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    Fishing BTW did I say fishing. Especially for Esox (Pike and Musky) with the incidental Bass, Walleye or L Trout. In my 16' fishing boat equipped with 40 HP, trolling motor, fish-finder usually used for local fishing. Usually fish Conesus with occasional trips to Chautauqua, Oneida and northern Ontario.
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  1. We drive to lake Nipigon, its ~ 1000 miles from Rochester
  2. Conesus has good pike, with an occasional shot at a 40'er.PM about the Canadian trip I go every year to NWO.
  3. I was hoping that someone may have tried the Rapala Magnum lures for lake trout. They make one that trolls at 30' and 40' down while trolling between 2 or 3 mph. The silver one actually resembles an alewive a bit. Hoping someones had success while using these while trolling for lakers. Where I fish 30 to 45 fow is where the trout lurk in June. Thought it may be an alternative to spoons and dipsy divers??
  4. This year I've been very blessed the lord doesn't always make my fishing so easy but this year he did.
  5. This is soo true and after having read responses maybe I should upgrade my bump board which is just piece of aluminum with marking up to 42".It'sonly about 2 ` 3" wide. I rarely weight fish but when I do I weight the fish and wet net together then just subtract out the net. I still see folks with that scale hooks jammed thru an exox jaw, terrible.
  6. This is true but many abuse this methods squeezing the crap out of the esox, a good approach with lots of caution on the amount of pressure applied while squeezing the fish. I still think grapping the jawbone is best, but a big green esox is a hand-full and is best in the net for the most part. I just bought a new scale that has a tare function to zero out the net when weighing fish.
  7. The troubles these were all caught fishing alone. Very on top of being green :no barbs, no Trible trebles (always remove middle hook, rubber net. All unhooking done in water and in net (its also much easier unhooking large pike in the net which is in the water). To get a 15 to 25 pound pike to calm down on my 42"bump boards in the second I release it to take a picture, the fish usually does not want to stayed lined-up on the bump board. Big pike have a mind of there own and they can be very feisty and hard to keep still when alone. If I have company issue is resolved. Attached is a rare pic when the pike 42" actually cooperated. 40+"ers aren't easy to come buy on Conesus and when I get one I Iike a pic, if I haven't forgot my phone. My methods are light years ahead of how I see others handle esox. Good reminders muskiedreams.
  8. your right sir, get back in ASAP. I do unhooking in my big Clam rubberized musky landing net while the fish is still in the water. I really try and whip that camera out quickly and hope it sits still for just a moment. Can't have those esox whacking the boat bottom w their tail. The other thing is that to many people hold the fish vertically and that's a lot of weight on that jaw. Never pock it with a scale, Weight, instead with the fish in the landing net and get a scale with a tare feature. Occasionally a fatality cant be prevented hook hard in gill rakers or down too deep it's inevitable. Don't blame your selve with these crazy critters its inevitable.
  9. Some real winners here Grandmas and Phantoms should sell
  10. I still don't think y can beat St Croix. It really is worth the extra $(50 to 80). And they backup their guarantee. Over the years sent 3 back or reported (no loner need to send back the rods
  11. I simple find the in/out hole and late at night I hold a flame (on a stick or board) right outside the hole in nest (they're not always at the bottom. As they become alarmed and try to fly out the flame singes there wings and they drop helplessly to the gnd. Go in nxt day and finish it off very few (hornets, yellow jackets, wasp, etc.
  12. This is critical and I loose no fish because of the lack of a barb. Also on most 5" to 7" crank-twitch baits I remove the center treble and replace the front hook w a long shank and go up1 size. Lot less hooks to remove and the hooks are separated buy enough distance to prevent them from getting all jammed-cramped up inside thee fishes mouth simultaneously." Its a lot east to remove a single treble than 2 or 3, especially w/o a barb.. And again I've yet to lose fish w/o the middle treble.
  13. Me too, but 40"s are rare, 3rd bass was 6.4 lb,, I fish alone normally so reason fish are on boat floor for a quick shot. I don't let the fish jump-bang around. Just a quick shot and back in only some like the last pike wouldn't cooperate. Congratulations on the fish . BTW best to hold esox horizontal less stress on fish. o
  14. Big fat old girl got on Conesus last week
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  15. I swap out all my trebles and replace w Owners or Gamakatsu hooks. Well I finally used up my stock of long shanks trebles by above 1/0 to 3/0. Come to find out they stopped making them, yet there's tons of short shank hooks. The whole reason for doing this is to protect fish and quick releases I find the middle treble just gets in the way. So if I remove it an replace the front treble with a size up long shank hook, problem solved. So here's where Id appreciate feedback. I was thinking of adding a couple extra split ring to the front hook in order to move it back to where it would be w a long shank hook, any thoughts? thks
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