RodBuster

Shameless, thanks for the pictures. This looks a little more ominous than I would like. Did all that ice build up occur in the last few days with the cold weather? I guess we wil see what tomorrow brings.

I know from experience that the icebergs at Sodus are hard on Transom Mount transducers, tore mine off a number of years ago.

Skyn was asking on my behalf. We are going wednesday....so maybe we will see you there. You get there early and make us a path......

Thanks for the replies.

This workin stuff stinks.....I wish I was out there today!

You could proably catch them right now. My earliest trip has been about Feb 15th. Boards and a pocket of colored water is the ticket. My boaty is out of storage (Fished Seneca yestetrday) so if this weather keeps up I may venture north in the next couple of weeks.

Its good to find out if your particular port is ice free before you go. Just post the question here and the locals usually give you a good report on the launch conditions.

I am looking for a new cover for a 17' Alumacraft. I would like to be able to travel with the cover on, especially in the winter when road salt can get in the boat. I don't want a cover that can "chaff" the side of the boat when it flops in the breeze.

Let me know your experiences and which covers work the best for that application. Thanks

I just picked up a 2007 Alumacraft Navigator Sport with Full Windshield, Pasenger Console and Full Stand-Up Canvas. I removed the console on the passenger side. Basically, I made the boat into a CS Model. If someone has a CS model and would rather have full windhsiled this will do the job. I marked every part when I removed it so reinstallition should be a couple hours. (Screws and about 16 pop rivets) There may be a minor amount of modification to the side plate on the CS model to make it mesh with the new console. I have detailed pictures of the parts showing how they go together. A minor amount of wear just above the glove box, just faded the grey paint to black. The clear acrylic in the canvas should proably be replaced, but the canvas itself is decent. I can send more pictures to anyone interested. I would like $590. If you have the bubble windshield for the CS model and would like to trade i will knock $50 of the price.If you want to come to my garage i will help you install it.

Run either fish weights or fined weights and slightly bend the fins to cause the weights to track slightly away from the boat. You should have no problem once you get them adjusted properly.

I think this boat is gone. i talked wityh the guy back in early september and it was being sold the next day.

My question is for those that said fleas stick to the braid. is it because of the diameter or the surface make up of the braid?

What if you used 100 lb braid which is equal to #30 mono????

You have stated in both cases the line snapped. So, first i don't see where changing swivels will make a difference as that is not the point of failure.

In my opinion 30 pound line is a little too light between a dipsey and flasher. Remember it was 30 pound line when new. A couple of hits will fatigue the knots and any abrasion will also weaken the line.

Maybe the 50 pound line on the fly was fatigued or compromised in some way.

My suggestions are to use at least 40 pound line between the dipsey and flasher, use a snubber, AND change lines often. Check the line to the fly every time you bring it in, and don't be afraid to retie.

Good...everyone should fish inside for kings the rest of the tourney and leave those poor steelhead alone!!

Just do a search of my post from last year. They actually did get in my lines. The way they approached my boat was 100% inappropriate. I like the comment by one person that said they approached, identified that you were not a threat and left. if it was only that easy to identify a non threat......

I was told by a friend whom visited one of the local Baha dealers that they (Baha) had a fire and were not going to rebuild.

Is this true? Although I don't own one I always thought that someday I might

Atta boy

Directions:

From 14 North turn left at the 1st redlight on east 4th street. Go over the canal and make your first right. Boat launch Road. 200 yds ahead on your left.

From 414 when you see campers on your left take the first left after the campers. Boat Launch Rd 200 yds ahead on left.

Frpm 14 south go through about three redlights. At Main intesection turn right onto east 4th street. See above.

Well, i got some of those UV colors at Bass pro. Can say they catch fish but they are not real durable. The entire rear hook pulled out on a 6 pound landlock, just as we were getting ready to net it. Must be they don't have the wire like the Rapalas

What Gambler said....Seaguar not Vanish. I am amazed that they sell any of that stuff.....

Put a small swivel and enough leader so it just clears the tip. That way you can attach the lure to your reel frame and tighten the line up for storage.

Redneck Yacht,

That's an unusual but neat rig. You don't see many like that around here.

What size is the big motor on the back?

Is the owner from here or is he from LI?

jennings,

No rainbows, all LL salmon and one laker

The guys on my boat were talking about that duck boat too. That thing is enormous. It was classic when they came to the dock, the chocolate lab with a camo vest on was standing proud in the bow of the boat.

We arrived at Seneca at about 1 30 PM, since we had fished Lake Ontario early in the AM (See South Shore Sodus report thread for that story.) The mudline at the south end was very productive, with all fish coming on sticks off planer boards.

I didn't keep track but at least 25 hits in about 3 1/2 hours. I don't fish Seneca that often but I may have to give it another try. Sounds like "Hooked Up" had a good day also. He must have got off the water before we arrived. The only other boat around was a duck boat coming to the launch as we arrived. he had done well also he said.

Fishing Report

Your Name / Boat Name:

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TRIP OVERVIEW

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Date(s):

Time on Water:

Weather/Temp:

Wind Speed/Direction:

Waves:

Surface Temp:

Location:

LAT/LONG (GPS Cords):

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FISHING RESULTS

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Total Hits:

Total Boated:

Species Breakdown:

Hot Lure:

Trolling Speed:

Down Speed:

Boat Depth:

Lure Depth:

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SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS

Reluctantly headed out in the rough water. Set up and immediately had a board flip resulting in a broken ski line and loss of about 20 releases. Headed over to bolder pt to try to get out of the waves. We put out one board and immediately had a double. Had a few other hits but it was too hard to keep everything under control. We headed in after about 1.5 hours to redo the planer board line and put new releases on the line, hoping for it to lay down. No such luck. The water color was good with pockets of clody water and a temp about 40 degrees. I was sorry to leave as i know we could have had a good day with the right conditions.

Stopped at Seneca on the way home and had a banner afternoon on the edge of the mudline on the south end,

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Thanks for the info Time out. i appreciate it.

If someone drives by the launch please give me a report. Is the bay frozen up to the launch or could i sneak out?

Its almost time...maybe one day next week.....

Thank you in advance.