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    Spencerport NY
  • Interests
    Huntin and a Fishin
  • Home Port
    Sandy Creek, Irondequoit Bay
  • Boat Name
    Ridin Dirty

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  1. 13owhunter
    Have you had any luck "on the wind" or are you only jigging in one place? Asking because I had a lot of followers the last time i was out. Once I saw a fish that was interested (a few pixels on a LVS32) I would wind slowly and some of them would follow for 10-20 feet before turning away. Ive caught a lot of saltwater fish via casting "iron" letting it sink to the bottom and reeling up as fast as you can. Wonder if that would work.
  2. 13owhunter
    You can catch fish pulling a plug behind anything or flatlining one but there are better methods that will out fish plugs almost all of the time in the summer. HB2 has good advice. Most of us are using proven techniques and do not run plugs until the fish are staging.
  3. 13owhunter
    I dont think most folks do anything about this. I have heard of people getting a toothbrush and washing with soap but that seems absurd to me. I think your time would be better off spent checking gear on the boat or at home. Personally, if i cared about this I would add scent to my lures. I have in the past and didnt notice any difference in catch rate but it did make a sticky mess.
  4. 13owhunter
    I used to flatline a medium sized shad rap over deep water and it would very often put a big king in the boat when nothing else would. That said, there are better things to run that will be more consistent. I ran the shad rap when i didnt have a ton of gear and an extra lure in the water was better than nothing. The lures in the picture arent too big but i would be concerned they would run too shallow this time of year. (most productive water is usually more than 40 feet down later summer) The top lure is a good one early in the season then the fish are much shallower.
  5. 13owhunter
    +1 on the temp monitor for the freezer. I lost everything years ago. Worst part was I found out via the stink as it had been off for several days.. Monitoring equipment is cheap insurance these days. I have a couple of temp monitors. The govee one is about $60 and the app is pretty nice. I also have one that isnt controlled via wifi/app and that is even cheaper. My not save you when you are away from home but it still gives you an idea if something is wrong. More importantly, I can guarantee my beer is ice cold. You'll need lithium batteries in the freezer sensor if using a "dumb" one that isnt rechargeable. They last forever.
  6. 13owhunter
    You can mount any of the livescope transducers to the transom with the mount that they come with and use it for down view. Problem is that it needs to be mounted UNDER the bottom of the boat such that the whole thing sticks out. That seems like a really bad idea. I have a lvs32 that I mount on the transom via removeable "kayak" style clamp on mount. It has its drawbacks but also works. I did this because I wanted the other capabilities of the transducer such as forward and perspective view. ( i will move it to the trolling motor for that) The PS30 is better if you only want to use it in a trolling application. I can see a flasher spin with the lvs32 down 70-80 feet but the resolution isnt great. That said it has a lot of advantages over the ps30 in shallow applications, viewing structure etc.
  7. 13owhunter
    We did a bit of jigging today after getting a few in the boat. No bites but it was interesting watching them on the livescope. At one point I had 3 fish following my lure for more than a couple of minutes. Id reel it up slowly 10 feet and then drop it down and they would follow. No bites though. We were only at it for an hour or so. In that hour, I had at least 15+ fish "interested." I was using a moonshine casting spoon and a bucktail jig. A lot of followers on both. I really think that this style of fishing could be very productive if you dialed it in. West coast style mooching could be the ticket. Maybe a heavy bladed jig or alabama rig?
  8. 13owhunter
    I'm going to hold you responsible if we don't crush it in the morning after making this call! =0)
  9. 13owhunter
    Im assuming that the issue is getting wrapped around stuff and chewing up your line and not "snapping the line" due to "horsing" them in.
  10. 13owhunter
    I am going to try some other jigging type lures that I have from my west coast saltwater days. A couple of them are similar to a heavy rattle traps where the line connects in the middle of the lure and they have two treble hooks. (mirrolure mullet????) I think you are much more likely to stick one on the fall with something like this than a typical spoon that rocks back and forth on the fall (with the hook in a bad position 50% of the time) I will report back if I have any luck.
  11. 13owhunter
    As a light line purist, I cringe a bit at the thought of using heavier line than absolutely necessary but you have me thinking. I'll be out in the morning with someone that is more inexperienced than I normally fish with and I have 15# on a few rigs. Probably a good idea to swap out some leaders this evening..... Leaders on F/F shouldnt matter much anyways but 50# flouro is getting pretty stiff. Wonder if flouro even matters. A bit of stretch with mono isnt a bad thing with newbies behind the reel.
  12. 13owhunter
    Pretty sure I have lost a fish or two because of this but never bothered getting out the epoxy. Now that Im reading this, there really isnt a reason not to do this. I can probably do the majority of the rigs in my "go box" in just a few minutes...... Not sure how I feel about those FishUSA hooks. Seems like overkill to the point that it takes away some of the gap of the hook.....
  13. 13owhunter
    I can't seem to get mine calibrated very well but its reasonably close. No reason not to try and get it as close as you can even if its really just for a reference. Interested to see what others have to say about this. I fiddled with mine for a long time and couldnt get it as close as i would have wanted to. If there is a trick, Im all ears......
  14. 13owhunter
    Excited to give it a go this weekend! Thanks for the intel. This lit a fire under my butt to focus on jigging! These things are a riot on light gear if you can get it done!
  15. 13owhunter
    This is awesome! I got one jigging early in the season and cant wait to give it another shot. Unfortunately life and lousy weather every time I can get out has gotten in the way of getting after it. Was there any particular technique that you think worked the best? Were they, primarily hitting, it on the fall? FOW? Thank you! With a little luck I hope to get out there next Sunday and will be bringing the jigging rods. (Sandy)
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