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    in This Old Boat

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    I'm not sure about the motor. I never lost oil presher. Motor has run for maybe 4 hrs this year. Checked oil when I put it in the water in mid may and it was good. Always have had good oil presher like I stated before all alarms work as they should on the boat. No oil slick ever noticed behind the boat I'm hopeful that this wasn't a catastrophic failure of the motor. Last year ran fine. Had water pump replaced.when the boat was winterized

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    Cayuga May 29

    in Finger Lakes Discussion

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    I can try to remember to take.pictures.of them the next time I'm at the boat. They are home made basically pic rod holders mounted to a 2x4 then I hung them over the side windows with the hangers people use to hang bikes from a garage ceiling. Then I used a bungy cord to my swim take a so there is constant down presher to hold them on the side glass. I have them on both sides so I can hold 12 rods. They work pretty good and best of all I didn't have to drill any holes in the boat

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    Cayuga May 29

    in Finger Lakes Discussion

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    Fished long point wells collage area today. First day on the water for the season first. Also going to be the first season for my new boat. Fished from 30 ft out to 100 ft with 30 to 40 ft of water giving the best screens and results. Water still in the low 50s on the surface. Ran 2 riggers 2 dipsey and a 5 and a 10 color. The 5 color by far was the money maker today. Caught 8 fish total today and 5 of them came on the 5 color. Nothing fancy just spoons and flasher fly combos took all fish. White and silver combinations caught most of the fish. Boat ran great and I am slipping it at frontenac harbor for the season so I am looking g forward to spending g a lot more time in the water this year. Thanks to those that gave me some starting points. Good luck

     

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    Thumper rod

    in Questions About Trout & Salmon Trolling?

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    I maybe mis understanding your question but thumper rods are usally fished with a paddle or a flasher. They are used mostly as a speed indicator and run directly down the shoot with a 1 or so lbs weight. I don't I thunk cowbell are going to give you the desired effect you are looking for. But I have always used a standard flasher fly leader combo like what I pull behind a diver. 7 to 8 ft to the flasher and about 3 flasher lengths from flasher to the fly.

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    Cayuga out of Myers 8/26

    in Finger Lakes Discussion

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    So today was defiantly a day i should have stayed home may even have been better off going to work. Today had it's highlights but they were far and few. Started the day off by getting to the launch at about 730 on a friend of mines boat. He bought a rigged tracker targa and has been kind enough to take me fishing all summer because I have been boatless due to engine troubles on my thompson. Anyway we back boat in to the water untie and start heading out to the lake. We get just outside of the break wall and I notice my feat are getting wet. Look down and see we are taking g on water. So we make a.urgent about face and head back to the doc to get the boat on the trailer. Got boat out of the water and my buddy notices that he plugged the bait well drain instead of the main bilge drain. I can't help but laugh. He is older and put the plug in in the dark and you headed it picked the wrong hole.

    Anyway after sitting on land for a extra half hour or so waiting for the bilge to dry out we finally get under way and make a steam up to AES to set up. We get up the lake and I start.setting lines. I always set my divers out so I can rig the down riggers while they are deploying on there own. I didn't get passed the port side diver. As soon as it hit 240 on a number 1.5 I tighten the drag and wham fish on. Get the fish to the boat and net the fish with the help of my friend and we are in a pretty good mood. Looks like it's gonna be a good day. Anyway while we were netting the fish some how my rod tip got broke off. Never investigated the cause but it defiantly got broke. So at this point it is about 930 or so and we so far have almost sunk the boat and broke off 1 rod tip. I know it could always be worse right. Well it gets better. Anyway we spend the next 2 hrs or so washing lures through huge bait balls and pods of fish with nothing to show for it. Finally we say let's head across the lake. Tons of fished marked today over 100 to 240 ft down any where from about 40 ft of water to 70 ft. We fished a 6 rod spread 2 riggers at 70 and 60. 2 divers 1 at 240 and 1 at 180. Both on a 1.5 setting. And a 5 core and a 7 core. Flashers flus spoons tried every.thing fast slow north south just couldn't buy a bite. While trolling across the lake the highlight of the day the 7 core starts going drag is singing. After.a.good battle bring to the boat a 12 lbs lake trout. That's the last high light. Troll over to Kidders and Decide to run up to the market for a sandwich. This is where the day really goes to crap. Go up to the store and eat and then return to the boat. Fire up the main to shoot down the lake a little bit and wouldn't you know it it dies right out side of Omallys dock. Far enough out we really didn't want to paddle. Hey not to worry we got the trusty 9.9 mercruiser kicker Pull and pull and pull and pull. Nothing. The kicker has been running flawlessly all day. Not now that we need it. Well we finally get back to Omallys by way of a electric.trolling motor and dock the boat and ponder what our next plan is. All the boats tied to the dock were berry nice boats and I figured my chances of getting towed to Meyers where the truck and trailer are were slim to none. Any way I did get a ride with a guy and 2 woman who were doing wine tour. They saved the day for me and took me from Omallys all the way to Myers free of charge. I offered them money and they flat out refused said that they habe been stranded to and l ow how it feels. So to day went as follows

    Bad:

    Almost sunk boat

    Broke a fishing rod.

    Couldn't get anything to fire fishing wise.

    Have a dead main motor

    And have a dead kicker.

    Good:.

    Caught 2 fish

    Got to ride and a way fancier boat than I'll ever be able to afford and met some cool

    "Pleasure boaters"

    All and all I guess it was a good day but whew I can't wait to have my own boat. Good luck out there everyone. Stay safe and tight lines.

     

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