beyond most people’s means
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    You had a vhf ?
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    Salmonoid fishing on Lake O has a huge learning curve. Not like throwing a jig and slip bobber for perch Most people don’t have the time to be able to learn then there’s the fickle weather for years I fished a 19’ cuddy and spend a lot of time at the launch watching the waves crash over the breakwall before going to breakfast people that travel long distances to fish get discovered when they are only able to get out 3 days of a week long trip it is a fishery that I will always revere , but as I get older I like simpler better then there are your fishing partners. My man passed 2 years ago and I haven’t found any one to fill his shoes some are along for the ride Can’t rig , can’t steer the boat and have a problem kicking in for fuel ⛽️ nothing like having the newbie steer while you set the spread , only to have him do a tight 180 and tangle everything. Start over 😂
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    I started fishing the salmonoids on Lake O in the late ‘70’s things were much simpler then and more fun small boats dragging drop sinkers or if you were lucky a couple of Riviera downriggers thumper rods with 1# balls dragging Luhr-Jensen dodgers with squid ( hoochies ) or little cleo spoons lowrance flasher depth finders , then paper graphs some of the guys got into Loran for position No such thing as GPS then cut bait was a great introduction caught several tons of fish dragging flashers / twinkies and Rhys -Davis cut bait NOW chartplotters , military grade sonar , auto pilots for setting trolling patterns, downriggers that do everything but chose the lure for you , down temp , speed and light , planer boards that allow you to have a 300’+ wide boat to let people dodge, trolling spoon selection in the thousand range ,it goes on and on with new , hot products coming out daily the only thing lacking is the ability to pay for all this stuff I will always love trolling on Lake O , but a lot of the fun is gone maybe that is the reason for the decline in participation in both fishing and the derbies
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    The DEC stated publicly a few years ago that their focus was on re establishing native species to Lake O The “ invasive “ pacific salmon were to be put on a back burner I can see a time where the pacific salmon are left to natural production only and in time the end of that fishery
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    I totally agree with that the requirement to not be able to fish solo seems like a big money grab lie detector tests are required and sworn statements should be enough. there are a number of rules and limitations that have turned me off to the LOC derbies. Seems like it’s turned into a big money maker for the promoter
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