greenhornet73

How often do you catch a 22” largemouth 😳

I love November. Big baits and bigger ‘eyes. This was the smaller of the 2 I caught tonight casting, threw the 24”er back. Was hoping for an eater but settled for this 23”.

Has anyone been on the river lately?  I’m looking at the water line along the boulders and the dock where the boat is kept and I can’t reach the water with my hand if I lay down on the dock. I know because I dropped my $120 cutco fillet knife into the drink while loading gear on the boat and couldn’t retrieve it because our net wasn’t long enough to dredge the bottom 😥

Definitely down over 4’ 

Clayton

I was on the river last weekend and the water level is down almost 5’.  I don’t know how low they typically lower it each year but it is definitely down quite a bit.

I just wish the weather would cooperate.  I was on Otisco yesterday morning and all was well until I got poured on.  Fortunately I had my deck soap on hand and gave my boat a good scrub and a natural rinse before I called it a day.

Thank you

I am hoping to get out on the lake from the lighthouse launch next weekend and wondering if the water level is high enough for a smaller 17’ boat to get in?

The swivel bases aren’t in good enough condition to put on my boat otherwise I would have kept them.  I oiled them up so they rotate ok but the springs are rusted out and won’t lock in place.

Ttt

Nice, I didn’t get a landlock this year but about everything else on Skaneateles. I put most of my trolling gear away besides a few rods for steelhead trolling in another week or two on the big O.

The wind/ weather is definitely limiting trips but when I have been able to get out the fishing has been excellent for perch and I’m literally all alone out there. 

No idea but could be because the fishing is so good and people are being tight-lipped or they’ve put their boats away.  I’m still going out every weekend until the shore ice forms

Each tree will have to be fully protected by fencing or deer will mow them down to nothing.  Also protect each trunk or rabbits will damage the trunks every winter and shorten the life of the trees.  Many popular eating apple trees are susceptible to disease so I would suggest Dolgo crabapple trees. 4’ saplings will grow to 8’ in 4 seasons and will no longer need protection. The crabapples grow to almost 2” in diameter and  deer and turkeys love them.  Be aware that if you order trees from out of state their description may not be accurate to our region.  My Dolgo crabapples have just started dropping in late September and will continue to drop until February and will attract wildlife throughout the entire hunting season.

I have some I’m willing to sell.  Not sure of weight, will check when I get home but have a few at least 3 lbs kicking around.

ttt

I forgot to tell you the longer boom is 4’ not 6’.  If you want it I can put it in the box as well.

Right, the Digitroll also says Magnum 10A on it so I assume for parts sake the guts are the same besides the LCD touch panel which you can’t find anymore.   I never ended up putting these on my boat since I went a different route with manual downriggers but both run.

6’ and the other I believe is 18”

2 older Cannon Mag 10A downriggers for sale with swivel mounts.  Both riggers power up and work.  One seems to work well up/down with the toggle switch but no LCD display on the screen.  Could probably rebuild these (LCD model is no longer made) to work great or use them for parts.  Pick-up only. Located on  Onondaga Hill by Onondaga Community College.

This mount was mounted on my boat and never taken out on the water because it is not made for a 9.9hp 4-stroke motor.  No mounting hardware included but available in basically the same new condition it was purchased from Amazon.  It is constructed of anodized aluminum and suitable for 7 1/2-20HP 2- stroke motors.  I’m sure it would be fine for a small  4-6 hp 4-stroke but definitely doesn’t have the spring power for 90lbs.  Asking $90.

I love doing this through the ice although it’s been years since it’s been a hard enough freeze.  It’s a blast watching them scream up the column 30’ to hammer a retrieved jig then dive back down with it.

The lakers are definitely going strong but I have only caught 8 rainbows this entire season so far to just under 100 lake trout.  This one was my biggest ever out of there and he was thick.  

Had a late start this morning but the fish didn’t mind.  Started off with lake trout then the rainbows turned on.  4 bows hit the deck with the biggest stretching the tape to 24”.  Nice big male returned along with the others but one 16” kept for the pan. My best fish of the season have come the last 2 weeks.  Been a great season.