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    Tiller Model Boats with Downriggers?

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    how many people would you typically be trolling with?  what style tiller?  bench seats or more open.  down riggers and rod holders can go really anywhere along the leangth of the boat.  if your driving from the back there is no reason they cant be forward of you as long as you can access them easily and see them when trolling.   there are boats out there that are very open for multi-species that are a side counsel or dual counsel depending on your budget.  

    Best Events on lake O!

    in Tournament Talk, Shows, Events & Seminars

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    We run a smaller boat and try to do a few every year weather and scheduling are always a factor this year we did the Monroe county challenge and the sodus pro am both were a lot of fun we managed a full box for each but couldn't get enough size they were both a lot of fun and we at least felt we had a chance in the past we have done the sandy creek shootout and done well there that is also very am friendly the timing just didn't work out this year the we also did the Fair Haven challenge this year and last just didn't perform well have no issues with the event for someone just getting into lake o and tourny fishing these are good events. This was our first chance to do a proam and would imagine the Oswego and niagra events are good as well based off of our experience

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    Holy eels on Seneca

    in Finger Lakes Discussion

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    couple year classes in a row like this means getting a good successful treatment in the next two years will be extremely important if weather doesn't allow for it there will be a hatch out from last years and this years spawning classes that would not help things at all.

     

     

    Holy eels on Seneca

    in Finger Lakes Discussion

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    rumor has it they are very good eating.  there are wild populations in other areas that are on the verge of collapse due to over harvest.  

    Those folks need to come here and take all they can.  Personally i wouldn't want to hold one long enough to clean it.

    I'm curious have been you been seeing this all year or really just starting to see it again now? 

     

     

    Question about Running Double Dipsies

    in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?

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    We like to run Chinook divers 5s on the inside weight in the first hole and 4s on the outside with the weight on the 3rd hole my starting spread is generally inside divers as deepest 2 riggers in the middle than outside divers up high more separation is better but as the day goes on we adjust to the depths getting bit biggest thing is let the line out slow

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    trolling on the big o with rolling waves

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    if the weather report has the waves building than they tend to be shorter choppier waves.

     

    if the waves are falling than that is when you get the long rolling waves.

     

    as far as speed controll the same as any other time.  change directions untill you find the ones that ride right.  use bags and higher rpms to stablize 

    Question about Running Double Dipsies

    in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?

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    I run 4 wire divers   braid works but during the warm months fleas can be a major problem

    you can run whatever you want if you have enough seperation but personally i dont like to run 2 flashers on one side 

    it is convinenent to have shorter rods on the inside but you can run all 4 the same leangth especially if they are the same make and model.  A larger dipsey on the inside will pull a bigger bend as well

     

    Genny quick trip 7/9

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

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    strong winds in any direction can change the temperature structure drastically in the late summer a south wind can push the warm water out and cause an upwelling you will see cold water on the surface right out the front door so this year with the late set up the somewhat cooler weather recently having the warm water later thin out like that would not be suprising at all.  

     

    this year especially with the changes in the way they are trying to manage the water levels the conditions in the lake are not what we are used to this time of year with the water still high and really just on the first part of of downward trend.  Instead its low and they are trying to slow the fall so there are different currents out there at least there have been for my boat this year.

    19 strand as backing?

    in Tackle and Techniques

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    I use it as backer on a 200 weighted steel it's more user friendly than copper and gives me versitility out of one rod I fish out of an 18 footer so space is premium I also only run longlines when derby fishing so being able to hit several leangths on one rod suits my current needs I also run 19 strand as my dipsey line again I find it more user friendly wire knots are easy don one overhand loop and tighten that's it anything more tends to distribute stress unevenly to the strands made me nervous as all heck to try but after a few years I'm a believer. Weighted steel I use the connection the torpedo guy did the video on and if I'm doing wire to mono or braid direct an Albright knot with the wire looped and the other line wrapping there are other ways that work but this is what I have confidence in

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