Sk8man

I'm not sure what the expectations were mentioned above but we had a great time at the Perch Tournament and Ted and Art and the Seager folks went out of their way to make it a fair and very enjoyable tournament for us with pizza, wings, drinks and other thoughtful items. The tournament is not intended to be an ESLO Derby etc. it is a great get together for folks to enjoy themselves and chat about their fishing exploits and share stories. In my opinion the Seager people knocked themselves out making things as enjoyable as possible and I applaude them and thank them for it.Well run tourney

Stay safe and good luck to all. See you there.

Yeah especially as far as your wallet goes

Thanks Jim. I'd say good luck back to you also but usually you don't need it out there Should be fun

I can relate to the truck problems - had to get a new radiator and transmission cooler lines put in day before yesterday.

Any that I have ever seen that were home made anyway pulled very hard in the water and it is a reason I opted to use singles when I used to run them.

My hunch is that the critical factor in designing them so the inside board is set back slightly may be on inside turns and the leading edge shifts emphasis to the inside maybe as the bow moves that way?

It is possible that the rain and higher winds will be in the afternoon so maybe the morning will be doable. Things can change drastically sometimes so we'll just have to wait to see until closer to Sunday as we're still pretty far out from that point yet.

tt

I sure didn't mean to scare anyone....just the opposite really. A little information sometimes can go along way towards eliminating problems or obstacles. We just need to prepare a bit if the weather actually does throw us a curve. My hunch is we will be able to fish it so the above info was intended mainly just as an "FYI" for anyone not familiar fishing the Fingers. Magill has the right attitude and idea

A couple things come to mind here especially for folks perhaps either new to fishing or the Finger Lakes scene....first of all the weather folks have been off quite a bit this season and especially with the long range projections so the picture could change markedly either way. Secondly, if the winds are strong and it is still safe to get out folks should reconsider how they fish with the existing conditions. While the use of inline boards, long toplines and long coppers may be great or tempting in decent or even marginal conditions, in rough water with moderate to heavy boat traffic in prime water it may not be a great idea and less can be more in this situation. The main thing about rough water conditions and a lot of wind is boat control and trolling speed; not necessarily how big a boat you have, and whether you can do what you want or need to do out there. Safety is paramount wherever you fish so a little thinking and preparation beforehand is a good idea and having a plan B for fishing is also advisable. Something to be aware of regarding fishing the larger Finger Lakes like Cayuga and Seneca in heavy wind conditions is that unlike Lake O with its "rollers" the wave characteristics on these lakes can be quite different as they tend to be shorter in distance between them yet can be relatively high amplitude wise; which means that in a small open bow boat they can come over the bow, transom or gunwales easier. Just something to be aware of if you haven't had much experience in these particular bodies of water. Folks just have to maintain a healthy respect for these waters and use good common sense during marginal wind/storm conditions and things should be fine.

You'll probably have a lot of company Wes

Another way of looking at things is that Lady Luck may level the playing field a bit given these natural "challenges". Lets not overlook the importance of getting together and doing something we all love and being able to BS about it afterward

I'm with Wes on it....lets have a real challenge. I won't decide how to fish it until the last moment....cmon..makes it more exciting (as long as it is safe)

I thgink I would put a little tobasco juice on it