JimB

Out of Sandy Creek, Hamlin.    Not 10 minutes after we hit the lake the fog showed up.    Made things interesting for sure.    Thank you GPS and compass.

Landed 4 Browns (lost another at the boat) and the King within an hour.    The King managed to make enough of a mess that we pulled the gear to sort it out.

Good thing....not 2 minutes later another boat appeared in the fog and we were able to turn and scoot out of the way without messing up their set up.  

We called it a day after that one.   No need to push the luck crossing someone else's path.   Turns out there were at least 6 other boats out there based on the trailers in the lot.

Water was nice and green.   Temp was 46 or so.    All fish hit between 10 and 20 FOW.   2nd pic gives a good sense of just how thick the fog was.   In hindsight, we probably should have just 

turned around and headed home due to the fog..

Thank you.   Will make life a bit easier this week.

Anyone know if they are in?    

Thanks!

When folks talk about a clip to keep your deep bellied net nice and tight I think they mean something like this?     I use a release to gather all the slack in the net so that when you go to net

from head first it doesn't "bloom" out in front and screw you up royally.         The clip lets the excess release as soon as you put some of the fish's weight on the bottom of the net.

Did you try Troutman 87?   Not sure if he goes to 8 pounds, but he's a member, and I've purchased from him before.   Good quality

and good pricing/shipping costs.

I started with J plugs, but pretty soon switched (don't quite know why...thought maybe still a bit early) to Rapalas.  Set them on the down riggers about 1.5 foot down just to make 

sure they ran around 7' deep.   

I noticed the stink as well, but I think there may also be a sewage plant up near the falls.    Pretty powerful smell last weekend for just a few floaters!

Cheese beat me to it!    It is a SUPER easy troll on the way up.  In fact the current helps keep your speed at a nice rate.   (I have an 18 foot Tracker).   

There was boat traffic, but most places are wide enough that you won't have any issues.   Like Cheese said, when you can start to see the mist of the falls

and guys standing in the water casting....time to turn around!

Thanks all.   It was a nice trip.   Had rapala's out, but no takers.    Will hopefully have another trip or two before wife says

enough....:)

Took the wife and a friend out last week and puttered up the Genesee to Driving Park.   Just wondering if it's worth putting out some plugs or Rapala's if I make another trip when the foliage gets better?

Thanks in advance, 

Jim

On 7/9/2017 at 5:30 PM, Sea Lion said:

12 lb Cannonball Wanted

Hi Gang,

      Made another donation to Lake Ontario today on the maiden voyage of the Sea Lion.  Wanted to get a temp so I attached my Moor Sub Troll to my rigger with the breakaway cable holding the 12 lb ball.  I can tell you the break away worked.  Going 30 seconds on a troll when I saw the rigger wire go limp.   GRRRRRR!  Happy though it was the break away and not my sending unit. Anyhoot, now in need of a normal 12lb round cannonball.  I live in Penfield but don't want to go too far out of the area.  

 

 

Thanks,

 

 

Bob

I have to ask...how on earth did you snag the ball?   Were you bottom bouncing?   If you were, pretty risky doing that with the sub troll probe attached!    

Is the Sandy public launch open?   I've been watching the web cam from the BYC and it still shows water up to their parking lot.

3X with the Moor Klincher kit.     As for a snubber between the probe and ball.....wha!?

The moor sub troll should have come with an (I think it's 80 pounds) breakaway leader kit that you use to attach the cannon ball to the probe.

That way if you snag the ball, the breakaway gives before the 150 pound coated line breaks.

Although Moor went out of business, you can still get spare parts, (and the breakaway system) here...

http://www.esgdirect.com/trolling.html

Scroll down, and you will find the 80 pound break away set up.   Also, that Moor Klincher is only $10 on this site as well.

Thanks.   Will start there.

Found the part manual on line, but can't seem to find anyone that carries parts for these old riggers.

I'm in the Rochester area, anyone know of a place that might be able to help out.   

Thanks in advance,

Jim

We were out of Sandy that morning as well.   Decided to try deeper.   Had one screamer 40 down in 220 fow that broke off.  Then nothing but a skippy in the next few hours.

Glad we weren't the only ones to come up short, was starting to wonder what I was doing wrong.

18' deep V Tracker here.    Awesome on the lake.   Rides comfortably on bigger rollers, and really stable.    I draw the line at 2' plus however, as 

it's just no fun when it's that rough, but I'm guessing the boat would ride them out if needed.

If you like fish that tastes like fish (I've never understood Tilapia....why eat something that isn't supposed to actually taste like fish)  Lakers are pretty good.    

Smoked is a great way to utilize them as well.    

If I listed my preferences however, it would be Browns, Steelhead, Salmon, Lakers.   They do run towards the strong side.    The meat however is not noticeably different

than the others imho.

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Anyone find any color out there today?   Went east for 3 miles, and then back to Hamlin, and no color at all.

Tried working 20-40 FOW with no success either.

Anyone have any luck today?

https://www.wunderground.com/MAR/LO/043.html

Amazing what a difference a day makes.   Went out today...no mud line out to 60 FOW.    Clear as crystal.   Didn't even twitch a rod.   

Ah well, glad someone had luck this weekend!

Thanks Minion.   Got mine today, great packing, no surprises.    

Pleasure doing business with you.

PM sent regarding lot 2.

Shipping to Chili NY?   Payment?    Pay pal?

Never mind.