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    torpedo weighted steel line

    in Tackle and Techniques

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    Ill make it very simple we fish just about every weekend and a day or 2 during the week from April through labor day.  That includes several tournaments and running charters.  Last year for the entire year we ran the torpedo steel line with great results.  I will say that the 19 strain wire doesn't read the same on your real line counters that mono does so there is some extra measuring involved.  What I did was take it to a large open field and measured in 100 ft sections with a tape measure then looked at the line counter on the reel to see where it was at.   Then i just made a cheat sheet till I memorized it.  Copper line is easier in that sense cause you just let it out till its all off the reel then you know exactly whats in the water.  When it comes to everything else the steel line is much more user friendly.  There is no way to kink it and the weight of it makes it much easier to reel in.   During tournaments and derby fishing we would run a 45 lb blood run 450 copper on one planner board and the steel line off the other board and everyone on the boat would rather grab the steel to reel in.   I will also add that there basically is no difference in the amount of strikes that occurred on the copper as to the steel.  There were plenty of days where the 2 rods would take turns with taking shots.   This year we are replacing the 450 copper with a 2nd steel line cause of the ease of use.  That's saying a lot cause up until last season our 450 copper was by far our most productive non rigger line.   Hope this helps good luck and tight lines always!

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    torpedo weighted steel line

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    We ran steel line all last year and its definitely 100 percent more user friendly than copper. You will never get a kink in it no matter what you do with it. Its also much easier (lighter) to reel in than copper. I put it on a tekota 800. I have a couple wraps of mono with 300yrds of power pro braid to 1000ft of 19 straind to 200 ft of steel line. I dont think there was a time that we fished over 50 ft of watwr and didn't have it out there. You literally can cover any depth you want with just 1 set up.

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    Oneida 1/25

    in Ice fishing

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    16 minutes ago, copperpin said:

    How is the sensitivity on it as far as picking up you jig?  and to what depth can you see that jig?  I assume you have the straight #4 with 200 pk rms.

    so far its great but the deepest ive used it was in 45 ft of water.  It picked up my small jig with a single spike with no problem at all.  The one i have has 200 and 77 along with 200 chirp and 77 chirp.   

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    Oneida 1/25

    in Ice fishing

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    12 hours ago, copperpin said:

    Bondouley what depth finder is that?  How do you like it?

    its the garmin striker 4 with the ice pak.  I just bought it right after the holidays and i absolutely love it!

    Oneida 1/25

    in Ice fishing

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    we fished out of lewis point last sunday in 30 ft of water and samething all dinks.  We moved out to 40  ft and found the bigger fish out there but they were suspended between 10 and 20 ft.

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    Sodus Bay

    in Ice fishing

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    On 1/23/2018 at 6:56 AM, Gator said:

     

     

    :rofl: True dat! I will tell though you that I've been fishing it since the beginning, and haven't found 12"+ perch...it's been 9-10" keepers for a limit with a couple of bigger fish mixed in since first ice...so if I'm lying (and I usually am :lol:), I'm lying upside down, if you know what I mean. Of course, I could just be a crappy fisherman (crappie??). I'm sure somebody got into some big ones, I'm less convinced with any regularity though. No doubt they're there though. I will also say that of the three limits I brought home, every single fish I cleaned was a female. I wonder what that means?

     

    Funny story--I was fishing Honeoye on Saturday and I'd kept three lakers for a friend from Keuka on Friday. As we were leaving I went to give him the bag of fish and two guys walking onto the ice said that it must have been good if we had a whole bag of fish. So I showed them the lakers. Their jaws dropped open. I guess they thought we'd caught them at Honeoye. Good stuff. I eventually--after milking it a bit--told them the truth.

     

     

    my lady and i brought home 34 on saturday with only 2 fish being over 11 inches.  One was 12.5 the other just under 12inches. We have been the 3 times this year and hammered the perch everytime with 95 percent of them being in the 9 to 10 inch range.  When i cleaned the fish i would say at least a quarter of them were males.  The past 2 times we went they were all females that i cleaned.5a687c807bb8a_sperch.thumb.jpeg.f8fcc4785d1790102cee9765f15af93b.jpeg

    Newb Questions (Bear with me)

    in Tackle and Techniques

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    28 minutes ago, TileMan Dan said:

    I would suggest to wire rods with twili tips for dipseys. Add a copper rod with 300’ if you budet permits. Flasher flys think green. Shop ebay for equip also. You can get some great deals on used equip

     

     

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    x2 on the twili tip rods and the copper set up.  As far as meat rigs and flies Chris from Minion is the man.  He has great products and even better customer service.  Hes on here if you look up Minion or he can be found on facebook under Minion flies.  He also has some flashers for sale.  

    calling all dogs

    in Big / Small Game

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    10 hours ago, ken frearson said:

    Took this brute of a yote this morning after a 2 hour steady run with the hounds and only one short loss only to let us old guys time to reposition for the kill. He tipped my buddy's farm scales at just shy of 50lbs. This guy we ran the week before and he lead the hounds out into the ice in the big O on my GPS at 550yards off shore. Not a fun thing to watch from the parkway. I took him with number 4buck shot along a thicket edge and the hounds only 20 yards behind. What a thrill!IMG_20180117_101031889_HDR.jpgIMG_20180117_100640739_HDR.jpg







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    wow that is a beast of yote congrats! 

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