Sk8man

I'd go with manuals for now.....double your action....or used electrics. If you are only running one battery you may want to stick with manuals.

Here's a couple email addresses to address your questions to: [email protected] and : [email protected]

I noticed a number of different species dead and floating out in the lake when I was fishing on Saturday but this stuff has been going on in Cayuga and Seneca as well lately....

Yep that's the one. Makes life a bit easier.

I think that with 50 ft. of it in the balance I'd contact the company and see if they would replace the cable if you've only used it for a month....

Good advice....OR purchase a pair of low profile swivel bases instead.

Good going. Wish I could have been out there today instead of yesterday....would have stayed dry at least

At least you hit some fish Troutman....things have been very slow out there lately and couldn't get them dialed in at all yesterday. All that storm activity may have been a factor then but it just seems slower than usual this year...and where the heck are the browns? Good report Thanks. Les

Good going Mosh....sounds as though you really had them "dialed in" today.Always fun when the fishing is hot.....keep at it!

Sweet! Nothing like having the place to yourself either....a rare event

Hey Nick I'll bet you really impressed them at the meeting the next day with your watch dangling from your tie Couldn't resist it.....

Yes I had some yesterday on downrigger mono, and leadcore at the connections but it wasn't real bad yet and seemed to be worse on the deeper presentations. I trolled Canandaigua both east and west sides yesterday mainly north of the pump house to about a little south of Danny's place and changed lures and presentation every few minutes without a touch from 8:30 AM - 1:30PM and got soaked in the process. Marked mostly suspended bait in 59-73 ft of water but not many fish....marked nothing out deep at all (went to 250ish)

The diameter of the wire is a factor in your decision if it is normal 30 lb 7 strand you can tie it but if it is much thicker diameter you will find tying difficult to impossible depending on just how thick it is. I use crimps despite all the comments on here about breakage etc. I've been doing it for well over40 years without any substantial problems but usually on wire heavier than 30lb. My current wire rigs (7 strand 30 lb) are crimped and then I hot glued over the terminal connection with clear hot glue so I can still see inside to inspect for potential breakage....thus far no problems. This prevents fraying of the wire at the terminus as well as limiting the potential "wiggle" at the terminus potentially creating a bend or break. I haven't ordered crimps in a long time but Jann"s Tackle used to have them in various sizes. I've always used the single wire crimp just a slight bit larger than the wire diameter but there are also double wire crimps that allow you to separate the wire from itself. I think it is primarily a preference issue. When I crimp I crimp it in the center with a couple or three depressions but not too hard to compromise the wire and don't crimp on the very ends of the crimp so that the wire has a little freedom but doesn't work against the edge of the crimp itself which can cause breakage. Hope that helps....I know many folks may have very different ideas about it but it has worked for me for so long I don't even question it any longer.

Best of luck to you Chris. Your last sentence sure sums it up....I've thought about it many times having grown up in this area. It is especially in my mind as the fishing season rolls on and I see folks coming from the far reaches of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio etc. and other states and driving many hours just to get here to do some fishing. I used to do a lot of photography and I would meet many tourists coming here to the Finger Lakes region and Lake Ontario and they would say "man....you are really lucky to live here...this place is one of the most beautiful spots I've ever seen" I often wonder when I hear the folks on here from different places and their long drives etc. "Would I be that committed to the sport that I love?" I think the answer is "yes" but I'm not totally sure...I do maintain a healthy respect for those people who go out of their way to take part in this great sport of ours.....especially considering gas prices etc. these days....it's not easy.

I beg to differ on the point I made and you are correct about the rest. Japanese General officers were interviewed quite a while after the war and they confirmed that the above was a factor in their decision not to invade and they subsequently went with a "ruse" attack on the Asleutian Islands....as a distraction. I know you just seem to want to argue with me as on a previous post so this is my last comment on it.

Matt, Great job on the boat and neat selection for a name.....you summed up boat ownership pretty well too Best of luck with it and the fishing.

You're welcome pardner. Best of luck this season with the fishing. Les

On the Finger lakes Seth Green rigs (if set up right) will out fish most other equipment or methods perhaps with the exception of someone who knows how to pull copper real well or effectively jig in the case of lakers. In most cases it isn't NECESSARY to use flurocarbon line on them either especially if wire is your main line....a little stretch can actually help in that case, and because you are running deep most of the time the effect of line visability is a minimal factor. Once the thermocline sets up running jug rigs run well behind the boat can be real productive on rainbows and browns.

One heck of a deal.....