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It happens.  First time out, the schools were really tight. If you were not on top of them, forget it. That was in March with the big ice flow next to us. I got blanked. Not even a hit.  Sometimes, fish have a way of making us look dumber than them 

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You really have to be right on them and have the right tackle , bottom rig and technique to get them at times. I have had occasions where I was hauling them in and boats 20’ away were not. I also have had that happen to me. It’s great when it all comes together though.makes it all worth while.

Nice video. I was there yesterday and did the same.  I launched at the state park for the first time. You would think the state could afford some sort of plastic/ rubber rub rail along the dock. The wood is old and in bad need of repair.  We came in at the edge of a thunderstorm and the wind blew us up along the dock  but  I had my fenders out and didn’t break anything.  The parking isn’t good either. You park on the other side of the road up a hill. Thankfully, they had 4 handicapped parking spots open right there otherwise I would have driven to union springs or the mud locks. 

Yes, sandwick, you can catch perch all summer long right on the shore up tight but not so much In Cayuga as the other fingers. 

What were the results? I’m always interested in seeing those weights.

thanks.

Nice job

I might add that I fish that end a lot in my 16’ boat. You will be restricted to the south end because the wind gets funneled between the hills. Do not expect to make it down to vine valley if the wind is 15, but if you intend to fish up to and around the drop off, you should be ok.

Good job saving that guys but. He was lucky.  I’ll probably head over that way when the water temps warm up and I’m done perching in the other fingers.  Really liked that lake from what I saw last season.

Just be aware and take it slow out into the lake.  A friend lost his prop yesterday heading out through the channel when he hit something.  I have a 16’ boat and was ok but if you get a south wind like yesterday morning, you might bounce up and down enough that the engine will hit.  The lake itself is crystal clear and lower than most years.  It’s so clear that I even found the remains of a very old boat on the bottom in  14’ mid lake north end.  That was cool.

I’m not sure how to read your panopticon.  Were those fish on the bottom or suspended half way?   Nice to find them that deep.

He drove by me about mid lake.  Ran around a number of spots.  I was hoping he would not get close . Not the smartest tool out there yesterday fir sure.  Fishing was the usual Honeoye. Some crappies and perch. 

I had a fair day yesterday out to Shackleton from the south shore boat launch.  There were some slush pockets that I had to power through though.  I bet they will be worse today and tomorrow but should be good again after the  freeze up on Tuesday. 

One thing that worked for me on the perch was to pound the bottom with a #5 jigging rap and once they showed up , I dropped a black tungsten down with waxies. They pounded that immediately.  And all these years I have been doing the jigging rap and minnow head thing. I’ll keep using the jigging rap morning and late afternoon for eyes but going to the tungsten for perch the middle of the day.

The perching has taken a hit. Yes you will get them in March but try the rest of the year.  Up until 3 yrs ago, I could catch perch the entire year. Not now. I hit other fingerlakes. When the alewife population crashed. The lakers went after the next easily available food source - perch. 

you convinced me to give it another try Friday.  I intend to not go where people  tell me its great. Seems to be the kiss of death. The perch I caught last October were excellent size. It must have been a great year class 3-4 yrs ago.

I drove around the south shore launch about three weeks ago after an unsuccessful trip to Lewis Point. Looked like a nice area to park and fish out of.  Seems like not as many people go there or was it because I was there on a Monday. I intend to try out of there this week someday, weather permitting.

That is an excellent catch for your first time on Oneida. That lake can be very intimidating at times. Congrats to you.

So Les..... You notice the girl friend but not the license plate

The old flame still burns.

You could tell he was a novice. A pro would have used a Milwaukee Fuel.

Wow Les, I didn't realize it was that bad when you texted earlier.  What kind of an A hole does that sort of thing.

It was quite amazing to see it happen.  Actually ironic . I’m still shaking my head.  Poor Scotty. I met the guy in the parking lot later. He had the cahoona’s to ask how we did.

Nice meeting you the other day. Too bad you missed Gator trying to jump in the hole after that eye

I tried again last night. Not nearly as good. Its being hammered hard. 

I just took a ride to the ponds. Right now Cranberry is 100% open and Long is 99% open. 

The wind was churning up Cranberry and did not look inviting for a boat. 

12”on Honeoye!  That’s going to be tough considering I fish there a lot both ice and open water and rarely catch a Crappie over 12”.  How about stopping the weed cutting first and then see what happens to the panfish population.

No new perch regs.?   This was not thought out well..

I hate to give my friend gator any credit, but he has built dozens of ice rods ( along with open water rods) and has a lot of experience with the subtleties of ice blanks.   I also build ice rods and have some experience with various blanks.  We both use mostly our own builds when fishing but I do have a few tickle sticks and HT’s. I do like the UL tickle stick for perch but not so much for gills or crappies.  It does not handle the small tungsten as well as an UL HT with a tungsten spring bobber. ( my preferred gill rod). For crappies, I really have not found any rod out there that I like. But that’s just me. 

We will take care of them after deer season Bri.  Just sit up in that nice warm tower of yours and wait.

I was in 20’ both trips.