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  1. Sk8man
    You're getting soft in your old age Nick
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    Nice going Troutman.....hasn't been the easiest year out there either....I'm sure Quinten will remember that experience for a long time too.
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    Sometimes about now in the season they respond well to larger "floppy" action spoons run real close to the ball 3-6 ft behind if they are down a ways in 100 or less water, and even the flashers the same way. I think they may see the whole thing as a "unit" (maybe of small fish or bait or a "competitor"?) when run that close and aren't as spooked by it. Just a FYI. Some of them may be entering the channel itself pretty soon since things seem to be a couple weeks ahead this year in terms of Fall approaching....when they get to that point they don't care about temps etc. and some of the fish pics on here were pretty colored up.
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    Good luck out there. Looks as though I'm home bound this weekend with family stuff
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    Thanks Lineman 49 and tinfin I'll pick some up....
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    Check to make sure it isn't counterfeit Gator
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    Geez Mike....here I am all excited about the fishing on Lake O and then you go and post those pics on Seneca.....hard to fish two places at once... Nice going!
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    Good answers Nick I meant slit it BEFORE placing in the net and just use the net to hold the fish while bleeding out so no blood mess in boat or cooler Yeah that would be me too cutting a hole in my net (then it becomes my " auto catch and release" net). I hear you on the net handle issue....I had to make "adjustments" in my net handle too.
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    Nice going John! Man those lampreys have been active too....I had pretty good mark on one of mine the other day too. Les
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    Sweet!
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    ah didn't notice that thanks .
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    Nice video! Hey Nick a couple things it is sometimes easier/safer slitting and bleeding them out in the net (placed sideways on the gunwales inside of the rods etc.).....and is it possible to keep the net handier in a holder (sturdy one?) on the top where it is easier to access it? or is it too high up? These videos sure make me think about potential changes in my own setup too. Your approaches and videos have added a lot of new excitement to the sport...
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    Pricing sounds fishy and are the pics recent?
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    Thanks for the tip on the spray paint Pap I'll give it a try. Good luck with the back surgery. Les
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    Thanks for the tip onthe spray paint Pap I'll give it a try. Best of luck with the back surgery....Les
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    WTG! Sure does seem to be the year of the Spinnys and flashers....
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    Good luck Justin....
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    I still haven't found any black spray paint that holds up so I paint them up black after one or two times out but they work....I've also found that even super glue won't hold the rings on the dipseys (because of the type of plastic) so I went to hot glue with the glue gun and so far so good.
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    Good going and nice fish! and neat pic considering how it was taken . I've tried it a few times but not with the success you had...
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    40-50 lb MONO is the way to go with flies not fluoro you need "give" with the hardware and it's down deep so visibility isn't relevant and the stiffness thing is overrated. Fluoro often breaks at the knot itself because it is "brittle". Many big kings have succumbed to mono in the past.....I know in advance that many die hard fluoro fans will probably have "fits" about this comment and I use fluoro too but I don't think it is the best material for the fly application.
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    Nick you folks are living out our fishing and food fantasies....I'll have to settle for swordfish tonight....
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    I hear you.....the temps become much less relevant now as they stage to move into their spawning habitat and they need to be "coaxed" to hit out of aggression rather than the feeding response and this is much more so with mature kings... the younger silvers are probably more into the feeding.
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    My hunch is on the "nobody homes" and the "on and offs" that they may not actually get the HOOK in their mouth and merely have the spoon or swivel in it and then open and drop it or the hook catches them in the face and rips free when they run with it so it doesn't actually hook their mouth good. When you look at some of the fish chasing videos it looks like they often swipe at it without connecting and I've had numerous instances of them hitting my dodgers in the past (teeth marks in tape)
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    Great way to end up things. Nice going and thanks for the info.
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    Most of the rest of the Sutton's that are like the 44's and 22's are various representations of sizes of sawbellies (Alewives). The real silver used in the finish is not necessarily the most durable but reflects about the best in all water conditions. They are great spoons and can be used nearly anywhere (e.g. Finger Lakes Lake O or Canada etc.) I once caught a real nice Striper at Cape Cod with a Sutton #88 (larger wider spoon). I have always carefully changed all the trebles over to stainlesss single Mustad siwash salmon hooks- but sizing of the hooks is important as it affects the action of the spoons as they are pretty light. The trebles that come on them are pretty weak and certainly won't stand up well to larger fish like salmon. I also "tune" the spoons after changing the hooks where necessary by making selective bends in them while running them at the side of the boat. There is a lot to be said for "old school" especially when the new stuff isn't "working". Hopefully we are all still learning... Best of luck to you Pap. Les
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