MarkNY

Doesnt seem to be too much interest on here but i thought id post a couple pics from this trip... figured out the picture thing...

thanks for the report gary... surprised you didnt have a good screen. it was filthy with bait and fish all day sunday and they were biting... best, mark

gary, yes on north end. just get in the area, bait and fish everywhere... best, mark

Had a great day on owasco today. Landed 15-20 lakers(lost track) and 2 rainbows. Dropped another 10-15 fish. I was cursed today. Tons of bait and hooks. Best depth was 80-100 fow. 70 and 50 on riggers with sliders, 155 and 210 on Dipsies. All yeck spoons on riggers and flies on Dipsies. Biggest fish was prob 6 or 7 lbs but they were feisty, silver and put up a nice fight. Had the lake to ourselves. Cant figure out how to post pics on my phone. Best, mark [ Post made via iPhone ]

Nice report... We talked to you guys at the dock. My buddy helped you with a rope. We were in my penn yan... Ended up 6 for 7 yesterday. Lots of fish and bait around and not much boat traffic. Makes for a nice day. Best, mark [ Post made via iPhone ]

$5.00 during week, $10.00 on weekend if it's not busy... [ Post made via iPhone ]

Hey guys, will arney take a daily pass? Thought it was only a season pass. Cant take the assmasters at the town ramp anymore... Best, mark [ Post made via iPhone ]

Big weenie oily stool has been awesome the last two seasons for me on a sunny day. Combination of glow and mirage with rubber skirting. Usually run it with a silver plaid echip or white/silver spin dr ... [ Post made via iPhone ]

Thanks guys. I was wondering if rigged flashers would fit into that box... [ Post made via iPhone ]

I'm in need of some sort of box or soft tackle pouch to store flashers with flies and leaders on them. I have a large storage box in the boat that I just place rigs in and it makes a mess. Any ideas? I'd like a fabric type pouch that has slots that I can roll up or maybe even hang inside my storage box. Thanks a lot, mark [ Post made via iPhone ]

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Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):7/6,7/10,7/11,7/12 Time on Water: Weather/Temp: Wind Speed/Direction:light Waves: 1 ft or less Surface Temp: 70's Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: ?? Total Boated:20+ Species Breakdown:kings Hot Lure: Trolling Speed: Down Speed: Boat Depth: 120 Lure Depth:48-58 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Took advantage of this stable weather and fished hard this past week. Did two evening trips and two morn trips. Fished 5-6hrs each day. Landed several kings each trip. Didnt really keep a close count as i was too busy reeling! i think best trip was 9 for 12. Action overall was excellent. 120FOW has been best but there moving in with the cold water. Several fish over 20 including one that stripped 600' off on a dipsy. Mostly spoon bite for me but also did a few on flies on the dipsys. 48-58 riggers, 130-165 dipsys....

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):7/13 Time on Water:6-12 Weather/Temp:hot Wind Speed/Direction:light Waves: flat Surface Temp: 75 Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: ? Total Boated:10 Species Breakdown:kings, 1 steely, 1 atlantic Hot Lure: Trolling Speed: 2.4-2.9 Down Speed: Boat Depth:85-120 Lure Depth:48-58 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Had another good day in sodus. Hit several fish early in 118FOW. Spoons and flies. Worked into 85FOW and did real well. Several kings over 20, few teenagers and a couple skippys. Also landed one small steelhead and one small atlantic popped off right at the back of the boat when i tried to handline it. Riggers at 48 and 58, standard dipsy on 2 out 165, mag dipsy on 2 out 135. Flies on dipsys, spoons on riggers... best, mark

I think they look great! I'm a tying freak so it's nice to see a post like this... One suggestion is "less is more". On a single color fly I try not to use more than 5", maybe 6" of Mylar. I think you get a better profile that way. Try mixing your colors and you'll get some neat custom colors. Best, mark Ps. One of my favorite colors. From the outside; 1" yellow mirage, 1 1/2" blue-green, 1 1/2" hammer green, 1" red.... [ Post made via iPhone ]

I've had the worst luck with copper. My first 300 turned into 175 after two tangles but I recently got a new spool of 300. I refuse to go any longer than that even if it works! I learned with the first spool not to run copper over Dipsies. At least that is where I've had problems. I got two tangles today and here was my setup...spoon rigger out first down 125, then 300 copper on board then mag dipsey on 2 out 240. had a king manage to tangle into the copper and even cross over the dipsey once. Could just be bad luck but I'm wondering if my setup was too tight. Also had tangle on 10 color core which I've never had problem with.... Ff rigger down 115, stand dipsey on 2 out 300, 10 color core. Tangled with dipsey. No fish on this side. Am I doing something wrong here. Never had tangles like this. Thanks, mark [ Post made via iPhone ]

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s): Time on Water:6-1130 Weather/Temp: Wind Speed/Direction:south Waves: 1ft or less Surface Temp: Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 8 Total Boated:8 Species Breakdown:kings Hot Lure: green yeck spoon Trolling Speed: 2.5-2.8 Down Speed: Boat Depth: 140-190 Lure Depth: 90-125 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS =================== Fished out front of sodus today. Most action was in 150 fow. Best setup was green yeck spoon on rigger parked at 125'. Also hooked a couple on mag dipsey on #2 out 240' with 42nd spin dr and green glow fly. Nice day to be out but the heat definitely chased us off just as we got them dialed in. Put photos from phone on photobucket but can't figure out how to post them... dont know how to cut copy on phone but the house computer worked! [ Post made via iPhone ]

Hey nick, tried calling you on the radio. I was just west of you towards the end of the morn. Soft top penn yan. You were right behind me coming into chute. Went 8 for 8 on nice kings. Had them dialed in but the heat chased us off. Sounds like you did good too . Best. , mark [ Post made via iPhone ]

come on dave. how come your not throwing topwater! love that fishery. there getting big!

fished the north end of owasco today. tons of bait and fish around. landed a bunch of fish in 75-95FOW. biggest problem was FLEAS. i have never seen it like this. they were so bad that they were sticking to the downrigger cables and jamming the riggers when i tried bringing up the weights. cables had a 1/4" sheath of fleas on them... the fleas were darker in color than what im used to seeing and seemed to stick to gear really bad. i can usually shake most of them off with my gear but not today. all well, boats a mess but there is lots of life out there. best, mark

had the same twisting problem with 20# flea flicker. lost a couple flasher fly rigs that had good BB swivels. switched to 30# big game and now have several hundred yards of FF sitting on the shelf...

thanks guys. the job is done. took the boat out and there is absolutely no noise now except for the engine which ran like a top. gonna watch carefully for water in the bilge now. replaced all bellows, gimbal bearing. had a mechanic friend do the job with me and the only thing we can think caused water intrusion is from the gasket for the outdrive. torqued all bolts to spec and will be watching carefully. u joints had some surface rust on them which i didnt like seeing but they seem to be in good shape. greased them properly. planning on replacing them in the fall which will give me a chance to check for any more water intrusion....

Stripped it down today. Gimbal is definitely shot, water and rust in there. But bellow is in good shape, no holes. Not sure how water is getting in. Maybe the seal? Appreciate any suggestions... [ Post made via iPhone ]

Thanks Capt. Vince... Motivates me to get out there and find them again instead of waiting for some new reports. Got spoiled in the first half of may... [ Post made via iPhone ]

thanks guys, its definitely a growl not high pitched. its noisy all the time, not just in gear. i do think i might have some water intrusion. noticed a little more water than normal coming out of bilge last fall. ordered parts last week and plan to tear it apart soon and see whats going on. hopefully ill see something obvious. best, mark

we've been experimenting with this as well. i think the landing ratio is definitely better with the single but i noticed this year with the kings that we hooked a bunch in the eye or did other damage. we release most of our fish as well. verdict is still out for me. im thinking they work better for lakers that seem to get hooked in the top or bottom center of the mouth and also noticed that the smaller singles work real well on smaller fingerlakes landlocks. i hate seeing a 15" landlock commit suicide by thrashing with a treble in its mouth...