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  1. Sk8man
    An additional variable is the particular capability specs of the transducer. For example if you have Lowrance with a combination 83/200 khz transducer the weight may go fairly quickly out of the cone if set for 200 khz versus 83 khz because the cone angle capability is narrower. If you have a combination transducer set the transducer to the lowest number and see what it does. As mentioned all those other factors also come into play.
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    That right there is the best info you are going to get....and it is at Captain Nick's second home
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    You know Mike that 1962 article may be the fish I was thinking of and as a kid seeing the fish in the ice chest my memory may have been messed up all these years it probably is the 15 pounder noted in the article; the time frame is about right for the one I saw. Regardless of records your fish is a very special specimen and something to behold. You accomplished something that the rest of us Finger lakes fisherpersons have tried for but never achieved and you can be very proud of that.
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    Doesn't get any better than that Kev
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    With most releases you don't have to worry about line damage unless using very low pound test and setting the release too high in tension. Same for rubber bands if you are using the right size/strength. By the way if the ones you are using are too strong they can usually be weakened by leaving them in the sun for awhile.
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    Yes I once dropped a nice ultra-lite rod and reel overboard while perch fishing in 60 ft of water. Two years later I snagged it while jerking copper. I dried it out cleaned up the reel and back in business
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    Still going to have to find the best data available: find the bait, and hopefully fish near it and fish the marks.....much more reliable than "guesstimates"
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    Nope many miles from there
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    Congrats to the Salotti boys.... they smoked it! I managed to pull up a huge anchor and about 50 ft of rope with two nice spoons attached to the rope. Thank heaven for 30 lb See Flee mainline
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    Bill said it all....we are all here to learn regardless of experience.
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    think it should be named the Salotti derby and for good reason you guys have it dialed in. Best part for me is that "old school" prevailed
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    I think it was a good safe bet in the firs t place Bill
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    Canandaigua 5/27

    Sk8man replied to troutman10's topic in Finger Lakes Discussion

    The best part of it is that happy face
  14. Sk8man
    ditto excellent advice from both
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    Sounds as though you have a plan Ifishy....it would be good to see you there.
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    Still have room on the other side of my window for one
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    Might want to contact John Mann at Sodus Point (Sodus Bay Canvas). He is a pretty incredible craftsman and probably has seen about every possible sscenario
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    It is a multi-salmonid tournament first of all despite the National Lake Trout designation. In the past the derby brought in people (and revenue to localities) on a lower level but much as the Lake O tournaments. Some of us have fished it for over 50 years and have had our families and kids involved while they were growing up. For many years we camped at Sampson State Park and met a lot of like minded folks from all over the place so it was a neat social experience as well. At one point there were over 2500 participants and the prize money was much less than the $10,000 now possible for first place now. The fishing conditions have changed radically from the old days largely due to the clarity of the water and invasives problems making the fishing more challenging....but that is what it is all about for many of us....the challenge. It isn't about catching the MOST trout....it is about catching the largest trout and that is a real challenge. In short, the derby is challenging but FUN! (and there are a lot of side benefits to it)
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    Going to miss ya there Kev.....but on the other hand....one less dangerous competitor to worry about.....kinda cold I know but this is the derby bud
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    Hopefully that isn't a bad omen....
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    Trevor and his staff try hard to provide good service and they have a very good product, but the very nature of these things (e.g. probes and thermistors, seals etc.) is that they are relatively fragile items and it doesn't take much to screw them up. The fact that they are an American company goes a long way in my view.....the Chinese crap sure wouldn't hold up as well.
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    Good luck
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    That is exactly it. It pays to test out the spoon or stick at the side of the boat and observe the action prior to deployment for an "estimate" of how it may be running at the desired speed. When running multiple lures of diverse types some may run optimally while others may not and it is another reason to keep changing speeds and making "s" turns etc.
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    I suspect too many factors involved to know for sure. The copper will bow upward at that speed, amount and direction of current present, the trolling direction, type of lure at the end, diameter of copper etc. You can get an estimate by running a Fishhawk TD though.
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    Some of it may be just probabilities connected with the numbers/density of bait available. When I see this situation I try to get to the outer edge of the bait where the fish often locate and troll back and forth along the edge which may increase probabilities.
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