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I fill DDPs for some local farmers but the Mosquitoes are just brutal in August/September when they typically get the permits. Are any of the ground blinds Mosquito proof, specifically the Deception Alps blind on Sale now At Runnings? Thanks for your input

This is great news for the people who try and make a living serving these communities. Instead of lamenting the exclusive use people may have had to certain bodies of water we should work to ensure that the DEC and fisheries keeps up with the demand of more people fishing these waters

Sea ducks are actually ‘good eats’ . My personal favorites are shredded breast meat fajitas or ground breast meat tacos. I’m also very fond of smoking the breasts and combining with pork or beef and making the mix into brats. Like most wild foods- you can’t turn a sows ear into a silk purse , you have to learn and listen to your inner muse, read a little and most things can turn into delicious food https://honest-food.net/eating-sea-ducks/

I will add that during hot eye bites I typically run just 1 mag wire dipsy divers and 2 reg braid dipsy divers per side in order to minimize my time spent getting a fish off and rig redeployed.

Yes divers slide well on 40# mono ( I don’t actually use big game but don’t think that’s an issue). 40# mono is imho the ‘right’ stuff, it will last a season without getting compromised by wear unless accidentally nicked. I’ve gotten so I only use a 20’ stretch because much more than that seems unnecessary

General pointers on jigging for Flx lakers: 7’ mh rod, baitcasting reel, 12 lb superbraid to 5’ 8lb floro leader ( Albright knot). Have 3/4 - 1.5 oz jig heads - sharp sharp hooks. White super fluke , and chartreuse. Find a concentration of lakers- don’t jig where there are no fish ( keep looking). Use bowmount to maintain position. Drop straight down, bounce 3 times ( that’s it!) then rapid retrieval. Most hits are light, like a ‘tick’. When a ‘tick’ is detected set hook absolutely immediately, many people just miss a lot of the hits. They will chase on retrieval as well and this hit is unmistakable. They will hit on the drop sometimes, best advice for anything but the retrieval hit ( instant rod load) is set the hook anytime something seems off. In general 50-60 fow is great, keeping the jig vertical gets tougher at 100. Start with 3/4 , increase as necessary to maintain vertical presentation. Did I mention that you absolutely should find a concentration of fish. Yeah I did. If you can’t find a concentration you are far better off trolling drop offs or wherever you can find bait

Gen 2 guy here. Darrel personally helped me get the system up and running. I will be running it Saturday and will post my experience.

Good talking with you Harvey. See you next week!

Pm me please, thanks

I run my slidedivers on a 80’ -60’ stretch of 40lb mono. It holds up well to the traffic on it and naturally provides a stretch cushioning on high shock hits from big fish: Superbraid to mono ( Albright) , slide on SD bead to swivel then a 12” + stretch of 20# floro to snap swivel.

I’ve seen this leader twist on 8” flashers with flies before but only here and there - not sure what causes it .