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    Yankee's Sandy Creek Shootout and Weekend Charters @ the Oak

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

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    Tim - no disrespect bud, but there are a lot of guys out there looking for that info. We're using Rhys Davis meat heads for the most part. The flasher ranges from an 8" Dreamweaver Spin Doctor to the big meat paddles. We fish a lot of big dollar events, and I know that my competition creeps on these posts. I give up quite a bit of info in my reports, but some things need to stay on the Yankee.

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    lmao ...nice job I have to get in this tournament next year

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    At the Oak 7/6 7/8 7/9

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

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    Had a few days off so I decided that I would get out and see if I could get into some fish. Had to work hard for our bites but we managed

    7/6 broke the pier heads at around 5:45 and motored out to 160 fow and set up on a north troll temp was 52 down 60 and slowly decreased as we got deeper. Had some nice marks and bait in 220-240 so we turned east and worked that depth. At this point temp was 48.5 down 62ft. Not Long after our turn the stacked rod on my probe rigger starts screaming out managed to land nice teenaged king. Got the rigger reset and about 15 minutes later the same rod fires and it's a small king 5-7 lbs that started jumping like a steelie landed that and worked a little longer taking 4 more fish ( 2 lakers a nice very acrobatic steelie and a shaker king) off riggers with spoond and 6 color core with a Wonder bread spoon. Dipsy were quiet all day so I took off the flasher fly and put on a spoon, and not long later that gets pounded with and we brought a big Ole laker fished till 10:30 ended 7-9. Orange spoons did all damage.

    7/8 headed out around 6 and worked 220-240 fow again Temps 48 down 60. Ran 2 flasher fly and 2 stacked riggers . Got bounced around good from the straight north wind which turned NE for a bit but went 2 for 3 one 2 y/o king and a steelie. Screens weren't as good as they were the trip before that and we were tired of the waves so we headed in for lunch.

    7/9 headed out a little after 6 decided we would fish a little shallower due to weak screens past 200 fow the day before. Fished mainly 140-170fow out in front of the mouth. High rigger takes a shot and starts rippen line from a nice king. After battling it to 30 ft from the boat it pops off ughhhhhh ! Trolled another 2 hrs. With a decent screen but didnt move a rod. Then all the sudden the same rod starts screaming out again ! Landed a nice fat king (don't have scale so not sure of exact weight). Trolled a while longer until the rain picked up so we pointed it towards port and picked up a nice steelie and small king on the way in . Ended 3/4.

    All in all it is still tough out there but we managed a few nice fish plus it's always good to be fishing !!!

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    Stacking downriggers

    in Open Lake Discussion

    Posted

    I useally go 15 ft apart just incase currents and waves move the boat around have your rods angled slightly apart so the line swings away from the other line during a strike and you shouldn't have a problem

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    Oak 6/18 6/19

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

    Posted · Edited by Sheepdog264

    Got the boat all rigged finally and got out with a couple buddies and man its nice to finally fish on my own boat ! Just wish I had a little better luck. Over the past 2 days we covered alot of water looking for kings with little success from 80 all the way to 350 in search mode both days best temp was in the top 50 over 350 we managed a handful of Lakers and only hooked two kings. both kings were hooked on 6/18 in front of the port in 105 fow one on a 140 dipsy the other on a 45 rigger. only managed to land one of them. Was wondering if any of you had any better luck on kings this past weekend out there?

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    Humminbird question

    in This Old Boat

    Posted

    So I finally got the boat rigged and in the water yesterday for a shakedown everything is great except my Downrigger balls did not appear on the humminbird. The unit is an 859 ci combo. We marked fish and bait but I never saw the Downrigger balls. Should I adjust my transducer a touch or should I adjust a certain setting on the unit. As of now the unit is on factory defaults except I did adjust the sensitivity a bit. Any input would be appreciated, thanks.

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    Bow for bow fishing?

    in Open Lake Discussion

    Posted

    My previous job used to be a archery technician, and I also bow fish a decent amount, so what I will recommend is that your buddy look on craigslist for an older bow probably 40-50 lbs draw. Anything more he will be blowing up arrows on rocks in shallower water. then have him make arrangements with the seller to have a certified tech look over the bow before purchase to make sure the bow is SAFE and functional.  I have had a lot of customers bring me bows they have bought cheap that had limb problems or needed more maintenance then what they were worth. Bow fishing will beat the snot out of your bow so no need for anything fancy or expensive. Then get a decent retriever I like the AMS kit they sell at gander mtn. or field and stream. its like 150 but you get 2 arrows, retriever, Dacron line, arrow rest, safety nocks, and replacement tips for your arrows.

    Torpedoes (the down rigger kind)

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted · Edited by Sheepdog264

    A few weeks ago I was careless in shallow water and I lost a torpedo, not the probe heaven thanks.

    So anyway, I had to get a replacement and being a firm believer in Murphie laws I ordered 4. If I would have ordered one, it would have joined the first one on the next trip out. Now that I have five they will never get lost.

    I ordered a set from Salmon Slayer Vermont  and a set from Trout hunter  Watkins Glen just so I could see what works better for me.

    Salmon Slayer 's product is a bit rounded at the nose,much like the Atommik type, They are  black rubber coated, but they do not have an eye at the rear end which are needed when using cannon releases. Price included shipping is $75 and can be paid with paypal.

    Trout hunter's product has a slightly more pointed nose, there is no rubber coating,but it does have the eye at the rear end. Price including shipping is $70 for a pair. Trout hunter does not do Paypal.

    Both products track equally well and overall performance is much the same. In the end it is personal preference,but there is no quality difference.

    Cornelis.

     

    I would recommend you run the scotty power grip stacker releases they work great and you can tell if your dragging a skipper a lot easier then the cannon releases. you also wouldn't have to worrie about your one set of weights not having a rear eyelet

    PULLING MEAT !

    in Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    After some lonely thoughts on the water and seeing some very enticing pictures I have decided that im going to start "pulling meat" :mmm: ........ Soo I ask all you meat pullers what are some bait heads and rotators you guys find success with on Lake O brands, color patterns etc. that you recommend I start with before I blow a bunch of money on things that don't work as well as others. Not looking for all your secrets, just some helpful advice to get me started, thanks.

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