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Everything posted by justtracytrolling
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The trick once you have some gulp is too marinade your twisters in the gulp juice with the gulp. Curl tails are cheaper. You can buy just the gulp concentrate. Brandon Palinuk used this to win on lake O on smb. We have been doing this for eyes in the river for 3 seasons, and in the surf for fluke for a decade or close. The juice really helps draw em in, but what it really does is makes the walleye hold the jig longer for easy hook sets. Justin Sent from my N9500 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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I had a nice eye break me off 2 sundays ago and 30 min later my son Cody landed the pig laughing his tail off. Funny how fish can be so aggressive and so finicky too. Maybe tomorrow afternoon we can do it up right from 1 of the toons! I need a break from spot 1 and it needs a break from me! Its just so limited from shore. Justin Sent from my N9500 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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Im more of a 1 oclock guy....been there done that...im a 1-2 oclock caster too...been there done that also...im a pliers in the net guy too...you guessed it been there done that more than once!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nothing worse than being hooked with the lure still in the flopping fish still in the net, especially if its a big tiger you don't wanna kill or harm. justin
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On some lakes its so tough for a given species that its really a "locals" lake because unless you are on the lake 4 days a week its pure poke and hope. In most cases I believe 10 % of fisherman catch 90% of the fish, and on a tough lake for a tough to catch fish like walleye or a tough to find fish like jumbo perch its more like 5% of fisherman catch 95% of the fish. I will say if you can learn a hard lake it gives you the confidence to catch fish anywhere. justin
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Well it was slow out there tonight unless you want largemouth bass. We got 2 little eyes 20 n 22 and threw back a bass that belongs on somebodys wall along with a couple solid 4-5 pounders. Had a few misses and lost 1 decent eye. Ronald, Didnt know you were a seasonal camper at Otisco. Did we meet im horrible with names? Id be more than happy to take you out trolling, and show you how i do it. Ill warn you though you'll be busy... my boat doesnt do relaxation...we fish! I post alot obviously, and really enjoy it. I'm also a bit more into it than most, but I cant stress enough to post every trip out. Even if you get skunked we know what didnt work and it opens TWO WAY sharing of info. If i know someone is really trying and cant catch ill help more. Its hard to "give out" every detail that goes into catching walleye...fish should be earned as it makes them taste better! There are plenty of people that are members of this forum that ask questions and want help but never post about their trips. I can only assume everybody on here fishes some yet no posts. I wanna learn too, even if its what not to try. I find if you want something you better be willing to give it too. If you see Tracy n I at the campground stop by n shoot the breeze. Anyone who's ever met me knows ill talk hunting and fishing, especially around a campfire with a beer. Justin Sent from my N9500 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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Its a very complicated balance and I hear and sometimes say negative things about the DEC, but what they have accomplished at Otisco is truly a remarkable success. Lets not forget the huge tiger muskies, or the 25 pound 5 fish bags of bass that won a few tournaments. Maybe they just got lucky, but I think its quality management and my hats off to the individuals responsible. I will say its not an easy place to catch a fish, but when you learn to they are big. Justin Sent from my N9500 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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Yeah i have a chart somewhere i printed out and that sounds right. I know the ones im targeting are 9+ years old and next year should give up some 10 pounders....last year the biggest common size was 26 or so this year there is even more at 25-26 and some 27-28. I have put enough time in and keep track of what i get and im saying that the lake is outstanding. Justin Sent from my N9500 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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I believe and don't quote me but Ian said the fingerlings are doing very well and growing fast...The cloudy, murky pond side does offer excellent cover for walleye fingerlings Justin
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I believed the biologist you talked to in passing after you told me, but all the research I had done had said the opposite. I think Ian is sharp and I liked what I heard. Im not a hear say guy either. I want facts, pictures, and proof...now we know! justin
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Exactly...fishermen working together with DEC. If I came off defensive it was only because my intentions are good, I follow the rules, work hard at my fishing, try to help others, and thought I was doing the right thing. justin
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Thanks Brent!!! Tim and I were paraphrasing and I was gonna get an email out but you saved me the effort. I am pleased that we as sportsman took the time to find out if we needed to worry about releasing "breeders" or if its put and take. Opinions vary of course but I did a lot of research and was quite sure that keeping my legal limits wouldn't hurt future generations...now im certain that if we let the fish mature before we harvest we cant go wrong as long as the lake is stocked. Im putting the fish under 23 or so back. justin
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I prefer the boat to shore of course, but either works. I troll all summer then in fall and spring I cast if I can find them. Sk8man put it best in a thread on jumbo Seneca perch; The secret is fish every available day as long as you can for years studying the behavior of the fish perfecting your technique and do your homework. There is less than 20 miles of shoreline to fish and with 2 guys and a trolling motor in a handful of trips you can cover the whole lake. Thats how we do it, except the work is done. Pick a 2-3 mile stretch of shore and work it for 4-5 hours. Keep doing this till you figure a few spots out. Poke and hope is not a scientific approach. After 1000 hours of trolling on the lake you learn a lot. Without a boat and some gear you are severely limited. Keep after it keep posting and keep asking questions....other than where are you fishing...there are tons of fish all over the lake according to the research team. I did ask if there were any areas that were noticeably better or bigger fish and was told they found the fish everywhere they looked. I throw just ONE bait so you don't have to wonder if you are using the right stickbait. justin
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10-2 Otisco walleye electrofishing
justtracytrolling replied to justtracytrolling's topic in Walleye
Brent, I didn't think we were overharvesting, but after my/our conversation with Ian and his partner Im quite confident that the lake is mostly put and take which in my opinion means let em mature then harvest. In Otisco we don't have to worry about heavy metals in older fish, and as far as strong tasting when they get big its hogwash....these fish are excellent. Furthermore the size I hear people prefer to eat I simply cant find hardly any that small <22-23. Justin -
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Tracy and I were in the middle of a banner night of walleye fishing casting f18 rapalas, when she hooks up and the drag starts singing. Immediatly I knew it was a big something, but it was dark. When I netted it I said lets get a pic with you holding the fish this time, and she said "that little thing...put it back" I gave it a quick tape...38 inches...and released the fish safely. Guess she's spoiled...I thought it was fine fish on spin tackle in the dark! Here's her with her best eye ever...sorry its not the tiger! Justin Sent from my SPH-L710 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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Hit the submit button...a 27 a 26 and a 25.5. It took Tracy a bit longer as she was missing, but once she got warmed up she was on fire. She caught a personal best 28 with a 15.5 inch girth weighing 9.5 pounds. She filled out her limit with a 24 a 23 and threw back a 22. She got 1 largemouth and a 38 inch tiger. All fish were caught on a rapala f18 in black and silver (shad) using a slow steady retrieve after quickly cranking it down. Justin Sent from my SPH-L710 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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10-2 Otisco walleye electrofishing
justtracytrolling replied to justtracytrolling's topic in Walleye
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Good point Sk8man....Those who have no respect for the limit are "on" the fish already and are already very efficient fishermen needing little or more likely no help to target perch. Its hard for the average person to realize how easy it is to over harvest if you fish almost daily. If you fish enough you get in on crazy runs where even fish like walleyes can be caught in huge numbers and it takes respect for the law to quit at the limit. justin
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10-2 Otisco walleye electrofishing
justtracytrolling replied to justtracytrolling's topic in Walleye
Pap, I try not to fish where guys shore fish as Im mobile and they have limited access, but its awful tough to give courtesy to shore fisherman if they don't flash a light when they see you coming. Ive had too many close calls because someone doesn't have enough sense to flash a light or leave 1 on. BTW Im probably pulling 9 lines and big boards so yeah marker lights are a good idea! I use my spotlight to shine my boards as I approach other boats if I can see them so they can see how wide I am. justin