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Even though it's still 10 days out and weathermen and one of the 2 people you can never trust(along with politicians of course) they are calling for it to be in the 60s next weekend so I completely agree with you sk8 lets just hope it decided to stick

Gunna be tough fishing for first FLTA tourney next sunday

Congrats Shawn393

I'm telling you all "Kermit's muff" is going to get real slimy this year

Still so hard to decide once I get out that website and look at them all there's so many choices but I'm glad that you guys could give me some good options

Kermit's muff

Will definitely pick up some of these choices thanks guys! Keep em coming

Thanks guys and I was really looking at the alewife spoons but there are so many choices. I want to just buy a captains pack but it doesn't come up on the site anymore

Alright everyone I'm looking to try out some finger lakes tackle spoons what's everyones favorites for the finger lakes. Just want a few to get me started

Where is this located?

Thanks. Shipping would probably be to much

Where is this located?

Love my 9.9 Yamaha 4 stroke but I have to say it's tough to find a dealer in my area. Would be easier to find someone to work on a Honda. Not that the yammy needs work often. (Knock on wood)

Can someone with these mad docks holders give me some measurements? What is the height from the base to the base to the start or the lower rod holder. And from the end of the lower holder straight down to where it would be level with the base. Just want to make sure the bottom holder is at the right height and angle for a rod to clear my gunwales if mounted on the front bench seat of my 14ft boat I think it will but would be a lot of money to spend only being able to use 2 of 3 holders

How did you get them to give you reasonable shipping I did the estimate and it said it would cost me like 250 to ship 100 dollar pair of triple trees. Did you call them? Thanks in advance

Good thing that fish wasn't caught during a tourney. Imagine trying to explain the extra pound of baits at weight in lol

is that like the one you decided to chuck overboard with spiny not attached to anything hahah

Fortunately Dylan it was not however it is still at the bottom of Cayuga but has been replaced for this year

The connections made on this forum are in believable another reason this is such a great sight. Me and dmargeit run our rigs side by side all the time (which I believe is the rod your describing hop but I'll let Dylan talk on that) however his is set up with 50lb big game braid the whole way like he mentioned and mine is set up with 100ft of 25lb maxima mono with beads every 10ft from the bottom going up to 70ft so I can skip a bead chain and run a lure a little higher if I want which helps take a lot of bows and landlocks. There is about 18 inches of 15lb mono from bottom bead to the weight in the event of a hang up. At the top of the mono I have a bead that connects the mono to heavy dacron. Also can connect a jug here if I needed to. The 20ft into the Dacron there is another bead chain for a jug as well after that I have a few marks to help judge depth. That's just the way I was taught to do it from my dad which goes on to show how traditional the Seth green rig is and how everyone has there own twist. I run 5 10ft 12lb floro leaders but instead of using spring clips like most I use good locking snap swivels that go through the eye of the bead chain.

But as I was saying about my rod vs dmargeits is that even though we have much different approaches with our rigs BOTH catch a lot of fish but for some reason that we have yet to figure out for some reason one day the braid will out do the mono and the next the mono will out do the braid

Yeah probably fairly slow and shifting out sideways but he def slammed it. Kicking myself for not turning around and working that water some more but having a 14fter miles from the launch as the lake was picking up a bit its better to be safe than sorry

We run about 25yards and have no problem with running 3 lines per side with the closest rod to the boat still being out a good 10 yards at the least

He hit a chartuese size 9 rapapla as my dad was sliding the a release down the board line. He had disengaged the clicker even though I told him not to trying to make it easier. The fish hit popped the release and put a bunch of backlash in the reel. He quickly put the clicker back on and the fish took a bunch of drag then went arial behind the boat. But it was to late the fish caught up with that backlash and was gone. Big brown we missed came on a size 11 blue and silver x rap. Only had one spoon bite all day

Was a great day just wish we. Would've put that big brown and that salmon both in the boat. Really wasn't expecting to hit a salmon this early but when he hit and started screaming drag we knew we were in for it

Been watching weather for weeks and today was finally a good day to take my 14ft boat out on the big lake with my father Launched a Hughes shortly after 7 trolled east for awhile and were instantly picking away at fish between 10-20fow turned around and trolled all the way to ginna with a steady pick of cookie cutters happening the whole way

Then the fish started getting a little nicer with a couple around 6 or 7lbs. Hit a big brown fought it for a minute then dropped it and saw it on the surface. Had to be 12lbs at the least. Worked around ginna with no luck then wind picked up a bit so we decided to motor back. Half way between bear and pultneyville found an outstanding color and temp break so we stopped and tried to fish it going into the wind. Ended up losing another nice brown and a real nice salmon. Wind was to much to handle so we motored back to Hughes made 2 more passes and caught a few more fish.

Ended the day 16 for 21. Most bites came on orange rapalas from size 7-11 both in scatter rap style and original floater but many other lures took fish. All and all great day on the water

Beleive i Saw that boat today. He wouldn't make way for me in my 14ft boat and started to force me in. However I cut out quickly and caught 2 fish right off his bow

They look great! Nicely done. I've always had good luck on a fly like that last one behind a frog spin doctor