LAKE GEORGE BS THREAD

[JAGER61]

Hopefully a nice big laker!

Mike

LOL!

[bigredonice]

For a time this weekend I got outfished by a buckshot with NO bait on it what so ever...

[mikerudy]

You know what I mean...For bait? you don't just fish with the sweedish pimple do you?

At 64, I don't have pimples anymore...just messing with ya! I'll usually try a head or pc. of cut bait and be aggressive with it when I'm down there. Don't be afraid to bring it up fast, a lot of the time the lakers will be aggressive and go after them on way up.

Mike

[jflood]

I'm not looking for anyone secret spot but how far out do I need to walk from Vets to get into some deeper laker water's? I don't have a machine and will have my kid with me on Sat and Sun.  I was up last Friday fishing 25 fow and less...targeting pike. I did not walk far at all   I saw alot of perch fisherman in front of me but never made it out that far where it seemed to open up more to the main part of the lake. Any help would be appreciated. I really want my son to catch some lakers

[prchslyr]

At 64, I don't have pimples anymore...just messing with ya! I'll usually try a head or pc. of cut bait and be aggressive with it when I'm down there. Don't be afraid to bring it up fast, a lot of the time the lakers will be aggressive and go after them on way up.

Mike

I thought I had a handle on getting them to chase and hit until last weekend. I was able to get a good handful to follow me up 20' and more. I have a BAD habit of stopping my action when the lines line up on my flasher and the fish would turn away.  I blame it on fishing perch too much. I tried everything I could think of. Wasn't until after I got off that a buddy told me to NOT stop reeling when they're chasing like that. They're more apt to hit on the chase.
Maybe my failure might be able to help someone else.

[prchslyr]

I'm not looking for anyone secret spot but how far out do I need to walk from Vets to get into some deeper laker water's? I don't have a machine and will have my kid with me on Sat and Sun.  I was up last Friday fishing 25 fow and less...targeting pike. I did not walk far at all   I saw alot of perch fisherman in front of me but never made it out that far where it seemed to open up more to the main part of the lake. Any help would be appreciated. I really want my son to catch some lakers

Out of Vet's. It might be a little more than a mile.
You'd have to get out beyond Green Island to be in the nice deep water.

[combsey]

Went out today and used a buckshot.  No bait on it.  Just some smelt oil.    Landed 17.    A lot of small ones 18-21 inches.   Wished I had somebody with me today to get some pics and video.   At times I had 5-6 lakers on the screen at once.     The only bad thing was that I lost a pole down the hole:( was warming up my hands holding the pole with my knees and well.     Yeah.   I wasn't quick enough before it was down the hole

[jflood]

Is green island where the Sagamore is? I need to get the sportmans map of contour lake I  Sorry to bug you..Prchslyr

[mikerudy]

I thought I had a handle on getting them to chase and hit until last weekend. I was able to get a good handful to follow me up 20' and more. I have a BAD habit of stopping my action when the lines line up on my flasher and the fish would turn away.  I blame it on fishing perch too much. I tried everything I could think of. Wasn't until after I got off that a buddy told me to NOT stop reeling when they're chasing like that. They're more apt to hit on the chase.
Maybe my failure might be able to help someone else.

It's amazing how aggressive that they will be! The human thing is to stop, don't play cat and mouse. They will go after it, When the feed is on they will bang it!

Mike

[prchslyr]

Is green island where the Sagamore is? I need to get the sportmans map of contour lake I  Sorry to bug you..Prchslyr

No bother man.
Green Island is the Sagamore.
I downloaded the Navionics app on my phone and the LG map last weekend. It was $9.99.
It blew my freaking mind how dead on it was. It'll take a ton of the guesswork out of the equation.

[EasternCentralNY21]

That app is awesome ! Shout out to the guys at 307 for making my auger cut like brand spankin new you saved the day..vets is cool but if you want a short walk to deep water try hearthstone campground or drive to the very end of pilot knob rd

[Mayne, J]

First time using plastics no vex so lost a few but good day out of vets. Couldn't belive how they would suck it off the botom like a catfish

[iceplank]

I'm not looking for anyone secret spot but how far out do I need to walk from Vets to get into some deeper laker water's? I don't have a machine and will have my kid with me on Sat and Sun.  I was up last Friday fishing 25 fow and less...targeting pike. I did not walk far at all   I saw alot of perch fisherman in front of me but never made it out that far where it seemed to open up more to the main part of the lake. Any help would be appreciated. I really want my son to catch some lakers

if you can start getting even witht the tip of crown you are getting to 50..a lot of guys take a right at the tip of green and walkstaright out past crown..I walked 900 meters on monday and probably had another 400 till laker water.I was Iin 40.perch fishing

[SSmokinn SS]

alot of good info in here.

[hot tuna]

for sure, great for tourism and the bait shops.. Wasn't a propane tank to be found in LG Monday

[Oilcan]

for sure, great for tourism and the bait shops.. Wasn't a propane tank to be found in LG Monday

Yeah well I've found my share of empties on the lake!

[lakerdave]

for sure, great for tourism and the bait shops.. Wasn't a propane tank to be found in LG Monday

that's cause I bought all of then . Had 4 new tanks . And my heater didn't stay lit

[hot tuna]

i refill my 1 lbrs and the 20 was empty so we stoped at a few places to pick up extra 1 lbrs.. Nadda...
Shame they were all empty on the ice, I woulda taken them home for refill, once the 20 gets filled again 

[mnt fisher]

i refill my 1 lbrs and the 20 was empty so we stoped at a few places to pick up extra 1 lbrs.. Nadda...
Shame they were all empty on the ice, I woulda taken them home for refill, once the 20 gets filled again 

Read the side of the bottle fed law 500.000 fine and prison time for refilling,Just sayin

[combsey]

20lb tank.      Yeah I'll pass my sled weighs enough already. 

[MJB518]

^^^^^ I agree

[hot tuna]

Read the side of the bottle fed law 500.000 fine and prison time for refilling,Just sayin

yea OK.. I;m quite sure I;m on the most wanted list..

[5watchman5]

Glad this is a BS thread.  Otherwise by the looks of things there would be a lot of smart fish in the lake.  So much for p.m's.

[iceangler442]

20lb would be nice but its just another thing you have to lugg out there

[matthewwood25]

I will be out there sat going out of vets for lakers we should have a bunch of guys going anyone want to stop we will have a black portable shanty.

[ice tripper]

20lb tank.      Yeah I'll pass my sled weighs enough already.

X2

[Lakerluver12]

Hey everyone.  Been fishing north and south basin a fair bit this year and catching a LOT of dink perch.  Some days it's been hard to put many in the bucket, even when they are biting!  Any thoughts on why that is?  Are there less of the bigger perch?  Are the bigger ones more affected by barometer changes?  Any theories?  Big ones are usually female, maybe they are in deeper water? 

HELP!  My husband obsesses over this for hours every day and I need answers so I can go back to attempting to learn how to jig lakers, haha.  But seriously, we both do love to jig perch and love to freeze enough for the year!  Just wishing they were as big as they used to be! 

Would love any thoughts, theories, or brainstorms.

Thanks!

[JigSchtickGeorge]

You know what I mean...For bait? you don't just fish with the sweedish pimple do you?

Yes... That's it!  Lakers are crazy.  I'm full blown addicted since I got a vex

[JigSchtickGeorge]

Went out today and used a buckshot.  No bait on it.  Just some smelt oil.    Landed 17.    A lot of small ones 18-21 inches.   Wished I had somebody with me today to get some pics and video.   At times I had 5-6 lakers on the screen at once.     The only bad thing was that I lost a pole down the hole:( was warming up my hands holding the pole with my knees and well.     Yeah.   I wasn't quick enough before it was down the hole

Umm a post like that requires GPS coordinates!!! 

[C-Bisket]

20lb tank.      Yeah I'll pass my sled weighs enough already.

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