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Trying to outfit a new boat. If anyone knows of a Terrova or a unitroll, let me know.

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Thought I would throw this out there if anyone needs a good boat to chase perch in throughout the winter. It is all set to go and with the winter that is predicted, you might not be ice fishing. Comes with a 1981 15 hp Johnson electric start ( completely rebuilt by me) and 1990 yachtclub trailer.Registrations for boat and trailer are ready to go. Additional info and picts. are on craigslist.

http://rochester.craigslist.org/boa/5358068544.html

Lots of good stuff Scot. See you on the hard water if we ever get any.

Brought a smile to my face. Taught many a year about the Phylum Cnidaria (Coelenterates) including the Hydrozoans. Probably responsible for putting more students to sleep than any other topic.  

I owned and chartered out of 2000 Luhrs open in the western part of Lake Ontario for a while. Loved the tuna tower on calm days. I did mount three riggers off the back along with two sides without a problem. Also had nice outriggers with spreader bars,  When it came time to sell, I decided that the market in upstate NY was too small and not too many people had the cash so  I transported the boat back to Va. beach for a while and chartered there for another year. When I finally listed the boat, I had a much bigger market. Sold the boat in less than a month and had plenty of calls. I believe the new owner ditched the crusaders and repowered with diesel. 

I have gone a slightly different route because of the space in my Subaru Outback instead of a wood or conduit frame I attached four 6" , 1 1/2 " diameter pipes to the sled directly with u bolts. Then I screwed caps on one end of the pipes. I then used downhill skis and attached two 1" diameter 12" long pipes for each ski and found a piece of plastic tubing at Home Depot that fit around the pipes tight. The set of skis just slide into the pipes on the sled and slide out quickly for transport. The only extra weight is from the pipes and the skis. I have 6" of clearance which I prefer since I either use a sled or Atv to transport and I like the additional height when sitting in the shanty plus the canvas curtain can still touch the surface keeping out the wind.

My brother doesn't believe weathermen either. He just retired as a chief meteorologist in San Diego county. Tells me accuweather guys are the worse and probably couldn't find jobs anywhere else. Basically, don't look beyond 5-6 days because it is 50/50 after that.

I love it. " A hearty shiner would be a dream come true".  I guess I am not the only guy who spends way too much time with his bait 

I have practiced a lot keeping emeralds alive during warmer weather. A couple of things, First, temp. is the key but -  do not throw ice in there and do not cool them down rapidly. If the temp of the water you got them in is 50 deg try to match that and slowly raise the temp. They will die immediately if you thermal shock them. Second, Use a cooler with a couple airaters. They need the room. A bucket is too small. Transfer them to an airated bucket for transport too. Third, change the water at least once a day and remove any dead ones immediately. Make sure the water has no chlorine in it. I just keep a bucket full of water out a day in advance. The chlorine disintegrates in 24 hrs. And fourth, if you are really serious, there are some commercial products out that bass fishermen put in their live wells to keep the bass healthy for weigh ins. That works too.

I know, pain in the *** but I can keep them alive for a week like this in a 60-70 deg garage. Hopefully, you can feed them to the fish before that.

My best advice for Seneca is expect to fish next to the most territorial perch fisherman in the world. God forgive you if you get within a hundred yds of someone. Something about that lake that brings out the crazies.

That is the best fishing picture I have seen on here in a while.  Brings back memories. 

I see a lot of potential here. I hope it grows a little but not so much that it becomes a pain like so many of the big fishing contests. The guys that fished it were there for fun, and on that respect, we all came in 1st. Thanks to the father and son that towed us in. Stupid engine!  Thank you Seager, nice job.

My friends limited at the Cat yesterday. Millers did not have bait so they went home and got some fatheads and salted niagaras. They really turned on at 2:00  They said the graph was thick with bait. I guess the reason for the slow start was the lack of bait until just recently.

Had a friend hit them yesterday out of the Cat in 60'. Not sure if he was west or straight out if that helps.

Next time, I am going to have WW4 stand in the bow holding a lantern and whistling

Be careful.  The best investment I ever made when I was chartering was radar. 

I was at the cleaning station at the Hanover launch on the Cat yesterday.  A lot of eyes came in. there seems to have been a good bite between the Cat and Dunkirk from 75' on out. We also picked one up dunking minnows on the bottom for perch.

About the only place that I can catch bass is Lake Erie, Buffalo or Fort Niagara area in Ontario. Just don't waste my time anywhere else these days.

I agree. I was out the past two days and only marked a few eyes on the screen. I did see more surface bait and a few pods of what I think were perch on the bottom.  Actually hit 75 deg yesterday afternoon. 

Just got back from buffalo. The eyes that were on the border took off. The water temp hit 74. We did not move a rod and did not see anyone netting any fish. We moved in to Seneca shoal and played with the bass.

I am in a slow learning curve when it comes to Erie eyes but it seems that the best color that works for me is Black/Purple anything!  The same color combo is a killer on Oneida in bucktails with a worm.

Went back again yesterday and decided to try the Canada side of the roundhouse. Not a single bass! But, if you looked down over the gravel areas surrounded by weeds, you could see them all over.  This was in 15-17'  They seemed to have lockjaw in that area.  Fortunately, I still had a few more honey holes that paid off.

We were at Seneca shoals the same day and found a small area that held a few bass. Tried earlier for eyes in front of the windmills for eyes but never hit one. What depth of water were you in. I worked the area from 30 -45 without seeing much.

Canada ?