Pequod1

P.M. sent

They are cam lock. and I should add 4' long by 2" wide.

Same deal. Received these life vests with new boat. I have 4 adult, one child, and a carry bag for sale. These are brand new and unopened. Asking $50 for everything.

I recently bought a new boat and these came with it. Since I already have a pair , these are for sale. Asking $20 if you pick up and $26 if I have to mail. Thanks

Congrats to the winners. I just waited for the last minute for the weather but just getting a little too young for the cold!  

Next contest should be a little more interesting. Post spawn and very few shallow water fish. 

Chas, I also just purchased a raymarine dragonfly pro. I am a perch, bass, walleye guy. I have used the unit now six times and love it. The biggest plus is that it is " idiot proof" The first unit I have ever had that you don't have to go through the manual to figure out how to use it. I am not too sure about the effectiveness of the down imaging though. On Erie the past two trips, the sonar mode was great for spotting those bottom hugging perch and the fly by lakers, but I can't seem to see the detail when I use the down imaging, I guess I should play with the sensitivity a little. The other great plus, is it didn't break the bank, about $350 on sale with rebates, and it included a Navionics North America chip that works great in Erie and the Fingerlakes.

Sold!

Just bought a Minn Kota 210 D from an on line store called "Happy Iguana"  for $118(I know - pretty stupid name).  If you get one now, there is a $30 rebate. 

Here is an interesting read for anyone thinking about fishing Oneida Saturday. As cold as this is, rain is in the forecast for Tuesday! and another big snow possible for Wednesday. Can't catch a break this year.

https://weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/l/USNY0287:1:US?phenomena=LE&significance=W&areaid=NYZ006&office=KBUF&etn=0007

Rochester (Greece)

Sold

I have a brand new unopened box Perko swich Cat # 8511. I ordered it thinking I would use it on my boat but decided I would not use it. Paid over $40. Asking $30

SOLD!

Took a drive around Honeoye and Canadice yesterday. Sad! Open water from Trident all the way down to the first point north of launch. What appeared to be ice was nothing more than a thin layer of shush. 40 deg there yesterday didn't help. Canadice looked much better - if you had a boat! Below freezing temps supposedly begin Wednesday. Maybe next Saturday for the south end gills. 

Hold on guys. This was just the two week primer season. Beginning this Thursday we get down to normal temps but after that, looks like a deep freeze. We might just be on new ice in 10-14 days.

Just  read an account of the incident on Shanty by a close friend of one of the guys that went in.  Looks like just one of those unlucky steps in the wrong direction. 

Warmer water, plenty of food, both help. I doubt that they were introduced though. Something has kept the population in check. There does not seem to be much in the way of year classes. A few big ones and not to many smaller ones. The only way to tell is to have the dec or some college do a population study and net the lake. 

   Oh well, only guessing here. Forget what I said and let's go back to Gambler's Jed Clampett theory. 

Nice fish. I am torn between there and Honeoye. Hate being restricted to walkin though. I wish the weather would put a few more inches on the ice for my sled. 

I started out with Gambler and Gator but moved about a 100 yds north of them in the same shallow gill water on the west side. The ice was noticeably thinner where I was. Only about 3" at one point in time , a guy walked over right next to me and his spud web

Not through on the first whack. Probably the guy that you talked to Les. Fishing sucked for me. Just some dink gills and a bass. As I mentioned on an earlier thread, my ice 55 humminbird is horrible in shallow weedy water. You just can't get any target separation. The guys next to me were using vex' s and they were much better. I could easily read fish weeds and jigs on there units.

I was there checking yesterday about 10:00 Less. Trident had nothing but north of Trident it was covered. Most of the lake had a thin slushy covering over it, that will certainly go away today and tonight. The south end was covered up pretty good from the launch all the way across but only as far north as the first points.  I tried spudding my way out and made it about 10' before the spud went through on the second hit. My opinion, forget it until the middle of next week. 

My two cents - Goby.

I have owned a humminbird ice 55 for the past 7 seasons and I agree with everything said above with one additional comment. I do not like its shallow water ability. In lakes like Honeoye when fishing gills it is very difficult to get it to mark fish or your jigs through weeds in 12' or less. I fish next to Gator a lot and his Markum is much better in those conditions when comparing the two. From about 15' to 120' it excels in marking your jigs and fish. Up to you. Are you mostly a shallow water gill fisherman or deeper water perch and walleye.

I know you are fibbing. They have motorcycle races there today and us fisherman will not be able to get out.

I didn't know Mercury made augers 

Mr Gambel, when they tested you for mercury did they use just the fillets or a whole body sample when they grind you up and use the spectrometer? 

SOLD!