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    If all you have is one rigger and 2 divers , I would put out a couple of carbons on my 2 divers . Make one high and 1 low , try to put on above the flasher and one below . I would put a white / glo flasher on my rigger at 50 deg . If you are alone , netting a king on a dipsey and flasher will be sporty . Bad enough with just a spoon . You will know soon if the fish want the flashers . If so , put out another on a dipsey . If a big fish hits a Dipsey , grab the other dipsey , pop it and rel it in as fast as you can so you can play the fish out with no tangles . When I fish alone I use 2 riggers and one dipsey . On the hit of a good fish, I pop and reel the dipsey in as fast as I can . Sure make landing a whole lot easier
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    That's a ridiculous statement . It's not the main line but the tippet that is the week point . When Im fly fishing , I don't go by the fly line or backing , I go with the tippet which could be 2# test . If it keeps the fleas off why should I care what the actual break strength is ?; Back when I was the first guy on the lake ( or me and a guy in Pulaski ) to figure out that using bigger diameter line was the ticket , I heard the same more sporting crap back then . Waste your money if you want . Some guys feel they need the best . I'm here to tell you you don't . It's not the arrow , it's the Indian .
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    When the fleas get real bad I have 2 combos with 150 ft of Zebco 50# .
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    It's trolling line to negate the fleas . The cheaper line is actually bigger diameter which is what you want . I have a used the Walmart Zebco 1.69 line and never lost a fish . My tippet on the other hand is good quality mono or fluoro. If you are breaking anything more than 15# , you either had a flaw in the line or you don't know how to play a fish .
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    You can buy a bulk spool of big game for 9$ . Enough for a few reels. Works great . I think some of you guys just dream up ways to waste your money .
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    The rod isn't towing the flasher , the rigger is . So once it's on the rigger , there is no pressure on the rod . When the fish is hooked , there is no add( maybe some ) added pressure on the rod . I would use 20# min , or just direct to the 30# which is what I use on my dedicated flasher rods . ML mighty not be the best option , but it will work . Just have to play them out .
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    So we decided to target browns for whatever reason . Sat we were doing well and got chased off the lake early like everyone else . Probably did 10 fish .lost a few more Mostly browns and a nice Atlantic and some small Salmon Sun I couldn't see the houses across the creek so we delayed Went out about 7 30 and it wasn't to bad. We landed about a dozen fish and lost some more . Mostly browns and a 13 # king Fished 35 to 70 ft mostly. Spoons of every color 28 size . Riggers down 35 to bottom and slide divers 110 to 190 out .
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    Bee... Live it or not, this has happened to me on a construction site , more than once. Summer time what I open the door and smack the side hard to see if there isn't activity .
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    From what I have heard , there is more crossing across the lake than you might think . Last year or year before , on a few. Sun mornings first light I saw a few Hispanic guys launching a maybe 21' fun and sun style boat and take off towards the middle of the lake when I was fishing at the mouth . This happened like 3 times . Didn't really think much about it at the time . Definitely not a fishing boat . Kind of strange .
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    I know it's bad but it not like stuff like this hasn't been going on forever . Just dumb ass kids that need a boot in the ass . I mean it I NEVER did anything like that when I was younger .
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    I park my probe rigger at 50 deg and set lines above and below that . Temp is overated IMO . I've caught them in ice water to 70 deg . If you are not hooking up , it's probably not because of temp . But 50 deg to me is a good starting point .
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    Thanks to all the Vets that fought and sacrificed to give us this great place to live . For all the complaining that's done , it's the greatest country on the planet . Not perfect , but pretty damn good . Let's keep it that way.
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    The lake monster eats well and thanks you very much . I'm surprised this didn't happen more often .
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    Next few days should set things up
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    Did the brown thing and stayed close. We landed 7 browns , 2 small kings and a real nice Atlantic and lost a few more . Riggers and slide divers both . Black , silver , glo of some sort was the ticket . Great bite early and it shut off . 60 deg top and 50 down 35 to 40 .
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    Well that ain't great Caught some row boat bass tonight and they were cold
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    I agree with you 100% . That's why I asked as I haven't been out for a while .
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    And I looked at my Walker and the counter and pulley it looks the same. But I don't think the springs are the same .
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    I might have a counter . Persistence on here that you pass on the way to the lake knows where to get springs on line . But I may not have the rubber that goes on the counter . Let me look . I bought a bunch of proof downriggers from a guy on here
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    Has it set up good yet ?
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    History repeats itself Read up on the Russian revolution . We are living it in real time . And the Dems are letting this happen because they don't have the stones to stop it . Young people promised everything and when they get in power they are cast aside or put in the fields to work . Kathy will be pushed aside by someone even more progressive . Just like Andy was . I'm glad in old . My father said years ago that the country will be taken over by people that won't fire a shot .
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    Yes , I know what this thread is about My take is how is this going to affect the NYS fishery and wild areas , and our entire outdoor experiece in this country going forward The battle , and it seems we are losing somewhat , is where our tax dollars are going to be allocated . The money has to come from somewhere . And as the political landscape is changing . Downstate majorities are not going to care about our frivolous playtimes up here. That 4 billion could do a lot upstate or at least some of it . Downstate is going to bleed us .Kathy told the rich to move to Florida and they did , and took their money with them . Now she's literally begging them to come back . Because she needs their tax dollars they contributed that the left says they don't pay enough of . I've said for years , politics will affect your fishing . After what happened in NYC, buckle up . Its Coming to a big city near you .
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    More and more of the people that have money and means are moving out of the state . And with last night's NYC results and the rich man is bad , take his money crap , more will leave. Kathy gave , what , 4 billion of NYS taxpayers money to bail out NYC to get their vote . But guess what Kathy , like they railroaded Andy out for someone more progressive , you are next . I've been saying for years , we would be a great 51st state . The only thing keeping me as a resident here is the fishing . My wife wants out . And pretty soon, that won't be enough to keep me here .
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    It's our day Already did what I wanted to do this morning Hope you guys do to
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    My brother said he was watching a research boat out in front of his place on Johnson's creek last night . They were in what he thought was 150 ft of water .
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