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justtracy i think you said it far more eloquently than I did I was limited to shore fishing for many years and saw many unethicle fisherman. However I also met many very skilled fisherman who can and do do as much or more for the fishery than many lake fisherman. I dont think they should be punished because of some people lack of respect for regs. I have seen boat fisherman keep illegal fish and out of season fish and over there limit just because someone has the money to buy the bigger toy doesnt guarentee there a better person

so i'm all for catch and release and sportsmanship. when i was a kid snagging was legal for salmon in the fall. i was a lifter after that for years and have since learned far better habits and now rarely stream fish because i'm lazy and hate crowds. that being said is stocking really that terrible of a thing? rainbows are not native to seneca and are only there because of stocking in the 20s. If stocking imporves the population it could increase noteriety which will increase fishing hours and thereby bring more money into local economys and put more pressure on to preserve the fishery which is really the ultimate goal. That being said lake trout stocking is being reduced to prevent stunting so maybe that money should be used to stock rainbows? heck we could go big picture and hope the increased popularity leads to a hatchery (my wishful thinking) which could have far reaching benefits. if we increase the number of sportsman fishing it ultimatly improves the area and limits the ability of lifters and poachers. As a side note ecosystems are dynamic things that change regularly so it should be expected that populations may have to to supplimented to keep consistent numbers and on the other side they may have to be occasionaly culled like lake trout in keuka. i'm not trying to support those that lift snag or herd and I certainly am not trying to bash anyone here . I am however tying to offer a different perspective and say that banner trib fishing can if properly managed actully be a long term benefit.

there all over the corn fields around here i think they are confused i see flocks passing each other going in oppisit directions

got me excited i'll be getting the boat and gear ready this week and weather permitting heading out next saturday my favorite time of year to fish now till the lake trout derby

thats funny right there “El Apetito de Muerte†sounds like a teenager

split it 7 and 3 but on the 7 put in a leangth of mono at 1 color on the short one and 4 colors on the long one that way you can run a rod at 1 color 3 colors 4 colors or 7 colors off a board great way to get a lot of range on a limited number of rigs espicially in a smaller boat. you can than use either off a rigger as well or even attach a torpedo weight at the mono section. I love my short cores and hated my 10 color though i did not have the right reel for it. I am probably the minority but i run a very short leader usually 8-10 feet only works very well for me started longer but didnt get the hits leadcore pulses and waves up and down with waves speed changes and turns longer leaders mute this that erractic action can trigger a lot of striks especially on seneca in the sprig or in the mornings or if you find fish over open water. real common to find bait up high and the short cores can catch fish

short lead cores are my favorite rods i use them for browns in the spring and they catch most of my fish running spoons. i fish seneca the rest of the year and the short cores produce fish year round you can also run them as a SWR on a rigger if fish are real deep but i have better luck running them near the surface

ive used them off of docks for panfish in summer lots of catches lots of tangles though. might be better using them vertical through the ice though might have to try one this weekend if i do i'll let you know if it works

fantastic idea just gotta make sure the wife doesnt see the video and find out what it all really costs she always conviently forgets about the collected over a lifetime part. might be fun to start a thread here to post the vidoes to compare collections help pass the time till sping

18 1/2 is no youngster for a cat at that kind of age just like people the chance for problems gets more and more. I say feed them the fish get the taste for wild game in them so they keep the mice down unless there like my last one who just got fat and lazy but that was because he ate everything. Only cat i know who would steal french fries from people and eat eggs in the morning if he could get his paws on them

i used to give my cats fish everytime i kept some for the table they loved it. never had thyroid problems i will say though i used to work in a vet hospital and cats with thyroid issues are more common than you would think. the meds work pretty well and at least with animal meds they are much cheaper than the ones for humans even though its the exact same medicine