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drop my weights down to 5 to 10 ft. off the bottom sometimes. hit bottom many times in the finger lakes but never got hung up. just pay attention when you are running them close to the bottom. the downrigger will bounce like crazy when you hit.

I would like to know where to get a good seth green rig rod and some other seth green rig tackle. thank you for any help

you will never have a problem with fluorocarbon as long as you use the 100% fluorocarbon and wet the line good before you clinch your knot tight. I think the fluorocarbon has more friction when you cinch your knot tight which can weaken it.

I use the cannon downrigger cable. I always crimp two sleeves on the cable and make sure you leave enough slack so it wont pull through.

medium light for everything. I light the fight.

I was getting the rainbows off of sliders which are leaders 15ft. 10lb fluorocarbon. I was in 130'to 100' of water with my downriggers down 95' and 85'.

I fished the south end this morning and caught one small rainbow on a cheater with a Sutton 44. I also had 3 lakers and another rainbow that I lost close to the boat. all fish were on spoons. no fleas but lots of weeds.

anybody been fishing trout on the south end lately?

how are the fleas and weeds so far?

I use blood run 7 strand 30lb test. works great!

let out just enough so the knot of the backing is at the water level and then hook on your planer board.

thanks guys for the info. I have only fished with a seth rig at night and would like to try one trolling during the day.

what does everyone use for the top line on their seth green rigs? I have used lead core but would like to try something else.

10 pound fluro

where is the flea market and what day is it and when does it start?

I fished keuka sunday and only caught one lake trout trolling. I know a charter that has been skunked three days in a row. he also trolls. maybe jigging or fishing with sawbellies would be the answer. good luck

anybody heard if the smallmouth are hitting at Henderson harbor?

I tie mine to my leader. I use different test leaders for finger lakes and lake Ontario. they are always fluorocarbon and are joined with a double uniknot.

sea flea by blood run tackle also works very well. www.bloodruntackle.com

does anyone know if there are fleas in hemlock or canadice?

does anyone know if there are fleas in hemlock or canadice?

I wonder if you guys are using sea flea line from blood run tackle on your downrigger poles? this works pretty good on the fleas. I went back to wire cable from braid on the downriggers. I also run more copper lines and wire dipsey's which also help. we can't fish the way we like anymore because of pests but we can minimize the problems they cause. I think our biologists need to do some research to see if or any damage they are doing to are fisheries.

I use 10 or 12 lb. they seem to work well. you may have been in some current. I use the slim darter kind.

I always use bb swivels and have very little problems with line twist. I use bass pro size 1 cross lock.

30# test bass pro bb coastlock