Sk8man

I prefer the chute approach but sometimes when other folks on board have ten color leadcores out it becomes quite necessary right Bob?

I stick to a 300 copper and run it off the inline first and then if nothing that way run it down the chute. The action is different each way and sometimes the fish will respond to one way and not the other. It is a good idea to pull it if a big king or particularly active king is on another rod (e.g. especially if they are doing the usual sideways stuff heading toward the surface) One of the common tangle problems occurs when a dipsy is triggered either by a fish or just by hand and folks forget that with 300 ft out on the dipsy when coming back up it is out that far. Another is when on a turn a dipsy even ever so slight that is out goes sideways and the trajectory (angle downward) of the dipsy and copper coincide.

Yes and the couple of huge sewage spills from the treatment plant coming down the Keuka Outlet hasn't helped either

I think Dave has the right idea Mike from the sound of it. Might have to do it and let it sit for a bit to penetrate fully.

Did you check to see that the impeller type paddle wheel is functioning properly at that end of things?

The south end would be the only place I would go and it isn't only the launch at the north half of the lake that is busy after about 10 AM that half of the lake is pretty much undoable so as long as you stay south and deep it should be OK on a Tuesday. Now though everyday in the northern half of the lake can be like a weekend here with people off with the covid crap concerns

There is all sorts of pollen in the air along with other crap and yes allergens.....nothing to do with the algae blooms

I wouldn't bother with Canandaigua if you value your sanity the place is a madhouse now,.

Results and not cost per se should be the guiding principle here. Braid attached by a #8 Spro swivel between 40-50 lb braid and the leadcore with a Willis knot or another # 8 swivel from either mono or fluoro leader to the leadcore is pretty bulletproof. The braid will allow more backing on the reel, cut through the water better, and generally be stronger than the mono backing, and depending on the braid selected may hold up better and longer if used with care (e.g. not left out in the heat and sun etc.). Although fleas can be an issue with braid especially - problems can be minimized by only letting out enough backing to get the leadcore under the surface. Fleas will usually mainly attach to the knot or swivel connections and that's it.

That part of the bay itself is very shallow. you'd have to travel completely across the bay and out the channel to get out to the lake to fish for trout and salmon not a great distance but kind of an inconvenience. That end of the bay is pretty much perch/panfish/pike/bass this time of year.