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Tried to launch out of Treman at 8am. Channel is clear but the water was so low my Fishmaster 196 got stuck in the mud at the ramp. Finally got it back on trailer and scooted up to Taughannock. No problem getting in and out here. Trolled West side. Worked the boards in close this time. Stayed in 30fow or less most of the time with sticks off the boards, both shallow and deep divers. Picked up 10 LL, biggest was maybe 22", but most were 12-14". Picked up a nice brown that was close to 3lbs. Moved out to 100fow for about an hour and ran the riggers down 80' and picked up 4 lakers ( the 22" LL took a deep diver off the board in 100FOW). Pulled out out 1:30pm. Water was a steady 37.7deg. i see a few reports of Browns caught out of Irondeqoit and Olcott. I assume Sodus is still locked up with ice?

Launched at Taughannock at 10:30am, pulled out at 3:00pm. Air temp was 23 deg at 10:30 and 33deg at 3:00. The water level is LOW but was able to get my Fishmaster 196 in and out. Started to troll north after exiting inlet but too many ice chunks so we turned south on the west side. Planer boards with small rapalas and riggers at 70' with spoons was our plan. Picked up half dozen lakers on riggers and 4 LL (12 inchers) on sticks. Water temp was 37.1 deg from surface down to 70'. Ramp area clear of snow AND there was rock salt spread on ramp. Saw one other boat.

Launched out of T Falls at 9:30am. Water Temp was steady at 38.9 deg from surface to 70' down which is where we had the riggers set when we started catching. Just north of inlet was dead for us. South of the inlet we picked up 12 lakers with one at an even 10lbs. Something whacked an F7 black over silver back 175' but lost it right away. Pulled out at 3:30pm with an air temp of 45 deg. Great day to be on the water.

Are you looking to buy a new gun safe? If so please read on. I do not have one for sale. I am NOT affiliated in any way with Liberty Gun Safes, but i feel obligated to tell you this story. In December 2014 my home burned to the ground. No sympathies please, we are over it. In my home was a Liberty Gun Safe with 17 guns in it, along with many important papers. After the fire was out and I was allowed to enter what was left I was unable to open the safe due to severe damage. I located a locksmith and he was able to drill through the side of the safe and get it open. Everything in the safe was OK but very wet. Some of the papers had singe marks, some scopes suffered some damage, and the rubber pads on the gun butts suffered some damage as well. BUT everything in the safe was saved. Now why am I telling you this? Here is the best part. After rebuilding our home I needed a new safe. I went to Liberty's website and began checking out the new lineup. I noticed a tab on the site that was named "Warranty". I clicked on the tab and discovered that if your Liberty safe is damaged by fire or theft Liberty will replace (or repair) it FREE!!!! I called Liberty and discovered that this warranty is for real!! I was told I needed three things: 1) A picture of the damaged safe. That was easy, we had many pictures from our burned home. 2) I had to have registered it when I bought it. I did!! And the person from Liberty provided me with my registration number. 3) I needed verification from the insurance company that they did not already cover it in my policy. I had a letter from my insurer stating that my losses exceeded my coverage for "contents". I sent the three items above to Liberty and had a voucher for a FREE safe within 2 weeks. I took the voucher to Gander Mountain and after a little checking I was given a new safe. FREE. I tell people this story each December. I am sure other companies would do the same but I was simply astonished by Liberty's warranty. Good luck with whatever safe you buy.

Sodus 9/22/17 Launched next to Arney's at 7am. Nice SW wind until 9am when it swung around to the NE making it a tad rough. Fished until noon. Marked only a few fish. Never got any deeper than 150fow. Never took a hit. Never saw more than 5 other boats on the lake. Many boats fishing in the bay.

No, not just the reels. 6' mast base for mast electric dual reels All new cables and switches for both electric reels

Although I am still using the mast I can let it go now rather than waiting till spring. Note that this dual reel electric mast has brand new cables. I purchased them from big Jon just this past summer. The cables come with 20 feet of 16–2 wire, male and female power cords, switch Housing with rocker switches, and a 10 amp breaker. New cables for each reel. The big Jon part number for these cables is 51145/ASM2. The cables cost me $140 each, Plus shipping. There is also new 135lb line on both reels. I thought that I would really like electric reels but I found that I still prefer manuals. I just ordered a manual dual mast from anchorexpress.com. I will sell the electrics for $450. I live a little south of Corning NY. I fish Cayuga Lake and Lake Ontario out of Sodus and Oak Orchard often.

1). I have a big Jon dual reel electric with spanking brand new electrical cable and switches. Planned on advertising in March but if you are interested let me know. 2). Rochester's Craigslist under "sporting" has a big Jon dual manual with 2 otterboats for $400. 3). anchor express.com had a sale on big Jon dual manuals, new for $209, but the sale may have ended on 8/31/17.

Oak 8/14/17 Launched by Black North at 5:45am. First king at 6:17am. That never happens to me. Boated 9 kings, 18lb, 16lb, 15lb, 12lb, and the rest around 5lb. Boated half dozen or so steelheads, biggest 9lb. 250fow and down 80'. 300 copper/dipsy never took a hit. Purple spoons was the ticket for us. The temps were crazy, one minute it was 48deg down 80 and the next it was 56 deg or more. Pulled out at 1pm. One of my best days this year.

Good deed at the Oak Fished the Oak on 8/1/17 and 8/2/17. Launched at ramp next to Black North. Thank you to the person(s) that wrapped carpet around those nasty iron pipes that hold the floating docks in place. Best trip to Lake Ontario yet this year. Caught many kings and steelhead between 350fow and 550fow. 300 copper dipsy caught the bigger ones. Biggest was 22lbs. Lots of 10-15 pounders. Orange spoons tended to get the steelies and green/purple tended to catch the Kings. All fish were caught between 50 and 90 feet down.

Fleas were bad but I've seen worse. Got out from 6am-11:30am on 7/27/17. Got soaked. Lots of bait and fish from 150- 190fow, never went past 190. Picked up a beautiful king, down 60 in 160fow. Wife got it all the way into the net when I hooked the net and yanked that spoon right out of its mouth. at 170fow the surface temp was 66deg and down 90 it was 49deg.

Oak 7/26/17 Greetings, Launched at the ramp next to Black North Inn at 6:20am on 7/26/17. Headed straight North set up in 150fow. Blank screen was the name of my game BUT when I hit 500fow the riggers at 90,80,70,60 began to hit, two times almost doubles (back to back), circled that area for 4 hours and had a nice steady bite of kings for the first hour we were there,in the 10-15 pound range (my estimate,no scale on board) and some screaming steelheads. The steady breeze we had died and so did the bite (for me). Back in at 2:30. Give it another shot in the morning. Great fun for about an hour, 4 kings and 3 steelhead. In 500fow temp was 45deg down 90, surface at 70deg.

Cayuga South End Tough day for me on Cayuga South End today 7/19/17. Launched at Treman at 6:15am. Headed to the west side to troll northbound. Blank screen FOREVER. Periods of debris that was a pain. Lots of fleas. Several snags on limbs. Dirty water. Boo hoo. I never had a hit. Never saw a fish check out my lures on my Lowrance. Picked up and ran North for a mile or so and set up again in spots that worked last time. Pulled out at 12:15. Kept riggers at 70-100 nearly all time because when I did see a fish on the screen it was in this range. Temp down 90ft was always around 45deg. 10 colors on my lead core, even threw out some Rapalas on a flatline. Used spoons of all colors, flies, spin docs, Dodgers, never got to the dipsies though. Did I mention I NEVER even got a hit? I'm gonna kick ass on them next time though. if you fished the south end today and caught fish I'd love to hear from you.

Nice day at the bar on Tuesday 5/16. Launched out of Ft Niagara at 6:30am, pulled out at 3pm. Wear your boots if you plan to launch here, not difficult just need boots. steady pick all day. 8 kings (biggest 21lbs), 5 steelheads. Saw most other boats landing fish as well. 130fow was best for us early and 80fow was best later. All spoons, all colors. Riggers down 65' and 10 color lead core.

Cayuga south end 5/10-17 Launched out of Treman at 8am. Surface temp at 46, down 100' was 45deg. Trolled west side. Great LL bite on orange spoons down 80' over 150fow. Picked 11 LL and 5 LT. Launch area looked great ( little debris ). Water is high but not an issue. Even took a few LL on thunder sticks off the boards.

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Cayuga South End 4/21 South end of Cayuga was loaded with debris this morning, grass, leaves, and branches. There are also some pretty good size logs floating around. Did not even think of deploying the boards, lines on the downriggers kept popping due to the debris. The ramps at Treman were clogged with debris as well.

Sodus boat launch docks For anyone that would like to know: the public launch on Sodus Bay, next to Arney's Marina, now has the docks in place.

Sodus boat launch I've searched previous posts but have not found the answer to my question. Are the boat docks in place at the public launch next to Arney's Marina on Sodus Bay? thanks for info.