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  1. Sk8man
    Very nicely put Chris.
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    Mostly black but I have a few different colored ones as well.....Tim hit it on the head for me....try to present neutrally so the focus is on the lure itself.
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    Smelt are usually bottom oriented and deep most of the year with the exception of spawning in the Spring. Ice fishing at night especially the lights seem to draw them toward the surface or suspended below it. In the summer sawbellies will come up from the deep to just below surface in response to lights (e.g. lanterns) and even surface to catch bugs attracted to the light and this is how we used to get our bait for night fishing at the south end of Canandaigua and Keuka Lakes. If you were located directly over a school of smelt they might behave similarly ....I'm not sure because in all the years I never saw a smelt do it only sawbellys (alewives).
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    I think I'd wait a bit on Canandaigua. It is "doable" but who knows what is floating around out there....folks I know lost their wooden furniture and part of their dock out there from their cottage so that may be the "tip of the iceberg" so be real careful if you do. Not fishing the Seneca Derby? It is shaping up to be a lot of fun....
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    Sounds as though someone intends to do some heavy duty copper jerking
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    We just figured you were referring to your "advanced" age Jeff Good luck bud.
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    It is surely sad enough when someone departs unexpectedly but when they do so "missing" it is a double tragedy/trauma in terms of the lack of closure and inability to properly grieve. I feel especially bad for those folks left behind.
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    I think Sean may have forgotten to take his meds today.....the delusions are taking over I'm hoping the southern boys bring plenty of Kleenex....for when they return home empty handed This should be a blast!
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    Yes The lake level is over people's docks and many have been washed away and there is all sorts of debris floating around. They are getting bluegills and crappies as well.
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    Must be a south ender...Delusions of Grandeur I'm really lovin it this year
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    Hi Frank just to expand a bit on Ed's on target comment - The impeller basically revolves around inside the lower unit of the motor sucking water up and out the ejection port at the back of the motor (outboard) as a stream of water shooting toward the surface.The process cools your engine. They need to be replaced periodically ( different period depending on motor requirement....for my135 Optimax it is every two years for my 9.9 Johnson it is every 5 years - consult your manual. If you let it go too long you risk severely overheating your engine for a lousy $25 part. Here is what the one from my 9.9 looks like to give you an idea. The rust on it is not from my engine per se. it was from the marina's test tank
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    Thanks guys. I had my hip boots in the back but didn't feel like messing with that mud etc. just had a new impeller put in.
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    Thanks Ed. man....I sure do hope it clears by derby time. Hey Ed even though Kinger's head was turned in the first pic I could see he was pretty disgusted
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    Didn't happen! Kinda like fun loving when you're a teenager.(in the old days anyway).."all ready but no place to go" I got to the launch and here is me and this is what I saw: Decided it wasn't worth sucking in all the mud and wading out to the dock so I went home and celebrated with some breakfast
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    Better watch it Ed....Kinger might take offense to that (especially "short" and "hairy") keep that muzzle handy
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    I sure wish I didn't have another commitment Friday....Looks like a lot of fun coming up....
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    Geez we must be in New York State or something.....no place else is this "messed" (I substituted a word here) up
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    Make sure it is a north enders boat Wayne if you want a winning experience
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    I remember one derby way back when someone did win the thing fishing off a dock and another where a young kid caught a huge winning laker off a dock out near Dresden (probably with a reel like Sean uses...a Zebco ) but he wasn't entered in the derby and a much smaller fish won it. Oh well you guys can always sit around down there on your boats and admire Nick's styrofoam fish that he uses for his pics
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    Nice try but no cigar this time Nick....we north enders figured you guys would be quivering so bad down there you'd try anything to avoid humiliation this year
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    Yep real neat guy and hell of a bass fisherman. That kind of family trauma and shock is something that families seldom truly get over....another reason for folks to be and stay safe out there....think about the effect on your family left behind if things happen to go bad.
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    Yes Mike....your brother Bobby and I were on PT's boat during the search too. Don was a real good guy and it was a shame....and that tragedy is why I always carry a "pee can" in my boat and why I wear my life jacket when fishing solo. Just about every time I look at the sea wall I can see his boat on the rocks....even after all these years...and just hours before that we were joking and sharing fishing information...it happens just that fast folks.....
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    Sean - It doesn't seem as though they would just impose the limit on just a section of the lake (s) so I am wondering if this is a general thing going across county jurisdictions. Yates is only relevant for the very south end not even reaching the Woodville ramp on the west side of Canandaigua either. The road sign for leaving Yates and entering Ontario is just south of the end of the lake if my memory serves me correctly but I think the east side south end is within it again suggestjng that this may be a multi county ruling or agreement of some kind.
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    Thanks Justin. I'm kinda rooting for Kinger myself....he is really the guy behind catching the fish...Ed is just along for the ride in the new boat
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    Crap .... can't even test out my big motor tomorrow if that is the case....and man....can that ever change peoples plans for fishing the derby on Seneca.... Thanks for the heads up Paul.
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