LAKE GEORGE BS THREAD

[lowaccord66]

I'm more than happy with mid February.  If it goes to mid March like usual, that's a good month.  But I sure can keep my fingers crossed for earlier!

I may seriously take 2 weeks of PTO and do sales calls from my otter....assuming it freezes....which it better...if it knows what's good for it.

[bigredonice]

which it better...if it knows what's good for it.

Are you threatening the king? You one crazy mofo 

[run320083]

I may seriously take 2 weeks of PTO and do sales calls from my otter....assuming it freezes....which it better...if it knows what's good for it.

lol I have taken my laptop out and led a few web-x calls for those meetings i could not get out of.

[ship of fools]

I carried a week of vacation over and have the whole allotment for this year 

i guess that means it won't freeze 

[prchslyr]

The beauties of modern technology man.
Most of my job is ordering and keeping track of market trends on Instagram. 
Gets a little tough paying attention to Instagram and suspended marks on a flasher at the same time, but I deal. Whoa is me! 

[lowaccord66]

Are you threatening the king? You one crazy mofo 

It tried to eat me twice so ya I am threatening....

I have GoToMeeting on my phone for those...problem is I have a new sales team and I can't leave them to screw everything up. 

[jon ny]

It tried to eat me twice so ya I am threatening....

I have GoToMeeting on my phone for those...problem is I have a new sales team and I can't leave them to screw everything up.

Next comes dirty talking??? 

[hot tuna]

Anyone who dosent take vacation mid February is just plain crazy , or don't really like ice fishing all that much , lol

[HudsonRiverRat]

I just moved my days to the third week.   I hope it freezes!

[delawareriver]

Relatively new at laker jigging game but one thing I've noticed is the high amount of missed bites and dropped fish both through the ice and open water. Some days are better than others but some days it's like hooking up 1 out of 3 bites than only landing 1 out 3 hooked fish. Any suggestions on lures or rod selection? Would a softer rod help or a stiffer rod?

[mike304]

Six trucks with boat trailers parked in the MDB parking lot this afternoon. Guys are getting antsy!!!

[lowaccord66]

I just moved my days to the third week.   I hope it freezes!

Didn't know you got down with the King, Kenny...if and when we will have to connect.

[HudsonRiverRat]

I am ready! Just need Mother Nature to give us the cold weather.

[fishy1]

Six trucks with boat trailers parked in the MDB parking lot this afternoon. Guys are getting antsy!!!

im guessing some of them are from the frostbite fleet that fish champlain all winter for salmon and lakers. hope they got into fish.

[lowaccord66]

When you're so excited to get on the laker grounds for the first trip of the year:

[Neil McCauley]

You guys really think it'll be locked up around February 18th? Just got offered a chance to push back my vacation next weekend-- for the 3rd time this winter. Deciding whether I want to drive up to fish small lakes in the ADKs or hold out for the King.

[touge30]

Talked to a guy today taking his BOAT out at the mdb.Caught a few lakers at 65 feet.Diehard.

[dawg]

     Boated 2 today 36.7 surface temp 34.6 down 20 Trolled for salmon only picked up 2 lakers doesn't look good for you guys without boats

[fullThrottle]

I wish I had a trailer for my 35 foot carver so I could bring it up to lg and jig for lakers !!

[SSmokinn SS]

Do they still run the invasive checks and such during the winter at the boat launches?

[fullThrottle]

Probably not. Every other lake is froze in the area

[sameoljets]

They are only looking at people from New Jersey

[mike304]

Do they still run the invasive checks and such during the winter at the boat launches?

No.

[step2jimi]

Might have to convince my buddy to dig the boat out so we can go jig lakers. I have never done it off the boat suppose you would have to wait for a really calm no wind day to keep your bait in the cone. Iv drop shotted for smallies in deep water with the finer before suppose lakers would be similar.

[bigredonice]

Might have to convince my buddy to dig the boat out so we can go jig lakers. I have never done it off the boat suppose you would have to wait for a really calm no wind day to keep your bait in the cone. Iv drop shotted for smallies in deep water with the finer before suppose lakers would be similar.

yes.  calm day and its easy.   go to your favorite spot and jig away.  We use our flashers just like ice fishing.   

[wish4fish]

I do some vertical jigging from a boat and sometimes it's just too windy to keep your jig in the cone. Using 2 anchors, one from the bow and another off the stern helps..... But nothing beats the ice...

[ship of fools]

yes.  calm day and its easy.   go to your favorite spot and jig away.  We use our flashers just like ice fishing.

how do you set up your shanty and heater??   

[bigredonice]

how do you set up your shanty and heater??   

    balance it between two kayaks 

[JAGER61]

Down where I live I jig open water on the NYC Reservoirs for lakers and simply increase the size of the jig by 1/2 to 1 full oz to help keep the jig on the sonar in choppy/moving water. If it's dead calm, the vexilars work great, if not which is 90% of the time, we'll use regular sonar (Lowrance Elite 5 and 7) and just crank up the sensitivity and chart speed and you'll be able to easily track your jigs! Really cool watching a nice arch suddenly turn skyward to meet up with your descending Jig!!! Also, Power Pro Depth Hunter braid is great for open water jigging. It is metered just Leadcore with 4 colors; each color equals 25' and within each color, white hash marks signify every 5' of depth within the color so you'll know exactly where you are if you lose the jig on screen! I can tell you with confidence that the action on open water can at times be as much fun as the ice! You're constantly moving and jigging fresh locations which is along the same line of thinking as we do on the ice!!

I'll be jigging one of my local spots on Thursday since winter apparently is over down here! Lol!

MK

[Kierran]

Down where I live I jig open water on the NYC Reservoirs for lakers and simply increase the size of the jig by 1/2 to 1 full oz to help keep the jig on the sonar in choppy/moving water. If it's dead calm, the vexilars work great, if not which is 90% of the time, we'll use regular sonar (Lowrance Elite 5 and 7) and just crank up the sensitivity and chart speed and you'll be able to easily track your jigs! Really cool watching a nice arch suddenly turn skyward to meet up with your descending Jig!!! Also, Power Pro Depth Hunter braid is great for open water jigging. It is metered just Leadcore with 4 colors; each color equals 25' and within each color, white hash marks signify every 5' of depth within the color so you'll know exactly where you are if you lose the jig on screen! I can tell you with confidence that the action on open water can at times be as much fun as the ice! You're constantly moving and jigging fresh locations which is along the same line of thinking as we do on the ice!!

I'll be jigging one of my local spots on Thursday since winter apparently is over down here! Lol!

MK

Good info! Sounds like a blast.