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  1. That's great. Can't wait to hear more at the meeting tomorrow.
  2. Muskies Inc. Chapter 69 Meeting Hello everyone, Just a reminder, albeit short notice. we have a meeting tomorrow evening at the Moose Lodge in Henrietta, NY at 7pm. There is no guest speaker scheduled. Besides general business and ongoing activities, we will be discussing upcoming events. We have an announcement of a new Region 3 representative who many of you know. For those of you who have been tuned into Lake Ontario United, Facebook etc., you are probably already aware of all the things our new tournament director Zach Baker has been doing with help from other members as well as members of the musky fishing community. So we will be talking about the Otisco tournament which is coming up this Saturday, May 20th. It should be the best one yet. Thank you, Zach. He is also making plans for the Chautauqua Tournament which we are expecting to be much better. From what I heard yesterday, the DEC has completed their planned trap netting in Waneta and Lamoka Lakes. I emailed Mr. Brad Hammers at DEC Region 8 yesterday to see if he can give me some preliminary information of the results of the netting. Hopefully I will hear from him tomorrow or sometime soon. This is the first time in a very long time they have done this in Lamoka. If it shows the presence of muskies, it will be easier to make the case for starting a new musky stocking program there. It is looking like this year is shaping up to be the best ever for Chapter 69. If you can, come on down tomorrow and join us at the meeting to help support our musky fisheries and your musky community. Membership not required to attend the meeting.
  3. A long time ago, I asked the owner and chef at a fishing lodge in Hay Bay Off the Bay of Quinte how he prepared and cooked the walleye he served at the lodge. He told me the most important thing is to trim off everything that is not white meat. That includes the skin, lateral line, fat layer, any dark meat and any of the silver inner skin. Having a very sharp filet knife helps make trimming easy. He would dip in an egg and milk mixture and then in cracker crumbs, then fry it in a pan with oil about 1/4 to1/2 inch deep. I use canola oil and it comes out good. I have done it with walleye from Hay Bay, I Bay, Conesus and Oneida Lake. They were all good but I think those from Oneida were best.
  4. The forecast I saw yesterday said it is going to be 85* on Wed. and 78* on Thurs before the tourney, and sunny both days. Hopefully that will help bring up water temps, especially if the trend continues into Sat. Last year I think there was about 25 to 30 anglers. I have no idea if there will be more anglers this year. For food, last year we didn't even use half of what you brought last year. Quite a few people didn't stick around for the cookout. The rest of the meat was kept frozen and was enough for the Chautauqua tourney. There is some difficulty to come up with enough freezer space between us. So, old man, I would say that if you bring half of what you brought last time (burgers, dogs, sausage), it should be enough. Also, there was someone else that said they were going to bring some venison sausage.
  5. Are you talking about using a portable tank and putting in a T after the squeeze bulb? If so that definitely will not work. On a boat with a built in tank, you can put a T in the fuel line to split off to two separate lines which each have a bulb and the appropriate quick connector for each motor. Since each line has a bulb with a check valve, there should be no problem as long as the check valves are working properly. You can't do it if one motor requires pre-mixed gas and the other one doesn't.
  6. 2nd that. Also maybe emerging weeds adjacent to drop offs.
  7. We need 2 or 3 weeks of no rain just to turn it around. I imagine farmers are waiting for many their fields to dry out so they can plant.
  8. Read the news from Montreal. The flooding there is pretty bad. They don't have the waves to contend with but the flooding there is worse. Many areas in Canada have been experiencing heavy rains and flooding. The Ottawa River is raging right now and it enters the St. Lawrence just above Montreal. The Dam on the St. Lawrence is upstream from there. If they let more water past the dam, it will make matters much worse for them. It is just an unfortunate situation due to the excessive amount of rain we have had this spring. It still would have happened under the old water level control program.
  9. My setup has been the same since 1996. I bought the boat used and the dealer added a new 15hp 4 stroke kicker on a bracket. The main motor is 2 stroke with oil injection. The fuel line has a T and I have squeeze bulbs on the hoses going to the motors. I have never had a problem. I squeeze the bulb on each motor before the first time of the trip I start each one. After that, I can switch between trolling and running as many times as I want. When trolling in the river, if I get a line snagged on bottom, I can start the main motor to bring the boat upstream (to hopefully release the snag) without stopping the kicker. I just put the kicker in neutral.
  10. I was wondering if there anything that can be done to limit the flow from the upper lakes into Lake Ontario but I haven't seen it mentioned at all. Hope we get a break from all the rain.
  11. Here is a link to the plant survey Cornell conducted in 2016. http://www.lamokawaneta.com/Documents/PlantStudy16.pdf I think the blackened locations are the locations that they surveyed (via rake toss) in which Eurasian watermilfoil was found.
  12. 2017 Waneta/Lamoka Lakes Herbicide Treatment Good news for this year!! There will be no treatment in Waneta Lake this year and for Lamoka Lake, only a very small area in the southwest corner will be treated. The majority of the treatment will be in Mud Creek and Mill Pond below the south end of the lake. Click on this link for the treatment plan map. It sounds like they are actually getting control over the eurasian watermilfoil. They did not have to treat Waneta Lake last year and there was visible signs of desirable aquatic vegetation returning. Since the plant survey conducted by Cornell University in 2016 revealed very little eurasian watermilfoil they will not treat Waneta Lake this year. They also detected very little in the majority of Lamoka Lake. Please do your part to make sure you are not bringing any weeds to the lakes when you launch there. Hopefully things will continue to improve there.
  13. Zach, Did you get the email I sent you and the PM I sent you on LOU about changes to tournament rules? I need to get it done soon and wanted your input on changes.
  14. That is because he said specifically Conesus and July 29th. So I wanted to find out how flexible he is or what is most important to him in a guided trip before mentioning guides.
  15. I don't think anyone guides for muskies on Conesus. Just not very productive there even though they have been stocking tiger musky there for quite a while. But it all depends on what you are looking for; musky, tiger musky, size, numbers, potential for success, first musky, learning a particular body of water, learning in general, etc. You will most likely never meet all those goals in one trip. Chautauqua Lake, Waneta Lake and Otisco Lake are probably your best choices to have a good chance of catching one. It might be tough to limit yourself to one date because many guides already have a lot of dates booked. St. Lawrence River if you want to catch a monster, but that may take many days, hours or even years to accomplish.
  16. I have an 18 ft boat too. I used a 15 ft 2x4 and some regular 2x4s and saw horse brackets to build a big saw horse that is about as tall as your frame. The front legs are shorter for the raised bow platform. I used 1 1/2 " x 12" stock for ribs and trimmed them with about a 45 degree angle and attached them with one drywall screw to the top edge of the top 2x4. I trimmed each set (R&L) at the bottom also with an angle and so they sat right on the edge of the gunwale and numbered them 1R, 1L and so on. I tied the tarp mostly to the trailer and some places on the transom using nylon rope about 3/16 thick. I used old folded up towels on the corners of the 2x4 and windshield. Spraying silicone waterproofing helps to make the snow slide off the tarp. I found out this year that the cheapest tarp is only good for one season. The material tore around the grommets a little so they are now weakened.
  17. That nut you are pointing to looks kind of small (smaller than the ones on the solenoid). The negative cable from the battery and the ring terminal on the end of it is probably the same size as the ones on the solenoid. The negative battery wire should be attached with a nut to a stud on the block or with a bolt on the block that is the right diameter for the ring terminal hole to fit.
  18. That might be the terminal. You should definitely have two thick cables that connect to the battery from the motor. One for positive which would be red or marked with red connectors or sleeves at the ends. That one usually goes to a big stud that has other wires that branch out to the three solenoids. There will be other smaller wires for other purposes branching off as well. The one for negative will be black and connect to a big stud that is on the engine block. You still have to make sure that those other two wires that you connected together are connected where they need to be and that the control assembly is properly assembled and operating properly. They could have something to do with getting spark or neutral sensing. There is, by law, a kill switch that has a lanyard for the driver to connect to themselves so the engine ignition will be disabled if the driver falls out. That switch must be connected and the lanyard properly installed on the switch. There might also be a switch in the control assembly that senses when the the gear shifter is in neutral and won't allow you to crank the engine if it is not. On most engine controls the key has to be pushed in to provide choke or prime when starting cold for extra gas. You also have to make sure on two stroke motors that you have 2 cycle oil in the oil reservoir.
  19. Wiring diagram will definitely help but most outboards have very similar starting systems. Sounds like you are saying that the starter is not cranking. It would very helpful to have a multi meter to measure voltage and to check continuity, especially ground continuity. Following wires and taking measurements at key locations should help narrow the problem down to the fault. Checking for clean and tight connections as you go. The skinny wires on the starter solenoid should have 12 volts across them when the key is turned. One wire should get 12 volts from the key switch when turned to the crank position. The other wire should be connected to ground. A continuity check (ohms) can be done to check for that. You need to disconnect the battery for all continuity checks. If there is no voltage across these wires when you turn the key, you need to find out why the key turn is not providing that power. There is probably a 12 volt wire inside the motor (most likely red) going to the wire harness connector (big red connector in top picture) for the controls. It is very possible that the connector has a poor connection. You can look at that (wiggle it and plug it in and out a few times) and check for 12 volts at both ends of the wire harness. Also, there may be an in line fuse holder on that line under the motor cover. If so, check that fuse. You would have to look at the wiring diagram or see where those two black wires go to to try and determine if they are for neutral lockout (to keep starter from energizing if motor is in gear) or driver safety lanyard which may only kill ignition (spark) or both. One could be for neutral lockout and the other might be for the safety lanyard. They should have different color codes (or maybe stripes) or different connectors if they are supposed to go to different places unless they can be switched without consequence. It may be important to have them connected to where they are supposed to be connected. There may also be a tilt switch in the motor that will kill one or both those functions if motor is tilted up too far. Make sure you have battery voltage on the thick power wire going to the solenoid. If you are getting voltage across the skinny solenoid wires when you turn the key and you have power at the thick power wire, the problem could only be the solenoid or the starter. If you have power coming to the thick power wire you should be able to get it to crank if you jump across the two big solenoid terminals. There should be substantial sparks when you do this so be careful there are no gas fumes. If you have power at the solenoid and jumping these terminals does nothing, there is a problem with the starter. These are just some basics. Sometimes they do some crazy things with the wiring and that is where wiring diagrams come in handy if none of these things turn up anything.
  20. Mine is a 1990 Grumman and it has a layer of foam in the bottom. the foam looked ok when I replaced the floor about 10 yrs ago. There is space between the top of the foam layer and the bottom of the foam. There is additional flotation in the form of 2x8 styrafoam two layers thick under the gunwales from the transom to the consoles.
  21. There are a lot of good and helpful anglers here on LOU and in Chapter 69. The general atmosphere is to help each other become better angles and to support and educate the public and anglers of all types about the unique vulnerabilities of musky populations and do our best to help insure the health of the fisheries for years to come. A big part of that is helping those who are new to musky fishing become prepared with the right knowledge and equipment to be effective at catch and release. Also, to bring the message to all anglers about being as careful as possible about handling muskies during an incidental catch. Therefore no question is a stupid question and in this forum, there exists many of the answers to your questions. Of course some answers are not known. After all it is fishing!! Sometime when you think you know, you find out "not always".
  22. Hello BlackBeard1, Welcome to LOU. Good to hear that you are interested in NY Muskies Inc. Chapter 69. Have you already done some musky fishing or are you just becoming interested? Do you know solgrande here on LOU? He is one of our founding members and lives out your way. Many of our members are on this forum. There is a lot of good content under the Musky, Tiger Musky & Pike section. Let me know if you have any questions about the chapter.
  23. Coated nets help to minimize slime removal and damage to fish. They do help somewhat to reduce tangling of hooks in the net but hooks will still penetrate the net cord and the barb will impede removal. However the netting is heavier. This makes it a little heavier to handle but since it is stiffer, it reduces how much hooks will tangle in the net. Still, sometimes it is easier to cut then replace the hooks.
  24. If you go with wood, you shouldn't use pressure treated because the chemicals used to treat the wood is corrosive to metals. Use a high grade exterior plywood because the glue used between the layers will not delaminate if it gets wet. I had mine done by Clint at Samson Marine (when it was the Watercraft Clinic) in Red Creek, NY. He used resin to seal it and to seal between the pieces of plywood. When I did my floor, I also used resin. The only thing is, the resin I used on the floor must have dried kind of brittle because some areas of the floor that flexed due to poor support got soft and I believe it is because the resin cracked, allowing moisture to seep in. I don't know if some resin stays more flexible to keep that from happening. Also, you need to seal every hole all the way through to keep moisture from entering there. My floor originally had aluminum rivet fasteners, so that is what I used. I pumped sealer into the holes ahead of the rivets.
  25. Keep in mind that the water was not drained out after you pulled it out, it could freeze if it was outside in the winter without draining (tilted up). But it doesn't make a lot of sense that the carburetors would go bad from sitting 3 days, and cause the motor to not run. Another opinion might be in order. Especially if you had drained the water out of the motor.
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