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Nice too see you made it out there !! Nice job !

I believe both I bay and sodus have web cams. The Gennessee definately has web cam. Maybe try a post LOU for launch status.

Go to rec center town of Ontario, get hrs they are open and pay for day. I would call them first to make sure when they are open because not all web sites are up to date. Or launch out of Irondequoit bay or sodus. I-Bay is 11.3 miles west of bear creek but sodus is closer to bear creek. Where are you travelling from ?

Oh ! Thanks for info. The description on town website doesn't mention paying at rec center. Still have to provide car/boat registration ?

You do know you have to pay a fee for the day to the town and they only accept payment by mail ?

Thank you

Thanks for tip !

Oh OK. So tighten first, then put dipsy/planer in water and loosen til it goes out. Sound about right ?

Magda 20 question My first ever trolling rod. What is the purpose of the chrome knob to left of star drag ? How do I adjust it appropriately ?

They hold up to 3 oz ? Do they stay out away from boat ?

Yeah we're talking same language here. The pro weight system consists of snap weight up to 3oz. Nice thing about the weights is they are 99% lead free. If I lose one its pretty safe to environment. Have you seen Romanaks 50/50 method on YouTube ? 1st time I saw it I thought that's a good place to start for someone like myself with minimal experience. Comes with chart for weights, different speeds as well. Fun watching him catch walleye too...lol. But for where I fish in western finger lakes, which are some of the smallest/shallowest, I think these techniques fit them and my personal style best. Here's my boat. I have another bass seat I put in when I don't bring the cooler

Yeah that's what I thought too. I have the minis and used them last year but they don't handle much more than 6' crank,stickbait,or light spinners,. They do OK with spoons too. But just need to cover top 30' of water column and 22's seem like they will do well for that. Below 30' I'm using dipsy divers. Best example I can give is Canadice lake. Its called "bathtub" for good reason. Can run planers on top water column on one side of the boat and dipsys off the back. Covering offshore structure. That's the plan anyway...lol

Where I troll the most for walleye, the mean depth is 18' and 30' at its deepest point. Where I troll for bows/browns/Lakers is 70-90' at its deepest. Also I fish warm water species most of the time, but there are trout and walleye there as well and may decide to drop the casting rods & go troll I'm sticking with braid & and purchasing okuma planer rods. Not interested in running wire. Thanks for input tho

With the 50/50 method, pulling 1\2-1oz weight with small stick, 4' diving crank, or spinner 100' back of the board, would still be too much pull for flag tension ? On honeyoye and the river @10-15 ft deep. Using 12# mono & 15# power pro braid.

Thanks guffins. Thanks everyone ! Buying 22's

Yeah, I'm not running with flags. I don't think they are necessary. Maybe if I was targeting crappie

Thanks

OK thanks for the help guys ! That helps my pocket book and angling experience. Thanks much.

I'm looking for used. I'm already in the $100's on my shop list. Trying to keep cost down.