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    Cayuga Cayuga 9/3

    Sk8man replied to Reel Doc's topic in Finger Lakes Discussion

    I have to chuckle a little bit on this one because the fishing hasn't always been this way on Cayuga or always on Lake Ontario for that matter. Seneca has been having problems of late but a few years ago it was jumping and Cayuga was on the downturn and slow. Those of us that remember fishing for trout and salmon in the 70's and even much earlier realize that this stuff runs in cycles in each of these lakes for a variety of reasons. Fishing Seneca and Cayuga in the late seventies it often took 4-6 hrs or so to catch a legal salmonid. At one point Keuka; especially at the Hammondsport end was hot for browns.....how many do you see being caught right now?..and on and on. For those folks who feel that they have all the answers or the most accurate ones to the riddle I would caution....wait a while and see whether your comment or opinion holds up over time. These lakes are very fickle regardless of species, and making any profound judgments about them at any one point in time will be a limited sample from which to form any hard fast conclusions. Just enjoy the time out there when things are going well, and don't assume that it will always be this way when things are good. It is always easier to catch fish when the populations are at a high point, and it may have more to do with probabilities than skill.
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    Yep....hoping that one of these days that another more northerly weigh station can be obtained as it is one heck of a long journey to Meyersboth by water and land if not from that area or staying near there, and are located on the other end and side of the lake. I'm pretty sure that campers at Cayuga Lake State Park might participate as well if something were closer to weigh fish. I know this may be a bit complicated logistically but I think worth actively pursuing.
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    It may just be that the particular spool of line is bad. When line is purchased either online or in the store it is not necessarily NEW line despite being sold as such, nor is there any guarantee that it has been taken care of. For example, it may have been in a store or warehouse someplace where there was excessive heat or direct sunlight on the package. UV rays can do a heck of a lot of damage without being seen too. Maybe experiment by using 40 or 50 lb from a different place and see how that does if you like that brand/type of line.
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    It is still somewhat of a question mark in my own mind whether immature chinook or coho as well in the absence of actually seeing the things I mentioned.
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    Hey could I have the GPS coordinates for that spot?
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    A couple things: first - the wire breaking suggests that either you had an undetected kink or bad connection depending on where the break occurred, or the drag was set too tight and the sudden stress from the run on a weak spot broke it, OR the "sticky' drag possibility. You may want to closely examine that particular reels drag and/or replace the drag washers. Normally the drag setting should be slightly tight enough to prevent line from going out but if too loose and a fish hits and the drag plays out freely it can create loose slack or an incomplete hook-up from lack of enough resistance to fully set the hook creating a "hit and run" situation with no fish.
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    They call Cohos "silvers" for a reason....they are pretty silverish. There are no sparce large dark spottings on the gill plate or "X" or "comma" shaped spots on the body on that fish on the left which an Atlantic should have. It isn't real clear from the pic, but the area around the mouth looks greyish. If with the greying on edges whitish inside mouth (base of gums) and not black except tongue- Coho. Can't see the adipose or tail spotting clearly enough in the pic to tell anything, nor can the rays in the anal fin be counted. If the area around and in the mouth itself is actually black including the tongue it would be a king rather than the other two choices. Be aware also that there have been suspicions from time to time that there may be crossovers between the Chinooks and Cohos. Coho tail spotting is usually confined to the upper half of the tail. Usually the tail of the Coho is more squared off than forked but as said above it can depend on the way it is being held too, and same can be said of the anal fin which looks longer but could be distorted by the hand. My guess is immature king (which can still be quite silver) but without actually seeing the inside of the mouth and the tail spotting etc. the pic is a bit ambiguous.
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    Better off getting a new spool or making a shorter copper The guy's suggestions below are right, but the reason I said what I did is that any connection point with wire and especially copper can be a potential weak link in the setup and when the wire is stressed sufficiently- that is the point it will usually part or break and in that case you don't save money etc. Most of the time you don't expect hang up on bottom with the coppers but if you do chances are whatever you are running will be gone and the likely place it leaves from is where the connection was made.
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    Justin makes a good point....(as usual) Kings do put A lot of instantaneous pressure on that particular part of the set-up along with the fly leader (50 lb Big Game on my own hand tied flies instead of fluoro).
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    I've been a Lowrance guy since the dinosaurs walked the Earth but I also say FURUNO
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    A main reason I use the 40 mono rather than fluoro for this particular thing is that the mono has a little stretch which is desirable here when using wire which has none. I used to use fluoro but found that it is less forgiving, and brittle - especially in cold weather .I've never had one of these setups break but I have with fluoro. Just a preference issue I guess.
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    40 lb Big Game mono breaking strength is closer to 50
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    Dances you have a PM
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    Nice brown....given the length it is about 7 -7 1/2 lbs.
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    They wreak havoc with the fishery. They are very fast and accurate when they target something. I know a lot of the marinas in California have been inundated with them and they even chase boat owners off theiir own boats at the docks and have bitten people as well.
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    Jason depending on what these actually are and their condition they may be worth a lot more than $20 so maybe get an estimate from someone before selling too quickly.
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    Sounds like a nice trip. " It was kind of funny seeing a seal (sea lion) surface about 100 ft behind us as we were fishing" - Once fishing near San Diego for tuna we had a bunch of them behind and along side us on a charter and they dove down and took the bait right off all our hooks without getting hooked themselves....they can be a real pain but they can be pretty funny too.
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    Does leave a little bit tio the imagination doesn't it?
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    It can also be beneficial to have a DC cell phone charger kept on the boat if you have an plug in outlet.
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    Sweet! That is a beauty Stix...congrats!
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    WTG Brian. I haven't seen a year like this since the late eighties. Lake O has been on fire this year and especially so with the kings, and I'm sure the "armchair quarterbacks" that didn't get a chance to get out there are more than a little regretful
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    I think I saw you out there Jeff but didn't fully realize it at the time. I whizzed past in my Whaler on joyride with my wife and daughter....I was jealous of you folks fishing
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    The way to go - Teleflex Sea Star Hydraulic.
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