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  1. Sk8man
    Looks like freshwater sculpin to me too
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    Zebedee you have a PM
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    I don't think you want to test out the line.... now that significant security concerns are heightened both sides monitor very closely and will intercept and detain you if you stray too far.
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    Welcome to LOU ...I too used to live there on West Avenue in the village.
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    Rudd it is! Thanks Gambler
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    I caught this this morning at Seneca Lake Park marina on a jig and spike while fishing for perch and it was about 17 or 18 inches long. It may be a golden shiner but it is by far the largest I've ever seen and its scales and body shape were more carp like but the mouth and head are more like a shiner. I threw it back unharmed anyway.
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    Good thing you weren't at the north end Rollie it was 4-5 ft waves today
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    You'll notice on most dipseys there is a weighted selector with the numbers on it and by turning it either way it forces it to go in that direction to the degree you turn it (one being less severe than 3) and yes it will go to the left or port if the weight is shifted that way. Don't go past the 3 setting on either side though as it will force the dipsey to surface usually. The higher the number of the setting the shallower the dipsy will run in the water too.I usually set the release by "feel" depending on what I'm running behind it (e.g. fly, spoon, stick etc.) and what I'm fishing for Walleye lighter than Chinook or trout. You won't get into trouble for experimenting
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    I hear ya John but at this age I have a DILLIGAF attitude sometimes and luckily my wife has a great sense of humor and takes my ideosyncrasies well and maybe it helps being 10 years older than her so she attributes it to senility
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    Very cool! I've never seen the Lookdown fish before either. I used to have relatives that lived on Sanibel (stockbroker:>) but no longer. I was in Florida too last week but didn't get a chance to fish this time. Great pics. My daughter would have been thinking she was in heaven collecting the shells when she was younger.
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    Cool Glad things worked out for you. Good luck with it.
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    Use a single or double crimp
  13. Sk8man
    I think you are referring the the Fish Hawk TD which is a whole different thing than the probe that is used with the Fish Hawk X4 or X4D am I correct?
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    plecos4sale - Cool... I knew both Roides and Oravec somewhat back then and used to fish near them at night in my little Whaler then they became charter guys and went to Lake O. I don't think anyone night fishes out there anymore. Miriam Clark was good mechanic and the only female boat mechanic I've ever known and I guess she and John moved to Florida after that. on the M-80
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    The primary reason for this bait regulation was to prevent the spread of hemmoragic virus and other diseases from spreading worse than they already are in the lakes but the cat is pretty much out of the bag at this point.
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    I'm not an electronics whiz but I think the thru hull and in-hull transducers may be designed a bit differently and may project a stronger signal. It is probably best to use a transducer specifically designed for the intended use.
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    Ed has a point it is illegal to transport or use alewives (or other approved baitfish) that have been taken from a different body of water either dead or alive without a dated receipt from a dealer certifying they are virus free and the receipt is good for only ten days from its date. Dead bait has to be commercial in nature with the packaging present.
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    I'm with ifishy and Silver Fox on the shorter leader/better action. If you think about the fishes position in the water usually underneath and back and often following for a ways so 10 or 12 ft is plenty as far as the "stealth" issue and lure action may be a more powerful variable than stealth anyway in triggering a response from the fish regardless of species.
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    Nice going John.....but you missed a good tackle show but on the other hand we didn't get there very early either and didn't have as good an excuse
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    I don't think you can go wrong with a correctly selected Airmar transducer ify our wallet will permit it. I had one on my previous unit and it worked great and lasted for years
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    Sawbellies = alewives = member of the herring family
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    When we used to night fish for trout on Canandaigua and Keuka I used to hang lanterns off my Riviera downrigger booms (mid to late 70's and eighties) pointed outward and brought along a smelt dip net. The bugs would arrive pretty quickly, the sawbellies would follow and nearly surface and we'd net them for bait. Sometimes huge trout could be seen either chasing them or just patrolling the depths below them in 100-150 ft or so of water. I'm not sure of the legality off using a cast net in fresh water here in N.Y.S . now days....it used to be done on Seneca in the old days though and is permitted inmost marine environments. We used to get a bunch of sawbellies for later use as well and I put them 6 to a zip lock bag with all the air pressed out so they wouldn't die with their mouths open from "gulping" air and then froze them for use behind cowbells etc..
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    You're the man Mark! I just put some salmon in the oven with roasted vegetables but now I'm feeling a little inadequate
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    Good point
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    Might want to consider using the Chinook divers with less drag bringing them in (than the mags). I know what you mean about the counting up of equipment. After returniug form the Watkins show yesterday my wife said "Why are all your hobbies so expensive? My reply was have you recently taken a look at your clothes closet?
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