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  1. Sk8man
    I think that someone was putting you on about the kings in Seneca John. However the bait we saw today there probably would support some
  2. Sk8man
    I'm not sure how you came to that conclusion....I often have 300 ft or more of wire OUT and with 7 strand (unlike copper) you don't usually use the backing except when you think you might get spooled
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    Well it was $42,000 and $6,000 in canvas and no kicker or other stuff in 2002 dollars
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    Very nice Kevin.
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    WTG Justin and great report. A lot of cheeks there
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    I'm with Rick and Vince ...and if they aren't getting them...they just aren't there. and the large abundance of baitfish being noted all over the lake underscores this.
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    I think the 27 H's are pretty small for the task.I can get 300 yds of 30 lb on a 47H so my hunch is you would be in the 220 yd range max on a 27H. I wouldn't run wire on the 27H because you should have a little backing as well (I know others will say you don't need it but Tuna Tom instructs folks to use some to protect the reel) and you'd want 1,000 ft of wire which would be well beyond the capacity of that reel.
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    All good advice here. I can empathize with BSmaster. I never had a credit card until my mid thirties always paid cash for everything. When I tried to get a mortgage for my first house they said you have no credit history. I said but I don't owe anything to anybody. They said doesn't matter you would be in better shape credit wise if you did owe money but had a successful payment history. you might want to think about the overall picture here and your future (hard to do at 20 I know but necessary). It took me over 20 years to save the nearly $50,000 for my boat (taken from retirement deferred compensation separate from my retirement) but I still took out a loan for it and then paid the loan off (small interest payment first) and it boosted my credit rating, and no monthly payments which spread over say 10 years would have at least doubled the original amount . It pays to really think it through.
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    I have a couple of the original Sutton Spoons from the turn of the century or early 1900's Here is what they looked like back in the day: And also some Geneva spoons from the same era. My grandfather used each of these spoons on Seneca Lake in the early 1900's Notice the hooks were soldered in place back then and one of the Sutton's has the original old type swivel at the front as do three of the Geneva spoons P.S. They will NEVER be for sale
  11. Sk8man
    Also on Spin Docs and Flashers Here is what they look like (minus the little rhinestones)
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    You're a sick buckaroo Nick I just drooled all over my keyboard
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    I think rolmops might have nailed it....sure sounds like it.
  14. Sk8man
    It does sound as though something is between the intake and the pump and at low speed it is being fully blocked and then opening up under speed.
  15. Sk8man
    Normally when they start to blacken up the numbers are there....maybe not a good sign
  16. Sk8man
    I know it is kinda crazy for this early but is there any chance of fish in the 60 ft or so of water way out of temp right on bottom starting to "stage" early (say out in front of Maxwell)?
  17. Sk8man
    Put a ziplock bag full of ice around the ferrule hold it on there a few minutes and then try.
  18. Sk8man
    I wouldn't hesitate to also set stuff out of temp in the 60-80 ft range either especially spoons
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    WTG Marty! great report and....how could anyone be older than you? (maybe me though ) Glad to see you've turned the corner and are now a bonefide rig fisherman! I don't even dare to think about going out on Canandaigua during a weekend right now....yesterday.... looked like a couple hundred trailers a the the launch....must have been real fun with the usual everyone coming back in the launch at the same time in the evening
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    WTG Mike! ...much prettier first mate than Mike C. You marking much of anything in the way of fish?
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    I like the mid range sizes don't remember the numbers (not the little bitty ones)
  22. Sk8man
    All the available moonlight has probably been a factor in the feeding response (or lack thereof)
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    Where is Tavion's ticket Nick? oh....snuck him in... or on a child's ticket? The give away will be when he crunches on the popcorn
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    Yep I do too Mike sometimes two of them staggered in length but that is a lot different than running a full sized set on leadcore near bottom I usually point my downriggers straight back so they are closer together and stagger the cowbells so that one set serves as an attractor for the other set..at least that is my strategy...not sure what the fish are thinking
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    I think rather than risking hanging up a cannonball and losing a leadcore rig I'd just go conventional and use a rod set up for cowbells with a heavy weight (32oz sinker) and bounce bottom with that...much more control over it and less risky. I use a n SWR (secret weapon rig) which is what you are describing but not with cowbells mostly with a spoon. The cowbell approach with leadcore gives much less control moving over a changing bottom structure.
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