Flea season is beginning

[Captain Carl Bish]

Sorry to break the bad news. We had some small fleas building up on our 30# power pro lines today.

You should prepare for them (carry a spool of 30#) as early as next weekend, but I hope we don't have to respool till next month.

[W.W.IV.]

Are you sure its not that crap off the poplars, the lake is loaded with it?

[TOP SECRET]

No Carl is right, fleas are here. One more hot week and they'll explode in numbers.

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[W.W.IV.]

[Misty IV]

I know we can't tell the fleas to stay away...we have to deal with them every year. An inexpensive trick I have found to get fleas off our lines is simple Velcro. I go to Home Depot and get a box of the industrial grade stuff and carry it on the boat. Wrap the Velcro around the line as you are reeling in and the fleas will get hooked to the Velcro as they pass over it. The Cortland Flea Flicker line in 30# has worked well for us over the years, but once the fleas get bad, even the FF has its limitations. Give the Velcro a try.

[chowder]

10-4 fleas on wires fishing out of PB today-not bad but there for sure and not the easy off Lake O species either!

[Silver Fox]

I get zero fleas on 20# ff and they were noticably worse yesterday evening compared to the morning. It could be full blown next weekend and I'll have my rigger rods swithed over this week.

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[fishdawg]

Ive found the Flea Stripper to be very helpful when they get unbearable out there

have a looksy

http://www.fleastripper.com/

[bandrus1]

just rigged up the rods with 30 lb FF.. bring it on!

[FISHINMAN]

Carl are you sure those fleas?

[Gotta Bite]

I second the Velcro on a paint stick works wonders and are cheap and effective.

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[Captain Carl Bish]

Carl are you sure those fleas?

Tom,

I picked the brain of a guy that has been a licensed captain for 25 years and has a master's degree in biology and we were in agreement!!!

Them's is fleas!!

[poverty stricken II]

Carl are you talking to yourself again. I have learned a lot from you over the years and the biggest thing I learned is that your top notch and know your stuff.

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[Day Break]

Can you guys expand a little on how you use the velcro? Do you just scrape them off with one piece glued to a paint stick or do you stick two peices together over the line and just real the line in through it?

[fast and silver]

They were full blown on Saturday 6/16 I was cleaning my diver rods every 20 to 30 minutes, out of oswego, although they were more prevalent past the 200 ft mark

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[Finders Keepers]

Yeah, we were getting them on the wire lines Sunday off Sodus. Nothing too bad yet, but they're coming fast! Our 30 lb FF was clean the whole trip.