Joel Radecki

3 hours ago, Sk8man said:

Yeah Mike I think I may have unconsciously hoping someone would say "I I have a bunch of these green frog ones if someone wants to buy them"

I think everyone wishes that 😂

13 minutes ago, Sk8man said:

Joel I'm sorry to have "hijacked " your thread. I still think the best chance of getting a high quality victrola may be the Watkins show if the guy is there....they are beautiful boxes. and I believe worth the money.

No problem I’m loving seeing all the responses on the subject from anyone!

6 hours ago, Copperliner said:

Spent many hours on Cayuga pulling copper in the small Starcraft (3rd generation), such a productive and fun way to catch lakers.  A black/white twin minnow was my go-to, collected them along with Sutton spoons for rig fishing.  As long as the lure was ticking bottom you were in luck.  Trolled with my grandfather's victrola as a young kid, but was gifted a 3-spring model from Jens F's (RIP Jens) beautiful shop in Penn Yan many years ago from my parents and it is one of the most cherished gifts that I ever received.  The Jigging addiction took priority once the sharp zebras invaded Cayuga (plus my 4-stroke trolls a bit faster than I like), but one of these days I'll dust off the box and try again.  Glad to send you a couple twin minnows Joel if you want to try them out.  Have fun!

I would love to buy some twin minnows off you !! If you’d like to email me, my email is [email protected] and we can work something out!

7 minutes ago, Sk8man said:

That is exactly it as Frogger says and additionally you can't get as much of it on the spool and you try to shoot for as close to at least 600 ft. of copper as you can get. I think I found that .024 diameter copper worked best for me and I  had tried .018-.032. The thinner wire will kink easier too and the single strand will kink easier than braided.

Where do you usually find your copper wire ?

31 minutes ago, Reel Doc said:

Now that would be the video all of us would love to see!!

Here’s a short clip of us bringing one in . Hope it uploads and gives you guys an idea .

17 minutes ago, Sk8man said:

A few diehards like Frogger and Signalman on Seneca and there are still some on Cayuga, Keuka and Canandaigua. It is the one technique though that takes years to perfect with a lot of hands on experience and not because it is particularly "difficult" but rather the little nuances make all the difference in the world. Two people on the same boat doing it can appear to be doing about the same thing but with vastly different results, and the bottom characteristics felt through the wire are very important - so knowing the bottom very well where you are fishing is also a game changer. You troll at very slow speeds and usually on a diagonal from shore gradually letting out wire while feeling the bottom to know where the lure is. My grandfather did it on Seneca in the early 1900's from a rowboat

I’ve been doing it on Seneca and Cayuga sense I was a kid and don’t think I’ll ever go back. Such a fun unique way to fish !

21 minutes ago, trputman54 said:

I attached a poster of a great show coming up...I've seen these boxes for sale there...you can find just about anything you need at this show...hope this info helps...tight lines🎣🎣🎣

I’ll have to check it out thanks for the help!

Looking for one or two Victrola fishing boxes to buy before this summer . Also would buy twin minnows if anyone has any they’re getting rid of .Please let me know if you have anything to sell thanks !

Ok thanks I appreciate it !

Looking for one or two Victrola fishing boxes, if anyone has one to sell please let me know !

Hi is this still available?