Sk8man

Yes Pap... it can make a difference I've been using my own combination of crawfish and shad scent on my jigs for years....it can make a difference when they are reluctant biters.

Hey Tim - I don't know whether you have/use a camera for ice fishing but I know on Honeoye I was making the assumption that there weren't any Walleyes around while jigging etc. because of lack of results but guys nearby had a camera and were seeing them come right up to their jigs and look at the bait and jig then swim away. I was seeing stuff on my Vexilar zoom and thinking they were bass because of the size of the mark and catching largemouths once in awhile....made me rethink things... maybe different jigs, baits etc. to try an entice them...They seem very lethargic in the winter.. Moral of the story: "Don't think that they aren't there just because of lack of hits" Les

Mark

Yeah it would be nice to knock a few of the jet skiers on their butts with a flying fish !

Yankee's idea is a real good option as well. I bought my first whaler from Paul Krenzer (it was his own "Florida boat"). He has a real nice operation there and had a private launch across the street (bay side) as well. He and his brother Ed were good folks to do business with.

If it was my decision....I'd go with Arney's. They have a history of treating folks right. I trailer my boat but i have dealt with them in the past and they were good.

Good report Kev....nice talking to you and your dad (and seeing that sweet boat of yours) Les

Ed - A question: Are those yellow foam things the ones that Kinger had installed to keep you from hogging all the rods?

I guess I should clarify my post though...it is totally in jest... in the way of busting his...you know whats ...although on second thought...he is a "rod hog" and does steal my spots if I'm not watching closely

Cool....WTG on the deer!

Hope you've been getting into them down there Mike....

Good going and nice job on the video as well!

Don't ya trust me to give an accurate account Ed?

I think one of the points they were making is that the other varieties of carp (silver and big head) would definitely be able to adapt and breed in the Great Lakes (despite the colder water temps, differences in habitat etc.). and that grass carp may not be as benign as we may think in terms of the habitat.

Admiral Byrd and I went perch fishing on Canandaigua yesterday afternoon as he was tangled up at home earlier in the morning (no further comment on that) We finally get out there and go from spot to spot looking for them without much success but with a lot of crabbing about everything from "we're in the wrong spots", to my anchor setup is "deficient" to "last year we were getting them near that point" (about10 miles up the lake). Finally after a whole bunch of screwing around drifting and anchoring near where I told him right from the first that the perch would be (but he didn't like the angle of the drift, speed, (and probably the rotation rate of the Earth on its axis) we anchored up just right (from both our viewpoints) in the exact place I initially told him the perch were. We start getting into them with him getting a few before me... and then I catchup and surpass him with some of mine being bigger. He starts up complaining about everything, stumbling around the boat mumbling to himself, etc. without let up....then the tide changes....and he starts "hammering" them (after stealing my spot while I was baiting up)....then no chatter at all.... just a big "knowing" content satisfied smile..... he's all happy now....we ended up with about 45 keepers in a couple hours on the spot (all on fatheads) and threw back about twice that. My conclusion after fishing with the Admiral for over 30 years is that probably after each complaint I should have said "yes dear" ...it works with my wife We fished until the weather totally blew up out of the north with big whitecaps and rain that felt like sleet hitting us in the face on the way back....thank God I didn't listen to him and go 12 miles or so south Can you guys relate to any of this? P.S. The stomach contents of the fish contained both fatheads and small crawfish (for those folks who are still fishing now)

Wet the Net - There is no such thing as a "dumb" question on here....everyone always still has something to learn or gain from the information shared on this website no matter how many years they've been at it...always something yet to learn if a person is open to it and always new/different things coming out.