gonefishing71

just passing along, i had a tough time finding Herring last year, this year didn't start off any better

i ran across an add on facebook, and glad i did, I picked up 5 trays of blue label, and this is some great looking bait

https://nebaitsupply.com/shop/ols/products/8-pack-of-blue-label-whole-brined-alaskan-herring

On 2/12/2022 at 12:31 PM, TyeeTanic said:

No one likes the gas price ... but if you buy a boat, maintain it, insurance, storage ... and all that cost ... and then worried about $50 of gas a trip ... you shouldn't own a boat.

i'm 1 1/2 hrs from ontario, with these prices, my truck is gonna burn more than 50$ just to get there and back

when ethanol free breaks 5$ gallon, regular is over 4$ gal, my gas bill will break couple hundred week

11 minutes ago, GAMBLER said:

When I fish lakers, I fully commit to lakers because the other rods get in the way.  I run two riggers on the bottom with cowbells and that is it.  I used to run a third rigger with a Flat fish or quickfish clean 20' up and 40' back, a thumper rod with cowbells and divers but we would get 4-5 lakers on at once and it was actually counter productive.  We had too much downtime redeploying everything.  If you have time, go to youtube and search Gambler Rigs and watch the video I posted a couple years ago.  It shows how good laker fishing can be if it is done right.  

thank you, 

27 minutes ago, GAMBLER said:

This depends greatly on the port you fish,  For the most part, 120' is the most consistent depth I have found to catch lakers most of the year.  If you are marking them and not catching them, here are a couple tips to try:

1. Slow down - 1.0-1.8 ball speed is the speed for cowbells

 

thanks for all these tips, 

one thing i struggle with when going this slow, what do you do on your other rigger

and what would you put on dipsys, can you run flashers that slow?

https://syracuse.craigslist.org/boa/d/keeseville-2002-baha286-sf/7339624882.html

not mine, seen it on craigslist 2002 baha

I'm sure you had a good laugh watching us get the boat ready in the pooring rain haha

the weather did turn out nice, we did a beatiful 7lb brown and a few 7lb lakers

just couldn't break the 7lb mark, had a great time though, congrats on a beautiful brown

i run them on wire and the dive chart on the package has been almost perfect

i'm a big fan of the Okuma blue diamond rods, they're Inexpensive and really built well for the money

https://www.fishusa.com/Okuma-Blue-Diamond-Trolling-Rods-a-Series

i like the stealth core for my bigger reals

however i had a few 20 size reals i wanted to try as short cores

 2 colors,  3 colors of suffix 832 micro 18lb on a okuma coldwater 20 size real, has been amazing on the browns

thanks for all the help guys,

the plan is to launch at Lodi state park, i'm just not sure about where's closest place to weigh in fish

i'd hate to have to pay at sampson just to weigh in, maybe watkins 

hey guys, quick question 

where's the best place to weigh in fish, samsen or drive to geneva?

this is our first year in, and i've never fished seneca before so i just don't know where the most room is, i'll have my boat with me

my cannon retrieve kits came with like 8 foot cords, i have 5' booms and still cut a couple feet off, maybe someone cut yours to fit

might be easier to just buy new kits, you can find them on sale for 10$

somebody should start a post on who has the best price on X4D

why you do that, i'll start negotiations with the boss, i mean accountant 

i fish out of a 19foot alumacraft, i know exactly what you're talking about

it is scary some days, with my double battery system, and 9.9 merc, mine sits really low, and when you're setting riggers hangin over the back, will make you think

it will limit your trolling direction more than anything else, if you troll into the waves, it's harder to control, however it's really your only option some days

I love my boat, and it's perfect for the finger lakes,  however the next one will have a higher transom for sporty days 

home depot or lowes buy copper pipe insulation 

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Frost-King-1-2-in-x-6-ft-Foam-Plumbing-Tubular-Pipe-Insulation/3133243

some real nice bucks guys congrats to all

51 minutes ago, Guppy35 said:

I'm with you on this one!  It's a good sit if i see a deer or two.  Can't blame the farmers for protecting their crops, but the damage permits have really killed the deer population around me.

deer permits due suck, i got one even worse,  i live and hunt  in the DMFA zone

some idiot at DEC  thought it was a good idea, to let people shoot 2 deer per day every day in Jan

that hurt

if you're driveing from owego it depends on which way you go

if you come down 38, stop at kleins archery it's right on the way

119 Freeville Rd (8.95 mi)
Dryden, NY 13053

Get Directions

(607) 844-3474

awesome congrats

i have 12 or 14 Okuma Blue Diamond rods on my boat, I love them

they're not the best rod out there, but they are inexpensive and work great, i think i own every style they make and have had  no issues with them

whaler, thats awesome congrats

Awesome, congrats 

some nice bucks for sure, look forward to seeing one on the ground

this guy is a genius,     

i was raised in the back woods, with some questionable hunting methods, now I crossed over and became a successful  family man

he didn't lie, written permission only, he never said he would give it

also he now has a list of phone numbers, he catches you on there 

and you try to lie to the  LEO, it will be hard if he has your number and name from caller I.D