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  1. Sk8man
    Hey Ed that website info is pretty unclear on the site as you'd think it was current data but those are last years standings. I recognized my name on there (2nd day standings I think) Les
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    A big THANK YOU goes out to my long time fishing buddy Bob Boerjan of the Admr Byrd boat. He and his crew saved the bacon for us yesterday on Seneca when we had main engine failure (and the 9.9 couldn't get us back in at full throttle) and had to be towed back north to Geneva (about12 miles or more) against the 25-30 mph gusts in 4-5 ft. waves. Amidst all the ball busting and trash talking....when the crap hits the fan real buddies come through for ya. This gives a little idea of it from where we sat:
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    High quality parachute cord also works good and won't rot
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    Hey Reel Dilemma I enjoyed our brief chat today at the launch ramp. Pretty discouraging day and weather but at least we made it out alive today! Best of luck with it! Les
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    Just heard tomorrow supposed to be temps in the 40's and 20-30 mph wind ....not a good picture.....
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    Unfortunately supposed to be this way for next two days....crappy timing for the derby on Seneca too.
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    This may be one of the tougher derbies to fish if this keeps up. One year I had my snowmobile suit on for a couple days of it though,,, I kid you not.
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    Good luck folks....lets hope the weather folks are messed up as they often are and the wind is down a bit.....
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    A slider is a secondary leader attached to your main downrigger rod line usually with a swivel at each end of a (usually) short section of line (fluoro or mono) with a lure at one end. It can be either "free floating" or "fixed". If it is free floating it roams up and down the main line that your other lure is on....sometimes staying in the belly of the line but varying with speed of the boat and turns etc. You let your main line and lure out to the desired distance from your downrigger weight and run that lure down 10 or 15 ft. or so (depends on type of lure too). Then you attach the non lure end of the slider to your main line and let it (the leader with lure) sink down the main line. Thus you have two lures running from one downrigger rod. If it is fixed you use a release of some sort (can be various types that clip to your downrigger cable even as simple as a fairly weak rubber band) to keep it in one place on your downrigger cable with the other end with the lure (usually a flutter spoon) on it staying put... then when a fish hits the lure at the end of the slider it releases (e..g. breaks the rubber band) and slides down your main line and the swivel and lure of your main line prevents it from coming off your line Hopefully you then net the fish Once you actually SEE it done firsthand it will be a lot simpler than this description but it is one of those things that isn't easily conveyed in words I guess. TIP: keep the slider (regardless of type) a little shorter than your rod length so that when you go to net the fish you can reach it....especially if you fish by yourself The slider clip release can be many things but most of them clip one end to the downrigger cable and the other attaches to the slider leader (e.g. rubber band tied to line or line held in jaws of plastic clothes pin with rubber inserts or various commercial designs etc.)
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    I've used it for years and years and its forerunner for years before that Berkeley Hombre which was basically a saltwater line. I had (2) 3,000 yard rolls of it and used it forever on my downrigger and toplines. It is one of those things that defies the principle of more expensive = better.
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    Maybe a chance to save on gas.....just hold your arms out with the motors off
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    You should be pretty good with that for most general applications.
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    The color shouldn't make a difference (especially when you are using them to fish deep. The 12 lb fluoro is fine for the Finger Lakes before the fleas hit. but for lake O when fishing the Chjinnok waters you may want to go to 17-20 lb. fluoro. When its flea season - larger diameter of line with a slick surface is wise (no braid or leadcore etc.) is the rule regardless how you do it. When it is flea season your leaders will load up the lighter you go with the leader but the main line diameter is more crucial when you are using leaders shorter than your rod. If you run say an 8ft leader on a 9 ft. rod you will have somewhat of a clean off problem but at least you will be able to get your main 30 lb line through the eyes and tip to net the fish.
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    Welcome back Ken. Best of luck fishing no matter where you do it
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    Thank you Matt.....very well said !....and a very appropriate reminder.... Les
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    Eyeman is my kind of fisherman....never miss an opportunity to fish
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    It might be a good idea to give some more details here. for example how do you get the money there cash or check Visa etc. Thanks
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    That is the way I read it too.
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    Oh ....I forgot.....this is New York State....the land of legislative incompetence
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    Oh crap ! He finally woke up out of hibernation (yup another big word Bob) but it fits! I'll let you turkeys on the Adm Byrd boat get rid of all those little "snakes" to make way for our usual big fish... I guess I should get that 150 quart cooler out of the cellar this year....tired of bending the fish up to make them fit the other one....don't worry I'll take pics of our fish so you 'll be able to see what REAL derby fish look like.... and they won't be INFLATABLE fish like the one you're holding up in your pic. How's that for trash talking Nick ?
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    Oh ok you got the right model for fishing that's for sure. I was going to get the Outrage but I made the mistake of having my wife and daughter go with me when I went shopping. ...We settled for a compromise.....but actually I'm glad we did because this Ventura does everything I wanted and more and still pleases the girls in the summer....I'd never own anything else but a Whaler...had my last one for 22 years and sold it for $300 more than I paid for it
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    Hey John is that the Revenge model Whaler? Can't quite from the angle of the pic.
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    Got to hand it to you guys....got me pretty good ! Hey Jack.... when using only a depth finder you are correct in the way to go about it. The main reason Seth Green rigs were developed was to try to cover the column of water so that it included the thermocline layer and that was much before any of the fancy gizmos. If you find bait nearly always the fish will be somewhere near by so you just circle around and criss-cross until you hit pay dirt. Sometimes the fish are outside your depth finders cone angle and you won't spot anything but the bait.
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    Guess everyone can use an "extension" sometimes
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    Sorry if I sounded too technical or something...wasn't trying to show off or anything just trying to be as specific as I could to explain it....I think with Rye and Erabbits info combined with what Nick and I said it gives a fairly good picture of what is involved....and that's the important thing....
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