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    Registering a home made trailer

    in This Old Boat

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    Regarding homemade trailers - I've registered 2 trailers as homemade.

    1st time - Had the trailer weighted empty on a certified scale, and presented most of the receipts (axle, tires, steel frame materials, etc.) to the DMV for their review approval.  They didn't care about what was purchased, only that the sales tax was paid on materials I used.  Quick and easy process and was out the door ~ 20 minutes.

     

    2nd time - Same process, same DMV office, a few less receipts - Got into a disagreement with the DMV clerk because she didn't feel I had enough receipts to justify the trailer's existence.   I ended up leaving that DMV office, went to another DMV office in a neighboring county with the same paperwork and was out the door again ~ 20 minutes.

     

    IMHO it's not about what materials you used to build the trailer, it's about NYS getting the biggest cut of sales tax they can.

     

    From the DMV website - https://dmv.ny.gov/registration/sales-tax-information

     

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    Sales tax information

     

    Proof of sales tax payment or sales tax exemption, or purchase price

    When you register a vehicle in New York (at a DMV office), you must either

    • pay the sales tax
    • prove that sales tax was paid
    • prove your vehicle registration is exempt from sales tax

    You probably also will need to pay county use tax when you register. See estimate registration fees and taxes for information about county use taxes.

    You must get a sales tax receipt from the DMV even if the transaction is exempt from sales tax.

     

     

    New York fishing license sales drop

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    The internet.  Leaving us where we are now with everything being instant and the loss of patience in the younger generation.

     

    Pretry much sums it up - how many TV shows or internet videos show 20 seconds of sitting & calling to lure in a trophy buck, or 2 casts to catch a monster bass or trout ? I'm 46 years old - to me, hunting & fishing isn't necessarily about the end result, it's about the time spent in nature away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Something I'm trying to teach my 2 daughters.

     

    3 year age difference (19 & 16), but what a difference in the two and their ability to deal with the whole "instant gratification" of today's society.

     

     

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    DEC license rant

    in Open Lake Discussion

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    Something that I've wondered about ever since the DEC went to the new licensing format years ago....

     

    If I buy a sportsman license, why can't they print a single pane "fishing tag" like they do for all other carcass tags ? You could then carry that as your license.

     

    This is what I carry as proof of license, but the old traditional part of me has concerns that I'm carrying my receipt and not my license.

     

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    Canadice action

    in Finger Lakes Discussion

    Posted · Edited by JJBat150

    16 hours ago, Jhettenbaugh said:

    Wondering how you have your downrigger mounted on your yak? Have a picture of your setup?  

     

    Kayak is a Hobie Outback SOT, and the rigger is a Scotty laketroller that mounts into gear head base.  It's mounted on the gunnel right next to my right arm, and I can actually rest my arm on top of the reel when fishing, and adjust depth pretty easily. 

     

    Replaced the wire with 300 ft of braid, and use a 4 lb weight with it - have actually used it as a anchor if it's not too windy.

     

    Here's a few pictures of it - the rod for the down rigger goes into the rocket launcher in front of it, and points out to the side of the boat when in use.

     

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    Canadice action

    in Finger Lakes Discussion

    Posted · Edited by JJBat150

    Was planning on hitting Canadice at sun up to try flat lining spoons, but instead got off to a late start.
     
    Hit the water in the kayak at 8 am with 7 colors pulling a red revolution fishing spoon behind a 4 inch pro troll flasher, and an Iron Duke watermellon fly behind a green pro troll on the down rigger running around 45 - 50 ft down.
     
    Weaved in and out from 45 to 65 FOW, with a few marks and bait. Got into a certain area that has holding lakers lately, and keep hitting masive bait pods.
     
    First laker came off the 7 colors and measured 19.5" and was released. As I was resetting that line, took a hit off the down rigger, and ended up with another a hair over 22". At this point, I deceided to keep circling around the bait, so I pulled in the lead core to make turning around easier.
     
    Made a bunch passes, adjusting depth each time and got a 27.5" laker that took the fly deep and was bleeding bad, so she went on the stringer to ride along. A few more passes ended up with a 4th fish at 18" that was released.
     
    Headed back to the boat launch to get in before all the recreation kayaks filled it up Was on the way home by 11.
     
    First time fishing with flashers and flies, so still getting things figured out, but seems to be off to a good start - actually the best action I've had on Canadice to date.
     
    Huge shout out to Iron duke, ordered flies on Tuesday and they were in the mailbox Thursday.
     
     
     
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