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  1. 2 hours ago, spoonfed-1 said:

    Interesting conversation regarding snubbers. Never ran a snubber on my riggers and never lost a weight because of it. I must just be lucky. Thats after 25 yrs of aggressive fishing.

    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 

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  2. 1 hour ago, Cat Power said:

    Dreamweaver snubber here 

    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 

  3. 4 hours ago, orangediablo said:

    Those of you using 16# and heavier weights, what snubber, if any, are you using?

    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# 

     

     

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  4. On 3/10/2024 at 8:24 AM, Zinger11 said:

    I fished the trench area one spring for a week felt the fishing was slow and never went back. Ever since I  fish the high rocks near the plant and fish out of Catfish Creek 

     

  5. 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  

  6. 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 

  7. 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 

  8. This is not about conservation laws   The DEC is hamstrung by treaties with indigenous peoples.  They can fish anywhere, anytime and using whatever methods they choose. These treaties go way back and can’t be overturned without both sides agreeing. And I doubt that the Indians are about to give up 

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  9. It can be a real can of worms 🪱. I fished with a guy in the LOC years ago  there were 2 of his family members ,him and myself in the derby. A couple of days the four of us fished and a few it was only he and I. We had a board fish that was caught with just the two of us fishing that day. His idea of fair was he and his two family members got 25% each ( 3/4 of the purse ). Wait , what ??  They weren’t fishing that day    I said nfw. Haven’t fished with him since.  I voted for a 50/50 split and that’s the way it was   If you’re not on board when the winning fish is caught  you lose  I will only fish derby now with written agreements 

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  10. Wave forecasts have NEVER been accurate enough to plan a trip around. I’ve spent many mornings sitting at Mexico Pt or Oswego watching the waves break over the walls when the prediction is 1-3 footers   Experience had taught me to add 1 ft to ANY prediction. If it says 1-3 , count on 2-4.  That said I’ve gotten to the launch and found flat seas.  Bottom line   What you see is what you get 

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