Fat Trout

Good fishing this year brings new boaters some of which dont have the scars on their back reminding them how this lake can be. I don't consider myself smarter.....ok perhaps a little lol....rather i just really remember the lessons learned. And i remember them WELL Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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To the OP...do you plan to use the lowrance autopilot on the big motor steering but plan to be able to use it with the kicker by it being tied to the big motor? Thanks im considering something similar for next year instead of just the bow mount TM setup. I have not looked int the engine autopilot options yet though Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I run rigger cable...blacks...probe...breakaway cable...ball. i have a slight advantage since i run digitroll 10's and can set the water zero wherever i want Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

While I really like this boat, I'm upgrading in size. I'm looking for $20,500 for the boat as described. Currently located in Mexico NY. PM if interested. Here are some details - Always run with Ethanol free fuel - Always fully tarp covered and dry, rarely fished in the rain and dried before covering. - All fluids and filters changed each year with yamaha brand - Came with a fishermans top with front glass, mooring cover and snap in carpet (each of those not used much if at all). Items I added: - 2' of Cisco systems track in the back on each side - Yamaha VTS trolling switch allowing RPM adjustment in 50RPM increments. - 4 rod holder in the front and one in the rear - Trailer Mods to aid in solo launching / retrieving - cargo netting along the port and starboard side to free up floor storage from life vests etc. - Cranking battery was replaced with a group 29 and a group 27 was added, along with perko 1-2-all switch - 3 bank charger covers the main cranking and (2) TM batteries up front - 1 bank charger covers the group 27 battery on the port side rear I have transom mounting provisions (stern savers) for fish hawk, Fish finder and Smart troll. I currently run an fish hawk X4D, lowrance HDS7, VHF radio with antenna and smart troll but would plan to remove these but could leave some or all of these for an added cost. I run electric down riggers on the track but will be removing those. The trolling motor up front will be removed as well, but mounting plates, connection provisions and batteries would stay.

I watched a bunch of radar shots from that rain. A lot of the heavy stuff was on the lower half of the river it seemed and not as much up toward the upper or lower reservoirs.. The Pineville gauge went up but not that much....150 cfs or so. The river clears really fast unless you get the upper tributaries pumping mud and flowing into the reservoirs like that. A number of years ago the upper res. took a 5 inch rain hit in july overnight on a moderately full reservoir and the river went up to 5000 cfs (normally 185 in summer).

Not an easy yes unfortunately. That's a trial and error thing. The motion sensor beam on the ones I bought is pretty narrow. Potentially one on the doc pointing at the dock and One in the cabin pointing inside the cabin which then wouldn't go off if rocking. my boat is on a trailer so my issues are different.

A little late but for piece of mind in the future, they make battery powered led spot lights with motion sensor that are dirt cheap. 2 of those and a sign that says, smile your on camera might make someone think twice. I have one at my front door it runs for about a year on 3 d cells and is 140 lumens Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Probably from a hook wound as a little guy Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

We have been fortunate this year that the temp and fish have not gone deep like they usually do. You may have a nice wide boat which def. helps but that spread might cause problems if you fishing them all below 100ft. or as far as 150ft of cable or more if the temp goes really deep. I have a smaller boat now but when I ran a 4 rigger spread on a bigger boat deeper than 75 ft it was flashers on the outside spoons on the inside and I didn't send an outside flasher past the nearest inside spoon rigger without popping the spoon of the inside rigger first. The currents can create havoc with deep lines. I picked apart too many balls of fuzz. I started going by those rules and it generally works.

too rough depends on your boat size and how far out you are going. Find a Noaa weather bouy closest to where you fish and check it before you get up.

Well if all 10 took fish I would think its OK . Actually guys tend to run less rods than years ago. Less can be more as far as gear in the water spooking fish and also avoiding tangles etc. I run an 18' boat and I'm a 4 rod max for salmon (for me). Of that its a mix of spoons, flasher /fly and baits with max 2 baits. I feel I do just as well if not better than with more rods. certainly less tangles and chaos with a fish on.

Did they make them so they can fit Rhys davis heads? 3 or 4 years ago I tried the N&D and not only paid $12 but had to perform surgery to make them fit.