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chinook35

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    Watertown NY
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    Henderson/Mexico
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    Bonum Vitae

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  1. The new super fast retrieval rates on the newer riggers can be a problem without snubbers to cushion the sudden stop and to keep the weight from coming out of the water in rough seas it doesn’t seem to be a problem with older riggers and ones without fast retrieval rates
  2. The stretch is what makes them work 😝
  3. I was a little shy about the dreamweaver rip cord snubbers. They are advertised as for diver snubbers and nowhere is there a weight recommendation for them. The Amish would be a good choice also with 500 # spectra So far the fish thief has worked well for me
  4. I’ve been using the fish thief ( Heavy Duty) snubbers in my Canon mag 10 STX with Uber fast retrieve for 3 years with no issues. Make sure you order the HD for weights up to 20#
  5. Been using 16# torpedos from troutman87 on this site. Great guy , great weight , great price
  6. I live in Watertown. I fish both Henderson and Oswego Oswego would be your best bet. Henderson ( the trench ) is a later (August-Sept ) fishery. The run out to the wall in the shipping channel ( main duck island ) is a haul and can be treacherous if the weather turns
  7. I used this rig as an extra line for years. A 16 or 24 oz lead ball on a three way swivel. The weight is attached to the swivel with 1 ft of mono ( 20 # test ) it’s killer on LT. I use wire line and a roller rod with a cv30 convector reel let out line slowly till you make contact with the bottom and reel in a few cranks. Put rod in rod holder down the chute and the wave action will make your rod look like a “ pump handle “ I don’t use it as much as I used to. I don’t target mud chickens on Lake O I’ve caught board fish at the national LT derby on Seneca with it
  8. Henderson has stopped the bass tourneys in their township due to high fish mortality
  9. A four rod tangle would be much more fun than a three rod tangle 😆
  10. Rapala husky jerks. Hj10 and 12. The gold with orange belly and the blue with orange belly get it done for me year after year. I like the neutral buoyancy for trolling I use the larger size because the bait is big in the spring as they come inshore to spawn.
  11. Wish I had some pics of lake O during this storm Wind speeds in upstate New YorkThe fastest recorded wind gust was 78 mph at Watertown International Airport in Jefferson
  12. That would be a huge loss to the salmonid fishery on LO year after year I have watched the decline in the pacific salmon program. The DEC made it known years ago , their focus is on restoring native species to LO. That means LT yuk I’m getting out less these days due to my age , but I’m glad I was around for the hay day in the 80’s and 90’s A box of 30+ kings was common then this new stocking program , using natural reproduction as a guideline for hatchery smolts , I’m afraid will be a boom or bust , year after year
  13. They sure smell and have lots of slime like democrats 😝
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