calling all you old timers on Seneca lake

[maisie]

Hello,

I have a home made box with a reel on top filled with wire that people used to fish with at Seneca lake. This was built by my dad. I remember many boring hrs fishing with that thing in the boat. Well now that I know better I was wondering how you rigged up that thing. I know it gets bounced off the bottom. but as to how to hook it up i am clueless. can anyone give me some information on this?

thanks

Maisie

[Hookedup]

Used for Copper line. Lots of guys still use them so I am shure you will get some info. If not go to Seneca Marine in Watkins they still sell them they will fill you in.

[maisie]

OK I can run down there. but having a few answers would help. i know he had a ton of copper line. but i sold that for scrap? have lots of steel cable.

OK guys answer up!!!

maisie

[FishinEd]

I have one of those reels, and just started using it this year. All I do is put a twin minnow on the end and let enough line out so that the lure scrapes the rocks on the bottom. I work the line a little, yank is and let it go back once in a hile. That has been the hot setup for lakers for me all season! You need to feel the lure scraping the bottom.

[maisie]

OK. so now i'm showing my dumbness. you don't use a fishing pole. right? you attach the twin minnow to the steel line and when you catch a fish you just reel it in?

thanks

maisie

[Justin]

No pole although I have heard of people running it that way. I attach 6- 10 ft of mono 20-30# test at the end of the copper. Every once in awhile cut alittle off when it gets nicked up. That is the reason for the heavy line as it beats the crap out of it. Yes it is a fail safe set up for lakers. I run twin minnows and pfleuger spoons the ones with fixede hook although they are a little tougher to feel tappin the bottom. Most of my fish hit after i pull it and let it back. Good luck with it.

[maisie]

Thanks everyone for all the help

maisie

[Recutter]

I fished with a victrola box when I was a kid. Some guys used flatfish ...others used single hook spoons. I used a big rig: three way swivel one way to a 1 lb sinker, the other way to copper flashers (about 6 of them) then some mono leader and a fresh dead or thawed sawbellie (make sure it spins) Let down the line on a troll till the sinker hits bottom then work the line so you know that you are right near the bottom (often around 80-90 ft) Wear a glove!

I have been thinking of getting a victrola reel again ...maybe next year.