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Hi there, I have a lot of advice lol. PM me for super specific stuff. AGM is super solid, Iray is fantastic and of course Pulsar is quality. Personally I would stay with those brands for quality and warranty. Be VERY VERY mindful that you are paying for picture image at BASE MAG. Every step you take up, decreases the image quality into the next category. So if you buy a 384 that has a 4x base mag, you have essentially purchased a 640 scope that has a 2x base mag. The more you research the more you realize that there are some gimmicks to the industry to milk a 1000 or so out of the buyer.
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Been a bit of a tough week. Lost my chocolate lab Zoe to congestive heart failure on Tuesday and as with losing any beloved pup (she saw me through lots of phases of life) it's been a dark cloud kinda week. With that said it was nice to get out last night and chase some yotes on a couple of quick sets. Manny made some magic happen right off the bat and pulled in a nice male coyote right on a string. We tried to coax three more into range but after I dumped the first one, they weren't having it. Still, it was a good night to get out and clear the head.
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Nailed a coyote last night. Little video from the set! Got the coyote checking out the bait pile and I will admit I got a little lucky that I was just checking the bait out when she walked in from my left! One of the most beautiful coyotes Ive ever shot and I believe what they would call a "red" color phase coyote.
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If you are going to go 640 you better have a base mag setting of at least 3.5 for fox and yote hunting (if shooting longer than 100 yds). Lots of guys get duped into the 640 prices for the 2x base mag and well guess what, with just one zoom up to 4x you are now at the shooting level and resolution of a far cheaper scope. This is not to say that the 2x models are bad, I previously ran a Rattler in the 384 and we had great success with it. This is the main reason I went with the AGM Adder TS50-384. Its base mag is 4 which is the highest in the industry so far, so it matches lots of the 640 scopes on the second zoom setting. So far I am very very happy with it. I called lots of thermal dealers and they all pretty much admitted that without going to the Bolt TH 50C price range (4K), then there is almost no advantage to a 640 optic vs the higher mag setting 384s. If I did move on from the Adder it would be for the Bolt which has a 3.5 base mag at 640, which to me is then a significant upgrade in resolution while maintaining the longer range capabilities. Just some food for thought, though you may have already known it all!
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Yah I fully understand that. I will tell you to jump in full throttle. It is so much fun and honestly, one of the easier types of hunting to go out and do with pretty consistent action. Plus it seems like the last type of hunting where people will happily give you permission. I am about 3 real seasons in and it is quickly becoming one of my favorite types of hunting. If you have any questions about a thermal scope, send me a message. I did an insane amount of research and I'm on my second scope lol. There are a lot of gimmicks out there and one of the biggest things you need to worry about is base magnification.
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You have the information for him? Can’t find anything via google.
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Gotta love November! Hunting in Irondequoit for the deer reduction program through the Irondequoit PD. Was hunting off Seneca Park Ave (just loaded with bucks) and I saw an absolute slammer (out of range, along with a couple of other nice bucks that I passed on November 4th. I texted my buddy Manny about one of the decent ones I passed and he was like “you should have shot that one”. So with those words ringing in my head I got back in there on Nov 7 and sure enough that buck presented me a chance at 19 yards around 8 AM, put an arrow in him and filled my archery tag! Always wild to shoot a decent buck right in the middle of Rochester, I do love hunting the city sometimes! Attached is the picture of when I passed him and then obviously when we wasn’t so lucky lol.
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Got out this morning to explore some offshore water and hopefully get on some chewing kings. Got setup in 430 fow and immediately nailed a 7-8 lb king. After that I really wanted to make a run and started heading for 500+, but along the way my graph started acting funky along the military exercise zone. So I spent a good 2.5 hours screwing with my graph trying to dial my settings back in after an accidental hard reset (such a stupid morning). Feeling frustrated and defeated I chugged back into 115 after dealing with my graph. Immediately picked off a laker and a nice steelhead. Feeling encouraged I began to work the laker pods but took the opportunity to jig any high mark. The high marks were snappy and they resulted in an additional Atlantic, small king, and a dropped species that I will assume was another steelhead. I picked up another laker to end the day and packed it up! Once again, jigging to silver fish really is the deal. They bite quick and readily, finding them is actually most of the battle. The stupid Lake Ontario Lakers are actually proving to be the hardest of the species to actually get to commit considering the numbers of them out there and how many lookers you get! Ended the day 6/7. All fish came on the spoon that must not be named until a later date 😉
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Sandy Jig 8/14 and 8/15
idn713 replied to idn713's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
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Made a quick trip each morning with Manny. We expected garbage after the big blow and that’s exactly what we found. Kings are scattered to the wind and not around like they were a week before. They will return but this made for a tough outings. 8/14 ground out two lakers and missed two more. 8/15 nailed a beauty brown, a nice laker and sniped just about the only king we marked! Still getting it done in really tough conditions!
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Sandy 8/2 Jig Bite
idn713 replied to fisherman21's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
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Braddocks 7/29 jig bite
idn713 replied to whaler1's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
You mentioned something about not wanting to troll. Yah I feel that with every fiber in my bones! Once you have a mature king blast a jig on bass tackle, you don't really want to do anything else. And Manny and I seemed to stumble onto something fun, everyone else is quickly refining it! Like you and Tommy! -
Sandy 7/29 Quick AM jig trip
idn713 replied to fisherman21's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
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Braddocks 7/29 jig bite
idn713 replied to whaler1's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
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Sandy 7-24 AM - Good Jig Bite
idn713 replied to fisherman21's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)