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    Forever Young @ I-Bay 4/20

    in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)

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    We finally splashed the boat this afternoon, just in time for the wind to start picking up. The steady NE wind has the warm water piled up on shore - we got all our fish in about 8 feet of water on a westward troll, from Shipbuilders back to the mouth, three small browns and a surprise 34 inch pike (all released). 

     

    We wanted to turn and make another run through our marks but the wind had other ideas. We got spun like a top with all our lines out, right off the beach, and had to cut and run to avoid beaching. Thank you VERY much to the beach resident that grabbed our board out of the surf and returned it. We played it safe and just stayed in the bay, rerigging everything. Back at the launch, we pulled mono out of our main and spectra out of our kicker. 

     

    Small boat trolling - got to love it!

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    Looking for your input

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    Lol - I've been warned about trucking. Your friend is right about weddings; I shot a few back in the day and no fun biker ones, unfortunately. He has the right idea, and I've had some thoughts in that area. Wouldn't pay the bills but might make a good side business.

     

    Thanks, Mark

    Help targeting kings

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    I got started because a buddy of mine owns a 18' Starcraft. We'd randomly float around I-Bay, catch a couple fish and drink a couple beers - until he got hooked on the idea of trolling. I spent the winter on LOU, reading everything I could but we really started by doing what Paul suggested, hiring a spring charter to show us how it all works.

     

    We had a blast, learned a lot and it didn't hurt that we had the best day EVER! We boated 40 fish and seven species that day. Been loving it ever since...

    Looking for your input

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    I know there is a huge shortage of gunsmiths out west of Rochester. May have to work under someone for a while but the good guys retired and moved south.

     

    Thanks, Vince. That's really something that interests me - it's one of the reasons I jumped at the chance to train as a machinist, even though there's not much of a firearms industry here. I'd apprentice with a good gunsmith in a second but there's a serious shortage of them here too. I don't know of any opportunities but I can do some digging.

    Looking for your input

    in Open Lake Discussion

    Posted

    Sorry, Mark, didn't realize that was unclear - I probably gave too much information.

     

    I know what makes me happy: "I love shooting (both rifle and handgun), hunting (rifle, shotgun and bow), fishing (stream & trolling) and photography". I was looking for ideas on jobs in the Rochester area that might involve those interests. I can go back to piloting a desk but would rather not if I can avoid it.

    Cod Fishing Tips and Knot help - Tie a snelled hook to a leader

    in Tackle and Techniques

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    "Thanks. I can't get his version of the snell to work. He does this thing where he puts the tag end through the eye halfway through the knot. I'm only working with a short piece here, since on a fly the whole rig is 36" finished and mine is 6 with two shells. His video also cuts out after the first snell. I ended up tying standard snells, two in a row and it seems to be very strong."

     

    They must have had a conversion problem when they did the Flash video. If you run it in Quicktime you'll get the whole thing but it sounds like the way you did it is solid.

    Cod Fishing Tips and Knot help - Tie a snelled hook to a leader

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    There used to be a student at RIT whose screen name was "Deaf Fisherman" who wrote a report about catching one a few years ago

     

    Funny you should mention him. He posted last week that he was going to be in town, I think just until tomorrow, and was hoping to catch a lift to catch a laker. He keeps a journal on species caught and hoped to scratch them off. I hope he found a ride - he's a good guy.

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