Sk8man

Nice fish and great pic....that sky in the background really sets things off. Looks as though the lake is finally being kind to you folks

I've gone back to 50 lb mono (Big Game) for flies after breaks with the commercially tied fluoro flies without noting any difference in hits etc. even on the Finger Lakes....and I tie my own flies now I've also gotten away from using the single hook above the treble....unnecessary and snags more easily in the net

Nice going Mark and good report. We're hoping to get out early AM and get after them

Better find that banana on board quickly Nick

Was it this year or 2012?

Jimski is right. The connectors above are "clean" too Here is what the receptacle looks like installed and on the second shot you can see how close the back ones are to the riggers

It is possible that you had the trigger too tight but also possible (given the wrapped leader) that somehow the leader wrapped up past the dipsey and prevented the arm from triggering at all

Nick .....the "master of rod switching and net management" I was wondering if Theresa was going to get on your case about the messy floor and your shirt....nice ending (sounds just like "home" to me)

Good one Gary! Yeah I suppose next you'll recommend a good psychologist

I think we hit the 560 water too late today. I think you were headed in about 11:45 when we spotted you underway. We made the mistake of not going right out there and screwing around in shallower until about the time you were on your way in. Live and learn

Nice brown Ed....hey are you guys hooking an air hose up those fish's butts or what? Man....they must be chowing down 24x7

Great news Jason and about time you guys caught a break.....lets hope this is a good omen for the future.

Thanks Pete Here is what mine looked like

I hope you don't have any more of those but I'm sure you'd enjoy the wine country if you do. There must be well over100 wineries to choose from.... Let's hope tomorrow brings some good king fishing....we're going to give them a shot tomorrow AM at either Sodus or Hughes.Good luck folks!

There are various versions of trolling plates and they work but most you have to remember to disengage them after trolliing etc. and they can be a pain others have springs only and don't need to be disengaged but usually they are for relatively small motors (outboard). Something less involved is to get yourself a couple sea bags and deploy them they can usually do the trick for most folks...take a little getting used to but a more conservative approach to try first rahter than drilling holes in your lower unit.

nice brown Ed. Home today but looks like Lake O in the AM

Tim's point here is a VERY good one. There is always a lot of discussion about specific speeds for different setups and really it is all relative because of varying accuracy of devices, different ways of measuring (over bottom or water surface etc.) and various other factors specific to each situation. The most important factor is "repeatability" using the specific device you are using to measure. Thus the significance of 2.4 mph on one boat may be quite different on another in a different location with different currents, wind speeds etc. affecting the way the setup runs in that particular situation. Those "effective" speeds from one boat to another should always be considered as "range" factors or "guesstimates" at best and not as hard fast accurate measures.

We did the Seneca Wine Trail (west side) two weeks ago with friends visiting from Delaware and it was great....they absolutely loved it. We've done the Keuka lake one several times and Cayuga once. Inexpensive wine tastings, great wine and I ended up with a case of our favorites from the different wineries before going to dinner at the NYS Wine and Culinary Center Upstairs Bistro in Canandaigua (incredible cuisine and wonderful atmosphere overlooking the pier and lake))... at the end of it and we only covered about a half dozen wineries from 12 N till 5 PM.