Sk8man

Geordie Magee in Brewerton does good work.

The canal in back of Mays Point (between Seneca Falls and Savannah) might be worth a shot and then there is the canal section at Alloway or while there try the Canandaigua Outlet section between Route 96 (5 Points area) and Alloway (especially near the large open field on the bend). Use shiners and shiners and shiners.

I went out to my boat and checked the diameter of the holes ("2 ") I then went to the store and bought some rubber sink drain plugs (3 in the assorted sizes for $1.97 for each of 2 pkgs. They are the rubber type with the metal split ring in the center. I tried them out in the inside holes and they (the largest sized one) blocked it off fine. I already have rubber covers on the outside of the transom and have neever had a problem of water coming in but these are my safety backups now.....pretty inexpensive solution. They insert right into the holes and I can pull them out by grasping the metal ring. Another potential solution I saw in the plumbing section is something (white rubber) for sink drains that completely covers the hole (about 3 inches in diameter) and at the center of it you can depress it with your finger and it pops open (and closed) the center portion of it while the outside rubber ring stays put sealing it (it could be glued with marine adhesive) except for the part where you want to let water out and then depress the center and it seals back up. I think they were about $4.00 each. The things are called Peerless (company) Pop-up Stopper (PRL054)

I tie a small piece of red yarn every 50 ft and put a spot of super glue to keep it from unraveling ...works fine. I also have one setup with a Berkeley Line (add on) Counter that works OK but I always wonder if is going to kink the wire

Have a great birthday Chad. Savor every moment because when the baby arrives you will be so busy you'll probably forget its your birthday next time

Still too early for Lock 26 try in late June and early July with shiners

Might be cheaper to just watch fishinfg videos but on the other hand...we all kknow the feeling!

Welcome aboard and have a great season.

You do have to wonder ifsomething isbeing released....I just hope it isn't from natural gas drilling way down into the ground water table. somewhere...

Man....when it rains it pours....kinda reminds me of the time I hung up 2 Seth Green rigs (90 lb ss wire) with 12 leaders each on the cables of the barge out in 500 ft of water on Seneca Lake. nearly pulled my 6 or 7 year old son overboard when he instinctlvely grabbed on and tried to help....I throught I was well away from the cables too but I was also fishing very deep Next time your eyes will probably be bugging out looking for potential disasters after that... Hope you have good luck from here on out...

Fish wherever the mudline is at back and forth at the edge of it regardless of where it occurs

For sure but the top one was 12 footers on Lake O in my 13 ft. Whaler (not out there on purpose but...big storm came out of nowhere) I had been out in the shipping lanes for steelies. When I got back in to Sodus Point the fishermen on the pier were clapping and cheering for me because 40 ft. boats were struggling to get back in ...felt lucky to be alive (white knuckes to boot)

BazookaJoe is correct I meant to say to use the loop from the wrap (around my finger) not the arm of the Black...thats one of the problems with doing something a million times and then trying to explain it to others....your brain takes shortcuts

My Whaler has dual scuppers but they have rubber covers on the transom side of the holes to prevent the water from coming in ....other than when it is raining hard I've never had a drop of water in my boat period....even in 10-12 footers.

Vic, It sounds as though you are not looping the line about four turns before putting it in the arm of the release. For downriggers you want to wrap it around the arm a few times and then snap the thing in place after adjusting the tension (I set it to release with a 2 or 3 lb fish). For outriggers however I just slip the line in so I can let out more length or shorten while trying to get fish to hit without bringing in the outrigger line.

It does sound like water temp issues. Thanks.

Sweet! Nice report too.

My son just phoned and said he is working at a cottage on the west side about 10 miles out from Seneca Falls on Route 89 and there are dead sunfish and bluegills and other fish all over the lake as far as he can see. Anyone know whats happening out there?

Kuba, I think fishnwmn hit the nail on the head....if someone is serious about selling a boat they should be willing to take you for a spin in it before buying it. The motor should probably be your main concern since the boat has an aluminum hull dry rot is not an issue but you might want to look over the rivets and any signs of standing water having been in the boat. You can usually tell quite a bit by riding in it.