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Tonite, the screen was loaded from 80-110, had 3 followers no bites:( was beautiful out though.

Thq for the posts. I agree on the best fishing times, never thought about it that way:)

Thinking of hitting north end for laker jigging 530 tonite. Any hope with the tough conditions out there, any positive energy on a chance for a bite?

Wow that's a huge amount of fish, I was thinking of throwing out some smaller silver kastmasters letting them drop, twitch drop, probably shoulda tried it. Impressive.

We fished it, nice guys running it. In the first half hour Caught a 4lb smallie on a gold blade bait right near the launch, then pulled up a 3lb laker, he hit it in the top 30ft. couldn't inspire a bite on the bottom all day. Left at 1, probably should have weighed in. either way was fun to be out.

Heck I'm gonna try donating some $ to the derby, might as well:)

Thinking of Seneca north end or Keuka for laker jigging tomorrow, Sunday. West wind. Any ideas, skunked out of Keuka last time I went out, fish were hard to find cold water, most likely shallow. I was thinking Seneca north end out in front f the geneva country club.

I hit keuka from 4-8 yesterday, 38 degree water.Only small numbers of random lakers out at 150, no takers. I imagine shallow flats? I checked both arms, bluff, pump house flats etc.

I have found deep is the way when slow and I am not finding them in the typical summer haunts. 150ish I found isolated hooks tied to the bottom.

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I hit north end jigging on Monday evening 5-830. Water warmed up to 53 on top. I had one good hit,could not find many hooks until I hit 147-150ft. They were far from active. Not many surface jumps, was like glass on top, made it home to the garage before that monster lighting hit.

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maybe it's time to become one of the top goby hunters then. gobyzilla's days are numbered.

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Tx frogger I love the lakers!

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Thank you sooooo much for the info. 😀

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Anyone know if the public launch on the north end is free of ice and docks in and ready? Before,I drive an hour to see it would be great to know. I know they were doing a bit of construction in the fall as well.

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Landed 10 between 12:30 and 4pm Sunday. they wouldn't touch a steady retrieve. Only erratic action spurred them on. Popping the rod every few turns. They hit on the pause. A good 10" of ice out there. I hit onanda last nite solid 10" there also I had only a few hits none landed.

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That's pretty amazing. Those pics from the archive set stage.

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Justin, I'm surprised soft plastic flukes texposed with a swivel a few feet above wouldn't produce in heavy weeds at night. Has that been a presentation you have spent time with at night?

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Tx pan, I'll give it a rip, I have a few scents I spray from time to time, but I'll give alive a try.

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I sent them all back, the clarity in the canal after precipitation seems to be a key. Plus, last night the pressure was increasing and getting ready for this prolonged weather change.

I was wondering if anyone has noticed a difference in the short hit feels between species. Yesterday, was such a pause based jig bite that I had tons of taster hits, some you could feel the tail shake, while others would be a solid thunk. The eyes I caught, one was sucked in that had less of strike like feel, more of a slow increase of pressure. The two other eyes had a single heavy thumps. I had many hits where I felt my lift pulled it out of their mouth, where they had the tail gripped. Those instances had a medium level single thump. I felt the bite was so finicky I didn't put a small stinger on as they were tasting nonstop.

One of my favorite tricks that I am sure many employ, is to borrow some of the slime coating from any fish I catch and I rub the bait I'm using with it before I send it back and coat my line with any slime I get on my fingers as well. Seems to help for the first cast or two, but maybe that's why they kept tasting, as the powerbait micro fluke gets beatup it looks like someone took sandpaper to it so it seems as though roughed up powerbaits hold scent better.

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Tough bite only liked micro flukes lifted then paused 4 ever? Had to slowDown and beat up the spots, found structure(sunkin tree branch or bridge abutment) held jig still.Bunch of crappie, three eyes, 2 14's, 1 18"

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Does trolling swim baits work as well Tracy? I know you always are pullin stick baits, but I would thing swim baits would work.

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Yr too kind sk8 every time I think I figured them out I get humbled reel quickly.

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I do often find that a pause followed up with erratic action vertically, especially if you have that feeling one is looking at your jig makes a huge difference. Especially,on tougher lakes like canandaigua. BTW canandaigua jigging bite is back, last sat had a number of tugs during the prime time, 5-8pm, landed two in between tube towing. Almost always if I see a hook shooting for my jig thats dropping I retrieve immediately as if trying to get away. I do this as well when I hit the bottom. Slow pop, erratic escaping motion, then retrieve. I usually try the erratic stuff when the straight retrieve doesn't draw attention.

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It was a funny nite. I had three that hit it on the drop mid way down, at that point I lift ,unspool and lowered with the thumb on the spool to guide it down. I made three drifts through the zone, all between 7-8pm. Then they shut off

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We had a great evening up on the north end Monday nite too. Some of my biggest. My sister had one that was easily into the low teens. 5 fish between 7-13lbers. Just an estimate on the weights,I hurry too much to get them back in the water.

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