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  1. Gill-T
    No ring mag dipsy hits 110'. Deeper diver mag taps bottom at 115'.
  2. Gill-T
    More numbers than last year. Lots of Kings were hiding/spread out offshore over deep water during the June/July "every-day-wind-blew-from-the-East" time lakewide except for the Rochester area. East winds often help Rochester anglers as the warmer Genny water stays in the bowl longer attracting fish. There are lots of uncaught fish swimming around out there as a result. Due to two tough winters there will not be as many 30 lbers swimming around. If last year is an indicator of what the run will be like (weather has been similar), the Canadian rivers will probably have another strong run of fish and our runs will be "off" a little. Just my feeling.
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    IMO the reason the fish are inside is the availability of food. Stomach contents of walleye and perch this year have been predominantly small gobies. Gobies need structure to hide. Find the rocky humps and you will find the walleye. By matching the hatch and using 1/2 crawler you may find more hook-ups. Traditional "perch" areas are loaded with walleye this year.
  4. Gill-T
    Nick we found the warm water break was around 185' deep last weekend. Fish were in the 215'-230' range 100'-135' down. With the moon the bite was after 10:00 am for us.
  5. Gill-T
    300' back on a standard dipsy will get you 80' down. 300' back on a mag dipsy will get you about 110' down. One on each side would be good.
  6. Gill-T
    Should be ok with rigger weights if you keep your down speed closer to 2 mph. You won't get much below 80' down with a standard dipsy. You could always add a torpedo diver 50' ahead of your dipsy on an OR-16 release to get additional depth.......or you could just buy a Mag dipsy for $12 and catch some fish lol.
  7. Gill-T
    Chrome edge/ double crush glow is always in the water for me......SD or Protroll. Make sure when you come up to bring your heavier downrigger weights and your Mag dipsys.
  8. Gill-T
    I don't get into the debate over what is better. The Protrolls displace a little more water and have the echip making sound so more of a "loud" paddle. When fish are beginning to get aggressive (like now) sometimes they prefer the protroll paddles. Otherwise......no real difference in hook ups for me.
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    Buffalo eyes

    Gill-T replied to fishon's topic in Walleye

    Lots of fish off the Catt on the bottom
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    See this?

    Gill-T replied to fishon's topic in Big / Small Game

    I don't understand the rationale. A dead buck is a dead buck and your tag is punched. It does not matter if the buck is killed October 1 or November 1. You manage the herd with the number of tags given out not the date the deer is shot.
  11. Gill-T
    Thanks for posting that info. Now we have another reason to misidentify browns and atlantics on the finger lakes forum.
  12. Gill-T
    I don't believe a brown and an atlantic can mate to make a hybrid as their genetic makeup is too different. I could make a correlation about humans and sheep ......but you get the picture
  13. Gill-T
    I have glow in the water all day long.
  14. Gill-T
    Good call on heading in early with fish as the seas grew to 6'-8'ers by 10:00. Luckily we had a Navy vet! Mac, as he is known by his fellow vets, handled the rough seas like a trooper battling kings on his knees to keep from falling over. I think we gave him an adventure he will never forget. I would have to say the sponsor product given out were FANTASTIC. Anyone thinking about doing this event next year....do it! PS: Unfortunately the rules committee will not allow smallmouth bass be submitted for the brown trout division
  15. Gill-T
    Thank you to everyone involved with the event. Team Gill-T Hooker will be back next year for sure. PS: The fishing and conditions were pretty good today off Sodus. Big fish are around!
  16. Gill-T
    To land a major take some skill and a little luck. To land four majors at once takes a lot of skill and experience. Nice work.
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    You are correct on the scam/prices. Any southern tier Ag/feed store will usually carry that stuff. They don't have to pay to have Lee and Tiffany's face on the bag so MUCH cheaper.
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    When Steelhead are just getting back on their feet after leaving their spawning rivers at the end of May thru the first couple of weeks of June they sometimes like a slower presentation say an evil eye at 2 mph. Once they get their energy back, 2.25mph- 3 mph downspeed. NK's and DW spoons are a good choice as they can handle that speed.
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    Just because the steelhead hit in 73 degree water does not mean it was hanging out there. Steelhead are extremely aggressive feeders and will jet to a high running bait from below in seconds. You never want to fish below steelhead.
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    Labor day mahem at the Niagara Bar drop off would be your only guarantee to see fish ......and boats. Olcott and Wilson can be hit or miss at that time of year for mature kings.
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    Cap and rotor is a cheap fix so start there first as others have suggested. Might be plugs and wires. Might be the shift interrupter switch. Might be the carb.
  22. Gill-T
    Out there I would say you should be targeting 30'- 60' down. Start trolling at 400'. Look for seagulls or any debris in the water and use spoons with some orange or green in them. Troll a little faster
  23. Gill-T
    That fish looks a little like a chinook-coho hybrid but tough to tell from picture angle. I do know that when native Atlantic Salmon were in Lake Ontario, they used to run all the way to some of the finger lakes and spawn in tribs there. However, I didn't think the two bodies of water were connected anymore.
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    Olcottfishing.com. Click on surface currents icon at top, then find temp transects for lake Ontario.
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    Goat
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