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    Mooring cover repair in Rochester?

    in This Old Boat

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    Anyone know of a place that does that? All I really need is someone with a sewing machine, really... The last owner of my boat didn't warn me that the cover wasn't quite "trailerable," and unfortunately it tore at the seams while I was going 55mph down the road. Thankfully no one was behind me or would've been bad.

    Lowrance Elite-4 vs Humminbird 385ci?

    in This Old Boat

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    Looks like Fishtails had a 385ci last season - send him a PM.

    The Elite-4 is what carpedium was using when we fished with him but yeah, I'd be concerned about their disappearing support and poor customer service too. See what Fishtails says....

    Yes, and I LOVED it!

    If you've been keeping up, then you know where I stand on the issue and where my vote goes... ;)

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    .. yes... I've been keeping up... :no:

    Lowrance Elite-4 vs Humminbird 385ci?

    in This Old Boat

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    I am looking at these two units, and they appear to be pretty much the same. The 385ci is a bit more expensive typically but it’s on sale right now at Drugstore.com, (out of all places you wouldn’t expect to sell fish finders), and they have a 20% off everything coupon, so it becomes only $20 more expensive than the Elite-4, at $320 vs. $300. So, now the only consideration for me is Humminbird vs. Lowrance quality and support, and I’ve seen some pretty negative reflections on Lowrance customer service and dependability. Sounds like 385ci it is?

    Thoughts?

    Keuka 9/11 - Trolling

    in Finger Lakes Discussion

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    I have found that the majority of the LT can be found in 90-120 fow and within the bottom 20 feet right on into January on Keuka. I don't troll but as evidenced by LT chasing jigs off the bottom, I imagine they will rise up to a trolled lure if they see it above them. Keuka water is really clear so they can see quite a distance above them. Have seen them start to come off the bottom when the jig was still 50 feet above them.

    Interesting!! Thanks!

    Keuka 9/11 - Trolling

    in Finger Lakes Discussion

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    Trolled the state park area early morning 9/11/12. Started marking fish all over the water column so we set 4 lines down, 2 dipsys, 2 downriggers. Right away 5 minutes in, dipsy set 50' down went , spin doctor with an Atomix fly. Shortly after downrigger set 100' down (lots of blowback) with cowbells and a popcorn type bait took one. Then finished off again with another on the dipsy 50' down. We released 2, kept 1 which was 19", the others were smaller. All fish were caught trolling south to north inbetween the two houses south of the state park (you know the two large ones with all the white trim and decking). Haven't gotten out as much as I'd like, 8mo old crawling around has kept me busy. Hopefully we can get down to the Bluff.

    Thanks for the report! Pulled my boat out of Sodus and can't wait to get back down to Keuka for some fall laker bonanza! Can't wait till October 1st limit bump, my freezer is fishless! :no:

    Question for the more experienced folks: what's the typical progression of fishable depth ranges as the fall progresses? Lakers move up from the bottom by end of Sept/ mid October? Will flatlining deep-diving Rapalas work? Unfortunately I'm stuck with a POS fish finder until I can save up some to get myself a nice Xmas present, but for now all it's good for is depth readings, not finding arcs.

    Thanks!

    First coho (prev. "king"), so much work! Advice sought! ...

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    Good fishing with you yesterday and thanks to Carpedium for the invitation. Good luck out there.

    Right back at ya! Nice to finally meet some members of the forum to put a face to the username. Thanks to you and Carpedium for an awesome trip! I had a blast and sure learned a lot!!

    Do you have a downspeed and temp probe on a rigger?

    No. I think another several hundred dollars worth of electronics, between a good fish finder/gps unit and a down speed/temp probe is in order. Will be licking my wounds from all the spending I did this (my first) season over the winter and hopefully start the next season with some new toys. Went out yesterday with my dad and was completely miserable with the worthless 10 year old fish finder we have now.

    First coho (prev. "king"), so much work! Advice sought! ...

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    you should be very proud of that Coho Salmon your holding.It's one of the very nice one's were getting this year.Good Luck.

    How can you tell it's a Coho??

    Thanks all for the replies so far... Intended to go on a charter earlier this year but had some decent success in the fingerlakes - not great by any means - but enough to keep myself happy/busy. Looks like Lake O is a completely different beast. Just really hard to justify the cost of those charters, even though I really have no doubt that they are everything people say they are. :mmm:

    First coho (prev. "king"), so much work! Advice sought! ...

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    Congratulations on your first king.

    The best advice we got was to hitch a ride (charter or otherwise) with someone more knowledgeable.

    I'd done all the recommended reading (Charlie owns the boat & I do the research), then we did a spring charter and it started making sense. We put some time in on the water, caught a few fish and then did a summer charter - almost completely different type of fishing. More time on the water (a few more fish), lots of questions and a couple trips with experienced friends and it makes more sense.

    Honestly, we're still not very good but we've improved, caught some decent fish and I'm expecting more consistancy next season. See about riding with someone else - I've been offered more opportunities than I've been able to accept. Hope to change that next year ;)

    Got room? ;):P

    First coho (prev. "king"), so much work! Advice sought! ...

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    It took a LOT of work to get this guy! After 2 unsuccessful trips, yesterday was mine and my dad’s first success in Ontario. First ever king (although by the size of him, I’d say he was still just a prince. Har har). I feel like we’re complete beginners once again with our pitiful success rate. Can someone make some suggestions on improvement please? And, based on my past experiences here, I know you will, so thanks in advance!

    We left Sodus Bay around 9am yesterday morning and went north straight off the lighthouse. Set up in about 100 FOW. Wind was out of the SE so we trolled with the wind for a couple hours since we didn’t feel like crashing into the waves. This was our 4 rod setup:

    1) Downrigger with 100ft spooled out and a 12lb ball dragging a green/silver NK42 spoon (don’t know the name, bought second hand) about 20ft behind

    2) Downrigger with 120ft spooled out and a 12lb ball dragging a black/silver NK42 spoon (don’t know the name, bought second hand) about 20ft behind

    3) 1 dipsy on 2 setting to one side, out 300ft with a white w/green dot spindoc and a white/green fly

    4) 1 dipsy on 2 setting to the other side, out 250ft with a white/white spindoc and a white/green fly

    Speed on the display was 2.2 - 2.8 MPH. We trolled at that speed to about 220-240 FOW, leaving about 15 boats around the 140-160FOW line (perhaps that was our first mistake). We turned around and starting trolling into the waves, going roughly SE. We were already talking about heading back, as it’s been 3 hours with no hits, as around the 140FOW mark the white w/green dot spinny hits and the fight was very quick, after a couple minutes this 9lb-er was in the boat. I checked and redeployed a couple of the lines, switching one of the downriggers to pulling a spindoc/fly combo and putting an NK42 on a dipsy now. We trolled aimlessly in around 130-160FOW for another hour and headed back in. 3 outings, hours on the water, gallons of fuel, tangles, lost tackle, and this is all we get… I suppose 1 is better than none as they say, but can someone advise please? We’re not total novices but I feel like, especially after reading some of the reports here, we could do a lot better than this.

    Thanks!

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    Sodus 8/16 --BUSTED!

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

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    “How many times do you use the bay here?†was the call from the officer. About once a month was my reply.

    “Then you are aware of our no wake policy here?†was the annoyed voice from the flashing blue light clad boat.

    I said back that yes, I am aware and we were going 5 MPH…

    “No wake does NOT mean 5 MPH, it means no wake†was the now very annoyed reply from the officer. I bit my lip hard and apologized, thinking -I don’t know what the inside of a cell in Sodus NY looks like, but better not find out either. :@

    And you can also feel good about warning others about this. I always drop speed to 5mph when going through the channel. Never knew about the "no wake" policy, so thanks for the heads up! :beer:

    Spent two afternoons on Lake O and all we got was this…

    in Open Lake Discussion

    Posted

    Did not receive a nice welcome from the Lake O, but then again, we’re newbs. Finally got a big enough boat to go out into the big pond and spent two afternoons washing lures in anywhere from 100 to 220 FOW out of Sodus. All we got was a giant tangle. Feel like I need to run back to Keuka to patch my wounds with some small laker slime!

    To boot, on the way back ran into some weeds and after cleaning the prop, noticed the telltale was just trickling. Idled back to the dock and tried to flush out the cooling system, and couldn't tell that it made much of a difference.

    Aaaaarrrgghhhhh!!

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