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With the arrival of fall everyone is thinking hardwater even more. Only a few short months and we should just about be on the ice! Looking forward to seeing all of you regular Diehards on here as well as seeing some new faces. I will try to keep up to date reports on the ice conditions along with a bunch of the other regulars on here. Can't wait for ice!! :tipup:
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wasssssssuuuuppppppppppp
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hope this early start doesn't jinx us , it's still over 3 months out
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Nice fresh and crispy page ..... Yea !!
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hope this early start doesn't jinx us , it's still over 3 months out
My fault - I prodded him. :woot: :-X After all, it is the season. ;D
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My fault - I prodded him. :woot: :-X After all, it is the season. ;D
this is his thread , far as season don't you have some more eyes to catch from the boat ;D I'd like to whack some more before ice
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this is his thread , far as season don't you have some more eyes to catch from the boat ;D I'd like to whack another 100 or so before ice
I do! BUT it's nice to dream! ;D
Do you guys notice a drop off of hits on Sonars sometime in July?
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I do! BUT it's nice to dream! ;D
Do you guys notice a drop off of hits on Sonars sometime in July?
yes I do that's when I start trolling you won't get the numbers trolling verses a bucktail or a sonar but some is better than none , and the summer months they can try you patience by late Sept. jigging starts to pick up and some shore fishing starts up a little I've been lucky this year 1 day got a goose egg and the other caught 4 but just under size , it's differently one of my luckiest years
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Thanks for getting started early. I'm all cranked up already. I live 280 miles from the lake but make several long weekend trips on the ice each year, if I lived close like some of you guys I'd be on Oneida every day. This year I added a new weapon to the arsenal, ordered a Wilcraft. Green Thumb, who many of you know, was very helpfull in that regard but will get no Christmas card from my wife. I'm pretty sure this purchase will insure a super-cold winter with three feet of ice on the lake through March. :icefish:
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Whats happening my brotha's?!?!?!?
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Was out on the hunt for eyes last night. Saw a bunch but weeds were to thick for casting. That water was steaming like crazy though ;D
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hope this early start doesn't jinx us , it's still over 3 months out
Only good juju here mr president! :afro:
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Thanks for starting the official beginning of the 2013/2014 Ice Season .I have many questions that I will post, as my plans and the seasons progresses, concerning the Great Oneida Fishery . The past posts of this thread have provided very valuable information and inspiration that I hope use on my upcoming planned trip .
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Only good juju here mr president! :afro:
it better be , I know where you live ;D
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it better be , I know where you live ;D
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Hey Freddie!.......... :P Looking forward to the ice of 2013-2014!! I have that remote controlled seat launcher just about finished for Your wheelchair!! ;D
"Got another one Freddie!!" :P
remember all I have to do is watch the the graff and set the hook hope I can do 200 eyes in 3 weeks so I can start on the stripe darters [perch] ;D
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All ya gotta do to launch freddie from his seat is start a power auger within 50 feet of his shanty,lol. ;D, suppppp bobby?
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All ya gotta do to launch freddie from his seat is start a power auger within 50 feet of his shanty,lol. ;D, suppppp bobby?
:woot: :roflmao:
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I'm with ya Bud!! ;) Oh...I put a quiet exhaust on my power screw...I'll be in ninja mode!! ;D
Been a looong time coming for ice.....those stupid fish will pay!! :o
they are going to pay from shore this fall then they are getting a beating this winter ,
and remember you boys in green are always welcome to stop and get warm , you know where I'll be ;)
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checking in ;D
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All ya gotta do to launch freddie from his seat is start a power auger within 50 feet of his shanty,lol. ;D, suppppp bobby?
WASSUPPP! :afro:
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I knew there would be guys on here already! So while u guys r checking in would any one want to point me in the right direction with buying a one Man shanty? Need something thats 45-60 lbs since Im on foot and enough room for fish finder and buddy heater, any suggestions would be appreciated?
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I knew there would be guys on here already! So while u guys r checking in would any one want to point me in the right direction with buying a one Man shanty? Need something thats 45-60 lbs since Im on foot and enough room for fish finder and buddy heater, any suggestions would be appreciated?
Check Craigslist out...They usually have some good one man huts on there. I would recommend a Clam scout or a single man Shappell....
WONT BE LONG NOW!!!!! ;D
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Fresh thread already. ;D. I was just starting to go through my stuff today.
Got the boat running again too after a little break. Gonna head out and run some shoreline tomorrow eve and see if I can find a few eyes.
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Sup... :afro: Any ice yet? ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D
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I thought there was something wrong with me for checking out Ice Shanty in October but lo I find there are many of you as fanatical as I. Something about ice fishing!! Looking forward to seeing you, Eiderz, and your new Wilcraft. I am broken up about the Christmas card but the thought of that first ice eye eases the pain. Hope the farmer's almanac is right about the upcoming winter and here's hoping for DECEMBER ICE !!
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Just picked up the new 2014 In Fisherman ice fishing guide. Can't wait for hard water
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I thought there was something wrong with me for checking out Ice Shanty in October but lo I find there are many of you as fanatical as I. Something about ice fishing!! Looking forward to seeing you, Eiderz, and your new Wilcraft. I am broken up about the Christmas card but the thought of that first ice eye eases the pain. Hope the farmer's almanac is right about the upcoming winter and here's hoping for DECEMBER ICE !!
I can't wait to get the new toy. Damn, Oneida ice is like sex, it's all I seem to be able to think about. ;D
The silver lining in buying the Wilcraft is the special they have going right now, a new ION auger for $300 with a new machine. Was going to buy one anyway, so I can report that I "saved" money. :icefish:
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Sup... :afro: Any ice yet? ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D
No ice yet Dacker.....Just the diehards getting ready :afro:
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I knew there would be guys on here already! So while u guys r checking in would any one want to point me in the right direction with buying a one Man shanty? Need something thats 45-60 lbs since Im on foot and enough room for fish finder and buddy heater, any suggestions would be appreciated?
I have a Clam Kenai. It is a really nice one man shanty and has alot of room for my Marcum, auger, and everything else. I picked mine up late season this past year on sale for $189. They have a list price of $250 but are well worth the money.
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I also have a kenai I like it but with any snow it pull like a tank so I put a smitty under it , and I noticed since I bought mine, first year they came out there fabic went from 600 to now 420 denier , love the tub very sturdy compared to some of there others in the clam line up just an ol buzzards .02
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I also have a kenai I like it but with any snow it pull like a tank so I put a smitty under it , and I noticed since I bought mine, first year they came out there fabic went from 600 to now 420 denier , love the tub very sturdy compared to some of there others in the clam line up just an ol buzzards .02
Yeah the fabric is a little weak. Last season part of my tent got caught under the sled when i was pulling it with the wheeler. It ripped three big unrepairable holes in the tent. >:( :'( So i had to order a new tent for it this year. Got a travel cover for it this year to avoid that again. I also got some runner boards for it cause they do pull a little hard. Hopefully, they will lessen the load.
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save that old tent just in case you or a bud needs a little material for patching I to have a small hole in mine, but of my own doing
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save that old tent just in case you or a bud needs a little material for patching I to have a small hole in mine, but of my own doing
Yeah will do. It's sitting in my closet right now. One of my buddies happens to have a Kenai, so I will hang on to it.
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Cabin booked for this years ice fishing trip with my boys, my father and brother inlaw and uncle ;D ;D
Yup. The itch is getting harder to ignore now. Will prob be tearing through all my stuff next week and thinking up some new mods for all my toys.
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Oh snap! Its that time already. Bass pro already has some ice gear out.
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Niiiice! ;D
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I'm all set...except for a few more lures for my arsenol!! ;D
Theres always room for new lures! ;D
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Theres always room for new lures! ;D
where ? :blink:
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Yeah this year I need a new bigger tackle box or another one to hold my stuff.
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Yeah this year I need a new bigger tackle box or another one to hold my stuff.
I down sized last year to 12 lbs off horizontal and verticals , I have another tackle bag i used 2 years ago it holds 6, 3700 plano boxes plus 4 double sided panfish boxes , if you want it , you can have it
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NO thanks...have enough arsenol now....I said..I only needed a FEW more lures!!! ;D
well I thought that was a few and give a little extra room if needed ::)
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Freddie, you can always wear a few jiggin raps as earrings! Maybe a couple Swedish pimples as eyebrow piercings! :woot: ;D
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He'd sound like a maracka when he was yanking fish through the ice, got another "rattle rattle clank bingo" ;D
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I'm still working on the panther martin jewelry, had a nice display hanging from my eyebrow last week trout fishing with coach , had a dandy on and the trout tossed it back at me , coach thought it was stylish ;)
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That was Filet smacking Release around for playing in the tackle bag!! :woot: :roflmao:
hes always messing with stuff jeez hes been a pain all soft water I can't wait to share him with the rest of you so I can get a break :thumbsup:
nice try KP those are yellow and white perch , here's a few eyes :o
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I'm still working on the panther martin jewelry, had a nice display hanging from my eyebrow last week trout fishing with coach , had a dandy on and the trout tossed it back at me , coach thought it was stylish ;)
:woot: LOL! At least you didn't let Release take the hook out :o Ouch!
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You tell him I'm not playing his game shore casting!!!! or...on the ice!! what a DK!! ;D
he told me that you put the I-pod on just so you don't have hear how good the fishing is ;D
:woot: LOL! At least you didn't let Release take the hook out :o Ouch!
that's never going to happen , you'd need a skin graft if he helped :o
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Hoping for early ice this year. ::)
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just give me 3"ice and a spud and let the walleye wars begin ;D wire you don't have to wander off like that,I will make release behave ::) got another one Kev :woot: , way more fun than putting 25 eyes to the boat ,wasn't that a hoot , :blink:
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Funny guy release. ;) That is a pic of Snagger out ahead of me. :woot:
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Fillet and I are going back to Lake George this year and put a hurtin on those lakers .
;)
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Tell Release he better go back to my post with the flasher...Don't need to hear how good the fishing is...I can see just fine!!!! :P ;D Gonna be a fun season Freddie!! ;)
but he said that they are just 2 colors of perch , and he also said now he's running a drop shot so no more 2 rods to one , sounds like he's planning something ;D
Fillet and I are going back to Lake George this year and put a hurtin on those lakers . ;D
yes sir that was a hoot , release can stay home , after seeing him moon walk around lake George , I'm begining to think he's not wrapped to tight ::)
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Fillet and I are going back to Lake George this year and put a hurtin on those lakers .
;)
Gonna check on the cabin in mid December for the third wk in Feb, hopeful it will be froze by then. ;D
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Sounds good to me ;D :icefish:
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Is GM having their ice-fishing who/ha this year? Anyone know the date? Any other area events? Just wondering. Getting anxious and need a little push to get more hyped up for the ice season.
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Is GM having their ice-fishing who/ha this year? Anyone know the date? Any other area events? Just wondering. Getting anxious and need a little push to get more hyped up for the ice season.
go to web sites and look at perch and eye lures snag and I sat down yesterday, yep you guessed it, order going in this morning , new hot stuff ;D looks like a bigger tackle bag might be in order :o
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go to web sites and look at perch and eye lures snag and I sat down yesterday, yep you guessed it, order going in this morning , new hot stuff ;D looks like a bigger tackle bag might be in order :o
Yeah! I saw those new lures - they are an "eye" catcher for sure. Not sure if it's a wall"eye" or human "eye" though. ;D Don't matter, got have some. And you said /wrote you were downsizing. Maybe that was Release speaking on your behalf? :whistle:
Did you ever get any of those Finish made lures? Just ordered a few more; think I'm done buying for this year :P
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Oh snap! Its that time already. Bass pro already has some ice gear out.
You got my bed ready up there yet little buddy!
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no FFP I didn't order any of those but they are very sweet , when I see ya , I'll get a better look and then you know whats going to happen
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no FFP I didn't order any of those but they are very sweet , when I see ya , I'll get a better look and then you know whats going to happen
Yeah - you'll need someone to tote your tackle bag. ;D
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And drill his holes ;D
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12 lbs of perch and eye tackle is more than enough , if I have to I'll shake a few of the lesser fish getters out, na bigger bag ;)
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You got my bed ready up there yet little buddy!
Ha ha I got a couch for ya anytime you want to make the trip up from Maryland. Don't forget quinte in February.
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So I was in gander mtn Cicero last night. There getting there ice gear out. I asked the guy when there new raps will be in. He told me what was out was what they were going to have this season. I laughed and thought he was joking. He wasn't he told me the decision was made by the higher uppers. I said the guys that have no clue. Unbelievable. Looks like I'll have to do a online order.
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Ha ha I got a couch for ya anytime you want to make the trip up from Maryland. Don't forget quinte in February.
Don't worry I haven't. I should be up first ice. Ill see if I can find some thin ice to go out on over Christmas up north again lol
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So the eyes are in. Went out for a half hour before it started pouring.
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Atta boy!!!!
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:thumbsup:
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nice fish s10xr
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How you doing today Freddie............... .ARRRRRRRRRRRR! :roflmao:
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today I'll bring a parrot for that old curmudgeon
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Nice eye S10! :thumbsup:
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today I'll bring a parrot for that old curmudgeon
:woot: Unlock the door!!!!!!!!
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Made my way out there last year a few times for the walleye bite got skunked with eyes but found a phenomenal perch bite hope to run in to a few of you guys up there this year to maybe point me in the right direction (http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee477/adksguy/0305131033.jpg) here are a few end up with 34 all over 10 (http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee477/adksguy/0302131029.jpg) got a few meals out of those monsters (http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee477/adksguy/0305132221.jpg)
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yep doesn't take many of those to make a meal, nice stripers , I intend to be a 5 day a week guy this year , we will be making daily reports on the ice conditions and fishing reports
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Nice perch day those make a really fun day on the ice.
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Checkin in..... WASSSSUUUUUUUUUUPPPPP. .
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Checkin in..... WASSSSUUUUUUUUUUPPPPP. .
WAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSUUUUUPPPP HOMIE :afro:
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Oneida sure has some nice perch in it. Both yellow and white! Spend enough time there and you'll get a tasty burbot too! Man are they cool looking
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Oneida sure has some nice perch in it. Both yellow and white! Spend enough time there and you'll get a tasty burbot too! Man are they cool looking
Idk how you get over the looks of a burbot to eat them. And they make funny noises when you put them on the ice too.
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Supppp Snag :afro:
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Idk how you get over the looks of a burbot to eat them. And they make funny noises when you put them on the ice too.
Oh Hess...... If ever you make it up this season let me know. I will bring the grill out and cook some for ya. They are the best eating fish, I honestly prefer them over eyes. But I digress, Hard freeze in the forecast tonight!!!!!!! Bring on the ice, I'm ready!!!
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What are your predictions for first ice this season?
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Oh Hess...... If ever you make it up this season let me know. I will bring the grill out and cook some for ya. They are the best eating fish, I honestly prefer them over eyes. But I digress, Hard freeze in the forecast tonight!!!!!!! Bring on the ice, I'm ready!!!
I will make a few trips up this winter. How do you cook them? Better yet how do you hold onto them to clean it lol
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I will make a few trips up this winter. How do you cook them? Better yet how do you hold onto them to clean it lol
Don't turn into a seagull Hess lol.
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I will make a few trips up this winter. How do you cook them? Better yet how do you hold onto them to clean it lol
They are slimy buggers, but easy to clean. I let them freeze a bit if I can, but if not just grab a dish towel. My fav. way to eat them is baked with ritz crackers on top, then a white wine butter sauce. But they are great in a bunch of different ways. I have grilled them on the ice with just XVOO and Cajun seasonings, delicious that way. I never fried them but it would be good too I'm sure. You are in MD now right? The closest fish taste and texture wise is Monk Fish. Don't let looks fool you, they are delicious and in a lot of states they are highly prized.
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My prediction is that Filet and Release will be on the ice first...fighting over who is going to operate the ice spud!!! :woot: :icefish: LOL!!--KP @)
WASSSSUUUUUPPPP SNAGGER!!! :afro:
I hope so but what the hell let release spud out he's a nit wit anyway , I'll stay 10 paces back and smoke him on the eyes ;D
and i wish DD you would cook me up some before I kill one , or chef Auguste
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They are slimy buggers, but easy to clean. I let them freeze a bit if I can, but if not just grab a dish towel. My fav. way to eat them is baked with ritz crackers on top, then a white wine butter sauce. But they are great in a bunch of different ways. I have grilled them on the ice with just XVOO and Cajun seasonings, delicious that way. I never fried them but it would be good too I'm sure. You are in MD now right? The closest fish taste and texture wise is Monk Fish. Don't let looks fool you, they are delicious and in a lot of states they are highly prized.
Never tried them......but that sounds delicious Dots!!
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I hope so but what the hell let release spud out he's a nit wit anyway , I'll stay 10 paces back and smoke him on the eyes ;D
and i wish DD you would cook me up some before I kill one , or chef Auguste
Deal Bud ;)
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Deal Bud ;)
thanks !!I just don't kill something i don't make use of
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They are slimy buggers, but easy to clean. I let them freeze a bit if I can, but if not just grab a dish towel. My fav. way to eat them is baked with ritz crackers on top, then a white wine butter sauce. But they are great in a bunch of different ways. I have grilled them on the ice with just XVOO and Cajun seasonings, delicious that way. I never fried them but it would be good too I'm sure. You are in MD now right? The closest fish taste and texture wise is Monk Fish. Don't let looks fool you, they are delicious and in a lot of states they are highly prized.
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Yup moved down to MD two years ago. I have never ha monk fish before your recipes sound pretty good. It's funny you move to different states what there delicacy foods are. The new fish down here is snake head. I tried it this spring it wasn't bad not a good as eye or perch but better then other fish iv had. They aren't much better looking then a butbot just got big chopers lol.
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Give Monk fish a try, or even Cod. They are actually a cod ;)
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Give Monk fish a try, or even Cod. They are actually a cod ;)
you just picking creepy looking fish and telling me to try them lol (http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq34/hesseltine32/monkfish540_zps3080de91.jpg) (http://s431.photobucket.com/user/hesseltine32/media/monkfish540_zps3080de91.jpg.html) :woot:
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Whats the biggest Burbot you local Oneida guys have ever heard of coming out of Oneida Lake? I got one last season was only like 24 inches, but from what I've seen they do get huge. There's some big burbots out Mid-West, I would imagine theres some big boys in Oneida given all the food base.
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has any one used or had much luck with the custom jigs an spins lightning soon?
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Hi fellas ....in preparation for an upcoming trip to Oneida in February ..I'm doing a lil recon next week to get the lay of the land ..lake access points ,bait shop locations , restarants ,etc are on my to locate list .I'm looking for help in locating the best of all of these to put into my gps for use in February . Any and all suggestions appreciated .
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Hi fellas ....in preparation for an upcoming trip to Oneida in February ..I'm doing a Lil recon next week to get the lay of the land ..lake access points ,bait shop locations , restaurant ,etc are on my to locate list .I'm looking for help in locating the best of all of these to put into my gps for use in February . Any and all suggestions appreciated .
well that's easy Apps has rooms and all the bait and tackle you need for Oneida and a place to launch out of , and a restaurant just up the road , that's in Cleveland NY , and far as access many places , east end of the lake , edge water , sylvan beach , north shore , there is Constania and apps ,Taft bay , and the south side are Lewis point if still open this year , south shore boat launch ,chapman park ,Williams beach, if I missed some the south siders will chime in ;D
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The forecast is starting to look good, freezing almost every night next week ;D Might have to sneak up early and see FFP and all his Crappies ;D ;D ;D ;D Getting the itch bad :wacko: :wacko:
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This works as good as the cream for the itch. A little shore casting
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nice fish s10
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nice fish s10
Figured its not a bad idea to start filling freezer early this year.
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The forecast is starting to look good, freezing almost every night next week ;D Might have to sneak up early and see FFP and all his Crappies ;D ;D ;D ;D Getting the itch bad :wacko: :wacko:
Bring yer swimmies Eddie :woot: Oh - that was FM eh? ;D
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Bring yer swimmies Eddie :woot: Oh - that was FM eh? ;D
turtles swim very well ;D
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turtles swim very well ;D
Couldn't prove that one by me, when Snagger and I carried him across 100 feet of open water because you told him to kneel on his shanty and kick :cookoo: :cookoo: :woot: That was a good one Fred, I may try that sometime, as long as I can find a likely suspect!!!!! I'd like to reade places with you and roll on the bank LMAO ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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that was pretty funny ;D
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that was pretty funny ;D
Pretty funny :woot: :woot: :woot: Come on Fred, that was Classic :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Nice limit S10! The bite has been good!
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Nice limit S10! The bite has been good!
Been hit or miss. I did a limit tonight.
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Nice job s10
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Been hit or miss. I did a limit tonight.
I tried it last night, but I didnt end up getting any. Just a couple ticks. Did see a few caught though
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hey guys KP's pic made it into the final voting in the Ice Shanty picture contest nice job, jr buzzard :thumbsup: :tipup:
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yes there most certainly was and there was so many to pic from ,glad I didin't have to make the choices
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hey guys..... i swear i saw a little skim on the edge of the river when i came in this morning.....maby i was just hopin
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I saw some skim ice on the smaller ponds along 81 on my way to Watertown this morning. Did that last Friday as well. Water is definitely a lot colder than it was this time last year @)
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is that Freddies shanty in the picture KP?
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is that Freddies shanty in the picture KP?
, we did a little trade off
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You talkin smack already freddy? I been sick with the flu, but I been getting some orders together with some new things to try, you better be on your A game buddy, I'm gunnin for you. :woot:
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:woot: I feel a Cage Match coming! :clap: :flex: :icefish: Can I be there to watch? ;D
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You talkin smack already freddy? I been sick with the flu, but I been getting some orders together with some new things to try, you better be on your A game buddy, I'm gunnin for you. :woot:
I heard you had the flu glad your feeling better , but from what I heard I got trashed 2 weeks ago , that's fine and there is a new BS thread so if you need another dose it will be over there after this post buster and you got a short memory the last three times out we tied 21 apiece , don't you worry I'll be there as soon as I get the drive way plowed ,must be a proud moment to only be able keep up with me :woot: I'm almost done sunny
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Oh I just can't wait too share some ice with ya Freddy. Good times bro, good times!!!!! ;D
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Oh I just can't wait too share some ice with ya Freddy. Good times bro, good times!!!!! ;D
Does that mean you are not going to be as competitive this year???? :o :o :o :unsure: ;D
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where is the guy with the pop corn ::) ::) yep here we go again already ::) ;D ;) KP................you see this ??? ;D
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Oh I just can't wait too share some ice with ya Freddy. Good times bro, good times!!!!! ;D
yes sir it will be good , did those new eye getters come in yet ? I just found some new spoons , that just might work but get your wallet out :woot:
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Waaassup HT! Hows your deer season going bud?
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its been slow for me Bobby. my son is the one that is seeing all the deer. he just has not been able to close the deal yet. his first year with a bow. the weather has sucked lately :P
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Does that mean you are not going to be as competitive this year???? :o :o :o :unsure: ;D
I"ll spot him one eye that ought to get him fired up :woot:
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I just found some new spoons , that just might work but get your wallet out :woot:
which ones? the painted up slenders or the VMC rattlers
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I"ll spot him one eye that ought to get him fired up :woot:
Naaa , you need to get up 5 on him, he can't take that ;)2 :%$#!:
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I"ll spot him one eye that ought to get him fired up :woot:
You can't get me at eyes, now that perch family is another story, watch out though I'm gaining on ya. ;D
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its beginning to look a lot like Christmas out there.
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Cool Pic Shane!!!
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You can't get me at eyes, now that perch family is another story, watch out though I'm gaining on ya. ;D
you should kick my butt after all you been shown :o we shall see we shall see (http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh190/filetandrelease/images-2_zpsb1bc32bf.jpg) (http://s256.photobucket.com/user/filetandrelease/media/images-2_zpsb1bc32bf.jpg.html)
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which ones? the painted up slenders or the VMC rattlers
sorry my slender spoons and vmc's are sledom used these are coming from Europe
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you should kick my butt after all you been shown :o we shall see we shall see (http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh190/filetandrelease/images-2_zpsb1bc32bf.jpg) (http://s256.photobucket.com/user/filetandrelease/media/images-2_zpsb1bc32bf.jpg.html)
Are you calling Shane an "opportunist"? ;D
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Are you calling Shane an "opportunist"? ;D
not at all but he is very observant , have to keep my shack closed more these days ;)
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its beginning to look a lot like Christmas out there.
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Nice pic homey!
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its been slow for me Bobby. my son is the one that is seeing all the deer. he just has not been able to close the deal yet. his first year with a bow. the weather has sucked lately :P
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Same here bud.. Saw couple bucks with the bow, but no shot. Only been seeing does with the gun....but no doe tag for the area where im hunting! Thats how it goes sometimes i guess
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you should kick my butt after all you been shown :o we shall see we shall see (http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh190/filetandrelease/images-2_zpsb1bc32bf.jpg) (http://s256.photobucket.com/user/filetandrelease/media/images-2_zpsb1bc32bf.jpg.html)
How can I observe anything, that shanty is locked tighter than fort knox..... we only fish near each other first and last ice...got another one, got another one, I'm done!!!!!!....that's what keeps me going...... ;D
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sorry my slender spoons and vmc's are sledom used these are coming from Europe
Whats a slender spoon? :P
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its beginning to look a lot like Christmas out there.
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Can't wait to get out there! I was just going through the gear the other day!
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its beginning to look a lot like Christmas out there.
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Nice pic snag
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Nice waldos Shane!! ;D
ya those are nice fatties :tipup:
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:woot: :woot: :woot: SNAGGER and The TWINS...puttin' down da smack!! :afro: ;D ;D
:afro: :afro:WORD BRO!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :afro: :afro:
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:woot: :woot: :woot: SNAGGER and The TWINS...puttin' down da smack!! :afro: ;D ;D
no smack just fact
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THAT'S A FACT JACK!!!
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'SUP? :afro:
Sorry Bro...was in the tree and not logged in with da new phone. Those horny boys are runnin every which way but loose! :afro:
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Sorry Bro...was in the tree and not logged in with da new phone. Those horny boys are runnin every which way but loose! :afro:
then weigh them down with a little lead :o
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then weigh them done with a little lead :o
Not yet...still hafta do it Indian style...then a couple weeks break...then roll the .300 Win.
Sending PM.
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opps forgot where you were
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opps forgot where you were
Yep...land of goof nut regulations.
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First shovelable snowfall tonight.
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Keep an eye on this guy Wednesday.
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Looking for some help from any locals. Been coming up there for years now and need a new place to stay. Looking for another house at least 2 bedroom fully equipped. Prefer Sylvan. Would like it for middle of January to Mid-March. Any leads would be appreciated. Please call or text me don't get on the computer that often.
Thanks
Mark
(845) 389-8841
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Well gentlemen its nice to login and see that there could be a chance that we get some early ice. All the tags have been filled hunting been very fortunate this year and had the best hunting ever in my life. Now bring on the hard water cause after the best ice fishing I have ever had last season I can hardly wait for this season. BRING IT ON !!!!!!!
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Well gentlemen its nice to login and see that there could be a chance that we get some early ice. All the tags have been filled hunting been very fortunate this year and had the best hunting ever in my life. Now bring on the hard water cause after the best ice fishing I have ever had last season I can hardly wait for this season. BRING IT ON !!!!!!!
Congrats on a great season ;D
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Nice Pics shane and hows the cat doing
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Ignore my post in the other thread, I meant to post it here.
Does the water level seem high to you? It feels real high to me.
L
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What's up everyone were getting very close to hard water going this weekend to get my hard water arsenal out of my storage unit can't wait. So my freight company sealed a deal with frabill and I got a look at the new frabill commando Max and all I can say is this looks like one bad a** shanty does anybody have one yet?
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Well it's not fishing.....but there's no ice yet. Sure some of it will find its way onto the ice soon though.
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Nice buck Lenny!!
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Nice looking buck right there ! ;D congrats
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Well it's not fishing.....but there's no ice yet. Sure some of it will find its way onto the ice soon though.
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Well it's not fishing.....but there's no ice yet. Sure some of it will find its way onto the ice soon though
Congrats. Never considered baiting after the kill. But why argue with success.
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That's a nice buck....and that last piece of pizza looks like one of the best parts of him!.... ;D
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Whats a slender spoon? :P
:nono: :nono: :nono:
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Was checking out my Clam Yukon and found the inside of the tent was sticky all over the interior and if you touch it or handle it at all, a blue residue rubs off on your hands. Was in my camp garage all the time and nothing was spilled on it. Anyone experience this and if so, is there a remedy? If not, any recommendations on a new bench seat two man flip top? Thanks, and may the ice gods be kind and early this year!
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Was checking out my Clam Yukon and found the inside of the tent was sticky all over the interior and if you touch it or handle it at all, a blue residue rubs off on your hands. Was in my camp garage all the time and nothing was spilled on it. Anyone experience this and if so, is there a remedy? If not, any recommendations on a new bench seat two man flip top? Thanks, and may the ice gods be kind and early this year!
:whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :woot: :woot: :woot:
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HAppy Thanksgiving DieHards, hope to see/meet you all on the hardwater soon!
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Happy turkey day gents !!!
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY
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Hi, happy thanksgiving. Im from Buffalo area, and want to fish Oneida this winter (Would rather keep my money in NYS as opposed to Canada). I have a pull behind sled (I walk obviously). Where on the western end do any of you gentlemen know would be a legal place to access the lake. I don't even care if I have to pay to be honest. I fish Erie and Chautauqua a lot but have really been wanting to try the Big O out? Im targeting Perch and walleye to be honest. I appreciate any suggestions, and am more than willing to point anyone here in the same directions if you ever come this way. I thank you for your time and wish you all a safe and great season of fishing. -Brian
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Was checking out my Clam Yukon and found the inside of the tent was sticky all over the interior and if you touch it or handle it at all, a blue residue rubs off on your hands. Was in my camp garage all the time and nothing was spilled on it. Anyone experience this and if so, is there a remedy? If not, any recommendations on a new bench seat two man flip top? Thanks, and may the ice gods be kind and early this year
try calling clam i have an X2 that's 5 years old and a kenai thats 3 and all I do is dry them out and pack them away in an unheated shed and have never had any problem
and DD I caught that :woot:
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try calling clam i have an X2 that's 5 years old and a kenai thats 3 and all I do is dry them out and pack them away in an unheated shed and have never had any problem
and DD I caught that :woot:
LOL ;D ;D ;D
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and DD thanks for the care package , had it with eggs and coffee early this morn.
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and DD thanks for the care package , had it with eggs and coffee early this morn.
Least I could do bud, she was tender eh ;D You saved my late season last year Fred, thanks again ;) Venison and eggs..... OK I'm sold perhaps a bit of bacon with mine ;D
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hey DD tell me why Emtron still has the feed bucket on that deer ::)
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oops made the correction [name] remember I'm a little senile ;D well hes saving money on grain now
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Hi, happy thanksgiving. Im from Buffalo area, and want to fish Oneida this winter (Would rather keep my money in NYS as opposed to Canada). I have a pull behind sled (I walk obviously). Where on the western end do any of you gentlemen know would be a legal place to access the lake. I don't even care if I have to pay to be honest. I fish Erie and Chautauqua a lot but have really been wanting to try the Big O out? Im targeting Perch and walleye to be honest. I appreciate any suggestions, and am more than willing to point anyone here in the same directions if you ever come this way. I thank you for your time and wish you all a safe and great season of fishing. -Brian
Williams beach on lakeshore rd or chapman park. Free parking
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!!! :afro: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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Question for any I-phone users: I have the Photobucket app on my I5 but can't find a resize feature under edit...only crop...can you resize with the app??? Also, if you copy the link (URL) with the app, how do you "paste" on your Ice Shanty reply???
THANKS!!!
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE :thumbsup:
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone
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Question for any I-phone users: I have the Photobucket app on my I5 but can't find a resize feature under edit...only crop...can you resize with the app??? Also, if you copy the link (URL) with the app, how do you "paste" on your Ice Shanty reply???
THANKS!!!
Not sure about the App, I don't have it....yet.
As for pasting, if you tap in the text box where you type you should get an option to paste. At least I do on my iPhone 4.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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hey DD tell me why Emtron still has the feed bucket on that deer ::)
Lol. Just keepin the blood off my shed floor. Neck shot. Was Dripping a little still out the mouth. Got him all cut up myself today. Got all the roasts and back straps plus 6 gallon bags of stew and grind to take care of. Time to fire up the grinder and start to make my sausage.
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Thanks for all your help yesterday Freddie..your a great friend!!--KP @)
in HT language God Dmt now some that don't know me might think I am a nice person , I have a rep to up hold and it has taking me 57 yrs to achieve, now KP is trying to trash that image
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i have seen that look before somewhere ::) ::) and i quote" da* fish come up and just go back down" ::) glad i am the type to keep my cool and dont say anything ::) ::) ::) ::) ;D
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i have seen that look before somewhere ::) ::) and i quote" da* fish come up and just go back down" ::) glad i am the type to keep my cool and dont say anything ::) ::) ::) ::) ;D
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Starting too feel like Winter, 09 degrees this morning and picked up 10 inches of snow yesterday...After dark got some shots of the northern lights.
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Those are some great shots :thumbsup:
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great shots its coming ;D
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Those are some killer pictures !!!!!
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Starting too feel like Winter, 09 degrees this morning and picked up 10 inches of snow yesterday...After dark got some shots of the northern lights.
Great photo's..gets me psyched for the waldo ice season...cross your fingers
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Awesome pictures...thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Ice Beard
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hey snag check out the comet coming through at this time
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Nice photos!!!
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Wassssssssuuup Shane! Great pictures bro! :afro:
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Was checking out my Clam Yukon and found the inside of the tent was sticky all over the interior and if you touch it or handle it at all, a blue residue rubs off on your hands. Was in my camp garage all the time and nothing was spilled on it. Anyone experience this and if so, is there a remedy? If not, any recommendations on a new bench seat two man flip top? Thanks, and may the ice gods be kind and early this year!
another out is buy a new cover , not sure which one you have the price runs from 180.00 -210.00 lots cheaper than buying a whole new rig
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Sometimes they go on sale too. You can upgrade the cover to a thermal too ::)
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Thanks, guys for the feedback but got the OK from the wife on a new one so Christmas looking VERY MERRY ! Called FISH 307 in Lake George and they are having an Open House on Dec. 14 where they said they will have a number of Otters on display and factory reps. to talk to (looks like a good shelter). Supposed to have some deals too. Also Marcum is gonna have a rep there. I want to talk to him to see if they squared away the LX9 (had some trouble with last years and had to send back to Cabelas). Will report back for those that may be interested.
My Vice Is Ice !!!
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WHATEVER!! ;D
and your point is......... :P ;D make sure your snowmobile is ready because i will need a ride kp. lmao
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and your point is......... :P ;D make sure your snowmobile is ready because i will need a ride kp. lmao
HT, you can ride out with me, when I get down there. ;D
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sounds good to me Phil ;D ;)
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sounds good to me Phil ;D ;)
>:D >:D :whistle:
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New guy here just moved to a neighborhood on lakeshore near south bay. Plan on going out this winter will be first time out in about 5 years and first time on oneida. Any spots on the south shore since i'm not sure if i'll have a ride on the ice (I'll be hoofing it) Any info will be appreciated like I said just moved here from Ft. Drum will be retiring in a few months. thanks
Flem
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Flemdawg you will see a shanty town near the islands I hope soon :)
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flem there are several access points on the south shore williams park, chapman park and lewis point , get a map this will help a great deal
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And don't forget the sound advice from the Prez...
Stanley NEVER lies!!!
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HT......you can always ride b***h with me ;D
and your point is......... :P ;D make sure your snowmobile is ready because i will need a ride kp. lmao
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Happy Holidays Boys!!!!!!
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Stormy loves to ride out with me.....how goofy does that look, two big ole tools riding out on the ice?????
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You still got the bike pooch or did you get something else. I promise I won't drop you off the back of the sled this year!!
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You still got the bike pooch or did you get something else. I promise I won't drop you off the back of the sled this year!!
Still got the bike, thing is too cool to get rid of. I still remember failing off, you never looked back. I can still see you heading off into the great unknown with me just standing there, helpless. So many adventures on the Big O.
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Still got the bike, thing is too cool to get rid of. I still remember failing off, you never looked back. I can still see you heading off into the great unknown with me just standing there, helpless. So many adventures on the Big O.
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :woot: :woot: :woot: That's just too funny ;D ;D
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Still got the bike, thing is too cool to get rid of. I still remember failing off, you never looked back. I can still see you heading off into the great unknown with me just standing there, helpless. So many adventures on the Big O.
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HT......you can always ride b***h with me ;D
Hey i aint Proud ::) just dont call me Stormy :P ;D
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Still got the bike, thing is too cool to get rid of. I still remember failing off, you never looked back. I can still see you heading off into the great unknown with me just standing there, helpless. So many adventures on the Big O.
ahh good times luckily we had quite a bit of snow I'll never forget pulling up to pur shanties and your son goes where is my dad. (Oh Sh**)
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ahh good times luckily we had quite a bit of snow I'll never forget pulling up to pur shanties and your son goes where is my dad. (Oh Sh**)
Way too Funny....and yes thankfully there was a bunch of snow.
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You still got the bike pooch or did you get something else. I promise I won't drop you off the back of the sled this year!!
i recall a similar situation on an outing last year. Hahhha. Fun times i got dumped out of the shanty tho at apps. Obriens driving mybe.jk. Cant wait for this yr. Got both my sleds registered and the navionics on the phone. New vexilar and bunch of new tb rods. Stay in touch obrien.
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Way too Funny....and yes thankfully there was a bunch of snow.
man that sucks that i didnt see that one pooch. but i did see first hand stormy on the bit*h seat. lmfao ::) ;D ;D yes good times on oneida for sure. and we all caught a lot of fish over the season too. ;)
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Went to gander in Watertown today on lunch and was looking through the ice fishing and found this lure called the do-jigger made by the same people who make Swedish pimples well somebody screwed up a priced them at 7 cents per lure needless to say I bought the whole rack of them anybody ever have any luck with these things
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i used them exclusively about 25 years ago on oneide. they were one of the go to spoons back then. but they are light and dont fall as fast as the pimple or cast master. yes they will work and for what you paid. YA
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i used them exclusively about 25 years ago on oneide. they were one of the go to spoons back then. but they are light and dont fall as fast as the pimple or cast master. yes they will work and for what you paid. YA
ya you can't get a panfish jig for that so buying all them was a no brainer 10 lures $.70
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I've had good luck with them a little bit
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They don't work!!! Ya want to sell them? :woot:
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coach R-jam ordered 2 boxes of spoons he tried to get mine opps didn't happen ,I got ours his are on order La La La ;D
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Well, whatever you guys are using this year, I hope to have next year...usually a year behind! :'( :'( :'( :woot:
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Not true bud...I'll put out the diversion on Release and, then you help yourself to Filet's tackle!! ;D--KP @)
nice it's bad enough having release rumaging through my stuff when I'm not looking , now I got to watch you 2 , ;D
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Not true bud...I'll put out the diversion on Release and, then you help yourself to Filet's tackle!! ;D--KP @)
No can do...I might be blind in one ear and deaf in the other plus a little stupid...but I'm honest!!!
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Looks like you'll have to wait till next year for the HOT lures then!!! ;D I tried to help.....your safe Freddie! ;)
just cause release is defective doesn't mean I don't share ;)
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Looks like you'll have to wait till next year for the HOT lures then!!! ;D I tried to help.....your safe Freddie! ;)
Well, thanks for the help! ::) :woot: I prefer to barter...like with soppressata...Release sure hogged that down last year! :woot: ;D
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Well...that sounds fancy!! ;D Did I mention, that I like to barter too!! ;)
Road kill and spices...can't beat it!!! :woot:
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You still got the bike pooch or did you get something else. I promise I won't drop you off the back of the sled this year!!
thats too funny right there
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Ummm...did I say I like to barter?? ::) Am I thinking what your saying?? roadkill??
:roflmao: :roflmao:No bartering...if you're in the area, grab some before it's gone! ;D
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Road kill and spices...can't beat it!!! :woot:
:woot: :roflmao: :roflmao: FM thought it was good! ;D
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:woot: :roflmao: :roflmao: FM thought it was good! ;D
He'll eat anything! :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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They don't work!!! Ya want to sell them? :woot:
hmmm well lets see got them for .07 had them in my tractor up to Canada then back to Syracuse then back to sandy pond so after I calculate in my fuel and time that put each spoon at $4.99 hahahah sorry thats the freight buisness. I had a load of ice gear from a distributer in buffalo going up north one of the boxes split and jiggin raps were all over its was like looking at a pot of gold but they all went back in the box gotta keep customers happy happy happy
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well you got the posts that you needed now ::) ;D
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well you got the posts that you needed now ::) ;D
LOL
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Welcome BigJim!! ;D
Who? @)
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Anyone know the times for the gander ice show next sat and sun??
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Checking in guys. Whos ready?
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Checking in guys. Whos ready?
I AM!!!
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went down to kangaroo mini storage today to put up a sign.....I then drove down to big bay.....i'm happy to say its locked up shore to shore and as far out as I could see. obviously not walkable yet but definatly more then a skim.....i won't be long now
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Anyone know the times for the gander ice show next sat and sun??
I think it is at 9:00.
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OK predictions on first ice on Oneida I'm thinking December 24th
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rule of thumb is the first week in jan. for deeper water for eyes and perch , but you might get some bays for pans a little sooner , it would be nice to get an earlier jump on it
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I'm looking off my porch in amazment the ice on the south pond is tough as nails and hasn't broken up in a week now I'd say a couple really cold nights to thicken it up and I may be after some eyes really soon
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went down to kangaroo mini storage today to put up a sign.....I then drove down to big bay.....i'm happy to say its locked up shore to shore and as far out as I could see. obviously not walkable yet but definatly more then a skim.....i won't be long now
I was suprised to see ice on the West end this morning. It didn't get very cold but it was dead calm.
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I'm looking off my porch in amazment the ice on the south pond is tough as nails and hasn't broken up in a week now I'd say a couple really cold nights to thicken it up and I may be after some eyes really soon
how long before you can get to the two deep holes
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how long before you can get to the two deep holes
well looking at the next 10 days weather maybe next Sunday but I just got home and can't see what condition the ice is in after today I think it held together I will keep ya posted
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up coming weather looks nice for making ice
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well looking at the next 10 days weather maybe next Sunday but I just got home and can't see what condition the ice is in after today I think it held together I will keep ya posted
thanks ;)
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So there's a possible ice show after the"ice show"? :tipup:
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Kinda the south sandy pond has no public access though I may have a first ice get together I have room for maybe 10 trucks to park at my house
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Kinda the south sandy pond has no public access though I may have a first ice get together I have room for maybe 10 trucks to park at my house
I can drive a car if that helps.... ;D
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I can drive a car if that helps.... ;D
:o
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:o
I figured it was worth a shot filet??? ;D
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I figured it was worth a shot filet??? ;D
;)
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Kinda the south sandy pond has no public access though I may have a first ice get together I have room for maybe 10 trucks to park at my house
Release and I want the handicapped spot please !!! :woot:
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I drove by Deruyter lake yesterday, it looked like most of lake was ice covered. Not Oneida but it's something.
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Release and I want the handicapped spot please !!! :woot:
such things can be arranged I'll go to deaton's and get a handicapped parking sign this weekend
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If there is ice Friday , I will be on it :icefish:
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I can just see kevin standing on two ice filled water glasses ;D
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such things can be arranged I'll go to deaton's and get a handicapped parking sign this weekend
lol it would be appreciated
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Just throwing it out there a lady that works with my fiancé is selling there 4 bed 2 bath on the south pond... It's not Threw a realtor yet but they are selling now. If anyone interested let me know:) and I got a parking spit for the winter :icefish:
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I can just see kevin standing on two ice filled water glasses ;D
Funny guy, lol :roflmao:
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Release and I want the handicapped spot please !!! :woot:
I thought those spots were reserved for us challenged Bro's!? :afro:
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Is that a picture of a new ice shanty mod. I love the lord of the rings look,All I want for Christmas is my two front teefers
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I thought those spots were reserved for us challenged Bro's!? :afro:
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hey.......Stop posting pictures of STORMY ??? your scaring the kids :P ;D
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Who,s stormy? ;D
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I lost all my ice >:( now its just wait and hope I get a fridged windless night to lock it back up
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LMAO :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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LMAO :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
X2!!! :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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what wrong with you guys , behave , not nice to pick on two old guys like release and coach , ok go ahead you will anyway
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Beuhla??
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hey.......Stop posting pictures of STORMY ??? your scaring the kids :P ;D
:woot: :roflmao:
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Well....Filet did say that Coach and Release were old.... :woot:
two things when your old 1 is don't trust a f[;t and never waste a :woot:, but thats what i was told anyway ;D
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You all having a good time ? :woot: Picking on ole Stormy ..... It's all fun and games till first ice ....... :icefish:
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make sure Santa clause brings you a tape measure this year ::) ::) i have been told that some of your fish looked a little SHORT last year :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: ::) dont want to see you get a ticket :P
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make sure Santa clause brings you a tape measure this year ::) ::) i have been told that some of your fish looked a little SHORT last year :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: ::) dont want to see you get a ticket :P
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Remember what the Prez says...Stanley doesn't lie! ;) ;D
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KP would have to teach stormy how to read it ;D ;D
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man what a tough crowd , first you pick on release and coach just because they ask for front row parking, release is a little well :cookoo: and coach has a walking disability , and now your picking on stormy , jeez now I'm trying to figure what first ice is all about hmmmm this is an awful lot for me to take in all at once ,maybe I can google this[ first ice HT] :blink:
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Well....Filet did say that Coach and Release were old.... :woot:
Filet just let's Release and I tag along for our wise counsel. :blink:
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man what a tough crowd , first you pick on release and coach just because they ask for front row parking, release is a little well :cookoo: and coach has a walking disability , and now your picking on stormy , jeez now I'm trying to figure what first ice is all about hmmmm this is an awful lot for me to take in all at once ,maybe I can google this[ first ice HT] :blink:
I googled, " first ice HT " and this was all i could find! :roflmao:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tDsO5vA60iQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tDsO5vA60iQ)
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I googled, " first ice HT " and this was all i could find! :roflmao:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tDsO5vA60iQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tDsO5vA60iQ)
Haha wonder what kinda ice suit that is.
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I googled, " first ice HT " and this was all i could find! :roflmao:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tDsO5vA60iQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tDsO5vA60iQ)
lmao!!!!! Kinda looked like the turtle on last ice :tipup: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:
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Now that was funny :woot:
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Filet just let's Release and I tag along for our wise counsel. :blink:
TYPO...wise-ash counsel! :woot: :roflmao: :thumbsup:
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lmao!!!!! Kinda looked like the turtle on last ice :tipup: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:
yea but no U-tube of that :woot:
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Holly crap coach. lmfao :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: Freddie we all know that first ice is the only time stormy can catch those 14" eyes and we let him go out first also! we aint stupid ;D
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OUCH , that will leave a mark :icefish:
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I googled, " first ice HT " and this was all i could find! :roflmao:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tDsO5vA60iQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=tDsO5vA60iQ)
Hilarious! :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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I feel a first ice "Oneida Cagematch" coming!!!!! :woot: :afro:
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Anybody here any info on access at Lewis Point this year...I heard a rumor it would be closed due to the way people abused the parking last year.
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I feel a first ice "Oneida Cagematch" coming!!!!! :woot: :afro:
sounds it LOL
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Bring it on................ ;D ;D ;D
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walleyes, whites and yellows, OH MY ;D
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;D
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Anybody here any info on access at Lewis Point this year...I heard a rumor it would be closed due to the way people abused the parking last year.
Hear that every yr. I fished there a lot last season and I didn't notice anyone doing anything that bad. Yeah the parking thing gets a bit out of hand but I didn't notice anyone tearing property up. That doesn't mean it didn't happen but it seems we hear this all the time when ice season rolls around. My advice...respect people's property, park in the dec area, walk on the access lanes and not through someones side yard, pick up after yourself and we all will be better off. If they close it they close it. We will have to deal with it and fish somewhere else if they do. A few disrepcectful people can ruin it for everyone so if you see someone doing something stupid over there, tell them about it.
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Rumor has it that your going to have BIG competition in those fish departments this ice season Freddie!!! :whistle: :afro: :icefish:
this says it all ;)
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yep. here we go again. cabin fever along with waiting for ice to come and everyone is going nuts again. :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :-* :woot: :afro: >:D :clap:
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After wondering what the heck Stormy was talking about on fb 'shanty names' for about a month....I am here.
I am officially losing my mind...ice can't come soon enough.
-Brian Bear.
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well here is my take on Lewis point I wouldn't blame them for closing it , where do I start , they tore down the caution tape and drove on the lawn and made a mess of the lawn and there was overnight camping and there is a sign that says no over night camping , I picked up lots of garbage and one morning I picked up some drug paraphernalia now it may not sound like a big deal ,but we are not the ones that have to fix things in the spring , but I'm only one trash picker there, I'm sure there were others , I only used it till I could run from the north shore to south with the sled , and there was a couple of times , the actual parking area was full so I left to find another access , August West is a little more in the know on the parking situation
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There's a little word that most of us had drilled into us as children...RESPECT!! Goes a long way....unfortunatley, some didn't get that word drilled into them. Those are the ones that we have to clean up after to keep access areas open for OUR use. Seems as though that Mommy doesn't follow them around to pick up after them. If I find or see someone dis-respecting something that was given for OUR use...I'll be sure to drill them with the word RESPECT.
Thanks to all who do their part to keep OUR accesses/environment clean. :thumbsup:--KP @)
Well said KP! :thumbsup:
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this says it all ;)
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HT ? ;D
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wow good one stormy............. :P i will see you from 4 miles a way from the fish again. lol to you................... .....f- stick ;) word to the wise. dont piss off certain people in the off season because later you will regret it........... ;)
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wow good one stormy............. :P i will see you from 4 miles a way from the fish again. lol to you................... .....f- stick ;) word to the wise. dont piss off certain people in the off season because later you will regret it........... ;)
Wow....
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this says it all ;)
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Lol ;)2 :clap: :clap:
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Ok I am curious about this Wilcraft. Has anyone seen this or heard of it. Its actually pretty cool as it can be used for every season for an outdoorsman. I heard that someone here just ordered one and was curious as to what they cost being I just dished out 7g's on a new wheeler which is a lot heavier that the Wilcraft. Any info would be great thanks
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Hey gizmo, got mine two years ago and like everyone else hope to be out there soon again. I fish Oneida exclusively so if you fish Oneida good chance you'll see me. There will be another one on Oneida a few times this winter. "Eiderz" from CT. just got one and is planning a few trips to the lake. Love mine and be happy to show to anyone and answer any questions.
My Vice Is Ice !!
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well here is my take on Lewis point I wouldn't blame them for closing it , where do I start , they tore down the caution tape and drove on the lawn and made a mess of the lawn and there was overnight camping and there is a sign that says no over night camping , I picked up lots of garbage and one morning I picked up some drug paraphernalia now it may not sound like a big deal ,but we are not the ones that have to fix things in the spring , but I'm only one trash picker there, I'm sure there were others , I only used it till I could run from the north shore to south with the sled , and there was a couple of times , the actual parking area was full so I left to find another access , August West is a little more in the know on the parking situation
I agree with you 100% Filet...I am surprised that it is not closed already for this ice season. The amount of trash,...papers, pizza boxes,cans, bottles and leftover dead bait i saw and some I picked up, made me mad and upset.Guy's taking short cuts through the off limits taped off areas,... right through the seasonal camper trailers yards and driveway's with atv's ,snowmobiles and on foot. I hope It is open this year...and the slobs from last year get the message, and obey the rules and keep the area clean.Good luck to everyone this ice season...and stay safe.
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There's a little word that most of us had drilled into us as children...RESPECT!! Goes a long way....unfortunatley, some didn't get that word drilled into them. Those are the ones that we have to clean up after to keep access areas open for OUR use. Seems as though that Mommy doesn't follow them around to pick up after them. If I find or see someone dis-respecting something that was given for OUR use...I'll be sure to drill them with the word RESPECT.
Thanks to all who do their part to keep OUR accesses/environment clean. :thumbsup:--KP @)
Well said KP !!
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I know choo choo somethings can't be fixed , it is a nice place to come out of lets hope it stays open
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hey green thumb I've seen you out there quite often , the question I have does it have a track system or can it be raised higher when or if the snow and slush gets deep ? cool rig for sure
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I know choo choo somethings can't be fixed , it is a nice place to come out of lets hope it stays open
X2 :afro:
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Hey Filetandrelease. Most units have wheels though there is a track option. There is talk of a unit with hydraulic motors for each wheel which would make it all wheel drive. The current ones have a locking differential but not usually needed. It has actuators at both ends that raise and lower it up to 11" and I've found it works well in snow and slush up to 8". I got it stuck in a slush spot last year. All I did was lower the chassis and raise the wheels and pushed it out effortlessly with one hand. It may have worked just as well by just dropping the front and motoring with the back wheels. We"ll see. . .still learning. Stop by and see me sometime. Happy to show you.
My Vice Is Ice !!
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Ok I am curious about this Wilcraft. Has anyone seen this or heard of it. Its actually pretty cool as it can be used for every season for an outdoorsman. I heard that someone here just ordered one and was curious as to what they cost being I just dished out 7g's on a new wheeler which is a lot heavier that the Wilcraft. Any info would be great thanks
I just got mine a month ago, it's a pretty neat rig. It actually weighs just about the same as my Kawasaki 650, 620 lbs although it seems lighter, a friend and I carried it across the yard just to see if we could get it unstuck. The machine with a heavy duty tent is about 12.5K, plus shipping.
I got mine in part because I live on the coast in the land of thin ice, but also because I make several trips to Oneida each year. My ATV seems to seek out pressure cracks and gas holes, I haven't been in one yet and hope to keep it that way. We tried it on 1" a week or so ago, it will stay on top until you hit a slightly thinner spot, and it easily crawls back out when it does break through. Based on the 1" test I would suggest that it is reasonable to use it on 2.5-3" of good black ice to account for the thin spots. If you're interested pictures are on the CT board under "Adventures of Calamity Bob", this was the first time the machine was on the ice.
I defer to Green Thumb for the snow/slush experience on Oneida since I have none in the Wilcraft.
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thanks green thumb and eiderz and KP
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well here is my take on Lewis point I wouldn't blame them for closing it , where do I start , they tore down the caution tape and drove on the lawn and made a mess of the lawn and there was overnight camping and there is a sign that says no over night camping , I picked up lots of garbage and one morning I picked up some drug paraphernalia now it may not sound like a big deal ,but we are not the ones that have to fix things in the spring , but I'm only one trash picker there, I'm sure there were others , I only used it till I could run from the north shore to south with the sled , and there was a couple of times , the actual parking area was full so I left to find another access , August West is a little more in the know on the parking situation
I'm with you buddy........That place was an absolute disgrace! I told one butt wipe to stay off the lawn, and stick to the path, thats why there is tape posting private property, that is now on the lawn and torn down..... He said, yeah whatever, and rode off across the posted property, with about another 10 idiots following his lead. I just don't get it, you can't fix stupid I guess.
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I just got mine a month ago, it's a pretty neat rig. It actually weighs just about the same as my Kawasaki 650, 620 lbs although it seems lighter, a friend and I carried it across the yard just to see if we could get it unstuck. The machine with a heavy duty tent is about 12.5K, plus shipping.
I got mine in part because I live on the coast in the land of thin ice, but also because I make several trips to Oneida each year. My ATV seems to seek out pressure cracks and gas holes, I haven't been in one yet and hope to keep it that way. We tried it on 1" a week or so ago, it will stay on top until you hit a slightly thinner spot, and it easily crawls back out when it does break through. Based on the 1" test I would suggest that it is reasonable to use it on 2.5-3" of good black ice to account for the thin spots. If you're interested pictures are on the CT board under "Adventures of Calamity Bob", this was the first time the machine was on the ice.
I defer to Green Thumb for the snow/slush experience on Oneida since I have none in the Wilcraft.
Fredie, that would be cool if you got one of them. Just think of where you could go on Black with one of those. :P
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well here is my take on Lewis point I wouldn't blame them for closing it , where do I start , they tore down the caution tape and drove on the lawn and made a mess of the lawn and there was overnight camping and there is a sign that says no over night camping , I picked up lots of garbage and one morning I picked up some drug paraphernalia now it may not sound like a big deal ,but we are not the ones that have to fix things in the spring , but I'm only one trash picker there, I'm sure there were others , I only used it till I could run from the north shore to south with the sled , and there was a couple of times , the actual parking area was full so I left to find another access , August West is a little more in the know on the parking situation
It will be business as usual as far as parking at Lewis...like I had mentioned last year, the duration of it staying open depends on the "moron factor".
Just keep it clean and PLEASE learn how to read...if you can't follow simple directions that are clearly visible, we all lose!!! Well, not me :whistle:
AW
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thanks August for the info I new you were around here somehere ,but putting in your factor has got me worried :(
and FFP I can get in enough trouble as it is ;D
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thanks August for the info I new you were around here somehere ,but putting in your factor has got me worried :(
Don't understand what that means...
AW
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Was gonna make trip up for some duck hunting this week and was wondering if i could get a report of the lake condition as far a ice. is there any along the shore? thanks
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Don't understand what that means...
AW
knew you were around means your checking threads from time to time , your factor was [the moron factor] = meaning I'm afraid things won't be any better
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I'm shocked Lewis didn't get shut down last year not my favorite place to go but it was still nice to have the option I did run into DEC quite a few times at Lewis so hopefully they make a example out of the morons who trash the place if the catch them
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Didn't Release try using your snowmobile as a Wilcraft last year Freddie?? LOL!! :woot: :afro:
:roflmao: :roflmao: :woot: I remember that. I'll bet it was more than once. :P I know my tracked wheeler does not like water :o
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Don't tell me that You let Release run Your machine too!!!! :nono: :woot: Can't have anything nice with that RC around!! ;D
Nope - It was me. :P
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well boys I would have not gotten wet if wasn't for release setting to far back with the power screw in his lap ,and it was only waste deep went home dried out and went back out lol can't let water up to your hips kill the day and I found out a fully loaded Kenai floats ;D so an electric motor might be in my future ;)
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That's good news :afro: thank you August
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I guess I didn't fish at Lewis as much as I thought because although I saw some parking issues and picked up a few things left on the ground I didn't see the ammnt of trash and people acting foolishly as some of you did. All you can do is give people the info. the problem with today "sportsmen" is the entitlement factor and surprisingly its not age specific. The few things I did see left behind were by people my age 50plus. It just didnt seem to be something that I saw as really destructive. I didn't see anyone getting their lawn torn up but believe me I would have said something if I had. I hope it stays open but it is everyones responsibility to make it happen even if that means picking up after a few a holes haha
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Was gonna make trip up for some duck hunting this week and was wondering if i could get a report of the lake condition as far a ice. is there any along the shore? thanks
There is no ice yet but with the upcoming temps it should freeze up some bays soon.
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I have never fished out of Lewis but I may like to someday hopefully. In fact Filet and others on here know I don't make it up to fish at all as much as I would like. That being said, I would still come up and fore go my fishing to sit there and catch these idiots and take pictures or whatever to prosecute these dumb nuts. I have a low tolerance for stupidity and ignorance! You are never going to talk ethics into them...you have to make them pay. Keep that in mind AW. I'm willing to help. Some people just don't realize what a great resource we have there.
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I guess I didn't fish at Lewis as much as I thought because although I saw some parking issues and picked up a few things left on the ground I didn't see the ammnt of trash and people acting foolishly as some of you did. All you can do is give people the info. the problem with today "sportsmen" is the entitlement factor and surprisingly its not age specific. The few things I did see left behind were by people my age 50plus. It just didnt seem to be something that I saw as really destructive. I didn't see anyone getting their lawn torn up but believe me I would have said something if I had. I hope it stays open but it is everyones responsibility to make it happen even if that means picking up after a few a holes haha
Late in the season it was pretty bad. Always gets bad when places to get on the ice get limited and the daytime temps go up with no snow on the ground.
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The access will be open is all I said...let's just be responsible and be good patrons of a gift to all of us ;)
I can remember when the boat launch at Lewis was free...let's keep this one free too :icefish:
AW
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The access will be open is all I said...let's just be responsible and be good patrons of a gift to all of us ;)
I can remember when the boat launch at Lewis was free...let's keep this one free too :icefish:
AW
Thanks AW. Good to hear its gonna stay open for now. It's a great spot.
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The 7 day forecast is looking good. We should get at least a couple nights in the single digits to get the ball rolling...
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The 7 day forecast is looking good. We should get at least a couple nights in the single digits to get the ball rolling...
Just hope the wind lays down, and Snagger keeps all his snow in Altmar ;D
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Just hope the wind lays down, and Snagger keeps all his snow in Altmar ;D
Some bays were froze up on my way to work even with this wind...
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Some bays were froze up on my way to work even with this wind...
Yes, and there's a good bit of slush on the oneidalakeview cam, the water is cold. When the wind lays down, game on.
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ohhhh.... i cant wait to get back on Oneida, had a good year out there last year!
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Hey guys, I fish Oneida quite a bit for perch and 'eyes but usually stick to deep water areas. I have never been too interested in Big Bay but hear it's not just a spot for sunnies like I thought. I am thinking about trying it once we get early ice and would like to get any advice about how to fish the area. Any advice I could get would be very much appreciated! I am more than willing to share spots I usually go to on the lake, Thanks!
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Greetings all. I see the Oneida diehards are already hard at work posting. Weather forcast looking good, hopefully before the 1st of the year??
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The access will be open is all I said...let's just be responsible and be good patrons of a gift to all of us ;)
I can remember when the boat launch at Lewis was free...let's keep this one free too :icefish:
AW
I miss that launch, that was a nice place to put in.
This cold weather is looking good, can't wait to get on top!
Shane good talking to you yesterday, I think you might have something with that secret conconction you are working on.
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Late in the season it was pretty bad. Always gets bad when places to get on the ice get limited and the daytime temps go up with no snow on the ground.
I have a camp on the south shore near Lewis Point and it did get pretty busy around February. I hope people will be more careful this year.
I think things will freeze up soon. The wind is splashing a lot of water up on shore and it's freezing on the rocks. It looks cool. :-)
L
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Hey guys, I fish Oneida quite a bit for perch and 'eyes but usually stick to deep water areas. I have never been too interested in Big Bay but hear it's not just a spot for sunnies like I thought. I am thinking about trying it once we get early ice and would like to get any advice about how to fish the area. Any advice I could get would be very much appreciated! I am more than willing to share spots I usually go to on the lake, Thanks!
I fish BB a lot, and here is my take. There is 4 species of fish you can expect to catch on a regular basis; Pumpkinseed Sunfish, my fav.... Bluegill, Crappie to a lesser degree, and Bass. If you want to target Pike there are Slobs there but don't expect too much action, and use huge minnows to deter the Pickeral.... I didn't list them out of spite.... No matter what you target you will catch them from 12-20 inches. Stay away from the main lake in that area due to current and sketchy ice. Catty Jigs rule the bay, and I have tried several options, the Caty is king with spikes. Good luck bud ;)
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I too fish BB a lot. Very good. One of my favorite spots to fish for pannies. There are some absolute monster flat fish in there. I did very well out there last year when the shoreline was shot and you couldn't get out without getting waders on first to get onto the ice. Water was muddy and the crappies were hungry that week! Can't wait to get out there again this year. When it's ready to roll lets get out there DD
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Here are a few pics of last season out there
49 gills 15 crappies. Coulda limited on both that way but had to work later in the day...
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15 and 15 1/2 inchers. My biggest before the day was 14 3/4". Broke it twice that day!
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somebodies a boss :bow: :bow:
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you did well on those last year Andrew ;D
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Hey guys, I fish Oneida quite a bit for perch and 'eyes but usually stick to deep water areas. I have never been too interested in Big Bay but hear it's not just a spot for sunnies like I thought. I am thinking about trying it once we get early ice and would like to get any advice about how to fish the area. Any advice I could get would be very much appreciated! I am more than willing to share spots I usually go to on the lake, Thanks!
you don't need to share , the gills are nice and the first ice craps can be well over 12" if your lucky enough to get on them
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I will be back the 31st. Hint,hint ;D
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Thanks for the posts, I'll have to give it a try this year. Any good fishing there after dark for crappies?
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Crappie fishing always gets worse after dark :nono: :nono: :nono:
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Thanks for the posts, I'll have to give it a try this year. Any good fishing there after dark for crappies?
After dark? :woot: Bad things happen on the ice after dark :o
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After dark? :woot: Bad things happen on the ice after dark :o
This is as cliche as u can get but "the freaks come out at night" :afro:
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To be honest, for some reason I have always done better with the crappies there from first light til about 10 am...I've only tried it after dark about 5 or 6 times there but from my experience I've done better first light and the first few hrs afterwards...this is the one of the few spot this holds true to though however...
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Hey guys, I fish Oneida quite a bit for perch and 'eyes but usually stick to deep water areas. I have never been too interested in Big Bay but hear it's not just a spot for sunnies like I thought. I am thinking about trying it once we get early ice and would like to get any advice about how to fish the area. Any advice I could get would be very much appreciated! I am more than willing to share spots I usually go to on the lake, Thanks!
great place best time USUALLY first light and just before night fall ....hint make sure your truck is locked ,nothing in the back and keep a eye on your stuff on the ice !
dots has the caty jig and spikes down right!
catch your still showing of the pic of the fish i gave you???? lol
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Yessir Andy ;D Cant wait bro!!!
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It's 11* and dropping here in Constantia and it looks like we got maybe 3"-4" of snow last night. The snow this weekend is what I am worried about.
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It's 11* and dropping here in Constantia and it looks like we got maybe 3"-4" of snow last night. The snow this weekend is what I am worried about.
I'm with you reeleyz. It's 5 here and I just went out and put wood in the stove...nice and crispy! Hope the snow stays off the lake!
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The webview camera looks great, let's hope it holds!
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I've got 5 here at 7:25
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KP are you buried???? got a foot here i guess and it's colddddddd....ews reports redfield got 50 inches ...snagger you need help digging out?
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The webview camera looks great, let's hope it holds!
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Yup, looks like ice out for a mile or so.
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all good here my friend thank you yes redfield is reported to have 50 inches of the stuff
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Freddie, you all good over there for snow removal???
I will go out in a while and clean up , got the wifes car cleaned and warmed up and got her off to work now to be the house b/.'[.h LOL, it's only fair you know ,I'm treated so badly :woot:
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Lake definitely skimmed over, some spots smoky looking water. Saw in Bernhard's bay there were 2 swan that froze in the ice as they were feeding, they are sitting there with their tails stuck in the air. I was thinking one drowned and it's mate went looking for it.
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What a great sight, shes skimmed!!!!!! , minus 06 degrees here at 7am, dodged the big snow ..... picked up around 15 inches, they got hammered in redfield, 44 inches yesterday..... wonder what todays winds will do?
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Wonder if those Caty jigs would work for the specks (crappies) on Lake Monroe, Fl ??? 12 in size limit there and there some real craps in that lake..
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I've got 5 here at 7:25
I had 1 degree near Bernard's Bay on my way to Cleveland at 8:15. ;D
I saw those swans and thought it looked odd. That sucks.
It is locked all the way across in Cleveland right now.
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thats a great pic wow
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She's freezin' boys!!!
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Looking great !!!
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those are white crappies arn't they .... ????
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High winds crushed it, got to start over.
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High winds crushed it, got to start over.
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Probably a good thing with the snow coming this weekend.
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Plenty of ice in Northern PA. ;D See you guys Saturday morning at the Crackerbarrel. We will be there at 7:30 :thumbsup:
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Dang just like that ???
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Probably a good thing with the snow coming this weekend.
Hello Boys!
I totally agree 100%
Hope she stays fluid till after the weekend with 4-8" of real snow coming. Kinda feels like last year with all the wind but the water temp has to be way lower than same time last year. Won't be long now....
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Will the combination of cold temps, open water, and a couple inches of snow hitting it help it? I would think the snow would chill the top layer & maybe slush up and freeze. Or would the same situation with no snow freeze faster?
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I want a run of a week with nights in the single digits and no snow or wind. Not much to ask for is it? ;)
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Will the combination of cold temps, open water, and a couple inches of snow hitting it help it? I would think the snow would chill the top layer & maybe slush up and freeze. Or would the same situation with no snow freeze faster?
No wind and no snow + cold. Water temps are plenty cold enough already. Black ice is ideal, any thing with white is weaker. Snow on top of the ice insulates it and slows the freezing process. Also the weight forces water to the surface and makes slush.
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Plenty of ice in Northern PA. ;D See you guys Saturday morning at the Crackerbarrel. We will be there at 7:30 :thumbsup:
do you know of any specific names of bodies of water that can be ice fished ?
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The West end is still ice from Little island West. There is open water between Little and Long and out beyond Long and Wantry Islands.
It will be below zero tonight just in time for more snow.
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No wind and no snow + cold. Water temps are plenty cold enough already. Black ice is ideal, any thing with white is weaker. Snow on top of the ice insulates it and slows the freezing process. Also the weight forces water to the surface and makes slush.
I agree, let's get passed the snow and turn off the wind. :-)
The water levels seem high. I don't remember the shoreline being this high in the winter. Does this have an impact on things at all longer term? More pressure cracks, etc?
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Looking to do an over night trip out to Oneida with a few buds. Anyone know where we could crash for the night? Hotels, motels, campgrounds etc.?
Any info is greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Ska
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think the west end is still locked
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Looking to do an over night trip out to Oneida with a few buds. Anyone know where we could crash for the night? Hotels, motels, campgrounds etc.?
Any info is greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Ska
Apps bait and tackle , rooms call a head , lots of my buds stay there when they come for a couple days , Rick and Peg owners 1-315-675-8334 and I'm sure others on here might recommend some places that's just my choice and it's safe to mention my name ;D
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I'll ditto that Catch. I want enough ice to hold the 4 wheeler . Is that asking too much? ;D ;D ;D
Boggey I ran into your son Matt last night at the bowling alley. Haven't seen him in forever...
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hey reeleyz, the whole west end froze up? i was gonna try to duck hunt tomorrow am but with ice, I'm not gonna make the trip from Rochester. Any update from your post this morning would be really appreciated! Thanks
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looking at the webcam it looks like what was open and waves this morning is either locked back up or its just super calm, but the webcam says 13 mph nw winds
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I wanted another day or 2 of duck hunting as well.. I am willing to let them go if we can get good ice. Hope we can keep the snow off any ice that has formed for a few more days. But I don't think that is going to happen!! Then we will be waiting for a warm up and re freeze before we can get out there.
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Web cam location isn't locked up but chunks are floating around. Watch it for a little while and you'll notice the bergs moving. Starting though
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Drove over the 81 Bridge yesterday, west end appeared to be locked up. I've been stuck indoors doing paperwork today so I haven't seen the lake.
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hey reeleyz, the whole west end froze up? i was gonna try to duck hunt tomorrow am but with ice, I'm not gonna make the trip from Rochester. Any update from your post this morning would be really appreciated! Thanks
There was ice all the way from little Island to the 81 bridge on my way to work this morning. Not sure if it has moved since then. Most of the rest of the lake is open. Not sure about the East end.
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Thanks for the info fellas….. appreciate it!
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The lake cam is looking pretty still... hopefully winds won't pick up when the temps drop tonight! :)
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The lake cam is looking pretty still... hopefully winds won't pick up when the temps drop tonight! :)
we got a good shot of snow coming tomorrow night, that lake locks tonight, its gonna be a nightmare, hopefully the snow sinks it, or it blows off... anyone check sylvan today?, must be a crushed plate glass, slush snow mess down that way after all the west winds. long range shows rain next weekend, that should melt and re freeze this disaster that's about to unfold.
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looking at the webcam it looks like what was open and waves this morning is either locked back up or its just super calm, but the webcam says 13 mph nw winds
I did a little digging last yr, the weather info for that cam is from the Syracuse airport. not a true weather station from northshore.
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I did a little digging last yr, the weather info for that cam is from the Syracuse airport. not a true weather station from northshore.
thanks snagger for that info because I also use that cam a lot in the summer to judge fishing with my 16 footer
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Other than a couple warmer days next weekend, there is not a day above freezing..BUT.. nothing near the magical 0. If there is wind it will be a nightmare, freeze over, break up and stack up. over and over.. Need to have that wind go down and go to 0..... Be safe and don`t rush it.. There will be plenty of ice later on... BUY OR MAKE A SPUD NOW !!!!!
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Other than a couple warmer days next weekend, there is not a day above freezing..BUT.. nothing near the magical 0. If there is wind it will be a nightmare, freeze over, break up and stack up. over and over.. Need to have that wind go down and go to 0..... Be safe and don`t rush it.. There will be plenty of ice later on... BUY OR MAKE A SPUD NOW !!!!!
Great advice Oldtimer ;)
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Spud is an absolute must have for any ice fisherman !! I will be on the ice Sunday again hopefully with reports to follow ... See everyone at gander show in am
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Spud is an absolute must have for any ice fisherman !! I will be on the ice Sunday again hopefully with reports to follow ... See everyone at gander show in am
make sure you post some pics of the flat fish ;) us old ,enlightened ones like pics ;D
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make sure you post some pics of the flat fish ;) us old ,enlightened ones like pics ;D
will do although they may not be flatfish Sunday ... We got our EYES on other species ... I will be looking forward with meeting ya tommorow fillet . Never got a chance to talk during summer walleye tourney you and snagger fished .
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is anybody going to the cicero gander mtn for their ice fishing event tomorrow?
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make sure you post some pics of the flat fish ;) us old ,enlightened ones like pics ;D
Young and knowledgeable how's that filet? :bow: :bow: :bow: lol
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make sure you post some pics of the flat fish ;) us old ,enlightened ones like pics ;D
He said Flatfish :roflmao:
Too funny!!!
AW
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I took a drive down the North shore and there are patches of open water off of Cleveland and Jewel. I would guess that more of it will open up with this snow and wind coming which is probably a good thing anyway.
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Just wondering if anyone knows if big bay is safe yet? :tipup: :tipup:
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Looking at the webcam it is holding together so far and the snow is blowing off the ice too.
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Looking at the webcam it is holding together so far and the snow is blowing off the ice too.
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looking good snow has been blown off and could not see any open water from chapman area
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well had breakfast with a few members this AM at the cracker barrel , and then went to gander , nice to see several members there always good to see you guys, sorry my bud Pa. Swimmer was under the weather from a fall get healed up soon , and see ya on the ice , now today HT was very well behaved, but Wirestone did act up a little, and that was quite a rod and reel for flats you got , hope everyone got home safely , east wind blowing when I came back through at 4:30 that's good for the east end of things , but they are calling for a few inches of snow >:(
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it was good to see a bunch of the guys today and catch up Freddie. i am not sure what wired stone does for a living but he ALMOST had that waitress lying on the table. never no whats going to happen i guess ::) ::) ::) ;D was not impressed with gander once again?
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;D Breakfast always a blast. The waitress was great. lol Gander selection sucked. Good to see everyone and meet KP in person . I think I let them know at Gander Mnt. how displeased I was with there lack of any good gear . Thanks for your help DC. Only 6 of us this year. I will always try to make it . I look forward to Breakfast with you guys every year. Next year she will be under the table lol ;)
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Hi guys, have been on shanty since last year but lost my profile, had to sign up again not sure what happened? Anyway I was going to take a trip to Oneida this year (my first time) any info on good spots and what to rig up for some perch? It's the biggest lake I would have ever hard water fished and only got a couple days to get on some. Thanks for the any tips guys and best of luck to all this year!
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I will give you some helpful advice. #1 only use a hand auger. #2 bring bait (buckeyes) . #3 get a lake map and look for humps. ;)
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I wish I could have made it ...... Work got in the way as it tends to do. Gander's Ice section sucks this year to say the least, however there is a silver lining. The little guy isn't going to get priced out, and that is good I think. Stopped and checked BB today and all I can say is Blow wind Blow ..........
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Did someone say flatfish pictures?
Tank got on some ice today :whistle:
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Didnt light the world on fire but a nice morning pick with some quality fish...
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Had a great time at the Gander event today... wish they would do some more deals and sales but oh well...
Breakfast with HT, Wired-"massage"-Stone, The twins, Coach, and transducer guy, was great.
Only regret is that I didnt get to talk more with everyone at the show...
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Nice Job Tank !!!!
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Hey Drowning Dots was anyone out on big bay when you were there? I want to go tomorrow but don't want to drive an hour to find out it is not ready yet. Thanks for your reply.
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Hey Drowning Dots was anyone out on big bay when you were there? I want to go tomorrow but don't want to drive an hour to find out it is not ready yet. Thanks for your reply.
I am driving 2 hours north to fish panfish and I live 5 mins. from BB ...... Still snowing good and crap ice, I would find another spot.
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I am driving 2 hours north to fish panfish and I live 5 mins. from BB ...... Still snowing good and crap ice, I would find another spot.
me and chief are heading north as well shoot me a pm if ya wanna meet up missed ya the last time
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me and chief are heading north as well shoot me a pm if ya wanna meet up missed ya the last time
Have Andy text me, or follow the smell of Turkey Stew ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Ha ha will do
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Did someone say flatfish pictures?
Tank got on some ice today :whistle:
Didnt light the world on fire but a nice morning pick with some quality fish...
Had a great time at the Gander event today... wish they would do some more deals and sales but oh well...
Breakfast with HT, Wired-"massage"-Stone, The twins, Coach, and transducer guy, was great.
Only regret is that I didnt get to talk more with everyone at the show...
:clap: Breakfast with the members was great! Glad to see everyone made it home safely with the bad weather. I like that rod & reel combo Wiredstone! After i left the show i ran down to Mickeys tackle shop and ran into Sully and Walleyebob! Good to see everyone today and got to meet some of the other diehards! Nice Job on the flatfish Tank :thumbsup:
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I was gonna say nice to meet some of the younger members of Oneida but then I would be lying.... Great to meet all u. :nono: :nono: :nono: :thumbsup: :roflmao: :woot: :whistle:
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(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpgGwGIqccc&list=PL0F2FF285A8044D5B) :P :P :P ;D
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(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpgGwGIqccc&list=PL0F2FF285A8044D5B) :P :P :P ;D
Fillet And Release ? :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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lmao
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Wanted to make the show, wimped out because of the snow. It's over an hour for me and no fish in the equation... :-\
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I love the way they change the forecast in the middle of a snow storm. Looks like we are going to get more snow than planned. Hopefully this wind opens the lake back up and we start from scratch. It is blowing pretty good...
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had a good time catching up with some good friends and met some new ones also. always look forward to this before a hopefully long ice season. as for gander mt. they need to do something different for sure. was not impressed at all today. ???
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Fillet And Release ? :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
yes sir only one thing both of us have more hair ;D
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just checked the webcam looks like it stayed locked and the wind blew most snow off the ice, have to check when it gets a little lighter be able to see better
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I was up at Gander the night before the expo, picking up a map chip....definitely was not impressed with the selection. Nothing new and not alot to look at. I learned from a few years ago to stay away from the expo as it is nothing to really talk about. The best part of the expo is getting to meet face to face with Ice Shanty Friends. They should change it to a Ice Shanty Meet & Greet, we would have more fun.
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I can't stand GM. I only go there cause its the closest store. I wish we could get a Cabelas around here.
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I was up at Gander the night before the expo, picking up a map chip....definitely was not impressed with the selection. Nothing new and not alot to look at. I learned from a few years ago to stay away from the expo as it is nothing to really talk about. The best part of the expo is getting to meet face to face with Ice Shanty Friends. They should change it to a Ice Shanty Meet & Greet, we would have more fun.
pooch - what did you get for a chip? What unit you got? Just bought a Garmin GPSMAP 62s and a Garmin Lakes Chip. Has pretty good detail for Oneida - but not Black Lake. It's OK and it'll do for marking my "spots".
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what level of depth contours does that Garmin chip have, 1ft like navionics?
I drove by the south side yesterday, lots of open water in the middle, some areas didn't have much ice at all, maybe a few hundred yards. I was just out digging mice nests out of the sled, I put mothballs in but I think they ate them for lunch..dam 3 things. I speared one of the buggers with a stick, the other two are headed north across the mason dixon line.
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what level of depth contours does that Garmin chip have, 1ft like navionics?
Looks like 2 ft. for Oneida. Have not had long enough it to check much else.
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Being disappointed over and over at their stores I tried ordering from them online. After a few days and nothing but the initial acknowledgement of taking my order, I called and after waiting on hold.............backo rdered! The initial acknowledgement the day I ordered said the status was, "In Stock" ??? They might get them out in another week! Expect disappointment online too!
Ordered from Fish307 on Thanksgiving Day, that Saturday my order arrived.
Ordered from Cabelas same day, order arrived on Tuesday.
Ordered from Walmart and two days, my Heritage tip ups were delivered.
I've also had "clueless" help at Gander too.
I went to Bass Pro Shops in Utica, the young man there was Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, very Knowledgeable, and a member of Ice Shanty!
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pooch - what did you get for a chip? What unit you got? Just bought a Garmin GPSMAP 62s and a Garmin Lakes Chip. Has pretty good detail for Oneida - but not Black Lake. It's OK and it'll do for marking my "spots".
I had the Garmin GPS Map 6CSx and had the Garmin Lake Chip in it. It was garbage, not enough detail. It does do the job, but Navionics is way better. I got rid of both and bought a Lowrance Elite 5 and just put the Navionics chip in it. The detail is awesome as the lake for that chip is High Definition.
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I had the Garmin GPS Map 6CSx and had the Garmin Lake Chip in it. It was garbage, not enough detail. It does do the job, but Navionics is way better. I got rid of both and bought a Lowrance Elite 5 and just put the Navionics chip in it. The detail is awesome as the lake for that chip is High Definition.
The model was Map60CSx
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pooch - what did you get for a chip? What unit you got? Just bought a Garmin GPSMAP 62s and a Garmin Lakes Chip. Has pretty good detail for Oneida - but not Black Lake. It's OK and it'll do for marking my "spots".
I spent a pretty penny on the Garmin and the Lake chip just to get rid of it after 1 season. You really need a good definition map for hardwater fishing. It makes a big difference. I was playing with the Lowrance yesterday and looking at Big O.....I could see every flat, hump, dip, hole. Can't wait to get out there.
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There are a lot of open water patches on the north shore off of Cleveland and Bernard's Bay. One big one all the way from the NS to out past 119. The good news is that the snow has slushed up already.
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pooch - what did you get for a chip? What unit you got? Just bought a Garmin GPSMAP 62s and a Garmin Lakes Chip. Has pretty good detail for Oneida - but not Black Lake. It's OK and it'll do for marking my "spots".
FFP on my nav chip I have to change the map to
Wny for Oneida to get 1' contours and Eny for black lake but it is an older chip
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I spent a pretty penny on the Garmin and the Lake chip just to get rid of it after 1 season. You really need a good definition map for hardwater fishing. It makes a big difference. I was playing with the Lowrance yesterday and looking at Big O.....I could see every flat, hump, dip, hole. Can't wait to get out there.
cool beans there pooch. i really want to take a good look at what you bought this year. cant wait to catch up with you out on the ice. hard to belive its been almost another year already ??? ::) ;)
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Yep - looked at Lowrance and the NAV chip - detail on Black Lake was lousy. I can make a custom map from JPEG images and get it on the Garmin - impossible on the Lowrance. I looked long and hard. May be made a mistake but I know someone that will take this Garmin as a hand me down any day. ;) Plus I wanted a handheld. I have a Lowrance on the boat that I move to my wheeler for ice.
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cool beans there pooch. i really want to take a good look at what you bought this year. cant wait to catch up with you out on the ice. hard to belive its been almost another year already ??? ::) ;)
Can't wait, gonna get lots of ice time this year!!!!!
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sounds good. lets see how the weather pans out!
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well most of the snow blew of some open water from the wind but still way ahead of the game for this time a year saw 2 eagles getting the wounded ducks and geese that were in the ice
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I was up at Gander the night before the expo, picking up a map chip....definitely was not impressed with the selection. Nothing new and not alot to look at. I learned from a few years ago to stay away from the expo as it is nothing to really talk about. The best part of the expo is getting to meet face to face with Ice Shanty Friends. They should change it to a Ice Shanty Meet & Greet, we would have more fun.
I agree pooch. Its been awhile since I have been in GM for ice fishing supplies. I am going to try and give the little shop in Bridge port some business. I have ordered from 307 and had good results. I have had it with GM.
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I agree pooch. Its been awhile since I have been in GM for ice fishing supplies. I am going to try and give the little shop in Bridge port some business. I have ordered from 307 and had good results. I have had it with GM.
I enjoy buying from the little guys anyway, keeping it local.
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Had a good time at the show yesterday, nice to see some old friends and meet some new ones. Good to see you Freddie and get the chance to meet HT and Coach. Like many of you, I was disappointed in the lure selection at Gander but at least they provide us with a place to meet.
Freddie - thanks for the recommendation on the lures we talked about, I really appreciate it. Wet Shoes Johnny and I are taking a ride up to All Seasons tomorrow to burn a few dollars.
DC – sorry I didn’t see you at the show. Tank looks like he’s up to his old tricks.
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big bay the place to go for big gills?
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Well me and chief trekked up north yesterday and let me tell you turned into a nightmare .... Horrible weather on the way up early was the start made it there ok as we are taking the last turn in my truck I snapped my tie rod on the passenger side . In the middle of nowhere on a Sunday is hard to find anything or anyone up there to help . So what to do now screw it I said were fishing for a bit to calm down and will figure it out later. And that's just what we did jigged up a small pike and a few keeper crappie . After 1.5 hours call the tow truck and after 170 dollar town and 183 dollars to replace a tie rod and hours later we were back in business . At this point in time it's 2 pm so I figure truck should be good drive back and try to get on a evening bite . Never got on a real strong afternoon bite but we did get a few more chief had the hit hand in the afternoon . What a day sorry for the lack of pics very frustrating and expensive trip . All the more reason oneida is so nice and close ...
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag141/jakep138/D127413B-1591-4425-B293-68EB9D537F25_zpsqgljfnxj.jpg) (http://s1303.photobucket.com/user/jakep138/media/D127413B-1591-4425-B293-68EB9D537F25_zpsqgljfnxj.jpg.html)
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At least u made it home... :cookoo: :cookoo: :cookoo:
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Sorry I could not be of more help - I'm just not into the mechanical stuff any longer; don't have the tools or the power any longer. I do have phone #s though.
Sounds like a tough day Jake. Been there and done that a few times myself.
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sorry to hear of your misfortune that sucks ,at least you weren't wheeling down the road when it let go , glad all is well
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Sorry I could not be of more help - I'm just not into the mechanical stuff any longer; don't have the tools or the power any longer. I do have phone #s though.
Sounds like a tough day Jake. Been there and done that a few times myself.
Thanks again for the help we tried... Much appreciated Phil :clap:
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Thanks guys guess the crappie we did get will taste even better .
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Back at it next weekend ...
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Good info on the Garmin guys. I am leaning toward a Delorme Pn-60, it takes the navioniccs chip, but it's not cheap. Nobody local carries them though.
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Good info on the Garmin guys. I am leaning toward a Delorme Pn-60, it takes the navioniccs chip, but it's not cheap. Nobody local carries them though.
That looks like a really good option for Oneida. They do not have the high def map of Black Lake though. >:( Fishing Hotspots Map is the only one out there that I can find. Not sure what their Oneida Map looks like.
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I have the PN60...been using it for a couple of years now. The Oneida Lake map on Navionics is very detailed....contour lines down to the foot. You won't be disappointed.
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I got the Fishing Hot Spots for my Lowrance last year. It's ok for Oneida but I ended up getting the Navionics on my phone for more detail.
It was nice this past weekend on Black Lake though. At least Hot Spots had some contour. Navionics had nothing.
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That's suprising that the detail on Black Lake is poor. Navionics has several versions, I will probably go with the premium chip. My friend has a navionics chip on his boat sonar unit and it has great detail on even very small Madison Co lakes.
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That's suprising that the detail on Black Lake is poor. Navionics has several versions, I will probably go with the premium chip. My friend has a navionics chip on his boat sonar unit and it has great detail on even very small Madison Co lakes.
Well, for sure; the chips available for the bigger chart plotters are different than the handhelds. Your choice in the Delorme and NAV chip is a good one, for sure.
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Slamboney....I believe you can only use the premium chip in the PN60...that is the chip I have. Just thought I would let you know.
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Yeah. I was surprised at the lack of detail on Black Lake. I've used it on some small lakes (Leland, Moraine, Tuscarora, Hatch) and it was fine but it stinks on Delta and Black Lake.
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man that really sucks jake but at least nobody got hurt and you guys made it home @)
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Slamboney....I believe you can only use the premium chip in the PN60...that is the chip I have. Just thought I would let you know.
I have an older pn40 and it takes the premium chip as well. as you close in on the area you want to fish, zooming in closer allows you to view the 1 foot depth changes.
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What I don't understand about the navionics and black lake, is if you go to the webapp for navionice (http://www.navionics.com/en/webapp), go to black lake, and click the little sonar wave looking icon in the lower left, it shows you 1 ft depth contours in some places on the lake.. but I can't find that in the software anywhere.. Any ideas?
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What I don't understand about the navionics and black lake, is if you go to the webapp for navionice (http://www.navionics.com/en/webapp), go to black lake, and click the little sonar wave looking icon in the lower left, it shows you 1 ft depth contours in some places on the lake.. but I can't find that in the software anywhere.. Any ideas?
Well, ain't that just nice! That's as about as inaccurate a map as I've ever seen of Black Lake. Hope their other maps are better. I'm sure they are. That's a really strange web app. ???
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Just spent 15 minutes roaming Oneida with that app, I got an older 2008 chip, it was a big help for me from 2008-2011 seasons, really helped speed up the learning process on Oneida, especially once I started bumming rides and getting dropped off out away from the walking spots, its fun just walking around and trying spots on the map......the newer chips are really detailed, this one is more detailed than mine, but I've seen one a bit better.... guess its time for me too upgrade.
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Does anyone have an ice report? I figure the snow on top of the ice that I can see on the webview link is bad news, but I was looking to confirm.
We probably need to start over, right?
L
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Are people just that hard up to scratch the itch or just trying to join the polar bear club? I keep gettin calls from my buddies who dont fish as much askin me how ive been doing on oneida, been replying its unsafe. They in turn are telling guys are on big bay, sylvan, and edgewater. I mean im dyin to get out but dont want to die literally. Brass balls i guess.vi plan on maybe giving big bay a spud check sunday.
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Down here in PA. we have plenty. Even the delaware is locked up. Very early for that.
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I feel the same shimanoman.... I love fishing but I'm not trying to get hurt or die falling through the ice. I tent to wait u til the ice is deemed pretty safe until I go give it a shot
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Way to make the best of a bad situation Jake p, at least you guys got a few fish.
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my chip shows the spot dead on ;)
and snag my other chip is dead on to the app
Does your chip show anything for Black Lake? I have the Navionics premium chip (2 actually) and they are basically worthless as far as Black Lake goes. It pretty much shows little more than water and land. It is pretty accurate on the other major lakes around here, including Oneida and Ontario, but pretty much a bust for Black Lake.
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I have the app on my phone and it shows contour lines and depth for deep side of black lake but zip for the shallow end. All the other lakes are very detailed. Its strange.
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Does your chip show anything for Black Lake? I have the Navionics premium chip (2 actually) and they are basically worthless as far as Black Lake goes. It pretty much shows little more than water and land. It is pretty accurate on the other major lakes around here, including Oneida and Ontario, but pretty much a bust for Black Lake.
AS S 45 posted some good mapping others not so good but I have been fishing this lake for around 30 yrs some is from memory to chip
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my chip shows the spot dead on ;)
and snag my other chip is dead on to the app
That's cause you got it "marked" :woot: :icefish:
The best chip I've ever seen for Black Lake is the Fishing Hotspots Map for Lowrance. Got it in my BAJA 580 mounted on my wheeler. It's got Oneida on it too but I don't have any experience with it there (not much anyways).
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you will like it I think just don't bring a super cold front with you and you will be in the eyes ;)
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Just spent 15 minutes roaming Oneida with that app, I got an older 2008 chip, it was a big help for me from 2008-2011 seasons, really helped speed up the learning process on Oneida, especially once I started bumming rides and getting dropped off out away from the walking spots, its fun just walking around and trying spots on the map......the newer chips are really detailed, this one is more detailed than mine, but I've seen one a bit better.... guess its time for me too upgrade.
Your inbox is full.
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Your inbox is full.
Give him a nickel. ;D
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Give him a nickel. ;D
;D
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Just wanted to see how many posts I have... looks like my bank account.... :(
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Anyone go out from Williams Park? Thats usually the main spot I go out from to get into the perch
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Just wanted to see how many posts I have... looks like my bank account.... :(
lol tis the season
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chips, maps, gps, blah blah blah go old school drill a ton of holes till u find spots and find markings on the shore to find the spots again, old school, man before gps and detailed maps i had more lil humps and edges that no one fishednow anyone can find these spots... lol, fyi ice still in good shape only about 2in of snow on top going to give it a week before i test it
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chips, maps, gps, blah blah blah go old school drill a ton of holes till u find spots and find markings on the shore to find the spots again, old school, man before gps and detailed maps i had more lil humps and edges that no one fishednow anyone can find these spots... lol, fyi ice still in good shape only about 2in of snow on top going to give it a week before i test it
Oldschool makes me laugh. Like when someone tells me I shouldn't use a release when bow hunting. I should shoot traditional use my fingers hahaha. My comment back is you're using a compound bow how Oldschool is that. Invariably there will be another guy who says not me I use a recurve and shoot fingers so I'm reeeealy old school. So then I have to ask...did you make it yourself? Did you make your own arrows or did you buy them and glue fetching on. My point is this. If you enjoy old school or whatever you think old school is that's fine but don't tell people they shouldn't use technology. Just catch fish and do it however you enjoy doing it. Me I will take my frabill my heater my Marcum and probably still not catch enough fish but I'm having a ball so relax man its just about fun and fish. Sorry if anyone is offended just my two cents
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That's a great name "old school" lol these people know who they are.... :P :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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That's a great name "old school" lol these people know who they are.... :P :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
:bow: :bow: :bow: ;D
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Made some ice last night I bet, it's pissin cold out.
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Are you saying I could have made the post a lot shorter and just said "Cheap" instead of "Old School"? :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[
No it just gave me an idea of an appropriate name for some of the old school dudes.$$$ :afro:
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No it just gave me an idea of an appropriate name for some of the old school dudes.$$$ :afro:
easy kid ;D
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1 degree at my place this am, a little warm up to melt some snow later this week then more cold weather. Looking good.
I have done a lot of fishing by marking major structure, humps etc... in my low end GPS and done well but I got on some stuff last year that I never would have found without a map chip, now I have to have one. I am cheap but I am not missing out on good fishing.
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easy kid ;D
Lol :flex: :flex: :flex: we need ice :cookoo: :cookoo:
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give big bay a little bit longer. sully and chief just came off they said the ice heaved on them and they left. water coming up thru the holes. 3 inches but not stable . give it a little time and we will be good
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1 degree at my place this am, a little warm up to melt some snow later this week then more cold weather. Looking good.
I have done a lot of fishing by marking major structure, humps etc... in my low end GPS and done well but I got on some stuff last year that I never would have found without a map chip, now I have to have one. I am cheap but I am not missing out on good fishing.
I been telling you to get a map chip for 6 yrs. About time!!!!!
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I still don't have one, but I'm working on it. It took a mid day perch bonanza to convince me
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-5 in Parish last night, I guess I better start getting my stuff ready...
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Sounds fitting for a couple of buzzards who are looking for a team name!! ::)
lets put it out there how about coming up with a team name for King Perch and filetandrelease all free shots welcome :o
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Had to look it up, but the buzzards in the Jungle Book are : Buzzie, Ziggy, Dizzy and Flap. :)
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Hey filet and release I was at new hartford walmart today and look at the sweatshirt they had there.(http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh516/billybob851/Mobile%20Uploads/6a3f8641-cf4f-42ba-8ea1-a020b2c4b354.jpg) (http://s1249.photobucket.com/user/billybob851/media/Mobile%20Uploads/6a3f8641-cf4f-42ba-8ea1-a020b2c4b354.jpg.html)
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lets put it out there how about coming up with a team name for King Perch and filetandrelease all free shots welcome :o
"Legend and a half" ;D sorry KP :woot: :P
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Hey filet and release I was at new hartford walmart today and look at the sweatshirt they had there
love that fish ,I was givin that nik name about 21 yrs ago before that it was tumble weed,wonder why :woot:
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh190/filetandrelease/bigsalmonPB_zpsb5db0915.jpg) (http://s256.photobucket.com/user/filetandrelease/media/bigsalmonPB_zpsb5db0915.jpg.html)
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omg kp you were about 12 yrs old when that pic was taken of that winter steelhead LOL
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I'm thinking WalMart owes him royalties on every shirt sold.
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I'm thinking WalMart owes him royalties on every shirt sold.
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nope they put 2 L,s in it a patent change LOL
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TEAM King Release and Filet Perch ;D
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Hey filet and release I was at new hartford walmart today and look at the sweatshirt they had there
love that fish ,I was givin that nik name about 21 yrs ago before that it was tumble weed,wonder why :woot:
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh190/filetandrelease/bigsalmonPB_zpsb5db0915.jpg) (http://s256.photobucket.com/user/filetandrelease/media/bigsalmonPB_zpsb5db0915.jpg.html)
All that hair freaks me out everytime I see it..... :afro: :afro: :afro: :afro:
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My freezer is full of turf now its time for the surf freeze baby
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Oldschool makes me laugh. Like when someone tells me I shouldn't use a release when bow hunting. I should shoot traditional use my fingers hahaha. My comment back is you're using a compound bow how Oldschool is that. Invariably there will be another guy who says not me I use a recurve and shoot fingers so I'm reeeealy old school. So then I have to ask...did you make it yourself? Did you make your own arrows or did you buy them and glue fetching on. My point is this. If you enjoy old school or whatever you think old school is that's fine but don't tell people they shouldn't use technology. Just catch fish and do it however you enjoy doing it. Me I will take my frabill my heater my Marcum and probably still not catch enough fish but I'm having a ball so relax man its just about fun and fish. Sorry if anyone is offended just my two cents
My two cents on this. First off Boggey out fishes me every time, When the bite is on. When it's not the flashers and GPS make an average fisherman and much better fisherman. It doesn't take a genius to look at a GPS map, look for drop offs and follow and arrow to find more fish. Also the GPS units now also can bring you to structures that normally a newbie wouldn't know about. As for the flashers, I didn't bring mine today but I really forgot how much fun it is to sit there and talk and fish. Normally I'm starring at a bunch of red and yellow lines and trying to predict the bite. With that said I can pull three to one fish with a flasher then when I don't have one.
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nope they put 2 L,s in it a patent change LOL
One "L" is the French way, much classier. :-)
L
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My two cents on this. First off Boggey out fishes me every time, When the bite is on. When it's not the flashers and GPS make an average fisherman and much better fisherman. It doesn't take a genius to look at a GPS map, look for drop offs and follow and arrow to find more fish. Also the GPS units now also can bring you to structures that normally a newbie wouldn't know about. As for the flashers, I didn't bring mine today but I really forgot how much fun it is to sit there and talk and fish. Normally I'm starring at a bunch of red and yellow lines and trying to predict the bite. With that said I can pull three to one fish with a flasher then when I don't have one.
thats why most of us including me wont fish without one right. gotta roll with the changes or be left behind ::) @) ;D freddie dont have a problem talking and watching his graph. hell he even yells at the fish once in a while ::) ::) ::) ::)
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I can vouch for the talking, that's all I ever hear when I'm out there. Between Stormy and HT, there is a bunch of craziness being spoken. Very very entertaining.
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im back guys!missed u all! lost all phone numbers and just getting back online! my fishing buddies please send me your numbers again! thx see u all real soon! '\:)
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im back guys!missed u all! lost all phone numbers and just getting back online! my fishing buddies please send me your numbers again! thx see u all real soon! '\:)
about time ::) ::) ::) ::) ;)
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HT
Talk about talking to the fish, have you ever fished with Goonboy? It goes a little bit beyond talking. he cusses them out. :cookoo: :cookoo: :cookoo:
he cusses ??? glad i dont do that ??? ??? ::) :P
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I can vouch for the talking, that's all I ever hear when I'm out there. Between Stormy and HT, there is a bunch of craziness being spoken. Very very entertaining.
We do have fun don't we :woot:
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HT im on to u buddy! lol! great to hear from u!
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he cusses ??? glad i dont do that ??? ??? ::) :P
I seen the video "@$$@@"&&&?@&)))!?!&))$&&& fish ;D
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How's the ice out there boys??
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I seen the video "@$$@@"&&&?@&)))!?!&))$&&& fish ;D
you like that ;D
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you people are a crazy bunch!!!!!
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you like that ;D
Pretty awesome stuff HT :afro: :afro:
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Hey guys, I was just cleaning out my photobucket account when I found this. I forgot I had made this up.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/adkRoy/Untitled.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/adkRoy/media/Untitled.jpg.html)
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I remember that to funny
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articicejigger I talked to you last night on the phone do you need my number lol/ Now will you get a backup
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I like it!!!! @)
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After checking BB yesterday morning (not safe) with Sully I decided to fish a place closer to home. Got onto some safe ice and managed to bring home a few flats for dinner. Only could stay for 2 hrs.
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj84/chiefcatchemall/FB76B26C-1CFC-414F-AF7E-71A6413E9C3B_zpsqju3y4gx.jpg) (http://s270.photobucket.com/user/chiefcatchemall/media/FB76B26C-1CFC-414F-AF7E-71A6413E9C3B_zpsqju3y4gx.jpg.html)
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Hey filet and release I was at new hartford walmart today and look at the sweatshirt they had there
love that fish ,I was givin that nik name about 21 yrs ago before that it was tumble weed,wonder why :woot:
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh190/filetandrelease/bigsalmonPB_zpsb5db0915.jpg) (http://s256.photobucket.com/user/filetandrelease/media/bigsalmonPB_zpsb5db0915.jpg.html)
Fred, love the pic, rubber waders and all that hair.
Jiffyman/Skip
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Fred, love the pic, rubber waders and all that hair.
Jiffyman/Skip
Wow, nice..........hair.
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For a guy who catches nice fish and apparently been doing it for a long... time, he sure don't smile very much! ;D
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Did you notice the toy St.Bernard in the window? I think Release drank all the brandy!
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got out tonight for a bit....easy walking...(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u142/bhammer10_2007/IMAG1196_zps9479df92.jpg)[/URL][/img]
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Did you end up catching any after I left?
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ADK, the pict maligns HT's stature he is not nearly that tall. ;)2 ;)2
easy there POP,s
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After checking BB yesterday morning (not safe) with Sully I decided to fish a place closer to home. Got onto some safe ice and managed to bring home a few flats for dinner. Only could stay for 2 hrs.
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj84/chiefcatchemall/FB76B26C-1CFC-414F-AF7E-71A6413E9C3B_zpsqju3y4gx.jpg) (http://s270.photobucket.com/user/chiefcatchemall/media/FB76B26C-1CFC-414F-AF7E-71A6413E9C3B_zpsqju3y4gx.jpg.html)
nice jog cheif. i will be out walking on water some place soon also ;)
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Good job cheif!! thats a fine haul!!
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http://www.jibjab.com/view/9LR9_FNQSDacb9ApF5SjQQ?utm_campaign=URL+Copy&utm_content=sled_race_3&utm_medium=Share&utm_source=JibJab&cmpid=jj_url (http://www.jibjab.com/view/9LR9_FNQSDacb9ApF5SjQQ?utm_campaign=URL+Copy&utm_content=sled_race_3&utm_medium=Share&utm_source=JibJab&cmpid=jj_url)
Hey Snagger..............Y ou PA boys have got cabin fever again...lol
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and another ::) ::) ::) ::)
http://www.jibjab.com/view/qrQICY6hQ5CgllqmLSNHhA?utm_campaign=URL+Copy&utm_content=Elf_snowball_fight&utm_medium=Share&utm_source=JibJab&cmpid=jj_url (http://www.jibjab.com/view/qrQICY6hQ5CgllqmLSNHhA?utm_campaign=URL+Copy&utm_content=Elf_snowball_fight&utm_medium=Share&utm_source=JibJab&cmpid=jj_url)
really........love it lmao
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good job chief and glad you made it out hammer
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Very nice fish. Anybody else get out today?
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After checking BB yesterday morning (not safe) with Sully I decided to fish a place closer to home. Got onto some safe ice and managed to bring home a few flats for dinner. Only could stay for 2 hrs.
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj84/chiefcatchemall/FB76B26C-1CFC-414F-AF7E-71A6413E9C3B_zpsqju3y4gx.jpg) (http://s270.photobucket.com/user/chiefcatchemall/media/FB76B26C-1CFC-414F-AF7E-71A6413E9C3B_zpsqju3y4gx.jpg.html)
awesome job man
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Very nice fish. Anybody else get out today?
if they did they be tight lipped
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anyone go for a swim in big bay today ? I drove past there, and it looked like there was a broke up area just left of the access about 100yds out.
nice catch Cheif !! Sully..
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Very nice fish. Anybody else get out today?
I was out today - ;)
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I was out today - ;)
did you catch a meal ?
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did you catch a meal ?
:P Yes, I did. Brought an eye home - but not from "the spot". Been searching out the lake for some new areas. They (the eyes) got to be somewhere! Been studying maps and now that I can get out there on the wheeler - well, I can go anywhere.
You getting any ice down there? It's been pretty hush hush lately on this board. ;)
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Oh so where we were practically standing yesterday!? :o I got those fish where I told ya I was gunna try. So if you need to get out before oneida is safe give me a shout. By the way that place is an awesome stop for breakfast!!
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lets put it out there how about coming up with a team name for King Perch and filetandrelease all free shots welcome :o
Perfect Strangers :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot:
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Oh so where we were practically standing yesterday!? :o I got those fish where I told ya I was gunna try. So if you need to get out before oneida is safe give me a shout. By the way that place is an awesome stop for breakfast!!
Ooooo oooo can I guess??? Breakfast and a tie rod fixed??? Lol ;D
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Ooooo oooo can I guess??? Breakfast and a tie rod fixed??? Lol ;D
that's not nice !! Lol 400 dollar fish never tasted better .... Those fish chief are not the same trip !
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What's crazy is I would do it all over again ... Maybe without the headache this time
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Perfect Strangers :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot:
@) I like it! ;)
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that's not nice !! Lol 400 dollar fish never tasted better .... Those fish chief are not the same trip !
It was a cheap shot at best$$$ :o
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I'm a newbie on this site. Hope to get out to Oneida a few times this season.
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Nice job chief. Looks as good as BB. Glad you got 'em.
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Nice job chief. Looks as good as BB. Glad you got 'em.
Not quite as good. But close.
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Freddie - Coach - Snagger -- Where are you guys today - there must be some Oneida ice somewhere. These guys are not quiet because they are working hard! :P
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New sponsor from Oneida Lake:
http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=268266.0 (http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=268266.0)
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been there......great guy......support your local folks
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New sponsor from Oneida Lake:
http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=268266.0 (http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=268266.0)
Rob told me about it today. nice shop. he is targeting onieda pan fish, and he listens to his customers. it's nice to finally have a good bait shop that is centrally located. congrats Rob ;D ;D ;D. Sully...
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Saw two guys out just west of Dunham's this afternoon how thick is the ice. Been in California for the past month so a little out of touch.
Kevin
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Don't forget to vote for the 2013-2014 Team NY IceShanty Badge Photo Entries. Only a few hours left!! :tipup:
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New sponsor from Oneida Lake:
http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=268266.0 (http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=268266.0)
good to hear that he opened the shop. i will be stopping in to check it out. tired of going to gander mountain. that place is starting to suck worse then last year if thats possible ::) ::) ::) ???
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if they got good spikes and golden stren I'm there!!!!!
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I stopped in the other day. It's a nice little shop and I can't wait to give him my business over Gander Mountain.
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trapper I carry gold stren just ordered more 2 and 4 cause i sold out...lol had a spike issue that is no longer. my spikes are very good. getting them out of wisconsin now. fresh shipment coming in tomorrow. mousies in stock wax worms will arrive tomorrow as well. i've been busy lol
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hey guys when you stop in let me know your shanty name...
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For those of you sporting a team ny badge the voting for this years background closes at 8pm today.... a couple of photos are from your oneida diehards so make sure you vote if you have not yet here http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=263812.0 (http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=263812.0)
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hey guys when you stop in let me know your shanty name...
sorry cant expose my name out to the public ;D ;D ;D
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For those of you sporting a team ny badge the voting for this years background closes at 8pm today.... a couple of photos are from your oneida diehards so make sure you vote if you have not yet here http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=263812.0 (http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=263812.0)
who has not voted for the best picture yet. there are some great photos on there so go vote people! @)
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I got my vote in!!!!!! All nice pics though.
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Glad to hear bartel rd tackle. Very glad u opening before 9am. U got my biz$$$
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bartel you'll know it's me I'm as mouth in real life as here :roflmao: but I love fishing for panfish .....I do need some more 2# all set with jigs I make my own but I need 5 inch lazer blades and a new cover .......oh and I expect coffee and a BS session ...... oh get a step stool so HT can see what you have behind the counter
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hey guys when you stop in let me know your shanty name...
yes sir we will be stopping in as soon as we can sneak across the mason Dixon line , glad there is something on that side, sure will help out those southern boys ;) so what do we call you Mr. B.R.B.&T. :blink:
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Nice to see a new shop and thanks for being a sponsor of this board. I'm on the other end of Oneida Lake but we will be sure to stop in on one of our voyages to Big Bay. Good luck with your business.
Got my vote in but not sure if it counted since it was after 6 pm.
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what kind of minnows you got there Bartel Rd.?
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bartel you'll know it's me I'm as mouth in real life as here :roflmao: but I love fishing for panfish .....I do need some more 2# all set with jigs I make my own but I need 5 inch lazer blades and a new cover .......oh and I expect coffee and a BS session ...... oh get a step stool so HT can see what you have behind the counter
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Rob - Are you sure we can't get you to open at 5am???? ::)
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Rob great to have you aboard! We will be in to support you.
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filetandrelease's picture will be the background for Team NY..... ;D ;D ;D
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filetandrelease's picture will be the background for Team NY..... ;D ;D ;D
there ya go guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the old guy won. lmao ;D ;D
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nice job stormy!! :bow:
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Great bait shop. Great bait. Awesome service. Has all your needs for oneida lake fishing. I'll be in here often this winter. Right now I got my flats in the oven on some cream of mushroom soup and chives! Out at it again I the mornin'
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Great bait shop. Great bait. Awesome service. Has all your needs for oneida lake fishing. I'll be in here often this winter. Right now I got my flats in the oven on some cream of mushroom soup and chives! Out at it again I the mornin'
must be nice I hate work !!! Let me know ya do bud
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there ya go guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the old guy won. lmao ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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What an honor, Congrats Fred :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Congrats
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Nice fish stormy !!
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there ya go guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the old guy won. lmao ;D ;D
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great job fellet !!! ;D ;D ;D
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Nice fish stormy.
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nice job fillet beautiful pic
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in answer to the minnow question. I have fatheads...medium shiners and as of this morning pike shiners. buckeyes appear to be about 2 weeks out. i'll keep you posted. they looking to be tough to come by this winter
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Rob,
I admire you branching out on your own and breaking away from the big box stores. There was a Time I managed the tackle department for a store called Syracuse Sports. It was great work but low paying. Also difficult to get out of state buyers to listen to the needs of central NY anglers.
I'm sure you will be a big success there!
scottcny
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i remember when you where there scott. you john erikson chris kraus you had a good group of guys. and i apreciate your words....I value all my years at both gander and Dicks. it taught me alot. but simply put they went to a corporate structure and cut out the regionally relevent aspect of the fishing dept. the wife and I decided to take a shot we are thankful we had the guts. I love coming to work again and I am working very hard to build this to where it serves all the needs of the oneida lake angler.
I love the local aspect. the other day a gentleman from horseheads walked in with some tip downs he makes. they are fantastic. i took a shot bought 10 sold them in 2 days...someone on this site had a little to do with that....today he brought me 30 more. I love supporting the local manufacturers as well.
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We had a good thing going but not sustainable. It is so Important to offer the right things at the right time. This is where the big box falls short in regionally specific outdoor activities.
I miss working in the outdoor business, like you said, you love going to work again. I can't say I love my job but the pay and security are good. I admire you for taking a shot.
I will definantly stop in and check things out...If I have any money left after Christmas is over!
Scottcny
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fished big bay this a.m. got 7 gills. there's hardly any weeds where i was. tryed to find weeds in many holes with the vex. a ton of dink perch. the ice is about 4 1/2" with 1" of white ice on top. it's not going to last long with all the rain. Sully...
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Had a chance to fish yesterday...tough bite found some nice perch, but they were tight lipped.(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u142/bhammer10_2007/86dd3430-f003-42a9-ae7a-fdd56792a9ac_zps4a41aa83.jpg)[
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Had a chance to fish yesterday...tough bite found some nice perch, but they were tight lipped.(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u142/bhammer10_2007/86dd3430-f003-42a9-ae7a-fdd56792a9ac_zps4a41aa83.jpg)[
first ice perch....yummy.....goo d job
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Got out this morning. Here's what I ended up with. Thanks for those 5 gills sully!
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Nice catches guys. Still raining up there ?
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Nice catches guys. Still raining up there ?
Oh yeah.... >:( And this is only the the beginning.... >:( >:( >:(
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Gice fish. Gill on top looks like a nice slob. Keeping my fingers crossed whatever ice is out there can make it through the warm-up. Next week looks promising temperature wise. Tight lines to those who have safe ice. :tipup: :tipup:
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You are lucky hammer i am dying to get out
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What an honor, Congrats Fred :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
when I looked and saw that I almost s']/t but the congrats should go to all of the people that casted their vote for the one they liked , and they were all great pics , the wife is going to blow it up and frame it for me , and boogey I truly am honored , I do a lot of fishing but the ice is where I feel the most at home , thanks guys and gals
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:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: ;D
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Awesome Fred, your passion for the ice is 2nd to none for sure :bow: :bow: :bow:
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Woooop woooop!!!! :bow: :bow: :bow:
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Coach, just love them moving graphics you use in your posts.. Thanks for the info.
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well it does not look good on friday there was about 4in of solid black ice checked it to day no more then 3 in and its real soft dont know if its going to hold on man this seems to happen the last three yrs
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Keep the faith !! Tues. and Christmas it will tighten up good again for y'all !! To the whole gang, have a blessed Christmas and 2014. See y'all in May. JTP
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well it does not look good on friday there was about 4in of solid black ice checked it to day no more then 3 in and its real soft dont know if its going to hold on man this seems to happen the last three yrs
I checked a few north shore spots this afternoon and the ice was really soft. Some of it will blow out for sure. I think the East and West ends will hang on though.
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Finger nails crossed ;D
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Keep the faith !! Tues. and Christmas it will tighten up good again for y'all !! To the whole gang, have a blessed Christmas and 2014. See y'all in May. JTP
have a great X-Mas and a great new year
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Finger nails crossed ;D
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Looks like I won't be getting on oneida on my way up for x mass. Maybe it gets cold enough can make a pit stop on my way back to MD.
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Looks like I won't be getting on oneida on my way up for x mass. Maybe it gets cold enough can make a pit stop on my way back to MD.
Its not looking good Cody... Black Lake still might be good while you are home..
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My parents live on Chateaugay lake I know for sure that will have good ice still and many of the other northern lakes . May have to go try some new water for walleye !
Wish I could have taken Friday off from work guy I fish with down here got on the hard stuff.
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Chance to visit Bartel Rd B&T today while wife had me up in Syracuse Christmas shopping. Great folks there with good selection and better than box store pricing. Just like my favorite local Southern Tier gun shop, Rob the owner drops what he's doing to welcome you to the shop and have a chat. Knowledge and personality are both top notch. Great to have another local family owned business able to compete and offer what the locals want. Great stop, great people...will definitely pass the word and definitely be back. Thanks Rob and wife (sorry didn't get your name). See you next time I'm up.
Joe C
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nice fish you guys :clap: i ventured up north fished hyde lake an one bay on the st Lawrence it was a blast juss to get out man had alot of runners few perch where you guys getting out that has safe ice im gonna wait untill next weekend to get out looks like were in for a long season!!! :tipup: :thumbsup:
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it's still locked up on the west end. we should be back on the ice by mid week with the temps we have comming. Sully...
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it's still locked up on the west end. we should be back on the ice by mid week with the temps we have comming. Sully...
The wind doesn't look bad today and tomorrow, so I'm optimistic. Fingers crossed!
L
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just looked across the lake into big bay with my binoculars, there's people fishing ??? ??? :cookoo: :cookoo:. what are they thinking about. I was out there thursday morning, and it was getting soft then. if they have to get rescued it will cost them. hopefully not with thier lives !!! Sully...
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ice fishing in Big Bay today? some people sure have a death wish. Some one PM me when it's safe. Still looking to catch my first eye thru the ice :tipup:
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I talked to a couple of guys yesterday about 1:30ish that just came off Big Bay and they said they were on 12" of white ice.... I said Oh......ok........be safe.... :blink: :blink: :blink:
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The ice is compromised by water soaking into it, plus shes floating, with added run off, its no longer locked too the edges ........any real wind will destroy it, they had 45mph winds in the forecast for late today, but a coastal low is forming, robbing the winds from this storm, winds stay under 20mph, she'll probably make it. Christmas eve day in the teens and below zero Christmas morning should have her tightened up nicely, straight north winds wrapping around this storm will restrict the lake effect too, could be a snow free mid week. I made it out weds for 2 hours with Fred and most of the day Thursday with Fred and Stormy, ice was 2.5 to 3.5 inches and a few 4 inch spots, made it too 26 fow....I got a ton of pins and some nice jumbos, but dumped my only keeper eyes screwing around with a moonshine and some new spoons, should of stuck with raps.
We were the only guys out weds.
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Few Jumbos from weds afternoon
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I talked to a couple of guys yesterday about 1:30ish that just came off Big Bay and they said they were on 12" of white ice.... I said Oh......ok........be safe.... :blink: :blink: :blink:
Did Stanley help them with that measurement? ::)
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Had a chance to fish yesterday...tough bite found some nice perch, but they were tight lipped.(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u142/bhammer10_2007/86dd3430-f003-42a9-ae7a-fdd56792a9ac_zps4a41aa83.jpg)[
Nice high quality photo Brian.
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hey snag when did you snap that pic ? man I almost dropped a milk dud when that guy plodded all the way out and asked how thick the ice was wow and no spud , he also made the statement, I didn't bring my flasher in case I fell in I didn't want to lose it , guess his flasher was worth more that he is :cookoo:
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hey snag when did you snap that pic ? man I almost dropped a milk dud when that guy plodded all the way out and asked how thick the ice was wow and no spud , he also made the statement, I didn't bring my flasher in case I fell in I didn't want to lose it , guess his flasher was worth more that he is :cookoo:
I didn't bring my Nikon, instead I brought a small video camera that also takes just average shots too, I picked it up a couple weeks ago,... got a small tri pod from my uncle yrs ago, gonna try to video a few frenzies this yr, hard too do though, as when the fishins good no time for anything else usually but getting back down there... nice fishin with ya bud, hope too fish with ya next week before your mobile, once your mobile I don't usually see ya again til were back too walkin in march.
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I think what helped them measure shouldn't be mentioned here.......highly doubt it was a stanley........
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I think what helped them measure shouldn't be mentioned here.......highly doubt it was a stanley........
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: Bet they had to use it 4 times ;D ;D ;D
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Like SNAGGER said, they cut back the wind forecast quite a bit for tonight. We might get lucky. It is 38 here in Constantia not in the 50s.
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sold ALOT of bait to guys going to bb today. unreal
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KP & DD-
You guys know as well as I do - there will always be people out there that make us scratch our heads.
Hope they all stay safe!
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Maybe you need to get a line of PFD's going.... or did I miss them yesterday?
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BRRRR..... It's cold out here :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot:
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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well its still holding on infront of the chapman area no open water hope it holds on
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Could be good if the ice holds until the temps drop. From the sounds of the reports I'd say Oneida may be iffy Christmas Eve. Thinking I should head to Chaumont...might ruin Christmas for the family if I die Christmas Eve...then again, maybe some might have their best Christmas ever ;D.
Fished Chaumont Saturday and my friend that lives on the bay says it has not gone above freezing since our latest warm up. Never got above 28 on Saturday when I was there. 6-8 inches of ice, of which about 3-5 is crap. Where I was there was 3 inches of good ice, but I didn't get out past 17'. Typical Chaumont day, a lot of 7.5" - 8.5" fish with a few 9"+ up to 11" mixed in...very few.
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king fisher did you get to fish your back yard wed, thurs bite was slow but a few keeper eyes
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Weather looks good for making ice by the weekend. Hope to see some good reports. Gonna be a long day thursday til my workweek is done.
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No, had to work. I saw Brian was out there. Would've liked to fish with you guys but I wasn't sure about the ice, so I played it safe.
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No, had to work. I saw Brian was out there. Would've liked to fish with you guys but I wasn't sure about the ice, so I played it safe.
where we were ice was iffy and tons of pin pike, but it was ice fishing
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I caught a lot of pin pike this year late from my boat. More than I can ever recall. Have to assume that's a good sign, because there was no shortage of keeper 'eyes either.
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Rob -
Maybe you need to get a line of PFD's going.... or did I miss them yesterday?
something to think about craig...lol ;D
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Stopped at Bartel Road Bait and met some more IS'er fishermen today, Shout out to Sully and BHammer. It is always nice to put a face with a name and to grab a hand shake. I canned the trip up north today and did some river fishing. Got a few at Lock 23 and none at Phoenix. Got enough for a small platter of "Poor Man's Shrimp" w/ cocktail sauce. Yum! @) @) @) @) @) @) @) @) @)
good to finally meet you Boggy1 !! good to see you to hammer !!
there was about 30 fishermen on big bay today ???. i'm giving it a couple days. Sully...
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Hello all, just logged on for first time this year. Can't believe lake has been fishable all ready. Great week for making ice coming up. Merry Christmas to everyone and let's enjoy an over due long ice season.
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Merry Christmas chummer! Hope to meet up with you this year when I fish with Pequod!
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The web cam looked like the ice held up at least until dark. The temps are down to freezing now. Maybe it can tighten that mess back up tonight and start building before we get any big winds or snow.
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Merry Christmas chummer! Hope to meet up with you this year when I fish with Pequod!
You too, I know he is ready. He texted me from California a coupe weeks ago for ice conditions.
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The web cam looked like the ice held up at least until dark. The temps are down to freezing now. Maybe it can tighten that mess back up tonight and start building before we get any big winds or snow.
lets hope so
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I know where we will be Thursday afterwork :icefish:
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I know where we will be Thursday afterwork :icefish:
yes !!!!!!!!
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One more day of work then I'm off til Monday !
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whats the link to the web cams
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whats the link to the web cams
http://oneidalakeview.com/webcams/oneida+lake+view/first
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ty loop
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Where is that lake camera located?
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Sully,
They are talking teens possibly single digits for Christmas. Great Christmas present eh? :clap: :clap: :clap: Def Chaumont tomorrow. ;D ;D ;D
you got that right !! Sully...
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we just got a quick inch of snow here on the west end. hope we don't get any more. Sully...
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Nah it'll be fine. Went for a walk on it today east end (with a life jacket on, yeah that bad & I'm crazy as it is) with the water still on top plus the wind. It'll be good ice making conditions.
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For some reason it don't surprise me Bcons. Coming from the guy that fishes the gas holes on sandy pond ::)
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Who remembers this crack along the North Shore late season last year? It was a nasty one o get across!!!
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Where is that lake camera located?
Just east of Bernard's Bay.
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Thats a bad pressure ridge.
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It took us quite a while to find a place to cross, I remember it was a pretty large group of us riding up and down looking for that safe place to cross. We actually found a spot where we used a piece of ice that was pushed up as a ramp and we jumped the wheelers, sleds and my motorcycle across. Always an adventure..... Best thing about it was the support of everyone involved, looking out for each other. No different then we the ice broke free off the beach two or three years ago with us on it.
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8:40pm and still snowing in Cicero. Hope it doesn't keep up. Going to try Eel Bay tomorrow. Don't want to go alone to Chaumont yet and can meet up with some friends on Eel. I'm definitely not comfortable on Oneida yet either. Hopefully after this weekend.
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I know where we will be Thursday afterwork :icefish:
playing with your new toy train set ? :woot:
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i remember that crack i just put the throttle down on the sled and zipped across
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Chooo Choooo
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playing with your new toy train set ? :woot:
:woot: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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playing with your new toy train set ? :woot:
Laugh out loud!!!!!!!!!!!!! I gotcha toy train right here :o :o :o :o :o
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Choo Choo to you too !! :thumbsup: ;D
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Laugh out loud!!!!!!!!!!!!! I gotcha toy train right here :o :o :o :o :o
:woot: or maybe just the engine ;)
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:woot: or maybe just the engine ;)
Ya know I'm impressed for your age your still pretty sharp..... :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :wacko: :cookoo:
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Ya know I'm impressed for your age your still pretty sharp..... :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :wacko: :cookoo:
I need you two to take this old wore out , outta shape ,senile, has been out fishing some time ;)
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I need you two to take this old wore out , outta shape ,senile, has been out fishing some time ;)
We will follow you... ;D ;D like usual...
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Coffee on the Lani @) 80 degrees down here yesterday people walking around in long pants and jackets :cookoo: Pops seems to be on the mend .... I think having his first born waiting on him and and foot does wonders ;D And Grammy having her grandbaby here is helping her memory thing big time .
Made it down in 20 hrs non stop .....
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Glad to hear it Stormy, nothing like Family at Christmas :angel
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I wish them all well
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Enjoy your time with them Stormy..........Family and Friends is what life is all about. Merry Christmas.
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Have fun Stormy.
Got maybe an inch of snow last night in Constantia. :thumbsup:
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Have fun Stormy.
Got maybe an inch of snow last night in Constantia. :thumbsup:
Hey Bruce, hope you and your family have a great Christmas...I look forward getting together out on the ice and watch you catch fish! ;D
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;D @)
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;D @)
Merry Christmas to all, be safe, hope for good ice.
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Hey Bruce, hope you and your family have a great Christmas...I look forward getting together out on the ice and watch you catch fish! ;D
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Merry Christmas to you and your family as well!
This is gonna be your year for winter walleyes. Now that you can walk.
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Merry Xmas to you and yours Bruce. What does walking have to do with it? You drove us right to em!
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Merry Xmas to you and yours Bruce. What does walking have to do with it? You drove us right to em!
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Same to you Mr.!
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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND A SAFE, AND HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! SULLY...
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I wanna let u guys know just reading this thread makes my day everyday!!!! Merry x mas guys and god bless you and your family's!!
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I wanna let u guys know just reading this thread makes my day everyday!!!! Merry x mas guys and god bless you and your family's!!
Same to you.... I think it makes us all a little happier..... Most days :blink:
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Merry xmas to all, have a great holiday and new year, more importantly, lets get on this d*** ice.
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Hi all, new to the thread...just relocated to the area. I am itching to get out on the lake and learn it.
I have been scouring the archives and depths maps. :thumbsup:
Merry Christmas!
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you aint new . maybe new over here is all. read brother read between the lines and you will learn quick. oh pm,s are priceless @)
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you aint new . maybe new over here is all. read brother read between the lines and you will learn quick. oh pm,s are priceless @)
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And a very special Merry Christmas to our beloved HT ..... :-*
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Merry Christmas :icefish:
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Merry Christmas, see you guys out there very soon.
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wont be long pooch. i hope that they let you come home for a few. looking foward to sharing some ice with you again. weather looks good ;)
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this itch is driven me crazy man an it was just the other day i was on the ice up north wont be long at all happy holidays my friends
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Merry Christmas to all. Cold and no snow should make some great ice. Looking forward to some north shore misadventures ;D
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we've got 3" of fluffy snow, and it's still snowing on the west end. I hope it stops soon. Sully...
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Merry Christmas to all my ice brothers and wish u all safe ice in the coming days :afro:
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We got a couple inches of fresh snow here tonight. Looks like less snow to the East judging by the radar...
Merry Christmas Everyone!
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I hit the perchies pretty hard this fall on open water. I hope they are in the same place with the ice.
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Had a great day at 3 mile Bay guys. Lots of fish if a little on the small side. Threw a ton back. Used all my minnows. The ice was great. The sun was shining. The drag was effortless. Read my report on the reports page under Chaumont.. I'm going back up Thursday. Merry Christmas diehards.
JBoggey1 I was planning on going up myself on Thursday. If you want some fishing company I could meet you at
the hardware store at 0700. I plan on buying some bait from Gregg. Doug---owascolake10 .
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Merry x mas diehards !! :tipup: :tipup: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish:
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Merry Christmas everyone. I am new here....I just started ice fishing last year and am hooked....especially when we go to Oneida...what a great fishery....I spend a ton of time there fishing for bass in the spring, summer and fall....hope to be on the ice next weekend....do any of you think oneida will be safe in some areas or will we have to go to black lake?
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Merry Christmas to all reading this post! May God Bless You and Your Families Richly!
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Merry Christmas to all and to all...Safe Ice ;D
AW
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MERRY CHRISTMAS and God Bless you all...
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Merry Christmas to all and to all...Safe Ice ;D
AW
Well said ;D ;D ;D
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Merry Christmas to all
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Merry Christmas to me!!! My women is the best... Got me a GOPRO HERO3 today!!! Video coming soon :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish:
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Merry Christmas to me!!! My women is the best... Got me a GOPRO HERO3 today!!! Video coming soon :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish:
Nice!! Now ya can take video's of the grumpy old men catching fish. :P ;D
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Merry xmas to all!! Hope to see you guys on the ice soon!!! :clap: :icefish:
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Merry Christmas to me!!! My women is the best... Got me a GOPRO HERO3 today!!! Video coming soon :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish:
hey does your woman read this thread hope not ;D
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No she doesn't read at all...lol I will be doing a lot of shooting this season, even grumpy old men ::) ::) :P
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Also new on here. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas.
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sister just got me the platinum IS membership package what a sweet gift
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Saw some lucky ppl fishing out there today. Wont be long for this guy.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS to all.. Hope everyone who did not have a spud got one for Christmas.... Have fun but be safe..
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MERRY CHRISTMAS to all.. Hope everyone who did not have a spud got one for Christmas.... Have fun but be safe..
it's almost time ;D , hope you had a good X-Mas and hows the fishing ?
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mr filet hoping to get on by new years look forward to your posts and chatter will be checking in everyday thanks agian
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Mr filet hoping to get on by new years look forward to your posts and chatter will be checking in everyday thanks again
hey drop the mister ;) filet is fine i can get old enough on my own ;D , I can still remember when I was called the kid ;D, I'm going checking ice out in the am I will make a report on the little O but remember guys ice never forms evenly , spud in hand ;)
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hey guys I have a question did you ever notice how guys from NY get ignored when they try to give a little help or an opinion or is it just me, I think it's hilarious, maybe it's my bubbling personality :woot: on my part or should I let release take over ::)
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Maybe you need to use the Mister after all.
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Maybe you need to use the Mister after all.
:o yea most likely ;)
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Mister ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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The F&R is just where he needs to be...if release throws caution to the wind, it's anyone's game ::)
AW
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The F&R is just where he needs to be...if release throws caution to the wind, it's anyone's game ::)
AW
:woot: :roflmao: guess I should tell release stop trying to help out
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hey guys I have a question did you ever notice how guys from NY get ignored when they try to give a little help or an opinion or is it just me, I think it's hilarious, maybe it's my bubbling personality :woot: on my part or should I let release take over ::)
NewYorkers don't know nuthin about ice-fishing. :P You turn it over to release and they'll likely wipe NY off the map. :woot:
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hey filet. is there any safe ice on oneida yet................. ;D im from ny too....lmao ??? ;D ;)
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hey filet. is there any safe ice on oneida yet................. ;D im from ny too....lmao ??? ;D ;)
I don't know maybe I should ask other forums if we can go ;D OK I plan on checking some water out tomorrow and I will report back in the evening , just a little reminder your spud is a translater
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I don't know maybe I should ask other forums if we can go ;D ok I plan on checking some water out tomorrow and I will report back in the evening
well i only trust my local sources. end of of story ;) ;D
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Managed to get out today for first time this year. Ice is sketchy still but a great work in progress. I managed 9 perch and dumped my only chance at a eye at the hole. Was a great Xmas. Hope everyone else enjoyed there's.
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Hit the ice a few hous this afternoon and iced a mess of sunnies and a pickeral. Hopefully get out on the main lake this weekend ;D
Was good to get out, ice was a solid 3"
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Anyone have any intel on whether Marion Manor will be open tomorrow and what do they got for bait?
Thanks,
PerchEyes
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Managed to get out today for first time this year. Ice is sketchy still but a great work in progress. I managed 9 perch and dumped my only chance at a eye at the hole. Was a great Xmas. Hope everyone else enjoyed there's.
Nice! :thumbsup:
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Wont be long, temps looking good....very cold right now.
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Managed to get out today for first time this year. Ice is sketchy still but a great work in progress. I managed 9 perch and dumped my only chance at a eye at the hole. Was a great Xmas. Hope everyone else enjoyed there's.
I need Coach's Atta Boy sign ;D ;D ;D
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it's almost time ;D , hope you had a good X-Mas and hows the fishing ?
Had a good Christmas, thanks.. Just got here Wed. hope to get out next week. Specks should be hot... You should have enough ice for most places by the weekend.. Good luck....
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Managed to get out today for first time this year. Ice is sketchy still but a great work in progress. I managed 9 perch and dumped my only chance at a eye at the hole. Was a great Xmas. Hope everyone else enjoyed there's.
Where did you get out south shore way sylvan way or BB???? Trying to figure out if its gonna be safe this weekend santa got me a new shanty :thumbsup: :clap: I'm itching to go out again... pm me if anyone wants a buddy to hit the ice with deffinatley wouldn't mind good company out there ;D
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s10 headed your way soon
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Spent a couple days in Ithaca, took this cool shot last night, lake effect ice crystals off Cayuga lake ... give em hell tomorrow boys, I'll be starting mid day tomorrow and fishin Friday, Saturday somewhere down there.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/IceCrystalsoverCayugaLake_zps061bef7b.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/IceCrystalsoverCayugaLake_zps061bef7b.jpg.html)
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Spent a couple days in Ithaca, took this cool shot last night, lake effect ice crystals off Cayuga lake ... give em hell tomorrow boys, I'll be starting mid day tomorrow and fishin Friday, Saturday somewhere down there.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/IceCrystalsoverCayugaLake_zps061bef7b.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/IceCrystalsoverCayugaLake_zps061bef7b.jpg.html)
great shot Shane !! Sully...
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fellas is apps still renting out those houses this year stayed over last season and had a great time real convienent for where is was fishing and saved me an hour and a half ride in the am thanks for any info
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fellas is apps still renting out those houses this year stayed over last season and had a great time real convienent for where is was fishing and saved me an hour and a half ride in the am thanks for any info
yes they are give thema call
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got them on speed dial
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thanks filet
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Spent a couple days in Ithaca, took this cool shot last night, lake effect ice crystals off Cayuga lake ... give em hell tomorrow boys, I'll be starting mid day tomorrow and fishin Friday, Saturday somewhere down there.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/IceCrystalsoverCayugaLake_zps061bef7b.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/IceCrystalsoverCayugaLake_zps061bef7b.jpg.html)
Hey Snagger,
Did you happen to notice any significant concentrations of waterfowl in the Hogs Hole? And is the canal locked up? I'm guessing yes and yes, but it'd be great if you could confirm. Thanks.
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Just went outside and discovered another 2-3" of snow here in Cicero. Not that real light fluffy lake effect either.
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Just went outside and discovered another 2-3" of snow here in Cicero. Not that real light fluffy lake effect either.
got the same over here in muskrat. Sully...
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I'm headed to Bay of Quinte this weekend, but it looks like next weekend will be game on for Oneida! Can't wait! Good luck and be safe to whoever ventures out there this weekend.
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Happy Holidays you diehards! Saw 2 guys out from Constantia this morning near little island. Not sure how much ice they are on. First guys I have seen out in that area this year. Im gonna give it a shot somewhere in the next day or 2.
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Planning on getting out there tomorrow. Will probably be fishing the north shore. Good to hear that some people are venturing out - hope they report back with some ice conditions to help calm to nerves a little. Always a little scary getting out there on the main lake early ice.
Will report back tomorrow after my outting with update on conditions. Hope this snow dies down in the meantime.
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Spent a couple days in Ithaca, took this cool shot last night, lake effect ice crystals off Cayuga lake ... give em hell tomorrow boys, I'll be starting mid day tomorrow and fishin Friday, Saturday somewhere down there.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/IceCrystalsoverCayugaLake_zps061bef7b.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/IceCrystalsoverCayugaLake_zps061bef7b.jpg.html)
hey snagger. good damn thing fillet won the picture contest before you took that.....wow what a fantastic pic
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I got out this morning for a little while before work. I picked my way out to 26' of water. I fished for an hour and picked up a limit of eyes and one short.
I was off the north shore in Cleveland, not out of APPS though. The ice varied from 2" - 5" with a few spots where the spud went through in one shot and I had to work my way around. There is anywhere from 1" - 3" of snow on top so you cannot see where you are walking.
If you got out PLEASE USE A SPUD AND SPUD EVERY STEP!
First keeper of the year.
(http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz8/bschantz/Mobile%20Uploads/photo_zpsba7a78fd.jpg) (http://s808.photobucket.com/user/bschantz/media/Mobile%20Uploads/photo_zpsba7a78fd.jpg.html)
I got to try out a new Christmas Present (cleaning table) and it worked great.
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hey snagger. good damn thing fillet won the picture contest before you took that.....wow what a fantastic pic
Last year on Oneida, think this one would of had a chance?
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/oneidasunrise_zpsf4251424.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/oneidasunrise_zpsf4251424.jpg.html)
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Hey Snagger,
Did you happen to notice any significant concentrations of waterfowl in the Hogs Hole? And is the canal locked up? I'm guessing yes and yes, but it'd be great if you could confirm. Thanks.
Couldn't see the hogs hole from stewart park, but everything was all water on Christmas eve, even the canals, on my ride back, it was skimmed a half mile out, easily 2,000 waterfowl there.
that sucks Oneida got 3 inches of snow, we only got maybe an inch up here, sure that will change tonight.
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I like the one with the big storm with the snow lightning coming across the lake Shane...
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I got out this morning for a little while before work. I picked my way out to 26' of water. I fished for an hour and picked up a limit of eyes and one short.
I was off the north shore in Cleveland, not out of APPS though. The ice varied from 2" - 5" with a few spots where the spud went through in one shot and I had to work my way around. There is anywhere from 1" - 3" of snow on top so you cannot see where you are walking.
If you got out PLEASE USE A SPUD AND SPUD EVERY STEP!
First keeper of the year.
(http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz8/bschantz/Mobile%20Uploads/photo_zpsba7a78fd.jpg) (http://s808.photobucket.com/user/bschantz/media/Mobile%20Uploads/photo_zpsba7a78fd.jpg.html)
I got to try out a new Christmas Present (cleaning table) and it worked great.
(http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz8/bschantz/Mobile%20Uploads/photo_zpsa20968be.jpg) (http://s808.photobucket.com/user/bschantz/media/Mobile%20Uploads/photo_zpsa20968be.jpg.html)
great job man, hey were those 2 inch spots in the bays or on the hard drop? just wondering if theres still current out there on the drops. or if its left over snow ice in the near shore area. thanks.
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Anybody beem on Edgewater? usally first to freeze down there..
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great job man, hey were those 2 inch spots in the bays or on the hard drop? just wondering if theres still current out there on the drops. or if its left over snow ice in the near shore area. thanks.
There was an area about 100 hundred yards inside the first drop that it got thin. It surprised me because it all looked like the same ice. I did some tip toeing really quick. Tried a couple times to get around it and then finally went along it for a hundred yards or so and the ice got better again. It is a real mix of stuff out there, some mostly white, some mostly black, some shove ice in spots.
The water was pretty stained so I am assuming there is a decent current too.
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Nice job reeleyz, nice to see some eyes. Looks like your new board will be getting a workout this winter!
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There was an area about 100 hundred yards inside the first drop that it got thin. It surprised me because it all looked like the same ice. I did some tip toeing really quick. Tried a couple times to get around it and then finally went along it for a hundred yards or so and the ice got better again. It is a real mix of stuff out there, some mostly white, some mostly black, some shove ice in spots.
The water was pretty stained so I am assuming there is a decent current too.
Thanks man, sounds like the normal puzzle.
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Anybody beem on Edgewater? usally first to freeze down there..
Me and fred spudded that weds, got too 9 feet, spud went through so fast almost lost it, inch of snow crap at a shove line, so we moved to a different northshore location nearbye to get on, then on Thursday seen 3 different guys walk out of edgewater to 25 fow, someone was watching over them, edgewater froze in 2oo yrd sheets with small shove lines, some is thicker ice and some got air trapped in it, USE A SPUD.
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thanks snag, not looking to rush it here...was just wondering as experience tells us Edgewater usally is the first deep water spot to be good to go.
Appreciate the info!
scottcny
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Just got my first oneida northern. Hell of a fight on my little ultra light and 3lb test. I wanted to keep it but I know there isn't a ton of them in here so I put her back. Nice looking fish..
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj84/chiefcatchemall/ED0242B7-816B-4FFF-B302-DBA03C2210E6_zps4t2razzv.jpg) (http://s270.photobucket.com/user/chiefcatchemall/media/ED0242B7-816B-4FFF-B302-DBA03C2210E6_zps4t2razzv.jpg.html)
Here's what it ate...
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a Very strong lake effect squall is gonna form around 5pm today up here, the updrafts from these micro storms pull a lot of air from around them into the storm like fuel, if the squall sets up around parish, Oneida lake might receive some 20mph west winds, could blow that snow you guys got off the lake....
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a Very strong lake effect squall is gonna form around 5pm today up here, the updrafts from these micro storms pull a lot of air from around them into the storm like fuel, if the squall sets up around parish, Oneida lake might receive some 20mph west winds, could blow that snow you guys got off the lake....
We can only hope.
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Nice slime dart Chief!
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Great dinner there Bruce.
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Nice pike buddy. Any crappie or gill pictures?
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Nice limit of eyes Bruce!! Hope this snow misses us tonight and tomorrow.
Nice northern chief!
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Has anyone heard if Lewis Point is iced over?
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Good job!
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Has anyone heard if Lewis Point is iced over?
IMPOSTOR!
The whole lake is iced over. I would assume people will be hitting Lewis Point soon if there aren't a few guys out there already. I am not sure how much ice they have though.
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Has anyone heard if Lewis Point is iced over?
Out at Lewis now 2-5" pending where u walk some black some white...
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Were there a lot of people out today
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nice job on the eyes bruce. nice stink log chief ;D
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Nice Northern Chief!! :clap: :clap:
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Some promising signs, nice fish fellas ;D
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Nice job Andy and Bruce :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Come on Saturday.... Got lots of new goodies to play with :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :clap: :clap: :clap: I got the Elite 4 ice pack, St. Croix Premier28m and the 6061 to pair it with.... Not super happy with the rod, it has a rattle to it ??? and the guides don't line up all that great, may be going back...... for a fraction of the price I got the Berkley Lightning rod combo also 28m and it seems decent. I also got an 11 pound propane tank, should have gotten the 5 I think, this one is taller than I thought it was going to be. Lesson learned pay attention to the specs :-[
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Thanks DD. A friend of mine has the elite 4, it is a nice unit.
The 7 day forecast looks like some nice cold temps coming up. If we can just dodge the snow.
Not bad for the end of December!
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fished lower south bay this afternoon. 3 sunnies, and 1 slime dart. 5" of black ice. Sully...
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Thanks DD. A friend of mine has the elite 4, it is a nice unit.
The 7 day forecast looks like some nice cold temps coming up. If we can just dodge the snow.
Not bad for the end of December!
I'm excited to try it, cant beat the price..... it is the X so no chart plotting but I have a hand held so I figured WTH I don't need 2 ...3 counting my phone right ;D
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fished lower south bay this afternoon. 3 sunnies, and 1 slime dart. 5" of black ice. Sully...
that's a heck of a base ;D
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Hey DD i had a run the last 2 years with st. c rods. i broke a rod a week and was not beating on them. spooled up a new reel and hooked it up with a st. rod ran the line thru the eyes tugged on the drag which was set way to lite to land any eyes and the rod snapped 5 inches down from the tip.as much as i hate to support the big stores gander has guide series rods that i really like and have had for a while now.haven't had a st. c make it a whole season in a while
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Spent a couple days in Ithaca, took this cool shot last night, lake effect ice crystals off Cayuga lake ... give em hell tomorrow boys, I'll be starting mid day tomorrow and fishin Friday, Saturday somewhere down there.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/IceCrystalsoverCayugaLake_zps061bef7b.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/IceCrystalsoverCayugaLake_zps061bef7b.jpg.html)
WTG Shane. He just got first place on channel 9 news for this pic
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Snagger, just saw your picture won picture of the day on ch 9 news! Congrats homey
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IMPOSTOR!
The whole lake is iced over. I would assume people will be hitting Lewis Point soon if there aren't a few guys out there already. I am not sure how much ice they have though.
:woot: :woot: :woot:
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sweet pic
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Hey DD i had a run the last 2 years with st. c rods. i broke a rod a week and was not beating on them. spooled up a new reel and hooked it up with a st. rod ran the line thru the eyes tugged on the drag which was set way to lite to land any eyes and the rod snapped 5 inches down from the tip.as much as i hate to support the big stores gander has guide series rods that i really like and have had for a while now.haven't had a st. c make it a whole season in a while
I like the feel and the fast action, not at all impressed with the craftsmanship...... The reel is SWEET THO ;D ;D ;D
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Were there a lot of people out today
Probably a good 30 people when I walked on around 2pm
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nice job on the eyes reeleyz ! Awesome picture Snag !
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I fished the north east end 4-5" of ice now has 6" of snow on it grrr, I went out alone this morning crappy drive down , caught 22 eyes 17 were short, kept 3 that were 15.5 -17" 2 yellows and a white
nice job on the fish Bruce , and Chief , Apps is now open for business at 6:00 am
good job on the pic snag
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I fished the north east end 4-5" of ice now has 6" of snow on it grrr, I went out alone this morning crappy drive down , caught 22 eyes 17 were short, kept 3 that were 15.5 -17" 2 yellows and a white
nice job on the fish Bruce , and Chief , Apps is now open for business at 6:00 am
good job on the pic snag
Nice Fred :clap: :clap: :thumbsup:
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Slaughtering em
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Nice job Freddie, way to start the season.
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I got out this morning for a little while before work. I picked my way out to 26' of water. I fished for an hour and picked up a limit of eyes and one short.
I was off the north shore in Cleveland, not out of APPS though. The ice varied from 2" - 5" with a few spots where the spud went through in one shot and I had to work my way around. There is anywhere from 1" - 3" of snow on top so you cannot see where you are walking.
If you got out PLEASE USE A SPUD AND SPUD EVERY STEP!
First keeper of the year.
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I got to try out a new Christmas Present (cleaning table) and it worked great.
(http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz8/bschantz/Mobile%20Uploads/photo_zpsa20968be.jpg) (http://s808.photobucket.com/user/bschantz/media/Mobile%20Uploads/photo_zpsa20968be.jpg.html)
You are beast Bruce! Great job! I'm bigger than you I'' wait until it is 5" to 7" LOL
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Great fish! Congrats, even chief for the nasty one.
The whole east end was as snagger said about edgewater 100-200' sections which formed shoves and locked together.
South bay and lewis too. If you saw it a couple days ago you'd understand. Be careful and spud.
Last weekend on parts of south bay & lewis the pieces weren't even fused together they were rocking back and forth.
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Nice job Fred!
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Hopefully I can get up to Oneida this year for some eyes
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Nice job Filet and thanks for the intel Snagger. That fish cleaning table looks really sweet Reeleyz, I need to look into one of those. Where did you get it? Nice job on the fish too!
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Nice Job on the eyes Fredy and Bruce! :thumbsup: and that filet table does look pretty cool Reeleyz. @)
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Big thanks to all on the true ice conditions and a Great Job to all that landed fish ;)
AW
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Nice job on the fish guys, good way to start the season. Fred - thanks for the info on Apps just may be stopping there in a few hours :)
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nice job fred. sounds like a good start to your season ;)
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Nice job Filet and thanks for the intel Snagger. That fish cleaning table looks really sweet Reeleyz, I need to look into one of those. Where did you get it? Nice job on the fish too!
I think they got it from Bass Pro in Utica. The legs are long so it is about countertop height so no crouching over. The faucet hooks up to a hose and the drain is flexible and it goes into a pail.
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Nice work Bruce! Ill wait for a little more ice! I'm just a bit heavier than you ::) Headed north on Sat. Great pic Snagger! Be careful out there guys. @)
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Nice work Bruce! Ill wait for a little more ice! I'm just a bit heavier than you ::) Headed north on Sat. Great pic Snagger! Be careful out there guys. @)
;D
Should be a nice weekend, good luck!
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We'll be spending some time off the north shore this season for sure. Scott is on a mission I guess. We'll have to get together again.
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I'm headed out tomorrow, can't wait to feel the THUMP ;D ;D ;D ;D Crappies were fun, but just can't beat Oneida for eyes.....
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Crappies are a riot... Walleyes are insane! Definetly my 2 favorite species.
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Good to see you guys on the ice. I am hitting the ice down here tomorrow
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We'll be spending some time off the north shore this season for sure. Scott is on a mission I guess. We'll have to get together again.
Soon...
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Nice job Freedie! I just took a ride to apps and back and saw some guys out from the north shore.
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Nice job Freddy, that sounds like some good action.
I might poke around the south shore this weekend and see what's up. Good luck everyone. The forecast is looking good for building some ice next week! Can't wait to get out there with a machine.
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That's the way to go. Walleyes are the best.
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Hello diehards. Im going to try for the walleyes & perch up there this season, and want to make it a overnight trip. Im looking for some cheap lodging (under 100dollars would be nice). I have a price from Angler's Bay which i thought was reasonable. Gonna call Apps next. Any other places you could recommend?? Thanks in advance.
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Cinderalla Motel in Slyvan Beach
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fished big bay this morning. ended up with a limit of gills, 4 crappies, and a 12" perch. a ton of small gills. caught somewhere around 300 to get 50 keepers. no weeds to speak of. 4" of black ice. 1" of white ice on top.
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Made it out today. Fished from 7 to 2 and ended up with a limit. The only walleyes I caught all day. Two on the slender spoon and the other on a bladebait (which it absolutely smoked!!! ;D ) Also caught one dink perch. Ice varies greatly from spot to spot. Bring a spud if you go and use your head. There were a few guys out there who I thought would take a swim before the day was done but, nobody fell in from what I could see. Conditions should improve after next week. Be Careful and STAY ON TOP!!!
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Nice catch!
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Nice eyes. Bet its packed on the lake tomorrow.
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not sure i'd make that bet.... ;)
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yeah craig definatly don't take that bet. its gonna look like roseamond gifford
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Fished north shore today. Ice varied from 2-5". Some all black. Some almost all white. Some half and half. The ice varies to say the least. Caught 23 dink eyes and a perch. Managed to take home 2 that were 20" ers. Tough day out there for me to try and find the legal ones. Guess that's why they call it fishing and not catching. Stay safe out there.
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I checked the ice in front of my place this evening. It was anywhere from 2-3 where I was. Gonna try to get out this weekend. Saw guys out towards constantia and towards Cleveland. Stay safe out there boys
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How would I know that? ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) It is not nice to make your buddy beg. I got feelings you know? :unsure: :unsure: :unsure: :unsure:
I would never knowingly hurt your feelings bud >:D >:D >:D Understand YOU sir are retired... I on the other hand have been working m hands to the bone :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Crossed over the mason Dixie line today with freddy, lots of fish on the screen all day, but like prying a paint lip open to get them too bite, I ended up with 8 eyes on the ice ......4 keepers, and 4 just short..... fished 8 am to 130pm... Ice is 4 inches near shore and 2 inches out deeper, stopped at 20 fow, spud kept going threw.
Freds big 24 incher he let go
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My limit
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Crossed over the mason Dixie line today with freddy, lots of fish on the screen all day, but like prying a paint lip open to get them too bite, I ended up with 8 eyes on the ice ......4 keepers, and 4 just short..... fished 8 am to 130pm... Ice is 4 inches near shore and 2 inches out deeper, stopped at 20 fow, spud kept going threw.
Freds big 24 incher he let go
Nice job guys!! :clap: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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nice job guys ;)
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Fished yesterday and today. Yesterday was Lewis...1 keeper 15 " eye...lots of eyes under me but got there late. Ice varied in thickness. Some white on top of black and some all black. Drag was tough .
Todays events produced 25 slob female perch with a couple jacks. My Dad and Nephew managed 15 slob perch . All the perch ranged 10-12 inchers...couple 13. Did throw back lots of 8 inchers Used the old stand by "1/8 ounce gold kastmaster" tipped with spikes did the trick with the help of some tip downs. Perch were attacking the bait all day. 4 inches solid Black ice
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real nice looking perch man. good job ;)
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Nice fish. Good way to get the season started off
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had a great day with the snag as always, slow start they were mud monsters for sure and sat till 10:00 till they were interested, they were very moody , it took a little charming , and what nice fish , we quit a 1:30 i had 12 eyes with 10 keepers from 17.5 - 24" thanks for the pic Shane , that new camera is so small and does great pics , better than banging around your nice one ,hope your back feels better in the morn , great job MM on the perch
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Hope too find half that many big perch tomorrow at my next stop, nice job minetoman!!!!!!.... of course after some wally action I hope.
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Got out yesterday for a few hrs and then again this morning. Both times on the south shore. Kept 2 yesterday and 2 more today. Lot of marks but tough to get them to bite. I wish I could look over Filet's shoulder for a while to see what he does. Todays fish were nice 21 and 23 inches. I should have put the 23 back but it's the biggest walleye I've ever caught. Sorry, I kept it. I'll put the next one back. Met Filet and "Jig Head" ? in the parking lot. Filet, I've gotta make one of those sled's like you have. Back out again maybe Sunday, Monday and Wed's. Good Luck everyone, Stay safe,
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Thanks to everyone for commending my efforts. First ice is always best. I truly appreciate all your photo's and updates. You guys know who you are. Its not a passion, rather an obsession.
See ya soon on the ice..
Eddie
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Nice fish guys!!
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oh forgot, you can hear everything when on the ice, well I heard many people complaining about bait dying, apps in Cleveland now has buckeyes, opens at 6am..... ;D
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Nice job guys!
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Nice fish !
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Got out today. Got my first eye, one perch, and DD fav a bourbit.
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Nice fish fellas and that's a dandy filet!!! :afro:
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Does Marion Manor have buckeyes....
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No Buckeyes at Marion as of this morning. I think he said delivery Saturday, Try Hometown Bait if you're coming from the east or, make the trip to App's up in Cleveland.
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Nice great start to the season !!!
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I vote APP'S
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I like to keep my money with all the locals such as Rick at Apps, and Marion Manor, and all the other shops around the lake....
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Good job to all that got out and had fun...Freddy, I love the way you let the Big Girls go...I bet you didn't do that in High School :whistle:
I never mess with the Big Girls, they taste bad :roflmao: :woot:
AW
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Good job to all that got out and had fun...Freddy, I love the way you let the Big Girls go...I bet you didn't do that in High School :whistle:
I never mess with the Big ones, they taste bad :roflmao: :woot:
AW
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :woot:
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They should block this site at work, i laugh to hard at you fellers!!! Nice job on the eyes boys. Im tempted to make the 3 hour trip sunday morning solo. I will be fishing blind though with no idea were to go lol.
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Support the local bait shops on Oneida Lake, they have great bait and advice!
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Hey guys I just want to clear up a few things with the season really getting going and the early rumors starting to fly.
First I want to say there is no ill will towards Ric or Apps. Rick and Apps are an institution on Oneida Lake and I respect Rick and Peggy for all they have done for the sport and the Lake Community we very much appreciate their efforts.
Second ..... We have no Buckeyes as of yet ....So if buckeyes were dying on the ice they were not from us as there is only one shop that has them currently. The Buckeyes all come from the same supplier ...So all this store has better bait then that store is a fallacy, it is all the same bait .
Now how that bait is cared for once received is a different story and will will strive to sell the healthiest bait possible.
Apps is Iconic ... Bartel Road wants to offer the best gear possible along with the traditional bait and tackle ... So we ask let's not start a problem where non exists. Oneida Lake is big enough for two great Bait Shops to exist.
Have a great weekend and be safe.
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Great pictures guys, and thanks for all the stories of early success . I can hear the joy in your posts. I on the other hand am back at work and will half to wait awhile to get to Oneida, but keep the posts coming as it is a joy to live thru your eyes.
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awesome job on the fish guys, and that's a sweet walleye filet
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Never mentioned any bait shops Rob, as I don't know where people get bait, just spreading the word Apps is open with his super buckeyes, hope you have a great season.
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What time is the Marion Manor open
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Got out yesterday for a few hrs and then again this morning. Both times on the south shore. Kept 2 yesterday and 2 more today. Lot of marks but tough to get them to bite. I wish I could look over Filet's shoulder for a while to see what he does. Todays fish were nice 21 and 23 inches. I should have put the 23 back but it's the biggest walleye I've ever caught. Sorry, I kept it. I'll put the next one back. Met Filet and "Jig Head" ? in the parking lot. Filet, I've gotta make one of those sled's like you have. Back out again maybe Sunday, Monday and Wed's. Good Luck everyone, Stay safe,
hey a 23" is a great fish for Oneida don't be sorry you kept it ,but before you eat it get a pic , ;)
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Everyone be safe out there today. That lake is not ready for wandering around...
Its not icefishing or Oneida but Tank and I got some nice eyes yesterday with the boat. Was actually colder than icefishing - had the heater to warm our hands but no fish trap to turn into a Freddie Sauna...
Kept some 17-22inchers and released this 27...
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Jr thinks they are awesome! ;D
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For a guy that doesn't have the "heart" for the early ice, you guys are awesome! Thanks for sharing! :thumbsup:
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Nice to see everyone catching some real nice eyes early season, keep the pics coming. Be safe out there!!!!
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With regard to the Buckeyes dying while out on the ice. I believe it has more to do with the water and temperature the bait shop keeps them in. At Apps, I believe they circulate water from Oneida Lake. The water is cold. Other bait shops keep the water warm (about room temp) so when you take the Buckeyes outside they eventually get cold. The shock of going from warm to cold kills off the buckeyes. The Buckeyes from Apps are already in that cold Oneida Lake water so they do not go through thermal shock, they remain lively and hardy. Just my two cents.
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fishin mission. you are correct about temp. right now my tanks are at 43 degrees. I have a freezer unit i will be using when i get buckeyes in...that way it will keep the temp at or near freezing..in an optimum situation you want a slight skim on the surface of the tank. emeralds are fragile to begin with and over the years i've seen more die from temperature disparity than anything else.
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Any word on Lewis Pt ice being safe??
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i have personally not been there. however several dozen people this morning said they where either there or knew people that where and they are saying it is safe....that being said. always err on the side of caution and don't take chances.
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I saw a post from Toxic Fisher several days ago saying 2-5 inches at Lewis. Not sure if it is accurate, but it sounds plausible.
Look for the post on page 45 from Dec 26th I believe.
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My brother is out there right now same conditions 2-5 use a spud a lot!!!
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great advice toxic. I got in a shipment of ht breakdown spuds yesterday already sold a couple. While I'm at it i just wanna through out there that alot of open wather anglers use self inflating lifevests. they are lightweight and can be worn without hindering movement. thats an underused piece of safty equiptment on the ice.
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NICE FISH GUYS! I was wondering if some one could help me out. I'm not familiar with Oneida where do u get on the ice to fish Lewis point
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NICE FISH GUYS! I was wondering if some one could help me out. I'm not familiar with Oneida where do u get on the ice to fish Lewis point
Lewis Point Road. There is a designated parking area for fisherman. The lot fills up QUICK so if you plan on fishing that area get there semi early. There were several issues last year at the point so please respect property owners when getting on and off the ice.
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How is the ice of Lewis point I've herd 2-5.... 4-5 solid ice i hoping to get out but this little weather warm up is making me second guess ?
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o....m....g......Here we go again....... ::)
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LEWIS POINT At least a dozen people out there around noon-more earlier. I could see them the beach.
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That last post on lewis[dozen people at noon ] was friday sorry
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just spent an hr walking around big bay. talked to shaun that owns the parking lot....he had 97 paid cars there when i was. I'd estimate 150-200 people on the ice. i personally cut several holes. i found anywhere from 3 inches of straight black ice to 5 inches with 3 inches of white ice on top. there was no noise no popping. saw alot of fish being caught. some nice most small. One guy we sold bait to this morning had a nice pile of gills and 5 of the biggest pick's I've ever seen.
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Any word on Lewis Pt ice being safe??
I was there at 8 AM this morning. Both parking areas were full and I'd estimate that there were over 150 people out there...
Most in a tight group on the first drop off.
Chapmans park had about 60 people out there.
Edgewater had about 50 people out about 1/2 mile, A dozen or so out of Jewell, One guy out from Colemans, Nobody at Godfrey Pt. The ice is real sketchy there out from the launch. Lots of pack ice and wet spots.
Nobody out of Apps/ One guy sitting just inside of Willard Island at Bernhards bay, a dozen or so out of Tripps / Spruce Grove, nobody at Taft Bay, 20 or so people out of Constantia, and your typical Big Bay weekend zoo ! Over 200 people out there when I was there.
This thaw will smooth things out nicely and refreeze everything nice and tight !
Probably be "creepers necessary" ice next week.
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Lewis Point Ice ? Snagger's post on 12/27 is all you need to know.
Fished Edgewater early this morning, 22' ice ok but still need to be careful. Iced 7 eyes but none bigger than 12" and one keeper yellow. Marked quite a few fish but really had to work to make them commit. Even when they did not much of a hit, just felt some weight. Left early to do some scouting for tomorrow. A number of people I know fishing different areas reported only pin pike and no keepers.
Congrats on some really nice fish guys.
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Good job to all that got out and had fun...Freddy, I love the way you let the Big Girls go...I bet you didn't do that in High School :whistle:
I never mess with the Big Girls, they taste bad :roflmao: :woot:
AW
you kill me AW :woot:
nice fish DC & tank , propane is pretty cheap I can't nap cold ;)
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Just got back from Lewis Pt. A TON of people out there today and it took its toll on the ice. On my walk back in around 13:00 I decided to follow a worn path and not spud. Around the 18' mark on the break I heard cracking. Tried to get across quick but my right leg ended up going thru. I got lucky and hopped to safer ice but beware. It is dangerous.
I warned everyone I saw but would be surprised if nobody goes thru this evening.
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Saw 4 sleds off Jewell pretty far out. Not enough ice for that right now....be safe ice is spotty
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first time looking to go to Oneida any suggestions on places to go thanks
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fished big bay this afternoon. discusting to say the least !!! >:( >:( >:(. I wiil not be going back there any time soon !! between the trash everywhere, pickreral, and northerns, and bags of fish guts all over the ice. not to mention 100's of small gills evrywhere !!!
thier gonna need a trash truck to pick up the mess left by irresponsible fishermen. they will be the first ones to complain when the access is shut down !!! Sully...
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Does the Bartel Bait have any Buckeyes? If so what time do they open this Sunday?
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fished big bay this afternoon. discusting to say the least !!! >:( >:( >:(. I wiil not be going back there any time soon !! between the trash everywhere, pickreral, and northerns, and bags of fish guts all over the ice. not to mention 100's of small gills evrywhere !!!
thier gonna need a trash truck to pick up the mess left by irresponsible fishermen. they will be the first ones to complain when the access is shut down !!! Sully...
Yup. I fished it last year and it was the same way!! I will not be fishing out there again either.
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Fished the North Shore with Snagger, HT, Adam and his Pops, the F&R twins.... But truth be told I think Release slept in because I didn't hear any cussing and it was a tough bite to say the least. Fun day however humbling for my part. 0 keeper eyes but 8 good perch including a nice 13.75 :thumbsup: HT made my day with a huge Burbot and plenty of jokes at my expense.... See I forgot my auger :-[ :wacko: :wacko: :wacko: Decent ice but a lot of spots where the spud went thru with 1 or 2 whacks. Dumped a ton of fish at the end of the day so lets hope I got it out of the way ::) ::) Great to be on Oneida again :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Fished today with my buddy Eric. It was pretty slow. I ended up squeaking out a limit of eyes and a couple shorts. We put on a lot of miles searching and we did not mark many fish. The ice on the East end of Bernard's Bay was 2.5" and the ice in front of the condos out near the first drop and beyond was not good. There were several spots where the spud went through in 1 shot. Some wicked shove ice /slush near the winter bar, unfishable it was so thick. The snow settled down a lot today. It was a great day to be on the ice!!!
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Sorry to hear about the conditions at Big Bay but unfortunately not surprising. Today walking off at Edgewater I picked up two Styrofoam coffee cups about 100 feet from the road. Apparently it was too much of an effort to toss them onto their sleds rather than on the ice ???.
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it happens everywhere.....coming off chapman park some jerk dumped his fish guts right next to the pier.....nice job a$$ ****.......nice start to the season other than that.....be careful on the ice...3.5-4" good ice but still use caution as it varies in spots....descent fishing
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Hit Lewis late this afternoon, it was great to be on the ice. Got 2 keepers up and dumped 1 at the hole, otherwise it was slow. Ice varied, be careful.
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YO finally getting a change to start reading tru you guys are busy already, got my gear out today didn't make it to get any bait but took a short walk out from the house with my little man and made a snowman out there. ill be heading out tomorrow morning for sure i walked out to 20' had a good 4-5" of ice the snow on top was wet at least theirs only an inch or two should make for a good tug out.
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Hit Lewis late this afternoon, it was great to be on the ice. Got 2 keepers up and dumped 1 at the hole, otherwise it was slow. Ice varied, be careful.
nice pooch -you got a nice meal! see ya soon ;)
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Hit the Northshore with the boys, put 6 keeper eyes on the ice and a dozen perch, ....had to sort the perch, rare for Oneida... ended up keeping 5, drag was a bear mid day, little better around 4pm as the snow began too crust over, same as everyone else has said, found good 4 inch ice but also found some nasty spots, looked like someone put a leg threw in one spot......wear your life preservers and bring that spud if your trail blazing in no mans land and not on trails......
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Nice job Snagger, boy that camera takes good pics.
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Nice! Fished Eel Bay on the St Lawrence today and there were full size pickups driving on the ice! About a 1' of ice, but the top 6" is crap. Guess I'll try Oneida tomorrow. Eel Bay was not worth the gas. Lots of dinks and a few northerns.
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wear your life preservers and bring that spud if your trail blazing in no mans land and not on trails...... well said snag
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Fished the North Shore with Snagger, HT, Adam and his Pops, the F&R twins.... But truth be told I think Release slept in because I didn't hear any cussing and it was a tough bite to say the least. Fun day however humbling for my part. 0 keeper eyes but 8 good perch including a nice 13.75 :thumbsup: HT made my day with a huge Burbot and plenty of jokes at my expense.... See I forgot my auger :-[ :wacko: :wacko: :wacko: Decent ice but a lot of spots where the spud went thru with 1 or 2 whacks. Dumped a ton of fish at the end of the day so lets hope I got it out of the way ::) ::) Great to be on Oneida again :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Nice job boys, makes for a fun day when you can laugh and have entertainment.
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wear your life preservers and bring that spud if your trail blazing in no mans land and not on trails...... well said snag
That sounds familiar ........
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it was good to fish with all the guys again today. the morning for me was slow with 1 keeper eye. at 11:30am i made a move and landed on top of some feeding fish. i landed 2 more keeper eyes and 4 perch but dumped 5 nice eyes and 6 huge perch at the hole ??? ??? ??? ??? yep all lures had lots of hooks ??? ??? ::) ::) the ice is sketchy period. even i wont go until next week ;) be careful out there people :) oh ya just so stormy knows. that smaller fish is 16.04". lmfao
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Nice job boys, makes for a fun day when you can laugh and have entertainment.
Makes the whole day IMO :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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That 2nd eye on your right hand was a piggy ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Nice job SNAGGER and crew. :thumbsup:
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HT and snag nice fish guys! be safe out there
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Sight fishing dinks. Call me a simpleton, but it is addicting and fun.
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Nice job on all the Oneida eyes and perch you guy's!! drowndin dots Awesome Perch !! F&R awesome Walleye !!I'm still waiting for a little better ice conditions up there.But in the meantime...
The rain and high water last week flushed out the river ice....so the Big D river shoreline walleye bite is on again down here !!...all artificials, plugs and jigs. (none as big as yours Tank, great fish)
These rivers, ponds and lakes down here are fun...but Oneida is way more fun in winter for me.
See y'all on Oneida soon !!! can't wait!!!
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DD jboggy could use some tips on how to catch dink perch ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Great fish Snag and HT.... Way to go...
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Nice fish everyone...I am jealous, been doing lots of family time with not one Ice trip yet...took my kids to a swim meet down at Whitney Point, I should have brought my auger and a rod in between events...
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Nice looking eyes H T and Snagger !!
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well guys I guess the ice season has started right out of the gate this morning I stopped and picked up my first propane bottle that was marking a hole Christ can't these guys grab a stick of the shore line , wish I could have stayed but family things this after noon good job dd, HT, and the snag
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Great job guys :thumbsup:
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Nice fish everyone...I am jealous, been doing lots of family time with not one Ice trip yet...took my kids to a swim meet down at Whitney Point, I should have brought my auger and a rod in between events...
You'll get plenty of ice trips in this season Hunt, it looks like it's going to be a long ice season.... Anyway,Family time is the best time.... the heck with the auger and rod ,you should have brought your shorts and swam a few laps !!...would feel great this time of year i bet !
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Looks like a great weekend out there.
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fished big bay this afternoon. discusting to say the least !!! >:( >:( >:(. I wiil not be going back there any time soon !! between the trash everywhere, pickreral, and northerns, and bags of fish guts all over the ice. not to mention 100's of small gills evrywhere !!!
thier gonna need a trash truck to pick up the mess left by irresponsible fishermen. they will be the first ones to complain when the access is shut down !!! Sully...
Makes me mad seeing and hearing this kind of stuff. If you are not going to keep the fish, put it back down the hole ...how hard is that .Man , those small gills they wasted could be next years nice gills.. It is a total waste of the resource.And ANY trash left on the ice, or shore, or parking lot is inexcusable. Sorry you had to witness that mess out there Sully, especially after postin such great reports about that awesome bay these last few weeks. I don't know where these guy's come from, or how they were brought up...makes you wonder.
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I made it out late morning for a hour. 2 small perch, a bourbit, and a 23 inch eye. Went back out at 3:30 landed one keeper eye dumping 3 at the hole and another bourbit. Do it all again in the a.m.. ice varied from 3 to 5". Only went out to 20 fow. I have hopes on awesome ice next weekend to get where I really want to go.
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Great catches everyone!! Love the pictures and thanks for the updates on the ice conditions........
Very sad that along with the great fishing pictures there has to be stories of so called ice fisher"men" leaving trash all over the place......
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Saw 4 sleds off Jewell pretty far out. Not enough ice for that right now....be safe ice is spotty
Fished the drop off here Friday 4 to 5 in hardly any of it was black, buddy went out a little farther and said it was sketchy. No way i would take a sled out there.
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so i get the issue with trash and fish being tossed on the ice and waisted , ie small sunnys , pickeral northerns makes me angry to0.,,, but fish guts ? the gulls, fox, crows ,eagles and what evere else cleans them up pretty quick and i figure instead of tossing them in the trash let the scavengers have a free meal. just my opion i probly wouldnt dump them in a heavily fished area like chapman close to shore.
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Tried north bay this morning, had 4 inches of black ice at 24foW. Thats as far as I Wanted to venture, Managed one keeper eye and 9 perch.. Tons of short eyes.. ??? Fun day all in all... NeW spot tomorroW.. Tight lines,, BE SAFE!
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so i get the issue with trash and fish being tossed on the ice and waisted , ie small sunnys , pickeral northerns makes me angry to0.,,, but fish guts ? the gulls, fox, crows ,eagles and what evere else cleans them up pretty quick and i figure instead of tossing them in the trash let the scavengers have a free meal. just my opion i probly wouldnt dump them in a heavily fished area like chapman close to shore.
dumped right on the east side of the pier.....disturbing
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Nice job on the eyes HT and Snagger :thumbsup:
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Great job guys :thumbsup:
So good to see the boy's having fun..
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Great fish fellas. Was hoping to make it down tmrw family obligations aren't gunna allow it.
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Fished BB this morning til noon. Ended up keeping 20 nice gills and 3 slab crappie. I won't be going there on the weekends ever again. What a joke. People are slobs. Will probably fish the main lake next weekend.
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Chief I also was in the zoo they called big bay lol, never seen so many cars there before 7:30 fished with a buddy and we managed 70 or so keeper gills 20 or so slobs and a bunch if mediums mixed in. 3 crappies, 1 pickeral broke two off at the hole, one was very large. 2 large mouth bass, one being a pretty nice one and one nice jack perch. Weather was awesome but I think I might venture to some deeper water. But not owning a spud is sketchy at best right now, will just have to use well traveled path and cut holes one in a while walking out .. tight lines guys check back 2maro nite
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Nice job on the gills and craps Chief and Angler. My buddy and I thought about Big Bay for an instant and thought otherwise. As much as we like icefishing, witnessing what goes on at that place ruins the outing. Too bad that place is a such a zoo, a lot of quality fish are in that area. We don't fish it that much since we are on the other end of Oneida but I think we will try it during the week sometime; if I see you out there I'll stop by and say hello.
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Nice Job HT, Snagger and Drownin dots...it appears you had to work em a tad. I fished the south side again yesterday 7-10 am and managed a single 20 inch walleye with many 8-9 inch jack perch...couple 11-12. The females were not as plentiful. What got me was the stomach contents of the perch. I think it was zebra mussels mixed in with 1/8 inch worms. The contents were very hard...kinda like a gravel in a birds crop...I did not have my eye glasses to really get a good peek.
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Nice fish Snagger , the only ice I touch was in my drinks at christmas :)
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Nice Job HT, Snagger and Drownin dots...it appears you had to work em a tad. I fished the south side again yesterday 7-10 am and managed a single 20 inch walleye with many 8-9 inch jack perch...couple 11-12. The females were not as plentiful. What got me was the stomach contents of the perch. I think it was zebra mussels mixed in with 1/8 inch worms. The contents were very hard...kinda like a gravel in a birds crop...I did not have my eye glasses to really get a good peek.
those perch are rooting the bottom for fresh water shrimp and blood worms
i belive. i have seen even rocks in there stomach's many times. i am sure Freddie and snagger will put some imput on that ;)
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DD jboggy could use some tips on how to catch dink perch ;D ;D ;D ;D
Here we go ........ Your just scared because I have mastered my Dink Perch skills to the point where I can even muster them up on Oneida 6 feet from Adam while he is pounding jacks and Eyes :woot: :woot: :woot: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :flex: :flex:
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Ahh!!! so that's what walleyes look like. I wouldn't ever know. My fishin buds have relegated me to perch pond status. I don't get invites to go. I'm not crying or whining :( :( well, maybe a little. Hey us old guys can be fun too. I can keep up, you won't have to drag me or clean the drool of my chin. I won't post your fav spots for all the world to see. I can be trusted. I use deodorant . I don't talk all the time. Even us old guys got feelings don't you know?
Seriously. great picts, great fish my friends and I am not jealous,.... I am not jealous,.... I am not jealous...... :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Nonsense you had the invite yesterday, and you made the right decision for the right reasons ;) as for not talking all the time ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Does anyone know a good web site address for a decent map of Oneida ? I'm trying to get more familiar with the lake access points, depths and islands etc. thanks in advance.
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(http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g376/drowndindots/1505156_10202554815329865_2132255299_n_zps23e28a1a.jpg) (http://s1098.photobucket.com/user/drowndindots/media/1505156_10202554815329865_2132255299_n_zps23e28a1a.jpg.html)
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Does anyone know a good web site address for a decent map of Oneida ? I'm trying to get more familiar with the lake access points, depths and islands etc. thanks in advance.
http://www.navionics.com/en/webapp (http://www.navionics.com/en/webapp)
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Nice map. Thanks guys
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fished big bay this afternoon. discusting to say the least !!! >:( >:( >:(. I wiil not be going back there any time soon !! between the trash everywhere, pickreral, and northerns, and bags of fish guts all over the ice. not to mention 100's of small gills evrywhere !!!
thier gonna need a trash truck to pick up the mess left by irresponsible fishermen. they will be the first ones to complain when the access is shut down !!! Sully...
you know where they can put big bay??????????
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Way to go out there boys!
I'll be starting my Friday morning weekly pilgrimages starting next week, can't wait!
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Well fair to say I'll die a happy man if I never have to step foot inside a gander mountain again got screwed over on a pro series combo and just if I wasn't happy enough I was informed the NYS license system is down for TWO WEEKS!!!!! %%%"????
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Ranger Bound and I made it out this a.m.. we each managed 3 keepers before the rain a couple shorts and lost some at the hole. Good day lots of laughs. People were walking out near us no spud bar or nothing. Its warm out but not swimming warm.
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Another day on Oneida and another limit... Harder bite but still put 4 good eyes on the ice by 11am, seen the cloud deck lowering, so walked in just beating the rain, few nice fat jumbos as well. Ice gained about a 1/4 inch and was still nice and crunchy on the way in, easy drag for a change, might not get warm enough too loose the snow.
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Well fair to say I'll die a happy man if I never have to step foot inside a gander mountain again got screwed over on a pro series combo and just if I wasn't happy enough I was informed the NYS license system is down for TWO WEEKS!!!!! %%%"????
Yeah I heard about that shutdown on Xmas eve.
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Nice limits 10xr!!!!! :thumbsup:
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Nice limits guys. Hoping to get up that way Wednesday, and hoping the next 3 nights in the teens should help the ice out.
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Nice limits 10xr!!!!! :thumbsup:
You 2 shane. Hope to hit ice with you once this year
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:thumbsup: :icefish:
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Nice job snag and s10. That snow should not be an issue with this rain. We should have a few nights near zero this week, just need to dodge the lake effect.
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nice fish guys
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Great job guys ;D ;D ;D
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Nice fish Shane,hope to get out with you soon!!
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Hope this model run is wrong, 1040 milibars for next Saturday, WOW....30.70 barometer, that's absolutely sky high for January. TOUGH BITE......... 6 days out, lots of room for error... This is the GFS model, another Euro model is showing organized lake effect tues pm -thurs and not only up here.....
GFS model
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Snag your killing my dreams for next weekend. Me and the boys will be up Friday afternoon for the weekend. I gotta give Rick and Peg a call to see what's available and hopefully with the temps coming the lake makes enough ice to get out.
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nice fish today guys! ;)
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what a difference a day makes......did real well yesterday with the jumbos and a bonus eye.....went back to the same area today and they weren't there....2 jumbos..thats it....moved around alot to no avail
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Fished near South Bay for panfish yesterday evening. Was sightfishing in 8 fow. Ended up with a dozen gills and Sunnis and landed 3 pickerel. Could have caught about 30 stink logs but I kept reeling up my lure when I would see them trying to bite my jig. Was on about 3 1/2 to 4 inches of black ice. I'll be heading out to my walleye spots this week. Here's one of the slime darts
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Good stuff DE...
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Thanks Hunt!
Awesome fish S10 and Snag!! :afro:
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Got off the North shore with Snagger and Fred, slow bite. Ice was a good 3-4 black. Made it out to about 21ft no problem. Saw some guys way out in the middle of the lake. Ended up with 2 undersized, dumped a keeper at the hole, 1 pickerel and a dink perch. Not a very good day for me catch wise. Left the area about 1130am. Snowing real bad here in Southern Madison County right now.
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Still raining pretty good here on the north shore. Should knock the snow down on the ice just in time for more snow :(
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at least you knocked the dust off your gear pooch ;)
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well weather looks nice and cold hope to hit the lake with the sled by thursday or friday, im suprised at some of the ice reports towards the east with the varing ice thickness, but im betting my area will be a solid 6+ by thurs day.
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Decided to sleep in and not be involved it the zoo at big bay this morning, was hoping the rain would weed some fair weather fisherman out, and I was right, unfortunately it did the same to the fish. Only caught 2 slime darts, one being a pig. Took my when I buckeye wasn't looking. Look over at the hole and my rod handle is wedged in the hole !!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: landed him after a few min. Every time I look at snaggers reports make me want to move deep, but without a spud its to risky until next weekend! Good luck to everyone that fishes this week
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Managed to get out today with the younger brother. Made a couple moves before we got into them real good. Had a couple frenzies mid afternoon and was able to show the brother a few things. Managed some nice 12" yellows to add to the bucket. Ice ranged from 3-5" everywhere, most of it black. Hoping for some glare ice in the next couple days. :tipup: :tipup:
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at least you knocked the dust off your gear pooch ;)
Always fun to be out there, had good company too, wish you would've came.
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Banner day at the zoo. 10-3, 17crappies, 28gills. Countless throwbacks. Could have limited on both, but left the trap at home and had enough of being soaked. Screen was lit up when i left and i stayed away from shantytown.
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took a ride up north to henderson harbor. no fish to speak of but my intent was to try and learn my new lowrance i just bought. and i think i got it set enough to fish with now ;)
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So guess I can't fish for 2 weeks going to attempt to contact the DEC to see exactlly how long till I can get a license. I'm not so worried about the fine if i got caught without a license but I would lose it if all my gear got confiscated
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Tried the Beach today. Good Ice out to about 23'. Very slow bite for me today. Marked plenty of fish but couldn't get them to hit. I landed some silvers and a perch but had to feed the jig to them. They just closed their mouth on it and I felt them on the up stroke. Looking across, Lewis looked mobbed. Looked like a little shanty city everyone was so close to each other. I heard the beach was hot yesterday. Oh well, Try again Wed's.
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(http://i1156.photobucket.com/albums/p579/Bigbaycrappie/2013icefishing002.jpg) (http://s1156.photobucket.com/user/Bigbaycrappie/media/2013icefishing002.jpg.html) had a great morning was slow but I did well for the few hrs I was out on bigbay................ .........
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took a ride up north to henderson harbor. no fish to speak of but my intent was to try and learn my new lowrance i just bought. and i think i got it set enough to fish with now ;)
What Lowrance did you get? The Elite 5?
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So guess I can't fish for 2 weeks going to attempt to contact the DEC to see exactly how long till I can get a license. I'm not so worried about the fine if i got caught without a license but I would lose it if all my gear got confiscated
Obrien 380: First, your fishing gear would not be seized !! Not even held in evidence !! But the fine can range up to $250.00. Call either DEC, Syracuse 426-7431 or Watertown 785-2231 and ask either for Law Enforcement. They will advise you any waiting period and if in a blackout due to the change in the computer license programs, they will explain. If you are service related then their may be some license exemptions for you. JUST CALL !! JTP--retired ECO
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What Lowrance did you get? The Elite 5?
4 w/ gps
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o....m....g......Here we go again....... ::)
Hahahahahaha :clap: :clap:
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Obrien 380: First, your fishing gear would not be seized !! Not even held in evidence !! But the fine can range up to $250.00. Call either DEC, Syracuse 426-7431 or Watertown 785-2231 and ask either for Law Enforcement. They will advise you any waiting period and if in a blackout due to the change in the computer license programs, they will explain. If you are service related then their may be some license exemptions for you. JUST CALL !! JTP--retired ECO
thanks for the info its not the DEC fault I just had no warning about the blackout. I assumed they would take your gear will most deffinatly contact Watertown tomorrow and see if i have some options
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4 w GPS
HT I bought the 4 w/GPS last year and it is amazing once you get the settings dialed in right. The color difference was the biggest thing I noticed because once you get the sensitivity set right you can almost know what the fish is as in an eye or a yellow. The colors change on the size of the fish and the separation is great. I am sure you will get the hang of it, it didn't take me long at all. Good Luck and maybe we will see yah up there.
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Nice fish guys. Tried for some perch out of Chapmans but it was pretty slow. Got 2 nice perch and managed my 1st keeper walleye of this ice season. Nothing like those brutes Snagger is holding but a nice eater at a solid 17".
Despite the soaking had a good time chewing the fat with Darrell.
And a big thank-you to the sportsmen that left the Molson cans in the parking area. I can use the nickel deposit to add a lure to my collection. Don't know how many of you were involved, but based on the number of emptys, maybe you shouldn't be driving. Something to think about, but if you think it's ok to throw empty cans in the lot, you probably don't give a damn about driving while impaired.
To the true sportsmen on this site, sorry for the rant.
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Nice fish Diehards :clap:
Slobs will be slobs and drinking and driving will eventually catch up to the slobs...it was kind of you to do your part of an honest sportsman and clean up after the slobs...
AW
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So guess I can't fish for 2 weeks going to attempt to contact the DEC to see exactlly how long till I can get a license. I'm not so worried about the fine if i got caught without a license but I would lose it if all my gear got confiscated
This is definitely bogus. Tried to get licenses for my kids, nephew and sister and nobody could get one because "the system is down". Don't know how they could possibly ticket you for not having a license. I could see if it was down for an hour or two. But two weeks? That's ridiculous.
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So guess I can't fish for 2 weeks going to attempt to contact the DEC to see exactlly how long till I can get a license. I'm not so worried about the fine if i got caught without a license but I would lose it if all my gear got confiscated
Not to be a D*$! but why'd you wait so long to get your license? Don't you need it for open water or do you only ice fish?
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4 w GPS
HT I bought the 4 w/GPS last year and it is amazing once you get the settings dialed in right. The color difference was the biggest thing I noticed because once you get the sensitivity set right you can almost know what the fish is as in an eye or a yellow. The colors change on the size of the fish and the separation is great. I am sure you will get the hang of it, it didn't take me long at all. Good Luck and maybe we will see yah up there.
sounds good. i got to get out on oneida and get some fish on the screen now ;)
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Not to be a D*$! but why'd you wait so long to get your license? Don't you need it for open water or do you only ice fish?
licenses expire on 9/30 rumor they are going to last a whole year from date of purchase but no this year I just got busy in the fall mostly dropping dead ash trees for fire wood so I didn't even think about getting a license. I figured just get one one on my first trip you can get them 24/7 at the truck stop on 49 in central square
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Had a great weekend, spent some quality time with a few buddies,....had a great bite sat. and a slow day today....here's a great shot of hookinup with some of the bounty(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u142/bhammer10_2007/IMAG1223-1_zps82849128.jpg)[/URL][/img]
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another shot from sat,...great day,..thanks jim(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u142/bhammer10_2007/IMAG1225_zps5afc059c.jpg)[/URL][/img]
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Nice jacks hammer.
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This is definitely bogus. Tried to get licenses for my kids, nephew and sister and nobody could get one because "the system is down". Don't know how they could possibly ticket you for not having a license. I could see if it was down for an hour or two. But two weeks? That's ridiculous.
I took my grandson to town of cicero to try to get him a licsense. they took all his info, and told us if he gets checked to call the town to verify that we were there. the system won't be running until the 15th. there was no warning that they were going to do this. what's up with that ???. Sully...
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I took my grandson to town of cicero to try to get him a licsense. they took all his info, and told us if he gets checked to call the town to verify that we were there. the system won't be running until the 15th. there was no warning that they were going to do this. what's up with that ???. Sully...
There was a press release on there website and even a thread stickyed to the top of the ny board started on the 16th thats almost 2 weeks.... guess nobody saw it
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There was a press release on there website and even a thread stickyed to the top of the ny board started on the 16th thats almost 2 weeks.... guess nobody saw it
how often does the average Joe get on the NY Dec website..... oh well it is what it is... I think you will be hard up to find a DEC officer who will write you a ticket during the blackout just carry last years license and abide by all the regulations that's what I am going to do.
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licenses expire on 9/30 rumor they are going to last a whole year from date of purchase but no this year I just got busy in the fall mostly dropping dead ash trees for fire wood so I didn't even think about getting a license. I figured just get one one on my first trip you can get them 24/7 at the truck stop on 49 in central square
Ash wood wet or ash wood dry, Ash is the wood Kings warm their slippers by...
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Great wood easy to split too, most of my trees are ash and in the past few years they have all either died or are close to death so easy pickins for some firewood alot better than the locus I got into this fall that is some tough timber
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I once smoked some perch with 1/2 ash and 1/2 apple wood.. Good stuff
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i think we are going to be adding some serious ice in the next 7 days with the cold temps coming up and the snow getting knocked down should be really good
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i have it and no i am not selling it. it will be my back up. plus i am sure my son will be using it ::) ::) ::) ;D i sent you a pm jim ;)
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how often does the average Joe get on the NY Dec website..... oh well it is what it is... I think you will be hard up to find a DEC officer who will write you a ticket during the blackout just carry last years license and abide by all the regulations that's what I am going to do.
O'Brien, I think you are right there. Even if they do write you, just keep your cool, go to the justice and they will likely dismiss it. I'd do the same. ;)
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What did you do with the old fish finder, Not that I want to buy it mind you :nono: :nono: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
I have a back up now too Jim ;)
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Down to 22* here. Hopefully any snow we get today will blow off the ice.
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Down to 22* here. Hopefully any snow we get today will blow off the ice.
If the wind is blowing down there like it is on Lake O, there should be no snow left!!! Hoping the LE machine does not setup over Oneida.
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Unreal! Fished Off Lewis Point this weekend and iced two of the biggest eyes I've ever seen!
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Hahahahaha....just kidding boys! These are Lake O brutes from this past weekend. 30"/11.5lbs and 29.5"/12lbs. See ya on Oneida this weekend!
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Unreal! Fished Off Lewis Point this weekend and iced two of the biggest eyes I've ever seen!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v455/slikrik14624/2014%20Ice/1512509_475446119242777_36921103_n_zps18df8bc6.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/slikrik14624/media/2014%20Ice/1512509_475446119242777_36921103_n_zps18df8bc6.jpg.html)
Hahahahaha....just kidding boys! These are Lake O brutes from this past weekend. 30"/11.5lbs and 29.5"/12lbs. See ya on Oneida this weekend!
:o :o :o :o
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What size auger you use ? LOL... Nice !
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Nice wall hangers YT!
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What size auger you use ? LOL... Nice !
10" Choo Choo
Nice wall hangers YT!
I thought about hanging them on the wall, but there are so many 12-15lb fish and some bigger taken from there I couldn't bring myself to mount them. Or maybe it was the fact I would have had to pay for two mounts. Hmmmmmmm
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10" Choo Choo
I thought about hanging them on the wall, but there are so many 12-15lb fish and some bigger taken from there I couldn't bring myself to mount them. Or maybe it was the fact I would have had to pay for two mounts. Hmmmmmmm
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Nice fish guys. Tried for some perch out of Chapmans but it was pretty slow. Got 2 nice perch and managed my 1st keeper walleye of this ice season. Nothing like those brutes Snagger is holding but a nice eater at a solid 17".
Despite the soaking had a good time chewing the fat with Darrell.
And a big thank-you to the sportsmen that left the Molson cans in the parking area. I can use the nickel deposit to add a lure to my collection. Don't know how many of you were involved, but based on the number of emptys, maybe you shouldn't be driving. Something to think about, but if you think it's ok to throw empty cans in the lot, you probably don't give a damn about driving while impaired.
To the true sportsmen on this site, sorry for the rant.
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It looks like all of the snow is gone off of the ice. :thumbsup:
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Nice jacks hammer.
Nice fish Hamme
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10" Choo Choo
I thought about hanging them on the wall, but there are so many 12-15lb fish and some bigger taken from there I couldn't bring myself to mount them. Or maybe it was the fact I would have had to pay for two mounts. Hmmmmmmm
I guess my 6 " auger would be a problem up there !!
BTW... did you get them on a sea sick waddler?
....great fish...good job up there YT....good luck and have fun on Oneida this year too.
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BTW... did you get them on a sea sick waddler?
Only Salmon and Trout eat that! LOL
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HT. I got that unit last year and it's outstanding. Real easy to set up and read.
You probably already know this but if you get a map chip don't get the Fishing Hot Spots for fishing Oneida. I wasted my money on that and it was so inaccurate I had to get the Navionics on my phone too.
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Lake looks awesome this a.m.. gotta get the sled registered this week.
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So what do you guys think the odds are of getting a wheeler out there this weekend. I am hoping with these temps coming the big O makes all kind of noise this week so we can all get to our special spots but if needed the walk is good for us as well. Good luck and gil right lines everyone the season is upon us let's kkep it safe and CLEAN to those guys that know who they are.
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HT. I got that unit last year and it's outstanding. Real easy to set up and read.
You probably already know this but if you get a map chip don't get the Fishing Hot Spots for fishing Oneida. I wasted my money on that and it was so inaccurate I had to get the Navionics on my phone too.
thanks for the info. I will go with the navionics ;)
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You probably already know this but if you get a map chip don't get the Fishing Hot Spots for fishing Oneida. I wasted my money on that and it was so inaccurate I had to get the Navionics on my phone too.
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Love the navionics on the phone has much more detail than the boat gps/finder
And shows quite a bit of useful information plus set waypoints measure distance etc. pretty darn spot on too
Plus it was much cheaper than buying a handheld gps unit
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yep I just got an I-phone about a month ago and now have the navionics. I like it ;)
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Gentlemen it's time to pay respect to my good friend and fishing buddy FM. Lance's mom passed away Saturday. So please join me in keeping Lance and his Family in your thoughts and prayers and extending our most heart felt sympathy. :'(
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Sorry to hear that coach, sorry for your loss fm. Im sure you will have plenty of prayers being with you when you make it back to the thread. Keep your head up.
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Got off the North shore with Snagger and Fred, slow bite. Ice was a good 3-4 black. Made it out to about 21ft no problem. Saw some guys way out in the middle of the lake. Ended up with 2 undersized, dumped a keeper at the hole, 1 pickerel and a dink perch. Not a very good day for me catch wise. Left the area about 1130am. Snowing real bad here in Southern Madison County right now.
Hey nice sharing some ice with you Pooch, had a fun morning, had to pic at them, but were fishin.
Hang in there FM, thoughts and prayers too you and your family buddy.
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FM my thoughts and prayers go out for you an your family. Keep your head up we will all be praying for you
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FM..........sorry for your loss. if you need anything man let me know
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Sympathies, Lance. Prayers and best wishes to you and your family.
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Sorry for your loss Lance.
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Lance so sorry to here. thoughts and prayers to you and your family
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Sorry for your loss man. I will throw some upstairs for you.
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I am so sorry to hear about your loss, please accept my sincere condolences.
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lance our prayers are with you and your family , we are deeply sorrowful for your lose ,if there is anything that we can do to help you please let us know
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Sorry for your terrible loss Lance. Hang in there
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Sorry to hear of the passing of your mother, Lance.
My condolences to you and your family.
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Sorry for your loss.
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Any loss is tragic - Thoughts and prayers to you.
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sorry to hear of your families loss
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My condolences FM.
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Sorry to hear the sad news Lance.
Sending thoughts and prayers out to you and your family, bud.
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sorry for your loss ...
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sorry for your loss Lance. if there's anything we can do, please let us know. Sully...
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lance, sorry for your loss thoughts and prayer's to you and your family.
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Sorry for your loss thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.
auger :tipup:
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My condolences FM..... :'(
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Sorry for your loss FM.
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Sorry for your loss Lance...thoughts and prayers go out to your family
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I fished near South Bay again today. A solid 5+ inches of ice. Ended up with 30 big gills and sunnys the last couple hours before dark and a few slime darts. The lake was making some ice today. It was popping and movin a little.
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So here is the scoop on the NYS licensing system blackout. Spoke with the DEC out of Watertown at first she just said I'm sorry no fish for you but she then wanted to quick double check with her superior in the office, she come back on the phone and says I have good news! You have 21 days to get your license in the mean time carry your 2013 license and abide by all laws and regulations and you are all set to fish. Blackout is estimated for 14 more days also.
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gonna try to go out of taft in the morning will post how it goes hopefully
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Nice job Deadeyez!
I made a quick trip this evening on some fresh ice. I fished for 2 hours and ended up with 12 eyes (4 keepers, 4 shorts, 4 pins). It was nice and cold out there the lake was singing good. No snow on the ice. Should tack on some more ice tonight before we get any snow!
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Nice fish Deadeye, glad to hear that she is singing away :)
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nice job bruce ;D
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Nice ones!!
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Very sorry to hear about your loss FM...
Great job DE and Bruce!
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Great fishing Bruce. High of 2 on friday forecasted. Xmas partys are over but gotta head down to the courthouse to pick up my pistol permit. ;D.
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Looking to get after some Walters this week, haven't fished Oneida on the ice and haven't been there on the water in a few years. We used to kill them in the canal near fish creek. Anyone got a direction where I can start now.
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sorry about your mom FM
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Nice job Reeleyez!! I'm chasing the Waldos after work tomorrow!
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nice job on the fish Bob & Bruce
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Im sorry to hear of your lose FM
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FM - my condolences to you and your family for the loss of your mom
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Sorry for your loss FM.
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Sorry for your loss FM.
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Nice job again bruce! Hunt and I may make a quick trip tomorrow morning!
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Nice job Deadeyez!
I made a quick trip this evening on some fresh ice. I fished for 2 hours and ended up with 12 eyes (4 keepers, 4 shorts, 4 pins). It was nice and cold out there the lake was singing good. No snow on the ice. Should tack on some more ice tonight before we get any snow!
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Bruce just noticed your quite an oral surgeon ;)
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Bruce just noticed your quite an oral surgeon ;)
;D
They swallowed the rap pretty good.
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looking to hit up onieda or the pond today anybody going out
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ice was great today six to seven inches, ton of fish, good day(http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq94/kchampney/eyes12-31-13.jpg)(http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq94/kchampney/eyes12-31-13-1.jpg)
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Any wheelers out yet?
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kchamp where did you find 7inches of ice
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5" at chapman park.....pressure crack formed off the end of the pier and runs nnw so keep your eye peeled......fishing was slow but consistent....enough perch for a fry or 2....ice is slick
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FM sorry for your loss, Shane hope you feel better, Reeleyez and Deadeyez looks like it was agood time out on the hardwter. Deadeyez pics are at shanes from last season on the river. Wishing you all agreat 2014.
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Anyone fish off sylvan beach drop-offs?
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Nice eyes kchamp.
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Still no snow on the ice.... :thumbsup:
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well i messed up and slept in due to believing the weather people ::) i hit the north shore and was fishing by 9:30 am. first drop perch were flying off the bottom for my lure ??? i landed 8 jumbos and dumped another one and a walleye at the hole that looked to be all of 21" >:(. as soon as the snow started it was over for me. ice was 6" where i was and i saw 4 snowmobiles heading out towards the channel when i left ??? ??? ???
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as soon as i got off the ice the big winds came up ;)i am starting to really like this new lowrance ;D
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Nice job HT... :clap:
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Nice Bro :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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nice fish HT
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Anyone fish off sylvan beach drop-offs?
Managed a couple keepers at Sylvan but I don't know where the drop offs are
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Good perch ya got HT. Nice eyes kchamp.
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thanks. hey freddie........i am starting to like this new graph. but it makes me slow down my jigging a little but the 3 colors are awsome ;)
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Great HT I can almost taste them!
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Nice perch HT.
Hopefully the snow stays north tonight.
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Nice perch HT.
Hopefully the snow stays north tonight.
Me too ;D
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Has anyone heard from Frankie O ? I'm thinking of fishin tomorrow is apps open, and does he have minnows?If any one has heard from Frankie I need his phone number I lost my contacts .
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Minetto man how was it tday .?
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thanks. hey freddie........i am starting to like this new graph. but it makes me slow down my jigging a little but the 3 colors are awsome ;)
why did it slow you down ?
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Hey guys has anyone stayed or heard of the dwarf line cottages at sylvan beach. We are trying to find a place for the weekend that is somewhat middle of the road to go north or south shores. Any help would be great I was late getting hold of Rick and Peg so I missed the boat there.
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Minetto man how was it tday .?
Easy Traveling today...so I took a walk to get away from the crowd on the south side. Ventured out 3/4 mile to a 32 ft shoal...thanks to my navionics. East wind from 7- 9 am...marked a couple fish. The wind stopped and whammo. I caught (2) small eyes and the jumbo's would not leave my brown and gold jigging rap alone between 9- noon. The west wind picked up and it was over. end up with 10 nice perch and dumped 6 at the hole. Time to sharpen the hooks
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Has anyone heard from Frankie O ? I'm thinking of fishin tomorrow is apps open, and does he have minnows?If any one has heard from Frankie I need his phone number I lost my contacts .
apps is open, there is also a bait shop in sylvan beach just before the bridge, saved me from driving to apps, he was just unloading buckeyes
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nice perch guys
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channel 9 news website listed someone stranded on oneida ? anyone hear or see anything , that was out today ?
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Man rescued from Oneida Lake
Constantia (WSYR-TV) – Emergency crews responded to reports of a person stranded on Oneida Lake on Tuesday afternoon.
According to emergency dispatchers, the West Monroe Fire Department deployed its air boat to the scene.
They say the man became disoriented on the ice, but never fell through.
He was located and brought to shore.
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Just left apps and he will be open at 6 am
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I wonder what exactly happened if he had a medical issue or something like that....what time does that Gomez bait open at the beach? Anyone have their phone number?
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Easy Traveling today...so I took a walk to get away from the crowd on the south side. Ventured out 3/4 mile to a 32 ft shoal...thanks to my navionics. East wind from 7- 9 am...marked a couple fish. The wind stopped and whammo. I caught (2) small eyes and the jumbo's would not leave my brown and gold jigging rap alone between 9- noon. The west wind picked up and it was over. end up with 10 nice perch and dumped 6 at the hole. Time to sharpen the hooks
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looks like we had the same day MR. nice job
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why did it slow you down ?
just trying to adjust i guess thats all freddie. from going from a vex to a graph ;) i will get it soon
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I wonder what exactly happened if he had a medical issue or something like that....what time does that Gomez bait open at the beach? Anyone have their phone number?
The guy got caught in a white out and didn't know how to get back to shore according to channel 3 news...
Storms in the winter are really no different than in the summer out there......they can catch you off guard if your not paying attention.
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Really shouldn't head out on the lake without a compass. Doesn't take much to have white out conditions.
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Nice fish all...I'll finally venture into what I hope is walleye land tomorrow. Thanks to all for the pointers and archives of info :)
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looks like we had the same day MR. nice job
Yes HTI think we did well considering the weather. I almost went to the North Side. Maybe tomorrow. Did the perch bite later in the morning like mine did?
Ed
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just trying to adjust i guess thats all freddie. from going from a vex to a graph ;) i will get it soon
I hear ya HT I used S10 for a few mins last year an looking at the graph I thought I was moving lol.
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Had a good day ... 15 keepers 3 shorts and a little perchy .... That wind was BRUTAL .....
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GREAT FISH GUYS!!!!!! I'm Sicker than a dog, these reports are killing me......
Good work Stormy.
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I plan to head out and fish Oneida Lake for the first time and I want to do my homework before I go. I hate nothing more than doing something half assed and wasting my time and having no fun because I didn’t do my HW first. I am living in Utica and am willing to do some traveling in search of a good perch bite. I here Oneida lake is the place to find the Jack Perch so I am trying to see what it is all about. The guy at Hometown Bait and tackle in Marcy has given me some pointers and info on the lake but want some more from the people who know it best. I hope some of you can help me get to know where the best places to get on and what lures have the best results.
I know that Oneida Lake has some issues with shifting ice and sketchy conditions but I am willing and not too scared to do I have to be safe and successful.
I am no rookie to ice fishing but I am a rookie to Oneida Lake. I am from Ontario NY and I fish on Sodas bay 3-4 days a week in years past and have limited out many times a season. I am addicted to catching slob perch and will go anywhere to find them.
Help point me in the right direction.
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Yes HTI think we did well considering the weather. I almost went to the North Side. Maybe tomorrow. Did the perch bite later in the morning like mine did?
Ed
well i did not get out there until 9:30 am. i was not going today and then decided to go ::) ::) the bite was on before i got there........... >:(
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stormy met you at apps today you told me which lure to buy lol
Had a good day ... 15 keepers 3 shorts and a little perchy .... That wind was BRUTAL .....
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I plan to head out and fish Oneida Lake for the first time and I want to do my homework before I go. I hate nothing more than doing something half assed and wasting my time and having no fun because I didn’t do my HW first. I am living in Utica and am willing to do some traveling in search of a good perch bite. I here Oneida lake is the place to find the Jack Perch so I am trying to see what it is all about. The guy at Hometown Bait and tackle in Marcy has given me some pointers and info on the lake but want some more from the people who know it best. I hope some of you can help me get to know where the best places to get on and what lures have the best results.
I know that Oneida Lake has some issues with shifting ice and sketchy conditions but I am willing and not too scared to do I have to be safe and successful.
I am no rookie to ice fishing but I am a rookie to Oneida Lake. I am from Ontario NY and I fish on Sodas bay 3-4 days a week in years past and have limited out many times a season. I am addicted to catching slob perch and will go anywhere to find them.
Help point me in the right direction.
I occasionally fish sodus too, take everything you know from sodus and forget it. Oneida is a whole different beast. It took me about three years to figure out how to consistently catch Oneida perch. Oneida perch are very finicky and what works today won't work tomorrow. Start with the smallest lure you have and go from there. I would start at Chapman park, it is a great place to start because yo can walk to many different depths. I am sure you are aware of the dinks in sodus, it is very rare to run across dinks in Oneida. I prefer spikes for bait because there are many days the perch will not touch a minnow. If you have a day where they hit minnows it will be a great day. Good luck, don't get discouraged it will take some time to figure it out.
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Thanks for the advice. The guy at hometown told me about this site and there are some good people on here and some good talk happening. I am happy I joined. If anyone wants a fishing buddy let me know would love to fish with new people and learn new things from each other.
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all the perch I fileted today were gorged with baby crayfish....darndest thing I've seen in awhile......lake must have had a tremendous hatch of crayfish this year.....was surprised they attacked my minnow being that full
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nice waldos
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Thanks for the advice. The guy at hometown told me about this site and there are some good people on here and some good talk happening. I am happy I joined. If anyone wants a fishing buddy let me know would love to fish with new people and learn new things from each other.
Sent you a PM...... ;D
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Scout27...Where did you go out from? Where do you uselessly fish?
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Hey Shane that makes 2 of us sicker than a dog. Heck of a way to bring in the new year! Coughing,hacking,sneezing and weezing. This sucks get well soon, i hope i do. Fish on! Brian
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Happy new year and good fishing to everyone!! Tomorrow is the first trip of many that I will be making to Oneida on the ice, can't wait. I have plenty of fishing holes within a half hour of my house, but nothing compares to ice fishing Oneida!!! :) :)
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Hope ya feel better snagneyes.. Hope your new year get's better..
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Nice job on the eyes Stormy!
Not snowing here, the stars are out...
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Yup they are saying 6to12in possibly 12to24 if it drops south enough to get to us. Bring it on baby. You just can't get a good snow storm around here any more.
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Good job out there stormy..and all you guy's. Looking forward to drilling some Oneida ice ...getting started up there in another week or so, and I hope to run into a bunch of you die hards.
Have a Happy, Healthy, Safe New Year All You Oneida Guy's...with lot's of limits and quality fish !!! :icefish:
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Yup they are saying 6to12in possibly 12to24 if it drops south enough to get to us. Bring it on baby. You just can't get a good snow storm around here any more.
The wind is wrong for that much snow down here tonight. We should tack on another inch of ice though before we get much snow. ;D
The lake is setting up pretty good right now...
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Happy new year and happy fishing everyone!!!!
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all the perch I fileted today were gorged with baby crayfish....darndest thing I've seen in awhile......lake must have had a tremendous hatch of crayfish this year.....was surprised they attacked my minnow being that full
Are you sure that they weren't Mayfly nymphs? They closely resemble baby crawfish...especially when partially digested. About a little more than an inch long. Four legs and a "crunchy" feel to them. I only say that because my perch were gorged with the mayfly nymphs the other day. Look them up on youtube to tell for sure.
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Really shouldn't head out on the lake without a compass. Doesn't take much to have white out conditions.
that's so true KF22 , but at least this person is safe and sound , hoped he learned a valuable lesson and many others on here learn from his mistake , just hunker down for a while until it lets up is not a bad Idea , just don't panic people , I have spent a few long days out there due to weather before the cell phone ;) , with cell phones your just a call away from rescue , but it may cost you some jingle
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Gentlemen it's time to pay respect to my good friend and fishing buddy FM. Lance's mom passed away Saturday. So please join me in keeping Lance and his Family in your thoughts and prayers and extending our most heart felt sympathy. :'(
Coach, much respect for looking out for me. And to everyone else, showing condolence and respect.... I much appreciate this, during a trivial part of life. Thanks to everyone, and all your prayers and sincere thoughts. FISH ON...See ya all soon...Guarenteed
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How's the ice look for those of you that live on the lake? Did you get any snow? Ready to get at em tomorrow. Hoping for easy dragging. yhanks!
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just started snowing here in brewerton. hope we don't get to much.
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE !!! Sully...
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HAPPY NEW YEAR GUYS!
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Are you sure that they weren't Mayfly nymphs? They closely resemble baby crawfish...especially when partially digested. About a little more than an inch long. Four legs and a "crunchy" feel to them. I only say that because my perch were gorged with the mayfly nymphs the other day. Look them up on youtube to tell for sure.
you might be right Jim....gonna look that up....but they certainly look like crabs...and lots of em
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Are you sure that they weren't Mayfly nymphs? They closely resemble baby crawfish...especially when partially digested. About a little more than an inch long. Four legs and a "crunchy" feel to them. I only say that because my perch were gorged with the mayfly nymphs the other day. Look them up on youtube to tell for sure.
I agree with hookinup..the stomach cotents of the perch I am catching are full of mayfly nymphs
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Sorry for your loss FM.
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sorry for your loss fm
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We got about 2" here so far and it is still snowing lightly.
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thanks Bruce for the report , looks like we took the hit just north of the lake and still snowing lightly
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Well here it is a whole new year and finally able to get on some good ice early on the Big O. Happy New Year to all you fellow hard water fisherman and I hope meet you this season. I hope she is gonna give up her bounty to us this year and the ice is good enough for a wheeler cause I will be there Friday to tame this girl or at least try. Good Luck everyone and we will see you on the ice.
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No snow yet in cicero
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only got a dusting of snow on the south shore. she's making ice ;D ;D ;D Sully...
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only got a dusting of snow on the south shore. she's making ice ;D ;D ;D Sully...
Love it!!!!
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Any of you guys have a report on Jewel? Was thinkin about giving it a shot tomorrow morning. Quite a hike for me..
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was there yesterday did nt catch a thing lots of pressure cracks dont waste your time
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went out of taft made it out to 21 fow picked up 1 keeper eye didnt have the b s to cross the big crack so we headed back to are honey hole should have just went there from the start
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happy newyear,were off to a good frozen start for a change ,good luck to everyone. rudefish
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a big pressure crack opened up this morning at the northern edge of muskrat bay on the edge of the channel running west to east. it's up about three feet :o. sounded like a bomb went off when it blew !! Sully...
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well shes making ice now aint she ;) ;D
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A decent crack opened up this morning from south bay headed toward jewel. As of an hour ago it was only 1/4-1/2 mile offshore but I'd imagine it'll continue with these temps. Its nasty. Guys were fishing right in its path.
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I think I would stick to the river.. I love my family and friend's, and want to live so I can get my grandkid's to the SR..
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She is makin ice for sure...one of those pops moved me a few feet, first I have experienced that!!
Hopped around a bit and finally landed on some fish. Took home three eyes 15.5"-18". Released two wee ones and dropped a couple more. A few white perch in the mix and a nice fat smallie too.
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We made the trip out today with my brother toxic fisher and got on some good eyes iced around 15 total lost couple really good ones . With a drum and perch in the mix not a bad day making lots of ice back at it on the weekend . Here's a few of mine
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small hands sure make them eyes look big ;D good job guys
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how many of those new rod and reels tip down or tip ups can you use?
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Nice fish Jake! Sorry I missed you guys today.
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nice job on the eyes guys ;)
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Nice eyes. Hit big bay this morning managed 43 nice gills. Like others have said it was making ice for sure today very noisy. A fella had a wheeler out. Looking forward to get out on the main lake this weekend if I don't get snowed in lol
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Another fantastic day on the Big O . What a way to end the vacation.....Started out by hanging next to gutbucket50 and seeing him ice 10 waldos.
Between myself, gutbucket and my nephew...we manged 40 jumbo perch and 5 walters. We fished the North side in about 23 ft of water. Seen 2 different snow machines...a mottled bald eagle (first year) and the ice was 6 inches. This is a banner year IMHO.
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Nice pile of fish.... Congratulations..
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Wow nice fish!!! I fished edgewater and the day was really slow iced a couple nice perch, got a couple short eyes and a few white perch I was in 24 feet of water
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I agree with hookinup..the stomach cotents of the perch I am catching are full of mayfly nymphs
upon further investigation,I change my diagnosis......mayfly larvea it is.....surprised the fish are still feeding with such full bellies
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fished Chapman this morning.....almost 6" of solid ice....very slick......watched a few guys end up on their butts ::)......bite was slow....fished from 7 till noon and ended up with 16 perch.....picked a couple or so like every half hour or so,nothing on fire......caught most every fish I marked.....pressure crack opened up a little overnight.....had a hell of a tremor rumble thru that had everyone a little on edge.....makin ice baby
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upon further investigation,I change my diagnosis......mayfly larvea it is.....surprised the fish are still feeding with such full bellies
in most years as it did this fall , they had the feed bag on and continue into first ice , if you can get into some eyes you may find a bonanza ,just figure out what shape and size you should be a winner JMO and last but not least the motion of your jig presentation
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Nice looking pile of fish guys. Keep at em everyone. :)
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I've been hearing rumors of machines being out on the ice, I may be able to get out there soon! ;D
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looks like your off to a good season minettoman. great job for sure ;D
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Saw three sleds just north of Frenchmans this afternoon and my neighbor has ridden his out to Dunhams island a few times. A bunch have been running between Williams and lower south bay.
Kevin
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looks like your off to a good season minettoman. great job for sure ;D
we fished out at the Island yesterday, more ice out there then in big bay, solid 8 out there black ice
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Great job on the fish everyone...what a beautiful day!
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Some real nice fish guys. Fished the North Shore today trying to target perch. Found some, not exactly suicidal, but could be coaxed into hitting. Ended up with about 15 with some nice ones in the bunch. Stopped by Apps and talked with Rick for a while. Real good dude, great selection of lures and, as everyone knows, some great buckeyes. Big crack running from Jewell out past Cleveland and headed towards the south shore somewhere. Gonna be a lot of fun ::) crossing that one this winter.
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A couple questions. I am from Buffalo, planning an ice fishing trip in mid February. I was gonna book a place on drive 10 off the 49. Is there good ice fishing in that area? I would like to go right out onto the ice from the home we were going to stay at. Also, where is a good bait shop around there? Thanks in advance
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Saw three sleds just north of Frenchmans this afternoon and my neighbor has ridden his out to Dunhams island a few times. A bunch have been running between Williams and lower south bay.
Kevin
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looks like your off to a good season minettoman. great job for sure ;D
I have been fortunate this year HT. Of course taking a week off work, first ice and the weather do play an important role. What amazes me is how the perch were just attacking the presentation....not to speak of the eyes. This Lake is healthy!!!
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lyrad call apps1 315 675 8334 best bait and a place to stay good luck
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Putting new line on my walleye and perch rods right now. Gunna make my first trip out in the main lake tomorrow morning early. Hope the fish are hungry!
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Went out the South Shore this morning with my boy and his friend along with Racer....nice to catch up with you. Bite was slow, grabbed a couple of keepers and then moved to the West. Picked up a couple more keepers and put back plenty of small ones. Ice was great, machines on the lake. She was singing quite a bit. Just a dusting of snow, very slick to walk on.
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Nice catches everyone.....way to bring in the New Year. (Welcome back Stormy!!!!)
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Nice fish everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Guys are killing me with pics, nice job! ;D
Dying to get out but looks like I'll be stuck plowing for the next couple days >:(
Hopefully make the maiden voyage out this weekend, on the upside looks like I wont have to walk... ;)
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Pooch,
Good to connect with you out there. Looks like we have very finicky but larger fish in one spot and smaller but agressive fish in the other. We'll get out again asap. I'll be able to stay all day next time. Your son and his buddy enjoyed themselves. They're two very nice young men. Good day all in all.
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nice job pooch! ;)
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I have been fortunate this year HT. Of course taking a week off work, first ice and the weather do play an important role. What amazes me is how the perch were just attacking the presentation....not to speak of the eyes. This Lake is healthy!!!
well you have done good so so far. great start end of story .... ;) ;D
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nice job pooch! ;)
Thanks HT, nice job on your previous catch. Happy New Year, see ya soon.
Snagger get better quick, you got fish to catch!!!!
Racer it was a pleasure, see ya soon.
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Was a great day on the lake today with my brother jakep. Checked my pants a few times with the ice shaking and quaking but other than that good. Went back to the basics with the eyes and it paid off big time... Can't wait to try out on our machine spot:) great catches everyone else, lots of fishys out there :thumbsup:
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Looking to go out to Oneida Lake this weekend, any good bites on perch, and if so, where at? Thanks!!! ;D
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Nice fish to start the new year
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Got these on Oneida on Sunday, got out there early and were just loading up the truck when the rain moved in. New personal best for me on Oneida 26" and 6lbs 11oz. We had a really good day caught a lot of shorts but managed almost a full limit for our group.
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Nice jet sled full of hogs karas. So just got my first straight line reel pretty impressed little slower on getting the jig down to the bottom than a open face but not all the freeze ups or curls in the line I'm pretty impressed
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Nice catches everyone.....way to bring in the New Year. (Welcome back Stormy!!!!)
You too Pooch ! way to get it done !!!! Give me a shout let me know what your schedule is .
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Got these on Oneida on Sunday, got out there early and were just loading up the truck when the rain moved in. New personal best for me on Oneida 26" and 6lbs 11oz. We had a really good day caught a lot of shorts but managed almost a full limit for our group.
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Hell yeah !!!! nice job
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For those of you that have Facebook we have a page over there .... No Mods :woot: Just kidding .....
https://www.facebook.com/groups/523320074378451/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/523320074378451/)
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Got these on Oneida on Sunday, got out there early and were just loading up the truck when the rain moved in. New personal best for me on Oneida 26" and 6lbs 11oz. We had a really good day caught a lot of shorts but managed almost a full limit for our group.
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AWESOME JOB!!!
A nice bunch of eyes...
Adrian
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Had a great day 1 for 2014. Great walking weather so I headed out to a spot I usually take the machine to. Found lots of fish in the first and only hole I drilled. Ended up icing 7 keeper eyes and dumping a few along with a bucket of slob perch before noon. Couple of machines cruising around out there. Ice was 7-8"s and growing. Saw that there's going to be quite the pair of cracks forming along jewel/cleveland area... should make for some interesting traveling to get over them. Everyone stay safe and have fun.
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nice fish guys
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Nice fish guys ! Good luck out there today chief and the rest of you going out .... I will still be dreaming of fish at work ....
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Nice catch Kara's! Great sled pic. Too! That 26.5" is a hog, nice fish!
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Looking to go out to Oneida Lake this weekend, any good bites on perch, and if so, where at? Thanks!!! ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ??? ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Got these on Oneida on Sunday, got out there early and were just loading up the truck when the rain moved in. New personal best for me on Oneida 26" and 6lbs 11oz. We had a really good day caught a lot of shorts but managed almost a full limit for our group.
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That's a Beauty man, nice fish!!!!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Went out the South Shore this morning with my boy and his friend along with Racer....nice to catch up with you. Bite was slow, grabbed a couple of keepers and then moved to the West. Picked up a couple more keepers and put back plenty of small ones. Ice was great, machines on the lake. She was singing quite a bit. Just a dusting of snow, very slick to walk on.
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Good too see you got the boys out there, nice job guys!!!! ;D
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Another fantastic day on the Big O . What a way to end the vacation.....Started out by hanging next to gutbucket50 and seeing him ice 10 waldos.
Between myself, gutbucket and my nephew...we manged 40 jumbo perch and 5 walters. We fished the North side in about 23 ft of water. Seen 2 different snow machines...a mottled bald eagle (first year) and the ice was 6 inches. This is a banner year IMHO.
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That's a good looking pile there Minettoman, hardcoring it without a shanty I see.... Man its tough being on the computer end of the first good ice bite. Nice Work!!!!! ;D
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I drool over these pictures every year and have yet to make it out there....I sure hope to soon. It really doesn't get better than jumbo perch and walleye......Great job guys!
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well done guys and that 26 is a nice eye for sure
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Nice eye karas
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I am the only on at williams beach right now =(
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Nice fish guys. That 26" eye is a piggy.
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Woooop woooop karas :afro:
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Hell yeah !!!! nice job
Nice work Karas. What did you find in the bellies of those hogs?
L
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love that 26incher----back some 10 yrs ago i got 2 26 inchers at lewis pt---same hole 5 min apart---my best day on ice at oneida--great pics guys--lets see more
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he caught the one we were all after
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Ok so how bad is the snow out there on the lake? We have about 6" back home here and am still wondering if I should bring the wheeler with me tomorrow. I am gonna be at apps by 3 or so as long as the roads are good and hopefully the cracks stiffen up at bit by Saturday morning cause I am sure it gonna be crazy out there.
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Good to see you up and about snag. Nice walleye karas. Keep the pics coming guys
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Ok so how bad is the snow out there on the lake? We have about 6" back home here and am still wondering if I should bring the wheeler with me tomorrow. I am gonna be at apps by 3 or so as long as the roads are good and hopefully the cracks stiffen up at bit by Saturday morning cause I am sure it gonna be crazy out there.
Calling for total accumulations around 10-12" by tomorrow. The few days of easy walking that we had are over for the time being. :-\
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3-5" of ice plus a foot snow, hope we don't end up with a slushy mess. I had about 4" of snow this morning on the south side and it's still comming down. I still wonder how much ice built in those spots that had 1.5" last weekend, I might have to recon on Friday before I go blazing out there on my sled.
Good job everyone, especially that fatty 26", don't get many like that out there.
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3-5" of ice plus a foot snow, hope we don't end up with a slushy mess. I had about 4" of snow this morning on the south side and it's still comming down. I still wonder how much ice built in those spots that had 1.5" last weekend, I might have to recon on Friday before I go blazing out there on my sled.
I was thinking the same thing both sides of lake and the ice is not uniform , one spot I was on late last week had 4" of good had ice walked out 25' and drove the spud through with 1 half arsed strike , but a couple days it did make ice , but caution should be used , now you can't see what you are walking
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dang that's a pig of a walleye. nice fish everyone
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Good too see you got the boys out there, nice job guys!!!! ;D
Thank Shane...as far as I can tell you, Freddie and HT are the SME's (subject matter experts). I know other guys are good to but you folks post the most!!!!
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Anyone who decides to venture out on a machine this weekend that hasn't been out yet needs to be extremely careful. The ice isn't a uniform 7-8" everywhere. It was tough enough walking around the bad areas with a light dusting of snow. The areas I saw machines (north shore around Constantia) Wednesday were ok but not great. Do a little thinking before blasting out to your favorite spots.
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hey snagger. did anyone ever tell you your twin brother works on the Northwestern? Saw a pic of you holding those eyes earlier and thought it was Jake Anderson from Deadlest Catch. ;D ;D
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Coming sat cant wait anyone been fishing lewis. All I fish is the eyeballsss. Be stayin at motel for the night get in 2 days. Stoked been fiswhing gay black lake waitin for the ice . Murdered the crappie and gills but nothing like Oneida. love the boinggggg. jig jig jig
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Not sure what "fiswhing gay" is,
but I don't to know, lol
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Fished out of Constantia today. A few dink perch and a drum between two of us. Glad we took the wheeler though because dragging a sled had to be brutal with the snow.
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fishing lol. Dyin watchin videos its killin me waiting til sat but gotta let this nasty storm get out the way. jig jig jig
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I was curious as to why Black lake would be gay.....a great lake I think!! ;)--KP @)
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I was curious as to why Black lake would be gay.....a great lake I think!! ;)--KP @)
me to I wish it was closer so I could do more of this
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Can anyone help me find a place to stay toward the west side of Oneida. I'd like to try fishing it this year and it's far enough away to be worth while staying for a night. It would be real nice if I could find a place that I can leave my truck and get to the lake with the snowmobile. Really just looking for a cheap bed and bathroom. I tried searching the web and didn't find much.
I've only fished the lake once (on open water) in the North Bay / Slyvan Beach area and it seemed like a featureless bowl. I was hoping to find better structure to search out on the east side.
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I'm new to ice fishing Oneida for perch and walleye, got all geared up last year, tried chapman park twice last year and nothing, where should I be trying for my best chances at getting some of those walleyes I saw in the above posts, I want to be out there Saturday... any help would be great
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call apps1 315 675 8334 best bait and a place to stay good luck
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How much ice did you guys drill at Constantia?
Six inches. I didn't measure but it was right around there
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fished short point this morning. 1 gill. went to big bay against my better judgement. 2 of us ended up with our limits in gills, and I got 1 13" crappie.
there was about 10" of snow on big bay. it was a tough drag.
it's time to get the snowmobile out. drilled 8 to 9" of black ice every where i was today. Sully...
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Same here ...... Not a good way to make friends here :nono: :nono: :nono: :nono: :nono: :nono:
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Way to go guys, a fine haul of crappie
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That was 12-01-13 on Black Lake ....... Thanks Eye Doc ;D
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Can anyone help me find a place to stay toward the west side of Oneida. I'd like to try fishing it this year and it's far enough away to be worth while staying for a night. It would be real nice if I could find a place that I can leave my truck and get to the lake with the snowmobile. Really just looking for a cheap bed and bathroom. I tried searching the web and didn't find much.
I've only fished the lake once (on open water) in the North Bay / Slyvan Beach area and it seemed like a featureless bowl. I was hoping to find better structure to search out on the east side.
I'd start just to the west of sylvan at Lewis point there's some structure there... ::) ::)
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I fished black lake for the first time this year and loved it!!
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I'd start just to the west of sylvan at Lewis point there's some structure there... ::) ::)
there is nothing but structure on Oneida lake ...
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I'm late to the punch but awesome 26" HOG Kara! Black Lake is so bad I take a weeks vacation to fish it every year...
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Anyone fishing Big Bay...and how much ice?
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Can anyone help me find a place to stay toward the west side of Oneida. I'd like to try fishing it this year and it's far enough away to be worth while staying for a night. It would be real nice if I could find a place that I can leave my truck and get to the lake with the snowmobile. Really just looking for a cheap bed and bathroom. I tried searching the web and didn't find much.
I've only fished the lake once (on open water) in the North Bay / Slyvan Beach area and it seemed like a featureless bowl. I was hoping to find better structure to search out on the east side.
They dont call em mud monsters for nuthin.....
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Anyone fishing Big Bay...and how much ice?
check out the reports page and there is a report on this page of Big Bay
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check out the reports page and there is a report on this page of Big Bay
thank you filet.
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How much ice did you guys drill at Constantia?
6 good inches Yesterday Bro ;)
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I'm new to ice fishing Oneida for perch and walleye, got all geared up last year, tried chapman park twice last year and nothing, where should I be trying for my best chances at getting some of those walleyes I saw in the above posts, I want to be out there Saturday... any help would be great
Check your pm inbox.
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Only reason say gay is all I got were panfish. Nothing like those eyes at Oneida. Just wanta feel a good fish.. Did murder the crappies and gills everytime at black lake everytime but really rather get 1 good eye than 100 of those panfish anyday. jig jig jig
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The panfish are good eaters though and black lakes early ice is great!! People were out there before thanksgiving
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went to big bay ,26 gills. thanks perchdaddy001 for the help, and good fishin to you. be safe
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Only reason say gay is all I got were panfish. Nothing like those eyes at Oneida. Just wanta feel a good fish.. Did murder the crappies and gills everytime at black lake everytime but really rather get 1 good eye than 100 of those panfish anyday. jig jig jig
well then fish oneida instead. your chances for a walleye out of black lake are slim to none for rookies anyway..... just saying
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Thats a good one
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thinking this weekend men look out the goon will be out :P :o hope to fish with some of u again this yr
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Hey guys. Iv been ice fishing my entire life and have yet to fish Oneida but im thinking about changing that on sunday. The only problem I have is im not familiar with the area at all and don't know about where to park and/or access the lake. I don't want anyones secrets just some access in a decent area. If someone could hook me up with that info that would be awesome. If you want to give me some tips to aid in my success that would be extra awesome but just where to park and get on would suffice. PMs are welcome and all info is appreciated thanks id advance.
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If you have a sled go to Sylvan Beach, the parking lot is huge,then go to the crowd and adjust from there.
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Drag was brutal on the way in from constantia. I found about 7" of solid black ice in every hole. A few wheelers and sleds were out. Fish were tight lipped. Uncle limited on eyes, I lost 2 and got 1. Also got about 10 jumbos. Marked a ton of fish but hey were glued to the bottom. Fished 26 FOW one mile out from the parking access.
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Nice chief, better than a goose egg or a good day at work.
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I was out there with ya chief ..... I ask a guy for a ride ...I would have died walking that in .... Beautiful day no wind but they did not want to play at all ..... >:(
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I also think black lake sucks, lol I been going 16 years straight and I will take a crappie bononza over almost anything, I mean besides landing 20-30 eyes. I love the lake and it holds many secrets. Maybe I will see you out at Lewis this weekend chief. Got my brother and cousin all set to break the ice fishing seal this year on sun. Headed to Lewis, didn't do so well there last year but my jigging arm is still strong, tight lines guys
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thinking this weekend men look out the goon will be out :P :o hope to fish with some of u again this yr
Ice must be safe, the Goons are loose....... :woot:
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Nice chief, better than a goose egg or a good day at work.
Stopp picking on Stormy, he only jigged 8 hours. ;D
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Nice to see your up and at em snag, are you ventureing out this wknd. I have been study the map a bit and found a few.north shore humps i would like check out sunday. Hope i can get to em. Otherwise ill wander around till the screen lights up.
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Stopp picking on Stormy, he only jigged 8 hours. ;D
I JIGGED A HARD 8 HRS .... My auger fell out of my screw gun and down she went ..... the Oneida Blues .....
Oh and for the record .... I landed a 5 " Perch today ..... :icefish:
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Nice to see your up and at em snag, are you ventureing out this wknd. I have been study the map a bit and found a few.north shore humps i would like check out sunday. Hope i can get to em. Otherwise ill wander around till the screen lights up.
Now just remember .... Any hump YOU THINK YOU have found have already been named Snaggers or Freddie's hump and you will get yelled at for finding it ..... :woot: :thumbsup: :whistle:
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Theres nothing but dink fish in Oneida.. dont waste your time man..
Hey thanks man really appreciate the Snide response. Fortunately there some good people on here willing to help guys out. I could understand if I was one of the guys in here with one post asking for peoples secrets just needed a parki g spot.....and got many. Thanks guys. See you tomorrow.
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Hey thanks man really appreciate the Snide response. Fortunately there some good people on here willing to help guys out. I could understand if I was one of the guys in here with one post asking for peoples secrets just needed a parki g spot.....and got many. Thanks guys. See you tomorrow.
wow.. tough crowd!! ;D ??? :tipup: :tipup: :tipup:
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me to I wish it was closer so I could do more of this
We all wish "that other lake" was closer so we could fish it more often. ;)
Black Lake, like so many others, offers a lifetime of opportunities to learn about fishing. ;D
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Now just remember .... Any hump YOU THINK YOU have found have already been named Snaggers or Freddie's hump and you will get yelled at for finding it ..... :woot: :thumbsup: :whistle:
did you finally have to find fish for yourself :o now you don't have to play follow the leader, you have your very own app :woot:, so snag and I will let you lead us around only fair :o
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There's a die hard out there this am with no shanty! Too cold for me
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Maybe there frozen in that one spot.
hinkydo
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Can anybody tell me the best spot to park to fish off of Lewis point?
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Hey 315 pounded the eyes all year last year at Oneida. Im a 315er too. Nothing like an eyeball. Got 84 keeper fish last week at black lake between gills crappies and perch. Rather go for a couple eyes. Only good thing bout black lake is its good for the guys with ADD. Nonstop panfish. Only fish there until I get on Oneida. Don't fish anywhere but lewis point once the ice is all good. Fell through a narly pressure crack in front of lewis last year went back to motel changed went back and got limit of eyes. Only had one trip last year where didn't get a limit, Cuz forgot the graph. Let me know if ur headed up this weekend.
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Can anybody tell me the best spot to park to fish off of Lewis point?
Lewis point rd follow to the end u will see a campground the parking lot is next to it. Better be there before 615am or u prob not gonna get a spot she fills up quick :afro: :-*
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Hey 315 pounded the eyes all year last year at Oneida. Im a 315er too. Nothing like an eyeball. Got 84 keeper fish last week at black lake between gills crappies and perch. Rather go for a couple eyes. Only good thing bout black lake is its good for the guys with ADD. Nonstop panfish. Only fish there until I get on Oneida. Don't fish anywhere but lewis point once the ice is all good. Fell through a narly pressure crack in front of lewis last year went back to motel changed went back and got limit of eyes. Only had one trip last year where didn't get a limit, Cuz forgot the graph. Let me know if ur headed up this weekend.
don't forget the pics we love pics , ;)
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Fished for eyes for the first time this ice season on Wednesday with my buddy Jeff. Started in 30 fow and picked up a keeper eye each and about a dozen perch. Made a move to another spot in 24 fow and I ended up landing 3 keepers and a short before dark. Ice was 6-8 inches in the area we were fishing. It was good to finally get on some eyes!
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Nice eyeball... Ya just figured out this whole computer thing lol. Gotta figure out how to get my pics on here. Ill show some pics after Oneida no one wants to see pics of my 9 inch crappies and gills lol. jig jig jig
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did you finally have to find fish for yourself :o now you don't have to play follow the leader, you have your very own app :woot:, so snag and I will let you lead us around only fair :o
If his bucket was any indication of that, you're gonna have someone living in your back pocket all season again ! ::) ;) ;D
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Anyone know a cheap motel to stay at close to lewis. Need a place for tomorrow night . Little cold to sleep in truck lol. I hate addiction lol. jig jig jig
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Nice waldo bobby!! :thumbsup:
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Got out New Years day for an hour and a half....blowing like crazy out there; drilled a hole, landed on a pile.....caught 7 keeper eyes, kept a limit and was on my way home........... got to love Oneida!
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Now I need to find the perch.....
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Best bet will be either Cinderellas or Oneida Lake Inn both in Sylvan Beach. You'll go right past tr bait stop on your way to Lewis in the morning!
Just realized that was my 2nd post on the forum in 4 years....such a lurker!!!....I will give back......lol!
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Just walked out front and there is about 5" of snow, real light powder so still should be easy to walk. But it is colder then a b*#@h out there this morning, think I lost a nipple. Going to wait till it warms up tomorrow.
Kevin
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nice eye Bob
and Cterp thats a nice striper wouldn't take many of those to make a meal :thumbsup:
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If his bucket was any indication of that, you're gonna have someone living in your back pocket all season again ! ::) ;) ;D
no that snag partner
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I JIGGED A HARD 8 HRS .... My auger fell out of my screw gun and down she went ..... the Oneida Blues .....
Oh and for the record .... I landed a 5 " Perch today ..... :icefish:
Did you manage to get your auger back? If you marked with gps somebody must have magnet strong enough to get it back for you. Might need a camera to locate it.
if you try the drill again put a disc on it bigger than the auger so you don't loose it again.
kc
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Does anyone who lives near Oneida lake or someone who went out on the lake today have a snowfall total?
Thanks !
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I JIGGED A HARD 8 HRS .... My auger fell out of my screw gun and down she went ..... the Oneida Blues .....
Oh and for the record .... I landed a 5 " Perch today ..... :icefish:
Do you need a big magnet? I'm about 2 hours away, but I can meet you half way and give you one (If I still have any kicking around here at work). I have an old aquaview too, but if I fish oneida it won't be for at least another week so I couldn't help you with the camera until then.
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There's a die hard out there this am with no shanty! Too cold for me
Man I remember one year ... got too be 7-8 yrs ago....my buddy slamboney drove over too my side from Cicero, temp at my house was minus 24, by the time I reached apps it was a balmy minus 15, slamboney arrived we got our buckeyes and off too Jewel we went, walked out 3/4's of a mile and set up just inside a pressure crack, we sat on buckets til 330 pm, temps barely got above zero that day, but we were determined to figure out the suspended eyes, we had just recently smashed them in north bay a couple weeks priar but they had moved, these fish were hot and suspended 15-18 up off bottom...I'll never forget how thick matts bobber poles was with ice, how he kept that hole open is beyond me, we never limited out, but we got a few, I was still drinking then so it took the edge off a little, had a cooler too keep the beers from freezing. That was one cold day, just drill holes for no reason too keep the blood pumping...
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Just walked out front and there is about 5" of snow, real light powder so still should be easy to walk. But it is colder then a b*#@h out there this morning, think I lost a nipple. Going to wait till it warms up tomorrow.
Kevin
:roflmao: :roflmao: Us walkers can only hope thats the case - [easy walking]. Calling for a little bit of a "warm up" - 37*- this weekend which will hopefully turn that 5" into 1.5"-2" after it settles and melts away a little. Then right back into the single digits and teens begining of next week for daytime highs. Stay safe out there with the machines. :tipup: :tipup:
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Does anyone who lives near Oneida lake or someone who went out on the lake today have a snowfall total?
Thanks !
Out here now. About 5"-8" of snow on the ice no slush.
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Out here now. About 5"-8" of snow on the ice no slush.
reeleyz, you walkin or ridin??
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Out here now. About 5"-8" of snow on the ice no slush.
Just enough to waste the perfect temps...
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reeleyz, you walkin or ridin??
Riding...
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:roflmao: :roflmao: Us walkers can only hope thats the case - [easy walking]. Calling for a little bit of a "warm up" - 37*- this weekend which will hopefully turn that 5" into 1.5"-2" after it settles and melts away a little. Then right back into the single digits and teens begining of next week for daytime highs. Stay safe out there with the machines. :tipup: :tipup:
National weather service out of Buffalo is getting pretty excited about a possible monster lake effect event for Tuesday. this after sunday nights rain wet snow storm..... Its winter now baby were just gonna half too roll with it......
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National weather service out of Buffalo is getting pretty excited about a possible monster lake effect event for Tuesday. this after sunday nights rain wet snow storm..... Its winter now baby were just gonna half too roll with it......
Aren't our upper lake connections frozen by now. Seems like with all this cold we should be past monster lake effect, on a NW wind anyway. I am sick of plowing it all ready, have not made it out yet. Hopefully next week.
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Even in cold winters, lake effect stays productive through the end of January, maybe we'll have a good old fashion sunny February. So far this season Lake Ontario has been running solo, no help from the other lakes, the bands have been setting up in southern Jefferson county. I would imagine Lake Ontario is still running 39 degrees.
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Riding...
Nice.
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I was out there with ya chief ..... I ask a guy for a ride ...I would have died walking that in .... Beautiful day no wind but they did not want to play at all ..... >:(
No man they weren't active at all! Tried dead sticking, even tried small jigs with spikes for perch in the afternoon. Thought maybe if I downsized I could pull a few more perch. Not the case. Took us an hr to drag back to shore. Really sucked. I'm just bringing my jet sled out with me Sunday and limited gear unless the snow blows off. Sorry to what about your auger. That blows..
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did you finally have to find fish for yourself :o now you don't have to play follow the leader, you have your very own app :woot:, so snag and I will let you lead us around only fair :o
Every time I pick a spot and Snag checks it out with me on the phone all he tells me is .... Oh man you better not let Freddie see you there thats his hump ... :woot: You two taught me how to read a map .... I pick all the same places.
Yesterday I got yelled at because I was 150 ' away from Sngs secret hole ..... ;D
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Fished for eyes for the first time this ice season on Wednesday with my buddy Jeff. Started in 30 fow and picked up a keeper eye each and about a dozen perch. Made a move to another spot in 24 fow and I ended up landing 3 keepers and a short before dark. Ice was 6-8 inches in the area we were fishing. It was good to finally get on some eyes!
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Nice looking eye bobby :thumbsup:
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Thanks for the info... Cant wait just got the bait and bags packed be fishin at 6 am.... aint leavin till 8pm will see how it ends up ....wahooo cant wait worse than the kids lol, jig jig jig
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OMG LMAO glad I just didn't have a coffee going the screen would have been soaked ;D
Zippy made a funny :clap: :woot:
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National weather service out of Buffalo is getting pretty excited about a possible monster lake effect event for Tuesday. this after sunday nights rain wet snow storm..... Its winter now baby were just gonna half too roll with it......
Ill be out there any chance I get regardless of if there's glare ice or 10". Sometimes just prefer to not have the legs burning after walking a couple hundred yards lol. Fishing is an addiction and Im sure I speak for almost everyone on the diehard thread when I say I'm not going to let snow stop me. See everyone on the ice :tipup: :tipup:
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Ok guys, I finally have the chance to come down and try out Oneida Lake tomorrow morning. I would like to target walleye's primarily but will never turn down some nice perch. Just wondering where I should start out from? I don't mind a long walk as I will be traveling light. I won't be able to reach the ice until around 9ish and would like to not have to figh for parking. I have the hot spots map to guide me around a little but mainly need a spot to safely get on the ice and after some waldo's. Thanks for any help. @)
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Stormys new auger...
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I have two 6in Lasers, A 7in Laser, a 6in Nils, a 8in Mora and the Spoon. I know guys say the spoons cut awesome when sharpened properly, but a bag of salt would get you through the ice quicker...
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Ok Oneida me and the boy are all packed up got the big machine loaded and we rollin see you guys in am going to Chapman in morning but might make the move to north shore at Godfrey. Hopefully the cracks are solid enough to roll across
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my old spoon will cut at least 1/2" of ice per turn of the handle
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Every time I pick a spot and Snag checks it out with me on the phone all he tells me is .... Oh man you better not let Freddie see you there thats his hump ... :woot: You two taught me how to read a map .... I pick all the same places.
Yesterday I got yelled at because I was 150 ' away from Sngs secret hole ..... ;D
Now you got too figure out when and where on that app, I know I wouldn't have started yesterday where you did, shallow at 930, I'd been lookin for perch, shoot you'll grab your 3 on accident fishin perch on virgin ice....... Consistency, consistency, did I say consistency stormy....Been almost 4 seasons since I fished mid season with the ole fredster, maybe we'll have too go on a mission soon... :woot:
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Ok Oneida me and the boy are all packed up got the big machine loaded and we rollin see you guys in am going to Chapman in morning but might make the move to north shore at Godfrey. Hopefully the cracks are solid enough to roll across
I'm assuming you've talked too people who have already crossed the lake in that area on machines, godfrey always freezes last with current breaks near the drops, minus 5 not a good time too be going threw the ice....
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Stormys new auger...
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I have two 6in Lasers, A 7in Laser, a 6in Nils, a 8in Mora and the Spoon. I know guys say the spoons cut awesome when sharpened properly, but a bag of salt would get you through the ice quicker...
id bring my chain saw out there before I try to using that dinosaur. :woot:
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Stormys new auger...
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I have two 6in Lasers, A 7in Laser, a 6in Nils, a 8in Mora and the Spoon. I know guys say the spoons cut awesome when sharpened properly, but a bag of salt would get you through the ice quicker...
Et tu, Brute ? :'( Where is the Southern Tier Brotherhood ?
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Now you got too figure out when and where on that app, I know I wouldn't have started yesterday where you did, shallow at 930, I'd been lookin for perch, shoot you'll grab your 3 on accident fishin perch on virgin ice....... Consistency, consistency, did I say consistency stormy....Been almost 4 seasons since I fished mid season with the ole fredster, maybe we'll have too go on a mission soon... :woot:
I nearly stroked out getting to that spot .... it was only going to be a quick visit until I ducked my auger ..... ::)
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Watches are already up for Tuesday.
Lake Effect Snow Watch for Oswego County until 1:00pm Wednesday.
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I nearly stroked out getting to that spot .... it was only going to be a quick visit until I ducked my auger ..... ::)
4 inches of snow with a smitty sled, :blink: should been out there last week.
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Big Bay may be ok
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Looking at a place to buy on Lakeshore Rd by Boysen Bay. From what I remember as a kid, dad used to take us towards Frenchman from the public parking by the small beach. In general, anyone know if ice is questionable anywhere in the area from Boysen that would prevent us from riding machines out to the islands to fish through the ice. Not specifically this year but overall. I understand there's quite a few area that you guys know of yearly gas pockets etc. Thanks
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I'm assuming you've talked too people who have already crossed the lake in that area on machines, godfrey always freezes last with current breaks near the drops, minus 5 not a good time too be going threw the ice....
Hey Shane oh no I won't cross with the machine load her up and drive around. I may be dumb but not stupid lol
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Ice...ice...ice...lots of ice! Last year was terrible, what a great start to this season. See you guys out on the ice.
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Shane, looks like your better. Be carfull. Last year I thought I was better and deove out there. Got the first two eyes early, felt a little funky but hung out till dark for the limit. Bad idea. Flu for the next two weeks and had to sit around and watch you post pictures. Not fun.
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Thinking of making the trip north and going off of Chapman Park, any reports on the conditions? Can't seem to find any good reports on the right page. Don't mind making the trip but me and Fish2163 want to know what we are in for if we head that way. We got the gear now and just want to be sure we have safe ice.
Mods, If there is a conditions and reports page for Chapman Park please do point me in the right direction as far as link and don't delete my posts'. Info is helpful and I do not want to hear of the honey holes, If they are there we will find them, trust me! Fish On!
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Thinking of making the trip north and going off of Chapman Park, any reports on the conditions? Can't seem to find any good reports on the right page. Don't mind making the trip but me and Fish2163 want to know what we are in for if we head that way. We got the gear now and just want to be sure we have safe ice.
Mods, If there is a conditions and reports page for Chapman Park please do point me in the right direction as far as link and don't delete my posts'. Info is helpful and I do not want to hear of the honey holes, If they are there we will find them, trust me! Fish On!
7-8" of ice as of Wednesday
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MY son and I fished off Chapman yesterday from 7-2:00. 6" black ice 4" snow pull back in was brutal!! Ended up with 3 keeper eyes and 4 perch. lots of lookers few takers .
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going to get the sled going tommorow. the nw wind blew all day, and it looks like it drifted up good.
there is another pressure crack, and it's a big one !!! it runs from toad harbor down the north side of the channel to brewerton. some of it is 5' high !! to get around it your going to have to go all the way to shore by toad harbor if your going to big bay. Sully...
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Just hoping the cold weather doesn't give those not familiar with the lake a false sense of security. Leaving them ripping around blindly this weekend.....its still Oneida.
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Even in cold winters, lake effect stays productive through the end of January, maybe we'll have a good old fashion sunny February. So far this season Lake Ontario has been running solo, no help from the other lakes, the bands have been setting up in southern Jefferson county. I would imagine Lake Ontario is still running 39 degrees.
Lake Ontario is already down to 34 degrees. The reading I'm going by is taken off the BOTTOM of the lake in 50' of water off of Rochester.
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Anyone out there today see many sleds or Atv's out and about ? Looking to head out of Lewis or chapman tomorrow and debating whether or not to load up the 4 wheeler and save myself a hard walk....
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I fished off the north shore with my buddy Eric today. It was a balmy -10 when we headed out. We tried out his new Otter Cabin 650 today. That shanty is awesome! We fished a few spots. Every time we looked for perch we found more eyes. We iced 14 eyes with 1 short. It was a great day out there despite the cold.
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Hey guys iv got all the info I need to get started and couldn't thank some of you enough I really appreciate it. All Im wondering now is wheres the best place close to the lake to pick up some bait in the morning and how early do they open. I figure if im going to come out there and take some fish from you guys I will at least support the local businesses. HaHaHa thanks again.
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APPS in Cleveland on rt 49 the bait is nurtured with Oneida lake water get buckeyes and info is top notch
What he said. I drive way out of my way to get buckeyes (emeralds) there...
J
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Hay! Can anyone help me ? I'm looking for a place to stay at ONEIDA, used to stay up their a lot but its been awhile ??? Would like a place close to the lake .(jewel or LP or any were I could get on the lake. Thanks!!
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Hey icefreak. I have a 7 or 8 inch mora auger that I don't use anymore. You can have it. Jus need new blades for it. Let me know if your interested. Next time out I can find ya and bring it over if you want it..
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sick of pushing snow wanna fish gonna be loading out snow all weekend no oneida for me hopefully next friday good luck to everyone that makes it out and be safe
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How is the walk on the North Shore, Machine not ready yet.
Thanks
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How is the walk on the North Shore, Machine not ready yet.
Thanks
The walk should be to bad. I took the tour of the lake today there is about 5" of snow on the ice but the cracks are oozing a bit and the is a bad one by apps so be careful
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Hay! Can anyone help me ? I'm looking for a place to stay at ONEIDA, used to stay up their a lot but its been awhile ??? Would like a place close to the lake .(jewel or LP or any were I could get on the lake. Thanks!!
If Apps is booked try TJ's just down the way
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Bartel Road Bait and Tackle
5501 Bartel Rd #12, Brewerton, NY
(315) 676-2144 , GREAT INFO
Fished all day today straight out of Constantia, parked at the end of mill rd, (next to nice & easy.
"use your own judgment at all times"!! ,But we used a snowmobile to drag our shanty's out to 24ft
looked to be 7-10 inches. wheelers were out as well as other sleds. We did good until 1 pm and then slowed. We ended with a nice bucket of perch and a few eye's, dress warm, hope this helps, as recent post helped us as its not very easy to get info if your not from the area.Thanks Bartel Bait and Tackle for added info, much appreciated. what a fantastic day of fishing we had. good luck to all this weekend.
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Hey icefreak. I have a 7 or 8 inch mora auger that I don't use anymore. You can have it. Jus need new blades for it. Let me know if your interested. Next time out I can find ya and bring it over if you want it..
Thanks Chief I am all set .... are you on the facebook page ? I wish I knew you were out there yesterday ....
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Haha just noticed I put down the wrong name. Sorry about that. Nah, I don't have a Facebook. I am pretty anti-social. This is my Facebook I guess you could say...
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Haha just noticed I put down the wrong name. Sorry about that. Nah, I don't have a Facebook. I am pretty anti-social. This is my Facebook I guess you could say...
Ice Freak ... Stormy ..... Got to have a spare when the mods get in a mood @)
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How is the walk on the North Shore, Machine not ready yet.
Thanks
A nightmare ......
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Yeah it sucks. I'm probably heading back out Sunday though. Packing very light though
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Ice Freak ... Stormy ..... Got to have a spare when the mods get in a mood @)
That's a good one. :roflmao:
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I keep seeing posts that say there is 4 inches of snow on the ice and that the walk is terrible. Am I missing something? Did you guys not get hit with as much snow? Is 4 inches considered bad or are you guys not using smitty sleds? I was walking through about 9 inches a couple weeks ago in the dacks and it wasn't too bad so Im a little confused. Either way ill see you boys in about 5.5 hours so I better get a couple hours of sleep.
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I keep seeing posts that say there is 4 inches of snow on the ice and that the walk is terrible. Am I missing something? Did you guys not get hit with as much snow? Is 4 inches considered bad or are you guys not using smitty sleds? I was walking through about 9 inches a couple weeks ago in the dacks and it wasn't too bad so Im a little confused. Either way ill see you boys in about 5.5 hours so I better get a couple hours of sleep.
the snow that is on the ice is very compact. kinda like walking in sand pulling 60 to 80lbs of gear. it was really tough out there. Sully...
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Well......if the forecast is true it might be shaping up nice out there for me. Last I looked they are showing a quick warm up with chance of a little rain sun afternoon into Monday. Then temps back in the basement right after. Quick melt and freeze and I could be looking at a super easy drag by the time I can finally get out for the first time Thursday.
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the snow that is on the ice is very compact. kinda like walking in sand pulling 60 to 80lbs of gear. it was really tough out there. Sully...
5" of snow most everywhere yesterday with some small drifts. With glare ice underneath the walking was tough. Creepers and a smitty are a good idea.
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Hello all. I've been a lurker for years, figured I didn't have much to add to what was being said. I know a few of you guys already. Gotta say, you are great bunch, and I love reading all the posts. If I ever get enough wisdom to share, or time enough to use it I will post more. For now I wanted to share a pic of my son Connor with a 29" pickerel, 5 3/4 lbs. He picked the lure, picked the spot on the Navionics map, guided us there, used the Vex to spot him and dabbled him up for a strike, set the hook and got his head through the hole. All I did was hook a finger under a gill and drag him out. He's only 5, but watch out Snagger, he's after your reputation already!
Tight lines everyone.
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I'm heading out to Dutchmans today for some evening eyes. Anyone been there yet this year?
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Not yet but I'm thinking of going there too! ::) Looking to bring the wheeler.
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So I planned on getting up at 5am but as luck would have it alarm didn't go off guess I'll do an afternoon trip
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Headed to BB for the first time tomorrow with my dad. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Not sure where to park or what direction to head out in. Not looking for specifics, just some general help. Thanks guys, PM me if you want
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Headed to BB for the first time tomorrow with my dad. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Not sure where to park or what direction to head out in. Not looking for specifics, just some general help. Thanks guys, PM me if you want
parking at big bay ......... there are two spots to park. Big Bay marina is out more towards the lake its on camic road. off of route37. Kangaroo mini storage is on keller road and gives you access to the back of the bay.
Ice conditions are very good. as the weeds on the west end of the bay are pretty much nonexistant. there are some good weeds out towards the center.. there is a christmas tree marking a gas hole. steer clear of that.
stop by or give us a call we'd be more then happy to help you out
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Hello all. I've been a lurker for years, figured I didn't have much to add to what was being said. I know a few of you guys already. Gotta say, you are great bunch, and I love reading all the posts. If I ever get enough wisdom to share, or time enough to use it I will post more. For now I wanted to share a pic of my son Connor with a 29" pickerel, 5 3/4 lbs. He picked the lure, picked the spot on the Navionics map, guided us there, used the Vex to spot him and dabbled him up for a strike, set the hook and got his head through the hole. All I did was hook a finger under a gill and drag him out. He's only 5, but watch out Snagger, he's after your reputation already!
Tight lines everyone.
Awesome job Connor! Love to hear stories about passing the addiction on
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What a morning so far. Well we here live from good old Chapman's and boy the Ind stopped a the bite started. My buddy is banging the eyes and I am knocking the snot out of these perch. Wheelers are good to go here got at least 7" of black ice haven't really found anything less
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Hello all. I've been a lurker for years, figured I didn't have much to add to what was being said. I know a few of you guys already. Gotta say, you are great bunch, and I love reading all the posts. If I ever get enough wisdom to share, or time enough to use it I will post more. For now I wanted to share a pic of my son Connor with a 29" pickerel, 5 3/4 lbs. He picked the lure, picked the spot on the Navionics map, guided us there, used the Vex to spot him and dabbled him up for a strike, set the hook and got his head through the hole. All I did was hook a finger under a gill and drag him out. He's only 5, but watch out Snagger, he's after your reputation already!
Tight lines everyone.
Good stuff right there!!!! :thumbsup:
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What a morning so far. Well we here live from good old Chapman's and boy the Ind stopped a the bite started. My buddy is banging the eyes and I am knocking the snot out of these perch. Wheelers are good to go here got at least 7" of black ice haven't really found anything less
Sounds like a blast man!!!!! ;D
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Pretty good crack running from godfreys to out in front of Cleveland. That one will get ugly, heaving some already. It intersects with another one that goes out towards 123.
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bearice thats an awesome fish, he will be hooked forever now
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anyone out know how the stress crack is out of chapmans?
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anyone out know how the stress crack is out of chapmans
It might be wet from the Sun but this morning was solid. Lots of sleds out here and a couple of wheelers
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Even someone from PA could gather enough info on reports just on this page to get a limit of eyes!!! C'mon man ;D 2 posts and they know what info to give? Sounds fishy to me :o
So the guy goes out the ice and has a great day. Decides to post how great a time he had and add a little info on the ice conditions.
Why would anyone poke fun at someone for doing just that? Because he just joined the site and has 2 post? I'm sure it must be that a whole 500 post makes someone a expert.
Seems kinda dumb to me.
Thanks Chazzbah for attempting to be helpful.
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Hello all. I've been a lurker for years, figured I didn't have much to add to what was being said. I know a few of you guys already. Gotta say, you are great bunch, and I love reading all the posts. If I ever get enough wisdom to share, or time enough to use it I will post more. For now I wanted to share a pic of my son Connor with a 29" pickerel, 5 3/4 lbs. He picked the lure, picked the spot on the Navionics map, guided us there, used the Vex to spot him and dabbled him up for a strike, set the hook and got his head through the hole. All I did was hook a finger under a gill and drag him out. He's only 5, but watch out Snagger, he's after your reputation already!
Tight lines everyone.
priceless !!! ;D ;D ;D. Sully...
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just got back from my maiden voyage on my sled. I sold my indy lite this fall, and picked up a 95 xlt special. runs great, and has 3 times the power if i get in a jam. the only reason i sold the indy lite was, i crossed a crack last year that was open 15' :o. just made it across. thought i was going for a swim. I didn't ride the rest of the year. Sully...
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anyone out know how the stress crack is out of chapmans
It might be wet from the Sun but this morning was solid. Lots of sleds out here and a couple of wheelers
thanks for the quick response.
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Not a bad morning on the north shore
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Hello all. I've been a lurker for years, figured I didn't have much to add to what was being said. I know a few of you guys already. Gotta say, you are great bunch, and I love reading all the posts. If I ever get enough wisdom to share, or time enough to use it I will post more. For now I wanted to share a pic of my son Connor with a 29" pickerel, 5 3/4 lbs. He picked the lure, picked the spot on the Navionics map, guided us there, used the Vex to spot him and dabbled him up for a strike, set the hook and got his head through the hole. All I did was hook a finger under a gill and drag him out. He's only 5, but watch out Snagger, he's after your reputation already!
Tight lines everyone.
thats a monster WTG good job dad
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Fishing north bay lots of lookers but no takers I've tried raps slenders sonar and some small jigs got out here At 2 so waiting for the evening. Bite I hope
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Nice pic of the boy, BearIce.
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Had a great day, the fish bit the entire time I was there. Seemed like the harder the wind blew, the more they bit. Ended up with 48 'eyes!! 30 shorties, 15 nice keepers that went back down the hole, and the 3 that I kept. Few perch along the way as well. Hope everyone else did well too!!!
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Guess I don't know how to get the actual pictures on the post. Oh well!!
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Holy crap perry!!! JEALOUS
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One of those lucky days, will go back tomorrow and get skunked........ ???
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Great fish everyone! That is a Huge Pickerel!!!!!
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Please dont say that. I am going to Oneida tomorrow and pulling a 36 hour staying awake day, just to fish it! I would love to atleast hook up once!!!!
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cold as hell this morning.....fished chapman with the wheeler.....great ice....slammed the perch.....got a keeper eye and a few pinners also......caught a 30 inch northern too....what a surprise that was,had to be 5-6 lbs.....nice day out there
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awesome !!!! Love to see the kids out with their Dads !!!! Brings back alot of great memories for sure !!!
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Nice eyeball... Ya just figured out this whole computer thing lol. Gotta figure out how to get my pics on here. Ill show some pics after Oneida no one wants to see pics of my 9 inch crappies and gills lol. jig jig jig
why not ??? when I go to black lake I target eyes and catfish ,craps are just collateral damage ;)
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One of those lucky days, will go back tomorrow and get skunked........ ???
Hey way to go perry man!!! ;D
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Hey way to go perry man!!! ;D
your bro had a good day a dozen keepers
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I need to take a lesson out of Scouts book..... (wheeler and stripers)....
Fished Lewis, by way of feet ??? ......2 keeper eyes, 2 shorts, 6 silvers, a mammoth burbot and 0 perch........ 26 fow.
What a drag.........literally!
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I need to take a lesson out of Scouts book..... (wheeler and stripers)....
Fished Lewis, by way of feet ??? ......2 keeper eyes, 2 shorts, 6 silvers, a mammoth burbot and 0 perch........ 26 fow.
What a drag.........literally!
just one of those days CTERP......everything worked today...tomorrow could be the exact opposite
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I heard that Scout........heard that!
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Great day on the ice again bite didn't turn on til miday where I was still no jumbos ... Here's my keep
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Fished over by jewel this evening. A few lookers but caught nothing >:(.
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Well final back to room after a great day on Oneida. Slow morning but at high noon all hell broke loose. My buddy limited on eyes (16,18.5 & a 21) in a matter of a half hour and while he was 20 ft away I was putting on a clinic for the stripers. I had 4 in bucket at noon then between noon and 3 I managed to get almost my limit(47) of 12" plus then caught a 19" walleye in the middle of the mix. Best day on Oneida for me in the last 25 years. Hopefully tomorrow brings the same.
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Does anyone know if apps has bait yet ?
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Is the bait shop in constatia open?
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Fished Williams this afternoon... got nothing. Time to find a new fishing spot.
What are you guys using for bait? The lures don't seem to be doing much.
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Fished just behind the island out of Williams today. 6" of good ice. 1 perch, 1 pickerel, and a burbot that has a new Kast master copper/ brass. If someone hooks it pm me I would like it back.. ;D Try another spot tomorrow.
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your bro had a good day a dozen keepers
I fought him everything he knows... I'm trying to make him smarter ya know :P lol
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Are salted minnow heads worth using if you cannot use a fresh minnow head?
I do not have minnow bucket at the moment, and today had to make the choice of new car batter and new blades for the auger or a battery and a bucket. I got new blades.
Stupid question, but i am still new... New would be a lie... I havent ice fished in 20 years almost... I just changed the blades on my strikemaster for the first time since them. Spent a lot of time spinning in circles trying to drill a hole.. I hope they work..
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I fought him everything he knows... I'm trying to make him smarter ya know :P lol
ha ha it's true ........ :tipup: :tipup: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :flex:
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Jewel? Crazy Hot.
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Great day on the ice again bite didn't turn on til miday where I was still no jumbos ... Here's my keep
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nice job jake
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ha figured it out......hate computers
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Thanks HT did you make it out ?
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Does anyone know if apps has bait yet
Apps has all the bait you need they open at 6
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Does anyone know if apps has bait yet ?
yes they do!
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Is the bait shop in constatia open?
Last i kneW they are closed for good...Could be Wrong.. :-\
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Great fish everybody. I fished a little west of Lewis Pt. Had fish on the screen all day, but it was a tough bite for me. Scratched out 10 nice perch, 10 short 'eyes and only 1 keeper 'eye. I did lose 2 keeper 'eyes at the hole too. My buddy did about the same. We fished the same place as New Year's Day and was a little disappointed to see that the ice was only about 3/4" thicker. Damn snow!
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Thanks HT did you make it out ?
yep- crushed the eyes. landed like 18 keepers and dumped more. no perch. ;)
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great pic KF22
and good job on the eyes MR stick [HT] :woot:
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Jesus you guys are machines
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going right back out to the same holes tomorrow morning and do it again ;)
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Heading up in the morning. What time does Apps open? I have no idea where I'm heading yet but I'll be out there somewhere. If anyone wants to meet up, let me know. Would love some company out there.
Zach
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they open at 6. head for a shanty town to get you in the right area then move off if needed. talk with the people at apps and they will point you in the right directin to start. good luck!
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Are they goin out of apps yet? I haven't heard anybody sayin anything about cleaveland yet and I stopped there last week and Rick said no good yet..
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Are they goin out of apps yet? I haven't heard anybody sayin anything about cleaveland yet and I stopped there last week and Rick said no good yet..
There were several guys out of APPS today.
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just an ice update ive been out to 123 min amount of ice was 7in of black ice and cut one hole that nearly was foot of white and black
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Nice job to all that were out period...my maiden Oneida Diehard voyage will be tomorrow followed by a return on Monday ;D
I will be hitting my usual spots of the past 30 plus years and hopefully they hold true ;)
Good luck to all and please be safe...
AW
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great pic KF22
and good job on the eyes MR stick [HT] :woot:
We took good care of junior today ;D
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can someone let me know what time marion manor opens for bait?
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can someone let me know what time marion manor opens for bait?
Spring Season
April 1 - May 31
Summer Season
June 1 - August 31
Fall Season
Sept 1 - Oct 31
Winter Season
Nov 1 - March 31
Days: Wed - Sun
Hours: 7am - 3pm
*Extend hours of operation when lake is iced over
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Great job guys looks like some goodtimes out on the ice . for me it will half to wait till next week maybe. KCgot your message good job on the ice for first time. Kowboy
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Not a bad morning on the north shore
love that pic nice eyes
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Finally heading deep tomarrow! Team 315 is in full effect!! Stopped by bartel road bait shop and met the owner today, nice guy. Feels good when you can put a face with the name on here. Like how I can get my bait, tackle and chew the fat with the locals all in one spot. Had a few good laughs today!... heard the bite was crazy today.. dissapointed I didn't just wing it and go in the morning. The term was "fire" and I heard it from a few guys, the walleye and perch fishing has been hot lately and I plan on pulling a double tomarrow to make up for it. Trying a new spot in the morning, little bit of a drive but hoping the fishing makes up for it. Spend all day in preparation for Sunday! Tight lines guys, and let's hope this barometer works with us in the morning.
P.s.- nice fish Jake p we will have to get up somtime this season .. and that 29inch pickarel?!? That's a pig, glad the kid caught it.
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Heading out of constantia in the morning. Talked my way out of having to work in the morning. If anybody wants to me up shoot me a PM.
Nice job in the fish guys, wish I was out today...Hey HT, get ahold of me in the morning.
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went.out of.north.bay for.the evening.bite did 4 fish.in 5 minutes two shorts two keepers and that was it
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nice eyes everyone ,
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Going out from chapmans tommorrow. Praying the bite is still on. Bringing a friend who's only been once. May everyone gave tight lines, see ya all out there
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went.out of.north.bay for.the evening.bite did 4 fish.in 5 minutes two shorts two keepers and that was it
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short and sweet nice. thats like filling all of your doe tags on opening day ;)
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I'm still sick, but my lodgers did so good yesterday I got too go today, I'll probably jinks the lake, but a full pail of jumbos plus and 30 plus keeper eyes for 2 guys is killing me... give em hell out there boys...
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gotta do it shane. good luck out there. you know the bite was hot if stormy caught legal eyes.................. ..... ;D
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gotta do it shane. good luck out there. you know the bite was hot if stormy caught legal eyes.................. ..... ;D
Here we go :o
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Thanks for the reports guys. I'm heading out soon as I get out of work.
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Thanks for the reports guys. I'm heading out soon as I get out of work.
Good luck Matt. I got a few more nights of work before I can finally sneak out.
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good luck today everyone
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Be on the lake in 20 hope the bite is still on
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gotta do it shane. good luck out there. you know the bite was hot if stormy caught legal eyes.................. ..... ;D
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I figure it's time to post on here. Life have been very hectic lately with family but it's time to get back into the ice fishing mode. Went out last weekend with S10Xr and caught a few. Hopefully my next trip down will include the sled.
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Ok guys I have been ice fishing for 25 years and still haven't answered this question, How close is to close? One I am marking this other guys jigs and second I can here him fart. Now I was nice and didn't say anything but really. Its a big damn lake and fish are in certain places but come on.
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Lol that's a little close...how deep of water are you seems everyone is grouped up in 26 feet
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Lol that's a little close...how deep of water are you seems everyone is grouped up in 26 feet
Well I am in 32' with 4 of my boys here. And I don't even let them get this close. This guy just balzed a trail right in the middle of us and set up camp but its all good cause I am putting on a clinic and I hear him swearing up a storm
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That's funny gotta love inconsiderate people
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Same thing happens during deer and turkey season. Lotsa inconsiderate idiots out there. Sad thing is, they probably don't even realize what a##holes they are.
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He might not really be that close gizmo, if he is sitting on a 5 gallon bucket, it really amplifies the sound
(not that I would really know that, lol)
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As close as you would want someone to fish next to you.....always seem to be a good gauge.
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Ok guys I have been ice fishing for 25 years and still haven't answered this question, How close is to close? One I am marking this other guys jigs and second I can here him fart. Now I was nice and didn't say anything but really. Its a big damn lake and fish are in certain places but come on.
if you can smell it he's to close !! Sully...
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If I can hit you with something heavy enough to do damage, you are to close ;).
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One if the wind was right I probably could smell it andyah he ain't on a bucket and he has a gas auger and I could definitely throw something at him and do damage but its all good cause the current pulling his way and really gotta take a duece. HaHa for him. Not that I would do that but bears do sh-t in the woods
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These gas augers are getting annoying
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Catching fish is always the best revenge Gizmo
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I figure it's time to post on here. Life have been very hectic lately with family but it's time to get back into the ice fishing mode. Went out last weekend with S10Xr and caught a few. Hopefully my next trip down will include the sled.
Gotta out fish him next time he's gettin a little cocky lol
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Ok guys I have been ice fishing for 25 years and still haven't answered this question, How close is to close? One I am marking this other guys jigs and second I can here him fart. Now I was nice and didn't say anything but really. Its a big damn lake and fish are in certain places but come on.
Just turn your sensitivity down on your fishfinder.... and sorry i must have ate to many chili dogs!! :woot:
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Same thing happens during deer and turkey season. Lotsa inconsiderate idiots out there. Sad thing is, they probably don't even realize what a##holes they are.
I may be old and crotchety but when anyone is to close to me, they soon know it.. I am in the sunny South for the winters now but when I fished hard water it was not a pleasant thing to move in too close. People for a mile around would know what my feelings were.... Once you establish a reputation you won`t be bothered that much.......
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I love it when you drill a bunch of holes and people start fishing them before you had a chance to
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I usually have an idea where I want to fish, if there's someone already there I go talk to them before I even drill a hole. You can tell pretty quick if you want to be anywhere near them and how much space to give them. If I'm hopping around I just give them space now that I'm usually on the snowmobile.
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Does anyone know what happened at Williams this morning guess they had to pull a truck out of the lake.
Kevin
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Does anyone know what happened at Williams this morning guess they had to pull a truck out of the lake.
Kevin
Must have been driven by a Darwin award winner ;D
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The truck went through last night. I talked to one of the guys and he told me nobody was hurt. I can't imagine trying to get that thing out. Dusty's Underwater Recovery out of Lake George helped me when I went through with the four wheeler last year. Their number is (518) 796-8966...probably one you'll want to throw in the Rolodex just in case. It is never a pleasant experience, but small machines (four wheelers, sleds, etc.) have to be much easier to extract than a vehicle.
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I fished 18 FOW from 7:00-9:30 and only caught a pin walleye. There were some lookers, no takers.
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HT says----> gotta do it shane. good luck out there. you know the bite was hot if stormy caught legal eyes.................. ..... nice ht! funny !!!!!!!!!!
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Anybody been out from godfreys yet how's the ice?
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Well right now I'm sitting on 3-4" of black with 2 white on top SE end of lake. Will post pic with tape measure in hole later. I moved over to the next hump because my 1st choice had less and was close to a crack.
Bite was hot this morning, but more shorts than I've ever caught in a day. Ratio of 6-7 to 1 shorts to legal.
One was only 6-7". Almost all eyes today. Couple whites in the mix. No yellows which is weird. This is one of my perch spots.
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Got out for a few hours this morning and managed 4 shorts and 1 keeper. No perch. Had some really agressive walleyes suspended 16-20 down over 36' that I mostly lost at or near the hole, but I saw enough of them to know they were 'eyes.
Saw the truck through the ice at Valentines beach. That should be fun trying to get out. I had about 6-7" of good ice where I was, don't think I'd take a truck out on that.
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Anybody been out from godfreys yet how's the ice?
I just got home from godfreys. Ice was good. 6-8 inches were I drilled. Started just shy of the drop-off in 13' and moved 0ut to 33'. Landed 13 eyes and dropped 6 more. Mostly shorts. Perch seemed a bit skittish but landed 8 nice ones.
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Ended up with only 1 18" keeper. Lost a dandy at the hole. Friggin hook on the end of my jiggin rap got caught on the bottom of my hole...also got 5 or 6 shorts. On my way in I tried a spot and got a lot of 8 1/2-9" perch. Tossed em all back. Not the jumbos that I want..
Sorry for those who sent me a PM this morning. Was running late.
Nice to see you this morning Boggey, how did you make out? Hopefully we can get out sometime next week...
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The North shore fished very well for me this morning in 25'. 3 keeper 'eyes and 8 14"ers that went back. Perch bite was slow but ended up with 5 between 11 and 13". Great morning on the ice. 5" of good ice with about 4-5" of snow made for not too bad of a walk.
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I got my first oneida ice walleye this morning. Ended the day with two eyes and 2 perch. Lost 3-4 more fish due to various reasons. Never found any water deeper than 19 if i am reading the flasher right.
Seemed like fishing 15 min at a hole then moving 20 feet,fishing moving, making a circle of holes was the only thing that got me into fish... The first big eye i caught, was in someone elses hole that had left.
Most everyone i talked to had the same report, nothing.
South Shore, Williams....
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went back to the same spot I did well at yesterday out of Chapman....what a mob today.....fish were still there but a touch more finicky than yest......still caught quite a few,but nothing like yest....cleaned 25 nice perch.....tossed back a boatload of 9"ers.....great weekend out there.....congrats to everyone who smashed the fish this weekend
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Fished out of lp this morning. Got 2 shorts, a jumbo perch a white perch, and a big sheep head which was fun catch on my 18 inch rod with 3 pound test. I had to force the thing out of a 6 inch hole almost didn't get it out.
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http://www.localsyr.com/story/excavator-gets-stuck-in-the-ice-attempting-to-reco/d/story/HHfivpbxsEWGRAESl9M70g (http://www.localsyr.com/story/excavator-gets-stuck-in-the-ice-attempting-to-reco/d/story/HHfivpbxsEWGRAESl9M70g)
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You just can't teach stupid.
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Wow people really need to think things through a little bit
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We pray everyone is ok.. None of us like to see this..
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Well my curse has been lifted...I caught my first keeper eye through the ice and then 20 more after that one...I lost just as many fish and broke off a Huge Pickerel at the hole...I had my limit before 8 o'clock and just experimented and learned until 10 or so...a few of you out there have given me some pointers and today it paid off...thank you! You know who you are...I finally got to experience a hot bite...it was a beautiful morning and there were a ton of shanties covering the horizon...I have always been able to figure out certain ways and certain types of fish but for some reason Eyes through the ice is the biggest fishing challenge I have had...good to be humbled and even better to finally have some success... :) :)
KP was ready to fight this morning LOL :o :o ;D ;D...good to see you and Jr again in the parking lot, hope you got into them!
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Well my curse has been lifted...I caught my first keeper eye through the ice and then 20 more after that one...I lost just as many fish and broke off a Huge Pickerel at the hole...I had my limit before 8 o'clock and just experimented and learned until 10 or so...a few of you out there have given me some pointers and today it paid off...thank you! You know who you are...I finally got to experience a hot bite...it was a beautiful morning and there were a ton of shanties covering the horizon...I have always been able to figure out certain ways and certain types of fish but for some reason Eyes through the ice is the biggest fishing challenge I have had...good to be humbled and even better to finally have some success... :) :)
KP was ready to fight this morning LOL :o :o ;D ;D...good to see you and Jr again in the parking lot, hope you got into them!
Congrats. It is days like this that keep you coming back. I can't imagine a better lake anywhere than Oneida when she is giving it up.
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Well my curse has been lifted...I caught my first keeper eye through the ice and then 20 more after that one...I lost just as many fish and broke off a Huge Pickerel at the hole...I had my limit before 8 o'clock and just experimented and learned until 10 or so...a few of you out there have given me some pointers and today it paid off...thank you! You know who you are...I finally got to experience a hot bite...it was a beautiful morning and there were a ton of shanties covering the horizon...I have always been able to figure out certain ways and certain types of fish but for some reason Eyes through the ice is the biggest fishing challenge I have had...good to be humbled and even better to finally have some success... :) :)
KP was ready to fight this morning LOL :o :o ;D ;D...good to see you and Jr again in the parking lot, hope you got into them!
Nice Scott~!~~
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Well my curse has been lifted...I caught my first keeper eye through the ice and then 20 more after that one...I lost just as many fish and broke off a Huge Pickerel at the hole...I had my limit before 8 o'clock and just experimented and learned until 10 or so...a few of you out there have given me some pointers and today it paid off...thank you! You know who you are...I finally got to experience a hot bite...it was a beautiful morning and there were a ton of shanties covering the horizon...I have always been able to figure out certain ways and certain types of fish but for some reason Eyes through the ice is the biggest fishing challenge I have had...good to be humbled and even better to finally have some success... :) :)
KP was ready to fight this morning LOL :o :o ;D ;D...good to see you and Jr again in the parking lot, hope you got into them!
Congrats , i think i was fishing in the nursery this moning.
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Ok guys I have been ice fishing for 25 years and still haven't answered this question, How close is to close? One I am marking this other guys jigs and second I can here him fart. Now I was nice and didn't say anything but really. Its a big damn lake and fish are in certain places but come on.
I knoW hoW you feel.. Im glad the Weekend is over..it Was a mad house at constantia today..Drilled a hole at my spot and it seemed like i Was being circled by 20-30 sleds/Wheelers.. TWo guys set up 15 feet behind me. Ready for peace and quiet this Week..
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good to hear Scott................. way to go man. hats off for the effort and the persistence :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :clap: ;)
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im going to say 50 yrds is the minimum distance if ur not fishing in one of the big groups like chapman, lp, big bay hate when strangers crowd me.... didnt go out today but chapman looked like a mad house .
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Well my curse has been lifted...I caught my first keeper eye through the ice and then 20 more after that one...I lost just as many fish and broke off a Huge Pickerel at the hole...I had my limit before 8 o'clock and just experimented and learned until 10 or so...a few of you out there have given me some pointers and today it paid off...thank you! You know who you are...I finally got to experience a hot bite...it was a beautiful morning and there were a ton of shanties covering the horizon...I have always been able to figure out certain ways and certain types of fish but for some reason Eyes through the ice is the biggest fishing challenge I have had...good to be humbled and even better to finally have some success... :) :)
KP was ready to fight this morning LOL :o :o ;D ;D...good to see you and Jr again in the parking lot, hope you got into them!
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Had a great day on the south shore. The wheeler handled the fluffy snow just fine. We landed on a hot spot and all 5 of us limited by 8:30. It wasn't a blitz, had to work the fish. Got to try some tips that were shared with me by our members. Thanks.
Fun Day. Back next weekend. 3 more years and I can go every day!!!!!!!!!!
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Fished out of Constania today...No bite to speak of early. Moved east to 24". Iced one nice 16" eye, lost one at the hole and jigged up 12 jumbo's. Bite started around 10 am and lasted for an hour. Talked to some other folks who had a hot walleye bite. Left at noon. Great day to be on the ice. Gutbucket50 and his 2 sons limited out on walleyes this morning. Great job and get that snow machine fixed
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Fished out of Constania today...No bite to speak of early. Moved east to 24". Iced one nice 16" eye, lost one at the hole and jigged up 12 jumbo's. Bite started around 10 am and lasted for an hour. Talked to some other folks who had a hot walleye bite. Left at noon. Great day to be on the ice. Gutbucket50 and his 2 sons limited out on walleyes this morning. Great job and get that snow machine fixed
nice ;)
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I see no one gonna touch that one :nono: :nono: :nono: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Thanks guys, I'm not gonna lie the first couple I was shaking like Crazy...I had a little buck fever going on...once the pressure was off things went well...LOL ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Well my curse has been lifted...I caught my first keeper eye through the ice and then 20 more after that one...I lost just as many fish and broke off a Huge Pickerel at the hole...I had my limit before 8 o'clock and just experimented and learned until 10 or so...a few of you out there have given me some pointers and today it paid off...thank you! You know who you are...I finally got to experience a hot bite...it was a beautiful morning and there were a ton of shanties covering the horizon...I have always been able to figure out certain ways and certain types of fish but for some reason Eyes through the ice is the biggest fishing challenge I have had...good to be humbled and even better to finally have some success... :) :)
KP was ready to fight this morning LOL :o :o ;D ;D...good to see you and Jr again in the parking lot, hope you got into them!
Congrats Scott! Today was your day bud. ;D
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Congrats Scott! Today was your day bud. ;D
All but 2 fish were on the Reeleyz lure...no bait... ;D
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Everyones eating like kings this week. Great catches and reports.
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Thanks guys, I'm not gonna lie the first couple I was shaking like Crazy...I had a little buck fever going on...once the pressure was off things went well...LOL ;D ;D ;D ;D
WTG hunty .... Getting that head up the hole is always a pucker moment .....
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WTG hunty .... Getting that head up the hole is always a pucker moment .....
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Thanks guys, I'm not gonna lie the first couple I was shaking like Crazy...I had a little buck fever going on...once the pressure was off things went well...LOL ;D ;D ;D ;D
That is awesome!!! That is what it's all about.
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had an amazing day on north shore limited out in 20 min
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I have a question for the diehards. I am still trying to figure out the walleyes through the ice. I was on a hole and caught 3 shorts (12-13"). After an hour I decided to leave the hole to try to find bigger fish (with no luck). What do think? If you are catching all shorts, do you leave?
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After hearing all the stories yesterday I called Fred I said we got to get fishin, hes been working and I been sick, so we loaded up and headed out... My friends yesterday were on a hot school, instead of movin in on there bite we jumped on an area near bye that looked like it would be suitable for some action, and man was it.... In the first 2 hours and 5 minutes, me and fred iced 61 keeper eyes, it was silly, just an all out blitz, who knows how many missed bites, dumped fish and a few shorts thrown in, it was just nuts... at 915 am we had enough and packed up and went on a perch hunt the rest of the day, I can't even imagine how many eyes a man could of gotten if he had stayed parked on those fish..Throughout the day we managed some perch, but not a lot, probably iced another 2 dozen keeper eyes and who knows how many shorts lookin for perch, what a day Fred, had a blast bro.... I videoed 80% of this mornings action in my shanty, got hours of film to sort threw, then hopefully I can edit and condense it somehow to a video form on the internet.... "Blitz" vid is coming....
Sunrise with my junky camera
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I went across the Mason Dixon line, didn't get out till 11, was waiting to hear from a buddy..... Never did, miscommunication :( Anyway I just missed the hot bite, the guys I met had a heck of a morning, then they shut off like a light switch. I got 4 perch right off the bat, then got rejected so many times I'm going to need therapy :wacko: At 3 they started up again as the front came thru, did 4 more perch, 2 keeper eyes, 4 shorts, 2 pin pike and my screen was full from 32 feet to 20 when I turned it off, eyes were fighting over the jig, would have been an epic bite, but I was 1.3 miles out and chose a ride in..... Hope the top firms up I walked halfway out before my ride came in for me, It sucked even with a smitty.
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Bout time you two caught a few ;D
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Congrats Hunt on shakin that funk......It's all eyes from here ;)
I knoW hoW you feel.. Im glad the Weekend is over..it Was a mad house at constantia today..Drilled a hole at my spot and it seemed like i Was being circled by 20-30 sleds/Wheelers.. TWo guys set up 15 feet behind me. Ready for peace and quiet this Week..
Murph hit the nail on the head! Figured I'd take a break from LP and cross the "Mason-Dixon Line" to look for some perch.
Even though it was crazy, I got away from the masses, iced 16 keeper Eyes and kept 3 for dinner...... totally different bite today......seriously aggressive eyes!
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Bout time you two caught a few ;D
Ya, long over due.... It was hard to leave, the freezing rain and wind made my mind up for me.
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Nice haul fillet and snagger can't wait to see video !!
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Nice haul fillet and snagger can't wait to see video !!
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Well finally made it to Chapman today and there was a lot of people out there, Fish2163 ad I set up and checked a few holes we drilled. Stuck to the first one because we had a mark and landed 5 keeper Perch, not real huge but a nice meal. Never got into the Eyes and I'm still searching for that day. The haul out wasn't bad and we would have done more roaming but I forgot my Bibs (DUH!). Definitely we will need a sled in order to really search this body of water, my hip started to act up on the way in and its been throbbing all night.
Overall it was a good experience and we will be back up from the South to do it again. Thanks Cterp for the info and hopefully one of these days I can thank You in person.
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it was unreal every drop it was a strike , just insane , snag tossed a nice 23" back , then is was hunt for stripers got a few , in 1 of my perch spots whipped 4 then the eyes came and ended that , next spot the same ended up with 7,with 6 being jumbos , great day , and KP thanks for the tip on the sled , but there is some blood spatter , looked like crime scene , not much room under the cover for paws , can't wait to see the video
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Had a great day on the Southeast corner of the lake today with a few buddies...the Eyes were absolutely on a tear :icefish:
I Left at 12:30 with 31 Eyes landed and an all time high of 21 Whiteys...just plain sick bite :woot:
Great job to all that had success...
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great catches everyone !!! Sully...
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What a day. 20+ legal waldos and 31 perch from the same holes. No small fish. 1 walleye was 24 1/2" and FAT.
Hated to leave but wanted to see the truck and excavator pulled out of the lake. They got them both out and no one was hurt. Truck was trashed. Looks like they had some fun before they went in by all the donut tracks.
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What a day. 20+ legal waldos and 31 perch from the same holes. No small fish. 1 walleye was 24 1/2" and FAT.
Hated to leave but wanted to see the truck and excavator pulled out of the lake. They got them both out and no one was hurt. Truck was trashed. Looks like they had some fun before they went in by all the donut tracks.
What time did they pull the truck out? I totally missed it. Saw some flashing lights there when i left at 12:20.
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Good job guys.
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My son Chris (caddis) had a stroke yesterday. He is ok but very weak. I have to get him out ice fishing soon. To much work not enough play. 25 yrs old. that is screwed up.
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My son Chris (caddis) had a stroke yesterday. He is ok but very weak. I have to get him out ice fishing soon. To much work not enough play. 25 yrs old. that is screwed up.
Best wishes to him on his recovery! 25 is very young for that to happen.
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My son Chris (caddis) had a stroke yesterday. He is ok but very weak. I have to get him out ice fishing soon. To much work not enough play. 25 yrs old. that is screwed up.
Wow, glad hes ok Kevin.
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My son Chris (caddis) had a stroke yesterday. He is ok but very weak. I have to get him out ice fishing soon. To much work not enough play. 25 yrs old. that is screwed up.
Wow....Sorry to hear that Kevin. Hope all is well
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My son Chris (caddis) had a stroke yesterday. He is ok but very weak. I have to get him out ice fishing soon. To much work not enough play. 25 yrs old. that is screwed up.
Sorry to hear that, wow that's scary I'm 24 way too young. Best of luck to you and him.
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Best wishes to him on his recovery! 25 is very young for that to happen.
I was 37 when I had mine.
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What time did they pull the truck out? I totally missed it. Saw some flashing lights there when i left at 12:20.
The truck was about 4pm. Had to be 100 people out there until the police made everyone who wasn't helping leave.
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Dang Kevin, glad he is ok :(
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Congrats to everyone on a great day.
Hunt, glad ya finally broke the waldo curse.
I made it down on sat morning with the intent of catching some waldo's. was a long walk out to the spot i had chosen. marked alot of fish but they just wouldn't commit to anything. threw everything i had in my bag of tricks but nothing worked, lol. iced only one keeper walleye but still had a great time. you guys have an amazing lake and i will be back some day to fish it again.
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Man this Lakes "ON FIRE"... What great reports. :thumbsup:
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Very sorry to hear about your son's stroke.
That is very screwed up is right. Fishing is a good idea.
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WTG snagger and filet sounds epic can't wait to see the vid!!!
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Spent the day with my son and grandson on the south shore. Eyes were non stop until about 1 pm. Grandson's first time on the ice, was like killing a monster buck on his first hunt. Uhh, he wants to go again :o.
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What a weekend. Saturday took two limits of eyes and 93 perch off the ice. Today took 2 more limits and 27 jumbos off. Caught over 20 keepers that were 18-20". One weekend ill never forget!!!
Also I found an Ice Armor mitten coming off Constantia. It is in good shape still. If you would like it let me know hopefully we can meet up soon
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Man, what a day for everyone- About the same as previous reports, Myself and a buddy fished north of Dunhams away fro the crowds- Started slow, but at 10 all hell broke loose between eyes and perch, have never had it where every other drop was a perch or eye, they seemed to cling together today- Managed a nice limit of eyes, dumped 6+ and lost a monsta at the hole, couldn't get her up the 6" hole and she snapped me off >:(- also ended up with 21 jumbos and a huge burby! Buddy did about the same- Ice was 9" solid, this rain and cold will def pack that sticky wet snow down hopefully!
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The truck was about 4pm. Had to be 100 people out there until the police made everyone who wasn't helping leave.
I did see about 30-40 snowmobiles i would guess, sitting over near the beach. I was just assuming they were hanging out.
I was more trying to get out of there before the game warden who was there asked me for my license. I had forgotten it at home this morning.
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Spent the day with my son and grandson on the south shore. Eyes were non stop until about 1 pm. Grandson's first time on the ice, was like killing a monster buck on his first hunt. Uhh, he wants to go again :o.
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great job mike!
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My son Chris (caddis) had a stroke yesterday. He is ok but very weak. I have to get him out ice fishing soon. To much work not enough play. 25 yrs old. that is screwed up.
Sorry to hear that Kevin. Best wishes for a speedy recovery!!!
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Nice fish everyone!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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good job on the fish guys. did another dozen keeper eyes today, i let a big 23" back down the hole and dumped a few ;)
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Nice haul fillet and snagger can't wait to see video !!
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I would come down with the flu in the middle of a fishing frenzy.... good luck out there guys I'll be spending my time in my recliner watching the guys fishing on the south pond
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My son Chris (caddis) had a stroke yesterday. He is ok but very weak. I have to get him out ice fishing soon. To much work not enough play. 25 yrs old. that is screwed up.
Glad to hear he is on the mend.
I had my stroke at 44
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What a awesome weekend out on oneida! Fished from 3:00-5:00 sat evening and smashed the eyes!! Did 28 keepers in 2 hours and then was treated to an amazing sunset. Today fished from 10-1 and then came back out after lunch and fished from 3-5. Today's total was 38 keepers with a dozen shorts and countless more dropped and missed!! What a bite this weekend! All eyes were caught in 25 fow. The majority of the walleyes I got were on the bare jig to! They were super aggressive! Great to see all the good reports!!
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Wow you guys are killing me with the number of fish your putting up way to go everyone.
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nice job bobby
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Thanks HT!! Nice job to you as well bud!! We gotta get together out there soon
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Having to be a spectator for the time being is killing me, hoping to get out there soon! Great job everyone!
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Wired - Sorry to hear about your son. I wish him a speedy recovery.
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Nice job Deadeyez!
I missed the hot bite this weekend because of some family stuff. I made a quick trip tonight for an hour and went 2 for 3 on keeper eyes.
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My son Chris (caddis) had a stroke yesterday. He is ok but very weak. I have to get him out ice fishing soon. To much work not enough play. 25 yrs old. that is screwed up.
sorry to hear. glad he's ok. ice fishing is the cure !! Sully...
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Sounds like a great day for all. Wired, I don't know you but I hope your son recovers quickly and fully. Looking forward to the "blitz" video. I need a blitz! Have yet to truly experience an ice blitz yet.
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Wired I hope your son is doing better.
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Nice job Deadeyez!
I missed the hot bite this weekend because of some family stuff. I made a quick trip tonight for an hour and went 2 for 3 on keeper eyes.
thanks Bruce! Had Dave out there today. He did good...think he did 20 some keepers for his first day on the ice this year!! Just like riding a bike he says! :woot: :roflmao:
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Almost forgot....what is the deal with idiots racing past us today on machines?!! First we had 2 snow machines race by us at 13 steps (I paced it off) and then some genius on a can am atv flew right threw our group which was about 40 feet apart... This guy went by even closer. So this evening the same atv comes flyin right back the same route he took earlier except this time we jump in front of him and get him to stop. We told him that we are tryin to fish here and tell him to go around us and not through our group. He says sorry, I didn't know, I don't fish. Unreal!! There are some beauty's out there I tell ya
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What a awesome weekend out on oneida! Fished from 3:00-5:00 sat evening and smashed the eyes!! Did 28 keepers in 2 hours and then was treated to an amazing sunset. Today fished from 10-1 and then came back out after lunch and fished from 3-5. Today's total was 38 keepers with a dozen shorts and countless more dropped and missed!! What a bite this weekend! All eyes were caught in 25 fow. The majority of the walleyes I got were on the bare jig to! They were super aggressive! Great to see all the good reports!!
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WOW man great shot!!!!!!! :thumbsup: you look like jesus.. great numbers man a record? ;D
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WOW man great shot!!!!!!! :thumbsup: you look like jesus.. great numbers man a record? ;D
lmfao!! Not bad for a cell phone pic! Yeah that's a new personal best for me. Gotta get together soon bro
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I been expecting you to stroll out there every night I'm there.... give me a call.
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My son Chris (caddis) had a stroke yesterday. He is ok but very weak. I have to get him out ice fishing soon. To much work not enough play. 25 yrs old. that is screwed up.
Sorry to hear that kevin.. Glad to hear he's ok..
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Almost forgot....what is the deal with idiots racing past us today on machines?!! First we had 2 snow machines race by us at 13 steps (I paced it off) and then some genius on a can am atv flew right threw our group which was about 40 feet apart... This guy went by even closer. So this evening the same atv comes flyin right back the same route he took earlier except this time we jump in front of him and get him to stop. We told him that we are tryin to fish here and tell him to go around us and not through our group. He says sorry, I didn't know, I don't fish. Unreal!! There are some beauty's out there I tell ya
Nice work Dead! Sounds like the other two didn't have a clue either. Stupid is as stupid does.
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Fished out of Constantia in about 18-20 foot of water. Walleye bite was hot, perch were slow for me but got a few keepers. Hopefully the big storm misses us so we can get back out.
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Nice fish and pics everyone, keep em coming :) :) :) :)
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I went across the Mason Dixon line, didn't get out till 11, was waiting to hear from a buddy..... Never did, miscommunication :( Anyway I just missed the hot bite, the guys I met had a heck of a morning, then they shut off like a light switch. I got 4 perch right off the bat, then got rejected so many times I'm going to need therapy :wacko: At 3 they started up again as the front came thru, did 4 more perch, 2 keeper eyes, 4 shorts, 2 pin pike and my screen was full from 32 feet to 20 when I turned it off, eyes were fighting over the jig, would have been an epic bite, but I was 1.3 miles out and chose a ride in..... Hope the top firms up I walked halfway out before my ride came in for me, It sucked even with a smitty.
Good job on the perch an eyes DD. Dragging through that snows makes the beers taste better. Lol
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Congrats guys looks like it was a good weekend. Can't wait to make the trip up soon.
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Anyone braving the weather in the am too see if there's any eyes left in the lake After this weekend?
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got about 25 tracks like this too dig threw, could take too much time to create a collection into one video right now, maybe in the summer.
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Well my curse has been lifted...I caught my first keeper eye through the ice and then 20 more after that one...I lost just as many fish and broke off a Huge Pickerel at the hole...I had my limit before 8 o'clock and just experimented and learned until 10 or so...a few of you out there have given me some pointers and today it paid off...thank you! You know who you are...I finally got to experience a hot bite...it was a beautiful morning and there were a ton of shanties covering the horizon...I have always been able to figure out certain ways and certain types of fish but for some reason Eyes through the ice is the biggest fishing challenge I have had...good to be humbled and even better to finally have some success... :) :)
KP was ready to fight this morning LOL :o :o ;D ;D...good to see you and Jr again in the parking lot, hope you got into them!
Wad and I were out there with him too and we all did well. Lots of fun when the bite is on!
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nice videos snag!
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kevin...i hope your son gets better soon man
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My son Chris (caddis) had a stroke yesterday. He is ok but very weak. I have to get him out ice fishing soon. To much work not enough play. 25 yrs old. that is screwed up.
Sorry to hear that news. Good to hear it wasn't severe. The key to a full and speedy recovery is excessive activity ! Physical and mental !
Hope everything works out and your son gets back on pace soon !
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Did really good on the eyes saturday and sunday. i ended up with 30 keeper eyes for the day and a half ;) the snow made for hard walking . thanks god i got a ride out.
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thanks Bruce! Had Dave out there today. He did good...think he did 20 some keepers for his first day on the ice this year!! Just like riding a bike he says! :woot: :roflmao:
Nice! Glad he got out there for a hot bite.
Nice job on the eyes HT.
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WTG HT looks like that piggy was eating well!!!
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It's raining pretty good right now. That should knock most of that snow down and freeze it good. Maybe we can take advantage of a few cold nights and build some more ice. Then we get another warm up next weekend?
I like this pattern... ;D
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It's raining pretty good right now. That should knock most of that snow down and freeze it good. Maybe we can take advantage of a few cold nights and build some more ice. Then we get another warm up next weekend?
I like this pattern... ;D
I heard the rain on the tin roof and smiled this morning Bruce ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D I might be getting old because the drag yesterday has me sore today.....
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Good job on the perch an eyes DD. Dragging through that snows makes the beers taste better. Lol
Sure does.... Tho that's about all ... Man it sucked :o :o
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Nice job HT !!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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man is it pouring out. I hope it melts all of that snow off the ice before this cold spell comes in ;D man some of those eyes were running pretty big over the weekend!
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Oneida smoked us yesterday, and I aint afraid to admit it. The drag was pretty bad too! Think we could have done better if we had a machine of some sorts to move around. Fished Jewel yesterday and managed 6 keepers between 6 of us and quite a few shorts. A little Perch action, but no donkeys. Tried another spot in the afternoon further West, don't know the name of it, and managed 3 more keepers between 6 of us, and a few that didn't make it to the hole. Marked a ton all day, but they were lookers and not takers. Went through a lot of tackle to try and figure them out, but what a humbling day.
Bay of Quinte this weekend, but I'll be back the following weekend.
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Nice job HT! Is that an empty 30 rack box those eyes are on?!! ;D
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Nice work H.T. !
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Oneida smoked us yesterday, and I aint afraid to admit it. The drag was pretty bad too! Think we could have done better if we had a machine of some sorts to move around. Fished Jewel yesterday and managed 6 keepers between 6 of us and quite a few shorts. A little Perch action, but no donkeys. Tried another spot in the afternoon further West, don't know the name of it, and managed 3 more keepers between 6 of us, and a few that didn't make it to the hole. Marked a ton all day, but they were lookers and not takers. Went through a lot of tackle to try and figure them out, but what a humbling day.
Bay of Quinte this weekend, but I'll be back the following weekend.
good luck on the bay post some pics of those slobs up there please !!!
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Great job on the fish everyone. Sounds like the lake was on fire! Grounded this weekend, hope to make it out mid-week.
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Did really good on the eyes saturday and sunday. i ended up with 30 keeper eyes for the day and a half ;) the snow made for hard walking . thanks god i got a ride out.
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Oh nice dont mention you played with Stormy and Adam and gave you the good spot :whistle:
Had a blast brother .....
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Oneida smoked us yesterday, and I aint afraid to admit it. The drag was pretty bad too! Think we could have done better if we had a machine of some sorts to move around. Fished Jewel yesterday and managed 6 keepers between 6 of us and quite a few shorts. A little Perch action, but no donkeys. Tried another spot in the afternoon further West, don't know the name of it, and managed 3 more keepers between 6 of us, and a few that didn't make it to the hole. Marked a ton all day, but they were lookers and not takers. Went through a lot of tackle to try and figure them out, but what a humbling day.
Bay of Quinte this weekend, but I'll be back the following weekend.
Yankee,
I'd be interested in a BOQ report.
I've haven't been up there for close to 5 years now.
Although, the way the walleye bite has been so far on Oneida this year I don't mind waiting...
PerchEyes
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Don't know if you were IS members but thank you for jumping my truck on Sat. @ Lewis Point.
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Yankee,
I'd be interested in a BOQ report.
I've haven't been up there for close to 5 years now.
Although, the way the walleye bite has been so far on Oneida this year I don't mind waiting...
PerchEyes
Shoot me a PM Monday I'll let ya know. I hear ya on the Oneida bite, but Oneida doesn't give up 10+ pound brutes!
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Seriously??!! A truck through the ice at Williams beach?? We have barely enough ice for sleds and ATV's and someone wants to drive a truck out there and put peoples lives at risk. Glad I wasn't there to see it. Use your head man. Maybe it was the BUD Light syndrome either way someone could get seriously hurt. Maybe it will be costly enough in a monetary way that someone will have learned a lesson. Hope everyone was OK!
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My son Chris (caddis) had a stroke yesterday. He is ok but very weak. I have to get him out ice fishing soon. To much work not enough play. 25 yrs old. that is screwed up.
sorry to hear wire
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Seriously??!! A truck through the ice at Williams beach?? We have barely enough ice for sleds and ATV's and someone wants to drive a truck out there and put peoples lives at risk. Glad I wasn't there to see it. Use your head man. Maybe it was the BUD Light syndrome either way someone could get seriously hurt. Maybe it will be costly enough in a monetary way that someone will have learned a lesson. Hope everyone was OK!
From what I heard it was some of the above and a twenty dollar bet. To be young and stupid again.
Kevin
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Broke my Oneida lake cherry yesterday. With help from the forum I landed my first Oneida lake eye ball out of the north shore. A nice fat 18". Brother in law and I ended the day with 3 keeper eyes and 7 GIANT perch all over 12 inches. We fished dark to dark and then filleted them and ate them All last night. Thanks for a the help guys!!!!
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wow guys aweful nice catches. and to say this lake is on fire is an understatement. I wanted to say how great it was to meet so many of you this weekend. our shop was incredibly busy and the stories i've been hearing are awesome. I look forward to meeting more of you as the season progresses. got alot of new merchandise coming this week as well as replacements for what is gone. again nice job everyone and thank you for your patrionage
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on the north shore web cam it looks like the rain and warm wind knocked the snow down to nothin....a massive freeze up the next 2 days should make it even better than it was ;D.....heard they had to cut the ice all the way to shore to get that idiots truck and excavater out of williams....not sure if thats true or not.....people better pay attention to that for a while if so.....what an idiot.or did I already say that @)
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Don't know if you were IS members but thank you for jumping my truck on Sat. @ Lewis Point.
That was me...and you are most welcome. I hope you made it home OK!
Cheers,
Ice Beard
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Awesome guys! those are some great yellows, I cant imagine having a day with those numbers.
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My son Chris (caddis) had a stroke yesterday. He is ok but very weak. I have to get him out ice fishing soon. To much work not enough play. 25 yrs old. that is screwed up.
Prayers sent for a speedy recovery
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So ice is plenty thick to take fourwheeler out there?
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So ice is plenty thick to take fourwheeler out there?
good to go.....still use caution around pressure cracks and sort....should be better by the end of the week
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Oneida smoked us yesterday, and I aint afraid to admit it. The drag was pretty bad too! Think we could have done better if we had a machine of some sorts to move around. Fished Jewel yesterday and managed 6 keepers between 6 of us and quite a few shorts. A little Perch action, but no donkeys. Tried another spot in the afternoon further West, don't know the name of it, and managed 3 more keepers between 6 of us, and a few that didn't make it to the hole. Marked a ton all day, but they were lookers and not takers. Went through a lot of tackle to try and figure them out, but what a humbling day.
Bay of Quinte this weekend, but I'll be back the following weekend.
If only you good launch your boat on the ice Yankee :-) . Im all too familiar with your reports from lake Ontario. Didn't think Id ever see a day that I would have a better day then you on any water...frozen or not.
Some buddies and I are trying to plan a Quinte trip. Would love a report.
Good luck bro
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My son Chris (caddis) had a stroke yesterday. He is ok but very weak. I have to get him out ice fishing soon. To much work not enough play. 25 yrs old. that is screwed up.
Sorry to hear about your son Wired...hope he get's back to 100 % real soon.
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prayers for a quick recovery Wired...
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all the snow is now slush ;D, and it is 32 degrees now. we will have at least a foot of ice, or more when this freezes up if the snow stays away for a couple days. Sully...
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Insanely HOT Oneida walleye bite.. Bordering on Ridiculous at times it seems.... We know there are many hundred thousand walleyes living in there, but I never thought i would see such crazy numbers and size like this being hooked and landed through the ice. East end, West end, South shore, North shore, Dawn , Dusk, mid-morning,late morning, noon, all afternoon....amazing stuff. Great job everyone..and continued goog luck to all.
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If only you good launch your boat on the ice Yankee :-) . Im all too familiar with your reports from lake Ontario. Didn't think Id ever see a day that I would have a better day then you on any water...frozen or not.
Some buddies and I are trying to plan a Quinte trip. Would love a report.
Good luck bro
I'm honest in my reporting! Sometimes ya get them, and sometimes ya don't. Walleye fishing on ice is a new game to me. Only my second season, but it's addicting! Good job on getting them, and I'll try to not let you down in the future!
PM me if you need any info or tips on Qunite.
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Im coming down for the weekend with my son Ive only fished the lake twice. Its hard to keep the young guy interested if your not catching can anyone please give me some tips, Maybe where to go out of and whats good for walleye, Id like to keep him interested. You can make them PMs any help would be greatly apprieciated.
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good to go.....still use caution around pressure cracks and sort....should be better by the end of the week
Just leave your truck in the lot hahaha ;D
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Just spent the last 45 minutes catching up on all the reports I missed. I've been doing more ice-talk on facebook these days than here, for some reason.
As Snagger said...Oneida Lake is simply on fire right now. I'm sure the steady drop of the barometer over the weekend had a lot to do with the hot bite, but over-all, the walleye action has been better than average this year... at least for me.
My girlfriend and I were also in on the walleye bonanza, catching 14 keepers, 2 shorts in just 2 hours on Saturday afternoon, and lost count of the walleye numbers yesterday...well over 25, which is good for us, since we usually chase perch, and she has never tied on a jigging rap before.
We tried to get away from the eyes and find some perch in a few of our "perch flats" only to find more walleyes that wanted to come in and push the perch out. We did manage to put 16 in the bucket...not all of them jumbos, but I like the 9's and 10's for eating anyways.
Most of our fish came on #3 firetiger jigging raps with a minnow head. We fished in 18 to 29 fow, both on structure and in the flat muddy bottoms.
Wiredstone...sorry to hear about your boy. Fishing is the best therapy that I can think of. Hope he feels better soon. Scary stuff.
Great reports everyone...
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Wow, sounds like a lot of guys slayed em this weekend, I never made it up :'(
Opted to do some rabbit hunting instead, yesterday we ended the day with 15, I guess
not all was lost. :-\ Not nearly as good eating as the eyes though.
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got about 25 tracks like this too dig threw, could take too much time to create a collection into one video right now, maybe in the summer.
http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/HDV_0031_zpscaa735ec.mp4.html (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/HDV_0031_zpscaa735ec.mp4.html)
http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/fredlaughing_zps71649c63.mp4.html (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/fredlaughing_zps71649c63.mp4.html)
Nice clips snag
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Where do I park my Excavator
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
That was me...and you are most welcome. I hope you made it home OK!
Cheers,
Ice Beard
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Nice clips snag
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Long time lurker, first time poster. Great community we have here on the diehards thread! Figured it was about time I attempted to contribute to this great page. Fished Constantia from noon til dark, a couple pig walleyes and a handful of perch. Felt good to be out on the main lake instead of the carnival on Big Bay. 2 Keeper eyes, and a short.. a few perch
Anyways, always looking to meet new faces on the ice, hoping to run into a few of the great sportsmen we have on the boards and as always, TIGHT LINES
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Welcome to the site and nice catch WaldoSlammer ..........
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Thanks Raquette, hope she freezes up even better over the next few days! Cant beat the hot bite right now!
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got about 25 tracks like this too dig threw, could take too much time to create a collection into one video right now, maybe in the summer.
http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/HDV_0031_zpscaa735ec.mp4.html (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/HDV_0031_zpscaa735ec.mp4.html)
http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/fredlaughing_zps71649c63.mp4.html (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/fredlaughing_zps71649c63.mp4.html)
nice job. man you and Freddie put on a clinic with the walleyes for sure
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Great job out there guys! I had a good weekend as well. Got some nice eyes and a PILE of Jumbos! Back at it Friday morning!.........This time WITH transportation!
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"Fun Day. Back next weekend. 3 more years and I can go every day!!!!!!!!!! "
Interesting how things work out. I posted about "3 years till retirement" just a day ago. Walked into work today and my entire department was eliminated. Bam on the spot / out the door. I'm lucky that after a few prior scares, I've had a chance to prepare at least a little and we'll be fine. For now, I'll gather my thoughts within the peace of my shanty. No more waiting till Saturday.
Plan well people, you never know when it's going to be your turn. (unless you work for yourself which is a great idea these days!)
Tight lines, See you all out there as soon as the slush freezes over.
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wow racer sorry to hear that. and that is sage advice to be prepared. hope all goes well for you
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Anybody brave the rain/snow/wind and make it out today to ice more fish?
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Couple more uploads.
http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/25_zps558ef36e.mp4.html (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/25_zps558ef36e.mp4.html)
http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/16_zps52c2e7cd.mp4.html (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/16_zps52c2e7cd.mp4.html)
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Couple more uploads.
Pretty wild you guys. Must have been the pressure cause Black lake was on fire as well, yesterday.
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Couple more uploads.
http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/25_zps558ef36e.mp4.html (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/25_zps558ef36e.mp4.html)
http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/16_zps52c2e7cd.mp4.html (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/16_zps52c2e7cd.mp4.html)
Nic job shane. good stuff ;)
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(http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae145/KingPerch/Mobile%20Uploads/2014010595135432.jpg) (http://s966.photobucket.com/user/KingPerch/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014010595135432.jpg.html)'Ol Catfish Hunter came out to play yesterday!! My First cat caught through the ice!! ;D
Awesome :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: ;D
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my buddy is out now for the afternoon bite. he said that the slush is hard enough to walk on. Sully...
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Loving the video footage snagger ! Keep em coming we will be shooting some soon with the go pro now that my brother and I learned a lesson make sure it's on !!!
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No basketball hoop for this 'Ol boy HT!! :P Back down the hole, tight fit, but he went!! ;D
I would never disrespect a cat fish ;)
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Loving the video footage snagger ! Keep em coming we will be shooting some soon with the go pro now that my brother and I learned a lesson make sure it's on !!!
:woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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nice cat KP they go down harder than they do coming up through the hole ;) fun to catch
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Snagger,
What video camera? Go Pro? Wanting to give filming a try myself.
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Snagger,
What video camera? Go Pro? Wanting to give filming a try myself.
Not a go pro fan myself, don't like the fish eye lense, its rounded, but it does grab a bigger picture, this is just a cheap Samsung.
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Nice Cat Larry.... :thumbsup:
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nice job kp, I iced a big cat a few yrs ago that is a riot. I've had a number of guys come in today that have been out......best one was two guys that had been at lewis this morning....can't repeat what was said about the experience lol ;D
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Hey guys! My brother and a couple buddies are heading to Oneida for our "second annual Oneida Lake ice fishing trip". We came up last January and pretty much got skunked, but we had such a great time that we are returning. We will be coming January 24th-26th for the weekend. By the looks of it, right now is the time to be there, but unfortunately work and wives are keeping me from that now! Ice is sketchy here in Chautauqua County so I haven't been out anywhere yet. If anyone is willing to give me any extra info on Oneida we would appreciate it! If not, that's okay we will have fun anyway!
PS, even though we are out of towners, we pulled a lot of garbage off that lake last year, I was surprised to see so much junk left on the ice!
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Nice Cat Larry.... :thumbsup:
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Hey guys! My brother and a couple buddies are heading to Oneida for our "second annual Oneida Lake ice fishing trip". We came up last January and pretty much got skunked, but we had such a great time that we are returning. We will be coming January 24th-26th for the weekend. By the looks of it, right now is the time to be there, but unfortunately work and wives are keeping me from that now! Ice is sketchy here in Chautauqua County so I haven't been out anywhere yet. If anyone is willing to give me any extra info on Oneida we would appreciate it! If not, that's okay we will have fun anyway!
PS, even though we are out of towners, we pulled a lot of garbage off that lake last year, I was surprised to see so much junk left on the ice!
Chris,
thank you for looking out for our resource, this is an ongoing issue we have here in recent years, Its a major thorn in my side personally, I am in conversation with the greater oneida lake chamber of commerce on an inititive to address this on the west end of the lake. stay tuned for more details. Hope your trip this year is a good one with lots of tight lines
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Rob,
Is it possible that you post here when the licsense system comes back on line?
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yes sir i will. been keeping an eye on it actually
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nice to meet you in person yesterday Rob. great looking shop you have there. make sure you post up here when you get those small buckeyes in as i know you will ;)
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Finally gonna get a chance to make it up and fish friday thru sunday can"t wait maybe run into some of you guys on the northshore
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Nice cat Larry....
As Junior found out....they will put the squeeze on a set of fingers! :woot:
Had a nice walleye put the clamp-down on my thumb yesterday while I was retrieving a throated rap. I agree... I deserved a bite or two, but he went to work on my thumb like he was chewing a piece of cheap steak.
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hey wired sorry about your son hope he gets better
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SNAGGER, Great videos, you're making it look easy! ;D
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Nice cat Larry....
As Junior found out....they will put the squeeze on a set of fingers! :woot:
Had a nice walleye put the clamp-down on my thumb yesterday while I was retrieving a throated rap. I agree... I deserved a bite or two, but he went to work on my thumb like he was chewing a piece of cheap steak.
saturday i reached down to grab a very big eye and he opened his mouth at the last second and got my pinky finger. friggen blood was all over my shanty >:( sunday i reached down to grab another big eye and the hook pulled out of the eye and the trebble buried into my middle finger. the bite was hot so i ripped it out with forceps ::) ??? ??? ;D
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great videos snagger. keep em comming
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Are you guys bragging or complaining! ;D
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in regards to the licenses - just read an article on Syracuse.com stating that the new system is up and running.
http://blog.syracuse.com/outdoors/2014/01/dec_resumes_selling_sportsmans.html#incart_river
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Snagger taught me my first season to soak you fingers in hydrogen Peroxide ..... It works too .
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Great reports guys, hope it is that good Thursday to Monday this week ;D, hows that new suit working Freddie?
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Got this pic of a 30" cat I caught off the North Shore last year going back down the hole.
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Nice cat KP, hey that sled looks familiar ;D
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Wow, a lot to digest..... First Bobby, Kp, Snag and Freddy, Hookinup, Scott, Pat and crew, Adam, Stormy, Pops and HT, WELL DONE FELLERS :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Boggy sorry we didn't hook up my friend, but the time is fast approaching. This lake is an incredible resource and anyone who disrespects it with trash or pollutants, shame on you :nono: :nono: :nono: I missed the blitz between work and outher such things but will still put plenty of protein on the table tonight. I live for this shisnit ;D ;D ;D
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whooooooooooo Ahhhhhhhhhhhha. the oneida lake ollc/ die hards kicked some serious walleye a** last weekend didnt we :flex: :flex: :flex: :flex: :flex: :flex: :flex: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: ;D
geeze we only wait all year for good ice and fish ;)
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I live a few hours from Oneida but I fish there often in the summer. I've never fished it in the winter. Where is the best place to go ice fishing?
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First brown I ever caught out of Oneida lake 17 1/2''
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Well big congrats fellas. Wired hope your son gets better. I was beaten severly yesterday by oneida. Not sure what happ. Guess you gotta be on the right spot. I fished constantia from sun up til 12, from 17ft to 22, only dumped one at the hole. I threw everything at them, raps, slenders, buckshots, even demons with a maki. Ton of lookers no takers. Lp from noon to 4 same thing.
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when the bait shops had no buckeyes fishing with bass minnows, end up with bass this big smallie came from the North Shore 22' of water on a tip up
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Spent the day with my son and grandson on the south shore. Eyes were non stop until about 1 pm. Grandson's first time on the ice, was like killing a monster buck on his first hunt. Uhh, he wants to go again :o.
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Way to pound them Mike...I did not know you where that good. Great Job!!!
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Man, I just got home from work, caught up on the madness from this weekend, I think everyone is pumped to get back out there...I may not chase a Crappie this year, these silly Walleyed fish have me hooked now, I hope my next drought doesn't last 3 years! Awesome vids Snagger, awesome Cat KP and Jr, Awesome fish and reports all around from everyone, I hope your son has a speedy recovery wired!...glad to hear the snow went and the cold is here, if this snow storm stays off maybe we can hockey skate out there...I filmed a short video yesterday too, to submit to the 13 fishing name that reel contest, hopefully my quick work can win me a new concept reel from them...I have won a Frabill snowsuit from Frabill and 4 life jackets from Oswego County tourism...I'm shooting for a hat trick!
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when the bait shops had no buckeyes fishing with bass minnows, end up with bass this big smallie came from the North Shore 22' of water on a tip up
now that is a real fish thu the ice right there. nice monster small mouth :clap: :thumbsup:
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First brown I ever caught out of Oneida lake 17 1/2''
Just wondering what area of oneida the trout came from. It seems like every year i hear of a decent size trout being caught on oneida. They have been releasing them for quite some time yet there doesn't seem to have a population that survives. The fish that are caught are big enough that they have to be a few years old. I wonder why a few survive and the others don't
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Just wondering what area of oneida the trout came from. It seems like every year i hear of a decent size trout being caught on oneida. They have been releasing them for quite some time yet there doesn't seem to have a population that survives. The fish that are caught are big enough that they have to be a few years old. I wonder why a few survive and the others don't
They are stocked in a few streams which dump into Oneida. Butternut Creek, Limestone Creek, Chittenango Creek all empty into the lake. I am sure there are many others.
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This looks like it could be an Atlantic salmon to me? They are stocked in Fish Creek.
Notice the short mouth, long skinny caudal peduncle, slightly forked tail, less spots below lateral line, no spots on adipose fin , spots look like X's, etc etc.
The only SURE WAY I know to tell the difference between Browns and Atlantics is.... Vomerine teeth.
Browns have two very distinct and sharp rows of them on the roof of their mouth, where Atlantics have one, hardly noticeable row on theirs. ;)
Either way, it's nice to catch them while ice fishing, too bad you have to let them go because the season is closed.
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Hey guys, question. Do you guys use a snap swivel to attach your jig or tie the line right to the jig itself while fishing for walleyes?? I want to use the line to the jig but worry about those teeth cutting the line as there shaking there heads on the way up. How you tie them?? Thanks
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Hey guys does anyone use tipups out there if so what do you Use for bait am thinking about coming out there this weekend. I am trying to get the hang of Jigin. Thanks in advance for any info you guys can give me.
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I was out of Constantia yesterday and lost my jacket either on the way in or in the parking lot. If anyone found it I will gladly pay you cash to get it back. It was an expensive military fleece. Please pm me if you have it. Sorry to clog the thread and I know its a shot in the dark. On a lighter note it was the least expensive thing in my sled I could have lost. thanks.
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The trout I caught came from the north shore in 26' of water on a #5 Swedish pimple it was 17 1/2'' long and had razor sharp teeth great fight and sent him/her back on his way it coughed up like 20 buckeyes
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So the guys I fish with there were 6 limits brought home between Saturday and Sunday...every single Walleye was a male...is that normal for you guys that crush them all the time...?
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So the guys I fish with there were 6 limits brought home between Saturday and Sunday...every single Walleye was a male...is that normal for you guys that crush them all the time...?
Good question, I noticed the same thing.
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The trout I caught came from the north shore in 26' of water on a #5 Swedish pimple it was 17 1/2'' long and had razor sharp teeth great fight and sent him/her back on his way it coughed up like 20 buckeyes
That was a nice fish and good job. I also agree that it's probably an Atlantic with the Black spots with a broken up pattern (or x's). What a Lake....
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Good question, I noticed the same thing.
Only one of my take homes from yesterday was female....
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The trout I caught came from the north shore in 26' of water on a #5 Swedish pimple it was 17 1/2'' long and had razor sharp teeth great fight and sent him/her back on his way it coughed up like 20 buckeyes
Nice fish, I'd say a brown almost without question, at least 3 spots there on adipose fin, regular spotting too frequent for an atlantic, the winter coloring in general leads me to feel thet way. There are always exceptions though. Great to see either way!
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Why did that quote me above? Weird...I didn't write that...LOL
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So the guys I fish with there were 6 limits brought home between Saturday and Sunday...every single Walleye was a male...is that normal for you guys that crush them all the time...?
Two of us limited Saturday...5 out of 6 were female
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Two of us limited Saturday...5 out of 6 were female
There goes that theory...LOL That one male you caught had the right idea... ;D
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Same here- all females, and only 1 perch was male..My Sunday take home, Figured this thread needed some striper pics!
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Wanted to get out today but the weather and thoughts of massive slush kept me home- cant wait to get back out this weekend!
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sorry huntny30, something goofed, i think i got it corrected.
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Cool video SNAGGER.
Its funny that you did that....On saturday while I was catching 48 walleye, I was talking to my buddy on the phone and explained that "THIS FISHING IS SO CRAZY THAT I WISH I HAD A VIDEO CAMERA.".........of course I was fishing alone and my buddies have been busting on me saying that I had no "witnesses," but I think they are just jealous that they missed the hot bite.
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sorry huntny30, something goofed, i think i got it corrected.
LOL no worries...I knew I didn't type that... ;D
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Cool video SNAGGER.
Its funny that you did that....On saturday while I was catching 48 walleye, I was talking to my buddy on the phone and explained that "THIS FISHING IS SO CRAZY THAT I WISH I HAD A VIDEO CAMERA.".........of course I was fishing alone and my buddies have been busting on me saying that I had no "witnesses," but I think they are just jealous that they missed the hot bite.
big fishing zack i see the seneca lake perch you have on your profile save some of those oneida walleyes for us
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Couple more uploads.
http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/25_zps558ef36e.mp4.html (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/25_zps558ef36e.mp4.html)
http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/16_zps52c2e7cd.mp4.html (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/16_zps52c2e7cd.mp4.html)
All of you are just awesome with these updates, videos, pics. Thank you!
Snag, what depth are you catching those at? Am I reading your Vex right? It looks like you're at 5-7 feet in 26 feet of water? Or are you just filming after already being hooked up?
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All of you are just awesome with these updates, videos, pics. Thank you!
Snag, what depth are you catching those at? Am I reading your Vex right? It looks like you're at 5-7 feet in 26 feet of water? Or are you just filming after already being hooked up?
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Lowrances have digital read outs, that's correct 26-27 fow, its split screen, it sees the bottom 6 feet closer up.... Just waited 2 hrs and my last vid failed too load up on photobucket, its on my facebook page, nothing special just more shots of sonar jigging, putting the last 2 on the ice before we moved.
that trout looks brown trout too me, the landlocks I grew up catching never had that many spots, tail looks forked because its pinched in the snow.
last 4 trips, 12 eyes cleaned ...3 males, 9 females....
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Hanging out with the old man tonight. Little bacon wrapped waldo ;D life is good...
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Great videos Shane. If I can't catch them, your videos are the next best thing. I would like to believe if I bought a Lowrance , that would be the only difference between you and me, oh yeh, and maybe 30 years of experience eh? Nice job my friend. Still eating perch, and that ain't all bad eh? :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
11th season on the ice for me, no 30 yrs here... I work hard and try hard, that's all.
perch are the best, I love them give most of my eyes away.
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Was out today from 1-3ish before I was being blown all over. Really should invest in a shanty :p on a side note...ice is clear of snow and it's gonna be colddd. Ended up with one jumbo jumbo and two coming off at the hole :/ One is better than none!
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Just wondering what area of oneida the trout came from. It seems like every year i hear of a decent size trout being caught on oneida. They have been releasing them for quite some time yet there doesn't seem to have a population that survives. The fish that are caught are big enough that they have to be a few years old. I wonder why a few survive and the others don't
Based on the irregular borders of the spots on that fish I suspect that is a Atlantic Salmon and not a brown trout.
Plus it has a short mouth relative to the eye.
More info here on Atlantics in Oneida and ID'ing: http://www.fishcreeksalmon.org/atlantic-salmon-id.htm (http://www.fishcreeksalmon.org/atlantic-salmon-id.htm)
Like Raate mentioned in earlier post, the volmerine teeth are the real acid test.
The club has been stocking Fish Creek with them for several years now.
PerchEyes
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heres a couple very average random pics of Cayuga lake fish, top is landlock, bottom is browns. notice many spots on browns, much less and not rounded on landlock.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/landlock_zps8b7fe851.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/landlock_zps8b7fe851.jpg.html)
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/browns_zpsc5d80287.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/browns_zpsc5d80287.jpg.html)
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The Atlantic vs Brown debate is always favorite topic on SalmonCrazy.com LOL
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i think the reason we only see browns come out of oneida in the winter is due to water temps being cold enough for them to survive i don't think they stay during the summer probably go back up the streams and creeks I'm not a expert by any means but that would be my opinion oneida is a big lake yes but it isn't deep enough to stay cold enough for trout to survive the summer months i have heard of quiet a few caught through the ice and i personally hooked my best brown a few years back in late fall right before the ice came fishing for walleye unfortunately i cant tell you exactly how big because it broke my line at the boat when i reached down to grab it
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The Atlantic vs Brown debate is always favorite topic on SalmonCrazy.com LOL
:woot: :clap:
I grew up catching landlocks, literally thousands, I filled my freezers, like you boys here fill yours with eyes and perch, they were my favorite eating fish, til I ate a walleye. I don't see the hardness in seeing the difference, yeah females can be a touch trickier , barely though...
I caught a 3lb bullet slammer landlock at north bay one yr, great fight.. thought I had a cat.
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Only one of my take homes from yesterday was female....
Cleaned 9 walleyes and a couple dozen perch last weekend. 3 females, 6 males...all with empty stomachs.
Perch were mixed as well but their stomachs were full of various form of nutrition !
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that is clearly a brown trout. yes it looks like small mouth but not as small as atlantic would be. draw a straight line down from back edge of eye. if the jaw does not cross that line its and atlantic. that browns jaw clearly passes where that line would be hence its a brown trout.
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heres a couple very average random pics of Cayuga lake fish, top is landlock, bottom is browns. notice many spots on browns, much less and not rounded on landlock.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/landlock_zps8b7fe851.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/landlock_zps8b7fe851.jpg.html)
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/browns_zpsc5d80287.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/browns_zpsc5d80287.jpg.html)
They look different out of each individual body of water. ;) If you click on that link Perch Eyes supplied above, there is a picture of an Oneida lake atlantic caught ice fishing, THAT LOOKS JUST LIKE the nice one guppy caught and released.
I really have to look on the roof of the mouth and check those vomerine teeth to ID these fish correctly. Quite a few "spring browns" caught in lake ontario are actually atlantics. :'( :'( I bite my tongue when I see them thrown up on the cleaning station coming off a charter... it's too late to save them, fillet them QUICK. ;D
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Lowrances have digital read outs, that's correct 26-27 fow, its split screen, it sees the bottom 6 feet closer up....
OK, I understand better now, thank you! You guys are awesome. You're the best advertising the local businesses could ever ask for! You're bringing more people to Oneida. :-)
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Anybody going out today ?I'd like to but not sure how my shanty would hold up on this wind
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Anybody going out today ?I'd like to but not sure how my shanty would hold up on this wind
if you do go out you might end up in sylvan beach :o :o. the wind is rippin out of the west, and the ice is glare. Sully...
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if you do go out you might end up in sylvan beach :o :o. the wind is rippin out of the west, and the ice is glare. Sully...
Sully I look forward to your daily ice report today. She should be making lots of ice the next three days! My season starts this Thursday!
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11th season on the ice for me, no 30 yrs here... I work hard and try hard, that's all.
perch are the best, I love them give most of my eyes away.
Snag, I am with you. I have experienced a couple of those walleye frenzies and they are a blast, but I will pick perch over walleye any day. However, I would much rather clean a limit of eyes over a limit of perch!
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I'm itching to go out today not sure I want to deal with the wind
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The wind is brutal. It will be tough to keep a shack in place out there.
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it was impossible yesterday ................... :'( couldn't even get set up !!
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Hey Sully give me a shout maybe we can hook up this week and get some crappies and sunnies going................. ..............
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Couple more uploads.
http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/25_zps558ef36e.mp4.html (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/25_zps558ef36e.mp4.html)
http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/16_zps52c2e7cd.mp4.html (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/16_zps52c2e7cd.mp4.html)
This is great. It didn't sound at all like you guys were having some fun.
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I might head up this after noon if the wind does down
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Anybody fished Fisher Bay? I have access via a camp up there. Just wondering if it is worth the trip or if I would be better off somewhere else on the lake.
Thanks,
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Last upload, did it while I was sleeping too youtube.
&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU1psWdPwCI&feature=youtu.be)
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Hey percheyes, good link, never knew the eye thing for browns, thanks... make it easier to explain to guys in fillet station...but like I said I grew around them, never had a problem...sort of like you sunfish guys know all those weird varieties.
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Last upload, did it while I was sleeping too youtube.
&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU1psWdPwCI&feature=youtu.be)
Awesome snagger BANG got em!!! I say BOOM got em, then I say "oh yah this ones way bigger then yours!!!""" Lol
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Awesome snagger BANG got em!!! I say BOOM got em, then I say "oh yah this ones way bigger then yours!!!""" Lol
I go with come on come on come on, yessssssss!
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(http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a526/guppiekilla/002_zpsb64dddb0.jpg)
when the bait shops had no buckeyes fishing with bass minnows, end up with bass this big smallie came from the North Shore 22' of water on a tip up
Very Nice Smallie.....I love catching them through the ice. They are such a beautiful fish, would love to put one on the wall that size, too bad you can't keep-em.
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Freakin awesome snag!! Can't wait.
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Hows the wind out there? I got nothing here in Southern Madison.....
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Awesome snagger BANG got em!!! I say BOOM got em, then I say "oh yah this ones way bigger then yours!!!""" Lol
hes not kidding :whistle:
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(http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae145/KingPerch/Mobile%20Uploads/2014010595135432.jpg) (http://s966.photobucket.com/user/KingPerch/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014010595135432.jpg.html)'Ol Catfish Hunter came out to play yesterday!! My First cat caught through the ice!! ;D
Great looking kitty cat Larry! Congrats on your first! Still waiting for mine!
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You guys hear about the dirt bags that were poaching this past wknd? One younger idiot took 48 eyes off the ice on Saturday, he was fishing the north bay area, a couple witnesses said he was not caught in the act.... Then another scum bag was nailed by the DEC in Const. with twenty some eyes in his possession. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!? What REALLY urks me is these people who do this are those who fish almost every day!! Do they REALLY need these fish that bad? I don't think so! >:(
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Was out sat and sunday. 3 of us got our limit both days on eyes and caught about 20 shorts. Also got onhe white perch got like 100 of them. Oneida rules cant wait to get back up next weekend...jig jig jig
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You guys hear about the dirt bags that were poaching this past wknd? One younger idiot took 48 eyes off the ice on Saturday, he was fishing the north bay area, a couple witnesses said he was not caught in the act.... Then another scum bag was nailed by the DEC in Const. with twenty some eyes in his possession. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!? What REALLY urks me is these people who do this are those who fish almost every day!! Do they REALLY need these fish that bad? I don't think so! >:(
unfortunately there is more of that going on than we know of. All we can do is be responsible sportsmen, teach our kids the same and hope that kind of behavior peters out
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Hows the wind out there? I got nothing here in Southern Madison.....
Wind seems to have laid down a bit from this morning but still gusting pretty good here near the south shore. Tends to be a little stronger near the edges of the snow bands.
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You guys hear about the dirt bags that were poaching this past wknd? One younger idiot took 48 eyes off the ice on Saturday, he was fishing the north bay area, a couple witnesses said he was not caught in the act.... Then another scum bag was nailed by the DEC in Const. with twenty some eyes in his possession. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!? What REALLY urks me is these people who do this are those who fish almost every day!! Do they REALLY need these fish that bad? I don't think so! >:(
1 800 TIPP DEC to report these thieves. They are stealing from all of us that abide by the law.
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1 800 TIPP DEC to report these thieves. They are stealing from all of us that abide by the law.
x2........put it on speed dial...1800-TIPP DEC
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This looks like it could be an Atlantic salmon to me? They are stocked in Fish Creek.
Notice the short mouth, long skinny caudal peduncle, slightly forked tail, less spots below lateral line, no spots on adipose fin , spots look like X's, etc etc.
The only SURE WAY I know to tell the difference between Browns and Atlantics is.... Vomerine teeth.
Browns have two very distinct and sharp rows of them on the roof of their mouth, where Atlantics have one, hardly noticeable row on theirs. ;)
Either way, it's nice to catch them while ice fishing, too bad you have to let them go because the season is closed.
Nice Brown Trout!!
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You guys hear about the dirt bags that were poaching this past wknd? One younger idiot took 48 eyes off the ice on Saturday, he was fishing the north bay area, a couple witnesses said he was not caught in the act.... Then another scum bag was nailed by the DEC in Const. with twenty some eyes in his possession. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!? What REALLY urks me is these people who do this are those who fish almost every day!! Do they REALLY need these fish that bad? I don't think so! >:(
Idiots!!!! :%$#!: :%$#!: :%$#!: :%$#!: :%$#!: >:( >:( >:(
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Glad to see yur feeling better shane.. Cool video..
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Hows the wind out there? I got nothing here in Southern Madison.....
30mph sustained, gusts above 50mph here, just went out to shovel and check pipes, had a hard time walking against it, got woke up at 2am last night by house shaking thunder..... lightning was really blue, good stuff.
can you say 12-15 inches of black ice by Friday. ;D
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30mph sustained, gusts above 50mph here, just went out to shovel and check pipes, had a hard time walking against it, got woke up at 2am last night by house shaking thunder..... lightning was really blue, good stuff.
Wow! Gonna need the v-plows to bust up those drifts! Lake is nice and clean, Gonna have some great ice for early January. What a difference compared to a year ago....
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Idiots!!!! :%$#!: :%$#!: :%$#!: :%$#!: :%$#!: >:( >:( >:(
X2!
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You guys hear about the dirt bags that were poaching this past wknd? One younger idiot took 48 eyes off the ice on Saturday, he was fishing the north bay area, a couple witnesses said he was not caught in the act.... Then another scum bag was nailed by the DEC in Const. with twenty some eyes in his possession. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!? What REALLY urks me is these people who do this are those who fish almost every day!! Do they REALLY need these fish that bad? I don't think so! >:(
It is a shame but sadly I am not surprised. All you can do is turn people in if you see it going on.
BTW - nice job 600rev!
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It is a shame but sadly I am not surprised. All you can do is turn people in if you see it going on.
BTW - nice job 600rev!
Wheres "richard" head when you need him. Think he shook me down 3x last yr. lolWe need you to catch these guys "richard" kidding only kidding with the "richard" stuff ;D
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the wind has let up a little, and the gusts are few and far between. i'm with you snag ! 12 to 15" of ice by the weekend. Sully...
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You guys hear about the dirt bags that were poaching this past wknd? One younger idiot took 48 eyes off the ice on Saturday, he was fishing the north bay area, a couple witnesses said he was not caught in the act.... Then another scum bag was nailed by the DEC in Const. with twenty some eyes in his possession. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!? What REALLY urks me is these people who do this are those who fish almost every day!! Do they REALLY need these fish that bad? I don't think so! >:(
No they definitely don't NEED the fish. Unbelievable what people can justify in their own little pea brains.
Glad I'm not one of em.
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glare ice off of Shackleton Point. Not going out today but man is it frigid just being outside with that wind ripping!!! :tipup:
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this should be an amazing weekend for ice conditions....its a good year to be an icefisherman or woman
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There is still a black market for selling walleye fillets to certain restaurants. They are ALL supposed to be from Canada, but I know that is not always true, but they are probably
just game hogs. I know of guys that bragged about shooting 20+ turkeys in the winter, just because they could. No way anyone could eat that much turkey.
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Wind seems to have laid down a bit from this morning but still gusting pretty good here near the south shore. Tends to be a little stronger near the edges of the snow bands.
Thanks Karl ;D
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Sounds like these guy are lacking in the manhood dept. so they are compensating for their little D#%*s ! If you are reading these posts hope you feel like big men and even better fishermen!
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12-15" of ice. YES!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Couldn't take it any longer yesterday so I walked out of Constantia at 3PM... Didn't venture out far with the snow approaching and with the wind blowing as hard as it was I did not bring my shanty. Managed to ice an 18" eye in 15' along with 5 perch, all short, and not get frost bite!!!
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At constantia today, zero snow!
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You guys hear about the dirt bags that were poaching this past wknd? One younger idiot took 48 eyes off the ice on Saturday, he was fishing the north bay area, a couple witnesses said he was not caught in the act.... Then another scum bag was nailed by the DEC in Const. with twenty some eyes in his possession. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!? What REALLY urks me is these people who do this are those who fish almost every day!! Do they REALLY need these fish that bad? I don't think so! >:(
quote] The best thing the D.E.C could do is start posting the violations in the sports page again, when i was younger i received a ticket for not putting my name on the tip-ups,.I took a lot of phone calls , and so did my father who has he same name ,all my family and friends fish so i took a lot of shiz for my stupidity.
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At constantia today, zero snow!
hardcore!!!!!!! ;D
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Lake level seems to be falling, 6 feet out from the shore, the ice dropped 5-6 inches. Our ramp is sitting in 6 inches of water....One guy 1/2 way between Williams and the island. # diehard
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Snagger, awesome video again! Right there with you watching them lines, even got the heart pumping! Thanks I needed that! ;D
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Snagger, awesome video again! Right there with you watching them lines, even got the heart pumping! Thanks I needed that! ;D
I watched about 25 of those clips back, I'm really off, I need glasses bad, guess I'll get some... first time ever trying too film the flasher always wanted too, it was fun, if it was a hit and run school, it would of cost me a lot of fish, that's why I got my 3 first before trying, had too make sure it was the motherload, god theres a lot of fish cooperating this season, bet February is tough though.
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There is still a black market for selling walleye fillets to certain restaurants. They are ALL supposed to be from Canada, but I know that is not always true, but they are probably
just game hogs. I know of guys that bragged about shooting 20+ turkeys in the winter, just because they could. No way anyone could eat that much turkey.
If you know of guys shooting 20+ turkeys, you should have turned them in, just because you could.
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ya they were on fire caught them with and without bait , I like to work them a little to get them to strike but I do have a little more extra time to fish these days , now perch on the other hand
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so u guys didn't get any snow there?planning on thurs or fri just wondering what the conditions are!!!
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so u guys didn't get any snow there?planning on thurs or fri just wondering what the conditions are!!!
As of right now the lake is glare ice..No snow... could be a whole new world by thurs or fri.. ;)
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Glad they got caught and they'll be the first a holes to complain the fish population is down.
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god theres a lot of fish cooperating this season, bet February is tough though.
Yeh - I'll bet on that too! :woot:
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the 20+ turkey thing was him "bragging" if u can call it that, long after the fact. believe
me, I would have turned him in....
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Hey guys, question. Do you guys use a snap swivel to attach your jig or tie the line right to the jig itself while fishing for walleyes?? I want to use the line to the jig but worry about those teeth cutting the line as there shaking there heads on the way up. How you tie them?? Thanks
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i do both.. depends on the lure...
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so u guys didn't get any snow there?planning on thurs or fri just wondering what the conditions are!!!
As of right now, I'd make sure you bring your creepers!
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As of right now, I'd make sure you bring your creepers!
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I always tie direct, no more metal than is needed......, I do how ever put a break in the line a foot or so up with a barrel swivel too keep line swist down.
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I always tie direct, no more metal than is needed......, I do how ever put a break in the line a foot or so up with a barrel swivel too keep line swist down.
I hate using a swivel , but my eyesight has been going downhill the last couple of years. Getting old socks.
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I use a quality swivel up about 2 ft. Mono (floro) leader and a quick snap to the lure, sometimes; sometimes tie directly to the line.
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can't wait to get up there on friday planning on staying til sunday how are the cracks out of taft anyone know please let me know gonna be taking my wheeler.but i also would like to fish costantia haven been there in a while
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Hey guys, question. Do you guys use a snap swivel to attach your jig or tie the line right to the jig itself while fishing for walleyes?? I want to use the line to the jig but worry about those teeth cutting the line as there shaking there heads on the way up. How you tie them?? Thanks
I use snaps all the time but buy the good ones mustad hook connectors, I use them year round trout fishing, jigging from the boat and ice fishing , with a tiny barrel swivel ,to help with line twist , as far as losing fish it just happens sometimes just the price of doing business ,think I lost 3 jigs last winter,
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small barrel swivel is the way to go no twist.my 5 yr old son who is going with me and my dad for the weekend just saw your video snag and said "i am gonna say BAM everytime i get one on too" he is more psyched than i am i think
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I always tie direct, no more metal than is needed......, I do how ever put a break in the line a foot or so up with a barrel swivel too keep line swist down.
Snag, would this work with the tiny jigs I use for perch? I know the jig is down there doing circles.
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Snag, would this work with the tiny jigs I use for perch? I know the jig is down there doing circles.
yes.
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Is there any access/parking on Lewis point? Walked there from sylvan beach last time. Fell on my butt on the slick ice. No bueno
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Been using the No-Knot Fas Snaps for awhile now...didn't know Mustad made them until Release told me...that boy is a wealth of information!!! :woot: :roflmao: :icefish:
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I always tie direct, no more metal than is needed......, I do how ever put a break in the line a foot or so up with a barrel swivel too keep line swist down.
X2 spro power swivel about 16" up no twist
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Is there any access/parking on Lewis point? Walked there from sylvan beach last time. Fell on my butt on the slick ice. No bueno
yes there is a lot there but it fills up quick
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Is there any access/parking on Lewis point? Walked there from sylvan beach last time. Fell on my butt on the slick ice. No bueno
Lewis point rd
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Thanks guys! Heading out tmmrw for a full day escapade.
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can get on from both sides bet parking is tight 1
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There is still a black market for selling walleye fillets to certain restaurants. They are ALL supposed to be from Canada, but I know that is not always true, but they are probably
just game hogs. I know of guys that bragged about shooting 20+ turkeys in the winter, just because they could. No way anyone could eat that much turkey.
I do not do this, but i work with a lot of vietnamese people.. They try to buy fish off me all the time, I could ten bucks a fish for trout and walleye if I wanted, and wouldn't even have to clean them. They will buy them hole... I have never sold any, because i cannot bring myself to kill enough fish to make it worth it.
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Lets sell them Bourbit ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D and slim darts ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Hang on............Areant burbot good to eat?!?!?!?!!
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Yeah but we don't really eat-em
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ya. sell the pickeral - they dont belong in my walleye spots. i got one last week in 20' 10' under the ice ??? ::) ::)
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Lets sell them Bourbit ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D and slim darts ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Why not the White Perch and Silver Bass ??? That's a win for everybody except the seagulls ;D ;D ;D
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Lets sell them Bourbit ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D and slim darts ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
That would make H.T. A millionaire! He'd have his own TV show...Stink Log Dynasty!!! :woot: :roflmao: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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That would make H.T. A millionaire! He'd have his own TV show...Stink Log Dynasty!!! :woot: :roflmao: :thumbsup: :icefish:
:roflmao: :woot: :roflmao: except he has a better look for radio.
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Pickerel were out deep though suspended.... Every couple hrs 1 would come by 10-14 down over 26 right next to 30. What the heck are they doing out there??? Haven't seen that before where I was
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because there are too many of them in the lake just like the white perch. they are like blue jays. well we used to have a lot eating the food for the good birds. not anymore thanks to Gammo ;D
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Why not the White Perch and Silver Bass ??? That's a win for everybody except the seagulls ;D ;D ;D
:clap: :thumbsup:
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Last Saturday behind Dunhams, Freakin Pickerel, Just when you think you have a walleye coming in hard, stink logs! also thinking what the heck are they doing out here?? Sunday same thing, but in closer, another one! ???
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the lings out of Oneida are really good eating fish poor mans lobster I had to look it up on you tube little bit of butter and paprika on broil
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Yeah but we don't really eat-em
Maybe you don't, but I and my friends do, actually prefer them in a lot of cases. Have you ever tried Cod? They are delicious and meaty, easy to clean as well.
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Maybe you don't, but I and my friends do, actually prefer them in a lot of cases. Have you ever tried Cod? They are delicious and meaty, easy to clean as well.
their numbers a shrinking they are a cold water fish ,
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Why not the White Perch and Silver Bass ??? That's a win for everybody except the seagulls ;D ;D ;D
I think the white perch are excellent eating. They don't compare to a walleye but what does? As a kid we ate everything. Even the pickerel. Ground them or pressure cooked them and made patties out of them. Not many people do that anymore.
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because there are too many of them in the lake just like the white perch. they are like blue jays. well we used to have a lot eating the food for the good birds. not anymore thanks to Gammo ;D
;D ;D
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I have always used tiny sampo snap swivels for eyes. Basically because I suffer from old eye disease, and it just makes it easier. I wonder if the fish shy away when and if they see it?
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I have always used tiny sampo snap swivels for eyes. Basically because I suffer from old eye disease, and it just makes it easier. I wonder if the fish shy away when and if they see it?
Samething here Pequod, sometimes thats why i carry 10 rods i tie on at home .
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;D ;D ;DThanks for the info guys. gonna sort it all out and see which is the best working for me. Nice stuff.
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I too had a big pickerel come in 10-12 feet over 22 and as soon as I brought my rap up he nailed it, broke it off at the hole and cut my hand...I thought it was weird it was so high over deep water...the weekend cannot come quick enough...
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can't wait to get up there on friday planning on staying til sunday how are the cracks out of taft anyone know please let me know gonna be taking my wheeler.but i also would like to fish costantia haven been there in a while
For whatever reason, I thought it would be a great idea to wander out and pound a few holes through the ice after work. Even with creepers I was pretty much blown to Sylvan. It is glare ice everywhere and the wind was howling. I got on at Bernhards Bay, Taft and Constantia to check things out. Taft has an ice/snow buildup near shore but nothing insurmountable. Ice there was white and only about 5-6 inches in the two holes I drilled. A wheeler was whooping it up out there so it can apparently hold a machine. I plan on going out tomorrow afternoon and Saturday morning...report to follow. :afro: out
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The wind is still howling outside here. Dodged the snow so far. The lake looks like a skating rink. Sure glad that snow melted off!!
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thanks BDH
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From all accounts it looks like the snowmobile stays and the atv goes to Oneida. Just glad I don't have to walk.
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i am with you pequad
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no it does not affcet the fish that i have seen just bought 10 more so i dont have to tie on lures ;)
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Was really hoping some of the snow would stay looks like.it's going to be a slippery ride on the snowmobile
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fished this afternoon for 2 hours. got 17 huge sunnies. 2 of them were over 12" !! also got 2 slime darts, and a largemouth. the wind was strong. the ice was 11" of clear black ice. going back out tomorrow after work. Sully...
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Was really hoping some of the snow would stay looks like.it's going to be a slippery ride on the snowmobile
Is there any snow or crusty stuff? With the glare ice you could have issue with the sliders, even with scratchers. I have read somewhere on IS dish detergent/water solution as a lubricant helps? Hoping the lake gets a quick 9+ inches of ice and then about 2-4" of snow or crusty stuff.
CORRECTION: dish detergent/windshield washer fluid solution
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Is there any snow or crusty stuff? With the glare ice you could have issue with the sliders, even with scratchers. I have read somewhere on IS dish detergent/water solution as a lubricant helps? Hoping the lake gets a quick 9+ inches of ice and then about 2-4" of snow or crusty stuff.
no crust at all super slick !!! Sully...
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Why not the White Perch and Silver Bass ??? That's a win for everybody except the seagulls ;D ;D ;D
And trapper!! :P
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I always tie direct, no more metal than is needed......, I do how ever put a break in the line a foot or so up with a barrel swivel too keep line swist down.
I do this too. Makes a big difference. Whether I am fishing flat fish or perch or eyes I always use a tiny barrel swivel with a 2 ft flouro leader. I too tie directly...
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From all accounts it looks like the snowmobile stays and the atv goes to Oneida. Just glad I don't have to walk.
Hey Jim I am fishing early Thursday morning and fishing all day. Let me know when you make it to the lake. Maybe we can work something out. I know where you are heading out from and I'll be just a few miles east down the road from there...
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no crust at all super slick !!! Sully...
That's what I was afraid of, thanks!
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I'm going to just go for it with the sled guess that's the beauty of using a 1990 Indy the parts are cheap and plentiful so never to concerned about breaking stuff
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I'm going to just go for it with the sled guess that's the beauty of using a 1990 Indy the parts are cheap and plentiful so never to concerned about breaking stuff
I was told the sliders can actually melt and seize up the track, not good.
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You don't want to take a sled out w no snow it's a bad idea, not only the sliders melting but the snow keeps the engine cool if it's liquid
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Going out in the morning off Lewis Point, Anyone else?
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I'll be out there with a buddy around 9:30 10
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Be there around 730 and ill have a yellow pull behind, stop over if you pass on way out and ill let you know how the bites going for me.
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Will do! Good luck
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x2........put it on speed dial...1800-TIPP DEC
The Tipp hot line may be handy but it takes much too long to get any law enforcement to the areas where these crimes are being committed.
Here's the phone numbers of all the local ECO's. Call them directly. Give them every bit of information that you can gather and they will respond much quicker !
If you suspect anyone of poaching, let them know who, when and where. They'll take care of the rest ! ;)
Captain Matthew Revenaugh
615 Erie Boulevard West
Syracuse, NY 13204-2400
Phone: (315) 426-7431, Fax: (315) 426-7417
Uniform Supervisors Officer Phone Number
Lt. David McShane (877) 457-5680
Lt. James Reitmeier (877) 457-5680
Lt. Kenric Warner (877) 457-5680
Investigative Supervisor Officer Phone Number
Lt. James Boylan (315) 426-7431
Investigators Officer Phone Number
ECI John Dobies (315) 426-7431
ECI Chad Donk (315) 426-7431
ECI Neil Stevens (315) 426-7431
Oswego County - Zone 1 - ECOs Officer Phone Number
ECO Matthew Dorrett (315) 625-4129
ECO Anthony Panipinto (315) 623-7657
ECO Russell Fetterman (315) 963-1008
ECO William Burnell (315) 676-5387
ECO Matthew Harger (315) 383-1766
Onondaga County - Zone 2 - ECOs Officer Phone Number
ECO Richard Head (315) 673-3067
ECO Paul Sherman (315) 484-9678
ECO Donald Damrath (315) 445-2061
ECO Scott Yacavone (315) 487-4401
Madison County - Zone 3 - ECOs Officer Phone Number
ECO Christopher Childs (315) 254-0657
ECO Harry Chase (315) 662-3412
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does anyone ever fish Oneida in the dark? I've done well on the st Lawrence at night. just wondering cause I never hear anyone doing it on Oneida.
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ill be spending the night out there 2morrow night!!!!!!!!
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Headed to Lewis
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exactly! :o
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does anyone ever fish Oneida in the dark? I've done well on the st Lawrence at night. just wondering cause I never hear anyone doing it on Oneida.
I fish big bay for crappies quite a bit after dark. the snowmobiles are an issue but my clam is refelctive and I've been known to hang glow sticks on it as well.
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the only time I tried at night we almost got nailed by a snowmobile and didnt catch anything. :'(
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I found a post on the equipment section last year that showed how to make scratchers out of a hay rack fork. They attach to the skis. Cost about $20.00 and they work really well. They throw a good mist of ice chips. That and a fan cooled sled and your good.
I melted the sliders off my old sled several years ago, not good, ended up having to rebuild the engine. My brother said why are sparks flying out of the track, I stopped,the engine stalled and wouldn't start. Also ruined the vintage track, which took forever to find a replacement, expensive lesson learned.
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Who is on the lake today? Wanting to come out but don't wanna waste a trip to get blown around. If you could let me know how the wind is I would really appreciate it. Thank you
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Dang...sorry about that lesson learned slamboney. I had these ice scratchers put on for this season.
scratcher, spring loaded up, not being used to scratch...
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scratcher spring loaded "down", scratching the ice position
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I was told the sliders can actually melt and seize up the track, not good.
I ran my sled all last winter pulling my 2 man just went slow 10 mph and had no trouble, this year I put sheet metal screws in the track to make some chips and traction, one of my buds did this last year and it seemed to help screw them parallel with the paddles , and dish soap also works ,and I have seen windsheild washer motors hooked up to pump dish soap on to the rails
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choo choo, I had to go with these, you can go reverse without ruining them. With my senility it was a no-brainer for me.
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I ran my sled all last winter pulling my 2 man just went slow 10 mph and had no trouble, this year I put sheet metal screws in the track to make some chips and traction, one of my buds did this last year and it seemed to help screw them parallel with the paddles , and dish soap also works ,and I have seen windsheild washer motors hooked up to pump dish soap on to the rails
10-15mph is my usual, with dish soap I could be safe?
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Those are nice scratchers Bart, i kinda remember we had talked scratchers last spring, late ice here on this thread. I don't have reverse on my sled, so I put on these 40 dollar a pair scratchers.
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For those w/o scratchers, you can mix up some slider lube. Mix windshield washer fluid with 1/4 bottle of dish soap and squirt it on the sliders and go slow like Fred said. Great fishing guys, great pics and videos! Simply awesome, I never saw so many walleyes before or so many Big fish! Keep it up, have fun and be safe out there. Plus, don't forget your creepers!
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Heading out now. Wind isn't bad in Cicero but I am sure it will be worse on the lake.
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creepers are a must now , better safe than a broken :whistle:
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I looked at those scratchers Bart. But my sled is a 96 Indy and the spring ones are good enough. Just hope I can remember to put them up when I hit the parking lot. Still, I am taking the Atv. I don't trust driving a couple of miles on glare ice, even with scratchers and a fan cooled engine.
I will probably hold off 'till Friday Chief. Can't shake this dam cold.
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To add to what "Crosseyed Jig" stated about calling when you suspect illegal activity. The tip hotline is at times a slow response, call goes to Albany first. A call to your local state police or sheriff's office is the best approach. They are tied in radio wise with ECO's, they can get someone to your location as quick as anyone and much quicker than Tipp Hot Line. Other numbers that may be called are "regional office, law enforcement" during regular business hours. Call the ECO directly if you want to give added details, most often you will get a recording device. ECO's don't sit by the phone much. Sportsman and women are what ECO's depend on !! When I was in the field calls of concerned sports people resulted in 50% of my apprehensions. Beats trying to find the bad sportsman when you have a patrol area in excess of 300 sq. miles !! Remember, you are only helping yourself !! JTP
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It's never happened while fishing, but during hunting season I watch a large area. I keep all 4 regional ECO's phone numbers on my phone at all times. Calling an ECO is the best way to get something done about it. I've delt with troopers before and never had much luck. Document what you see and try to get/remember as much information as possible...
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I ran my sled all last winter pulling my 2 man just went slow 10 mph and had no trouble, this year I put sheet metal screws in the track to make some chips and traction, one of my buds did this last year and it seemed to help screw them parallel with the paddles , and dish soap also works ,and I have seen windsheild washer motors hooked up to pump dish soap on to the rails
X2 - I just go slow and I have not had an issue yet. My sled is liquid cooled as well.
I am curious about your sheet metal screw "studs" though. Will they hold up okay? Did you actually screw them into your paddles?
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Dug1898, thanks for the correct solution. Still hesitant risking a substantial investment :-\
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thanks for posting the phone numbers cross eye jig....I just printed them out and have them on the wall of the shop if anyone is in a pinch and needs the numbers but don't have access to the net call me at any time
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X2 - I just go slow and I have not had an issue yet. My sled is liquid cooled as well.
I am curious about your sheet metal screw "studs" though. Will they hold up okay? Did you actually screw them into your paddles?
I would think they would hold up unless Release tries his NHRA Top Fuel Qualifier! :woot: :roflmao: :thumbsup:
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Slow bite at Lewis today, anyone having any luck?
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does anyone ever fish Oneida in the dark? I've done well on the st Lawrence at night. just wondering cause I never hear anyone doing it on Oneida.
Lewis Point has been good to me just before dark.
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Hi every one, first time on this year and lots to read up on. But to save some time is the ice safe? I have a studded liquid cooled sled.
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Slow bite at Lewis today, anyone having any luck?
Same for me, had few lookers and caught a sheepshead unfortunately not a eye
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Cold and windy on Lewis today. One flag so far
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For those w/o scratchers, you can mix up some slider lube. Mix windshield washer fluid with 1/4 bottle of dish soap and squirt it on the sliders and go slow like Fred said. Great fishing guys, great pics and videos! Simply awesome, I never saw so many walleyes before or so many Big fish! Keep it up, have fun and be safe out there. Plus, don't forget your creepers!
A great option that I used to use when I ran sleds on the lake was "Food Grade" Silicone spray. You can get it in big spray cans at any restaurant supply store. It's made to withstand extreme heat, it's non toxic and it stays where you spray it !
It's mostly used for the hinges and moving parts in pizza ovens, rotisseries and other restaurant cooking apparatus. Matter of fact, if you spray down your track and suspension, it keeps the ice from forming on them as it sheds water really well !
I use it on my augers to keep the ice build up at a bare minimum. Being non toxic, I've sprayed it in the ice hole to keep it from freezing !
Pretty universal and handy stuff !
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Hey you guys out there fishing today, how much thickness has that ice put on in the recent few days? Gotta be gettin pretty thick!
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My holes keep freezing over dang nabbit
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About ten inches where I am
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Hey guys,
I'm from Buffalo area. Have never caught an an through the ice. Fish the eastern basin of lake Erie during the soft water season with good success. Anyways I've really got the itch to pull an eye or two through the ice.
Are the walleye grounds walkable? I have all the gear and pimples, kastmasters, misc. other spoons, and jigging raps. Just no sled or quad. Where are good access points for walkers?
You can PM me if you want. I wouldn't even mind trying to hook up with somebody someday.
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A great option that I used to use when I ran sleds on the lake was "Food Grade" Silicone spray. You can get it in big spray cans at any restaurant supply store. It's made to withstand extreme heat, it's non toxic and it stays where you spray it !
It's mostly used for the hinges and moving parts in pizza ovens, rotisseries and other restaurant cooking apparatus. Matter of fact, if you spray down your track and suspension, it keeps the ice from forming on them as it sheds water really well !
I use it on my augers to keep the ice build up at a bare minimum. Being non toxic, I've sprayed it in the ice hole to keep it from freezing !
Pretty universal and handy stuff !
great idea going to have to try that this weekend
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Hey you guys out there fishing today, how much thickness has that ice put on in the recent few days? Gotta be gettin pretty thick!
Fridays the day, perfect barometer and I got a doctors appointment, give em hell John. ;D
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Has anyone used the aqua vu on this lake? Just wondered if it works there and if you can see the eyes coming in....Sorry im a new guy to this thread :)
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Fridays the day, perfect barometer and I got a doctors appointment, give em hell John. ;D
Will do! thanks buddy! And YOU give that doctor hell!! ;)
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scratchers might work for track lubercant but not keeping the heat enchangers cool for the engine to be safe! it will run hot, and overheat! use a wheeler when u have no snow!
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scratchers might work for track lubercant but not keeping the heat enchangers cool for the engine to be safe! it will run hot, and overheat! use a wheeler when u have no snow!
very true I've always used fans for ice.fishing ya can't kill them and you don't have to worry about pricey heat exchangers
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choo choo, I had to go with these, you can go reverse without ruining them. With my senility it was a no-brainer for me.
I go the same scratchers (Slidekicks). If mine ever wear down I was thinking about replacing the cutter with an "L" bracket and mounting two old track studs on each one.
scratchers might work for track lubercant but not keeping the heat enchangers cool for the engine to be safe! it will run hot, and overheat! use a wheeler when u have no snow!
That's why it was logical for me to buy a light fan cooled 2-up for ice fishing. It's no speed demon, but it does everything I want it to.
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Fridays the day, perfect barometer and I got a doctors appointment, give em hell John. ;D
hope youre right snag, which youre rarely wrong. Im headed to cleveland from sun up to sun down. Possibly taft as well. Anything will be better than sunday.
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hope youre right snag, which youre rarely wrong. Im headed to cleveland from sun up to sun down. Possibly taft as well. Anything will be better than sunday.
Whats sunday?
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Snag I sent you a pm
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Got out this a.m. to my favorite spot on oneida. 4 keeper eyes, 2 perch, and 8 shorts. That lake could use a lil snow on top. Had to work for them it wasn't like over the weekend.
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Snag I sent you a pm
got it
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Got out this a.m. to my favorite spot on oneida. 4 keeper eyes, 2 perch, and 8 shorts. That lake could use a lil snow on top. Had to work for them it wasn't like over the weekend.
I got a feeling if it gets crowded the noise is gonna put em down at times, time to play leap frog......
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fished mon /tues bite seemed to slow probly the heather wind was brutal
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fished mon /tues bite seemed to slow probly the heather wind was brutal
Heather doesn't bloom 'til spring:)
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I got smoked by oneida sunday, lol
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I found a post on the equipment section last year that showed how to make scratchers out of a hay rack fork. They attach to the skis. Cost about $20.00 and they work really well. They throw a good mist of ice chips. That and a fan cooled sled and your good.
I melted the sliders off my old sled several years ago, not good, ended up having to rebuild the engine. My brother said why are sparks flying out of the track, I stopped,the engine stalled and wouldn't start. Also ruined the vintage track, which took forever to find a replacement, expensive lesson learned.
I used to run a Ski-doo tundra for ice fishing which had sliders. To prevent the slider melt, I took a gallon jug and mounted it under the hood, mixed 5-1 dish soap to windshield washer fluid ran one PVC tube from the jug into a manual primer that I mounted on the dash. then two PVC flexible tubes from the primer to front section of each slider.i sold kits
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Whats sunday?
January 12th? or was it the 6th? ;D
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I'd rather run scratchers and maybe have to replace hyfax every 2-3 years than dump soap and washer fluid into the lake every time I go fishing.
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I'd rather run scratchers and maybe have to replace hyfax every 2-3 years than dump soap and washer fluid into the lake every time I go fishing.
Seems the scratchers would be less complex as well. Pumping a primer bulb at some point along your travels, every so often, may become burdensome and fail.
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January 12th? or was it the 6th? ;D
Ba dump bump!! ::)
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Fridays the day, perfect barometer and I got a doctors appointment, give em hell John. ;D
Going after Tiger Musky tomorrow, if I have anything left in me for Friday I'll be giving it a shot! ;D
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Was out in front of Taft today. About 10 " of solid black ice. Got 6 jumbos and 3 eyes from 10-2. Wind was rough, it is as slick as it can get. Got the walleyes on my tiny perch jigs with spikes. Never had that happen before, a nice 3 bonus fish.
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Called her a day. Left with two flags and a whole lotta nothing. Looks like it's minnows for dinner
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Friday is looking like primetime, decent weather and good baro. pressure coming our way! Only wish for a little snow to take the snowmobile out, but looks like I will be walking! Constantia for me sun up til sun down on Friday, hope to see some of you all out there! :tipup: :tipup: :tipup:
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Has anyone used the aqua vu on this lake? Just wondered if it works there and if you can see the eyes coming in....Sorry im a new guy to this thread :)
yes I have in deeper water just another thing to get tangled up in the eyes just love it ;D
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Thank you Filetandrelease, I never been to Oneida b4, gonna give it a shot in a few weeks, im used to fishing for pannies, this is a whole new world...thank you..
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Has anyone used the aqua vu on this lake? Just wondered if it works there and if you can see the eyes coming in....Sorry im a new guy to this thread :)
i dont suggest a camera. its just some thing for the fish to get tangled around for sure and i hear that they sometimes scare the fish. crap i get fishhed wrapped around my transducer that is barley under the ice all the time ??? i would suggest a graph or a flasher, lots of good ones out there now ;)
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I have the Vex 18 and love it, really don't know how I fished back in the day without it.
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Hit Lewis this morning with Racer from 7-11....lots of lookers only one fish. Racer caught it and it was a beautiful fish. I got skunked, they would not bite, threw a bunch of different stuff at them. Ice is 8-10 thick and slick. Wind was howling and cold as heck. Cant wait till this weekend.
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look out fish 3 generations coming at you this weekend
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Fished the off the north shore/west end today. Where we were sitting I measured 8 inches of good ice. Last weekend off Lewis Pt I had 7 inches of good ice. For the out-of-towners I would say the ice is about as safe as ice ever gets. Very easy walking, it was glare ice, but I didn't find it particularly slick. You could walk anywhere if you have the time and if the ice stays like it is today. Although there is a good solid base, as always you need to use caution, there are always pressure cracks, gas holes and creek flows to ruin a trip (or worse).
Fished with Greenhead and we did 7 keeper 'eyes and 51 jack perch (combined). Had half dozen or so short walleyes. Wasn't red hot, but the action was pretty good and steady all day. Little cold in the big shanty with only 1 heater and no snow to seal it though.
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Called her a day. Left with two flags and a whole lotta nothing. Looks like it's minnows for dinner
I have never seen anyone do any good on Oneida with tip ups. :-\
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We tried jigging for a bit but without a shanty our holes/lines were freezing like crazy
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New haul, Kingfisher
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Had a heater with me this morning, still had ice on my lines in the shanty.
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If anyone was at Constanta today did you happen to come across a small blue tackle box? It must have fallen out of my shanty while I was pulling it. If anyone has seen or possibly picked it up please let me no it had all my lures in it thank you
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Crazy to be out there without a shanty this morning...diehard!!!!!!
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That's what I was afraid of, thanks!
I walked out of Bernhards Bay this afternoon. I have the creepers with the "teeth" on the bottom and walking was slippery but able to be done. I just took my time. I fished 18 FOW just NE of Willard Island and caught one keeper 'eye in the short time I was out there. I only had about an hour's worth of time, including the walk in and out. At least Mother Nature made it worth my walk.
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We tried jigging for a bit but without a shanty our holes/lines were freezing like crazy
Yep, no shanty for me either. I just wait for days in the 20's and above with not much wind. Sitting all day in a shanty kills the back, plus I'd rather be outside.
I have seen guys do very well with tip-downs, but never with tip-ups.
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Some nice fish Kingfisher. Some beatuies in that pile. Congrats.
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nice pile
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Nice pile o' fish. Man oh man
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You'll like those scratchers Steve, put a pair on my cat last year and went everywhere on glare ice, 2 guys on the sled towing shelters. No problems.
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Went out of Cleveland today. Did 35 perch and 3 keeper eyes (only took one home) and dumped a couple of pigs at the hole trying to horse 'em up with my perch gear.
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Nice pile.
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nice haul
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You'll like those scratchers Steve, put a pair on my cat last year and went everywhere on glare ice, 2 guys on the sled towing shelters. No problems.
I've had them on my 550 IQ XLT for three years now, but only used them once. Just broke 100mi on the sled ::). I'm seriously thinking about heading out to Oneida for the first time Friday. I have pretty much no experience with the lake so I've been waiting for fairly safe ice before I head out with the snowmobile on my own.
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Does anybody else watch in depth outdoors with James Holst
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Fished the off the north shore/west end today. Where we were sitting I measured 8 inches of good ice. Last weekend off Lewis Pt I had 7 inches of good ice. For the out-of-towners I would say the ice is about as safe as ice ever gets. Very easy walking, it was glare ice, but I didn't find it particularly slick. You could walk anywhere if you have the time and if the ice stays like it is today. Although there is a good solid base, as always you need to use caution, there are always pressure cracks, gas holes and creek flows to ruin a trip (or worse).
Fished with Greenhead and we did 7 keeper 'eyes and 51 jack perch (combined). Had half dozen or so short walleyes. Wasn't red hot, but the action was pretty good and steady all day. Little cold in the big shanty with only 1 heater and no snow to seal it though.
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nice job
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You'll like those scratchers Steve, put a pair on my cat last year and went everywhere on glare ice, 2 guys on the sled towing shelters. No problems.
Glad to here the scratchers work good nightfisher Jim..... thanks. I had the track studded too, and my sled is a lightweight, fan cooled, Z- 440 arctic cat.
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Nice looking jumbos guys great job :thumbsup:
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Pooch,
No matter what, any day out on the lake is better than a day at work. (wel, l I guess work would be better than falling in) Had fun, glad we got together. I'm going to give it a try on Friday.
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Nice job on the eye's and perch kingfisher and greenhead. :thumbsup:
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I have never fished Oneida, but it's not all that far from home. I'm seeing the current ice conditions, but I can't make it out until Monday (following 50 on Saturday and upper 40s sun/ mon). Any chance for safe ice Monday (and where)? DYING to get out, but not a strong winter swimmer. Any suggestions or advice? Thanks!!
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Ok so i have fished oneida lake once 6 to 8 years ago shanty guys got together on big bay and we were blown off with 10 inches of snow freaking super cold. The boss says I can have friday off for vacation day .I am coming up from Elmira area . Im a walker and have my own equipment . Any body want to hook up friday morning , spend the day. Heck i would even buy the bait for the day for a little info and good company.... I will even supply the jerky and venison snack sticks...... ;D give me a pm if interested.
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If anyone was at Constanta today did you happen to come across a small blue tackle box? It must have fallen out of my shanty while I was pulling it. If anyone has seen or possibly picked it up please let me no it had all my lures in it thank you
somewhere's on ice shanty I saw where someone found one or two tackle boxs today. I f I find the post I will let you know
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Sorry that was Sunday they found the tackle box
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I have never fished Oneida, but it's not all that far from home. I'm seeing the current ice conditions, but I can't make it out until Monday (following 50 on Saturday and upper 40s sun/ mon). Any chance for safe ice Monday (and where)? DYING to get out, but not a strong winter swimmer. Any suggestions or advice? Thanks!!
I think you will be fine. We will be over 12" of ice by Friday. Stay away from any streams. Check the condition page Sunday.
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Beautiful pile Kingfisher!
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got out for an hour this afternoon. got 25 big gills, and droped a nice walleye at the hole. that was strange to catch a walleye in 6' of water with my gill gear. 12" of ice where i was. the wind let up this afternoon. Sully...
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somewhere's on ice shanty I saw where someone found one or two tackle boxs today. I f I find the post I will let you know
Ljc2tall that would be great I really appreciate that I'm bumming rite now
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Im looking to fish around constantia and have a sled just wondering where you can park?
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Im looking to fish around constantia and have a sled just wondering where you can park?
If you are going on the weekend I go to Williams on the south shore and drive across the lake.
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Hey everyone I was looking to go out of Constantia this coming Friday. Last weekend there was snow on the ice and fine for the snowmobile. I was wondering if there is still snow out there to bring a sled or if it is bare ice due to all the wind we have been having the past few days. Thanks and good fishing.
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thanks chummer, and yes headshaker the whole lake is bare ice as of now
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Does anybody else watch in depth outdoors with James Holst
I watch them I like them a lot. They are pretty full of tip and info
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I watch them I like them a lot. They are pretty full of tip and info
the show got me into using custom jigs and spins lures mainly the slender spoon really good stuff
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Guys need to read back several posts. You will see ice conditions, places to fish, places to park, how much snow is on the ice. Read back a page or two and all the answers are there.
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Hey everyone I was looking to go out of Constantia this coming Friday. Last weekend there was snow on the ice and fine for the snowmobile. I was wondering if there is still snow out there to bring a sled or if it is bare ice due to all the wind we have been having the past few days. Thanks and good fishing.
no snow at all.
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Hey everyone I was looking to go out of Constantia this coming Friday. Last weekend there was snow on the ice and fine for the snowmobile. I was wondering if there is still snow out there to bring a sled or if it is bare ice due to all the wind we have been having the past few days. Thanks and good fishing.
BARE ICE
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Thinking about hitting Tuscarora tmmrw for a change. But Friday is looking mighty fine. Yall wanna get a shanty group together?
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just so ya know tusc is way low...not sure why but its down several feet...I drive by it every day and this am was the first time i saw anyone fishing it
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.....................C OME ON FRIDAY
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Ljc2tall that would be great I really appreciate that I'm bumming rite now
Sorry it was posted Sunday
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I have never fished Oneida, but it's not all that far from home. I'm seeing the current ice conditions, but I can't make it out until Monday (following 50 on Saturday and upper 40s sun/ mon). Any chance for safe ice Monday (and where)? DYING to get out, but not a strong winter swimmer. Any suggestions or advice? Thanks!!
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I have never fished Oneida, but it's not all that far from home. I'm seeing the current ice conditions, but I can't make it out until Monday (following 50 on Saturday and upper 40s sun/ mon). Any chance for safe ice Monday (and where)? DYING to get out, but not a strong winter swimmer. Any suggestions or advice? Thanks!!
After looking at the weather the ice would still be good its still below freezing every night so whatever does happen to melt in the few hours its warm enough will lock right back up come dusk and with 8" + of ice i wouldn't worry about anything but getting bait for monday good luck
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Went out at Chapman about 1pm. Big crack with water in it couple feet wide about 20-30 yards from shore. People already out so I jumped it. When is this a bad Idea? Was frose up when I left about 4:30. I'm new at this so I'm a moron.
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Looking to go out tomarrow going out by myself to find me some perch an walleyes I've had luck at williams the last couple times Ihave gone out but Iwanna try a new spot an info would be awesome not gps locations juss where they are active or simplya fishing buddy ;D send me a p.m.
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Got about an inch of snow here last night and it is still snowing lightly.
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Went out at Chapman about 1pm. Big crack with water in it couple feet wide about 20-30 yards from shore. People already out so I jumped it. When is this a bad Idea? Was frose up when I left about 4:30. I'm new at this so I'm a moron.
the lake level has dropped a little. that's why it'a cracking near the shoreline. got the same thing over here in muskrat bay also.
when it's a bad idea is late ice. the lake level rises, and the ice has room to move. the wind blows it around. you could go out with a 1' crack, and come back to a crack that's so wide you can't cross it. just ask snagger what it's like to be on moving ice :o :o. Sully...
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Got about an inch of snow here last night and it is still snowing lightly.
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I crossed the crack out of Chapman's as well, no matter how many times I do this I never really get a comfy feeling. I always worry about it being to wide to cross when I go to get off. But I can't be to worried I suppose cuz I still cross them.
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the lake level has dropped a little. that's why it'a cracking near the shoreline. got the same thing over here in muskrat bay also.
when it's a bad idea is late ice. the lake level rises, and the ice has room to move. the wind blows it around. you could go out with a 1' crack, and come back to a crack that's so wide you can't cross it. just ask snagger what it's like to be on moving ice :o :o. Sully...
That's happened to me before late ice out of Cleveland. Opened up pretty quick and was a long walk east until I was able to get off. Since then stress cracks always bother me
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It looks like it is snowing on the west end this morning. Any snow on the east end last night and this morning. Might be taking the sled now instead of the atv.
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I just drove by Williams and there is only a dusting if that. Calling for t-1" tonight. I would think with the wind and temps tomorrow it won't last long.
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Is there a place to park on mill street in Constantia
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Anyone know where to find good daily barometer readings.
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I'm on my 11th year running as a die hard north shore maniac! er; I mean " Thug" LOL ;D
I'm fairly certain this will be the first year that I've been able to roll out on the quad the first week in January!
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO PUMPED!!!!!!!!!!!!! :flex: :woot: :flex: :woot:
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Hello ice fanatics and gurus. New to the board wanted to drop a few lines and say hi. First trip to oneida for the season this sat hoping to see some action like u diehards have been posting...
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After looking at the weather the ice would still be good its still below freezing every night so whatever does happen to melt in the few hours its warm enough will lock right back up come dusk and with 8" + of ice i wouldn't worry about anything but getting bait for monday good luck
Thanks crappiefisher311! I may head up Monday and cruise around a bit, in hopes of seeing where others may have ventured out.
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I'm on my 11th year running as a die hard north shore maniac! er; I mean " Thug" LOL ;D
I'm fairly certain this will be the first year that I've been able to roll out on the quad the first week in January!
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO PUMPED!!!!!!!!!!!!! :flex: :woot: :flex: :woot:
It's been a long time since there has been 12" of black ice, let alone this early.
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Is there a place to park on mill street in Constantia
Yes, but you will want to get there early. It was filling up there this morning on my way to work...
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Anyone know where to find good daily barometer readings.
Get the weather center app of u have a smart phone or can just get on a computer. It tells u a lot of info for a specific area and barometer reading. ;D
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It's been a long time since there has been 12" of black ice, let alone this early.
Two years, ten months, 8 days, and 6 hours. I see a substantial decrease in the eye and perch population over the next two months. My stomach is ready to do its part.
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thanks for the mill street info I will be there tomorrow morning early. Thanks again
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Who's going out tmmrw? I'm going to be bopping around Lewis point and maybe hit some shoals
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I'm going out to Chapman tomorrow afternoon. This is my first year ice fishing Oneida lake, 2nd year ice fishing. Been there twice and had little to no luck finding the perch. I've only managed half a dozen so far but was able to get a few walleye out there. Hopefully tomorrow brings more luck.
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Hey Everyone, I'm lookinhg for a 5lb propane tank to use with my shanty heater and I can't seem to find one anywhere. So far I've been to Farm Family, Bass pro, Gander, Phillipsons and Lowes. Has anyone seen one of these on the shelf anywhere?
Thanks,
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Will it be a mess on Sunday? Ice sounds like it will be safe but with 45F and rain on Saturday, thinking it will be a mess. Thinking of going out of APpS
Thanks all
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Heard chapmans is all open water by the launch. If its frozen tom in be testing it. Was safe last weekend so duno what happened
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Found my 5lber online n paid $60 for it. Worth the money and paid for itself already. Cabelas has them online I think. Ran from morning til dark last weekend 2 days and still plenty in the tank. Normally get around 2.5+ full days of use before u have to fill. Wont make a full 3 days from my experience. Cost me $5.60 to fill it at local uhaul rental place by my house.
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well this weekend looks like great fishing weather, hope the warm streak doesnt last too long
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Hey Everyone, I'm lookinhg for a 5lb propane tank to use with my shanty heater and I can't seem to find one anywhere. So far I've been to Farm Family, Bass pro, Gander, Phillipsons and Lowes. Has anyone seen one of these on the shelf anywhere?
Thanks,
Try online, or a plumbing supply place, or a camping place.
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Onondaga County - Zone 2 - ECOs Officer Phone Number
ECO Richard Head (315) 673-3067
ECO Paul Sherman (315) 484-9678
ECO Donald Damrath (315) 445-2061
ECO Scott Yacavone (315) 487-4401
CEJ, thanks for all those numbers, put some of them into my phone for reference. I sure hope ECO Head does't use the nickname Dick.
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does anyone know the nearest bait store to mill st constania
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does anyone know the nearest bait store to mill st constania
https://www.facebook.com/BartelRdBaitTackle
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CEJ, thanks for all those numbers, put some of them into my phone for reference. I sure hope ECO Head does't use the nickname Dick.
His parents were not thinking straight! ::)
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Thinking about heading down from Drum tomorrow. I was hoping someone had a report for Godfrey Point. I normally dont ask such questions but after searching all the posts and finding no info I figured I would ask. Not looking for anyones special spot. Just launch and ice/snow condition. I will be dragging. Thanks
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does anyone know the nearest bait store to mill st constania
There is a new bait shop next to the nice and easy, and he has minnows... AJ's I think it's called.
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Thinking about heading down from Drum tomorrow. I was hoping someone had a report for Godfrey Point. I normally dont ask such questions but after searching all the posts and finding no info I figured I would ask. Not looking for anyones special spot. Just launch and ice/snow condition. I will be dragging. Thanks
Plenty of ice , not sure of any pressure cracks here. On way thru Cleveland stop at Apps for your bait , his spikes are the best.He will tell you everything you need to know.
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heard the crack just of shore of chapman moved a lil and there was a lil water on top but didnt open to the point its a danger
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Bartels or not just bait? any opinions you can pm if you think you should
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His parents were not thinking straight! ::)
believe me he is not a friendly guy, he has checked me a few times. Once with my 7 year old nephew, he wouldnt even acknowledge my nephew when he asked if he was a policeman. All business no smile, acted like he hated his job all three times I have ran into him.
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Plenty of ice , not sure of any pressure cracks here. On way thru Cleveland stop at Apps for your bait , his spikes are the best.He will tell you everything you need to know.
Thanks for the info, I will be sure to hit Apps when I pass through.
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Thanks for the replies. Just ordered from ACE hardware on-line. Free shipping to nearest store. Works for me.
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Thanks Oneida1. I was concerned about that crack at Chapman. Anyone have some first hand knowledge from today?
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Just make sure your studded/chained up my friend!! ;) Gonna be slick!! OLLC RULES!!! @)
All chained up and ready to roll brotha!!!
OLLC!! FOR LIFE!!! ;)2
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CEJ, thanks for all those numbers, put some of them into my phone for reference. I sure hope ECO Head does't use the nickname Dick.
:roflmao: :roflmao: I heard the story from my friend about this officer. I didn't believe it, but know I have proof! I kinda feel bad for the guy...
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Horrible bite today. Don't even want to talk about numbers. Maybe my worst day in 2 years. The little bit of snow made It so I could use the sled. Even got the solid shanty out.
(http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l491/s10xr/IMG_20140109_091239_194_zps34f0fc90.jpg)
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Was at chapman today, this am, crack was passable with a wheeler but walkers had to go to the other side of the pier. On the way in at 3, wheeler had to go where the walkers came out. Went to 40fow and got a bunch of nice perch and 2keeper walleyes.
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Horrible bite today. Don't even want to talk about numbers. Maybe my worst day in 2 years. The little bit of snow made It so I could use the sled. Even got the solid shanty out.
(http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l491/s10xr/IMG_20140109_091239_194_zps34f0fc90.jpg)
Pretty high barometer right now. 30.57, probably didn't help...
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fished Chapman with a few buddies today.....had to go down the shoreline to the east a little to get the wheeler on....a nasty crack runs the whole shoreline.....use caution.....high barometer had the fish a little finicky but still picked away and ended up with a couple dozen beauties....tossed back quite a few 9"ers to.....slick conditions,bring cleats.....real nice day out there today
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Was out today. Landed 18 eyes. Had a nice blitz of fish for about 20 mins this evening. Good time. No jumbos and only 1 white...
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Hey guys, I see snow in s10s pic, I'm from buffalo heading up tomorrow... Curious to know if the snow stuck and I can bring my sled?
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I got 15 eyes 1 perch and a eel looking thing fished all day off Lewis,it was a Nice day
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fished north shore had my limit of walleyes in 20 minutes and several more. all in all it was a great morning.
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Hey guys, I see snow in s10s pic, I'm from buffalo heading up tomorrow... Curious to know if the snow stuck and I can bring my sled?
There was a few sleds out but it is slick
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Hey guys, I see snow in s10s pic, I'm from buffalo heading up tomorrow... Curious to know if the snow stuck and I can bring my sled?
There enough snow to keep cool. Studs are a bonus. Saturday might be all water so that will be OK also.
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Is the pressure crack at apps pasable on foot boggey. Headed out at day break.
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There enough snow to keep cool. Studs are a bonus. Saturday might be all water so that will be OK also.
Thanks!!!! It's going on the trailer then, how's the snow on shore getting on and off the ice?
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Guess i am heading up in the morning on my own, from reading all 110 pages of the thread i see where chapman was a good walking point now i read theres a pressure ridge .So i am heading to apps to get bait in the morning and theres a pressure ridge there also any suggestions on a safe acess point a guy can walk from and still get to the deeper water to catch perch and eyes ?
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Horrible bite today. Don't even want to talk about numbers. Maybe my worst day in 2 years. The little bit of snow made It so I could use the sled. Even got the solid shanty out.
(http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l491/s10xr/IMG_20140109_091239_194_zps34f0fc90.jpg)
Nice shanty s10xr !!...you'll get those fishies next time.
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Guess i am heading up in the morning on my own, from reading all 110 pages of the thread i see where chapman was a good walking point now i read theres a pressure ridge .So i am heading to apps to get bait in the morning and theres a pressure ridge there also any suggestions on a safe acess point a guy can walk from and still get to the deeper water to catch perch and eyes ?
chapman should be fine....just use caution.....there will be many guys there....follow the regulars
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I was at chapman today there is a crack there but you will be fine like scout said follow everyone out, there was a lot of people there today and im sure there will be a bunch tomorrow. There was 10 inches of ice
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For the guys asking about walking out of Apps. I did it yesterday. Pressure crack is at around 25' and moves closer to shore as you go East toward Godfrey. I spudded across it in 4 spots. All were solid with the ice shoved up and refrozen.
I'd still be careful, as always, but it was definitely passable.
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Is the pressure crack at apps pasable on foot boggey. Headed out at day break.
I fished both sides of the pressure crack out of apps today it was solid and fine to cross on foot
Like jboggey said there was no bite to speak of I fished from 24'. Out to 42' only marked a few fish and they were buried in the mud :-\
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For the guys asking about walking out of Apps. I did it yesterday. Pressure crack is at around 25' and moves closer to shore as you go East toward Godfrey. I spudded across it in 4 spots. All were solid with the ice shoved up and refrozen.
I'd still be careful, as always, but it was definitely passable.
looks like it goes from Godfrey all the way to Willard
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can you park at taft bay park with a trailer? is there any major pressure cracks in this area? thank you
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Hit the ice Today, and as expected with a big barometer it was a slow pick all day, with a pretty good dead spell around noonish, ended up icing 15 eyes, 12 that were keeper size and 9 nice perch for the frying pan, all fish were caught jigging raps in 25-27 fow, ice measured anywhere from 10 to 11.5 inches, with a light coating of snow, easy dragging ....I did a lot of walkin... haven't read any reports yet on here ....fighting my furnace... wow what a blizzard all the way down this morning ....6 inches on the roads... unplowed,.....
couple pics with my junk camera...
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/oneidasunset_zps9d8594db.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/oneidasunset_zps9d8594db.jpg.html)
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/SAM_0034_zps5f1f23bb.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/SAM_0034_zps5f1f23bb.jpg.html)
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can you park at taft bay park with a trailer? is there any major pressure cracks in this area? thank you
Taft is large enough for a trailer yes. Haven't been out that access point yet this year to report in ice conditions.
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sweet lookin pic as always Snag. nice haul too!
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Looks like some people had some luck today! Nice fish. Hopefully tmmrw will be good
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Great fish and pictures Snagg..
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Made my first trip today out of constantia in 25 fow. Was looking for jumbos but picked up a few fat bonus eyes on spoons. Ice was 10" by long isl.
Nice seeing ya stormy. Good haul Shane.
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Hit the ice Today, and as expected with a big barometer it was a slow pick all day, with a pretty good dead spell around noonish, ended up icing 15 eyes, 12 that were keeper size and 9 nice perch for the frying pan, all fish were caught jigging raps in 25-27 fow, ice measured anywhere from 10 to 11.5 inches, with a light coating of snow, easy dragging ....I did a lot of walkin... haven't read any reports yet on here ....fighting my furnace... wow what a blizzard all the way down this morning ....6 inches on the roads... unplowed,.....
couple pics with my junk camera...
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/oneidasunset_zps9d8594db.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/oneidasunset_zps9d8594db.jpg.html)
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/SAM_0034_zps5f1f23bb.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/SAM_0034_zps5f1f23bb.jpg.html)
nice job ;)
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nice sunset snag
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Nice pics Shane . 15 eyes on a bad day . Haha
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The high barometer should drop slowly tomorrow throughout the day, but there's a HUGE drop in barometric pressure coming on Saturday morning. The info that I look at has it at 30.08 at midnight and dropping to 29.35 by 3 P.M. Saturday afternoon. That will also generate some wind...but a little lighter than originally forecasted. That should put them in the mood...
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Nice pics Shane . 15 eyes on a bad day . Haha
except first 2 hours I wasn't on structure, in the mud lookin for perch, eyes were a bicatch, when that barometer goes, guys are gonna slam them, I marked hundreds of non biters, well I didn't finess tiny stuff, or run minnows.... just jigged my raps......
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Awesome shots snagger!!! Gonna hit em hard Saturday hope the bite pics back up. Gonna try and get some pics with the GOPRO as well. Hope they turn out this time...
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Plenty of parking in the park lot...I would still recommend getting there early. As for pressure cracks, the only one I know of is if you head east on the lake. Anybody else is welcome to chime in if they've noticed anything else.
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I am looking to break my Oneida lake curse, going on 3 years to her and with NO luck spent 5 hours on the ice this past Saturday not even a make on the showdown! My oldest (13) don't even want to hear me say lets go to Oneida.
I am thinking about going off Constantia any help and support will be appreciated
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Anyone fishing the Beach ??
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Nice pics snagger.
Hey bigminnow here.talk to u for last two years. U gave me a ton of help.
I fished next to u the closer of waldos last year.bowl at edgewater.thinking about coming up
Next weekend.any inside info would be greatly appreciated.and as I always said to u from the start
I fish alone.no army of guys with me. U try any pk this year or does rick have any at shop?
Thank u for your time and consideration.
Sincerely bigminnow............
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I am looking to break my Oneida lake curse, going on 3 years to her and with NO luck spent 5 hours on the ice this past Saturday not even a make on the showdown! My oldest (13) don't even want to hear me say lets go to Oneida.
I am thinking about going off Constantia any help and support will be appreciated
PM sent
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Snagger......Just change ur SN to ANIMAL! Your an animal on that damn lake dude!!! lol Awesome job man. The 3 hour drive looks easier and easier everytime I see pics yall post!!!
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Here's a few pics from today...
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj84/chiefcatchemall/DC767DE6-D98D-49C2-9928-3B1C055D19A5_zpsvtfse9no.jpg) (http://s270.photobucket.com/user/chiefcatchemall/media/DC767DE6-D98D-49C2-9928-3B1C055D19A5_zpsvtfse9no.jpg.html)
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj84/chiefcatchemall/9D157AEB-9661-4640-B0EF-7744FF46957A_zpsksabenwg.jpg) (http://s270.photobucket.com/user/chiefcatchemall/media/9D157AEB-9661-4640-B0EF-7744FF46957A_zpsksabenwg.jpg.html)
Like snag said, it was tough this afternoon...was marking fish just wouldn't commit. It's so frustrating..
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Nice fish guys!!!!
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Here's a few pics from today...
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj84/chiefcatchemall/DC767DE6-D98D-49C2-9928-3B1C055D19A5_zpsvtfse9no.jpg) (http://s270.photobucket.com/user/chiefcatchemall/media/DC767DE6-D98D-49C2-9928-3B1C055D19A5_zpsvtfse9no.jpg.html)
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj84/chiefcatchemall/9D157AEB-9661-4640-B0EF-7744FF46957A_zpsksabenwg.jpg) (http://s270.photobucket.com/user/chiefcatchemall/media/9D157AEB-9661-4640-B0EF-7744FF46957A_zpsksabenwg.jpg.html)
Like snag said, it was tough this afternoon...was marking fish just wouldn't commit. It's so frustrating..
Nice work Chief!!!! :thumbsup: Tough bite.
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Nice fish and nice pics!
Going to hit the north shore today. Fished Lewis Point area yesterday away from the city. Pretty quiet except for one good run - I lost two good fish while my buddy landed an 18" and 20". My buddy landed one more and all I had to show for my efforts was a huge mud puppy. Nice being out for the first time in quite a while; would have been a lot nicer with some good yellows or a few waldos.
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I like that picture Chief - one problem - I see a lot of Labatts. You been holding out on me buddy? ;D
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Still haven't slept yet jim. Been up for over 24 hrs. Got called into work tonight....
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nice job chief!
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Nice job guys.
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Atta boy Andy :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Work hard play hard ;)
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Awesome shots snagger!!! Gonna hit em hard Saturday hope the bite pics back up. Gonna try and get some pics with the GOPRO as well. Hope they turn out this time...
good luck I have work all weekend then next weekend game on buddy ....
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I'm pretty new to ice fishing and fishing Oneida certainly can be a humbling experience. I've fished Sandy Pond several times this year and have had some moderate success - enough to at least think I can catch a few fish. Fished Oneida yesterday out of the park east of Constantia. Fished entire afternoon using some of the same jigs-lures that worked on Sandy and never had a hit. Makes me question whether I need a completely different thought process. I have 2 general questions: I walked out yesterday and don't mind the exercise but if I want to be more mobile and change spots completely a wheeler would be helpful. I have 1 but no chains. With warm weather Sat would I be able to get around without chains or staying on foot will be better? Secondly, is this park (name?) a good place to start my Oneida learning curve? You guys are usually great with advice and helpful info - I will take any suggestions - thanks. Love this website and the challenge of Oneida
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I'll be headed out Saturday Morning. Looking to get into some perch and a waldo would just be a bonus. Just bought the Micro Aqua Vu and looking forward to breaking it in. Along with that I have a Humminbird Ice 45 so if they are there I should be able to see them, lol.
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Does anyone use the navonics app I think it is on Oneida?
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Nice job Shane! You too Cheif
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Does anyone use the navonics app I think it is on Oneida?
of course . Navionics shows everything .........
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Nice job Shane! You too Cheif
X2!
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Haven't ice fished Oneida since I was about 10. Thinking of making a run Sunday, 5 hours of driving for 5 hours of fishing. I know sounds kinda nuts but have to be home by 4 for Spaghetti dinner fundraiser. Been reading up on access points. How is the ice out of Godfrey's? Probably end up somewhere on the east end. I'll be there solo, walking out. Thanks for any info. Never caught an eye through the ice.
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CEJ, thanks for all those numbers, put some of them into my phone for reference. I sure hope ECO Head does't use the nickname Dick.
He checked me last year - forgot to renew my license so he wrote me up. But he was actually very friendly the entire time and we chatted for a bit after I pulled my gear back to Williams Beach.
(ticket got dismissed in court as I renewed my license on my way home that day)
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Does anyone use the navonics app I think it is on Oneida?
Heck yeah! Just got this app. Really impressed
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On a side note. Had to cancel my Oneida trip today. Damn car is blowing smoke out of the vents. Blower motor shorted and melted. It's been a fun morning to say the least
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heading back up sat morning.going to be alittle damp.but how can you pass up icefishing when its 50 out......
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Does anyone know how long it is suppose to rain tomorrow?? All day, on and off or what?? Looked for details for out there and could'nt find any specific's. Thank's
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Looks like a wet day all around.... I have a question for the Oneida regulars. Any of you ever fish eyes during the middle of the night during ice season? Do they still feed as actively as the golden hours at dawn and dusk? Was thinking about an over nighter tonight....
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Let us know your address so we can send flowers!
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Looks like an all day rain, euro model shows a dry slot mid day, we'll see about that, its a well developed storm, winds could be reasonably strong late sat-sunday... barometer should be descent with the lowest bad barometer will be sat night...
Heard its silly out there today, like the video day, no wind, lucky dogs.... ;D
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Looks like an all day rain, euro model shows a dry slot mid day, we'll see about that, its a well developed storm, winds could be reasonably strong late sat-sunday... barometer should be descent with the lowest bad barometer will be sat night...
Heard its silly out there today, like the video day, no wind, lucky dogs.... ;D
thanks for the info.
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LOL
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Looks like an all day rain, euro model shows a dry slot mid day, we'll see about that, its a well developed storm, winds could be reasonably strong late sat-sunday... barometer should be descent with the lowest bad barometer will be sat night...
Heard its silly out there today, like the video day, no wind, lucky dogs.... ;D
Jealous, wish Sundays weren't the only day I had time to get out and fish.
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Does anyone use the navonics app I think it is on Oneida?
I just got it last week I spent 70 on a card to put I'm my side imaging ... It's the same king for ten . I recommend it ! Great way point making !! I was sceptic but it is nice !
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Does anyone use the navonics app I think it is on Oneida?
Best $10 you can spend. Wouldn't leave home without it.
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Looks like a wet day all around.... I have a question for the Oneida regulars. Any of you ever fish eyes during the middle of the night during ice season? Do they still feed as actively as the golden hours at dawn and dusk? Was thinking about an over nighter tonight....
Basically your gonna be risking your life by fishing out there at night. The snowmobiles on that ice in the dark can really see much cause most of them are balls out and he other problem with them is by the time they do see you your just about dead cause they can't stop. So answer being no the regulars don't really fish at night mostly for that reason.
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Man, really wish I was out there right now...perfect out >:(
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Haven't ice fished Oneida since I was about 10. Thinking of making a run Sunday, 5 hours of driving for 5 hours of fishing. I know sounds kinda nuts but have to be home by 4 for Spaghetti dinner fundraiser. Been reading up on access points. How is the ice out of Godfrey's? Probably end up somewhere on the east end. I'll be there solo, walking out. Thanks for any info. Never caught an eye through the ice.
If you are to busy to fish, you are to busy........ Life is short... Give an extra $10 at the fund raiser and they will never miss you...
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got some friends that have been off Lewis all day, really slow, in fact sucks according to them, but then again
I'm stuck at work. Lot's of lookers no takers.
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Looks like an all day rain, euro model shows a dry slot mid day, we'll see about that, its a well developed storm, winds could be reasonably strong late sat-sunday... barometer should be descent with the lowest bad barometer will be sat night...
Heard its silly out there today, like the video day, no wind, lucky dogs.... ;D
snagger ole boy if possiable lets hook up next week love to wet a line with ya if you got room out there ;D
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Snagger, you gonna put up a chart of the cracks and gas holes like previous years?
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anyone had any luck with walleye on tipups.. using the larger bass minnows? or bites seem to strictly be from jigging
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jigging all the way
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I'm pretty new to ice fishing and fishing Oneida certainly can be a humbling experience. I've fished Sandy Pond several times this year and have had some moderate success - enough to at least think I can catch a few fish. Fished Oneida yesterday out of the park east of Constantia. Fished entire afternoon using some of the same jigs-lures that worked on Sandy and never had a hit. Makes me question whether I need a completely different thought process. I have 2 general questions: I walked out yesterday and don't mind the exercise but if I want to be more mobile and change spots completely a wheeler would be helpful. I have 1 but no chains. With warm weather Sat would I be able to get around without chains or staying on foot will be better? Secondly, is this park (name?) a good place to start my Oneida learning curve? You guys are usually great with advice and helpful info - I will take any suggestions - thanks. Love this website and the challenge of Oneida
I fish Oneida all winter and never put chains on. You will be fine up to 6" of snow. The learning curve on Oneida can be steep. I would go to chapman, easy access and you can fish a lot of different depths.
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I have caught an occasional eye on a tip up but jigging is by far the most productive way at Oneida. It gives you the ability to move frequently which may be the key.
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Fished chapman today 38 fow. Hammered the perch from 1030-1100 and then they turned on at 3 right when I had to leave. Ended with 35ish mostly 11-12" a few 13" and a lot of 9-10 I tossed back. The half hour flurry they were all caught on a plain perch jig rapp, no bait. They were inhaling it, front hook was buried to the throat. Probably the best 30 minute run I have ever had. Ice is beautiful 11" but slick, a little snow here and there. You do have to follow the shore line 100 yards from the pier to cross the pressure crack.
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Took another day off and went fishing with my kids. Pretty good day. They fished until 11 and both got some nice perch. My son also got his first ice 'eye and burbot. Was a lot of fun. First time my daughter ever ice fished and she had the hot hand. Ended up with 49 perch, 1 keeper walleye and a burbot. Good day. Fish were really active and biting well. They left early and left me with their fish so I had to stop. No complaints though.
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Snagger, you gonna put up a chart of the cracks and gas holes like previous years?
don't half too .... ice is pretty good, I haven't seen a hazard in a while..... not that they aint out there.
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SAWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE TTTTTTTTTTTTT PILE!
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Kingfisher that picture is AWESOME!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup: look at the smiles!!
Heres a picture of polarbear's monster 27 incher from today..
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great job king fisher , the smiles says it all . great eye polar bear
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Fished the Taft Bay/Constantia area today and what a day it was! :) Had the pleasure of fishing with a couple of Oneida Lake wizards and my usual fishing buddy. Thought things were going to be bad after losing the 1st five walleyes I hooked (all nice fish) but things sure turned around in a hurry. Over the next couple of hours or so iced at least 23 eyes; things got so crazy I lost count and may have had closer to 30. Fish were not always suicidal but we had fish on the screen most of the time and even the non-aggressive ones could be coaxed into hitting. Easily one of my all-time best days on the hard water and one I won't soon forget. The only negative thing was that I somehow managed to sink a treble deep into the fleshy part of my left thumb. Luckily help was close by. One of the "wizards" was nice enough to remove the treble from the lure and the other "wizard" removed the treble from my thumb. Not only is Filet a hell of a fisherman, but he is a hell of a surgeon too. Before I could even let out a yelp, the treble was removed from my thumb with hardly any pain :'( . Fred thanks once again for your very capable assistance.
All in all just a truly memorable day spent with some truly memorable people. Here's the 3 that went home with me:
Not sure if I messed up the photo size; my apologies if I did.
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Great pictures everyone... :clap: :thumbsup:
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Nice pile of perchies Kingfisher; heck of an eye Polarbear.
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That's an awesome Oneida walleye Polarbear! That's an Ontario style fish . Great job Pman. We were probably pretty close to each other. Oh, and I almost forgot, a HUGE thank you to the kind soul that brought me out there on his 4 wheeler! Got out there bright and early with the kids, started rigging their rods, reached for the minnows and realized I left them in the truck. Ran/walked 1.1 miles back to the truck, got the minnows, started back on the ice and he came along and gave me a lift all the way back to my shanty! Thanks a million man!
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Does anyone think it would be worth it to fish the deep water (30-40 ft) between shackleton point and shackleton shoals? My friend and I have been fishing off shackleton point (15-20 ft) with not too much luck and we just keep wondering if it would help to just go deeper -- or better yet make the very long trek to shack shoals? Looking to find some perch or eyes. ???
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Pman,
How much snow was snow was there by Taft?
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Fished the Taft Bay/Constantia area today and what a day it was! :) Had the pleasure of fishing with a couple of Oneida Lake wizards and my usual fishing buddy. Thought things were going to be bad after losing the 1st five walleyes I hooked (all nice fish) but things sure turned around in a hurry. Over the next couple of hours or so iced at least 23 eyes; things got so crazy I lost count and may have had closer to 30. Fish were not always suicidal but we had fish on the screen most of the time and even the non-aggressive ones could be coaxed into hitting. Easily one of my all-time best days on the hard water and one I won't soon forget. The only negative thing was that I somehow managed to sink a treble deep into the fleshy part of my left thumb. Luckily help was close by. One of the "wizards" was nice enough to remove the treble from the lure and the other "wizard" removed the treble from my thumb. Not only is Filet a hell of a fisherman, but he is a hell of a surgeon too. Before I could even let out a yelp, the treble was removed from my thumb with hardly any pain :'( . Fred thanks once again for your very capable assistance.
All in all just a truly memorable day spent with some truly memorable people. Here's the 3 that went home with me:
Not sure if I messed up the photo size; my apologies if I did.
(http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz61/davecardamone/oneida110.jpg) (http://s814.photobucket.com/user/davecardamone/media/oneida110.jpg.html)
:thumbsup: :woot: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Fished chapman today 38 fow. Hammered the perch from 1030-1100 and then they turned on at 3 right when I had to leave. Ended with 35ish mostly 11-12" a few 13" and a lot of 9-10 I tossed back. The half hour flurry they were all caught on a plain perch jig rapp, no bait. They were inhaling it, front hook was buried to the throat. Probably the best 30 minute run I have ever had. Ice is beautiful 11" but slick, a little snow here and there. You do have to follow the shore line 100 yards from the pier to cross the pressure crack.
Nice day ,you throwing 9 - 10 inchers back.On Sandy thse are hogs.
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Kingfisher that picture is AWESOME!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup: look at the smiles!!
What a brute nice job polar and awesome pike of perch kingfisher !!
Heres a picture of polarbear's monster 27 incher from today..
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Good job guys! Way to get the kids out there KF22!
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What a beauty!!!
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Flying through....keep up the great work friends, see ya all soon! :blink: By the way this is FM.... hangin with DD
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How is the shore line on the south side? I'm hearing big ice heaves.
L
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AWSOME FISH BIGFISH :clap: :clap: :clap:
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nice fish guys ;D got some really not nice weather coming tomorrow :P
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Great fish
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Great fish everyone! Can't wait to slip and slide tomorrow!
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Fished Constantia from 7 - 2 today. Excellent walking from Mill St. With an inch of snow on top of 11" black ice. Easy pull. Fished in 20 FOW but bite was SLOW. Around 1030 fishing picked up with some perch, and a 20" Waldo. After that though, not much consistent biting. Saw many other guys leaving early today too. Saw lots of lookers on flasher, no takers! OH well its fishing not catching hope some of you all did better today than I did :P
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Simply could not take it any more. took a half day at work today..left at noon on the ice and fishing by 2PM. Fishing North Shore and caught a couple perch and a keeper eye to start. 4pm came an whammo the feeding frenzy started. My buddy dropped 3 large walters at the hole. I iced 5 walleyes dropped 2 at the hole. Caught 15 perch...kept 8 jumbo's> my buddy got his limit of eyes and a dozen jumbo's. He also caught the biggest burbot I ever seen...had to weight 5 pounds. The waldos' were attaching the rap. Tommorrow will be a good day to fish the Big O
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Nice fish everyone! Can't wait for my turn...
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Hey guys Is marion manor located on 13 in Slyvan Beach?? Coming up in the am. thanks Also nice fish.
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Frustrating day on the ice today... First, my girlfriend wasn't feeling well when we got up :sick:, so I had to leave without her. First fish I catch is a big 'ol burbot, who does a tail-hook at the hole, snaps the line, and takes off with my new UV orange jigging rap. >:(
The second fish is a nice walleye. The nose hook on the jigging rap sticks in the bottom of the hole...and I lose him. >:(
The third fish puts up a good fight. I look down and see that it is a pickerel. "A pickerel in 29 feet of water??". :wacko:
I get him to the hole, and he bites the line causing me to lose him and another brand new lure. :%$#!:
A little while after that, I finally land a really nice perch. :laugh: My girlfriend then calls me and says she feels good enough to fish. I packed up and met her at the other end of the lake. We end the night icing 8 walleyes. Kept our limit of 3 apiece. Nice "eaters. All males 16 to 17 inches. Looking forward to getting out there tomorrow. BIG barometer drop. Hope the wind is manageable.
Nice fish everyone!!!!
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Simply could not take it any more. took a half day at work today..left at noon on the ice and fishing by 2PM. Fishing North Shore and caught a couple perch and a keeper eye to start. 4pm came an whammo the feeding frenzy started. My buddy dropped 3 large walters at the hole. I iced 5 walleyes dropped 2 at the hole. Caught 15 perch...kept 8 jumbo's> my buddy got his limit of eyes and a dozen jumbo's. He also caught the biggest burbot I ever seen...had to weight 5 pounds. The waldos' were attaching the rap. Tommorrow will be a good day to fish the Big O
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your off to one heck of a season mr. :icefish: ;) nice job!
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Frustrating day on the ice today... First, my girlfriend wasn't feeling well when we got up :sick:, so I had to leave without her. First fish I catch is a big 'ol burbot, who does a tail-hook at the hole, snaps the line, and takes off with my new UV orange jigging rap. >:(
The second fish is a nice walleye. The nose hook on the jigging rap sticks in the bottom of the hole...and I lose him. >:(
The third fish puts up a good fight. I look down and see that it is a pickerel. "A pickerel in 29 feet of water??". :wacko:
I get him to the hole, and he bites the line causing me to lose him and another brand new lure. :%$#!:
A little while after that, I finally land a really nice perch. :laugh: My girlfriend then calls me and says she feels good enough to fish. I packed up and met her at the other end of the lake. We end the night icing 8 walleyes. Kept our limit of 3 apiece. Nice "eaters. All males 16 to 17 inches. Looking forward to getting out there tomorrow. BIG barometer drop. Hope the wind is manageable.
Nice fish everyone!!!!
i would say you had a good afternoon of fishing ;)nice
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your off to one heck of a season mr. :icefish: ;) nice job!
Thanks HT....This year if you are on top of them...anybody could catch. them
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First time on the ice this year and heading out of Godfrey around 630 tomorrow morning , just wondering should I head east or west ? I'm on a yellow Honda pulling a trailer , and love all the pictures !
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Heres a picture of polarbear's monster 27 incher from today..
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That's right folks .... That is a "5" Dancing Banana Hog right there WTG Polar Bear !!!!
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Fished Taft Bay, 26' off a shoal, had a hot hole that kept producing, my buddy had to get right next to me to get fish. Was fun fishing outside. A dozen bonus jumbos too.
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Thanks HT....This year if you are on top of them...anybody could catch. them
catching them is the easy part. finding the ones that want to eat is a differnt story ;)
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Fished north shore today. Ice was great. The walleyes where smoking the raps when they where on the screen caught two, dumped 4 at the hole and brought home 12 beautiful jumbos!
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Be careful going out of Chapman tomorrow. The pressure crack that was about a foot wide in the morning must have heaved up. It was dark when we came in but I could see that the ice pushed up a couple of feet. You will need to go about 150yds east along the shoreline before you can get through. Follow the trails. Fishing was good for perch but the eyes won today. Dropped a few at the hole and got some shorts.
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Went out from Apps yesterday. Fishing was slow with two brief frenzies. Ended with 10 perch and one keeper eye.
Went out from Chapmans today. Ended with about 20 big perch and 7 walleyes (2 barely keepers). Big dry spell from about 11:30 am till 3:30 and then everything hit good till dark.
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Does anyone know how they are doing around the Islands (Frenchman, Dunham)? Looked like a city of shanty's looking across fro Taft Bay last weekend.
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I ice fished oneida for the first time today from noon to 6ish. Only managed four smalleyes and a nice perch. Next time I go back I'll be moving non stop until I find bigger fish. I spent the whole time with fish on the screen throwing every thing I had at them, but couldn't buy a bite. The few I managed were all dinks so I'm thinking that's what most of them were and why they weren't hitting even though they would chase a rap all over the water column.
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Jigging Rap seems to be the key. Fished for 2 hours and got 7 perch. All from pretty much the same school. Lost my rap to a pickerel and landed another. Didn't mark a single eye on camera today.
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Wow, that is a beautiful walleye Polarbear!!!! That's a true Oneida monster! @)
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Anyone one else braving the weather? I am, hoping for a hot bite will the barometer drop. Hope the wind doesnt kill it. See ya on the north shore. Gonna start at taft, if no good on to cleveland.
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Anyone one else braving the weather? I am, hoping for a hot bite will the barometer drop. Hope the wind doesnt kill it. See ya on the north shore. Gonna start at taft, if no good on to cleveland.
see ya shortly just loading up the sled
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see ya shortly just loading up the sled
+2
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Not a bad day yesterday. 25 perch, 21in eye, pickerel, 25in northern. Lost 2 wallys at the hole. Had to weed out the dinks. When out at Williams. Used a Lindys glo grub with head of minnow or just the body. Watch the crack out about 200 yards out. Opened up when I left NW of the beach.
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Nice fish everyone. Getting my son back on top of the water next week. Will stick to small pond for now. He had a spinal tap and it really screwed up his balance. He is home with us now. Taking him home tomorrow. I really missed some good fishing this week ,but family comes first. I will be on the ice tomorrow ;)
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I lost one of those hogs at the hole on thursday at least 27incher but I did manage 16 eyes and 12 perch in the last 2 days fishing
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Can someone give me an idea of how much snow is on top of the ice? I want to take my 5 year old out today, but have no creepers for him. I'm hoping there is still snow for awhile today. Not sure i want him on slick ice. Any help would be appreciated
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Can someone give me an idea of how much snow is on top of the ice? I want to take my 5 year old out today, but have no creepers for him. I'm hoping there is still snow for awhile today. Not sure i want him on slick ice. Any help would be appreciated
Absolutely none! Wet, bare ice.
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pretty slick under the 1 to2 inches of snow probably not there now with rain.
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Went out of apps yesterday had to make a move or 2 caught 35 keeper perch got my first walleye ever but he was 12 inches picked up,6 eyes all short. All and all great day. Ride up in the morning was frustrating untill I got to 81 slow drivers made me almost an hour later than I had planned. Taft was packed so went back to apps.9 inches measured of the nicest black ice. Thanks to all on this thread gleaned alot of great info. Maybe I can get back up next week.
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Went out of apps yesterday had to make a move or 2 caught 35 keeper perch got my first walleye ever but he was 12 inches picked up,6 eyes all short. All and all great day. Ride up in the morning was frustrating untill I got to 81 slow drivers made me almost an hour later than I had planned. Taft was packed so went back to apps.9 inches measured of the nicest black ice. Thanks to all on this thread gleaned alot of great info. Maybe I can get back up next week.
A fellow elmira/horsheads person.
Spent a bit of time drinking in petes and beefs many years back when i was young and dumb...
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LOA,
Had a few there my self... only live 1.5 miles from there. Gave up the bar seen when I met my wife 25 years ago. Funny how a wife can take the fun out of the bar and keep a man home ;D
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glad I could help out with the hook extraction Pman, and you and your bud did very well ,
and a little side note I tried a new minnow out yesterday , apps let me try a few what he called perch goldens [minnows], the eyes hated them ::) he wasn't sure how they would work so I got to do a test drive
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What difference a day cab make killed the eyes yesterday and slow picking today
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Great 2 day's on the ice. Thursday was a slow pick but we got it done, Friday was on fire. Drilled my holes and dropped the ducer, bottom 5 feet was covered with fish! Great to see everyone out there, nice meeting you Polar Bear, sweet fish.
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LOA,
Had a few there my self... only live 1.5 miles from there. Gave up the bar seen when I met my wife 25 years ago. Funny how a wife can take the fun out of the bar and keep a man home ;D
I'm probably a little younger than you.I haven't been in there close to 10 years now probably. I moved out of Elmira and moved to syracuse about 8 years back. I wanted to be closer to the steelhead fishing up here. Now i rarely steelhead fish and am more interested in learning ice fishing.
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Nice job nightfisher ...
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Went out after work and fished from 4:00-5:00. Caught 3 keepers and 2 shorts. Hopefully be out there tomorrow. Nice reports guys! This is the best ice conditions we have had this early in the season in awhile. The last rain we had made a lot of the cracks I was crossing better to.
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How's it been for sleds or wheelers? Heading out there in the am and trying to decide on bringing the machine...
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How's it been for sleds or wheelers? Heading out there in the am and trying to decide on bringing the machine...
every place I tried yesterday measured 10-11"inches of ice, watch out for cracks , there was only about an inch of snow I'm sure by now it's slick creepers are in order , smooth as glass ,
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every place I tried yesterday measured 10-11"inches of ice, watch out for cracks , there was only about an inch of snow I'm sure by now it's slick creepers are in order , smooth as glass ,
Thanks filet
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just got back from Chapman......extremely inactive fish today....didn't see many and the ones I did had to tease the crap out of em to get em to hit....got 8 for dinner tonight.....worst day this year......honey hole has dried up I guess,time for a move......ice conditions are deteriorating rapidly......holes went from 6" to 10" in a couple hours.....alot of water on top and funneling down the holes......the crack in front of the pier is getting worse also......weather forecast doesn't look promising either....ice was 9" where I was.....with the temps that are forecast for the next 4 or 5 days lets hope she holds her own....the shorelines will go fast I'm afraid.....hoping I'm wrong...use caution around the cracks folks...watched a wheeler dump his back tires in the crack by the pier.....water is only knee deep there but would be a pain in the arse none the less
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Apps bait shop open at 6?
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Apps bait shop open at 6?
yes they are
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Well wasn't gonna fish today, but it looked like last night on the weather radars, that a dry punch of air would move in for the morning, glad I went, beautiful morning, very little wind and really warm...drove out and drilled one hole and pounded on eyes and jumbos for 2 1/2 hours, I ended up putting 16 keeper size eyes and 16 jumbos on the ice, dumped a pile more, couldn't run 2 rods, all hit jigging raps... what a morning, sky got dark and we packed up and just beat the heavy rain.Wish I could of fished that hole yesterday with the good barometer...
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Glad I made it out this AM...Made quick work on a limit of eyes, not as many fish as last weekend but the fish I marked were very aggressive, I landed 5 nice eyes in a short time and I also had a case of the barely hooked, lost 8 more at or near the hole...it was great headed out this AM but it was wet coming back in, my shanty was on plane on the way back with the water on top of the ice. Looked like we were driving on water and the lake was like glass ;D...Nice fishing with you for a bit this morning Reeleyz and nice seeing you again HT hope you got into them!
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Looks like your curse is broken hunt, 2 in a row, way too keep the numbers up. :thumbsup:
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Looks like your curse is broken hunt, 2 in a row, way too keep the numbers up. :thumbsup:
It feels good, I was stumped pretty good for a while, I learned a lot last weekend...definitely different than any other ice fishing I have done...great job to you for making quick work this AM!
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:bow: Awesome job guys.
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I here a lot of talk of everyone using jigging raps and jigging shad raps. Do you diehards have a preference? What size jigging raps are best? What color is best? Do you need to run a heavier rod then used for just plain jigging? I want to tune in the great bite but I have never used a jig rap.
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I here a lot of talk of everyone using jigging raps and jigging shad raps. Do you diehards have a preference? What size jigging raps are best? What color is best? Do you need to run a heavier rod then used for just plain jigging? I want to tune in the great bite but I have never used a jig rap.
#5's have been working for me and the colors that worked today were different for me than last weekend...perch colored and glow have worked best for me...I am a ice walleye rookie but that is the only lure and size I have used and been successful on...my medium rod gets a much better hookset than my ML does...I use a 27 and 28" rod...I leave me Perch and Crappie setups at home...
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Good job huntny! I wish I went out now!
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Good job huntny! I wish I went out now!
Wish you were there too...it is going to be and already is really wet out there...I look forward to the next cold snap...
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Nice to fish with you again HUNT. I think you had your limit before I did. Those eyes better watch out now!
It was a nice morning out there
Nice job as usual Shane!
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Good job Hunt!! ;) Shane, empty out your mailbox some....--KP @)
Thanks KP...
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Nice to fish with you again HUNT. I think you had your limit before I did. Those eyes better watch out now!
It was a nice morning out there
Nice job as usual Shane!
Still beginners luck... ;D
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Congrats to all the diehards that made it out today. We decided to stay home because of the rain/high winds forecast. Wished we had the insight that Snagger has and took advantage of the window of opportunity this morning. From here it looked like a great day with overcast, mild temperatures and little wind. Oh well...........
Nice fish everyone, Hunts two for two is impressive but now the pressure is on to keep the streak alive. Snagger nice mixed bag, some nice stripers in that pile.
Filet, yesterday was simply unbelievable for me - had a great time. Stopped by Apps and had a nice chat and some laughs with Dave and Peggy. Boy, for a small shop, Rick has just about anything you would want for Oneida except for maybe some #5 jigging raps :o. Real nice of Rick to let you try out some lures for him - bet the eyes ran away from them ;). If you set the hook as quickly as you removed that treble, you probably don't miss many fish. Thanks again, that could of been a big problem for me. Hats off to Rick for always providing us with great bait.
Oh and I should mention that my terrific outing yesterday was also due to using USDA Choice, Extra Fancy, Jumbo buckeyes from Apps.
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nice job hunt and snagger. good seeing you again hunt and glad to meet cheeks in person! it was the worst day of the season for me. i set up where i got the fish last sunday and only marked a couple. met up with pooch and he got his 3 eyes picking them slowly. (nice fishing with you again) i made a move just before the rain came but only got 1 big perch and a burbot. just couldn't find any biters today. i didnt mark a lot of fish either. oh well.......... there is a lot of water on the ice now and the snow is almost gone off shore. all my stuff is now covered in friggen sand too >:(. temps are not going to freeze even at night. until early next week either ??? ahhh the oneida lake skunk today. i was due.
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I think i am going to make an hour or two attempt this evening to get some fish
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nice job hunt and snagger. good seeing you again hunt and glad to meet cheeks in person! it was the worst day of the season for me. i set up where i got the fish last sunday and only marked a couple. met up with pooch and he got his 3 eyes picking them slowly. (nice fishing with you again) i made a move just before the rain came but only got 1 big perch and a burbot. just couldn't find any biters today. i didnt mark a lot of fish either. oh well.......... there is a lot of water on the ice now and the snow is almost gone off shore. all my stuff is now covered in friggen sand too >:(. temps are not going to freeze even at night. until early next week either ??? ahhh the oneida lake skunk today. i was due.
Don't feel bad HT. Only 1 keeper and two shorts and 1 jumbo for me today. Left when the rain got heavy...
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Looks like rain over in an hour. Time for evening bite!
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How late does Apps stay open at night? Fishing till dark and need bait for am.
J
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The fog rolled in thick around 1:00. Saw a lot of guys walking off the lake. Looks pretty wet out there. I'll be out tomorrow morn
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What water depth do you target for gills and crappy? Anyone?
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The wind has picked up here at home a few minutes ago.....hope it stays under control for you evening boys!! :-\--KP @)
Also, got 29.5 for a barometer right now...am I reading that correct??
That's what I have here.
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Well wasn't gonna fish today, but it looked like last night on the weather radars, that a dry punch of air would move in for the morning, glad I went, beautiful morning, very little wind and really warm...drove out and drilled one hole and pounded on eyes and jumbos for 2 1/2 hours, I ended up putting 16 keeper size eyes and 16 jumbos on the ice, dumped a pile more, couldn't run 2 rods, all hit jigging raps... what a morning, sky got dark and we packed up and just beat the heavy rain.Wish I could of fished that hole yesterday with the good barometer...
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Snagger I beat the rain also. Grabbed my limit by 9:30...I just had to post this photo due to size of the perch. I ended with 5 jumbo's. The largest was still alive after the photo. I thre him back...it had large "warts the size of a pea all over him .....some virus or maybe cancer? Wasn't going to eat him.
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The wind has picked up here at home a few minutes ago.....hope it stays under control for you evening boys!! :-\--KP @)
Also, got 29.5 for a barometer right now...am I reading that correct??
Came back and looked at priar barometer readings, My bite abruptly ended at 945 am right when the barometer crossed 29.60 level, I never do well under 29.60, Syracuse has a 29.34 now, still falling.
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Fished chapman today 38 fow. Hammered the perch from 1030-1100 and then they turned on at 3 right when I had to leave. Ended with 35ish mostly 11-12" a few 13" and a lot of 9-10 I tossed back. The half hour flurry they were all caught on a plain perch jig rapp, no bait. They were inhaling it, front hook was buried to the throat. Probably the best 30 minute run I have ever had. Ice is beautiful 11" but slick, a little snow here and there. You do have to follow the shore line 100 yards from the pier to cross the pressure crack.
Wow nice flurry, I wished I lived closer too Chapmans. I used too fish it yrs ago with slamboney, what a great place.
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Simply could not take it any more. took a half day at work today..left at noon on the ice and fishing by 2PM. Fishing North Shore and caught a couple perch and a keeper eye to start. 4pm came an whammo the feeding frenzy started. My buddy dropped 3 large walters at the hole. I iced 5 walleyes dropped 2 at the hole. Caught 15 perch...kept 8 jumbo's> my buddy got his limit of eyes and a dozen jumbo's. He also caught the biggest burbot I ever seen...had to weight 5 pounds. The waldos' were attaching the rap. Tommorrow will be a good day to fish the Big O
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:thumbsup: :woot: :thumbsup: Nice fish..
So many great reports what a season. ;D
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Went out of taft this morning with shamanoman and what a joke undoubtedly my worst day on Oneida 1 11" perch and dumped a nice eye at the hole moved to cleveland and it was no better. Did notice shackeltons was pretty busy going to have to assume thats were the action was going on. While sitting next to the bath house at taft on my Fan Indy i did notice alot of liquid cooled sleds heading out kinda suprized me i know id never use a liquid on such a warm day with no snow cover hope nobody blew there motor today
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With the rain and water on the ice they should be fine
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I'd like to get out there tomorrow but I'm not sure I will with the forecasted wind for tomorrow...
Nice going snag and hunt! Some nice looking fish @)
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With all the water today liquid cooled will be fine. Tmro different story without scratchers & a lot of care.
Shackleton isn't fishing any different than anywhere else, lewis either. Just people seem to flock toward the most obvious & most accessible.
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Had my best a keeper walleye day on Oneida today. First hole produced 12 keepers an 2 jumbo perch! Said "ok, thats enough,gotta find some yellows". Went deeper..more walleyes. Made another move shallower...more walleyes! Put 7 keeper limits on the ice!! Got soaked, but it was worth it. One amazing lake.
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Had my best a keeper walleye day on Oneida today. First hole produced 12 keepers an 2 jumbo perch! Said "ok, thats enough,gotta find some yellows". Went deeper..more walleyes. Made another move shallower...more walleyes! Put 7 keeper limits on the ice!! Got soaked, but it was worth it. One amazing lake.
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With all the water today liquid cooled will be fine. Tmro different story without scratchers & a lot of care.
Shackleton isn't fishing any different than anywhere else, lewis either. Just people seem to flock toward the most obvious & most accessible.
with taft's parking lot as full as it was i just couldnt see were everyone went figured they must have went way out to shackeltons
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Sorry if this has been covered before but I have a concern that maybe some of you could address. I like most of you have always noticed that perch caught from deep water often have their swim bladder come up through their mouth and their eyes bulge out. Do any of you have insight into what happens when these fish are released? I know they appear to swim away fine but don't know what happens when they get under the hole. Last year I kept some perch that I tried releasing into my pond and they couldn't go much below the surface and ended up dying because of this.
I usually only get to Oneida a few times a year but have noticed that some of the walleyes have the same thing happen to them here. IF these fish are harmed or killed it could be a concern for those who are fortunate enough to get beyond their limit and continue catch and release fishing.
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Nice job today, Snagger... I got out this morning despite knowing that the weather was going to turn sour. The ride out was good, morning was beautiful actually and then Meteorologist Stormy calls and says that I got 15 minutes before it hits the fan. By that time I had already limited out (9:15) and the bite was off. Packed it in as the storm consumed the lake.....rain and fog, hope no one got lost. As far as water, there was a lake atop of Oneida Lake. Fixed my buddys truck in the lot, had a replace the alternator and battery. All of my gear was soaking wet and is now drying. Tough Tough day.
Awesome fish, Polarbear :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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HT always a pleasure, nice to see you out there with some wheels!!!!
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what do we all think.....will the lake be good to go tomorrow for machines?
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nice job hunt and snagger. good seeing you again hunt and glad to meet cheeks in person! it was the worst day of the season for me. i set up where i got the fish last sunday and only marked a couple. met up with pooch and he got his 3 eyes picking them slowly. (nice fishing with you again) i made a move just before the rain came but only got 1 big perch and a burbot. just couldn't find any biters today. i didnt mark a lot of fish either. oh well.......... there is a lot of water on the ice now and the snow is almost gone off shore. all my stuff is now covered in friggen sand too >:(. temps are not going to freeze even at night. until early next week either ??? ahhh the oneida lake skunk today. i was due.
Oh no ... Say it ain't so (http://www.idofishing.com/forum/images/graemlins/yay.gif)
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Had my best a keeper walleye day on Oneida today. First hole produced 12 keepers an 2 jumbo perch! Said "ok, thats enough,gotta find some yellows". Went deeper..more walleyes. Made another move shallower...more walleyes! Put 7 keeper limits on the ice!! Got soaked, but it was worth it. One amazing lake.
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WTG Choo !
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Nice job today, Snagger... I got out this morning despite knowing that the weather was going to turn sour. The ride out was good, morning was beautiful actually and then Meteorologist Stormy calls and says that I got 15 minutes before it hits the fan. By that time I had already limited out (9:15) and the bite was off. Packed it in as the storm consumed the lake.....rain and fog, hope no one got lost. As far as water, there was a lake atop of Oneida Lake. Fixed my buddys truck in the lot, had a replace the alternator and battery. All of my gear was soaking wet and is now drying. Tough Tough day.
Awesome fish, Polarbear :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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WTG Pooch ..... You kicked HT butt :woot: That is priceless .....Just Priceless :clap: :clap: :clap: :callcops:
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From the reports I see some people had a good day today and some people had a horrible day, I was one of those with a horrible day... First time ever out on oneida fished of Lewis from 9-11:30 marked a few fish but they did not want to cooperate, ended the day being soaked with no fish, there's about 1-2" of water on top of the ice. Great pics guys for those who had a great day today
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Hit the south side with my buddy today. I found some fish and iced my limit by about 9:15 or so. On the phone with Pooch when I did it. We were comparing notes. When the ice is totally bare like it has been the sound travels and it's easy to spoke fish. People don't understand that when they blast around on sleds and wheelers. I was having a blast landing silvers and shorts and suddenly I was surrounded and it got tough. (last time I fish with the canopy open) We were not smart enough to leave before the rain. Not smart enough to leave before the pea soup fog either. Little tricky hooking up with my buddy because we couldn't see each other. We worked it out and then, followed the track on my Lowrance back to shore.
Gonna dry out the gear and hit the honey do list tomorrow. it's gonna be a mad house. Back mid week.
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Hit the south side with my buddy today. I found some fish and iced my limit by about 9:15 or so. On the phone with Pooch when I did it. We were comparing notes. When the ice is totally bare like it has been the sound travels and it's easy to spoke fish. People don't understand that when they blast around on sleds and wheelers. I was having a blast landing silvers and shorts and suddenly I was surrounded and it got tough. (last time I fish with the canopy open) We were not smart enough to leave before the rain. Not smart enough to leave before the pea soup fog either. Little tricky hooking up with my buddy because we couldn't see each other. We worked it out and then, followed the track on my Lowrance back to shore.
Gonna dry out the gear and hit the honey do list tomorrow. it's gonna be a mad house. Back mid week.
Nice job Racer ;D
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Sorry if this has been covered before but I have a concern that maybe some of you could address. I like most of you have always noticed that perch caught from deep water often have their swim bladder come up through their mouth and their eyes bulge out. Do any of you have insight into what happens when these fish are released? I know they appear to swim away fine but don't know what happens when they get under the hole. Last year I kept some perch that I tried releasing into my pond and they couldn't go much below the surface and ended up dying because of this.
I usually only get to Oneida a few times a year but have noticed that some of the walleyes have the same thing happen to them here. IF these fish are harmed or killed it could be a concern for those who are fortunate enough to get beyond their limit and continue catch and release fishing.
if you bring them up slow they can be fizzed[burp] , but this of course that will start a debate pros and cons I also burp [fizz] eyes to , but if you speed reel them up keep them ,they are most likely goners , this starts around 20 fow
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nice job hunt and snagger. good seeing you again hunt and glad to meet cheeks in person! it was the worst day of the season for me. i set up where i got the fish last sunday and only marked a couple. met up with pooch and he got his 3 eyes picking them slowly. (nice fishing with you again) i made a move just before the rain came but only got 1 big perch and a burbot. just couldn't find any biters today. i didnt mark a lot of fish either. oh well.......... there is a lot of water on the ice now and the snow is almost gone off shore. all my stuff is now covered in friggen sand too >:(. temps are not going to freeze even at night. until early next week either ??? ahhh the oneida lake skunk today. i was due.
HT ...this is unlike you. Normally you are pounding the eyes and perch. Every once in while karma strikes. I know your next post will be a good one
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Thanks SNAG , stormy and all you guy's.Great job on all the fish you caught today Snag and everyone that posted.We're going out again tomorrow and try and find those yellows.Started my day with a couple perch early, then the walleyes took over that area. Eyes were all shallower than 24 feet .
Good luck to everyone tomorrow.
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good job everyone sounded like a good day over all ,
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Great pics everyone...I have to believe the lake on top of the lake is going to get worse tomorrow, stay safe everyone...
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paid the price today. What do you guy's consider buckeyes? I think I might be mistaken. Went to Apps the past 2 times and got, I think he called them buckeyes. The receipt said emerald's. Are they the same?? Went to Gomez today because I didn't want to drive around the lake and my buddy got the bait while I went to the boys room. I said get buckeyes and ended up with fatheads cause I didn't look at them before I left the shop. ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Do some of the minnows up there have two different names ??? ??? :unsure: :unsure: :unsure: By the way I'm fishing for walleye.
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Buckeyes and emeralds are the same
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Buckeyes and emeralds are the same
Thank you so much. LOOKS LIKE GOMEZS GAVE IT TO ME. I specifically said 3 doz. buckeyes and got fatheads. My bad for not looking. I know I'm a beginner up there but I didn't think the fatheads worked as well as the emeralds, or buckeyes. (both the same)
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Over slept this a.m.. stayed away from the crowds. Got out at 9:30. Every time I wanted to move it started pouring. When it stopped I had fish on the screen. Hopefully tomorrow its a lil more active.
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Fished yesterday and had great day with a limit in an hour on the eyes and some bonus jumbos, looks like today was bad weather but good fishing too. Wis I could have made it out.... You guys who stuck it out good job and nice fish!!! How do you think the ice is going to hold up tis weekend though?
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Fished out of Constantia today with Greenhead. Bite was real tough for us. We ended up with 26 perch and 1 walleye. Marked plenty of fish, but far fewer than yesterday. They were also mostly glued to the bottom. Greenhead got the better of me today...I hate that. Fish were super finicky. Wanted to move, but the rain came and really didn't want to get wet so we stayed put all day. It's amazing how well the shanty sheds water.
Great job to all those that did well! It's amazing how varied people's success is on any given day like today.
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Way to go everybody
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Sorry if this has been covered before but I have a concern that maybe some of you could address. I like most of you have always noticed that perch caught from deep water often have their swim bladder come up through their mouth and their eyes bulge out. Do any of you have insight into what happens when these fish are released? I know they appear to swim away fine but don't know what happens when they get under the hole. Last year I kept some perch that I tried releasing into my pond and they couldn't go much below the surface and ended up dying because of this.
I usually only get to Oneida a few times a year but have noticed that some of the walleyes have the same thing happen to them here. IF these fish are harmed or killed it could be a concern for those who are fortunate enough to get beyond their limit and continue catch and release fishing.
I would tell you what i think about this topic but the "experts" im sure would disagree..Catch a limit and go home..
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sounds like mixed bag of action for most today. as for me got out by the islands this morning 20 feet of water only fished till noon was a beautiful day ::) ::)had my best day in years just short of my limit of perch most hogs also landed three eyes two short one keeper at 21 inches a fatty also landed small burbot and big pickerel that surprised me at that depth.for as little as i get to fish was an awesome day and put some nice packs in the frezer ;D ;Dlove the food saver def worth taking day off from work .stay safe out there everybody
and FISH HARD WATER
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well got the next 4 days off looks like it will be a lil windy but at least not in the single digits like the last few times out.....
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i also tend to agree with murff20 leave a seed catch your limit and go home ::) ::) that is if your lucky enough lol
FISH HARD WATER
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Evening bite was decent 6 eyes hooked 3 landed 1 short. 1 yellow, 3 whites.
Ice is fine just slick. Shoreline OK, cracks not so much, holes opening pretty quickly
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on the deep water debate, I fished mud last 2 trips, no structure, unless I get over 50 perch, theres no worry about them dieing....there coming home, as for eyes, I'm not targeting them ..... there just a bicatch in the mud. 26 fow haven't seen a air bladder in there throats last 2 trips, later out deeper, yeah it happens, but by then usually don't get many over your limit to release most days. Mid winter doldrums, "Ice Expert" uh no!!! learning every day bro, what makes my world turn.., didn't have the pleasure of growing up on Oneida.... Cayuga lake trout and salmon expert or salmon river salmon and steelhead, yeah probably, 35 yrs plus experience...
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I was fishing 38 fow yesterday and while a lot of the perch spit out their bladder the few small walleyes I caught did not. Actually I have never seen a walleye do it. I always felt bad fishing sodus because you would catch 100 dinks you knew were going to die. It is such a rare day to catch a limit of perch I stop out of excitement when I get to 50.
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Finally popped my Oneida cherry today.. Got out of Constantia in search for eyes, and moved 4-5 times, didn't mark any fish, only managed to catch 3 perch between the 2 of us. Seemed like a very slow bite today. The water in my area was nuts, it was like my holes were a toilet bowl, and got a lot larger very quick.
Ended up leaving around 2:30 in the worst rain and fog. Learned a lesson the hard way today.. Always remember your compass! Tried to rely on Navionics on the phone which then died.. got lost in the fog for a while, and then ran into some really deep water on the ice which ended up filling up my sled with water, and making things that much more fun.. Finally found my way, but definitely a scary moment for sure. Even after getting skunked today I can't wait to come back and try it again. Definitely going to be tough for guys tomorrow standing in all that water.
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You can never let you guard down on Oneida .....
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Huge Lings lucky day caught my limit of perch so he got sent back
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Fished out of Taft today, did o.k....lost two Pigs at the hole but did manage these
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I have only been catching walleys on oneida for a few years now, so i am far from an expert.I am really a novice, and trying to learn as much as i can.I rarely fish water over 25 feet, and not one of the 21 keeper walleyes today, or any of the walleyes I have caught and released in the last few years hsve had a bladder in their throat, nor shown any signs of distress.I fish light line for eyes, so it takes me awhile to get them up to the hole. Half of the walleyes today I hooked onperch jigs, trying to target perch.If I am lucky enough to catch 3 walleyes, I am going to try some new lures or tactics to see what works for keeper walleyes under certain conditions and in certain locations, or try and catch some perch or bluegills....I am not going to just go home.Isn' t that how you become a better fisherman? By Putting in your time on the ice, experimenting with different techniques to see what works and learn new spots.?I had a fun day, and I know how lucky I was too....hopefully all the released fish lived to fight another day.
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I have only been catching walleys on oneida for a few years now, so i am far from an expert.I am really a novice, and trying to learn as much as i can.I rarely fish water over 25 feet, and not one of the 21 keeper walleyes today, or any of the walleyes I have caught and released in the last few years hsve had a bladder in their throat, nor shown any signs of distress.I fish light line for eyes, so it takes me awhile to get them up to the hole. Half of the walleyes today I hooked onperch jigs, trying to target perch.If I am lucky enough to catch 3 walleyes, I am going to try some new lures or tactics to see what works for keeper walleyes under certain conditions and in certain locations, or try and catch some perch or bluegills....I am not going to just go home.Isn' t that how you become a better fisherman? Putting in your time on the ice, experimenting with different techniques to see what works and learn new spots.?I had a fun day, and I know how lucky I was too....hopefully all the released fish lived to fight another day.
X2 Well said...I have been getting the Eyes in 22 FOW but they are coming up to 10-16 Feet like rockets to hit...they haven't even been feeding from bottom for me...I have had them chase it up to 6-8 Feet a few times...those fish never seemed phased by getting caught...
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Huge Lings lucky day caught my limit of perch so he got sent back
That's not a ling....its a Burbot..... nice one at that!
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That's not a ling....its a Burbot..... nice one at that!
Ling and burbot are synonymous
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Ling and burbot are synonymous
No, they are not the same....
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fished 17 FOW off SE corner of Willard, ended with 3 keeper eyes and 27 perch between three of us, also threw back two pin pike and one dink perch, caught all my fish (with the exception of the first one) on black/metallic jigging Rap with a perch eye on the treble
Cringed when I saw those guys ripping through the water with the fan-cooled sleds.
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I'm planning on making a trip up in the am, and was wondering where to go and be able to get safely across the pressure cracks? any info would be great im not looking for any secret spot just wanna get out and try to ice some fish. Thanks
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No, they are not the same....
http://www.ontariofishspecies.com/burbot.html
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Finally popped my Oneida cherry today.. Got out of Constantia in search for eyes, and moved 4-5 times, didn't mark any fish, only managed to catch 3 perch between the 2 of us. Seemed like a very slow bite today. The water in my area was nuts, it was like my holes were a toilet bowl, and got a lot larger very quick.
Ended up leaving around 2:30 in the worst rain and fog. Learned a lesson the hard way today.. Always remember your compass! Tried to rely on Navionics on the phone which then died.. got lost in the fog for a while, and then ran into some really deep water on the ice which ended up filling up my sled with water, and making things that much more fun.. Finally found my way, but definitely a scary moment for sure. Even after getting skunked today I can't wait to come back and try it again. Definitely going to be tough for guys tomorrow standing in all that water.
Oneida Lake can make or break your day in a heart beat ... be careful ..
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http://www.ontariofishspecies.com/burbot.html
I've always known ling as a bow fin...... I apologize...
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I'm with ya cterp, a ling has a single spot on its tail and is more olive in color
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All I know is a ling/burbot taste great like lobster and a bow fin and snake head are garbage
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10-4 on that guppie!
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Huge Lings lucky day caught my limit of perch so he got sent back.
Awesome burbot! And even better on the release! I fished Lewis today and saw two burbots wastefully discarded on the ice..I walked over to one guy and asked him if he was keeping it, knowing his answer would be NO after watching him throw it fifty feet.so I brought it home.. These fish are good to eat..I dont understand why they get thrown on the ice. Let it live if you dont want it. I dont want to start a debate, but why waste.. ??? ??? ??? :-\ :-\
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thats because back in the day we were taught by the old guys that they were junk fish and they took all the food away from the walleyes and perch. everyone thru them on the ice for the sea guls. now that we have learned that that myth is not trure at all and a little too late there numbers have gone way down. i got one today and sent it back. i watched on the graph going all the way back down to the bottom.
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thats because back in the day we were taught by the old guys that they were junk fish and they took all the food away from the walleyes and perch. everyone thru them on the ice for the sea guls. now that we have learned that that myth is not trure at all and a little too late there numbers have gone way down. i got one today and sent it back. i watched on the graph going all the way back down to the bottom.
;D ;D :tipup: :tipup:
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I was at Lewis point today. Lots of lookers but managed 8 keeper size eyes, countless shorts and 3 huge burbot. The burbot were all caught on sonars just as it made contact with the bottom. All of the burbot are back in the lake as no one around me wanted them. The eyes i caught aggressively pounded the sonar. Chrome perch color was the key. 20-30 fow
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Be careful out there lots of water on the ice and the holes/cracks are widening by the hour. With all the water on the ice today a heavy layer of fog rolled in making visibility near zero. Bring a compass/GPS!
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wow guys and gals just want to say thank you to all who came by this weekend. we are very humbled by the response from all you.. I have a few number 5 jiggin raps left. I had a full wall yesterday but ummmm not anymore...i also have some 2's and threes...we also got in a fresh bait order tonight before we left. we now have giant buckeyes.....and...... finally small buckeyes. fatheads medium shiners and pike shiners...
get a good nights sleep we'll see you in the morning.
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Sorry if this has been covered before but I have a concern that maybe some of you could address. I like most of you have always noticed that perch caught from deep water often have their swim bladder come up through their mouth and their eyes bulge out. Do any of you have insight into what happens when these fish are released? I know they appear to swim away fine but don't know what happens when they get under the hole. Last year I kept some perch that I tried releasing into my pond and they couldn't go much below the surface and ended up dying because of this.
I usually only get to Oneida a few times a year but have noticed that some of the walleyes have the same thing happen to them here. IF these fish are harmed or killed it could be a concern for those who are fortunate enough to get beyond their limit and continue catch and release fishing.
That happened to me a couple times and since then I try to bring up the fish a little slower. You may lose a few fish but it usually doesn't make a difference as long as you keep a tight line. If it doesn't feel like a heavy fish I take my time reeling it in, now if it feels like a hog I want to keep, I get it on the ice as soon as I can.
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A W2 or W3 chrome/blue (CHB) jiggin' rap was always my favorite for perch and I'd always add a larger treble to any rap. A #5 Glo Swedish Pimple always did the trick on the eyes while a #2 Glo Pimple worked for the perch AND the occasional walleye. Add a dropshot nymph a foot or so above the bottom lure and catch 2 perch at a time. ;) Awesome fish fellas and Polar Bear...it's all been said already... :o what did that pig way anyways? Dug
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Who plans on fishing in the morning? I didn't get out today and just making sure its good to go in a.m. thanks for info.
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can you say lingcod!!!!!!!
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can you say lingcod!!!!!!!
nice wert haven't heard that phrase in a while , ;)
and if I get a limit of perch I stop fishing for them and in deeper water 30 ft you can blow eyes up to,and I'm not just talking about pins either and if you have time hear is some interesting reading,
http://outdoorcanada.ca/10516/fishing/tips-fishing/does-fizzing-fish-actually-save-them
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Stopped at Bartel Bait 2 weeks ago & bought their last jet-sled. Not that needed one, but can never have too much gear. Nice guy :thumbsup:
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Looking forward to hearing today's reports and ice conditions...
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Looking forward to hearing today's reports and ice conditions...
Sitting on the beach waiting for more light. Started out and thought better of it.
Wish I brought the kayak could paddle out if that gives any idea
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Sitting on the beach waiting for more light. Started out and thought better of it.
Wish I brought the kayak could paddle out if that gives any idea
I thought it would be extra wet on top...it was wet coming in yesterday morning...good luck and be careful...it looked like open water yesterday from the shore with the layer of water on top...I look forward to hearing what you find out
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just a little reminder some of the holes that flushed water all night maybe rather large so keep an eye on the younger kids
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fished yesterday with ok results . 30 perch 1 short eye and 9 pickerel . lots of water on the ice when I went home . left just as it was getting dark and went over a spot between the islands about 75 feet wide with a least 6 inches of water . have never seen that deep of water on top before . as was said in an earlier post keep an eye on old holes . I have 6'' augers but a couple of my holes were closer to 8 or 10 inches by the time I left . pretty slick chasin flags with creapers on only one boot . will see what next weekend brings.
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Nice article Fred. That's real good info to know so if your fishing deeper water, just fish for what you'll keep. After that do your C&R in shallower water so the fish don't die :)
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Nice article Fred. That's real good info to know so if your fishing deeper water, just fish for what you'll keep. After that do your C&R in shallower water so the fish don't die :)
if i'm lucky in the am to get my eyes and then lucky enough to get my perch , the day is about shot but I might go in shallower and try for C&R eyes, if i'm down east might try a kill some whites if I can find a school
I have read many articles on fizzing I couldn't find the one I really wanted to post , but that was a new one for me
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I don't really know about fizzing. Sometimes I wonder after I "fizz" a perch, does it really live or just swim to the bottom and die a few days later? You should see what happens in Lake Erie where I catch perch in depths between 50 and 70'. Every one of them spits out their air bladder. Thankfully, almost all are big enough to keep. If I don't fizz a fish, it is gull food in minutes.
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and if I get a limit of perch I stop fishing for them and in deeper water 30 ft you can blow eyes up to,and I'm not just talking about pins either and if you have time hear is some interesting reading,
http://outdoorcanada.ca/10516/fishing/tips-fishing/does-fizzing-fish-actually-save-them
Thanks, nice article.
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Water is basically gone, wind isn't too bad, prob. Gusting 25-30, but except for messenger the east end is a ghost town. Maybe 6-7 guys off lewis. Bite is slowwwww. Same hole from yest. Nada. Lots a lookers.
Haven't found anything worth setting up shanty yet. Iced only 3, 2shorts..... Covered almost a mile since my 1st hole.
Holes are rotting pretty good. I'm standing next to one I could almost jump in.
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fished to west Lewis pt Friday from 7:30 to 3:30 in 25 fow with a glow in the dark #3 hawger spoon tiped with a buckeye head and iced a berbet, one keeper and one short.
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this is the one I was looking for guys ,also good read, but much shorter
http://www.bradwiegmann.com/fish-biology/39-fish-biologist/270-venting-saves-lives-of-fish.html
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Made a video yesterday of how hard it was to get them too commit...
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eZA81s0hl8)
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Nice... ;D
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Hi everyone, just wondering what gps everyone is using on the lake and what type of maps, or are people using there phones nowdays? I would like to get back within a few feet of the spots I have been fishing. And if I am going buy something knowing what the bottom looks like would be nice.
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Made a video yesterday of how hard it was to get them too commit...
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eZA81s0hl8)
Cool video man! Thanks for taking the time to upload and share!
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Nice video snag. Keep em coming bro! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Hi everyone, just wondering what gps everyone is using on the lake and what type of maps, or are people using there phones nowdays? I would like to get back within a few feet of the spots I have been fishing. And if I am going buy something knowing what the bottom looks like would be nice.
Well a lot of us use the navionics app on phone which in my case has been dead nuts on as far getting back to my spots. As far as bottom contours it is pretty good but you have to remember the lake bottom is always changing so what might have been in your spot las tyear might not be there this year.
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Hey man just an opinion and question...what am I looking at on that flasher?...seems hard to read and an old way to use sonar imo...I'm a bass fisherman and just use the same color eagle I use on my boat...This way you can clearly see everything??? I actually was able to read my boat graph better just from using it on the ice.....like drop shotting vertically. ...All just my opinion.....
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Well now, if Murph 20 wants to call that fish a LING, then he is correct in doing so. Cterp, you are mistaken, BURBOT, LING, LAWYER, MARIAH and GUDGEN, same fish, just different names for different bodies of water. Canandaigua Lake, they have always been called "Gudgen" They are a fresh water cod, or should I state that they belong to the cod family, ugly, yes, good eating YES. JTP
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believe me he is not a friendly guy, he has checked me a few times. Once with my 7 year old nephew, he wouldnt even acknowledge my nephew when he asked if he was a policeman. All business no smile, acted like he hated his job all three times I have ran into him.
a few years ago he gave me a ticket for fishing w\o a licence. it got thrown out cause i actually had a license, just not on me (one of the many time i had forgot it at home) now it's in my wallet on me at all times. wish i had kept the ticket for the humor of the name on it.
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how do i post pics?
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Made a video yesterday of how hard it was to get them too commit...
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eZA81s0hl8)
nice snag that fish took 8 seconds , from hook set to hole
and don't forget R-EOC , cusk another name for those slimey leporads ;)[burbots]
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Found a few that want to play that made it worth setting up shanty. Still out here bite comes and goes still tough.
Only couple left off lewis, some on messenger have been restless for awhile. About 1/3-1/2 of them left.
Couple guys just came out on a sled 1 hour ago. They're already heading in.
Hope their sled is a fan. They lost shanty cover and it took off toward Verona. They went ripping after it.
Wind had settled a bit for about 30 mins, now worse than before. Light freezing rain/sleet stings a little.
But hey I have 2 choices be here or home doing chores.
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and don't forget R-EOC , cusk another name for those slimey leporads ;)[burbots]
Check out NH boards. Upstate guys stay out overnight targeting them. They have cusk derbies.
Most of them don't bother with perch in fact they avoid them.
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Found a few that want to play that made it worth setting up shanty. Still out here bite comes and goes still tough.
Only couple left off lewis, some on messenger have been restless for awhile. About 1/3-1/2 of them left.
Couple guys just came out on a sled 1 hour ago. They're already heading in.œ
Hope their sled is a fan. They lost shanty cover and it took off toward Verona. They went ripping after it.
Wind had settled a bit for about 30 mins, now worse than before. Light freezing rain/sleet stings a little.
But hey I have 2 choices be here or home doing chores.
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Check out NH boards. Upstate guys stay out overnight targeting them. They have cusk derbies.
Most of them don't bother with perch in fact they avoid them.
hang in there I'm home doing chores LOL , I think those fish are headed your way
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just a little reminder some of the holes that flushed water all night maybe rather large so keep an eye on the younger kids
Good advice filet, HT better watch his step too ;D
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Good advice filet, HT better watch his step too ;D
as much as he runs around a leash and a lost kid tag might come in handy :woot:
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Check out NH boards. Upstate guys stay out overnight targeting them. They have cusk derbies.
Most of them don't bother with perch in fact they avoid them.
I had an internship in NH one winter when I was in college. We ice fished lots of lakes up there. The locals target cusk a lot.
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I had an internship in NH one winter when I was in college. We ice fished lots of lakes up there. The locals target cusk a lot.
;D I know I was one. I grew up on Newfound lake. The bay I lived on was loaded with perch. I walked a mile to get over the perch to deeper water. I used to think perch were junk.
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By the way VERY cool to see about an hour ago wish I had my good camera. Bald eagle was hanging out. I know most have seen them on big bay but I haven't seen one on the east end before...
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Well finally packed it up, the wind got the best of me. Got out late and brought a bud with me that hasn't been out in years. First hole was the dead sea, made a short move and picked through the perch for a while and also a nice walleye mixed in.
Was pretty cool on the way in to see a Snowy Owl sitting on a pressure crack as we crossed the lake.
Also, as others have mentioned, old holes and gas holes have really opened up with the warmer weather. Hit the edge of a gas hole in front of williams on the way in, made me pucker a bit ;D
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27 1/2 inch slime dart (http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w42/powdiddy/002_zps547a078b.jpg)
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That's a big one.... :o
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So yesterday was the "Failure On Ice" so couldnt see a point in driving back down today so chores it is. Outside bring in wood watching the pond and its crazy how fast the water is coming up stay safe out there everyone
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Out of Chapman this morning. Ice is pretty crappy...a lot of cracks...some with open water. Did not fish long....with the wind did not want to have to figure out a way to get off the ice if the cracks open up....live to fish another day. We lost at least 2 inches of ice from the other day. Be careful....conditions are changing rapidly...lets hope the anticipated cold snap near the end of the month will tighten the lake back up. Stay Safe!!!
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By the way VERY cool to see about an hour ago wish I had my good camera. Bald eagle was hanging out. I know most have seen them on big bay but I haven't seen one on the east end before...
I thought I saw one when I looked out earlier....
Loads and loads of White Perch out there this morning .... 10' thick at times....
A hundred open holes out there and people had to use a gas auger 10 yards behind me.... So stupid....
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Going to make my first trip to Oneida this year with my dad hopefully conditions are good.
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fished chapman again.....ice was not bad at all......lost an inch or so and there are some enlarged holes that could swallow a small guy or a kid.....real easy to see though.....sleds and wheelers out also.....the crack in front is crossable with a little hunting......most of the water on top is gone.....fishing was just ok....14 perch....marked a ton of fish that were mostly dinks......big perch were mixed in with the small fish, just had to weed em out.....gotta get the lake firmed back up so I can get out to my middle season spots....although walking is doing this old farts body some good ;)....
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Hoping to hit the ice this coming weekend. The temps this coming week look a little sketchy, but hopefully they dip down and tighten the ice up!
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I thought I saw one when I looked out earlier....
Yes you did. Bald eagle circling above south bay out to the main channel then over to sylvan & Verona and back. Hung out watching me for an hour or so. Bad az to see.
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RTXGUY that snowy is a juvenile they home base at the airport during the winter until about march and head back to stake their claim so i was told , watched and got a few pics when was working on the expansion , very cool looking bird , there is a few at the airport right now
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I just got off 1/2 hr ago. 95% of water gone, the rest is hardening up, corkers scratching ice chips whole walk in. Weather guy is nuts temps 32 wind chill is single digits or worse
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Oneida Lake is putting on a great show this year, Great fishing, Bald Eagles and Snowy Owls! All I need is good conditions for the sled... Thanks for sharing everybody.
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Fishing was awful today nothing like yesterday. checking tip downs wind tipped over my hut minnows flopping all over. Limited on perch yesterday 26' of water today same area 7 perch. They seemed glued to the bottom . Only one school seemed interested. when I got home and cleaned my huge pile of 7 I noticed their bellies where full of what looked like shrimp or something.
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we only got 8 perch and 2 eyes today was a tough bite for us
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Well now, if Murph 20 wants to call that fish a LING, then he is correct in doing so. Cterp, you are mistaken, BURBOT, LING, LAWYER, MARIAH and GUDGEN, same fish, just different names for different bodies of water. Canandaigua Lake, they have always been called "Gudgen" They are a fresh water cod, or should I state that they belong to the cod family, ugly, yes, good eating YES. JTP
You forgot LOTA LOTA ;) ;D
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Fishing was awful today nothing like yesterday. checking tip downs wind tipped over my hut minnows flopping all over. Limited on perch yesterday 26' of water today same area 7 perch. They seemed glued to the bottom . Only one school seemed interested. when I got home and cleaned my huge pile of 7 I noticed their bellies where full of what looked like shrimp or something.
probobly mayfly larvea......all the perch I've cleaned this year are loaded with em
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I got a late start today an decided to walk . Fished north shore and got out to about 22' and set up looking for perch. Bite was real slow, but did find some walleyes to commit. Landed 6 keepers , but much smaller fish than yesterday.Wind was terrible and the shanty flapping beat me up...but it was fun. Kept 3 and released 3....no perch for me. :'(
(http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu226/choo-choo-steve/20140112_141117.jpg) (http://s650.photobucket.com/user/choo-choo-steve/media/20140112_141117.jpg.html)
I started about 12:30 and fished until 3:30 and like Bcons said, the wet spots from noon were almost all froze over. No issues crossing cracks and shoreline was fine... lack of snow on shore was a pain dragging.
Good luck to everyone.
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the perch were glued to the bottom today....very non aggressive....changed to small stuff with plastics and coaxed some slobs to commit.....sometimes ya gotta change the plan in mid stream....
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I got a late start today an decided to walk . Fished north shore and got out to about 22' and set up looking for perch. Bite was real slow, but did find some walleyes to commit. Landed 6 keepers , but much smaller fish than yesterday.Wind was terrible and the shanty flapping beat me up...but it was fun. Kept 3 and released 3....no perch for me. :'(
(http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu226/choo-choo-steve/20140112_141117.jpg) (http://s650.photobucket.com/user/choo-choo-steve/media/20140112_141117.jpg.html)
gotta swap spots with you choo choo......doin great with the jumbos but no eyes....lets trade ;D
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Sounds like a plan!!
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Where should we go to catch white perch ????
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Where should we go to catch white perch ????
east end....edgewater...... sylvan beach....lewis point....north bay
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I've been doing real well with the mayfly imitations. Not just on the perch glued to the bottom but with hesitant walleyes and even a smallie.
(http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u567/bobchow/IMG_20140111_080445_657_zpsa9a182ef.jpg) (http://s1322.photobucket.com/user/bobchow/media/IMG_20140111_080445_657_zpsa9a182ef.jpg.html)
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Nice to fish with you again Bruce! HT... good to finally meet you in person. I went 0-2 on the eyes Saturday. I definitely struggled. Hope the ice tightens back up for this weekend. @)
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on the deep water debate, I fished mud last 2 trips, no structure, unless I get over 50 perch, theres no worry about them dieing....there coming home, as for eyes, I'm not targeting them ..... there just a bicatch in the mud. 26 fow haven't seen a air bladder in there throats last 2 trips, later out deeper, yeah it happens, but by then usually don't get many over your limit to release most days. Mid winter doldrums, "Ice Expert" uh no!!! learning every day bro, what makes my world turn.., didn't have the pleasure of growing up on Oneida.... Cayuga lake trout and salmon expert or salmon river salmon and steelhead, yeah probably, 35 yrs plus experience...
Hey Snagger, did you know the old timer down there in the Grady White named Ole Swede? I used to troll for trout and salmon down there all the time up until about 15 - 20 years ago before discovering the joys of Seneca Perch fishing. He invited us into his house one day and showed us all kinds of tips. He even gave us a couple of his favorite lures, a Nils master and an AC Shiner. Don't know what happened to the Nils but I still have the AC Shiner - must be 30 years old. I'm pretty sure Ole Swede passed away, his name was Juke Johnson. He was very kind to us back then as young kids trying to learn a fishery. There was no internet back then, to be able to talk to an old timer back then was priceless. What a difference now.
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Nice to fish with you again Bruce! HT... good to finally meet you in person. I went 0-2 on the eyes Saturday. I definitely struggled. Hope the ice tightens back up for this weekend. @)
yes sir ;)
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I got a late start today an decided to walk . Fished north shore and got out to about 22' and set up looking for perch. Bite was real slow, but did find some walleyes to commit. Landed 6 keepers , but much smaller fish than yesterday.Wind was terrible and the shanty flapping beat me up...but it was fun. Kept 3 and released 3....no perch for me. :'(
(http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu226/choo-choo-steve/20140112_141117.jpg) (http://s650.photobucket.com/user/choo-choo-steve/media/20140112_141117.jpg.html)
I started about 12:30 and fished until 3:30 and like Bcons said, the wet spots from noon were almost all froze over. No issues crossing cracks and shoreline was fine... lack of snow on shore was a pain dragging.
Good luck to everyone.
great job on the eyes choo choo ;) the perch are out there some place ;D
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Where should we go to catch white perch ????
Edgewater is loaded with them go to 23 feet
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RTXGUY that snowy is a juvenile they home base at the airport during the winter until about march and head back to stake their claim so i was told , watched and got a few pics when was working on the expansion , very cool looking bird , there is a few at the airport right now
My fishing partner works out at the airport and he see's them all the time. Says there are usually half-dozen or so there, perched on the buildings and fences. I was just suprised to see one in the middle of the lake standing on the ice. He circled when we got close, then landed again. Must have found something to dine on.
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the holes were starting to open up but ice was ok.went off taft did ok.17nice perch and 7 eyes.just good to get out.
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Anyone at Taft Bay today see the idiot crawling around on the ice dragging his sled.... That was me I left my creepers at home but was bound and determined to fish. Wound up crawling around like a moron it was so slick and windy out there.
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u got!!!!! thats funny bro! nice job!
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Anyone at Taft Bay today see the idiot crawling around on the ice dragging his sled.... That was me I left my creepers at home but was bound and determined to fish. Wound up crawling around like a moron it was so slick and windy out there.
you think your the only one that has forgotten one of our best buds , i have done just that but we learn never to leave home with out them ;)
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east end....edgewater...... sylvan beach....lewis point....north bay
X2, well guys see you in the am going to try a few miles in a different derection , so I'm changing hats in case I'm caught ;)
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u got!!!!! thats funny bro! nice job!
the funny part was when some guy on a 4 wheeler stopped and asked me if I was trying to sneak up on them!
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Anyone at Taft Bay today see the idiot crawling around on the ice dragging his sled.... That was me I left my creepers at home but was bound and determined to fish. Wound up crawling around like a moron it was so slick and windy out there.
U cant make that kinda stuff up way to funny. Way to go choo, youll find them. Great updates, stories of success and some not but atleast your all getting out on the ice, unlike myself, but still enjoy the heck out of the stories
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Hahaha. Idk if I was the lucky or unlucky one in my group who had the spikes on. Ended up walkin the shanty out and chauffeuring my brother on the back end of the sled at the same time because he didn't have any traction. Good thing it was easy walking out there. I don't think anyone will be able to beat the crawling on all fours. That's why you're on the diehard thread. Lol
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Fished today as well. Went out in search of some perch. Found several nice schools but they were on the smaller side of what we've been pulling out of there. Managed couple handfuls of some good ones and called it a day. Back at it next weekend. Good job to all those who managed some fish out there today too. Tight lines :tipup: :tipup:
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Yes you did. Bald eagle circling above south bay out to the main channel then over to sylvan & Verona and back. Hung out watching me for an hour or so. Bad az to see.
Watched 10 of them on Friday at carousel mall, awesome sight to see.Worth a ride to check them out.
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the funny part was when some guy on a 4 wheeler stopped and asked me if I was trying to sneak up on them!
Way too funny ;)
I can't imagine being out there this weekend without. No picks in my sled and she was dancing all over the place!
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27 1/2 inch slime dart (http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w42/powdiddy/002_zps547a078b.jpg)
Nice catch kid. Oneida is producing some big pickerel.
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With these warm temps and lots of water dumping into the lake be careful around creeks. http://m.youtube.com/index?rdm=zdekj2gd&client=mv-google&layout=tablet
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We will get em next time obrien, we for sure were not on fish. And ice will be just fine, guys were saying water on top was gone and what was left, cleats were making shavings on way in tonight. As long as temps drop as predicted, we seem to be in good shape for a long season. I hope, hahhaha.
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(http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b589/lldjr1/rghbergjgjg_zps622ec0c6.jpg)
this weekends catch
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(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae249/robertsjoseph1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_73943160201759_zpsbaa4toh8.jpeg) (http://s976.photobucket.com/user/robertsjoseph1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_73943160201759_zpsbaa4toh8.jpeg.html)
This is from last Winter but I never got to share it. Took my 6 year old son out late January. Hooked up with his 1st Walleye ever, all I did was grab it at the hole. We ended up with 4 eyes and 14 jumbos that day, and were off the ice at 11. Hopefully a diehard in the making!
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nice. that is a perfect ;) catch for oneida lake right there
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Hey Snagger, did you know the old timer down there in the Grady White named Ole Swede? I used to troll for trout and salmon down there all the time up until about 15 - 20 years ago before discovering the joys of Seneca Perch fishing. He invited us into his house one day and showed us all kinds of tips. He even gave us a couple of his favorite lures, a Nils master and an AC Shiner. Don't know what happened to the Nils but I still have the AC Shiner - must be 30 years old. I'm pretty sure Ole Swede passed away, his name was Juke Johnson. He was very kind to us back then as young kids trying to learn a fishery. There was no internet back then, to be able to talk to an old timer back then was priceless. What a difference now.
Oh yeah I remember the name juke Johnson... I didn't troll much...theres a page on facebook where a bunch of us reminisce about the old days on Cayuga, there was a circuit a bunch of us ran from cricks in march for smelt too april bows, to docks in may,june,july for lakers and landlocks and back to lakers from shore in October to cricks in November December for bows back the points and docks all winter...I wish I knew I was gonna become an ice fisherman, I had boxes and boxes of casting spoons, old acme cleos, cuss lures, crocodiles, super dupers ect.. that gave away too people here over the years...
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Small world. I probably have gone by you a dozens of times going in and out of T-falls park.
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I got the Yaktrax XTR's for Christmas... they are just awesome! https://www.yaktrax.com/product/xtr (https://www.yaktrax.com/product/xtr)
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Went out yesterday from 10:00-noon. Ended up putting 2 keepers on the ice. The rest of our group of 5 put 7 more keepers on the ice. Not the best day out there, but we came home with dinner. Also watch out for old holes out there. Saw dozens of holes the size of 5 gal buckets! You could lose your kid down one that size...or break a leg. B safe
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great job on the eyes choo choo ;) the perch are out there some place ;D
Thanks HT...I will resume my oneida walleye and"perch search" later this week. ;)
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I got the Yaktrax XTR's for Christmas... they are just awesome! https://www.yaktrax.com/product/xtr (https://www.yaktrax.com/product/xtr)
Cheeks13,
Any problems fitting these over wide pac boots?
PerchEyes
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Cheeks13,
Any problems fitting these over wide pac boots?
PerchEyes
I have a pair of these and have had no problem fitting them over my Baffin pac boots. They worked great yesterday.
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I put them over my Lacrosse ATS1200's with no issue. Just follow the size chart. If you are concerned get a size bigger.
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I have a pair of these and have had no problem fitting them over my Baffin pac boots. They worked great yesterday.
Just ordered a XL pair from Amazon for $35.
Should have by Thursday.
Will be nice to have a study pair that doesn't keep slipping off my boots.
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Just picked up a new pair of Mickey's .haven't had a pair in along time.well since.THE 70S....alittle heavy. but warm and dry.those holes can eat a 4wheeler tire too.becareful saw some big ones
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Cool, I think you'll like em. Thats a good price too!
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I just went and bought the last pair of xl on amazon for 35 bucks. After tearing up a garbage pair from dicks this weekend I couldn't resist. Hope the xl fits my sorels. They look sweet.
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Great job out there everybody! I had an amazing 3 days of fishing as well! LOTS of eyes and enough SLOB jumbos to make this man happy! Plus a bonus " Oneida Lake Turbo!" What a beautiful fish indeed! Thanks for all the ball bustin' out there Friday via text Freddy! Had some good laughs! Mark, congrats on that possibly once in a lifetime Eye from Oneida, great fish! I commented on facebook( shane posted a pic of it) but not sure if you go there or not. I have to miss a weekend this week due to a friend getting hitched, but know this; it will be the ONLY and LAST one I will miss until the ice is gone! See you in 11 days!
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Anyone fishing Sylvan Beach today? Going out tomorrow, wanna know the ice conditions.
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Just picked up a new pair of Mickey's .haven't had a pair in along time.well since.THE 70S....alittle heavy. but warm and dry.those holes can eat a 4wheeler tire too.becareful saw some big ones
I hear that .................I was a little nervous on our way in Saturday !!! Team Dags will be back soon ;D
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How do we post pics on here?
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This whole...work thing...sucks!! I want to get back on the ice! These pics are great and that's a huge pickeral! Keep at it guys. So the ice is good just some holes here and there? No water. Good
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This whole...work thing...sucks!! I want to get back on the ice! These pics are great and that's a huge pickeral! Keep at it guys. So the ice is good just some holes here and there? No water. Good
The ice was 10" over at Chapman Park as of yesterday afternoon. Like everyone was saying, there are a few holes out there that can fit a small child. I felt very nervous placing my flasher next to one of them to try to mark fish. There wasn't any water on top because it's drained into the many large holes out there.
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This is from last Winter but I never got to share it. Took my 6 year old son out late January. Hooked up with his 1st Walleye ever, all I did was grab it at the hole. We ended up with 4 eyes and 14 jumbos that day, and were off the ice at 11. Hopefully a diehard in the making!
Miss those days, they grow up to fast. Keep up the good work dad !
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Thanks for all the congrats on that"once in a lifetime "fish. What a memory to have.Thanks also to Shane and Freddie for all the help in pointing me in the right direction. Had a GREAT 4 day run. Also, thank you to all the IS members who noticed me in the parking lot and said hi. You all made an old man very happy.
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Thanks for all the congrats on that"once in a lifetime "fish. What a memory to have.Thanks also to Shane and Freddie for all the help in pointing me in the right direction. Had a GREAT 4 day run. Also, thank you to all the IS members who noticed me in the parking lot and said hi. You all made an old man very happy.
Awesome oneida walleye polarbear!! :clap: :clap:
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Anyone at Taft Bay today see the idiot crawling around on the ice dragging his sled.... That was me I left my creepers at home but was bound and determined to fish. Wound up crawling around like a moron it was so slick and windy out there.
Been there , done that !! Wait until you get a little older ,forgetting stuff is the norm!
( Next time you forget those creepers,in a pinch you can use the short 12" standard round bungee with the metal coil and hook ,if you have any in your truck or shanty...also the mini, metal hook ,10" skinny as a pencil bungees, that wal-mart sells, work even better. Just hook them together under your boot. I use them like that occasionally, to go check my mail box...not as good as creepers, but better than no creeper!)
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nice wert haven't heard that phrase in a while , ;)
and if I get a limit of perch I stop fishing for them and in deeper water 30 ft you can blow eyes up to,and I'm not just talking about pins either and if you have time hear is some interesting reading,
http://outdoorcanada.ca/10516/fishing/tips-fishing/does-fizzing-fish-actually-save-them
Good stuff there Fred. I remember there was some info back and forth last year , or the year before on MFF, about the bladder problems bringing up walleyes from deep water. Good reminder for everyone now here on IS. Like it was stated, If you fish shallower than 28 feet, no problem with C+R. It is the 28 foot water or deeper fish that are risk. I think that was what last years article stated too. thanks for sharing.
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Anyone at Taft Bay today see the idiot crawling around on the ice dragging his sled.... That was me I left my creepers at home but was bound and determined to fish. Wound up crawling around like a moron it was so slick and windy out there.
That's dedication right there.
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Anyone heading out tomorrow out of taft bay or Constantia?
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Just got my Marcum lx7, can't wait to try it. Taft in AM
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Just got my Marcum lx7, can't wait to try it. Taft in AM
Me and my buddy want to go. weve been doing decent on perch but cant find the eyes. Are you going solo and do you want company? :-)
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Company is fine I'll be there at 6;45,Chevy truck and blue trailer.
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Thanks for all the congrats on that"once in a lifetime "fish. What a memory to have.Thanks also to Shane and Freddie for all the help in pointing me in the right direction. Had a GREAT 4 day run. Also, thank you to all the IS members who noticed me in the parking lot and said hi. You all made an old man very happy.
Great fish Polarbear! I think I saw you setting up in the parking lot Saturday AM were you wearing a muscle shirt? Fitting for your nickname you are Savage! ;D
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It was great to meet ya Polarbear when we were bsing in the parking lot Thursday night, again great fish!!
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Interesting day today. I decided to hit the north shore today looking for eyes. Got to Apps at 7:00 and drove about two moles out. Started my auger, only to find it was out of gas and the tank leaks! Next, I can't get the ATV started. Even took the battery out of the humminbird to try to jump start it. After another half hour, discovered that my fat gloved hand hit the kill switch! Once that was turned off, she started back up. Now back to Apps, new gas for the auger and away I go.
Now it is 9:30 and I drill my first hole. Bingo, landed right on top of them 8 eyes landed, 3 were lost at the hole. Kept a pair of 18's and one 20" Decided to head back in early before something else happened.
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Paid my Oneida dues today, arrived down there early, placed my lowrance on the car, turned around and it fell 5 feet on its face, turn it on, broken.. So went out on the blind and jigged the daybreak bite old school, with no finder, that didn't work out so well, then my buddy gave me a spare fishfinder, by the time I figured out all the buttons it was well after 10 am, but I got his machine dialed in for him, made a pile of moves as the ice is rock hard and smooth, but just couldn't land on them today, grabbed 8 jumbos and lost a big eye at the hole, got the skunk!!!!! :clap: First time I ever fished a fishfinder without a split screen, my two have split screens ...... man its hard on the old eyes, very poor target separation too, hats off too those that blast them with those machines. measured the ice multiple times 9.5 inches where clear and 13 inches on the white patches, watch out for large drain holes in the old shanty town areas, a few spots were 2x3 feet wide open water... cracks were good, ice was still hard with a coating of water in afternoon. All in all a fun day, great weather too explore areas I've never fished before, but fishin was a grind for us.
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That blows snag, did u have the replacement on that lowrance? Hope so. Its weird, i did well all year last year, think one day out of 2dozen i went home without a limit and had 2 good days with the jumbos, all with no sonar. This year got the vex and i can not seem to get on them. The few i have marked wont commit. Been skunked 2 wknds in a row. Starting to get real frustrating as i only get one day day a wknd to get out, my 3 month old consumes the rest of my time. :-\. 24 or more hours accounted for and 3 jumbos, 0 eyes. >:(
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Hey guys great thread. Only make it to Oneida a handful of times each year. It's nice to read all the reports and I seeth with jealousy each day. Heading down solo on Wednesday. Does apps open at 6 or 7 during the week?
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And I thought I had a bad day. Tough luck on the Lowrance Snagg.
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Hey guys I'm coming up from Buffalo this weekend trying to get my first eye through the ice! Any suggestions as to where I can reach Shackleton the fastest??
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Paid my Oneida dues today, arrived down there early, placed my lowrance on the car, turned around and it fell 5 feet on its face, turn it on, broken.. So went out on the blind and jigged the daybreak bite old school, with no finder, that didn't work out so well, then my buddy gave me a spare fishfinder, by the time I figured out all the buttons it was well after 10 am, but I got his machine dialed in for him, made a pile of moves as the ice is rock hard and smooth, but just couldn't land on them today, grabbed 8 jumbos and lost a big eye at the hole, got the skunk!!!!! :clap: First time I ever fished a fishfinder without a split screen, my two have split screens ...... man its hard on the old eyes, very poor target separation too, hats off too those that blast them with those machines. measured the ice multiple times 9.5 inches where clear and 13 inches on the white patches, watch out for large drain holes in the old shanty town areas, a few spots were 2x3 feet wide open water... cracks were good, ice was still hard with a coating of water in afternoon. All in all a fun day, great weather too explore areas I've never fished before, but fishin was a grind for us.
So you are human? ;D It took a lot of crap to happen to bring you down to our Oneida level! Sucks about the fish finder Snagger hope you get it resolved soon and get back on track...
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Snag, go get the Elite 5 now....
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My sympathies :'( Snag, that really sucks. As much as I enjoy ice fishing, doing so without a finder just isn't the same for me. Hard to believe we ever caught fish in the old days without any electronic help.
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was just gonna start looking over ebay for a new one shimano and now its working again, I got an x67 as back up, but it was home... guys I was fishin with at daybreak went too a community spot near shore and smashed the perch out of old holes, more salt in the wounds. ;D sounds like you had a get the bugs out kind of morning pequod.......
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PolarBear nice to meet ya and way to go this weekend Shane thanks for the accomidations and sorry the oreo kid woke you up it was a weekend i will never forget being able to fish with a couple of the greatest people i could ever imagine getting to share time on the ice with it was a dream come true for me
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I invited Filet and HT over to my side of the lake today...we also paid our Oneida Lake dues >:(
We bounced all over the place, even making .5-.75 mile moves all over structure and different depths. The last tally before HT and Freddy made a huge move on their machines was...HT had 1 short Eye...Freddy had 1 pinpike but managed a Stud 8lb Waldo that was C&R'd...Ht got pics, so it will be posted soon probably. I had 1 Burbot and a 6" Eye.
Lots of marks, but nothing would commit...
Great fishing with you guys and you made the right move staying on the North side Snagger, even though it wasn't any better over there. Sorry about the Lowrance!!!
AW
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Hey pimplepounder, that little oreo kid is going to be one heck of a fisherman someday. For him to last all day, 2 days in a row, is amazing. He is a lucky boy to have a Dad and Grandfather be willing to take him and teach him! Nice job on our future
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i really appreciate that hope i get a chance to fish with you one day
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Pequod and Snagger, sounds like you had both had one of my days. I break more sh$$ than anybody I know. When people say "it was a good day and nobody got hurt" I can definitely relate. But...I'm quite sure your day was still better than mine (work).
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PolarBear nice to meet ya and way to go this weekend Shane thanks for the accomidations and sorry the oreo kid woke you up it was a weekend i will never forget being able to fish with a couple of the greatest people i could ever imagine getting to share time on the ice with it was a dream come true for me
Great meeting you your dad and your son, truly was a pleasure, next time we need too fish closer together, good lookin buckets you went home with. ;D
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I invited Filet and HT over to my side of the lake today...we also paid our Oneida Lake dues >:(
We bounced all over the place, even making .5-.75 mile moves all over structure and different depths. The last tally before HT and Freddy made a huge move on their machines was...HT had 1 short Eye...Freddy had 1 pinpike but managed a Stud 8lb Waldo that was C&R'd...Ht got pics, so it will be posted soon probably. I had 1 Burbot and a 6" Eye.
Lots of marks, but nothing would commit...
Great fishing with you guys and you made the right move staying on the North side Snagger, even though it wasn't any better over there. Sorry about the Lowrance!!!
AW
5's company, 11's a crowd, so decided too stay closer too home, easier ride for guys here too, next time August.
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i am doing something wrong thanks shane we had a blast
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i give up
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why does it say resized too 100?
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5's company, 11's a crowd, so decided too stay closer too home, easier ride for guys here too, next time August.
You got it bud...my turn to come over and fish next time.
I figured out the problem why we got Devo'd today, I had my NST hat in my coat pocket while on the South side :nono:
AW
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i am not that savy on the computer
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I was wondering if anyone has been catching white perch by sylvan beach. I did pretty well on the white perch in front of sylvan beach last year but have not been back there this year. i was thinking about giving it a go this weekend.
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You got it bud...my turn to come over and fish next time.
I figured out the problem why we got Devo'd today, I had my NST hat in my coat pocket while on the South side :nono:
AW
tough bite for me this weekend also......had a hard time gettin em to come off bottom.....changed some tactics and got a few to commit....last weekend was an all out feeding frenzy.....your just a Madison County panfisherman anyways AW... :o...just kidding buddy
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the legend earned his reputation today with a monster 8# walleye
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oh ya i almost forgot the best part................th e realease ;D
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i am not that savy on the computer
it worked good catch
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Interesting day today. I decided to hit the north shore today looking for eyes. Got to Apps at 7:00 and drove about two moles out. Started my auger, only to find it was out of gas and the tank leaks! Next, I can't get the ATV started. Even took the battery out of the humminbird to try to jump start it. After another half hour, discovered that my fat gloved hand hit the kill switch! Once that was turned off, she started back up. Now back to Apps, new gas for the auger and away I go.
Now it is 9:30 and I drill my first hole. Bingo, landed right on top of them 8 eyes landed, 3 were lost at the hole. Kept a pair of 18's and one 20" Decided to head back in early before something else happened.
Way to stick with it Pequod , glad to see you up righted your day.
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What a beauty :clap: :clap: :clap: and a true sportsman turning her back
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Wow congrats on that pig Fillet. Biggest walleye i have seen taken on ONEIDA.
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WAY TO GO FREDDY!!!!! :flex: :flex:
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nice fish good job
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that my friend is a true whopper.....great job
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What a fish filet ;D. Got one that big a few years back at caughdenoy, though some might be upset, it iw proudly displayed on my wall. Have gotten bigger but not out of oneida. Congrats. @)
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WOW !! Filet and Release!!! Awesome fish Fred !!!
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Congratulations Filet...
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Wow great fish Fred!!!
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great job and great pic with the little guy pimplepounder !
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thanks choo choo i am no good at this computer
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thanks choo choo i am no good at this computer
You got it figured out now...keep them pics coming this winter!
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Nice fish Fred. Thanks for the pm. I'm gonna start construction on the Smitty sled in the morning. Pimplepounder that photo is PRICELESS. Way to go.
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Great pictures PimplePounder.. I fixed your first picture for you.. Don't know what you did on the second... You have to copy and past the IMG code...
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ok thank you sir
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ok thank you sir
Your welcome... Fixed it...
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(http://funny-emoticons.com/emoticons/dancing_penguin.gif) Very Nice Eye Freddy!!!(http://funny-emoticons.com/emoticons/dancing_penguin.gif)
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Nice monster eye Freddy!
Sorry about your Lowrance Shane. That sucks. My vote is the HDS-5.
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Great pictures Pimplepounder and what a hog FnR great fish!
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Left the walleyes alone and spent the day looking for perch. Couldn't find 'em until 2 o'clock, but managed to get a few. 1 Walleye, 2 Burbot and 23 perch... Had a couple frenzies. They would sail right past my #3 rap to hit a fathead on a titanium jig head.
NICE FISH FREDDIE!!! Congrats on the C&R Bro!!
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nice haul pimple pounder ;)
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Cool pics pimplepounder :clap: :clap: :clap: :thumbsup:
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it was a great weekend and the fish were just a bonus beautiful eye out there and congrats for letting it go great move for the future
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Nice fish Fred. That's a whopper for sure :clap: :clap:
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Nice EYE freddie. :clap: :clap: :flex: :flex: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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Left the walleyes alone and spent the day looking for perch. Couldn't find 'em until 2 o'clock, but managed to get a few. 1 Walleye, 2 Burbot and 23 perch... Had a couple frenzies. They would sail right past my #3 rap to hit a fathead on a titanium jig head.
NICE FISH FREDDIE!!! Congrats on the C&R Bro!!
Glad you were able to find some.
We made a lot of moves and had almost nothing to show for it. I gave up at 1:30pm, headed over to apps to find a replacement rap I broke off on my first drop in the morning. That place rocks, only had 1 left of the one i was looking for but I'm quite sure I would not have found it anywhere else locallly ;)
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I have to give AW a big thanks for allowing 2 NST guys to fish the south side thanks bud your 1 hellva good luck charm , now you have to do the north shore :o
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Freddie - you the man !!!! Heard thru the icevine that you got a nice one today. That's a beast for Oneida. Congrats on the nice catch and kudos on the release. My buddy "wetshoes" and his partner had nothing today.
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the legend earned his reputation today with a monster 8# walleye
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oh ya i almost forgot the best part................th e realease ;D
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Nice!
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great to see some of you same guys on here from this past summer! ive had so much going on I haven't been keeping up on here but im BACK!haha.been out about half a dozen times this year and catchin fish havin fun with 315angler.got some pics from this past weekend ill throw up here soon and hopefully more to come! nice monster wally filet! great catch!
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Welcome to the hard side cnote...
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Great 'Eye there Mr. F&R! That puts you in great standing in the NY online tourney, no? Congrats!!!
I tried to give you a five tipup solute, but after 4 it erased my post!
Maybe Toxic Fisher can do the 5 banana's for you!
Good Luck!
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that was the first one of the season for me
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Absolutely awesome Oneida eye Freddy! Congrats! Do I have to wait Til I'm as old as you are to get one out of that lake that big? ;D
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limit from friday
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after a days work on Saturday with 315angler,his brother and cousin
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Freddie, What a hog!!!
Congrats!
What did you think when you first laid eyes on that beast through the hole?
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the legend earned his reputation today with a monster 8# walleye
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As beautiful as it is .... Polarbear still has the lead So she only gets (http://www.idofishing.com/forum/images/graemlins/yay.gif) (http://www.idofishing.com/forum/images/graemlins/yay.gif) (http://www.idofishing.com/forum/images/graemlins/yay.gif) (http://www.idofishing.com/forum/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif)
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As beautiful as it is .... Polarbear still has the lead So she only gets
, his sure sure was a brute :bow: did you fish ?
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word to wise. when we have heavy rains that cause flooding do your self a favor and head to the west end of the lake not the far east end. that is the second time we did that fred ::) but in the end you did get your PB Walleye thru the ice. what a monster that thing was. the pictures dont do justice. awasome job landing that pig ;)
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the legend earned his reputation today with a monster 8# walleye
That slob looks like something out of Lake Ontario. Typically a fish that size has its eyes balls hanging out its head...glad to see you released it. Great job pulling that one through the hole. I'm curious...When you know you have a large fish on do you horse it threw the hole or do you play it and tire the fish and gently bring it threw the hole. I have lost many a nice fish at the hole do to my lack of experience
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thanks , all this run off sure has slowed things down the easy bite maybe over for a while in some spots , had a brain cramp was going but this rain is making me do my house work instead
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That slob looks like something out of Lake Ontario. Typically a fish that size has its eyes balls hanging out its head...glad to see you released it. Great job pulling that one through the hole. I'm curious...When you know you have a large fish on do you horse it threw the hole or do you play it and tire the fish and gently bring it threw the hole. I have lost many a nice fish at the hole do to my lack of experience
, it would have been nice to had an 8" hole in this case ;), , man speaking of fish you are a perch master
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Whopper Walleye Freddie. That is about as big as they come from Oneida.
Nice job.
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Great fish F&R!!! Congrats! @)
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Man, I hope this lake can withstand these stupid temps and rain....thank goodness we had a fantastic base to start with
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filetandrelease, Nice Walleye, Congrats!
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That is a beaut of a fish Filet. Up until this year, I thought that eyes just don't grow big on Oneida. Man, was I wrong. Getting that beast through the hole must of been interesting!
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Nice fish fillet !!!
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Better have GPS or a compass out here this morning. It's like pea soup out here
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Awesome fish Freddie! That is a monster! :thumbsup: :bow:
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nice fish 315cnote and korushka
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It looks like its your year Freddie! Fishing contests, photo contests, many fish, huge fish. Nice man, keep showin' these youngsters how its done...Well done! ;D. Interesting photo Karushka, I like that kinda shot. New angle, lets see more...more big fish than I've ever seen come through the ice before!
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Wow, was just reading backwards through the pages and I now see that Release must have released that big fish when Filet wasn't lookin'! :o Lol nice job you 2! Seriously though, thanks go out to ALL you Diehards for keeping an old Diehard up to date with great pics and stories!
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Cabellas on line has jiggin raps on sale. A lot of colors are on back order but still a little selection if you are interested.
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Well this is the take for me last weekend. Wasn't half bad and did a lot better than expected. My buddies give me crap as to why I always make the drive up there. Well buddies this is why. HAHA keep playing with those (http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af124/rgizmo2001/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/IMG_20140105_192202956_zps392jn37l.jpg) (http://s1000.photobucket.com/user/rgizmo2001/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/IMG_20140105_192202956_zps392jn37l.jpg.html) fish.
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nice pile of perch! :icefish:
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Thanks it was my best outing yet on the Big O I just hope the weather doesn't ruin it. Oh yah they tasted even better.
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anyone out right now. lewis people? heard bite was bad yesterday any improvement today?
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A lot of cold snowmelt coming in to the lake. especially fish crick, we went threw this last season remember, bite slowed til the runoff subsided..
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I hit lewis last yr, did great ....a wall of runoff clouded it up and we kept trying to stay ahead of that wall of cold water to stay on the bite. we moved about 2 miles west every third day too stay ahead of it. Then came back too lewis in February and crushed em again.
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Just got in was between Williams and the islands alot of water and fog. There is spots with about 4" water the ice still seems good but the water is draining into some pressure cracks which will open them up. Caught alot of 7-8" perch but biting really soft, got one 12". Probably done until it freezes, a few people out by the islands on four wheelers.
Kevin
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Last year that mud pushed a big school of perch away on me :'(
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Heading out of the north pretty soon with 315angler to try our luck on the evening bite. Pretty much unchartered territory for us but I'm always optimistic!
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NICE JOB
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after a days work on Saturday with 315angler,his brother and cousin
nice bunch of eyes
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The ice is holding up really good with this rain including the shore ice. It looks like freezing temps every night for a while.
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so the ice is still good? just water on top? gonna be out there the next few days as long as the ice is good.
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so the ice is still good? just water on top? gonna be out there the next few days as long as the ice is good.
Yes.
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ok I guess I can walk out there a few times instead of going to my usual haunts ...
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couple cold days coming up too. i think we should be set after this week for a solid season. but then again...it is new york
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fished yesterday afternoon for the last hour of daylight. got 15 nice gills,& sunnies.
fished from first light to 9:30 a.m. today. got 17 gills, & sunnies.
the ice is still in good shape. 11" of ice where i was. alot of water on the ice.
the toilet bowl effect is in full motion today. Sully...
nice walleye fillet !!!
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Cabellas on line has jiggin raps on sale. A lot of colors are on back order but still a little selection if you are interested.
Hmmm, sounds good lost one of my favorites the other day ,been to Gander, Bass Pro, Fat Nancy's and 2 walmarts with no luck.Will check
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Hmmm, sounds good lost one of my favorites the other day ,been to Gander, Bass Pro, Fat Nancy's and 2 walmarts with no luck.Will check
Herb phillipsons still had a decent selection a week ago.
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Thanks for the report Sully , hitting north shore tomorrow, still trying to figure out if i should bring the sled though.
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Thanks Chummer will check them out too.
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Herb phillipsons still had a decent selection a week ago.
They're all out of them now. I stopped by last night to pick up some ice cleats for my little girls and noticed they were all gone. I was hoping to pick up a few of the size 2 and size 3 silvers.
I have some of the Northland puppet minnows that are about an inch long but they're chartruese and yellow. You guys think those will work just as good.
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Hmmm, sounds good lost one of my favorites the other day ,been to Gander, Bass Pro, Fat Nancy's and 2 walmarts with no luck.Will check
It might be a poke for you but have you tried Apps' in Cleveland ??? I lost my favorite yesterday, I knew if anyone would have it, Rick would. And he did ;)
He said they ordered more stuff and is on the way. This guy probably has more lures for ice fishing than those stores combined. Not gonna say the cheapest but as a small business owner it's good to patronize the little guys too ;D
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I usually make there once a year. His selection is unreal. I wish he was on the south side.
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Does Rick sell ice cleats
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Dicks in Dewitt has jigging Raps(Chrome and Black) and (Chrome and Blue) for 5.89 I bought 2. They had about a dozen of each left....... Call before you go to make sure they have em..Hope this helps I caught everything from Eyes and Perch on this weekend
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Anybody have App's phone #? Number I have is no good
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Need to get some tackle, best size jigging raps and jigging shad raps?
Anybody ever fish do-jigger spoons?
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great fish fillet really enjoyed the pics
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3156758334 Probably get a voice mail. They usually just take messages for people looking to rent a place. He is open til six
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Apps is usually my first stop when i fish the northshore,need spikes so i will be there tm.I need a 2in shad rap glow.Probably doesn't matter but i still think i need 1
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Need to get some tackle, best size jigging raps and jigging shad raps?
. Number 5 jigging rap works best for me. Good for walleye and not too big for perch. I like chartreuse for the eyes. Been good for me this year. But like anything ya gotta change it up
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Nice fish Fillet :thumbsup:
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As usual great pictures everyone. Ive been busting it in the jungle and now I have 5 days off so me and Colleen are going to hit the ice every day if I can she cant cause she still has to work afew of those days, lol. Now im wondering as its first time out this year I cant wait to see what I forget, what breaks, or if my alarm will go off, lol Hope to see old friends and meet new guys from iceshanty
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Well this is the take for me last weekend. Wasn't half bad and did a lot better than expected. My buddies give me crap as to why I always make the drive up there. Well buddies this is why. HAHA keep playing with those (http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af124/rgizmo2001/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/IMG_20140105_192202956_zps392jn37l.jpg) (http://s1000.photobucket.com/user/rgizmo2001/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/IMG_20140105_192202956_zps392jn37l.jpg.html) fish.
now thats what I'm talking about super job , bet your buds wished they would have came along ;D
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JackPerchSlayer strikes again!
Went out today with a good friend of mine. We went out of Chapman Park. It was my buddies first time ice fishing and it was an overall good day for me and a great day for John. Was raining pretty hard when we walked out and picked up as the morning went on, quit around lunch. Stayed out until 3:00 and the bite was just picking up and my buddy had to go to class in Utica.
There was at least 2+ inches of water on the ice everywhere except where snow got compacted and did not melt. No problems getting on but had to use the plank to get off. First time for me, I was not enthused but it went fine. John had bad boots and the 4 inches of water on top by shore was too much for them. Wet feet in the first five minutes. Not good. Spent the rest of the day working to get his feet dry. Ended up giving him my dry sox and boots. Ill take the cold feet over the new comer having to. Nothing worse than frozen toes at 8:15!!
Set up about 400-500 yards straight out from the green topped building. 25+ FOW. Slow bite for the most part. Got my first perch on a Jigging Rap. I used a #5 glow perch Jigging Shad Rapp. Only got two fish on it but the two were the biggest of the day. Used buckeye heads and eyeballs. Had a lot of bites on it but my light action pan fish rod made me miss a lot of bites. Not enough backbone. Got most of the fish on an orange and chrome small teardrop shaped jig. I have used it for years and have great success with it.
Kept ten or so. Some are small but they helped make a dinner out of the catch. Got a good handful of dinks but kept my buddy excited.
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Caught my first fish on a tip-up today. A 15+ inch Barbot. I was so stoked. I was using an unconventional rig. I used a 3 foot mono leader(that’s all I had) with a plain small circle hook and a good sized buckeye. Good thing he wasn’t a toothy one I probably would have lost him. How do you fillet a Barbot?
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If anyone needs a place to stay tomorrow night (Wed) and / or Thursday night, Cinderallas in Sylvan Beach has one room available. My brother in law and I had to cancel out. Great price $$35/ man / night. Just trying to help these folks rent the room. TKS
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Filet it like a normal fish.. all the meat is in the tail half..
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Fished constantia today, took the four Wheeler. Went past 2nd island, had 8-10 inches everyWhere, moved about 20 times,, all fish Were tight lipped, Ice is good and solid but i did see about 4 areas Where the old auger holes Were 3+ft in diameter, you could deff lose a machine or yourself in one of those(these spots are past the 2nd island)..hopefully they Will tighten up after a couple cold nights..scriba creek is runnin like a mother today...be safe .. :tipup:
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she needs to tighten up murph ???
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them big holes past the 2nd island i mean...
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Filet it like a normal fish.. all the meat is in the tail half..
I actually prefer the shoulder strap if you will.... Cut it into half inch medallions and sear it lightly in butter with your fav. seafood seasonings and enjoy!
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I actually prefer the shoulder strap if you will.... Cut it into half inch medallions and sear it lightly in butter with your fav. seafood seasonings and enjoy!
Cool deal..have to give it a Whirl.. :tipup:
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how the lake holding up there felllas...any local bait shops close to access points thinkin of a trip out there..
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my son is going nuts seeing his pic on iceshanty says it has been his dream to get his pic on here gotta love it
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my son is going nuts seeing his pic on iceshanty says it has been his dream to get his pic on here gotta love it
That is great !
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Went out of Constantia with 315angler from about 1-4 and bounced around looking for something on the graph and didn't see much at all anywhere and the ones we did weren't biting. Will be back out in a day or 2.
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Fished constantia today, took the four Wheeler. Went past 2nd island, had 8-10 inches everyWhere, moved about 20 times,, all fish Were tight lipped, Ice is good and solid but i did see about 4 areas Where the old auger holes Were 3+ft in diameter, you could deff lose a machine or yourself in one of those(these spots are past the 2nd island)..hopefully they Will tighten up after a couple cold nights..scriba creek is runnin like a mother today...be safe .. :tipup:
Thanks for the report Murph ,headed that way tomorrow.They were tight lipped the other day also.Very light bite.
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how the lake holding up there felllas...any local bait shops close to access points thinkin of a trip out there..
APP's is the closest bait shop, great insight and they have parking and the access all in one. Right in Cleveland North Shore. Great people.
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how the lake holding up there felllas...any local bait shops close to access points thinkin of a trip out there..
I know a spot or two
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Very nice fish Filet
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Herb phillipsons still had a decent selection a week ago.
went there Saturday...wiped out
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went for a ride today down the south shore on rt. 31. all the creeks are at flood stage. this is going to do some damage to the stability of the ice. my snowmobile is parked until it tightens up, and the levels stabilize. watch where you walk out there. the next couple days are going to be tricky. Sully...
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Seen some pictures of sandy pond yesterday, big ice jam on the sand bar has it backed up bad, 5-6 feet of water on the ice, cottages are flooding. Well headed down soon, mustang jacket is back out. I'm on foot again.
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be safe look forward to your report
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Got down to 29 here. The ice should have stiffened back up. Should be great walking.
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Nice!!! @) Might take a break from Oneida this weekend and head North.
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Have a good day Snag. Fished Chapman yesterday. Fished from 16' out to 32' and back. Ice was in pretty good shape considering the last 3 or 4 days. Crack near shore is nasty but it can be safely crossed. Didn't mark many, brought home 6 perch but no size to them. Talked to a bunch of other people, pretty much the same story.
Gonna try a different lake today.
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the fishing acsess at muskrat bay is now open water !! the ice that is remaining is a lite brown. it is out into the lake about 150 yds. Sully...
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Cold is coming .... Hang on baby .... hang on .....
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Cold is coming .... Hang on baby .... hang on .....
Ohh yeah, end of next week is looking good ;D ;D ;D ;D
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We don't need anyone searching for Davy Jones's locker, be safe out there!
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Wellp. Can't fish so I guess I'll go buy more fishing stuff
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28 here in Buffalo right now, it's ON IT'S WAY!!! Hang on baby!
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Hey Snagger- I sent you a PM , I hope it went through? check it out it may help you with the stained water.
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Well ice was looking really good for sat, i wanna take a trip up there first time ever but now im not so sure.. Between the shore opening up and the water being stained what do you die hards think. Is the trip worth coming up sat for some walleyes, or shld i wait another week.. Im dieing to get up there..
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Went out this morning to Williams to check ice conditions. Saw 9-10 guys out there with there wheelers just past the island. Ice looked good. Saw a couple spots that had water on top but I think tonight with the cold weather coming in it should tighten up. I will be out tomorrow and Friday for sure.
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How's lewis looking?
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as you guys know. There is a sportsman show at the Oncenter this weekend. This is a new show and we are sponsoring a small Ice expo Expo with in the show. Our hope is that we can build on this to become a much bigger ice Expo in the future. What I would ask of you all is to come down and check the show out please don't be disappointed it will be a good show overall. Both exhibit halls are full the promoter wants to put together old school show with less Outfitters and more selling retailers I'm looking very forward to this because I like his vision. But it will take the support of all of you to help us build a future we will be there clam will be there and a few others to begin with I have some great deals on some jigs some rods and some other items and we have a fairly large showing. This promoter went so far as to purchase the parking at the Oncenter so the parking for you will be free I realize is going to be good fishing Saturday but I hope that you all come on down and check us out. Again he's building it as an ice Expo by next year we already have plans for building to a much bigger ice fishing display. There will be demonstrations and seminars this year Scott Brower will be there with Maki plastics as well Brian Hammond. And for those of you the want to learn about how to fillet a pickeral lol that will be there also. show hours or Friday 12 p.m. To 8 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.till 7 p.m. And Sunday 11 a.m. Till 6 p.m.. I truly hope you come on down and see us. Stop by our booth and tell me your ice shanty name and I will enter you into
drawing for a frabill 261 straight line reel.
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Wellp. Can't fish so I guess I'll go buy more fishing stuff
;D that's what I'm talking about LOL ;D
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Need to get some tackle, best size jigging raps and jigging shad raps?
Anybody ever fish do-jigger spoons?
I have used Do Jiggers for years to catch both Walleye and Perch. They work pretty good for me. Put a minnow head, minor tail or perch eye on one of the barbs on the treble hook to act as an attractant. Good luck.
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;D that's what I'm talking about LOL ;D
Hehe it's a bad habit ;)
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as you guys know. There is a sportsman show at the Oncenter this weekend. This is a new show and we are sponsoring a small Ice expo Expo with in the show. Our hope is that we can build on this to become a much bigger ice Expo in the future. What I would ask of you all is to come down and check the show out please don't be disappointed it will be a good show overall. Both exhibit halls are full the promoter wants to put together old school show with less Outfitters and more selling retailers I'm looking very forward to this because I like his vision. But it will take the support of all of you to help us build a future we will be there clam will be there and a few others to begin with I have some great deals on some jigs some rods and some other items and we have a fairly large showing. This promoter went so far as to purchase the parking at the Oncenter so the parking for you will be free I realize is going to be good fishing Saturday but I hope that you all come on down and check us out. Again he's building it as an ice Expo by next year we already have plans for building to a much bigger ice fishing display. There will be demonstrations and seminars this year Scott Brower will be there with Maki plastics as well Brian Hammond. And for those of you the want to learn about how to fillet a pickeral lol that will be there also. show hours or Friday 12 p.m. To 8 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.till 7 p.m. And Sunday 11 a.m. Till 6 p.m.. I truly hope you come on down and see us. Stop by our booth and tell me your ice shanty name and I will enter you into
drawing for a frabill 261 straight line reel.
Rob, do you know if any reps from wilcraft will be there? Im dieing to check one out in person.. ;D thanks
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as you guys know. There is a sportsman show at the Oncenter this weekend. This is a new show and we are sponsoring a small Ice expo Expo with in the show. Our hope is that we can build on this to become a much bigger ice Expo in the future. What I would ask of you all is to come down and check the show out please don't be disappointed it will be a good show overall. Both exhibit halls are full the promoter wants to put together old school show with less Outfitters and more selling retailers I'm looking very forward to this because I like his vision. But it will take the support of all of you to help us build a future we will be there clam will be there and a few others to begin with I have some great deals on some jigs some rods and some other items and we have a fairly large showing. This promoter went so far as to purchase the parking at the Oncenter so the parking for you will be free I realize is going to be good fishing Saturday but I hope that you all come on down and check us out. Again he's building it as an ice Expo by next year we already have plans for building to a much bigger ice fishing display. There will be demonstrations and seminars this year Scott Brower will be there with Maki plastics as well Brian Hammond. And for those of you the want to learn about how to fillet a pickeral lol that will be there also. show hours or Friday 12 p.m. To 8 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.till 7 p.m. And Sunday 11 a.m. Till 6 p.m.. I truly hope you come on down and see us. Stop by our booth and tell me your ice shanty name and I will enter you into
drawing for a frabill 261 straight line reel.
The New York State Sportsman's Expo is at the State Fairgrounds as far as I have seen. This is the first time hearing of anything at the OnCenter. Is this a separate show at the OnCenter?
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Rob, do you know if any reps from wilcraft will be there? Im dieing to check one out in person.. ;D thanks
I believe the shows website has a list of vendors who'll be in attendance .
Most likely, Wilcraft won't be one of them. They only build 25 to 30 units per year so their main focus is in the upper midwest ice belt.
There may be a few people there who are affiliated with Wilcraft via the pro staff route but I doubt that the company reps will be there.
The New York State Sportsman's Expo is at the State Fairgrounds as far as I have seen. This is the first time hearing of anything at the OnCenter. Is this a separate show at the OnCenter?
Yes !
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It's at the on center there is one later in the month at fair grounds also
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I bought a used Atlantis fish camera and I pinched the cable 1" before the cable gets to the camera. Now I can't get a picture. Does anyone know where I can get this fixed? PLEASE HELP!!! Thanks!!
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I have to try and make it, Thanks!
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This is a new show sEparate from the fair show. It's in its infancy and I see a huge potential. .... it just needs your support
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Hey Bartels. You guys wouldn't happen to have a Frabill commando would ya? Id have better luck finding db cooper
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hey guys I'm new to ice fishing onieda I'm a walker as far as ice travel goes. could someone plz tell the best place to catch walleyes with out having to walk forever lol. I know the north shore the best but will go anywhere with easy access thanks for any help you can give
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I believe the shows website has a list of vendors who'll be in attendance .
Most likely, Wilcraft won't be one of them. They only build 25 to 30 units per year so their main focus is in the upper midwest ice belt.
There may be a few people there who are affiliated with Wilcraft via the pro staff route but I doubt that the company reps will be there.
Yes !
Thank you
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hey guys I'm new to ice fishing onieda I'm a walker as far as ice travel goes. could someone plz tell the best place to catch walleyes with out having to walk forever lol. I know the north shore the best but will go anywhere with easy access thanks for any help you can give
We have been doing ok at Williams Park on Lake Shore Rd. Pretty easy access. 16 to 18 ft of water.
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ok plz refresh my memory where is williams park how far out do you have to go to get to that depth
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ok plz refresh my memory where is williams park how far out do you have to go to get to that depth
Lakeshore road just past Cicero. 15 minute walk to that depth.
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Heading out in the morning, looks to be a good day....hopefully the fish will be hungry!!!
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thanks tip up or jigging
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I always got time to check out a new ice show I'll be there atleast one of the days.
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one more question plz what size minnow is best for tip up walleyes
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I would suggest using a variety until you key in on what size they want for that particular day.
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How's lewis looking?
Just came back in from there,it's good. Some heavy water by shore and some out farther in spots but not bad at all. Marked em but they weren't biting
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Anyone ever have any luck catching northerns on tip ups anywhere on the lake? My fiance really enjoys using the tip ups just trying to keep her happy. Any tips and advice are helpful. Feel free to send a pm.
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Seen some pictures of sandy pond yesterday, big ice jam on the sand bar has it backed up bad, 5-6 feet of water on the ice, cottages are flooding. Well headed down soon, mustang jacket is back out. I'm on foot again.
yup one of those houses would be me south pond is pretty bad yet there is still idiots trying to get on the ice, even after the town fire department and media said hey stay off the ice ya fools
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cant fix stupid can you ???
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Fished out of the North shore today. Very slow other than one pretty good flurry that lasted 10 minutes or so. Then far and few between. Covered a bunch of ground searching but never could get them going. Most everything I marked (not many) was fussy. Got enough for a meal. Ice seemed to be 8-10 inches everywhere I drilled. There were guys with machines out but I walked today. Found a few spots with bad ice where the runoff really opened old holes up. Keep an eye out.
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Fished northwest end today. 36 fow. Ice was good the whole way out. Saw one large gas hole big enough to swallow up a man. Had steady fish on the screen till 10 o'clock. 7 shorts and 4 nice perch. Missed a bunch of fish too. Always great to be on Oneida.
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/Oneidafishingjanuary15th2014002_zps3b834255.jpg) (http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/kowboyup14/media/Oneidafishingjanuary15th2014002_zps3b834255.jpg.html) What agreat morning to be out on Oneida for the first time this year. Snagger was taking the same picture so decided to just put him in it
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/Oneidafishingjanuary15th2014007_zpsfaca1a80.jpg) (http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/kowboyup14/media/Oneidafishingjanuary15th2014007_zpsfaca1a80.jpg.html) Had agreat day fishing out there today with my friends Snagger and Northwoods good times The eyes were sure cooperating today between 1130am and 1pm, it was non stop there for awhile. Got afew perch and one was as long as the width of my cutting board, 13 inches, what aslob. Cant wait for morning to get back on the ice
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darn u kowboy! u were supposed to wait for me to go out ! some of us still have to work for a living! great job guys!! nice pic!
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Nice eyes looks like fun and I'm stuck at work ::)
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Great job guys , nice pictures .
Snagger you deadeat again ;D
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Cool pics Kowboy, Nice job on the eyes guys :thumbsup:
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Looks like an easy drag out there boys.
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Fishing has been so slow for us the past two days at this point were just hoping to run into snagger lol
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nice fish guys , I only landed 1 keeper eye and lost 4 , but got 6 eight stripe perch just couldn't hold the school , oh well next time , we tried some new spots , that looked very promising , but did save them , new spots in the AM to try , maybe we will make out a little better , ice was wet on top all the places I tried was 7-9" but did notice a few large wash outs so be watchful
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That,s why I drive the 100 miles - nice pictures.
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Sorry artic well go tomarrow lol
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Congratulations Kowboyup, Snagger and Northwoods.... :thumbsup:
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Fishing has been so slow for us the past two days at this point were just hoping to run into snagger lol
That's too funny! LMAO ;D ;D ;D ;D
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nice job guys. about time you got out there mark ::) ;D that ice will hold you ;D ;D you too kowboy and snagger---good job boys ;)
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Nice catch Kowboy,Snagger,Northwoods ... :tipup:
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Thinking about going for some crappie Fri night any suggestions on where to try
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Nice job Shane, Marky, and Kowboy! Great reports from everyone! Stay safe out there
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How much ice do you guys have up there?
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is that the sun coming up or going down ?
Wasn't with them but that was the view I had at sunrise. Badaz sight
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very nice fellas
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Fishing has been so slow for us the past two days at this point were just hoping to run into snagger lol
Lmao!
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WTG Snag, Kowboy and Markie !!(steelies on the river were safe today,Mark was on the ice !) great job on the eye's, guy's !!
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Nice catch guys. Heading up in the am, are u walking or riding out? thanks
auger :tipup:
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me and snagger walked it was an easy drag, not sure about tomarrow reports im hearing is they got 3 inches of snow already
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/Oneidafishingjanuary15th2014007_zpsfaca1a80.jpg) (http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/kowboyup14/media/Oneidafishingjanuary15th2014007_zpsfaca1a80.jpg.html) Had agreat day fishing out there today with my friends Snagger and Northwoods good times The eyes were sure cooperating today between 1130am and 1pm, it was non stop there for awhile. Got afew perch and one was as long as the width of my cutting board, 13 inches, what aslob. Cant wait for morning to get back on the ice
Jesse James , Wyatt Erp , Doc Holiday ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Jesse James , Wyatt Erp , Doc Holiday ;D ;D ;D ;D
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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me and snagger walked it was an easy drag, not sure about tomarrow reports im hearing is they got 3 inches of snow already
No snow here in Constantia. Not sure where they got 3".
Should be another easy drag tomorrow.
Nice job guys.
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No snow here in Constantia. Not sure where they got 3".
Should be another easy drag tomorrow.
Nice job guys.
Great ....I hope the snow holds off till the ice heals up them big holes
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Sweet job on the eyes .Fished. Constansia all the way out to pancake, ice seemed to be 9in everywhere i drilled.There are some holes scattered about,the bite was slow and light for me.Managed 15 perch no eyes today.
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no snow here yet. Sully...
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Jesse James , Wyatt Erp , Doc Holiday ;D ;D ;D ;D
Doc was my favorite in tombstone.... ;D There was a surprise attack on us by dec too, good call, everyone was legal at dark.
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Walked 1.2 miles off the northshore with my buddy Kowboy, punched a pile of holes for perch til noon but only got a few, grabbed Markie and we said the hell with it and had a nice slamfest on waldos til sunset... everyone smashed em up pretty good, kowboy was high hooker when he left early, nice work bro, I did 23 myself, some were short, but bunch of good ones. Back too hunting perch again today, only today I'm getting my eyes first, broke my routine yesterday.... Fishfinder started working, no idea why, but it is.... got a used one coming as back up off ebay.. Ice lost a tad from 9.5 too 8.5, good ice, but did run into more nasty drain pools on virgin ice, not old fishin holes.
no snow at Oneida kowboy, but there ws when I got home, rained for 2 hours on Oneida yesterday, about 1 inch of water on ice. Barometers finally back up, today has potential.
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we finally have some cold temps comming ;D ;D.
I think it's going to be a good bite today with the berometer where it is, and it's steady.
I've been seeing alot of holes also. they will be tightening up in the next couple days. Sully...
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Guess I just gonna have to retire before I can get to Oneida.Can't seem to make the time right now.Should be a couple of more weeks ;D
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Hey Guys, Have not been on here in since last season. If anyone is interested my neighbor has a fully furnished trailer he is renting out for $25 a person. Its on south shore and its about 2 miles from Lewis point. there is access to the lake.
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Hey Gents ? Does Marion Manor Bait have Emeralds? Buddies and I are headed out tomorrow and they seem ot be the closest bait shop to our access point
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How's the shore line.?
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great picture of the sun guys. :)
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Hey Gents ? Does Marion Manor Bait have Emeralds? Buddies and I are headed out tomorrow and they seem ot be the closest bait shop to our access point
You can call them.. ::) ;D
315.762.4810
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I'm planning on making it back out on the weekend if I can get out onto the ice. I'll be by myself so if anyone wants to meet up just pm me.
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Hey Guys, Have not been on here in since last season. If anyone is interested my neighbor has a fully furnished trailer he is renting out for $25 a person. Its on south shore and its about 2 miles from Lewis point. there is access to the lake.
How many does it sleep, and how to contact your neighbor?
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Hey guys just want to let you know a little more about the show this weekend.. clam will be there and they are going to be doing a
of lot of fun educational events. Seminars demos and kids events. Scott Brauer told me he will have several speakers and guests there. We both wish this where a little earlier in the yr. We may have been able to get some good clam deals but the educational piece is also very important. Come on down and say hi.
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been out the last 4 days ice was in good shape a few holes that could cause an issue for a 4 wheeler but overall its in good shape did very well on the perch but could not find the walleyes at all
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been out the last 4 days ice was in good shape a few holes that could cause an issue for a 4 wheeler but overall its in good shape did very well on the perch but could not find the walleyes at all
Glad to hear the ice is in good shape. Comming up on Sat. Thanks for the report ;D Can't stop smiling even though it's a 2 hour drive and 80.00 dollars in gas.
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hows the perch bite at chapman
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just getting into ice fishing is oneida good place to go?
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just getting into ice fishing is oneida good place to go?
Start off in the water..lol.Just joking. There's hundreds of pages of info here on Onieda. Welcome to Ice Shanty. It's addicting..
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hows the perch bite at chapman
Read back through any question you have about a bite in any area should be in there
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we finally have some cold temps comming ;D ;D.
I think it's going to be a good bite today with the berometer where it is, and it's steady.
I've been seeing alot of holes also. they will be tightening up in the next couple days. Sully...
Beautiful out today. It sucks to actually have to work for a living but it beats the alternative... ;D
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Got out for a few hours before work. Couple of good eyes and a dozen nice perch.
Here's the moon setting at my first stop.
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Very cool picture...
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Where can you still get on the ice with a 4 wheeler? I know the pressure crack at chapman was opening up pretty good on Saturday I can only imagine how it is now with the warm and rain. Any info would be great in a PM. Thanks again
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Very cool picture...
X2
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Awesome Pic.... On my way up from Pittsburgh to watch the Cuse whoop Pitt Saturday then fishing hard for a few days, thanks to you diehards who post pics to make me hate myself for moving away.
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orangcrush17,
I'm a steel city native living in Syracuse now. Not all bad down there, don't have the ice like we do but there are some decent open water fisheries down there. see if you can do something about getting the pirates to the seris next year.
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Where can you still get on the ice with a 4 wheeler? I know the pressure crack at chapman was opening up pretty good on Saturday I can only imagine how it is now with the warm and rain. Any info would be great in a PM. Thanks again
Bunch of guys have gone out of Williams today on 4 wheelers. They might be catching fish today they are all bunched up and have been there most of the day.
Kevin
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how is it near bernhards bay?
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Great day on the ice. Never put the shanty up and only moved once. 38 jumbos and two bonus eyes. Caught fish all day and the big ones were just firing up when we had to leave. Easily caught over 100 perch. It was hard to get the big ones through all the dinks, it was a race to the lure all day long. Ice was great ony problem was getting over the heave on shore. I did see one large open hole. Same holes tomorrow, hope they stay put.
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if you're willing to share.. are you finding the perch a little deeper? i've been fishing in the 20-25 FOW range but have not come across any perch yet
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just bought another sled. it's a yamaha exiter 95 in amazing cond. great sled for my 14, and 17 year old grand kids who love to fish !!! looking for a cheap 2 man shanty. any help would be great !! thanks. Sully...
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Very cool picture...
X3 that is awesome
there is no lube at all for the sleds, It's like a glass table , so mix up some dish soap and water or something slippery to help out ,
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All of you knocking the eyes down. The time, effort, miles and leg work I have put into Oneida over the past couple weeks and have only iced one eye. My first year fishing Oneida sure does have a huge learning curve, I must be doing something seriously wrong! I used to believe I was a top of the line ice head until I met Oneida lake. Ouch.
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if you're willing to share.. are you finding the perch a little deeper? i've been fishing in the 20-25 FOW range but have not come across any perch yet
I was in 20 fow today but previously I was getting them in 38 fow
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All of you knocking the eyes down. The time, effort, miles and leg work I have put into Oneida over the past couple weeks and have only iced one eye. My first year fishing Oneida sure does have a huge learning curve, I must be doing something seriously wrong! I used to believe I was a top of the line ice head until I met Oneida lake. Ouch.
I hear you, it took me 3 years, and alot of money for gas and bait until i figured it out,, still learning more and more everyday though, but thats what keeps the blood pumpin'! keep at it.. ask around and do your homework...fyi, you'll get more info from people on the ice than you will on this site, but the reports are still fun to read with good info also. gd luck :tipup:
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All of you knocking the eyes down. The time, effort, miles and leg work I have put into Oneida over the past couple weeks and have only iced one eye. My first year fishing Oneida sure does have a huge learning curve, I must be doing something seriously wrong! I used to believe I was a top of the line ice head until I met Oneida lake. Ouch.
Sent you a PM. Hope it helps.
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just bought another sled. it's a yamaha exiter 95 in amazing cond. great sled for my 14, and 17 year old grand kids who love to fish !!! looking for a cheap 2 man shanty. any help would be great !! thanks. Sully...
Sully, Check this one out..
http://syracuse.craigslist.org/spo/4285895431.html
Bill
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I hear you, it took me 3 years, and alot of money for gas and bait until i figured it out,, still learning more and more everyday though, but thats what keeps the blood pumpin'! keep at it.. ask around and do your homework...fyi, you'll get more info from people on the ice than you will on this site, but the reports are still fun to read with good info also. gd luck :tipup:
Amen to that. You hit it on the head.
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Awesome day on the lake, could not have asked for better conditions or weather. Took Racer to the North Shore. Beautiful moon set, glare ice and no wind. Sun came out, did not need the shanty all day. Morning bite was tough, no fish up until 1100ish or so. They were glued to the bottom, in fact they were so tight to the bottom, you did not even know they were there. The afternoon bite picked up, glad we stuck it out. I got two keepers a Bourbit and a Perch, Racer got 4 keepers and 1 short. Some of them were slobs. So we walked out to the man waiting at shore to show him our catch. No problems though. Word to the wise for this upcoming weekend....we watched two guys coming across the lake on a sled, full bore. Guess what happened????? They blew the damn thing up. There is no snow to cool them down. They almost dumped it sideways after it blew up, got lucky. So don't bring the sleds. Ice thickness is 8" plus. Heres some pics, good luck during the weekend, be safe.
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I hear you, it took me 3 years, and alot of money for gas and bait until i figured it out,, still learning more and more everyday though, but thats what keeps the blood pumpin'! keep at it.. ask around and do your homework...fyi, you'll get more info from people on the ice than you will on this site, but the reports are still fun to read with good info also. gd luck :tipup:
Compared to me you are a quick learner! I'll be there next week! It's going to be my turn, I can feel it in my bones or it's the rheumatism :-\
pooch2543, Awesome pics by the way!
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All of you knocking the eyes down. The time, effort, miles and leg work I have put into Oneida over the past couple weeks and have only iced one eye. My first year fishing Oneida sure does have a huge learning curve, I must be doing something seriously wrong! I used to believe I was a top of the line ice head until I met Oneida lake. Ouch.
I'll send you a little PM many on hear will help , if one shows a little effort in looking on their own , and there is alot of info given , there is another thread asking questions on this lake , [oneida lake eyes] I believe , PM on its way , now if any of works share just a little make the next guy work a little ;) us older guys don't mind helping but we do like to see guys earn their keep
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Nice catch , what a difference on your face between first picture and the one you holding those eyes, congratulation.
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Awesome day on the lake, could not have asked for better conditions or weather. Took Racer to the North Shore. Beautiful moon set, glare ice and no wind. Sun came out, did not need the shanty all day. Morning bite was tough, no fish up until 1100ish or so. They were glued to the bottom, in fact they were so tight to the bottom, you did not even know they were there. The afternoon bite picked up, glad we stuck it out. I got two keepers a Bourbit and a Perch, Racer got 4 keepers and 1 short. Some of them were slobs. So we walked out to the man waiting at shore to show him our catch. No problems though. Word to the wise for this upcoming weekend....we watched two guys coming across the lake on a sled, full bore. Guess what happened????? They blew the damn thing up. There is no snow to cool them down. They almost dumped it sideways after it blew up, got lucky. So don't bring the sleds. Ice thickness is 8" plus. Heres some pics, good luck during the weekend, be safe.
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/pooch2543/002_zps1db6f646.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/pooch2543/media/002_zps1db6f646.jpg.html)
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nice job pooch on the eyes and some great photos :icefish: :icefish: :thumbsup:
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Nice job on the eyes Pooch and Racer ;)
Wish I was out there but was trying to get some work done this week while its a bit warmer.
I have not tried it this year but for the guys worried about Chapman, maybe check out the South Shore launch just down the road. I would stay away from the islands but there is a huge lot and easy access to the lake. There are usually some cracks around there but may be better than Chapman.
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great job and pics pooch
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Great pictures Pooch !!!! and fish ! :thumbsup:
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orangcrush17,
I'm a steel city native living in Syracuse now. Not all bad down there, don't have the ice like we do but there are some decent open water fisheries down there. see if you can do something about getting the pirates to the seris next year.
Hey Steel City folks...at least you have/had Primani Brothers, the world famous deli, to get the World's BEST Sandwich... :bow: :bow: :bow:
Good job to all you Diehards for all the success :clap:
I will be back out Sun and Mon...
AW
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just bought another sled. it's a yamaha exiter 95 in amazing cond. great sled for my 14, and 17 year old grand kids who love to fish !!! looking for a cheap 2 man shanty. any help would be great !! thanks. Sully...
Jim, i sent you a PM..might have what you are looking for...i am ed's bro - in - law ( power plant)
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Fun day Pooch. My first time over the boarder! I learned a lot today. App's Buckeyes are great. I didn't have a single dead one in my bucket all day. I stopped back on the way home to see if they would have one of those jigs I lost. Had it, on the shelf. Thanks for introducing me to the other side.
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fishooksul."jim,haven't posted in years as you can see....call me 623-9235. Have what you are looking for.
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Nice fish pooch. It was a beautiful day today. Too bad I was stuck at work. It would've been great just to get out and enjoy the weather on the ice. Looks like you did.
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Fun day Pooch. My first time over the boarder! I learned a lot today. App's Buckeyes are great. I didn't have a single dead one in my bucket all day. I stopped back on the way home to see if they would have one of those jigs I lost. Had it, on the shelf. Thanks for introducing me to the other side.
Had fun, Bill. Apps is awesome, I love the bait there. As far as jigs and other stuff, they usually have it. Its just a nice little cozy place and as you saw today, there are little things about it that keep you coming back.
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fished williams park this afternoon.....ice was great....9-10"....and slick as heck.....had the wheeler and it was fine other than getting on the ice....was a little tough but doable.....fishing,not so great....dink city.....couple of keepers and two 14 7/8" eyes :'(....huge picklehead also.....spit the hook at the hole thank you ;).....georgeous sunset.....lost a screw for the blade on the auger,thank goodness for bhammer....thanks bud
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/fishingjanuary16th2013002_zps0b94f90d.jpg) (http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/kowboyup14/media/fishingjanuary16th2013002_zps0b94f90d.jpg.html) got Colleen to Oneida today and we had ablast. She wanted to pull the 2 man so I let her as it was so easy walking today you didn't even know the sled was behind you. We decided to go after the perch and after many sops and holes we finally releaved Oneida of a bunch What abeautiful day to be out
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Today was the best day I've had on the ice ever. The weather was perfect. I don't own a shanty and days like this are rare. Cold enough to form ice but the sun keeps ya warm. I didn't even need gloves/hat. On top of that I couldnt keep the eyes off my pimple! Heck I was even getting them on my tipups. Caught a biggg ol burbot too. Had to reach down and drag him outta the hole. Two bonus jumbos as well. I would guess I caught 50-60 walleye today. 20 of those being keepers. What a blast. Pics to follow! Oh and I found $20 in the dark on the drag out while I was picking up other peoples garbage. Cmon folks. Don't leave spit bottles and chew cans out there! I doubt it was a fella off of here though. You guys rock!
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Hey guys, I'll be fishing Oneida for the first time this Sat & Sun. I won't have a machine this run up and I know that makes a big difference on access/fishing locations. Disclaimer-I don't want anyone's favorite spot, I was just hoping someone might be kind enough to point a lady in the right direction. Thanks so much! :)
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Nice fish pooch. It was a beautiful day today. Too bad I was stuck at work. It would've been great just to get out and enjoy the weather on the ice. Looks like you did.
Exactly right, no morning bite but we did not mind cause the weather was so nice.
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Nice job, Kowboyup and 315stickbow
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Great pics and fish!
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There are some sweet pics guys, and to all that was out on the ice today to enjoy that beautiful day thanks for sharing it with us.
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Nice Lawyer stickbow! That's a wall hanger!
Thanks! Fought like a banshee! I had no idea what I had on the end of my line till it swam by the hole. Toughest fighting fish I've caught through the ice. I released it so maybe one of you guys can get him ;)
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315stickbow, Nice!
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Exactly right, no morning bite but we did not mind cause the weather was so nice.
I've been fishing for over 15 years but this is only my 2nd year ice fishing. It's funny how fast time passes by when you're on the ice. The days are shorter, but I can't ever recall fishing from dawn until dusk and anxiously waiting to it again the next day.
Days like today and a hot bite of perch or walleye definitely helps. I'm still trying to find my way around the lake and to the fish. I'm still having a great time doing it. The wife and kids are actually looking forward to getting out with me. How cool is that?
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Way to stick it out Pooch , great pics can't wait to get back out.
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Nice job, Kowboyup and 315stickbow
it was nice to meet you and racer today. we are still trying to get the pics of to days catch down loaded
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After last nights bloodbath, had too fish Oneida again, went straight too where we left off, but the bite was tough, barely squeeked out a limit by 10,am, so we decided we were wasting valuable perch time, got set up for perch around 1030 and had off and on bonanzas all afternoon, no bite at dark or I would of got my limit, I Grabbed 40 jumbos myself on jiggin raps, one that topped out at 14 inches.....the boys piled them up as well, not sure on numbers, but a good pile of fish for everyone, really gorgeous day today, a little too much sun actually, perch got funky mid day for a bit, but eyes filled the gap, I grabbed 8 of those as well.... Ice hardened and built all day hazards are now hard. Heres a picture from about 2 pm, we added too the perch piles after that.
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My friend Brian.
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Me and my buddy Hamilton
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14 inch jolopy.
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Tonights sunset
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Jalopy :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: You kill me bro ;D That was a nice fish....
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Nice catch guys. Snagger can I fish with you guys? J/k...sorta. ;D
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Congrats on a great day and great fish!
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wow way to hammer them guys..my buddy and i had the red side by side on the north side of the lake out of apps...right in front of the cleveland water tower...we only managed a few short and i mean short walleyes and bout 25 perch..kept 12-15 of em enough for a nice lil fry. had a great time out there and the day was incredible..cant wait for a return trip there..
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After last nights bloodbath, had too fish Oneida again, went straight too where we left off, but the bite was tough, barely squeeked out a limit by 10,am, so we decided we were wasting valuable perch time, got set up for perch around 1030 and had off and on bonanzas all afternoon, no bite at dark or I would of got my limit, I Grabbed 40 jumbos myself on jiggin raps, one that topped out at 14 inches.....the boys piled them up as well, not sure on numbers, but a good pile of fish for everyone, really gorgeous day today, a little too much sun actually, perch got funky mid day for a bit, but eyes filled the gap, I grabbed 8 of those as well.... Ice hardened and built all day hazards are now hard. Heres a picture from about 2 pm, we added too the perch piles after that.
Nice fish guys! You had a great day! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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I see some of u guys out got ur eye limit then onto finding perch, my question is is it diff lures ur using or all together diff location, I'm headed up sat for the first time and have read all 134 pages lol got my note book out and see what I can do, I wld be happy with 1 walleye on my frst trip up
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Unbelievable! Awesome! Nice pics too.
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This fish got threw back by accident when it jumped out of my hands and went back in the hole . that was mine and iceauger catch for today. alls well ends well http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w102/tsargent1/Oneida/3419abee5d0c2f11d43498c4d8ebccf4.jpghttp:http:hthttp:
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never hold a photo op fish near the hole...sorry for your bad luck.... :o :-\
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What time does cookies open during the week? Would they be open before daylight tomorrow morning? I've only been in the store once, two years ago, so i am not familiar with their hours.
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Nice perch guys!
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Nice catch! Great day! Plus you still have the picture!
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What an awesome day of fishing
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Nice job today guys.
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Lets keep the ball rolling into this weekend eh?
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This fish got threw back by accident when it jumped out of my hands and went back in the hole . that was mine and iceauger catch for today. alls well ends well (http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w102/tsargent1/Oneida/3419abee5d0c2f11d43498c4d8ebccf4.jpg)
did a lil adjusting to your original post......nice... @).
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:) That's an awesome catch there guys, Congratulations!!! :)
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Awesome day on the lake, could not have asked for better conditions or weather. Took Racer to the North Shore. Beautiful moon set, glare ice and no wind. Sun came out, did not need the shanty all day. Morning bite was tough, no fish up until 1100ish or so. They were glued to the bottom, in fact they were so tight to the bottom, you did not even know they were there. The afternoon bite picked up, glad we stuck it out. I got two keepers a Bourbit and a Perch, Racer got 4 keepers and 1 short. Some of them were slobs. So we walked out to the man waiting at shore to show him our catch. No problems though. Word to the wise for this upcoming weekend....we watched two guys coming across the lake on a sled, full bore. Guess what happened????? They blew the damn thing up. There is no snow to cool them down. They almost dumped it sideways after it blew up, got lucky. So don't bring the sleds. Ice thickness is 8" plus. Heres some pics, good luck during the weekend, be safe.
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Nice report Pooch!!!!! :thumbsup:
Everyone else for that matter, sounds like a good day too be alive.
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Sully, Check this one out..
http://syracuse.craigslist.org/spo/4285895431.html
Bill
thank you !! i will check it out. Sully...
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heres a pic of some of that flooding near sandy pond.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/EllisburgFlooding2_zps28a07f4d.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/EllisburgFlooding2_zps28a07f4d.jpg.html)
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What time does cookies open during the week? Would they be open before daylight tomorrow morning? I've only been in the store once, two years ago, so i am not familiar with their hours.
I believe tha Cookies is Closed for the season
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I believe tha Cookies is Closed for the season
YES cookies is closed for the season i calledthe other day and they told me they are no longer open for the winter months and open back up in the spring im not sure why they wouldnt stay open for the ice season if i remember right they use to
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heres a pic of some of that flooding near sandy pond.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/EllisburgFlooding2_zps28a07f4d.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/EllisburgFlooding2_zps28a07f4d.jpg.html)
Wow ! That picture is recently ? Mother nature in hear strength.
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Nice fish everyone, perfect day to be out - easy walking and no wind. Going out this morning to try to bag some eyes and then find some perch.
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What time does cookies open during the week? Would they be open before daylight tomorrow morning? I've only been in the store once, two years ago, so i am not familiar with their hours.
no they do not open till about 8
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no they do not open till about 8
Thank you
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whoa!!!!!!! :o
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whoa!!!!!!! :o
Yup, here we go...
Nice job guys. Looked like a great day to be out there!
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Hey PA C&R Man nice fish and i love the snostickle
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B.S. Man on the 50-60 eyes. This is the die hard thread not the b.s. thread. Guess ill have to wait for pics. And you found $20 in the dark, make sure you play the lottery if your not lying. I agree with you on the garbage left on Ice, ****censored word****ing pigs. Like the scum bags who trashed big bay this year. People need to have a little respect for the lake!
I know. It is hard to believe some of the numbers you see posted on here sometimes...until you do it yourself (or in my case, see the guy next to you do it).
That being said, the smart money is on he did actually catch them. Going to be tough to post a picture of 50 walleyes with a limit of 3. If he takes a picture of every fish caught, he won't have time to catch 50. Nice job Stickbow, and everyone else!
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What time does cookies open during the week? Would they be open before daylight tomorrow morning? I've only been in the store once, two years ago, so i am not familiar with their hours.
closed during the winter months
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After last nights bloodbath, had too fish Oneida again, went straight too where we left off, but the bite was tough, barely squeeked out a limit by 10,am, so we decided we were wasting valuable perch time, got set up for perch around 1030 and had off and on bonanzas all afternoon, no bite at dark or I would of got my limit, I Grabbed 40 jumbos myself on jiggin raps, one that topped out at 14 inches.....the boys piled them up as well, not sure on numbers, but a good pile of fish for everyone, really gorgeous day today, a little too much sun actually, perch got funky mid day for a bit, but eyes filled the gap, I grabbed 8 of those as well.... Ice hardened and built all day hazards are now hard. Heres a picture from about 2 pm, we added too the perch piles after that.
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My friend Brian.
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Me and my buddy Hamilton
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14 inch jolopy.
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Tonights sunset
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Nice job on the fish and pics guys ;) Looks like the Lowrance is back up and still working good ;D
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Planning on headed up tomorrow morning. Could use some input. Debating on going out from William Park, Chapman Park, South Shore launch, Cleveland or out from Apps. Which would be best to get on ice with a 4 wheeler and also to possibly ice my first walleye. PM's are greatly appreciated to keep this on the down low.
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fished oneida for the first time weds and thursday with 2 buddies. Wednesday we looked around a bit for eyes off constantia and couldn't find anything. Marked a few fish but couldn't get them to go. Found some perch towards the end of the day in 24'. Fished those same perch for about 6 hours yesterday and ended up bringing home about 25 fish, biggest being about 12.5''. Never realized how big that lake is, you guys that consistently catch fish on that lake must put in some serious hours. Can't wait to get back up there but next time we'll be bringing a machine and a gps with a map chip for sure.
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How is chapman looking for the weekend? what is the condition of the pressure crack out there by the pier?
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Hey guys, lookin to go to the North Shore tomorrow morning, how's the perch bite? I heard its been not too bad! How much ice is on the North Shore too? Last weekend it was around 9-11 inches where I was. Just wanted to make sure, because of the temperature roller coaster!! ;D
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How's the ice off Lewis? Itching to get up there this weekend!!
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Hi guys I was wondering I hear alot of talk about barometer on here, what is considered good numbers when you guys say your going to kill them? Its not going to stop me from going fishing on the bad barometer days (a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work) but was just curious as Im trying to learn all the time
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A huge thanks to Recordbreaker for the shanty !!!!!!!!!!! the kids are going to love it !! Sully...
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Hey guys, I'm planning on getting out this weekend but I'm undecided on where to go. I'm mainly going out for perch but I wouldn't mind getting walleye either. The options are Williams and Chapman Park. I haven't been to Williams before but have read some positive reports about it. I've been to Chapman Park a few times now and have fished quite a few spots and different depths with little luck.
I know some of you will say the north shore, but I'm currently limited to those two spots for now. Which spot do you think is the best one to try? Thanks in advance.
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Both of those spots will have fish. I've fished both this year and have not been able to get into the same size fish at Williams that I have at Chapman. Should be able to pick up some bonus eyes at either place as well.
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Hi guys I was wondering I hear alot of talk about barometer on here, what is considered good numbers when you guys say your going to kill them? Its not going to stop me from going fishing on the bad barometer days (a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work) but was just curious as Im trying to learn all the time
Well, if you go to Google, and search for "barometer readings and fishing", you will have a wealth of information - some is good and professional reading.
For instance - http://insideline.net/index.php/feature-weather/175-feature-pressure (http://insideline.net/index.php/feature-weather/175-feature-pressure)
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Just wanted to let whomever know I found a tool kit bag for a clam shelter at Lewis point hung it on the iron fence if its your ,your welcome if it's not leave it for the guy that owns it.
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thanks fishforpike that was a good read
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I know. It is hard to believe some of the numbers you see posted on here sometimes...until you do it yourself (or in my case, see the guy next to you do it).
That being said, the smart money is on he did actually catch them. Going to be tough to post a picture of 50 walleyes with a limit of 3. If he takes a picture of every fish caught, he won't have time to catch 50. Nice job Stickbow, and everyone else!
I really did! I took a lot of pics! They were biting like dink perch on spikes. It was crazy. Most of them were around the 12" range. But still...blew my mind. I wish I had a witness. I'm going back out tmmrw!
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How's the ice off Lewis? Itching to get up there this weekend!!
It's fantastic. Solid 8 or 9 inches yesterday. Probably thicker now
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thanks fishforpike that was a good read
;D SO - if you get the right barometer, frontal system moving the right way, fair weather leaving, poor weather approaching, the speed the systems are moving, the stars, moon, sun and earth all lined up ------ it's time to go fishing. ;D
My own "feelings", if the barometer is falling - slowly - it's all good. It's always good to get out, some days are just better than others. I like 'em all.
Oh!, and don't forget the wind direction. ;)
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Bad barometer, good barometer, makes no difference, only difference to guys who understand that stuff, is they know they got a tough day ahead of them on certain days, almost wish I didn't know about weather sometimes, yesterdays full out sun slowed the bite mid day, but it was really nice, much better than 20 mph winds...Oneida "blitz" got too love them when they come, makes up for the hours of searching or fishing dead holes.
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You are a true diehard shane. Glad to see your having fun.. Be safe bud.. Havn't seen many pic's of HT. Oh that's rite that darn work thing.
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Hey guys hate to sound like a rook, but I have not had the chance to get out in over a week. I have been really busy lately. I was just wondering if any of you guys could give me a report on the water clarity out from Lewis?.. I might be able to get out on Sunday for the day but I don't want to drive that far to find murky water from all if the run off. Thanks for the help.
Chief
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Hey, SNAGGER thanks for the reply your pm box is full. GREAT fishing to you and here fishy fishy Thanks again fishy167
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How is chapman looking for the weekend? what is the condition of the pressure crack out there by the pier?
It was watery when i left this morning at 11am. When i crossed it at daylight it was solid.... Not sure i would want to drive across it. I crossed a board over the crack right by the pier.
Slow morning... lots of smallies caught around me, multiple lookers, lost a couplel fish and got two perch... 29' of water
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Hey guys hate to sound like a rook, but I have not had the chance to get out in over a week. I have been really busy lately. I was just wondering if any of you guys could give me a report on the water clarity out from Lewis?.. I might be able to get out on Sunday for the day but I don't want to drive that far to find murky water from all if the run off. Thanks for the help.
Chief
Like me and Freddie did on monday ??? ??? yep ended up driving all the way around the whole lake by the time I got home ???
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You are a true diehard shane. Glad to see your having fun.. Be safe bud.. Havn't seen many pic's of HT. Oh that's rite that darn work thing.
yes this work thing sucks. can only fish on the weekends and mother nature was not nice to me last weekend :P but I don't give up easy ;)
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but I don't give up easy ;)
I like that attitude HT.
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Bad barometer, good barometer, makes no difference, only difference to guys who understand that stuff, is they know they got a tough day ahead of them on certain days, almost wish I didn't know about weather sometimes, yesterdays full out sun slowed the bite mid day, but it was really nice, much better than 20 mph winds...Oneida "blitz" got too love them when they come, makes up for the hours of searching or fishing dead holes.
It's all part of the "game"; if you want it to be. ;)
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It's fantastic. Solid 8 or 9 inches yesterday. Probably thicker now
Good to hear! Hoping to get out on Sunday. Any bait shops open on Sundays?
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Good to hear! Hoping to get out on Sunday. Any bait shops open on Sundays?
Bartell Rd. bait and tackle....Brewerton... .great bait and even better people opens @ 6 am I believe
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Always enjoy reading about how weather matches up with the bite. Any reading suggestions to better understand the barometer? Have read a little bit in some books but not too specific.
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I just checked the Marion Manor website, and they are open on Sundays. They open at 7am.
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Hey Guys looking for some help plz I plan on going out tomorrow I am a walker will probably go out on north shore question is between taft,apps or godfrey which is the shortest walk to get to walleye dept and which is best bet to find some thanks for any advice
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Still safe enough to take out the wheeler. Thinking about going out of Constantia in the AM. Any help would be appreciated.
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just fish......... :icefish:
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Bartell Rd. Bait and tackle is open every day 6-6.
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since the pond is sketchy looks like Oneida it is
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Tough bite today in north bay
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Same holes as yesterday same results. Kept 25 jumbos and landed a bonus limit of eyes. Must have thrown back 150 perch, a lot of 9-10" ers. Thought I was at sodus for a minute then looked at the bucket of 12"ers and 3 eyes. I have never caught so many small perch in Oneida. I thought they hatched at 10". One eye I got is covered in warts, probably 50 of them. Is it ok to eat?
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Same holes as yesterday same results. Kept 25 jumbos and landed a bonus limit of eyes. Must have thrown back 150 perch, a lot of 9-10" ers. Thought I was at sodus for a minute then looked at the bucket of 12"ers and 3 eyes. I have never caught so many small perch in Oneida. I thought they hatched at 10". One eye I got is covered in warts, probably 50 of them. Is it ok to eat?
Its ok to eat, but they sure don't look appetizing do they. :sick:
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Question for you Oneida experts. I have caught more walleyes this year than my entire Oneida career combined. I have kept 11 and thrown back a ton. The interesting thing is I am getting them on small perch jigs, many of them on spikes. I am catching them in the few spots I always fish for perch? Perch is all I ever target. Is there just that many walleyes now or is it a result from fishing early ice. Just curious, it sure is nice getting these bonus eyes while perch fishing, hope it continues.
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Any snow on the ice down there?
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Its ok to eat, but they sure don't look appetizing do they. :sick:
No it is so gross, never seen anything like it. I tried giving it to my dad but he wouldn't take it. Figured I would fry it up for my mother in law. ;D
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those warts gives it more flavor. you should gut it and cut the head off like a trout. then just fry it in a pan ;D ;D ;D ;D ummm yummy. lmfao
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No it is so gross, never seen anything like it. I tried giving it to my dad but he wouldn't take it. Figured I would fry it up for my mother in law. ;D
:woot: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Any snow on the ice down there?
Dusting but there will be more. Calling for snow everyday until march.
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I actually notice warts on a few I caught. Are they caused by anything unnatural? I found it odd. Never seen them before
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I actually notice warts on a few I caught. Are they caused by anything unnatural? I found it odd. Never seen them before
http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/_documents/publications/FS/FS-009%20Lymphocystis%20and%20other%20virus-related%20skin%20diseases.pdf (http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/_documents/publications/FS/FS-009%20Lymphocystis%20and%20other%20virus-related%20skin%20diseases.pdf)
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No it is so gross, never seen anything like it. I tried giving it to my dad but he wouldn't take it. Figured I would fry it up for my mother in law. ;D
Now THAT sounds like a plan! :woot: :roflmao:
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just fish......... :icefish:
That's the attitude ICE-ADDICT!!! JUST DO IT!!! For as much as I can get out, the barometer and toilet paper serve the same purpose! :woot: Although it is nice to learn how what can affect the fishing! :thumbsup: :icefish:
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Just realized that burbot I caught would've been dang close for the lead in the tourney, as well as the fella who caught the 27" pickeral a few days ago.
I have a feeling everyone is going to be on the lake tmmrw
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http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/_documents/publications/FS/FS-009%20Lymphocystis%20and%20other%20virus-related%20skin%20diseases.pdf (http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/_documents/publications/FS/FS-009%20Lymphocystis%20and%20other%20virus-related%20skin%20diseases.pdf)
Good info thanks! Still gross :p
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Thanks for the pm snagger...couldn't leave a reply bc the box was full, but I'm sure your already well aware of that ;D
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Alot of instability in the atmosphere tomorrow, could have sparks sizzling off your shanties like 3 yrs ago.
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Alot of instability in the atmosphere tomorrow, could have sparks sizzling off your shanties like 3 yrs ago.
Maybe time to play some Debbie Boone..."You light up my life!" :woot: :woot:
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Sorry if this isn't the place to ask but I'm going out for the first time tomorrow and really need to find out where to get bait near constantia. Im new to the area and have finally found time to get out there. I'll check this thread again in a while with hopes that someone has posted where u can get bait. Thank you and good luck out there!
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Any one know what time Bartel Road Bait and Tackle opens up tomorrow?? Thanks a lot !
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Bartel rd bait and tackle right in brewerton, and there is a place right in constantia by fish hatchery. Not sure hours or name though. It is directly across from hatchery.
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6-6 everyday
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Thanks guys
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personal best eye for me this morning,21 incher.
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Hi gents, new here, but certainly not new to Oneida on hard, or liquid water.....fished it since the mid-70's.
With my work schedule, just ready to head onto the ice now...was wondering how thick the ice is?
Have heard the bite is really good?
Thanks!!
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Where do I catch walleye?
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oswego river has walleyes ::) :P
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personal best eye for me this morning,21 incher.
Nice 315cnote! :thumbsup:
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personal best eye for me this morning,21 incher.
Nice one!
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personal best eye for me this morning,21 incher.
Nice job.
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congrates- nice eye :icefish:
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315 nice fish
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Didn't have the Chance to clean 2 eyes from yest. Left them in plastic bag buried in snow bank. Came out this morning to find neighbors cats dug them up and ate the heads, tails, etc off them.
Wanted to say "here kitty kitty"
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Crazy day for me today. Had chores to get done this am...then hauled as# up 81 to meet a buddy on oneida. Grabbed some bait, loaded the sled , and headed out at high noon. Drove out 2 miles ,couldn't find my bud, stopped to make a call...no answer..then the sled would not move :'( Hey stupid choo choo, you got scratchers ,so USE them when conditions are questionable.Track locked up...walked to a couple of nice guy's from West Monroe, who helped me break the track free(thanks guy's!!) Put the scratchers down and no more issues ...found my buddy at 1:30 , and finally drilled my first hole at quarter to two. Then Gashed the top of my thumb on the auger blade! :'( Thankfully I was able to land 4 keeper walleyes and a real big burbot before dark . (released the burbot...too big and cool to kill)
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2 0f the 3 I kept
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late afternoon,looking towards Brewerton
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choo choo great pics awesome fish
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choo choo,i think me And my buddy were fishing off in front of you. we were on foot with the blue clam shanty.later on we had more ppl come with 2 four wheeler
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Nice pics
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choo choo, I see the snowmobile, no problems on the glare ice? Fan cooled? What precautions if any have you been taking? It would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
By the way, awesome burbot!
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Didn't have the Chance to clean 2 eyes from yest. Left them in plastic bag buried in snow bank. Came out this morning to find neighbors cats dug them up and ate the heads, tails, etc off them.
Wanted to say "here kitty kitty"
At least they let you the good part ;D ;D ;D
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Nice fish choochoo. Keep on chuggin :P
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oswego river has walleyes ::) :P
How much ice is on the river? Is it safe enough for my lawn tractor???
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How much ice is on the river? Is it safe enough for my lawn tractor???
Lmao. Pend's on how many ponies are under the hood.
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^^ lollll ;D
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you are a natural choo choo ;D i dont know about the ice on oswego but i heard that there are eyes there ::) ::) ;D
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choo choo, I see the snowmobile, no problems on the glare ice? Fan cooled? What precautions if any have you been taking? It would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
By the way, awesome burbot!
Thanks Bart...yes, it's a fan cooled.There was about1/4 inch of fresh snow covering the ice....no glare ice, and I thought enough snow would get kicked up and cool things down on the track and slide groove. I was wrong. There was snow kicked up in the tunnel, but not enough to cool things down.2guys held up the rear of the sled, and I pounded the track free with the top end of my spud.Motor ran beautiful all afternoon, and the trak was fine , after I put the scratchers down.
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Nice fish 315cnote! I think I do remember your group out there...good job.
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Nice fish choochoo. Keep on chuggin :P
good one stickbow (wink wink) ;) ;)
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My God, Just read 3 pages of people asking "where do I catch fish?"......
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My God, Just read 3 pages of people asking "where do I catch fish?"......
Not on the couch! That's what I tell them. Haha folks gotta go find em. We can give advice but things change day to day. it's called fishing not catching! Unless you're Snagger
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did a lil adjusting to your original post......nice... @).
Is that snot coming out of your nose???
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yep thanks to by bud not telling me. almost looks like a nose ring. i owe him one. the wind blowing on the lake this weekend will pay him back for me
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PRICELESS
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PRICELESS
i was doing some thinking and if you put some ice skates on your feet you can steer your motor cycle better on the ice. just a thought.
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Hey guys I've never fished Oneida before was thinking of making the trip on the next few weekends anybody have any suggestions on a reasonable comfortable place to stay out there?
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Just got a report of a guy going through the ice at Lewis point, there looking for him with flash lights any body hear anything about it.
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Heard something on the scanner earlier about Lewis point road. Idk how he went in. The ice was solid yesterday. Wheelers and sleds all over. Lets hope for the best...
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The guy at Bartell Rd Bait said a young girl went in near Chapman Park, but she got out right away and she is fine.
Just scuttlebutt at the bait shop, but there are a few weak spots around for sure.
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we came off lewis pt at dark, the ambulance pulled in while we were packin up. seemed pretty solid out there 8" all over. there were a couple sketchy spots near pressure ridge. from 100 yds away, seemed big enough to swallow a wheeler. had a pretty good bite at 445
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Like me and Freddie did on monday ??? ??? yep ended up driving all the way around the whole lake by the time I got home ???
That stinks HT....I'm sneaking out in the morning. Dropping my car off in bernhards bay first thing then fishing until my car is done. Getting my old man out for the first time this year. Hopefully we find a few.
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choo choo, thanks for the info! Itching to get out there... ;D
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Nice eelpout choo choo. You make me glad I chose to buy a 4 wheeler instead of a sled. Right up to the last minute I wasn't sure which one to buy. Your eventful day sounds like one of my trips on the ice. It seems no matter how thoughtfully I pack the night before , I always forget something. Anyway, the scratchers thing didn't make sense to me until KP explained the use for them. Short, but still a good day on the ice. Yup! I have sliced my finger on those blades as well. Coongrats on the fish. Eddy would have cooked that sucker up in a heart beat.
I was supposed to meet a friend on the ice yesterday and apparently wrote down the wrong cell phone #. You know, Oneida is a very very big Lake when you drive around looking for someone. (IT DON'T WOIK). Anyway settled next to some new friends and gave them my 3 jumbo perch at the end of the day. I broke in the new 4 wheeler and had a great day despite missing my hook up . Eddy and I are going to reconnoiter the killing fields on Sunday and TEAM First Place will be absent for the day. We are getting ready to defend our title as MASTERS OF THE POND to be held a short 2 weeks from today. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
thanks jboggey. Sleds can be a problem on glare ice conditions, but they are a lot better in deep snow and crossing cracks.Days like yesterday I wish I had a wheeler...would have been better, and no worries.They both have pros and cons. Good luck, and have fun with your new wheeler, they are sure handy to have.
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Snowing now west end has about 2" fluff from last two hours.
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Tough week. Thursday iced 10 nice perch. Caught so many dinks I lost count. Landed 3 big burbot. Friday same results, ice 10 jumbos. Marked many fish no takers. Dropped everything at them. No eyes to at all. One tough bite. But I will be out next week because thats what I do.
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Putting down the snow right now ,,,, tough bite in north bay ..... Lots of lookers
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That's the attitude ICE-ADDICT!!! JUST DO IT!!! For as much as I can get out, the barometer and toilet paper serve the same purpose! :woot: Although it is nice to learn how what can affect the fishing! :thumbsup: :icefish:
It's. Just nuts how people want every piece of info you can give them. Man, take SOME pride in what you spent 10,000 dollars worth of gear on, with your shiny new suit looking like a seasoned veteran and all. But they expect to get more than just tips here from guys like us who have been at it hard core for 10 years and much more. Man, just fish! You'll feel better about it when you have success after making your own way. Tips and advice are one thing, specifics from men you don't even know is asking a bit much. Sorry but that's my opinion.
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It's. Just nuts how people want every piece of info you can give them. Man, take SOME pride in what you spent 10,000 dollars worth of gear on, with your shiny new suit looking like a seasoned veteran and all. But they expect to get more than just tips here from guys like us who have been at it hard core for 10 years and much more. Man, just fish! You'll feel better about it when you have success after making your own way. Tips and advice are one thing, specifics from men you don't even know is asking a bit much. Sorry but that's my opinion.
Or you could do like the guys next to us yesterday. Invite your friends and leave extra early so you beat us out there and then you can bust open the holes we used yesterday and act like an Oneida Lake hero.
Sharing info on the ice is a great way to meet some new faces and friends so come on over and ask how things are going, but doesn't your self respect go down a little when you race out there early and just sit on someone else's holes....
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It's. Just nuts how people want every piece of info you can give them. Man, take SOME pride in what you spent 10,000 dollars worth of gear on, with your shiny new suit looking like a seasoned veteran and all. But they expect to get more than just tips here from guys like us who have been at it hard core for 10 years and much more. Man, just fish! You'll feel better about it when you have success after making your own way. Tips and advice are one thing, specifics from men you don't even know is asking a bit much. Sorry but that's my opinion.
Does that mean that you won't share the ingredients your recipes anymore ? ;D ;D
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Any truth to the rumor someone fell thru on lewis
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Don't know about anybody else but I stepped thru the ice on the north east corner of the point. Luckily it was only a few inches of water
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Does that mean that you won't share the ingredients your recipes anymore ? ;D ;D
I will always share my special recipes! ;)
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Or you could do like the guys next to us yesterday. Invite your friends and leave extra early so you beat us out there and then you can bust open the holes we used yesterday and act like an Oneida Lake hero.
Sharing info on the ice is a great way to meet some new faces and friends so come on over and ask how things are going, but doesn't your self respect go down a little when you race out there early and just sit on someone else's holes....
No doubt! I'd say anyway, but maybe that's just me.
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well fished off the north shore last 2 days ice was 9-10" everywhere I went saw no bad spots , but that doesn't mean you don't have to pay attention , just fished perch me and my partner ended up with 70 perch , 7 eyes ,a burbout , and a slime dart , weather was great , had fun , and my partner caught the majority of the perch , he sneaked in a few tipups ;)
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Or you could do like the guys next to us yesterday. Invite your friends and leave extra early so you beat us out there and then you can bust open the holes we used yesterday and act like an Oneida Lake hero.
Sharing info on the ice is a great way to meet some new faces and friends so come on over and ask how things are going, but doesn't your self respect go down a little when you race out there early and just sit on someone else's holes....
jj7leaf....... Looks like it happens everywhere ..... It has happened to me the last few weekends on another lake. .... Frustrating but as much as I would raise hell with them , I just find another good spot , I know how you feel .... Be safe and good luck fishing
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Or you could do like the guys next to us yesterday. Invite your friends and leave extra early so you beat us out there and then you can bust open the holes we used yesterday and act like an Oneida Lake hero.
Sharing info on the ice is a great way to meet some new faces and friends so come on over and ask how things are going, but doesn't your self respect go down a little when you race out there early and just sit on someone else's holes....
sorry but that happens , fishing is always slow ;) and they really don't have any pride at all , they just want to catch fish , know what they say about nice guys :o
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sorry but that happens , fishing is always slow ;) and they really don't have any pride at all , they just want to catch fish , know what they say about nice guys :o
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Dammit Filet now you have gone and given away my secret.
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Im sorry if I offended you iceaddict by asking the question, I am not looking for every piece of info. I asked the question because I have seen it brought up a few times and was curious to what it may have to do with the bite. Im always trying to learn new things as Im only 2 years into ice fishing and I dont get out very often as I work two jobs. To tell you the truth I dont really care how many fish I catch because I go to spend quality time with my wife and my 8 year old nephew in the outdoors, catching fish is just the bonus to me.
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sorry but that happens , fishing is always slow ;) and they really don't have any pride at all , they just want to catch fish , know what they say about nice guys :o
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haha thats great
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Im sorry if I offended you iceaddict by asking the question, I am not looking for every piece of info. I asked the question because I have seen it brought up a few times and was curious to what it may have to do with the bite. Im always trying to learn new things as Im only 2 years into ice fishing and I dont get out very often as I work two jobs. To tell you the truth I dont really care how many fish I catch because I go to spend quality time with my wife and my 8 year old nephew in the outdoors, catching fish is just the bonus to me.
Let me preface my response by saying that I might be out of line, but these are just my thoughts...
I see forums such as iceshanty.com and myfishfinder.com as a place to share our love of the outdoors, as well as conditions, tips and strategies with one another. I don't see them as a place to brag and say, "ha, ha...look at all these fish I caught in a place you'll never find!" While I respect the time and energy so many of you have put in to perfect the craft of ice fishing, remember that you too at one point leaned on an "expert" for any bit of information you could get your hands on. If we don't educate our "up and comers" and get them excited about the outdoors, interest will fade and our sport will suffer.
I am by no means an expert fisherman. I have three small kids, a demanding full-time job and many other obligations. However, I am willing to share whatever I know to help the next generation gain an understanding and appreciation for the outdoors.
To the "newbies" on this site: just as you wouldn't hang a treestand right near your buddy's, talk in the middle of somebody's backswing in golf, or move to the other side of the boat because your buddy is catching fish over there, we ask that you respect people's space. Respecting the veterans will lead to a respect for you.
Anybody who sees a Fish Trap Pro out there with some crazy guy inside with a Pittsburgh Steelers afro headband is more than welcome to come up and talk with me...just don't drop your line down my hole! ;D
Just my two cents...
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Let me preface my response by saying that I might be out of line, but these are just my thoughts...
I see forums such as iceshanty.com and myfishfinder.com as a place to share our love of the outdoors, as well as conditions, tips and strategies with one another. I don't see them as a place to brag and say, "ha, ha...look at all these fish I caught in a place you'll never find!" While I respect the time and energy so many of you have put in to perfect the craft of ice fishing, remember that you too at one point leaned on an "expert" for any bit of information you could get your hands on. If we don't educate our "up and comers" and get them excited about the outdoors, interest will fade and our sport will suffer.
I am by no means an expert fisherman. I have three small kids, a demanding full-time job and many other obligations. However, I am willing to share whatever I know to help the next generation gain an understanding and appreciation for the outdoors.
To the "newbies" on this site: just as you wouldn't hang a treestand right near your buddy's, talk in the middle of somebody's backswing in golf, or move to the other side of the boat because your buddy is catching fish over there, we ask that you respect people's space. Respecting the veterans will lead to a respect for you.
Anybody who sees a Fish Trap Pro out there with some crazy guy inside with a Pittsburgh Steelers afro headband is more than welcome to come up and talk with me...just don't drop your line down my hole! ;D
Just my two cents...
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Well said! Except the part about the Steelers... :P
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If the guy's asking the questions would just read back a few pages all their questions would be answered. ???
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Let me preface my response by saying that I might be out of line, but these are just my thoughts...
I see forums such as iceshanty.com and myfishfinder.com as a place to share our love of the outdoors, as well as conditions, tips and strategies with one another. I don't see them as a place to brag and say, "ha, ha...look at all these fish I caught in a place you'll never find!" While I respect the time and energy so many of you have put in to perfect the craft of ice fishing, remember that you too at one point leaned on an "expert" for any bit of information you could get your hands on. If we don't educate our "up and comers" and get them excited about the outdoors, interest will fade and our sport will suffer.
I am by no means an expert fisherman. I have three small kids, a demanding full-time job and many other obligations. However, I am willing to share whate @)ver I know to help the next generation gain an understanding and appreciation for the outdoors.
To the "newbies" on this site: just as you wouldn't hang a treestand right near your buddy's, talk in the middle of somebody's backswing in golf, or move to the other side of the boat because your buddy is catching fish over there, we ask that you respect people's space. Respecting the veterans will lead to a respect for you.
Anybody who sees a Fish Trap Pro out there with some crazy guy inside with a Pittsburgh Steelers afro headband is more than welcome to come up and talk with me...just don't drop your line down my hole! ;D
Just my two cents...
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Well said...couldn't agree more.
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If the guy's asking the questions would just read back a few pages all their questions would be answered. ???
well put night fisher , I and a few others do share and help out , in pm,s just handing stuff out to people that just want an easy way out of doing little to no home work, many of us old timers have learned Oneida by doing it the hard way at least 80% of what I know and still learning , as a few others have done as well , and I to raised a family alone and worked ,I and old Friends learned together and you guys know who you are , we worked as a team to gain knowledge , and I always try to check out a new spot everytime I go if I have time left in a day JMT
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does anybody know if the guy who went thru at lewis point is safe or not ?
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well put night fisher , I and a few others do share and help out , in pm,s just handing stuff out to people that just want an easy way out of doing little to no home work, many of us old timers have learned Oneida by doing it the hard way at least 80% of what I know and still learning , as a few others have done as well , and I to raised a family alone and worked ,I and old Friends learned together and you guys know who you are , we worked as a team to gain knowledge , and I always try to check out a new spot everytime I go if I have time left in a day JMT
i have been ice fishing for 4 yrs now and mostly oneida lake. everything i have learned has been by my exploration and learning and reading alot on ice shanty and other web sites. i think the closest i have ever come to another person ice fishing is 50 yards because i do not want to crowd anybody.
so i agree with you guys also, read ice shanty and you will learn alot.. it's like golf there is no easy way you have to learn the game.
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wow...can you say white out :o.....finally made it out to the shoals today .....was a b**ch gettin there with the heavy snow....thank goodness for GPS.....was fun for awhile...iced 6 keepers and 4 shorties.....had fish under me until about 10 then it dried up....got 3 perch also....ice was great...9-10" solid.....not a soul within 400 yds of me....was nice for a change....kept 3 16"ers for dinner tonight.....first time fishin with the new sled...was great.....first time targeting eyes this year...they weren't overly aggressive, had to work em a little
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Im sorry if I offended you iceaddict by asking the question, I am not looking for every piece of info. I asked the question because I have seen it brought up a few times and was curious to what it may have to do with the bite. Im always trying to learn new things as Im only 2 years into ice fishing and I dont get out very often as I work two jobs. To tell you the truth I dont really care how many fish I catch because I go to spend quality time with my wife and my 8 year old nephew in the outdoors, catching fish is just the bonus to me.
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WAsnt directing anything at you sir, just making an observation, thatS all.
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I must say, I am impressed. It is nice to see some eloquent, well written posts and opinions. Both sides of the issue are well stated, starting with a perhaps a bit overstated opinion by Iceaddict followed by a well written mea culpa by billybob 851 and an excellent rejoinder by burningdownthehouse. All proof we are more than just a bunch of dumb rednecks. It is nice to read some posts and commentary infused with more than YEH! X2 , Nice Fish, That's what I'm talking about and mindless commentary and quips of one another's fishing exploits.
As iceaddict stated , that is his opinion and properly shared by many on this forum, however it has always been my opinion that we ISers are here not only to kibitx and chide one another about our fishing skills or lack thereof, but also to welcome our newbies and those who are honestly seeking improvement with their fishing skills. I myself have had to map this perilous trek to acquire ice fishing mastery, alternately through self deprecating humor and honest genuine inquiry. It is no dishonor to ask questions. It is however laziness on the part of the knowledge seeker as nightfisher has alluded to in the previous post when the answer is available with a little extra back reading.
Further, it has always been my nature to go directly to the source. I make every effort to first read and then to develop a relationship with the person I am seeking to gain knowledge from primarily via PMing them. That way, the offerer of knowledge is left to sift through his emails and to determine if he or she chooses to share this knowledge or not. This is not to say, iceaddict, Snagger, Filetandrelease ,KP, DD or Sully are obligated to respond, but it yields to them the option of answering or not. This way the inquirer is not subject to full frontal assault for asking the most benign of questions.
Lastly, all of the aforementioned and many other experts I have failed to mention are genuine emissaries of the sport and will depart to you as much information as they feel you can handle. We, here in the central and northern region have a great bunch of guys to learn from. We are so blessed, just don't ask me the co-ordinates of the "Honey Hole" ;)2
Good post and of course well put.Your college creative writing class is showing.One thing I've learned over the years of talking to and fishing with knowledgable fisherpersons(and I do mean persons.Have met more than a few ladies who can out fish me 10 to 1)is that one should not be surprised to find out they are very intelligent.While the quarry we are after may have the brain the size do a pea.We are competing more against(or with) the thousands and thousands of years of evolution.The fish we seek aren't here because of their lack of ability to survive against countless obstacles and predators well versed in the surviving and flourishing in the same environment.I've personally never met an expert fisherman that was unintelligent.
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Just got in from fishing the South shore with my father and younger brother. Was snowing like crazy on the walk out. Had fish on the screen all morning long. Getting them to bite was a different story. Managed to get a nice meal of some nice perch and iced my first burbot. Back at it tomorrow.
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I've always been the type that learns better by doing. There's definately little "tricks" that you can pick up her on iceshanty, but getting on the ice and figuring it out for yourself is so much more satisfying than copying someones elses tactics. You never know, maybe you'll come up with you own little "trick" that a seasoned fisherman might ask you about! ;D
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I used to take personal time out of my schedule to teach adults and most importantly youngsters how to ice fish. It's just that sometimes it gets a bit frustrating lending an ear or giving some friendly advice to strangers on the forums, just to end up getting aggravated because it wasn't enough for some as they make that perfectly clear when they pm you asking for more detailed information, then get mad because you didn't offer up your coordinates. It's just crazy to me, but like I said earlier, maybe I'm on my own in my views, but I know there are many others here that feel the same. I used to contribute much more to this forum but was overwhelmed with inconsiderate people after a while. When it comes to getting help along the way, yes, yes I have been given pointers by other more experienced fisherman at some point or another, and I am still learning. I am 45 years old now, and as God is my witness I've made my own path in this sport, way back when, I fished by myself 95 percent of the time, I used to get my hands on every fathomable piece of info I could so that I could gain knowledge and put it to the test, that gave me a sense of accomplishment that I would not trade with anyone ever! I've ice fished on every possible level one can think of, from national championships In the furthest reaches of northern minessota and Wisconsin too backyard ponds with kids. I consider myself somewhat of an ambassador to the sport, through the countless hours I've spent on the ice to teaching kids how to fish at pre tournament clinics. I just wanted to get one thing straight, I have ALWAYS done what I can to help others out in this sport, but it gets frustrating sometimes when people basically expect handouts, I guess that's the world we live in now for the most part, instant gratification at all costs, makes me kinda sad that's all. Sorry if I ruffled any feathers here, I was just trying to get a point across.
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good fishing to all the Oneida lake diehards , I don't want to know anyone fishing spot or how to fish just want to know if there any access of the north shore off of Cleveland for my 4 Wheeler. coming out next weekend....
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Was great last weekend, should be all good now! Things refroze and tightened up pretty good now, at least that's what I was told recently. Good luck!
Oh yeah, apps landing, Cleveland ny, bait shop right there! State access point.
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John, I personally have to agree with every opinion on here and especially yours as I kind of feel the same. The problem with the new generation is technology and the fact that everything is simpler now. Hell 15 years ago I was using the lowrance green box flasher cause I though it was the bomb. Now look at us with led screens and navionics apps let alone the number of people who are getting in the sport. We used to build our own shanty's and pull them out hoping we didn't have to move them again cause they were so big and now we have portable 6 man shanty's. Not to nothing I go fishing to get away from the very day crowds of business and if I do good yah I will post a pic but I think I have earned it after all the hours of being skunked or just getting a few but not once have I asked where to go or what to use. I used to be in the tournament bass scene and for the same reason these rants got started I gave that up as well. We spend countless dollars and time to perfect something and when we get it down your expected to give it up so someone else can feel the rewards without the effort. Nope not this guy sorry if this pisses some people off but sometimes you just have to say it how it is and that's it.
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good fishing to all the Oneida lake diehards , I don't want to know anyone fishing spot or how to fish just want to know if there any access of the north shore off of Cleveland for my 4 Wheeler. coming out next weekend
Yes right at APP's landing you can park there and drive off end of point right onto the ice
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Part of the reason I love fishing is the challenge. Things change day to day. You have to learn to adapt, to pick up on patterns, and try every trick in the book. And sometimes that's not even enough. I'll say it again. It's called fishing not catching. If you caught everything you wanted every time out it wouldnt be as fun or rewarding would it?
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Anybody know where the walleye are hitting on oneida?
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Part of the reason I love fishing is the challenge. Things change day to day. You have to learn to adapt, to pick up on patterns, and try every trick in the book. And sometimes that's not even enough. I'll say it again. It's called fishing not catching. If you caught everything you wanted every time out it wouldnt be as fun or rewarding would it?
Spot on brother!
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I also fished the south shore. The drag sucked!! Glare ice under 2+ inches of snow. Fish under us all day from beginning to end. Tried nearly every jig/lure. Spikes, minnow heads, buckeyes, fatheads.... Didn't matter they weren't taking anything. Caught 3 perch on 3 different combinations lol! Crack by the pier was easy to cross. Both wheelers and sleds were out and about.
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I used to take personal time out of my schedule to teach adults and most importantly youngsters how to ice fish. It's just that sometimes it gets a bit frustrating lending an ear or giving some friendly advice to strangers on the forums, just to end up getting aggravated because it wasn't enough for some as they make that perfectly clear when they pm you asking for more detailed information, then get mad because you didn't offer up your coordinates. It's just crazy to me, but like I said earlier, maybe I'm on my own in my views, but I know there are many others here that feel the same. I used to contribute much more to this forum but was overwhelmed with inconsiderate people after a while. When it comes to getting help along the way, yes, yes I have been given pointers by other more experienced fisherman at some point or another, and I am still learning. I am 45 years old now, and as God is my witness I've made my own path in this sport, way back when, I fished by myself 95 percent of the time, I used to get my hands on every fathomable piece of info I could so that I could gain knowledge and put it to the test, that gave me a sense of accomplishment that I would not trade with anyone ever! I've ice fished on every possible level one can think of, from national championships In the furthest reaches of northern minessota and Wisconsin too backyard ponds with kids. I consider myself somewhat of an ambassador to the sport, through the countless hours I've spent on the ice to teaching kids how to fish at pre tournament clinics. I just wanted to get one thing straight, I have ALWAYS done what I can to help others out in this sport, but it gets frustrating sometimes when people basically expect handouts, I guess that's the world we live in now for the most part, instant gratification at all costs, makes me kinda sad that's all. Sorry if I ruffled any feathers here, I was just trying to get a point across.
I am by no means as experienced or knowledgeable as you.So I have not dedicated the time and effort that you have.Yet I still feel the same as you.Even with my limited amount of time on the hard and soft water.I have shared what I know and gone as far as to draw maps and post them here.I always figured it would give others the knowledge of seeing what TYPE of location the fish on that given water may be found.But in my ignorance I failed to realize how others would use the info.Next thing you know it became a mob scene or even worse.If it was a small body of water I've watched as it became over fished and killed as a prime pond or lake.So while I am not afraid to share what little I know with others and totally take in any shared knowledge of theirs.I tend to do it more via PM these days.Also as one who doesn't mind a friendly hello and how are you doing and what's working for you today.I do like to stay away from the crowd.It is my valued alone time I need for recharging after the hectic week of work....and when things are the best I get to share my "alone" time with my wife(even if she is a better fishing person than me)sometimes my kids and even a good friend or two.
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As much as I did not want to, I decided to try a new spot today. LOOKERS LOOKERS LOOKERS and even more LOOKERS. I have never seen my screen so lit up and struggled to catch them. Must have tried 15 different lures, different size baits, slow, fast, medium, and dead stick. UGH! Although it was fun to try a new spot, I probably should have gone right back to where I have been catching them. NEVER LEAVE FISH TO FIND FISH. Still a good day on the ice!! Hope others had more luck than I did..........I am sure I will see a whole bunch of pictures later tonight, which will make me want to get up and go out again!!!
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Another great day on the Big O today. Had a chance a fish with a old friend today (eyehole). He taught me a good lesson between 7 and 8 am...to a point where I was getting a tad cranky listening to him pound the eyes with a few consolation jumbo's. I made a move literally 15 feet next him and it paid off. He continued to outfish me until I changed to a different rod and reel. We both dropped as many eyes as we iced and lost count. The action stopped around 11:00 am. Notice the whiteout we were fishing in when he took a pic of the 22 incher that went back in the hole. I was on top of 14 inches of ice on the North Shore. Moved to look for perch but they were holding tight to the bottom. Thanks for a great day Mike...one to remember
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Ice-addict I don't want any info but can I HAVE YOUR GEAR! :woot:
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nice job brother. now we got snow on the ice ::)
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I went way off the beaten track today and tried a few spots I marked on Navionics last night. Didn't mark a fish till the third one and that was the last. Got over 30 keepers, 10 over 20" (Not by much though. No bruisers.).
After all the dragging and picking away at 'em so far this year it was nice to finally get to sit in one spot for awhile.
Here's a nice 4.5lb football that went back.
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hit the north shore this morning and tried for eyes on a drop off. i dumped like 4 at the hole >:(. made a big move out to 32' and marked a couple then got a phone call from KP. made one more move and ended up with 20 nice perch. i know KP and Coach had more then me ;) the weather was horrible with wind and snow. must be like 6-8" out there now + drifts.
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got some big ones and some medium sized ones today. also my second biggest perch of the year so far. 13 5/8 "
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hit the north shore this morning and tried for eyes on a drop off. i dumped like 4 at the hole >:(. made a big move out to 32' and marked a couple then got a phone call from KP. made one more move and ended up with 20 nice perch. i know KP and Coach had more then me ;) the weather was horrible with wind and snow. must be like 6-8" out there now + drifts.
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got some big ones and some medium sized ones today. also my second biggest perch of the year so far. 13 5/8 "
Nice catch! 6-8 plus drifts? Hope you had your hip waders! :P
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hit the north shore this morning and tried for eyes on a drop off. i dumped like 4 at the hole >:(. made a big move out to 32' and marked a couple then got a phone call from KP. made one more move and ended up with 20 nice perch. i know KP and Coach had more then me ;) the weather was horrible with wind and snow. must be like 6-8" out there now + drifts.
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got some big ones and some medium sized ones today. also my second biggest perch of the year so far. 13 5/8 "
Nice perch! I havent been able to find them yet. Like that at least. Is there really that much snow? I just ordered some microspikes that'll be here Monday. Got tired of sliding all over. Now I'm going to need snowshoes! Haha. That's the way it goes I suppose. If anyone is going out next week I'll be out there. Look for the IS flag flying high.
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Didn't make it out but had reports from good guys tough bite on both perch and eyes. Congrats to those who did well
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hit the north shore this morning and tried for eyes on a drop off. i dumped like 4 at the hole >:(. made a big move out to 32' and marked a couple then got a phone call from KP. made one more move and ended up with 20 nice perch. i know KP and Coach had more then me ;) the weather was horrible with wind and snow. must be like 6-8" out there now + drifts.
got some big ones and some medium sized ones today. also my second biggest perch of the year so far. 13 5/8 "
Good to fish with you again HT! Them perch can get a little annoying when your targeting Burbot :woot: My biggest perch was 13 1/2
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sorry but that happens , fishing is always slow ;) and they really don't have any pride at all , they just want to catch fish , know what they say about nice guys :o
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It wouldn't be too bad but this guy with a pop up checks is out and sees us having some fun. Now after not even heading that direction you drill holes 21 yards from our shanties Friday. Saturday he must have gotten up at 3am because as we pull up, go figure you and your buddies are USING our holes.
Pretty lame, it's a big lake boys. All the fish are not right there.
And Fillet you are right, always being the nice guy, filling in a guy brought that on.
From now on, definately gonna be slow...
Jason
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Another great day on the Big O today. Had a chance a fish with a old friend today (eyehole). He taught me a good lesson between 7 and 8 am...to a point where I was getting a tad cranky listening to him pound the eyes with a few consolation jumbo's. I made a move literally 15 feet next him and it paid off. He continued to outfish me until I changed to a different rod and reel. We both dropped as many eyes as we iced and lost count. The action stopped around 11:00 am. Notice the whiteout we were fishing in when he took a pic of the 22 incher that went back in the hole. I was on top of 14 inches of ice on the North Shore. Moved to look for perch but they were holding tight to the bottom. Thanks for a great day Mike...one to remember
well done guys MM,KP, Coach And HT , and coach quizzed me on spot and lure , that was fun ;) super count guys , and nice fish and
IceAddict your a solid guy your top notch in my book and a great ice fishermen , always an honor to eye fish along side you and your buds
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Nice fish guys!!! :thumbsup:
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hit the north shore this morning and tried for eyes on a drop off. i dumped like 4 at the hole >:(. made a big move out to 32' and marked a couple then got a phone call from KP. made one more move and ended up with 20 nice perch. i know KP and Coach had more then me ;) the weather was horrible with wind and snow. must be like 6-8" out there now + drifts.
got some big ones and some medium sized ones today. also my second biggest perch of the year so far. 13 5/8 "
Glad you could find em...13..5/8 means you need a 14". I talked with some folks today out there. The perch bite was a tough one. Let me guess..your after Mr Waldo tommorrow??
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JJ7leaf just a little thing I do is check out their posts and read most it will give may give you a little insight , you know which way it is heading , best phrase I like is don;t want your cords but in the general area LOL guess you can't see me right ;D WOW guess I'm a little ::)
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well done guys MM,KP, Coach And HT , and coach quizzed me on spot and lure , that was fun ;) super count guys , and nice fish and
IceAddict your a solid guy your top notch in my book and a great ice fishermen , always an honor to eye fish along side you and your buds
I do that to keep Release's mind sharp!! You really should give him more credit :woot:
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Looks like the snow is finally done. Wow it was really coming down.
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Hear they got 4" in cleveland
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50 years ago my father told me something about my kids and money and it is kind of the same here..
"don`t let them struggle but don`t give them so much they don`t have to work"..
Thats the way I am with people as far as it is with fishing but with my kids and grand kids.. they get all the fishing knowledge I have ..
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50 years ago my father told me something about my kids and money and it is kind of the same here..
"don`t let them struggle but don`t give them so much they don`t have to work"..
Thats the way I am with people as far as it is with fishing but with my kids and grand kids.. they get all the fishing knowledge I have ..
Great advice Old timer :thumbsup:
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Fished the North shore today with BB4 and Greenhead. Tried a new spot that we never fished before on the ice and it was lousy! 4 perch between the 3 of us all day. But, on the bright side I dominated them both outfishing them each 2 to 1! ;D. It's a lesson they won't soon forget.
Hardly marked any fish everywhere we went. Miserable day with the wind, snow and no fish. Thankfully I had a compass or it would have been tough getting around.
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Fished hard today, exclusely targeting perch, they were tougher than 2 days ago, I worked really hard to put 24 jumbos in my bucket, it was a grind, marked tons of fish, they zig zagged everywhere til they reached your lure, then they were mud, tried many things, but only got them too hit #3 raps. Perch tend to get that front hook stuck on the hole more than eyes, dumped quite a few larger ones at the hole, always a fun day trying to trick jumbos.
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I have been a quiet member of IS now for 10 years. I have fished this lake for more years than I sometimes want to remember. When we first fished we didn't even use augers, just spuds. Spent most of the time fishing from the North shore out of Bernhards Bay and have seen years with 30 inches of ice where we put extensions on our 6 inch hand augers just to get through.. We used to take out hard side shanties and leave them there at night with our gear inside with no locks on the doors. Never had any issues. As time went on we drifted to other areas and pretty much fish the South Shore now for ease of access and a little closer to home. ATV, power auger, camera an old fish finder and sometimes my 92 year old dad as company makes up my gear today. Never in all of those years have I put up the numbers that some of you men do today. To be honest sometimes your pictures are what keeps me coming back. Keep up the good work and play safe.
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cold temps coming high of 2 degrees tuesday,, chapman looked mobbed today, dont mind working weekends and fishing weekdays
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FYI - There is 2"-4" of snow on glare ice, some bare spots.
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I have been a quiet member of IS now for 10 years. I have fished this lake for more years than I sometimes want to remember. When we first fished we didn't even use augers, just spuds. Spent most of the time fishing from the North shore out of Bernhards Bay and have seen years with 30 inches of ice where we put extensions on our 6 inch hand augers just to get through.. We used to take out hard side shanties and leave them there at night with our gear inside with no locks on the doors. Never had any issues. As time went on we drifted to other areas and pretty much fish the South Shore now for ease of access and a little closer to home. ATV, power auger, camera an old fish finder and sometimes my 92 year old dad as company makes up my gear today. Never in all of those years have I put up the numbers that some of you men do today. To be honest sometimes your pictures are what keeps me coming back. Keep up the good work and play safe.
92! wow god bless! cant believe hes still getting out.thats great
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50 years ago my father told me something about my kids and money and it is kind of the same here..
"don`t let them struggle but don`t give them so much they don`t have to work"..
Thats the way I am with people as far as it is with fishing but with my kids and grand kids.. they get all the fishing knowledge I have ..
good stuff
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Fished hard today, exclusely targeting perch, they were tougher than 2 days ago, I worked really hard to put 24 jumbos in my bucket, it was a grind, marked tons of fish, they zig zagged everywhere til they reached your lure, then they were mud, tried many things, but only got them too hit #3 raps. Perch tend to get that front hook stuck on the hole more than eyes, dumped quite a few larger ones at the hole, always a fun day trying to trick jumbos.
I hear you ,love them jumbos. Nice catch Snagger and HT , glad to see some people were on them.Got an Oneida lake ass kicking today, guess we should have stayed on are other fish. On the bright side we eliminated some areas that were void of fish.
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Hi everyone havent been on here much looks like most are havering a great ice season nice fish and pic everyone.
ive been out a few times yet to really get into the eyes had a few good days of 20+ perch all out from the north shore 22-30'
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also got checked last week by DEC, i knew one of the guys said they had written 67 tickets in 2 days 47 for over the limit on eyes and 20 for no license!!!
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Guys taking eyes saddens me. There's a limit for a reason
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Goin out there monday second trip ever cant wait after seing all these incredible pics...way to goo all you guys out there that hammer them.
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Never been to Oneida, tomorrow is the maiden voyage! Through research and reading about 30 pgs of this forum, fantastic fish everyone btw, i think ive decided on apps landing. Is there any hazards or dangerous conditions i need to know about? Im all for learning on my own as far as tactic, but id love to make sure i dont make a rookie mistake that will make this my last trip to oneida. Any advice is appreciated!
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92 and still hitting the ice,wow, I'm in my 60's and sometimes think I should stay home. ;D
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Go into AppS and talk to the boss, he will give you good info.
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i am gonna have to start tipping the mod's to fix my pics i am bad at this computer thing
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i am gonna have to start tipping the mod's to fix my pics i am bad at this computer thing
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Had a tough grind on the lake today. I could only land 1 walleye, so I spent most of my time trying to find perch.Found a few in 30 fow...only 8 onto the ice.The weather took the fight out of me, so I did not move as much as I should have.
Well, at least I had no breakdowns or injuries.
Good job Ht, snag, scout and all you guys who did well today.
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Guys taking eyes saddens me. There's a limit for a reason
nice to know there out there and writing tickets, when i asked they said most were one or two over lot of people from out of the area that think the limit is 5.
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@rgizmo2001, thanks for the info! Ill be sure to post some fishing stories tomorrow
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nice to know there out there and writing tickets, when i asked they said most were one or two over lot of people from out of the area that think the limit is 5.
They should come up to Black Lake and get a double whammy then. Why would anyone fish a body of water without reading the special regulations? :-\ ???
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Hey pimple ....when are you going to take me to Oneida with you? If you see me between the docks at L P this week stop and say hi.
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you got it man bite has been ok this am was a slamfest first time i ever saw big bill dive on a fish he looked like ryan miller in our tent i bet my mom didn't know he could move like that
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I got to take my son out today. We walked out very late this morning from Godfrey. Marked a few fish and moved a few times and omly got two pins. At noon we went in close and put the camera down. Nothing. The dragging got to the both of us. The last hout i went back deep and he stayed in close. I ended up hokking a few eyes. As im walking back i see him walking to me waving his arms. Oh crap i think. I get a little closer and he has a big ol fish held up over his head.lol. His first chain pickeral. See I told you this hole would produce,he says. You got that right kid, you got ;)that right.
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Awesome pictures and reports everyone...I'm living through all of you this weekend...my kids have a two day swim meet so I took the weekend off the ice...I may shift gears this week and go back to my roots and go find the crappie craps...glad to hear the DEC are slamming people for being fish hogs...that many tickets issued, there is a serious problem out there then, way more not getting caught... :-\ :-\ >:(
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Had a good day out there today. Took home 50 perch, 8 burbot and 2 eyes. The perch were on the small side... lots of 8's and 9's...with a few jumbos mixed in. That's ok though...I'm craving some poor man's shrimp. I don't usually keep burbot, but I do keep them in the pail until I leave because they have a tendency to hang around, and I believe it spooks the perch. I just decided to clean some this time. Everything was caught in 20 fow at the same spot. Only drilled two holes all day. Best presentation for me today was a small tungsten jig head with an impulse plastic mayfly larvae threaded on. Even caught a walleye and a couple burbot on that. Other than that, I was using a glow-perch #3 rap.
****Two different guys wandered up to my shanty today during the white-out, and asked me where in the heck they were. One guy was at least 3/4 of a mile from where he thought he was. He was walking and dragging a shanty too. He was also headed South, when he thought he was heading North!! GUYS...bring a compass or a GPS!!!!!!!!! **** I was alone and couldn't leave my gear for fear of it getting blown over, or else I would have gave them a lift in the right direction. Felt bad about that...
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looks like you are the new Burbot master ;D ;D :icefish: :woot:
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Challenge accepted. Biggest burb wins ;)
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Glad you could find em...13..5/8 means you need a 14". I talked with some folks today out there. The perch bite was a tough one. Let me guess..your after Mr Waldo tommorrow??
i already got a 14" going on the wall from last year. me and coach were after perch half that size but these big ones kept getting in the way ::). we are practicing for the up coming sandy pond dink fest perch derby ;) oh ya i am sleeping in tomorrow ;) nice job to all of the guys out there that were able to get on some fish. it was tuff out there for sure :)
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I'm sleeping in too...but I bet there is a hot bite in the morning. Barometer is gonna fall hard ahead of the front that is coming. Winds are going to crank up...but should be fishable until 11:00 or so.
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i already got a 14" going on the wall from last year. me and coach were after perch half that size but these big ones kept getting in the way ::). we are practicing for the up coming sandy pond dink fest perch derby ;) oh ya i am sleeping in tomorrow ;) nice job to all of the guys out there that were able to get on some fish. it was tuff out there for sure :)
Good for you putting a 14" on the wall congrats.... I caught one this year 14 5/8 down in southern ny and didn't even think about putting it on the wall since I know someone who has two 18"ers on the wall that were caught 20 minutes from my house.... looking back that 14 5/8 perch is my pb by probably 2 inches but I have a muskie that I should be getting back soon so one at a time lol
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18" perch ??? lets see some pictures of those. me and son have caught perch that were over the 15" mark but they were caught in sandy pond. the perch that is getting mounted was out of oneida lake. 14" long and 12" around. a totally different type of perch then anywhere else. ;D
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i am gonna have to start tipping the mod's to fix my pics i am bad at this computer thing
All fixed! ;)
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Had a good day out there today. Took home 50 perch, 8 burbot and 2 eyes. The perch were on the small side... lots of 8's and 9's...with a few jumbos mixed in. That's ok though...I'm craving some poor man's shrimp. I don't usually keep burbot, but I do keep them in the pail until I leave because they have a tendency to hang around, and I believe it spooks the perch. I just decided to clean some this time. Everything was caught in 20 fow at the same spot. Only drilled two holes all day. Best presentation for me today was a small tungsten jig head with an impulse plastic mayfly larvae threaded on. Even caught a walleye and a couple burbot on that. Other than that, I was using a glow-perch #3 rap.
****Two different guys wandered up to my shanty today during the white-out, and asked me where in the heck they were. One guy was at least 3/4 of a mile from where he thought he was. He was walking and dragging a shanty too. He was also headed South, when he thought he was heading North!! GUYS...bring a compass or a GPS!!!!!!!!! **** I was alone and couldn't leave my gear for fear of it getting blown over, or else I would have gave them a lift in the right direction. Felt bad about that...
Those mayfly larvae are great. It's amazing the size of the fish that'll take them. Never seen anything like those burbot myself though. Impressive fish.
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That is an insane amount of burbots! Never seen that many in one outing before!
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Jim you are the burbout title holder and big ones to :bow:[[ KING BURBOT]
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That is an insane amount of burbots! Never seen that many in one outing before!
I iced 3 the other day and lost 4 more at the hole. They are all over the lake. Fun to catch. But when your serching for perch and eyes they can become a pain in the ars.
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Had a good day out there today. Took home 50 perch, 8 burbot and 2 eyes. The perch were on the small side... lots of 8's and 9's...with a few jumbos mixed in. That's ok though...I'm craving some poor man's shrimp. I don't usually keep burbot, but I do keep them in the pail until I leave because they have a tendency to hang around, and I believe it spooks the perch. I just decided to clean some this time. Everything was caught in 20 fow at the same spot. Only drilled two holes all day. Best presentation for me today was a small tungsten jig head with an impulse plastic mayfly larvae threaded on. Even caught a walleye and a couple burbot on that. Other than that, I was using a glow-perch #3 rap.
****Two different guys wandered up to my shanty today during the white-out, and asked me where in the heck they were. One guy was at least 3/4 of a mile from where he thought he was. He was walking and dragging a shanty too. He was also headed South, when he thought he was heading North!! GUYS...bring a compass or a GPS!!!!!!!!! **** I was alone and couldn't leave my gear for fear of it getting blown over, or else I would have gave them a lift in the right direction. Felt bad about that...
Holy cow batman...you smoked em...even on day when the perch fishing was tough. I want on of those mayfly perch imitations....where did you get that?
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Jim, I hope you save a few of those fillets for me.... Burbot that is ;D ;D ;D ;D Great job bro!!!!
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Awesome music video, really hits home for me...
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Great song
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Jim you are the burbout title holder and big ones to :bow:[[ KING BURBOT]
Yes sir! Nice going Jim! :thumbsup:
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Awesome music video, really hits home for me...
good post eddie. the song rules and the words from that old guy at the end says it all. END OF STORY ;)
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Outstanding Hookinup! I like that impulse bait myself.
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well done guys MM,KP, Coach And HT , and coach quizzed me on spot and lure , that was fun ;) super count guys , and nice fish and
IceAddict your a solid guy your top notch in my book and a great ice fishermen , always an honor to eye fish along side you and your buds
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Right back at ya partner! You are surely one of the best fisherman I know, especially on ice and on Oneida lake! I'm hoping I will be fishing solo a couple times this season so I can fish with you, just don't like dragging a posse around and crowding anyone.....
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Holy cow batman...you smoked em...even on day when the perch fishing was tough. I want on of those mayfly perch imitations....where did you get that?
check out brewerton bait, and tackle. they have mackie plastics.
that's what i'm useing tomorrow. Sully...
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he probly fished in aspawn area. they are spawing now. burbot!
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Fantastic job out there yesterday guys! Absolutely LOVE the lawyer pics! Beautiful Burbies! The mighty lota, lota demands respect! It's a ling thing ! No doubt about the eel pout! Hmmmm, do I have any more? Ah yes! My favorite, MUD BLOWER!
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Nice job on the Burbs....
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Reminds me of filets pic of a the catfish. Great job hookinup. Burbot everywhere.
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Holy crap ..nice job on those burbots! I have never seen one in real life hoping to hit on on monday though.Gonna fish the north side west of apps..guess i will try the 15-30 fow area there...by bernhards bay if it is producing anything is another story but great job on those fish.
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I caught a Burgot yesterday too, what a great fish on an ice rod! I put it back after a few pictures, but a guy in the parking lot said they make a great fish stew. Definitly going to keep one or two next time.
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I caught a burbot yesterday weighed 6lbs I think I might try it. heard they were good :)
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Holy cow batman...you smoked em...even on day when the perch fishing was tough. I want on of those mayfly perch imitations....where did you get that?
Minettoman... I ordered a pack from Mills Fleet Farm (great place, by the way) when placing an order for something else. Only bought one pack as a trial. Gotta buy more. They come in all kinds of colors.
Maki's work good too...you can get those locally at Bartel Road Bait.
Yep...I think I am on an eelpout bed, because they are constantly showing up there. They are somewhat of a pain to me, because I can tell when they are under me. I can recognize the distinct line they paint on my graph, and the way they look when they come up for the lure. When they are around, the other fish shy away. Once I catch the one that is there, the other fish start to feed again. They are so tough that they can live in a bucket in the shanty for a while, so I usually keep them til I leave and let them go...or go drill a hole a couple hundred yards away and release them. The weather was too nasty yesterday to do that. Just decided to clean them and give them a try this time.
DD - since you are the burbot chef...I have a question for you. The tail sections are thin, and there is pink fat on them, which I assume will affect the taste. If I try to skim-cut it off (like Lake Ontario Browns), the fillet will be too thin to make much of. Do the tail sections taste fishy?? The shoulders are a different story. I like the looks of them, and can tell that they will be great.
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Got my old man out yesterday for the first time this year. We iced 14 eyes. Only 4 keepers. 2 for me 1 for him. I drilled a hole between us so we could both use my vex. His first time ever using a flasher. I thinks he's hooked now. He's already talking about going to buy a bunch if gear now. Well here's my two...18 and 19 1/2
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Got my old man out yesterday for the first time this year. We iced 14 eyes. Only 3 keepers. 2 for me 1 for him. I drilled a hole between us so we could both use my vex. His first time ever using a flasher. I thinks he's hooked now. He's already talking about going to buy a bunch if gear now. Well here's my two...18 and 19 1/2
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Fantastic job out there yesterday guys! Absolutely LOVE the lawyer pics! Beautiful Burbies! The mighty lota, lota demands respect! It's a ling thing ! No doubt about the eel pout! Hmmmm, do I have any more? Ah yes! My favorite, MUD BLOWER!
finally fried one up from now on, I just call them yummy
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i was doing some thinking and if you put some ice skates on your feet you can steer your motor cycle better on the ice. just a thought.
As soon as I buy a new front tire, I plan on studding it.
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Never seen so many guys in the parking lots as yesterday, holy crap, and that was fairly early.
stopped at bartel rd bait shop, nice guys, nice shop; we usually hit apps, but weren't going quite that far east,
plus wanted to check it out anyhow.
Anyway, had five guys on foot cuz we had a trailer issue, walked out from taft in the blizzard, couldn't see chit.
we missed the shanty town to the west(dakin?), dropped in 30 fow, zip, moved in a little, zip.
move in a little more, all told a couple shorts,a couple perch, left at 1:00 so we could catch the SU game.
Still payin dues..
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As soon as I buy a new front tire, I plan on studding it.
shouldn't you stud the back tire pooch? And maybe a ski on the front
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Went to the sports show yesterday really good event the girlfriend even liked it. Those maki plastics are some awesome stuff got a few bags and entered about $200 worth of raffles the NRA clubs had some really nice rifle raffles. Will most definitely be going back next year hope to see more ice fishing gear for sale thought.
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Nice pile of lawyers Hookinup!
Lots of 7"-9" perch out there right now, next year should be good!
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True story out Thursday morning had my mini. aqua view down watching my jig.looked away for a second, looked back and the screen is completely white.so I think oh crap what's wrong with my camera. Then I see a fish throut,a burbut face and he swims away. just as my pole goes down yep another burbut that's the one I fried up it didn't look like it was going to taste good but it was delish sweet and not fishy at all.
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shouldn't you stud the back tire pooch? And maybe a ski on the front
Back tire is chained works great, front tire dry rotted bad but holds air due to tube. it works okay but with that glare ice i had trouble turning sharp. no problems straight ahead or small turns. in the snow no problems so i should be fine
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Got my old man out yesterday for the first time this year. We iced 14 eyes. Only 4 keepers. 2 for me 1 for him. I drilled a hole between us so we could both use my vex. His first time ever using a flasher. I thinks he's hooked now. He's already talking about going to buy a bunch if gear now. Well here's my two...18 and 19 1/2
??? ??? ??? 4 keepers ??? ??? ??? 2 for me and 1 for him ??? ??? ??? am I missing something ??? ??? ???
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Had a good day out there today. Took home 50 perch, 8 burbot and 2 eyes. The perch were on the small side... lots of 8's and 9's...with a few jumbos mixed in. That's ok though...I'm craving some poor man's shrimp. I don't usually keep burbot, but I do keep them in the pail until I leave because they have a tendency to hang around, and I believe it spooks the perch. I just decided to clean some this time. Everything was caught in 20 fow at the same spot. Only drilled two holes all day. Best presentation for me today was a small tungsten jig head with an impulse plastic mayfly larvae threaded on. Even caught a walleye and a couple burbot on that. Other than that, I was using a glow-perch #3 rap.
****Two different guys wandered up to my shanty today during the white-out, and asked me where in the heck they were. One guy was at least 3/4 of a mile from where he thought he was. He was walking and dragging a shanty too. He was also headed South, when he thought he was heading North!! GUYS...bring a compass or a GPS!!!!!!!!! **** I was alone and couldn't leave my gear for fear of it getting blown over, or else I would have gave them a lift in the right direction. Felt bad about that...
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Congrats on an awesome day. This is why we keep goingback to Oneida , impressive.
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Motorcycle on ice you say? Is this you? hehe I think those of us dragging sleds are doing something wrong :P don't ask how I found that vid. I'm a motorhead
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he probly fished in aspawn area. they are spawing now. burbot!
thats right I forgot they spawn from Dec-March
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Got my old man out yesterday for the first time this year. We iced 14 eyes. Only 4 keepers. 2 for me 1 for him. I drilled a hole between us so we could both use my vex. His first time ever using a flasher. I thinks he's hooked now. He's already talking about going to buy a bunch if gear now. Well here's my two...18 and 19 1/2
??? ??? ??? 4 keepers ??? ??? ??? 2 for me and 1 for him ??? ??? ??? am I missing something ??? ??? ???
:woot: waiting patiently for the answer to this question ;D
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Lmao. I was just gunna let it slide
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Sorry I mis-typed? I fixed it maybe 2 mins after after I seen my own post. Sorry for such the big in inconvenience pooch...and coach stop instigating! ::)
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Sorry I mis-typed? I fixed it maybe 2 mins after after I seen my own post. Sorry for such the big in inconvenience pooch...and coach stop instigating! ::)
That's it a typo!!??? ??? ??? I was hoping for a big long story. ;D
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I used to take personal time out of my schedule to teach adults and most importantly youngsters how to ice fish. It's just that sometimes it gets a bit frustrating lending an ear or giving some friendly advice to strangers on the forums, just to end up getting aggravated because it wasn't enough for some as they make that perfectly clear when they pm you asking for more detailed information, then get mad because you didn't offer up your coordinates. It's just crazy to me, but like I said earlier, maybe I'm on my own in my views, but I know there are many others here that feel the same. I used to contribute much more to this forum but was overwhelmed with inconsiderate people after a while. When it comes to getting help along the way, yes, yes I have been given pointers by other more experienced fisherman at some point or another, and I am still learning. I am 45 years old now, and as God is my witness I've made my own path in this sport, way back when, I fished by myself 95 percent of the time, I used to get my hands on every fathomable piece of info I could so that I could gain knowledge and put it to the test, that gave me a sense of accomplishment that I would not trade with anyone ever! I've ice fished on every possible level one can think of, from national championships In the furthest reaches of northern minessota and Wisconsin too backyard ponds with kids. I consider myself somewhat of an ambassador to the sport, through the countless hours I've spent on the ice to teaching kids how to fish at pre tournament clinics. I just wanted to get one thing straight, I have ALWAYS done what I can to help others out in this sport, but it gets frustrating sometimes when people basically expect handouts, I guess that's the world we live in now for the most part, instant gratification at all costs, makes me kinda sad that's all. Sorry if I ruffled any feathers here, I was just trying to get a point across.
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pooch...........he is fulton and those poeple are not good with numbers/ counting is not a strong point for sure............lmfao. ..............sorry cheif........WTH...... ..i cant say anymore i am laughing too hard..........omg :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :woot: :whistle: :whistle: :thumbsup:
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Here's a youtube clip where a guy cleans and cooks a burbot right on the ice...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMdD8egU_ac (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMdD8egU_ac)
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pooch...........he is fulton and those poeple are not good with numbers/ counting is not a strong point for sure............lmfao. ..............sorry cheif........WTH...... ..i cant say anymore i am laughing too hard..........omg :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :woot: :whistle: :whistle: :thumbsup:
Why didn't ya go out fishing today HT? Snow too deep?...
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pooch...........he is fulton and those poeple are not good with numbers/ counting is not a strong point for sure............lmfao. ..............sorry cheif........WTH...... ..i cant say anymore i am laughing too hard..........omg :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :woot: :whistle: :whistle: :thumbsup:
Too funny H.T.! Word on the street is that they can't count their gems and get the same number twice! :woot: :woot:
Then how did they derive the equation...Pole+Line+Water=Fish??? Word is that the Palermo boys showed 'em?? :woot: :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao: :icefish:
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18" perch ??? lets see some pictures of those. me and son have caught perch that were over the 15" mark but they were caught in sandy pond. the perch that is getting mounted was out of oneida lake. 14" long and 12" around. a totally different type of perch then anywhere else. ;D
I'll see if I can get some pictures.... here's the 14 5/8 i caught not the 12" girth like you had but still a nice jumbo.... You don't find them too often like this down by me
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Nice Eyes Chief!!! :thumbsup:
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Nice striper Loud! :thumbsup:
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Lol quit picking on the Oswego county boys for their Cipher-n' deys got a good edumacation in skool.
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I'm out on the lake now. Its confusing. 3 different spots that worked well last couple weeks didn't mark a thing. 1 I sat and waited jigging for 2 hours Nada. Have moved several times found some but nothing spectacular.
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Anyone ever try bucktail jigs through the ice? I use them in soft water a lot. A few I have are meant for vertical jigging. I'm gonna try em next time I go out. Rummaging through my softwater tacklebox for goodies :p
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I must say, I am impressed. It is nice to see some eloquent, well written posts and opinions. Both sides of the issue are well stated, starting with a perhaps a bit overstated opinion by Iceaddict followed by a well written mea culpa by billybob 851 and an excellent rejoinder by burningdownthehouse. All proof we are more than just a bunch of dumb rednecks. It is nice to read some posts and commentary infused with more than YEH! X2 , Nice Fish, That's what I'm talking about and mindless commentary and quips of one another's fishing exploits.
As iceaddict stated , that is his opinion and properly shared by many on this forum, however it has always been my opinion that we ISers are here not only to kibitx and chide one another about our fishing skills or lack thereof, but also to welcome our newbies and those who are honestly seeking improvement with their fishing skills. I myself have had to map this perilous trek to acquire ice fishing mastery, alternately through self deprecating humor and honest genuine inquiry. It is no dishonor to ask questions. It is however laziness on the part of the knowledge seeker as nightfisher has alluded to in the previous post when the answer is available with a little extra back reading.
Further, it has always been my nature to go directly to the source. I make every effort to first read and then to develop a relationship with the person I am seeking to gain knowledge from primarily via PMing them. That way, the offerer of knowledge is left to sift through his emails and to determine if he or she chooses to share this knowledge or not. This is not to say, iceaddict, Snagger, Filetandrelease ,KP, DD or Sully are obligated to respond, but it yields to them the option of answering or not. This way the inquirer is not subject to full frontal assault for asking the most benign of questions.
Lastly, all of the aforementioned and many other experts I have failed to mention are genuine emissaries of the sport and will depart to you as much information as they feel you can handle. We, here in the central and northern region have a great bunch of guys to learn from. We are so blessed, just don't ask me the co-ordinates of the "Honey Hole" ;)2
"REJOINDER" JBoggey Ive had both hips replaced is that a re-joinder hahaha sorry just had to bring the discourse back down to a disrespectful level hahaha Kidding all....just kidding.
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Why didn't ya go out fishing today HT? Snow too deep?...
yep.... did not want not to deal with the snow. correct ;)
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Anyone ever try bucktail jigs through the ice? I use them in soft water a lot. A few I have are meant for vertical jigging. I'm gonna try em next time I go out. Rummaging through my softwater tacklebox for goodies :p
no. the feed is differnet in the winter
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Motorcycle on ice you say? Is this you? hehe I think those of us dragging sleds are doing something wrong :P don't ask how I found that vid. I'm a motorhead
Awesome video, so much fun...I actually used to ride on YZ450F out on the lakes just like that. Now I have the old man BW200 powerhouse, still fun.
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Sorry I mis-typed? I fixed it maybe 2 mins after after I seen my own post. Sorry for such the big in inconvenience pooch...and coach stop instigating! ::)
You the Chief ;D ;D ;D No inconvenience, just laughs had by all. ;D ;D
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had a great day on oneida today. i had to move 5-6 times but finally landed on some eyes. caught 10 between 10-11 and then had to leave.
those are the kind of days that keep you coming back .
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Messenger appears to have cleared out 75-80% of guys gone. Was hoping for something better, still occasionally picking at them but its a tough day. Bout time to wrap it up & watch some football
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no. the feed is differnet in the winter
I know. Just curious. Some immitate minnows so ima give it a shot
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tough day for sure....2 eyes and 3 jumbos for my 4 hrs.....dumped a whopper eye when he snapped my favorite jig at the hole :'(.....couple of pin pike too.....marked fish but wouldn't commit....still a beautiful day though....moved around quite a bit......guys scattered all around the shoals,but not as many as I would have thought on a nice sunday with great ice
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Minettoman... I ordered a pack from Mills Fleet Farm (great place, by the way) when placing an order for something else. Only bought one pack as a trial. Gotta buy more. They come in all kinds of colors.
Maki's work good too...you can get those locally at Bartel Road Bait.
Yep...I think I am on an eelpout bed, because they are constantly showing up there. They are somewhat of a pain to me, because I can tell when they are under me. I can recognize the distinct line they paint on my graph, and the way they look when they come up for the lure. When they are around, the other fish shy away. Once I catch the one that is there, the other fish start to feed again. They are so tough that they can live in a bucket in the shanty for a while, so I usually keep them til I leave and let them go...or go drill a hole a couple hundred yards away and release them. The weather was too nasty yesterday to do that. Just decided to clean them and give them a try this time.
DD - since you are the burbot chef...I have a question for you. The tail sections are thin, and there is pink fat on them, which I assume will affect the taste. If I try to skim-cut it off (like Lake Ontario Browns), the fillet will be too thin to make much of. Do the tail sections taste fishy?? The shoulders are a different story. I like the looks of them, and can tell that they will be great.
Jim, I have never noticed a fishy taste to them at all, The fatty stuff cooks away.
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Well the Big O had its way with me today. My first trip to these waters ended as a humbling one. Went in off Godfrey, fished between 16 and 32 ft in about 20 different holes... Didn't mark a single fish. I did however catch a Zebra Mussel, not quite a prize but definitely pretty funny to reel in my jig to find a mussel attached. Hope everyone else did better than me!
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Yeah those zebra mussels do like the taste of a metal hook
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As soon as I buy a new front tire, I plan on studding it.
short sheet metal screws. have you made it out at all since the last time we saw ya?
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nah I worked all weekend........got vacation starting tommorrow...i'll be out there all week ;D
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did you guys get out?
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they went for the weekend. dont no how they did herd the walleye bite was not so good. i will be back up tomorrow or tuesday . hope the bite gets better by then the barometer is going down should help out a little.
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Haven't posted in awhile but here goes. Fished north shore, ice was good 9 inches. Only had to drill one set of holes today. Got my eyes quick this morning and downed sized my lure to work on some perch. Left the ice at 11:00 with my limit of eyes and a dozen jumbo perch. I was fishing in 25fow. Green seemed to be the hot color early on and switching to blue when the sun came out seemed to be the key today. Snow was not really that bad imo and I walked today.
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Anyone ever try bucktail jigs through the ice? I use them in soft water a lot. A few I have are meant for vertical jigging. I'm gonna try em next time I go out. Rummaging through my softwater tacklebox for goodies :p
I have heard of guys getting them on bucktails through the ice but I have never tried it. I am sure it would work especially if you added a buckeye.
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new and old guy that used them back in the day but never used them myself,,, well its my friday be out there the next 3days looks like its going to be cold
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brown with silver tinsel open water and on the ice
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nah I worked all weekend........got vacation starting tommorrow...i'll be out there all week ;D
I'm on vacation from work starting today as well. A whole week. Maybe ill see ya out there @)
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I'm on vacation from work starting today as well. A whole week. Maybe ill see ya out there @)
Better bring a calculator with ya!! :woot:
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Walleye bite was hot today. 21 keeper eyes, 12 short, and 11 perch. 26 fow mainly on kast masters.
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Nice!! Fat ones.
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Nice catch.... Congratulations...
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Holy cow batman...you smoked em...even on day when the perch fishing was tough. I want on of those mayfly perch imitations....where did you get that?
Apps has them minettoman, in several colors. As you walk in, they are on the wall to your right. ;) (Impulse by northland)
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Walleye bite was hot today. 21 keeper eyes, 12 short, and 11 perch. 26 fow mainly on kast masters.
(http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l491/s10xr/IMG_20140119_160715_040_zps26a3effe.jpg)
Great Job s10xr !! I wish i could have fished today :'(
Great job hookinup...amazing pile of fish. :thumbsup:
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Walleye bite was hot today. 21 keeper eyes, 12 short, and 11 perch. 26 fow mainly on kast masters.
(http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l491/s10xr/IMG_20140119_160715_040_zps26a3effe.jpg)
Nice job! Do you bleed them all?
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I too saw the emergency vehicles at Lewis Point Friday night. There was some talk about a man going through. Has this been confirmed? Does anyone have any details?
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Is it best to cut the gills out if you are going to eat the fish. Never tried it I am missing out on a better taste of my fish
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Nice Catch :icefish: :icefish: :icefish:
Mike
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Not sure if you're talking about bleeding the fish or getting meet outta the cheeks, but if you've never had walleye nuggets you're missing out! I don't bleed the fish I eat. I put the fillets or meat in a water and salt solution in a Ziploc bag or Tupperware then leave it in the fridge for a night to pull the blood out
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Headed to the north shore today in search of some eyes with the younger brother and family friend and his son. Tough tough bite for us. Fished from 20-32' foot of water. Marked very few fish but the ones we did shot up off the bottom and hit with little to no work. Ended up only finding the perch and keeping a few. Congratulations to those who were able to get on the fish this weekend. Well see what next week brings.
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Nice catch s10 :clap: :clap:
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Looks like some of you hit the honey hole and others, including me, got zip. I have been fighting an Atv lately and if I had a gun with me ,I would have shot the dam thing Friday. Thank God we have snow on the ice and my sled actually works.
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Every fish I keep I cut the throat let them bleed out in a bucket with water. No blood really in the fish when you clean them and there's no tension in the fish. There just a slab to clean.
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Yesterday was the worst day I ever hand on Onieda got skunked out of Lewis. Had bare ice to get out 2 miles, then ten inches of snow. Took me two hours to walk in even with creepers no traction. I fell 14 times had to walk down the center of the pressure ridge to keep my footing. Marked a lot of fish could'nt entice them to bite big small raps sweeds nothing :(
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how is he fishing near bernhard bay?...thinking of hitting that area up tomorrow..
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hey diehards got a quick question from a guy trying to learn the lake. before i learn oneida i need to learn how to fish walleye. i use a jigging rap mainly and do long strides till i mark a fish then i do verry little jigs with my rod. had tons of lookers but not many takers today and did dump a nice one at the hole. any tips or maybe a video on how to jig that someone might know about would be a great help, thank you.
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Went out on the north shore over by Jewel this morning. Caught 20 eyes lost a few pulling them up through the hole. kept my 3 keepers and was done fishing in 2 hours. Was the best day I had this year. Hoping to hit the ice tomorrow morning before heading out Rabbit hunting around noon :)! Hope every one else had a great day on the lake/
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Walleye bite was hot today. 21 keeper eyes, 12 short, and 11 perch. 26 fow mainly on kast masters.
(http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l491/s10xr/IMG_20140119_160715_040_zps26a3effe.jpg)
nice job on the fish. a perfect day in my book right there ;)
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scroll back several pages and you will see some videos made by Snagger. It shows how he entices those walleyes.
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Based on the reports things definitely seem to be feast or famine.
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Here's a youtube clip where a guy cleans and cooks a burbot right on the ice...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMdD8egU_ac (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMdD8egU_ac)
Man pretty neat. Them are some nice ones you got! I still haven't ever caught one! You would think I would have by now on accident. Maybe tomorrow. I want to try them
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I'm on vacation from work starting today as well. A whole week. Maybe ill see ya out there @)
Gonna be cold, but I'm fishing Monday thru the weekend ;D
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we are planning our first trip to Oneida, any info on a good place to stay on the north shore. We prefer the local ma and pa bed n breakfast type of place. Also loking forward to meeting some of the local diehards,Snaggeryou lok familiar I think I may have fished with you in pulaski for salmon and steelies
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Out of Williams from @9-2:30 bought a friend who is interested in getting into more ice fishing, We ended up with 12 perch, nothing big, 1 pickerel and a bubot that went back down. Huge day with the walleyes hooked at least 25!! To bad they where only 6 to 10 inches long, Maybe next time we'll have a keeper or 2...What was going on behind Dunhams today? anyone? I never have seen that many shantys behind there. All in all a nice day.
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Based on the reports things definitely seem to be feast or famine.
Seems like jewel east was the ticket ... I was the next group west of jewel and it was famine ..... BIG TIME ....
I squeaked a limit and 12 shorts yesterday .... But they gave me the stink eye today .... When I got the text at 8 and my buddy said UT OH .... he was on Taft . You could just feel the goose egg coming. I did land a nice 7 " :woot: :thumbsup: :clap:
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how much ice is there out of godfreys
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scroll back several pages and you will see some videos made by Snagger. It shows how he entices those walleyes.
thanks for the info man
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Out of Williams from @9-2:30 bought a friend who is interested in getting into more ice fishing, We ended up with 12 perch, nothing big, 1 pickerel and a bubot that went back down. Huge day with the walleyes hooked at least 25!! To bad they where only 6 to 10 inches long, Maybe next time we'll have a keeper or 2...What was going on behind Dunhams today? anyone? I never have seen that many shantys behind there. All in all a nice day.
I took my friend there for his once a year trip. We got 14 perch and one eye. A lot of dinks. It didn't seem like anyone was getting much but guys kept showing up.
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Gonna be cold, but I'm fishing Monday thru the weekend ;D
Me too @)
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Hey Stormy were you at Apps yesterday morning around 615 or so with another guy or two ? I wasn't sure if it was you or not. I didn't want to confuse you with somebody else...
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Hey Stormy were you at Apps yesterday morning around 615 or so with another guy or two ? I wasn't sure if it was you or not. I didn't want to confuse you with somebody else...
yeah you wouldn't want to put that on someone else ;D It was I ... Would have loved to have met ya young gun .... You could have signed my hoodie :woot:
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Haven't posted in awhile but here goes. Fished north shore, ice was good 9 inches. Only had to drill one set of holes today. Got my eyes quick this morning and downed sized my lure to work on some perch. Left the ice at 11:00 with my limit of eyes and a dozen jumbo perch. I was fishing in 25fow. Green seemed to be the hot color early on and switching to blue when the sun came out seemed to be the key today. Snow was not really that bad imo and I walked today.
rocky I have been doing this for a few years and what you did was my perfect day a nice limit of eater eyes and a dozen jumbo perch congrats my man :thumbsup:
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Every fish I keep I cut the throat let them bleed out in a bucket with water. No blood really in the fish when you clean them and there's no tension in the fish. There just a slab to clean.
if you really want to bleed them cut the tail off thats the spine , it will drain better if hung and and slit the heart, but 16-17.5 inch eyes don't need bleeding it is as good as it gets , do you bleed your jumbo perch to
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looks like i am gonna have to get on my knees to finish my holes next weekend with the upcoming temps better sharpen them auger blades
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looks like i am gonna have to get on my knees to finish my holes next weekend with the upcoming temps better sharpen them auger blades
no need to pray the snow will help insulate it ;)
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(http://rs1293.pbsrc.com/albums/b589/lldjr1/yote_zps478c3ef8.jpg~c100) Fished out of Mill st. yesterday got about a dozen perch with nothing over 9 inches. Today I helped to protect my local deer. ;D Went to ice show.
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Absolutely ripon winds here all day today in buffalo, still crankin ! Was it windy enough on the lake today to get rod of any of the snow?
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New to the lake and gonna try this saturday. Need help with parking. Thought about chapman, but I kinda wanted to be a little west. Like boat launch rd. Or somewhere close to shakelton point. I'll be on foot so no trailer behind my pickup. Pm me if necessary I dont want to burn anyones spot. Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance. Good luck be safe
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Absolutely ripon winds here all day today in buffalo, still crankin ! Was it windy enough on the lake today to get rod of any of the snow?
hey John just picked up a med-heavy 31" wicked , reelis on order , now I'll just count heads :o
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New to the lake and gonna try this saturday. Need help with parking. Thought about chapman, but I kinda wanted to be a little west. Like boat launch rd. Or somewhere close to shakelton point. I'll be on foot so no trailer behind my pickup. Pm me if necessary I dont want to burn anyones spot. Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance. Good luck be safe
imho I would say Chapman would be a better choice if you are walking.....don't have to walk all that far to get to fishable water....good luck
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i hate to say i hope so cause i hope we have ice til april but would rather cut 12 inches than 24
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hey John just picked up a med-heavy 31" wicked , reelis on order , now I'll just count heads :o
Get the new Teardrop to go with it Fred??
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New to the lake and gonna try this saturday. Need help with parking. Thought about chapman, but I kinda wanted to be a little west. Like boat launch rd. Or somewhere close to shakelton point. I'll be on foot so no trailer behind my pickup. Pm me if necessary I dont want to burn anyones spot. Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance. Good luck be safe
If you want to be close to Shackelton point, you might want to park at the State launch on route 31, about a mile East of Bridgeport. There was a wicked pressure crack that was heaved up high a few weeks ago. Be careful. Probably settled back down by now. The launch will have good parking and is adjacent to Shackelton point. A long walk to Chapman Park from there though. If you want to park at Chapman park...plan on getting there early. Parking has been crazy at almost all locations lately...
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Heres a picture of my girlfriends first limit of eyes in 2014, she is such a trooper and after Saturdays challenge it was one of few things that went right on Saturday. (http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/oneidalakeicefishingmidjanuary2014001_zps2a1f1ae6.jpg) (http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/kowboyup14/media/oneidalakeicefishingmidjanuary2014001_zps2a1f1ae6.jpg.html)
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good going Colleen. Hope you kicked his butt,
kc
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That is awesome to see a woman out there getting it done way to go. Maybe this will help convince the wife to give it a shot.
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Today was a better day not only did we limit on eyes we did well on the perch, and I had the sled this time. To understand why it was impotant for me read my topic on my definition of a true friend and you will understand this. I actually got to pay it forward today with 3 guys struggling like I was yesterday and after 3 trips out and back I got them and all their gear to their truck, they tried to pay me and I just said no but thanks just pay it forward . The eyes were engulfing the rap up until 10am when we had our limit.
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Hey guys! Any tournaments coming up?
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Nice fish colleen, Thank's for sharing kowboy
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Thanks for the help gents. Much appreciated. Great fish your gal has kowboy. I see she's wearing an Oneonta sweatshirt. That's where my wife went to college. It's only about 15 minutes from where I live. I think I've seen you two on the salmon river as well. Thanks again to all
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I'm on vacation from work starting today as well. A whole week. Maybe ill see ya out there @)
you wanna get out chief let me know. Sully...
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Heres a picture of my girlfriends first limit of eyes in 2014, she is such a trooper and after Saturdays challenge it was one of few things that went right on Saturday. (http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/oneidalakeicefishingmidjanuary2014001_zps2a1f1ae6.jpg) (http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/kowboyup14/media/oneidalakeicefishingmidjanuary2014001_zps2a1f1ae6.jpg.html)
Looks like you have 4 keepers there Kowboy!!!!!!! Good go'in!!!!!
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Congrats :icefish: :icefish: :icefish:
Mike
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way to go kowboy....nice fishin kowboys gal...
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Nice limit there knowboy
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/oneidalakeicefishingmidjanuary2014012_zpsaf85e650.jpg) (http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/kowboyup14/media/oneidalakeicefishingmidjanuary2014012_zpsaf85e650.jpg.html) Todays eyes, wish we could have gotten our picture taken out on the ice but artic couldn't find us as we were in a white out around 4pm. Man what a 2hr ride home
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man i gotta learn to fish this lake hope tomoroow will be a good bite for me and the guys i am goinn with..way to go today kowboy....
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KC she got me on Saturday forsure on keepers, but today was adifferent story. She says thanks guys for all the congrats she really does work hard for her fish and she definetly puts in the time, as I said she is atrooper.
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KC she got me on Saturday forsure on keepers, but today was adifferent story. She says thanks guys for all the congrats she really does work hard for her fish and she definetly puts in the time, as I said she is atrooper.
I'm reitring in a few weeks. Gotta find me a gal like that!!!!!!
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I too saw the emergency vehicles at Lewis Point Friday night. There was some talk about a man going through. Has this been confirmed? Does anyone have any details?
never seen anything on the news so I guess that's good
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Nice fish colleen, Thank's for sharing kowboy
X2!
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Nice fish Team Kowboy!
Did not fish today, but got a lot done around the house. Cleaned yesterday's fish (all 4 of them), finished building 3 rods and made a smitty sled...along with some other stuff, but none of that stuff was any fun.
I was asking about the bleeding of the fish because I generally do it for 'eyes in the livewell but never on the ice. I just throw the fish in a dry pail - makes a mess dry. To be honest, I don't know if I can taste the difference, but they sure do look a lot better. Probably keep longer too.
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Nice fish Team Kowboy!
Did not fish today, but got a lot done around the house. Cleaned yesterday's fish (all 4 of them), finished building 3 rods and made a smitty sled...along with some other stuff, but none of that stuff was any fun.
I was asking about the bleeding of the fish because I generally do it for 'eyes in the livewell but never on the ice. I just throw the fish in a dry pail - makes a mess dry. To be honest, I don't know if I can taste the difference, but they sure do look a lot better. Probably keep longer too.
IMPO there is no difference, just a bloody spot on the ice so people can see where you fished.
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hey John just picked up a med-heavy 31" wicked , reelis on order , now I'll just count heads :o
Good stuff brother! You will be even more deadly! If that's possible!
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Nice fish Team Kowboy!
Did not fish today, but got a lot done around the house. Cleaned yesterday's fish (all 4 of them), finished building 3 rods and made a smitty sled...along with some other stuff, but none of that stuff was any fun.
I was asking about the bleeding of the fish because I generally do it for 'eyes in the livewell but never on the ice. I just throw the fish in a dry pail - makes a mess dry. To be honest, I don't know if I can taste the difference, but they sure do look a lot better. Probably keep longer too.
Yeah I just take my bucket and drop some water in it. Before I bleed them out. I do my perch also it takes 2 sec. Its all part of my set up process. I prefer to do it. I guess its all personal preference. Just not as messy cleaning.
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nice job koyboy ;)
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I usually snip a gill if I am bleeding a fish. But in the case of eyes and perch, I do not feel it is neccessary. Basically Usually want to get back down the hole as soon as possible. Here is another question - why in the world would people leave fish they don't want on the ice? Came across a good size pickeral in fron of Apps the other day right next to the hole and I bet he didn't get there by jumping out of the hole. I saw him move a bit and put him back. It looked like he made it. I know some guys cringe at the thought of another live pickeral in Oneida but there seems to be one healthy balance of fish in this lake with them in.
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Went out of chapmans by myself yesterday and almost had to call upon my fellow iceshanty members for a ride back in. I'll admit I'm a bit out of shape but pulling a 2 man clam in that snow with no traction underneath I thought I was gonna have a heart attack. I had to stop a few times but made it. Now I know if I can't get the wheeler fixed to tow my shanty I guess I can't go fishing anymore. I only walked out as far as I had to in order to reach 22fow and set up my camp. Drilled 2 holes and sat on top of some perch. Caught a nice 14" and another 8 or so 9"'s then the rest were dinks. Then about 2pm I had fish that I was marking and would follow the lure but couldn't get them to commit. Walleye's maybe? I don't know I gave up then. Was using cast masters and puppet minnows. The Rapala caught a couple perch as well.
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Walleye bite was hot today. 21 keeper eyes, 12 short, and 11 perch. 26 fow mainly on kast masters.
(http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/l491/s10xr/IMG_20140119_160715_040_zps26a3effe.jpg)
Nice catch S10.
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I usually snip a gill if I am bleeding a fish. But in the case of eyes and perch, I do not feel it is neccessary. Basically Usually want to get back down the hole as soon as possible. Here is another question - why in the world would people leave fish they don't want on the ice? Came across a good size pickeral in fron of Apps the other day right next to the hole and I bet he didn't get there by jumping out of the hole. I saw him move a bit and put him back. It looked like he made it. I know some guys cringe at the thought of another live pickeral in Oneida but there seems to be one healthy balance of fish in this lake with them in.
Very good question. I guess the same reason people leave their trash on the ice. We (hunters and fisherman) are our own worst enemy in the public relations department. By "we" I certainly don't mean all of us, but it only takes a few to taint everyone.
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I slit the throat right were the gills come together it makes it impossible for the fish to breath and slits the the main artery you can see the heart pump out all the blood .I do it so the fish dies quicker...I know wimpy lol
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Get the new Teardrop to go with it Fred??
no I'm sticking another 6061 on it, I really like that reel ,I know they aren't cheap but worth every penny to me and that now completes my arsenal
great fish team Kowboyup
and Kingfisher you will love that Smitty ,saves a load of butt break work
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Went out of chapmans by myself yesterday and almost had to call upon my fellow iceshanty members for a ride back in. I'll admit I'm a bit out of shape but pulling a 2 man clam in that snow with no traction underneath I thought I was gonna have a heart attack. I had to stop a few times but made it. Now I know if I can't get the wheeler fixed to tow my shanty I guess I can't go fishing anymore. I only walked out as far as I had to in order to reach 22fow and set up my camp. Drilled 2 holes and sat on top of some perch. Caught a nice 14" and another 8 or so 9"'s then the rest were dinks. Then about 2pm I had fish that I was marking and would follow the lure but couldn't get them to commit. Walleye's maybe? I don't know I gave up then. Was using cast masters and puppet minnows. The Rapala caught a couple perch as well.
Iceman we were out there on saturday when the snow started falling and I know what you r talking about the drag back was a nightmare I made a smity sled a couple weeks ago and didnt think i would need it well i was obviously wrong , used it yesterday what a big difference it made
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/oneidalakeicefishingmidjanuary2014012_zpsaf85e650.jpg) (http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/kowboyup14/media/oneidalakeicefishingmidjanuary2014012_zpsaf85e650.jpg.html) Todays eyes, wish we could have gotten our picture taken out on the ice but artic couldn't find us as we were in a white out around 4pm. Man what a 2hr ride home
Nice fish my friends !!!!
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Hey Kowboy, Nice fish. Was that you that dragged me the last quarter mile to my spot yesterday?
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Nice job Kowboy.... :thumbsup:
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if you really want to bleed them cut the tail off thats the spine , it will drain better if hung and and slit the heart, but 16-17.5 inch eyes don't need bleeding it is as good as it gets , do you bleed your jumbo perch to
If you cut their tail off , make sure they still measure 15 inches or they could fine you.. Don`t go doing that on a 15.5 in eye...
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and that now completes my arsenal
Who on here believes that statement? ;)
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Nice job s10 and kowboy!
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Who on here believes that statement?
I don't think there's a single person out there that has said. "That's it! Nothing else needed." I could always use more rods and reels... you know as backups to the backups.
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Who on here believes that statement? ;)
A-right!!! It's just completed for January! :woot: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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no I'm sticking another 6061 on it, I really like that reel ,I know they aren't cheap but worth every penny to me and that now completes my arsenal
great fish team Kowboyup
and Kingfisher you will love that Smitty ,saves a load of butt break work
Arsenal completed ?? Yes, until the Bait Monkey strikes again.....
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Anyone going out today? Once my microspikes get here I'm heading out. Hopefully they get here soon
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Nice limits Kowboy, congrats to Colleen ! I was stuck down here in Pa catching 5in. perch and sunnys. it was painful.... LOL
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Saturday was a complete bust for me as well. I took my ATV outta Lewis at sunrise on bare ice out to 40' of water, then we got 10 inches of snow..... yup, had to push my wheeler back to shore. Thought I was gonna die. Then went back for my over-loaded shanty which snow plowed the entire way. total suck fest
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Why did you have to push your quad back in!!, did it die, or did you not have chains on it, therefor it would not move on the snow burried glare ice?
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Wow 12 pages just read, sounds like southshore got walloped with snow, only maybe inch or 2 new on northshore last night,winds weren't strong enough to blow if off john... wow what a drive home, framed out the whole way, 6-8 on the roads white knuckled it 20-35mph the whole way back north... my eyes were done after that ride, 4 out of last 5 days on the ice, just woke up from a 12 hour nap. I'll agree with everyone on feast or famine, we landed on fish on every move we made, but it was like prying a paint lid open to get them too bite after 10am, before 10am not so bad, I grabbed my limit of eyes yesterday pretty easy, but it cost me 2 hours of perchin time too do it, so when I moved for perch just caught the tail end of the bite, spent the rest of the day playing cat and mouse with them, up and down, most of the perch had empty bellies 2 days ago, these new fish we found on 2 large moves yesterday were puking up bucks and shrimp. One of my lodgers did 3/4 's of pail yesterday I only grabbed a dozen perch and about a dozen eyes, 5-6 in that keeper size range, nothing epic just steady action, more video game playing than anything... fun 4 days out there, now its break time... been fishin deeper ....mostly 35-39 fow. no pictures, gave my walleyes away once back at the lodge, 3 pails of perch buried in the snow, bring em in tonight and clean them tomorrow...
Brian and his dad with a bucket and a half of jumbos and some fat eyes from yesterday.
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Hey guys. I was out at Chapman on Saturday and like everyone else, had a tough time getting the fish to take. Plenty of lookers, but no takers. Now, I know that you shouldn't leave fish to find fish, but does that count when the fish are there but aren't biting after you throw everything you have at them?
We only moved around a few times due to the tough dragging with the snow on top. I had a real tough time debating whether I should stay put and hope that the fish would turn around in the afternoon.
What do you guys do in those situations, stay or move?
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Hey guys. I was out at Chapman on Saturday and like everyone else, had a tough time getting the fish to take. Plenty of lookers, but no takers. Now, I know that you shouldn't leave fish to find fish, but does that count when the fish are there but aren't biting after you throw everything you have at them?
We only moved around a few times due to the tough dragging with the snow on top. I had a real tough time debating whether I should stay put and hope that the fish would turn around in the afternoon.
What do you guys do in those situations, stay or move?
I might be a veteran on this forum, but I'm no veteran on Oneida, but those fish from 11am to4pm were the toughest I've seen in yrs, litterlly mark 100 to get a biter.
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I move till I find them. You can end up sitting there all day and they won't come.
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Anyone found "anything" in the walleye's stomach ??? every fish is empty and 90% have been males ????
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I move till I find them. You can end up sitting there all day and they won't come.
The fish were there. They just weren't taking. I tried every presentation with buckeye heads, perch eyes, spikes, on every jig I had. I was dreading the move cause we were out about a mile. It was a great idea in the early morning cause the drag was a piece of cake. By the time we left, there was about 4-5 inches of snow on top. It was a good workout to say the least.
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I break my day up 7-930 am 930-330 then 330-5pm that's only 2 moves if your lucky and land on them, sat I fished same 2 holes all day yesterday I made 4 moves, I never move more than 4 times if I do its gonna be a bad day and I've given up on that day looking for tommorrows mother load at that point.
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Anyone found "anything" in the walleye's stomach ??? every fish is empty and 90% have been males ????
Same here, other than one mint condition perch fry that an eye puked up in my shanty. The perch have been loaded though. Bellies bursting with buckeyes, shells, larvae.
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If I'm sitting on top of negative fish, I try to move until I find more active ones. All depends on a few things, like weather, if I'm on foot or on machine, and basically just how difficult moving will be. Sometimes it's just to brutal out there to move around to much.
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Also what are you marking, high flyers are eyes, bottom huggers are usually dink perch or medium's, fast thin marks that go in and out are pins, fish that seem too not move 3-5 feet up are your keeper eyes, but in a bad mood, I base my move on whats on the screen, if its good marks 1-3 feet up and not biting, there not biting anywhere so why move, I wait them out.
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2 days of snow john, after a few key moves I just hunkered in, let the day unfold. got too sweated up moving..
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I missed this weekend, but last weekend I was getting eyes and perch alike that were puking up LOTS of LITTLE stuff!
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ohh in the same hole, nice, that's what I'm looking for, hate having too move too separate spots, I'd rather get 15 perch, with other action mixed in than a full pail, but mediums...and only perch I'm still looking for that hole, i'll find it.
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2 days of snow john, after a few key moves I just hunkered in, let the day unfold. got too sweated up moving..
I hear ya Shane, I do the same thing in those situations....Nothing wrong with that. There's always tomorrow!
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Wow 12 pages just read, sounds like southshore got walloped with snow, only maybe inch or 2 new on northshore last night,winds weren't strong enough to blow if off john... wow what a drive home, framed out the whole way, 6-8 on the roads white knuckled it 20-35mph the whole way back north... my eyes were done after that ride, 4 out of last 5 days on the ice, just woke up from a 12 hour nap. I'll agree with everyone on feast or famine, we landed on fish on every move we made, but it was like prying a paint lid open to get them too bite after 10am, before 10am not so bad, I grabbed my limit of eyes yesterday pretty easy, but it cost me 2 hours of perchin time too do it, so when I moved for perch just caught the tail end of the bite, spent the rest of the day playing cat and mouse with them, up and down, most of the perch had empty bellies 2 days ago, these new fish we found on 2 large moves yesterday were puking up bucks and shrimp. One of my lodgers did 3/4 's of pail yesterday I only grabbed a dozen perch and about a dozen eyes, 5-6 in that keeper size range, nothing epic just steady action, more video game playing than anything... fun 4 days out there, now its break time... been fishin deeper ....mostly 35-39 fow. no pictures, gave my walleyes away once back at the lodge, 3 pails of perch buried in the snow, bring em in tonight and clean them tomorrow...
Shane, were you driving the car or the truck??
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Also what are you marking, high flyers are eyes, bottom huggers are usually dink perch or medium's, fast thin marks that go in and out are pins, fish that seem too not move 3-5 feet up are your keeper eyes, but in a bad mood, I base my move on whats on the screen, if its good marks 1-3 feet up and not biting, there not biting anywhere so why move, I wait them out.
Solid observations and advise there, Snag. BTW - you don't necessarily have to have a lot of years invested to be a "verteran".
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ohh in the same hole, nice, that's what I'm looking for, hate having too move too separate spots, I'd rather get 15 perch, with other action mixed in than a full pail, but mediums... I'm still looking for that hole, i'll find it.
Awesome spot I was on! NEVER fished there before! Had it all to ourselves for a whole morning, then by that afternoon and the next morning, it was BLOWN UP! That's the way it works out there I guess.......That's why I like a little precip going on, just enough to cut visibility down to about a quarter mile!......Not sure if the fish vacated or not, but I WILL find out this Friday! That was the second multi species spot I found that weekend that had exactly what I was looking for in it...... My perfect day out there is 3 18-20 inch eyes, and 8-12 JUMBOS!
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Also what are you marking, high flyers are eyes, bottom huggers are usually dink perch or medium's, fast thin marks that go in and out are pins, fish that seem too not move 3-5 feet up are your keeper eyes, but in a bad mood, I base my move on whats on the screen, if its good marks 1-3 feet up and not biting, there not biting anywhere so why move, I wait them out.
This is my first year using a flasher (Marcum vx1P). They were good marks in the 1-3 feet range when viewing it with the bottom zoom. They never really came up higher than 3 feet off the bottom to sniff the bait during the pause/lift, but they were strong red marks on the screen.
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I'd say those were BIG FAT FUSSY Perch.
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I'd say those were BIG FAT FUSSY Perch.
You're right, they were. We managed to get 4 jumbos in that same spot between the 3 of us. They lit up the screen every 5-10 minutes but didn't do much of anything. That's why it was so hard for me to move. I knew they were there. Like SNAGGER said, wait it out. My brothers don't have a flasher so they were fishing blind. They wanted to move.
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Wow 12 pages just read, sounds like southshore got walloped with snow, only maybe inch or 2 new on northshore last night,winds weren't strong enough to blow if off john... wow what a drive home, framed out the whole way, 6-8 on the roads white knuckled it 20-35mph the whole way back north... my eyes were done after that ride, 4 out of last 5 days on the ice, just woke up from a 12 hour nap. I'll agree with everyone on feast or famine, we landed on fish on every move we made, but it was like prying a paint lid open to get them too bite after 10am, before 10am not so bad, I grabbed my limit of eyes yesterday pretty easy, but it cost me 2 hours of perchin time too do it, so when I moved for perch just caught the tail end of the bite, spent the rest of the day playing cat and mouse with them, up and down, most of the perch had empty bellies 2 days ago, these new fish we found on 2 large moves yesterday were puking up bucks and shrimp. One of my lodgers did 3/4 's of pail yesterday I only grabbed a dozen perch and about a dozen eyes, 5-6 in that keeper size range, nothing epic just steady action, more video game playing than anything... fun 4 days out there, now its break time... been fishin deeper ....mostly 35-39 fow. no pictures, gave my walleyes away once back at the lodge, 3 pails of perch buried in the snow, bring em in tonight and clean them tomorrow...
only got an inch, or two on tye south shore. Sully...
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I might be a veteran on this forum, but I'm no veteran on Oneida, but those fish from 11am to4pm were the toughest I've seen in yrs, litterlly mark 100 to get a biter.
Snagger , thanks for the insight , i thought i might have been doing something wrong , but we witnessed the same results
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We're officially in the mid-winter pattern now folks! Time to bring your "A" game! Not that you can't get on super hot bites, but consistency is much harder to pattern now. Time of day, lure selection, presentation and weather patterns can all make a huge difference now. Read up, the information is literally at your fingertips these days, as to what happens during mid-winter in the specific type lakes you fish, and how these changes effect fish movements and behavior. Knowledge is KEY to being consistent out there, no matter what time of year! Depth, available forage, oxygen levels, fishing pressure,.....these are just a few of the details that come into play at one time or another during the winter period..... Learn them, practice them, execute them and most important......live them!
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I might be a veteran on this forum, but I'm no veteran on Oneida, but those fish from 11am to4pm were the toughest I've seen in yrs, litterlly mark 100 to get a biter.
Shaner,
You are a veteran on Oneida. You can't always go by years. You have put more time on that lake than most with many many more years of fishing there. You have been very analytical(big word JB1!) in your approach and have gained a lot of knowledge. Yes, you are still learning...who isn't!? You have helped countless people with your knowledge and even Release doesn't swear when he talks about you! :woot: Ok, so much for the butter! :woot: Your inbox is full. :icefish:
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For the people having a tough time pulling there stuff out, find a pair of old downhill skis a couple 2 by 4 and piece of plywood
Just set your shanty on top and go
Can pull my two man clam out with no problem
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Anyone see the story about 2 deer stuck out on the ice on Otisco lake this weekend? There was footage of a guy that tied one of them to himself and skated it out with a pair of ice skates. He was moving pretty fast too.
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Took a break from the Eyes and switched back to my comfort zone, found a good mess of Crappie Craps...put back 3 times as many shorts...daytime bite too... :)
(http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss324/huntny30/Craps2.jpg) (http://s588.photobucket.com/user/huntny30/media/Craps2.jpg.html)
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nice ;)
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Shaner,
You are a veteran on Oneida. You can't always go by years. You have put more time on that lake than most with many many more years of fishing there. You have been very analytical(big word JB1!) in your approach and have gained a lot of knowledge. Yes, you are still learning...who isn't!? You have helped countless people with your knowledge and even Release doesn't swear when he talks about you! :woot: Ok, so much for the butter! :woot: Your inbox is full. :icefish:
I do put huge amounts of time in, last yr I did 36 full days out there on the ice, this yr only 13 days so far because of that flu....I just hope I help unlock some of the mystery too the average guy who can only fish 3-4 days a yr due too work or family or money obligations, but at the same time not give up too much information too the guys who just network through cell phones or read the computer to stay on all the good bites all the time that live close enough that they should be able too find there own fish. I still don't own a cell and never network, I find all my own bites threw hard work, yes last week I fished someone elses perch bite, (first time in 11 yrs)...it felt funny, and after the next day I had too leave and find my own fish... I fish the lake enough that I shouldn't have to network or fish someone elses bite. I've put out a lot more info this yr threw vids and stuff on here, hope it helps the average guy, everyone owns a map app now, that should help out a lot of people, I've had my chip 5 yrs, I don't own a machine, but have some good friends like big jim and freddy that give me a ride out there as a starting point too start my own looking, without these guys I'd still be walking, which is fine, but sometimes just can't search as much. Hope everyone has a great season.
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Thanks for all you do Shane!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Snagger, I lived in Cleveland for many years and fished from one end of the lake to the other. Your assessments are spot on. Where you fish in the water column is as important as where you are on the lake. I've found you've got to find the fish that are willing to rise to the bait to have a good catch.
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Fished TAFT this morning for 3 hrs,slow bite but I had the drops today also. Dropped 3 at the hole 2 of which I had my hand on, that was enough to send me home!
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Just got in from the South Shore a few hours ago. It was painfully slow. My worst day on Oneida this year. Ended up with 5 dink perch, a 15" eye, and a nice 14" jumbo. That's it...the eye looks small next to the perch. Quite goofy. I agree with you snag. I don't like to get on somebody else's hotspots. I'm new to the game and have only put 3 yrs in out on Oneida ice. I'd like to learn it as much as I can on my own. All I can do is try to get a little better every year. I'll be back out tomorrow morning again first light alone. I'll probably fish the north shore tomorrow...
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I just want to preface these next statements by saying that I always respect other's space when out on the ice. When you guys refer to someone else's hot spot, is it a spot that they've personally shown you or is it a spot that you've seen people fish from time to time?
I'm new to Oneida so I've been using a map app to locate potential spots to try out. Sometimes they're occupied, sometimes they're not. If they're occupied, I either give them enough space, or move to a new spot. The next time I'm out and it's free, I try it out.
You guys don't mean to say that if occupied every once in a while its off limits completely throughout the season are you?
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I just want to preface these next statements by saying that I always respect other's space when out on the ice. When you guys refer to someone else's hot spot, is it a spot that they've personally shown you or is it a spot that you've seen people fish from time to time?
I'm new to Oneida so I've been using a map app to locate potential spots to try out. Sometimes they're occupied, sometimes they're not. If they're occupied, I either give them enough space, or move to a new spot. The next time I'm out and it's free, I try it out.
You guys don't mean to say that if occupied every once in a while its off limits completely throughout the season are you?
Its public fishing. If a spot is open feel free to fish it. But if some fellas are setup somewhere don't drill holes 10 feet away (unless they're buddies and you wanna annoy them ;)
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The spot I go to the most was turning into shanty town before the sun came out so I went farther out.
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Its public fishing. If a spot is open feel free to fish it. But if some fellas are setup somewhere don't drill holes 10 feet away (unless they're buddies and you wanna annoy them ;)
I hear ya. I know everyone's got their honey holes. I've yet to find mine, but I know some guys can get pretty territorial if you're on their spot, even if you happen to find it by experimenting.
I always fish with my brothers so fishing right next to each other is not an issue.
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They are greatly appreciated by this near septuagenarian. ( I just added that last one to make Hardwaters day) :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Thanks JB1. This challenged Quinquagenarian really appreciates it! :roflmao: :roflmao: :clap: :clap: :thumbsup:
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Went off the North shore this morning with my son, his friend and Racer. Three shanty's 20 feet apart from each other. Racer cleaned house getting his limit by 8:34am an extra keeper one perch and 2 bourbut .My Son got skunked and I only caught one jumbo perch, his friend got two keepers and three perch.... dumped his third at the hole. Marked a ton of fish, could not get them to commit. The fish that were caught were all caught on different lures. We tried everything. Very aggravating ??? Try again in the am.
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Had to leave early today as our trip has come to an end. untill february we will continue to read reports and study these fish and maybe next time we will do a bit better we ended up with 8 decent Perch in the 9-11 range this weekend along with 9 short walleye, my first included, also lost a good size one at the hole. good luck to everyone
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Went off the North shore this morning with my son, his friend and Racer. Three shanty's 20 feet apart from each other. Racer cleaned house getting his limit by 8:34am an extra keeper one perch and 2 bourbut .My Son got skunked and I only caught one jumbo perch, his friend got two keepers and three perch.... dumped his third at the hole. Marked a ton of fish, could not get them to commit. The fish that were caught were all caught on different lures. We tried everything. Very aggravating ??? Try again in the am.
stay after them pooch. you better bring an extra tank of propane tomorrow. only going to be a high o 7 ::) ;)
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A couple of us fished off of shack point yesterday and today. Fishing was relatively slow yesterday and really slow today. We managed two nice burbot, about 8 keeper perch, 1 short walleye, and a nice 17 in smallie (on the jigging rod - great fighter!). Threw back about ten dink perch too. Today got off the ice early as we only managed to catch what appeared to be that same walleye n bass haha. Fished about 17-25 FOW.
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Snagger, I for one appreciate the help and info that you and other IS vets post. I only get to ice fish 3to4 times a season. hearing
about fish caught and not caught, seeing the pics, makes me feel like I'm part of the goings on.
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Finally got out on Oneida Lake! I had one of those days... I highly recommend wearing cleats, fell once and wrenched my knee twice. I bought 3 dozen buckeyes(MM) at 6: 05am, all but a couple were floating belly up by 6:30am. I also managed to break the Transducer Support Arm on my LX-5. All I had to show for it was one short Walleye, about 12". I did mark a lot of fish, many were suspended 8-15 off the bottom. I had a lot of followers, only two biters. One came charging right off the bottom and slammed my Rap! Now I can hook my shanty, my snow suit, my fingers, just about any of the equipment I haul out on the ice but I missed that fish! All in all it wasn't that bad, I figure I got all the dumb$ out of the way all in one day! ;D
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Nice pile of craps Hunt.
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same story for me today......tight lipped....got 2 nice eyes early and 3 jumbos then they just went dormant......they would chase the bait up and just look at it.....pretty frustrating.....could draw em up 15' off bottom and still wouldn't go....marked a lot of fish between 8:00 and 10:00....ice is awesome but slippery as heck under the snow.....I agree with snagger, if I'm marking fish that come off bottom to look then I wait em out....usually they turn on sometime, but not always....like today ;)....didn't practice what I preach today though , I moved a bunch of times with no better luck....should have stayed put....oh well thats fishing.....that cold front shut em down pretty good....looking forward to next weekend
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Sorry!! even i can't fix this pic. ::) LOL (http://www.emoticonsfree.org/wp-content/uploads/mad0223.gif.pagespeed.ce.z4S0GLMQMx.gif) (http://www.emoticonsfree.org/page/2)
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Love fishing crappies, nice job especially during the day.
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Sorry!! even i can't fix this pic. ::) LOL (http://www.emoticonsfree.org/wp-content/uploads/mad0223.gif.pagespeed.ce.z4S0GLMQMx.gif) (http://www.emoticonsfree.org/page/2)
Me either.. I tried... :-\
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Hey are the pics today of Racers eyes... The second one is for Stormy (Slenderspoon) ;D
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WTG Racer ! ....... The Spoons do produce ...... ;D
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I think it's the operator ;) nice fish racer!!
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Another fun day Pooch. No matter what, it's always better than the best day at work. As a side note. I officially will never throw a good size Burbot back. I cleaned them like on the U-Tube vid, cubed them and then rolled them in seasoned flour and dropped into hot oil. Absolutely outstanding. Next time I'm gonna try cooking them just like in the vid. They went perfectly with the poor mans shrimp appetizer.
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Went out this morning over by Jewel and caught nothing until 10:30. A school of Walleye moved in for about 45 minutes and caught a good 14 of them and had my 3 keepers in that short period. 2 females and 1 male. Male was 20 inches females were 151/2 and 17 full of eggs. When they are on, they are on!!! :icefish:
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got out this afternoon with the grandkids. we decided to go for perch out by the islands. fished 20 fow, and the fish were 2' thick on the bottom, and they wouldn't commit ??? you could get them up 10' off the bottom, and they still wouldn't commit. ended up with 3 jumbos. Sully...
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also wanted to comment on the guys who set up right next to me out in the middle of the lake :(....like 20 yds....one guy had a very young little girl with him....the other two guys acted like they were in a bar with the horrible language......a little disturbing....was surprised the dad didn't say something
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Thanks guy's. It was my day today. I love the slender spoons. They sometimes save the day when nothing else works.
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Spent yesterday and today off the drop between Godfrey and Jewel...all I can say is "tough Bite" :%$#!:
Only fished the last 4 hours yesterday and got our fish the last 30 minutes, with a few Jumbos as well. Today we had the chase and sniff game going on...a lot of the fish would just come up and bump the minnow head on the bottom treble of the Rap, so frustrating. Got a ton of Pinners and a decent amount of Shorts, all our legal fish were caught at random times throughout the day. Just not in the mood...these are the days you learn a lot about yourself as a fisherman...
Congrats to all that had success :thumbsup:
AW
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Another fun day Pooch. No matter what, it's always better than the best day at work. As a side note. I officially will never throw a good size Burbot back. I cleaned them like on the U-Tube vid, cubed them and then rolled them in seasoned flour and dropped into hot oil. Absolutely outstanding. Next time I'm gonna try cooking them just like in the vid. They went perfectly with the poor mans shrimp appetizer.
I also had some burbot last night. I was frying some perch, so I breaded and fried some up. Also boiled some of the chunked shoulder meat like in the video and served with melted butter. It was very, very good. Not one bit of a "fishy" taste. White, flakey, sweet meat. It would be a treat to have some done right out on the ice like the guy in the video does. I think it only took him 10 or 15 minutes to get it skinned and prepared.
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Finally got out on Oneida Lake! I had one of those days... I highly recommend wearing cleats, fell once and wrenched my knee twice. I bought 3 dozen buckeyes(MM) at 6: 05am, all but a couple were floating belly up by 6:30am. I also managed to break the Transducer Support Arm on my LX-5. All I had to show for it was one short Walleye, about 12". I did mark a lot of fish, many were suspended 8-15 off the bottom. I had a lot of followers, only two biters. One came charging right off the bottom and slammed my Rap! Now I can hook my shanty, my snow suit, my fingers, just about any of the equipment I haul out on the ice but I missed that fish! All in all it wasn't that bad, I figure I got all the dumb$ out of the way all in one day! ;D
I fell a couple times myself with cleats on , going to have to start wearing a helmet. Great job on the crappies HuntNY
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Spent yesterday and today off the drop between Godfrey and Jewel...all I can say is "tough Bite" :%$#!:
Only fished the last 4 hours yesterday and got our fish the last 30 minutes, with a few Jumbos as well. Today we had the chase and sniff game going on...a lot of the fish would just come up and bump the minnow head on the bottom treble of the Rap, so frustrating. Got a ton of Pinners and a decent amount of Shorts, all our legal fish were caught at random times throughout the day. Just not in the mood...these are the days you learn a lot about yourself as a fisherman...
Congrats to all that had success :thumbsup:
AW
AW, that is how today went, just really tough!!!!!
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Made a video yesterday of how hard it was to get them too commit...
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eZA81s0hl8)
Went looking through old pages and saw this vid again.... awesome!
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I also had some burbot last night. I was frying some perch, so I breaded and fried some up. Also boiled some of the chunked shoulder meat like in the video and served with melted butter. It was very, very good. Not one bit of a "fishy" taste. White, flakey, sweet meat. It would be a treat to have some done right out on the ice like the guy in the video does. I think it only took him 10 or 15 minutes to get it skinned and prepared.
I been screaming from the get go that most people just don't know how fortunate we are to have Burbot here and disgrace them by leaving them on the ice, glad you took the time to try them bud ;)
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also wanted to comment on the guys who set up right next to me out in the middle of the lake :(....like 20 yds....one guy had a very young little girl with him....the other two guys acted like they were in a bar with the horrible language......a little disturbing....was surprised the dad didn't say something
I don't usually fish weekends but I took my buddy out behind the islands on Sunday. I thought the Sunday crowd was cool, a lot of kids and wives out. Then two sleds of guys showed up, F this F that, every other word. It was a pretty tight group of shanties, I was the furthest away and I could hear them easily. If you are that group of guys and obviously fishing is not your top priority, why do you set up in the middle of 20 people.
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Awesome spot I was on! NEVER fished there before! Had it all to ourselves for a whole morning, then by that afternoon and the next morning, it was BLOWN UP! That's the way it works out there I guess.......That's why I like a little precip going on, just enough to cut visibility down to about a quarter mile!......Not sure if the fish vacated or not, but I WILL find out this Friday! That was the second multi species spot I found that weekend that had exactly what I was looking for in it...... My perfect day out there is 3 18-20 inch eyes, and 8-12 JUMBOS!
yes that's my perfect day a limit of 16-18" eyes and 12 big arz perch , now I'm digging this mid bite when you have to start working for them , the easy bite is about over , now it boils down to consistency, my favorite time , ya really have to think about your moves, depths , lure patterns , and presentation , god I love a tough bite , it can humble you or make you feel you really did think like a fish ;)
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Finally got out on Oneida Lake! I had one of those days... I highly recommend wearing cleats, fell once and wrenched my knee twice. I bought 3 dozen buckeyes(MM) at 6: 05am, all but a couple were floating belly up by 6:30am. I also managed to break the Transducer Support Arm on my LX-5. All I had to show for it was one short Walleye, about 12". I did mark a lot of fish, many were suspended 8-15 off the bottom. I had a lot of followers, only two biters. One came charging right off the bottom and slammed my Rap! Now I can hook my shanty, my snow suit, my fingers, just about any of the equipment I haul out on the ice but I missed that fish! All in all it wasn't that bad, I figure I got all the dumb$ out of the way all in one day! ;D
Don't sound like apps buckeyes, and today was warm, wait til it gets cold out....
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Don't sound like apps buckeyes, and today was warm, wait til it gets cold out....
Nope, Apps last forever ;)
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Chowdaire no that wasn't me , I did pickup 3 guys and the gear on the way in to the parking lot. NF sorry you were not here but atleast you were fishing hope to see you soon either on the hard water or river. Brian congrats to you and your dad, I sent you a text message but for some reason I seem to remember you don't have service or something like that. Huntny30 nice set of Crappies there, I have aspot for some too but they are still small so will wait till next year to get on them. Stormy colleen wants to know where have you been, wants to know if the run down the river afew yrs ago with here first salmon you helped her get scared you, lol Shane I too want to thank you for everything, it was fun on Saturday to try to make it to that spo we had gone tot, and to not be able to so I found my own just looking at the map, then went back on sunday and did well again, so it is nice to find your own spot to fish once and awhile but sure couldn't do it without my friends.
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If you guys are searching for eyes without electronics, how long will you work a hole before moving on to the next one?
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I just want to preface these next statements by saying that I always respect other's space when out on the ice. When you guys refer to someone else's hot spot, is it a spot that they've personally shown you or is it a spot that you've seen people fish from time to time?
I'm new to Oneida so I've been using a map app to locate potential spots to try out. Sometimes they're occupied, sometimes they're not. If they're occupied, I either give them enough space, or move to a new spot. The next time I'm out and it's free, I try it out.
You guys don't mean to say that if occupied every once in a while its off limits completely throughout the season are you?
The whole lake is public, wasn't being arrogant saying its "My" spot at all, fish wherever you like....but theres a bunch of us that fish together, its like a on going contest between us too "Be" the "One" who finds the bite or spot, I hate it when my buds find a better group of fish then me, I'm so stubbern I won't fish there spots even if there blistering them, I'll just keep poking til I out do them by finding another group of fish even easier too catch.. ;D
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If you guys are searching for eyes without electronics, how long will you work a hole before moving on to the next one?
20 to 30 minutes working the jig a variety of ways. I'll have two poles with either the same jig in different sizes or the same jig in different colors. I start at the bottom of the column and work my way up slowly. If nothing hits I move to my next point. I plan my routes the night before on navionics.
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Thought I would share this recipe. Just cooked it for my inlaws and they said it was the best fish they ever had. Despite my mother in law getting the warty walleye. 1 cup flower 1/4 cup baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup water. Stir it all up, dip the fish, put in oil. My 4 year old had her plate clean by the time I sat down. She thought it was chicken nuggets, but gone in two minutes none the less.
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Thought I would share this recipe. Just cooked it for my inlaws and they said it was the best fish they ever had. Despite my mother in law getting the warty walleye. 1 cup flower 1/4 cup baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup water. Stir it all up, dip the fish, put in oil. My 4 year old had her plate clean by the time I sat down. She thought it was chicken nuggets, but gone in two minutes none the less.
:woot: :woot: :roflmao:
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Anyone willing to give me a basic explanation on what to look for to properly set your gain on a Vexilar FL8?
please.. Any general rules of thumb or anything?
Any tips on how to tell what type of bottom you are fishing. I have read the manual, but i am looking for user tips..
Any help is appreciated.
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Thought I would share this recipe. Just cooked it for my inlaws and they said it was the best fish they ever had. Despite my mother in law getting the warty walleye. 1 cup flower 1/4 cup baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup water. Stir it all up, dip the fish, put in oil. My 4 year old had her plate clean by the time I sat down. She thought it was chicken nuggets, but gone in two minutes none the less.
Haha chicken nuggets. Classic ;D
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If you guys are searching for eyes without electronics, how long will you work a hole before moving on to the next one?
I can't even imagine fishing without electronics for walleye on Oneida. I use to , if i forgot mine i would be going home to get it.
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It's not so bad really. Just gotta focus on structure.
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It's not so bad really. Just gotta focus on structure.
I know but i like to see the reaction to the presentation and how far they will chase it. Should i be bangin the bottom or fishing it higher.
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Anyone willing to give me a basic explanation on what to look for to properly set your gain on a Vexilar FL8?
please.. Any general rules of thumb or anything?
Any tips on how to tell what type of bottom you are fishing. I have read the manual, but i am looking for user tips..
Any help is appreciated.
Check out the videos and articles on the vexilar website, they will get you started. If you bought your unit new you should have received a instructional video. If not, find someone who bought a new vex and see if you could use their video. When adjusting my gain, I just try to get it so that my lure is showing green near bottom.
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Before I had electronics I would be ecstatic over 15 perch. I could do without it on other bodies of water but not Oneida. Most days te bite is so light your chances with out knowing what the fish are doing is pretty slim.
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Had a great day on Saturday with Snagger, Big Jim, Brian, and his father. The fishing was pretty slow, but I still managed 2 keeper walleye, lost 2 keepers at the hole, 6 other small walleye, and 15 nice perch. All jigging with a lot of the techniques discussed on this forum. I did my homework before I came up, and was fortunate to get out with a couple of real die hards. Thanks again fellas for a really fun day!
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Went off the North shore this morning with my son, his friend and Racer. Three shanty's 20 feet apart from each other. Racer cleaned house getting his limit by 8:34am an extra keeper one perch and 2 bourbut .My Son got skunked and I only caught one jumbo perch, his friend got two keepers and three perch.... dumped his third at the hole. Marked a ton of fish, could not get them to commit. The fish that were caught were all caught on different lures. We tried everything. Very aggravating ??? Try again in the am.
Met you in the parking lot this am-Love that Bike!! Don't feel bad, 3 of us only managed 7 perch by Noon! Talk about finicky, I ended up moving 6 times I think then finally made the big jump to mid lake spot about 1pm, no one around for 1/2 a mile ;D- Drilled a hole and bingo, landed right on the eyes- dumped at least 6-8, managed my 3 keepers and was ready for home! 3 eyes and 3 jumbos, better than a day at the office I suppose!!
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A lengthy low pressure period can really make them moody. If you had a tough bite today...don't be too hard on yourself. Today's barometric pressure graph may help explain things. Started to recover, but probably not in time for the night bite. Perch and walleyes are some of the slowest fish to snap out of a mood swing.
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Don't sound like apps buckeyes, and today was warm, wait til it gets cold out....
No they weren't Apps, Marion Manor(MM). It was warm today, never set up the shanty. Luckily blood work and Dr. appt. will make me miss the next couple of days of brutal weather and let me rest my knee. Things are looking up! ;D
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can anyone tell me if the lowrance elite 4x has a flasher along with the chart.
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Anyone willing to give me a basic explanation on what to look for to properly set your gain on a Vexilar FL8?
please.. Any general rules of thumb or anything?
Any tips on how to tell what type of bottom you are fishing. I have read the manual, but i am looking for user tips..
Any help is appreciated.
It is one of the simplest units on the market, a few dial adjustments will get you in tune. Gain... Start at 0 and turn it up slowly till you see your jig at all times. Set the depth mode at the closest to what you are fishing, for instance if you are fishing in 20 feet or less set it to S20. 21 feet set it to 30 so you can see the bottom. As far as how to tell what the bottom is, hard or soft, the closer to the bottom of the graph you see solid red, the harder the bottom. You will receive a ton of interference with this model so if you are close to someone with another sonar of any make hit the rejection button, but be prepared to deal with a lot of flashing.... The target separation sucks compared to other units in the same price range, or less in many cases, but it is instant feed back, meaning you will see your jig move as well as the fish while it happens, and this is the best part of it. when you see a mark approach your jig and its a hot fish it will show up as a red mark with green flashing, that is the fins and it will most likely hit if you give it what it wants. Tease it up and make it chase till it drops back down, then drop it past it and snap jig it over it to anger it into biting. The deeper you go the harder it will be to read it without a zoom, but if the bottom flashes at all it is usually a fish. Good luck ;)
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Anyone willing to give me a basic explanation on what to look for to properly set your gain on a Vexilar FL8?
please.. Any general rules of thumb or anything?
Any tips on how to tell what type of bottom you are fishing. I have read the manual, but i am looking for user tips..
Any help is appreciated.
Use the least amount of gain and be able to see your lure.Red is a hard bottom, green would be mud or weeds.
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I can't even imagine fishing without electronics for walleye on Oneida. I use to , if i forgot mine i would be going home to get it.
Those things are crazy expensive I don't know how you guys afford it - maybe someday! Oneida has so many fish I figure sooner or later I can get a couple eyes out of there! Hopefully this weekend.
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Chowdaire no that wasn't me , I did pickup 3 guys and the gear on the way in to the parking lot. NF sorry you were not here but atleast you were fishing hope to see you soon either on the hard water or river. Brian congrats to you and your dad, I sent you a text message but for some reason I seem to remember you don't have service or something like that. Huntny30 nice set of Crappies there, I have aspot for some too but they are still small so will wait till next year to get on them. Stormy colleen wants to know where have you been, wants to know if the run down the river afew yrs ago with here first salmon you helped her get scared you, lol Shane I too want to thank you for everything, it was fun on Saturday to try to make it to that spo we had gone tot, and to not be able to so I found my own just looking at the map, then went back on sunday and did well again, so it is nice to find your own spot to fish once and awhile but sure couldn't do it without my friends.
You tell Miss Colleen I have been watching .... We will get together soon. next 2 weeks are not going to be party weeks .... Buuurrrrrrr ..... Tell her she should post her pic on the Hardwater Chix facebook page ....
https://www.facebook.com/HardwaterChix
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can anyone tell me if the lowrance elite 4x has a flasher along with the chart.
It does, only on split screen mode.
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Drownding Dots nailed it god explanation.
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Those things are crazy expensive I don't know how you guys afford it - maybe someday! Oneida has so many fish I figure sooner or later I can get a couple eyes out of there! Hopefully this weekend.
This is what you tell the wife. IN the long run it will save me gas, time ,money spent on wasted bait and i will be bringing home more fish to feed the family. You are actually saving money and you will have more time to spend with her .HEY it sounds god.
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thanks dd I think that will be my next unit. somebody stole all my fishing gear from my suv.so I have to buy new and I think lowrance is the way to go
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It is one of the simplest units on the market, a few dial adjustments will get you in tune. Gain... Start at 0 and turn it up slowly till you see your jig at all times. Set the depth mode at the closest to what you are fishing, for instance if you are fishing in 20 feet or less set it to S20. 21 feet set it to 30 so you can see the bottom. As far as how to tell what the bottom is, hard or soft, the closer to the bottom of the graph you see solid red, the harder the bottom. You will receive a ton of interference with this model so if you are close to someone with another sonar of any make hit the rejection button, but be prepared to deal with a lot of flashing.... The target separation sucks compared to other units in the same price range, or less in many cases, but it is instant feed back, meaning you will see your jig move as well as the fish while it happens, and this is the best part of it. when you see a mark approach your jig and its a hot fish it will show up as a red mark with green flashing, that is the fins and it will most likely hit if you give it what it wants. Tease it up and make it chase till it drops back down, then drop it past it and snap jig it over it to anger it into biting. The deeper you go the harder it will be to read it without a zoom, but if the bottom flashes at all it is usually a fish. Good luck ;)
Thanks a lot. That was very helpful.
I bought an FL8-slt used, didnt get a manual or anything. I have had some success using it, i just needed a verification to some things i wasn't sure if i understood properly.
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This is what you tell the wife. IN the long run it will save me gas, time ,money spent on wasted bait and i will be bringing home more fish to feed the family. You are actually saving money and you will have more time to spend with her .HEY it sounds god.
Hey Greenhead, is that what you told your wife??? Must not apply to soft water or you would've had the GPS unit 3 years ago ;D
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Thanks Oneida. My son turned 12 on Sunday and this was a nice gift for him.(http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee355/zadvorney/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140118_164237.jpg) (http://s535.photobucket.com/user/zadvorney/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140118_164237.jpg.html)(http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee355/zadvorney/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140119_185535.jpg) (http://s535.photobucket.com/user/zadvorney/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140119_185535.jpg.html)
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Guys are getting big pickeral wowzah
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Great pic. The smile says it all
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yes that's my perfect day a limit of 16-18" eyes and 12 big arz perch , now I'm digging this mid bite when you have to start working for them , the easy bite is about over , now it boils down to consistency, my favorite time , ya really have to think about your moves, depths , lure patterns , and presentation , god I love a tough bite , it can humble you or make you feel you really did think like a fish ;)
I'm with you bud, love a challenge! Makes victory that much sweeter!
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The whole lake is public, wasn't being arrogant saying its "My" spot at all, fish wherever you like....but theres a bunch of us that fish together, its like a on going contest between us too "Be" the "One" who finds the bite or spot, I hate it when my buds find a better group of fish then me, I'm so stubbern I won't fish there spots even if there blistering them, I'll just keep poking til I out do them by finding another group of fish even easier too catch.. ;D
I didn't take it as arrogant all Snagger..no worries. I wasn't directing it to anyone in particular. I just wasn't sure what the general consensus was regarding certain popular spots. I've just seen some posts about others fishing in the same spot or holes of other fishermen the day after...and I'm just thinking to myself..well why the hell not?Just cause they're there one day doesn't mean they're there again.
Because I'm new to the lake..I use the old holes to get an idea of where people are fishing and why. I look at the maps and see there's a hole or mound or drop. And most of all I'm too damn lazy to drill my own. As much as I'd like to ask for help...I also understand that I need to put in the time and earn it. I'll be honest and admit that it's harder than I thought, but I'm learning a lot in the process. The main thing being that I seriously need a wheeler or snow mobile. Geez...I'm tired of this snow!
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thanks dd I think that will be my next unit. somebody stole all my fishing gear from my suv.so I have to buy new and I think lowrance is the way to go
reeds is having a crazy sale ....
http://www.reedssports.com/Product/product.taf?_function=detail&_ID=33267 (http://www.reedssports.com/Product/product.taf?_function=detail&_ID=33267)
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Thanks Oneida. My son turned 12 on Sunday and this was a nice gift for him.(http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee355/zadvorney/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140118_164237.jpg) (http://s535.photobucket.com/user/zadvorney/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140118_164237.jpg.html)(http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee355/zadvorney/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140119_185535.jpg) (http://s535.photobucket.com/user/zadvorney/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140119_185535.jpg.html)
nice job kid :clap: :icefish: :icefish:
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Nice catch man !
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Thanks Oneida. My son turned 12 on Sunday and this was a nice gift for him.
Nice catch young man and Happy Birthday!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Nothing better than a kids smile with a fish in his/her hand. ;D ;D ;D
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:clap: :clap: :clap:
Thanks Oneida. My son turned 12 on Sunday and this was a nice gift for him.(http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee355/zadvorney/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140118_164237.jpg) (http://s535.photobucket.com/user/zadvorney/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140118_164237.jpg.html)(http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee355/zadvorney/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140119_185535.jpg) (http://s535.photobucket.com/user/zadvorney/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140119_185535.jpg.html)
What an awesome picture. I have seen so many new ice fisherman this year. Especially excited about the number of women and children I've seen through the shop. This is the future of our sport, and I applaud all of you the introduce these folks to our wonderful sport
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(http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq94/kchampney/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_6669.jpg)(http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq94/kchampney/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_6187.jpg) yesterday north west 24ft, my son and I hammered some of the biggest eyes just pigs
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Nice fat fish... Congratulations....
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Nice fish Kchamp!!! Those are some piggies :o
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Thanks Oneida. My son turned 12 on Sunday and this was a nice gift for him.(http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee355/zadvorney/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140118_164237.jpg) (http://s535.photobucket.com/user/zadvorney/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140118_164237.jpg.html)(http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee355/zadvorney/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140119_185535.jpg) (http://s535.photobucket.com/user/zadvorney/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140119_185535.jpg.html)
thats a great pic and a great job well done a future master i the making
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Thanks Oneida. My son turned 12 on Sunday and this was a nice gift for him.(http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee355/zadvorney/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140118_164237.jpg) (http://s535.photobucket.com/user/zadvorney/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140118_164237.jpg.html)(http://i535.photobucket.com/albums/ee355/zadvorney/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140119_185535.jpg) (http://s535.photobucket.com/user/zadvorney/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20140119_185535.jpg.html)
that's a classic man !!!!! we all could learn from this young man ..................yup proves what I been saying .....life is good ....... this picture put a smile on my face thanks for sharing ^5
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Congrats Zad Jr.! You are well on your way to showing your Dad how it's done!
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Awesome PICs zadvorney. Happy B-Day to your son and may he live and grow "fishing". ;)
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Check out this amazing Walleye caught by a friend of a friend yesterday in the Bass Islands of Lake Erie...They have a good digital scale that put her at 17 lbs, but they were in the process of getting a certified weight to see if in fact this fish is a new Ohio state record.....Couldn't imagine catching a fish like that, let alone through an ice hole!
(http://i719.photobucket.com/albums/ww194/IceAddict/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps3ed1b512.jpg) (http://s719.photobucket.com/user/IceAddict/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps3ed1b512.jpg.html)
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Congrats to that angler. That's by far the largest walleye I've ever seen.
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Wow, that thing is huge. With these high megapixel cameras, when the guy holding the fish reaches forward with it, it always looks like photoshop to me, I hope it is real!
How long is it?
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Hey guys, just curious and a bit nervous about these gas holes that I have been reading about on the lake. Are these completely random, or do they usually happen at the same spots year after year? Thanks!
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I just called Apps and spoke to the lady who must run it. If I didn't know any better she must not want any business. Very unpleasant and short,I was surprised how she acted. I then called Bartels bait and tackle and the gentleman was great to talk to. I know where I'm gonna spend my money.(Bartels)
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Wow, that thing is huge. With these high megapixel cameras, when the guy holding the fish reaches forward with it, it always looks like photoshop to me, I hope it is real!
How long is it?
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Just an educated guess...but I think the picture is legit. I always use a reference against the fish. I figure his mitten has to be about 5 inches across. That makes the walleye something like 37 inches?? Using a formula for walleye weight to length (Length x Length x Length divided by 2700) puts it well over 17 pounds. I'm probably way off...but just fooling around.
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Wow, that thing is huge. With these high megapixel cameras, when the guy holding the fish reaches forward with it, it always looks like photoshop to me, I hope it is real!
How long is it?
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Oh it's real alright! Don't know the length yet. But at 17 lbs. it's pretty long!
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Helluva fish.
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Hey guys, just curious and a bit nervous about these gas holes that I have been reading about on the lake. Are these completely random, or do they usually happen at the same spots year after year? Thanks!
I have traditionally noticed them in some of the same locations year after year.
I can say firsthand how dangerous they are. I stopped my four wheeler on one last year and broke through and into 20 fow. There was no indication (ex: darker or wet ice) where I went through. When out there to recover the quad, I drilled a "test hole" a few feet from where I went through and the ice was about eight to ten inches thick. I went through off the SE tip of Dunhams Island.
I have been out on the ice quite a few times this year, but yesterday was actually the first time I went back out on a machine.
If you don't have a floating suit, you might want to consider a life jacket under your jacket, especially when the ice is sketchy. I did not have either one last year. It was the scariest thing that has ever happened to me.
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Wow that's definitely scary! I don't know what I would even do...Thanks for the reply! I am coming up this weekend and plan to fish off of Constantia, are gas holes common there?
I have traditionally noticed them in some of the same locations year after year.
I can say firsthand how dangerous they are. I stopped my four wheeler on one last year and broke through and into 20 fow. There was no indication (ex: darker or wet ice) where I went through. When out there to recover the quad, I drilled a "test hole" a few feet from where I went through and the ice was about eight to ten inches thick. I went through off the SE tip of Dunhams Island.
I have been out on the ice quite a few times this year, but yesterday was actually the first time I went back out on a machine.
If you don't have a floating suit, you might want to consider a life jacket under your jacket, especially when the ice is sketchy. I did not have either one last year. It was the scariest thing that has ever happened to me.
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WOW, Now that's a Huge Eye. Thank's for sharing.
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Traditionally they don't really become an issue until later in the season, takes that long for the gasses to grind away at the bottom of the ice creating thin areas that eventually become completely open. However, I have heard about a couple showing themselves already this year, due to the extended melt down and run-off we had last week....I believe someone posted about one here a couple days ago.
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After asking this question I found this short article, it might interest some other folks too...
http://lakeice.squarespace.com/gas-holes/ (http://lakeice.squarespace.com/gas-holes/)
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There is a large open one of the north east end of dunhams. I drilled into one a couple years ago. Drilled my dads holes 12" of ice I moved over 10' started to drill and two cranks right threw. Could not get out of there fast enough. It was constantia but late in the year.
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Good to know. Hopefully this cold snap makes them a non issue this weekend?
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Good to know. Hopefully this cold snap makes them a non issue this weekend?
It should minimize them at least. They are in the same spots every year but they don't always poke through the ice. I have had a couple of close calls over the years.
One way to lower the chances of hitting one is to stay on another track until you get close to where you want be. That is not always possible. Also, you can try to stay in your own tracks when you head back in.
I am going to start a seperate thread for Oneida Lake gashole GPS coordinates. I have a couple marked on my GPS but I know SNAGGER and some others have a bunch that I don't have.
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That would be great, thank you fellas!
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16 below zero this morning here, 29 below in Watertown, any northshore numbers?
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16 below zero this morning here, 29 below in Watertown, any northshore numbers?
7 below at 7am when I left for work.
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It should minimize them at least. They are in the same spots every year but they don't always poke through the ice. I have had a couple of close calls over the years.
One way to lower the chances of hitting one is to stay on another track until you get close to where you want be. That is not always possible. Also, you can try to stay in your own tracks when you head back in.
I am going to start a seperate thread for Oneida Lake gashole GPS coordinates. I have a couple marked on my GPS but I know SNAGGER and some others have a bunch that I don't have.
...OK, im officially freaked out now
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16 below zero this morning here, 29 below in Watertown, any northshore numbers?
COLD I'm out here now. Getting ready to head in. Only 1 keeper and 2 shorts...not a very good morning for me
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16 below zero this morning here, 29 below in Watertown, any northshore numbers?
We had -4 on the east shore at 6:00 am.
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Check out this amazing Walleye caught by a friend of a friend yesterday in the Bass Islands of Lake Erie...They have a good digital scale that put her at 17 lbs, but they were in the process of getting a certified weight to see if in fact this fish is a new Ohio state record.....Couldn't imagine catching a fish like that, let alone through an ice hole!
(http://i719.photobucket.com/albums/ww194/IceAddict/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps3ed1b512.jpg) (http://s719.photobucket.com/user/IceAddict/media/Mobile%
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Isn't that the guy from WFN that has his own show?
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7 below at 7am when I left for work.
Same here on the south shore in Cicero. Temp was 7 above at 2am, was starting to clear a bit and was 5 above a t 4am. Really dropped quick after that. I know that snow insulates pretty good but given the prolonged cold i'm going to have to believe she will be making ice ???
BTW, That is one fantastic Walleye of a lifetime!!!!!
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man that walleyes is huge. congrates to your buddy John :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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This year is my first time fishing Oneida and hearing about your gas holes out there has freaked me out some. I will be wearing a life vest under the coat from now on while traveling on the quad to find the fish. I have never broke through and hope i never do. I have watched video's on what to do and how to get out, but no matter how much I watch or read I could not imagine being in that situation.
Hope all that fell through are all OK. Stay safe.
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My buddy went through the ice Sunday morning. I did not go out but he was with my fishing partner and his son investigating a pressure crack before they crossed it with the four-wheeler. They were heading out of the south shore launch. In hind sight he should have had a spud but was solid all the way to the crack until he took the last step towards the edge of the crack. Luckily he's in great shape and was able to crawl right back out. There were even snowmobile tracks crossing in the same spot. Scary because I know these guys well and they are not ones to take chances. You can never be too careful and bizarre things can happen.
Buy a spud and use it all season I guess is the lesson.
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New to the site and Oneida lake. Looking to get out this weekend for some perch and eyes. Am I too late or is there still good fishing to be had?
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My buddy went through the ice Sunday morning. I did not go out but he was with my fishing partner and his son investigating a pressure crack before they crossed it with the four-wheeler. They were heading out of the south shore launch. In hind sight he should have had a spud but was solid all the way to the crack until he took the last step towards the edge of the crack. Luckily he's in great shape and was able to crawl right back out. There were even snowmobile tracks crossing in the same spot. Scary because I know these guys well and they are not ones to take chances. You can never be too careful and bizarre things can happen.
Buy a spud and use it all season I guess is the lesson.
Glad to hear he made it out safe. You can never be too careful.
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New to the site and Oneida lake. Looking to get out this weekend for some perch and eyes. Am I too late or is there still good fishing to be had?
Welcome! I was there Sat/Sun, slow bite with lots of lookers. Seasons def not over yet ;)
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It's never too late to go fishing
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Looking for some info on electronics was going to invest in a flasher but have seen people posting how happy they are with there lowrance series 5 my question is I have a elite 5 DSI for my boat can I use that on the ice to instead of buying a whole new unit
Absolutely, the only thing you want to do is buy the portable ice pack for it. It comes with everything but the head unit, case, battery, charger, and the ice ducer which should fit the unit. Its not cheap I paid $150 for it on eBay cause I didn't want to spend another $400 because on my small boat I use the elite 4 and have all my GPS coordinates on it so I swap them back and forth no issues.
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Heres a set of 2-3 very large gas holes I marked this summer on my boat.
N 43 12.011 W 75 51.995 and N 43 12.011 N 75 52.014 its on a drop on a hump northeast of 119, those humps 3/4's of mile north of markers 117-119 have 7 gas holes that I know of, heres another one northwest of 117 , N43 11.888 W 75 51.379, these are just some, but those humps have more.
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I have live in NY all my life but have always fished the small waters. Would like to get the monkey off my back and finaly catch an eye through the ice. I do not even care if it is legal. I was thinking about heading up that way in the am if anyone would be nice enough to give me a little info or maybe even want to fish together that would be great and the bait is on me. Have both a 1 man and a pop-up that fishes 2 very comfortable. Pm me if anyone is up for it. I am hopeful.
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Oh it's real alright! Don't know the length yet. But at 17 lbs. it's pretty long!
Wow! Unbelievable walleye! I would not be putting that fish back down the hole.
It must be over 20 years old! Awesome.
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Heres a set of 2-3 very large gas holes I marked this summer on my boat.
N 43 12.011 W 75 51.995 and N 43 12.011 N 75 52.014 its on a drop on a hump northeast of 119, those humps 3/4's of mile north of markers 117-119 have 7 gas holes that I know of, heres another one northwest of 117 , N43 11.888 W 75 51.379, these are just some, but those humps have more.
Thanks Snag...My buddy saw one this past friday, south and a little west from taft bay access. He said it was as big as a kitchen table . It was Several hundred yards offshore,not sure if he took coordinates,but I will post them if he did.
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Heres a set of 2-3 very large gas holes I marked this summer on my boat.
N 43 12.011 W 75 51.995 and N 43 12.011 N 75 52.014 its on a drop on a hump northeast of 119, those humps 3/4's of mile north of markers 117-119 have 7 gas holes that I know of, heres another one northwest of 117 , N43 11.888 W 75 51.379, these are just some, but those humps have more.
Shane I never claimed to be to bright, although I can catch fish. Now here's my bright question. What are gas holes and how do you find them in a boat ??
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Shane I never claimed to be to bright, although I can catch fish. Now here's my bright question. What are gas holes and how do you find them in a boat ??
under water springs of some sort, they bubble in the summer and if the lake goes flat you see them. they keep ice from forming in that area, on cold nights they skim over or snow blows them shut, but there still there hiding.
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under water springs of some sort, they bubble in the summer and if the lake goes flat you see them. they keep ice from forming in that area, on cold nights they skim over or snow blows them shut, but there still there hiding.
Was thinking that's what you was talking about, just never seen one before. That would be a rude awakening. You are the man shane. And you take great pride in the safety of other's. That may save someones life and you should be rewarded for it. Prime Rib's on me this spring. Can't wait. Be safe out there bud. Tell davie I said Hi..
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Gas holes are just that......Natural Gas springs. If you ever feel the need to get real close to one for a look see, DON'T play with fire!
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South east out of taft a mile plus out my four wheelers back end broke through.. good thing i was motoring along.... upon looking back I realized a 6ft wide by 6ft long pool of open water.. not sure if it was a gas pocket or what.. be careful
.. and there was no evidence. . A crack, wet spot etc...
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Heres a set of 2-3 very large gas holes I marked this summer on my boat.
N 43 12.011 W 75 51.995 and N 43 12.011 N 75 52.014 its on a drop on a hump northeast of 119, those humps 3/4's of mile north of markers 117-119 have 7 gas holes that I know of, heres another one northwest of 117 , N43 11.888 W 75 51.379, these are just some, but those humps have more.
That one NW of 117 is huge. Anybody have the big one NE of 121, that's another big one.
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is there a map that shows these markers and their numbers?
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Shane thanks for the numbers for where the gas pockets are.
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My buddy and I are coming up this fri that's all we need is to go for a swim!
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Answered my own question again... Here is a link to a map with the buoys and their numbers.
http://www.oneidalakeassociation.org/OneidaLakeMap.pdf (http://www.oneidalakeassociation.org/OneidaLakeMap.pdf)
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The navionics app for the smartphone which gives you a gps location and depth of lake is very helpful on oneida.. it also has all bouys labeled.. worth the $10.. in my opinion.. familiarized me with the lake much quicker being a out of towner..
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I think the gas holes form in the same place every year. I am very familiar with a gas pocket off of the south shore that is always there, every year. Summer or winter I can find it and it is always the same: 2 small bubble streams about 12" apart. It's an early season walleye hotspot for me.
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You guys are great best information on everything,The best thing I ever did was join ice shanty this year
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there are 2 gas pockets out of Godfrey launch one is on the west side out from nunnery point in about 14 fow and one east of Godfrey just before Eaton bay in about 18fow and there is one on the east end toward the canal out from the rocks in about 19fow , i think snag has that one numbered , and out of apps there is one about 1.5 miles heading west in 35fow it is a monster sorry guys no cords ,
and IA thanks for sending that pic to my phone last night of that trophy eye , looks to be about 37-38"
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How was it on the ice today? still snowy? I'll be heading out tmmrw for an all dayer. Gonna be a cold oneeee
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Gas holes are just that......Natural Gas springs. If you ever feel the need to get real close to one for a look see, DON'T play with fire!
I hate to disagree with such a fine Italian chef but on this topic, but I have to ;)
We're seeing more and more gas holes every year on Oneida but they're not due to natural gas springs at all. Blame the Zebra mussel ;)
Since they've invaded the lake (and I'm not against that at all) they've filtered the water to a point where sunlight penetration gets to deeper waters where it was impossible to do so 15 years ago. With that sunlight penetration, weeds are now growing in places that were barren of them for decades ! There are more dying and decaying weeds that let off gases in places where they never were before and with that, there are gas holes where they never happened before.
Over the years, I've rarely seen or heard of gas holes being in the same locations. Close by, yes but exact spots, no.
Every year, weeds grow thicker in different locations based on sunlight, prevailing winds, colonies of zebra mussels, bottom make up etc. That's why the gas holes are showing up in different spots in recent years. Clearer water, more weeds in areas that didn't have them in years past = more gas holes. The bigger the concentration of weeds, the bigger the gas holes (or potential for them).
Polar Beach will be brutal this winter. Can't find a spot without thick vegetation. There are always numerous gas holes out there but this year, it'll be like walking a big slice of Swiss cheese !
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I don't know about all gas holes but the one I have marked on my GPS is in the exact spot every year for about 5 years straight now and is in the exact same configuration - 2 bubble streams with one slightly larger than the other. The other ones I know about I do not have marked on GPS but they sure seem to be in the same spot.
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I hate to disagree with such a fine Italian chef but on this topic, I have to ;)
We're seeing more and more gas holes every year on Oneida but they're not due to natural gas springs at all. Blame the Zebra mussel ;)
Since they've invaded the lake (and I'm not against that at all) they've filtered the water to a point where sunlight penetration gets to deeper waters where it was impossible to do so 15 years ago. With that sunlight penetration, weeds are now growing in places that were barren of them for decades ! There are more dying and decaying weeds that let off gases in places where they never were before and with that, there are gas holes where they never happened before.
Over the years, I've rarely seen or heard of gas holes being in the same locations. Close by, yes but exact spots, no.
Every year, weeds grow thicker in different locations based on sunlight, prevailing winds, colonies of zebra mussels, bottom make up etc. That's why the gas holes are showing up in different spots in recent years. Clearer water, more weeds in areas that didn't have them in years past = more gas holes. The bigger the concentration of weeds, the bigger the gas holes (or potential for them).
Polar Beach will be brutal this winter. Can't find a spot without thick vegetation. There are always numerous gas holes out there but this year, it'll be like walking a big slice of Swiss cheese !
WOW - I don't know what to say to the weed thing - I come from a lake that is known for W-E-E-D-S! I was in a bay the other day, that when I drilled a hole (through 18" of black ice) the smell of rotting weeds would about drive you away! Don't know how that scenario fits with your gas hole theory, but Black Lake has NO gas holes. Not one. I never saw or heard of a gas hole till I started fishing more south - Oneida and the fingerlakes region. I think I tend to go with ICE-ADDICT on this one.
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If you take a look at the article that was posted in a hyperlink about gas holes a few pages back, you will find both conditions (rotting vegetation or naturel gas) can produce a gas hole. Be safe use a spud all year.
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Had a better day than yesterday ;D Whats that movie "The day after tomorrow" you know the one with the winter storm that consumes the US.......when you step outside you instantly freeze!!!! Yep that's what today was like on the lake, no joke. So I had my limit at 830am, that is of course limit of shorts. I ended up fishing 34 fow off Jewell and got my 3 big eyes with an extra 7 shorts, 3 dink perch, 1 jumbo. Action all day long. The big eyes were suspended at 25 fow. Fish were caught on different lures, had to work it they did not come easy. Pics:
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back at it in the am ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I don't understand gas holes, so I'm not gonna speculate on the matter, but I marked a gas hole 11 yrs ago at sylvan beach with my old yellow handheld gps, give or take 10 ft, its still there today.
Nice work pooch!!!!!!! :thumbsup:
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I hate to disagree with such a fine Italian chef but on this topic, but I have to ;)
We're seeing more and more gas holes every year on Oneida but they're not due to natural gas springs at all. Blame the Zebra mussel ;)
Since they've invaded the lake (and I'm not against that at all) they've filtered the water to a point where sunlight penetration gets to deeper waters where it was impossible to do so 15 years ago. With that sunlight penetration, weeds are now growing in places that were barren of them for decades ! There are more dying and decaying weeds that let off gases in places where they never were before and with that, there are gas holes where they never happened before.
Over the years, I've rarely seen or heard of gas holes being in the same locations. Close by, yes but exact spots, no.
Every year, weeds grow thicker in different locations based on sunlight, prevailing winds, colonies of zebra mussels, bottom make up etc. That's why the gas holes are showing up in different spots in recent years. Clearer water, more weeds in areas that didn't have them in years past = more gas holes. The bigger the concentration of weeds, the bigger the gas holes (or potential for them).
Polar Beach will be brutal this winter. Can't find a spot without thick vegetation. There are always numerous gas holes out there but this year, it'll be like walking a big slice of Swiss cheese !
The large gasholes that I have seen are always in the same spot every year for the past 30+ years. The small ones just don't show up every year because they might not eat their way through the ice.
Just my 2 cents.
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My gas hole comes and goes, I mostly hope it doesn't show up when Im on the lake ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :o :o :o :o :o :o ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) :P :P :
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good catch pooch hope to be there this weekend
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nice job pooch. Flash frozen walleyes right there. oh ya ..........watch out for gas holes. that is the hot topic of the day on here ::) ::) :whistle: :whistle: ;D
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Thanks guys, yeah flash freeze is the word. My holes skimmed right over within seconds every time I stepped outside.
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My gas hole comes and goes, I mostly hope it doesn't show up when Im on the lake ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :o :o :o :o :o :o ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) :P :P :
LMAO Post of the year so far ;) :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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nice job pooch. Flash frozen walleyes right there. oh ya ..........watch out for gas holes. that is the hot topic of the day on here ::) ::) :whistle: :whistle: ;D
Stay away from gas holes! They do appear in same spots. Only knuckleheads venture close
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I hate to disagree with such a fine Italian chef but on this topic, but I have to ;)
We're seeing more and more gas holes every year on Oneida but they're not due to natural gas springs at all. Blame the Zebra mussel ;)
Since they've invaded the lake (and I'm not against that at all) they've filtered the water to a point where sunlight penetration gets to deeper waters where it was impossible to do so 15 years ago. With that sunlight penetration, weeds are now growing in places that were barren of them for decades ! There are more dying and decaying weeds that let off gases in places where they never were before and with that, there are gas holes where they never happened before.
Over the years, I've rarely seen or heard of gas holes being in the same locations. Close by, yes but exact spots, no.
Every year, weeds grow thicker in different locations based on sunlight, prevailing winds, colonies of zebra mussels, bottom make up etc. That's why the gas holes are showing up in different spots in recent years. Clearer water, more weeds in areas that didn't have them in years past = more gas holes. The bigger the concentration of weeds, the bigger the gas holes (or potential for them).
Polar Beach will be brutal this winter. Can't find a spot without thick vegetation. There are always numerous gas holes out there but this year, it'll be like walking a big slice of Swiss cheese !
well i am sorry but i have to disagree on this one. i don't believe that the gas holes that open up out there on Oneida or any other lake every year are from rotting vegetation only. i believe these spots are caused by natural gas mostly. vegetation comes and goes by sun light and other factors as you stated your self. for these nasty spots to show up for who knows how many years in the same exact spot is not caused by rotting vegetation only. i have fished all over nys thru the ice and have found my share of these things. if you want to see gas hole heaven go try lake neawanta in fulton when there is no snow. i bet you wont walk out............just saying...
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My gas hole comes and goes, I mostly hope it doesn't show up when Im on the lake ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :o :o :o :o :o :o ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) :P :P :
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Nice job on the eyes.
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well i am sorry but i have to disagree on this one. i don't believe that the gas holes that open up out there on Oneida or any other lake every year are from rotting vegetation only. i believe these spots are caused by natural gas mostly. vegetation comes and goes by sun light and other factors as you stated your self. for these nasty spots to show up for who knows how many years in the same exact spot is not caused by rotting vegetation only. i have fished all over nys thru the ice and have found my share of these things. if you want to see gas hole heaven go try lake neawata in fulton when there is no snow. i bet you wont walk out............just saying...
How bout the one out from Elms every year same spot on the left.... And the one in Fulton is from the sewage discharge... :sick: :sick: :sick: Direct from Chief's Throne ;D
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How bout the one out from Elms every year same spot on the left.... And the one in Fulton is from the sewage discharge... :sick: :sick: :sick: Direct from Chief's Throne ;D
there are a dozen out of green point that i know of too and that place is packed with weeks all summer long :whistle: ::) ;D
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Legalizing fracking would help cut down on the gas holes! Get some of that natural gas out of the ground...
j/k
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Them you could stay warm, cut 2 holes, fish in one and light the other.. Then someone could make fireproof line and the hole would never freeze.. A new meaning to "fire in the hole"...
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I have a question about using a wheeler on this lake, I used mine a few times last year without any issues but a buddy when in back home on a large lake edging too close to shore line crossing a pressure crack. That put manners on me and I did a lot of reading about pressure cracks and gas holes which bring me to my question. Do most guys on Oneida use a machine or wheeler or just use old fashion leg power until the ice gets around 10 inches or so on this lake? This can be a scary place to fish with all that can happen on a lake the size of Oneida or am I being a bit gun shy. Thanks for any replies
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Nice meeting you out there pooch. Good to see you picked up a couple more keepers after I left. I did not want to leave but I had to get out to school. I was just starting to mark some good fish as I had to leave...oh well. I'll be back on the North shore on Thursday fishing all day long!
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does anyone know if you can park at or near borios restaurant and fish
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Chowdaire no that wasn't me , I did pickup 3 guys and the gear on the way in to the parking lot. NF sorry you were not here but atleast you were fishing hope to see you soon either on the hard water or river. Brian congrats to you and your dad, I sent you a text message but for some reason I seem to remember you don't have service or something like that. Huntny30 nice set of Crappies there, I have aspot for some too but they are still small so will wait till next year to get on them. Stormy colleen wants to know where have you been, wants to know if the run down the river afew yrs ago with here first salmon you helped her get scared you, lol Shane I too want to thank you for everything, it was fun on Saturday to try to make it to that spo we had gone tot, and to not be able to so I found my own just looking at the map, then went back on sunday and did well again, so it is nice to find your own spot to fish once and awhile but sure couldn't do it without my friends.
yea bryan i dont get service at the lodge but usually i get it when i go to town but never got ure message...friday i had to do the couple mile drive down the road to download the navionics in my phone before the trip...shane thanks again for hosting another awesome weekend...it was nice to fish with everyone and thankyou soulstream and jim for the lift on the lake...only took us an hour to fillet those fish today and boy where they tasty...cant believe i threw perch back down the hole for years.
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Thanks guys, yeah flash freeze is the word. My holes skimmed right over within seconds every time I stepped outside.
It's gonna be fun without a shanty tmmrw :p
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Does anybody have a good website for barometric pressure? I used to look at the wunderground baro graph but they seemed to change it on me. I'd like to see an hourly breakdown...
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Hmmmm....Wonder what would happen if someone attempted to light the vapors from a gashole?
That sure was a monster eye, congrats!
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It's gonna be fun without a shanty tmmrw :p
16 mph winds and a high of 4. No shanty. You're on the right thread allright. Diehard with some crazy mixed in lol. Good luck to you out there. Hopefully you find the fish early :tipup: :tipup:
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16 mph winds and a high of 4. No shanty. You're on the right thread allright. Diehard with some crazy mixed in lol. Good luck to you out there. Hopefully you find the fish early :tipup: :tipup:
Nah just young and dumb and full of piss and vinegar. That and it's my only day off this week :P
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16 mph winds and a high of 4. No shanty. You're on the right thread allright. Diehard with some crazy mixed in lol. Good luck to you out there. Hopefully you find the fish early :tipup: :tipup:
Yup, I was thinking the same! tomorrow has snot-sickles written all over it :o
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RTXGUY I just met your buddy that had his kid on the 4wheeler tonight at bass pro. Glad no one got hurt. Maybe I'll run into you guys out there sometime. It's nice working at bass pro and meeting ice shanty guys. Come say hi guys. I'm Nate in fishing. Introduce yourself. I'll be there Thursday night and all day sat. Hope to be fishing Sunday out of chapman. If I can get the sled or 4wheeler running
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Looking for some info on electronics was going to invest in a flasher but have seen people posting how happy they are with there lowrance series 5 my question is I have a elite 5 DSI for my boat can I use that on the ice to instead of buying a whole new unit
Absolutely, the only thing you want to do is buy the portable ice pack for it. It comes with everything but the head unit, case, battery, charger, and the ice ducer which should fit the unit. Its not cheap I paid $150 for it on eBay cause I didn't want to spend another $400 because on my small boat I use the elite 4 and have all my GPS coordinates on it so I swap them back and forth no issues.
Hate to say it , but they do not make ice-ducers for lowrance DSI units.Just got one for Christmas.reason being the down scan is useless for ice fishing, you need to be movingto get good results from this unit.I just mounted mine on the sled for gps , there is only 1 cord for transducer and power so they suggested if i was going to be using it for gps i should go to options and shut sonar off.Should be able to find a ice ducer for the elite 4 i believe
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does anyone know if you can park at or near borios restaurant and fish
You can park just down the road at Williams Park....
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I had to search around on wunderground for the barograph Chief. I think I found it under history.
Probably scared off a hundred guys with the gashole topic. I just put all of Snaggers numbers in the GPS. Thanks.
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I had to search around on wunderground for the barograph Chief. I think I found it under history.
Probably scared off a hundred guys with the gashole topic. I just put all of Snaggers numbers in the GPS. Thanks.
Like you said, it is under history. It will still show you today's info.
http://www.wunderground.com/history/ (http://www.wunderground.com/history/)
It is -20 here. ;D
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6:55 am. -15 in Cicero
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My damn car won't start. -11 here in morrisville. Maybe it's a sign I shouldnt be on the ice.
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I have a question about using a wheeler on this lake, I used mine a few times last year without any issues but a buddy when in back home on a large lake edging too close to shore line crossing a pressure crack. That put manners on me and I did a lot of reading about pressure cracks and gas holes which bring me to my question. Do most guys on Oneida use a machine or wheeler or just use old fashion leg power until the ice gets around 10 inches or so on this lake? This can be a scary place to fish with all that can happen on a lake the size of Oneida or am I being a bit gun shy. Thanks for any replies
yea I walk until the ice gets about 8" then if no snow I run my wheeler , but when there is a little snow i get the sled out much safer in my book , for crossing pressure cracks, with a wheeler you should check with a spud , always pay attention to detail cracks can be tricky
pooch nice fish bud
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My damn car won't start. -11 here in morrisville. Maybe it's a sign I shouldnt be on the ice.
maybe an omen
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yea I walk until the ice gets about 8" then if no snow I run my wheeler , but when there is a little snow i get the sled out much safer in my book , for crossing pressure cracks, with a wheeler you should check with a spud , always pay attention to detail cracks can be tricky
pooch nice fish bud
I feel much safer on the sled too. It will cruise across iffy stuff a lot easier than the wheeler. Way easier to cross a crack on a sled.
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does anyone know if you can park at or near borios restaurant and fish
I have parked there during the week. The walk behind the islands is a lot shorter than Williams. I do eat lunch there when I am done. I would not try it on the weekend.
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Does anybody have a good website for barometric pressure? I used to look at the wunderground baro graph but they seemed to change it on me. I'd like to see an hourly breakdown...
http://w1.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KSYR.html (http://w1.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KSYR.html)
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http://w1.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KSYR.html (http://w1.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KSYR.html)
hey you get back to work and keep those old ladies walks salted ;)
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Fished Oneida yesterday. Wanted to thank the guys at aps for the tips.
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Sleds will go over thin ice especially if you are moving along .. Walkers tend to walk the sled trails..use your spud .. you could walk into a hole. Only gas hole in the Sylvan Beach area that I remember is the one NW of the end of the pier. That is a good sized one.. Several gas bubble lines in a 10 ft area...
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hey you get back to work and keep those old ladies walks salted ;)
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Had a little spare time, decided to build some tip-downs, don't know if I'll ever use them or not, but I was bored.
Next is the smitty sled, the drag off last Saturday pert near killed me.
(http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh353/perch-hound/DSCN1063_zps9f80827a.jpg)
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Sleds will go over thin ice especially if you are moving along .. Walkers tend to walk the sled trails..use your spud .. you could walk into a hole. Only gas hole in the Sylvan Beach area that I remember is the one NW of the end of the pier. That is a good sized one.. Several gas bubble lines in a 10 ft area...
I believe theres 3 gas holes to the north of the pier.
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Nice!
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Great reports guys! Just caught up on 16 pages. I fished Sunday. Started off in 25 fow and had a tough time so made a move out to 30 fow to one of my gps spots. Immediately got into the jumbos and eyes. Finished the day with a dozen jumbos and 16 keeper eyes. Monday I took little Deadeyez out with me along with 3 of my buddys. I fished the same holes as Sunday and we were on the perch and eyes again in 30 fow. The DEC pulled up on there sleds about 45 minutes after we started fishing. We had around 7 eyes and a dozen perch on the ice already when they stopped to check us. They were def on the hunt for over the limit eyes! One of them tore through our shantys while the other guy BS'd with us. They didnt check our licenses, sled registrations, or bait receipts. They wanted to know how we found the spot we were fishing so I informed them its a spot ive been fishing for 20+ years. They said they have got quite a few guys with over the limit and informed us of a couple gas holes kinda nearby us. Good to see them out making sure that everyone is behaving. The best part was when one of the wardens GPS'd the spot I was fishing! ::) Anyway I ended up icing 27 eyes and a half a dozen perch with lots more missed or dumped half way up. Seems like the perch are hot there one day and the eyes are there the next. Little Deadeyez caught 2 keepers and a few perch. He also dumped a slob eye that was around 23 or 24 at the hole when the front hook on his rap got caught on the ice! My other 3 buddys accounted for another 32 keepers with some jumbos mixed in. All in all it was a nice 2 days out there. Hoping to be out this weekend if not sooner. Not sure though....The rear end went on my truck last night on 481 on my way home from work. Thats gonna be a pricey fix :%$#!:
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Great reports guys! Just caught up on 16 pages. I fished Sunday. Started off in 25 fow and had a tough time so made a move out to 30 fow to one of my gps spots. Immediately got into the jumbos and eyes. Finished the day with a dozen jumbos and 16 keeper eyes. Monday I took little Deadeyez out with me along with 3 of my buddys. I fished the same holes as Sunday and we were on the perch and eyes again in 30 fow. The DEC pulled up on there sleds about 45 minutes after we started fishing. We had around 7 eyes and a dozen perch on the ice already when they stopped to check us. They were def on the hunt for over the limit eyes! One of them tore through our shantys while the other guy BS'd with us. They didnt check our licenses, sled registrations, or bait receipts. They wanted to know how we found the spot we were fishing so I informed them its a spot ive been fishing for 20+ years. They said they have got quite a few guys with over the limit and informed us of a couple gas holes kinda nearby us. Good to see them out making sure that everyone is behaving. The best part was when one of the wardens GPS'd the spot I was fishing! ::) Anyway I ended up icing 27 eyes and a half a dozen perch with lots more missed or dumped half way up. Seems like the perch are hot there one day and the eyes are there the next. Little Deadeyez caught 2 keepers and a few perch. He also dumped a slob eye that was around 23 or 24 at the hole when the front hook on his rap got caught on the ice! My other 3 buddys accounted for another 32 keepers with some jumbos mixed in. All in all it was a nice 2 days out there. Hoping to be out this weekend if not sooner. Not sure though....The rear end went on my truck last night on 481 on my way home from work. Thats gonna be a pricey fix :%$#!:
Sounds like a great 2 days DeadEyez. I'm waiting for this cold spell to pass through so I can get back out there. Oh yea, there's this work thing too.
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That's Bulls..t that they marked your spot >:(
Good that they are out there checking limits though, not that they need worry about this dreamer though, lol.
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wow you had a couple of real good days out there Bobby. way to go man :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: ;)
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Cold, I have good gear but I'm staying home till Friday, it's not worth the chance. I'll stay home and play with my 7 month old grandson, he has changed my priorities!! :clap: :clap:
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That's Bulls..t that they marked your spot >:(
Good that they are out there checking limits though, not that they need worry about this dreamer though, lol.
Maybe they figured you would be on the spot the next time they are out and sill skip over you ??? There will be lots out there this weekend..
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HT, With all the venison, fish and veggies you put up for the winter. Your gashole must be a bit dangerous rite now. :)
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HT, With all the venison, fish and veggies you put up for the winter. Your gashole must be a bit dangerous rite now. :)
well I aint starving ;D going to have fresh perch tonight ;)
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HT, With all the venison, fish and veggies you put up for the winter. Your gashole must be a bit dangerous rite now. :)
Weapon of Mass Destruction! :woot: :roflmao: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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Great reports guys! Just caught up on 16 pages. I fished Sunday. Started off in 25 fow and had a tough time so made a move out to 30 fow to one of my gps spots. Immediately got into the jumbos and eyes. Finished the day with a dozen jumbos and 16 keeper eyes. Monday I took little Deadeyez out with me along with 3 of my buddys. I fished the same holes as Sunday and we were on the perch and eyes again in 30 fow. The DEC pulled up on there sleds about 45 minutes after we started fishing. We had around 7 eyes and a dozen perch on the ice already when they stopped to check us. They were def on the hunt for over the limit eyes! One of them tore through our shantys while the other guy BS'd with us. They didnt check our licenses, sled registrations, or bait receipts. They wanted to know how we found the spot we were fishing so I informed them its a spot ive been fishing for 20+ years. They said they have got quite a few guys with over the limit and informed us of a couple gas holes kinda nearby us. Good to see them out making sure that everyone is behaving. The best part was when one of the wardens GPS'd the spot I was fishing! ::) Anyway I ended up icing 27 eyes and a half a dozen perch with lots more missed or dumped half way up. Seems like the perch are hot there one day and the eyes are there the next. Little Deadeyez caught 2 keepers and a few perch. He also dumped a slob eye that was around 23 or 24 at the hole when the front hook on his rap got caught on the ice! My other 3 buddys accounted for another 32 keepers with some jumbos mixed in. All in all it was a nice 2 days out there. Hoping to be out this weekend if not sooner. Not sure though....The rear end went on my truck last night on 481 on my way home from work. Thats gonna be a pricey fix :%$#!:
Best report I've heard in a while, Nice work deadezes crew"!!!!!
26.5 below at my house this morning, my buddy 3 miles away had 29 below zero.... I'd love too fish tomorrow, but kind of afraid too leave my property unattended in these temps, could come home too a pipe bursting disaster.
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have gone out of lewis point past few times.. first time was good with some Eyes.. things seem to be slowing down now, hopefully it picks back up!
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Best report I've heard in a while, Nice work deadezes crew"!!!!!
26.5 below at my house this morning, my buddy 3 miles away had 29 below zero.... I'd love too fish tomorrow, but kind of afraid too leave my property unattended in these temps, could come home too a pipe bursting disaster.
its going to be Hot on Friday...........calli ng for a high of 17 ::) ::)
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its going to be Hot on Friday...........calli ng for a high of 17 ::) ::)
good Clipper coming Saturday-sunday, could get rough on Saturday night with lake effect/wind... even colder air will be close bye next week, but this time we might get lake effect with it.
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hey you get back to work and keep those old ladies walks salted ;)
Thawing out they're pipes today! :woot: 7 apartments with frozen pipes. :%$#!: :%$#!: :%$#!: Think it is making ice on the lake??? :blink:
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Salmon River this morning at 28 below zero.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/Elliscove_zps41c7f13e.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/Elliscove_zps41c7f13e.jpg.html)
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Heres something you don't see every day, a waterspout off Cayuga Lake this morning.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/1511699_10151819589086090_1527437232_n_zps0dfb6ebe.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/1511699_10151819589086090_1527437232_n_zps0dfb6ebe.jpg.html)
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Nice job Deadeyez. I am glad the DEC is out in full force. That should cut down on this over the limit BS.
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heard its not over the limit, heard its an undersize thing.
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Does anybody have a good website for barometric pressure? I used to look at the wunderground baro graph but they seemed to change it on me. I'd like to see an hourly breakdown...
I don't have a good website but I use an app on my smartphone that gives me Wind Speed, wind direction, Barometric pressure and percipitation both in graph form and text/data form. Its called PocketGrib. I love it. It provides data for 3 days...then you download the next 3 days..great addtion to navionics...
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Had a little spare time, decided to build some tip-downs, don't know if I'll ever use them or not, but I was bored.
Next is the smitty sled, the drag off last Saturday pert near killed me.
(http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh353/perch-hound/DSCN1063_zps9f80827a.jpg)
Love those tip downs. When the action is slow, they do make the difference. I have my own that I constructed and they will last a long time..caught a few eyes on them also.
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Salmon River this morning at 28 below zero.
Cool pics Shane
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I made a few of those out of some scraps around the garage. Used them for perch,crappie,and have caught bullgills,pike,bass,and tigers on them maybe this year I can get an eye.
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Was wondering if anyone has a ice transducer for Lowrance fishing unit. Dropped mine and split it today.
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Deadeyez thanks for the thread man I'm a newbie on here and to Onieda Lake. Your brother has been helping me out a little bit I met him through him delivering to my wife's company. But anyhow man thanks for the info on here and whatever info you share with your brother that he relays to me. We fished last Saturday on the north shore where your brother give me some info and we didn't do to well. We got 10 jack perch for a 2 hour drive that turned into a 3 an a half hour drive but it was good to fish somewhere new and get out on the ice. Going to give it a whirl tomorrow again hope the ride up is a little better. Also going to target the perch .Thanks to everyone that post stuff on here and helping out newbies like myself. FISH ON
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Great report Deadeyez sounds like an awesome day! I too am glad the DEC are out there patrolling and showing themselves on the ice...hopefully it prevents some from not breaking the limit laws...great pictures Snagger, it was 21 here in Parish when I got home from work this AM...great job on the tipdowns perch-hound, good weather for an indoor project!
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I think it's legit too. I wonder what the length is? As a taxidermist I've mounted them to 14 lbs. I'm guessing this fish has to be at least 36 inches?
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I think it's legit too. I wonder what the length is? As a taxidermists I've mounted them to 14 lbs. I'm guessing this fish has to be at least 36 inches?
Its legit I believe,heard from a good resource its 37" long,didnt get the weight and it was caught super close to Green Island.
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what kind of lowrance transducer?, blue connector or older black one, I got some retired ducers, they work, but not perfect, a little noise. try west marine online, I just got 4, 2 for each of for my machines. I got a garage full of oak flooring that would be great for making those tip downs.
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Its a elite 4x it has a black one. If you had a extra ill buy it email me a price
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Its a elite 4x it has a black one. If you had a extra ill buy it email me a price
sent you a pm.
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Wow Just caught up on a bunch of reading here.
Glad the DEC is showing some presence. Have to protect the walleye resource on Oneida at least until I figure out how to catch them..... :roflmao: :roflmao:
Finished my long stretch on at work and getting ready to hit the ice again. My oldest has regents days off school next week and is gonna head out with me. To be fair I'm breaking my 10yr old out of school Friday. He's fished plenty but always tip up type stuff with the big hub shack. Now that i have a 2 man otter he's pumped to finally head out on the main lake and look for eyes and perch. Hope I can find him some fish that are a little more willing to cooperate then the ones I finished my last few days of fishing last week being teased by. Sounds like from the posts they're headed deeper now.
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Deadeyez thanks for the thread man I'm a newbie on here and to Onieda Lake. Your brother has been helping me out a little bit I met him through him delivering to my wife's company. But anyhow man thanks for the info on here and whatever info you share with your brother that he relays to me. We fished last Saturday on the north shore where your brother give me some info and we didn't do to well. We got 10 jack perch for a 2 hour drive that turned into a 3 an a half hour drive but it was good to fish somewhere new and get out on the ice. Going to give it a whirl tomorrow again hope the ride up is a little better. Also going to target the perch .Thanks to everyone that post stuff on here and helping out newbies like myself. FISH ON
No prob man! Welcome to the site! Good luck out there tomorrow. :tipup:
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Very interesting post KP. Hope this will help to protect our friend's and other sportsman.
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http://lakeice.squarespace.com/gas-holes/
Cool link KP @)
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looks like a pretty cold 10 day forecast. It's been a while since i've seen trucks on oneida. I remember years back when they would have the ice races in front of constantia. Just wondering if people think there will be enough ice for tucks this year. I measured 12" where i fished yesterday so that's almost enough. With the pressure cracks and gas holes you would never catch me with my truck on the ice no matter how thick it was. But there is always someone with more balls than me
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sounds like some one was rite about the weed thing ? nice
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I don't have a good website but I use an app on my smartphone that gives me Wind Speed, wind direction, Barometric pressure and percipitation both in graph form and text/data form. Its called PocketGrib. I love it. It provides data for 3 days...then you download the next 3 days..great addtion to navionics...
i use weather bug app, it show barometric pressure along with other weather info.
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looks like a pretty cold 10 day forecast. It's been a while since i've seen trucks on oneida. I remember years back when they would have the ice races in front of constantia. Just wondering if people think there will be enough ice for tucks this year. I measured 12" where i fished yesterday so that's almost enough. With the pressure cracks and gas holes you would never catch me with my truck on the ice no matter how thick it was. But there is always someone with more balls than me
ya right. you go first.............lmfa o :woot: :whistle: :whistle: ;D
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Deadeyez whats up bro, congrats to you and the little deadeyez. Glad to hear the dec is out I half to admit that in all the times ive been out on Oneida ive never even seen them, so it makes me feel better to know they are out there checking. Not sure who I dislike more ones who take over the limit or the cons in the jungle lol
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Fished Jewell again, this time with Racer.....Was it cold you ask? Why yes it was, even with the heater on high!!!!
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/pooch2543/004_zps617524b6.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/pooch2543/media/004_zps617524b6.jpg.html)
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/pooch2543/005_zpsefc9104a.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/pooch2543/media/005_zpsefc9104a.jpg.html)
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well lets see what ya got ? pooch
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looks like a pretty cold 10 day forecast. It's been a while since i've seen trucks on oneida. I remember years back when they would have the ice races in front of constantia. Just wondering if people think there will be enough ice for tucks this year. I measured 12" where i fished yesterday so that's almost enough. With the pressure cracks and gas holes you would never catch me with my truck on the ice no matter how thick it was. But there is always someone with more balls than me
It is interesting how different ice conditions are place to place. I grew up fishing Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin which is about two and a half times the size of Oneida, but much shallower. The local clubs were collecting Christmas trees and getting ready to plow the network of roads on the lake already by New Years Day.
Not sure about Oneida, but would love to get out on the ice somewhere if it's safe later in the season. I have a couple guys here, one from California and another from Georgia who were just floored when I mentioned I'd take them out. ;D ;D
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Did we mark fish? Why yes we did, all day long like this!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D. Perch on the bottom, Eyes at 25 - 30 FOW all day long....every couple minutes they came in.
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Good read KP - thanks.
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Now the next question is did you catch the fish??? Of course we caught fish......... Racer almost had his trophy eye. He had one of those 7-8 pounders up to the hole before it got away. Boy that thing was big. Awesome day to be out, none stop action.
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When i looked at the picture above i felt like the first time i looked at a vexilar and said where the heck are the fish on that screen. I've finally mastered my vexilar and now i keep hearing about these graph/sonar fish finders. I just bought a lowrance elite 7 this summer for my boat that has a graph and a flasher. I find myself using the flasher because i cant understand the graph. I'm sure once i spend hours staring at the lowrance like i have my vexilar i will understand it
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Those sure are some nice flash frozen eyes........good job!!!!!!
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Flash froze! Haha nice fish! I would have liked to see that 7lb monster that got off. And I feel the same way about the graph vs flasher. I've only used a flasher a few times but it was easy to learn. I look at that and I can't figure out how many or how big the fish are ???
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Now the next question is did you catch the fish??? Of course we caught fish......... Racer almost had his trophy eye. He had one of those 7-8 pounders up to the hole before it got away. Boy that thing was big. Awesome day to be out, none stop action.
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these cold temps are great for ice cond.
great job on the eyes !!! ;D ;D. Sully...
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well done pooch ;D
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Nice Walleye Popsicles! It was -22 here this morning, car's heater struggled keeping my feet warm and the windshield defrosted...
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how did i no that was coming. whats up with your truck pooch i see the hood up? by the way nice fish for you and racer
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Nice job pooch and racer on braving the elements and bringing it home. Looks like im going to half to double up on the heaters as the girlfriend wont have it chilly in the shanty, lol
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Now the next question is did you catch the fish??? Of course we caught fish......... Racer almost had his trophy eye. He had one of those 7-8 pounders up to the hole before it got away. Boy that thing was big. Awesome day to be out, none stop action.
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Way to go pooch and Racer ..... Diehards !
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Gonna be a week before you can fillet them ;D, nice job Pooch and Racer, way to brave the elements !!!!!
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Great job on the eyes under some brutal conditions Pooch & Racer. The Jewell Alps is one of my favorite areas despite the hill. We fished it on Friday and marked a lot of fish but only got a few to hit. We considered going out today but wimped out at the last minute. Guess we should have gone :(.
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Nice work Pooch!!!!!! :thumbsup:
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It was -22 in North Bay in the morning and +1 when we were on the way home. It was another fun day out there. Pooch hit the magic hole and had non-stop action. I didn't place myself quite as well and had a harder time. That big eye was exciting, (I was in Pooch's shanty at the time.) One of the end hooks on the rap got stuck on the hole as i tried to guide her head up. As she swam by and I noticed my jig stuck my heart sank just a little. It would have been nice to hoist her out for a few photo's. No matter what she would have gone back down the hole.
Oh well, Another great day on Oneida! Be back for the weekend.
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Nice job pooch and racer. :thumbsup: I met you guy's for a few minutes on that rainy foggy friday 2 weeks ago in the parking lot at taft. You're hood was up on the pick up, so I went over to see if you needed a hand. You were lucky to have that friend who worked for Interstate battery ,deliver you that new battery and alternator to the lake! I did not realize who you were, or I would have introduced myself. Today would not have been a good day to do that same job. Crazy cold out there..glad you caught those fish!
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Thanks everyone....I had truck problems for the last three days, think I got it right now. During the frenzy today, I dropped my phone in the bait bucket. The bucket was frozen and the lid would not close. I was talking to Big Jim and as the screen filled up, I quickly hung up and placed the phone on the top of the lid. After catching a fish, I looked for my phone. The buckeyes were making a 1-800 call. Also I dropped my gloves last night after I left Jewell. A homeowner named Mark found them and remembered my truck, when he saw me this morning he stopped and returned them to me. I would have been screwed. Thanks Mark. Still been a great week and better vacation.
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Nice job pooch and racer on braving the elements and bringing it home. Looks like im going to half to double up on the heaters as the girlfriend wont have it chilly in the shanty, lol
Two heaters would be a very good idea.
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It was -22 in North Bay in the morning and +1 when we were on the way home. It was another fun day out there. Pooch hit the magic hole and had non-stop action. I didn't place myself quite as well and had a harder time. That big eye was exciting, (I was in Pooch's shanty at the time.) One of the end hooks on the rap got stuck on the hole as i tried to guide her head up. As she swam by and I noticed my jig stuck my heart sank just a little. It would have been nice to hoist her out for a few photo's. No matter what she would have gone back down the hole.
Oh well, Another great day on Oneida! Be back for the weekend.
Man...I heard those New Hartford guys were wimps. I guess I heard wrong. Great job!
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When i looked at the picture above i felt like the first time i looked at a vexilar and said where the heck are the fish on that screen. I've finally mastered my vexilar and now i keep hearing about these graph/sonar fish finders. I just bought a lowrance elite 7 this summer for my boat that has a graph and a flasher. I find myself using the flasher because i cant understand the graph. I'm sure once i spend hours staring at the lowrance like i have my vexilar i will understand it
I started with a Marcum Flasher and loved it. Now that I have this, I was hesitant about the graph. I started using the flasher on it, but changed to the graph as I learned to read it. As you can see, it is awesome. I would not go back to the flasher.
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Being a rookie ain't easy...forgot how to reply. ???
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Great job on those eyes Pooch and Racer and you guys are serious Diehards for enduring the frigid elements ;D!!! Sorry to hear the big girl got away Racer, would have enjoyed viewing a picture of her!!! Your a class act for wanting to take her picture and putting back under the ice to breed again!!! Again congrats for your great day on the ice!!!
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I started with a Marcum Flasher and loved it. Now that I have this, I was hesitant about the graph. I started using the flasher on it, but changed to the graph as I learned to read it. As you can see, it is awesome. I would not go back to the flasher.
I don't know Pooch, I love my Marcum. I have the Lowrance Elite 4 which is GREAT for Navionics and is great for navigation, but to me it's tough to beat a flasher. I like them both, but the flasher gets the nod for fishing. My son loves the Lowrance (thanks to Reeleyz), because it shows vertical as opposed to circular, but I guess it comes down to what your used to. Congrats on the eyes Pooch :)
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Hey Pooch and Racer, them are some nice flash frozen walleyes you have there ;D
auger :tipup:
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Hats off to those who made it out today! Had to work :%$#!: or would a been.
-18 by lewis this morning. Incredible looking views and pics when that cold. Shanties look like they're on fire from the water vapor freezing
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I don't know Pooch, I love my Marcum. I have the Lowrance Elite 4 which is GREAT for Navionics and is great for navigation, but to me it's tough to beat a flasher. I like them both, but the flasher gets the nod for fishing. My son loves the Lowrance (thanks to Reeleyz), because it shows vertical as opposed to circular, but I guess it comes down to what your used to. Congrats on the eyes Pooch :)
Thanks again, as far as what you just posted....the Lowrance does have a circular flasher, the vertical is called the amplitude scope.
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Thanks CNY. We need to keep the big girls in the lake. We have an amazing fishery here.
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In the Hole,
It wasn't so bad, When we raced, I used to have to work on the snowmobiles out in this kind of cold. How about bare handed changing carb jetting or pulling a skid to change out a broken shock. Heck at least we had a shanty and heater today. Besides hockey players are tough. Even old ex-hockey players. ha ha. Look at it this way. The temp went up by 21 degrees from the time we started.
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Thanks Filet and Reeleyz for your reply, just trying to stay safe out there and I don't plan on crossing any pressure cracks if I can help it. I may start looking for a sled for next season. Thanks Guys
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Nice fish guys! Man its cold out there!
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Looks like Saturday gonna be "warmer" hoping to get out!
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Great job on those eyes Pooch and Racer and you guys are serious Diehards for enduring the frigid elements ;D!!! Sorry to hear the big girl got away Racer, would have enjoyed viewing a picture of her!!! Your a class act for wanting to take her picture and putting back under the ice to breed again!!! Again congrats for your great day on the ice!!!
John how has your Ice Season been? I'm glad to be in the ranks of retirement now like you!
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I'll be making my first trip up to Oneida on Super Bowl weekend. Can't wait!
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Vacillating? :nono: :nono: :nono: :woot:
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Not quite sure where you are going with that one Hardwater
Don't want to go ANYWHERE with that one!!!
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All in fun Chief and another lurking Fulton friend! :thumbsup: :icefish:
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Jbogey hope u have good luck with your electronics but be careful buying closeout deals on electronics through cabelas. As great as their company is, if you have a problem with it good luck. I know of a couple of guys this has happened to. Hopefully not to you but sometmes you get what you pay for,just saying good luck and have fun with it beni
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6:55 am -2 in Cicero. Light flurries. No accumulation.
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All in fun Chief and another lurking Fulton friend! :thumbsup: :icefish:
It's Fultonian! Jeesh, get it right ::) :blink: :flex:
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Heading out on the lake. Waiting for my vex to charge then I'm hitting the road! Will report later
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going to head out somewhere today, my buddy and I fished near Jamestown this past weekend . all we could come up with were dink perch and white perch, nothing to weigh in. fished 30 to 32 fow. it was so cloudy you couldn't see more than 2feet below the ice. only 1 walleye was caught 22'', one perch 10'' , one crappie 12'' , one rock bass about 9'' my fishin buddy won a couple of nice door prizes, a acuview hand held underwater camera and an 8'' auger, tackle box and 2 round tip ups. I won an automatic fisherman. not a bad weekend. good fishing to all and stay safe. bob
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I'm looking to make my first trip out on Oneida hard water this Saturday. I was planning to leave out of Constantia area. Any info regarding parking, safe wheeler access, fishing areas, bait shops, etc. would be greatly appreciated.
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I'm looking to make my first trip out on Oneida hard water this Saturday. I was planning to leave out of Constantia area. Any info regarding parking, safe wheeler access, fishing areas, bait shops, etc. would be greatly appreciated.
Everything you ask for is in THIS thread somewhere, probably repeated 10 times, or make that 40 times. So I will repeat it again for you, you can find bait and tackle at Apps landing in Cleveland, you can park on Mill st. in Constantia, you can safely access by machine right at the end of Mill st., as for fishing areas, there is not ONE PLACE on that entire lake that doesn't produce at one time or another. Good luck!
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Well said, Addict
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Thanks for the info addict. I figured it was probably already posted in the thread, but there are 170 pages to wade through. New to the site and not aware of a way to search for key words in a thread.
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Yes, these guys have been great about information! I am also heading up tomorrow and plan to fish the afternoon, then Saturday and Sunday all day. I think the biggest help was to download the navionics map. I think I pinpointed some good locations (in my own theory) to try by looking at that map...whether or not these spots hold fish is a different story and I will only find out when I drop a line down, lol. But anyway, thanks again to everyone on this thread for the assistance the past few weeks, hopefully it all pays off this weekend!
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Thanks for the info addict. I figured it was probably already posted in the thread, but there are 170 pages to wade through. New to the site and not aware of a way to search for key words in a thread.
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Anybody know anything about the bait shop just before the bridge in Sylvan Beach? Hours?
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JBoggey1... you got a great deal on your Elite 4X Icemachine. The Cabelas offering appeared after my recent purchase of one from FranksGreatOutdoors in mid January. I paid $299 for the Elite 4X Icemachine (plus they included a transducer for open water which I have heard is a $60-70 value). Just this past week Franks raised the price on this same offering to $349. Appears they are selling them pretty well from the numbers shown on EBay. Good luck with yours. I am going to try mine for the first time this weekend.
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heard its not over the limit, heard its an undersize thing.
Im sure it's both and if not it should be. >:(
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Looks like Saturday gonna be "warmer" hoping to get out!
yeah that 24 degrees might be warmer, but don't let your guard down, pretty dynamic system headed down from Canada Saturday, bring a gps for possible whiteout conditions, weather guys are hinting towards major lake effect Saturday night.
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yeah that 24 degrees might be warmer, but don't let your guard down, pretty dynamic system headed down from Canada Saturday, bring a gps for possible whiteout conditions, weather guys are hinting towards major lake effect Saturday night.
Yeah, I'm thinking we may have to make the most out of Friday!
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I'm a little more worried about guys going out on Lake Erie saturday. Alot of people itching to get on her. Should be all locked up but Saturday will zero Vis.
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yeah that 24 degrees might be warmer, but don't let your guard down, pretty dynamic system headed down from Canada Saturday, bring a gps for possible whiteout conditions, weather guys are hinting towards major lake effect Saturday night.
I know our tolerances on wind differ from person to person, but for you Oneida veterans out there, what is your threshold on wind speed and how it affects your decision to go out on the ice due to safety and or fish productivity? I'd like to get out on Saturday, but it looks like it's going to be pretty windy. I probably won't go out too far, but am I wasting my time getting out if the fish just shut down under these conditions?
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I too bought a Lowrance elite 4x from Cabelas. Will be here tomorrow. If there is an issue I would be shocked Cabelas and Lowrance would not stand by the product. It's a late season deal on a good name brand unit. It's not some off brand p.o.s.
Can't wait till it gets here. Showdown will go the shelf for a backup unit!
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Anybody know anything about the bait shop just before the bridge in Sylvan Beach? Hours?
I think it would be Gomez Bait. Sorry to say i asked for buckeyes and got fatheads. That was my first and last time there. Go to Apps. or Bartels.
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I know our tolerances on wind differ from person to person, but for you Oneida veterans out there, what is your threshold on wind speed and how it affects your decision to go out on the ice due to safety and or fish productivity? I'd like to get out on Saturday, but it looks like it's going to be pretty windy. I probably won't go out too far, but am I wasting my time getting out if the fish just shut down under these conditions?
I told the guys that had plans too stay with me this weekend to wait, but I've had too make these hard decisions for 20 yrs on the Salmon River for guys, possible strong winds late tomorrow, possible heavy winds Saturday with snow, who knows what sunday will bring, one jog in the weather and I will look like a fool, its happened many times, but if its there only chance too get up here this winter, probably better days are coming. I'd be there now if my furnace didn't kick out last night, time too call a plumber. I got bars in my shanty, it has too be over 20mph before the noise bothers me. If your hard core, you know you'll be out there, but a newbie might be humbled by the big Oneida weather. Just for the record, 2-3 weekends in a row, they blew the wind forecast, much less than predicted.
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I think it would be Gomez Bait. Sorry to say i asked for buckeyes and got fatheads. That was my first and last time there. Go to Apps. or Bartels.
Bartel and Apps are way out of the way for me. Gomez and Marion Manor are the closest for the way I come to the lake.
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I told the guys that had plans too stay with me this weekend to wait, but I've had too make these hard decisions for 20 yrs on the Salmon River for guys, possible strong winds late tomorrow, possible heavy winds Saturday with snow, who knows what sunday will bring, one jog in the weather and I will look like a fool, its happened many times, but if its there only chance too get up here this winter, probably better days are coming. I'd be there now if my furnace didn't kick out last night, time too call a plumber. I got bars in my shanty, it has too be over 20mph before the noise bothers me. If your hard core, you know you'll be out there, but a newbie might be humbled by the big Oneida weather. Just for the record, 2-3 weekends in a row, they blew the wind forecast, much less than predicted.
Thanks Snagger. I'm by no means hardcore, but I'm determined to find the fish. I just really want to get out, but at this point, I'm kind of past the "it's just good to be out there" phase. I want to actually catch something now. You're right about the recent wind forecasts. I kick myself for staying in during those days.
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didnt get out much the past three days,, and when i did the bite was slow but buying a new sled monday yamaha 4 stroke... and getting the old one fixed since it broke down tuesday.. should be making ice the last few days and the rest of the week
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"Bartel and Apps are way out of the way for me. Gomez and Marion Manor are the closest for the way I come to the lake."
I was a steady Marion customer because it was closest for me as well. I was introduced to App's a few weeks ago and I will attest it's worth the extra 15 min ride around the lake. I've kept their Buckeyes alive for over a week with minimal dead loss. They also have the right size Buckeyes.
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If the wind starts getting in the mid 20's to 30 and there's snow you have keep an eye on your stuff. I was locked in my shanty all day in a white out one time and I came out to a buried sled. I barely got it unstuck and the fishing for me usually stinks in the middle of big wind storm. That said I haven't fished in almost 2 weeks and I have chance to go Saturday so I'll probably be out there. Bring a gps and extra batteries for it.
Snagger what's your wind prediction for Sunday...better?
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"Bartel and Apps are way out of the way for me. Gomez and Marion Manor are the closest for the way I come to the lake."
I was a steady Marion customer because it was closest for me as well. I was introduced to App's a few weeks ago and I will attest it's worth the extra 15 min ride around the lake. I've kept their Buckeyes alive for over a week with minimal dead loss. They also have the right size Buckeyes.
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X2 it is worth the ride. Im new to up there and learned that lesson pretty fast.
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If the wind starts getting in the mid 20's to 30 and there's snow you have keep an eye on your stuff. I was locked in my shanty all day in a white out one time and I came out to a buried sled. I barely got it unstuck and the fishing for me usually stinks in the middle of big wind storm. That said I haven't fished in almost 2 weeks and I have chance to go Saturday so I'll probably be out there. Bring a gps and extra batteries for it.
Snagger what's your wind prediction for Sunday...better?
heres a good rule of thumb Matt, say a storm rolls in Saturday, what ever winds precede it, usually follow it, so if its 10mph out of southwest Saturday, odds are 10 mph northwest sunday, add or minus accordingly, you get the drift. Easy rule of thumb, but not always the case.
my buddy is killing them out there right now, perfect barometer...wish I could of went today.
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heres a good rule of thumb Matt, say a storm rolls in Saturday, what ever winds precede it, usually follow it, so if its 10mph out of southwest Saturday, odds are 10 mph northwest sunday, add or minus accordingly, you get the drift. Easy rule of thumb, but not always the case.
my buddy is killing them out there right now, perfect barometer...wish I could of went today.
Yep, I've been out 2 weekends so far and the wind speed forecasts were WAY off! Hope that happens again this week!
My friends are out there right now too, they are struggling to find fish! They landed on em yesterday, went back to them this morning and gone! Typical for this time of year, hard to stay on fish without moving around a lot, and spots dry up fast!
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Can't beat APPS
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heres a good rule of thumb Matt, say a storm rolls in Saturday, what ever winds precede it, usually follow it, so if its 10mph out of southwest Saturday, odds are 10 mph northwest sunday, add or minus accordingly, you get the drift. Easy rule of thumb, but not always the case.
my buddy is killing them out there right now, perfect barometer...wish I could of went today.
I got a similar report..... Trying to decide between Eyes and Crappies tonight, gotta love unexpected half days ;D
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didnt get out much the past three days,, and when i did the bite was slow but buying a new sled monday yamaha 4 stroke... and getting the old one fixed since it broke down tuesday.. should be making ice the last few days and the rest of the week
I was out this morning before work and I was surprised at how little ice had been made with this cold weather. There was 2" of packed snow on the ice and some bare spots. I measured a little over 10" of ice.
The eyes were hungry today. ;D
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You guys are killing me...I have to work tonight...I am starting to get a soar throat...cough...cough ... ::) ::) ::)
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You guys are killing me...I have to work tonight...I am starting to get a soar throat...cough...cough ... ::) ::) ::)
No hooky! :nono: :nono: :woot: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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I haven't been on Oneida ice in years, is there a place where you can catch a ride out and back to Shackelton Shoals for a few bucks? I know there used to be people who gave rides in and out many years ago, one of the marinas I think.
If not - any good spots walkable from shore? I don't have wheels or treads.
Any info is appreciated.
Sorry if repeat, 170 pages is a lot to go through.
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Bartel and Apps are way out of the way for me. Gomez and Marion Manor are the closest for the way I come to the lake.
I hear ya. In a perfect world I'd spend my money at Apps or Bartel. It's a 30 minute ride to Apps from Marion Manor, I'd rather spend the hour (round trip) on the lake.
I have an older number for Gomez Bait and Tackle, 374-1701.
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I haven't been on Oneida ice in years, is there a place where you can catch a ride out and back to Shackelton Shoals for a few bucks? I know there used to be people who gave rides in and out many years ago, one of the marinas I think.
If not - any good spots walkable from shore? I don't have wheels or treads.
Any info is appreciated.
Sorry if repeat, 170 pages is a lot to go through.
LOL! You're begging for a beating... ;D
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When i looked at the picture above i felt like the first time i looked at a vexilar and said where the heck are the fish on that screen. I've finally mastered my vexilar and now i keep hearing about these graph/sonar fish finders. I just bought a lowrance elite 7 this summer for my boat that has a graph and a flasher. I find myself using the flasher because i cant understand the graph. I'm sure once i spend hours staring at the lowrance like i have my vexilar i will understand it
More like seconds! Every once in a while I'll switch my Lowrance over to the flasher mode for a good laugh. Can't make heads or tails of it enough to trust what I'm looking at.
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I haven't been on Oneida ice in years, is there a place where you can catch a ride out and back to Shackelton Shoals for a few bucks? I know there used to be people who gave rides in and out many years ago, one of the marinas I think.
If not - any good spots walkable from shore? I don't have wheels or treads.
Any info is appreciated.
Sorry if repeat, 170 pages is a lot to go through.
You could try giving App's a call Rick used to run people out and back for some $$$$ but not sure if he is doing it still or not.
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Rick told me 2 weeks ago, it's pretty much not happening this year. Just to much of a pain in the arse. Unless he changed his mind recently, but he was pretty adamant.
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Yes, these guys have been great about information! I am also heading up tomorrow and plan to fish the afternoon, then Saturday and Sunday all day. I think the biggest help was to download the navionics map. I think I pinpointed some good locations (in my own theory) to try by looking at that map...whether or not these spots hold fish is a different story and I will only find out when I drop a line down, lol. But anyway, thanks again to everyone on this thread for the assistance the past few weeks, hopefully it all pays off this weekend!
I plugged in gps locations to a few of the gas holes on the nav app so make sure your map is updated
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I plugged in gps locations to a few of the gas holes on the nav app so make sure your map is updated
How did you add those gas hole locations? I have a couple I would like to add..thanks
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How did you add those gas hole locations? I have a couple I would like to add..thanks
You have to register the app to your phone. I automatically asks you when you do the 'edit map' function. Pick your icon and write a description and then click add. Careful with adding your hotspots unless you want to share it with the community, in which case...add away! @)
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You have to register the app to your phone. I automatically asks you when you do the 'edit map' function. Pick your icon and write a description and then click add. Careful with adding your hotspots unless you want to share it with the community, in which case...add away! @)
Some needs to do a youtube on working this thing .... I have all the updates and packages and I can not figure out all the bells and whistles ....
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You have to register the app to your phone. I automatically asks you when you do the 'edit map' function. Pick your icon and write a description and then click add. Careful with adding your hotspots unless you want to share it with the community, in which case...add away! @)
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Ok thanks
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If anyone needs help adding their hotspots to the Nav app, you can send them over to me and I can plug it in for you. ;) Just give me the coordinates, a description of what you can catch at that location, time of day that works best, time in the season that works best. ;D. I kid I kid.
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If anyone needs help adding their hotspots to the Nav app, you can send them over to me and I can plug it in for you. ;) Just give me the coordinates, a description of what you can catch at that location, time of day that works best, time in the season that works best. ;D. I kid I kid.
i see how it can be done now, but how do you get that red mark( * ) to work as your marker? its 's not a choice on the list..
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Some needs to do a youtube on working this thing .... I have all the updates and packages and I can not figure out all the bells and whistles ....
I bought the add ons and can't figure out how to use everything
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Can someone tell me the coordinates for Apps I will be coming from Williams Park on the south shore
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43* 13.860N. 75* 52.889W
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Anybody know anything about the bait shop just before the bridge in Sylvan Beach? Hours?
the bait store befor bridge is boufs bait and tackle 6830 main street verona beach 315-877-2499 open 5.30 am- 5.00 pm
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First time in a long time I was completely skunked. No bites. Nada. Oneida you miserable mistress. I'll get you back
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happens to the best of us. you will be back
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I know our tolerances on wind differ from person to person, but for you Oneida veterans out there, what is your threshold on wind speed and how it affects your decision to go out on the ice due to safety and or fish productivity? I'd like to get out on Saturday, but it looks like it's going to be pretty windy. I probably won't go out too far, but am I wasting my time getting out if the fish just shut down under these conditions?
With me wind speed is more a question of practicality. If I can securely anchor my shanty, stay warm and fish in it without it getting shredded I probably will. One of my best bites ever the wind had to be gusting over 40. Before I got my anchors in a gust of wind ripped one of the lines I was anchoring my shanty with out of my hand and the whole works slid off the hole parallel to the wind (one anchor was secure). Everything in the shanty including my vex blew down the lake until hit a pressure crack (fortunately it was only about 50 yards away). My bucket of about 15 perch was literally 10 feet in the air flying toward Sylvan beach like a Wegman's bag blown out of an 18 wheeler on the Thruway on the way to Seneca Meadows landfill. Never did see that bucket again. My shanty was flattened and the poles bent like pretzels but with the help of my friend we got it anchored, sufficiently straightened out and continued to fish. Wind kept building until the point we each had our heels in the holes to hold the thing down. At that point we had to quit, but managed to fill a pail in not much more than hour while we could still fish. The tough part was seeing the bite because everything was shaking so much. Had similarly successful days crappie fishing in the wind, although not quite as windy. Long story short: I haven't found the wind to be a bite killer, if you can deal with it.
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...but watch for whiteouts!
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43* 13.860N. 75* 52.889W
APPS??
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zaphod4 i saw on my navionics you had plugged in a bunch of gas holes awesome job just wanted to say thanks i appreciate that info i was wondering if everybody could get together with info on gas holes and get all of them posted on navionics even possible ones so at least we know to look out this time of year doing alot of cruising looking for the hot bite covering tons of ice especially out deeper during the mid season hate to hit a hole a mile or two from the pack thanks agian for putting them up
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zaphod4 i saw on my navionics you had plugged in a bunch of gas holes awesome job just wanted to say thanks i appreciate that info i was wondering if everybody could get together with info on gas holes and get all of them posted on navionics even possible ones so at least we know to look out this time of year doing alot of cruising looking for the hot bite covering tons of ice especially out deeper during the mid season hate to hit a hole a mile or two from the pack thanks agian for putting them up
There has also been a separate thread started for the gas holes..fyi
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With everyone getting all excited about the navi app, please remember 1 thing this weekend with this weather forecast. While it's certainly a great app, you're still limited by the battery life of your phone. Those with the actual Handheld are in better shape, however still at mercy of battery life etc.
Snow although seemingly no alot is supposed to fall starting tonight through the weekend. This cold it will be very light dry snow. Combine that with 10-20 mph winds gusting to 30. Whiteout conditions...........
Oneida is a big lake to trust to an app on your phone. JMHO carry a compass good luck
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With everyone getting all excited about the navi app, please remember 1 thing this weekend with this weather forecast. While it's certainly a great app, you're still limited by the battery life of your phone. Those with the actual Handheld are in better shape, however still at mercy of battery life etc.
Snow although seemingly no alot is supposed to fall starting tonight through the weekend. This cold it will be very light dry snow. Combine that with 10-20 mph winds gusting to 30. Whiteout conditions...........
Oneida is a big lake to trust to an app on your phone. JMHO carry a compass good luck
Good advice, never a bad idea to have a back up plan. Very easy to get turned around out there.
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Fished with my bud today on his birthday. Was a tough one, marked fish everywhere we went but getting them to commit was tough. Moved around a bit and was great day to be out but just couldn't find legal eyes. I never have good luck for eyes on the south shore in the winter and having a difficult time locating the perch.
Also noticed that Ice has not gained much and seemed to be 11" most places although there was one spot out near the channel that measured 20". I'm guessing some ice got stacked there when she was freezing up.
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With me wind speed is more a question of practicality. If I can securely anchor my shanty, stay warm and fish in it without it getting shredded I probably will. One of my best bites ever the wind had to be gusting over 40. Before I got my anchors in a gust of wind ripped one of the lines I was anchoring my shanty with out of my hand and the whole works slid off the hole parallel to the wind (one anchor was secure). Everything in the shanty including my vex blew down the lake until hit a pressure crack (fortunately it was only about 50 yards away). My bucket of about 15 perch was literally 10 feet in the air flying toward Sylvan beach like a Wegman's bag blown out of an 18 wheeler on the Thruway on the way to Seneca Meadows landfill. Never did see that bucket again. My shanty was flattened and the poles bent like pretzels but with the help of my friend we got it anchored, sufficiently straightened out and continued to fish. Wind kept building until the point we each had our heels in the holes to hold the thing down. At that point we had to quit, but managed to fill a pail in not much more than hour 7while we could still fish. The tough part was seeing the bite because everything was shaking so much. Had similarly successful days crappie fishing in the wind, although not quite as windy. Long story short: I haven't found the wind to be a bite killer, if you can deal with it.
Thanks for your opinion. I agree...everyone has their limits. As far as wind being a bite killer..maybe its true and maybe its not. I'm sure there are some of you guys that can prove that wrong. I've never had much luck fishing on windy days although I will say that I probably never gave it a chance. If anything..maybe this wind that we are supposedly going to get over the next few days will blow the snow around and create easy walking/dragging conditions next week.
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...but watch for whiteouts!
Coolest whiteout I ever saw was on Oneida. 1990ish and dad and I are off the north shore with out PolarPals and our 70's Susuki 440. His is tied to the front ski of the snowmobile and mine is tied to the handle bar of the pull behind dogsled we used. Snowed so hard a few times we could barely and I mean barely see each other...
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With everyone getting all excited about the navi app, please remember 1 thing this weekend with this weather forecast. While it's certainly a great app, you're still limited by the battery life of your phone. Those with the actual Handheld are in better shape, however still at mercy of battery life etc.
Snow although seemingly no alot is supposed to fall starting tonight through the weekend. This cold it will be very light dry snow. Combine that with 10-20 mph winds gusting to 30. Whiteout conditions...........
Oneida is a big lake to trust to an app on your phone. JMHO carry a compass good luck
very good post bcons ;D the bass master has spoken :bow: :bow: :roflmao:
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Good advice guy's. A compass is a must have item out there. Take a reading while you can still see your shore access point....or just knowing which way is North can be a big help.
Don't have a compass? You should get one. If you don't have one, a good habit is to "scratch or chisel" a big arrow into the ice where you set up ,pointing to the exact direction you need to go in order to get back to your shore access point if there is a chance of a whiteout, or pea soup fog rolling in.
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It's always a good idea to have a good old fashion compass. This morning on the ride out it was so cold that my I phone battery drained while I was trying to use Navionics went from 100% to 0 in about 1 Min. had to hold it next to the exhaust on the wheeler to thaw it back out. Hate to have that happen in whiteout conditions! Now a days we rely on technology way to much and could get you in trouble!
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With everyone getting all excited about the navi app, please remember 1 thing this weekend with this weather forecast. While it's certainly a great app, you're still limited by the battery life of your phone. Those with the actual Handheld are in better shape, however still at mercy of battery life etc.
Snow although seemingly no alot is supposed to fall starting tonight through the weekend. This cold it will be very light dry snow. Combine that with 10-20 mph winds gusting to 30. Whiteout conditions...........
Oneida is a big lake to trust to an app on your phone. JMHO carry a compass good luck
That's why I'm glad I have a cigarette lighter adapter on the wheeler so I bring my car charger and I in business
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That's why I'm glad I have a cigarette lighter adapter on the wheeler so I bring my car charger and I in business
Just don't drop the phone on the ice....or into a hole or bait bucket!! LOL
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It's always a good idea to have a good old fashion compass. This morning on the ride out it was so cold that my I phone battery drained while I was trying to use Navionics went from 100% to 0 in about 1 Min. had to hold it next to the exhaust on the wheeler to thaw it back out. Hate to have that happen in whiteout conditions! Now a days we rely on technology way to much and could get you in trouble!
i cant stand that! happens to me all the time im out there until i get the heater runnin and get it warm
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If you are using the app on your phone a lot it will drain your battery quick, so I wen to wall mart and got a charger for 20 bucks that you can charge the phone up. says you can do it many times with this. I used it the other day and it put my phone right back to 100 percent. although this helps still have a compass
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well had a good day with my bud Nyman got some nice perch and sneaked back in to a late just before dark spot and and landed a a nice limit of eyes , off the north shore all the places I fished the ice was 12-14"
from what I'm told if you take your phones off community , then your not sharing your info
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well had a good day with my bud Nyman got some nice perch and sneaked back in to a late just before dark spot and and landed a a nice limit of eyes , off the north shore all the places I fished the ice was 12-14"
from what I'm told if you take your phones off community , then your not sharing your info
Good Job filet and nyman !!
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Looking to head out there this weekend need to know of a please I can go out of and catch some eyes.
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170 pages on the diehard thread. Check it out TONS of info.
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With everyone getting all excited about the navi app, please remember 1 thing this weekend with this weather forecast. While it's certainly a great app, you're still limited by the battery life of your phone. Those with the actual Handheld are in better shape, however still at mercy of battery life etc.
Snow although seemingly no alot is supposed to fall starting tonight through the weekend. This cold it will be very light dry snow. Combine that with 10-20 mph winds gusting to 30. Whiteout conditions...........
Oneida is a big lake to trust to an app on your phone. JMHO carry a compass good luck
Got a Jockery battery pack from amazon for $30. It's smaller then the phone. Will charge my phone 3 times from dead on one of its chages. I just keep it in my inside coat pocket. Came in handy last week when the fog rolled in and I had Ben listening to music all morning.
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170 pages on the diehard thread. Check it out TONS of info.
Lots of great and recent info there. Good luck.
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It's nice to be able to share the gas holes on navonics
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Anyone know if they are still catch in eyes in 3 mile
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Anyone know if they are still catch in eyes in 3 mile
What's 3 miles?? Where's that??? ;D
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I think he meant three mile bay. Right off Phillips point.
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Sorry.if it was three mile bay you were referring to then i don't know if they are catching walleye. It's close enough to Constantia to say..yes?
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What's 3 miles?? Where's that??? ;D
just west of sand Pt.or just east of mudturtle Pt. ;) its about 2 miles west and of constantia and years and years ago we use to catch eyes out near Philp Bar
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A back up compass is a must even with any app or phone if it is a whiteout with lake effect it can kill your signal with the cloud cover and heavy snow . Don't chance it they are very cheap and as the season progresses and the ice changes it can be imperative. Get a pin on one and attach it to you shanty or throw it in your organizer and hope you never need it. Just an opinion from the "been there Wish I had a compass club ''lol and resident of the north shore . Out of towners I strongly encourage one . Tight lines
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Sounds stupid But always TRUST your compass!
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APPS??
Yes. 43* 13.860N. 75* 52.889W that's off a pin dropped at the end of the point at the parking lot.
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compass save our arse's couple weeks ago in that downpour good thing the old man had his which he always does.....no matter how many years on the ice you can always learn from a veteran
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well had a good day with my bud Nyman got some nice perch and sneaked back in to a late just before dark spot and and landed a a nice limit of eyes , off the north shore all the places I fished the ice was 12-14"
from what I'm told if you take your phones off community , then your not sharing your info
Nice Filet and Nyman! :thumbsup: :icefish:
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almost forgot to give toxic fisher and Jake 138 a big congrats on a third place finish on chautauqua Lake tourney last weekend :thumbsup:
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Well theres 3 types of windy days Nysportxman , the winds preceding a storm, winds during a storm and winds following a storm, too say wind kills the bite is like saying sunshine kills the bite... whats the barometer during these winds? also what part of winter is it, fish can ignore weather if there in say early ice blitz mode or very late ice blitz mode.. I've done well in a wind a day ahead of a storm and the day after, but the day of the storm, I've had very mixed results.
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I've noticed that if the barometer stays in a certain position too long, the fish react too the change, last yr my favorite barometer was around 29.90-30.00, this season the barometer has been lower on average, usually in that 29.70 area, anytime it rises too say 30.15 like today, the lake goes nuts, A friend of mine did more fish today than that day I made the vids, cell calls killed me...absolute mayham..., but theres yrs, the baromter is say 30.40 all the time, if it drops into the 2900's then they react, guess what I'm saying is fish like change. After missing 2 good bites this yr too the flu and now my furnace, if that barometer is 30.15 this yr, I'm fishin if the winds are 40mph ;D
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Well theres 3 types of windy days Nysportxman , the winds preceding a storm, winds during a storm and winds following a storm, too say wind kills the bite is like saying sunshine kills the bite... whats the barometer during these winds? also what part of winter is it, fish can ignore weather if there in say early ice blitz mode or very late ice blitz mode.. I've done well in a wind a day ahead of a storm and the day after, but the day of the storm, I've had very mixed results.
Ive never fished during a storm..and I don't really go by the barometer because i get out any chance i get. Ive just havent had much luck when the winds are howling. Maybe its just me.
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Heading out in the am!! Anyone want to advise... Godfrey or chapmans.... Pm would be appreciated also, haven't been able to find hungry fish...
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There was a lot of jokes last week made about the polar vortex, well think about it, its a pool of cold air coming down from Canada, but not like in a normal winter, its a vortex(low Pressure) normally we get our cold air threw high pressure systems, that's what different about this season. So if pressures are lower this season, fish will naturally respond better when it rises, this season, not every season. Just a theory of mine, right down the numbers, see how many of your great days this yr occur with a baromter between say 30.00- 30.30. deep water eyes and perch, not flatfish.
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Anyone know how much snow is on the ice on the south shore?
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Ive never fished during a storm..and I don't really go by the barometer because i get out any chance i get. Ive just havent had much luck when the winds are howling. Maybe its just me.
but if you know ahead of time that the bite will be easy or tough, even though you fish only when you can, you will better understand right out of the gate what jig stroke too use, what size rap, ect.. only 2 good hours in morning and one at night, can't be wasteing it trying to figure them out, right, see my point, weather is still important even if you can't fish often. maybe more important.
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but if you know ahead of time that the bite will be easy or tough, even though you fish only when you can, you will better understand right out of the gate what jig stroke too use, what size rap, ect.. only 2 good hours in morning and one at night, can't be wasteing it trying to figure them out, right, see my point, weather is still important even if can't fish often.
Very Good point. Maybe i do need to pay more attention. This is all great stuff man.
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Anyone know how much snow is on the ice on the south shore?
Dusting to 6" in spots. Wind is drifting it in places.
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tomorrows barometer looks too start at 1024 millibars drop to 1020 millibars according to the gfs model. around 30.25 dropping to 30.10 PERFECT!!!! Wish I could go,.... :'(
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What weather site do you check out to try and figure future borometers?
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What weather site do you check out to try and figure future borometers?
I just check local stuff like channel 3's website... http://www.cnycentral.com/weather/# (http://www.cnycentral.com/weather/#) theres more complicated maps to figure it out days ahead of time, but I think hookinup has an easier model too read for future stuff. if you check that site say 3 times in a day, you can see whether its falling or rising.
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True, I check a few weather sites and try to figure patterns. I can't fish Friday or Sunday but gonna get out for sunrise Saturday and see what happens.... ill stick it out without a shanty for ad long as I can stand it
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Here is my charge system ..... the phone is always on charge in the shanty ... Now with the bluetooth I dont even have to touch it ....
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had a couple of buddys call me today while they were fishing. they said the flat fish were on fire today !
alot of talk about navionics. always remember, "THE COMPASS DOESN'T LIE, AND IT DOESN'T NEED BATTERYS, OR A CLEAR SKY TO WORK !!!
I've been in alot of white outs, and heavy fog. more than a few times the gps didn't have a signal, because of heavy cloud cover. always carry a compass with you !! Sully...
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Here is my charge system ..... the phone is always on charge in the shanty ... Now with the bluetooth I dont even have to touch it ....
(https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1/p480x480/8588_10202820494611681_2058678236_n.jpg)
your quite the macgyver.... ;D
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So...what's a flat fish?
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cute color! lol!
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well had a good day with my bud Nyman got some nice perch and sneaked back in to a late just before dark spot and and landed a a nice limit of eyes , off the north shore all the places I fished the ice was 12-14"
from what I'm told if you take your phones off community , then your not sharing your info
nice job freddie ;)
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So...what's a flat fish?
Down in Florida flatties are flounder.......maybe we have a new invasive species in Oneida!!
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So...what's a flat fish?
Gills..crapps
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Stormy, that is the smartest, simplest idea I have seen. I use the same system to keep my aerator going in the minnow cooler when I trailer the boat to Buffalo. Just hook it to one of the boat batteries, and down the thruway I go.
Bye the way, the boys in my brother's meteorology office had a good laugh over the overuse/misuse of the term "Polar Vortex" Something that's been around for thousands of years and now gets a different cool sounding name.
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Great weather info Shane.
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I have done good as a front moves in, after it moves in and is on top of you AKA windy, on average I have not done as well. But if your on something special sometimes it doesn't matter ;). Wind is just really irritating and makes it harder to set up, grill venison etc...
My dad had his theory....the first day of high pressure is the worst fishing, it was usually right.
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So...what's a flat fish?
bluegill,sunfish, and crappie.
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Gills..crapps
Ah..makes sense. Thanks. First time ive heard of them being called that. I just call fhem panfish.
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Down in Florida flatties are flounder.......maybe we have a new invasive species in Oneida!!
flounder are horizontally flat ,as crappies ,sunfish and blue gills are vertically flat ;)
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IMPORTANT STUFF FROM SNAGGER... all you guys had better go back to page 174 and print out, or at least read over a couple times, all the posts "SNAGGER" made.. A world of really good information.
Especially the one that said " 2 good hrs in the morning and one at night".. It is the end of Jan. the bonanza you have had the past month is probably over.. Yes, there will be hot spots and good days but in general, and if tradition prevails, the days of 30, 40 or 50 eyes has passed..Maybe 5 or 10 ??? You will have to look longer and fish harder for the eyes. Perch ?? they might be a different story. When they switch their diet from minnows to the fresh water shrimp they will turn on..
Good luck, be safe....
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Heres my setup. Bought two for 20$.
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flounder are horizontally flat ,as crappies ,sunfish and blue gills are vertically flat ;)
I believe they prefer to be called horizontally challenged.
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here is a good place to check current and predicted future barometric pressure, you just have to convert milibars to inhg.
http://aviationweather.gov/adds/progs/ (http://aviationweather.gov/adds/progs/)
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Hey old timer, last holes we drilled last sunday, we found a group big jumbos puking up wigglers, bucks and shrimp all in the same puking, never found a group like that before, but either the low barometer or they were gorged so full, we still had to pick at them with 3 feet of them on the screen, man I hope they didn't move, but I'm sure they have by now.Little colder than they predicted this morning, 15 below again up here, can't believe Oneida made no ice, that's nuts....still current out there or something? That little bit of snow is really insulating it that good.
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Fished Constantia yesterday. AM bite not even a mark, 930 to dark(who hit the switch) pounded the eyes, perch were slow but the ones u got are jumbos. I did around 20 eyes myself. Not one short either. our group of 5 all got our limit of eyes!!!! what a day fishing with the boys. Most peoples pressure is the wife want to see whats in the bucket ;D and it better be filled lol
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Hey Billy Goat, how many fow were you in ? : :icefish:
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Hey old timer, last holes we drilled last sunday, we found a group big jumbos puking up wigglers, bucks and shrimp all in the same puking, never found a group like that before, but either the low barometer or they were gorged so full, we still had to pick at them with 3 feet of them on the screen, man I hope they didn't move, but I'm sure they have by now.Little colder than they predicted this morning, 15 below again up here, can't believe Oneida made no ice, that's nuts....still current out there or something? That little bit of snow is really insulating it that good.
That variety of feed in their stomach is a little strange as is the ice thickness.. Maybe all the cold water going down the holes and cracks during the thaw has tipped things over ?? I would expect a lot more ice down on the East end.. I`d be interested to know the depth the eyes are hanging in now.. years ago after the first deep freeze we would move from the 20 to 22 ft off the beach, it would be out to the 24 to 25 ft range.. Different style of fishing the flats than the breaks....
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there all over the place oldtimer, but I'm not fishing east this yr, if you look in 20 there they are if you in 38 fow, there they are again and everything inbetween, just a lot of walleye, most I have ever seen,.. Billy made a good post, first walker post of big success again in about 2 weeks, the eyes have returned back too an area they got driven off by noise, interesting watching a hot bite, first it goes gang busters, then we wittle away at them, then our presence moves them away, only for them too return after we have forgotten about them a couple weeks later., quite a rotation we do out there following the bites around.
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Fished Constantia yesterday. AM bite not even a mark, 930 to dark(who hit the switch) pounded the eyes, perch were slow but the ones u got are jumbos. I did around 20 eyes myself. Not one short either. our group of 5 all got our limit of eyes!!!! what a day fishing with the boys. Most peoples pressure is the wife want to see whats in the bucket ;D and it better be filled lol
Wow..great day billygoat!
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good info snagger,, i cant figure oute why the lake isnt making ice like mad i know it slows as the ice gets thicker but i figured it at least would make 1/2 inch a day with these temps....
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good info snagger,, i cant figure oute why the lake isnt making ice like mad i know it slows as the ice gets thicker but i figured it at least would make 1/2 inch a day with these temps....
with 6" to 8" of snow, and full sunshine every day on the ice it is a big insulating factor. Sully...
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Fished north shore this morning. On the ice fishing by sunrise and off the ice at 9:00. It was a good morning for me. Just targeted the eyes and after a couple small moves I found them. They were on my lure like white on rice this morning. Didn't matter where on the vex they were they're came in and hit. Lost a couple studs at the hole but can't complain with a limit any day. Good luck everyone :tipup: :tipup:
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Went out yesterday with a friend to the shoals and oneida did it to me a again. This guy was knocking the snot out of them a few days ago. I go out and it refuses to produce one fish not a one. I guess i need to stick to the smaller lakes and leave to big water to the big boys. Maybe next year I will give it another shot to ice my first eye.
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Fished north shore this morning. On the ice fishing by sunrise and off the ice at 9:00. It was a good morning for me. Just targeted the eyes and after a couple small moves I found them. They were on my lure like white on rice this morning. Didn't matter where on the vex they were they're came in and hit. Lost a couple studs at the hole but can't complain with a limit any day. Good luck everyone :tipup: :tipup:
Nicely done! I am dying to get out there this afternoon, not gonna happen though :'(
6-8" of snow as well? I see sully's post.
Maybe tomorrow, maybe tomorrow....
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Went out yesterday with a friend to the shoals and oneida did it to me a again. This guy was knocking the snot out of them a few days ago. I go out and it refuses to produce one fish not a one. I guess i need to stick to the smaller lakes and leave to big water to the big boys. Maybe next year I will give it another shot to ice my first eye.
Stay with it man. Oneida likes to see you pay your dues. ;)
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Hey old timer, last holes we drilled last sunday, we found a group big jumbos puking up wigglers, bucks and shrimp all in the same puking, never found a group like that before, but either the low barometer or they were gorged so full, we still had to pick at them with 3 feet of them on the screen, man I hope they didn't move, but I'm sure they have by now.Little colder than they predicted this morning, 15 below again up here, can't believe Oneida made no ice, that's nuts....still current out there or something? That little bit of snow is really insulating it that good.
There was only about 2" of snow on the ice yesterday in the Constantia area...It's making ice but slowly. There was a good current last Saturday.
Had -3 last night, 4 nights in a row below zero.
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I thought that walking 2 miles with all gear and braving the frigid temps was enough. WHAT MORE COULD THAT LAKE WANT. I did not even care if it was a short eye just wanted to knock it off the list but I guess I need to get to know the lake or maybe fish with some one that has electronics so i can atleast know they are down there and it is just a matter of time. I know I will go back just felt like grumbling a bit should have kept it to myself. I have vacation from the jan 26-feb 9 it is an hour drive but sure that i will go back. I know that asking for help is frowned upon but if there is an are where I do not need to walk out 2 miles to hope to find fish i am all ears . Do not know the lake well. No electronics and no smartphone for nav apps so I am depending on the kindness of strangers for a little info. pm if you wish. Thanks
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No electronics is a tough way to go on Oneida...I've had days where my battery has died after 7-8 hrs and I start packing up- Get yourself a Hotspots Paper map and do some hole drilling, its the only way!
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Nicely done! I am dying to get out there this afternoon, not gonna happen though :'(
6-8" of snow as well? I see sully's post.
Maybe tomorrow, maybe tomorrow....
There were a few places that were probably drifted with that much snow. For the most part there was about 2-3" where I was. I'll be in your shoes tomorrow. Have to love working the weekends when everyone is on the ice :(
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I thought that walking 2 miles with all gear and braving the frigid temps was enough. WHAT MORE COULD THAT LAKE WANT. I did not even care if it was a short eye just wanted to knock it off the list but I guess I need to get to know the lake or maybe fish with some one that has electronics so i can atleast know they are down there and it is just a matter of time. I know I will go back just felt like grumbling a bit should have kept it to myself. I have vacation from the jan 26-feb 9 it is an hour drive but sure that i will go back. I know that asking for help is frowned upon but if there is an are where I do not need to walk out 2 miles to hope to find fish i am all ears . Do not know the lake well. No electronics and no smartphone for nav apps so I am depending on the kindness of strangers for a little info. pm if you wish. Thanks
Well if you don't invest in some kind of electronics you wont know what is under your hole. if you want a shorter walk them go out of Lewis point. its a short walk to the drop off. its on the SE corner of the lake. and I hate to say it but in your position you will be better off heading to the shanty towns out there. good luck Oneida can be a bitc* most times and she don't always give up fish all the time. you might want to at least get a map of the lake and do some home work before you go again ;)
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Here is my charge system ..... the phone is always on charge in the shanty ... Now with the bluetooth I dont even have to touch it ....
(https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1/p480x480/8588_10202820494611681_2058678236_n.jpg)
How would one go about constructing one of those
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I need one of the cell phone chargers as well. Going to Canada with Air tamarac and could charge some electronics off the solar system.
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Chargers are easy enough to find. Just search 12V cell phone chargers. You can get them that'll screw down on your boat/ATV/etc. battery terminals or clamp on.
They start around $10
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Bonus Day today. I had a few hrs free and with the weekend weather looking sketchy I loaded up the smitty sled and hit a spot the payed earlier in the week. Can you say on FIRE! I was a little tired and slept in. It was also a long walk so I probably didn't start fishing till 8:30. Had 3 on the ice by 9:30. 16, 20 & 23. Also got 3 shorts. Packed up and headed home to get some chores done. Gotta learn how to post pics here. Always better with company but I'll go alone before sitting around.
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Gotta learn how to post pics here.
http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=31022.msg300148#msg300148 (http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=31022.msg300148#msg300148)
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I got mine at Radioshack .... Extra flasher battery USB thingy and your good to go ....
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Bonus Day today. I had a few hrs free and with the weekend weather looking sketchy I loaded up the smitty sled and hit a spot the payed earlier in the week. Can you say on FIRE! I was a little tired and slept in. It was also a long walk so I probably didn't start fishing till 8:30. Had 3 on the ice by 9:30. 16, 20 & 23. Also got 3 shorts. Packed up and headed home to get some chores done. Gotta learn how to post pics here. Always better with company but I'll go alone before sitting around.
Nice job, Racer!!!!
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Spent Thursday and today with the Wife, coming up on our 20th Anniversary. Looking to be out on Oneida Tomorrow and Sunday. The wind looks to be an issue for tomorrow, hopefully the forecasters are wrong as they have been for the past couple. According to some people, the bite is hot right now.
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So nothing to do with Ice Fishing, but one of my neighbors who I met through here and myfishfinder, and many of you already know but there isn't a better person out there...he came over and helped me solve my clogged (frozen) greywater house drain...a huge weight off mine and my families shoulders thinking I might of had to dig up the frozen tundra...KP (KingPerch) thank you very much bud...I know you said I don't owe you but I do! THANK YOU!!!
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I thought that walking 2 miles with all gear and braving the frigid temps was enough. WHAT MORE COULD THAT LAKE WANT. I did not even care if it was a short eye just wanted to knock it off the list but I guess I need to get to know the lake or maybe fish with some one that has electronics so i can atleast know they are down there and it is just a matter of time. I know I will go back just felt like grumbling a bit should have kept it to myself. I have vacation from the jan 26-feb 9 it is an hour drive but sure that i will go back. I know that asking for help is frowned upon but if there is an are where I do not need to walk out 2 miles to hope to find fish i am all ears . Do not know the lake well. No electronics and no smartphone for nav apps so I am depending on the kindness of strangers for a little info. pm if you wish. Thanks
go right down to apps and get the best map printed bar none , and then take some clear contact paper and make it water proof , it will help and 2 miles is to far to walk , and save your change and get some type of fish finder , pm sent
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Thanks Pooch. Stormy, as soon as I read up on how to post pic's here, I'll show my cell phone aux. power. bought it at the outdoor show last year. It's small and works great.
Good luck this weekend everyone.
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So nothing to do with Ice Fishing, but one of my neighbors who I met through here and myfishfinder, and many of you already know but there isn't a better person out there...he came over and helped me solve my clogged (frozen) greywater house drain...a huge weight off mine and my families shoulders thinking I might of had to dig up the frozen tundra...KP (KingPerch) thank you very much bud...I know you said I don't owe you but I do! THANK YOU!!!
KP is a good guy and he knows his stuff thats for sure! he just happens to be a good freind of mine. ;) he cant catch fish for crap but he tries.......... :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :woot:
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KP is a good guy and he knows his stuff thats for sure! he just happens to be a good freind of mine. ;) he cant catch fish for crap but he tries.......... :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :woot:
here we go :)
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So nothing to do with Ice Fishing, but one of my neighbors who I met through here and myfishfinder, and many of you already know but there isn't a better person out there...he came over and helped me solve my clogged (frozen) greywater house drain...a huge weight off mine and my families shoulders thinking I might of had to dig up the frozen tundra...KP (KingPerch) thank you very much bud...I know you said I don't owe you but I do! THANK YOU!!!
Nice job guys!
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An extra pat on the back for KP nextweekend is in order ;)
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Does anyone know if Rick carries Moonshine Shiver Minnows at Apps?
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Does anyone know if Rick carries Moonshine Shiver Minnows at Apps?
I was there 2 days ago and they had a good selection of the moonshine lures.
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They also carry them at Bartel Road bait and tackle.
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An extra pat on the back for KP nextweekend is in order ;)
save the patting just give us the cash ;D
bartels, apps and in pulaski all season sports carry moon shines also
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Thanks :thumbsup:
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They make external chargers you charge at home , they are smaller than your phone , you plug into your phone and can charge your phone twice on one full charge from the external
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What's 3 miles?? Where's that??? ;D
anyone heading to 3 Mile might want to bring a larger craft!! :-\
Small Craft Advisory
Issued At: 01/23/20 4:29 PM
Expires At: 01/24/20 7:00 PM
Areas Affected: Dexter, NY | Henderson Harbor, NY | Three Mile Bay, NY
LOZ045-240530-
/O.EXB.KBUF.SC.Y.0010.140124T1800Z-140125T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KBUF.GL.A.0004.140125T0000Z-140125T2100Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT
LAWRENCE RIVER-
427 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...
...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SOUTH TO 30 KNOTS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
* WAVES...5 TO 8 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 9 TO 12 FEET
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
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So nothing to do with Ice Fishing, but one of my neighbors who I met through here and myfishfinder, and many of you already know but there isn't a better person out there...he came over and helped me solve my clogged (frozen) greywater house drain...a huge weight off mine and my families shoulders thinking I might of had to dig up the frozen tundra...KP (KingPerch) thank you very much bud...I know you said I don't owe you but I do! THANK YOU!!!
King Perch :thumbsup: :thumbsup: You're going to be Saint Perch soon!! :thumbsup:
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anyone heading to 3 Mile might want to bring a larger craft!! :-\
Small Craft Advisory
Issued At: 01/23/20 4:29 PM
Expires At: 01/24/20 7:00 PM
Areas Affected: Dexter, NY | Henderson Harbor, NY | Three Mile Bay, NY
LOZ045-240530-
/O.EXB.KBUF.SC.Y.0010.140124T1800Z-140125T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KBUF.GL.A.0004.140125T0000Z-140125T2100Z/
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT
LAWRENCE RIVER-
427 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...
...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SOUTH TO 30 KNOTS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
* WAVES...5 TO 8 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 9 TO 12 FEET
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 18 TO 33 KNOTS
AND/OR WAVES AVERAGING 4 FEET OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED
MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD
AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
dont plan on going in a friggen boat............bring on the wind- who cares.lmao
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I've been fishing Oneida for 3 years now. 3-5 day trips per year. Unfortunately it is a 3 hour drive for me and I go when I can go despite the weather. I had a great day by my standards on Wednesday in the bitter cold. I left Oneida fulfilled for the first time. No walleye limit but I had a great day nonetheless. What I did differently this time....I found my own fish. For the past 3 season I chased other peoples fish, friends, shanty folks etc... Every time without fail I "shoulda been there yesterday". Ice shanty is a great resource and I have learned a ton of info following this thread...access, ice conditions, techniques. But I guess my best advice to all the new folks asking all the relentless questions....read read read, buy a lake map or app on the smart phones, use a sonar and most importantly, find your own fish. I will never be sucked into going where they were hitting yesterday. To all the regulars on this thread, thank you for the volumes of information for anyone willing to just read. Tight lines everyone. Oneida is a special place. I'm hooked.
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You know there's two 3 Mile Bays in NY right? There's 3 Mile Bay on Oneida Lake and there's a 3 Mile Bay in in Chaumont Bay. 3 Mile Bay is the next town north on rt 12 of the village of Chaumont. Just clarifying, sounds like not everyone is aware of this.
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Well as far as charging systems, phones, & backup plans go......I'm all for it. But I never rely on it. I hope you don't either........
I just bought the driod maxx couple months ago( because I had a razor & hate change). Same as the ultra except it has a battery 2-4 times the size of every other smart phone battery. Cost me an extra $100. Also bought wireless charging pad and backup charger. I have nearly killed it twice on the ice this yr.
I keep it in an otter box under my suit unless in use so its warm and doesn't die due to cold.
I'm a little crazy and fish in conditions most won't. And even with my handheld and phone, won't go out without a $5 compass.........jmho
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DEC was busy today at Taft, nice guy though, he cut me a break. Checked everything. Fishing was poor for me.
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You know there's two 3 Mile Bays in NY right? There's 3 Mile Bay on Oneida Lake and there's a 3 Mile Bay in in Chaumont Bay. 3 Mile Bay is the next town north on rt 12 of the village of Chaumont. Just clarifying, sounds like not everyone is aware of this.
I did know that i fish 3 mile oneida a lot jst thought that the advisory was funny....not sure but i believe most of 3 mile up on Chamont is mostly frozen as well.
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finally got my furnace running right after 3 days of monkeeing with it, if the wind blows hard and the insane bite dies tomorrow, I'm saying I'm sorry in advance, its my fault, I'm planning on fishing. :P
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HERE'S A QUOTE from a guy that lives 2 hrs away only fishes the big "O" 8 times a year.. thru the ice and he walks and walks far( its me just read)
(you need a jig rod to fish any water "BUT U NEED A VEXLIAR TO FISH ONEIDA")
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shane might need a room next weekend
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finally got my furnace running right after 3 days of monkeeing with it, if the wind blows hard and the insane bite dies tomorrow, I'm saying I'm sorry in advance, its my fault, I'm planning on fishing. :P
thanks for boat of confidence i had for tomorrow morning ??? ??? ???Really wth............i guess i will sleep in then ??? not a chance shane mahar ;D ;D ;D ;D
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finally got my furnace running right after 3 days of monkeeing with it, if the wind blows hard and the insane bite dies tomorrow, I'm saying I'm sorry in advance, its my fault, I'm planning on fishing. :P
Glad you got it fixed Snag. No fun working on, or worrying about a furnace with these temps. Hope the hot bite is still on for all you oneida guy's tomorrow...I'll be on sacandaga for the walleye challenge.... wish I had a hard sided shanty!!!
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/january24th2014OneidaLake002_zps62f0fcf1.jpg) (http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/kowboyup14/media/january24th2014OneidaLake002_zps62f0fcf1.jpg.html) Great day out on the ice with some friends. Was my best day for eyes on Oneida, wanted to go looking for perch but wasn't in the cards.
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/january24th2014OneidaLake005_zpsfcf2db86.jpg) (http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/kowboyup14/media/january24th2014OneidaLake005_zpsfcf2db86.jpg.html) Had my limit by 815am and then it was time to practice with the go pro. Havent watched the videos yet, but there are 22. Worked out some bugs with it and believe next time ill have it dialed in
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Very nice job.... Way to go... :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Nice Fish. I'm jealous. Walked out of Williams. First stop 18 FOW and the Vex was lit up. Very aggressive swimmers, but not biters. Moved out to the group past the islands in 10 FOW. Threw everything at them, but they were mostly looking. 1 Jumbo and 6 other 9's. Wind shifted from the South which made the walk back in really rough. Thanks to the owner of the new sled that gave me a lift in the last half. Good luck to anyone fishing the weekend.
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thanks for boat of confidence i had for tomorrow morning ??? ??? ???Really wth............i guess i will sleep in then ??? not a chance shane mahar ;D ;D ;D ;D
Guess I will stay home too....NOT. ;D
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way to go everyone that posted on the bite these last few days. Thanks for all the info as well to all that post. Stormy Colleen says she wants that color phone now, THANKS. lol
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Just went to Photobucket...I see they have changed things since I was there last...now I can't get photos to upload...anyone know what's up with that??
Thanks.
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Fished out of Taft this morning, 7-2 , caught a nice eye first thing and a couple of big perch but things died quick, move a few times 30- 32 fow , had a lot of lookers. I will be back at if tomorrow, hoping for one of those bang'em hard all day long....been awhile since I had one of those day's.
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Pooch, Pick me, Pick me....... I know what's on the Avatar. That's an Elite 5 showing about a gazillion suicidal eye's. I think one of them is about 27 or 28 inches long. She visited the very bottom of that hole in the ice. ha ha. ;D
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Just went to Photobucket...I see they have changed things since I was there last...now I can't get photos to upload...anyone know what's up with that??
Thanks.
You can hit the upload button and it will give you option of emailing the pics to Photobucket. Much easier than before. Then in the upper left corner after you click on your pic is a chain link. Click on that for the img code for posting. Hope this helps.
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The fish Gods were good to me yesterday. Got to Oneida late after being stuck in some stupid driver traffic in Roch, and decided to try a different area. Paid off. Drilled only one hole and got my eyes, a burbot and kept a couple dozen perch but threw back way more. A lot of dinks yesterday, but there were some larger ones mixed in. Thanks to the guys who waived me down when my rod box fell out of my shanty. I had 4 rods and all my tackle in the box and I don't know what I would have done if I lost that.
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You can hit the upload button and it will give you option of emailing the pics to Photobucket. Much easier than before. Then in the upper left corner after you click on your pic is a chain link. Click on that for the img code for posting. Hope this helps.
It started working right after I made that post. Not sure what was happening there...either a computer burp or connection burp???
Thanks for the help.
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keep it up I fished for over 5 years before I caught something with a pole and jig, only caught on tip ups , I was at the point where the pole wasnt going to go with me! :)
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The 3 mile bay listed in this report it not any of those, its from 9 Mile point to mexico on lake Ontario...
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How bad is the wind today? Anyone fishing? Didn't want to drive the hour and half to get blown off the ice
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How bad is the wind today? Anyone fishing? Didn't want to drive the hour and half to get blown off the ice
Winds aren't to bad out here but the fishing is ok very picky so far this morning. We drove 2 hours to get here and we will be here through it all. Not as many people out as I thought though. It definetly kept plenty of others away
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The 3 mile bay listed in this report it not any of those, its from 9 Mile point to mexico on lake Ontario...
well I guess this being the Oneida Lake thread most of us thought it would be related to this Lake
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How bad is the wind today? Anyone fishing? Didn't want to drive the hour and half to get blown off the ice
Winds aren't to bad out here but the fishing is ok very picky so far this morning. We drove 2 hours to get here and we will be here through it all. Not as many people out as I thought though. It definetly kept plenty of others away
I didn't see many out before this heat wave either ;)
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NONONO. The 3 mile bay im talking about is in West Monroe. Toad harbor to mcclould to the old boat launch. Thats 3 mile bay. Those of us who know the fishing there say "3mile" or the "boat launch" Used to be a great fishing spot in the summer till all the party boats took over the bay. Its mostly a first ice thing then dies off. I have a friend who at the start of the season got his limit in 6 minutes. just wondering from those who know where i mean if they may still be getting them there. :thumbsup:
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I personally haven't been there but heard they were but you can call Bartel Bait& Tackle he,s up on that end of the lake , he is a sponsor top of this page
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i know. i grew up with him down there in toad harbor.
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i know. i grew up with him down there in toad harbor.
I use to fish that area 30 yrs ago , but I like fishing deep and more east these days ,
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Whos out there....Hows the bite out there? Any fish after 830am, just doing a barometer survey, I was up this morning and ready to go, but looked like a bad barometer would move in after 830 am, just enough time to get a limit of eyes, but a grind lookin for perch. Thanks.
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Whos out there....Hows the bite out there? Any fish after 830am, just doing a barometer survey, I was up this morning and ready to go, but looked like a bad barometer would move in after 830 am, just enough time to get a limit of eyes, but a grind lookin for perch.
Out of apps.. Did well until 830 but haven't caught a fish since. Looks like your projection was spot on
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Whos out there....Hows the bite out there? Any fish after 830am, just doing a barometer survey, I was up this morning and ready to go, but looked like a bad barometer would move in after 830 am, just enough time to get a limit of eyes, but a grind lookin for perch. Thanks.
Its a grind just like you said. Been hole hopping changing depths, jigs, structure, mud and nothing but dink perch. Just gonna find a home and hunker down for the rest of the day.
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Out here now, iced 17 walleye,3 perch. Only one walleye was a keeper 21 inches and 4.36 after around 8 it died out alot still caught some but very finicky. Marking a ton of fish though
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My wife also caught about 10 eyes only one keeper, right after I got mine she got hers almost the same size
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For the 1st time this year I called it quits early and was off by noon. 7-7:30 bite ok although they were weird. Had fish on screen as soon as I dropped the ducer. 1st drop of the rap one came rocketing up 6' stopped & then vanished. Seemed like lots of them were spooked. Today smaller pimple dropped slowly not free spooled barely twitched was the ticket. I only moved once. Didn't speak with anyone, but guys were restless from 8 on, by 10 some were making big moves. Watched one bucket sitter drill 10 holes spread out 300 yards and leapfrog them every 5 mins. He appeared to be covering 22-33 fow. He never stayed for more than 15mins at any one hole.
Wind wasn't that bad blowing 20-25.
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Whos out there....Hows the bite out there? Any fish after 830am, just doing a barometer survey, I was up this morning and ready to go, but looked like a bad barometer would move in after 830 am, just enough time to get a limit of eyes, but a grind lookin for perch. Thanks.
What's barometer look like tomorrow Snag?
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Whos out there....Hows the bite out there? Any fish after 830am, just doing a barometer survey, I was up this morning and ready to go, but looked like a bad barometer would move in after 830 am, just enough time to get a limit of eyes, but a grind lookin for perch. Thanks.
Good early eye bite, moved for perch at 8:00 and did good until 11 then it shut off. They would just look at the jig and hardly come off bottom. Left at 12.
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Whos out there....Hows the bite out there? Any fish after 830am, just doing a barometer survey, I was up this morning and ready to go, but looked like a bad barometer would move in after 830 am, just enough time to get a limit of eyes, but a grind lookin for perch. Thanks.
spot on Snag......pounded eyes and perch from 7:30 - 8:30......iced a dozen keepers, dumped a few slobs at the hole and a few shorts.....jumbo perch were mixed in with the eyes but couldn't get to the rap before the eyes.....did end up with 9 jumbos though......anybody who listened to the weather guys and stayed home this morning missed out on a great hour of fishing......when I start my new career its gonna be a weather man ;D....ice was fantastic....12-13" and hard as hell
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barometer 29.32 and still falling
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spot on Snag......pounded eyes and perch from 7:30 - 8:30......iced a dozen keepers, dumped a few slobs at the hole and a few shorts.....jumbo perch were mixed in with the eyes but couldn't get to the rap before the eyes.....did end up with 9 jumbos though......anybody who listened to the weather guys and stayed home this morning missed out on a great hour of fishing......when I start my new career its gonna be a weather man ;D....ice was fantastic....12-13" and hard as hell
I've already done 4 Saturdays sun up too sun down for a one- 2 hour hour bite in the wind, figured I'd skip this one, man weather guys blew the snow forecast, none here yet.... now if we really wanted to get detailed about this survey, I bet the guys bite that kept going into the bad barometer, were shallower. ;D
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spot on Snag......pounded eyes and perch from 7:30 - 8:30......iced a dozen keepers, dumped a few slobs at the hole and a few shorts.....jumbo perch were mixed in with the eyes but couldn't get to the rap before the eyes.....did end up with 9 jumbos though......anybody who listened to the weather guys and stayed home this morning missed out on a great hour of fishing......when I start my new career its gonna be a weather man ;D....ice was fantastic....12-13" and hard as hell
I was up all night waiting for the snow to start my plowing operation...2pm still not a flake. Every channel called for snow starting last night and snow all day. Very happy when they are wrong this way.
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be careful with the good threw 30.90, won't catch me on my boat or ice above 30.60 unless I'm just killing time. stables(unchanging) my favorite, its says poor for that, its a good rounding off of things, but not perfect.
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What's barometer look like tomorrow Snag?
on the gfs it says around 1006 millibars or 29.70, that's a descent barometer, not perfect, but should be a great morning bite, with reasonable, (not crazy) action all day, pretty stable, non rising or falling with another clipper coming.
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Fishing is not crazy but steady. Have a couple youngsters with me today. Got out here at noon. 1 shy of our limit at this point. 1 short and dumped a couple more as well
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I think I'm going to wait and fish Monday and Tuesday to avoid the crowds. Looks like I didn't miss out on much today hopefully you guys have better luck tomorrow !
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Fished out of Lewis this am. Went out to Messenger then back to Lewis. Marked some but could not get any to commit.
Still learning the navionics. I think I am really going to like it.
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one pig waldo, one burbot, one pickeral and about 30 perch Shane! Grinding for perch though. Winds aren't bad! Had to stop typing and tend to my bobber pole....lol! BOBBER DOWN! ;D
That was a nice Walleye :clap: Had a good time as always fishing with KP & Jr. @)
(http://rs1086.pbsrc.com/albums/j447/coachwarner1/photo_zps250ae5c6.jpg~320x480?t=1390685630)
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/january24th2014OneidaLake005_zpsfcf2db86.jpg) (http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/kowboyup14/media/january24th2014OneidaLake005_zpsfcf2db86.jpg.html) Had my limit by 815am and then it was time to practice with the go pro. Havent watched the videos yet, but there are 22. Worked out some bugs with it and believe next time ill have it dialed in
Nice Job Kowboy
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Hit the North Shore with my boy, his friend, Racer and HT. 4 out of the 5 of us got our limit. The bite was hot this morning tapering off just like Snagger said. The rest of the day, we marked a ton of fish but could not get them to commit. We pulled one up every now and then. They were tight lipped and skittish. Glad I did not listen to the weather forecast, as it was a nice day.
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/pooch2543/004_zps6da2a620.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/pooch2543/media/004_zps6da2a620.jpg.html)
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Racers hands did not seem to work this afternoon after breaking down, before heading in. It took several shots to get a good pic of the three of us. Just look at my face and Racers actions ;D ;D ;D ;D
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/pooch2543/005_zps29608a76.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/pooch2543/media/005_zps29608a76.jpg.html)
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Racers hands did not seem to work this afternoon after breaking down, before heading in. It took several shots to get a good pic of the three of us. Just look at my face and Racers actions ;D ;D ;D ;D
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/pooch2543/005_zps29608a76.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/pooch2543/media/005_zps29608a76.jpg.html)
Nice fish guys
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HT and one of his eyes, and I mean literally one of his eyes. They kinda of look like kin don't ya think???? Hey HT, how fast are you reeling them fish up??????
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/pooch2543/003_zps6e62dea9.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/pooch2543/media/003_zps6e62dea9.jpg.html)
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We fished Messenger today and it was dead! Didn't mark any so we picked up and moved to Lewis. A lot of lookers, but no takers. Guess we sould've fished the north shore like we talked about! Oh well, you can't win them all!!
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Fished the north shore with Greenhead in 25'. First spot we checked was void of fish so we quickly moved. First drop on our 2nd spot and I caught a nice 'eye on a naked rap and then 2 quick perch while my buddy was still fumbling with minnows. Finally got settled and baited up and we picked away at them until 3pm. Wasn't great, but it was entertaining enough to keep us from moving again. If the wind was a little less (although it certainly wasn't terrible like predicted), we probably would have made another move or two. Managed 11 eyes between us, only one of which was barely short. We each caught what was probably a 5 pounder, both of were released. Perch were running small and probably kept 15 good ones and another 15 that in hindsight I wish we let go. All told, we probably got about 40 perch. Fish came and went all day, but when they showed they were fairly aggressive. Almost everything was on raps. Will post pics later.
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My boy with his nice girl from this morning!!!!!!!
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/pooch2543/002_zpse66aafe3.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/pooch2543/media/002_zpse66aafe3.jpg.html)
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Nice 'eye KP. Looks similar in size to our best two.
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Ha ha Pooch, My fish and my fingers were frozen. Another great day out there. Good luck tomorrow.
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Fished the north shore with Greenhead in 25'. First spot we checked was void of fish so we quickly moved. First drop on our 2nd spot and I caught a nice 'eye on a naked rap and then 2 quick perch while my buddy was still fumbling with minnows. Finally got settled and baited up and we picked away at them until 3pm. Wasn't great, but it was entertaining enough to keep us from moving again. If the wind was a little less (although it certainly wasn't terrible like predicted), we probably would have made another move or two. Managed 11 eyes between us, only one of which was barely short. We each caught what was probably a 5 pounder, both of were released. Perch were running small and probably kept 15 good ones and another 15 that in hindsight I wish we let go. All told, we probably got about 40 perch. Fish came and went all day, but when they showed they were fairly aggressive. Almost everything was on raps. Will post pics later.
Nice work
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HT and one of his eyes, and I mean literally one of his eyes. They kinda of look like kin don't ya think???? Hey HT, how fast are you reeling them fish up??????
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/pooch2543/003_zps6e62dea9.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/pooch2543/media/003_zps6e62dea9.jpg.html)
OMG Best post of the year award !!!!! LMAO !!!! (http://www.idofishing.com/forum/images/graemlins/yay.gif) (http://www.idofishing.com/forum/images/graemlins/yay.gif) (http://www.idofishing.com/forum/images/graemlins/yay.gif) (http://www.idofishing.com/forum/images/graemlins/yay.gif)
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Fished north shore today. started in 20' moved 6 times out to 45'. Last move was back into 15' picked up 25 keeper perch.(http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b589/lldjr1/gdjgdg_zpsb0a0f769.jpg)
Would only hit spikes
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got out finally with my grandson this afternoon. ended up with 25 nice gills. it's the most fish my grandson has caught this year !!! the look on his face was priceless!!! 14" of black ice. Sully...
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Nice job Pooch and Racer. You guys had a pretty good week! Here's some pics from today.
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy213/22kingfisher/01-25-2014Oneida001.jpg)
The one on the left went back. Was a pretty solid fish. I would guess around 5 lbs.
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy213/22kingfisher/01-25-2014Oneida003.jpg)
This was its twin sister. About the same size.
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy213/22kingfisher/01-25-2014Oneida004.jpg)
7" hole so I would estimate 24-25" long???
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy213/22kingfisher/01-25-2014Oneida005.jpg)
Back she goes.
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy213/22kingfisher/01-25-2014Oneida006.jpg)
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Nice fish Kingfisher, nice pics too
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HT and one of his eyes, and I mean literally one of his eyes. They kinda of look like kin don't ya think???? Hey HT, how fast are you reeling them fish up??????
Must had been fishing deep huh...HT.? Well at least you caught some. My day was good early similar to everyone else. My only problem was I keep dumped about 4 eyes and broke to 2 tips on my rods. I was due for a bad day...oh well Did manage 2 keeper eyes on the ice with 2 Jumbo's...humbled by the Big O once more
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Any lakes nearby Oneida worth fishing? Easy public access, etc...? Just not in the mood for hauling an Otter 2 a mile+ on foot over snow tomorrow. Got a smitty sled in the works - but won't be ready til next week. Figure a change of scenery once in a while can't hurt.
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Any lakes nearby Oneida worth fishing? Easy public access, etc...? Just not in the mood for hauling an Otter 2 a mile+ on foot over snow tomorrow. Got a smitty sled in the works - but won't be ready til next week. Figure a change of scenery once in a while can't hurt.
erieville res. off funk rd. is a fairly short drag.....kinda long drive from oneida though
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erieville res. off funk rd. is a fairly short drag.....kinda long drive from oneida though
Searching around - says there's no public access to Erieville (aka Tuscarora Lake).
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Give Deyruter a try, some nice perch . They also have walleye never caught one here but i have seen some nice pics.
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Cazenovia Lake. Limited access off the east side. I think it's the east side.
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Rough day! Early only marked a couple of fish. Made a move, marked some fish, no takers. Added a deadstick into the mixed, fish loved it but still wouldn't bite? Skunk number one for the season... :-\
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Fished the north shore with Greenhead in 25'. First spot we checked was void of fish so we quickly moved. First drop on our 2nd spot and I caught a nice 'eye on a naked rap and then 2 quick perch while my buddy was still fumbling with minnows. Finally got settled and baited up and we picked away at them until 3pm. Wasn't great, but it was entertaining enough to keep us from moving again. If the wind was a little less (although it certainly wasn't terrible like predicted), we probably would have made another move or two. Managed 11 eyes between us, only one of which was barely short. We each caught what was probably a 5 pounder, both of were released. Perch were running small and probably kept 15 good ones and another 15 that in hindsight I wish we let go. All told, we probably got about 40 perch. Fish came and went all day, but when they showed they were fairly aggressive. Almost everything was on raps. Will post pics later.
Let me just say congrats on catching and more importantly releasing those big eyes, I completely respect that decision..
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nice meeting you today Bart even though you wouldn't let me catch any fish ;D
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Went on north side of lake today and caught my limit of eyes in 1 hour between 10:30 and 11:30. Was nice and cold especially with no shanty :). :icefish:
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Nice job Pooch and Racer. You guys had a pretty good week! Here's some pics from today.
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy213/22kingfisher/01-25-2014Oneida001.jpg)
The one on the left went back. Was a pretty solid fish. I would guess around 5 lbs.
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy213/22kingfisher/01-25-2014Oneida003.jpg)
This was its twin sister. About the same size.
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy213/22kingfisher/01-25-2014Oneida004.jpg)
7" hole so I would estimate 24-25" long???
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy213/22kingfisher/01-25-2014Oneida005.jpg)
Back she goes.
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy213/22kingfisher/01-25-2014Oneida006.jpg)
Nice fish!
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My boy with his nice girl from this morning!!!!!!!
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/pooch2543/002_zpse66aafe3.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/pooch2543/media/002_zpse66aafe3.jpg.html)
That's a good one!
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nice fish to all and great releases KingFisher and KP way to go guys
and HT thats the way to put that keeper to the ice [ right now] ;)
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Made my first trip to oneida today. Two hr drive, on ice at 6:30 am and off at 3:00 pm. Myself and three of my fishing buddies broke our oneida cherries. Didnt hammer anything but didn't get skunked. Lots of lookers on the vex and only 8 or so dink perch with two keeper perch about 12-13 inches. Humbled. But we had a great lunch of venison chilli and sausage, peppers,onions on the grill and spent some time outside the shanty BSing. Glad we didn't listen to the weather man. Thanks to all who helped me with parking at chapman. Back at it next saturday
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Hey guys nice pics could somebody please tell me what a smitty sled is thanks beni
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Hey guys nice pics could somebody please tell me what a smitty sled is thanks beni
Just put in the search and there are 100 threads about it.. Heres one..
http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=261490.msg2898505#msg2898505 (http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=261490.msg2898505#msg2898505)
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yep the weather people once again were WRONG ::) ::) the wind was bad when i got there but went down thru the day. we had to work for the fish today. i ended up with 3 keeper eyes / 1 huge perch and a bubot. i dumped 4 more keeper eyes for the day at the hole ??? and released 3 that were 14". nice fishing with you pooch and the gang again. its been snowing hard here since i got home. looks like i will be plowing tomorrow instead of fishing. got mt my first eye popper walleye today in deep water. freddie showed me well...........lmao ;D
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That was a nice Walleye :clap: Had a good time as always fishing with KP & Jr. @)
(http://rs1086.pbsrc.com/albums/j447/coachwarner1/photo_zps250ae5c6.jpg~320x480?t=1390685630)
thats a nice eye KP ;)
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Nice job Pooch and Racer. You guys had a pretty good week! Here's some pics from today.
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy213/22kingfisher/01-25-2014Oneida001.jpg)
The one on the left went back. Was a pretty solid fish. I would guess around 5 lbs.
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy213/22kingfisher/01-25-2014Oneida003.jpg)
This was its twin sister. About the same size.
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy213/22kingfisher/01-25-2014Oneida004.jpg)
7" hole so I would estimate 24-25" long???
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy213/22kingfisher/01-25-2014Oneida005.jpg)
Back she goes.
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy213/22kingfisher/01-25-2014Oneida006.jpg)
couple of real hogs there kingfisher ;) nice job
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the wind is howling out of the northwest, and it's snowing moderate right now. Sully...
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After yesterday not so hot bite, today was just the opposite . On the ice by 7 am , had my limit of eye's before I even poured my first cup of coffee, made two more moves before leaving at noon and managed to land at least 20 more walleye's, couldn't fine the perch though, only had one ( 14" ) . 32' fow was were I found them today, clown colored rap tipped with a minnow head. It's day like this that keep me going back.... ::) ::) ::)
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Hello Onieda diehards!
What is the size limit on the eyes?I'm assuming it's 15" and also 3 per angler,also why keep pounding the eyes especially if your in 30 + fow.Why not go target some jumbos,more meat to take home,I understand that the 2 often comingle but you may catch less eyes if you go with perch tackle,I read your reports every day and know how much you covet your fishery is all I'm saying.I know I'd probably do the same,done it in Erie so I'm no saint either.Will be paying you guys a visit next week and am just looking for some perch info. so don't bite my head off for asking,just wondering why more guys don't target the perch as much,.thanks for all the good info.and hope to see some of you next week.
FN
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Nice looking fish today boys!!! Ht's pressure eye, kp's slammer ....pooches crew's.... kingfishers crews monsters, and who ever I left out.....really good lookin fish, boiler decided too act up again just now after a good day, guess I'm off too the hardware store again instead of fishin.
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Hello Onieda diehards!
What is the size limit on the eyes?I'm assuming it's 15" and also 3 per angler,also why keep pounding the eyes especially if your in 30 + fow.Why not go target some jumbos,more meat to take home,I understand that the 2 often comingle but you may catch less eyes if you go with perch tackle,I read your reports every day and know how much you covet your fishery is all I'm saying.I know I'd probably do the same,done it in Erie so I'm no saint either.Will be paying you guys a visit next week and am just looking for some perch info. so don't bite my head off for asking,just wondering why more guys don't target the perch as much,.thanks for all the good info.and hope to see some of you next week.
FN
I bet 20 mph winds had people hunkered in, 20 below zero before that kept people from moving, drill a hole and catch what swims by on those days, 30 fow, that's where the perch are usually. wait til you go out there once, it aint easy finding numbers of perch like sandy pond or someplace else.
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Nice looking fish today boys!!! Ht's pressure eye, kp's slammer ....pooches crew's.... kingfishers crews monsters, and who ever I left out.....really good lookin fish, boiler decided too act up again just now after a good day, guess I'm off too the hardware store again instead of fishin.
You need to get that damn thing fixed!
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I did, well changed the nozzle, filter, cleaned the chamber before that, changed the eye that sees the flame, cleaned the induced draft fan tube censor thing, whats left? Primary control, right? it runs 23 out of 24 hrs, but on the second call for heat, the short cycle, it cuts out and back in, then trips the reset, if I'm fishin, it will be out all day, I live alone.
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shane see you this weekend
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I feel for you. Good luck with it.
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Any plumbers want too trade a guided trip for fixed boiler, my lodger did 50 keeper eyes landed each day thurs and Friday, plus a dozen perch, all jigging, one guy....I know where they are I just can't get out of this dam prison.
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does it hae roll out sensors snagger thats apossibility or the so called smart valve went stupid
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I googled that, don't think mine has one, standard becket oil burner.
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Lot's of variables left. Bad Zone valve end switch could cause short cycling and if flame leaves for long enough flame sensor would shut it down. Does it click when it cycles? How many Zones? Is it a particular zone? . I have limited know how with boilers. Just enough to get myself in trouble. I honestly would post here.
http://www.doityourself.com/forum/boilers-home-heating-steam-hot-water-systems-128/
They will ask for pics of the boiler and plumbing. Make and model of the boiler and aquastat and temp and pressure readings. They have got me through quite a few issues. Alot of knowledge there.
Clint
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Lot's of variables left. Bad Zone valve end switch could cause short cycling and if flame leaves for long enough flame sensor would shut it down. Does it click when it cycles? How many Zones? Is it a particular zone? . I have limited know how with boilers. Just enough to get myself in trouble. I honestly would post here.
http://www.doityourself.com/forum/boilers-home-heating-steam-hot-water-systems-128/
They will ask for pics of the boiler and plumbing. Make and model of the boiler and aquastat and temp and pressure readings. They have got me through quite a few issues. Alot of knowledge there.
Clint
thanks for the help, yes it clicks, 3 people have told me primary control now, including my plumber friend.
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I did, well changed the nozzle, filter, cleaned the chamber before that, changed the eye that sees the flame, cleaned the induced draft fan tube censor thing, whats left? Primary control, right? it runs 23 out of 24 hrs, but on the second call for heat, the short cycle, it cuts out and back in, then trips the reset, if I'm fishin, it will be out all day, I live alone.
sounds like the primary control is on its way out or the control sensor is bad. is your reset button on your primary control box? ive also seen bad wire connections on those control boxes make that happen. make shur all connections are clean no rust and sh-t like that
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Whatever you do, don't hit it with the sledgehammer :o :o :o :o
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sounds like the primary control is on its way out or the control sensor is bad. is your reset button on your primary control box?
yes, only 2 yellow wires leaving it to the flame sensor, older burner unit. it does 3 clicks, 2 of which kill the burner for 2-3 seconds then it resumes burning, indused fan never quits stays the course during this.
bet some snows gone on Oneida ...... easy 25-35mph west winds last 3 hours up here.. 45mph gusts.
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does it light on the first click if so it should not click no more . so that would tell me that its not sensing that its lit
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Shane, put the zone valve in bypass mode if you can, honeywells all have a slide switch to bypass, jumper the thermostat wires together, this will call for heat all the time while testing. If you can run from a 5-gallon can of fuel oil, you may have water in the tank, also if you have an inline filter cartridge, change it!
Also the limit swicth where the aquastat goes into the boiler has a temp adjustment on it. This cold weather will short cycle the burner like crazy if it's set to low, try 185 F.
Sucks, been there done that!
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does it light on the first click if so it should not click no more . so that would tell me that its not sensing that its lit
onida thread has turned into plumbing/heating class. :woot:
It will do one full cycle, then the water goes threw the zones, when it does the next short cycle to re heat that water is where the trouble happens, it will click indused fan pre starts then burner, but sometimes and not always say a few times a day, the second click happens, or a third.... burning stops for 3 seconds, hear a click burning starts again, after the cycle is complete, the reset trips.
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fished this afternoon on the east end off Lewis pt, sucked, marked very few fish, one rocky entertained us, could have caught more in the bait bucket.
wasn't that bad out there, toted the new smitty sled, worked like a charm.
Took two hours to get home, 60 miles of white knuckles, snowed like mad.
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onida thread has turned into plumbing/heating class. :woot:
It will do one full cycle, then the water goes threw the zones, when it does the next short cycle to re heat that water is where the trouble happens, it will click indused fan pre starts then burner, but sometimes and not always say a few times a day, the second click happens, or a third.... burning stops for 3 seconds, hear a click burning starts again, after the cycle is complete, the reset trips. man i wish i was there i no i can hook it up it could be a fuel problem maybe sucking air at first its one of those thing you need to trouble shoot on site. its somthing stupid and small. did you try cleaning the sensor with some sand paper. if i only could see what unit you have some of them have a long probe that sense s the water temp which sends a signal back to the control box. i just fixed one and it was doing pretty much the same thang as yours
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on the second cycle it sounds like the probe aint sending back the rite signal to the control box. is there another wire coming out of the control box going to a big nut ? if so thats where the probe is. and that will be the problem
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Wow .... I am glad I went with propane and wood :thumbsup: :woot:
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Clicking is the burner relay. Zone valve endswitches have a tendency to flicker on and off when they go bad. To check
Do you have a voltmeter?
If so, set your meter up for AC volts (24) probe to the T T on the boiler aquastat. With no call for heat you will see voltage (24)
When any zone calls for heat, this voltage will (should) be zero. If you see the meter jump when the burner cuts out, that would indicate that the endswitch is momentarily 'letting go'. This would be MUCH easier to see with an analog meter. Sometimes it is too fast for digitals to catch
If when the questionable zone calls for heat you see the voltage 'floating' a few volts above zero, but the other zones go all the way to zero, that would also indicate a problem with the endswitch in that zone valve.
Now again, may not be this, but nice and easy to eliminate. If you have Taco zone valves changing the head in less than a minute
Snowing like crazy here in Parish
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onida thread has turned into plumbing/heating class. :woot:
It will do one full cycle, then the water goes threw the zones, when it does the next short cycle to re heat that water is where the trouble happens, it will click indused fan pre starts then burner, but sometimes and not always say a few times a day, the second click happens, or a third.... burning stops for 3 seconds, hear a click burning starts again, after the cycle is complete, the reset trips.
Does it trip the reset before it reaches high limit (usually 180) or cut out after it clicks 2 or 3 times.
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took a limit of gills at big bay then went to constantia went out to the left where i saw a small village lol but only ended up with 2 perch never caught a walleye threw the ice before id love to learn how. i tryed jigging everything i could think of. with buckeyes fat heads and rosie reds.. nothing... perch came on small jigs with spikes.
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How much snow fell Cleveland area guys?
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Just looked out the window at apps in Cleveland, not much new snow at all really.
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Got about 2 inches of grainy snow in Cicero last night.
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South shore it appears 1-1.5" because of the wind hard to really tell how much is new. Still snowing now
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One and a half inches in Cleveland.
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The snow band was low last night. We got 7 inches out in Lpool. :-\
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nice meeting you today Bart even though you wouldn't let me catch any fish ;D
I thought we agreed to blame flatironfisherman! ;D
It was great meeting you, Your shanty/smitty sled combo is awesome in design and workmanship.
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gettin old sucks......slipped on some ice first step out of the truck yesterday and tweaked my back......toughed it out yest. and it wasn't too bad but woke up this morning and WOW.. :'(....not good.....first time in a long time with this......good luck out there today boys.....barometer looks pretty good too.....
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Only got 1"-2" here in Constantia.
Hope your back feels better Scout.
Congrats to everyone that hammered them yesterday. I am hanging with the family today. The baro does look good though...
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Bad backs are the worst. Get TO A CHIROPRACTOR, don't wait. I did 2 months this past year thinking it would get better,finally went to the chiro and in 2 days it was over.
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Nice job Kingfisher! Ya, Pooch & I had a great week out there.
Hope everyone did well today. I stayed home for some "Honey Do" not to mention a little R & R. Back sometime this week.
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went across the lake this morning to big bay with my grandson. crossed a good size crack running down the middle of the channel. it was slushy about 50 yds across it. ended up with 16 nice gills, and 2 crappies. my grandson got his 1st crappie !! Sully...
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Didn't make it out to where I wanted. Fighting a nasty cold. The crap I'm coughing up & blowing out my nose looks more like slop left over on cleaning table. Yuck! But better feeling crappy while fishing than feeling crappy at home.
By 8 the snow was basically over. Was beautiful out for a couple hours. cold but barely a breeze. Now its kicking pretty good. Gusts 20-25. When the wind started the bite changed drastically.
Fishing 20fow was great earlier although a lot of short eyes. Fewer perch than last time I was here. Did get a burbot though.
Good luck
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I did, well changed the nozzle, filter, cleaned the chamber before that, changed the eye that sees the flame, cleaned the induced draft fan tube censor thing, whats left? Primary control, right? it runs 23 out of 24 hrs, but on the second call for heat, the short cycle, it cuts out and back in, then trips the reset, if I'm fishin, it will be out all day, I live alone.
look for a loose wire someplace had one on my inlaws furnace worked fine then acted up when it was hot then worked fine again for days.
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Great day today on the ice. Eric, his son Hunter, Lunker Joe, and I had our limits by 8:30. Hope everyone else did well too!!
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you know I don't seem to need a barometer or any thing else to tell me when the fish are biting ...If we have to work the fish will be biting and if were off the fish are close liped gggrrrrr
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Got out this morning by myself, off the ice by 8:30am, fish were hungry. Dumped a big girl at the hole. Wish I could have stayed, but I needed to get some stuff done. Have a sink full of eyes to clean. Just put a new front tire on the bike ;D. Been a great vacation.
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/pooch2543/001_zps691f5593.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/pooch2543/media/001_zps691f5593.jpg.html)
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cool picture pooch, timed that sunrise/fog perfect.
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Great pic perfect timing
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nice limits perry. :thumbsup:
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Nice catch Perry and the Gang...
The pic is a nice shot, love that camera, has the 10 second timer so I can take pics by myself. I saw the sun and fog and quickly made the shot!!!!
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Had a great day on Oneida yesterday. Initially we weren't going to go because of the winds forecast but figured what the heck, if it's that bad we turn around and go home. Got a late start but we were on the ice by 9:00 and began fishing in 36'. Marked a lot of fish up high - 8 to 10 feet off bottom but none would hit. After about 2 or 3 hours of that frustration I decided to make a major move and look for some yellows. First hole was a total bust but the 2nd one turned out to be very productive. Steady pick for a while and luckily I decided to stay when my buddy wanted to leave. Had two other friends coming out at around 4:00 and just about that time things got pretty crazy. Constant action from 4:00 to 5:15. ;) The three of us did very well and I brought home 38 yellows. ;D Easily makes up for some of the more frustrating days I've had this year. Good luck to everyone who is out there today.
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Nice walleyes guys! Outstanding that you got your limits soo early in the day!
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Nice haul of Yellows, Pman
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They are all cleaned, YUMMY......we are eating like KINGS tonight ;D
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nice fish guys. pooch i slept in today and had to plow snow for 3 hours. got some stuff done around the house. still waiting for my fish from yesterday to thaw out so i can clean them ::) ::) ::)
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Most guys are gone, about 1/2 were gone by noon. A few are trickling out for afternoon bite. Been painfully slow for 2+ hours.
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Played around with some settings Pooch, heres one for your files.
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Cool Pic, Shane....Thanks
The camera I use is a Nikon Coolpix S300, very small and compact. Takes great pics as you can see.
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thanks for the advice buckethead....decided the best cure was 800 mg motrin and a heating pad......started feeling better around 9 am or so and decided I would feel better on the ice than pouting at home....wife agreed ;D.....started fishing around 10 and dropped on top of 3 jumbos.....then the eyes started and had one of those crazy days where I couldn't keep an eye hooked for the life of me......must have hooked and dropped a dozen fish in a row :'(....then started to lose perch too.....couldn't figure out what the heck was wrong until I put my glasses on.....both the front and back hooks on the rap were broke at the barb ???.....changed up and grabbed my eyes and headed home......snuggling with the heating pad as we speak ;D
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Played around with some settings Pooch, heres one for your files.
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:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:
:woot:
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And people want to cut the front hook of their raps??? :cookoo:
I will say that with this much ice my rap is getting stuck on the ice a lot more often. Time to start spudding out the bottom of the holes.
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And people want to cut the front hook of their raps??? :cookoo:
I will say that with this much ice my rap is getting stuck on the ice a lot more often. Time to start spudding out the bottom of the holes.
crazy how many fish I've got lately with the front hook......using a #2 rap with those small hooks don't help.....trying to target perch....gotta set up my moussie rod and see if I can get more perch....I think there are alot of perch mixed with the eyes where I am fishing.....darn eyes attack before the perch do....I hate that when that happens ;D.....also caught 2 huge smallies.....first ones I've got this year
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thanks for the advice buckethead....decided the best cure was 800 mg motrin and a heating pad......started feeling better around 9 am or so and decided I would feel better on the ice than pouting at home....wife agreed ;D.....started fishing around 10 and dropped on top of 3 jumbos.....then the eyes started and had one of those crazy days where I couldn't keep an eye hooked for the life of me......must have hooked and dropped a dozen fish in a row :'(....then started to lose perch too.....couldn't figure out what the heck was wrong until I put my glasses on.....both the front and back hooks on the rap were broke at the barb ???.....changed up and grabbed my eyes and headed home......snuggling with the heating pad as we speak ;D
Heat makes my back worse. Try icing it, you could even bring it with you and ice it while fishing.
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And people want to cut the front hook of their raps??? :cookoo:
I will say that with this much ice my rap is getting stuck on the ice a lot more often. Time to start spudding out the bottom of the holes.
I have had some nice runs this year where ever fish had the front hook buried half way down.
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Looking to make my 1st trip to oneida in over 30 years. Can't even remember where we fished out of. Would like to hit some perch but would not snub a walleye or 2. Any willing to head me in the right direction such as parking and access to some decent fishing.
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That is a cool setting for that picture!! :clap: :clap:
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Looking to make my 1st trip to oneida in over 30 years. Can't even remember where we fished out of. Would like to hit some perch but would not snub a walleye or 2. Any willing to head me in the right direction such as parking and access to some decent fishing.
if you have a machine,shackleton shoal area is a great place to start....follow the crowd....but not to close ;D
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thanks for the advice buckethead....decided the best cure was 800 mg motrin and a heating pad......started feeling better around 9 am or so and decided I would feel better on the ice than pouting at home....wife agreed ;D.....started fishing around 10 and dropped on top of 3 jumbos.....then the eyes started and had one of those crazy days where I couldn't keep an eye hooked for the life of me......must have hooked and dropped a dozen fish in a row :'(....then started to lose perch too.....couldn't figure out what the heck was wrong until I put my glasses on.....both the front and back hooks on the rap were broke at the barb ???.....changed up and grabbed my eyes and headed home......snuggling with the heating pad as we speak ;D
holly crap lmao.................h ow many times have you heard these guys on hear say CUT off those hooks.............. really
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holly crap lmao.................h ow many times have you heard these guys on hear say CUT off those hooks.............. really
imho....hooks are there for a reason
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hey Snagger.....fairly steady barometer at 29.7 to 29.9 today really showed.....alot of active fish from 10 am till 2 pm....yesterday same time frame fish were finicky as heck.....hope your boiler problems are getting ironed out
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if you have a machine,shackleton shoal area is a great place to start....follow the crowd....but not to close ;D
I do have a atv and a sled. where can I park with a trailer?
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I do have a atv and a sled. where can I park with a trailer?
pm sent
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Congratulations on your catch pooch that's an awesome pic. Same to you, Zack and Eric them some nice Waldo's ;D
auger. :tipup:
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Got out this morning by myself, off the ice by 8:30am, fish were hungry. Dumped a big girl at the hole. Wish I could have stayed, but I needed to get some stuff done. Have a sink full of eyes to clean. Just put a new front tire on the bike ;D. Been a great vacation.
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Nice job on the eyes Pooch and Perry, wish i was out today had to help out at the sport show. Don't work to hard on your first day back Pooch, and keep those pics coming.
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Marked fish all day but could not find the right combo, sound familiar? Worked hard for the ones we got. Had a blast with the grandson, stopped at mickey d's for a filet o fish. ???
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Fished off Williams just past and east of the islands in 20 FOW.Caught dink perch on and off as schools would come thru every 15 to 20 minutes.Where really tight lipped.Caught 2 between 10 and 11 inches.The were fatties tho.Got a late start.On the ice around 10 and off by 3.
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north shored it today sat in one spot and slugged it out ,ended up landing 16 eyes and 10 perch , I should have moved around but it was cozy in side , not much growth on the ice just about the same 12-14"
and nice to see you Ice Addict ,, guess we had the same idea wish you could have stuck around maybe you could have gotten those stripe-rs motivated
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I know this question is a little off topic but could someone recommend a good marina on the north shore that has slips for the season? Thanks.
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Marked fish all day but could not find the right combo, sound familiar? Worked hard for the ones we got. Had a blast with the grandson, stopped at mickey d's for a filet o fish. ???
Yesterday was the same. tight lipped and tough to coax. Good to see you are with your grandson
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Nice job Perry, Pooch and Pman...oh, almost forgot, Filet too.
Went off the north shore again and started in the same area as yesterday but on a different contour. Got 3 'eyes right away (1 was short) that charged 6-8' up and really smacked it. Thought I was in for a banner day but that was pretty much it for the walleyes. My buddy dropped 2 in that flurry too. After that we got some nice perch, maybe 12-15 good ones then they started getting consistently smaller. Wind wasn't too bad so we made a move. Started catching perch right away and a lot of them, but it was like Sandy Pond. Dink City! My buddy did get a few pigs and I got 2 burbot. Made a short move to get out of the dinks and was right back into them again. Tired of the small perch we moved back to our starting point for some evening walleyes, but they never showed. The perch were gone too. Not a bad day, the dinks kept us busy most of the day, but I need to find some plentiful big perch again.
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Out on the ice by 9 AM left by Noon. Was cold as hell with no shanty and the wind kicked up at 11 AM, ouch! I need to get a shanty!!! Caught my limit, but lost a boat load of them as I could not pull them through the hole. The thick ice and darn big eyes just do not like fitting through a 6 inch hole. Next weekend, I am going to cut multiple holes so I have a bigger opening.
Was a real good weekend as I limited out on eyes in no time both days.
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Paid my Oneida dues today.... Got out late and set up around 2 on a steep drop from 17 to 30, marked a few but no biters. Dumped one fish all day, my buddy Harold did a pinner and a Burbot for me to cook up ;D This one day off a week is really hurting me, should have picked the AM to fish and PM to do chores..... Well got it out of the way I guess, Nice catches everyone :icefish: :icefish: :icefish: :thumbsup:
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she dont give up easy does she ED ::) ;D
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she dont give up easy does she ED ::) ;D
Sometimes bro.... But I get one day like today every stinking year >:( Keeps me humble ::) ::) ::) ;D
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Very cool photo Pooch and Snagger's version is equally cool. I'd blow up and frame one of them.
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Thanks guys - yesterday was simply one of those special days. It's amazing how Oneida can humble you so often and then so richly reward you. We are truly fortunate to have such an amazing fishery in our own backyard. Ended up with a pretty impressive stack of filets which I hand delivered to a few people this afternoon. The smiles on their faces said it all.
Pooch I think we saw you yesterday - were you on the 2 wheeler? You had quite a week of fishing. I couldn't buy an eye yesterday but was more than happy with a nice bunch of stripers.
Great pics.
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Sometimes bro.... But I get one day like today every stinking year >:( Keeps me humble ::) ::) ::) ;D
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Nice job on the eyes Pooch and Perry, wish i was out today had to help out at the sport show. Don't work to hard on your first day back Pooch, and keep those pics coming.
the picture of the year
right there :bow: :bow: :icefish:
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/th_gopro24thjan2014020_zps47df6441.jpg) (http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/gopro24thjan2014020_zps47df6441.mp4) Not sure if the video is going to work or not so here it is. Was fooling with the gopro Friday during the meylay. Got to work out some bugs in doing it as the remote eats the battery to quick. Got lots more video, but it takes forever to download it to photobucket.
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/oneida26jan2014004_zps9ee99beb.jpg) (http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/kowboyup14/media/oneida26jan2014004_zps9ee99beb.jpg.html) we had agood day today, limited on eyes and 12 jumbos. Although today was a lot tougher bite really had to work the fish. Colleen did agreat job today. There was 5 of us and we all limited then when looking for perch.
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/oneida26jan2014010_zps2fb3c189.jpg) (http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/kowboyup14/media/oneida26jan2014010_zps2fb3c189.jpg.html) Great day to be on the ice
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Nice looking eyes.
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Nice job Colleen. Glad you let Bryan hold some of your fish ;). Just watched your video kowboy. Looks like you took a dump in your shanty ::)
Someday we get together so you can show me how to catch them.
kc
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Nice! ;D ;D
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Nice job Colleen. Glad you let Bryan hold some of your fish ;). Just watched your video kowboy. Looks like you took a dump in your shanty ::)
Someday we get together so you can show me how to catch them.
kc
I second that!! You go, I go!!!
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Nice video!
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Nice video kowboy. Love watching those!!!!
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yeah kowboy l like your album also nice deer and turkeys. i really like the picture of your dog with the deer behind it. whats up with that? and your girl you are very lucky to find one like that.doing the things you like to do with ya. very nice
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KC yea I don't keep the cleanest shanty as I chew opps. Have a lot more great videos, but they r a pain to download to photobucket. That one was just over a minute and it took like 40 minutes to load. Oh and the dog has to eat to lol
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after five years I finally made a name on here and between reading and the guys at apps just want to say thanks for all the tips and info over the years i can finally drive three hours and put eyes on the ice but still trying to figure the perch out
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You can probably compress your files so they upload quicker....
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love watching those marks come up and hit the rap, good stuff.
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Had a great day at Jewel got my limit of eyes by 8 and realeased 10 more
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the weekend had its ups and downs. our auger broke on Saturday and our atv wouldn't start on the ice sunday. managed 2 keeper eyes, 6 shorts, a dozen jumbo perch. out of taft bay in 29-38 fow on raps
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nice job kowboy ;D
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Hopefully the big O is good to me today looks like you have been doing good cowboyup
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Hopefully the big O is good to me today looks like you have been doing good cowboyup
Bring ice anchors and 97 cement blocks! I'm on the south shore now wind 30 gusting to 40 sw. Can only imagine north shore.
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North side has brutal winds and then it gusts . If you are not anchored it will be gone in seconds . Hubs may have real difficulties today ! If you go be really careful even if I were 20 years younger and not crippled up I still would not go today especially with gear . It would be easier to suit up and sit on the ice on the lee side of your machine for low profile and tough it out . it is a gear destroying type of day blowing things over or away and mangling your electronics in the process. Bless you if you try today !
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Snow is starting now too. For sure a compass day !!!!!! Be safe!!!!
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Got out yesterday morning. Went to try a spot I have gps, but there was a guy and his kid right on it so I found another spot kinda nearby. I ended up right on the eyes! Had my limit in 5 min. So I went in and grabbed little deadeyez. We went back out to the same holes and he got his limit in 15 min! They were on fire yesterday. He caught a nice 22 incher. I ended up catching 2 of my biggest eyes to date and tossed them back. No pics though as I was alone. All in all it was another banner day for the eyes. I only ended up fishing for about 3 or 4 hours total and caught 22 keepers and lil deady did 8 keepers in the hour that he was out!
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Snowing sideways whiteout as soon as I stepped out on ice after getting bait at apps....putting another pot of coffee on...blowing probably 40-50 mph
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not going out. the wind is cranking !! had plans of going, but i don't want my equipment tore up. it just started snowing here also. tomorrow's another day. Sully...
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Got out yesterday morning. Went to try a spot I have gps, but there was a guy and his kid right on it so I found another spot kinda nearby. I ended up right on the eyes! Had my limit in 5 min. So I went in and grabbed little deadeyez. We went back out to the same holes and he got his limit in 15 min! They were on fire yesterday. He caught a nice 22 incher. I ended up catching 2 of my biggest eyes to date and tossed them back. No pics though as I was alone. All in all it was another banner day for the eyes. I only ended up fishing for about 3 or 4 hours total and caught 22 keepers and lil deady did 8 keepers in the hour that he was out!
Awesome PIC. He will remember these days forever. @)
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Got out yesterday morning. Went to try a spot I have gps, but there was a guy and his kid right on it so I found another spot kinda nearby. I ended up right on the eyes! Had my limit in 5 min. So I went in and grabbed little deadeyez. We went back out to the same holes and he got his limit in 15 min! They were on fire yesterday. He caught a nice 22 incher. I ended up catching 2 of my biggest eyes to date and tossed them back. No pics though as I was alone. All in all it was another banner day for the eyes. I only ended up fishing for about 3 or 4 hours total and caught 22 keepers and lil deady did 8 keepers in the hour that he was out! Did you fish off the north shore?How deep you fishing?BEN THERE 2 TIMES THIS YEAR AND CANT SEEM TO GET ARE LIMITE!!!!!!!!!Any info would be great want to take my 10 year old to get her first eye on the ice .You know how them kids r if they arnt getting them they r ready to leave.We have a 3 hr drive.so any info would be great.thanks .NICE FISH.
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Did you fish off the north shore?How deep you fishing?BEN THERE 2 TIMES THIS YEAR AND CANT SEEM TO GET ARE LIMITE!!!!!!!!!Any info would be great want to take my 10 year old to get her first eye on the ice .You know how them kids r if they arnt getting them they r ready to leave.We have a 3 hr drive.so any info would be great.thanks .NICE FISH.
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Well the big O kicked our A$$ this weekend. Went out from Doris park north shore. Tried 16 ft two small dink perck. Then heard the bit was hot another 2 miles out in 25ft so packed up and took the drive out around 9. Got there and set up, but just missed them. They shut off when we showed up. So no fish brought home and Saturday. So Sunday we we got out to the 25ft spot at 7:00 sweet game on. After about 1.5 hours missed a couple of hits and landed one nice fat perch things were looking up. Then shut off again around 9:30. We packed it in at 10 and headed home. I love and hate that lake. could have had some nice stuffed haddock or prime rib for the money i spent this weekend. >:(
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Did you fish off the north shore?How deep you fishing?BEN THERE 2 TIMES THIS YEAR AND CANT SEEM TO GET ARE LIMITE!!!!!!!!!Any info would be great want to take my 10 year old to get her first eye on the ice .You know how them kids r if they arnt getting them they r ready to leave.We have a 3 hr drive.so any info would be great.thanks .NICE FISH.
North Shore, 26 fow. You should pick a handful of spots from a map and/or gps then try them til you hit paydirt. I would start at 20 feet amd work out to 30 or 32 on dropoffs and structure
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well done big and little deady , dad your teaching the boy one of the finer things in life :thumbsup:
rickstint Oneida is a tough lake on a young child , even if you land lets say 15 in a day that's still a lot of down time and deady forgot to tell you he only is a stones throw away from the lake so when his young one gets antsy 5 mins to home , I have been doing eyes from 23-35' work of structure , if you have transportation look for crowds and fish just a ways away , if you don't have a gps , apps has a great map just a little contact paper to make it water proof
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Awesome Bobby ;D ;D ;D ;D Do you have a machine this year?
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Nice pictures everyone. I had a chance to try my first burbot the other day. Amazing how those things never die. I caught him at 3:00 and didn't get a chance to filet it 'till 8:00 and it was still wiggling. Anyway, nice white meat. Breaded and fried it - tastes pretty good. I could not tell the difference between the burbot and the eyes I cooked with him.
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Way to go deadeyes the kid is quite a fisherman!! Hopeing to get up again this week. Haven't hit the mother load yet!!
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not going out. the wind is cranking !! had plans of going, but i don't want my equipment tore up. it just started snowing here also. tomorrow's another day. Sully...
because your not going out ???? it might be a good day ??? ??? ???
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Hey DeadEyez, I bet that guy and his son that were at your marked spot was the DEC officer that marked your spot the other day when he checked you. Told his boy he found a real hotspot :woot: :woot: :woot:
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Made the drive to Apps this morning and turned around and came home. What a mess,looked at the forecast for this morning on the computer last night but that was wrong. 2 1/2 hrs of drive time, roads are bad.
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nice Job Bobby. fantastic photo of the Kid :thumbsup: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Took a break from Oneida over the weekend to do a little night time flat fishing. Looks like the weather wasn't so bad after all and the morning bite was on fire. Some real nice eyes caught past few days! Those of you having trouble icing those eyes- sounds like you might be spending too much time fishing slow holes. I always have 3-4 spots in mind before I head out. They're always in a general area where I only spend 5minutes moving between spots, usually start shallow and move deeper. If I'm not hooking fish in 15 minutes I move on. If nothing after those 3or 4 holes i'll make a bigger move to a differen area. My moto is to chase the fish not sit and wait for them. Only on a morning like today will I wait for the fish to come to me.
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/th_goprooneida26th2014jan001_zpsf25dabb5.jpg) (http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/goprooneida26th2014jan001_zpsf25dabb5.mp4) The agony of defeat. I told her weve all been there done that. She redeemed herself throughout the day as this was the only one she dumped.
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LMAO ... Yep we have :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: A video of me dumping one at the hole would not last long here ::) ::) :%$#!: :%$#!:
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She don't like losing! ;D Another nice video, that Go Pro is awesome.
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/th_goprooneida26th2014jan001_zpsf25dabb5.jpg) (http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/goprooneida26th2014jan001_zpsf25dabb5.mp4) The agony of defeat. I told her weve all been there done that. She redeemed herself throughout the day as this was the only one she dumped.
That's sucks losing them like that... that's why I run braid.
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Awesome Bobby ;D ;D ;D ;D Do you have a machine this year?
yes, have one of my sleds up and running
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Hey DeadEyez, I bet that guy and his son that were at your marked spot was the DEC officer that marked your spot the other day when he checked you. Told his boy he found a real hotspot :woot: :woot: :woot:
no...this was a different spot! Lol
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Got out yesterday morning. Went to try a spot I have gps, but there was a guy and his kid right on it so I found another spot kinda nearby. I ended up right on the eyes! Had my limit in 5 min. So I went in and grabbed little deadeyez. We went back out to the same holes and he got his limit in 15 min! They were on fire yesterday. He caught a nice 22 incher. I ended up catching 2 of my biggest eyes to date and tossed them back. No pics though as I was alone. All in all it was another banner day for the eyes. I only ended up fishing for about 3 or 4 hours total and caught 22 keepers and lil deady did 8 keepers in the hour that he was out!
(http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj486/deadeyez3/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps19f2c99d.jpg) (http://s1264.photobucket.com/user/deadeyez3/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps19f2c99d.jpg.html)
Man you have been tearing them up this yr man, :thumbsup: :clap: :thumbsup: next time tell the dec those are the only 3 you caught all day, they steal someone elses marks. :woot: Way too go little deadezes!!!!! :thumbsup:
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That's sucks losing them like that... that's why I run braid.
How does braid avoid dumping fish? I just bought my 6 th rod in 3 weeks trying to figure out how too stop dumping fish with braid, I'm pretty close now, needed a softer top compared too my stiffer mono rods for shallow water.
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How does braid avoid dumping fish? I just bought my 6 th rod in 3 weeks trying to figure out how too stop dumping fish with braid, I'm pretty close now, needed a softer top compared too my stiffer mono rods for shallow water.
Lol ..no sense of explaining, anything I say on here you just contradict anyhow..
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Lol ..no sense of explaining, anything I say on here you just contradict anyhow..
wrong, you were contradicting me 2 weeks ago.
I fished sitting on a bucket up til 3 yrs ago, now I can use braid like open water so I'm just getting used too it, had too buy all new rods for my braid.
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U da man ;D
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/th_goprooneida26th2014jan007_zps08b3c538.jpg) (http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/goprooneida26th2014jan007_zps08b3c538.mp4) The sweet smell of success afew minutes later and ses forgotten about the one she dumped. Priceless lmao
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U da man ;D
whatever, just thought there was a trick too this stiff line, no biggie I'll figure it out. My advice too colleen would of been never give them any slack.
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Great video kowboy.... :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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north shored it today sat in one spot and slugged it out ,ended up landing 16 eyes and 10 perch , I should have moved around but it was cozy in side , not much growth on the ice just about the same 12-14"
and nice to see you Ice Addict ,, guess we had the same idea wish you could have stuck around maybe you could have gotten those stripe-rs motivated
Pleasure was all mine brother! I ended up nailing my other 2 JUST before I had to pull out! Sundays stink! A quick 2-3 hrs. on ice then the load up, pack up and 2 1/2 hr. drive home. That was freakin hilarious! Yep, great minds think alike!
7:45 AM- Filet- Hey, you fishin "such and such"
7:46 AM- IA- "yep"
7:47 AM- Filet- look behind you!
7:48 AM- IA- LOL!!! Hey buddy!!!
I have to apologize though sir, I could have been a bit more hospitable when you came on over to say hello, instead of talking out the window. I SHOULD have flipped the shack open, shook your hand and joined you for a smoke....I was just running out of time and I needed 2 more eyes at the time and didn't want to take my eyes off the screen for a second! I guess it's like you've been saying the past few years now, " Is that the heater I hear in there?" Yes Freddy, yes it is!!! " you make me so proud!!" Yes sir, gettin old, you've taught me well ;)
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Nice job Deadeyez and Little Deadeyez. :clap:
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Great pics and stories again from the weekend. Way to go everyone. Love the picture of little deadeye memories for dad that will last forever. Shane been awork in progress with her on that, you should see her when she sets the hoke multipule times on the fish, thinks shes fishing for lakers, lol but she is getting better every trip. Got a lot of great video, just pain loading takes forever and im not sure how to condense it like someone mentioned. Back to the jungle for me for a few days.
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whatever, just thought there was a trick too this stiff line, no biggie I'll figure it out. My advice too colleen would of been never give them any slack.
I know when I would cut a hole I`d be in a hurry to get the rap down there. Found if I took the time to spud out the edge at the bottom of the hole (round it off a little) I dropped a lot less fish.. I was more of a Kastmaster guy. Can`t remember losing one at the hole on them...
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Folks, I was having problems with Iceshanty over the weekend. I normally stay logged in but for some reason, I got un-logged and couldn't get back in? Scott Freeman from IS was helping me and I'm able to log on with my wife's computer and my I-phone but not my computer which I've been logged in on for 6 years? When I try to log in with my computer, it says that my password is incorrect and if I follow the link for "forgot password", it says I've timed out and to try again later...which doesn't work.
I know it's a computer glitch of some sort...does anyone have any ideas???
Thanks!
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Had the same problem.i use to have the name Allpro on here and couldn't get it back for some reason.it said the same thing pass word problem. wish i could get back
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Well, our Oneida trip is over and I am back to work today :( We fished Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday. Friday night we fished Constantia and only got a burbot. Saturday we headed to Lewis Point and struck out, not even a bite. We were marking fish here and there on the elite 4x and weren't getting any hits so we dropped the camera down and it was just a school of sheepshead swarming the area. We tried many different depths. Sunday we had a late start and fished from 11am-5pm at Constantia in 23fow. We marked and saw perch on the screen all day and only iced four, we also missed a few. They seemed really skiddish. Saw one small eye on the camera. All in all, the fishing was terrible for us but we always enjoy the area and we had a great time! It seems that as soon as we got closer to finding some fish it was time to go. Oh well, we learned a little more about Oneida Lake and we will try it again next year! Thanks to everyone that gave me some tips on this forum!
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Folks, I was having problems with Iceshanty over the weekend. I normally stay logged in but for some reason, I got un-logged and couldn't get back in? Scott Freeman from IS was helping me and I'm able to log on with my wife's computer and my I-phone but not my computer which I've been logged in on for 6 years? When I try to log in with my computer, it says that my password is incorrect and if I follow the link for "forgot password", it says I've timed out and to try again later...which doesn't work.
I know it's a computer glitch of some sort...does anyone have any ideas???
Thanks!
Perhaps try another web browser. IE 11 (which for most updates automatically) is causing problems with many sites. Also try clearing your cache?
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Had the same problem.i use to have the name Allpro on here and couldn't get it back for some reason.it said the same thing pass word problem. wish i could get back
Thanks. I can log on with the phone and my wife's computer with my name and password but not my computer??? It's got to be something with the computer? It's six years old...and ya know what...i haven't fired the .454 Casull in awhile...trigger finger is gettin itchy! :woot: :woot:
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Perhaps try another web browser. IE 11 (which for most updates automatically) is causing problems with many sites. Also try clearing your cache?
Using Firefox but so is my wife's computer?? will try IE just to see. Thanks.
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Very cool photo Pooch and Snagger's version is equally cool. I'd blow up and frame one of them.
Thanks Kingfisher, I plan on blowing one up.
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Thanks guys - yesterday was simply one of those special days. It's amazing how Oneida can humble you so often and then so richly reward you. We are truly fortunate to have such an amazing fishery in our own backyard. Ended up with a pretty impressive stack of filets which I hand delivered to a few people this afternoon. The smiles on their faces said it all.
Pooch I think we saw you yesterday - were you on the 2 wheeler? You had quite a week of fishing. I couldn't buy an eye yesterday but was more than happy with a nice bunch of stripers.
Great pics.
Yeah Pman, I am the one of the two wheel, only one out there I think with one at the moment. Nice job with the fillets.
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/th_gopro24thjan2014020_zps47df6441.jpg) (http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/gopro24thjan2014020_zps47df6441.mp4) Not sure if the video is going to work or not so here it is. Was fooling with the gopro Friday during the meylay. Got to work out some bugs in doing it as the remote eats the battery to quick. Got lots more video, but it takes forever to download it to photobucket.
Nice video and good job on the perch and eyes
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That's sucks losing them like that... that's why I run braid.
Can you elaborate on this ?
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Hardwater61 - click the start button on your computer, lower left hand corner on most computers. Find "MY Computer" Then create a restore point...... The restore point should be the date of the day before you started having this problem.
If you don't see "create a restore point" then just do a search for it.......The search will provide instructions.
This should solve your problem.
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wrong, you were contradicting me 2 weeks ago.
I fished sitting on a bucket up til 3 yrs ago, now I can use braid like open water so I'm just getting used too it, had too buy all new rods for my braid.
I've used fire line for ice fishing with a leader second year it was out due to advice from a a pro on the PWT, took a little practice getting use to , I like it and it does fish different but far a losing fish we all due not counting the rare break off , lure hits ice, pulling hooks out and losing on the way up due to fish just not getting a good grip on the bait during hook set , snag I'll let you try out my new rig on a couple of eyes ,it's insane loL
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One of the biggest tip on not loosing fish is to chill and not force things at the bottom of the hole - like my old HS FB coach use to say "act like you have been there before and will be again"...
If you dump a fish, drop down and get another... Or pull a "freddy" and knock em out on the bottom of the hole... ;D
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One of the biggest tip on not loosing fish is to chill and not force things at the bottom of the hole - like my old HS FB coach use to say "act like you have been there before and will be again"...
If you dump a fish, drop down and get another... Or pull a "freddy" and knock em out on the bottom of the hole... ;D
they aren't out cold ,just more like me a little confused ;D
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they aren't out cold ,just more like me a little confused ;D
Lolll you guys are too funny ;D
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The president has a new lickin' stick!! NEED to see it in action!!! :clap: :roflmao: :thumbsup: :woot:
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snag your pm box is full
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The president has a new lickin' stick!! NEED to see it in action!!! :clap: :roflmao: :thumbsup: :woot:
all you got to do is dial it to scaled , filleted or head ripped off :woot: I think the lakers are really going to like it ::)
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One of the biggest tip on not loosing fish is to chill and not force things at the bottom of the hole - like my old HS FB coach use to say "act like you have been there before and will be again"...
If you dump a fish, drop down and get another... Or pull a "freddy" and knock em out on the bottom of the hole... ;D
;)
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Does anyone know if you can take a atv out of Verona beach State Park. Or how about a sled?
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Bump
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new to the sport and would really really appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction to catch some walleyes and what to use to catch them. I've done well with perch at chapman this year but want a change and I want to go for some eyes now. Any info and tips would be great, Thanks guys! *p.s. I have a machine to travel on the ice with.
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I know when I would cut a hole I`d be in a hurry to get the rap down there. Found if I took the time to spud out the edge at the bottom of the hole (round it off a little) I dropped a lot less fish.. I was more of a Kastmaster guy. Can`t remember losing one at the hole on them...
We think alike oldtimer, I bring my spud and spud my jigging hole larger just about every trip in last 3 yrs as its been pretty mild winters...... just spud my first hole til I get my 3, now the ice is just too thick to justify dragging it out, just more weight.
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Does anyone know if you can take a atv out of Verona beach State Park. Or how about a sled?
good to go on both
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/th_goprooneida26th2014jan007_zps08b3c538.jpg) (http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/goprooneida26th2014jan007_zps08b3c538.mp4) The sweet smell of success afew minutes later and ses forgotten about the one she dumped. Priceless lmao
Nice Bryan and Colleen !!!!
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Yeah Pman, I am the one of the two wheel, only one out there I think with one at the moment. Nice job with the fillets.
I'm out there on 2 wheels also. I use a Rokon. Won't win any races but it's light, pulls well and never been stuck. (Except for putting it through a crack at the end of last year.) It fits right in the back of my truck with the rest of my gear. No trailer needed!
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Watching those videos of those ice fishing rods doubled over and seeing a walleye come up through the hole NEVER GETS OLD. Could watch them all the time, even when they get dumped.......great videos kowboy.
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I know Rick has several different size buckeyes and was wondering what size you guys prefer to tip your Raps with when targeting eyes? Do you use the same size for perch? Maybe it doesn't matter at all but thought I'd ask...
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I know Rick has several different size buckeyes and was wondering what size you guys prefer to tip your Raps with when targeting eyes? Do you use the same size for perch? Maybe it doesn't matter at all but thought I'd ask...
that's an easy one I tip most of my raps with his small buckeyes
heads and he has some what he calls perch goldens, that work very well if he has any left , but once in awhile I will grab some of his larger buckeyes and put them on much larger lures about half of one , depending how the bite has been going for me
good luck and tight lines
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I know Rick has several different size buckeyes and was wondering what size you guys prefer to tip your Raps with when targeting eyes? Do you use the same size for perch? Maybe it doesn't matter at all but thought I'd ask...
I personally don't use any on my raps when strictly going after eyes. When perch are onto raps just s head. Last week I couldn't get a perch to even sniff a large one but they came right up to hit a small one. I always get an order of large and an order of small. Have both bases covered that way.
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Is there a specific reason(s) why people prefer braided line? I understand that braid is much stronger, probably allows for a better hook set, and has a different feel/sensitivity than mono, and I also understand the 3 things I just listed are all very important. I just did not know if there were other reasons. I attempted to use braid a few years back and I had a horrible experience (hated it) and never went back. Not asking for any secrets was just curious.......
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Braid transmits the bite faster and better, thats important deeper and for lighter bites when there moody.. It soaks up water though, so mainly a inside the shanty line. Theres no stretch so fish can do a head shake or quick jerk and dump itself easier than mono, mono has stretch, but is horrible at transmitting bites say deeper than 30 ft, that's been my experience... I'm stubborn and have been slowly changing too braid over the last few yrs, its all I use in openwater for jigging.
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I know Rick has several different size buckeyes and was wondering what size you guys prefer to tip your Raps with when targeting eyes? Do you use the same size for perch? Maybe it doesn't matter at all but thought I'd ask...
Nice to see you doing your homework.... :thumbsup: LOL, I'll be up from wednsday till sunday. Fishing for Dinks on Sandy Pond Saturday.
Hey what's the rule on POWER AUGERS on Sandy Pond ? ;D
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I like Braid but don't use it ice fishing because I find it harder to tie knots with my feeble fingers and eyes in the dark. That's probably the only reason why I don't use it ice fishing. Use it almost exclusively on my soft water spinning reels and on a fair number of my baitcasters.
Hey pooch, lets see a pic of that ride. I always wondered why people don't use 2 wheelers. I've seen adds for the Rokon, seems like a good idea.
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Nice to see you doing your homework.... :thumbsup: LOL, I'll be up from wednsday till sunday. Fishing for Dinks on Sandy Pond Saturday.
Hey what's the rule on POWER AUGERS on Sandy Pond ? ;D
Thanks Jim. 3 1/2 hours away and I only get up a few times during the ice, I need all the help I can get! I'll be up Thurs-Sat. And thanks for the info to all you guys... and yes I read all 190+
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Nice to see you doing your homework.... :thumbsup: LOL, I'll be up from wednsday till sunday. Fishing for Dinks on Sandy Pond Saturday.
Hey what's the rule on POWER AUGERS on Sandy Pond ? ;D
14 inches since noon, 6.2 inches in last 2 hours, you'll have some shoveling too do.
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Is there a specific reason(s) why people prefer braided line? I understand that braid is much stronger, probably allows for a better hook set, and has a different feel/sensitivity than mono, and I also understand the 3 things I just listed are all very important. I just did not know if there were other reasons. I attempted to use braid a few years back and I had a horrible experience (hated it) and never went back. Not asking for any secrets was just curious.......
as good as you are zack you dont need to worrie about that. as you only fish two spots any how.which is lewis point and edge water.your the man if it works for ya keep working it. that walleye juice is some good stuff. Hun?
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You really notice the difference with braid when the fish pick the spoon off the bottom. With mono in deeper water you go to pull up and there's just a fish there. With braid you feel them pick it up. Lets you set the hook properly instead of just getting them on your jig stroke.
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I personally don't use any on my raps when strictly going after eyes. When perch are onto raps just s head. Last week I couldn't get a perch to even sniff a large one but they came right up to hit a small one. I always get an order of large and an order of small. Have both bases covered that way.
when the bite hot you can catch them on a frozen turd , but when they are moody for me it might be the difference from just 3 to maybe 15 what ever floats ones boat I'll spare the 4 bucks and not take the chance , and I don't prefer to sit on eyes all day i move to find perch try running them bare all day and I only run the big bait for eyes , and guys we love pics , I never get tired of looking at them
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You really notice the difference with braid when the fish pick the spoon off the bottom. With mono in deeper water you go to pull up and there's just a fish there. With braid you feel them pick it up. Lets you set the hook properly instead of just getting them on your jig stroke.
Yup yup..
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14 inches since noon, 6.2 inches in last 2 hours, you'll have some shoveling too do.
That's why I pay Markie. LOL
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For perch I put a spike on each of the treble hooks. I have been getting a few eyes on them this year too. I can tell when the bite is slow the perch are caught on the treble going for the spike but when it is on they inhale the whole thing.
I tried braid and hated it. I change lures a lot and couldn't tie good knots with it. I have settled on 3lb mono for most of my set ups with a 4lb for my jiggin raps.
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tie braid to a spro micro swivel and then tie a piece of mono to that 2-3 ft. then u can tie knots like normal. i use a snap for anything but panfish jigs so dont have to retie. braid sux for light lures tho, great for raps and heavier stuff
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For perch I put a spike on each of the treble hooks. I have been getting a few eyes on them this year too. I can tell when the bite is slow the perch are caught on the treble going for the spike but when it is on they inhale the whole thing.
I tried braid and hated it. I change lures a lot and couldn't tie good knots with it. I have settled on 3lb mono for most of my set ups with a 4lb for my jiggin raps.
The number 2 rap with a spike on each treble has probably caught more fish for me than any other lure, and that's big numbers... ;D
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Guys I have a question. Ive been fishing off capman but I would like an option on north shore. Is godfrey plowed for ice fisherman or seasonal? Just looking for park spot near aps. Im on foot, no sled or atv trailer. Thanks in advance for any info
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Good thing this is up here. Lake effect squall bombing out, 4 inches an hour now.
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http://www.cnycentral.com/weather/radar.aspx#.Uub3Rmco6Mo (http://www.cnycentral.com/weather/radar.aspx#.Uub3Rmco6Mo)
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Yeah Snag, she's a good one. I had to pick up my fiancé from SUNY Oswego today at 3. She was way to nervous to drive in it so I went and got her. Can't even tell you how many vehicles were off the road on my way there...
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How is the fishing out of Chapman? Been fishing Williams but dinks village out there.
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Guys I have a question. Ive been fishing off capman but I would like an option on north shore. Is godfrey plowed for ice fisherman or seasonal? Just looking for park spot near aps. Im on foot, no sled or atv trailer. Thanks in advance for any info
last time I was there it was plowed , but thats not up to date ,but they have always kept it cleaned up
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My buddy AugustWest talked me into braid late last summer. I have to agree with you guys about the sensitivity and no stretch. That's all I ran with my rod I used my sonars on. Very impressed...now my question to you guys is what brand and lb braid do you like to run on your ice rods? Also how long of a flouro leader do you like to run under it? 12", 24"? I would probably try a 12" 4 lb flouro leader to start. I am assuming a 12" flouro leader would have half of the amount of stretch as a 24" leader? Just would hate to tie too long a leader on and defeat the purpose of running the braid. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I am just trying to gather as much information as possible. I am no means trying to spark a braid vs mono controversy here!! I would like to rig up a rod or two before my next outing.
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Guys I have a question. Ive been fishing off capman but I would like an option on north shore. Is godfrey plowed for ice fisherman or seasonal? Just looking for park spot near aps. Im on foot, no sled or atv trailer. Thanks in advance for any info
I have not been there this year but it was plowed in previous years. The sign shop at the entrance keeps the place cleared.
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got my friends Grandson out yesterday. Watched him ice his first eye, a 15.5" keeper. I iced a 25" burbot. Worth the trip to see him catch that fish!
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try your reach for your leader works well we are about the same reach try a barrel and 24" leader when you see the swivel , fish almost in the hole and arm reach is perfect , but I don't need bait either so maybe I'm wrong on this to
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Med rod, drag LOW, 8lb braid to swivel then to about 18" of mono 5lb. That's my jigging rod. I take my time with steady pressure all the way up..
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A memory that will last a lifetime......Good job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thank you filet and pemad. It sucks driving two hrs and not know where to park. My stubborness will make me find fish on my own. Im not a crowd follower just not familiar with parking up there.
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HWIB thats a great pic , well done my man :thumbsup:
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Thank you filet and pemad. It sucks driving two hrs and not know where to park. My stubborness will make me find fish on my own. Im not a crowd follower just not familiar with parking up there.
that is a great question, I to if traveling would want to know a few basics at least , and parking here can be tough ,
tite lines
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try your reach for your leader works well we are about the same reach try a barrel and 24" leader when you see the swivel , fish almost in the hole and arm reach is perfect , but I don't need bait either so maybe I'm wrong on this to
Lmfao :thumbsup: Thanks. Wasn't even thinking about that to be honest
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I run 8# Power Pro Ice Tec with 6# fluoro leader on one of my med. walleye rods. I keep the leader just long enough so the barrel swivel doesn't go into the guide when I'm landing a fish or putting the rod away. That's about 24" and it's not enough added stretch to kill the sensitivity.
I will be going to 4# and 6# Fireline on a couple of my rods when I re-spool though. The Power Pro is too limp and if you happen to get some slack in it it will tie itself in knots just like the open water stuff. Prefer the stiffer Fireline, never have wind knots with it, although it freezes up easier. Nothing's perfect.
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Guys great discussion on braid. I became a "convert" for open water fishing quite a few years ago and it is the only thing I use except when fishing slip bobber rigs with bobber stops. The sensitivity and feel and the no stretch qualities far outperform mono. Took me a while to learn how to use it. For perch I use a 2 hook rig tied with mono attached to the braid with a swivel. Lost a lot of rigs until I got used to setting the hook and adjusting the drag. Never really thought about using it for hardwater but you guys have got me reconsidering.
We foolishly attempted to get out this morning. Got as far as North Bay before my buddy called me to say it was whiteout conditions further down the road. Headed home under some petty tough conditions but thankful we did not go out.
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Glad this aint on Oneida, me trying to get out of my driveway just now.
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Fished out from Godfrey yesterday, it is plowed.
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Glad this aint on Oneida, me trying to get out of my driveway just now.
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yikes.....keep it up there please.....how did your boiler troubles make out
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Guys I have a question. Ive been fishing off capman but I would like an option on north shore. Is godfrey plowed for ice fisherman or seasonal? Just looking for park spot near aps. Im on foot, no sled or atv trailer. Thanks in advance for any info
I was at Godfrey on Sunday b t didn't go out from there due to I had a wheeler and there was a ice heave which had a 3' drop off that had freshly frozen water on the other side of it. If you are walking the lot is plowed and you will be ok. Good luck.
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whatever, just thought there was a trick too this stiff line, no biggie I'll figure it out. My advice too colleen would of been never give them any slack.
I think your right a softer tip with the braided , then again i dropped my first 2 on saturday . But thats half the fun of it can't get them all and of course my buddy is busting my b###s the whole time.
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I'm an equal opportunity Eye Dropper.... Done it with both ;D
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Holy Crap Snag, I feel bad for you. Well atleast you have some insulation now.
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My buddy AugustWest talked me into braid late last summer. I have to agree with you guys about the sensitivity and no stretch. That's all I ran with my rod I used my sonars on. Very impressed...now my question to you guys is what brand and lb braid do you like to run on your ice rods? Also how long of a flouro leader do you like to run under it? 12", 24"? I would probably try a 12" 4 lb flouro leader to start. I am assuming a 12" flouro leader would have half of the amount of stretch as a 24" leader? Just would hate to tie too long a leader on and defeat the purpose of running the braid. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I am just trying to gather as much information as possible. I am no means trying to spark a braid vs mono controversy here!! I would like to rig up a rod or two before my next outing.
I tie a 12 inch tag, too long it defeats the purpose for me, feels like mono again, get about 4 lure changes then tie again.
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Holy Crap Snag, I feel bad for you. Well atleast you have some insulation now.
Don't...I'm lovin it .....hope it keeps going...
Great eye there Jr., good stuff. :thumbsup:
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How was the wind today fellas? Tomorrow looks brutal........
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Buck 1, as good as you say I am, I still aspire to be as good as you..............
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I showed up late on Saturday with an hour to fish. Walked out to the first drop off and got all set up. Went to cut hole and the auger just spun on the ice like I left the cover on. I had an old knife sharpener and tried that but it just broke in the cold. 20 minutes, some new swear words and a slight heart attack later I cut a hole. Catch one short and pack it in to find a replacement blade set. Gander....bzzzzz. Nope. I ask the kid where a local hardware store is. Silly me, I was using Ancient Norse Dialect. Where is Lowes or Depot. Once there a small file was purchased. I figure if an 8 year old Chinese kid can sharpen the blades before shipment then so can I. So there I am at Godfrey launch at 1130 at night sharpening the blades until they work. I will now go by the name Xoixzu Zchang cause it worked better than before. Slept there and was back on the ice by 530. Tried the top, bottom and flat of the drop off. Ended the afternoon with 6 shorts. Went to Lewis for the first time. Stayed off to myself and picked up 6 more shorts by sunset. At least I'm not so fat as I walked my Swedish Pimple off! I say good bye to Oneida lake for a while. Thanks for the workout. See you in a month. :'(
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I tie a 12 inch tag, too long it defeats the purpose for me, feels like mono again, get about 4 lure changes then tie again.
Try using a small, black Fast-Lock snap http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-FastLock-Bass-Snap/product/7816/ (http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-FastLock-Bass-Snap/product/7816/)
Fish don't seem to care and easy to open/close with frozen fingers.
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New to the site (well I've been creeping but no acct.) Pretty new to hardwater fishing but being I live across 100 feet from Oneida figured I'd give it a shot, after weekend #1 it was time to build a shanty and a rack for the snowmobile, getting decent at catching perch off of Edgewater but no eyes yet. This site is great, tons of info if you start digging for it. My 3 year old iced his first perch Sunday, good times...
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I spooled up with fireline for this season. My opinion...if you have a shanty then get it. It is sensitive and toughhh. However, it freezes up like a *******. Ill be switching back to flouro as I hate taking my gloves off every 5 mins to clear ice off the line/guides.
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Shane you need to buy yourself a 4x4. time to retire the wagon??? Lol brian
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I spooled up with fireline for this season. My opinion...if you have a shanty then get it. It is sensitive and toughhh. However, it freezes up like a *******. Ill be switching back to flouro as I hate taking my gloves off every 5 mins to clear ice off the line/guides.
Get yourself a spray can of "Food Grade Silicone" or Blakemores "Reel & Line Magic" (Basically the same stuff but the Blakemores is in a small can and costs much more)
Spray your guides, line and spool. It repels moisture. If you work it into braided lines, it will minimize the amount of water that stays on the line when you reel up.
I've used "Rain-X" with the same results. You can also use those spray waxes that dry quickly or tire shine sprays. I've tried several and they've had no ill effects on the Fireline but to be safe, test them on your line first.
The other option would be to buy Berkley NanoFil. It has the same characteristics as braid but it's fused together, it's round and it doesn't absorb water.
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Get yourself a spray can of "Food Grade Silicone" or Blakemores "Reel & Line Magic" (Basically the same stuff but the Blakemores is in a small can and costs much more)
Spray your guides, line and spool. It repels moisture. If you work it into braided lines, it will minimize the amount of water that stays on the line when you reel up.
I've used "Rain-X" with the same results. You can also use those spray waxes that dry quickly or tire shine sprays. I've tried several and they've had no ill effects on the Fireline but to be safe, test them on your line first.
The other option would be to buy Berkley NanoFil. It has the same characteristics as braid but it's fused together, it's round and it doesn't absorb water.
Yeah. I use Line Butter. Both to help get the twist out of my fluoro and to help with the freezing on the braid. Seems to help.
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Nanofil is good stuff, I use it all the time. But make no mistake, it sucks in freezing weather. No better or worse than other braids I have used in freezing weather. Best be in a shanty if you plan on using it.
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I use a modified albright knot to attach braid to a floro leader for bass in the summer, and also use it to tie a leader to hydrofloat for salmon and steelhead, it passes through guides easily and is a strong connection. haven't used braid on the ice yet as I really don't like fishing in a hut.
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That's some crazy snow.. Keep it over there.... ;D ;D
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Just caught up on 20 pages. Keep it up guys. Great pics and posts!!!!!
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Anyone know the ph number for Apps? Or even the name of the baitshop?
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Anyone know the ph number for Apps? Or even the name of the baitshop?
315-675-8334 That's the last # I had for them.
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I tie a 12 inch tag, too long it defeats the purpose for me, feels like mono again, get about 4 lure changes then tie again.
Snag what kind of knot are you using to tie your liter on? Or are you using a swivel?
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Anyone know the ph number for Apps? Or even the name of the baitshop?
The bait shop is called apps
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Snag what kind of knot are you using to tie your liter on? Or are you using a swivel?
in the summer I blood knot it, but 4lb braid in winter I just use a swivel. In all fairness you could just tie direct for first hour or so, but you have absolutely no stretch then.
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Nanofil is good stuff, I use it all the time. But make no mistake, it sucks in freezing weather. No better or worse than other braids I have used in freezing weather. Best be in a shanty if you plan on using it.
It definitely has it's time and place but I've found that with a little of the food grade silicone spray, Nanofil becomes at least 75 % more useable in the cold. Extreme cold is out of the question though ! Like you mentioned, a heated shack is the way to go !
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Hey Does anyone know what page the cordients for the gas holes that snagger posted a while back???I can't find them. Thanks
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Constantia-Can some one give me some info please.I havent fished Oneida in about ten plus years.I think there used to be a bank or some place that you could park at and walk right out towards a couple small islands.Is that parking spot still aval for icefisherman?Also does anyone know if the fishing is still halfway decent out there?I think the island might of been called wantry.We used to get some in about 18 feet near that island.Headed out sat.Any info much appreciated
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in the summer I blood knot it, but 4lb braid in winter I just use a swivel. In all fairness you could just tie direct for first hour or so, but you have absolutely no stretch then.
I'm with you on this ! There's absolutely no need to fish any heavier braided line through the ice on Oneida Lake. It allows you to tie direct to your jig/lure but still strong enough to land most big fish ! Using a short leader is always an option when the fish are picky. 4 lb braid, softer rods, looser drags, sharp hooks = success !
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Hey Does anyone know what page the cordients for the gas holes that snagger posted a while back???I can't find them. Thanks
There's a separate thread created for that, http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=278992.0
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Hey diehards just like to say great info here. This is my third season Ice fishing and the wife thinks I need need to go to ice fishing rehab, I'm a addict hell yeeeahhh. Well I'm doing ok with perch but can't land the eyes. I been going to wiliums beach and chapman park because I pulling my gear by foot. Clam tundra, vexilar fl18 nav app on my phone. Any pointers I will walk across the lake in a ft of snow if that's what it takes. Thanks guys
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Anybody know where the eyes went on Oneida? Heard ppl are not having much luck... Can't seem to get back on them either
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To my previous post I been fishing 26 fow
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Anybody know where the eyes went on Oneida? Heard ppl are not having much luck... Can't seem to get back on them either
your kidding, right?
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dig out begins, 26 inches, good thing it stayed north.
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Constantia-Can some one give me some info please.I havent fished Oneida in about ten plus years.I think there used to be a bank or some place that you could park at and walk right out towards a couple small islands.Is that parking spot still aval for icefisherman?Also does anyone know if the fishing is still halfway decent out there?I think the island might of been called wantry.We used to get some in about 18 feet near that island.Headed out sat.Any info much appreciated
Yes, the spot is still there, fills up quick though. I think it is mill st.
The first island is little island, the next is long island, then west south/west is wantry.
Lookin at all the posts, the bite has been sporadic.
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your kidding, right?
:roflmao:
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so the lake didn't get any snow?
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Hey Does anyone know what page the cordients for the gas holes that snagger posted a while back???I can't find them. Thanks
They are all here.
http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=278992.0 (http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=278992.0)
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so the lake didn't get any snow?
We missed the lake effect from last night.
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Hardly any new snow on the lake. Wind has been whipping out there
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dig out begins, 26 inches, good thing it stayed north.
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holy crap Shane!!
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dig out begins, 26 inches, good thing it stayed north.
Wow dude, that a lot of snow!!!
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Not PB, but largest so far this year 13 5/8
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looking at onieda web cam it looks like alot of snow is gone off ice?
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There's a separate thread created for that, http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=278992.0
Thank you
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looking at onieda web cam it looks like alot of snow is gone off ice?
Yes, 35+mph winds tend to remove most of the snow ;D. There was only about 2-3" out there to begin with, The lake effect stayed a bit north of the lake.
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your kidding, right?
Nope not kidding... Tried out in front of carbones last weekend just a bunch of shorties and some perch... Looking for a spot to try this weekend?
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was wondering why no one trys to start a tournament for blue gills and pickeral on big bay? sounds like it would make a nice lil tournament 20 gills per team heavyest weight and pool for largest pickeral by weight. just a thought i guess.
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Nope not kidding... Tried out in front of carbones last weekend just a bunch of shorties and some perch... Looking for a spot to try this weekend?
Ask Filet OR Release, one of them will put you on em'! ;D
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looking at onieda web cam it looks like alot of snow is gone off ice?
was very bumpy sunday....lots of hard drifts making traveling a little slower unless you want your gear scattered all over the shanty....still good for both sleds and wheelers....just slow down a bit
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I am from ohio and were thinking of coming up. Anybody know if your sled or atv needs a special sticker to ride on the lake.
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Ask Filet OR Release, one of them will put you on em'! ;D
. If you read these posts you will see the regulars like Shane and Fred pretty much crush em all the time. I would never ask them there specific spots but just from reading you can get a great idea where to fish. I do well finding my own spots. Pretty much fish the breaks on the north shore and move around. There are mature walleyes all over. This lake is filthy with them. Thanks to all the locals who have given valuable info over the years. I've just started fishing this lake the last few years due to a friend buying a cottage on the north shore. I won't fish anywhere else now. Honestly A blind man can catch walleyes here. It is an awesome fishery
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Nope not kidding... Tried out in front of carbones last weekend just a bunch of shorties and some perch... Looking for a spot to try this weekend?
very surprised carbones let you down, I sent you a pm of another walk out spot too try.
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. If you read these posts you will see the regulars like Shane and Fred pretty much crush em all the time. I would never ask them there specific spots but just from reading you can get a great idea where to fish. I do well finding my own spots. Pretty much fish the breaks on the north shore and move around. There are mature walleyes all over. This lake is filthy with them. Thanks to all the locals who have given valuable info over the years. I've just started fishing this lake the last few years due to a friend buying a cottage on the north shore. I won't fish anywhere else now. Honestly A blind man can catch walleyes here. It is an awesome fishery
It was a joke buddy. I'm a " regular" too, and I know Fred and Shane quite well thanks.
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I know you are ice addict. I was trying to respond to the guy you were responding to that was asking where the eyes went. Lol
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. If you read these posts you will see the regulars like Shane and Fred pretty much crush em all the time. I would never ask them there specific spots but just from reading you can get a great idea where to fish. I do well finding my own spots. Pretty much fish the breaks on the north shore and move around. There are mature walleyes all over. This lake is filthy with them. Thanks to all the locals who have given valuable info over the years. I've just started fishing this lake the last few years due to a friend buying a cottage on the north shore. I won't fish anywhere else now. Honestly A blind man can catch walleyes here. It is an awesome fishery
Honestly, that really hurts! ;D
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very surprised carbones let you down, I sent you a pm of another walk out spot too try.
Thanks all for the help we will see how it goes this weekend
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Honestly, that really hurts! ;D
whoops. Sorry. Just my way of saying there are alot of freaking walleye in that lake!👍
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I know you are ice addict. I was trying to respond to the guy you were responding to that was asking where the eyes went. Lol
OH gotcha, kinda confusing when you quoted ME.
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I sent out a couple of PM,s , but here is something that will get you scratching your head there was a bust on the lake and it wasn't for fish some guys were cooking Meth omg strike a match and we can have a community hole to fish , this came from a very reliable source ,but what gets my old hair up is the crap they are dumping in our water :%$#!: ,
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**censored**? Really????? Idiots.
"No ociffer these cold pills are for my sniffles & the chemicals are to polish my jigs"
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Wow that is unreal.
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Lol. Oh man. I don't even know what smartass thing to say. Wonder who's brilliant idea that was
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/th_gopro24thjan2014017_zps28b94ea1.jpg) (http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/gopro24thjan2014017_zps28b94ea1.mp4) This is the last one of the many ive got of the last few days that im going to download as its a pain. buddy of mine said it might be faster if I do it to you tube, but never done that before might half to give it a try. Shane that's insane the amount glad it stayed there we didn't get anything here, just bitter cold. Priceless pics of the grandson
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Well hopefully their are some extra econ charges on top of the rest.
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think about it when your done cooking, down the hole , is it Illegal to find some one doing this and set them on fire , opps sorry I thought you asked for a light my bad ::)
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I've seen/smelled people smokin weed but idc about that. That's their choice. Heck it could be medical now lmao. Meth is a diff story. I'm heading out off Lewis tmmrw if it's not too nasty out. Gotta redeem my last trip
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I've seen/smelled people smokin weed but idc about that. That's their choice. Heck it could be medical now lmao. Meth is a diff story. I'm heading out off Lewis tmmrw if it's not too nasty out. Gotta redeem my last trip
we all have bad days , that's why we appreciate the good ones, bad days are a character builders in my book , going home and saying I sucked today is very humbling
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Honestly, that really hurts! ;D
I'm with Bart on that one.
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we all have bad days , that's why we appreciate the good ones, bad days are a character builders in my book , going home and saying I sucked today is very humbling
very well put freddie........... ;)
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we all have bad days , that's why we appreciate the good ones, bad days are a character builders in my book , going home and saying I sucked today is very humbling
I agree :) I'm actually targeting burbot this time as I have enough wally in the freezer. I'm dying to taste some burbot.
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I agree :) I'm actually targeting burbot this time as I have enough wally in the freezer. I'm dying to taste some burbot.
Dead bait on the bottom will get you more burbot ;) Run your line through an egg sinker, tie on a split ring and a good ball bearing swivel . Run a 2 foot leader with a treble hook and a dead shiner, perch belly meat, or a bunch of smaller dead minnows.
Set your drag very light or leave the bail open in a rod holder. It won't take long for a burbot to find your bait !
They're beginning to move to the shoals to spawn.
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Hey Fred - can't get too down on the meth-heads; I could of used some of that stuff when you yanked that treble out of my finger ;D. Still can't believe what little damage was done by your extraction. All kidding aside, you are absolutely correct in being concerned over what chemicals these genius' dumped into the lake - just unbelievable. What's next - graffiti and gang symbols on the ice? Ooooops, I might have given you and the north shore thugs some ideas.
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Fished Taft this afternoon,parking lot was mt and so was the ice. Nasty ride out with all the drifts causing bumps. The fish that I marked were active, ended up with12 jumbos, miss more than that.
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Fished Taft this afternoon,parking lot was mt and so was the ice. Nasty ride out with all the drifts causing bumps. The fish that I marked were active, ended up with12 jumbos, miss more than that.
thats a good day to me , congrats
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me and my grandson got out this afternoon. fished from 3:30 to 6:15. got 5 gills in the day light. as soon as the sun went down the crappies moved in !! ended up with 17 !! it was really great to see the look on my grandsons face ;D ;D ;D. 14" of clear black ice. Sully...
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Looks like saturday should be a zoo on the ice nicest day in the forecast for a while can't wait to get out there good luck boys
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Dead bait on the bottom will get you more burbot ;) Run your line through an egg sinker, tie on a split ring and a good ball bearing swivel . Run a 2 foot leader with a treble hook and a dead shiner, perch belly meat, or a bunch of smaller dead minnows.
Set your drag very light or leave the bail open in a rod holder. It won't take long for a burbot to find your bait !
They're beginning to move to the shoals to spawn.
Ah cool. I'll rig up one of my poles like that tonight! Thanks!
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was wondering why no one trys to start a tournament for blue gills and pickeral on big bay? sounds like it would make a nice lil tournament 20 gills per team heavyest weight and pool for largest pickeral by weight. just a thought i guess.
the northeast panfish , circuit goes out of big bay marina on mar 2, $50 a team
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JB1, did you get my last PM??
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The meth explosion would have made for a great shot, mushroom cloud behind me holding my 3 eyes.... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Sounds like a fun day Sully. How old are the grandsons?
my grandson is 17, and my grandaughter is 14. they moved in with us from ohio, so this is all new to them. it's priceless to see them, and expierience the grear marvel of fishing with them !!! gills, and crappies for dinner tomorrow !!! Sully...
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Does anybody know if this wind has created snow drifts on the lake?
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The meth explosion would have made for a great shot, mushroom cloud behind me holding my 3 eyes.... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
:roflmao: :roflmao:
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The meth explosion would have made for a great shot, mushroom cloud behind me holding my 3 eyes.... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Lol..someone photoshop that please.
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wheres the coach
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Glad this aint on Oneida, me trying to get out of my driveway just now.
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id love to experience that! maybe once or twice
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The meth explosion would have made for a great shot, mushroom cloud behind me holding my 3 eyes.... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
;D
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id love to experience that! maybe once or twice
well take a ride and bring a shovel with ya..
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Does anybody know if this wind has created snow drifts on the lake?
yes....bumpy
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well take a ride and bring a shovel with ya..
After seeing Snag's photos, best to bring a bucket loader ;)
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well take a ride and bring a shovel with ya..
simple as that!
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After seeing Snag's photos, best to bring a bucket loader ;)
you know that photo was taken in july :roflmao:
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The meth explosion would have made for a great shot, mushroom cloud behind me holding my 3 eyes.... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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the northeast panfish , circuit goes out of big bay marina on mar 2, $50 a team
i will deff have to remember that and get info on it.
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Really though, no room for tweeters on the ice. Time for us to be more social like the good ol days " how they biten" remember befor I.C.
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dig out begins, 26 inches, good thing it stayed north.
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God Bless Ya Shane!! Shane??....Hey Shane..are you in there?! ;D
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-13 here right now, still making a little ice. ;D
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Love It!!!
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I absolutely can not wait to go " Ice Mething" Friday!!!! :wacko: :wacko: :wacko: :wacko: :wacko:
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-13 here right now, still making a little ice. ;D
I've got -15 on the south shore! Thought my thermometer was acting up. Morning news said not nearly that cold. Until news 9 aired what their weather watchers were reporting. Then they had Verona at -17 & north shore as cold as -22.
Seems like the coldest air is trapped right over Oneida! ;D
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-19 in North Bay, not seeing anyone heading out yet.
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Glad to see such a nice sheet of ice out there but I'm ready for a break from the deep freeze. This weekend is going to feel like a heat wave. Hopefully I can finally wash my truck!!!
Going to go out for the afternoon if anyone's interested send me a pm
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does anyone know if there is a size limit on the burbots?
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I sent out a couple of PM,s , but here is something that will get you scratching your head there was a bust on the lake and it wasn't for fish some guys were cooking Meth omg strike a match and we can have a community hole to fish , this came from a very reliable source ,but what gets my old hair up is the crap they are dumping in our water :%$#!: ,
Sheesh! When they said the lake was makin' ICE, they weren't kiddin'! It gives new meaning to the term Iceholes! Glad they caught that crap! :o
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I've got -15 on the south shore! Thought my thermometer was acting up. Morning news said not nearly that cold. Until news 9 aired what their weather watchers were reporting. Then they had Verona at -17 & north shore as cold as -22.
Seems like the coldest air is trapped right over Oneida! ;D
-18 here in muskrat at 6:00 a.m. k k k k k c o l d !!! Sully...
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22.5 below up here.
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did I miss the posting.....when is the south shore fishing derby
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did I miss the posting.....when is the south shore fishing derby
I was wondering the same thing...
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does anyone know if there is a size limit on the burbots?
No size limit.
Got as low as -15 before I left for work. Got to work in Syracuse and it felt like a heat wave!
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Does anybody know if this wind has created snow drifts on the lake?
The wind has caused drifts but they are small and close together making the ride on a 4 wheeler choppy.
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I find it very concerning, all though sadly not surprising, that someone would be creating recreational pharmaceuticals while under the guise of ice fishing. It is not bad enough that we have to pick up after slobs on the ice, now when you go to pick up a bucket left on the ice...it might be the future location of an EPA super-fund site. Oh...and what is even worse...is if they are dumping those chemicals down the hole.
Really makes you wonder, huh?
Cheers,
Ice Beard
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Oswego was at -10 at 7:00 am,messed up and left the minnows in the atv trailer. CAN YOU SAY FROZEN!
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did I miss the posting.....when is the south shore fishing derby
This weekend
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This weekend
wow....not much talk about it on here...surprising
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wow....not much talk about it on here...surprising
yeah i havent seen any talk about it.10$ to enter,biggest eye,perch and pickerel i believe
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Jeez I don't know what to do with myself this weekend. Fishing derby, my hawks are gonna win and a new season of Topgear :D getting ready to head out. Lets hope hope they're hungry eh?
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Jeez I don't know what to do with myself this weekend. Fishing derby, my hawks are gonna win and a new season of Topgear :D getting ready to head out. Lets hope hope they're hungry eh?
Aah... go fishing, Manning is gonna get it done! ;D
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did I miss the posting.....when is the south shore fishing derby
it's february 1st, and 2nd. they are serving breakfast on sunday. Sully...
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does anyone know if there is a size limit on the burbots?
If there's no season and there not protected there's no size limit.
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Just a reminder, even with the snow there is a lot of glare ice out there,bring your creepers !
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Wow you do have a great life ;D ;D ;D
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Do you have to be a member to fish in the south shore derby? Registration time?
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Pressure is on. I am cooking for my wife's birthday party Saturday for her family. They have requested walleye. Not perch which I have a freezer full, but walleye. I will be out tomorrow and Friday to get it done.
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Is it common to catch mudskipper ? I pulled one couple weeks ago about 13 inches. Spit the hook crawled back down the hole
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-12 in Bernhards bay this am. Not many people going out.
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http://southshoreassn.org/ derby info
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Not sure if you have to be a member to enter
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Going out Thursday off Lewis Point. Is there still enough snow for a sled or has the wind blown it all away?
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Pressure is on. I am cooking for my wife's birthday party Saturday for her family. They have requested walleye. Not perch which I have a freezer full, but walleye. I will be out tomorrow and Friday to get it done.
Bah - they won't know the difference, if you don't tell them. ;)
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Weekend is looking good, it's gonna feel like a heat wave. Anybody know how big the drifts are out there, my friend wants to know if he should bring his 2 x 2 wheeler or his sled. I would just tell him to bring his sled but it is kinda of a beater.
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Bah - they won't know the difference, if you don't tell them. ;)
You want me to lie to my mother in law...okay
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Mother in laws expect it! s'ok ;D
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4 wheelers are ok,drifts are small with glare ice between snow patches
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Do you have to be a member to fish in the south shore derby? Registration time?
no...open to all
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You want me to lie to my mother in law...okay
The one you were going to feed the walleye covered in warts to ??? :woot:
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The one you were going to feed the walleye covered in warts to ??? :woot:
She already ate that one. Must of been okay because she is requesting them again.
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Hey diehards, when specifically targeting perch do you use tip downs or do you just jig for them. Thanks
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The one you were going to feed the walleye covered in warts to ??? :woot:
Chummers one liners are killing me, that's good right there. :woot:
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Hey diehards, when specifically targeting perch do you use tip downs or do you just jig for them. Thanks
If the temps are above freezing or close I like to use tip downs and jig.
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Hey diehards, when specifically targeting perch do you use tip downs or do you just jig for them. Thanks
I don't use them but fish with someone who kills them on tip downs and large buckeyes. Funny part is when I am getting them jiggin his tip downs are slow. When the jiggin slows down his tip downs pick up. There are days I can't buy a bite and his tip downs go all day. It does need to be a light wind day above freezing or the difficulty level rises fast.
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Is there a place to park and bring a sled out of maple bay?
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I don't use them but fish with someone who kills them on tip downs and large buckeyes. Funny part is when I am getting them jiggin his tip downs are slow. When the jiggin slows down his tip downs pick up. There are days I can't buy a bite and his tip downs go all day. It does need to be a light wind day above freezing or the difficulty level rises fast.
Thanks have caught most of my perch on tip downs since i started to learn this lake but was wondering what the pros did. thanks again.
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alot of us dont use tip down because we dont come out of our shantys much. they can be very productive at times ;) i like catching them on jigs more plus i want to watch my graph ;D
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Is there a place to park and bring a sled out of maple bay?
Williams park is just down the road.....west of maple bay maybe a mile....get there early on weekends,it fills up fast
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alot of us dont use tip down because we dont come out of our shantys much. they can be very productive at times ;) i like catching them on jigs more plus i want to watch my graph ;D
I usually set up my tip downs straight out my window for perch and then jig for the eyes.
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Wellp. Didn't get any eyes or burbot tonight but I found some perch. Went off Lewis. Wind was killer today. Can't wait for the next couple days. It's gonna feel like a heat wave
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Going out Thursday off Lewis Point. Is there still enough snow for a sled or has the wind blown it all away?
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I'll be out off Lewis tmmrw too. There was plenty of snow for a sled out there tonight. Occasional glare ice. Hoping the wind dies down
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Kind of a lurker but in the way of like a person gets attached to a reality tv show. I would have to have the time to use this info to feel guilty about not contributing.
Anyway, been to Chapmans a couple times and was wondering if anyone knew of a spot to park on the south shore about 10am this weekend. Since that's about when I can get my kids to the lake with an hour drive. Can bring the wheeler and get places. Just don't want to get up there with no where to park.
Thanks!
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Thanks have caught most of my perch on tip downs since i started to learn this lake but was wondering what the pros did. thanks again.
I am a tip down guy...when the jigging gets tough...the tip downs can make you the man. A little breeze, nice little #4 gold aberdeen hook 12 to 18 " up from the bottom and bingo your on the run every time a school comes through. I swear by them for perch. I made my own and actually have given all but 5 away...just to educate folks on their potential for increasing your numbers of fish!!!
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Weekend is looking good, it's gonna feel like a heat wave. Anybody know how big the drifts are out there, my friend wants to know if he should bring his 2 x 2 wheeler or his sled. I would just tell him to bring his sled but it is kinda of a beater.
small drifts Matt 4-5" , rougher than a cob ,but the snow is like concrete
slow day for me ,where I was fishing they moved like they had a lead weights attached to their tails , caught 5 eyes and one 8 striper, ice was 12" on the button
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coming up again this weekend from philly. went out of taft last weekend and was good access and parking. wanting to try godfrey's, but we have a 20foot trailer. is there enough parking? can we take our atv out from there? think I remember one comment saying there was an ice heave that was to big but not sure. thanks
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Hey Shane i need to put an order in for some supplies give me a call when u get a chance
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Tons of parking at Godfrey. There was a big heave across the mouth of the launch but the trail just to the left was fine as of last week.
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walking out of lewis in the am. are the perch with in reach or do I need a wheeler? Don't mind walkin a mile if needed but a little insite would be great thanks..
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Not the south shore but there's always parking at verone beach park and sylvan beach
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Kind of a lurker but in the way of like a person gets attached to a reality tv show. I would have to have the time to use this info to feel guilty about not contributing.
Anyway, been to Chapmans a couple times and was wondering if anyone knew of a spot to park on the south shore about 10am this weekend. Since that's about when I can get my kids to the lake with an hour drive. Can bring the wheeler and get places. Just don't want to get up there with no where to park.
Thanks!
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I don't think the south shore launch fills up, not far from chapman.
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I don't think the south shore launch fills up, not far from chapman.
Thanks Chummer!
I forgot about that place.
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small drifts Matt 4-5" , rougher than a cob ,but the snow is like concrete
slow day for me ,where I was fishing they moved like they had a lead weights attached to their tails , caught 5 eyes and one 8 striper, ice was 12" on the button
Filet, check your phone.
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icemanshort walk to deep water and then start searching good luck
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icemanshort walk to deep water and then start searching good luck
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Hm..... I smell a tip down challenge happening soon Mr Chummer. I'll see if I can help out that fish fry for you tomorrow buddy.
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Oneida lake virgin (first time I have said that in a while) here. My sister in-law has a place on Norcross point and I am looking for a direction to head for the endless walleye and perch I have read so much about. Willing to pay my dues and not looking for anybodies honey hole, just a general direction. Have compass, bike and kids so I am looking to keep them interested. Willing to share info on southern ADK lakes for those interested. Thanks for any help that is given.
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fished this afternoon with my grandson. ended up with 35 gills, and 2 crappies. the wind was brutal, and the ride there was rough. the drifts are harding up. Sully...
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Hm..... I smell a tip down challenge happening soon Mr Chummer. I'll see if I can help out that fish fry for you tomorrow buddy.
I wouldn't be able to make a return on my money. I would have to put you as a 1 to 5 favorite over anyone. I would love to enter a tournament with you on the tip down and me with my tiny jigs and spikes.
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Heading out tomorrow. First time in a whole week. Been dying to get back out there!
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Heading out tomorrow. First time in a whole week. Been dying to get back out there!
Me too, been over a week. Where are you going? I am getting another tip down schooling.
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I'll be flying the IS flag if yall wanna say hey. Sounds like IS folks will be out and about.
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Heading out tomorrow. First time in a whole week. Been dying to get back out there!
i'm going to be just east of the islands in the a.m. perchin it with my grandson. stop, and say hi. Sully...
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i'm going to be just east of the islands in the a.m. perchin it with my grandson. stop, and say hi. Sully...
Sully I will be in the area, hope to see you. Have not run into you in a while. I am in the side by side stop over.
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Hey chummer I'm sure I'll see you out there. You guys are heading out to the shoals for first light right? Thought that's what I recall Jim telling me. I'm heading straight out for perch. Hope the wind lays down a little..I'd like to run tip downs during the afternoon lull. And sully I'll get ahold of you in the morning!
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I think we might bump into each other. It is going to be fun.
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Truck and trailer all packed up to fish today and Friday for first trip to Oneida this year and go to the Pond Saturday to meet some folks here on IS. Went out at 3 AM to begin the 21/2 hour trip and my truck won't start!!! :%$#!: :%$#!: :%$#!: :%$#!: :%$#!: :%$#!:
LET'S ALL PRAY THAT I DON'T F*%*ING KILL SOMEBODY TODAY!!!
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I sent out a couple of PM,s , but here is something that will get you scratching your head there was a bust on the lake and it wasn't for fish some guys were cooking Meth omg strike a match and we can have a community hole to fish , this came from a very reliable source ,but what gets my old hair up is the crap they are dumping in our water :%$#!: ,
explains why the walleyes been so dang aggressive this year and I thought it was the bath salts cuz they keep eating the faces off my buckeyes :woot: :woot: :blink: :cookoo:
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explains why the walleyes been so dang aggressive this year and I thought it was the bath salts cuz they keep eating the faces off my buckeyes :woot: :woot: :blink: :cookoo:
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explains why the walleyes been so dang aggressive this year and I thought it was the bath salts cuz they keep eating the faces off my buckeyes :woot: :woot: :blink: :cookoo:
well I will [SPLAIN] it to ya Kojack ;D by now I try and just catch a few eyes keep my 3 small ones and then start looking for perch , I'm sorry you have to sit on eyes all day :woot: YO bro :afro: let me know when your up so we can get together , release told me hes been missing your banter , your one of the few on here that does him up right ;)
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Taking a day off Fred?
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Hi guy's, was wondering if you could help a novice out? Next weekend my brother and I are going to Oneida to try and get on some perch, was wondering the best place to go out of, we will be on foot. Also any spots to avoid as in gas pockets, I heard there are some out there. Not trying to steal any goods spots or any thing, just a two day trip and 3 hr drive one way for us, just was looking for some help to get on some. Thanks in advance!
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Hi guy's, was wondering if you could help a novice out? Next weekend my brother and I are going to Oneida to try and get on some perch, was wondering the best place to go out of, we will be on foot. Also any spots to avoid as in gas pockets, I heard there are some out there. Not trying to steal any goods spots or any thing, just a two day trip and 3 hr drive one way for us, just was looking for some help to get on some. Thanks in advance!
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I am fairly new myself but have been having good luck near north bay with the perch, exit I-90 at canastota, take rt.13 north thru sylvan beach, hang a left on lakeshore drive and you'll see the parking area on the right. There's places to stay the night in sylvan if you decide. Get out to 25-30 foot of water, you'll want to get there early to get parking though
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Hi guy's, was wondering if you could help a novice out? Next weekend my brother and I are going to Oneida to try and get on some perch, was wondering the best place to go out of, we will be on foot. Also any spots to avoid as in gas pockets, I heard there are some out there. Not trying to steal any goods spots or any thing, just a two day trip and 3 hr drive one way for us, just was looking for some help to get on some. Thanks in advance!
the easiest place would be to fish out of chapman park off route 31 in lakeport. Just head straight out and you will see the shanties.
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Taking a day off Fred?
yes sir , wanted to fish but things came up :%$#!: looks like Sun. maybe I'll see ya out there , if not good luck on those stripers , and John what was the offical weight on that eye out of Erie ?
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How's the gill and crappie action in Big Bay? My daughters have a half day tomorrow and I was planning on taking them out in the afternoon. Any suggestions on where to park (Big Bay Marina or off Kellar Road) so that we can be right on the fish without a long walk? Also, is there a particular depth to target? Thanks.
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Thanks wallperch and cusefan78! Hoping for the best, this is probably the only time I will ever be able to do this kind of trip....at least until I'm retired that is ;D...Which most likely will put me into my eighties and I'm not sure how a Rascal will work on ice?? ;D
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How's the gill and crappie action in Big Bay? My daughters have a half day tomorrow and I was planning on taking them out in the afternoon. Any suggestions on where to park (Big Bay Marina or off Kellar Road) so that we can be right on the fish without a long walk? Also, is there a particular depth to target? Thanks.
9 ft bbm
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Who's ready for a nice weathered weekend for fishing? I personally prefer an overcast sky but who's gunna complain lol
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9 ft bbm
studded tires ::) ::) ::)
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yes sir , wanted to fish but things came up :%$#!: looks like Sun. maybe I'll see ya out there , if not good luck on those stripers , and John what was the offical weight on that eye out of Erie ?
Official weight was 15.65, state record is 16.85 ....Missed it by an ounce or so. That pic is now circulating the net, I saw someone post it saying it went 19 lbs, and was 44 inches long!! LOL!
I'll give you a ring if I find any cooperative schools of stripers in the next couple days.
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A big thank you to the kind hearted fishermen that let me borrow their auger after mine with new blades just made ice shavings! Wish i could say that the fishing has been great but at least i am able to fish because of their generosity. Fishing out of Chapman..... nada so far
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just got in from east of dunahms island. got 31 hog perch !!! dumped one walleye at the hole. i was targeting perch, so didn't expect that !! all fish were caught in 20fow. 14" of clear black ice. Sully...
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just got in from east of dunahms island. got 31 hog perch !!! dumped one walleye at the hole. i was targeting perch, so didn't expect that !! all fish were caught in 20fow. 14" of clear black ice. Sully...
nicely done
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Thanks to Hilty, he helped me out this morning. I lost 1 of my blades off my auger so I was done before I got started but then came Hilty. He happened to have spares, thanks again.
Ended up with 3 eyes ,3 shorts and 3 jumbos and alot better attitude than it looked like I was going to have. ;D
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nicely done
Nice job sully. I couldn't have been far from you and I was in dink city. My worst day I can remember, 1 11" perch and a boat load of 6-7" ers. Back at it tomorrow.
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Nice job sully. I couldn't have been far from you and I was in dink city. My worst day I can remember, 1 11" perch and a boat load of 6-7" ers. Back at it tomorrow.
you were about 200 yds north east of me. i left at 1:30. sorry i didn't stop to say hi. i had to go to work. Sully...
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Nice job Sully, 31 jumbos is a hell of a day. Hit the north shore today. After a cold start things heated up very nicely. Luckily so did the fishing. Marked very few fish and none of them would hit so it looked like a long day. Lot of people around us and it seemed like everybody was having the same problem. Moved 5 or 6 times before I got any action. Iced 12 keeper eyes; number 13 relieved me of my jigging rap. Final fish of the day was a scrappy ling which was released to fight another day. Strange thing was all of my eyes came around 1:00 in bright sunlight - hardly prime time for walleyes.
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Nice Job on the eyes!
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Nice job Sully, 31 jumbos is a hell of a day. Hit the north shore today. After a cold start things heated up very nicely. Luckily so did the fishing. Marked very few fish and none of them would hit so it looked like a long day. Lot of people around us and it seemed like everybody was having the same problem. Moved 5 or 6 times before I got any action. Iced 12 keeper eyes; number 13 relieved me of my jigging rap. Final fish of the day was a scrappy ling which was released to fight another day. Strange thing was all of my eyes came around 1:00 in bright sunlight - hardly prime time for walleyes.
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I love md day
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Nice job pman and sully. Barometer started dropping good at 11AM, might have something to do with the midday bite.
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I went off Lewis today. Started right off marking all kinds of fish, none would commit. Finally managed to get an 18 1/2" eye. I should've stayed at that hole for the rest of the day, but I figured I'd see if I could find fish that actually wanted to bite! Brought up a nice 17" smallmouth in my search. I went back to my original hole and it was dead. I think I had 1 looker. So I packed it up, and was off the ice by 3. Plan on getting back at it on Saturday!! Way to go pman & sully!!
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Hi all, At the west end of the lake there is Oneida Shores County Park. For people with machines, would it be a viable location to access the lake. Big Bay and the islands are visible there and I wondered if there would be any safety issues or concerns heading out from there. The use of this facility could help relieve congestion at some of the access points, lots of parking, close to Rte 81 and Bartell Rd Bait Shop in Brewerton. I have seen some walkers fishing in front of the park. Any Thoughts ?
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Hi all, At the west end of the lake there is Oneida Shores County Park. For people with machines, would it be a viable location to access the lake. Big Bay and the islands are visible there and I wondered if there would be any safety issues or concerns heading out from there. The use of this facility could help relieve congestion at some of the access points, lots of parking, close to Rte 81 and Bartell Rd Bait Shop in Brewerton. I have seen some walkers fishing in front of the park. Any Thoughts ?
I certainly wouldn't recommend that unless you know the lake & ice conditions well. Traveling from there to Big Bay would lead you right across the channel & bad ice unless you gave it a really wide berth. Some do fish right in front of the beach without trying to cross. Some locals & residents that know the area well travel with no problems. However advising others to do so, or just posting on an open board probably not the greatest idea. jmho
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Just got a horrible text making fun of me for being at work! The evening perch & eye bite was off the hook. Congrats to any who got out!
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can anyone tell me how much snow is on big bay? thanks in advance
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Beautiful day off the North shore. Racer and I did well. I got 6 keepers, 9 shorts, 5 perch and 2 bourbot....and of course I dumped some at the hole. Had to work my butt of to get what I got, they really were not that aggressive. As far as the lake goes, don't plan on moving very fast....glare ice with snow bumps, very choppy.
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??? ??? ??? ??? ???Stripeless Yellow Perch ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
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that perch is older then freddie...........lmao . nice job pooch and racer. the stripes fall off after so many years you know...........lmfao
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Another great day on the lake. Pooch had the hot hand today. He just stacked em up! I fought right to the end for my last keeper. Just one of those days for me I guess. Oh well I learned alot and occupied myself with the perch in between. Back again in the morning.
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Nice job on the perch, Sully
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Nice job sully. I couldn't have been far from you and I was in dink city. My worst day I can remember, 1 11" perch and a boat load of 6-7" ers. Back at it tomorrow.
I only ended up with 15 to bring home. Five were 9 1/2" the other ten were bigger but none larger than 11 1/2". Lots of fish on the screen, lots of dinks. Nice seeing you today sully. Must have missed you chummer.
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I only ended up with 15 to bring home. Five were 9 1/2" the other ten were bigger but none larger than 11 1/2". Lots of fish on the screen, lots of dinks. Nice seeing you today sully. Must have missed you chummer.
I moved a lot trying to escape the dinks. Never could get away from them.
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I have ice fished quite a bit on Oneida now but have never caught a white perch. Just wondering what part of the lake and depth people catch them in. I know a lot of people consider them a nuisance and not great to eat but I think they are about as good as a yellow perch and wouldn't mind catching them.
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I have ice fished quite a bit on Oneida now but have never caught a white perch. Just wondering what part of the lake and depth people catch them in. I know a lot of people consider them a nuisance and not great to eat but I think they are about as good as a yellow perch and wouldn't mind catching them.
East end for the most part ;)
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edge water...............ke ep them all too............ ::)
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ditto to what HT said!!! keep them......
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Gonna be a zoo at there this weekend :P
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AVOID THE ANIMALS!!!
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Great catch today pooch
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This is a rant to the scumbag or scumbags who threw the 10-12 burbots on the ice out by 130 ! You sir or sirs are TRUE sportsmen. Take them over and let them go in another hole or leave them in a bucket till you leave. Your probably the same person who left the 18 pack of beer cans and 4 empty propane cylinders out there. Sorry for the rant
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This is a rant to the scumbag or scumbags who threw the 10-12 burbots on the ice out by 130 ! You sir or sirs are TRUE sportsmen. Take them over and let them go in another hole or leave them in a bucket till you leave. Your probably the same person who left the 18 pack of beer cans and 4 empty propane cylinders out there. Sorry for the rant
I SECOND THAT :nono: :nono: :nono: :nono: :nono:
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Great catch today pooch
Thanks Perry
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This is a rant to the scumbag or scumbags who threw the 10-12 burbots on the ice out by 130 ! You sir or sirs are TRUE sportsmen. Take them over and let them go in another hole or leave them in a bucket till you leave. Your probably the same person who left the 18 pack of beer cans and 4 empty propane cylinders out there. Sorry for the rant
just as the old saying goes you just can't fix stupid
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just as the old saying goes you just can't fix stupid
X2... Why would people do that? >:(
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X2... Why would people do that? >:(
I would have to say F&R summed it up ..... Ignoramus crossed with Richard Head >:(
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great job racer and pooch
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They are just ignorant people who think they are smart. That seems to be a common problem for a lot of people unfortunately.
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I have ice fished quite a bit on Oneida now but have never caught a white perch. Just wondering what part of the lake and depth people catch them in. I know a lot of people consider them a nuisance and not great to eat but I think they are about as good as a yellow perch and wouldn't mind catching them.
def edgewater its loaded with them
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Nice job on the eyes Pooch ,and great job on the perch Sully .Great day to be out, didn't go today but went out of n shore yesterday -15 when i left ,managed 3 eyes and a even dozen on the perch plus a bonus burbot , dumped 2 big eyes at the hole also.Can't wait to get back out ,love my wensdays though nice and quiet out there.
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Woke up this morning to 9 below zero and wimped out. Fished off Lewis Point from 1:00pm-5:30pm. Caught 4 Walleye, all short! Did managed one decent Perch.
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Met a nice old gentlemen at the old bank in Constantia today as he was packing up and going home. He was from out towards Geneva and being a veteran ice man but a newbie to Oneida was getting his arse handed to him the last few days. I didn't get your name but I hope your persistence pays off you seemed like a real class act and I hope my meager advice puts you on your first Oneida lake fish!!!!!! If you are on here send me a PM
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WHATS THAT A FIVE POUND POUNDER??????????????????????LOL
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Nice perch Bart....
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H.H.P. Holy Huge Perch!
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That's a dandy Bart ! Keep at it she will give up some eyes and perch numbers for you .
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Thanks Filet.
They were tough today.
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Legit 9 striper :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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WTG bart!!
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Is it possible to get to Shackleton shoals by walking? If so shortest point looks to be coming from south side. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Nice job Bart. We went to Cando today. We each got a limit of nice perch.
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Just an FYI guys rob at brewerton bait and tackle told me tonight that he will be open at 5 am Saturday for all your bait and tackle needs
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Nice job Pooch - thought I saw your truck in the parking lot this morning.
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Nice job Bart. We went to Cando today. We each got a limit of nice perch.
what was nice ? years ago it was 12-14"and bigger for 25 fish, what a great lake but the internet had it's way with it
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Well I did horrible today, tried 6 places and the last place ( all around Shackleton shoals) we had five lookers but not a bite all day! So I'm not sure if it's location or presentation. Tried everything from spikes to minnows, jigging raps, and a dozzens more. It was nice to be out thee though.
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what was nice ? years ago it was 12-14"and bigger for 25 fish, what a great lake but the internet had it's way with it
Man you aren't kidding.as a kid I was catching perch with the jigs I was walleye fishing with.considering I'm 22 it wasn't too long ago.i haven't seen any quite as big as there.saw my biggest there as well about 4 years ago right before the drop off.
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What's the parking situation looking near Borio's/Williams Beach area?
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I only ended up with 15 to bring home. Five were 9 1/2" the other ten were bigger but none larger than 11 1/2". Lots of fish on the screen, lots of dinks. Nice seeing you today sully. Must have missed you chummer.
my biggest one was 13 5/8", and 12 of them were over 12". Sully...
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This is a rant to the scumbag or scumbags who threw the 10-12 burbots on the ice out by 130 ! You sir or sirs are TRUE sportsmen. Take them over and let them go in another hole or leave them in a bucket till you leave. Your probably the same person who left the 18 pack of beer cans and 4 empty propane cylinders out there. Sorry for the rant
couldn't aggree more Terry. True scumbags !!! Sully...
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What's the parking situation looking near Borio's/Williams Beach area?
There is a good deal of parking at Williams Park (vehicles without trailers on lake side, others across road), but it fills up quickly, especially with forecasts like the one they are calling for this weekend. I would recommend getting there relatively early if you want a spot.
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Anyone by chance find a 5g pail with a bait bucket in it at the parking area at Lewis? I can't for the life of me find it. I know I had it at the car. Thinking I forgot to put it innn the car. I swear I had it though. Hmm. Glad to see folks having good days on the ice. It's a shame folks are leaving those burbot on the ice. I think a lot of it is ignorance.
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Well we got spanked pretty good yesterday. Just one eye and a half dozen keeper perch. We moved quite a bit to try to get out of the dinks, but when we did, we got out of the fish too. Lost two other eyes in the same area as the one I got. Looks like I will be back Monday.
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what was nice ? years ago it was 12-14"and bigger for 25 fish, what a great lake but the internet had it's way with it
Internet is slowly doing the same to Oneida
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Internet is slowly doing the same to Oneida
Seems like a lot more post from guys driving 2-3 hours for their first trip. You see all the posts about huge numbers of perch and walleyes and it brings people in from a long ways away. I think the difference is you can't just show on Oneida and have success. I have been ice fishing Oneida for 7 years now and the fishing seems to be better than ever. The Internet does ruin a hot spot in one day, that part still amazes me.
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Lots of guys see big numbers posted on here and think there a fish everywhere and travel along way to get on oneida then find out just how tough it can be. I travel 2 hours a bunch of times throughout the season to fish oneida and know there are gonna be days that are real tough but when you put your time in and get on them it makes it that much sweeter and to me that is better than going to sodus sitting over one hole catching a hundred fish and taking home 25 decent one.I think the hunt is more fun than the catching. See you guys in the am saturday and good luck
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My dad always used to say that you can't hurt Oneida with a hand line. The lake is just too big. It will take something else like cormorants to hurt the population in this lake.
When I was a kid the shanty towns were huge. There seems like less pressure nowadays.
We are selfish, we want all the fish to ourselves. Tomorrow will be a zoo but if you look at the big picture it is great for the local economy. When "your" spot gets invaded just except the challange and go find another bunch of fish. That being said I can already hear the cuss words coming out of my mouth tomorrow morning... ;D
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there will be a tons of guys reeleyez but thats part of the fun and the reward is deffinately worth it
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I sent out a couple of PM,s , but here is something that will get you scratching your head there was a bust on the lake and it wasn't for fish some guys were cooking Meth omg strike a match and we can have a community hole to fish , this came from a very reliable source ,but what gets my old hair up is the crap they are dumping in our water :%$#!: ,
Found out tonight that this is true.
Great job to the ECO's for this grab!!! I know they read this forum. Keep up the good work!!
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Found out tonight that this is true.
Great job to the ECO's for this grab!!! I know they read this forum. Keep up the good work!!
yes sir , as I have said before the boys in green are always welcome to some heat and hot tea
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>:( >:( >:( >:( my camera died yesterday, I have a 5'' monitor and case , it's a vs250 by Marcum I've had for 8 years and they don't make parts for it anymore. anyone interested just pm me, I called Marcum spoke with chris he was kinda rude, so he said it would cost $150 for a new camera, for a $100 more , I could buy a new one , I checked out a vex . Marcum is out of luck. gonna get the vex for $ 249.00 free shipping. I already have a vexlar flasher. but still like the camera. oh yea I have the weight too. bob
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I snuck out last night and fished from 3:30-5:00. After I drilled my first hole I lost one of the screws for my auger blades so I couldn't move around at all. Bite was slow where I was fishing. Squeaked out a limit of keepers and 5 shorts though. Gonna head out today at some point
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Is there enough snow for a sled ?
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Yes....very rough riding though like filet and release mentioned. Lots of snowdrifts that hardened right up
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>:( >:( >:( >:( my camera died yesterday, I have a 5'' monitor and case , it's a vs250 by Marcum I've had for 8 years and they don't make parts for it anymore. anyone interested just pm me, I called Marcum spoke with chris he was kinda rude, so he said it would cost $150 for a new camera, for a $100 more , I could buy a new one , I checked out a vex . Marcum is out of luck. gonna get the vex for $ 249.00 free shipping. I already have a vexlar flasher. but still like the camera. oh yea I have the weight too. bob
i got the same one, if u need to check yours to see whats broke let me know, double check it with a different battery. The battery is the only thing I had bad on mine
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great job racer and pooch
Thanks Freddie
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My dad always used to say that you can't hurt Oneida with a hand line. The lake is just too big. It will take something else like cormorants to hurt the population in this lake.
When I was a kid the shanty towns were huge. There seems like less pressure nowadays.
We are selfish, we want all the fish to ourselves. Tomorrow will be a zoo but if you look at the big picture it is great for the local economy. When "your" spot gets invaded just except the challange and go find another bunch of fish. That being said I can already hear the cuss words coming out of my mouth tomorrow morning... ;D
Well Said!!!
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>:( >:( >:( >:( my camera died yesterday, I have a 5'' monitor and case , it's a vs250 by Marcum I've had for 8 years and they don't make parts for it anymore. anyone interested just pm me, I called Marcum spoke with chris he was kinda rude, so he said it would cost $150 for a new camera, for a $100 more , I could buy a new one , I checked out a vex . Marcum is out of luck. gonna get the vex for $ 249.00 free shipping. I already have a vexlar flasher. but still like the camera. oh yea I have the weight too. bob
I have that camera to. Last year some water got in the monitor,or something else, and the screen would just roll. Thought for sure it was toast. Took it home and dried it out. Started working again. Hope it lasts me a couple more years.
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Hey guys we have tickets to the south shore derby $7 adults $1 kids we will have them till 9, tommorrow morn0
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My dad always used to say that you can't hurt Oneida with a hand line. The lake is just too big. It will take something else like cormorants to hurt the population in this lake.
When I was a kid the shanty towns were huge. There seems like less pressure nowadays.
We are selfish, we want all the fish to ourselves. Tomorrow will be a zoo but if you look at the big picture it is great for the local economy. When "your" spot gets invaded just except the challange and go find another bunch of fish. That being said I can already hear the cuss words coming out of my mouth tomorrow morning... ;D
Years ago... the size was 12 inches, limit 15, way back 25.. Like now, some knew how/where to fish and caught a lot of walleyes. They would catch their limit and leave. Now the "can catch" guys catch and release 40. 50 or more when on a bite. Everyone thinks they all live when they swim away. If they knew how many went to the bottom and died they might back off. Expect it is a wash between that and taking 15 or 25 off the ice.. There were a lot of fishermen years ago but they were sitters.. Put a shack out and go to it everyday and maybe moving it 2 or 3 times a year.. Even then some would get their limits, some a few and some none... There were crowds on the weekends but weekdays were very slim.. On the average, fishermen are much better now , all due to maps and electronics..
Oneida lake Eyes, and fishermen, have been blessed with several years in a row of great hatches and a continuous supply with no gaps.. 2 bad years will change that in a hurry.... It is a fragile system and getting more so as each invasive species arrives.. A bad year for either Eyes or perch and it gets tilted in a hurry.. Enjoy it while it is good... Be considerate and safe.....
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Years ago... the size was 12 inches, limit 15, way back 25.. Like now, some knew how/where to fish and caught a lot of walleyes. They would catch their limit and leave. Now the "can catch" guys catch and release 40. 50 or more when on a bite. Everyone thinks they all live when they swim away. If they knew how many went to the bottom and died they might back off. Expect it is a wash between that and taking 15 or 25 off the ice.. There were a lot of fishermen years ago but they were sitters.. Put a shack out and go to it everyday and maybe moving it 2 or 3 times a year.. Even then some would get their limits, some a few and some none... There were crowds on the weekends but weekdays were very slim.. On the average, fishermen are much better now , all due to maps and electronics..
Oneida lake Eyes, and fishermen, have been blessed with several years in a row of great hatches and a continuous supply with no gaps.. 2 bad years will change that in a hurry.... It is a fragile system and getting more so as each invasive species arrives.. A bad year for either Eyes or perch and it gets tilted in a hurry.. Enjoy it while it is good... Be considerate and safe.....
Well said... The guys that catch 20, 30, 40 and release,, are a joke... it does more harm than good....( this will get em goin)..
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Hopefully adjustments are made to anticipate the impact of technology... :-\
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This is a rant to the scumbag or scumbags who threw the 10-12 burbots on the ice out by 130 ! You sir or sirs are TRUE sportsmen. Take them over and let them go in another hole or leave them in a bucket till you leave. Your probably the same person who left the 18 pack of beer cans and 4 empty propane cylinders out there. Sorry for the rant
They could not keep the fish because the meth equipment was getting in the way!
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Years ago... the size was 12 inches, limit 15, way back 25.. Like now, some knew how/where to fish and caught a lot of walleyes. They would catch their limit and leave. Now the "can catch" guys catch and release 40. 50 or more when on a bite. Everyone thinks they all live when they swim away. If they knew how many went to the bottom and died they might back off. Expect it is a wash between that and taking 15 or 25 off the ice.. There were a lot of fishermen years ago but they were sitters.. Put a shack out and go to it everyday and maybe moving it 2 or 3 times a year.. Even then some would get their limits, some a few and some none... There were crowds on the weekends but weekdays were very slim.. On the average, fishermen are much better now , all due to maps and electronics..
Oneida lake Eyes, and fishermen, have been blessed with several years in a row of great hatches and a continuous supply with no gaps.. 2 bad years will change that in a hurry.... It is a fragile system and getting more so as each invasive species arrives.. A bad year for either Eyes or perch and it gets tilted in a hurry.. Enjoy it while it is good... Be considerate and safe.....
I agree with you 100 percent !!! they don't realize how many they are killing. the catch, and release law needs to be changed for the walleyes. when I get my limit of walleyes, I stop fishing for them. last year for opening day I got my limit in 20 minutes. I fired up the boat, and went home. I've seen a couple of bad years for the walleyes in the past, and don't want to see that again.
the barometer is just about right for some good fishin !!! Sully...
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The walleye hatches have actually been very low (per Cornell) over the last several years compared to what it was historically. However, the walleye population is at 500,000 adult walleyes right now and holding steady. Anglers take anywhere from 40,000-60,000 walleyes a year out of the lake. I expect that take to be on the high end this year. But 60,000 out of 500,000 is not a huge impact when you have even these marginal year classes coming up.
We can only speculate on the true impact that catch and release walleye has. Obviously, it can't have a positive effect. All I know is that I rarely see a dead walleye floating in the summer. I am more worried about the people that are actually breaking the law by taking too many fish.
X2 on the barometer, should be fishing today.
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The walleye hatches have actually been very low (per Cornell) over the last several years compared to what it was historically. However, the walleye population is at 500,000 adult walleyes right now and holding steady. Anglers take anywhere from 40,000-60,000 walleyes a year out of the lake. I expect that take to be on the high end this year. But 60,000 out of 500,000 is not a huge impact when you have even these marginal year classes coming up.
We can only speculate on the true impact that catch and release walleye has. Obviously, it can't have a positive effect. All I know is that I rarely see a dead walleye floating in the summer. I am more worried about the people that are actually breaking the law by taking too many fish.
X2 on the barometer, should be fishing today.
Wouldn't the success (or failure) of the hatchery in Constantia have a considerable impact on the EYE population.
So this past summer Black Lake got 80k fingerlings from that hatchery (1.5 - 2" fish) and they were marked with some of (tetracycline stuff?) I want the tool to read that marking from top-side.
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You have to be smart about catch & release, like anything else. Don't C&R in deep water, don't do it with bait/hooks that can easily injure the fish, don't bring them into air temps that will shock or freeze them, etc.
Walleye are a pretty robust fish and fisheries all around the country have gotten better in recent years by utilizing slot limits and smart catch & release so I gotta believe it works.
My biggest, and most fun, days for releasing walleyes have come when I've gotten on mixed holes and every time I think I'm going to move to find perch I catch a few of them. Sit back to catch more perch and the walleye move back in, get ready to move and hit another few perch, repeat...
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i got the same one, if u need to check yours to see whats broke let me know, double check it with a different battery. The battery is the only thing I had bad on mine
the 65' cord that attaches to the camera from the monitor had a short just a 1/2'' from the top of the camera, so I thought I could fix it ,to no avail it's in the garbage . to replace the cord and camera (the part that goes in the water) it would cost $150. thanks anyway. the one I checked out is black and white or color. if you need the monitor or weight your welcome to them.case too it's time for an upgrade . bob
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Wouldn't the success (or failure) of the hatchery in Constantia have a considerable impact on the EYE population.
It definitely has a big impact. I have a tough time wrapping my head around how big the impact is though. They strip 20,000 fish max to get 300 million eggs. So they are only using about 4% of the adult eyes to get the eggs. The other 96% (480,000) of the fish have to contribute something right?
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As I understand. the hatchery returns only fry to the mother lake (Oneida).. I also understand they are flushed out of hatchery into the lake.. There are tons of fish of all varieties sitting at the mouth feeding on these fry.. Wouldn`t the fry have a better chance being spread out over the netting area to fend for themselves ?? Maybe by flooding the area at the mouth of the stream there are more that survive than if spread out on the shoals ???
Oneida lake has been good to a lot of waters in N.Y. supplying them with fingerlings to get a population going..
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well fished the last 3 days and hit the perch well the first day being the best but the worst i did was 25 or 30. didnt move around same place all three days, but u could go an hour or more with out even marking a fish and then it was non stop for 20 minutes.
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As I understand. the hatchery returns only fry to the mother lake (Oneida).. I also understand they are flushed out of hatchery into the lake.. There are tons of fish of all varieties sitting at the mouth feeding on these fry.. Wouldn`t the fry have a better chance being spread out over the netting area to fend for themselves ?? Maybe by flooding the area at the mouth of the stream there are more that survive than if spread out on the shoals ???
Oneida lake has been good to a lot of waters in N.Y. supplying them with fingerlings to get a population going..
Been there several times - I believe all fry are transported out to the lake. I have some video footage from this past year.
https://plus.google.com/photos/102817719104191180746/albums/5864624790968399441 (https://plus.google.com/photos/102817719104191180746/albums/5864624790968399441)
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Does anyone know if you can still park at the end of toad harbor road and walk out toward Frenchmans Island?We used to wail em there in early 90's
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Been there several times - I believe all fry are transported out to the lake. I have some video footage from this past year.
https://plus.google.com/photos/102817719104191180746/albums/5864624790968399441 (https://plus.google.com/photos/102817719104191180746/albums/5864624790968399441)
That is correct, they take the fry out into the lake to release them.
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Yes....very rough riding though like filet and release mentioned. Lots of snowdrifts that hardened right up
Thanks deadeyez
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Well said... The guys that catch 20, 30, 40 and release,, are a joke... it does more harm than good....( this will get em goin)..
who gets that many walleyes? Wow
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who gets that many walleyes? Wow
It's been said on here more than once..
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who gets that many walleyes? Wow
Anyone can! Right day, right place, right presentation.
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I'd be happy with a burbot or 2 along with 20 or so jumbos and 1 walleye. I don't think I'm asking for alot
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315 STICKBOW Any luck locating or recovering your 5 gallon pail and bait bucket? If not I would put up another post if I was you. Lot of great folks on here, maybe you will get lucky and you will have your items returned. Hope your items are returned to you and best of luck to you on the ice the remainder of the season!!!
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315 STICKBOW Any luck locating or recovering your 5 gallon pail and bait bucket? If not I would put up another post if I was you. Lot of great folks on here, maybe you will get lucky and you will have your items returned. Hope your items are returned to you and best of luck to you on the ice the remainder of the season!!!
Thanks! And nothing yet. Hopefully I can go find it. Otherwise I'm going to need a new chair!
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Frabill makes a five gallon bucket/bait bucket with a padded lid. If that is not what you lost maybe that would make a good replacement.
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The walleye hatches have actually been very low (per Cornell) over the last several years compared to what it was historically. However, the walleye population is at 500,000 adult walleyes right now and holding steady. Anglers take anywhere from 40,000-60,000 walleyes a year out of the lake. I expect that take to be on the high end this year. But 60,000 out of 500,000 is not a huge impact when you have even these marginal year classes coming up.
We can only speculate on the true impact that catch and release walleye has. Obviously, it can't have a positive effect. All I know is that I rarely see a dead walleye floating in the summer. I am more worried about the people that are actually breaking the law by taking too many fish.
X2 on the barometer, should be fishing today.
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Anybody have any luck in Big Bay? Went out this morning, only got about a dozen small perch, no keepers.
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Woke up this morning to 9 below zero and wimped out. Fished off Lewis Point from 1:00pm-5:30pm. Caught 4 Walleye, all short! Did managed one decent Perch.
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Nice perch bart
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Thanks everyone, getting back to the Walleyes tomorrow!
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Second day in a row of humble pie. 1 perch yesterday 2 today. This brings me back to my beginning days with no electronics. Williams yesterday, chapman today. Yesterday was all dinks, today was all nothing. Moved several times could not find a fish. Good luck to the weekend crowd, I will be back on Tuesday.
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I've had a steady diet of humble pie. Can't pass up on tomorrows weather...
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Will be interesting to see if all the ice traffic will put them down tomorrow.. Might be a good day to get away by yourself ???
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Been there several times - I believe all fry are transported out to the lake. I have some video footage from this past year.
https://plus.google.com/photos/102817719104191180746/albums/5864624790968399441 (https://plus.google.com/photos/102817719104191180746/albums/5864624790968399441)
Thanks for the info. I have not been there in 50 years , back then I think they told me they just hatched in the jars and the water would float them over the top and into the creek.. Feel better about the operation now..
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Fished Taft again today 5 waldos only 1 keeper and 6 perch. First spot I was on the perch but want eyes so I moved and moved for 4 hrs. Don't leave fish to find fish ,how many times have I been told that, slow learner.
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Second consecutive good day on the big O. Same pattern as yesterday - marked lots of fish 8 to 10 feet off bottom and couldn't get anything to hit. ??? Got tired of that game and did some major hoofing. After 4 or 5 unproductive holes finally hit pay dirt. Iced 11 eyes, 5 good ones and 6 shorts and, of course, managed to dump 4 good ones on the way up. Buddy stayed in the same place we first stopped and also got a limit. On the ice by 6:30 but my fish did not come until 10:00 - 10:30.
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Hi guys. I was wondering if anybody can tell me how big the parking lot is at Chapman park ?Can I park a snowmobile trailer there with no problem?I've never been there before. I'm planning on going ice fishing tomorrow morning.
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Hi guys. I was wondering if anybody can tell me how big the parking lot is at Chapman park ?Can I park a snowmobile trailer there with no problem?I've never been there before. I'm planning on going ice fishing tomorrow morning.
It is a big lot but fills up fast
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Years ago... the size was 12 inches, limit 15, way back 25.. Like now, some knew how/where to fish and caught a lot of walleyes. They would catch their limit and leave. Now the "can catch" guys catch and release 40. 50 or more when on a bite. Everyone thinks they all live when they swim away. If they knew how many went to the bottom and died they might back off. Expect it is a wash between that and taking 15 or 25 off the ice.. There were a lot of fishermen years ago but they were sitters.. Put a shack out and go to it everyday and maybe moving it 2 or 3 times a year.. Even then some would get their limits, some a few and some none... There were crowds on the weekends but weekdays were very slim.. On the average, fishermen are much better now , all due to maps and electronics..
Oneida lake Eyes, and fishermen, have been blessed with several years in a row of great hatches and a continuous supply with no gaps.. 2 bad years will change that in a hurry.... It is a fragile system and getting more so as each invasive species arrives.. A bad year for either Eyes or perch and it gets tilted in a hurry.. Enjoy it while it is good... Be considerate and safe.....
Very well said Sir and very believable from back in the day. I've read somewhere that walleye taken in over 24' I think will have a hard time recovering if they do at all. I'll enjoy the good times while they are here because I'm not so naïve as to think it'll stay. :(
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wow thanks for fast response I'm hoping to get there around six in the morning thanks
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wow thanks for fast response I'm hoping to get there around six in the morning thanks
Hope you don't run into any issues. The derby going on tomorrow is gonna have that place packed by 630. I was there quite a bit the last couple of weeks and didn't have a problem but add a derby and the good weather and you would be amazed as to how fast it fills up
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thanks for the info I'll try to get there a little bit earlier
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out at shack. 2 guys 4 walleyes! 1 small perch lost a few! threw the whole box at em! all tight lipped! tuff tuff day!
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Years ago... the size was 12 inches, limit 15, way back 25.. Like now, some knew how/where to fish and caught a lot of walleyes. They would catch their limit and leave. Now the "can catch" guys catch and release 40. 50 or more when on a bite. Everyone thinks they all live when they swim away. If they knew how many went to the bottom and died they might back off. Expect it is a wash between that and taking 15 or 25 off the ice.. There were a lot of fishermen years ago but they were sitters.. Put a shack out and go to it everyday and maybe moving it 2 or 3 times a year.. Even then some would get their limits, some a few and some none... There were crowds on the weekends but weekdays were very slim.. On the average, fishermen are much better now , all due to maps and electronics..
Oneida lake Eyes, and fishermen, have been blessed with several years in a row of great hatches and a continuous supply with no gaps.. 2 bad years will change that in a hurry.... It is a fragile system and getting more so as each invasive species arrives.. A bad year for either Eyes or perch and it gets tilted in a hurry.. Enjoy it while it is good... Be considerate and safe.....
In Fisherman did an article on delayed mortality of released walleyes a few years back. It was based on research data and not simply their speculation. If I recall correctly they put delayed mortality at 18%. That's considerable! However, it was based on tournament caught and released fish. I would suspect fish caught through the ice, minimally handled and quickly released would be subject to a much lower mortality rate. Don't hold me exactly to the results as I am going from memory, but the point is delayed mortality is at least something to consider.
I hear people frequently complain about the NYDEC and how they don't know what their doing (obviously not everyone has that opinion), but I believe the state and Cornell have a very good handle on the fishery and do an excellent job managing it. I think the proof is in the quality of the fishery we have here...but like the Old Timer says, a few variables change and new ones are thrown into the mix and it can all change pretty quickly.
Appreciate it and RESPECT it!
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The best thing the DEC ever did was stop the sale of Walleyes. I can recall them once saying there were over a million legal walleyes in the lake. But that might have been when the size was 12 inches..
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Well said... The guys that catch 20, 30, 40 and release,, are a joke... it does more harm than good....( this will get em goin)..
What is your deal? Every time you post it seems to be a shot at someone on here, are you jealous or just getting pathetic kicks from stirring the pot ??? Would you suggest that when a limit of eyes is obtained one should leave the ice rather than keep fishing .........
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What is your deal? Every time you post it seems to be a shot at someone on here, are you jealous or just getting pathetic kicks from stirring the pot ??? Would you suggest that when a limit of eyes is obtained one should leave the ice rather than keep fishing .........
that's exactly what I'm sayin, hope your hooks are as sharp as you.. ;)
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wow
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Here we go...
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I have boxing gloves...
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Oh, and for the record if I get on a hot bite and get my limit quickly I'm staying and going to keep fishing. That's what I look forward to. I will carefully handle and release the fish.
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;D ;D ;D...DD......
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I have ice fished quite a bit on Oneida now but have never caught a white perch. Just wondering what part of the lake and depth people catch them in. I know a lot of people consider them a nuisance and not great to eat but I think they are about as good as a yellow perch and wouldn't mind catching them.
Just follow me around for the weekend. I cant get away fom them. Ive only been out 3 times this yr but I have pobly caught 30 of em' Cant seem to shake them. Jiggin and tip ups they keep findin me!!!!
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I don't care that guys do it but seems like a waste of time to me. There are so many giant perch in the lake, that is what I would be after. Of coarse any walleye I catch are by accident. Those perch are so tasty, but I digress.
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Oh more insults.... Here's my guess from reading thru your posts..... You would leave after a limit because it took you all day, if you ever have ;) And you are welcome to fish with me any time to get a lesson ;)2
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wow aren't we having fun now :woot: many pages back I show a study on fizzing , and the biologist is in favor of, I'll see if i can retrieve it short read but interesting , but it dose need to be done correctly
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I don't care that guys do it but seems like a waste of time to me. There are so many giant perch in the lake, that is what I would be after. Of coarse any walleye I catch are by accident. Those perch are so tasty, but I digress.
I like the idea of chasing perch after I get my limit of eyes but have only succeeded in finding them twice so far. And I've damn near had a heart attack dragging my shanty around and drilling holes all day looking. So if I'm getting a mixed bag of perch and walleye in the same spot I'm probably not moving even if it means throwing some eyes back.
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roger that chow
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http://www.bradwiegmann.com/fish-biology/39-fish-biologist/270-venting-saves-lives-of-fish.html
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I like the idea of chasing perch after I get my limit of eyes but have only succeeded in finding them twice so far. And I've damn near had a heart attack dragging my shanty around and drilling holes all day looking. So if I'm getting a mixed bag of perch and walleye in the same spot I'm probably not moving even if it means throwing some eyes back.
Nor would anyone. Jealousy, as they say, is a .... Insert your favorite adjective ;D
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hay kp some guy did the same thing to me a few years back pulled up said i was in his spot!! he then told me how he found the fish their a few days ago and that i was in his spot needless to say i didnt move and he didnt fish there... its a big lake fellas .... be polite
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KP, myself and the guys I went out with last Saturday had the same thing happen off Chapman. I have been fishing this same spot for 4 weeks now with the occasional move one way or the other but not far at all. Well to say the same thing happened was basically an understatement, this guy came flying up between us on his wheeler and starting ranting how we are on his spot and we need to move. We said yah right closed our shanties and kept fishing. It was actually funny to listen to him go.off while we all badgered him inside our warm cozy huts.
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Pretty Banner day for me- First 2 holes drilled at 715 or so and by 800 I was all set for eyes- ended up with 13, 10 keepers 3 shorts,even had a double at one point with a rap and genz bug! :o...And not a sole around for 1/2 mile or so ;D Picked away for another hour or so then decided to make a big jump looking for perch- fished till about 230 or so, some on tip ups the others jigging a genz bug and buckeye head- the little ones I kept needed surgery, but they'll all eat! Had to pick through a ton of dinks, but finallay figured out how to get the biguns to bit- A few pics from today, glad I got to make it out , tomorrow will be a zoo for sure @)
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Love when the screen looks like this!
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600 awesome day
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I would remove that post Eddie!!!!! Just saying.....
Just for you anyway ;D ;D ;D ;D Good stuff you have to admit :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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nice, we're having fun now......fished with a couple buds today....practicing retirement......which, by the way,is in 4 weeks ;D......started off with some problems unfortunately......bud dies sled overheated and we had to leave it half way out to the shoals from the south shore.....my sled was heatin up pretty good also so had to really take our time......didn't mark any where near the fish I have been marking lately but hung in the same spot for the day and grinded out 4 keeper eyes and 13 perch.....4 smallies also......ice was at least 15" where we were......lost a couple eyes too......hard packed snow made it hard to kick enough snow up into the tunnel to cool the sleds so pay attention to your temp gauges guys.....wheeler is coming back out tomorrow....all in all a great day with lots of laughs
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I think its actually funny when these guys come up and actually GPS the spot right in front of you as well. I usually go with 4-5 guys and gals so its fun for everyone. These people see these huts all close together and think WOW that has to be the sweet spot so let me mark it. Its the same reason I gave up fishing BASS tournaments let only a guy almost killed me and my non boater cause he had to find all my spots and almost collided with us at a tournament which I actually won regardless.
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almost glad i work weekends and fish weekdays lol
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My friend let him know that he wasn't about to move!!! He walked away running his mouth while he walked away!! :-\
3rd spot to the right from the pine tree in the lewis pt parkin lot is mine. Everyone stay out of it!!!!!! LMAO!!!
;D ;D :wacko:
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Oh I forgot to mention wherever there is a blue clam thermo top shanty well that spot is taken as well.LOL
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My friend let him know that he wasn't about to move!!! He walked away running his mouth while he walked away!! :-\
I can't imagine a dbag big enough to try and pull that off. Would anyone actually move?
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yep in to his face
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Finally got back on Oneida for last 2 days with my buddy Brian, tons of action, made lots of moves and only had a few loosers in 2 days, yesterdays highlight was the 37 jumbo perch blitz brian had with jigging raps in 1.5 hrs, I thought I was doing good with 15 til he came over, later on I had a major run putting 21 keeper eyes on the ice in just over 1 hr, few smallies and bourbies in the mix as well...today we had many small blitzs putting 40 plus keeper eyes on the ice and a half pail of perch, not sure how many we got into total in 2 days, but it was a great 2 days, took a few shots today. ... great weather and good times man, good times!!!!
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after yesterdays great fishin, just relaxed today and made a few vids, heres one quick one.... back too a broken furnace.
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Shane looks like you don't miss a beat. Off the ice for a while and you head out and still crush them. Great to you and you buddy. I will get to that point some day
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nice haul shane
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Nice Snagger ;D ;D ;D
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Great job on the eyes and yellows guys. That's what I was hoping to do but couldn't buy a perch these last 2 days.
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Great job out there again Shane. Someday just maybe I'll be able to catch half as many fish as you!!
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Awesome pics, Shane.....nice work as usual.
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Pretty Fish
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I like the idea of chasing perch after I get my limit of eyes but have only succeeded in finding them twice so far. And I've damn near had a heart attack dragging my shanty around and drilling holes all day looking. So if I'm getting a mixed bag of perch and walleye in the same spot I'm probably not moving even if it means throwing some eyes back.
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Had a great day today set up in the morning and never moved. Caught a ton of shorts 7 keepers and 27 perch. Lost a ton as they didn't bite hard they grabbed it and came up with it had to set the hook hen you saw slack in the line.
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Sorry for the blood.
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Pretty Banner day for me- First 2 holes drilled at 715 or so and by 800 I was all set for eyes- ended up with 13, 10 keepers 3 shorts,even had a double at one point with a rap and genz bug! :o...And not a sole around for 1/2 mile or so ;D Picked away for another hour or so then decided to make a big jump looking for perch- fished till about 230 or so, some on tip ups the others jigging a genz bug and buckeye head- the little ones I kept needed surgery, but they'll all eat! Had to pick through a ton of dinks, but finallay figured out how to get the biguns to bit- A few pics from today, glad I got to make it out , tomorrow will be a zoo for sure @)
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Love when the screen looks like this!
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nice lookin pile 600revx. :o :o
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Hey Shane, I can see some lead egg weights in the belly of that fatt one
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Nice job as usual snag, those couple your holding are dandys. Im headed out tomorrow am northshore, hope to wash off the last 3 skunks. Yet to put a keeper on the ice this year, in 6 trips.
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Had a great day today set up in the morning and never moved. Caught a ton of shorts 7 keepers and 27 perch. Lost a ton as they didn't bite hard they grabbed it and came up with it had to set the hook hen you saw slack in the line. Sorry for the blood.
Nice job Cody... Sure is a blood bath.... ;D And what are you doing so far north? ;D
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Hey Shane, I can see some lead egg weights in the belly of that fatt one
Holy cow that thing was a football, I think a big tape worm came out of its a ss.... thought tape worms made fish skinny. was puking up tons of shrimps.This lake is healthy.
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Nice work hesseltine!!!!!!! :thumbsup:
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awesome fish snagger
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Holy cow that thing was a football, I think a big tape worm came out of its a ss.... thought tape worms made fish skinny. was puking up tons of shrimps.This lake is healthy.
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Nice work hesseltine!!!!!!! :thumbsup:
Great job Snagger. I think we have both been ice fishing Oneida for about the same number of year, is it me or do the eyes seem extra big this year? I don't ever remember this many large walleyes. Perch seem the same but these walleyes are pigs. Is there a reason or is it just a cycle.
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Nice job Cody... Sure is a blood bath.... ;D And what are you doing so far north? ;D
Thanks Dom. I gotta come up here for the good fishing. Only good thing about ice fishing down there is watching people use a hatchet to get through the ice :D
Thanks snag. Looks like you had a good day yesturday. Love picking away at the jumbos.
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Today was just as fun, very steady, every moved produced fish, no dead holes, but no all out blitzs either, that vid I made was from today....
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Nice fish 600, Snag and Hesseltine! Hope I can have half as much luck tomorrow.
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Walked out from chapman, caught a few perch and a couple small walleye. Bite was very very soft. Lost quite a few on the way up!! You really have to pay attention. Couple of awesome guys pulled our shanty from the end of the pier up the hill and almost to the lot! Love great people that help each other. Parking lot when we were packing up was great as a bunch of people came up to say hi an exchange catch info. Sorry I didn't get any names.
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nice fish great job snag
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soon as I get this pond derby over with I'll be seeing ya shane
nice fish everyone
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Nice fish guys! I'm making my way to the south launch tomarrow and Chapman on Sunday ...
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Hey guys, just a few quick questions...Can someone just point me in the right direction? I am looking to come up and fish Oneida in the morning, coming up from Binghamton with my girlfriend. Looking to just catch some perch, I want to keep her entertained. I was thinking of coming in at Constantia but not sure where exactly to park or even where to go from there. I will be walking but hopefully it isn't too bad. Thanks ahead of time for any tips or pointers you might have. Maybe I will get the pleasure of running into a few of you tomorrow. Stay safe and tight lines
Matt
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Hey guys, just a few quick questions...Can someone just point me in the right direction? I am looking to come up and fish Oneida in the morning, coming up from Binghamton with my girlfriend. Looking to just catch some perch, I want to keep her entertained. I was thinking of coming in at Constantia but not sure where exactly to park or even where to go from there. I will be walking but hopefully it isn't too bad. Thanks ahead of time for any tips or pointers you might have. Maybe I will get the pleasure of running into a few of you tomorrow. Stay safe and tight lines
Matt
williams beach and head toward the islands
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williams beach and head toward the islands
Freddie...get some sleep!!!
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Wow guys nice pics.
Finally found some perch on Thursday. Managed a dozen after we figured out what they wanted. My buddy stayed a bit longer and ended up with close to 25.
Got a late start today, was on the ice by 11am and off by 2:30pm and managed another 21 from the same holes. Was a good day in my book, 1/2 mile away from the nearest shanty. Just finished cleaning them.
Really liking my new elite 4x ;D, going to put the showdown on the shelf for a backup.
Think I'm going to skip the craziness tomorrow and take my son snowmobiling. Good Luck!!
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Today's pile
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Good luck out there today everyone. Stay on top..water and fish!! I will be out of Apps tomorrow if anyone wants to stop and chat. Black/Irish guy in the red 3 man Eskimo. Stop and have a beer.
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wow....nice fish to all you guys. glad to see some nice perch being caught. ;D
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You guys rock. Keeps me motivated to keep at it. We all know they're out there but after a couple busted days you begin to question it. Glad to have photographic evidence that it can be done ;)
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looks like every one is up and ready to go this morning. waiting for my ride now LET THE FUN BEGIN.
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wow....nice fish to all you guys. glad to see some nice perch being caught. ;D
[/quoteHey HT lets get out sometime,huh? I'm the guy that works across the road from ya, if u recall me stopping that day?
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Well, I stand corrected. Looks like the action heated up again. I also now am a full convert for how pressure readings effect these Oneida fish. I have seen the "light" or should I say the "barometer" ;)
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Well said... The guys that catch 20, 30, 40 and release,, are a joke... it does more harm than good....( this will get em goin)..
you should be more concerned with the guys that take 20-50 home with them.... Many more of those fish die than out of the percentage of the fish that are released. What about the hundreds of pin pike that get tossed back as well? It's pretty easy to sit at a computer and call names. I call people like that email thugs.... Not far off from the telephone tough guy.
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Nice job Shane and Brian!! I went out for the last couple hours yesterday and did 2 keeper eyes and 4 shorts with a few perch mixed in. I'll b out tomorrow on the hunt for perch and eyes
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Very nice shane & brian and all you Big O diehard's.
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you should be more concerned with the guys that take 20-50 home with them.... Many more of those fish die than out of the percentage of the fish that are released. What about the hundreds of pin pike that get tossed back as well? It's pretty easy to sit at a computer and call names. I call people like that email thugs.... Not far off from the telephone tough guy.
Haha
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Haha
you know it...don't front ;)
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Are you guys 12 years old. Every year this site turns from fishing reports to fighting. Joke
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Nice job on the perch, carl
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Are you guys 12 years old. Every year this site turns from fishing reports to fighting. Joke
No man.... Just trying to keep my thread clean.
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Hardwater61 - click the start button on your computer, lower left hand corner on most computers. Find "MY Computer" Then create a restore point...... The restore point should be the date of the day before you started having this problem.
If you don't see "create a restore point" then just do a search for it.......The search will provide instructions.
This should solve your problem.
Thanks brotz55. I tried it and still can't log on to IS with my computer while using Firefox...I have been using Firefox for about 4 or 5 years now and has worked well(I like it better than IE). My wife's computer, which I'm using right now, is using Firefox also and I can log in. I can also log in with my I-phone. I tried to log into IS while using IE on my computer and I can log in??? ... just not with Firefox. I even un-installed Firefox and re-installed and still no go??? I don't want to tie this thread up in computer talk so if anyone has any ideas, please send me a PM.
Thanks!
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Wanted to get a few hours on the ice before the 'Cuse game today. I did that. Worst day of the year so far for me. Walked about 2 miles, drilled 16 holes, and got 2 "keeper" eyes (both 15 1/8"!), some dinks and a smallie.
Almost makes me want to sleep in tomorrow but I'm sure I won't after seeing all the pictures posted later tonight.
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My buddy put 4 of us right on top of them this morning. One shy of a limit for 4 of us. I dumped waayy too many today, gotta clean up my act >:(
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Nice haul icecutter!!!!!!
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South shore derby leaderboard as of now
Walleye (no shock) bhammer 21 3/4 "
Perch richard weiland 14 3/16
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Nice job Icecutter... :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Thanks brotz55. I tried it and still can't log on to IS with my computer while using Firefox...I have been using Firefox for about 4 or 5 years now and has worked well(I like it better than IE). My wife's computer, which I'm using right now, is using Firefox also and I can log in. I can also log in with my I-phone. I tried to log into IS while using IE on my computer and I can log in??? ... just not with Firefox. I even un-installed Firefox and re-installed and still no go??? I don't want to tie this thread up in computer talk so if anyone has any ideas, please send me a PM.
Thanks!
Switch to Google Chrome.
Best browser out there.
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well the big O got the best of me today......been doin great on a 26' drop for 2 weekends but I think its drying up......should have moved around to find some new fish but got settled in and hung there.....dumped 4 eyes at the hole early and picked away for 5 jacks until noon or so....didn't mark many fish after 9 am......gotta start setting the hook a little harder with the raps...have dumped a boat load in the last 3 weeks......brought the wheeler today and it was like driving across the rocky mountains....think I loosened a couple teeth :o.....saw 2 sleds abandoned on the way in.....probobly overheated....same thing happened to my buddy yest.
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Nice job icecutter! You guys did better than I did today. Only landed 1 short eye. Lots of lookers, no takers.
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Decided to fish off of Lewis Point again(6am-1pm)... managed one very short walleye. Marked a lot of fish, they just weren't biting? Another day on the ice and I didn't get rained on! ;D
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Nice falling barometer today. It seemed to work out for me but I was at Sodus! Monday and Tuesday back to Oneida.
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Thanks brotz55. I tried it and still can't log on to IS with my computer while using Firefox...I have been using Firefox for about 4 or 5 years now and has worked well(I like it better than IE). My wife's computer, which I'm using right now, is using Firefox also and I can log in. I can also log in with my I-phone. I tried to log into IS while using IE on my computer and I can log in??? ... just not with Firefox. I even un-installed Firefox and re-installed and still no go??? I don't want to tie this thread up in computer talk so if anyone has any ideas, please send me a PM.
Thanks!
not real computer Davy either but my computer remembers my password for me ,if yours does you could try deleting it and putting it in again.
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I've got a 2 cycle power auger that I would like to start using again, its been 3years since I used it. My question is about all the complaining about them, I'd not want to become the bad guy with the power auger. What's the opinion?
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I've got a 2 cycle power auger that I would like to start using again, its been 3years since I used it. My question is about all the complaining about them, I'd not want to become the bad guy with the power auger. What's the opinion?
My opinion, this is america... Lots of guys were using them today.. The ice is getting thick enough i wish i had a power of some sort.. Just do not roll up to within 10 yards of others and fire it up I would say.
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I've got a 2 cycle power auger that I would like to start using again, its been 3years since I used it. My question is about all the complaining about them, I'd not want to become the bad guy with the power auger. What's the opinion?
fire it up man, I think I'm the last hand driller, 100 guys I ran into in 2 days, I was the only guy still hand drilling... ;D
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Some people think they scare the fish I've watched fish on the camera while hubby runs his no problems but some times the fish are spookier one thing just to warn you hubby started his after one year and then stood it in the cellar filled the whole dam house with gas fumes luckily the kill switch for the furnace was on my way down the stairs ,of which I hit very few,gas all over the floor ....gaskets were dried out leaked all over
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we were also parking our sled 600 feet from where we intended too fish, does it matter?, I think so... sometimes its the little things too stay consistant.
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Heading to north shore in the morning with my 12yr old son going out of apps any suggestions just picked up a fl8 this will be the Madden trip we are walking with a frabil hut looking for perch and walleye and ideas would be much appreciated
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Heading to north shore in the morning with my 12yr old son going out of apps any suggestions just picked up a fl8 this will be the Madden trip we are walking with a frabil hut looking for perch and walleye and ideas would be much appreciated
my only advice after seeing all the machines yesterday is walk left or straight out, just right a lot of traffic at Cleveland.
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Was there a lot of fishing on the north shore seeing that the south shore had a tournament this week end
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I've got a 2 cycle power auger that I would like to start using again, its been 3years since I used it. My question is about all the complaining about them, I'd not want to become the bad guy with the power auger. What's the opinion?
Run what ya brung.....power is the way to go now that the ice is getting thicker. The only people that are complaining are the ones that don't have one!!!
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Nice fish everyone. Gonna take the weekend off and hit em hard during the week.
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finally dragged my power out of moth balls and a new set of chipper blades , whew $60.00 , but I bring my 6" hand screw just in case
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I've got a hand auger with a drill adapter that will only do about 3 holes per battery now, that will be the back up for the power auger.
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My buddy put 4 of us right on top of them this morning. One shy of a limit for 4 of us. I dumped waayy too many today, gotta clean up my act >:(
nice job on the fish bud ;)
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Nice catch guys. I cant seem to find the eye's. I brought home 10 keeper perch, slow today. about 20 moves started at 17 foot out to 40. Then back in to 10 foot picked through 25 to get the ten.
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how is muskrat bay through the ice for panfish?
I've been getting a 1 perch limit the last couple of trips from my usual spots. I'm thinking it may be time to resort to bluegill fishing to get the skunk off
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Fished out of Taft again today from 7-1, big change from last weekend. Lots of lookers only managed two perch. Everyone I talk to said the same, oh we'll.....that's fishing
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fire it up man, I think I'm the last hand driller, 100 guys I ran into in 2 days, I was the only guy still hand drilling... ;D
Is Snagger telling you something ????
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fire it up man, I think I'm the last hand driller, 100 guys I ran into in 2 days, I was the only guy still hand drilling... ;D
I still drill them all with a 6" Nils.... 3 holes at every set @)
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still a hand driller also......just bought a lazer 6".....still got it ;D
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If i had some wheels id invest in a power auger but i couldnt imagine dragging one of those around all day :o
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I have a ice gator attacker with a 6" auger. Drills holes all day long. Nice and quiet electric!
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I would like to find one ware did you get it???
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I'm still hand drilling them with the 8". Wouldn't mind a power auger with this thick ice we have.
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Went to south launch. Punched holes all over from 28' - 41' . I got the eyes my step kid got the perch. Fished 7- 1:30....
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Fished Constantia today. Got 1 keeper eye right away then a few dink perch. Moved 6x and finally landed on some fish around 1pm in 25'. BB4 and I chipped away at them for a few hours and ended up with approximately 2 dozen decent perch and a burbot. Jiggin raps mostly.
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got out for the last 2 hrs this afternoon with my grandson in the rain. ended up with 84 gills, 2 sunnies, and 1 crappie. great day !!! ;D ;D ;D
sully...
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I left my place in muskrat bay at 5:15 this morning and headed to grassy shoals on the wheeler. I got there and set up in the dark and started to fish. I have to say it was pretty impressive to watch all the fishermen coming out in droves from every conceivable direction around the lake. By 9-10 o'clock there was a solid line of fishermen from dakin shoals west all the way down the backside of the islands past bouy 133. A lot of people moving around but there were a lot of kids having fun. It's amazing how this sport has taking off over the last few years. Great to see!
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I would like to find one ware did you get it???
I bought it used from a guy about 2 yrs ago.
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My buddy put 4 of us right on top of them this morning. One shy of a limit for 4 of us. I dumped waayy too many today, gotta clean up my act >:(
Awesome job
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Hey guys I got a Husquvarna 372xp attached to a 8 inch strikemaster auger, do you think I should start it up or will it scare the fish ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
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Only messin, I personally don't like them, too much noise.....but it is a free county and I don't own the lake.
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I've got a 2 cycle power auger that I would like to start using again, its been 3years since I used it. My question is about all the complaining about them, I'd not want to become the bad guy with the power auger. What's the opinion?
sell it and buy the clam cordless drill adapter, only way to go
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Taking bets for a date that we see a truck out on the ice???????
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Hey guys I got a Husquvarna 372xp attached to a 8 inch strikemaster auger, do you think I should start it up or will it scare the fish ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Hey pooch, I got a 372 also...nice little saw,,,gonna have to do a rig like yours! :woot: :woot:
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Love my husky
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Would someone pm me direction to where to park to get to big bay? I know to park by a storage area or something, but i do not know the name of it to look it up. Anyone willing to help me out via pm?
I have read through posts and searched the site, but i must be missing the right one to give me what i need
I'm looking for a good panfish spot, the walleye are too much like work lately...
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Love my husky
Good saw pooch! 372 has lots o power buy I use a little smaller Jonsared for cutting most of the firewood...lighter and easier on the back.
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Its on kellar rd cicero or you can camic rd and park at big bay marina
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anybody have a street address for Williams beach so I can program my gps for the trip up in the am
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I just bought a 2 stroke strike master lazer 8 inch power auger, but I'm in reasonable shape and haven't fired it up, only reason I bought it is if we get 2 feet of snow, then it turns to slush and refreezes, we could have 30 inches of ice in early march, then there will be a run on power augers and there won't be any around, just thinking ahead, like my monster jigging rap order in November...until then I'll keep being quiet and hand drilling, the ice is hard and thick, 12-16 inches I measured, no reason too not use a power auger if you own one... If I was on a hot hole at 4pm, I sure wouldn't reopen them with a power auger, I'd spud them open the next morning. Everyone knows I believe noise hurts the bite.
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sell it and buy the clam cordless drill adapter, only way to go
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I don't want to start a debate about the cost or effectiveness or how many holes they will drill on a charge but I love mine. Just received the extension for it yesterday. Drills through the ice with ease, is light, quiet, and super compact!
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anybody have a street address for Williams beach so I can program my gps for the trip up in the am
7036 Lakeshore Road cicero
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Thanks kchamp have always fished from lewis time for a change
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Would someone pm me direction to where to park to get to big bay? I know to park by a storage area or something, but i do not know the name of it to look it up. Anyone willing to help me out via pm?
I have read through posts and searched the site, but i must be missing the right one to give me what i need
I'm looking for a good panfish spot, the walleye are too much like work lately...
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Slow day for me today couldn't pick up a keeper bunch of shorts and 12 jumbos. Marked tons of fish just had all I could do to get them to hit. Back at um tmrw.
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I use an electric Lazer. Works great. It's quiet and can drill enough holes on a charge. If it runs out, I plug it into the wheeler. As soon as we have enough ice for the wheeler I start using it. I use a hand drill when I walk.
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Went to south launch. Punched holes all over from 28' - 41' . I got the eyes my step kid got the perch. Fished 7- 1:30....
Great job Jeff... Looks like you had a very good day....
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hand drilling is the only way to go. I've got a 5,6 and 7'' laser augers all depends on the snow, gosh darn clam shanty pulls hard. gotta stay light as possible. Keep your bar on your saws guys their chain saws made to be in the woods. I will be the clam out in the middle of nowhere away from the crowd
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I use an electric Lazer. Works great. It's quiet and can drill enough holes on a charge. If it runs out, I plug it into the wheeler. As soon as we have enough ice for the wheeler I start using it. I use a hand drill when I walk.
Same here. Love it. If I need more power I can bring an extra battery. On one battery I have never run out of power when fishing by myself or one other friend. If you are going to fish in a group and punch holes for everyone - get a gas auger or make sure you have the cable to run off a machine.
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Taking bets for a date that we see a truck out on the ice???????
We get to 20" I'll drive my car out :D
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we were also parking our sled 600 feet from where we intended too fish, does it matter?, I think so... sometimes its the little things too stay consistant.
you're kidding right?...that's like 200 yrds. i can understand the gas auger thing even tho i use mine no matter how thick the ice or how shallow the water because i personally don't think it matters all that much. just my take on it but can undrestand others not agreeing. not trying to be a murph but that comment makes me want to go back out to the garage and put my boots back on. ::). thanks for the pics and info..i really enjoy it but i couldn't resist that one. had to get my feet wet. been lurking too long. ;D
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you're kidding right?...that's like 200 yrds. i can understand the gas auger thing even tho i use mine no matter how thick the ice or how shallow the water because i personally don't think it matters all that much. just my take on it but can undrestand others not agreeing. not trying to be a murph but that comment makes me want to go back out to the garage and put my boots back on. ::). thanks for the pics and info..i really enjoy it but i couldn't resist that one. had to get my feet wet. been lurking too long. ;D
well maybe 400 feet, I look at my map and when it goes from reading miles like .10 to feet, which is usually 500, I tell my buddy to slow down, its bare ice and a sled is noisey right now, if it was solid snow it would be different, quads are relatively quiet right now, sleds aren't, but I'm in shape and don't mind the exercise, just said what I do, like I said before, do what you please its a free country, not pushing my opinions on anyone.. but if you had a hole that produced bigtime the night before at dark, would you drive right up on it and chance pushing that school too the guys next too you, I know won't, just the way I think.. as time goes on and I gain more knowledge of how these fish act and respond too noise, I reserve the right to change my opinion,.. today we had the same cloud cover and same barometer as yesterday, on average how was everyones results with 4 times the noise?
Also I take my fishing very seriously, I'm not out there to talk and bs or relax, I'm usually out there too fish and all day.. I take people, usually friends from out of town on almost every trip, I can't sleep at night if they don't do well, so I sometimes do things others don't and go the extra mile too make sure we are successful on every trip, I don't just let the day unfold... Theres many types of fisherman on the lake, not everyone fits into my category, success is measured in different terms to different people. So it may seem odd too some what I do, but I'm just doing my best at what I believe in, that's all, I don't care if you don't agree with me or talk behind my back, nothing new too me. I posted those vids to guys having trouble jigging eyes, hope it helped a few with there jig stroke, I could of just kept it too myself, but have grown fond of many members on here over the years, and I'm happy, not jellous when I see others have success. it's good stuff man. ;D
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Ive got a question. And I'm not starting a flasher debate. I'm looking at getting one as I feel it'd be invaluable on Oneida. For the diehards here...is the dual beam necessary for dropoffs? Is the "dead zone" created by a 20° cone really that big of a factor? I'm asking this here because I know my local lakes and I do well without a flasher. But Oneida has been hit or miss for me and I want to improve that. Just looking for advice so I can spend my money wisely
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Ive got a question. And I'm not starting a flasher debate. I'm looking at getting one as I feel it'd be invaluable on Oneida. For the diehards here...is the dual beam necessary for dropoffs? Is the "dead zone" created by a 20° cone really that big of a factor? I'm asking this here because I know my local lakes and I do well without a flasher. But Oneida has been hit or miss for me and I want to improve that. Just looking for advice so I can spend my money wisely
only 2 cents i'll put in, is I like split zoom, my lowrances have 20 degree cones... what dead zone?.....I hate the humming noise vexs make, that why I decided on lowrances 9-10 yrs ago, since then alots changed.
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This explains it pretty well. http://vexilar.com/info/choosing-a-transducer-beam-angle-2/
Switching to an 8° cone would make it smaller. A larger dropoff would have a greater deadzone as well.
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Only messin, I personally don't like them, too much noise.....but it is a free county and I don't own the lake.
Exactly. Not gonna say people shouldn't use them but this morning from 06:30-09:00 the North Shore sounded like a construction site.
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This explains it pretty well. http://vexilar.com/info/choosing-a-transducer-beam-angle-2/
Switching to an 8° cone would make it smaller. A larger dropoff would have a greater deadzone as well.
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Well..... I'm going to be in the market for a flasher and have been arguing with myself over marcum or vexilar bottom end units, now I have something else to think about, maybe just run a middle of the road cone angle? I only really fish Oneida, any suggestions?
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That's actually the boat I'm in. Marcum's vx1 pro is what I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get. Offers bottom lock. Humminbird has a dual cone with zoom but reviews are iffy. Vex is outmatched at this price point. I don't want this to be another flasher battle. I just read thread after thread of that when I searched this stuff. Always comes down to vex vs Marcum. I'm curious about the dead zone on drop offs and if it's an actual issue. The way I'm thinking is...if I'm fishing a slope that ends at 20' but reads 17. I should be able to get those fish to come up the 3ft to hit my jig. Not always. But if they won't come up and play they're probably tight lipped anyhow.
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I don't think Oneida is steep enough for that too be a problem, that would mean you would get bit often and not see the mark, very rare for that too happen.....
you get what you pay for, I'm not a vex guy, but my friends who own them swear by them, they look well built. happy hunting.
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it looked like a mad house out there today everyone get it out of the systems by the weekend and by tuesday it will be nice and quite for me... ..hope i can hit they eyes had enough perch to last me awhile..
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That's actually the boat I'm in. Marcum's vx1 pro is what I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get. Offers bottom lock. Humminbird has a dual cone with zoom but reviews are iffy. Vex is outmatched at this price point. I don't want this to be another flasher battle. I just read thread after thread of that when I searched this stuff. Always comes down to vex vs Marcum. I'm curious about the dead zone on drop offs and if it's an actual issue. The way I'm thinking is...if I'm fishing a slope that ends at 20' but reads 17. I should be able to get those fish to come up the 3ft to hit my jig. Not always. But if they won't come up and play they're probably tight lipped anyhow.
I have the Marcum VX1 and a Lowrance Elite 4. I use the GPS on the Lowrance and Navionics for finding structure and where I want to fish, then I turn it off and fish with my Marcum. It's just preference. My 14 year old boy loves the Lowrance because it's not the flasher style. Either way, I think the Marcum is probably worth the $. Good luck
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Excellent post Snag; sums up a lot of our feelings. Right or wrong, I agree on the "noise factor". Nothing like sitting there and have someone come right up to you on a machine and want to know "how they biting?". As far as your fishing style can you say "intense" ;). I'm a little more laid back but that doesn't mean I enjoy it any more or any less.
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The good old noise issue. Love it.. Here's my take. A lot of guys know I am a tip down freak . Been useing them for 40+ yrs. now. Why is it that when you run to a tip down, even in 30+ ft of water, the perch stops biting, and when I stand there for a bit and wait nice and quiet, he comes back? This happens so often that, I now walk to a tip down and do it as quietly without pounding on the ice as I can. Here's my other take on the matter. Since when does a hand auger not make noise? Sound travels about 4X faster in water than air so that drilling noise is transmitted through the water no matter what you use. Maybe, if I fish another 40 yrs, I will use a military laser shot from a drone to cut a hole ;D
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does anyone have the number for the faa ;D
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Been here for a while lurking I guess, (I go with not having anything more to add),,, but finally a topic to add to. I had fish on the screen the other day chasing up and down steady for a few minutes and a sled was heading my way when it got out in front of me in the 150 foot range it was like someone shut my flasher off, after it went by and a couple minutes passed they came back and we played the game some more. Saw it twice as the sled went into shore and picked someone up and came back out. They are noisy on the bare ice
Also was hand drilling that day and at a couple holes just a half minute or so after cutting the hole the fish were there I think auger noise has more to do with depth you are in, deeper fish seem a little more tolerant to it.
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I have seen the the noise comparison tests from hand screws and power augers taking from under the ice , you might be surprised what you may read ,far as sled and wheeler noise on bare ice , OH and the shanty noise , I agree , 2 weeks ago a bud called me over, as to he had a very hot perch bite , I said thanks but I'm not taking a chance on spooking your fish , I try and figure the pattern of travel in a spot , get set up early and try and ambush them , so far so good , far as dead spots really nothing steep enough in Oneida to really effect that , I do have another lake that I due fish and that does occur , far as flasher verses graph mode I'm a graph guy , but do own a vex fl18 , it is my back up and it is all a personal choice they all do the job , It still boils down to the man making the right choices in lures , presentation and picking a likely spot to stab a few , snags my good friend but we don't always agree , and that's good so learning never stops
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I have the Marcum VX1 and a Lowrance Elite 4. I use the GPS on the Lowrance and Navionics for finding structure and where I want to fish, then I turn it off and fish with my Marcum. It's just preference. My 14 year old boy loves the Lowrance because it's not the flasher style. Either way, I think the Marcum is probably worth the $. Good luck
Wich ever you go with don't go with the low end unit you will just want to upgrade once you use it for awhile.
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Well said Shane, words of a Wise Man.....
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it looked like a mad house out there today everyone get it out of the systems by the weekend and by tuesday it will be nice and quite for me... ..hope i can hit they eyes had enough perch to last me awhile..
It was the most people I had seen out there in a long time. Everyone was spread out pretty good though. I didn't see any stupid behavior.
I will say the bite was better away from the crowd...
16" of black ice where I was.
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I had a fl8 years ago,then I up graded to the fl18 vex, that was a huge up grade. Now i have a Marcum lx7 and it makes the fl18 a real vintage item. The Lowrance Elite 4 sounds like a great machine with the navionics and gps.
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That's actually the boat I'm in. Marcum's vx1 pro is what I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get. Offers bottom lock. Humminbird has a dual cone with zoom but reviews are iffy. Vex is outmatched at this price point. I don't want this to be another flasher battle. I just read thread after thread of that when I searched this stuff. Always comes down to vex vs Marcum. I'm curious about the dead zone on drop offs and if it's an actual issue. The way I'm thinking is...if I'm fishing a slope that ends at 20' but reads 17. I should be able to get those fish to come up the 3ft to hit my jig. Not always. But if they won't come up and play they're probably tight lipped anyhow.
I have a vx1 pro. A million others have this or some other Marcum or Vexillar or Humming Bird or whatever. For me it came down to 265.00 and free shipping. It does a few things more than the fl8 but a lot less than some of the others can do. It all comes down to what youre willing to pay to accommodate the number of times you fish. IMO
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At Chapman right now, landed 3 pig smallies so far....
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Nice sheepshead in cold water they are a tasty fried treat! !!!!
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Landed 7 so far....
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I have seen the the noise comparison tests from hand screws and power augers taking from under the ice , you might be surprised what you may read ,far as sled and wheeler noise on bare ice , OH and the shanty noise , I agree , 2 weeks ago a bud called me over, as to he had a very hot perch bite , I said thanks but I'm not taking a chance on spooking your fish , I try and figure the pattern of travel in a spot , get set up early and try and ambush them , so far so good , far as dead spots really nothing steep enough in Oneida to really effect that , I do have another lake that I due fish and that does occur , far as flasher verses graph mode I'm a graph guy , but do own a vex fl18 , it is my back up and it is all a personal choice they all do the job , It still boils down to the man making the right choices in lures , presentation and picking a likely spot to stab a few , snags my good friend but we don't always agree , and that's good so learning never stops
So I don't usually get involved in these discussions because it's best for me to keep my opinions to myself....I get in less trouble that way or at least thats what my wife thinks would get me in less trouble but at the risk of pissing off some people who are on line who I don't even know...here it goes. Noise levels, sleds augers, atv's, fish population up or down, dogs on the ice etc etc. The bottom line for me is this....it's a free country. If you have a fish hut dont walk through some guys tip ups that he took time to set out. If you have a sled or an atv ride it if you want just respect the people who are aready out there. If you have your limit and still continue to fish that day then be respectful of the resource which means try your freaking best to not harm the fish. If you have a cell phone and you want to make a call or two or thirty can ya keep the noise level to a minimum because some guysand gals go out there not to hear somebody elses conversation. Its called freaking peace and quiet. How about talking to the guy or gal near you... or not talking to them if they want it that way. It's just simply be respectful how freaking hard is that. In this day and age of instant gratification I guess it's pretty hard. Wheres the safe ice, is there snow, where are all the fish being caught?!!! **censored** seriously??!!. This thread is mostly funny and sometimes informative and usually Snagger has the best info. but there are a number of guys who post a lot of good stuff and a lot of guys who are a pain. I consider myself to be more of a pain which is why I dont post too much but I know enough about being a spotsman to know when enough is enough. Its called fishing not catching and we are all learning more about every year...even Snagger believe it or not and I dont even know the guy. Im sure there are noise comparison tests but really? When we were kids we used a spud and pounded out a hole and caught a lot of fish with golden rod grubs. Now I have a shanty, a marcum an auger and a heater and I damn sure wouldn't want to go back to the old way but one thing hasn't changed...I dont fish up a guys a$$, I dont drag all my gear right up to him and ask if hes catching fish, at what depth, what lure hes using, what time he got there, what time hes leaving blah blah blaaah. Its called spotsmanship.....you know....what you should do when people are watching and more importantly when theyre not. My name here is iceydan but most of my friends call me the grumpy dwarf and now I guess I know why hahaha.
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chief of the fogowie tribe, big don used too say that, my buddy next door who past away, but he called it the where the fukowie tribe. :woot:
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the funny thing about this conversation icydan, as I haven't been complaing, haven't complained in yrs about noise, this is just a debate about noise, I just added my 2 cents too someone elses paragraph when this started, but its feeling more like I started this conversation and I'm complaining, I'm not, do what please's you while your out there, we all have too make noise too fish, I just try to keep mine at a minimum, if it gets too crowded, I just move, pretty simple, as long as moving aint a nightmare, and it isn't right now.
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Ive got a question. And I'm not starting a flasher debate. I'm looking at getting one as I feel it'd be invaluable on Oneida. For the diehards here...is the dual beam necessary for dropoffs? Is the "dead zone" created by a 20° cone really that big of a factor? I'm asking this here because I know my local lakes and I do well without a flasher. But Oneida has been hit or miss for me and I want to improve that. Just looking for advice so I can spend my money wisely
You pretty much wont find anything on Oneida that will create a dead zone. I have experienced it on a dug pit pond and a laker drop off on LOW MN, and that's it. I have a dual beam lx5 and 7 rarely run narrow beam. There are a few times in weeds the narrow beam will clean things up, but I don't like how quick things happen/show up on the narrow beam in shallow water....
Lots of bang for the buck on the vx1-pro. I have a lot of friends running them with no issues...
Noise??? Its all bad. Was fishing shallow panfish yesterday and everytime the yahoo next to us started their wheeler to joy ride/check tip-ups... our fish scattered....
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anybody ever think about hanging their walleye on a stringer through ice? good idea or bad idea? also i can't find any news on this meth bust on the lake. where about did this happen?
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I agree with Dark Cload for sure on shallow water . I use camera in 6-10' often and have had schools of voracious perch come in and scatter at any movement or sound . move your foot or ladle gone ! And I mean 20-30' away in seconds ! Even let a small change in light by lifting shack two inches will spook them . That being said two guys fished 100 yrds away 6" of ice used a power auger for tip ups and continued to drill thru the day searching . Every time they fired that thing up flags and tip downs for 20 minutes! For Me. But as Pequad 1 noted if you ran or made noise they would drop immediately . Had to wait and boom. . If you get 2 out of each flurry of 10 that came thru it was good but mostly 1 . This was a couple of years ago when I could not get past heaves and a bad year for ice . Camera has taught me many things over the years . One being each phone you drop down the hole lasts only a certain amount of time before it dies lol and when you drop your led flashlight down the hole keep fishing it draws fish in .
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anybody ever think about hanging their walleye on a stringer through ice? good idea or bad idea? also i can't find any news on this meth bust on the lake. where about did this happen?
Why would you hang walleye on a stringer through the ice? I'm just curious as to what would be the reasoning for this? In the spring and summer people put fish on stringers to keep them alive longer so that they don't spoil. When you catch a fish through the ice if you are going to keep it, just toss them on the ice. If you are in a shanty they won't freeze solid usually, and half the time the fish are still sort of alive when you get them home, but very cold. The only reason I could see is that maybe you are thinking if you get a limit of small walleyes and then catch a better fish you could let one off the stinger and keep the larger fish - but this is illegal in NY. It's illegal to cull walleye.
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I would hazard a guess that an econ would think you maybe attempting to cull fish if you tried it.
As mentioned above illegal. Most econs are respectful until you give them a reason or suspicion not to be.
Besides also as mentioned above fish are also often still somewhat alive when they hit the cleaning board. Unless flash frozen from being thrown outside shanty. Either way no problem.
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Fishing this morning decent, damp & sloppy, but hey most of my gear was still wet from yest.
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An addition to my earlier post concerning noise. I would give my kingdom for a power auger right now lol!And if I feel crowded I move , it's easier for my personal solitude and others well being Lol . Public water it is what it is . I always treat kindness with kindness and carry the serenity prayer in my wallet !
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Why would you hang walleye on a stringer through the ice? I'm just curious as to what would be the reasoning for this? In the spring and summer people put fish on stringers to keep them alive longer so that they don't spoil. When you catch a fish through the ice if you are going to keep it, just toss them on the ice. If you are in a shanty they won't freeze solid usually, and half the time the fish are still sort of alive when you get them home, but very cold. The only reason I could see is that maybe you are thinking if you get a limit of small walleyes and then catch a better fish you could let one off the stinger and keep the larger fish - but this is illegal in NY. It's illegal to cull walleye.
i was thinking about it for both reasons you mentioned, freshness and trading out size. didn't realize legalities of of it though. glad i asked here before i attempted it and was asked the same question by DEC.
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For the most part I could care less what people do. All I want in life is to be left alone, so I extend that to others.... But culling of fish really winds me up! Trade a fish off the stringer that's probably gonna now die just to have an ounce or two more meat... :cookoo: I'll eat 16inchers all day... ;D
Now if you want to stringer your fish through the ice because you "think" they taste/eat better? Have at it... one of my main goals while ice fishing is to keep my hands dry, and that dosnt involve a stringer or minnows...
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Checked my gas auger out this morning and it started on the second pull. I'll be out Monday morning with it, Taft Bay here I come noise and all.
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For the most part I could care less what people do. All I want in life is to be left alone, so I extend that to others.... But culling of fish really winds me up! Trade a fish off the stringer that's probably gonna now die just to have an ounce or two more meat... :cookoo: I'll eat 16inchers all day... ;D
Now if you want to stringer your fish through the ice because you "think" they taste/eat better? Have at it... one of my main goals while ice fishing is to keep my hands dry, and that dosnt involve a stringer or minnows...
it was more of a freshness thing. i prefer to release the larger ones and keep the 17" to 19" fish. didn't mean to wind you up.
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the funny thing about this conversation icydan, as I haven't been complaing, haven't complained in yrs about noise, this is just a debate about noise, I just added my 2 cents too someone elses paragraph when this started, but its feeling more like I started this conversation and I'm complaining, I'm not, do what please's you while your out there, we all have too make noise too fish, I just try to keep mine at a minimum, if it gets too crowded, I just move, pretty simple, as long as moving aint a nightmare, and it isn't right now.
See my wife was right I should just keep my opinions to myself. I know you werent complaining bro. Its me that was complaining and it wasn't meant to offend anyone so if I did then my apologies. I will keep my mouth shut lol >:( the dwarf
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Anyone who is interested I know hometown bait in Marcy had a couple used power augers at a decent price I like using a hand auger but that's just me I'm to cheap to buy a power auger
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sometimes snag posting is a waste of time , theres always someone that doesn't agree and that's fine everyone is entitled to their Opinion , and a lot of the things I do share are from 30 years on the lake seems to be a waste , so conditions from now on is about it , I'm sure a lot of guys will appreciate that , release out !
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that was my point, your not offending me at all icydan, I enjoy these debates, we usually learn something from them.. this thread has 143,000 views, its only 2 months old, add another 100,000 lurkers views, I dare you to find a thread as large as this anywhere in the country, fb, dso ect has got nothing on this powerful thread bobby started 6 yrs ago. I'm just a contributer too bobby's thread, a guest......when I write I never mean to overpower or sway anybody with my opinions, its just an opinion, I gave up drinking 6 1/2 yrs ago, this thread replaces the hours I used too spend at the bar every night talking fishin.
Ask yourself a question, am I a better Oneida ice fisherman than I was 6 yrs ago, before this thread, if the answer is yes, then these arguments or debates have been beneficial, ...I know this thread has been very beneficial too local businesses like apps and marion manor, Now Rob has a great place in brewerton, bet hes had a banner season, that's really great stuff, these guys got cheated by bad weather for 2 yrs, now there getting back too even.
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That's actually the boat I'm in. Marcum's vx1 pro is what I'm pretty sure I'm gonna get. Offers bottom lock. Humminbird has a dual cone with zoom but reviews are iffy. Vex is outmatched at this price point. I don't want this to be another flasher battle. I just read thread after thread of that when I searched this stuff. Always comes down to vex vs Marcum. I'm curious about the dead zone on drop offs and if it's an actual issue. The way I'm thinking is...if I'm fishing a slope that ends at 20' but reads 17. I should be able to get those fish to come up the 3ft to hit my jig. Not always. But if they won't come up and play they're probably tight lipped anyhow.
Whatever you decide, make sure your choice has a dual beam transducer. You can read all you want on the good and bad points but when the time comes that you really need that narrow beam and don't have it, you'll kick yourself in the butt. Then, you'll have to spend another hundred bucks to buy a dual beam transducer for your flasher.
If you're just fishing wide open, mostly barren flats, a single beam (12 degree) will work good but on a lake like Oneida where there's so many different bottom contours, shoals, humps, etc, that narrow cone and higher resolution of the 8 degree transducers will give you a better and clearer reading of what's below you.
If you fish shallow weedy water, the bigger 19 and 20 degree cones are pretty much useless. Even in low power mode, but having the narrow beam option, it allows you to shoot through to the bottom with much less interference and clutter.
For the few extra bucks, go with a dual beam. You won't regret it....once you learn how to use it prop! ;) ;)
Like Snagger mentioned, Vexilar flashers do make some noise but in recent years, they've fixed a lot of the noise issues. They're not silent but they are much more quiet than they were 10 years ago. That being said, Vexilar flashers hold their value better than any other on the market and accessories are more readily available. Customer service is great too.
You can go to Vexilars website and buy a refurbished unit for a decent price and get the full factory warranty.
The MarCum VX-1 is a great bang for your buck as well.
I've used Vexilar , (formerly Si-Tex, formerly Hondex, formerly Micronar) flashers since 1981 and have never had any issues with any of them.
I would recommend them to anyone.
This year, I switched to a MarCum LX-7 for no reason other than I just wanted to try something different........and the price was right :whistle:
Buy what you like....as long at it's got dual beam capability ! ;)
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yeah my lowrances suck shallow, back when I fished sandy pond, vexlar guys outfished me every day...but I don't fish shallower than say 18 fow on Oneida, so it aint an issue here....
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sometimes snag posting is a waste of time , theres always someone that doesn't agree and that's fine everyone is entitled to their Opinion , and a lot of the things I do share are from 30 years on the lake seems to be a waste , so conditions from now on is about it , I'm sure a lot of guys will appreciate that , release out !
that was my point, your not offending me at all icydan, I enjoy these debates, we usually learn something from them.. this thread has 143,000 views, its only 2 months old, add another 100,000 lurkers views, I dare you to find a thread as large as this anywhere in the country, fb, dso ect has got nothing on this powerful thread bobby started 6 yrs ago. I'm just a contributer too bobby's thread, a guest......when I write I never mean to overpower or sway anybody with my opinions, its just an opinion, I gave up drinking 6 1/2 yrs ago, this thread replaces the hours I used too spend at the bar every night talking fishin.
Ask yourself a question, am I a better Oneida ice fisherman than I was 6 yrs ago, before this thread, if the answer is yes, then these arguments or debates have been beneficial, ...I know this thread has been very beneficial too local businesses like apps and marion manor, Now Rob has a great place in brewerton, bet hes had a banner season, that's really great stuff, these guys got cheated by bad weather for 2 yrs, now there getting back too even.
A lot of us don't take these conversations as complaints at all. They provide so much great information and allow all of us access to more years of experience than we could possibly get on our own, no matter how hard we try. They're greatly appreciated and please keep 'em coming.
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Speaking of flasher new to them have a fl8 looking for the s cable if any one has one in the Syracuse area never using them before I went with simple to use first seeing the value of used ones I should have no problem upgrading in a couple yrs if needed
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it was more of a freshness thing. i prefer to release the larger ones and keep the 17" to 19" fish. didn't mean to wind you up.
Its all good! I fish a spot down here and see guys standing in heavy current for 5 hours "upgrading" their fish just to end up with a bite or two more of fish and kill countless fish. Try and talk to them and might as well talk to a brick... Not as bad now but it use to be a game for these guys...
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yeah my lowrances suck shallow, back when I fished sandy pond, vexlar guys outfished me every day...but I don't fish shallower than say 18 fow on Oneida, so it aint an issue here....
That's the whole idea ! Get the tool that will work the best for the job that YOU intend to use it for ! For you, the Lowrance unit works perfect ! For someone looking for their first graph/flasher, they need to find a happy medium that will suit their style of fishing before getting caught up in the all the bells and whistles that they may not need.
With the LX-7 I'm using now, I really haven't gotten used to the graph mode yet. Been a flasher guy since the mid 80's on the ice. The LX-7 pretty much stays in flasher and/or vertical showdown mode. I'm old and learn slowly !
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Speaking of flasher new to them have a fl8 looking for the s cable if any one has one in the Syracuse area never using them before I went with simple to use first seeing the value of used ones I should have no problem upgrading in a couple yrs if needed
ebay will be your best bet unless you order one right from Vexilar. I had the S cable for a couple of my old FL-8 units and never really noticed that much difference unless the area was ugly thick with weeds. Normal or sparse weeds never posed an issue for me.
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Same here with my 7... 95% of the time im running straight flasher mode. I love the big screen, quiet, and non blobby flicker screen... Maybe its starring at a flasher since '90 but I don't care to have 2-3 things going on at once - like things simple these days...
I disagree with the dual beam though Mr Cross-eye... same with adjustable zoom, never use it. But that's why having options and everyone being diff is good....
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GFS now leaning towards Oneida as a bullseye for big snowstorm Wednesday.
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Same here with my 7... 95% of the time im running straight flasher mode. I love the big screen, quiet, and non blobby flicker screen... Maybe its starring at a flasher since '90 but I don't care to have 2-3 things going on at once - like things simple these days...
I disagree with the dual beam though Mr Cross-eye... same with adjustable zoom, never use it. But that's why having options and everyone being diff is good....
You're certainly different ! ;D ;D
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Ok so maybe I should say it this way. I'm an HVAC guy. When I started I knew basics and theory. The "older" guys knew the units inside and out. They didn't mind helping me at all but at some point they wanted me to take the training wheels off...take my own notes and figure things out myself. After being in the group for a while, when I'd ask a question they'd say "well tell me what you've done to this point". If I said well I haven't done anything then theyd say try something and let me know whay you found out. I see similar things here on this site. Yes its a site for info and helping but how many people help and how many are looking to be helped? The ratio is heavily weighted toward those wanting help and again thats ok but there's always those who basically want gps coordinates and a ride out there on your sled. Or those who do the crap mentioned in my earlier post. A debate is one thing but needing to be spoon fed is another. Maybe it's just that time of the month for me....I do feel a bit weepy hahahaha >:( the dwarf
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Out from Williams this morning, walked away from the crowd and down towards the yacht club. I hammered the perch for about an hour straight before going home with nothing. Why you ask? Thought I was back on Sandy Pond with the size, or lack thereof, of the fish. There was only a handful of "iffy" Oneida fish. I was in a good "kid friendly" spot. (constant action and short walk)
These sub-zeo temps have really helped ice formation. There was about 16 inches where I was.
:afro: out
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Ooo 16"? 4 more and the Saab is going on the lake. ;D now how loud is a car on the lake? Hehe
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GFS now leaning towards Oneida as a bullseye for big snowstorm Wednesday.
We have been really lucky this year. Gotta happen eventually.
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Icydan, my job for over 20 yrs has been too keep my Salmon River guests on fish, period... I'm very good at figuring out the little things up here.. I really enjoy Pumping people up, getting people excited about fishing, in August its an all out frenzy up here, 20 yrs ago I had to dig threw phone number sheets, make 40 phone calls and play phone tag to get people up here for an early august run of kings, 70% would miss the run.....now one post and theres 1,000 cars the next day in Pulaski... I kind of do the same thing on this thread, usually I take the time too take 2-3 quality photo;s or maybe a short vid this yr, its all about pumping people up... I like getting people excited, I don't think I'm the best Oneida fisherman, theres tons of guys that do well every day out there that don't post much, I have pride in the fact I stay consistant, I for one enjoy getting pumped up by hookinup's posts on the open water thread, hollywoods epic adventures, this year kingfisher floored me by his monster days, those guys push me too be a better fisherman, without there posts, I might settle for mediocrity, what fun is that? no cords are ever given by me, I don't post where I'm fishin at all, but theres clues, depth on my fishfinder, that last vid, my reader was at 20.9 feet, how many guys were fishing that shallow Friday, I went back shallow too loose the people. it worked. So when you see a monster post by me, I'm just having fun pumping others up, not showing off, my way of being proud of where I live and Fish.
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I don't think we will have to worry about the sinking ice and slush with 16" of ice.
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You do a damn good job too snag
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HVAC? Icydan my Boiler review: post I made on fb 3 days ago.
..cleaned chamber 11 days ago, cleaned senser tube too indused fan 9 days ago, changed nozzle and flame sensor 6 days ago, changed electrodes 3 days ago, changed out primary control and yellow sensor wire to eye 2 days ago, yesterday changed filter inside fuel pump and changed filter, then bought brand new fuel pump, we changed that...found another filter in basement, we changed that, that transmission cover with springs electrodes go in, we changed that out.even built a box over the vent for southwest winds.
whats left that telling this furnace to kick off on the second cycle?, last night it ran 20 hrs, but kicked, day before kicked out every 2 hours, theres no rym or reason...
Is my taco water pump going?, main control panel? everythings almost new now.
I was in the room when it kicked the other night, didn't sound choked like air in lines, didn't sound like a gust of wind kicked it, it sounded clean like something told it too shut down. I ran electric heaters and had friend watch my house thurs-fri, my electric bill is gonna be monsterous.
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Shane sounds like you might have a bad Aqua Stat....??
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Check your exhaust to see if its plugged. (dead animal, bird,bee nest,ect.)
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Shane you would hear the bearing going in the pump usally too . Unless the impeller is so worn . But intermitent failings does not suggest it.
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Check your exhaust to see if its plugged. (dead animal, bird,bee nest,ect.)
Excellent advise for everyone to prevent co2 backup also .
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thanks, good info.
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IMO with the info you gave it sounds like a sensory problem. With all of the stuff you've changed it doesn't sound like an airflow problem or a situation where it's fuel starved. If its a hot water boiler in the traditional sense is there high and low limit / modulating control? Is there a digital control board if so these can usually be changed out. And not to over simplify it but you'd be surprised at how many times its a thermostat. Is it a digital t-stat because the contacts get dirty and/or go bad in those things. If you mean it "kicks" that it trips a high limit then it can be a bad sensor in the limit switch or a dirty boiler core which means draining it and getting in it with wire brush and scabbing it down. If the boiler scales up on the inside and the limit switch or modulating control sensor is near the scale you will get a hot spot and it will kick or trip. If its a digital control and it tries to restart sometimes they are limited to 3 times and it will lock out to prevent further damage but again that would be a sensory issue like "too hot" or "air flow" i.e.. bad combustion air fan. Either way it sounds like a bad temp sensor or a bad wire(s) somewhere in the system that tells it to stay running or start running. Again its hard to say. Theres a place on burnet ave called Johnstone who may be better able to help if you can give them specifics of your unit.
Thats my long/short of it pal.
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Also because you clean a sensor like a flame sensor doesn't mean it still works. and yes after re reading it very well could be your water pump.
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Excellent advise for everyone to prevent co2 backup also .
Yes it is.
Although while co2 is a component of flue gas, carbon MONoxide is the dangerous one.
Since most don't know, 1 line item on your utility bill regardless of what major utility you have statewide is the "systems benefit charge" or the "SBC/RPS" look at the delivery side charges. (SBC just stands for the same). You pay this every month.
This money funds a state program which will pay for a "comprehensive home energy assessment" every couple yrs on your home.
If you make under $133,000/yr its free, over that its a sliding scale up to $250k/yr.
They will test for carbon monoxide levels, combustion efficiencies of appliances, measure draft or ensure all chimineys and exhausts are functioning properly & nothing is backed up. Check for gas/fuel leaks, document problems.
Document insulation, ventilation in the home or biz. Etc.
There are over 220 companies that provide this service statewide & you're paying for it anyway. You might as well use it.
You'd be surprised at the problems often found. While often the best intentions accompany advice offered, nothing can replace knowing for sure.
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someone told me I screwed up that link... heres that quick vid from Friday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR1DuXyAh-k)
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While often the best intentions accompany advice offered, nothing can replace knowing for sure.
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Agreed!!! Although sometimes repairs are costly it also makes sense to have a professional do it. Co gas is lethal and although most modern systems have many safety feature, its never wrong to be safe
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Kind of looks like some snow Wed. Hate to say it, but it looks like a bigger storm on Monday. I hope I am wrong.
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The lake got the best of us yesterday.Me and big bill hot walleye spot was dead in the morning no marks first thing so we made a big jump to a perch hole and had a screen full for 5 hours picked away at them and then went back to structure in shallow hoping for finish the day on walleyes and found more perch but was slow.The ride in was like someone was shooting me in the face with a bead blaster.We had the oreo kid out there with us and he always keeps us busy.The ride home we saw a bunch of cars smashed up on 49 really slick roads.I can't really say my worst day of the year on the ice because i got to fish with my father and my 5 year old and nothing could ever be any better than that.
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Cherish that time pimplepounder
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Cherish that time pimplepounder
Yep, what I wouldn't give to fish with Dad again :(
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Got out for a few hours this morning and got 1 walleye, 2 jacks & a burbot. Getting complacent. Time to move and try and find some more/better fish. Just not marking enough fish.
Some interesting discussions going on here. On the noise topic, well, on all of the topics actually, I think it depends on the day. The other day I had fish on the screen while my buddy was rumaging through the sled, banging propane bottles and making all kinds of racket and I managed a nice little flurry. Saw no reaction by the fish to all the noise he was making. Other times, drop something and it's over.
Barometric pressure, wind, sun, temp, lure size, color, style, presentation all have their day. The key is finding out when and what matters and dialing in it. Some of us do it better and more consistently than others. That's why I love fishing so much, it's always a challenge. One day I feel I finally have it all figured out and then the next day I get my a$$ handed to me. But when I'm fishing, I'm not thinking about anything else but fishing. Always trying to improve on something. Get home dog tired and can't fall asleep because I'm reliving the day trying to figure out what I did wrong (or occasionally right).
I guess that's the best part of this site is being able to share the passion. I appreciate Snagger's passion and enjoy and look forward to reading his posts. But he is not alone on here as many other contibute valuable insights. Although I do not agree with all that is said, it gets me thinking...maybe I should try this or that. I have kept fishing/hunting logs for over 20 years and although I may have noted something about the pressure I never paid much attention to it. I fish when I can. But now, I'm recording pressure readings. Does it matter? Not sure, but hopefully I will find out.
...and if I had to name the most important factor for success of all them, to me, it would be hands down CONFIDENCE!
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Trust me fellas that what i think about all week long.
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In 2 weeks im planing on making a trip up north to fish onieda for the first time. Anyone Willing to put me in a direction? I have my jigging gear and all just no vex so im kidding going blind. Any tips will be greatly apreceated
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In 2 weeks im planing on making a trip up north to fish onieda for the first time. Anyone Willing to put me in a direction? I have my jigging gear and all just no vex so im kidding going blind. Any tips will be greatly apreceated
One tip would be fine d a graph of SME sorts cause this is the mid season game and without one you are gonna struggle. The only thing would be to follow the crowds just don't impede on there space.
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I've been fishing Oneida blind all year. It's hit or miss. You need to stay mobile if you want blind success. Fish structure. If fish arnt where you think they should be, try the opposite. I've found them shallow midday before. Ive had more tough days than successful days but it's still fun!
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were can i pick up a contor map so i can figure were to start.
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http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24297.html both sides
I use navionics on my phone.
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Sweet deal man ! thank you ! :tipup:
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Another good video Shane! Keep them coming.
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I was thinking I was doing better with regards to being more consistant on the big O. Went out Saturday with a buddy off the north shore (GP). Set up tip ups and jigged in three different spots (20', 24' and 32' FOW). Very frustrating day. Two flags on tip ups, both spit the minnow. Very few marks on my Marcum LX 7. Seemed like a desert down there. Oh well, paying my dues.
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sometimes snag posting is a waste of time , theres always someone that doesn't agree and that's fine everyone is entitled to their Opinion , and a lot of the things I do share are from 30 years on the lake seems to be a waste , so conditions from now on is about it , I'm sure a lot of guys will appreciate that , release out !
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I'm with you bud, used to offer a ton of valuable info here, got fed up with being called a liar or worse, thus the OLLC was born. Shaner, God bless you my friend, you have more patience than me. I fish the lake 3 days a week, I find my own action, sometimes I'm humbled, more times I'm thrilled! I lurk more than anything else here now, I contribute or chime in from time to time, but when I do it's general chit chat. I've met and fished with some great dudes here, you know who you guys are. ALWAYS a pleasure!
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Yeah that navionics is a decent tool
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That's the whole idea ! Get the tool that will work the best for the job that YOU intend to use it for ! For you, the Lowrance unit works perfect ! For someone looking for their first graph/flasher, they need to find a happy medium that will suit their style of fishing before getting caught up in the all the bells and whistles that they may not need.
With the LX-7 I'm using now, I really haven't gotten used to the graph mode yet. Been a flasher guy since the mid 80's on the ice. The LX-7 pretty much stays in flasher and/or vertical showdown mode. I'm old and learn slowly !
Ive owned my share of Vexilars over the past 10+ years, even had a showdown for a very short time- Finally in love with my Lowrance, I dont even think I've switched it into flash mode once, the graph setting is unreal...going to get a a new Elite 5 when Uncle Sam gives me my taxes back, and keep the x67c as my backup ;D
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I'd have to completely disagree with snagger on this one, he claims he's not the best fisherman on this forum.... he's definatly up there. Lol I have been out on Oneida a couple dozen times this year already with mixed results. Fished all over the lake, even headed all the way to the north shore a handful of times. Every time I come home I check the forum and snagger and his buddies are killing them. It has gotten to the point where I keep my eyes peeled for that man in the parking lot or on the lake ;D I do all my own homework, plot points on the lake and all but it couldn't hurt to run into him on the lake. So for now I search for waldos.... but I'm always wondering where snagger is on the lake lol
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were can i pick up a contor map so i can figure were to start.
I think APPs may have some maps - they used to anyways. Those DC maps are not too detailed.
You can also "look" at the Navionics WEB App (http://www.navionics.com/en/webapp). Make notes - transfer to a map and make a plan. Fishing Hotspots (http://www.fishinghotspots.com/) has paper maps as well.
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I'd have to completely disagree with snagger on this one, he claims he's not the best fisherman on this forum.... he's definatly up there. Lol I have been out on Oneida a couple dozen times this year already with mixed results. Fished all over the lake, even headed all the way to the north shore a handful of times. Every time I come home I check the forum and snagger and his buddies are killing them. It has gotten to the point where I keep my eyes peeled for that man in the parking lot or on the lake ;D I do all my own homework, plot points on the lake and all but it couldn't hurt to run into him on the lake. So for now I search for waldos.... but I'm always wondering where snagger is on the lake lol
Hate to say it but if you are fishing blind your best day wont be as good as Snagger's worse. My first two years I fished blind it is hard to do.
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All I have to say is....go HAWKS!!
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Struggled bad today worst day iv had in the ice in a long time. Moved all over had all I could to mark fish lots on the bottom but couldn't get many to come up off. Back out for one more try in the morning till I head back.
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Struggled bad today worst day iv had in the ice in a long time. Moved all over had all I could to mark fish lots on the bottom but couldn't get many to come up off. Back out for one more try in the morning till I head back.
same with me. Moved all over the place tried shallow tried deep and everything in the middle. I got skunked my buddy caught a few dink walleye. Back out Tuesday
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well hope the ice smoothed out snow drifts were ruff last week will be out tuesday trying for the eyes in the evening, and hope the crowds went away with the weekend was jealous tho i hvent been out in anything but the single digits temps in 2 weeks
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and for all the talk about noise, weather, and what ever else that helps or hurts the bite. the only thing i know for sure after 35+ years of fishing on that lake is the fish seem to always be biting somewhere on it and even if ur not catching them some one is. last week i sat in one spot temps were in the negatives didnt feel like moving had 8 perch at 1pm and had fished since sunrise, by 3:30 my limit of perch was filled marked fish most of the time but wouldnt bite but when they started t bitting u couldnt keep them off the hook. i cant explain there were no changes in what i was using and the weather was the same and i was the only guy within a mile ....
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Its always 5 o'clock somewhere
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and for all the talk about noise, weather, and what ever else that helps or hurts the bite. the only thing i know for sure after 35+ years of fishing on that lake is the fish seem to always be biting somewhere on it and even if ur not catching them some one is. last week i sat in one spot temps were in the negatives didnt feel like moving had 8 perch at 1pm and had fished since sunrise, by 3:30 my limit of perch was filled marked fish most of the time but wouldnt bite but when they started t bitting u couldnt keep them off the hook. i cant explain there were no changes in what i was using and the weather was the same and i was the only guy within a mile ....
That's what keeps me driving the hour, cause when they're hot they're hot
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"always be biting somewhere on it and even if ur not catching them some one is."
Definitely agree with that!
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That's my motto as well! They're always biting somewhere! Keep on jiggin and movin! Btw, I was done by 7:45 am this morning. Just sayin'
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I was out for about 4 hours this morning. Fished 4 spots from 20-30 fow and couldn't get them to cooperate. Only landed one perch. Tough morning for me today
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by 3:30 my limit of perch was filled marked fish most of the time but wouldnt bite but when they started t bitting u couldnt keep them off the hook. i cant explain there were no changes in what i was using and the weather was the same and i was the only guy within a mile ....
Been there done that many times. You just have to put in your time. They just move in and are ready to feed.
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Hate to say it but if you are fishing blind your best day wont be as good as Snagger's worse. My first two years I fished blind it is hard to do.
I don't fish blind... I have a fish finder and navionics. But that guy and the lake sometimes make me think I am a complete idiot and have no clue what I'm doing. Lol. One of these days I will have all the knowledge, luck and marked spots to consistantly put it all together. Until then I keep on fishing.
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Sometimes i have to wonder, how did people fish before flashers, smart phones and navionics?
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As i am fairly new to hard water fishing. Just wanted to say thanks for the info you guys put on here. I finally got my limit on eyes and twelve fat perch, whoo whoo. Just like you guys all keep saying keep moving and drilling .This is my first year using a flasher and wow it's amazing . Anyways good luck everyone
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Sometimes i have to wonder, how did people fish before flashers, smart phones and navionics?
Haha come out with me I'll show ya :p L.o.a L.o.a l.o.a! Dig the name
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Sometimes i have to wonder, how did people fish before flashers, smart phones and navionics?
We fished for fun, no pressure to get the limit. Were taught by people who had to catch fish during the great depression or go hungry..I really think that time without power augers, snowmobiles, 4 wheelers and all the flashers, cameras, cell phones and maps, we had a lot more fun.. A pack basket with tip-ups and a bottle of Jaquints Ginger brandy.. , a pail of minnows in one hand and a spud in the other and away we went.. Used the same land structure to mark the spots we used in the summer. We sat and waited for the fish to move through and most days, they did.Several times...
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Went out from Apps Sun morn. Just about to hit the ice and I see a Clam and all its gear right at the big heave at shore. So by the looks of the rope, it appeared to be a break off from the sled and 3 wheelers crew that went out before me. So for 10 min I'm standing there in the dark waving in the direction of the headlights. No response!! So I pull my gear back up to my truck and am about to let Rick at Apps know( that gear weighed prolly 200lbs, Wasn't pulling that up that hill!!) when a guy comes up to me and says what the hell. That's my gear!! He had pulled it on and was waiting for his buddy. So I explained to him that by the looks of the rope it appeared to be a break off seeing how it was right on the access trail. Nice meeting u FishAddict. So I finally get out and , of course, like everyone else, got skunked. So on my way back in I stopped and had a conversation with a nice gentleman. Same thing with him and his crew: geting skunked!! So I start SLUSHING back and he pulls up behind me on his sled and gives me a ride back. Karma? Nice meeting you "Oakie" from Sodus. That ride helped out greatly seeing how i was already late on my wife"s "curfew" !! Back at it on Weds!!
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We fished for fun, no pressure to get the limit. Were taught by people who had to catch fish during the great depression or go hungry..I really think that time without power augers, snowmobiles, 4 wheelers and all the flashers, cameras, cell phones and maps, we had a lot more fun.. A pack basket with tip-ups and a bottle of Jaquints Ginger brandy.. , a pail of minnows in one hand and a spud in the other and away we went.. Used the same land structure to mark the spots we used in the summer. We sat and waited for the fish to move through and most days, they did.Several times...
THATS WHAT IM TALKIN ABOUT old timer!!! I appreciate that you guys did all that like the guys who took me when I was a kid and I APPRECIATE that whole experience and so do others here like snagger and august west but I've fished with AUgust west and he's not going to put you on the best spots he knows nor will anyone else if you're not bringing something to the table too nor should he be asked to. I mean do the guys who want someone to do that offer up any spots or are they even out trying to find any to offer? Usually those people are not.
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One of my ice fishing partners is an old timer that I have known since birth which would be 35 years. He has taught me a lot of stuff over the years. That's how we used to find our spots by using landmarks before gps. Don't have as much time to fish anymore with owning a business and the family so gps and flashers help me make better use of my time.
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As i am fairly new to hard water fishing. Just wanted to say thanks for the info you guys put on here. I finally got my limit on eyes and twelve fat perch, whoo whoo. Just like you guys all keep saying keep moving and drilling .This is my first year using a flasher and wow it's amazing . Anyways good luck everyone
Congratulations Gozzos. That's a good day! You can look at some of numbers posted here and get depressed or discouraged sometimes. I know I do. But then all you have to do is look down the lake and see all the people out there and you realize only a handful of really skilled anglers are doing it consistently. Most people would be extremely satisfied with that day!
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I don't fish blind... I have a fish finder and navionics. But that guy and the lake sometimes make me think I am a complete idiot and have no clue what I'm doing. Lol. One of these days I will have all the knowledge, luck and marked spots to consistantly put it all together. Until then I keep on fishing.
Sorry had you confused with 315stickbow. Too many pre game beverages
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KEPT my 9 eyes for the weekend ( fri, sat and sun) before anyone tries pouncing on me! Caught around 30 keepers, dropped just as many, and lots of shorts. Kept a total of 27 jumbos, biggest was a 14, kept none under 10. Fished several areas, best ones were in the mid 30's. Accessed north shore as always, as I am a true blue north shore thugg! Kept my cool as I was completely disrespected by a few groups of southerners, wasn't easy. Just don't get the philosophy of " Hmmmm, there's a few guys fishing by themselves without another fisherman within 2 miles of them, let's do drive bye's and see if there are any fish on the ice by them , and if so we will call the rest of the posse of lousy fisherman we're out here with and we will all rip holes 30 feet away from them and circle them like a swat team!" SO Frickin Lame!!! Get some pride and respect !! Give people some damn space out there!!! That lake is ENORMOUS!!! I know, I know, it's the same old crap every year, but as I get older I have LESS and less patience for the lack of common sense and complete disregard people have for others out there. Makes me furious!
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That's my motto as well! They're always biting somewhere! Keep on jiggin and movin! Btw, I was done by 7:45 am this morning. Just sayin'
Bragger!!! ;D
Like kingfisher said, confidence is huge!
Not everyone can pick and chose the days that they fish. Most of us only get out on the weekends for a day. Use all of the tools at your disposal and maximize your time out there.
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Well said Bruce!!
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The said part about this is it makes it hard for Someone to ask for help I fish Chippewa bay on the st Lawrence up there everyone is very respectfully of each other they are willing to help a compleat stranger. Oneida is a different animal you get afraid to approach anyone simple because your not sure how the reception will be. I live ten min from Oneida lake but am afraid to take my 12 yr old son out on the lake. I am trying to teach him how to respect people and there values but some time Oneida lake is like going to a bills game. No respect for the person sitting next to you. I fished the lake as a kid and it was enjoyable everyone picked up after them self's and sleds respected ice fisherman. From the sounds of things that's no longer the case. I value the knowledge of the elders or the knowledge of anyone I will never stop learning.
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The said part about this is it makes it hard for Someone to ask for help I fish Chippewa bay on the st Lawrence up there everyone is very respectfully of each other they are willing to help a compleat stranger. Oneida is a different animal you get afraid to approach anyone simple because your not sure how the reception will be. I live ten min from Oneida lake but am afraid to take my 12 yr old son out on the lake. I am trying to teach him how to respect people and there values but some time Oneida lake is like going to a bills game. No respect for the person sitting next to you. I fished the lake as a kid and it was enjoyable everyone picked up after them self's and sleds respected ice fisherman. From the sounds of things that's no longer the case. I value the knowledge of the elders or the knowledge of anyone I will never stop learning.
if you think oneida is bad you better never go to seneca lake. thats a fighting lake. people are nuts there the fish spook real easy.but when your on them you are on them.big slob jack perch. they fight like a small mouth.
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And that said you try to teach the next generation wright from wrong and you get two guys fighting over a hole in the ice. That exactly why I will not go near Pulaski in the fall. A couple yrs ago had a guy from pa and another for NJ fighting over the next one to use the launch,to the point I could not pull my boat out so they could both launch.
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if you think oneida is bad you better never go to seneca lake. thats a fighting lake. people are nuts there the fish spook real easy.but when your on them you are on them.big slob jack perch. they fight like a small mouth.
Yah well that's the reason on Seneca, the lake is crystal clear and when you find the schools its hard enough to stay on them but yet these idiots see a group of boats and just come motoring in. I live on that lake from April til November so I know all about it. I have seen guns pulled caused of some disrespectful stuff. The same is gonna happen some day on Oneida to if these people just keep rolling up and assuming its ok to set up 10 yards away. What if that person was gonna move that way? Now he has to go find another direction to go I think not. Its all about respect and its hard to come by these days.
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Bragger!!! ;D
Like kingfisher said, confidence is huge!
Not everyone can pick and chose the days that they fish. Most of us only get out on the weekends for a day. Use all of the tools at your disposal and maximize your time out there.
Sometimes I just like rubbing salt, what can I say?!?!? ;)
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KEPT my 9 eyes for the weekend ( fri, sat and sun) before anyone tries pouncing on me! Caught around 30 keepers, dropped just as many, and lots of shorts. Kept a total of 27 jumbos, biggest was a 14, kept none under 10. Fished several areas, best ones were in the mid 30's. Accessed north shore as always, as I am a true blue north shore thugg! Kept my cool as I was completely disrespected by a few groups of southerners, wasn't easy. Just don't get the philosophy of " Hmmmm, there's a few guys fishing by themselves without another fisherman within 2 miles of them, let's do drive bye's and see if there are any fish on the ice by them , and if so we will call the rest of the posse of lousy fisherman we're out here with and we will all rip holes 30 feet away from them and circle them like a swat team!" SO Frickin Lame!!! Get some pride and respect !! Give people some damn space out there!!! That lake is ENORMOUS!!! I know, I know, it's the same old crap every year, but as I get older I have LESS and less patience for the lack of common sense and complete disregard people have for others out there. Makes me furious!
THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU!!!!! I AGREE 1000%
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Yah well that's the reason on Seneca, the lake is crystal clear and when you find the schools its hard enough to stay on them but yet these idiots see a group of boats and just come motoring in. I live on that lake from April til November so I know all about it. I have seen guns pulled caused of some disrespectful stuff. The same is gonna happen some day on Oneida to if these people just keep rolling up and assuming its ok to set up 10 yards away. What if that person was gonna move that way? Now he has to go find another direction to go I think not. Its all about respect and its hard to come by these days.
they are called boat chaser and we no how to find are own spots with cameras and the legdes. we aint the followers .same goes for oneida.
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Yah well that's the reason on Seneca, the lake is crystal clear and when you find the schools its hard enough to stay on them but yet these idiots see a group of boats and just come motoring in. I live on that lake from April til November so I know all about it. I have seen guns pulled caused of some disrespectful stuff. The same is gonna happen some day on Oneida to if these people just keep rolling up and assuming its ok to set up 10 yards away. What if that person was gonna move that way? Now he has to go find another direction to go I think not. Its all about respect and its hard to come by these days.
Sad but SO true Brother! That's the world we live in now, everyone wants hand outs, and instant gratification, at ANY cost! I wasn't raised that way! Hell, the rest of the world survives off the sweat of the decreasing working classes backs, why should the fishing challenged be any different..........Exc use me, I have to go throw up now. :sick:
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What happened to the big February 1st announcement about a derby?
Am I posting in the wrong thread to find out about the announcement?
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Snagger your box is full
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First timer looking for any advise!
Hi everyone, first post but been reading for a while. I live on Chautauqua lake and fished there for many years... all seasons. Walleye fishing here has steadily decinlined the last few years, and it's near impossible to catch perch bigger than 5 inches.... and our lake is loaded with them...
I've fished bay of quinte hard water for the last 12 years and always had great walleye action there!! Caught several 10lb hogs, taken our photos and dumped them back. Never a shortage of nice size eaters there either!!
Anyway....wifey is going to a friend's baby shower near Oneida this Saturday and I'm tagging along to fish for the day. I've been reading posts, looking at topography maps, trying to find access points. I'm not planning on bringing the quad. Also not trying to invade anyone's hot spot.... just looking for a place I can park without problems, and walk out and get into 25-30 fow. Been looking at going off from Godfreys? I been reading a lot about North shore, jewell.... any point in the right direction would be awesome!!
Thanks
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What happened to the big February 1st announcement about a derby?
Am I posting in the wrong thread to find out about the announcement?
Maybe the Sandy Pond thread? There was a derby on the south shore this weekend though.
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Sometimes I just like rubbing salt, what can I say?!?!? ;)
I would never do that. ::) ;D
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Snagger your box is full
go figure ;D
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Your in the right area Godfrey has a big lot be Carefull of the cracks and gas holes being your first trip to Oneida Apps in Cleveland is good for bait and advice you may even be able to park there depending on what time of day big pressure crack at Apps. It's a small bait shop on the curve very easy to drive by and miss. In Cleavland close to Apps you will see signs for Vellas there is acess around there also. Good luck and welcome to Oneida
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KEPT my 9 eyes for the weekend ( fri, sat and sun) before anyone tries pouncing on me! Caught around 30 keepers, dropped just as many, and lots of shorts. Kept a total of 27 jumbos, biggest was a 14, kept none under 10. Fished several areas, best ones were in the mid 30's. Accessed north shore as always, as I am a true blue north shore thugg! Kept my cool as I was completely disrespected by a few groups of southerners, wasn't easy. Just don't get the philosophy of " Hmmmm, there's a few guys fishing by themselves without another fisherman within 2 miles of them, let's do drive bye's and see if there are any fish on the ice by them , and if so we will call the rest of the posse of lousy fisherman we're out here with and we will all rip holes 30 feet away from them and circle them like a swat team!" SO Frickin Lame!!! Get some pride and respect !! Give people some damn space out there!!! That lake is ENORMOUS!!! I know, I know, it's the same old crap every year, but as I get older I have LESS and less patience for the lack of common sense and complete disregard people have for others out there. Makes me furious!
That same scenario drives me crazy, so much so that I really hate fishing on the weekend anymore. I actually had a guy circle me 7 steps away 4 times!!!! a couple of weeks ago, on his turn into the fourth circle I let him know in a not so nice way that this wasn't ok, some people are un-believable.
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First timer looking for any advise!
Hi everyone, first post but been reading for a while. I live on Chautauqua lake and fished there for many years... all seasons. Walleye fishing here has steadily decinlined the last few years, and it's near impossible to catch perch bigger than 5 inches.... and our lake is loaded with them...
I've fished bay of quinte hard water for the last 12 years and always had great walleye action there!! Caught several 10lb hogs, taken our photos and dumped them back. Never a shortage of nice size eaters there either!!
Anyway....wifey is going to a friend's baby shower near Oneida this Saturday and I'm tagging along to fish for the day. I've been reading posts, looking at topography maps, trying to find access points. I'm not planning on bringing the quad. Also not trying to invade anyone's hot spot.... just looking for a place I can park without problems, and walk out and get into 25-30 fow. Been looking at going off from Godfreys? I been reading a lot about North shore, jewell.... any point in the right direction would be awesome!!
Thanks
You can get to those depths with a fairly short walk from Godfreys or Jewel. The hill at Jewel is a beast.
Both spots can be good for perch and eyes. You just have to move until you find them.
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Last time I was at jewel there was a rope there. Made it a little easier.
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That same scenario drives me crazy, so much so that I really hate fishing on the weekend anymore. I actually had a guy circle me 7 steps away 4 times!!!! a couple of weeks ago, on his turn into the fourth circle I let him know in a not so nice way that this wasn't ok, some people are un-believable.
You guys are a lot nicer than I am. I tend to let them have it. Haven't ran into any issues so far this year YET
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You guys are a lot nicer than I am. I tend to let them have it. Haven't ran into any issues so far this year YET
Gettin' harder and harder not to! I'm pretty sure this is the year I'm gonna lose it!
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We have the fishing hot spots maps in stock
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Anyone fishing north shore during the week near Apps retired military on foot have my own equipment and electronics just hate fishing alone.
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Last time I was at jewel there was a rope there. Made it a little easier.
Yea the hill at Jewel is pretty steep, but the rope is still there and it definitely helps. Just have to be smart about it. If your sled with gear is too heavy, then empty it out and make multiple trips if you have to, going up and down the hill. Have someone give you a hand if you are fishing with friends.
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I like to get well away from the crowd if I'm able to.i like the feeling of making my own success not rolling up on guys on fish.if I do get around other guys I try to give them their space and drive slow if on a machine.when I am out on my own and someone comes flying in 10 ft from me doesn't say a word and sets up the wheeler gets unhooked from the tow bar and the donuts and cyclones begin.combat fishing engage haha. If he doesn't mind doing it to me then I have no problem returning the favor. I can find the fish again
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We fished for fun, no pressure to get the limit. Were taught by people who had to catch fish during the great depression or go hungry..I really think that time without power augers, snowmobiles, 4 wheelers and all the flashers, cameras, cell phones and maps, we had a lot more fun.. A pack basket with tip-ups and a bottle of Jaquints Ginger brandy.. , a pail of minnows in one hand and a spud in the other and away we went.. Used the same land structure to mark the spots we used in the summer. We sat and waited for the fish to move through and most days, they did.Several times...
Pretty much the same here but I grew up on the lake with with immediate family and relatives who were all commercial fishermen. Fishing for fun was something that I rarely had the chance to do as a kid but when you're a kid, all fishing seemed like fun !
I remember being out in weather that would keep most modern day fishermen home doing chores !
My uncles both had huge 19 foot wooden Penn Yan boats. They seemed like the Queen Mary to me. We drifted with gallon paint cans full of concrete over the side. The ropes they were tied to had knots tied in 1 foot increments.
On fairly calm days, my 2 uncles and my dad would drift the lake to find drop offs, shoals etc. When those paint buckets started to drag bottom or hit something. They stopped the boat and dropped anchor. They pulled the cans and counted knots. Then, they relayed that info onto a lake map that was sealed between 2 pieces of glass using grease pencils. When we came in, that information was transferred to another paper lake map that never left the camp !
That was how we mapped the lake.
My uncle Joe had a connection with one of the local school districts. He would come home with a station wagon full of old basket balls, rubber balls and footballs. He painted them yellow (using paint that came from another connection at the local highway department ! :whistle: Those yellow balls would be stuffed in onion sacks and used for our buoy markers .. . Like other old timers, the landmark triangle was always used for locating our spots when the wind was blowing too hard to see the buoy markers that we set out.
Another way we used to gather lake info was to follow the tug boats down the channel when they were setting buoys or setting up barges for dredging operations.
They had very early sonar units on those tugs. The guys who ran them were always helpful in giving information as to depths and submerged debris, sunken boats etc.
A gallon of home made wine was always given to those guys in appreciation of their free flowing information !
One of the original maps that my Uncle Nunzio made was hanging in Spruce Grove Marina for years. When Frank Tripp died, I tried to buy the map but it had been lost or given to someone :-\
When the lake froze, it was a crap shoot ! It was one of the few times when we fished for fun although it was still a priority to supply our families and friends with with enough fish to get us through the winter months. In 1968, My uncle Rocco bought a brand new Ski-Doo ! That winter was the best ever ! He built 4 small wooden wind breaks that looked like short out houses without a front door. Each one had a metal bucket that held firewood to burn when we got cold....and we did get cold back then !
The ice fishing seasons always seemed like they were 6 months long ! We liked ice fishing but prayed for springtime and the rituals that went with it. Varnishing the boats, tuning the motors, spooling new rope, repairing nets, painting basketballs, trapping bait, cleaning and respooling reels etc. Then the docks and boat hoists went in and we were ready for another open water season.
From those early days growing up, I was put into a position where fishing was a job and it was a job for me for many years afterwards. To me, catching fish was a way of life and a way of making a living just as my dad and uncles had before me.
On a sunny April morning in 2004, with my dad in his mid 80's, we were sitting at the boat launch waiting our turn to launch. It hit me that the time had come to relax and enjoy as much time as possible with my dad. Since that day, I haven't had the urge or desire to catch as many fish as the law allowed every time I hit the water and ice ! Matter of fact, I no longer cared if I caught any fish at all ! Fishing had finally become a fun thing to do !
To this day, almost 10 years later, I find myself using less and less of today's technology when fishing. I thank my dad and uncles for teaching me how to succeed and be innovative with a weighted paint can a rope and a yellow basketball ! ;)
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Great stuff, Cross-Eye-Jig. Thanks for sharing it.
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What a great post. I love to hear about fishing history on Oneida. This first hand account is pretty cool.
Thanks!
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Cross, thanks for letting us share some of your memories.. That`s the good stuff, what life is about, building memories to share and fall back on from time to time.. Your writings sure brought back from the depths, a lot of my past times on Oneida Lake..
Things change so quickly.. Some for the good and some not so good.. Many times the electronics can cause more stress than what they are worth. Without them you just decided the fish had moved, with them it drives some nuts because they don`t bite.. Glad to hear you have "finally" found the fun in fishing.. As we "mature" I think lack of success whether hunting or fishing, is no longer the deciding factor of enjoying an outdoor/on the water experience...
Your remembering the paint can and painted ball is akin to my remembering my first time using a spinning reel....
Hope you continue to enjoy the outdoors.....
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Great post cross eye!! We are all big guns out there now with all of our toys and electronic guidance. YOU fellas are the real pioneers!
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Hey guys I rarely post on here but I'm thinking about going to Oneida tomorrow. I rarely go to the bait stores in the area. I'm looking for buckeyes since they always seem to work better. Does bartel sell them? I know aps does but it's out of the way of where I plan to go. Thanks for any info. Always enjoy reading your guys posts
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676-2144 is the # for Bartell Bait
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Good post cross :)
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Awesome post Cross! What species did your family target mainly on Oneida?
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There’s a lot of crying going on! When you post pictures of your catch and stories of huge numbers over and over, how can you NOT expect this type of behavior? It’s going to get much worse before it ever gets any better. I tend to move on rather than complain, but it really doesn’t bother me as much as it seems to bother others here. I understand a lot of guys are driving a long ways to get to the lake and they want to make the most of their hard earned money. Most guys I come across have been pleasant, and I laugh at the ones that are not. It seems counterintuitive to be miserable while you are fishing. I’ve learned from fishing the lake for 40 years and rarely interact with other fishermen. I always help out anyone who asks. To me it’s as much fun watching someone else have a good day as it is having one. Lighten up Francis! @)
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I like the camaraderie sometimes. It is more fun to see success between a few people rather than keeping it to yourself. But there are some real jackholes out there. I keep my fish in my pail because I've had people drill a literal 10ft distance away. If it was an IS guy I wouldn't care. Idk. Simple fishing etiquette.
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Well said Otis.
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A chainsaw with an 18" bar would be easier than a hand auger ... anyone have any input why it wouldn't... I was thinking of using screws and screw gun to get the block of ice out of the hole.... 14" of ice sucks with a hand auger, just trying to find an easier way without pulling the trigger on a $500 propane unit
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Sharpen your blades. I don't really find it that hard to get through ice with my auger. For 500 beans why not get a gas auger?
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Cross- Eyed Jig, Awesome Post, thanks for sharing your insight and history. I love hearing all the great stories from the "old days" - hopefully, I'll have a few of my own to pass along.
My Uncle told me of the time he decided to go ice fishing on Oneida - it just happened to be his wedding day - but he figured he and the best man had a few hours in the morning to spare. So off they went and drove out onto the lake in his truck, which promptly became stuck in the ice and slush. They had to hurry back to the farm to get a tractor to yank the truck out - all in time for his nuptials! They didn't get any fish that day, but he did make it to church on time.
I'm "paying my dues" on Oneida; I've read all these posts and try to make my own path - sometimes I hit it - so far this year - I have not. I brought a guy out with me for his first trip to Oneida a few weeks ago and showed him around a little. This weekend he went by himself and he caught a bunch of perch. I'm as happy as he is that he did!
If someone wants to come over and fish nearby, that's cool. If I walk by someone and they look up, I'll say "hi, how's the fishing". If I want to drill a hole 50' away, I'll ask if it's okay first, no one has ever said no, but if they do, I'll just move on. Like someone said - it's a big lake. It never hurts to be a little friendly!
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Great post Cross Eye!
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A chainsaw with an 18" bar would be easier than a hand auger ... anyone have any input why it wouldn't... I was thinking of using screws and screw gun to get the block of ice out of the hole.... 14" of ice sucks with a hand auger, just trying to find an easier way without pulling the trigger on a $500 propane unit
I think Stickbow hit the nail on the head. Sounds like you need new blades.
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A chainsaw with an 18" bar would be easier than a hand auger ... anyone have any input why it wouldn't... I was thinking of using screws and screw gun to get the block of ice out of the hole.... 14" of ice sucks with a hand auger, just trying to find an easier way without pulling the trigger on a $500 propane unit
Very MESSY! If you must - make your cuts like in inverted pyramid - the block will float up, easy to remove. @) ::)
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A chainsaw with an 18" bar would be easier than a hand auger ... anyone have any input why it wouldn't... I was thinking of using screws and screw gun to get the block of ice out of the hole.... 14" of ice sucks with a hand auger, just trying to find an easier way without pulling the trigger on a $500 propane unit
15 inches plus makes you a more patient fisherman as the thoughts of cutting a new hole will slow you down.. Now just learn how to concentrate..
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Cross- Eyed Jig, Awesome Post, thanks for sharing your insight and history. I love hearing all the great stories from the "old days" - hopefully, I'll have a few of my own to pass along.
My Uncle told me of the time he decided to go ice fishing on Oneida - it just happened to be his wedding day - but he figured he and the best man had a few hours in the morning to spare. So off they went and drove out onto the lake in his truck, which promptly became stuck in the ice and slush. They had to hurry back to the farm to get a tractor to yank the truck out - all in time for his nuptials! They didn't get any fish that day, but he did make it to church on time.
I'm "paying my dues" on Oneida; I've read all these posts and try to make my own path - sometimes I hit it - so far this year - I have not. I brought a guy out with me for his first trip to Oneida a few weeks ago and showed him around a little. This weekend he went by himself and he caught a bunch of perch. I'm as happy as he is that he did!
If someone wants to come over and fish nearby, that's cool. If I walk by someone and they look up, I'll say "hi, how's the fishing". If I want to drill a hole 50' away, I'll ask if it's okay first, no one has ever said no, but if they do, I'll just move on. Like someone said - it's a big lake. It never hurts to be a little friendly!
Otto, You da man
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You see we all have opinions but even though we post pics and counts of what we caught doesn't give someone the right to pull up 30' away and set up. Those of us on here that do post pics and counts have earned our keep with many hours on the water. I have been going to Oneida since I was 4 years old with my gramps when there was ice houses not shanty's and the heaves were sometimes 10' tall and they used chainsaws to cut through them to get through. The post that Cross did was just like many of us growing up. This new generation isn't like that, there are most that have some respect but there's always that group that wants its handed to them. I for one share info but I am learning myself so I don't give everything. Yah the lake is big and there are fish all over so when do get a bucket full or a limit of eyes, its an accomplishment for all the time we put in so yah I am gonna brag cause its doesn't happen every time. I don't know what else to say without getting upset so let's just fish, have fun regardless of the good days or the bad. And yah I with others am one of those guys who drives 2 hours to get there. I Love It
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If I am not mistaken we go through this same rant every season. LOL
Repeat, what did you say Pete, Repeat. :) :)
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Meat hunter watch Craigslist bought a jiffy lightening Legion for 75 bucks just need to be patient and it was not a old beat up unit either according to jiffy the serial number shows it a 2005 model looks like it was never used. Craigslist is like fishing spend your time looking around and be ready to strike when opportunity presents it's self
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Hope somebody comes up with the info on this derby tonight.
Wouldn't mind coming down and fishing it.
Decent entry fee amount to make for big prizes.
Before I dedicate a day/weekend for the trip down I'd like to see a confirmation it's still gonna be held, the February 1st announcement date has come and gone and I've seen nothing.
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just picked up a new jiffy lp gas auger.all i can saw is sweet.works great.not real loud and cuts great.worth every penny.ice to thick for me...
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My buddy has a propane work great and cuts fast a little heavier than my lightening but cuts way faster
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Very MESSY! If you must - make your cuts like in inverted pyramid - the block will float up, easy to remove. @) ::)
Phil, sounds like you've been watching Alaska the Last Frontier too much!!
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Sharpen your blades. I don't really find it that hard to get through ice with my auger. For 500 beans why not get a gas auger?
Bingo. You can drill just as fast with a good hand auger.
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I have a mag 3000 which has given me problems the last 2 weekends out. I think its a carb issue but anyhow yesterday was the last draw for me. Got on the quad and went to the local bait shop and bough there last laser 8" and it actually cut threw the ice faster and much quieter. The ice was 14" where we were and it was like butter.
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Fished for a few hours this morning before making the trek home. Picked up a few perch right at daylight. Moved to an unproductive spot moved again and down sided to small spoons an picked up two nice eyes in 45 mins then had to pack it up.
Fun weekend !
Not sure how this pic will look looked good on my phone.
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I'm pretty new to the Iceshanty site and enjoy reading the posts. Lately, all the posts are about who is infringing on who's spot. First of all what makes it your spot? I realize that a lot of you have fished Oneida for a long time and have figured out some areas that hold fish better than others. But the Lake is owned by NYS. A couple of weeks ago I was dragging my sled out to Messenger Shoal and there were two guys out there on sleds looking around trying to figure out where the hump was. The one guy said he forgot his GPS. So I pulled mine out and told him to go North about 100yds and he would be on top of it. So they moved out to the North and I stayed on the South side and fished, moved a couple times with no luck. An hour or so later this guy comes over on his sled and said you need to get over here and fish these two holes, we just limited out in ten minutes! So I went over and we BS'd some and they headed out for perch and I proceeded to fish those holes and caught my limit plus ten that went back. I don't expect to hear or want to know where anyone's sweet "spots" are. I will find my way as you have. But, had I not told this guy which way to go they wouldn't have got their limit and the same for me. These aren't your spots, they are our spots!
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I don't think people are marking spots and claiming them. I think other fisher folk have poor etiquette at times. Theres a whole lake to fish. You don't need to drill 20ft away from me. One guy started drilling between my tipups then thought better of it. I don't mind people fishing nearby if theyre respectful. I actually enjoy fishing with folks more than I enjoy fishing alone. It's fun to share the experience. But there are some ridiculous people out there
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I'm pretty new to the Iceshanty site and enjoy reading the posts. Lately, all the posts are about who is infringing on who's spot. First of all what makes it your spot? I realize that a lot of you have fished Oneida for a long time and have figured out some areas that hold fish better than others. But the Lake is owned by NYS. A couple of weeks ago I was dragging my sled out to Messenger Shoal and there were two guys out there on sleds looking around trying to figure out where the hump was. The one guy said he forgot his GPS. So I pulled mine out and told him to go North about 100yds and he would be on top of it. So they moved out to the North and I stayed on the South side and fished, moved a couple times with no luck. An hour or so later this guy comes over on his sled and said you need to get over here and fish these two holes, we just limited out in ten minutes! So I went over and we BS'd some and they headed out for perch and I proceeded to fish those holes and caught my limit plus ten that went back. I don't expect to hear or want to know where anyone's sweet "spots" are. I will find my way as you have. But, had I not told this guy which way to go they wouldn't have got their limit and the same for me. These aren't your spots, they are our spots!
That's what I'm talking about ................ a sloution instead of crying about your favorite spot if it's occupied !!!
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I think it's more about the etiquette than it being "their" spot. Don't come roaring up on your wheeler or sled and set up 20 ft away from somebody. That is just being disrespectful. If there is somebody on a spot you want to fish than go find somewhere else. The lake is huge. Tons of other structure that holds fish out on oneida. Yesterday, I fished (not oneida) and was walking out to some cords. There was a group of guys set up right where I wanted to be. I set up 100 yds short and proceeded to fish. I did descent anyways. My point is just be respectful to those other guys out there. If you wouldn't want somebody setting up right on top of you out in the middle of the lake then why would you do it to somebody else ???
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315 you got your post up before I was finished typing mine. Exactly my thoughts as well..
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I agree with what everyone is saying. I am just voicing out to those guys who probably don't even know ice shanty exists. My whole thought of it is if I am set up on a spot and I usually hit the same spots every time I go and someone else is there I move to the next one. If I am already set up and someone comes walking in and just sets up within 20 yards that kisses me off cause they don't think well that guy might want to move this way or that way so let me leave some room so he can move around if he wants to. I have now got in the habit of walking about 20 paces from my shanty and set my tip downs on all 4 sides. If you want to punch a hole next to them so be it just don't come inside that border or I will let you know your in the wrong. Plus I am Indian so the water actually belonged to us before anyone. HaHa just kidding but I am Mohawk Indian
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There’s a lot of crying going on! When you post pictures of your catch and stories of huge numbers over and over, how can you NOT expect this type of behavior? It’s going to get much worse before it ever gets any better. I tend to move on rather than complain, but it really doesn’t bother me as much as it seems to bother others here. I understand a lot of guys are driving a long ways to get to the lake and they want to make the most of their hard earned money. Most guys I come across have been pleasant, and I laugh at the ones that are not. It seems counterintuitive to be miserable while you are fishing. I’ve learned from fishing the lake for 40 years and rarely interact with other fishermen. I always help out anyone who asks. To me it’s as much fun watching someone else have a good day as it is having one. Lighten up Francis! @)
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I was gonna go a lil harder on characters you mentioned but you worded that quite well @)
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Let me in this discussion ..please ;)
Yesterday I was on the ice , I fish a small lake compered whit Oneida , when I got there four individuals already set tipups but they ware 75' apart if not more , now you do the math 20 tipups ::) , is a rule regarding haw far tipups can be installed ? I jig only so I don't need allot of realstate .
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315 you got your post up before I was finished typing mine. Exactly my thoughts as well..
;D :tipup:
Let me in this discussion ..please ;)
Yesterday I was on the ice , I fish a small lake compered whit Oneida , when I got there four individuals already set tipups but they ware 75' apart if not more , now you do the math 20 tipups ::) , is a rule regarding haw far tipups can be installed ? I jig only so I don't need allot of realstate .
No distance as long as they are present when the tipups are in
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;D :tipup:
No distance as long as they are present when the tipups are in
On a smal lake distance my be a issue .
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Let me in this discussion ..please ;)
Yesterday I was on the ice , I fish a small lake compered whit Oneida , when I got there four individuals already set tipups but they ware 75' apart if not more , now you do the math 20 tipups ::) , is a rule regarding haw far tipups can be installed ? I jig only so I don't need allot of realstate .
Yah there is no rule on distance and I don't use tip ups but I would also think it depends on how deep your fishing to. If I did use them I would only spread them apart as far as the depth so they don't get tangled.
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More than likely you fishermen are preaching to the choir.. .. The ones that are crowding are not on here... They may not think they are bothering you.. However, if the crowd me hard or soft water, the will sure know it when they are too close... If they were picking berries would they want you to jump into the hedgerow 50 ft in front of them ???
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I tend to move till I find fish then throw the tipups out. I catch more fish jigging but the bigger fish on the tipups.
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this is getting like face book as the world turns one life to live and genaral hospital all in one. WOW ALLREADY this thread is going to Hell fast. it should be called,AS ONEIDA TURNS or ONE ONEIDA TO LIVE
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Thinking about heading out from William Park tomorrow afternoon, any advice as to what depth the bite is at out there?
I'm going old school... hand auger and no electronics.
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Thinking about heading out from William Park tomorrow afternoon, any advice as to what depth the bite is at out there?
I'm going old school... hand auger and no electronics.
18' be ready for a dink fest.
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18' be ready for a dink fest.
nothing like a few dinks to shake the cobwebs off... this will be my first time getting out this year
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Yah there is no rule on distance and I don't use tip ups but I would also think it depends on how deep your fishing to. If I did use them I would only spread them apart as far as the depth so they don't get tangled.
You have to place them 2x the the amount of line on the tipups, apart. If you get a fish on 2 tipups they can swim towards each other and tangle.. Have had it happen more than once...
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You have to place them 2x the the amount of line on the tipups, apart. If you get a fish on 2 tipups they can swim towards each other and tangle.. Have had it happen more than once...
Really??? you're gonna set 5 tip ups 300 yards apart and think someone isn't gonna encroach on your 1200 yard claim? That's a bit excessive....
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Really??? you're gonna set 5 tip ups 300 yards apart and think someone isn't gonna encroach on your 1200 yard claim? That's a bit excessive....
That's what i'm ::) saying
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I set mine 10 feet apart on humps sometimes :p
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Bcons that's some funny stuff right there.
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Not looking for any ones spot or honey hole just a little guidance. I have a lot of respect for the guys who know the lake and catch their limits everyday, and someday I would like to be in that category but I have a lot to learn and have to pay my dues. With that said...I'm wondering where I should target eyes early on...I have been doing best like 10am-noon which seems odd. Today I fished all over and 1 jumbo and a burbot. Should I be off the edges of shoals, flats on the shoals, or just keeping fishing random humps that I see on navionics? Any help would be appreciated as I try to improve as a fisherman.
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Lots of lookers today.....
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U should always respect someones área if they were there first u should find another spot if its not a big área u want to fish. first come first serve in my book! Go setup somewhere else at least far enough away so i cant hear u wrestling through your stuff,But the ones i really feel bad for is the walkers. Lets face it its tough for the walkers to get to most spots come mid winter transition for the eyes. The ice is thick enough for machines to run all over, but yet most just hop from shanty city to city, I dont get it. Go Explore and u might just find something else thats worth fishing where some of us cant get to. And whoever was makeing all that noise with a machine of somesort for while Sun morning from Godfrey to apps somewhere in the mix GET IT FIXED sounded like a construction site up there very annoying and Im sure i wasnt the only one that felt that way
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I have an idea. The next time you think someone is to close to you just go drill a hole a foot from there hole and ask them if they don't mind sharing. Who know you may strike up a conversation or make them mad an move. Just a little taste of there own medicine maybe. By the way I don't fish next to someone who is alone out there. There out there alone for that reason.
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I have an idea. The next time you think someone is to close to you just go drill a hole a foot from there hole and ask them if they don't mind sharing. Who know you may strike up a conversation or make them mad an move. Just a little taste of there own medicine maybe. By the way I don't fish next to someone who is alone out there. There out there alone for that reason.
I've seen someone do this and I have to say it took balls and was funny as hell.
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We should have an IS Oneida Diehard cookout/fishing/meet and greet
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Just as long as you don't expect me to bring the fish! 3 fish in 3 trips makes for a light meal!!! ;D
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It's all about etiquette. Fished Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday same spot. There was a group of four of us. Saturday guys sets up rather close to us. Ok no problem fish away. After ten. I ute she jumps out of his shanty waving his arms like he was having an emergency. Moments later here comes the entourage. 10 plus sleds and wheelers set up on top of us. Next day there are 50 to 75 guys on the same spot. That is BS any way you look at it.
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Just as long as you don't expect me to bring the fish! 3 fish in 3 trips makes for a light meal!!! ;D
We can catch some more :P
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We should have an IS Oneida Diehard cookout/fishing/meet and greet
Just get hold of Snagged now so he can get the eyes for us. I will bring the venison.
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It's all about etiquette. Fished Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday same spot. There was a group of four of us. Saturday guys sets up rather close to us. Ok no problem fish away. After ten. I ute she jumps out of his shanty waving his arms like he was having an emergency. Moments later here comes the entourage. 10 plus sleds and wheelers set up on top of us. Next day there are 50 to 75 guys on the same spot. That is BS any way you look at it.
I agree!! I try to stay between 50-100 yds away from the next guy unless he's in my fishing party. I like my space, and I try to give others the same.
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Just get hold of Snagged now so he can get the eyes for us. I will bring the venison.
Hehe it'd be fun!
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Hehe it'd be fun!
Not only a cookout but we all drill holes 10' apart and fish next to one another ;D
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Bingo. You can drill just as fast with a good hand auger.
Ya, at 23 , now try to do it at age 62. Drilling a couple holes isn't bad but if you need to move you won't when your older or if you use tip downs.
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Not only a cookout but we all drill holes 10' apart and fish next to one another ;D
I'm in!
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Ya, at 23 , now try to do it at age 62. Drilling a couple holes isn't bad but if you need to move you won't when your older or if you use tip downs.
I hear you, that's why I hooked a drill up to mine.
kc
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Fished Taft this morning, started good, first 3 times down 3 fish 2 shorts and a jumbo. The next 3hrs I marked 1 fish.
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I'm a walker myself. Sunday morning I walked 1 1/2 mile to see someone fishing where I planned on fishing and it was 6:30 am no biggie I just another 100 yards around the structure . It reminds of deer hunting some guys will sit right on top of you. Or go to your stand and there some knuckle head in your tree stand . Common sense
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315 i have some fish for the party lets set it up. i can bring the genny beer too
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I had the very fortunate privilege of meeting and fishing with ice addict and was there when this incident occured. Every red blooded icefisher person would be upset with what went on. To me it was like somebody you didn't know walked in your living room, changed the channel,and farted on your couch. Common courtesy is not so common I guess.....Once again----it was a pleasure to meet you ice addict
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Bingo. You can drill just as fast with a good hand auger.
Who is "you" that you are referencing there? Come on up and I'll take whatever bet you want to offer - you with whatever hand drill you want and me with my electric powered 8" Nils. I don't care if you bring along a 4" bit. :woot: ::)
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Really??? you're gonna set 5 tip ups 300 yards apart and think someone isn't gonna encroach on your 1200 yard claim? That's a bit excessive....
I`m not saying how far you place them apart. I am telling you how far apart they must be to avoid the chance of them getting twisted up..
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300 yards apart falls in the UNATTENDED realm, TICKET.
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I am new to ice shanty and I have to say it has been great reading and posting so far. I have to say this is one of the longest threads on Ice Shanty. You guys love your fishing. I just read about 100 pages worth of posts. If you can't tell, I can't wait to fish Oneida. I am headed out to Oneida fishing for the first time in 2 weeks. We have a group of 5 of us going fishing. We have not had an ice fishing trip in a few years. We try to get together every year for an ice fishing trip but the last couple years have been difficult with the weather. We are all very pumped about fishing Oneida. We have a place right on Eaton Bay. We were hoping to fish in that area. Can anyone tell me if there is some good fishing in that area? Also, where is a good place to pick up some bait? We would love to pull a couple eyes through the hole. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks
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Really??? you're gonna set 5 tip ups 300 yards apart and think someone isn't gonna encroach on your 1200 yard claim? That's a bit excessive....
Your crazy if you think you can take up that much room and not have someone setup on your spread. Sorry i do a ton of tip up fishing and have been for 30 years and never had an issue. I set mine up in a pattern thats the size of about a football field and I think thats a large area
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Your crazy if you think you can take up that much room and not have someone setup on your spread. Sorry i do a ton of tip up fishing and have been for 30 years and never had an issue. I set mine up in a pattern thats the size of about a football field and I think thats a large area
Not to mention if your at one end of your spread your more than a half mile from your last tip up and couldn't see it.
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Fished northeast corner today with two buds. Only one (barely legal 15") keeper between the three of us. Marked some fish but the ones that hit were all like this little monster below. Anyways had a good time just being out there - no wind, easy walking. Lots of shorts bodes well for future seasons. ;D
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315 i have some fish for the party lets set it up. i can bring the genny beer too
good ol genny red eye. ;D Ill be getting a flasher on Friday (woot woot!) I think Friday or Saturday could work for most of us. Ive got some venison to bring too. Where abouts on the ice would be a good cookout location? I generally walk from Lewis to wherever. I've never fished the west end of the lake
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I am new to ice shanty and I have to say it has been great reading and posting so far. I have to say this is one of the longest threads on Ice Shanty. You guys love your fishing. I just read about 100 pages worth of posts. If you can't tell, I can't wait to fish Oneida. I am headed out to Oneida fishing for the first time in 2 weeks. We have a group of 5 of us going fishing. We have not had an ice fishing trip in a few years. We try to get together every year for an ice fishing trip but the last couple years have been difficult with the weather. We are all very pumped about fishing Oneida. We have a place right on Eaton Bay. We were hoping to fish in that area. Can anyone tell me if there is some good fishing in that area? Also, where is a good place to pick up some bait? We would love to pull a couple eyes through the hole. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks
If you are staying by Eaton bay there is Godfrey and Jewel to either side of where you are at with plenty of structure around. If your walking be prepared for a hike though to get out to the deeper water.
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315 i have some fish for the party lets set it up. i can bring the genny beer too
A true Rochester guy with that Genny. I have been wanting to contact you at some point cause I am sure we have crossed paths at some point either here or up at Oneida.
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Nice eye man! Cant wait till im up there for my first!
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I had the very fortunate privilege of meeting and fishing with ice addict and was there when this incident occured. Every red blooded icefisher person would be upset with what went on. To me it was like somebody you didn't know walked in your living room, changed the channel,and farted on your couch. Common courtesy is not so common I guess.....Once again----it was a pleasure to meet you ice addict
Pleasure was all mine Dave ! Unfortunately this is the crap you have to deal with out there, just the way it is I guess . Frustrating though nevertheless.
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Im game as well for this IS bbq i can contribute fish/venison,maybe even some buffalo steaks as im from onondaga nation. I used to live up in mohawk territory for a bit as well rggiz.
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Ooo buffalo steaks? That'd be new. How does Friday afternoon work for folks?
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Im game as well for this IS bbq i can contribute fish/venison,maybe even some buffalo steaks as im from onondaga nation. I used to live up in mohawk territory for a bit as well rggiz.
Well its in my family. My great grandparents were from the reservation just north of oneida. I just got lucky being dad was in the service and had to move around with him.
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I always fish the northshore from apps to costantia starting going when i was 5 with my dad and still fish with him a veteran of almost 50 years.And now my 5 yr old goes with us and i look forward to it every chance we get which is almost every weekend and some weekdays mixed in but don't tell his teacher
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I am thinking instead of this north-south thing how about we meet up at the mason Dixon line and set this thing off. Lewis Chapman Apps Constantia its all the same in the middle of the lake.
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O ok, good for you though, i like to travel. And unfortunately only time i would be able to make an appearance for sureis on the wknd. I just had a daughter in october and girl works during the day, so only free time is wknds. Dont let me slow anyone down. If you guys can get together during wk have at it. Would be nice to get out for some food, drinks and some fishin with some new buddies. Keep me posted. Tight lines boys.
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I have a small tourney this weekend with some good buddies of mine at sodus bay on saturday not goona be able to make oneida .And dinner resevations for sunday with the familybut any weekend after will work for me.We have a truck load of venison we could contribute also.W ill be staying up on the lake or with shane alot more a little later in the season so maybe we could do a cookout off the ice also.Any euchere players?
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I am thinking instead of this north-south thing how about we meet up at the mason Dixon line and set this thing off. Lewis Chapman Apps Constantia its all the same in the middle of the lake.
We'd need a place like messenger shoals that's easy to find
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I have a small tourney this weekend with some good buddies of mine at sodus bay on saturday not goona be able to make oneida .And dinner resevations for sunday with the familybut any weekend after will work for me.We have a truck load of venison we could contribute also.W ill be staying up on the lake or with shane alot more a little later in the season so maybe we could do a cookout off the ice also.Any euchere players?
That'd be fun! Used to play it a lot camping. Been a few years though!
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Any you guys spend weekends up on the lake?
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some times in the winter and in the summer
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I would deffinately attend a party on a weekend
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I am like addict, up on Fridays and usually head home Sunday late. I have been spoiled this year by staying at the Comfort Inn next to Gander this year so I am up for it anytime and I am sure my group is in for it as well.
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Snagger did you get my reply to your pm? I think your in box is full.
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Not to mention if your at one end of your spread your more than a half mile from your last tip up and couldn't see it.
if you spread your tip ups that far apart you deserve people driving through your area. If I saw that I would fish right in the middle just to see your reaction. Unreal
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Any you guys spend weekends up on the lake?
I would if I had a shanty
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got 35 gills today. what a beautiful day !! except for the knucklehead that heard me catching fish. I was in my shanty, and this guy comes up , and stands next to my shanty for 5 minutes. he asked me once if I was getting any, and stood there listening. he goes back to his shanty throws everything in, and comes over dragging his shanty. he proceedes to cut a hole, and fishes 5', yes 5' from me. I said are you !@#$%%ing kidding me ??? ???. " RESPECT" people !!!!!! i'm with you ice add. I'm going to come unglued soon, very soon !! Sully...
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I would if I had a shanty
been there and done that. and out in the boat a few times.
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i would come unglued maybe you cant fix stupid but you sure can try its better than being stressed all the way home!!!
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oh by the way went today east end two keepers three shorts and a couple of perch not the best but got a fish dinner!!! twenty six feet of water lots of chasers omly a few takers dumped five one at the hole darn vex got in the way
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got 35 gills today. what a beautiful day !! except for the knucklehead that heard me catching fish. I was in my shanty, and this guy comes up , and stands next to my shanty for 5 minutes. he asked me once if I was getting any, and stood there listening. he goes back to his shanty throws everything in, and comes over dragging his shanty. he proceedes to cut a hole, and fishes 5', yes 5' from me. I said are you !@#$%%ing kidding me ??? ???. " RESPECT" people !!!!!! i'm with you ice add. I'm going to come unglued soon, very soon !! Sully...
Isn't that normal for big bay? I avoid that place like the plague
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Isn't that normal for big bay? I avoid that place like the plague
that's the sad part. I wasn't in big bay. it just felt like i was. Sully...
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Who is "you" that you are referencing there? Come on up and I'll take whatever bet you want to offer - you with whatever hand drill you want and me with my electric powered 8" Nils. I don't care if you bring along a 4" bit. :woot: ::)
I was drilling holes faster with my nils then guys with power augers. But you get in the 30" range hand auger gets slow.
How much ice is up there now? I fished 17" of two layed ice when I was up for x mass in franklin co.
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I was drilling holes faster with my nils then guys with power augers. But you get in the 30" range hand auger gets slow.
How much ice is up there now? I fished 17" of two layed ice when I was up for x mass in franklin co.
We got 20 + solid black with a couple of inches of white. Just say'n if a guys got a decent power auger, you ain't gonna beat him. I use a hand auger until I get enough ice for the wheeler (about 8"), then the IceGator comes out with me.
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got 35 gills today. what a beautiful day !! except for the knucklehead that heard me catching fish. I was in my shanty, and this guy comes up , and stands next to my shanty for 5 minutes. he asked me once if I was getting any, and stood there listening. he goes back to his shanty throws everything in, and comes over dragging his shanty. he proceedes to cut a hole, and fishes 5', yes 5' from me. I said are you !@#$%%ing kidding me ??? ???. " RESPECT" people !!!!!! i'm with you ice add. I'm going to come unglued soon, very soon !! Sully...
if your going to fish big bay get in your shanty and lay your fish on the ice ...no noise! toss a towel in the bottom of your bucket! always set your auger in the shanty or where you can clearly see it
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We got 20 + solid black with a couple of inches of white. Just say'n if a guys got a decent power auger, you ain't gonna beat him. I use a hand auger until I get enough ice for the wheeler (about 8"), then the IceGator comes out with me.
how do you like the ice gator. Thinking that's my next toy. What auger but do you have on it.
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I just got an Ion and wow are they nice. I love the quiet, lightweight part as well. People worry about battery longevity, if my battery looses half its strength it will still cut 2x more holes that I need. I have fished all day, moved 4 times with two guys, and using tip ups (last sat) and still haven't gotten the battery to registrar less than "full". They really are nice.
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I have a icegator attacker with a 6 inch strike master bit. That thing is awesome. I have drilled 30-40 holes a day without any problem.
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Great stuff, Cross-Eye-Jig. Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks to all of you guys ! Good to see that there are still some people who're interested in The good old days on Oneida Lake when life was simple !
Every time that I'm on the lake, whether open water or on the ice, I wish that I could turn the clock back to the days when all of my relatives were alive and active on the lake. I'm sure there was much more to learn from them !
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Awesome post Cross! What species did your family target mainly on Oneida?
Walleyes were the main target fish back then and the limits were very high but just like any commercial fishing operation, all fish were worth something to someone !
I don't remember the exact numbers but walleyes brought a whopping .25 cents per pound whole and .40 cents headed and gutted. We cleaned every walleye we caught to get the extra 15 cents and the guts and heads were used as bait and chum for our set lines that we put out for catfish and bullheads. Nothing got wasted !
The set lines for catfish were the hardest work (and messy) . We had 2 places on the lake. One just east of Spruce Grove and the other right on Bernhards point in Bernhards Bay. That camp was my favorite. We built a big stone duck blind right on the point. That blind served as a massive live holding tank for the catfish and bullheads. It sure seemed like Oneida had more catfish than walleyes back in the late 60's as at any given time, we'd have literally hundreds of catfish in the duck blind. When it was worth the trip, we loaded the catfish into huge burlap sacks and put the sacks into a 16ft Cadillac aluminum boat that had been completely gutted. We towed that boat to the commercial fish market in Brewerton. I always questioned my uncle Nunzio why we didn't just put the catfish in the Penn Yan. He'd look at me and say.....You'll learn one day. Wasn't long after that he told me to jump in the old aluminum boat to get the sacks so they could be soaked in the lake and cleaned. I believe it was the second step I took in the boat and my feet flew out from under me :o :o Slick as snot ! As I laid there holding the back of my head and covered in catfish slime, Uncle Nunzio stood there and laughed. Now I knew whey the catfish didn't go in the Penn Yan wooden boat !
A few other things I remember about Oneida back then. The water was always high . Wantry and Long Islands were mostly under water and they had trees on them.
Willard Island was never a boaters nightmare. I remember having to climb up into boats instead of jumping down into them like we have to do these days. You wore chest waders to put your docks and hoists in and some years, the water would be over the top of them. The grass bed off of the east side of Dunhams and Frenchmans Islands wasn't very big but if you drifted over it from west to east all day long while dragging a yellow and red Little Wonder wet fly behind a torpedo sinker, you'd fill the boat with walleyes, perch and sunfish.
Boating across the lake on Thursday afternoons to eat dinner at Lisi's Spaghetti house on Lakeshore Rd.
Tuesday nights we'd go to Orlando's in Brewerton. Best fried chicken on the planet !
The rest of the week, my mom and aunt Lucy would cook feasts on the horse shoe shaped barbeque that my uncles build in the front yard. So many great sunsets while we ate dinner !
Now it's a Tim Hortons coffee and greasy fast food as we hurry home to sit in front of a computer to discuss the days events !
They say that change is good. I have to disagree !!
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wow well thought out memories, Loved it thank you for sharing and your LAST LINE.... PRICELESS
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a nice cookout out on the lake would be fun. then maybe we can eliminate all the crying and b***hing .
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hey cross eye I remember as a kid fishing out by wantry island frenchmans and the pickle hole. I remember the tree on the island also. We were called the bucket brigade,back then. You had to be mobile also carry auger and 2 buckets. Sometimes not catch a fish until noon sunday on a weekend trip and then kill them for the afternoon. How do you think todays icefishing crowd would fare back then. Couldnt afford a shanty or machine no electronics walk and fish 3- 4 miles a day WHEW beni
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hey cross eye I remember as a kid fishing out by wantry island frenchmans and the pickle hole. I remember the tree on the island also. We were called the bucket brigade,back then. You had to be mobile also carry auger and 2 buckets. Sometimes not catch a fish until noon sunday on a weekend trip and then kill them for the afternoon. How do you think todays icefishing crowd would fare back then. Couldnt afford a shanty or machine no electronics walk and fish 3- 4 miles a day WHEW beni
I don't know about anybody else, but I would not be part of the crowd. No shanty, no propane, no fishfinder = no ice fishing for me. The comfort of it is actually one of the things I find appealing. Fishing from the boat November through April is hard on my body these days. Although, right now I am itching for a nice calm 35 degree day to get back on Seneca. Haven't been out since the end of December.
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got 35 gills today. what a beautiful day !! except for the knucklehead that heard me catching fish. I was in my shanty, and this guy comes up , and stands next to my shanty for 5 minutes. he asked me once if I was getting any, and stood there listening. he goes back to his shanty throws everything in, and comes over dragging his shanty. he proceedes to cut a hole, and fishes 5', yes 5' from me. I said are you !@#$%%ing kidding me ??? ???. " RESPECT" people !!!!!! i'm with you ice add. I'm going to come unglued soon, very soon !! Sully...
temper, temper ::) ::) ::) ::).some need to be educated ;D ;D ;D ;D
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As i am fairly new to hard water fishing. Just wanted to say thanks for the info you guys put on here. I finally got my limit on eyes and twelve fat perch, whoo whoo. Just like you guys all keep saying keep moving and drilling .This is my first year using a flasher and wow it's amazing . Anyways good luck everyone
as my buds will agree , I have said that many times give me a limit of smaller eyes and a doz fat perch and I'm happy , that is my perfect day also , anything beyond that is a super bonus
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Cross-eyed, I remember all those catfish. I was on the East end. When drifting for eyes we would catch a channel catfish (silver with a few black specks) for every 3 or 4 eyes. When out of the water they would make that "geeeerkkkkk" sound. Were very good eating.. Have not seen any of those in years.. The big old brown catfish were quite common but it seemed more in mid summer when we were fishing deeper water.. Penn Yan boats were the best back then. We first had a 16 ft with a 4 ft deck, I`d get tired, crawl up under the deck and sleep while my dad fished on... It had a false bottom and always had water in it.. Then got a 16 ft open. It could handle Oneida`s worse storms and was dry. Never a wave over the bow or even spray.. Lots of the Thompson lap boats then too.. We had a 22 hp Evenrude on it. Wrap the rope around the flywheel and pull. If a passenger you had better duck as that knot stung... quart of oil to 5 gal of gas. Must admit electric start is pretty nice..
With 25 tip-ups in place we were busy, just keep walking up and down the rows. Look to see if the chicken rings were still visible, if gone we would check for fish or see if bait was gone. Round and round the holes.. Must have walked 5 miles some days.. To me the greatest advances have been made in clothing.. So warm and lightweight now.. Those wool pants and hunting coats were warm but weighed a ton and soaked up water like a sponge.. Enough....
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Sounds like its time to staple posted signs on my wooden tip ups again ! Lol! Make a perimeter and stake your claim. "Git off me land ! Ya scurvy Dog ! Lmao ;D To much for old shoulders to drill that much anymore anyway through this excellent ice this year. Tight Lines .
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I don't know about anybody else, but I would not be part of the crowd. No shanty, no propane, no fishfinder = no ice fishing for me. The comfort of it is actually one of the things I find appealing. Fishing from the boat November through April is hard on my body these days. Although, right now I am itching for a nice calm 35 degree day to get back on Seneca. Haven't been out since the end of December.
If your alternative to ice fishing was cutting and splitting wood what would your choice be ????? I remember the first chain saws.. They weighed about 80 lbs and took forever to start.
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Pretty much the same here but I grew up on the lake with with immediate family and relatives who were all commercial fishermen. Fishing for fun was something that I rarely had the chance to do as a kid but when you're a kid, all fishing seemed like fun !
I remember being out in weather that would keep most modern day fishermen home doing chores !
My uncles both had huge 19 foot wooden Penn Yan boats. They seemed like the Queen Mary to me. We drifted with gallon paint cans full of concrete over the side. The ropes they were tied to had knots tied in 1 foot increments.
On fairly calm days, my 2 uncles and my dad would drift the lake to find drop offs, shoals etc. When those paint buckets started to drag bottom or hit something. They stopped the boat and dropped anchor. They pulled the cans and counted knots. Then, they relayed that info onto a lake map that was sealed between 2 pieces of glass using grease pencils. When we came in, that information was transferred to another paper lake map that never left the camp !
That was how we mapped the lake.
My uncle Joe had a connection with one of the local school districts. He would come home with a station wagon full of old basket balls, rubber balls and footballs. He painted them yellow (using paint that came from another connection at the local highway department ! :whistle: Those yellow balls would be stuffed in onion sacks and used for our buoy markers .. . Like other old timers, the landmark triangle was always used for locating our spots when the wind was blowing too hard to see the buoy markers that we set out.
Another way we used to gather lake info was to follow the tug boats down the channel when they were setting buoys or setting up barges for dredging operations.
They had very early sonar units on those tugs. The guys who ran them were always helpful in giving information as to depths and submerged debris, sunken boats etc.
A gallon of home made wine was always given to those guys in appreciation of their free flowing information !
One of the original maps that my Uncle Nunzio made was hanging in Spruce Grove Marina for years. When Frank Tripp died, I tried to buy the map but it had been lost or given to someone :-\
When the lake froze, it was a crap shoot ! It was one of the few times when we fished for fun although it was still a priority to supply our families and friends with with enough fish to get us through the winter months. In 1968, My uncle Rocco bought a brand new Ski-Doo ! That winter was the best ever ! He built 4 small wooden wind breaks that looked like short out houses without a front door. Each one had a metal bucket that held firewood to burn when we got cold....and we did get cold back then !
The ice fishing seasons always seemed like they were 6 months long ! We liked ice fishing but prayed for springtime and the rituals that went with it. Varnishing the boats, tuning the motors, spooling new rope, repairing nets, painting basketballs, trapping bait, cleaning and respooling reels etc. Then the docks and boat hoists went in and we were ready for another open water season.
From those early days growing up, I was put into a position where fishing was a job and it was a job for me for many years afterwards. To me, catching fish was a way of life and a way of making a living just as my dad and uncles had before me.
On a sunny April morning in 2004, with my dad in his mid 80's, we were sitting at the boat launch waiting our turn to launch. It hit me that the time had come to relax and enjoy as much time as possible with my dad. Since that day, I haven't had the urge or desire to catch as many fish as the law allowed every time I hit the water and ice ! Matter of fact, I no longer cared if I caught any fish at all ! Fishing had finally become a fun thing to do !
To this day, almost 10 years later, I find myself using less and less of today's technology when fishing. I thank my dad and uncles for teaching me how to succeed and be innovative with a weighted paint can a rope and a yellow basketball ! ;)
awesome post man!! Spruce grove used to be quite the gathering spot for icefishermen back in the day! They had some awesome maps and pictures on the wall in the diner there
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Fished yesterday. Few hours in morn and last two hours before dark. Only a few perch. Oh yeah.... Drilled lots of holes by hand yesterday with my 8 inch hand screw. My 73 year old fishing partner drilled all day with his hand screw as well. Not enough ice to be buying new power augers when my 73 year old buddy is still getting we done with the hand auger...unless disabled in some way. :tipup:
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Old timer and Cross eyed jig do either of you have pics from back in the day you could share here . Big history buff especially local . Married into the north shore early 90's . Came from SWOswego/Sterling. . Appreciate you both sharing stories. Wife ran store in Constantia and waitressed at Spruce Grove back in the day. Read most books on the lake I could find in local libraries . Nothing beats personal stories with a flair of localness in them .
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Fished yesterday. Few hours in morn and last two hours before dark. Only a few perch. Oh yeah.... Drilled lots of holes by hand yesterday with my 8 inch hand screw. My 73 year old fishing partner drilled all day with his hand screw as well. Not enough ice to be buying new power augers when my 73 year old buddy is still getting we done with the hand auger...unless disabled in some way. :tipup:
Does 7 compromised disc in lumbar and cervical spine count lol . Need shoulder surg according to doc . Lucky I can get out now was in a wheelchair most of the summer . Giving it a try today.
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Does 7 compromised disc in lumbar and cervical spine count lol . Need shoulder surg according to doc . Lucky I can get out now was in a wheelchair most of the summer . Giving it a try today.
Glad to hear you are better Dan.... Any time you want a tag along give me a shout bud, I'd be glad to spend some time on the ice with ya, and drill a few extra holes ;) ;D
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Glad to hear you are better Dan.... Any time you want a tag along give me a shout bud, I'd be glad to spend some time on the ice with ya, and drill a few extra holes ;) ;D
Thanks DD appreciate it ! Thankful for every step . Using a cane and have to be careful .24/7 care for wife Keeps me home a lot too. Going to see if I can pick up something for dinner tonight .But knowing this end I put a turkey in the oven lol.I will pm you next chance I get. Thanks!
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Does 7 compromised disc in lumbar and cervical spine count lol . Need shoulder surg according to doc . Lucky I can get out now was in a wheelchair most of the summer . Giving it a try today.
I'm not in that condition but I do have back issues (I was off my feet for 3 weeks again this fall) so a power auger is the way to go. I would like to get a good electric auger but that will be next year.
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When you guys are looking for fish do you stay in one area or do you travel far to another place?? Example: Let's say im fishing a bay and im looking for fish. Do you punch holes all over the bay till you find fish or pick up and go elsewhere. How much time do you waste looking for fish before you make a move?? And if you make the move how far do you go?? Just think im doing something wrong. I have a fl8 so it's not like im fishing blind. Any suggestions or tips??
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I don't know about you guys but I could fish all day with cross eye just listening to stories of the way it use to be and never care if I caught a fish, great stories !!!!!
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I don't know about you guys but I could fish all day with cross eye just listening to stories of the way it use to be and never care if I caught a fish, great stories !!!!!
You'd never leave the parking lot so you wouldn't need to worry about catching anything..... LOL..... ;)
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We can have a cross eye story telling time at the bbq ;D
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Fished yesterday. Few hours in morn and last two hours before dark. Only a few perch. Oh yeah.... Drilled lots of holes by hand yesterday with my 8 inch hand screw. My 73 year old fishing partner drilled all day with his hand screw as well. Not enough ice to be buying new power augers when my 73 year old buddy is still getting we done with the hand auger...unless disabled in some way. :tipup:
;D Aren't we all, disabled in some way? ;) I know I am. Power auger goes out when the wheeler goes, for me. It's just part of setup.
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I'm sorry but once the ice is thick enough for my atv I'm using my power auger.
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drilling through 16 inches of ice all day is the norm for me but I must say my buddy got a ion. and I must say it sure was nice being able to drill 40 holes without sweating to death and my elbow and shoulder feel great this morning! I just cant justify spending 500 bucks a new auger when my muscles work just fine. I will ssay that having a power auger makes you a lot more mobile when the ice is thick. I was fishing in Schroon lake one year and I was on my knees drilling with my handauger. lets just say I only drilled 3 holes that day and I got skunked!
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There's no reason not to use a power auger get over yourselves
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For some of us, spending $500 on an auger isnt possible. Lets not turn this into an argument folks
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I LOVE my nils hand auger. Just don't get the small one. Easy to drill and quiet. Easy to carry too.
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Someone better get to work, "their" thread is getting dirty. ???
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Paid my dues yesterday on the ice, got dropped off at 125, then I began walking and hand drilled 19 sets of holes down through the center of shackleton til I came out the other side by 121.. I had never fished in there before on ice, just the edges and always wanted too do that walk, was surprised at how few fish live in there during the winter, my 8th hole produced 5 big smallies, 1 keeper eye and 2 perch and dumped 3 fish in about an hour..... all the rest of the moves had empty screens, I was really surprised, but I should of known better, most days I make 4 moves at most usually just 2 or 3, but I enjoyed the scouting... theres one crack working near where that wheeler went through last yr, it was wet where I walked across it, but besides that, all the other cracks are very safe. not much too take pictures of, but heres a couple.
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Huh. That's a spot I always wanted to hit. Looks like amazing structure on a map.
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Nice pics snag
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NO more walking out for me ;)
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Paid my dues yesterday on the ice, got dropped off at 125, then I began walking and hand drilled 19 sets of holes down through the center of shackleton til I came out the other side by 121.. I had never fished in there before on ice, just the edges and always wanted too do that walk, was surprised at how few fish live in there during the winter, my 8th hole produced 5 big smallies, 1 keeper eye and 2 perch and dumped 3 fish in about an hour..... all the rest of the moves had empty screens, I was really surprised, but I should of known better, most days I make 4 moves at most usually just 2 or 3, but I enjoyed the scouting... theres one crack working near where that wheeler went through last yr, it was wet where I walked across it, but besides that, all the other cracks are very safe. not much too take pictures of, but heres a couple.
I think you are just trying to keep people out of there. ;)
Thanks for the report, I always wondered about all the "nooks and crannys" on that shoal.
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One of the eyes I got Saturday was on the south end of shackelton in 36' .... 1.9 miles from the south launch on foot
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NO more walking out for me ;)
Nice ride HT... That should get you out there.....
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nice ride ht! looks like new! gl with it budd! c ya on the ice!
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nice ride ht! looks like new! gl with it budd! c ya on the ice!
ya brand new 2013. we need to hook up soon!
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nice machine HT
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NO more walking out for me ;)
OoooWeeeee! Nice ride HT. They are a solid machine. Good luck with it. Time to get it all tricked out for the ice. @)
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Those things are tough. They'll last forever. Buddy still has an older, is say '02ish, 500 that he rides year round. Changed the oil and air filter normally. Kept her clean. Not a single issue .
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Way to go HT! Bullet proof machine. Mine that you saw yesterday is a 2000. Love the racks, wish they made them for the scrambler.
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NO more walking out for me ;)
Oh Ya! You ain't got those chains hooked up correctly! They come off at 50 mph and your plastic fenders will be toast. :o
Get it right HT. ;)
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But he has the red bungee holding them in place.... ;D ::) ::) ::)
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I didn't put them on. the dealership did.
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Oh Ya! You ain't got those chains hooked up correctly! They come off at 50 mph and your plastic fenders will be toast. :o
Get it right HT. ;)
You're right! He should have them hooked up to my sled so he can pull me out ;D
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Nice ride HT. That should be great, especially this year with no slush!
That is a long walk Shane, I am surprised that you didn't do better in there. I have never fished it in the winter, just the edges.
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nice machine HT
You're gonna need a pile of perch laying beside it, to get on. I'd like to see that pic when you get out. Please
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Snagger just to be clear I've pm you 3 times about your system but it doesnt go through bro. P's me off because you give great info here about fishing. Bottom line is what do you mean by your boiler "kicks"? is it tripping a limit or shutting down like normal when the temp is satisfied. If its kicking at low fire it and you've changed the flame sensor and the fuel pump and cleaned the filters, without putting a meter on it and having reference book, its prob a circuit board. If its shutting down like its satisfied by temp and not comming back on then I'd say check thermostat and control voltage like a transformer. Again I pm you but it doesnt get thru but your best option which kinda sux may be a pro.
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NO more walking out for me ;)
RIGHT ON HT!!! Great lookin ride! YOU ARE GONNA LOVE THE FREEDOM IT WILL BRING!!! You will now find things you never knew existed!!
Congrats bud!
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My buddy called me this morning and told me I WON $800 on his Super Bowl pool. Just order a new Ion, anybody looking for a older 2 stroke jiffy. What are they worth?
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no I just been offline for day and half icydan, its there. just getting caught up.... sore throat, head ache from yesterdays adventure, just can't stay healthy this winter.
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Wow just read 14 pages...
I think the key too the "New" Oneida, that's what we should called it, (Cross eyed and others know what I'm talking about.) is you got too stay ahead of the crowd.. Here on the salmon river I have a "Rule", never fish behind the driftboats, when I'm steelheading I do a quick drive bye to see where everyone is, Then I make a plan, usually I'm successful if I get well ahead of them, then come back later and fish well behind them.. Well Oneidas no different, you can't fish for last weeks bite, everything has an order, if they were pounding them at 113, last weekend, ten to one the noise pushed them away or 40 pails have already been taken, either way, your fishin behind someone elses leftovers, you got too think and get ahead of the masses. If your always fishin virgin ice, ten too one you find a group of fish and get 2 days out of it before everyone figures out your on em, then your done with that spot and its time too find the next bite, this is how I think and plan my trips, I mean when theres safe ice, early ice don't count, we just fish where we can..
I was fortunate enough to just catch the tail end of the "old Oneida, green pea soup water, then the muscles cleaned it up, first 2 yrs on the ice we all fished off buckets, no shanties anywhere, except permanent ones. that was brutal, we got a made these days.
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When you guys are looking for fish do you stay in one area or do you travel far to another place?? Example: Let's say im fishing a bay and im looking for fish. Do you punch holes all over the bay till you find fish or pick up and go elsewhere. How much time do you waste looking for fish before you make a move?? And if you make the move how far do you go?? Just think im doing something wrong. I have a fl8 so it's not like im fishing blind. Any suggestions or tips??
I usually pick a starting point and try to make a circle hitting the structure in the area (drops, flats, shallow, and deep water). I drill a couple holes, set up a dead stick and my jigging rod. If I mark fish I’ll stick around for a bit. If I can’t get them to hit after 5-10 fish, I move on to the next spot. I usually make a 1-2 mile loop if I don’t happen across a school that is cooperative.
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hey cross eye I remember as a kid fishing out by wantry island frenchmans and the pickle hole. I remember the tree on the island also. We were called the bucket brigade,back then. You had to be mobile also carry auger and 2 buckets. Sometimes not catch a fish until noon sunday on a weekend trip and then kill them for the afternoon. How do you think todays icefishing crowd would fare back then. Couldnt afford a shanty or machine no electronics walk and fish 3- 4 miles a day WHEW beni
Don't know if you were out there in the mid 60's but as soon as the ice was a foot thick, we'd be out there in a 1961 Chevy pick up. Ugly dove tan color and white two tone. My uncle Rocco had huge chains on the back tires. That truck saw a lot of miles on Oneida lake each winter. We'd drive right down the ramp at Tripps. Uncle Rocco welded up the first flat bottom boat that Frank Tripp used to haul people out on the lake with. Don't remember the size pipe they used but they made welded runners that looked like fence posts. A cross bar on the front with a ring to hook the chain too. Frank had a brand new Evinrude (I believe it was a Nordsman) snowmobile. It was a beast and would haul 4 people and their gear all over the lake. Kidneys took a beating but you got there in 10 minutes instead of an hour or more.
Didn't have to worry about liability insurance back then ;D
The crowds out by Wantry Island were huge back then considering hardly anyone had any transportation other than their feet.. Pretty amazing looking back and comparing those crowds with today's impatient types ! ;D Spuds, Snab scoop augers and then the T handled Mora augers came out and we thought we had it made. 2 guys twisting one auger for 10 minutes to get through 12 inches of ice ! ::)
The good old days ! The hot chocolate and Aunt Lucie's espresso coffee was always great ! The sips of groppa, brandy and wine were good too ! Especially for a 10 year old kid with cold feet ! ;D ;D
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NO more walking out for me ;)
That thing is way to shiny clean HT, I got a mud bogg with your name on it!!!
Mine's a 95' Honda Fortrax, still going strong.
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Cross-eyed, I remember all those catfish. I was on the East end. When drifting for eyes we would catch a channel catfish (silver with a few black specks) for every 3 or 4 eyes. When out of the water they would make that "geeeerkkkkk" sound. Were very good eating.. Have not seen any of those in years.. The big old brown catfish were quite common but it seemed more in mid summer when we were fishing deeper water.. Penn Yan boats were the best back then. We first had a 16 ft with a 4 ft deck, I`d get tired, crawl up under the deck and sleep while my dad fished on... It had a false bottom and always had water in it.. Then got a 16 ft open. It could handle Oneida`s worse storms and was dry. Never a wave over the bow or even spray.. Lots of the Thompson lap boats then too.. We had a 22 hp Evenrude on it. Wrap the rope around the flywheel and pull. If a passenger you had better duck as that knot stung... quart of oil to 5 gal of gas. Must admit electric start is pretty nice..
With 25 tip-ups in place we were busy, just keep walking up and down the rows. Look to see if the chicken rings were still visible, if gone we would check for fish or see if bait was gone. Round and round the holes.. Must have walked 5 miles some days.. To me the greatest advances have been made in clothing.. So warm and lightweight now.. Those wool pants and hunting coats were warm but weighed a ton and soaked up water like a sponge.. Enough....
The Northeast corner of the lake was catfish Heaven ! The whole lake was full of cats but from the mouth of the canal to Cleveland was as good as it got back then.
Not only the channel cats but we caught many flatheads on our trot lines. Some pushing 40 lbs :o :o Wish I still had the picture standing next to my dad. He was holding a big flathead and it was almost as long as I was at 8 years old ! Ive got to believe that there's still a few flatheads in Oneida. One day, I'll drag big dead suckers across those mud flats to see if I can find one !
I remember the channels cats back then being shiny like a brand new nickel ! Even with the clouded and muddy water conditions, those fish were beautiful. Oneida still has a huge channel cat population. If you hit it right, while everyone else is casting for walleyes in late October and Novemeber, those cats are running Oneida Creek, Canaseraga creek and Chittenango creek. You can fill a freezer pretty quick ! They'll eat anything in the fall months !
It was amazing how small of a motor would push those giant Penn Yans and Thompsons.
Both of my uncles boats had 40 HP Johnson motors. By todays standards, they'd be under powered by 100 HP or more !
I was on the wrong end of a recoil rope a few times on our smaller boats. :o :o
When my dad said....stand back, I looked around him to see how he was wrapping the rope around the flywheel. Big Mistake !
I'm going to break out the modern technology this summer and target those channel cats again ! ;D
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You'd never leave the parking lot so you wouldn't need to worry about catching anything..... LOL..... ;)
That's enough out of you Flyboy ! :P ;D
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got out this morning for a couple hrs. got 22 nice gills, and 3 decent perch. the borometer is screamin hi today. i think the fish have a headache today ::). Sully...
sorry to go off like I did yesterday Bill. it was just a little to close for me. Sully...
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That's enough out of you Flyboy ! :P ;D
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I know some of you have been looking I just got in 6 7 and 8 in mora blades still working on lazers
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That's enough out of you Flyboy ! :P ;D
@) :clap: :clap: :clap: :thumbsup:
That's quite enough out of you too....... ;D
Do the boyz a favor and get some Nils in there instead of Mora blades...... :)
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thanks sully, I was waiting all afternoon for bob to show up. when he did he was with you I thought maybe I will get a couple of fish now. in all my years I have never just fished 5 ft from someone without permission. because you and bob were together I didn't think much about it. I want say how sorry I am. life is short and we are constantly learning. lesson learned, ps I did managed to catch 2 6in gills after all that
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I never hear of anybody going out of Godreys state launch is it unsafe there or gaspockets can anybody let me know if its safe to go out of there?
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Nice ride HT, you'll have a blast. I was out with Snagger yesterday working the edges of the shoals. Screen was empty. Snagger is right the crowds had pused the fish to a location where no one fished and was at. I can't believe the amount of people that were out this weekend. Oneida lake is huge but with that amount of people / pressure, it made it look small.
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Not sure where i'll be this weekend, for one thing it will be away from the crowds!!!!!!
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Nice ride HT, you'll have a blast. I was out with Snagger yesterday working the edges of the shoals. Screen was empty. Snagger is right the crowds had pused the fish to a location where no one fished and was at. I can't believe the amount of people that were out this weekend. Oneida lake is huge but with that amount of people / pressure, it made it look small.
Marked a bunch of fish in the morning yesterday away from the crowd at a spot I creamed them at last February but they were tight lipped.... Moved over to the shoals mid morning and marked zero... Did run into Snagger at Apps in the morning and was tempted to follow his lead but didn't.... I was star struck... Like meeting a legend... LOL :o
Had lookers on the Vex all day but could only get two slob perch to commit, my buddy got one 10" eye to bite....
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Marked a bunch of fish in the morning yesterday away from the crowd at a spot I creamed them at last February but they were tight lipped.... Moved over to the shoals mid morning and marked zero... Did run into Snagger at Apps in the morning and was tempted to follow his lead but didn't.... I was star struck... Like meeting a legend... LOL :o
Had lookers on the Vex all day but could only get two slob perch to commit, my buddy got one 10" eye to bite....
if you guys keep this up shanes head is going to swell up so big he won't be able to fit in his shelter ;) ;D
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if you guys keep this up shanes head is going to swell up so big he won't be able to fit in his shelter ;) ;D
thats to funny he doesn't have an ego , he just likes to be on top of the game , a very hard working guy , lots of studying , which if more did would be more successful , just think like a fish ;) which I'm fortunate to fish with along with a few others ,that make this ol buzzard work hard to keep me on top of my game , thanks guys ;)
hey HT are you going to rack that one up ,
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That's a pretty sweet machine there HT.
Avoided the crowd on Saturday and took mt son snowmobiling. Got out Sunday back to where I got the perch on Friday, still no one close but the fish were a little more finicky. Took home 12 between the two of us and threw back a few short eyes.
Looks like a big mess of snow coming our way. Will be few days before I get back out, gonna be doing some plowing.
Travel out there will be pretty difficult out there once this snow hits. Hopefully it doesn't get too slushy.
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have fished with snag and the old buzzard very cool and very informative with a little courtesy not braggers just hard fishermen and they Love to do it like myself these guys bust em as good as anybody but can usually take it like Ht "s ride only a 500 will you have enough power to pull everyone out there and who"s got the step stool all kidding aside sweet ride enjoy !!!
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Just a joke, picking on him, he always helps me out when I ask. And I love reading his posts and seeing his pix
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Off subject but I noticed Marion manor was open this AM. I think I posted they were closed on Mon and tues ooops
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HT nice ride. Maybe no one has said this yet, but put chains on the front too. It makes a big difference when we get that snow/slush on the ice. I have had a lot of those conditions on Sodus over the years , and the chains on all four tires helps in those situations.
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I said they are a good group of guys there is more of them also didnt say it to offend just bustin have fished with him to and the other guy that yells at the fish i think it was stormy!!! I was laughing all morning GOT HIM SH** LOST HIM AT THE HOLE of coarse there was alot more he was so loud snag told him to shut up
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Marked a bunch of fish in the morning yesterday away from the crowd at a spot I creamed them at last February but they were tight lipped.... Moved over to the shoals mid morning and marked zero... Did run into Snagger at Apps in the morning and was tempted to follow his lead but didn't.... I was star struck... Like meeting a legend... LOL :o
Had lookers on the Vex all day but could only get two slob perch to commit, my buddy got one 10" eye to bite....
ya........i was struck when he rode with me to his spot 3 miles out to the middle. and then i left him there and went home at noon :woot: :woot: :whistle: lmfao ;D ;D ;D
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Off subject but I noticed Marion manor was open this AM. I think I posted they were closed on Mon and tues ooops
Hours they had listed on the door last week said closed Mon tues. Interesting
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Sweet ride HT! The v-bar chains are sweet. Liked them so much on my wheeler bought some for the truck! While all 4 wheels is nice to have them on. Not normally ness. Most of the time Jmho. By the time it is needed its usually bad enough tracks are the only thing that'll work.
So when ya gonna tow my gear out for me? I'll buy you a Corona ;D
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Nice machine , hope it serves you well, As someone said a few posts back.. Get the chains on right.. Needs to be taken up a lot. The inside main chain should be an even circle..
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Finally got a keeper! (http://www.idofishing.com/forum/images/graemlins/yay.gif) Also two other shorts and did well on Perch. Weather was unbelievable, great day on the ice!
Also wanted to add a special thanks to Snagger and filetandrelease for sharing their fellowship, knowledge and experience. You guys are awesome! Thank you!
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o and HT!!! i know where your secret spot is in that wheeler! dont put your secret raps in there! LOL! might need it for the beer!
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Nice catch Bart
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Sweet looking conditions Bart! Hopefully this snow is kind to us and settles by the weekend
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nice job Bart. Went to Cando today and got a limit of dinks.
kc
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Marked a bunch of fish in the morning yesterday away from the crowd at a spot I creamed them at last February but they were tight lipped.... Moved over to the shoals mid morning and marked zero... Did run into Snagger at Apps in the morning and was tempted to follow his lead but didn't.... I was star struck... Like meeting a legend... LOL :o
Had lookers on the Vex all day but could only get two slob perch to commit, my buddy got one 10" eye to bite....
wow you need help
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Finally got a keeper! (http://www.idofishing.com/forum/images/graemlins/yay.gif) Also two other shorts and did well on Perch. Weather was unbelievable, great day on the ice!
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you did well. nice job bart ;)
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Nice pile bart congrats on the keeper waldo
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Nice job Bart, glad Big O treated you well today.
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Congratulations Bart... That's awesome.... :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Finally got a keeper! (http://www.idofishing.com/forum/images/graemlins/yay.gif) Also two other shorts and did well on Perch. Weather was unbelievable, great day on the ice!
Also wanted to add a special thanks to Snagger and filetandrelease for sharing their fellowship, knowledge and experience. You guys are awesome! Thank you!
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Thanks everybody, with walleyes I was struggling to say the least. Had to add a little addendum to my post...
Also wanted to add a special thanks to Snagger and filetandrelease for sharing their fellowship, knowledge and experience. You guys are awesome! Thank you!
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Nice "mess" bart, can't go wrong with help like that ;D
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Congrats, nice bunch of fish! :icefish: :icefish: :icefish:
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wow....what a slow day....fished with a couple of great fishermen today and it was a struggle to even mark anything......moved mid day to a spot I had marked and had a 15 minute flurry and ended up with 6 jumbos......caught all fish from 1 pm to 1:30 pm.....fished all day with not much to show for it......put 16 miles on the wheeler......still had a great time with some great guys
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Good deal Bart and nice ride HT. Just curious, where you going to stow the step ladder to get up on that thing ;D.
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
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never fails.....the short jokes come out ::) ::) dont worry i have no feelings left anyway ;D they froze up ::) ::) ;D
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Just cause your an inch shorter than coach dosen't mean your in your own "little" world HT ;) ;) ::)
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Everyone keep in mind ice thicknesses vary from spot to spot. I was fishing a location Sunday afternoon. Way point to waypoint. Ice trolling. Came across 6 1/2" of white ice with 1" of clear ice. Nope go to leave and what do I notice a VERY small natural spring next to me. Open water! Should've spudded my way out there.. Keep walking and found 10-14" black ice not too far from there.
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Does 7 compromised disc in lumbar and cervical spine count lol . Need shoulder surg according to doc . Lucky I can get out now was in a wheelchair most of the summer . Giving it a try today.
ouch!!
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Nice ride HT!!
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Everyone keep in mind ice thicknesses vary from spot to spot. I was fishing a location Sunday afternoon. Way point to waypoint. Ice trolling. Came across 6 1/2" of white ice with 1" of clear ice. Nope go to leave and what do I notice a VERY small natural spring next to me. Open water! Should've spudded my way out there.. Keep walking and found 10-14" black ice not too far from there.
well that is called a gas hole. they are all over out there. make sure you make the spot and post it up on the gas hole thread please ;)
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4 of us went out this evening to see if the eyes were biting. I picked up one keeper and a few perch and lost another keeper eye. 3 more eyes between the other 3 guys.
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Nice ride HT :thumbsup:
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Newbie needs a little assistance here, I'm new to ice fishing, new like a month kind of new. I have no problem catching perch in the north bay area, but its walleye I'm really after, I have yet to pull one thru the ice in 4 weekends of fishing, I've brought home countless perch but no eyes, spring and fall I have no issues getting my limit with Swedish pimples, sonars and little cleos. I read that jig raps work well on the ice but holy Jesus there's 300 variations of color and size. I am mobile with a snowmobile however my son is 4 and loves coming along so moving a few times a day isn't a option if its bitterly cold. He....we enjoy the heat inside the shanty. I don't need to get my limit every time out but don't think 1 or 2 is asking for much for a weekends fishing. No sonar to really tell depth but between my maps and sounding I have a general idea of water depth. Usually use a chrome Swedish pimple (#3) tipped with a minnow head, do I need to invest in some bigger tackle? Do I need to go deeper than 35 fow? I just don't understand what part Im missing, starting to get a little frustrated with this.
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well that is called a gas hole. they are all over out there. make sure you make the spot and post it up on the gas hole thread please ;)
Where's the gas hole thread.
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Yes you and a lot of other people out there as well. Your not doing anything wrong per say your just not on them when they are biting it sounds like, bit the jigging raps most popular are any thing that lookers like a perch.
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Finally got a keeper! (http://www.idofishing.com/forum/images/graemlins/yay.gif) Also two other shorts and did well on Perch. Weather was unbelievable, great day on the ice!
Also wanted to add a special thanks to Snagger and filetandrelease for sharing their fellowship, knowledge and experience. You guys are awesome! Thank you!
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Way to go Bart :clap: :clap:
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Nice mess Bart. Great pictures!
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Where's the gas hole thread.
http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=278992.20
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:thumbsup: CONGRATULATIONS BART!!!!!! :thumbsup:
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Everyone keep in mind ice thicknesses vary from spot to spot. I was fishing a location Sunday afternoon. Way point to waypoint. Ice trolling. Came across 6 1/2" of white ice with 1" of clear ice. Nope go to leave and what do I notice a VERY small natural spring next to me. Open water! Should've spudded my way out there.. Keep walking and found 10-14" black ice not too far from there.
Ice has been 11-14 inches for some time now, that was a gas hole, hope you marked it.
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I don't know about you guys but I could fish all day with cross eye just listening to stories of the way it use to be and never care if I caught a fish, great stories !!!!!
And he would love to tell stories all day! "He could talk a dog off a meat wagon" ;D
While im not as old as Cross, I do have many memories on Oneida going back to the early 80's. We had a good friend who had a place in lower South Bay - we fished out from the islands to the 130 area - pimples with a perch eye under a bobber on one rod and jigem-ups and a rubber mayfly on the other rod. Took a nice swim there in '82, 2 of 7 snowmobiles went in coming off to our friends place that day. Never forget it. It was a Wednesday, warm and calm and everyone was pounding fish. You could hear everyone talking about fishing on Saturday. Well, lots of people went in all along the south shore that day and sat was spent fishing out 2 machines.
When our friend sold his place we started fishing the north shore - mostly Spruce Grove and Kirshners(ABC) then another friend bought a place in Cleveland and we fished out of there ALOT. I remember Trips flat bottom boat rides, they were about the coolest thing going for a 10yr old. I also remember his gutted out bus he used to take people out. Dad always insisted we sat near the back door with the door open ;D
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I have a feeling tomorrow is gonna be a good bite
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well done bart , you had a very nice day
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And he would love to tell stories all day! "He could talk a dog off a meat wagon" ;D
I got your meat wagon ! ;D ;D ;D
While im not as old as Cross, I do have many memories on Oneida going back to the early 80's. We had a good friend who had a place in lower South Bay - we fished out from the islands to the 130 area - pimples with a perch eye under a bobber on one rod and jigem-ups and a rubber mayfly on the other rod. Took a nice swim there in '82, 2 of 7 snowmobiles went in coming off to our friends place that day. Never forget it. It was a Wednesday, warm and calm and everyone was pounding fish. You could hear everyone talking about fishing on Saturday. Well, lots of people went in all along the south shore that day and sat was spent fishing out 2 machines.
When our friend sold his place we started fishing the north shore - mostly Spruce Grove and Kirshners(ABC) then another friend bought a place in Cleveland and we fished out of there ALOT. I remember Trips flat bottom boat rides, they were about the coolest thing going for a 10yr old. I also remember his gutted out bus he used to take people out. Dad always insisted we sat near the back door with the door open ;D
Do you remember an frail, old timer named George Mucci that used to hang out at Tripps all winter ? He was my uncles buddy. We called him Pappy. He was pickled 24 hours a day. Light a match near him and he'd burst into flames ;D ;D
He was a story teller ! Only problem, he'd never finish one ! When he lost his place, he's start singing ! ;D ;D ;D
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Congrats on a fine catch Bart !!
We fished the southeast end of the lake and after an early run, had trouble finding biters. My buddy iced two nice keeper eyes and 5 perch on jigging raps before I even had anything on the screen. After that it was a lot of lookers. After several hours of frustration, a switch to micro jigs with 2 lb test proved to be very effective. Ended up icing 17, no hogs but just real nice solid fish. Better yet, most were males. As much fun as it is to find a hot bite, discovering how to trigger neutral or negative fish is just as rewarding.
Some good memories of the old days Cross-eye-jig and DC. Jay didn't know you went for a swim in 1982 - what were you, like 12 years old ? Hope you and Tank are doing well.
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And he would love to tell stories all day! "He could talk a dog off a meat wagon" ;D
While im not as old as Cross, I do have many memories on Oneida going back to the early 80's. We had a good friend who had a place in lower South Bay - we fished out from the islands to the 130 area - pimples with a perch eye under a bobber on one rod and jigem-ups and a rubber mayfly on the other rod. Took a nice swim there in '82, 2 of 7 snowmobiles went in coming off to our friends place that day. Never forget it. It was a Wednesday, warm and calm and everyone was pounding fish. You could hear everyone talking about fishing on Saturday. Well, lots of people went in all along the south shore that day and sat was spent fishing out 2 machines.
When our friend sold his place we started fishing the north shore - mostly Spruce Grove and Kirshners(ABC) then another friend bought a place in Cleveland and we fished out of there ALOT. I remember Trips flat bottom boat rides, they were about the coolest thing going for a 10yr old. I also remember his gutted out bus he used to take people out. Dad always insisted we sat near the back door with the door open ;D
hey DC, who did you know on beach rd. that's where I grew up. alot of great memories fishing out of there !! we used to run a night line in lower south bay, and it was very productive. Sully...
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morning fellas stuck in a plow truck home here in Rochester waiting for the big snow maybe half a inch so far how but up on my favorite lake snowing any harder there northeast wind hope she stay dry up there
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morning fellas stuck in a plow truck home here in Rochester waiting for the big snow maybe half a inch so far how but up on my favorite lake snowing any harder there northeast wind hope she stay dry up there
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Nice fish Bart and everyone! :thumbsup:
Nice ride H.T. It will serve you well!
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Newbie needs a little assistance here, I'm new to ice fishing, new like a month kind of new. I have no problem catching perch in the north bay area, but its walleye I'm really after, I have yet to pull one thru the ice in 4 weekends of fishing, I've brought home countless perch but no eyes, spring and fall I have no issues getting my limit with Swedish pimples, sonars and little cleos. I read that jig raps work well on the ice but holy Jesus there's 300 variations of color and size. I am mobile with a snowmobile however my son is 4 and loves coming along so moving a few times a day isn't a option if its bitterly cold. He....we enjoy the heat inside the shanty. I don't need to get my limit every time out but don't think 1 or 2 is asking for much for a weekends fishing. No sonar to really tell depth but between my maps and sounding I have a general idea of water depth. Usually use a chrome Swedish pimple (#3) tipped with a minnow head, do I need to invest in some bigger tackle? Do I need to go deeper than 35 fow? I just don't understand what part Im missing, starting to get a little frustrated with this.
wallperch...pm sent
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morning fellas stuck in a plow truck home here in Rochester waiting for the big snow maybe half a inch so far how but up on my favorite lake snowing any harder there northeast wind hope she stay dry up there
Approx. 6:45 am in Cicero and we have 2.5 inches of grainy snow. It's definitely a heavier snowfall than the light fluffy lake effect.
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Looks like we got 4 inches here in Cicero , cancelled school my son gets to go fishing with me .Don't know how much snow fell north on the lake , looks like the worst will be south of me.
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Only about 2-3 inches here in bernhards bay so far.
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Greenhead that's just about any kids dream come true hope you guys have a great day and fill a couple buckets
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Headed out tomorrow to check out the shoals. I have never fished it before. Can I get a few pointers or types of structure to target once I am out there. I would love to fish with someone else tom and learn a few things from a vet on the lake. PM me if you wouldn't mind a pair of guys tagging along.
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The snow will make the 4 wheeler ride smoother, it has been hard on the back. I've been riding so slow it makes me crazy :cookoo:
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The snow will make the 4 wheeler ride smoother, it has been hard on the back. I've been riding so slow it makes me crazy :cookoo:
Yep bucket, those moguls were TOUGH on the gear!! I don't care how securely it was tied down!
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Over in jersey we got about 5 to 6 inches now freezing rain. SUX!
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We had 6 inches at 6:30 this morning in Oneida. I hope it stays south of the lake.
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Hit the North Shore with my Wife yesterday, beautiful day. Only was able to pluck one from the hole, but it was a nice one. Dumped one and marked a few that would not commit. Wife did not like it out there, said it was boring and did not like being confined within the shanty. Got to take her back out when there are other Wives out there, they can do a "Oneida Lake Book Club" or something. Took a pic of the pressure crack that runs along the shore, got real close and the pic makes it look like the Grand Canyon. Its not that big though. Snowing like crazy in the Southern Hills, good luck to whomever is out.
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hey pooch im heading out this afternoon from buffalo staying on noth shore....where abouts is that chrack im nervous with this snow were getting not being able to see it
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You can see from the pic, its only a short distance from shore, 200 feet maybe, runs parallel to the shore.
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HT nice looking ride im sure your going to enjoy that machine. Bart and pooch nice fish. I Havent posted in awhile as after Ice fishing for over 40yrs I finally had arun in with someone running his ballwasher. I lost my temper and came out of character out on the ice, I leave that side of me in the jungle and come out fishing to unwind and relax. Had to relax and breath for afew days lol. Have read everyones posts though and they were enjoyable and interesting. I knew on Saturday I needed abreak not because of the ballwasher that happened during the week but it was a lets just say full day. In a short story of it I get out on ice and find that the new blades I put on one is backwards and I don't have wrench so back into shore leaving the girlfriend in shanty, get to shore first guys I run into have locked keys in truck so I offer to call triple a for them meantime I find wrench change blades guys decide to wait for friend to come go to get on wheeler and wont start,(just got it back from shop the day before), go out to shanty drill holes she starts fishing, friend calls and he needs atow in as wheller is shot. so leave again go out get him bring into APPS go back to taft where she is fishing and wheeler is slipping out of gear the whole way. Finally figure its just not my day and go home. Can look at it now and laugh and im ready to fish for the next 6 days. Cant wait as it can only go up after them last 2 times out. lol
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If you look at the pic, when we got there in the am, she was opened up pretty good, come noon when we left she actually closed up, hence the new ice forming up in the middle.
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HT nice looking ride im sure your going to enjoy that machine. Bart and pooch nice fish. I Havent posted in awhile as after Ice fishing for over 40yrs I finally had arun in with someone running his ballwasher. I lost my temper and came out of character out on the ice, I leave that side of me in the jungle and come out fishing to unwind and relax. Had to relax and breath for afew days lol. Have read everyones posts though and they were enjoyable and interesting. I knew on Saturday I needed abreak not because of the ballwasher that happened during the week but it was a lets just say full day. In a short story of it I get out on ice and find that the new blades I put on one is backwards and I don't have wrench so back into shore leaving the girlfriend in shanty, get to shore first guys I run into have locked keys in truck so I offer to call triple a for them meantime I find wrench change blades guys decide to wait for friend to come go to get on wheeler and wont start,(just got it back from shop the day before), go out to shanty drill holes she starts fishing, friend calls and he needs atow in as wheller is shot. so leave again go out get him bring into APPS go back to taft where she is fishing and wheeler is slipping out of gear the whole way. Finally figure its just not my day and go home. Can look at it now and laugh and im ready to fish for the next 6 days. Cant wait as it can only go up after them last 2 times out. lol
All good Kowboy, everyone has those days and you are entitled to them. As far as losing your character, people are stupid and inconsiderate and will drive you crazy, trust me I know. I did the same thing with my auger blades at the start of the season, I tried drilling and it didn't work. Had Snag and Fillet come over and point me in the right direction, good thing I brought the tools to change them. Damn things are tricky. As far as the wheeler, go get a new one ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Is the ice safe straight out at Sylvan beach? I'm thinking about going there this weekend. I don't plan on going anywhere near the channel. Mostly in north bay and close to edgewater. Thanks.
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Is the ice safe straight out at Sylvan beach? I'm thinking about going there this weekend. I don't plan on going anywhere near the channel. Mostly in north bay and close to edgewater. Thanks.
Yes the ice fine, might be a bit sloppy depending on the snow totals but there is plenty of ice.
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Yes the ice fine, might be a bit sloppy depending on the snow totals but there is plenty of ice.
Thanks. I'm going to try to catch some white perch. Does anyone know how the white perch bite is over there this year? I don't ever see any posts about them. I wonder if people are ashamed to say they're after them. Either that or not a lot of people target them considering perch and walleye are so much more popular.
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Thanks. I'm going to try to catch some white perch. Does anyone know how the white perch bite is over there this year? I don't ever see any posts about them. I wonder if people are ashamed to say they're after them. Either that or not a lot of people target them considering perch and walleye are so much more popular.
Not many people target them. Most people are after the walleyes and yellows. I've never had a white perch so I can say how they are eating
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Not many people target them. Most people are after the walleyes and yellows. I've never had a white perch so I can say how they are eating
People's opinion vary on the species. It's a love/hate thing with them. I like the taste, so does my dad. I'm going to try to get him some.
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speaking of morons....was fishing yesterday with a couple of buddies out in front of constantia, it was painfully slow so we were just sort of bs'ing but we were pretty close together....there wasn't a soul within a mile of us at 3:30 when a snowmobile comes down the lake pretty slow and heads straight towards us.....goes by us within 30' or so without stopping to say anything or even a quick wave....would have been really ticked if we were on fish....just kinda laughed it off but was really rude and stupid....ya can't fix stupid I guess....done venting,sorry
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Yup rough ride for sure even when trying to crawl on a sled or wheeler, had to send one of my last 4 Coleman focus 5's to the graveyard a few days ago, only 2 left now ): Prolly should start carrying my 21 year old Vex on my lap. Anyone know of a fix for this on my heater? Not interested in any other brand just to fix these I think I have a few others kicking around also I'd like to fix.
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Yup rough ride for sure even when trying to crawl on a sled or wheeler, had to send one of my last 4 Coleman focus 5's to the graveyard a few days ago, only 2 left now ): Prolly should start carrying my 21 year old Vex on my lap. Anyone know of a fix for this on my heater? Not interested in any other brand just to fix these I think I have a few others kicking around also I'd like to fix.
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I tried for years to repair mine ..............finally gave up as parts are impossible to find :'( check out how much guys are willing to pay for them on E bay ! I bought the smaller buddy to replace it and it's O.K. ;D
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Paid 29.99 for this one at Agway between 1990 and 1993, lol it served me well, but I wasn't paying attention DANG !!!
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I went to pull my tripod out for my camera Tom, the legs just fell off, found them and screwed them back on, went too set up my fishfinder, one nob missing, found it, looked up on my shanty frame, half of my screws are missing, then looked right, 4 rips in my fabric, that nils I bought, its shinsey blade cover came loose and ripped my shanty up good, lucky I didn't have it with me, it would be on the bottom of the lake, went back to my lazer, it packs easier and has a good blade cover. that bumpy hard snow took its toll.
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About 6" on my car here in morrisville and coming down hard
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only 2.3 inches up here, still got the upper level low to go threw, Oneida is inline to get a good whiteout here shortly, aint quite over yet.
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Good day to fix the boiler
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Yesterday we drove Constantia-Cleveland and there are a lot of frozen ruts on the ice and with this new snow you won't be able to see them. Good thing is there is snow for people on sleds to keep their sliders cool. It might get tough for wheelers if we get more snow later as predicted. The pressure cracks are starting to form a bout in front of the school in Cleveland and in from of the state docks by App's. Just be prudent around them, the snow will cover up these pinky spots, but there is plenty of ice by them so they shouldn't be a big issue. \
cny
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Snag looks like your trips have been as eventful as mine, just got to laugh about it now but know how you feel wanted to run that wheeler into a wall after towing markie in lmao
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Some good memories of the old days Cross-eye-jig and DC. Jay didn't know you went for a swim in 1982 - what were you, like 12 years old ? Hope you and Tank are doing well.
Was 7 that day we went through Oneida. We were about 100 yards off shore, took us a while to realize it was only about 4ft deep. Had an older gentleman on the sled w Tank and me and another guy on a dogsled type thing. The guys riding solo gunned it and made it to shore fine... Also went through Sandy Pond when I was 12. That was another mid week fish pounding trip that everyone was talking about fishing the weekend. Ice pretty much rotted out from under us. 11 of us fishing and 8 got wet...
Is Glen around fishing with you or is he out in MN? Alls well here - work, kids, and trying to fish here and there...
Cross - don't remember that guy. Im sure I talked to him, I spent more time socializing that fishing some days ;D
About a foot of snow down here in the 607...
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Yesterday we drove Constantia-Cleveland and there are a lot of frozen ruts on the ice and with this new snow you won't be able to see them. Good thing is there is snow for people on sleds to keep their sliders cool. It might get tough for wheelers if we get more snow later as predicted. The pressure cracks are starting to form a bout in front of the school in Cleveland and in from of the state docks by App's. Just be prudent around them, the snow will cover up these pinky spots, but there is plenty of ice by them so they shouldn't be a big issue. \
cny
YOW!! The Hippie has spoken! How the heck are ya!??
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Scout57 that's the kinda thing im talking about, just couldn't hold it in on that day and had to let him have it, but don't like doing that as ive said when you open the can you get the whole can and its not pretty. Just want to relax and enjoy my friends and fish with the girlfriend, kinda scared her as well to hear me go off
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Get prepared guys. Sitting on the couch back in Rochester and the snow went from very light to I can't see the wood line 50 yards behind house. Its coming
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Snagger....I had the same issue with my Nils master cover. If you purchase a strikemaster cover...it will fit the Nils....I have a 6 and 8" Nils and the cover's work great. I too ripped my cover from a Nils...outstanding auger but lousy blade cover design...
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Snag looks like your trips have been as eventful as mine, just got to laugh about it now but know how you feel wanted to run that wheeler into a wall after towing markie in lmao
my trips have been fine this yr kowboy, no real people problems, its when I'm home theres problems, either I'm sick or my boiler....got 27 hrs out of the boiler yesterday, when it kicked I cleaned chimney, now its on 16 hrs straight.
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Snagger....I had the same issue with my Nils master cover. If you purchase a strikemaster cover...it will fit the Nils....I have a 6 and 8" Nils and the cover's work great. I too ripped my cover from a Nils...outstanding auger but lousy blade cover design...
wasn't my cover, my shanty, got to go buy an iron and get some patches.
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Snagger... I meant my shanty ripped from the Nils cover falling off...I had to patch mine also....sucks...but the strikemaster black cover will fit and completely surround the blade and be a pretty good fit.
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I went to pull my tripod out for my camera Tom, the legs just fell off, found them and screwed them back on, went too set up my fishfinder, one nob missing, found it, looked up on my shanty frame, half of my screws are missing, then looked right, 4 rips in my fabric, that nils I bought, its shinsey blade cover came loose and ripped my shanty up good, lucky I didn't have it with me, it would be on the bottom of the lake, went back to my lazer, it packs easier and has a good blade cover. that bumpy hard snow took its toll.
Shane,
Which screws do you mean? If they are the ones that hold the trim seal in place, don't use them. I was told by an old friend years ago when I assembled my Clam to use pop rivets as the screws will work their way out. I did that and never had a problem. I am currently assembling an Otter 1200 lodge and will do the same thing.
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wasn't my cover, my shanty, got to go buy an iron and get some patches.
Last year my 8 inch cover came off my nils and cut my transducer cable on the Vex.... BS to pay that much for an auger and have to buy another cover.......
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Check the screws on your auger blades before your next trip and make sure they are tight. They have a bad habit of coming loose from these bumpy rides. I lost a screw on my last trip.
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Last year my 8 inch cover came off my nils and cut my transducer cable on the Vex.... BS to pay that much for an auger and have to buy another cover.......
That sucks Eddie. Try a couple heavy duty rubber bands over the ends...always good to have some extra insurance...try cutting a few 1/2" strips from an old bike inner tube for the bands.
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Shane,
Which screws do you mean? If they are the ones that hold the trim seal in place, don't use them. I was told by an old friend years ago when I assembled my Clam to use pop rivets as the screws will work their way out. I did that and never had a problem. I am currently assembling an Otter 1200 lodge and will do the same thing.
hardwater - I am putting a frabill together right now - i like your idea of pop rivets - do you use a backing washer? Like do you drill completely through both sides of the trim and the sled?
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Last year my 8 inch cover came off my nils and cut my transducer cable on the Vex.... BS to pay that much for an auger and have to buy another cover.......
You guys with Nils augers, I always had issues with the nils cover - got me a Cold-Snap cover this year - awesome - so far.
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hardwater - I am putting a frabill together right now - i like your idea of pop rivets - do you use a backing washer? Like do you drill completely through both sides of the trim and the sled?
Phil,
I didn't use a washer...the rivet will bite into the seal just a little and that's good. I drilled completely through all.
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Check the screws on your auger blades before your next trip and make sure they are tight. They have a bad habit of coming loose from these bumpy rides. I lost a screw on my last trip.
x2 on that one
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Check the screws on your auger blades before your next trip and make sure they are tight. They have a bad habit of coming loose from these bumpy rides. I lost a screw on my last trip.
Absolutely! Some thread locker on them screws will help also. ;)2
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Make sure you use the medium strength thread locker on the screws or bolts for your auger blades, it is blue in color. The medium strength thread locker will prevent the screws or bolts from backing out but will allow you to remove them with a little added effort. Auto parts stores are a good place to locate thread locker.
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Clear silicone works great..... ;) ;) In case you ever need to remove them...
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hardwater - I am putting a frabill together right now - i like your idea of pop rivets - do you use a backing washer? Like do you drill completely through both sides of the trim and the sled?
I've done several with rivets. Either use the biggest heads that will fit or use washers. The more area that is clamped down from the rivet, the better !
I've also used fine threaded nuts and bolts. Neoprene or nylon washers on both sides worked great !
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Picked up 3.5 inches of snow in last 2 hours up here, half a foot now, I know you guys had more down there earlier...any updated northshore totals, web cam looks pretty white.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/febwebcam_zpsbaadf652.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/febwebcam_zpsbaadf652.jpg.html)
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Picked up 3.5 inches of snow in last 2 hours up here, half a foot now, I know you guys had more down there earlier...any updated northshore totals, web cam looks pretty white.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/febwebcam_zpsbaadf652.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/febwebcam_zpsbaadf652.jpg.html)
I live in Csquare and the wife says we have about 8 as of right now and it's a whiteout
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Last year my 8 inch cover came off my nils and cut my transducer cable on the Vex.... BS to pay that much for an auger and have to buy another cover.......
dollar store for a plastic bowl ,some of the guys are using them ,
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I went with the strikemaster cover, much easier and works well. I think I'll be checking that everything is tight. Thanks for the heads up.
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Picked up 3.5 inches of snow in last 2 hours up here, half a foot now, I know you guys had more down there earlier...any updated northshore totals, web cam looks pretty white.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/febwebcam_zpsbaadf652.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/febwebcam_zpsbaadf652.jpg.html)
10-12' just west of Oswego.
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make that 10-12"
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8" snow on north west shore it's heavy and dragging will be a heart stopper without a Smitty Sled . It has let up to light snow .
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Check the screws on your auger blades before your next trip and make sure they are tight. They have a bad habit of coming loose from these bumpy rides. I lost a screw on my last trip.
You mean you had a screw loose ?
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You mean you had a screw loose ?
Don't we all!?? :woot: :roflmao: :thumbsup:
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hardwater - I am putting a frabill together right now - i like your idea of pop rivets - do you use a backing washer? Like do you drill completely through both sides of the trim and the sled?
Phil,
I'm not sure how the Frabill is made but just looking at the Otter cover and the trim is plastic...so probably have to use washers. The Clam has a vinyl covered metal trim and didn't need them. Gotta make trip to the hardware store anyway as they gave me small self tapping screws to assemble the poles with...not happening on this one!
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Yup rough ride for sure even when trying to crawl on a sled or wheeler, had to send one of my last 4 Coleman focus 5's to the graveyard a few days ago, only 2 left now ): Prolly should start carrying my 21 year old Vex on my lap. Anyone know of a fix for this on my heater? Not interested in any other brand just to fix these I think I have a few others kicking around also I'd like to fix.
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e329/atommik/coleman1_zpsd74db2cf.png) (http://s42.photobucket.com/user/atommik/media/coleman1_zpsd74db2cf.png.html)
Had 2 of these through the years, both ended up the same way.
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About 10" here in morrisville and it's a whiteout right now. Didn't wanna make the trip to Oneida so I went to moraine. Snow stopped midday . Then temp dropped, wind picked up and now it's snowin again. Almost got frostbite getting my tipups out. a lot of cars on the side of the road. Drive safe fellas
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Had 2 of these through the years, both ended up the same way.
i got a dead one in my garage too >:(
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anyone with a weather report? how many inches of snow on the lake! wheelers? or snowmobile! im thinking snowmobile tomorrow! thanks guys
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got out again with my grandson this afternoon. got 87 nice gills. most of them were caught the last 1 1/2 hours of day light. it was crazy for a while !!
we have over a foot of snow on the ice on the south shore. wheelers are not a good idea for a couple days. Sully...
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Left the ice around 1:30 at Apps. There was all of ten inches of snow on the ice and it was still snowing hard. No problem with my wheeler but I have pretty aggressive tires and chains. If you have the option a sled would be better.
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Another 2-3" tonight, breezy but not windy. It won't pack hard, but will drift some. Not quite 14" by lewis.
You bring a wheeler you'll spend more time digging & pushing than you do driving.
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I have a Coleman focus 5 great unit for my one man ,and good on propane to , I have a new brinkman for my back up which is nice but needs to be in a bucket , If Coleman brought back this unit they would sell a ton , fool proof and rugged
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I'm surprised Coleman stopped making them. They look like a pretty nice unit.
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I'm surprised Coleman stopped making them. They look like a pretty nice unit.
They discontinued them due to safety issues. They had a design defect that produced high levels of carbon monoxide.
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i got a dead one in my garage too >:(
I'll trade you 2 dozen ice jigs for it.
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I had one of those Coleman heaters , it worked great on the boat , but when I saw what they were selling for on eBay I was shocked , everybody likes them and will pay big bucks for a nice one , I sold mine for $95.00 on eBay to some Golfer in Arizona for those chilly days on the course.. these baby's are worth money!!
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Bart, I have a Strike Master also and use an elastic bungee cord to hold it on. The rubber straps that came with the cover lasted about a season and were junk. The elastic works pretty well and isn't as rigid as a rubber bungee.
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I just looked on eBay, there are 5 heaters for sale...
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I fished for the last hour and a half before dark in the whiteout. Only managed a couple perch in 24 fow. Was only one other guy out there that I could see. He was on a 4 wheeler. There was a foot of snow on the ice when I headed in at dark. Walking is going to be a nightmare for a little bit.
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You mean you had a screw loose ?
;D always have!
10" of snow in Constantia.
Where's the eyes Bobby??? The early ice bonanza is over. It was great while it lasted!
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I find myself sitting here not being able to fall asleep wondering how I can make myself a better fisherman... Trying to do homework on the lake picking the lake apart but one never knows where the fish will end up or what they are hungry for that day... All we can do is get out there give it are best and take the bad with the good... But I guess that's what makes ya a better fisherman the experience... Be out saturday
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I find myself sitting here not being able to fall asleep wondering how I can make myself a better fisherman... Trying to do homework on the lake picking the lake apart but one never knows where the fish will end up or what they are hungry for that day... All we can do is get out there give it our best and take the bad with the good... But I guess that's what makes ya a better fisherman the experience... Be out saturday
Same here. Tinkering with the equipment. just switched my softwater reel onto my rod. Why not? ::) :P :tipup:
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A bit off topic but I ran into these in the garage tonight. Thought I'd share with some of you guys on the thread...
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^^ That's some cool stuff!
Here's the reel from soft water rod. Gonna try it out tmmrw. Has 20lb power pro on it lol. A bit overkill for walleyes but it balances very nice. 50/50. Reason I switched...my hands were sticking to my other reel when it got real cold. Frame of this reel is some graphite nonsense. Hoping itll leave me my fingertips this time. ???
(http://i1284.photobucket.com/albums/a579/dvillnave1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0098_zpsdjg3yyna.jpg) (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/dvillnave1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0098_zpsdjg3yyna.jpg.html)
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^^ That's some cool stuff!
Here's the reel from soft water rod. Gonna try it out tmmrw. Has 20lb power pro on it lol. A bit overkill for walleyes but it balances very nice. 50/50. Reason I switched...my hands were sticking to my other reel when it got real cold. Frame of this reel is some graphite nonsense. Hoping itll leave me my fingertips this time. ???
(http://i1284.photobucket.com/albums/a579/dvillnave1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0098_zpsdjg3yyna.jpg) (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/dvillnave1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0098_zpsdjg3yyna.jpg.html)
that rod looks nice who makes it ???
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Fenwick elite tech $25. I love it. I tried Fenwick last spring when I wanted a new spinning rod and ever since I've been sold on them. Try them out! Great bang for your buck.
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thank you ....315stickbow
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I'll trade you 2 dozen ice jigs for it.
2 dozen #3 raps in the good colors and you can have it ;D
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I have a Coleman focus 5 great unit for my one man ,and good on propane to , I have a new brinkman for my back up which is nice but needs to be in a bucket , If Coleman brought back this unit they would sell a ton , fool proof and rugged
Didn't know you used a heater :o. Agree on the focus 5, great product. I still have a 3 which doesn't put out as much heat but takes up a loss less space.
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There's about a foot of fresh soft snow on the lake. The wheelers I seen were moving pretty slow, if you have a sled use it.If your walking see your cardiologist first :) My husband went out about a mile and a half mid morning (walking) it snowed another 8inch while we were out .......thought we were going to die coming back in.thank god he made me a smutty sled for my shelter, and I didn't go out as far,or I would be posting the coordinates for a free shappell shelter with gear. :)
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-4 here this morning. We are definitely not making any more ice for some time. I think we have enough for a little while anyway... ;D
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I have a Coleman focus 5 great unit for my one man ,and good on propane to , I have a new brinkman for my back up which is nice but needs to be in a bucket , If Coleman brought back this unit they would sell a ton , fool proof and rugged
I have a focus 3 they are the best hard to find . I have 4 one new in the box ;D
auger :tipup:
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-4 here this morning. We are definitely not making any more ice for some time. I think we have enough for a little while anyway... ;D
Agreed, a nice 2 day thaw at the end of February followed by nights in the teens= great ice till the end of Walleye season ;D Then bring on the Spring :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Heck with the end of February!! I'll take that thaw NOW!!!
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All this talk of spring & thaws?????? Geez this place is starting to sound more like the women having coffee in the break room at work than the shanty
:P
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2 dozen #3 raps in the good colors and you can have it ;D
Uh......There's a difference between ice jigs and ice lures ! Nice try though ;D
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All this talk of spring & thaws?????? Geez this place is starting to sound more like the women having coffee in the break room at work than the shanty
:P
I had to double check to see if I was on IceShanty! ???
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Anyone know how deep the ice got i havnt had a chance to fish in a while out there
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Anyone know how deep the ice got i havnt had a chance to fish in a while out there
12" to 16" depending where you drill
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If your using an hand auger its about 15 inches first hole, close to 22 inches 5th hole....
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All this talk of spring & thaws?????? Geez this place is starting to sound more like the women having coffee in the break room at work than the shanty
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WOAH, WOAH, WOAH!!!!! I meant I wanted a thaw NOW to melt the snow so we can make more ice!! ;)
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There's about a foot of fresh soft snow on the lake. The wheelers I seen were moving pretty slow, if you have a sled use it.If your walking see your cardiologist first :) My husband went out about a mile and a half mid morning (walking) it snowed another 8inch while we were out .......thought we were going to die coming back in.thank god he made me a smutty sled for my shelter, and I didn't go out as far,or I would be posting the coordinates for a free shappell shelter with gear. :)
Definitely a tough walk if that is what you are doing, Deep snow like 10-12 inches. You will give yourself a coronary walking in this stuff for sure. I made a trail out to little island on the sled and then rode back down it to help a bit. The snowmobilers will be out in force this weekend to pack down some paths though, which would help a bit. 4 wheelers are going to have a tough go for sure, especially with a large sled behind them.
cny
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WOAH, WOAH, WOAH!!!!! I meant I wanted a thaw NOW to melt the snow so we can make more ice!! ;)
You will get more ice.. The weight of this snow will cause cracks and some slushy places that will freeze up. White ice but lots of it..
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I find myself sitting here not being able to fall asleep wondering how I can make myself a better fisherman... Trying to do homework on the lake picking the lake apart but one never knows where the fish will end up or what they are hungry for that day... All we can do is get out there give it are best and take the bad with the good... But I guess that's what makes ya a better fisherman the experience... Be out saturday
Take notes, have diaries back too 1981 on Cayuga lake where I grew up, even though I grew up there, it still took 5-6 yrs to pattern my hometown trout and salmon, when I started 11 yrs ago ice fishin Oneida, I kept diaries for the first 8 yrs, once I developed general patterns, I stopped writing complete diaries, just write down occational things I thought were important, I know 5-6 yrs, 8 yrs seems like forever now, I'm mad if I miss last weeks bite too. but you'll be a better man for it 4 yrs down the road.
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I been keeping fishing logs my whole life, they definitely help.
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-4 here this morning. We are definitely not making any more ice for some time. I think we have enough for a little while anyway... ;D
Minus 13 up here this morning bruce, Between my boiler and being sick again for the third time, the month of June is lookin better every day.
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for you guys that keep diaries..........do you do it on the ice or water, or do you wait till you get home? you know us fisherman...the worse our memory gets the better the fishin' was ;D ::) I am 41 and maybe a little late to start, but i got a 3 yr old son that will benefit from us doing this now.....later in life! I cherish the day my teenaged boy comes home and says...."dad we killed them in that same spot from our diary a million years ago!!!!!!!"
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Minus 13 up here this morning bruce, Between my boiler and being sick again for the third time, the month of June is lookin better every day.
I had a huge range of temps on my way to work. It always gets a few degrees colder when I drive toward the lake in the winter.
-6 when I left the house but I had -12 by the time I drove the 1.2 miles south to 49. Got as low as -15 in West Monroe, then -7 in Brewerton, 0 in Cicero, and 7 when I got to work in Syracuse.
Sorry about your boiler issues. That sucks big time with this colder weather.
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I write the highlights of a good day and or bad in a calendar, calendar boxes are small so it helps you keep from writing too much nonsense down, but if your really tearing apart a spot or season like I did at the canal/sylvan beach in 2000-2004, I kept a book, funny though, fishin is much worse now from shore there then say 2005-2007, after those yrs, canal has nose dived back too the 18 inch limits days.
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I write the highlights of a good day and or bad in a calendar, calendar boxes are small so it helps you keep from writing too much nonsense down,
I do the same thing... Not only fishing but hunting and every days weather... ;D
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for you guys that keep diaries..........do you do it on the ice or water, or do you wait till you get home? you know us fisherman...the worse our memory gets the better the fishin' was ;D ::) I am 41 and maybe a little late to start, but i got a 3 yr old son that will benefit from us doing this now.....later in life! I cherish the day my teenaged boy comes home and says...."dad we killed them in that same spot from our diary a million years ago!!!!!!!"
Too old at 41 !!!!! Gosh, you have another 40 years of fishing and another 10 to 15 of reading the diary's back and enjoying it all again..
I started one when I started coming to Fl for the winters.. After 2 winters I soon noticed the largest Bass I got were the 3rd or 4th day before a full moon with the 3rd day being the best. 8 of the 10 largest fish over 14 years have been caught on those days..On the other hand, the best days for bream (gills) are the day before and day of a full moon... Things like that allow you to make good decisions on what days to fish if you can`t fish everyday...
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Definitely a tough walk if that is what you are doing, Deep snow like 10-12 inches. You will give yourself a coronary walking in this stuff for sure. I made a trail out to little island on the sled and then rode back down it to help a bit. The snowmobilers will be out in force this weekend to pack down some paths though, which would help a bit. 4 wheelers are going to have a tough go for sure, especially with a large sled behind them.
cny
I'll just add my 2 cents, for whatever it's worth...... I used to have a much harder time in deep snow out there with the quad, even with chains on. While she still has her limitations, (Say 16-18 inches with slush underneath), I finally realized the one man fish trap pro I was dragging around with a universal tow bar on it to make is nice and legal and all, was actually acting as nothing more than an anchor! Once I decided to CARRY my trap on the back of my quad it made getting around MUCH easier, I've been rolling like this for at least 5-6 years now and will NEVER pull a shanty behind me again! Traveling this way keeps things I'm carrying with me much safer from damage, my trap NEVER gets filled with snow, water, slush or other debris, and when it comes to crack crossing it's always nice knowing I'm not dragging anything behind me that can and inevitably WILL get mired up in one way or another. Just thought I'd share my experience in case anyone wants to give it a try. I installed a " drop basket" on the back of my quad when I bought my first machine back in 04', I used to fill it up with buckets and what not, but it actually holds a one man flip top tub style shack PERFECTLY! I have an Arctic Cat 4 x 4 which has the speed racks, so I bought 2 round bucket holders for each side on back and walah, a place for everything, and for everything a safe, SECURE place!
Here's my rig , my buddies sitting in front of it......... The buckets aren't in the holders.
(http://i719.photobucket.com/albums/ww194/IceAddict/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps2327948e.jpg) (http://s719.photobucket.com/user/IceAddict/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps2327948e.jpg.html)
Here's another view with buckets on board....
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Hey ICE-ADDICT...if you don't mind me asking, how and where do you transport your rods?
Cheers,
Ice Beard
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You buffalo boys were the only ones doing 30 mph last weekend, I said something to my buddy brian on our way in...
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Up on north shore right now 10"ish snow been marking fish all morning till went deep all lookers no takers in 20" marking a pile of fish seems to be all dinks... been tryin everything anyone else out or got anyideas? PM me if ya want
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I'll just add my 2 cents, for whatever it's worth...... I used to have a much harder time in deep snow out there with the quad, even with chains on. While she still has her limitations, (Say 16-18 inches with slush underneath), I finally realized the one man fish trap pro I was dragging around with a universal tow bar on it to make is nice and legal and all, was actually acting as nothing more than an anchor! Once I decided to CARRY my trap on the back of my quad it made getting around MUCH easier, I've been rolling like this for at least 5-6 years now and will NEVER pull a shanty behind me again! Traveling this way keeps things I'm carrying with me much safer from damage, my trap NEVER gets filled with snow, water, slush or other debris, and when it comes to crack crossing it's always nice knowing I'm not dragging anything behind me that can and inevitably WILL get mired up in one way or another. Just thought I'd share my experience in case anyone wants to give it a try. I installed a " drop basket" on the back of my quad when I bought my first machine back in 04', I used to fill it up with buckets and what not, but it actually holds a one man flip top tub style shack PERFECTLY! I have an Arctic Cat 4 x 4 which has the speed racks, so I bought 2 round bucket holders for each side on back and walah, a place for everything, and for everything a safe, SECURE place!
Here's my rig , my buddies sitting in front of it......... The buckets aren't in the holders.
Exactly where my thoughts are - I just have not come up with a design that will carry my Shappell 150. I'll get there though. ;D
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Phil,
I'm not sure how the Frabill is made but just looking at the Otter cover and the trim is plastic...so probably have to use washers. The Clam has a vinyl covered metal trim and didn't need them. Gotta make trip to the hardware store anyway as they gave me small self tapping screws to assemble the poles with...not happening on this one!
I put an Otter together last year. The Frabill has a vinyl-covered metal trim molding. I think I'll try the 3/16"X1/2" aluminum rivets I have. Might have to pick up some longer ones. Maybe stainless? Maybe stainless rivets to hold the wear-bars on the bottom as well?
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You buffalo boys were the only ones doing 30 mph last weekend, I said something to my buddy brian on our way in...
Yessir! Nothing like not worrying about what's going on behind you! It's ALL on board and all secure!
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Hey ICE-ADDICT...if you don't mind me asking, how and where do you transport your rods?
Cheers,
Ice Beard
Chris, I have a soft sided case in my fish trap with a few rods in it, mainly ones I would use when inside my shack, that case also stores other essentials such as xtra gloves, hats, jig boxes, first aid kit, jerky, sandwiches, candy bars, water, etc.......I have a 42" St.Croix rigid rod case secured to my front rack that houses my 2 favorite long rods and a jig box or two.....Mainly used when fishing on my bucket. ( preferred method!)
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Up on north shore right now 10"ish snow been marking fish all morning till went deep all lookers no takers in 20" marking a pile of fish seems to be all dinks... been tryin everything anyone else out or got anyideas? PM me if ya want
What are you targeting? Dead stick with a minnow while youre jiggin. When they're picky I find my jig draws them and the live bait gets the bite.
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Take notes, have diaries back too 1981 on Cayuga lake where I grew up, even though I grew up there, it still took 5-6 yrs to pattern my hometown trout and salmon, when I started 11 yrs ago ice fishin Oneida, I kept diaries for the first 8 yrs, once I developed general patterns, I stopped writing complete diaries, just write down occational things I thought were important, I know 5-6 yrs, 8 yrs seems like forever now, I'm mad if I miss last weeks bite too. but you'll be a better man for it 4 yrs down the road.
4-8 years might be a long time but im only 25 so I have alot of time left for fishing so it would be well worth it... Im always eager to learn new things.. I take everything I hear into consideration as every little detail helps...so if there is anyone who wants to teach this young buck
A few things on all eyes and ears
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2 dozen #3 raps in the good colors and you can have it ;D
Ill trade for one dozen...
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That's a nice rig addict. Sometimes the biggest challenge with ice fishing is just getting where your going with your stuff in one piece.
I use a plastic case for my rods, the kind that you would store wrapping paper in or something. I think it's 34"? I used rubber cement to glue a foam pad on the top and bottom, it snaps shut but a bungee goes around it to make sure it stays closed. It holds 6 rods no problem. It is simple and cheap.
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I do the same thing... Not only fishing but hunting and every days weather... ;D
X2 - I have a fishing and hunting log. I don't record much weather info. I just go back and look at wunderground for the weather on that particular day. It is fun to look back through the logs and relive those great days in your mind.
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Thanks 315 tryin to get some perch but I'll be happy with an eye or 2 I'll try the dead stick...time to move again haven't marked a thing in 30 min or so
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I'll just add my 2 cents, for whatever it's worth...... I used to have a much harder time in deep snow out there with the quad, even with chains on. While she still has her limitations, (Say 16-18 inches with slush underneath), I finally realized the one man fish trap pro I was dragging around with a universal tow bar on it to make is nice and legal and all, was actually acting as nothing more than an anchor! Once I decided to CARRY my trap on the back of my quad it made getting around MUCH easier, I've been rolling like this for at least 5-6 years now and will NEVER pull a shanty behind me again! Traveling this way keeps things I'm carrying with me much safer from damage, my trap NEVER gets filled with snow, water, slush or other debris, and when it comes to crack crossing it's always nice knowing I'm not dragging anything behind me that can and inevitably WILL get mired up in one way or another. Just thought I'd share my experience in case anyone wants to give it a try. I installed a " drop basket" on the back of my quad when I bought my first machine back in 04', I used to fill it up with buckets and what not, but it actually holds a one man flip top tub style shack PERFECTLY! I have an Arctic Cat 4 x 4 which has the speed racks, so I bought 2 round bucket holders for each side on back and walah, a place for everything, and for everything a safe, SECURE place!
Here's my rig , my buddies sitting in front of it......... The buckets aren't in the holders.
(http://i719.photobucket.com/albums/ww194/IceAddict/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps2327948e.jpg) (http://s719.photobucket.com/user/IceAddict/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps2327948e.jpg.html)
Here's another view with buckets on board....
(http://i719.photobucket.com/albums/ww194/IceAddict/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsce23aef3.jpg) (http://s719.photobucket.com/user/IceAddict/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsce23aef3.jpg.html)
That is a nice set up john. and I am getting tired if pulling that boat anchor around also. going to look into doing something like you have on this new wheeler
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Shappell makes a nice rack for a one man shack it holds my clam scout very nicely and you can get them for under 30$ from sportsmans guide
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That is a nice set up john. and I am getting tired if pulling that boat anchor around also. going to look into doing something like you have on this new wheeler
The Shapell one is nice HT, but I would go with the Drop basket, it's much more universal for different circumstances. The nice thing about the Shapell Design is you can still have a passenger if you'd like, personally I don't worry about that. ;D
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thats a very nice set up ice-addict, I was wondering what kind of power head do you have on the nils?
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Looks like a gator head on the nills
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got 35 gills today. what a beautiful day !! except for the knucklehead that heard me catching fish. I was in my shanty, and this guy comes up , and stands next to my shanty for 5 minutes. he asked me once if I was getting any, and stood there listening. he goes back to his shanty throws everything in, and comes over dragging his shanty. he proceedes to cut a hole, and fishes 5', yes 5' from me. I said are you !@#$%%ing kidding me ??? ???. " RESPECT" people !!!!!! i'm with you ice add. I'm going to come unglued soon, very soon !! Sully...
FishHook...I would have at least said nice job to you and walked away.
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thats a very nice set up ice-addict, I was wondering what kind of power head do you have on the nils?
That is indeed an Ice Gator drive, I upgraded the power source to lithium Ion battery pack, it made a HUGE difference in total package weight, with a reduction of 10 lbs. It came with a lead acid battery pack which utilizes two tandem 12 volt lead acid batteries, and I don't think I have to tell you just how heavy two of those are! :o
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...I have a 42" St.Croix rigid rod case secured to my front rack that houses my 2 favorite long rods and a jig box or two.....Mainly used when fishing on my bucket. ( preferred method!)
Thanks John...I was assuming it was something like that. I am just taking some notes on how to layout all the brackets and mounts on the my future four-wheeler.
Cheers,
Chris
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Went out during the snow storm and caught two pigs in three minutes...It only took three hours for the guys to swim by!
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Hey guys how can I post pics of my days catch?
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thanks ice addict, I will have to look into that. It would be nice to have some power when the ice gets thick as I drill 7 holes every time we set up in an area. the wife gets out of drilling her own holes, the nils is to tall for her lol
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I'll just add my 2 cents, for whatever it's worth...... I used to have a much harder time in deep snow out there with the quad, even with chains on. While she still has her limitations, (Say 16-18 inches with slush underneath), I finally realized the one man fish trap pro I was dragging around with a universal tow bar on it to make is nice and legal and all, was actually acting as nothing more than an anchor! Once I decided to CARRY my trap on the back of my quad it made getting around MUCH easier, I've been rolling like this for at least 5-6 years now and will NEVER pull a shanty behind me again! Traveling this way keeps things I'm carrying with me much safer from damage, my trap NEVER gets filled with snow, water, slush or other debris, and when it comes to crack crossing it's always nice knowing I'm not dragging anything behind me that can and inevitably WILL get mired up in one way or another. Just thought I'd share my experience in case anyone wants to give it a try. I installed a " drop basket" on the back of my quad when I bought my first machine back in 04', I used to fill it up with buckets and what not, but it actually holds a one man flip top tub style shack PERFECTLY! I have an Arctic Cat 4 x 4 which has the speed racks, so I bought 2 round bucket holders for each side on back and walah, a place for everything, and for everything a safe, SECURE place!
Here's my rig , my buddies sitting in front of it......... The buckets aren't in the holders.
(http://i719.photobucket.com/albums/ww194/IceAddict/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps2327948e.jpg) (http://s719.photobucket.com/user/IceAddict/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps2327948e.jpg.html)
Here's another view with buckets on board....
(http://i719.photobucket.com/albums/ww194/IceAddict/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsce23aef3.jpg) (http://s719.photobucket.com/user/IceAddict/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsce23aef3.jpg.html)
ICE-ADDICT, very nice set up!
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I plan on getting the Otter XL1200 one man next year, anyone have on or an Idea if I could use that setup on my ATV. That is sweet!!
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The Shapell one is nice HT, but I would go with the Drop basket, it's much more universal for different circumstances. The nice thing about the Shapell Design is you can still have a passenger if you'd like, personally I don't worry about that. ;D
I love my old Ryan's rack and has worked well for me over the years to get the trap off the ground. Different design and still leaves the whole back rack open but doesn't allow for the drop basket.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v89/slipbob/2005-2006%20icefishing%20one/b764810c.jpg)
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I believe you would have to contact a welder to fabricate something to fit that bill.
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I love my old Ryan's rack and has worked well for me over the years to get the trap off the ground. Different design and still leaves the whole back rack open but doesn't allow for the drop basket.
Now that's like what I had in mind. Any close-up pics of the design - or is it still manufactured? By whom?
Thanks.
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I'm going to make a rack for the back of my snowmobile to carry my clam denali 1 man.
The lake is drifted bad. the west wind howled all night ???. going to be a rough ride. Sully...
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Now that's like what I had in mind. Any close-up pics of the design - or is it still manufactured? By whom?
Thanks.
There was a company called Ryan's Racks that used to make em but I don't think they are around anymore. You could try googling it and see if anything still comes up. Extremely sturdy and simple design and also works great for getting treestands in and out of the woods. I can try and take some closeups and PM to you if you'd like.
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There was a company called Ryan's Racks that used to make em but I don't think they are around anymore. You could try googling it and see if anything still comes up. Extremely sturdy and simple design and also works great for getting treestands in and out of the woods. I can try and take some closeups and PM to you if you'd like.
I looked it up and it does'nt look like they are in business anymore
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http://www.topratedadventures.com/Mfg/RyansATVRacks.htm
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Hey guys how can I post pics of my days catch?
Upload to photobucket then copy img url from photobucket and paste in here.
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http://www.ryansatvracks.com/
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Hey guys how can I post pics of my days catch?
http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=31022.msg300148#msg300148 (http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=31022.msg300148#msg300148)
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Is there a helmet law on the lake if you are on a wheeler?
Also, I heard that they were giving out tickets if you didn't have rigid tow bars between huts if towing more than one. true?
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Is there a helmet law on the lake if you are on a wheeler?
Also, I heard that they were giving out tickets if you didn't have rigid tow bars between huts if towing more than one. true?
:blink: YES and YES....
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Tickets for no rigid tow bars sounds pretty crazy. Man, what is this state coming to???
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I'm going to make a rack for the back of my snowmobile to carry my clam denali 1 man.
The lake is drifted bad. the west wind howled all night ???. going to be a rough ride. Sully...
I designed a rack for my Clam Pro for my Arctic Cat, it works with the sled existing tunnel rail system.
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg22/bart607/PB160044.jpg) (http://s244.photobucket.com/user/bart607/media/PB160044.jpg.html)
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg22/bart607/P1010028-1.jpg) (http://s244.photobucket.com/user/bart607/media/P1010028-1.jpg.html)
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Nice looking rig! You should market those!
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Tickets for no rigid tow bars sounds pretty crazy. Man, what is this state coming to???
It's the law, and it makes sense not to have a sled going wherever it wants to. Stay in control, you won't hurt yourself and better yet ...you wont hurt someone else with your equipment. :icefish: :icefish: :icefish:
Mike
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I designed a rack for my Clam Pro for my Arctic Cat, it works with the sled existing tunnel rail system.
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg22/bart607/PB160044.jpg) (http://s244.photobucket.com/user/bart607/media/PB160044.jpg.html)
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg22/bart607/P1010028-1.jpg) (http://s244.photobucket.com/user/bart607/media/P1010028-1.jpg.html)
that's pretty close to what i'm making. thanks Bart !! Sully...
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Bart - That set up is bad a$$! When I get my next sled I am going that route.
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I have a question to try to help out a buddy. His dog wandered out onto the lake about a week ago (I just found out) it was a white American Bulldog and was last seen near Lake Shore Road heading East but they lost his tracks and haven't been able to find him. Has anyone seen or heard of a dog wandering the Lake or near it? He's put up signs and called the local animal shelters but I figure maybe someone here has seen something. Thanks.
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Is there a helmet law on the lake if you are on a wheeler?
Also, I heard that they were giving out tickets if you didn't have rigid tow bars between huts if towing more than one. true?
Yes on the helmet - I think the rigid towbar only applies if you are towing something with a person on board. Not to say - a towbar isn't a good idea anyways. I would not tow anything with just a rope if I could help it.
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Yes on the helmet - I think the rigid towbar only applies if you are towing something with a person on board. Not to say - a towbar isn't a good idea anyways. I would not tow anything with just a rope if I could help it.
If you are towing...it has to be rigid. It doesn't matter if there is a person or not :icefish: :icefish: :icefish:
Mike
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If you are towing...it has to be rigid. It doesn't matter if there is a person or not :icefish: :icefish: :icefish:
Mike
Maybe
Rules (http://www.dmv.ny.gov/broch/c29.htm)
While pulling a person on skis, a toboggan, sleigh, sled or trailer, unless the device is attached to the ATV by a tow-bar or other rigid connection.
AND (http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/nycode/VAT/XI/48-C/2404) you can find the same info in here.
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If you are towing...it has to be rigid. It doesn't matter if there is a person or not :icefish: :icefish: :icefish:
Mike
Not true at all.. The only time you need a rigid bar is if you are towing someone in the sled. I fish with a econ officer and have asked this question a few times not. We always tow with a rope to keep snow and slush off the clam. Refer to the DMV web site (•While pulling a person on skis, a toboggan, sleigh, sled or trailer, unless the device is attached to the ATV by a tow-bar or other rigid connection.)
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Or you could just walk ::) :P
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Not true at all.. The only time you need a rigid bar is if you are towing someone in the sled. I fish with a econ officer and have asked this question a few times not. We always tow with a rope to keep snow and slush off the clam. Refer to the DMV web site (•While pulling a person on skis, a toboggan, sleigh, sled or trailer, unless the device is attached to the ATV by a tow-bar or other rigid connection.)
For ATV, I believe you are right. A snowmobile requires a rigid tow bar.
It is UNLAWFUL to operate a snowmobile:
1.at a speed greater than reasonable or prudent under the surrounding conditions, or at a speed greater than 55 mph
2.in any careless, reckless, or negligent manner
3.while the operator is intoxicated
4.without the required lights
5.on the tracks of an operating railroad
6.in any tree nursery or planting in a manner that damages growing stock
7.on private property without the consent of the owner
8.towing a sleigh or toboggan except with a rigid tow bar
9.in any way that the operator fails to yield to an emergency vehicle approaching from any direction 10. in any way that fails to comply with a lawful order from a police officer
10.on a frozen body of water within one hundred feet of a skater, ice fisherman, ice fishing house, or other person not on a snowmobile except at the minimum speed required to maintain forward motion
11.within one hundred feet of a dwelling between 12 midnight and 6 AM at a speed greater than the minimum speed required to maintain forward motion
Operation On Highways
Operation of snowmobiles on highways depends on the classification of the highway and the prevailing conditions.
1.Snowmobiles MAY NOT be operated on the New York State Thruway, other interstate highways, or other limited access highways. The only exception to this law is during a snow emergency as declared by the Thruway authority or other agency having authority over the highway in question.
2.Snowmobiles MAY be operated on the shoulders and inside banks of highways, other than limited access highways, PROVIDED that the highways have been designated AND posted for snowmobile use by the governing authority (State of New York for state highways, county government for county highways, town government for town roads, etc.).
Snowmobiles may also be operated on designated highways for a distance not to exceed 500 yards to gain access to operational areas or trails adjacent to the highway. Again, an exception to this law may occur during a snow emergency as declared by the agency having authority over the highway in question.
3.Snowmobiles MAY be operated on the OUTSIDE banks of highways other than limited access highways.
4.Snowmobiles MAY be operated on highways, other than limited access highways, when necessary to cross a bridge or culvert.
5.Snowmobiles MAY be operated on county, town, city, or village highways which are customarily unplowed and unused by wheeled vehicles during the winter months. These roads must be designated as such by the governing authority.
6.Snowmobile operation on any highway MUST be in single file on the right hand side of the road, except to overtake and pass another snowmobile.
7.Snowmobiles MAY NOT pull a person on skis or in a sleigh, sled, or toboggan on or across any roadway.
8.Snowmobiles MAY make a direct crossing of any highway other than limited access highways at any time of day provided that:
a.) the crossing is made at approximately a ninety degree angle, and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing
b.) the snowmobile is brought to a complete stop before crossing the highway
c.) the snowmobile operator yields the right of way to all oncoming highway traffic
Check your New York State Snowmobiler's Guide for further details on where you can and can't ride.
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Interesting, Bart.
For ATV, I believe you are right. A snowmobile requires a rigid tow bar.
It is UNLAWFUL to operate a snowmobile:
1.at a speed greater than reasonable or prudent under the surrounding conditions, or at a speed greater than 55 mph
2.in any careless, reckless, or negligent manner
3.while the operator is intoxicated
4.without the required lights
5.on the tracks of an operating railroad
6.in any tree nursery or planting in a manner that damages growing stock
7.on private property without the consent of the owner
8.towing a sleigh or toboggan except with a rigid tow bar
9.in any way that the operator fails to yield to an emergency vehicle approaching from any direction 10. in any way that fails to comply with a lawful order from a police officer
10.on a frozen body of water within one hundred feet of a skater, ice fisherman, ice fishing house, or other person not on a snowmobile except at the minimum speed required to maintain forward motion
11.within one hundred feet of a dwelling between 12 midnight and 6 AM at a speed greater than the minimum speed required to maintain forward motion
Operation On Highways
Operation of snowmobiles on highways depends on the classification of the highway and the prevailing conditions.
1.Snowmobiles MAY NOT be operated on the New York State Thruway, other interstate highways, or other limited access highways. The only exception to this law is during a snow emergency as declared by the Thruway authority or other agency having authority over the highway in question.
2.Snowmobiles MAY be operated on the shoulders and inside banks of highways, other than limited access highways, PROVIDED that the highways have been designated AND posted for snowmobile use by the governing authority (State of New York for state highways, county government for county highways, town government for town roads, etc.).
Snowmobiles may also be operated on designated highways for a distance not to exceed 500 yards to gain access to operational areas or trails adjacent to the highway. Again, an exception to this law may occur during a snow emergency as declared by the agency having authority over the highway in question.
3.Snowmobiles MAY be operated on the OUTSIDE banks of highways other than limited access highways.
4.Snowmobiles MAY be operated on highways, other than limited access highways, when necessary to cross a bridge or culvert.
5.Snowmobiles MAY be operated on county, town, city, or village highways which are customarily unplowed and unused by wheeled vehicles during the winter months. These roads must be designated as such by the governing authority.
6.Snowmobile operation on any highway MUST be in single file on the right hand side of the road, except to overtake and pass another snowmobile.
7.Snowmobiles MAY NOT pull a person on skis or in a sleigh, sled, or toboggan on or across any roadway.
8.Snowmobiles MAY make a direct crossing of any highway other than limited access highways at any time of day provided that:
a.) the crossing is made at approximately a ninety degree angle, and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing
b.) the snowmobile is brought to a complete stop before crossing the highway
c.) the snowmobile operator yields the right of way to all oncoming highway traffic
Check your New York State Snowmobiler's Guide for further details on where you can and can't ride.
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So for the weekend should i just leave the 4 wheeler home and suck it up and walk, Looking for honest answers from the locals ty, long drive from newfane, Hate to waste gas towing if i don't have to
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8.towing a sleigh or toboggan except with a rigid tow bar
Ooops... :whistle:
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Guys, here is another company that makes some nice looking racks for sleds and wheelers. They are a little pricey imo but they look pretty easy to fabricate if your handy.
http://johnsonscargosystems.com/
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So for the weekend should i just leave the 4 wheeler home and suck it up and walk, Looking for honest answers from the locals ty, long drive from newfane, Hate to waste gas towing if i don't have to
I went out tonight with my four wheeler..NO chains on it at all, went right through the snow with ease....
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How deep was the snow
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How deep was the snow
8-10"
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3QEKT2mk_Q&feature=kp (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3QEKT2mk_Q&feature=kp) ;D
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Anyone try Jewel looking to go in the am.
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Hey guys and gals, just trying to get a Little info. Been trying to get the perch and eyes with little success. Well i have been on the perch for a couple weeks. Then they moved. >:( >:( so for the past week Ive been trying to find them, mind you still havent found the eyes. I'm more of a guy who likes to find spots on my own. But getting desperate. Looking for help. Pm if you want. Any info appreciated. Heading out tommorrow!!
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fished outta edgewater to jewel drilled hole after hole after hole! 2 jumbo perch and 5 small eyes! dec stoped in and said noone they saw was doing anything at all today! fished 24 to 35 fow! whole lotta nothing going on there!
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Im with you on today artic. Fished hard today from daylight till almost dark and needless to say if iwas an oil driller and made my money drilling productive holes, id be broke, lol Me and the girlfriend had agood day though. We also had the dec come to my shanty and belive it or not I go to a country concert for aweek in July and we have met many times there. Small world, we bulled for awhile and he said same slow with everyone. Did see a few wheelers out and they seemed to go ok, saw one with trqcks on it qnd he was having no problem.
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To all walkers out there (like me), with the recent deeper snow, one thing I've done over the past several years to make the trek easier is to use snow shoes. I take them off when I get to my fishing spots, as they can be a little awkward, but it makes the walk a lot easier. I get some odd looks at times, but i can move a heck of a lot faster with my shoes.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3QEKT2mk_Q&feature=kp (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3QEKT2mk_Q&feature=kp) ;D
just needed one of those hot tubs the last couple weeks of these friged temps ,oh well ill take one right now loaded with ugh you know !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ok guys, this is the year that I finally get out on Oneida. Been putting it off for a long time. Haven't much cared to as my uncle drowned out there when I was a kid and it's just always been in the back of my mind. Not looking for hot spots and wouldn't even think of asking. Just a little help as to where to access and what jigs tend to work best. I'm a walker so keep that in mind. Can't go until the 17th so if any of you guys care to make a day of it I'll bring lunch. PM me if interested.
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went to oneida for my first time last thursday. got my very 1st walleye at 18.5 inches. got 4 keeper perch and lost 2 big smallies. fished out of verona beach. it was an awesome trip finally getting to fish this famed lake.
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I went out tonight with my four wheeler..NO chains on it at all, went right through the snow with ease....
Music to my ears, thank you murph!
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I went out tonight with my four wheeler..NO chains on it at all, went right through the snow with ease....
well that is good to hear.
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So for the weekend should i just leave the 4 wheeler home and suck it up and walk, Looking for honest answers from the locals ty, long drive from newfane, Hate to waste gas towing if i don't have to
i dont wear a helmet and tow with ropes and have never had a problem .
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I have seen troopers/sheriffs on the lake in the past and they will ticket for no helmet.
Personally I would rather wear a helmet mainly because I don't like wind and snow pelting me in the face.
The solid tow bar thing seems a little excessive. I have never seen an ECO/trooper ticket for that.
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Remember to have your head lights on after sunset to guys. Last year they gave tickets out as guys came off the ice.
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i dont wear a helmet and tow with ropes and have never had a problem .
living on borrowed time
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Remember to have your head lights on after sunset to guys. Last year they gave tickets out as guys came off the ice.
I'm pretty sure you need headlights on all the time on all machines.....ticketing by econs seem to be based on their mood and or your previous record ...imho
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Is there a helmet law on the lake if you are on a wheeler?
Also, I heard that they were giving out tickets if you didn't have rigid tow bars between huts if towing more than one. true?
I called thee DEC in Syr last Friday. HAD QUESTIONS, bringing up a side by side. Cant register them. Do I need helmet? Answers are that once you ride on the STATE owned lake you need helmet, insurance & for a side by side a farmers triangle on the back end. When we got off ice at Taft Bay they (the DEC) were there and all was cool. Even got a few 19" eyes and perch. Can't wait to get back up there. From fishing every weekend to once or twice a year. Miss the big O !
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Hey guys and gals, just trying to get a Little info. Been trying to get the perch and eyes with little success. Well i have been on the perch for a couple weeks. Then they moved. >:( >:( so for the past week Ive been trying to find them, mind you still havent found the eyes. I'm more of a guy who likes to find spots on my own. But getting desperate. Looking for help. Pm if you want. Any info appreciated. Heading out tommorrow!!
So why didn't you share your spot when you were on them for two weeks?
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Just got in a huge fathead order as well as more med shiners. Also have been told it looks like ill have buckeyes by sat afternoon. Ill keep you posted. Have good stock of mora 6. 7. 8 in blades and a fresh stock of jigging raps and moonshines. You asked i got we now habe forage minnows in stock and a fresh shot of halis....the weekends here we are ready
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Just got in a huge fathead order as well as more med shiners. Also have been told it looks like ill have buckeyes by sat afternoon. Ill keep you posted. Have good stock of mora 6. 7. 8 in blades and a fresh stock of jigging raps and moonshines. You asked i got we now habe forage minnows in stock and a fresh shot of halis....the weekends here we are ready
. Thanks Rob I will stop in later and grab some fatheads today . Spreading what little money I have for fishing around the lake lol.
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Snagger,
In box is full so I'm posting here. Just saw this in Utica Craigslist. Maybe they would trade for some fishing.
lennox furnace - $400 (mohawk)
for trade or sale is a lennox oil fired furnace. near new, used in seasonal camp! works great! would trade for polaris sleds, hunting related items? pro chainsaws[sthil,huskydolmar] or other trades you never know
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Hey guys !! Headed to Oneida for the first time this Sunday, can't wait!! Any chance I can get some GPS coordinates to where the fish are biting? What color jigging rap? A flasher to barrow if your not going to use it. Can someone meet me at tafts with a machine to bring me and my stuff to the spot, with lunch, a hut, a Buddy heater with a few propane bottles? Thanks guys.
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Lol troll ^
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Hey guys !! Headed to Oneida for the first time this Sunday, can't wait!! Any chance I can get some GPS coordinates to where the fish are biting? What color jigging rap? A flasher to barrow if your not going to use it. Can someone meet me at tafts with a machine to bring me and my stuff to the spot, with lunch, a hut, a Buddy heater with a few propane bottles? Thanks guys.
This post started my day with a hearty laugh... Thanks.....Good for people to laugh
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Hey guys !! Headed to Oneida for the first time this Sunday, can't wait!! Any chance I can get some GPS coordinates to where the fish are biting? What color jigging rap? A flasher to barrow if your not going to use it. Can someone meet me at tafts with a machine to bring me and my stuff to the spot, with lunch, a hut, a Buddy heater with a few propane bottles? Thanks guys.
See ya there at 5AM. ::) :roflmao: :-X
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So why didn't you share your spot when you were on them for two weeks?
;D ;)
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Hey guys !! Headed to Oneida for the first time this Sunday, can't wait!! Any chance I can get some GPS coordinates to where the fish are biting? What color jigging rap? A flasher to barrow if your not going to use it. Can someone meet me at tafts with a machine to bring me and my stuff to the spot, with lunch, a hut, a Buddy heater with a few propane bottles? Thanks guys.
PM sent LP Steve with coords just in case I'm late getting there ;)
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on the solid towbar thing, a piece of pvc pipe about3-4 feet long works for a cheap fix, just thread your tow rope thru it and tie it on.
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Hey guys !! Headed to Oneida for the first time this Sunday, can't wait!! Any chance I can get some GPS coordinates to where the fish are biting? What color jigging rap? A flasher to barrow if your not going to use it. Can someone meet me at tafts with a machine to bring me and my stuff to the spot, with lunch, a hut, a Buddy heater with a few propane bottles? Thanks guys.
Not sure what time you would like so just look for the guy with the pink truck!
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The solid tow bar thing seems a little excessive. I have never seen an ECO/trooper ticket for that.
It may be excessive but have you never seen the guys riding tadem on a sled with the guy on the back holding the rope with 2 sleds tied together. When they come by with those sleds flinging back and forth its a bit dangerous for other anglers. Theres a guy in North Syracuse who makes tow bars bettter than the ones in Gander and he sells em at a great price. PM me if you want to know his name and number to ask him about setting you up
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Not saying a rigid towbar is not a good idea or anything, but, if you are not towing people, you can tow with bailing twine if you'd like!
I just posted this over on the reports and conditions bd, so I'll post it here..
In regards to towing, I pulled this from the NYS ATV handbook...
YOU MAY NEVER OPERATE AN ATV:
While pulling a person on skis, a toboggan, sleigh, sled or trailer, unless the device is attached to the ATV by a tow-bar or other rigid connection.
Here is the link to the website:
http://www.dmv.ny.gov/broch/c29.htm
So, if ANYBODY gets a ticket for a non-rigid towbar, there is your best defense!
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This is kinda silly having such a long conversation on how to tow a sled. We spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars on equipment to catch fish but are so cheap not to have a solid sound towing system. I have seen sleds whipping around behind sled, I have seen sleds going down the lake by them self's because a rope broke or came untied. It's simple the law says solid towing system not a rope.
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This is kinda silly having such a long conversation on how to tow a sled. We spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars on equipment to catch fish but are so cheap not to have a solid sound towing system. I have seen sleds whipping around behind sled, I have seen sleds going down the lake by them self's because a rope broke or came untied. It's simple the law says solid towing system not a rope.
amen
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On towing - I can understand the desire to use a long rope to avoid filling, or covering, your sled with snow and slush; and I think those that do that, for that reason, would be fairly alert to what they are doing and watch their setup closely. No danger. It's the "dumbies" that the laws and rules were written for. Without them, we would not need those regulations. :-\ I just did not realize there was a different set of rules for sleds than ATVs, on the towing thing.
I got my towbar, let's go fishing. I'll be on Oneida for 4 days in a week, license, towbar & helmet included. @) Anyone want to let me know where a good spot for eyes is - PM please. ;D
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This is kinda silly having such a long conversation on how to tow a sled. We spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars on equipment to catch fish but are so cheap not to have a solid sound towing system. I have seen sleds whipping around behind sled, I have seen sleds going down the lake by them self's because a rope broke or came untied. It's simple the law says solid towing system not a rope.
You're wrong, go to the link I provided. I personally don't want to have to disconnect and fold up another piece of gear(towbar), nothing wrong with a good piece of rope.
I don't "whip" down the lake, nor to "close" to present any danger to anybody. People simply need to take it easy.
And the conversation really doesn't seem silly until someone chimes in after someone posts the actual document, done!
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Hey guys !! Headed to Oneida for the first time this Sunday, can't wait!! Any chance I can get some GPS coordinates to where the fish are biting? What color jigging rap? A flasher to barrow if your not going to use it. Can someone meet me at tafts with a machine to bring me and my stuff to the spot, with lunch, a hut, a Buddy heater with a few propane bottles? Thanks guys.
Give this spot a shot first. 43 5.262N 76 12.455W Good luck ;D
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Hey guys !! Headed to Oneida for the first time this Sunday, can't wait!! Any chance I can get some GPS coordinates to where the fish are biting? What color jigging rap? A flasher to barrow if your not going to use it. Can someone meet me at tafts with a machine to bring me and my stuff to the spot, with lunch, a hut, a Buddy heater with a few propane bottles? Thanks guys.
I've got a flasher for ya!
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Perch hound your own post states it needs to be connected by a ridged device last time I checked rope is not ridged
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I've got a flasher for ya!
:woot: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Perch hound I think you are confused with your own info the reg state a person on skis , a sled , a trailer , it doesn't state that a person needs to be in the sled the first example is the only one that involves a person at all. And I am not just chiming in experienced it for my self no tickets issued just had the law explained to me. This is no different that people flat towing cars down the road on a chain that is illegal also.
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Got checked by Dec yesterday never questioned me on a helmet for my side by side or slow moving triangle
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Rules for side by side have not been written yet some ECON officer classify them as ATV depends on there mood and what type of person you are never had an issue with any of them but I am a nice guy and appreciate the job they do they are not here to horas me just to make sure I am doing thing correct and up to date on the state laws
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Give this spot a shot first. 43 5.262N 76 12.455W Good luck ;D
You mind if I try this too H.T. :whistle:
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Got myself a flasher ;D time to go play
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Me to I have like a hundred friend that I have already pm. Who's doing the shuttle for the walkers. I think we can pizza delivered taking orders now.
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You mind if I try this too H.T. :whistle:
I bet it wont be crowded :woot:
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Got checked by Dec yesterday never questioned me on a helmet for my side by side or slow moving triangle
When I bought my side by side they said I did not need a helmet. A DEC officer on the lake told me I did. I told him I was told by the dealer that I didn't. He told me to get one. I have been checked several times since then and they have never asked about a helmet.
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Perch hound your own post states it needs to be connected by a ridged device last time I checked rope is not ridged
Look, I cut-n-pasted directly from the document, ONLY if towing a person, please read it for yourself, the link to the NYS DMV code is posted.
Here is the verbiage again...see section 'e'
S 2404. Operating rules. 1. No person shall operate an ATV:
(a) at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under
the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards
then existing;
(b) in a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as to unreasonably
endanger the person or property of another or cause injury or damage
thereto;
(c) on the tracks or right-of-way of an operating railroad;
(d) in any tree nursery or planting in a manner that damages or
destroys growing stock, or creates a substantial risk thereto;
(e) while pulling a person on skis or drawing or towing a sleigh,
sled, toboggan, inflatable device or trailer which carries or transports
any person unless attached by a rigid support, connection or towbar;
Now, please concentrate really hard on the red font text!
I'm done with it!
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Perch hound I think you are confused with your own info the reg state a person on skis , a sled , a trailer , it doesn't state that a person needs to be in the sled the first example is the only one that involves a person at all. And I am not just chiming in experienced it for my self no tickets issued just had the law explained to me. This is no different that people flat towing cars down the road on a chain that is illegal also.
Oh, and you are correct in regards to DMV auto towing, that's not an ATV last time we checked.
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Anyone fishing.... Or are we going to talk about tow bars for another 5 pages. >:(
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Not trying to be a jerk but the post and link you had at 750 this morning contradicts what you are saying
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Anyone fishing.... Or are we going to talk about tow bars for another 5 pages. >:(
Thank You Mister... I was just going to lock it up for a couple hours.... @) @)
Take it some place else guys.................
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OK, now lets get back to fishing... ;)
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Anyone fishing.... Or are we going to talk about tow bars for another 5 pages. >:(
Nice! ;D
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I was planning on trying Shackelton Shoals out of Chapman's Park via sled tomorrow. I was just wondering if there are any ice issues, hazards or conditions I need to be aware of in my travels there and back? Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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I was planning on trying Shackelton Shoals out of Chapman's Park via sled tomorrow. I was just wondering if there are any ice issues, hazards or conditions I need to be aware of in my travels there and back? Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Should be smooth sailing for you Bart
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I was planning on trying Shackelton Shoals out of Chapman's Park via sled tomorrow. I was just wondering if there are any ice issues, hazards or conditions I need to be aware of in my travels there and back? Any information would be greatly appreciated.
I was out there tuesday and there was a fresh crack opened running north and south between 121 and 123....wasn't real wide, maybe 2", but was open.....if it didn't close back up it might be a little wet/slushy near it....just keep your eye peeled
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Hey ... I got an Idea.... Lets keep it up till the thread gets locked for a day >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( Bart, I crossed the lake on a sled yesterday no dangers that I saw from the Beach to the Stanch. Good luck with # 2 Bud!
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Thanks for the info, hoping for another walleye dinner! ;D
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Out right now, first time ever on this lake. Actions kinda slow, couple hits but nothing on the ice. Nice day though.
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Sorry to interrupt but,
Just wanted to give an "atta boy" to Mister Twister customer service. My electric fisherman fillet knife was having issues running after many years of use. I took it apart and discovered the metal plate under the trigger was worn out. I emailed Mister Twister to see if I could buy a replacement part. My email was immediately answered, requesting my mailing info and asking if I needed a new trigger also. I sent my info back, declining the trigger that I didn't need. Today, (3 days since the original email) I received a new contact plate, no charge! That's how to treat your customers :clap: :)
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Picked up my first "real" shanty today, got a older frabill ranger model, anyone know if I can still find a travel cover for it? Frabill discontinued them and nothing on eBay, what about a boat upholster, think they could whip one up at a reasonable price? Going to have to blue tarp it this weekend on the Big O
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I now understand the frustration that comes with marking tons of fish and not getting them to bite. Plenty of interest but few takers. Very light bite when they did hit
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Persistence pays off, finally found them, just iced my first legal Oneida eye! Got 4 so far, 3 short, nights not over yet.
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Conditions are great for ALL machine travel! No issues whatsoever! Knock em dead!
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Persistence pays off, finally found them, just iced my first legal Oneida eye! Got 4 so far, 3 short, nights not over yet.
Well Done :clap:
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I now understand the frustration that comes with marking tons of fish and not getting them to bite. Plenty of interest but few takers. Very light bite when they did hit
What did you end up getting? The VX-1????
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Picked up my first "real" shanty today, got a older frabill ranger model, anyone know if I can still find a travel cover for it? Frabill discontinued them and nothing on eBay, what about a boat upholster, think they could whip one up at a reasonable price? Going to have to blue tarp it this weekend on the Big O
I made my own flip up shanty and wanted a travel cover. Before I made one I looked on ebay. You can buy an Eskimo travel cover for 19.99, free shipping. It fit just right for my sled.
But I realize ebay is not a sponsor here. If I lived closer I would check out Bartel's for a cover.
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What did you end up getting? The VX-1????
Yeah. Bought a vx1 pro off a fellow IS member. Works like a charm.
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Conditions are great for ALL machine travel! No issues whatsoever! Knock em dead!
U think I lied!!! ;D
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Yeah. Bought a vx1 pro off a fellow IS member. Works like a charm.
I started with the VX-1, good unit, easy to use.
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Picked up my first "real" shanty today, got a older frabill ranger model, anyone know if I can still find a travel cover for it? Frabill discontinued them and nothing on eBay, what about a boat upholster, think they could whip one up at a reasonable price? Going to have to blue tarp it this weekend on the Big O
One option is to size your sled up to a JetSled, if close, and look up a cover for that.
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here we go
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When you say all machines your saying 4 wheelers too?
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Drone delivers beer to ice fisherman..FCC calls. What a great idea..too bad the FCC got involved. Life is good after seeing this video. MOST OF YOU GUYS HAVE PROBABLY SEEN THIS ONE
https://www.yahoo.com/food/drone-beer-delivery-to-ice-fishermen-here-is-a-74966526266.html?soc_src=mags
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Persistence pays off, finally found them, just iced my first legal Oneida eye! Got 4 so far, 3 short, nights not over yet.
Congrats!
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When you say all machines your saying 4 wheelers too?
Yes most anyway. Without the additional few inches they had said we'd get plus the wind, the snow has laid down to 6-10.
Just watch hidden ruts and slush near cracks
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Great thanks for the info bcons
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U think I lied!!! ;D
No sir, thanks again murph! Just wanted to make sure everyone knew.
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I started with the VX-1, good unit, easy to use.
I still love the VX-1. Great unit. I fish with a guy that uses the LX-7, there is a difference but for the money, VX-1
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No sir, thanks again murph! Just wanted to make sure everyone
just bustin'!!!
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One option is to size your sled up to a JetSled, if close, and look up a cover for that.
I went to the jet sled site along with Eskimo, otter and clam and doesn't look like anyone makes this size (38x48 sled). I e-mailed frabill customer support, maybe they give me some insight, even still a local marina said under $50 for plain black.
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OK, now lets get back to fishing... ;)
thank you
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What's your opinion . How long will we be fishing on ice this year? I just had surgery on my wrist and would to get a few more outings this year. End of feb beginning of march
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looks good right now for that ;)
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Unless something drastic changes no problem making the end of walleye season.
Some crazy guys might even find Ice to fish in cny on the trout opener.
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Ht tried your cords my line is glowing now!!!!! I think I caught my PB carp has three heads!!!!! :woot:
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Anther dawn to dark day for me today and like I said yesterday if I was an diller trying to make money on the holes I drilled today I would have been uhhh broke again, lol. Decided to just wing it and go somewhere id never been and just hop around looking for perch. Every hole I drilled I caught numerous eyes to bad they were all 8 inches lol. I just couldn't get away from them and I made big moves too. Didn't find the perch, but covered a lot of ice and it was a non stop day. Lake was great for the snowmobile and saw wheelers out as well and they were having no problems getting around. Might wanna bring a retractable shovel though to clear your area. Was checked today again, this time by the troopers on sleds, just asked for liscense. Think ill take abreak from the 17hr day, start to finish and fish Otsego tomarrow then back at it sunday and Monday. Good luck to all that go
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Yeah. Bought a vx1 pro off a fellow IS member. Works like a charm.
Glad it worked out for you 315 it was nice meeting you today
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Anther dawn to dark day for me today and like I said yesterday if I was an diller trying to make money on the holes I drilled today I would have been uhhh broke again, lol. Decided to just wing it and go somewhere id never been and just hop around looking for perch. Every hole I drilled I caught numerous eyes to bad they were all 8 inches lol. I just couldn't get away from them and I made big moves too. Didn't find the perch, but covered a lot of ice and it was a non stop day. Lake was great for the snowmobile and saw wheelers out as well and they were having no problems getting around. Might wanna bring a retractable shovel though to clear your area. Was checked today again, this time by the troopers on sleds, just asked for liscense. Think ill take abreak from the 17hr day, start to finish and fish Otsego tomarrow then back at it sunday and Monday. Good luck to all that go
Headed there tomorrow also kowboy, going out of glimmer glass Mabey we'll see you out there.
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Glad it worked out for you 315 it was nice meeting you today
Thank you my friend. I'll let ya know how I do at the derby. Nice truck!
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Anyone know when Marion manor opens?
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6am
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I fished yesterday after work from 3:30 - 5:15. Caught 2 slob perch and a keeper eye. My buddy caught his limit on eyes. All my fish came after 5:00. 28 fow. I'll b out there this afternoon.
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hey bigbaycrappiebuster, didn't know that was you at muskrat, any way hope you did well. be safe and good fishin. bob
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I fished yesterday after work from 3:30 - 5:15. Caught 2 slob perch and a keeper eye. My buddy caught his limit on eyes. All my fish came after 5:00. 28 fow. I'll b out there this afternoon.
Nice catch, its been tough to say the least. Hopefully my buddy will have found some fish for tomorrow, so far the pickings are slim.
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Are there any good walleye tournaments coming up on Oneida Lake this winter ? :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :wacko: :wacko: :wacko: :cookoo: :cookoo: :cookoo: ::) ::) ::)
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Unless it snows......
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Where abouts is the North Shore weather cam located? It looks like the west side of Cleveland maybe.
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Bernards Bay
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hey bigbaycrappiebuster, didn't know that was you at muskrat, any way hope you did well. be safe and good fishin. bob
I was there I got ( really nice sunnies and went back there today I got 19 was there for like 3 hours I have to work or I would have stayed................ ...................
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So why didn't you share your spot when you were on them for two weeks?
No one asked or i would of brought them there. Gets lonely when yiu go alone alot!
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Nice catch, its been tough to say the least. Hopefully my buddy will have found some fish for tomorrow, so far the pickings are slim.
I didn't. Fished the east end and made 8 moves looking for fish. First hole was the best in 25' but still sucked. 2 short eyes and a silver bass. Next hole I broke off my favorite lure on a fish...pretty sure it was a 12 lb eye. Then each successive move after that produced fewer and fewer marked fish. Awesome day out there though, no wind, sunny and very comfortable. Very easy to move around. Wish I had more time today, wanted to try about 1/2 dozen more spots.
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Did I say 12 lb eye? Think it was more like 15 ;D
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Did I say 12 lb eye? Think it was more like 15 ;D
At least ;D
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Ah what the heck just say it was a 17# er and post on the almost a NY record page or are we on the bs page or the potential world record page. Oh yah this is the diehard page sorry I thought it was all be. Just kidding we gotta have some fun but wait were you using a rigid bar. LOL ;D ;D
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The borometer was high today but its falling now
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you should have tied your lure to the rigid tow bar then you could have just dragged it out
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I don't need no stinkin' rigid bar!
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Question for the wheeler guys how important are chains I have a big bear 350 4x4
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Question for the wheeler guys how important are chains I have a big bear 350 4x4
Last year I had a Polaris magnum 300 needed the chains every time. This year I bought a Polaris sportsman 800 twin and haven't needed them yet. I have been on glare ice and been out on ice with 10" of snow not a problem. I guess it would depends on the machine and conditions but there are a good precaution.
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Thanks the 800 is probably a lot heavier mine seams to float on top of the snow
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Thanks the 800 is probably a lot heavier mine seams to float on top of the snow
Yah I noticed when I go the 800 home that its twice the size of my 300 and yes much heavier
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Are there any good walleye tournaments coming up on Oneida Lake this winter ? :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :wacko: :wacko: :wacko: :cookoo: :cookoo: :cookoo: ::) ::) ::)
tournament maybe but a good one hmmm that's debatable to say the least ??? ??? ???
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i think i am ready to fish now. i gave up today to get this machine ready ;)
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sorry john - no drop basket. i found the racks local and did not want to wait ::) ::) @) ;D
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Nice setup HT! @)
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i think i am ready to fish now. i gave up today to get this machine ready ;)
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sorry john - no drop basket. i found the racks local and did not want to wait ::) ::) @) ;D
Sweet looking ride there HT, heading out tomarrow and Monday as took abreak today and went after the lakers on otsego
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Very nice H..................
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Fished this afternoon from 2:00-5:15. It started off slow, but around 4:45 we had a walleye blitz! I ended up catching 7 keepers in 20 minutes plus a few dumped and my buddy caught 10 keepers. Was nice to finally get into them after a few tough days out there the last week. All fish were caught in 28 fow
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Deadeyeez nice job and glad to see you got into them. It sure has been a hard couple of days, that being Thursday and friday
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Looking great ht, could have used it the last couple days on LG, sounds like a great af ;Dternoon bobby, good luck bryan
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Any walkers today? How deep is the snow on south shore.... got a mile minimum walk if I want to go tomarrow
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i think i am ready to fish now. i gave up today to get this machine ready ;)
sorry john - no drop basket. i found the racks local and did not want to wait ::) ::) @) ;D
Sweet HT. That's a darn nice rig.
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Did 16 eyes today with a couple keepers out of cleveland. Didnt have any problems driving the atv out besides being bumpy. 30fow. Kept a couple jumbos for the pan.
Nice looking ride Ht. Get out there
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Any walkers today? How deep is the snow on south shore.... got a mile minimum walk if I want to go tomarrow
In case you don't get an answer on South Shore I went out of the North Shore this morning. Snow is deep. Probably 6-12" with the drifts. Was brutal for me. Moved 8 times around a 2.5mile course with a 2 man shanty, drilled 16 holes and,..... got one nice perch to bring home.
Most of my drag was virgin snow but if you are going somewhere the sleds have been it's not bad. The first/last 1/4 mile for me was a breeze.
Oh well. Rest up and get back at it tomorrow. They're out there somewhere.
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man these things are expensive to get them rigged. great job Bobby on the eyes....not easy getting them anymore right now. kowboyup.........i will be going out in the am...........not sure where yet
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Nice H.T.!!! You're all set now!
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working on it a little at a time. gotta tweak a few things and maybe find some fish might help ::) ::) ;D
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Fished from sun up to sun down today, ended up with one decent perch, one slob pickerel, and 6 short eyes. Tough day, we were over em all day in 29 fow, watched em come in all day, chasing it around, following it up and down. But very few takers. Missed a few, dropped a few, but dang they were finicky,.
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Fished from 6:30am-4:00pm out of Chapman's. By 1:00pm I caught only one very short walleye. Made a move and first drop the rap was slammed, lost a walleye at the hole, looked like a keeper too! :'( It was all perch after that, kept a few...
HT, nice Rig!
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In case you don't get an answer on South Shore I went out of the North Shore this morning. Snow is deep. Probably 6-12" with the drifts. Was brutal for me. Moved 8 times around a 2.5mile course with a 2 man shanty, drilled 16 holes and,..... got one nice perch to bring home.
Most of my drag was virgin snow but if you are going somewhere the sleds have been it's not bad. The first/last 1/4 mile for me was a breeze.
Oh well. Rest up and get back at it tomorrow. They're out there somewhere.
Well you definitely talked me into Manning up and getting after it. I'm going out of the south launch so I imagine there's trade out twords shackelton
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That is a nice setup HT.
Nice job on the eyes Deadeyez!
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Fished from 6:30am-4:00pm out of Chapman's. By 1:00pm I caught only one very short walleye. Made a move and first drop the rap was slammed, lost a walleye at the hole, looked like a keeper too! :'( It was all perch after that, kept a few...
HT, nice Rig!
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keep after them Bart. i am going alone tomorrow to test the gear but i wont be going to shanty town thats for sure ;)
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man these things are expensive to get them rigged. great job Bobby on the eyes....not easy getting them anymore right now. kowboyup.........i will be going out in the am...........not sure where yet
You still have not fixed the chain on the right side, left side does not look that bad..
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i think i am ready to fish now. i gave up today to get this machine ready ;)
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sorry john - no drop basket. i found the racks local and did not want to wait ::) ::) @) ;D
nice HT you must be so excited.but you still didn't fix those chains :)
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what is there to fix ? Looks pretty good to me. lets see your chains!
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if they come off its the dealers fault not mine. bungee cords give it character ;D
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Any wheeler out of north shore today
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Have the walleye's turned on yet around Lewis Pt? I haven't heard any news from that area in a while, could be good...could be bad.
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if they come off its the dealers fault not mine. bungee cords give it character ;D
yes it will but your shiny new fenders will get all ripped up lol
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what is there to fix ? Looks pretty good to me. lets see your chains!
I'm pretty sure HT knows I m kidding with him.
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Very Nice HT :thumbsup:
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Any wheeler out of north shore today
I seen a lot of them out there
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Fished from 6:30am-4:00pm out of Chapman's. By 1:00pm I caught only one very short walleye. Made a move and first drop the rap was slammed, lost a walleye at the hole, looked like a keeper too! :'( It was all perch after that, kept a few...
HT, nice Rig!
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Any wheeler out of north shore today
Had mine today out of Taft. Wheelers can get around without issue.
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Thanks to all you guys for the info. Went out of apps this am. Saw the"rokon"
Was happy for that. Lots of wheelers out. Did a 3 mile loop . Got an ugly, and
Dumped one " something " at the hole. Just wanted to thank you guys for the
Info, never fished the " north " before. Definitely will again.
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Thanks to all you guys for the info. Went out of apps this am. Saw the"rokon"
Was happy for that. Lots of wheelers out. Did a 3 mile loop . Got an ugly, and
Dumped one " something " at the hole. Just wanted to thank you guys for the
Info, never fished the " north " before. Definitely will again.
what's a ugly?
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Lawyer. Liar. ..... Ugly
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nice HT you must be so excited.but you still didn't fix those chains :)
That V at 12:00 and another at 4:00 shows they are too long. Should be a nice even circle.. Not saying they wont stay on but if you shorten them up 2 or 3 lengths they will stay put.. A lot easier working on them in a garage when your hands are warm.. Surprised the dealer let the machine go out the door like that..
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HT, not sure if your dealer has them or not. I would guess not since they put bungees on them but they have special bungees just for chains on wheelers. I think my buddy paid like $10 for the pair. they are like a star pattern. Nice ride too!!
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Lawyer. Liar. ..... Ugly
oh a burbut I just tried one of them a few weeks ago for the first time.I filleted it, didn't look like it would be good , but it was delicious. No fishy taste at all
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Any walkers today? How deep is the snow on south shore.... got a mile minimum walk if I want to go tomorrow
Walked out to the channel from muskrat today. It wasn't bad. Snow has drifted and started to crust a little bit in spots. Also a little slush on the way in. All in all, definitely not too bad.
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heading out of apps in the morning. we have been doing good out of taft until they shut down i hope we aint making a big mistake.........
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Are those oneida lake slob walleyes going to fit through a 5 inch hole?
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went out of constantia today got 2 nice perch a 10 1/2 and a 12 1/4 lost a nice eye at the hole. 18 fow out to the right moved into 15 fow and nothing but dink perch. just wanted to say thanks to the 2 guys that let me use there auger since i forgot mine this morning :P
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That V at 12:00 and another at 4:00 shows they are too long. Should be a nice even circle.. Not saying they wont stay on but if you shorten them up 2 or 3 lengths they will stay put.. A lot easier working on them in a garage when your hands are warm.. Surprised the dealer let the machine go out the door like that..
well holly crap ??? everybody keeps picking on those chains. like i said the dealer put them on not me. and if they come flying off and rip the fenders off well that will be there problem not mine. they got 10 more of those machines brand new in crates so i can get a new one every week until they get it right. bungee cords are a fashion statement ::)
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they ain't coming off. has any one been doing any good out of apps or that area ?
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dont know? and if they were i am sure they are keeping quiet about it. one way to tell is by going. and thats what i am going to do now ;)
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Leaving now for my first trip to Oneida!! I was told to look for a shinny new red polaris with chains on the back tires as that's where the fish would be biting. Ht nice rig! You should bring a white bed sheet to cover her up so you don't give up your hot bite!
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dont know? and if they were i am sure they are keeping quiet about it. one way to tell is by going. and thats what i am going to do now ;)
yep on the way and thats were we are heading too.
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if they come off its the dealers fault not mine. bungee cords give it character ;D
H.T., you give that machine all the character it needs! :woot: :roflmao: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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Are those oneida lake slob walleyes going to fit through a 5 inch hole?
Don't think you'll have too many problems with Oneida 'eyes and a 5 inch hole. It's easier with a bigger hole but I dare say 99% of the 'eyes you'll catch will fit. Bigger problem is hooking them first! Good luck.
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H.T., you give that machine all the character it needs! :woot: :roflmao: :thumbsup: :icefish:
Will give all the lakefront residents something to worry about too! Keep ears open for the call to come across the scanner for Cleveland or n. Bay "reports of a toddler who must have been left alone & taking a joy ride on his parents wheeler" ;D
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:clap: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :thumbsup: :bow: I'm sorry HT but that was funny.
Will give all the lakefront residents something to worry about too! Keep ears open for the call to come across the scanner for Cleveland or n. Bay "reports of a toddler who must have been left alone & taking a joy ride on his parents wheeler" ;D
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well holly crap ??? everybody keeps picking on those chains. like i said the dealer put them on not me. and if they come flying off and rip the fenders off well that will be there problem not mine. they got 10 more of those machines brand new in crates so i can get a new one every week until they get it right. bungee cords are a fashion statement ::)
HT, have at it and have fun. The only thing you did wrong was not buying it before. I`m sure you will love it..
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went out yesterday morning started out deep, first drop i hooked up a nice eye for my 8yr old nephew but lost it at the hole. then nothing but there was 19 inches of ice. made a couple moves that we caught a couple nice perch and my wife caught a huge smallmouth
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Will give all the lakefront residents something to worry about too! Keep ears open for the call to come across the scanner for Cleveland or n. Bay "reports of a toddler who must have been left alone & taking a joy ride on his parents wheeler" ;D
well, my coffee was in my cup !! :woot: :woot:. Sully...
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Are those oneida lake slob walleyes going to fit through a 5 inch hole?
They should but you will need to be easy with them It will be tight! I use a six in auger and have learned to guide them trough the hole. Lost a lot until I learned the trick!
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Sunrise from the North Shore yesterday and my limit. Tough bite, has been. Fished with some good company.
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Awesome set-up HT and hope you had a good day today.
Love the toddler joke Bcon ;D
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Thanks to all you guys for the info. Went out of apps this am. Saw the"rokon"
Was happy for that. Lots of wheelers out. Did a 3 mile loop . Got an ugly, and
Dumped one " something " at the hole. Just wanted to thank you guys for the
Info, never fished the " north " before. Definitely will again.
Pretty sure you saw me out there, the red/white bike, its a Big Wheel not a Rokon....the Rokon is two wheel drive and unstoppable mine is just a dirt bike with atv tires. Had a tough time moving yesterday but we got where we wanted to go. My Son and I even biffed it once while traveling at high speed in second gear, front tire came out from under us. Good thing the snow is snow and the ice is slick.
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I tried to get a pic of the sunrise yesterday, didn't come out very well. I forgot to use the landscape mode on camera, missed a great opportunity. Nice walleye!
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It was a pretty sunrise, had to take the shot.
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Nice fishin with you pooch, well had strep throat and bronchitus since I walked off the ice last week, I can't win this winter I guess, so went down too whites lumber and bought one of those mr buddy heaters all you guys use, figured if I had heat in my shanty I could just as easily be sick in my shanty as here at the house... was hoping too just sit on a hole all day and grab whatever swam bye, but pins pins and more pins made me move 7 times till noon til I found a hole I could just sit on... I didn't do very well but better than law order marathons, got 19 eyes, 6 just short and only 1 keeper eye ... dumped 2, rest were pins... 5 good perch, with some dumped perch as well so it was a fun hole with atleast some action all afternoon, my friends with me did a little better than I did, but nothing crazy, all the easy fish are gone now unless you land on them, gonna work for em from here on out I think.
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Always a pleasure Shane, and as always great pics.
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Will give all the lakefront residents something to worry about too! Keep ears open for the call to come across the scanner for Cleveland or n. Bay "reports of a toddler who must have been left alone & taking a joy ride on his parents wheeler" ;D
lmao!! :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Ht sure takes a beating on here! Unreal
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Thank you my friend. I'll let ya know how I do at the derby. Nice truck!
Thank she needs a bath!
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Your right pooch those rokons are good, your setup looks good too, nimble.
Thank god nobody got hurt. Just enough snow to give a little cushion. Next time
Ill intro myself. Was waiting for my buddy, who of course was late .
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lmao!! :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Ht sure takes a beating on here! Unreal
I know I never met him but even I can't stop myself.
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Snagger, you're gonna love that Mr. Heater. I bought one and then was reluctant to even carry it, now I don't go without it. The heat, hot coffee, a warm meal, no ice build up on the line or eyelets, everything is thawed and deiced before throwing it back in the shanty tub. Get well and great pics as usual.
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Cant wait to get back on Oneida Friday. May try north shore for a change. Always fish out of Lewis but I feel like exploring new holes.
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Snagger, you're gonna love that Mr. Heater. I bought one and then was reluctant to even carry it, now I don't go without it. The heat, hot coffee, a warm meal, no ice build up on the line or eyelets, everything is thawed and deiced before throwing it back in the shanty tub. Get well and great pics as usual.
Be careful with the warm meal...yesterday I had cold pizza on aluminum foil, placed it on top to warm it up. The heat reflexed off the foil and started to melt all the plastic on top of the heater including the knob. Luckily I caught it in time, but not before some minor damage.
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Cant wait to get back on Oneida Friday. May try north shore for a change. Always fish out of Lewis but I feel like exploring new holes.
Once you cross that line, you will never go back ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Bad news was out on Sodus yesterday for a small tournament my buddies put on every year at their cottage and after 5 trips hauling a bunch of guys out about a mile and a half my wheeler started knocking and luckily i got a tow into shore from a buddy.Might be down and out for a while but the good news is I wasn"t out in the middle of oneida like I usually am every weekend. Oh well at least my dad won with a pound and a half fish and hope this wheeler is an easy fix which i doubt.
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Once you cross that line, you will never go back ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
If it's that much better I won't complain ;D
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Once you cross that line, you will never go back ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Field of Dreams!!! :woot: :thumbsup:
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Looked all over for a shappell fx 100 or eskimo wide 1 this weekend anybody have ideas where they may be in stock ? Thanks for your time
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Out on the lake now. I couldn't buy a keeper perch. Drilled holes from 12-22fow. I'm sitting on 17.
Switched to perch spots & gear, still getting eyes. 1st drop this morning 22-23" hog on 24" ultralight with 4lb test, that was fun. Marked several fish before I dropped a line, thought they were perch. Was thinking small so dropped a tungsten toad with small buckeye. Smacked it right away,but didn't run or fight, just sat there until I got her up about 2'. Then she had other ideas and wanted nothing to do with the bottom of the ice.
Dumped another 16-17 when line got tangled in the ducer. Couple shorts 13-14, still getting slime darts.
Only 3 perch and they looked like sandy pond transplants.
Slow day & weird bite. Was hoping for better since pressure is falling. But better than work.
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Out on the lake now. I couldn't buy a keeper perch. Drilled holes from 12-22fow. I'm sitting on 17.
Switched to perch spots & gear, still getting eyes. 1st drop this morning 22-23" hog on 24" ultralight with 4lb test, that was fun. Marked several fish before I dropped a line, thought they were perch. Was thinking small so dropped a tungsten toad with small buckeye. Smacked it right away,but didn't run or fight, just sat there until I got her up about 2'. Then she had other ideas and wanted nothing to do with the bottom of the ice.
Dumped another 16-17 when line got tangled in the ducer. Couple shorts 13-14, still getting slime darts.
Only 3 perch and they looked like sandy pond transplants.
Slow day & weird bite. Was hoping for better since pressure is falling. But better than work.
Some fish are better than no fish. Sounds like fun :)
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Hey HT, FIX your chains ;D ;D ::), you know it will come back to haunt you "Bacon Grease", the angry midget will have something to say ;)
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Snagger, you're gonna love that Mr. Heater. I bought one and then was reluctant to even carry it, now I don't go without it. The heat, hot coffee, a warm meal, no ice build up on the line or eyelets, everything is thawed and deiced before throwing it back in the shanty tub. Get well and great pics as usual.
I bought the Mr Heater on a whim then got home and after reading the instructions/cautions - it scarred me from using it in the hut and I was going to return it. Sounds like you like it. Have any of you had any problems or suggest precautions I should take? Decent day out, all big perch in 20'ish FOW with UV jigging rap/minnow head. They seemed aggressive. Thanks!
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Nice fishin with you pooch, well had strep throat and bronchitus since I walked off the ice last week, I can't win this winter I guess, so went down too whites lumber and bought one of those mr buddy heaters all you guys use, figured if I had heat in my shanty I could just as easily be sick in my shanty as here at the house... was hoping too just sit on a hole all day and grab whatever swam bye, but pins pins and more pins made me move 7 times till noon til I found a hole I could just sit on... I didn't do very well but better than law order marathons, got 19 eyes, 6 just short and only 1 keeper eye ... dumped 2, rest were pins... 5 good perch, with some dumped perch as well so it was a fun hole with atleast some action all afternoon, my friends with me did a little better than I did, but nothing crazy, all the easy fish are gone now unless you land on them, gonna work for em from here on out I think.
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Sorry to hear you are sick. Great pics You will love that buddy heater. Bring a hammer so your shack does not freeze up! Ask Fillet !! He found out this weekend ::) :tipup: !
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I bought the Mr Heater on a whim then got home and after reading the instructions/cautions - it scarred me from using it in the hut and I was going to return it. Sounds like you like it. Have any of you had any problems or suggest precautions I should take? Decent day out, all big perch in 20'ish FOW with UV jigging rap/minnow head. They seemed aggressive. Thanks!
I've had no problems with mine. I always vent the shanty and I believe it has a low O2 sensor. Never had a problem cooking, I actually warming up food with mine. But heed other's experiences with their Mr. Heater, it can save you a lot of headaches.
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I like Hot Coffee... ;D
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Looked all over for a shappell fx 100 or eskimo wide 1 this weekend anybody have ideas where they may be in stock ? Thanks for your time
You can give Chapmans a call, up here on Black Lake. He did have them.
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Nice food rack Bart, did you make that too? I warmed hot dogs in foil yesterday for the first time and worked pretty well, but that rack would open up more food options.
Continued exploring this morning for a few hours with little to show for it. Found a bunch of dink perch and tiny walleyes (I don't think I ever caught one so small - couldn't have been much more than 3 inches), but nothing worth going back for. Got a nice smallie and 2 good perch. Another great day for fishing weather wise. Was really nice to be able to move with out much hassle. Too bad yesterday and today, two of the nicest days I fished all year, that I only could fish a half day.
Nice meeting you Minettoman, hope you fared better than I did. Nice job Pooch and Snagger. The buddy heater is great Snag, it's definitely worth the extra weight in my opinion.
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The rack with the coffee on it is the cats ass...where did you get it or did you make it?
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I've used a Mr HEATER for 20 years or so in my Otter without any issues,only positive things ( holes stay clear,eyes on rods don't freeze, hot food ect.)
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I also never had a problem with the heater. That rack is awesome, again where did you get it?
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Yes Bart...spill the beans...that rack is cool!
I'm thinking maybe rig up a toaster oven rack??
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Yeah man on that rack Bart!!!!!
Worst day this year got out late and missed the 7-9 eye bite started in 15 fowl on numbers that have produced in the past looking for the jumbos. Not a mark....... worked my way out to 27 fow not a mark..... only fish caught was a 8" perch by my daughter. Punched 12 holes 6 moves 12" to 15" ice every place. Seems like we were only ones out there today....... on the drive home looked like alot parking available at apps, Cleveland Villas, Taft bay, and the bank in Constantia. Very weird for a weekend with tons of ice on the North shore.
Release stopped Filet from posting so everyone thinks he's not catching so he has single handedly reduced fishing pressure on Oneida by not posting!!! :woot:
Come on Pres the Oneida lake chamber of commerce is asking you to start posting again!!!!!
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FISHFORPIKE thanks for the info will give them a try
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Yeah man on that rack Bart!!!!!
Worst day this year got out late and missed the 7-9 eye bite started in 15 fowl on numbers that have produced in the past looking for the jumbos. Not a mark....... worked my way out to 27 fow not a mark..... only fish caught was a 8" perch by my daughter. Punched 12 holes 6 moves 12" to 15" ice every place. Seems like we were only ones out there today....... on the drive home looked like alot parking available at apps, Cleveland Villas, Taft bay, and the bank in Constantia. Very weird for a weekend with tons of ice on the North shore.
Release stopped Filet from posting so everyone thinks he's not catching so he has single handedly reduced fishing pressure on Oneida by not posting!!! :woot: Don't worry, he's storeing it up and will blow like a volcano ;) esp if it takes an hour and a half to serve a hamburger ;) ;) ;D
Come on Pres the Oneida lake chamber of commerce is asking you to start posting again!!!!!
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Nice job on the walleyes guys. Me and 3 buds fished the Lewis Point area. Marking fish was easy; getting them to commit was something else. Different lures, techniques, you name it - all were pretty futile. Somehow got one to bite and landed a nice walleye, another member of our group had a keeper eye and a small perch. Despite our meager success still had a great time and some laughs.
Going to try to find some stripers tomorrow.
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if you look at the rack it is made just like the front guard on the heater.
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Just throwing this out there, pondering the idea of getting rid of the Big Wheel. You all have seen it, send me a PM with offers. Remember they are rare!!!!
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if you look at the rack it is made just like the front guard on the heater.
It's a warming tray accessory that MrHeater makes. I think you might have to order directly through a dealer or something. I googled Mr heater warming tray and a 2012 catalog came up. I usually bring my jet boil with me to heat up hot water for coffee and my MRE's. I would've never thought to use my heater buddy like this. Kudos to Bart for sharing this.
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How do you begin to describe one of the most frustrating days ever in the history of ice fishing...wheeler has been on the trickle charger since last week...loaded up at the house...off to south shore boat launch :icefish:. Head out to about 32fow of water mark fish...dinks and pins...go to move...yep dead battery :%$#!: :%$#!: call the wife...goes and buys me a battery booster pack...what a woman :bow: :bow:...get wheeler fired up and back at it I go...28fow more dinks and pins...heater not working :%$#!: :%$#!: finally called it quits around 1430. Glad the ice is good this year. Started new job and only second time out
Now for the karma part of my tale. I hoofed it over to a fellow fisherman about 150yds or so from me and explained my situation and asked him if he would keep an eye on my wheeler and I would haul my gear in with me...he said no problem and I headed in towards the boat launch. I get almost to the island and he pulls up alongside with his sled and offers to take me in. We get there and he offers to wait and haul me back out to the wheeler. So...Dave if you're on here and see this...Thanks a ton and may your bucket overflow with slobs the rest of the season.
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I'm back :o I was down getting a lesson on lake trout , ended up only hooking up 5 and landing 2 , lost a dandy in front of wirestone , right at the hole fishing was slow for our group , but it was a great time , I'll be back on Oneida as soon as I get my stuff reorganized ,nice job on the fish guys I heard it was a little slow , I got updated daily ,
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ljc2tall got it. I ordered a front grill a few years ago, $11 delivered to the door and made a couple of modifications. It pops right on and off. I use the larger tins for frank and beans, no foil.
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kingfisher22, you must have stumbled on my fishing grounds! :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Pman, nice walleye!
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this is a thread alot of guys rigged up similar racks for their buddy heaters
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I'm back :o I was down getting a lesson on lake trout , ended up only hooking up 5 and landing 2 , lost a dandy in front of wirestone , right at the hole fishing was slow for our group , but it was a great time , I'll be back on Oneida as soon as I get my stuff reorganized ,nice job on the fish guys I heard it was a little slow , I got updated daily ,
Good times with ya Freddie. We will try to forget about the Raintree. lol
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mid february lull is in full swing, for me at least...hit a gps spot first thing and within 15 minutes 2 hog perch charge off bottom and smash both jiggin raps landed 1 lost 1.......thought I was in for a hot bite but never saw another fish for an hour and a half......started moving and hunting and couldn't find much.....did find 1 16" eye though......ended up in 39fow and marked fish but just couldn't get em to go.....forgot the spikes so couldn't try em.....still can't believe how many guys head out on machines without helmets......safety and it's the law folks
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Managed a slob 13" and a 10", along with 3 short eyes. To the guy that was at bartell bait at 6 and picked out a jig rap... It got me the 3 shorts, now to put it in front of some matures.....
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Hey release should have shouted if you went with kowboy i know that lake well actually gave up on those lakers only twenty min away and its a big hole no secret spots just have to be on your game !!!
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I would like to try Oneida Lake this next weekend and don't know where to go. Can anyone give me some ideas? I haven't fished Oneida in many years.
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Great time this weekend Freddie, Lake George sure gives up some nice scenery and memories, looking forward to next year already ;).
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Great time this weekend Freddie, Lake George sure gives up some nice scenery and memories, looking forward to next year already ;).
yes sir sign me up , looks like the bite was slow for even the vets there ,I learned a whole lot more , now it's back to Oneida , for another tough bite , nothing like making a guy work for his meal ;)
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Mine is headed for the smoker ;)
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Had a hard time finding the jumbos today. First hole was full of dinks. Second hole...pin pike. Third hole...dead. Decided to go back to the first hole and decided to weed through the dinks and hopefully end up with a handful of keepers. Between my girlfriend and I, I know we iced at least 150 dink perch. At times, they were 4 foot thick on the graph.
We ended up keeping 29...but some were marginal 8's. My girlfriend did manage a 13 1/2 inch hog and a bonus 16" walleye.
It's February with plenty of snow cover...and the fish are acting accordingly...
I took advantage of the dinkfest and practiced with the plastics. Impulse nymph on a tungsten head kept 'em busy.
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Will give all the lakefront residents something to worry about too! Keep ears open for the call to come across the scanner for Cleveland or n. Bay "reports of a toddler who must have been left alone & taking a joy ride on his parents wheeler" ;D
wow thats a good for even you Bacon grease.. did you finally catch a perch over 9" or did you have to go back to the pond and give it another shot:P
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Managed a slob 13" and a 10", along with 3 short eyes. To the guy that was at bartell bait at 6 and picked out a jig rap... It got me the 3 shorts, now to put it in front of some matures.....
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thats usually one of my go to jigging raps. Good luck
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Check out these tricked-out shacks in Minn:
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Must be nice to have a spare $55K to sink into a ice fishing shack...
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Looked all over for a shappell fx 100 or eskimo wide 1 this weekend anybody have ideas where they may be in stock ? Thanks for your time
chaumont hardware had them but don't know if he has any left.just to let you know I have a shappell fx 100.I had to make the front pole smaller ....it wouldn't fit through the front gate or the cellar door .
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wow thats a good for even you Bacon grease.. did you finally catch a perch over 9" or did you have to go back to the pond and give it another shot:P
Wait to you see the pics I post tmro when I get to my computer at work bud. Don't recall seeing yours From today. :P
No couldn't find the perch, all these walleye keep getting in the way.
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not fishing for walleyes these days. looking for the other white meat...............got enough walleyes already. and yes NO pictures or reports for now. incogneito for a while ::) ::) ;D
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not fishing for walleyes these days. looking for the other white meat...............got enough walleyes already. and yes NO pictures or reports for now. incogneito for a while ::) ::) ;D
Burbot ? :woot:
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aint dropped my standards that low yet.....lol. get back out there freddie. oneida is back to her self now. no easy button ;)
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Be careful with the warm meal...yesterday I had cold pizza on aluminum foil, placed it on top to warm it up. The heat reflexed off the foil and started to melt all the plastic on top of the heater including the knob. Luckily I caught it in time, but not before some minor damage.
Wow that's a nice bit of info to know, who'd a thunk it.
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Hey guys just wanted to know best spot to get on lake on foot going Wednesday first time and didn't want to walk miles any info would be great thanks.
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dec access at drive 28 jewell ny rt49 . on lake go 180degrees.39mi 13-32footoff fish bottom edge.if drygo too36-37foot another 2ooyards!!!.
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I hate to say it but we could probably use some rain. A nice influx of oxygen might help get the bite going.
At least it cuts down on the crowds. ;D
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aint dropped my standards that low yet.....lol. get back out there freddie. oneida is back to her self now. no easy button ;)
Can I bring one with me? @)
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Went out yesterday morning. 28 fow and no one within 1/2 mile from me. Fished from 7-10 am and ended up putting 5 keepers on the ice along with 5 slob perch. Also dumped 2 at the hole and broke another slob eye off. 2 of the eyes I hooked came all the way off bottom and didn't hit my jiggin rap until it was only 5 feet under the ice!! Was a pretty productive morning
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Hey guys just wanted to know best spot to get on lake on foot going Wednesday first time and didn't want to walk miles any info would be great thanks.
well far as short walk there isn't any Constantia , Lewis point ,maybe chapman park are your best bet , buy a map that will give you some insight , I was just at lake George and pulled my shack and power screw through 16" of snow .43 miles , last day found a short walk of .20 , man I'm glad I'm only 57 and my total weight with power auger was only 105 lbs ;D
and HT if you do want to change out those bungee cords , they have turn buckles at the tractor supply , but I like a rig with a little character OPPS no pun intended ::)
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Thanks a lot wert much appreciated.
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wert tell jackperch about the hill on and off :o don't go there if you have a weak heart , no joke
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wert tell jackperch about the hill on and off :o don't go there if you have a weak heart , no joke
dead man's hill
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hey fillet been awhile since i fished it but you know another short walk on oneida .... polar beach isn't that bad .... kinda hit and miss but you even get sun fish there with the perch and some whites to boot!
i havn't fished it in a long time tho
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hey fillet been awhile since i fished it but you know another short walk on oneida .... polar beach isn't that bad .... kinda hit and miss but you even get sun fish there with the perch and some whites to boot!
i havn't fished it in a long time tho
omg havn't been there in years, use to fish it with TG
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Your right filet, that drag got the legs burning even with the smitty, got two more days off, gonna hit that spot by my place, i'll send ya some pics later ;)
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A question for the group. Was fishing off Chapman Sat morning, with lots of lookers, but caught an interesting creature and wondered if anyone else had caught or seen one. Sorry no picture as I didn't think of it at the time, I was so surprised. Was in 25 FOW and reeled up something I thought was a dink perch or walleye as there was barely a fight. When it showed itself, I first thought it was a burbot by the color and shape, then I saw it had legs. Looking it up later, it appeared it may have been a hellbender. It was about a foot long.
It went back in the hole, but has anyone else seen or caught any of these things?
In looking them up, they appear to live mostly in streams, which surprised me that it hit from the bottom of the lake. As I was unhooking it, it didn't have teeth, so I ruled out (thank God) a snakehead. Just curious, but any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.
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A question for the group. Was fishing off Chapman Sat morning, with lots of lookers, but caught an interesting creature and wondered if anyone else had caught or seen one. Sorry no picture as I didn't think of it at the time, I was so surprised. Was in 25 FOW and reeled up something I thought was a dink perch or walleye as there was barely a fight. When it showed itself, I first thought it was a burbot by the color and shape, then I saw it had legs. Looking it up later, it appeared it may have been a hellbender. It was about a foot long.
It went back in the hole, but has anyone else seen or caught any of these things?
In looking them up, they appear to live mostly in streams, which surprised me that it hit from the bottom of the lake. As I was unhooking it, it didn't have teeth, so I ruled out (thank God) a snakehead. Just curious, but any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Your right filet, that drag got the legs burning even with the smitty, got two more days off, gonna hit that spot by my place, i'll send ya some pics later ;)
can't belive I go to Lake george and run into the Cranium brothers , Richard & Crapy ;)
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Hey Kawz It's funny I caught what believe is a mudskipper at chapman also . I was fishing in 22 fow on the bottom for perch holdind tight. Same size 11 to 12 inches I took a video of mine on my iPhone . Made a interesting day on the ice that's for sure
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Yeah def a mudpuppy. They usually have a few in the hatchery for people to see every spring
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hey fillet been awhile since i fished it but you know another short walk on oneida .... polar beach isn't that bad .... kinda hit and miss but you even get sun fish there with the perch and some whites to boot!
i havn't fished it in a long time tho
its still a good spot Trap! ;)
My sister and brother in law live over there
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I made my first ever trip to Oneida this weekend. We got there at 3:00 on Friday so we fished the flat out of Godfrey. I Only ended up with two 12-13" perch. We were out by buoy 121 on Saturday. 6 of us and 3 trips with the wheeler out of apps and I had to send a guy up to get gas. He saw the ambulance there. Glad everything turned out ok. I started in 17 FOW on the edge of the shoal and worked out to 40 FOW but could not find any active fish. Ended a tough day with one 8" perch released. Sunday we only had until around noon so we went to the back side of the little island off Constantia and found some active fish. Too bad they were mostly dinks. Only managed to keep a few there as well. Did get one wicked hit on my jigging rap as it was deadsticked about 8' off bottom. I was too busy playing with a screenfull of dink perch on another rod and grabbed it just before it escaped down the hole but nobody was home. Oneida is a beautiful lake and she definitely kicked my butt this weekend but I'll be back up a week from Wednesday. Hopefully the fishing is better then. The areas we fished all looked like great spots on the contour maps. Obviously I was wrong
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wert tell jackperch about the hill on and off :o don't go there if you have a weak heart , no joke
Thanks, I saw that and was thinking I'll try it early ice next year. I don't think I'll be testing the new pacemaker/defib device...
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not fishing for walleyes these days. looking for the other white meat...............got enough walleyes already. and yes NO pictures or reports for now. incogneito for a while ::) ::) ;D
Incognito when traveling in a new , shiny 4 wheeler ??? I think not.. How do you like it ????
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Thanks, I saw that and was thinking I'll try it early ice next year. I don't think I'll be testing the new pacemaker/defib device...
I see guys in good shape wilt under that one , I'm not saying it's a bad place to fish I would drag my stuff an extra .2 miles on the flat before that hill , but thats just me
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You guys weren't s***'n about the drag. This was only the second time I have fished Oneida and the last time without a machine. I am a 31 year old guy in good shape who runs and works out regularly. My buddy is probably 6'2" and is a beast. And we thought we were going to DIE! We made it halfway to where we could see huts and said "lets try here eh". While we probably over packed the sled (mainly beer) and three guys worth of gear i never thought i would have such a hard time. THis plan resulted in mainly dinks at Constiana and nothing off of App's.
Props to those make the journey on foot.
I am going to take some Advil and ice my legs while swallowing my pride.
Till next year!
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You guys weren't s***'n about the drag. This was only the second time I have fished Oneida and the last time without a machine. I am a 31 year old guy in good shape who runs and works out regularly. My buddy is probably 6'2" and is a beast. And we thought we were going to DIE! We made it halfway to where we could see huts and said "lets try here eh". While we probably over packed the sled (mainly beer) and three guys worth of gear i never thought i would have such a hard time. THis plan resulted in mainly dinks at Constiana and nothing off of App's.
Props to those make the journey on foot.
I am going to take some Advil and ice my legs while swallowing my pride.
Till next year!
Yea, the drag was tough this weekend. My fishing partner and I dragged our gear about 3 miles round trip on the East end on Saturday. Luckily there were plenty of sled and quad tracks. They helped out tremendously with the drag. If your buddies have extra sleds lying around..definitely have them bring it along and balance out the weight.
Only managed to get 1 keeper eye but lost a few on the way up. We were in 24 fow.
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Hey nysportsman find those white perch u were after over weekend?
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While the walk wasn't that easy, it's been worse.
As I said yest. still can't find the perch with any consistency. Not for a lack of trying either, just keep finding eyes. This is the pig I got on the 4lb perch gear
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Hey nysportsman find those white perch u were after over weekend?
No unfortunately not. Hence the 3 mile round about. We were moving around a lot. It's very possible that the some of the ones we lost on the way up were white perch. One of my buddies says that they swim in circles on the way up. I didn't have them hooked long enough to be able to tell the difference. I'm going to try again next week.
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Just wondering how the ride out is with the snow. Would I be alright with the wheeler?
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Just wondering how the ride out is with the snow. Would I be alright with the wheeler?
watched the wheelers yesterday have a little trouble....4 wheel with chains would be better.....got 4-5" more snow on the south shore last night also....sled would be the way to go....had no problems at all
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No unfortunately not. Hence the 3 mile round about. We were moving around a lot. It's very possible that the some of the ones we lost on the way up were white perch. One of my buddies says that they swim in circles on the way up. I didn't have them hooked long enough to be able to tell the difference. I'm going to try again next week.
White perch are unmistakable when you hook them. They pull hard enough to feel like an eye or pickeral yet the vibration from the head shake is very fast & erratic since they're small, unlike the slower harder thumping of the longer bodied fish. Once you get a couple you'll understand.
good luck
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White perch are unmistakable when you hook them. They pull hard enough to feel like an eye or pickeral yet the vibration from the head shake is very fast & erratic since they're small, unlike the slower harder thumping of the longer bodied fish. Once you get a couple you'll understand.
good luck
Thanks. I'm looking forward to it. We found a spot later on in the day where we got all of our hits. 1 being the keeper eye. I was going to try again Sunday but got myself sick during Saturday's outing. That and a snow blower that I tore the auger gear box to shreds.
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You'll know it's a white perch when it swims circles around the hole tangling your dead stick line and then you're transducer. Then as you get that mess out of the hole it flexes it's body and sticks one of the barbs on it's pectoral fins through you hand. Then, after a bunch of swearing, you try to pop the hook out of it's mouth but it's so bony that the hook breaks off in it. That's a white perch.
Good luck. Catch all of them, please.
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You'll know it's a white perch when it swims circles around the hole tangling your dead stick line and then you're transducer. Then as you get that mess out of the hole it flexes it's body and sticks one of the barbs on it's pectoral fins through you hand. Then, after a bunch of swearing, you try to pop the hook out of it's mouth but it's so bony that the hook breaks off in it. That's a white perch.
Good luck. Catch all of them, please.
:woot: :woot: :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :thumbsup:
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You'll know it's a white perch when it swims circles around the hole tangling your dead stick line and then you're transducer. Then as you get that mess out of the hole it flexes it's body and sticks one of the barbs on it's pectoral fins through you hand. Then, after a bunch of swearing, you try to pop the hook out of it's mouth but it's so bony that the hook breaks off in it. That's a white perch.
Good luck. Catch all of them, please.
Haha...Is this all from personal experience? ;D I can see everything playing out exactly as you've described it.
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Had a good weekend, got all my eyes on Friday and Saturday with a few extra throw backs, several shorties and pinners, Caught a grand total of, are you ready for this?......8 stripers!!! :o Only had a couple hrs to work with Sunday morning, so I scratched with only one jumbo..... Like I said before the mid winter blues are in full swing, you'll get a shot at maybe one out of every 10 fish you mark....IF and only IF your doing the right thing at the right time! Your " A " game is a must right now, and peak periods are key on peak period structures. Otherwise you CAN get afternoon roamers and I did, but they're much more skittish and scattered. As a matter of fact I arrived late Friday morning, missed the peak so I settled in on an area that was holding scattered roamers, ended up getting my fish between high noon and 2:00.
Congrats to all who got on anything decent the past few days, Pooch, Bart, Snag, HT......And Mr. President, if I may, welcome back from your polar expedition, the sweet lady missed you! We gotta get together soon bud!
HT, the machine looks great! Just take it easy on her during the break in....
As for the ambulance in the parking lot at App's Saturday morning, that was for a friend of mine who is part of a hard working crew of Oneida Lake diehards from Rochester...This man passed out in his shanty due to sudden low blood pressure, he fell right on top of his heater and thankfully was found soon after by ice shanty member "devo" ( nice finally meeting you bud) who quickly extinguished him, completely melting his THICK black mittens in the process, he would have surely burned to death if not found when he was.... After he was rushed off the ice to an awaiting ambulance he was then rushed to the hospital where he was brought back to stable condition, and returned to his home Sunday.
Other than all that, I set off for CheektoVegas 2 hrs later than I was supposed to because I locked my keys in the truck just as I was ready to leave for home Sunday morning....YAYYYYYYY!!!!! :P
Man, it's ALWAYS somethin'........ :-\
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well I took it out on the lake yesterday and had no problem going thru that snow in AWD. but I have to take it back over to have them look at it. it stalled on me 2 times yesterday. I let it warm up and drove it about 100 yards and it just stopped like it ran out of gas. went to start it and would not even fire. I opened the gas cap and air came out ??? put the cap back on and it started right up no problem. ??? like I said it did that twice yesterday. it is very cold blooded but they told me that it would be.
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/Oneidalakefishingfeb9th2014011_zps07ae655b.jpg) (http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/kowboyup14/media/Oneidalakefishingfeb9th2014011_zps07ae655b.jpg.html) Well back at it again yesterday and me and the girlfriend wet searching again, this time I did find afew eyes and some slob perch. They were on fire early and then we picked away at the perch throughout the day
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Nice perch!
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nice fish guys ;D
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/Oneidalakefishingfeb9th2014006_zps061daf62.jpg) (http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/kowboyup14/media/Oneidalakefishingfeb9th2014006_zps061daf62.jpg.html) She was happy to have gotten acouple slob perch, but everytime up she was like I wanted a walleye, lol. She got broke into the club of not putting your pole to close to the heater, you guessed it blub blub blub jig down the hole and her looking at me like what happened, lmao it was apricless look but told her weve all done that. Met anice guy named Stanley when I went to his shanty with some chilly dogs we made. Glad you enjoyed them and I helped him download the navionics map on his phone that he didn't know he could. All in all agreat day. When we left the ice yesterday nobody on the ride in or in the parking lot
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My Ion just showed up, can't wait to try it. Looks like Thursday will be my 1st chance to get out. No more hand or gas auger for me, I hope anyways.
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/Oneidalakefishingfeb9th2014006_zps061daf62.jpg) (http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/kowboyup14/media/Oneidalakefishingfeb9th2014006_zps061daf62.jpg.html) She was happy to have gotten acouple slob perch, but everytime up she was like I wanted a walleye, lol. She got broke into the club of not putting your pole to close to the heater, you guessed it blub blub blub jig down the hole and her looking at me like what happened, lmao it was apricless look but told her weve all done that. Met anice guy named Stanley when I went to his shanty with some chilly dogs we made. Glad you enjoyed them and I helped him download the navionics map on his phone that he didn't know he could. All in all agreat day. When we left the ice yesterday nobody on the ride in or in the parking lot
How accurate would you say the navionics phone app is on Oneida? I just got a flasher so I haven't been able to accurately mark depth up till this point, but I've been on Oneida with the app all season. Just curious if it's spot on or only puts you in the area.
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I've had low blood sugar since I quit drinking , I carry protien bars in my pocket.
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Thanks DeadEyez, Gozzos and Scout57 for your replies about the mudpuppy. Tight lines all.
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How accurate would you say the navionics phone app is on Oneida? I just got a flasher so I haven't been able to accurately mark depth up till this point, but I've been on Oneida with the app all season. Just curious if it's spot on or only puts you in the area.
From what I have found it's usually within a foot.
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missfishy thanks for the info I appreciate it :)
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Thanks Otis :)
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missfishy thanks for the info I appreciate it :)
yep good luck
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My Ion just showed up, can't wait to try it. Looks like Thursday will be my 1st chance to get out. No more hand or gas auger for me, I hope anyways.
Been using a Ion since last season, They sure are nice a couple suggestion would be when it is under like 20 keep the battery in the truck on the way from home and during the day when not in use bring it in the shanty makes a difference. Also had a little trouble this season with water getting in the power head and in the safety switch/trigger area creating problems. Keeping it on the wheeler racks when moving and not laying it down in the snow/slush/water takes care of that issue as well. Good luck with it, its nice using a power auger with no more noise than a hand drill and no gas.
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How accurate would you say the navionics phone app is on Oneida? I just got a flasher so I haven't been able to accurately mark depth up till this point, but I've been on Oneida with the app all season. Just curious if it's spot on or only puts you in the area.
Never been more than a couple feet (+ or -) off on depth on any body of water I've been on, depends on water levels
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Been using a Ion since last season, They sure are nice a couple suggestion would be when it is under like 20 keep the battery in the truck on the way from home and during the day when not in use bring it in the shanty makes a difference. Also had a little trouble this season with water getting in the power head and in the safety switch/trigger area creating problems. Keeping it on the wheeler racks when moving and not laying it down in the snow/slush/water takes care of that issue as well. Good luck with it, its nice using a power auger with no more noise than a hand drill and no gas.
Thanks for the advice, I'll keep it warm and dry and hopefully well used.
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^^^Keep an eye on the set screw that holds the auger on the power head as well^^^
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its a easy walk (slide)down cardiac hill if you are planing on returning well you know!!!!
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From what I have found it's usually within a foot.
I agree its usually pretty close just wish it was just a smaller dot or something instead of the arrow so you could pin point a little better
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I've had low blood sugar since I quit drinking , I carry protien bars in my pocket.
Carbs are what you need when blood sugar is low and then protein to stabilize it.. Years ago when they had the sugar cubes wrapped up, I would have a handful in my pocket//
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I agree its usually pretty close just wish it was just a smaller dot or something instead of the arrow so you could pin point a little better
GPS on a common handheld receiver is not generally all that accurate. Common accuracy is 3-5 meters. Often less than that. It will get you close. I use a hand-held depth finder to check my depth if I want to be "spot-on". And even then, you are at the mercy of the map-maker being right. If you want to check the accuracy of your handheld - just make a mark on "solid ground" some where mark with your gps - walk away (a hunderd yards or more) and then use the gps to put you back on the "mark" - do it several times, in different directions, to get an idea of accuracy.
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(http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z391/kowboyup14/Oneidalakefishingfeb9th2014006_zps061daf62.jpg) (http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/kowboyup14/media/Oneidalakefishingfeb9th2014006_zps061daf62.jpg.html) She was happy to have gotten acouple slob perch, but everytime up she was like I wanted a walleye, lol. She got broke into the club of not putting your pole to close to the heater, you guessed it blub blub blub jig down the hole and her looking at me like what happened, lmao it was apricless look but told her weve all done that. Met anice guy named Stanley when I went to his shanty with some chilly dogs we made. Glad you enjoyed them and I helped him download the navionics map on his phone that he didn't know he could. All in all agreat day. When we left the ice yesterday nobody on the ride in or in the parking lot
You are right kowboy. I did it twice Saturday. My best 2 jigs at that. Had never done it before. But I don't use the heater that much.
Nice fish Colleen,
kc
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nevermind the perch! i LOVE those yellows (GLOVES) that is! brian have you changing the oil on the truck? LOL nice job brian and misses! o and brian i see a few things i would like to maybe borrow from your garage! LOL
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I want thank everyone who helped me out on the ice at Oneida Lake on Sat. Everything checked out fine at the hospital. only problem is... I need to find where I can purchase ice armour bibs only.
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I want thank everyone who helped me out on the ice at Oneida Lake on Sat. Everything checked out fine at the hospital. only problem is... I need to find where I can purchase ice armour bibs only.
Glad to hear you're ok. Sounded scary
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Copy that , glad to hear your doing good. Scary stuff.
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I want thank everyone who helped me out on the ice at Oneida Lake on Sat. Everything checked out fine at the hospital. only problem is... I need to find where I can purchase ice armour bibs only.
glad your ok. as for the bibs- go with the arctic armor or one of the others that float. ice armor does not and they are close to the same price. gander might have them ;)
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HT,
I read an earlier post about your 4wheeler. I have a 08 Polaris Sportsman 500 HO not fuel injected. I have never had a problem in below zero with this machine starting up or acting cranky in the cold...I run the choke all the way out...start it up...it fires right up....after a minute or so push choke back in and good to go...a rock solid machine!!
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To everyone that owns a set of the Artic Armor, I keep telling myself that I'm going to test them in the summer but never have, has anyone ever done a test trial to see how well they really float? If so how well do they really work.
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HT,
I read an earlier post about your 4wheeler. I have a 08 Polaris Sportsman 500 HO not fuel injected. I have never had a problem in below zero with this machine starting up or acting cranky in the cold...I run the choke all the way out...start it up...it fires right up....after a minute or so push choke back in and good to go...a rock solid machine!!
i live right across the the road from where i bought it and they are going to look at it tomorrow. the gas cap does not have a vent hose anymore. the vent is underneath some place i guess ::)
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I want thank everyone who helped me out on the ice at Oneida Lake on Sat. Everything checked out fine at the hospital. only problem is... I need to find where I can purchase ice armour bibs only.
I read about your Saturday, glad you doing much better! Take good care of yourself and good fishing to you! :thumbsup:
I'm with HT, get a pair of floating bibs. I'm partial to Arctic Armor, had them 7 years or so, no problems and they're holding up well.
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its a easy walk (slide)down cardiac hill if you are planing on returning well you know!!!!
:clap: Love it, last week I saw a guy take that ride, too funny. I also saw a ton of buckeyes spilled out. also too funny.
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Nice eye Bcons.
Nice fish Kowboy and Colleen.
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Havent been to oneida before and making the trip soon was wondering how the fishing is at night
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Well done getting your eyes Friday and Saturday Ice Addict. Everyday is an adventure when you got out on the Big O.
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Havent been to oneida before and making the trip soon was wondering how the fishing is at night
The boogeymen come out at night, and so do the 100MPH sleds. :woot:
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I've had three lures drop down the hole when my line or somebody's I'm fishing with touched the heater. Got all 3 back. If you had a few feet of line out it just piles up on the bottom under the hole. I drop a big jigging rap down and pound the bottom for a bit. Start reeling up slowly and you see the "lost" jig trailing it up on the graph/flasher. When the rap gets through the hole grab the line tangled up on the hooks and handline the lost jig the rest of the way.
Worked every time so far.
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Havent been to oneida before and making the trip soon was wondering how the fishing is at night
no need to fish at night unless it is a your perference , they hit during the day here and throw out some flares for the speed freaks
and glad your well JL
the ol buzzard is getting ready to get back on home water this week , and from what i was told lakers can't be blown up , opps not quite true , when I tossed her back she was a cork ,I had to release a little air so she could swim ;)
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To everyone that owns a set of the Artic Armor, I keep telling myself that I'm going to test them in the summer but never have, has anyone ever done a test trial to see how well they really float? If so how well do they really work.
There are videos on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEPqwf_PEgs).
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If he has floating bibs but not a floating coat, won't he float upside down?
no , check out the striker U tube , there is a demo on tops and bottoms
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I've had no problems with mine. I always vent the shanty and I believe it has a low O2 sensor. Never had a problem cooking, I actually warming up food with mine. But heed other's experiences with their Mr. Heater, it can save you a lot of headaches.
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I like Hot Coffee... ;D
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Nice Bart, where did you get the rack on top of your heater. I never go without my coffee either.
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It was just a few pages back...
ljc2tall got it. I ordered a front grill a few years ago, $11 delivered to the door and made a couple of modifications. It pops right on and off. I use the larger tins for frank and beans, no foil.
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kingfisher22, you must have stumbled on my fishing grounds! :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Pman, nice walleye!
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wert tell jackperch about the hill on and off :o don't go there if you have a weak heart , no joke
If it doesn't kill him it will make him stronger.
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Thanks Bart im just getting caught up on my reading, then im going to order one.
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To everyone that owns a set of the Artic Armor, I keep telling myself that I'm going to test them in the summer but never have, has anyone ever done a test trial to see how well they really float? If so how well do they really work.
A couple years ago my buddy went threw 16" of crystalized ice with artic armour on. he poped out like a cork. yes, they do work well. Sully...
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Fished out of Taft bay this evening...7 eyes only 1 keeper and three jumbos in 30 FOW. Marked fish the entire time just had trouble getting them to bite. Glad to get into some eyes again.
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Striker Ice is the onoly way to go now ... AA was the first but STRIKER has blowen past them in quality and function.
Float Test ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddp-h4E_LkI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddp-h4E_LkI)
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Just found that on the ol tube. hoping the bite comes back soon.
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Other than all that, I set off for CheektoVegas 2 hrs later than I was supposed to because I locked my keys in the truck just as I was ready to leave for home Sunday morning....YAYYYYYYY!!!!! :P
Man, it's ALWAYS somethin'........ :-\
Cut a flat key and keep in wallet, or put in a magnetic box and hide it under fender.
If you need a chipped key for ignition, as most modern trucks do, this key will only unlock the door (which is all you needed).
My extra key has saved me a lot of aggravation on at least two occasions.
PerchEyes
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Just found that on the ol tube. hoping the bite comes back soon.
the bite always does , but there can be some very slow time come mid ice , but that's good when we have to work for them a little , I actually like this time of year ,it can be a real challenge , to see if you can out think a fish
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I read somewhere on this site that the internet killed the lakes and killed the bite on Oneida lake ::) ::)....hmmm ::) ::)... if we throw all our computers and cell phones away...would the fishing get good again??? just asking....--KP @)
You're confusing the internet with meth labs ;)
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I read somewhere on this site that the internet killed the lakes and killed the bite on Oneida lake ::) ::)....hmmm ::) ::)... if we throw all our computers and cell phones away...would the fishing get good again??? just asking....--KP @)
the internet has caused great problems with some lakes , for example Canadarago for one use to see maybe 35 guys now it's 200 , it's not a very big lake and can't handle that kind of pressure as Oneida Lake can, but inland lakes all have a breaking point and other lakes, ponds need different regs to keep it healthy and productive
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Gotta run with Freddie on this one....this is the time of the year where we all will earn our "stripes" ;D and eyes...makes it fun actually, learning how a fish thinks!! ;)
Then what was you guys excuse for finishing 8th or 9th at Sandy Pond? Those "Swigo" county fish just that smart? :whistle: :P :P
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Bart if I had known you were doing gourmet cooking out there I would tag along more often.
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man I'm glad I'm only 57
You told me you were 57 last year...are you standin still or moon walkin son!?? :roflmao:
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I agree its usually pretty close just wish it was just a smaller dot or something instead of the arrow so you could pin point a little better
The tip of the arrow is your location....
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If he has floating bibs but not a floating coat, won't he float upside down?
problably but its a start. lmao ::) :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:
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If it doesn't kill him it will make him stronger.
Ok Nietzche, since you don't mind the hill, why I don't I keep the sled for the rest of the year?
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You told me you were 57 last year...are you standin still or moon walkin son!?? :roflmao:
he said that to me 3 years ago ??? :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: i dont think he knows or cares anymore. lol ::) ::) ;D
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Artic you better lay off her gloves she says she knows where you live and she doesn't want the fish to bite her, lmao I know I know ive told her they are frozen and dead but she still thinks they are going to bite. KC told her about you losing 2 and she says it doesn't make her feel any better, my response was well if it makes you feel better buy me a new one lol. KP we definetly worked it this week, and im sure for awhile longer its going to be hit and run and many long days for us on Oneida.Bart nice looking heater Buddy think I will make one for her to make coffee as shes spilled her spill proof cup the last 2 times out in the bottom of shanty, lol Might make a half day trip tomarrow will half to check weather for the morning. Deadeyez you got any weather report for morning
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he said that to me 3 years ago ??? :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: i dont think he knows or cares anymore. lol ::) ::) ;D
Once guys get to be ancient they no longer count total years. They don't celebrate birthdays, only anniversaries. Like this is the 17th anniversary of my 40th bday. Occasionally the math gets them confused
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So Stormy, are you a Striker Rep now? or do you just wear the suit? Tell ya what I LOVE mine ;)
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the internet has caused great problems with some lakes , for example Canadarago for one use to see maybe 35 guys now it's 200 , it's not a very big lake and can't handle that kind of pressure as Oneida Lake can, but inland lakes all have a breaking point and other lakes, ponds need different regs to keep it healthy and productive
didnt one of the news channel get it started by doing a special on ice fishing on cando and show guys getting big perch out of there
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Hey filetandrelease just wanted to say thanks for info.I was looking at map and wondering where can I park on Lewis point is it public access or do I need permission?
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there is public access there just get there early to get a spot is all.
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There's an angler parking area. Once there follow the tracks to the lake.
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Hello everyone i am new to Oneida Lake ice fishing, i am planning a trip in the morning, i am having a hard time finding a bait shop in the area any help would be great. Thanks Be safe and tight lines
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There are now baitshops on every side of the lake. west side...Bartels. north shore..apps. east/south Marion manor and boufs bait
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he said that to me 3 years ago ??? :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: i dont think he knows or cares anymore. lol ::) ::) ;D
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Opps clicked too fast isn"t that why some refer to him as the old buzzard
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There are now baitshops on every side of the lake. west side...Bartels. north shore..apps. east/south Marion manor and boufs bait
Thanks im going to go off Mill st. anything close
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My Ion just showed up, can't wait to try it. Looks like Thursday will be my 1st chance to get out. No more hand or gas auger for me, I hope anyways.
Your going to be amazed at just how nice it is..
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Don't think you'll have too many problems with Oneida 'eyes and a 5 inch hole. It's easier with a bigger hole but I dare say 99% of the 'eyes you'll catch will fit. Bigger problem is hooking them first! Good luck.
Thanks Kingfisher!
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A couple years ago my buddy went threw 16" of crystalized ice with artic armour on. he poped out like a cork. yes, they do work well. Sully...
Hey Sully..... I know that guy ::) ::) ::) ::) ;D A little ways out from Oneida Shores Park.
20 minutes earlier, 2 guys had just dragged a huge shack with all of their gear right over the same spot where I took the dip. I had been through the ice a few times before with the Arctic Armor suit but never unexpectedly like that day. It was like someone pulled the carpet out from under me. No warning ! :o
To add a little to this, the Arctic Armor suits are not only the best floatation suits for the money but they're also the warmest and driest suits you'll ever wear. Actually, they're too warm at times.
IDI Arctic Armor uses 22 ounces of floatation material in each suit. 7 ounces of the floatation material that they use will float 300 pounds. That explains why even a guy of my suave, stealthy and statuesque physique popped out of that hole like a cork ! :whistle: :whistle: ;D ;D
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Have to say this is my second year with the AA plus suit. Kind of disappointed. The stitching isn't the best. Some of the seams are starting to slowly separate from the stitching..also have a nice rip in the bottom right leg. I am going to try a new flotation suit. Maybe next year. Overall just not happy with the quality for the $$$
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I have the Striker Bibs and they are built very good, full leg zippers ,magnetic hold down flaps and very rugged. I got them last year and I did have to return them because the knee pads were too low , they fixed them this season and replaced my bibs , no questions asked. I wear them without the insulation liner , just Merino wool long underwear when I am in the otter. I give them 2 thumbs UP....
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Have to say this is my second year with the AA plus suit. Kind of disappointed. The stitching isn't the best. Some of the seams are starting to slowly separate from the stitching..also have a nice rip in the bottom right leg. I am going to try a new flotation suit. Maybe next year. Overall just not happy with the quality for the $$$
hey Chief, that suit is'nt made for sliding down large hills with rocks sticking up !!! ::) ::) ::). Sully...
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Hey Sully..... I know that guy ::) ::) ::) ::) ;D A little ways out from Oneida Shores Park.
20 minutes earlier, 2 guys had just dragged a huge shack with all of their gear right over the same spot where I took the dip. I had been through the ice a few times before with the Arctic Armor suit but never unexpectedly like that day. It was like someone pulled the carpet out from under me. No warning ! :o
To add a little to this, the Arctic Armor suits are not only the best floatation suits for the money but they're also the warmest and driest suits you'll ever wear. Actually, they're too warm at times.
IDI Arctic Armor uses 22 ounces of floatation material in each suit. 7 ounces of the floatation material that they use will float 300 pounds. That explains why even a guy of my suave, stealthy and statuesque physique popped out of that hole like a cork ! :whistle: :whistle: ;D ;D
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hey cross-eye-jig if aa suits have 22oz of floatation material and 7 oz will float 300lbs then by my math 1 suit will float 943 lbs now if I buy a suit to put on my new wheeler, somehow, could I drive it out on last ice and have it float when I go in ??? just a thought
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Your going to be amazed at just how nice it is..
you aint kidding mine just showed up and it is amazing.
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hey cross-eye-jig if aa suits have 22oz of floatation material and 7 oz will float 300lbs then by my math 1 suit will float 943 lbs now if I buy a suit to put on my new wheeler, somehow, could I drive it out on last ice and have it float when I go in ??? just a thought
Sure thing ! Just tie the suit to the rear rack and have at it ! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Have to say this is my second year with the AA plus suit. Kind of disappointed. The stitching isn't the best. Some of the seams are starting to slowly separate from the stitching..also have a nice rip in the bottom right leg. I am going to try a new flotation suit. Maybe next year. Overall just not happy with the quality for the $$$
I got my AA suit during the winter of 2007/2008. I wear it ice fishing, spring, fall and while snow blowing etc. My suit is in great shape with no signs of any stitching coming loose anywhere. I bought a second suit in 2010 just in case they stopped making them or my first suit got ruined somehow. I haven't taken the second suit out of the bag yet.
There are no suits on the market that will stand up to ice auger blades, tears from sharp sticks, burns from ATV exhausts or heaters, battery acid and other unexpected mishaps or blatant abuse.
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That's probably true but I saw Chiefs' suit the other day and the stiching is unraveling. That should not happen. I think he got a Monday morning suit and should get ahold of the company.
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call the company chief and tell them whats happening to your suit. just like anything else that we buy now days. there will be a lemon at times. i would like to see how arc ;)tic armor handles this problem.
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Hey Lonefisher, going out of Mill St from Scriba I would say Bartell Road Bait and Tackle is your best bet. One of Ice Shanty's sponsors. It's right off the Brewerton exit to the west about 1/4 mile or so.
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Couldn't agree more with the positives stated about the AA suits. Have had mine for 3 seasons with no problems whatsoever. Fortunately, I can't provide a personal opinion on "floatability" issues. Think Chief may have just got a bad one that the company should take care of.
Believe Freddie is spot on about the mid-ice lull period. Sunday had major issues with getting eyes to hit and yesterday had a tough time with the yellows. Managed 8 good ones but marked many more that simply would not respond. Even 2lb test and micro jigs did not not work very well.
Gonna target something different today.
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That's probably true but I saw Chiefs' suit the other day and the stiching is unraveling. That should not happen. I think he got a Monday morning suit and should get ahold of the company.
I agree with you Pequad1. def. sounds like a monday suit. call AA, and they should stand by thier product. Sully...
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Thanks Kingfisher22
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There are no suits on the market that will stand up to ice auger blades, tears from sharp sticks, burns from ATV exhausts or heaters, battery acid and other unexpected mishaps or blatant abuse.
AA vs Striker... Striker - better venting, pockets, adjustable inseam, and the coupdegra - full length leg zippers = no brainer...
Year after year I nearly bought AA but hated the fit on the bibs and the bulk. Along came more floating options and Striker lites. No complaints... ;D
Of course everyone that bought AA think they are awesome, and they are... But....
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Happy Birthday Snagg... ;D
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X2 on the b-day snagger!!! You fishing?
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Fished with a few Striker guys this past weekend, they absolutely LOVED those suits!
I'm in the market for a new one, just having a hard time making up my mind. The Cabela's ice suits are real nice, IA Extreme suits are real nice, The Frabil (black) suit is real nice, but two friends said it has a lousy range of movement and way to bulky. I like the idea of the Striker suits being floating suits, I have a Mustang survival suit, thing is SUPER warm and loaded with neoprene floating materials, but it is the WORST sweat box EVER!! I haven't worn it in years because of that!
I checked out Strikers site, is there a particular model that's better than others? I was getting a bit confused with the options. Jay, you said " Light?"
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Sorry guys, these ice suite conversations are going the way of the 'rigid tow bar' discussion. How about we talk about fishing?
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I have the artic armor suit good suit warm, hard to wear it above 25-30 degrees. I have ripped mine twice, I think the material could be a little better, thicker heavier duty, but all around nice safe suit.
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Sorry guys, these ice suite conversations are going the way of the 'rigid tow bar' discussion. How about we talk about fishing?
Reading about the mid-ice lull period has boosted my confidence and has given me an excuse... How's that! ;D
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I like the discussion on "ice suits" I'm in the market - sale prices now in effect. ;D Been looking at the Striker stuff - one of the local shops have them, in stock and on sale. I would like to understand, better the different models. The "Ice Climate" model of the jacket and bibs have removable liners, I see and the prolly the outer shell on the different models is different?
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Reading about the mid-ice lull period has boosted my confidence and has given me an excuse... How's that! ;D
That's the spirit! I've been stuck in a mid-ice lull all year. Haven't had one of those great days yet. This snow though! Man, it's going to be tough for walkers the next few days.
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I like the discussion on "ice suits" I'm in the market - sale prices now in effect. ;D Been looking at the Striker stuff - one of the local shops have them, in stock and on sale. I would like to understand, better the different models. The "Ice Climate" model of the jacket and bibs have removable liners, I see and the prolly the other shell on the different models is different?
Don't get me wrong, I would love to have an ice suit as well. If you can find a bib and coat on sale for sub 200 then great. Me personally, I can't justify spending that much money (retail price) for a suit that I can probably piece together for less using clothing with similar functions. It's not a waste, as the buoyancy factor is definitely a positive, but I think that money can be spent elsewhere. To each his own I guess.
A few weeks ago I found a whole bib/coat ice-armor suit on sale at dicks for 150. I bought the XL thinking it would fit but it was too big. I ended up returning it. In hindsight, I probably could've sold it on ebay or craigslist and made a few extra bucks on it. Oh well.
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Don't get me wrong, I would love to have an ice suit as well. If you can find a bib and coat on sale for sub 200 then great. Me personally, I can't justify spending that much money (retail price) for a suit that I can probably piece together for less using clothing with similar functions. It's not a waste, as the buoyancy factor is definitely a positive, but I think that money can be spent elsewhere. To each his own I guess.
A few weeks ago I found a whole bib/coat ice-armor suit on sale at dicks for 150. I bought the XL thinking it would fit but it was too big. I ended up returning it. In hindsight, I probably could've sold it on ebay or craigslist and made a few extra bucks on it. Oh well.
Btw, I have a life jacket that I wear (NRS Chinook) that is awesome and serves as my floation device. You can barely tell that it's on. It's great for boating/kayaking.
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I think artic armor runs one size bigger
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I personally just went to the local Gander here because I figured well all the spring stuff is coming in and the AA would be on sale. Nope to my surprise the insulated AA was $399 for both pieces and they do seem to run a size bigger. I tried on the XL cause that's what all my other gear is and way to big but of course they didn't have any larges to compare it to. so to the web I go.
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"one of those great days" is relative. One keeper walleye made my year! Other days I simply find myself in the middle of nowhere on Oneida Lake, take it all in and realize I am truly blessed in many ways. Then I have another "one of those great days".
Well stated :thumbsup:
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That's the spirit! I've been stuck in a mid-ice lull all year. Haven't had one of those great days yet. This snow though! Man, it's going to be tough for walkers the next few days.
"one of those great days" is relative. One keeper walleye made my year! Other days I simply find myself in the middle of nowhere on Oneida Lake, take it all in and realize I am truly blessed in many ways. Then I have another "one of those great days".
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Fished with a few Striker guys this past weekend, they absolutely LOVED those suits!
I'm in the market for a new one, just having a hard time making up my mind. The Cabela's ice suits are real nice, IA Extreme suits are real nice, The Frabil (black) suit is real nice, but two friends said it has a lousy range of movement and way to bulky. I like the idea of the Striker suits being floating suits, I have a Mustang survival suit, thing is SUPER warm and loaded with neoprene floating materials, but it is the WORST sweat box EVER!! I haven't worn it in years because of that!
I checked out Strikers site, is there a particular model that's better than others? I was getting a bit confused with the options. Jay, you said " Light?"
John - when I bought mine a few years ago they had 2 floating models - a regular and lite. I hate bulky stuff, I'd rather layer properly and just wear wind/waterproof... but wanted the security of floation... I went with the lites and love em...
Im not up on all the models now but it looks like they have 4 options? the 3:1 w removable liner, a "hardwater" model with a fair amount of insulation, a "predator" model with some insulation, and the "guardian" with just floatability(which is insulation)... It would be nice to check out all the diff options in person but short of going the the big Ice Show in MN, thats prob not an option....
If you have some specific questions, I do know a few reps for them...
p.s. god forbid we talk about icefishing suits or tow-bars on an icefishing site... relax....
Oh and Happy B-Day to Snag and Tank, two of the best fisherman I know share a Birthday!
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I got the IA Blue suit, and have no complaints. I use it for snowblowing, used it as a riding suit for 60 miles and was never cold. Never tried the other options so not to say they would be better or worse, just saying I like mine. Sitting here fighting off a cold dreaming of a snowmobile and some Jumbos ::) ::) ::) ::)
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I got the IA Blue suit, and have no complaints. I use it for snowblowing, used it as a riding suit for 60 miles and was never cold. Never tried the other options so not to say they would be better or worse, just saying I like mine. Sitting here fighting off a cold dreaming of a snowmobile and some Jumbos ::) ::) ::) ::)
We are talking floating suits. Of course you like it, you bought it... ;D
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Happy birthday Snagger and Tank !!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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"one of those great days" is relative. One keeper walleye made my year! Other days I simply find myself in the middle of nowhere on Oneida Lake, take it all in and realize I am truly blessed in many ways. Then I have another "one of those great days".
:clap: Hang in there Bart, Oneida beats me way more than I beat it, but that's what keeps me coming back. I'm always rooting for you to post a nice limit of eyes, you'll get yours bud and when you do :bow: :thumbsup:
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We are talking floating suits. Of course you like it, you bought it... ;D
Oh heaven forbid I bring up a non floating suit on a ice fishing forum ::) ::) ;D
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Yeah, I agree with DC, God forbid we talk about ice fishing related items on here. >:( >:( >:(
I read back through all the posts on ice suits, but didn't see any comments as to whether these AA or Striker suits are USCG approved;
They seem not to be looking at the web, I think I want something that is approved so I can wear it on the boat as well.
Limited budget guy I guess.
Happy B-day to Snag, and Tank!
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Oh heaven forbid I bring up a non floating suit on a ice fishing forum ::) ::) ;D
Your lucky this isnt on FB, I have to be nice on here... Go start another thread for everything that come up... ;D
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Your lucky this isnt on FB, I have to be nice on here... Go start another thread for everything that come up... ;D
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Yeah, I agree with DC, God forbid we talk about ice fishing related items on here. >:( >:( >:(
I read back through all the posts on ice suits, but didn't see any comments as to whether these AA or Striker suits are USCG approved;
They seem not to be looking at the web, I think I want something that is approved so I can wear it on the boat as well.
Limited budget guy I guess.
Happy B-day to Snag, and Tank!
Neither are USCG approved. I know mustang are and a company called Onyx. I believe Clam is looking into it...
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I feel bad for you sick guys! Mine was horrible, but whats worse not completely gone. 2 weeks of lingering congestion & runny nose that won't quit.
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Your lucky this isnt on FB, I have to be nice on here... Go start another thread for everything that come up... ;D
Give this topic another 3 days ;)
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"one of those great days" is relative. One keeper walleye made my year! Other days I simply find myself in the middle of nowhere on Oneida Lake, take it all in and realize I am truly blessed in many ways. Then I have another "one of those great days".
Well said Bart.
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I feel bad for you sick guys! Mine was horrible, but whats worse not completely gone. 2 weeks of lingering congestion & runny nose that won't quit.
This sucks....
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Not sure if they have them in stock but the Guide Gear bibs and parka from Sportsmans guide are amazing. Fourth year in mine and I love them. $80 for each piece but they messed up when I got mine and only charged me $80 total. I kinda stick out with the bright red suit and being 6'6" and all but that can be a good thing for early and late ice. No flotation though
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Mr Bluegill does a great job explaining the different Striker models ....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSsjyZC5Ass (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSsjyZC5Ass)
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Happy birthday Snagger and Tank !!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :icefish:
X2!!!
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Mr Bluegill does a great job explaining the different Striker models ....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSsjyZC5Ass (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSsjyZC5Ass)
Nice video and comparison. I think I will go try some on and make a decision this afternoon. ;D
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John - when I bought mine a few years ago they had 2 floating models - a regular and lite. I hate bulky stuff, I'd rather layer properly and just wear wind/waterproof... but wanted the security of floation... I went with the lites and love em...
Im not up on all the models now but it looks like they have 4 options? the 3:1 w removable liner, a "hardwater" model with a fair amount of insulation, a "predator" model with some insulation, and the "guardian" with just floatability(which is insulation)... It would be nice to check out all the diff options in person but short of going the the big Ice Show in MN, thats prob not an option....
If you have some specific questions, I do know a few reps for them...
p.s. god forbid we talk about icefishing suits or tow-bars on an icefishing site... relax....
Oh and Happy B-Day to Snag and Tank, two of the best fisherman I know share a Birthday!
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Thanks jay! I just heard from my friend he has the predator version, medium insulation, says it's perfect overall!
Now gotta see how many funds are left in the 14' ice fishin budget, may have to wait till next year at this point. Still a lot of fishin left to do. Back and forth from buffalo every week with all expenses involved doesn't leave much of a slush fund left.
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Wow... I guess the fishing must be pretty slow.... ;)
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I feel bad for you sick guys! Mine was horrible, but whats worse not completely gone. 2 weeks of lingering congestion & runny nose that won't quit.
Want a Weineken Bacon Grease?
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Want a Weineken Bacon Grease?
Ahhh ya wanna fight jr. ? Bring it on!
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John you know your preaching to the choir when you bring up slush funds here. I just revamped most of my gear for this season to get a fresh start no headaches. Yah right here we go and I drop another G note cause now the old lady wants to go sometimes. So I needed a new auger ended up with a Ion, then the shanty is to small so sell my new used 12x Clam pro thermal and get a Yukon and then said screw it and with all this talk about suits just ordered the AA lite suit. So what about a budget, I am gonna have to hitch a ride with you from now on to go to Oneida. LOL
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Yeah, I agree with DC, God forbid we talk about ice fishing related items on here. >:( >:( >:(
I read back through all the posts on ice suits, but didn't see any comments as to whether these AA or Striker suits are USCG approved;
They seem not to be looking at the web, I think I want something that is approved so I can wear it on the boat as well.
Limited budget guy I guess.
Happy B-day to Snag, and Tank!
that artic armor suit is to warm for the boat
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thinking more for march-april, and november-december
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John you know your preaching to the choir when you bring up slush funds here. I just revamped most of my gear for this season to get a fresh start no headaches. Yah right here we go and I drop another G note cause now the old lady wants to go sometimes. So I needed a new auger ended up with a Ion, then the shanty is to small so sell my new used 12x Clam pro thermal and get a Yukon and then said screw it and with all this talk about suits just ordered the AA lite suit. So what about a budget, I am gonna have to hitch a ride with you from now on to go to Oneida. LOL
LOL! Yep, it NEVER ends! Believe it or not I've only bought a small handful of jigs this year! :o THATS IT!! I checked my inventory back in December and said to myself, "self, I don't NEED anything!" Except maybe a suit....But after purchasing a new Guide Wear suit from Cabela's in the fall, ( and you know how much those things run!! :o...BUT they are SOOOO NICE!!!)on top of the new boat I bought last spring and everything I needed to outfit that, not including the new Lowrance and I-pilot I'm getting in another month or so......Fweuw!!! My new motto has become " if it ain't broke, I aint fixin' OR replacin' it!!!"
On ice I got everything I need and then some.....Oh yeah,I need new boots too! ;) What?!?!? Their " broke!!" ;D
As for catchin' a ride, welp, if you don't mind riding on top of my quad I have no problem with it.... ;)Thats about the only room I have!
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I have a jig buying habit. Just ordered some pk flutterfish. Hoping they get here before Friday. They look awesome
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OMG!! Can you imagine Filet and Release having the discussion about who is older!!! :woot: :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao: too funny!!--KP @)
Yes! If we video tape it...it's a winner$$$!!! :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SNAGGER AND TANK!! :thumbsup:
X2!!! :thumbsup:
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Happy bday SNAGGER
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LOL! Yep, it NEVER ends! Believe it or not I've only bought a small handful of jigs this year! :o THATS IT!! I checked my inventory back in December and said to myself, "self, I don't NEED anything!" Except maybe a suit....But after purchasing a new Guide Wear suit from Cabela's in the fall, ( and you know how much those things run!! :o...BUT they are SOOOO NICE!!!)on top of the new boat I bought last spring and everything I needed to outfit that, not including the new Lowrance and I-pilot I'm getting in another month or so......Fweuw!!! My new motto has become " if it ain't broke, I aint fixin' OR replacin' it!!!"
On ice I got everything I need and then some.....Oh yeah,I need new boots too! ;) What?!?!? Their " broke!!" ;D
As for catchin' a ride, welp, if you don't mind riding on top of my quad I have no problem with it.... ;)Thats about the only room I have!
Hey as long as I get there its all good. I got a helmet and a rigid bar as well HaHa
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AA vs Striker... Striker - better venting, pockets, adjustable inseam, and the coupdegra - full length leg zippers = no brainer...
Year after year I nearly bought AA but hated the fit on the bibs and the bulk. Along came more floating options and Striker lites. No complaints... ;D
Of course everyone that bought AA think they are awesome, and they are... But....
The one thing that hasn't been mentioned is that the IDI Arctic Armor suits WERE NOT designed to be ice fishing suits ! They just happened to be very adequate when used for ice fishing !
I like the idea of the Striker suits but a couple years ago, when I planned to buy one, I couldn't find one that fit properly, sizes were out of whack, zippers were not heavy duty, the bibs weren't high enough in the back and they were also restricting.
After reading reviews for 2 days, I found that there were numerous problems with the Striker suits. Crotches ripping out, buttons not staying snapped, stitching falling apart and then when people sent their suits back for the crotch ripping out after a couple days of use, they came back with a patch on them ::) ::)
The next day, I bought a second Arctic Armor suit.
I'm sure that Striker has dealt with the problems with their suits but when trying to cut into a market that IDI had already established with a great product, you shouldn't introduce your product(s) until you get it right ! ;)
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The one thing that hasn't been mentioned is that the IDI Arctic Armor suits WERE NOT designed to be ice fishing suits ! They just happened to be very adequate when used for ice fishing !
I like the idea of the Striker suits but a couple years ago, when I planned to buy one, I couldn't find one that fit properly, sizes were out of whack, zippers were not heavy duty, the bibs weren't high enough in the back and they were also restricting.
After reading reviews for 2 days, I found that there were numerous problems with the Striker suits. Crotches ripping out, buttons not staying snapped, stitching falling apart and then when people sent their suits back for the crotch ripping out after a couple days of use, they came back with a patch on them ::) ::)
The next day, I bought a second Arctic Armor suit.
I'm sure that Striker has dealt with the problems with their suits but when trying to cut into a market that IDI had already established with a great product, you shouldn't introduce your product(s) until you get it right ! ;)
LMAO ..... I call BS on all of this ....
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I know that all this about the suits is starting to get to people. You have to think about it though its all about the good ole dollars. I have been using a set of bass pro gortex rainwear the last 2 seasons. I just throw on the thermal base layer a pair of sweats and sweatshirt and have been fine. Honestly everyone's body is different as well so what one person is comfy in the next person may not be. I just purchased the AA suit cause I have been through the ice 2x on 2 different bodies of water. Scary crap when you feel your clothing getting heavier and your body is in shock and slows down. For me its the floatation should it happen again and I hope it never does.
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I second this ^ I layer clothing with raingear on the outside to stay dry. It also cuts the wind out.
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I personally just went to the local Gander here because I figured well all the spring stuff is coming in and the AA would be on sale. Nope to my surprise the insulated AA was $399 for both pieces and they do seem to run a size bigger. I tried on the XL cause that's what all my other gear is and way to big but of course they didn't have any larges to compare it to. so to the web I go.
Just saw some pretty good deals on the IDI website. www.idigear.com (http://www.idigear.com)
Certain suits were priced from $269.00 to $319.00.
Other places had them for 10 to 20 bucks more but gave you a pair of gloves and free shipping.
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How much snow is on the lake and are wheelers getting around ?
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LMAO ..... I call BS on all of this ....
hes right about striker crotches ripping. happened to me last season. had to send them back on my dime to get warranty and they sent them back with a patch. these were the first generation ones with the bobber on them. they told me it was a design flaw that they forgot to double stich the crotch like they do if you buy a pair of jeans. they also do ride low and the straps do night cinch up at all. after all that, i still like them more than AA
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LMAO ..... I call BS on all of this ....
You can start here and this is just one page from one thread !
You can do your own research after that ::)
http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2745646/My_Striker_Ice_Floating_Suit_R (http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2745646/My_Striker_Ice_Floating_Suit_R)
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Re: Striker Ice suit
I have last year's model hardwater striker ice suit. Although I am satisfied with my suit i've had some issues. Previous suit has issues with wear & tear of crotch area, mines tore after 2nd use and was promptly repaired.
The suit keeps me warm but the zipper vents allows some cold air to pass through. And the knee pads are ok on clear ice and fluffy snow but uncomfy on rough ice. You will feel any bits of ice chips.
Also rain or water will soak the knee pad and suit. It hasnt soak through but become damp on the outer layer which is also uncomfy.
Other then those issues it has served me satisfactory. I believe striker ice has addressed these issues in their current model suits this year.
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Re: Striker Ice suit
I bought the floating bibs this year and I am not impressed. Several issues. This year they added 4 inches to the suit but forgot to adjust the padded knee area accordingly. My knee pads are so low they are like shin pads. I have an XL. Also the cargo pockets are way to narrow, I can barely get my hands into the pockets and my hands are not huge by any means. The suit is also fraying in many spots. I am going back to my ice armor next year.
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Re: Striker Ice suit
the butt padding balled up and fell to the bottom of the compartment in my pair of bibs after a 1 week trip.
There's hundreds of comments like this since Striker started making their suits.
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Cross-eye is not wrong, delusinal but not wrong... ;D
They did have a bad batch of crotches....
But hes the first person that I ever heard complain about sizeing issues(look at him ;D) on Strikers
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There are suit threads for this. I want to read about fishing/conditions/more stories from the past :p it's killing me having to go a week without fishing and having new toys to try out. Bahh.
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Ok, nobody is fishing and/or not posting, so you can read about tow-bars and suits... or nothing... :icefish:
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Who's fishing the perch tournament this sat.?
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I will just chime in on the suit thing one time. Cross eye you know as well as I 2 yrs in this industry is a lifetime. When products hit they sometime take time to make tweeks. Striker was designed initially for snowmobilers. They have come a long way. Todd frank is my striker ice rep. He spent quite a bit of time educating me on the suits. I believe both them and idi make a great product. Im hoping this dosnt become vex vs marcum 2 because there is no need. They are both good and will both give you a chance when in a bad situation
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Ok, nobody is fishing and/or not posting, so you can read about tow-bars and suits... or nothing... :icefish:
:woot:
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Cross-eye is not wrong, delusinal but not wrong... ;D
They did have a bad batch of crotches....
But hes the first person that I ever heard complain about sizeing issues(look at him ;D) on Strikers
You have a 28" inseam ;D ;D I pulled the bibs up and they fit like clam diggers with a spring loaded crotch ! ;D
BTW... After checking the IDI site, they've now got a suit designed for Ice Fishing. Has all the zippered vents, fleece lined pockets, padding and all the other good options that come with their other suits. Might have to sell my other AA suit and get one of these....just because ;D
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I will just chime in on the suit thing one time. Cross eye you know as well as I 2 yrs in this industry is a lifetime. When products hit they sometime take time to make tweeks. Striker was designed initially for snowmobilers. They have come a long way. Todd frank is my striker ice rep. He spent quite a bit of time educating me on the suits. I believe both them and idi make a great product. Im hoping this dosnt become vex vs marcum 2 because there is no need. They are both good and will both give you a chance when in a bad situation
Oh sure be the voice of reason ...... ;D
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You can start here and this is just one page from one thread !
You can do your own research after that ::)
http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2745646/My_Striker_Ice_Floating_Suit_R (http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2745646/My_Striker_Ice_Floating_Suit_R)
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Re: Striker Ice suit
I have last year's model hardwater striker ice suit. Although I am satisfied with my suit i've had some issues. Previous suit has issues with wear & tear of crotch area, mines tore after 2nd use and was promptly repaired.
The suit keeps me warm but the zipper vents allows some cold air to pass through. And the knee pads are ok on clear ice and fluffy snow but uncomfy on rough ice. You will feel any bits of ice chips.
Also rain or water will soak the knee pad and suit. It hasnt soak through but become damp on the outer layer which is also uncomfy.
Other then those issues it has served me satisfactory. I believe striker ice has addressed these issues in their current model suits this year.
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Re: Striker Ice suit
I bought the floating bibs this year and I am not impressed. Several issues. This year they added 4 inches to the suit but forgot to adjust the padded knee area accordingly. My knee pads are so low they are like shin pads. I have an XL. Also the cargo pockets are way to narrow, I can barely get my hands into the pockets and my hands are not huge by any means. The suit is also fraying in many spots. I am going back to my ice armor next year.
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Re: Striker Ice suit
the butt padding balled up and fell to the bottom of the compartment in my pair of bibs after a 1 week trip.
There's hundreds of comments like this since Striker started making their suits.
I have heard the same from buddy's who have them. I know a buddy that has used and abused his IDI suit and it is still holding up after numerous years of wearing it so I would have to agree with cross eye on this one
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You can start here and this is just one page from one thread !
You can do your own research after that ::)
http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2745646/My_Striker_Ice_Floating_Suit_R (http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2745646/My_Striker_Ice_Floating_Suit_R)
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Re: Striker Ice suit
I have last year's model hardwater striker ice suit. Although I am satisfied with my suit i've had some issues. Previous suit has issues with wear & tear of crotch area, mines tore after 2nd use and was promptly repaired.
The suit keeps me warm but the zipper vents allows some cold air to pass through. And the knee pads are ok on clear ice and fluffy snow but uncomfy on rough ice. You will feel any bits of ice chips.
Also rain or water will soak the knee pad and suit. It hasnt soak through but become damp on the outer layer which is also uncomfy.
Other then those issues it has served me satisfactory. I believe striker ice has addressed these issues in their current model suits this year.
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Re: Striker Ice suit
I bought the floating bibs this year and I am not impressed. Several issues. This year they added 4 inches to the suit but forgot to adjust the padded knee area accordingly. My knee pads are so low they are like shin pads. I have an XL. Also the cargo pockets are way to narrow, I can barely get my hands into the pockets and my hands are not huge by any means. The suit is also fraying in many spots. I am going back to my ice armor next year.
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Re: Striker Ice suit
the butt padding balled up and fell to the bottom of the compartment in my pair of bibs after a 1 week trip.
There's hundreds of comments like this since Striker started making their suits.
Holy Smokes dude .... #2745646 - 01/09/12 04:46 PM My Striker Ice Floating Suit Review
2 years ago ? I don't even think they make that original suit any longer .... (http://www.idofishing.com/forum/images/graemlins/wave.gif)
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SNAGGER AND TANK!! :thumbsup:
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I will just chime in on the suit thing one time. Cross eye you know as well as I 2 yrs in this industry is a lifetime. When products hit they sometime take time to make tweeks. Striker was designed initially for snowmobilers. They have come a long way. Todd frank is my striker ice rep. He spent quite a bit of time educating me on the suits. I believe both them and idi make a great product. Im hoping this dosnt become vex vs marcum 2 because there is no need. They are both good and will both give you a chance when in a bad situation
X2!!
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All These Crotch Experts debating quality of Crotches?
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I may not have a striker or arctic Armor suit, but I still stay warm in my 30 year old sears snowmobile suit. I know it doesn't float, but I don't plan on going in either. I know nobody does, unless you are Brandon Ross on channel nine news.
kc
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Leave it to bcons ;D, i have both, the aa hangs in the closest
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Holy Smokes dude .... #2745646 - 01/09/12 04:46 PM My Striker Ice Floating Suit Review
2 years ago ? I don't even think they make that original suit any longer .... (http://www.idofishing.com/forum/images/graemlins/wave.gif)
That's the problem ! ::) ::) Striker is just a name they tagged their ice fishing suits with. They've been making suits since 2005 under various trade names.
When I was looking to buy a Striker suit, it was 2 years ago. That's when they had numerous problems with their older suits falling apart. Because of that, I stuck with IDI and the Arctic Armor suits which I'd already had almost 5 years of use and experience with.
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Man, I'm dying for a good fishing report from my buds who went out today!!! ;D
x2 and did someone put stormy on a 10 words or less time out lol
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I will just chime in on the suit thing one time. Cross eye you know as well as I 2 yrs in this industry is a lifetime. When products hit they sometime take time to make tweeks. Striker was designed initially for snowmobilers. They have come a long way. Todd frank is my striker ice rep. He spent quite a bit of time educating me on the suits. I believe both them and idi make a great product. Im hoping this dosnt become vex vs marcum 2 because there is no need. They are both good and will both give you a chance when in a bad situation
You have large buckeyes
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OK so he was on a 10 word and got 13 for good behavior lmao
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Thanks for the birthday wishes guys!!
Is this debate about suits or floating suits?, that "snosuit" from fabrill I bought off dark cloud at the ice show 5 yrs ago is rugged like a carthart, love it, been to hell and back with it .... don't float though.
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Snag think it just started as what each likes but I believe like myself I bought mine and colleens because it is suppose to float. I before this just wore wool bibs and jacket and was fine with being in the elements
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Are any of these suits fireproof? Just wondering :o :o
No but the Arctic Armor suit is a bit more flame resistant according to product reviews.
Tussor fabric that Striker uses, will light up like the Hindenburg in short order.
Tussor is a beetle that produces the very strong Tussor silk. Striker suits are not silk ::) ::)
They should advertise it as 320 denier Tussor.....feels "LIKE" silk ....even though it isn't :whistle: :whistle:
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No but the Arctic Armor suit is a bit more flame resistant according to product reviews.
Tussor fabric that Striker uses, will light up like the Hindenburg in short order.
Tussor is a beetle that produces the very strong Tussor silk. Striker suits are not silk ::) ::)
They should advertise it as 320 denier Tussor.....feels "LIKE" silk ....even though it isn't :whistle: :whistle:
THATS IT!!! IM WEARING BY BIRTHDAY SUIT!!!!! :woot: :pinch: :pinch: :clap:
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Wheelers still ok on the lake? Staying with friends in Sylvan for the weekend .... gonna fish ..if anyone wants to meet up i have the wheeler but dont want to fight the snow..... will have my Smitty sled just in case lol
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THATS IT!!! IM WEARING BY BIRTHDAY SUIT!!!!! :woot: :pinch: :pinch: :clap:
Back in my drinkin days I remember one time me and a friend and some local girls got all bombed up at the hotel and took a February swim in the salmon river in our birthday suits.. :woot:
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I cant believe I got sucked in by CIJ ..... I should have known ::)
SOON KOWBOY SOON !!!!!!!!!!!
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Wheelers still ok on the lake? Staying with friends in Sylvan for the weekend .... gonna fish ..if anyone wants to meet up i have the wheeler but dont want to fight the snow..... will have my Smitty sled just in case lol
Drove Cleveland-Constantia today, bring your nitro pills if you are walking, you will need one by the time you are 200 yards offshore. 4 wheelers are iffy at best, might settle down by the weekend. At least a foot of powder on the lake now, more in spots and found a few slushy spots but not many underneath.
cny
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Turning into a textile & entomology class ::) ::) :P :P
News flash bite is still slow, perhaps worse than last weekend if possible. Neighbors were out all day between 2 of them 5 perch & 2 eyes kept. These guys are normally pretty good.
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Back in my drinkin days I remember one time me and a friend and some local girls got all bombed up at the hotel and took a February swim in the salmon river in our birthday suits.. :woot:
ida still worn the shoes ;D....waaaaaaaaay too many hooks sitting on the bottom of that river. ::)
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I do have buckeyes they arent the monsters I had they are more medium.
And kp heres my fishing report for oneida lake......THERE IS ICE ON THE LAKE AND THE FISH ARE UNDER IT......JUST SAYIN ;D
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SNAGGER
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Back in my drinkin days I remember one time me and a friend and some local girls got all bombed up at the hotel and took a February swim in the salmon river in our birthday suits.. :woot:
Happy birthday. That is one of the craziest thing I have heard of in an alcohol/girl endeavor. I think back to the things my buddies and I did in those situation and I am amazed we are still here.
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Happy birthday. That is one of the craziest thing I have heard of in an alcohol/girl endeavor. I think back to the things my buddies and I did in those situation and I am amazed we are still here.
Should of seen Altmar in the 90's, it was nonstop craziness. It got pretty nuts ... especially salmon season.. never thought I'd live to be 40 let alone 45.
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Happy Birthday Shane
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Man this thread really flies when no one is fishing.. Hey Devo, I also bought a Snosuit at the Syracuse show 5 yrs ago and it is not fireproof! I had to do a "duck and roll " in the snow last year when my Mr. Buddy was not my buddy. Never burst into flame, but got real close. Here is another one for you - I have worn the suit on real cold days hunting. Slimy perch smell and all. I think the deer like perch scent, always seem to get one while wearing it.
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Drove Cleveland-Constantia today, bring your nitro pills, you will need one by the time you are 200 yards offshore. $ wheelers are iffy at best, might settle down by the weekend. At least a foot of powder on the lake now, more in spots and found a few slushy spots but not many underneath.
cny
thanks cny, I kinda figured cause I've already been there before, was just hoping it wasnt that bad lol Smitty sled is looking better ...dont feel like wrestling the wheeler all weekend ...
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Happy birthday Snagger
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45, you are still just a pup. ;)
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Thanks for the birthday wishes guys!!
Is this debate about suits or floating suits?, that "snosuit" from fabrill I bought off dark cloud at the ice show 5 yrs ago is rugged like a carthart, love it, been to hell and back with it .... don't float though.
No doubt about that ! Frabill has been quietly making the best "Non Floating" ice fishing suits that we've had available to us here in the USA for the past 10 years ! (there are some incredible suits from Europe that we haven't had access to....yet)
The suit that you have would still be a top seller if it was made today ! I believe it was the predecessor to the black Frabill FXE suit that Adam wears.
BTW....Happy Birthday to you .....and Tank !
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Happy B-Day Shane and Tank !!!
Thanks for the update Bcons; it appears we are truly in the mid-winter doldrums.
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thanks cny, I kinda figured cause I've already been there before, was just hoping it wasnt that bad lol Smitty sled is looking better ...dont feel like wrestling the wheeler all weekend ...
I would bring the wheeler and judge saturday morning for yourself.
Last weekend it was 4-8" in most spots. This new snow is very dry light & fluffy. Light breeze 6-12 all week will lay it down some. At or just above freezing Thurs. Couple above Friday. Hopefully what's left not packed down will get warm and damp and compress a decent amount.
Cold Friday night through the weekend will stiffen it right up.
I'm guessing 5-10 fairly packed inches this weekend (as long as that storm stays south).
Everyone knows their machine & ability, but thinking wheelers will be all over this weekend
Good luck.
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happy b-day snagger and tank. this snow thing really sucks down here . just plowed another foot +. weather people said a chance of flurries yesterday ??? ::) ::)
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happy b-day snagger and tank. this snow thing really sucks down here . just plowed another foot +. weather people said a chance of flurries yesterday ??? ::) ::)
Well good thing it dumped on you and missed most of the lake.
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ya really. the lake has enough snow on it already
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I purchashed a AA lite float suit this year, and love it!! it's nice having the security of the suit, and it has plenty of crotch room !! ::). Sully...
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Meant too say something the other day, thanks for all the detailed reports this season Bcons, you been really hitting the ice hard this yr, hopefully I'll be back at it more than once a week starting Thursday.
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Happy Birthday Shane. :thumbsup:
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Snag I have a question being you have all the weather gadgets to look at. Just kidding but on the extended forecast I saw today I saw 50's next week. Have you seen anything on that or am I seeing stuff.
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I would bring the wheeler and judge saturday morning for yourself.
Last weekend it was 4-8" in most spots. This new snow is very dry light & fluffy. Light breeze 6-12 all week will lay it down some. At or just above freezing Thurs. Couple above Friday. Hopefully what's left not packed down will get warm and damp and compress a decent amount.
Cold Friday night through the weekend will stiffen it right up.
I'm guessing 5-10 fairly packed inches this weekend (as long as that storm stays south).
Everyone knows their machine & ability, but thinking wheelers will be all over this weekend
Good luck.
gonna load the wheeler and the smitty sled my wheeler and flip over do not like alot of snow 5-10 would b ok and if it bogs down i'll turn around and go to the Legion lol
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Just make sure the crotch in your float suit is not ripped out!!! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o ;D :woot: :roflmao:
dont wear my float suit on the tractor. i save that for out on the ice ;) the crotch seems fine as far as i can tell :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: ;D
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Snag I have a question being you have all the weather gadgets to look at. Just kidding but on the extended forecast I saw today I saw 50's next week. Have you seen anything on that or am I seeing stuff.
The Artic pattern looks too break down, and if it breaks like the previous breaks in December and January, and usually history repeats itself, I'd say we got a good chance at 50's, this is a long broken pattern similar to the big winters....1918, 77 and 79, I see no reason that we don't stay cold threw end of march after the thaw though. This is exactly why I bought a power auger 3 weeks ago, I haven't used it yet, but its ready if I need it... if we tack on another 8 inches of white ice, we'll be drilling threw 2 ft of ice soon, I found 40 inches in one spot Saturday., must of set up on a shove of some sort, as most ice was 16 inches everywhere else.
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Happy Birthday Snagger
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Happy Birthday Snagger! I don't know you, but I read every one of your posts and have learned a lot. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and experience!
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I like the discussion on "ice suits" I'm in the market - sale prices now in effect. ;D Been looking at the Striker stuff - one of the local shops have them, in stock and on sale. I would like to understand, better the different models. The "Ice Climate" model of the jacket and bibs have removable liners, I see and the prolly the outer shell on the different models is different?
It's a good topic i agree, i would rather get opinions from the hardcore fisherman than anyone else . Im in th e market for one myself. Ran into a guy the other day who had a mustang survival suit, wish i had asked him about it. anyone ever own one they must be real pricey.
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Back in my drinkin days I remember one time me and a friend and some local girls got all bombed up at the hotel and took a February swim in the salmon river in our birthday suits.. :woot:
That was Paul ::)))
Happy Birthday man!
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snagger in the 90shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIoNr3iwkew&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIoNr3iwkew&feature=youtu.be)
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Nice :clap:
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ok now I just want to add my 2cents about this suit debate 2 years ago I purchased a new AA suit at the time it was my best investment for the ice no problem with the crotch issue (being on the ice all day solves that kinda like kramer blaming it on the pool) ;) ;) ;) I now rank it third on my list having just purchased a new wheeler and a 6in nils this year that's the ticket HOW EVER if I should happen to ever take the plunge I have no interest in talking to charley (the tuna) while im down there ;D ;D then it would automatically shoot right back to the top of my list as safety always takes top priority while on the ice wouldn't want to ruin my day and everyone elses out there ;D now lets catch some fish scout57 if I don't see you at work in the next two weeks have a great retirement and maybe ill see you on the ice good luck I got 4 more years :'( :'( :'(
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It's a good topic i agree, i would rather get opinions from the hardcore fisherman than anyone else . Im in th e market for one myself. Ran into a guy the other day who had a mustang survival suit, wish i had asked him about it. anyone ever own one they must be real pricey.
I opted for a rugged set of bibs, then bought the mustang survival jacket on those iffy days. the Material for mustang seemed like it could catch fire or rip easy, so knew I would destroy it if I bought a whole suit. I looked at every suit, they all didn't seem rugged enough for me til I found the snosuit. just my 2 cents.
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That was Paul ::)))
Happy Birthday man!
What memories Ross, god that was a hell of an afternoon. I can still see the girls dancing on the pool tables right now!!! :woot:
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Happy Birthday Snagger! I don't know you, but I read every one of your posts and have learned a lot. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and experience!
X's 2 Shane, one more day on top is a good one!
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What memories Ross, god that was a hell of an afternoon. I can still see the girls dancing on the pool tables right now!!! :woot:
You are right mate , i feel the same but my hart it's young , bee happy you made it ;)
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45.....thats it....I've got gray pubic hair your age for crying out loud.....lol.....happy birthday......2 weeks till retirement ;D.....watch out oneida lake and Kanon Valley golf course cause here I come
2 weeks... good for you, in this day and age, not everyone gets a retirement anymore, hope yours is great.
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snagger in the 90shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIoNr3iwkew&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIoNr3iwkew&feature=youtu.be)
Think I'd puke if I did that now LOL
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2 weeks... good for you, in this day and age, not everyone gets a retirement anymore, hope yours is great.
thanks......30 yrs is enough......getting up every day at 5 and driving the same route every day has worn on me I guess,,,,looking forward to it....maybe get to fish with you north shore thugz soon
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Here is my two cents...
I have an Ice Armor Extreme suit...best money I ever spent ($350 at Gander...about $280 online from some place in Minnesota). This suit is toasty warm and has the wind blocking properties of a Carhartt. I rarely take my shanty...a bucket and this suit and I can last all day.
I went through last year off the SW corner of the main islands (20 FOW, 12 degree temps and a mile offshore). While my suit isn't touted as "floating" I can assure you that it kept me afloat long enough to scramble out of the water. When I went in a certain amount of air got trapped in the suit and I floated. I did go completely into the water, treading water and all. Of course, if I decided to be in there much longer I would've sunk like the Titanic.
There are also plenty of pockets on this suit and a handy fuzzy thing (technical name) on the chest to hang my jigs while re-rigging. Great suit but a considerable investment. However, I would spend the money again in a heartbeat.
Thought...has anybody considered wearing a traditional lifejacket under their non-floating suit? Not to sound soft, but I did do this the first few times after breaking through the ice...it minimized the shaking knees. ;D
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All of this talk of your crotches is getting HT excited. Let's change the subject ::)
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Get that sun tan lotion ready, here it comes.
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should of used lotion back in the old days, look at our noses.
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Happy Birthday Snagger! I don't know you, but I read every one of your posts and have learned a lot. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and experience!
x2...hoping to someday meet up with the "mythical" Snagger to get some pointers ;D
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Happy Bday Snag!
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50's and 60's? That'll be an interesting day on the ice
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March of 2005, made it to march 31st .... last week started in the 50's ended near 70 degrees, rot 10 inches of ice, but go below freezing every night, we spent 7 straight days at the beach bowl, man that was a good yr. jeans and no shirt. 30 pks were going down nicely.
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Happy Birthday! And many more...
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Wheelers still ok on the lake? Staying with friends in Sylvan for the weekend .... gonna fish ..if anyone wants to meet up i have the wheeler but dont want to fight the snow..... will have my Smitty sled just in case lol
i was a long ways out of constantia yesterday with mine and i do not have chains. i got around o.k. but there are a few slushy areas i made sure to stay clear of.
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NOAA has a lot of good products. Walking through all the snow by the end of next week is not going to be fun.
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Ok, as for the wheeler report, I will be on ice with my wheeler Friday morning, I will give a travel report at some point that day.
About the full mustang survival suit, I have one. Bought it around 18 years ago, paid about 500 for it, I wore it LOT! Never had any tearing or damage issues with it whatsoever. I mean, the US coast guard and Naseau use them, I think they would be made quite ruggedly. Only one drawback with them, and it's a HUGE one, they do NOT breath!! You sweat like you've never sweat before in your life !
As for your drunkin polar plunge Shane, that's NUTS!!!
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Any one know where I can buy a pair of Bata Mickey Mouse boots in the Oneida lake area. Years ago i bought a pair at a fish market that was located near the south west corner of the lake.
Thanks
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Any one know where I can buy a pair of Bata Mickey Mouse boots in the Oneida lake area. Years ago i bought a pair at a fish market that was located near the south west corner of the lake.
Thanks
Try Dejulios Army Navy store on Burnet Ave (call first). I seem to remember seeing them there a couple of years ago.
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Any one know where I can buy a pair of Bata Mickey Mouse boots in the Oneida lake area. Years ago i bought a pair at a fish market that was located near the south west corner of the lake.
Thanks
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That one you bought 18 yrs ago John was probably much better built, mine says made in china, 240 bucks and made in china, mustang corporate is really raking it in. I was upset too see that label, I'd expect it on other stuff, but the stuff the coast guard wears.
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That one you bought 18 yrs ago John was probably much better built, mine says made in china, 240 bucks and made in china, mustang corporate is really raking it in. I was upset too see that label, I'd expect it on other stuff, but the stuff the coast guard wears.
Wow, that's a shame..... :-\
I have to check my label when I get home tonight.
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The mustang suits have a manufacture date on the label inside the suit. I sold one not long ago on ebay that was manufactured 2/12 and it said made in us.
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Any one know where I can buy a pair of Bata Mickey Mouse boots in the Oneida lake area. Years ago i bought a pair at a fish market that was located near the south west corner of the lake.
Thanks
Dejulio's has them. They are around $100 + tax if you buy them there, or you can order them online and get them between $60 and $70. They are all over Ebay. Also, you can check out http://store.colemans.com/cart/us-gi-extreme-cold-temperature-boots-unissued-p-748.html. Cheers!
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This photo bucket crap is killing me. How do I post my pics? Can someone walk an old guy through this? Have account all set and pics loaded just can't get them to go over here. Thanks in advance.
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This photo bucket crap is killing me. How do I post my pics? Can someone walk an old guy through this? Have account all set and pics loaded just can't get them to go over here. Thanks in advance.
http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=31022.0 (http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=31022.0)
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That one you bought 18 yrs ago John was probably much better built, mine says made in china, 240 bucks and made in china, mustang corporate is really raking it in. I was upset too see that label, I'd expect it on other stuff, but the stuff the coast guard wears.
London US Olympic team uniforms were made in China. Just saying.
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http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=31022.0 (http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=31022.0)
Thank you very much
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I have the frabil black suit, it is awesome. I would highly recommend it. Bought it at the end of the season for $200 on eBay. I think they are close to twice that normally. I would not change one thing about it.
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Dejulio's has them. They are around $100 + tax if you buy them there, or you can order them online and get them between $60 and $70. They are all over Ebay. Also, you can check out http://store.colemans.com/cart/us-gi-extreme-cold-temperature-boots-unissued-p-748.html. Cheers!
just ordered from this site, best ice fishing boot you can Buy :) Thanks
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Actually I stand partially corrected on the part about being built bad on the mustang jacket, it took a few yrs for it too loosen up, it was stiff in the beginning, seemed like it might rip easy, but so far so good. made in china though.
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Actually I stand partially corrected on the part about being built bad on the mustang jacket, it took a few yrs for it too loosen up, it was stiff in the beginning, seemed like it might rip easy, but so far so good. made in china though.
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Hey Shane - which model jacket/coat is that? See you next week on Oneida. :)
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Anyone having any luck today? I'm striking out...
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I heard HT is going to be your personal guide for 3 days..... ::) ::) Hope to be out one day while your in town Phil!!--KP @)
Funny. :P He's just looking for some insurance that he will be able to get to where he wants to go! ::)
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Anyone having any luck today? I'm striking out...
Don't feel bad... 2 of us have 2 eyes, 2 perch, a burby and hog smallie all day.. Insult to injury my buddies sled wont start so now it's a rescue mission kinda afternoon!
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Funny. :P He's just looking for some insurance that he will be able to get to where he wants to go! ::)
Nah HT's not like that, besides He always has a backup plan. I was driving on Rt 3 over towards Fulton last night and passed him
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7 jumbo perch, burbot, and a mud puppy. Caught all perch on hook and minnow rig. Mainly hit when it was still, slow lift every once and a while. Fish just aren't aggressive.
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Forgot to mention I have a 400 sportsman with AWD no chains and got around fine with 2 guys and a shanty. Good amount of snow but mainly light and fluffy.
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:clap: :roflmao: :woot:
Sorry, HT - :P
Nah HT's not like that, besides He always has a backup plan. I was driving on Rt 3 over towards Fulton last night and passed him
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Nah HT's not like that, besides He always has a backup plan. I was driving on Rt 3 over towards Fulton last night and passed him
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What is wrong with people????
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Don't feel bad... 2 of us have 2 eyes, 2 perch, a burby and hog smallie all day.. Insult to injury my buddies sled wont start so now it's a rescue mission kinda afternoon!
I only got out for a few hours caught 2 dink perch, but saw what looked like a plane landing with skis either on the lake or on the North Shore East of Cleveland. My buddy I was with got skunked completely. I was in 20FOW between two rock piles that go up to ~15-16 FOW should I be going deeper?
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7 jumbo perch, burbot, and a mud puppy. Caught all perch on hook and minnow rig. Mainly hit when it was still, slow lift every once and a while. Fish just aren't aggressive.
Are you using small or large minows? I tried small but unfortunately they all died and were frozen so I had to try jigging without any luck.
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Nah HT's not like that, besides He always has a backup plan. I was driving on Rt 3 over towards Fulton last night and passed him
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OMG HILARIOUS :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :woot: :woot: :woot: :thumbsup:
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Is that you on bottom bcons? ;D ;D :wacko:
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I think I know why no one is catching fish. All the chemicals that were dumped in the lake from the mobile meth lab. the fish are looking for lays potato chips, not spikes, and minnows ;)2 :callcops: :icefish: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: Sully...
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Hey Shane - which model jacket/coat is that? See you next week on Oneida. :)
bomber jacket Phil.
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my last 2 days have been tough , fished some new areas , I found fish but they were non biters for me anyway , , going is great for sleds and wheelers seem to be getting around ok , the start this morn was -16 , what a wonredful thing propane is ;)
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Headed to Chaumont with Pooch in the morning. Always wanted to give it a look. Don't know much about it other than there's some big walleye. Should be a fun day. Gonna learn something new.
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you call ahead? they got 3 foot of snow I heard Monday...
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Nah HT's not like that, besides He always has a backup plan. I was driving on Rt 3 over towards Fulton last night and passed him
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yep there it is people. when your parents said just say NO to drugs and dont drink the water this it what happens. Bcons drinks the water out of the lake that the meth heads pour down the hole. as this what you get ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) this guy has never been right pooch belive me :P ??? ??? ;D
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Thanks Snagger.
I called Chaumont Hardware this morning and specifically asked about the snow conditions. I said we would have a wheeler and asked if we would be able to get around. The guy said no problem and that he was out last night. I'll be pretty dissapointed if we get there and find out that there's too much snow for the wheeler. In fact I'll be pretty pissed. I was very specific in asking just to avoid a problem like this. I guess we'll see.
If anyone has current info please share so we don't waste our time and money.
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Yup HT, Bad things happen when someone drinks the lake water. Come to Chaumont with us. When we post photo's of the giant eye's they won't be busting on you anymore. ha ha. They'll still probably want a ride though.
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Thanks Snagger.
I called Chaumont Hardware this morning and specifically asked about the snow conditions. I said we would have a wheeler and asked if we would be able to get around. The guy said no problem and that he was out last night. I'll be pretty dissapointed if we get there and find out that there's too much snow for the wheeler. In fact I'll be pretty pissed. I was very specific in asking just to avoid a problem like this. I guess we'll see.
If anyone has current info please share so we don't waste our time and money.
no chamount hardware will know, that was just a rumor around here, because tug got 4 feet just south of watertown in that storm. how thick did he say the ice was, I remember having too drive our trucks out a good 3 miles just too find ice thin enough too get at without an extention back in 2005.
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Yup HT, Bad things happen when someone drinks the lake water. Come to Chaumont with us. When we post photo's of the giant eye's they won't be busting on you anymore. ha ha. They'll still probably want a ride though.
gotta work >:(
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He's sayng ice mostly 18 inches. I asked about that too because I don't have an extension for my auger.
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Then what was you guys excuse for finishing 8th or 9th at Sandy Pond? Those "Swigo" county fish just that smart? :whistle: :P :P
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Then what was you guys excuse for finishing 8th or 9th at Sandy Pond? Those "Swigo" county fish just that smart? :whistle: :P :P
just to let you in on a little secret Oneida Lake is also in Oswego County and Oneida and it was seventh out of 32 I'll take that , the big question I have , those Oneida County fish must be pretty tough to , :woot:
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Thanks Snagger.
I called Chaumont Hardware this morning and specifically asked about the snow conditions. I said we would have a wheeler and asked if we would be able to get around. The guy said no problem and that he was out last night. I'll be pretty dissapointed if we get there and find out that there's too much snow for the wheeler. In fact I'll be pretty pissed. I was very specific in asking just to avoid a problem like this. I guess we'll see.
If anyone has current info please share so we don't waste our time and money.
No need for the quad, just drive your truck out. Me and three friends drove out 4.5miles from boat launch with our trucks. Ice was anywhere from 20inches on up.
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I posted a simple question late last night woke up this morning got on site and poof coincidently my question was REMOVED so let me rephrase this question and I wont direct it to a certain individual this time I have a friend who might be interested in a new suit does anybody out there no of a place (not on the west end of Oneida lake who has a rep he talks to about) either a bait store or a other store who might have a stricker suit in stock so they can look at it before purchasing one
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snagger in the 90shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIoNr3iwkew&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIoNr3iwkew&feature=youtu.be)
Now thats some funny ice fishing humor there!!
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Yes, I saw it Freddie!! That's bcons for you!!! He shouldn't be drinking the Oneida water!!! ;D Told him he was lucky to have finished ahead of us!! ;D
well remember the OLLC always runs as team. and last i looked he finished behind me and coach. and as for the largest perch it was coach that was holding the money in the envelope at the end of the day ;) just saying ;D dont mess with the OLLC. some of the members are retired sandy pond perch junkies from the old days. @)
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I posted a simple question late last night woke up this morning got on site and poof coincidently my question was REMOVED so let me rephrase this question and I wont direct it to a certain individual this time I have a friend who might be interested in a new suit does anybody out there no of a place (not on the west end of Oneida lake who has a rep he talks to about) either a bait store or a other store who might have a stricker suit in stock so they can look at it before purchasing one
All Season Sports has one on display , 298- 6433 but they can call the rep up , he's also local, and it safe to toss me out there if he wishes , I really like my out fit , no complaints so far and I'm in it about 5 days a week
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well remember the OLLC always runs as team. and last i looked he finished behind me and coach. and as for the largest perch it was coach that was holding the money in the envelope at the end of the day ;) just saying ;D dont mess with the OLLC. some of the members are retired sandy pond perch junkies from the old days. @)
From the guy who spent the day before scouting the pond ::) Ya beat us by 3oz on 20 fish & you did a days worth of homework, I hadn't been on the pond for a year. :P :P :P :P :P
I just wasn't skeered enough to drive up and back just for practice :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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Ill chime in on Chaumont. The store up there always gives honest answers. I fished sunday and had the wheeler all iver the bay. Depending in where hou fish you might need an auger extender. Ice was 30-37 inches.
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well remember the OLLC always runs as team. and last i looked he finished behind me and coach. and as for the largest perch it was coach that was holding the money in the envelope at the end of the day ;) just saying ;D dont mess with the OLLC. some of the members are retired sandy pond perch junkies from the old days. @)
I'm glad you guys did well , after catching 300 of those things my shoulders were a bit soar
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From the guy who spent the day before scouting the pond ::) Ya beat us by 3oz on 20 fish & you did a days worth of homework, I hadn't been on the pond for a year. :P :P :P :P :P
I just wasn't skeered enough to drive up and back just for practice :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
well it's been over 20 years for me so whats your point ;D so I guess we didn't due to awfull bad
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just to let you in on a little secret Oneida Lake is also in Oswego County and Oneida and it was seventh out of 32 I'll take that , the big question I have , those Oneida County fish must be pretty tough to , :woot:
striped little $#@$ have me ripping out my hair! :%$#!: :%$#!: :unsure: :unsure: Think they're all on the meth that was dumped, paranoid & refusing to eat. Ya think the least those dumbwitts could've done was dropped something in the lake that would've given them the munchies instead
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I always fish for those dang weed walleye :P
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Racer and Pooch I just talked to my buddy who lives on the bay. He has both a snowmobile and a 4 wheeler and has been using the sled. Thinks it might be a tough go for the wheeler. I don't know how much I would rely on a Chaumont hardware report, I think I would want to hear from someone more objective. You might want to go to that thread and PM somebody with a 4 wheeler before heading up. Just a suggestion.
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Thanks for the feedback on Chaumont. I've always wanted to give it a try but just couldn't tear myself away from Oneida. Looking forward to a fun day in a new place. I have an electric lazer. I wonder if the hardware store up there will have an extension. I've never seen 30" of ice!
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Took some venison down towards Wiredstone's way today for processing so swung over to Cabelas. Not much ice fishing gear there...picked up a few JR's Lures out of Minnesota. There was a Marcum LX9 in the Bargain Cave for $960 if anyone is interested. Lot of Lowrances in the Cave...not sure what's up with that??
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Lowrance is actually revamping the line up again so they are probably a little over stocked and have to move them to make room for the new ones.
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Lowrance is actually revamping the line up again so they are probably a little over stocked and have to move them to make room for the new ones.
That's what I was thinking RG...a lot of them didn't look like returns...more like close outs.
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I also just saw cnyiceboy's report, but I believe they received significant snow since last Sunday. I love Chaumont, but it's far and expensive to fish if you're coming from Syracuse. I would hate to see you get up there just to be mired in the snow.
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From the guy who spent the day before scouting the pond ::) Ya beat us by 3oz on 20 fish & you did a days worth of homework, I hadn't been on the pond for a year. :P :P :P :P :P
I just wasn't skeered enough to drive up and back just for practice :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Yep.....and our envelope was 3 ounces heavier too! :woot:
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Just picked up a bag of Lays Chips for the weekend of fishing Sully.....AND, You gave out the secret bait on an open forum!!! ;D Wonder how the barbecue chips would work??? ::)
Don't forget to soak the plastics in Red Bull...Oops, sorry KP!
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Fished oneida for the first time today just wanted to give Bartel Bait shop a shout out. Me and my buddy stopped there today and he was very helpful and with his info we caught quite a few perch can't wait to fish there again when those big perch I heard so much of start hitting again.
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thanks filetandrelease much appreciated
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From the guy who spent the day before scouting the pond ::) Ya beat us by 3oz on 20 fish & you did a days worth of homework, I hadn't been on the pond for a year. :P :P :P :P :P
I just wasn't skeered enough to drive up and back just for practice :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
for the record. i had not fished the pond since the tournament last year myself. and i spent the day on the friday before getting my broken wheeler towed off the ice. and saturday i borrowed a wheeler to get out there. coach did his home work and picked a spot on the map showing some structure and we fished it and made the best of it
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Ya said you went out and fished the same spot the day before at the weigh in and only got a few ???
Hmmmm guess I'm confused.
Maybe its time for a showdown at high noon ;D
Unless you're skeered? :P
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i am a member of the ollc. i will never tell the truth at a tournament. i have never fished that spot that we fished that saturday. and i certainly didnt make it that far on friday ::) ::) and yes you scare me......lmfao
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Good since you're not scared then there's no problem coming up with a challenge. :P
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I posted a simple question late last night woke up this morning got on site and poof coincidently my question was REMOVED so let me rephrase this question and I wont direct it to a certain individual this time I have a friend who might be interested in a new suit does anybody out there no of a place (not on the west end of Oneida lake who has a rep he talks to about) either a bait store or a other store who might have a stricker suit in stock so they can look at it before purchasing one
A ways away, but Chapman's, on Black Lake, has a few suites in stock and on sale. I don't know the models or sizes he has. You could give him a call. Think he has the same rep as any of the locals around CNY.
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Good since you're not scared then there's no problem coming up with a challenge. :P
we talking 6 or 8 stripers ? ;D
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striped little $#@$ have me ripping out my hair! :%$#!: :%$#!: :unsure: :unsure: Think they're all on the meth that was dumped, paranoid & refusing to eat. Ya think the least those dumbwitts could've done was dropped something in the lake that would've given them the munchies instead
:woot: :roflmao: yea like buckeyes
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Racer and Pooch I just talked to my buddy who lives on the bay. He has both a snowmobile and a 4 wheeler and has been using the sled. Thinks it might be a tough go for the wheeler. I don't know how much I would rely on a Chaumont hardware report, I think I would want to hear from someone more objective. You might want to go to that thread and PM somebody with a 4 wheeler before heading up. Just a suggestion.
try goonboy hes in the know
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Good since you're not scared then there's no problem coming up with a challenge. :P
i gotta a challenge. its called oneida lake. lol
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Anyone know if the bite/ walking conditions have improved out of chapmen? Thanks.
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I posted a simple question late last night woke up this morning got on site and poof coincidently my question was REMOVED so let me rephrase this question and I wont direct it to a certain individual this time I have a friend who might be interested in a new suit does anybody out there no of a place (not on the west end of Oneida lake who has a rep he talks to about) either a bait store or a other store who might have a stricker suit in stock so they can look at it before purchasing one
I bought the hardwater edition brand new this year after a lot of research. I absolutely love it. Lemme know if you have any specific questions, I would be able to help you with your decision.
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Thanks Filet,
I pm'd Goonboy. Hopefully he gets the message before I leave in the morning.
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I know Oneida is a Walleye/Perch Factory and this is probably goofy to talk about but does anyone other than myself target the limited Northern Pike population on this lake? I have been a few times this year and although me and my kids have been blessed with countless chain pickerl, we were lucky to catch 2 pike over 10lbs this year. I just dont see many people at all targeting them. Is it that they are that ellusive or that they are not as tasty as walleye and perch?
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I only got out for a few hours caught 2 dink perch, but saw what looked like a plane landing with skis either on the lake or on the North Shore East of Cleveland. My buddy I was with got skunked completely. I was in 20FOW between two rock piles that go up to ~15-16 FOW should I be going deeper?
Was it a plane like this one? This was from Saturday.
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Well we finished the day with 3 eyes and 2 jacks- just wanted to give a shout out to the two guy on the wheelers mid lake that helped us big time today- offered to try and jump start my buddy's sled and when that didn't work took him back to Taft bay so we could devise a better rescue plan- of you're on here thanks a million!!! ;) ;)
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I seen that plane out of chapman on Saturday while moving around, I stopped the snowmobile and said to the wife we need one of them never have to worry about getting stuck in the slush or crossing pressure cracks. She just gave me that look and said keep driving. The only question I have is do you need a rigid tow bar to pull a shanty? ;D
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I just gotta say that Tyler Ennis has some Onions!!!!!!!!!!!
CUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
24-0 are you kidding me?!!!!!!!
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WOW,What a shot.......DD.... ;D ;D ;D ;...........
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That game was so one sided when it came to the refs. Frustrating.
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Looking to fish North Shore next Saturday and Sunday. Wondering if anyone can send me a message of a place to stay. need a place for Friday and Sat. night for up to six people. Thanks, Anglers Bay is full.
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Thanks for the feedback on Chaumont. I've always wanted to give it a try but just couldn't tear myself away from Oneida. Looking forward to a fun day in a new place. I have an electric lazer. I wonder if the hardware store up there will have an extension. I've never seen 30" of ice!
How many holes are you getting per battery on your Electra lazer?
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"How many holes are you getting per battery on your Electra lazer?"
Depends on ice thickness but about 12 to 15. It also includes a jumper cable that lets me connect direct to the wheeler then I can drill as many as I want. The only time I use it is when I have the wheeler so it's no big deal to me. If I didn't use a vehicle that I could jumper from, I'd spend the extra money on an Ion. Or, an extra battery isn't that expensive. It is heavy compared to the Ion but cost a lot less.
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i gotta a challenge. its called oneida lake. lol
AMEN!
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DANG-IT!!! Hardwater!! Another secret out!! ;D
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No wonder the bite slowed down don't you know that stuff gives wings lol
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I'm frustrated enough I was surfing the web & YouTube yesterday for ideas on new tackle. Found some odd looking perch jigs used in open water. Ordered $35 worth ::)
If at first you don't succeed go spend more money and throw something else down the hole.
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Where is the best place to get laser blades sharpened, or is it better just to bite the bullet and buy new blades?
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for the record. i had not fished the pond since the tournament last year myself. and i spent the day on the friday before getting my broken wheeler towed off the ice. and saturday i borrowed a wheeler to get out there. coach did his home work and picked a spot on the map showing some structure and we fished it and made the best of it
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i felt sorry for u when I seen u bought a Polaris wheeler sleds r good but some of the wheelers r lacken
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What's the ice thickness out there now? was pretty hard drilling 8 in holes last weekend probably be a good idea to bring 6 in auger
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i felt sorry for u when I seen u bought a Polaris wheeler sleds r good but some of the wheelers r lacken
He gets that 500 set up right and it'll be tough to beat. There will be times that it won't do the job on the ice, but they will be few. And he'll have it for all those other times all year long. ;)
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I'm frustrated enough I was surfing the web & YouTube yesterday for ideas on new tackle. Found some odd looking perch jigs used in open water. Ordered $35 worth ::)
If at first you don't succeed go spend more money and throw something else down the hole.
PM sent
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Just wanted to say hello to everyone on this great thread. I'm a first time poster, long time looker, though. This is my first season fishing Oneida lake and only second season of ice fishing. Anyway I've read a lot on this thread, and been following on lots of ideas i got from here. I've been fishing at Lewis point most of the time. I've been using jigging rapalas naked and tipped with minnows, jigging spoons, small jigs tipped with spikes. Not having a lot of luck with walleyes. Do OK on perch, by my standard, which is probably a lot lower then others. All perch I got came from 7-9 FOW. So, this season I caught one keeper walleye early January, and nothing since, and I've been going at least once a week. I went out yesterday afternoon, By the way did fine on my 4 wheeler, no chains, stock tires/wheels. Didn't get any bites, moved 3 times. The battery was dead on the flasher so I couldn't see what depth I was in, per navioncs app high 20's FOW. Few questions for people who fish Lewis point. Anyone has been catching any walleyes there?. If yes please throw me a bone, help me catch one. What works there and how deep? Thanks in advance.
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Where is the best place to get laser blades sharpened, or is it better just to bite the bullet and buy new blades?
oops ----or what i did was go right to the guy that does it in cicero right off lakeshore rd----he did it while i waited $7.00
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Eyes at Lewis have been few and far between. I've caught a couple smaller perch there. It's inconsistent.
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Quote from: kchamp on Today at 08:31 AM
i felt sorry for u when I seen u bought a Polaris wheeler sleds r good but some of the wheelers r lacken
Really you feel sorry for him buying a Polaris?? I've had a Polaris 500 since 2005 and now own a 800. Never and I mean never had an issue with either one. H.T set that bad boy up the right way and you'll never have an issue with it.
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oops ----or what i did was go right to the guy that does it in cicero right off lakeshore rd----he did it while i waited $7.00
Does anyone have a name or # for this guy.... I was ready to bring the chainsaw out insted of spending the 40-50$$ for new 8" lazers
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Quote from: kchamp on Today at 08:31 AM
i felt sorry for u when I seen u bought a Polaris wheeler sleds r good but some of the wheelers r lacken
Really you feel sorry for him buying a Polaris?? I've had a Polaris 500 since 2005 and now own a 800. Never and I mean never had an issue with either one. H.T set that bad boy up the right way and you'll never have an issue with it.
just breaking his .alls not looking for a debate on who makes the best wheelers. Just a joke sorry ht had to do it
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Sharping shed Cicero 315-6992513
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Bartel B&T does sharpen blades. drop them off on monday, pick them up on wernesday. $6.00. Sully...
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Probably hitting Lewis in the morning for a couple hours. weather should be nice
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Probably hitting Lewis in the morning for a couple hours. weather should be nice
hmmm but you just said eyes were few & far between and only smaller perch? ??? Trying to give a little misdirection? ;D
Myself I never go there.
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I just don't have time to go to the north shore like I want. Lewis is the closest to me and I want to play with my new flasher :P I'll be happy if I see fish.
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Hey fellas, coming up in a week. Anyone by the lake sharpen Nils blades? I know 2 places to mail it to, but I wanted to get it done locally
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Hey fellas, coming up in a week. Anyone by the lake sharpen Nils blades? I know 2 places to mail it to, but I wanted to get it done locally
No....
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Sharpening shed is doing blades for us. We make no $ its just a convienience
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Thanks guys about the sharpening info...
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Sharpening shed is doing blades for us. We make no $ its just a convienience
to bad you guys aren't on the east end of the lake
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Sharpening shed is doing blades for us. We make no $ its just a convienience
thanks Rob. the guy couldn't read 3 posts up ???. Sully...
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Going to get real fun out there....just upgraded from an advisory to a warning now. National weather service saying 6-10" now. Guess I'll be stuck plowing, hope to make it out Sunday if I'm not stuck in a loader like the past few days. Hope you guys keep reporting how slow the fishing is, that will help ease the pain ;D
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Going to get real fun out there....just upgraded from an advisory to a warning now. National weather service saying 6-10" now. Guess I'll be stuck plowing, hope to make it out Sunday if I'm not stuck in a loader like the past few days. Hope you guys keep reporting how slow the fishing is, that will help ease the pain ;D
Don't buy the hype. The weather channel is sticking with one inch for syracuse. I salted all my properties today, I really hope it holds off the accumulation or it was a waste of a ton of salt. Literally.
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Fished chapmans today. Worst day if the year. Went out 1.25 miles to 38 FOW to a cord from last year. Struggled to say the least.
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hey cheif how was traveling.....thanks
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Going to get real fun out there....just upgraded from an advisory to a warning now. National weather service saying 6-10" now. Guess I'll be stuck plowing, hope to make it out Sunday if I'm not stuck in a loader like the past few days. Hope you guys keep reporting how slow the fishing is, that will help ease the pain ;D
Never mind
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Watching news right now. 7" to 14" in Rome. Almost
Covers the eastern end. 6- 10 towards the west . I like how general
They are. Could mean 0" to 4 feet. Geez thanks. I noticed even on
The hump at Lewis it was slow. Lotta lookers but tight lipped.
Headed out of apps again tomorrow. Found a fresh 30 pack on
My door for valentines Eve. Man I love myself. Tight lines to all.
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Christo,
I will see you out there. Finally a day off and nothing planned. Got a new tip down, jig, and minnows in the am. Please fish, let me find you! Will be bringing beer, lays and redbull!
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Tonight will tell the story. The computer models are showing odd pockets of heavier snow. Almost like the rain & storm shadows that occur on the tug during summer or fall storms.
Keep fingers crossed the hills on the south shore actually do that. Otherwise real rough weekend.
With these temps the snows very wet so while it won't add up as quickly, the wind won't blow it down or away either.
Cold behind the snow tomorrow may just crust the top making travel nasty.
Keep fingers crossed!
The thaw next week maybe just what we need!
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I agree Phil! No matter what machine anyone buys, it's going to have it's advantages and dis-advantages. Doesn't mean that the biggest or the one with the biggest motor is going out-perform the others. Personally, the machine that HT bought has been a great machine for many years. I'm certain He'll get many good years out of it. I bought a Grizzly back in '06, still looks like new and runs like new. ANY machine will perform and last if you take care of it. Some praise towards people who bust there butts for a living to own nice things goes a long ways!! ;) Great machine HT, enjoy it bud!! ;)
you are right in that statement that every machine has its limits. i chose this one because i can use it year around, a sled has its advantage but it also sits in the garage for at least 9 months out of the year ::) ::) besides i have some very good freinds that dont mind pulling me out there with there sleds if there is too much snow. by the way most of the time when there is too much snow for a machine like mine the fishing sucks anyway like now ;) thanks KP and Phil @)
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The weather is gonna be in a roller coaster for the next week and a half. Snow maybe for this weekend and next weekend we might be testing which suit floats better with the warm up coming. We can't win but maybe a change is what the lakes needs to jump start the bite again. Fingers crossed.
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The weather is gonna be in a roller coaster for the next week and a half. Snow maybe for this weekend and next weekend we might be testing which suit floats better with the warm up coming. We can't win but maybe a change is what the lakes needs to jump start the bite again. Fingers crossed.
10 days from now there will be no snow on the lake. That has to be good news because nothing is biting now.
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The weather is gonna be in a roller coaster for the next week and a half. Snow maybe for this weekend and next weekend we might be testing which suit floats better with the warm up coming. We can't win but maybe a change is what the lakes needs to jump start the bite again. Fingers crossed.
I'll take a warming trend over this much snow. No machine for me, won't get too far walking if it cools and this snow crusts over :-\
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Hey Pooch and Racer don't know if you're on Chaumont yet, but my buddy went out today and they had a sled and 4 wheeler. He said the 4 wheeler got around-not as well as the sled- but it definitely was functional.
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hey cheif how was traveling.....thanks
Was out on a 4wd arctic cat 400. We got around alright. Was dragging two shanties and another guy on the back. Probably about 8-10" of snow I would say
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Just throwing this out there, if someone was to open a bait shop in Sylvan Beach would any of you be interested in patronizing a new establishment? Marion manor sells bait on the south corner and the old Gomez shop seems very hit and miss when they are open, Apps is 1\2 way down the lake so I think there may be a market. Ice has been good this year and there's a steady flow of campers and boaters all summer, think there is any $$$ to be made? Like I said just a thought
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Gomez was bought and is now called boufs. I was going to stop in and tell them get involved in the online community. I believe it's my bosses brother in-law that runs it.
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Fished east end of Oneida and hammered them. Limit of eyes and 21 perch !!!! Unfortunately all of the eyes were about the size of the one below and 14 of the perch were just about the same size. Was lucky enough to land 7 good perch. Marked a ton of fish that would not bite. Tried everything I could think of without much success. Buddy left me to fish Sylvan and he had 2 keeper eyes and 5 silvers.
Foot travel of any distance is near impossible and wheeler travel, even with chains, is getting pretty rugged. If we get anywhere near the snow they are talking about, I fear we will be taking a vacation from fishing for a while. Snowmobiles should be ok but some good size slush fields may become an issue.
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Just throwing this out there, if someone was to open a bait shop in Sylvan Beach would any of you be interested in patronizing a new establishment? Marion manor sells bait on the south corner and the old Gomez shop seems very hit and miss when they are open, Apps is 1\2 way down the lake so I think there may be a market. Ice has been good this year and there's a steady flow of campers and boaters all summer, think there is any $$$ to be made? Like I said just a thought
the manor hours stink not open mon and tues and close by 2:00, I believe there is another bait shop right across from Oneida lake marion they sell bait to I THINK
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I agree. Marions hours suck
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the manor hours stink not open mon and tues and close by 2:00, I believe there is another bait shop right across from Oneida lake marion they sell bait to I THINK
. South shore nautical is on 31 across from Oneida lake marine but is only open 7-12. I think he works a 2nd shift job. I'm thinking something like Bartell road, open early and closes late everyday
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Hey KP, you were talking about HTs tricked out wheeler right? Not the trick pony bacon grease had a pic of >:D :whistle:
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Gomez was bought and is now called boufs. I was going to stop in and tell them get involved in the online community. I believe it's my bosses brother in-law that runs it.
Bouf's as in "Malbouf's"???
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Yepper. Boufs bait I think it's called.
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had a little better day today crossing the mason Dixon line , ended up with 23 perch and 5 eyes 4 being short , on my 6 mile run I didn't see any troubling spots , couple of wet spot but most likely from old holes , I crossed the mason Dixon line in the cover of darkness and retreated in the same fashion , thanks y'all , every spot I fished the ice was 12-14", it was snowing pretty good when I left , snow varied from 10-12" and starting to get heavy due to the warming
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What are you talking about south side sucks! There's no fish there.
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fished out of the south shore launch this afternoon.....pretty slow......marked a lot of finicky fish and coaxed 10 perch to hit with only 4 being over 10"....got a few pin pike also and quite a few dinks.....where I was there was a lot of slush under the snow in a pretty large area...saw a wheeler or two having some problems getting along but they did make it in.....with this new batch of snow it is going to be pretty tough for the wheelers.....might be a little tough for sleds too....we need a thaw
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Crossed the mason Dixie line with fred and my buddy markie today, had a pretty descent bite from 8am til 2pm, then it just died... First strike of the day snapped a rod I just bought, hand lined a nice eye up too the hole, but it came off, then missed a hit and dumped another good eye, so threw that braid rod out the door and started fishin a rod with mono, went 6 for 6 on burbots, smallies and perch after that... mid morning, had a fish snap off a rap and again around 2pm another snap off, either good eyes or hot burbots, picked away at the perch throughout the day, got a nice half pail of jumbos for some dinners, ended up the day with no keeper eyes, 1 short, 3 burbots, 2 bass and 23 jumbo perch. All jigged up on raps...Guess the southsides where its at.
Shoveled a bare spot on the ice to check new snow, little over an inch at 530pm. About 1/2" here when I got home.
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Hope I run into some burbs tmmrw! Yum
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What are you talking about south side sucks! There's no fish there.
your right don't go there , your not bye lingual :P
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Tonight will tell the story. The computer models are showing odd pockets of heavier snow. Almost like the rain & storm shadows that occur on the tug during summer or fall storms.
Keep fingers crossed the hills on the south shore actually do that. Otherwise real rough weekend.
With these temps the snows very wet so while it won't add up as quickly, the wind won't blow it down or away either.
Cold behind the snow tomorrow may just crust the top making travel nasty.
Keep fingers crossed!
The thaw next week maybe just what we need!
Looks like the convergence line is setting up just west of oswego, could be a heavy band there, wind shifted at 2pm was east went west, if it stays westerly, no shadow off the Madison county hills to suppress Oneida snowfall., watch the wind direction tonight on local observations. bet they didn't count on that big dry slot in eastern NY, this storms all broken up into pieces, complicated too say the least, watch for a new convergence line tonight. Oneida could be a bullseye.
you can see the convergence on this radar out over the open water of Ontario just northwest of Oswego, got tug shadow here, haven't had a flake in over an hour.
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Looks like the convergence line is setting up between Oswego and Rochester, could be a heavy band there, wind shifted at 2pm was east went west, if it stays westerly, no shadow off the Madison county hills to suppress Oneida snowfall., watch the wind direction tonight on local observations. bet they didn't count on that big dry slot in eastern NY, this storms all broken up into pieces, complicated too say the least, watch for a new convergence line tonight. Oneida could be a bullseye.
wayne mahar is eating some crow tonight......was saying this morning maybe 3" total.....the way this setting up it looks like much more than that....hope I'm wrong....the lake is starting to slush up quite a bit....drove thru a nasty slush bowl inside Dutchmans island....sprayed the shanty pretty good
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Its very complicated scout, could be 2 inches in chitenango and a foot in constancia, or vice versa, all depends on what Bcon said, where do the mountain shadows set up, looks like a 20 incher on the hill tops, but what does the valley get? million dollar question. after looking at the radar and wind directions, I think Oneida gets buried. but just 20 minutes north will be next too nothing, like lake effect.
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Thanks Chief
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Nice Perches Hommie :afro: :woot:
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I live right in front of the jewel access & it's snowing like a mother out here fellas. Wet, big & heavy snow. Hope this crap stops quick, I have plans for the morning and the walk has already sucked let alone what this dumps. 3"+ in the past 90 minutes easy.
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3 inches in Hastings, coming down good
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That Radar is showing a lot of false stuff, talking too carl from mad river on southshore .....says hardly snowing, maybe half inch today. maybe Oneida won't get it. only time will tell on this storm. Wayne mahar may be right after all. ;D
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Chaumont Bay trip today with Racer, I'll let the pics tell the story.
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beautiful fish fellas
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More Giants.....
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Nice Walleyes! WTG!
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Couple very nice fish from the north country there!! Nice job fellas. The smiles say the whole story.
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What a day.....
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HOLY COW POOCH , NICE WORK!!!!!!!
I see pictures all the time from there, but those are from locals, way to go there on the blind and blast them!@!!!
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hey pooch where did u get that rod holder in the last pic
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AWESOME
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Great job on the eyes pooch and racer!!!
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Some hogs! Nice! ;D
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What a day we had. Semi tough going with the wheeler and the trip makes for a long day but well worth it as you can see. We ended up with 5 nice eyes and dropped one right at the hole. Kept 1 each just to say we did it and released the rest. Absolutely going back if not on the ice then in the boat.
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Nice fish fellers!
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More Giants.....
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Oh yeah I meant to post a pic of that rod holder, got it off Amazon....absolutely love it, gonna get another one.
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Fish caught today were about 26, 27. 28 inches and weighed anywhere from 5-8 pounds or so. A day I will never forget.
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HOLY COW POOCH , NICE WORK!!!!!!!
I see pictures all the time from there, but those are from locals, way to go there on the blind and blast them!@!!!
That's the best part Shane, going there blind and figuring out where and what to do, and getting the job done. Very rewarding
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pooch that rod holder got a name thanks
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Snagger,
We weren't totally blind. We got a small amount of info from the hardware store and then drew upon all that we've learned from participating in this forum. We used our lake chip to identify promising structure and set ourselves up. It was really cool to put the things we've learned into practice.
Thanks to all that have shared info and technique in these pages.
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Really nice fish guys !! Great job
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Funny,
I was typing my reply as Pooch was posting his.
Thanks everyone.
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Snagger,
We weren't totally blind. We got a small amount of info from the hardware store and then drew upon all that we've learned from participating in this forum. We used our lake chip to identify promising structure and set ourselves up. It was really cool to put the things we've learned into practice.
Thanks to all that have shared info and technique in these pages.
Very impressive stuff!!!!! :thumbsup: :clap:
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Bridgeport is the place on the lake that really needs an ice fishing bait store.
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Awesome eyes! I have one of those holders from cabelas this year to try and they are sweeeeet for finicky perch and eyes...multiflex I believe, under ice accessories
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thanks 600
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Really nice fish guys..... There is a light at the end of the snow tunnel.
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Catch Cover Multiflex Rod Holder 19.99 Cabelas
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He gets that 500 set up right and it'll be tough to beat. There will be times that it won't do the job on the ice, but they will be few. And he'll have it for all those other times all year long. ;)
that's the exact reason I bought a Polaris 500 this year also ;D except mines in camo so you cant see it and know where I am ;D ;D ;D but with the amount of fish ive caught this year you wouldn't wana be near me :( no chains either put screws in tires works great no flats either ;D ;D ;D
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pooch that rod holder got a name thanks
http://www.amazon.com/Grayden-Outdoor-Portable-Multi-Flex-Holders/dp/B003WV3PGA/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1392347171&sr=8-9&keywords=ice+fishing+rod+holder
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Going back next week to find the 30 plus incher to put on the wall!!!!
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Going back next week to find the 30 plus incher to put on the wall!!!!
I'll be there Monday! Nice fish guys!
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I hear you. We are going up the 22nd. Got cheap rooms in h2otown
Little less than my drive to Oneida. Hope I get one. Let alone what you
And racer did. Any other perch numbers? Wonder how the traveling was too?
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I know you guys were at Oneida huh?
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just got home. it's snowing pretty hard, and the west wind is blowing about 20 mph. it's not gonna be pretty come morning. I think your right Snag. onieda lake is the bullseye. Sully...
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just got home. it's snowing pretty hard, and the west wind is blowing about 20 mph. it's not gonna be pretty come morning. I think your right Snag. onieda lake is the bullseye. Sully...
not a flake here, tug hill and me are getting cheated.
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wow pooch and racer great job on those eyes :icefish: :icefish: some nice big ones for sure ;D
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Pooch & Racer great job on your highly successful excursion up north!!! Awesome fish!!!
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Well they blew that forecast ::)
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Getting ready to head out now. Should be a fun walk. :P
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Pooch & racer. Nice fish guys. Great pictures. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
X2!!! :thumbsup:
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Nice fish Pooch, Racer Snagger and Fillet!
Going to be fun this weekend. 8 3/4 inches of snow in Cicero since I cleaned the driveway last night!
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Pooch, Racer - good job on those eyes. I'm going to get there, yet, this year. Awesome, you made a plan and it worked out.
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We got 8" in Constantia. It's gonna be a tough go for the 4 wheelers for a little while. That warm up next week should help.
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Wheelers certainly a no go on south shore. Drifting makes it hard to tell but looks like 10". Some drifts pretty big.
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Awesome eyes pooch and racer!!! Snag we gota go there!!!
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it's going to be tough going for even the sleds here on the south shore. hard to tell how much snow we got, but the drifts are huge !! my driveway is gone 4' drifts across it.
my buddy fished yesterday. he said there is alot of big slush pockets. hopefully next weeks weather will help. Sully...
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Todays been an adventure already. wheelers outta Lewis...no way. Unless you have tracks. Parking is plowed though. The fish better be biting I tell you what.
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Fresh foot of snow easy in Cleveland, doesn't look like i'm taking the lake to work with the sled today. Four wheelers and sleds with low clearance will be tough till trails are made. Snowmobiles with high suspensions and studded tracks should be good, old guys bring your nitro pills if you are walking.
cny
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Are the Hardwater Chix still fishing or has the weather kept them inside? :(
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I hear you. We are going up the 22nd. Got cheap rooms in h2otown
Little less than my drive to Oneida. Hope I get one. Let alone what you
And racer did. Any other perch numbers? Wonder how the traveling was too?
Perch were steady and small, nothing big enough for us to keep. Traveling was tough, recommend a sled.
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Nice eyes pooch
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Gotta love leaving for work and having to plow snow to open the front door ::) few brave souls went out this morning should be some interesting reports.
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Just took a rip to the Stanch and back . Foot plus snow plus drifts . Coming over the hood of the sled . Slush is starting to build in spots god forbid you lose momentum . Your done ! Walking on trails may be possible still would give it a day or so . Unless your young . For those who park along lake and dead end roads remember most are plow and school bus turn arounds . Please use courtesy when parking trailers and vehicles . They can't get thru tickets and tow are not out of the question . Don't ruin it for others we've lost enough access .
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Just took a rip to the Stanch and back . Foot plus snow plus drifts . Coming over the hood of the sled . Slush is starting to build in spots god forbid you lose momentum . Your done ! Walking on trails may be possible still would give it a day or so . Unless your young . For those who park along lake and dead end roads remember most are plow and school bus turn arounds . Please use courtesy when parking trailers and vehicles . They can't get thru tickets and tow are not out of the question . Don't ruin it for others we've lost enough access .
very well stated
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Just took a rip to the Stanch and back . Foot plus snow plus drifts . Coming over the hood of the sled . Slush is starting to build in spots god forbid you lose momentum . Your done ! Walking on trails may be possible still would give it a day or so . Unless your young . For those who park along lake and dead end roads remember most are plow and school bus turn arounds . Please use courtesy when parking trailers and vehicles . They can't get thru tickets and tow are not out of the question . Don't ruin it for others we've lost enough access .
Yeah Dan I just went out behind Vella's in Cleveland and the snow is going over the windshield, not a soul on the ice here. I have a good 2-up with high clearance and I thought I was going to bury it. How the hell did you make it to town and back you crazy old man lol.
cny
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I'm out here now in Taft Bay, tough going with the wheeler but made it, some slush under the snow, fishing sucks though
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I'm out here now in Taft Bay, tough going with the wheeler but made it, some slush under the snow, fishing sucks though
wow....you made it out with a wheeler....big cahoonas
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Fresh foot of snow easy in Cleveland, doesn't look like i'm taking the lake to work with the sled today. Four wheelers and sleds with low clearance will be tough till trails are made. Snowmobiles with high suspensions and studded tracks should be good, old guys bring your nitro pills if you are walking.
cny
Looks like a good year for fly-in trips
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Are the Hardwater Chix still fishing or has the weather kept them inside? :(
Kimberly and Ant moved to texas briefly, now they just moved back to the ice belt in northern Iowa...
If your on FB she has a nice page there...
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Yeah Dan I just went out behind Vella's in Cleveland and the snow is going over the windshield, not a soul on the ice here. I have a good 2-up with high clearance and I thought I was going to bury it. How the hell did you make it to town and back you crazy old man lol.
cny
Polaris Sprint 340 two cylinder two carb fan cool right to the grip .Carrying A crippled up Sasquatch LOL smooth riding in this heavy powder but you can't stop. Light sled the front end floats but still had snow coming over . Still snowing saw some brave souls near the islands . I cant take the chance getting stuck so ill be done till next weekend hopefully it does not flood slush the whole lake.
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Out near 123 at least a foot of snow some drifts to two feet. Have a tracked vehicle or never would of made it. Fishing is slow. 20" eye one jumbo perch and plenty of shorts. Not a soul out here
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Todays been an adventure already. wheelers outta Lewis...no way. Unless you have tracks. Parking is plowed though. The fish better be biting I tell you what.
WOW, I just spent 5 hours driving around the lake looking for parking. I passed Lewis three times but I never thought it would be plowed when everything else was not. Just my luck, I should have chanced it. I was worried about getting back out.
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Out near 123 at least a foot of snow some drifts to two feet. Have a tracked vehicle or never would of made it. Fishing is slow. 20" eye one jumbo perch and plenty of shorts. Not a soul out here
do you have any trouble running the tracks? I have a sportsman 500 with tracks and Wed. it got so clogged with snow it started overheating.
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do you have any trouble running the tracks? I have a sportsman 500 with tracks and Wed. it got so clogged with snow it started overheating.
Radiators on the older 500s are down low - always been a problem. Polaris changed the design a couple years back, I believe. Hard to believe that with snow around the radiator and engine, it would overheat.
I use mine (a Polaris 550XP) a couple of times a year in the mountains on "deep" powder - never had a problem. Use it on lakes of slush - never a problem.
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Looks like fishing is gonna come to a screeching halt for a couple of days.
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Walking sucks guys. Don't do it. Caught a bunch of dinks. Had some big marks come racing in on the drop then off they went. Nothing worth keeping. Im praying for warm weather to melt this crap.
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make a big circle when you get to your spot and park right back on the track you came in on, this helps gets going in these conditions, no fun wrestling a machine on this stuff. If it's all slush just keep going and put it back on the trailer :woot:
I just talked to a friend of mine, he said the perch fishing on Erie is very good and the whole lake is frozen so no chance of taking a ride either. I might have to take a road trip.
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Who would've thought Mother Nature would give us 16+ inches of ice on the whole lake and then gut punch us with this dam snow....I don't wanna bury a sled in this crap so looks like ill hit the honey-do list this weekend and following week- good luck to the rest of you diehards that venture out!
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This was my weekend to stay and fish on the lake instead of the 45 minute drive looks like I'll be fishing from the American Legion Stool lol
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just got home from work. had to put the truck in 4 wheel drive this morning to get in the parking lot. almost 2' in the lot. my driveway had 4' drifts across it. that was fun with the snowblower.
starting to see some dark colored snow on the lake. that's got to be some deep slush. hopefully this warm up will help. Sully...
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Gosh...Cameras, fish markers, Huts,heaters, power augers, snowmobiles, 4 wheelers, GPS, and on and on.. Not enough ice, too much ice, not enough snow , too much snow..Too warm Too cold, Get a pack basket, some snow shoes and go fishing..
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make a big circle when you get to your spot and park right back on the track you came in on, this helps gets going in these conditions, no fun wrestling a machine on this stuff. If it's all slush just keep going and put it back on the trailer :woot:
I just talked to a friend of mine, he said the perch fishing on Erie is very good and the whole lake is frozen so no chance of taking a ride either. I might have to take a road trip.
I just confirmed with a friend of mine also. He has been doing well off sturgeon over 55'. But check there page there was a pic of a crack running all the way to Erie PA that was about a truck with wide.
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Tough day out of Taft Bay, both with the fishing and the wheeler , only one pin size eye . I did meet some guys from Buffalo that came up for the weekend. Too bad they picked a weekend with all this snow on the lake, they to had a wheeler and was having a tough go of it. There's places that have a lot of slush under the snow that will bring you to a halt, a warm up and then a good freezer is going to be needed before you can travel the lake like we did a week ago.
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Another great day on Oneida! We killed one walleye two perch and a thirty pack! Beats work
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hey 600revx you mean to tell me you cant tow your stuff out there with that race sled of yours . at 80 + mph you float right over the top :woot:
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well it was tough going this morning about 16" inches of snow with drifts being a little more , going to be hard on the wheelers it wasn't any picnic pulling a 200 lb load for my sled , but ended up with 18 perch and 1 eye , I quit at 11:30 ,the visibility was zip going out , and not much better coming in , and leaving my shades in the truck wasn't very smart either , and I noticed some wet spots but not real slushy ,but wait till that snow gets some more weight to it , right now water is starting to come out of the holes , but it was nice out except for the slow going
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So with all this snow on lake would a sled have problems going out? Reason y i ask is Im looking into getting one, and really dont know to much about them. I dont hunt so i really dont have use for a wheeler. i dont mind walking when theres no use for sled, but dont want to worry about getting stuck out there with a wheeler. Any info would help feel free to pm if u want thanks in advance
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Gosh...Cameras, fish markers, Huts,heaters, power augers, snowmobiles, 4 wheelers, GPS, and on and on.. Not enough ice, too much ice, not enough snow , too much snow..Too warm Too cold, Get a pack basket, some snow shoes and go fishing..
well put old timer.......we probably are way to reliant on the niceties of life.....we can blame it on our parents ;D.....but in all seriousness I am gonna try a different lake that is smaller and hoof it......watch for the paramedics in Madison county tomorrow :o
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well put old timer.......we probably are way to reliant on the niceties of life.....we can blame it on our parents ;D.....but in all seriousness I am gonna try a different lake that is smaller and hoof it......watch for the paramedics in Madison county tomorrow :o
take it easy were not kids anymore well physically anyway, mentally that's another story :blink:
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take it easy were not kids anymore well physically anyway, mentaly thats another story :blink:
Physically I have the old man thing down pat! Mentally my sanity is being questioned regularly, still in denial on that issue.... ;D
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Physically I have the old man thing down pat! Mentally my sanity is being questioned regularly, still in denial on that issue.... ;D
my wife says I'm getting more child like every day ;D
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take it easy were not kids anymore well physically anyway, mentally that's another story :blink:
whats that old saying......don't be signing checks with your brain that your body can't cash......the older I get the truer that becomes :'(
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well put old timer.......we probably are way to reliant on the niceties of life.....we can blame it on our parents ;D.....but in all seriousness I am gonna try a different lake that is smaller and hoof it......watch for the paramedics in Madison county tomorrow :o
I'll be on Moraine with a buddy tmmrw if you're bored. Down by the dam
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I'll be on Moraine with a buddy tmmrw if you're bored. Down by the dam
might try south end caz....gotta hunch
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Haven't heard much about Caz this year. Usually a panfish mecca.
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Gosh...Cameras, fish markers, Huts,heaters, power augers, snowmobiles, 4 wheelers, GPS, and on and on.. Not enough ice, too much ice, not enough snow , too much snow..Too warm Too cold, Get a pack basket, some snow shoes and go fishing..
Well said Oldtimer. I fish in a one man sled/shelter, use a flasher and heater, so, guilty as charged. That being said, I own a pair of snowshoes and think I'll go old school this weekend here in Madison county. I enjoy your posts.
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Another great day on Oneida! We killed one walleye two perch and a thirty pack! Beats work
Nice job on the 30 pack, i wouldn't be able to make it off the lake. Still beats work bye a mile
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my wife says I'm getting more child like every day ;D
same here
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my wife says I'm getting more child like every day ;D
Better than her complaining your acting old ;D
I get that when I'm sore, tired, and want to go to bed.
Hiking in snow dragging gear didn't hurt when I was 25. Now motrin is in my jig box
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Woohoo I got the weekend pass after all the hard work I did today. Cleaned the house polished the floors did the laundry and the dishes. Oh yah even cooked dinner. She knew I was looking for something so she just said yah you can go, so its on next weekend Friday thru Monday sweet. I just hope the warmup doesn't screw it up. If not it will be a nice time to fish with the temps up.
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Woohoo I got the weekend pass after all the hard work I did today. Cleaned the house polished the floors did the laundry and the dishes. Oh yah even cooked dinner. She knew I was looking for something so she just said yah you can go, so its on next weekend Friday thru Monday sweet. I just hope the warmup doesn't screw it up. If not it will be a nice time to fish with the temps up.
Hope you have waders :'( they're scaling back temps a bit. This much snow and temps in the 40s means 4-8" of slush and water. Sorry not trying to be a downer. Pray for some rain. Otherwise nasty, then a cold front meaning another 6" of white Ice to drill through. (As predicted by snagger)
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Yah I had Shane look at the forecast for me at the beginning of the week cause I thought I was loosing it when I saw the temps. I might just bring the john boat with me and row out. Not gonna give cause of the weather, the wife usually let's me head up for 2 days not 4 so I got to take advantage of it.
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Pooch and Racer,
Great fish guys. Went up this am and did ok got into some perch and iced four eyes nothing over 18". Drive up and back makes for a long day.
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Some Big eyes pooch nice job!
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Pooch &Racer those are nice northern eyes for sure , well done :thumbsup:
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Just my opinion but I wanted to let everyone know, my lovely wife cooked me up that eye today and it was awesome. Because it was so thick, she chunked it like nuggets. OMG it was so good. I will definitely be keeping those fish from Ontario if I ever get into any again. Also Racer weighed his and I believe he said it was 8 pounds.
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Got my Nite Blaster floating fishing light today, now I have to find a good lake that holds big crappie and do some night time fishing.
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hey 600revx you mean to tell me you cant tow your stuff out there with that race sled of yours . at 80 + mph you float right over the top :woot:
Some day yellow thunder will have to bail out that Polaris POW!
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What did I do wrong?
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What did I do wrong?
nothing click it and it was up , question when you get one over 10# does it get mounted
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When I get one over 10 I'll put it back but only after taking photo's and measurements. I'll get a fiberglass replica. Close enough for me. That's what I say now. We'll see when it's laying there. It's a funny thing about good size fish and bucks. Sometimes it's hard to do what you say you're gonna do. This year I said I was going to wait for a bigger buck. Next thing I know I'm at full draw, the arrow flew and we had a dead 5 pt.
I guess I'll have to get right back at it. Maybe we'll have the answer this year. LOL.
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What did I do wrong?
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Thanks Stormy
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Does anyone know where I can purchase a nilsmaster 41/2 in auger ? tys for the help.................. .........
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I have a nice 96 polaris indy lite that I might get rid of as soon as I can run the Atv on the ice. If anyone is interested, pm me. A few of you have seen me out there on it.
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take it easy were not kids anymore well physically anyway, mentally that's another story :blink:
:woot: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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whats that old saying......don't be signing checks with your brain that your body can't cash......the older I get the truer that becomes :'(
An old friend told me many years ago when I tried to drag him out deer hunting one day..."the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" I couldn't comprehend what he meant at the time...what a difference 30 years makes...starting to understand!
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nothing click it and it was up , question when you get one over 10# does it get mounted
Mines going on the wall at or after 30 inches.
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Does anyone know where I can purchase a nilsmaster 41/2 in auger ? tys for the help.................. .........
Salmon river sport shop had one a couple weeks ago.
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I'm looking to head out of Apps for the afternoon bite, if anyone is out there could you report on the snow condition, I want to bring the wheeler if I can ....thanks
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Does anyone know where I can purchase a nilsmaster 41/2 in auger ? tys for the help.................. .........
I have a distributor that had a couple left fri ill call monday. If they still have it I can have it here tues
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I'm looking to head out of Apps for the afternoon bite, if anyone is out there could you report on the snow condition, I want to bring the wheeler if I can ....thanks
There is a foot of snow with drifts over 18 inches. Decided to go out of constantia instead. I walked but sleds had no problem, no one went out of apps.
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tys everyone for the help with the 4 1/2 in nils master auger the one on cragslist was sold 3 weeks ago. I called rob hes gonna see if he can get me one Monday, if not ill ask again ...................... .....
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Mines going on the wall at or after 30 inches.
That's a great place to start. Would be even better if it was on Oneida! Don't think there's too many in that range in there though. Great job on the fish guys, they looked awesome!
I'm fishing vicariously through you guys since I've spent most of my time in my truck plowing. Can honestly say I'm not really excited about the warm up (like to snowmobile as well) but it does guarantee I will have more time to fish!
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First Eye of the year! He out fished me 2-1!
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Cant find the perch, just dinks off of Mill St. But was surprised with this Smallie! My Buddie nailed the Smallie!
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Priceless photos of the little guy there NFD! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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Cant find the perch, just dinks off of Mill St. But was surprised with this Smallie! My Buddie nailed the Smallie!
Those pictures can't be that recent ........No Snow ????
Nice to see the boy catching fish, it keeps them Hooked !!
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How's the slush situation on the North Shore?
It looks like a beautiful day to fish but I didn't want to deal with the possibility of getting the sled stuck.
Should has gone... >:(
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Current Snow Conditions
Obviously conditions are tough, wheelers are a no go (unless you have tracks)
Some sleds are having a tough go of it. 3 friends on 2 sleds had to work at it. The 2up with 2 guys plus towing gear wasn't going to be able to blaze it's own trail. Had to pack down a trail with a couple runs over it with the lighter sled & no gear first.
When blazing new trail sleds are sinking in 10+ inches in lots of spots. Certainly not for the faint of heart this weekend. The pic below is a couple hrs ago of my oversize pack boots, they're 15" tall. I'm finding snow depths with the drifts 10-24". I'm 6'2" and sinking in from mid-calf to sometimes just a few inches below my knees.
Slush is hit or miss, some places few inches of it, others not bad
Good Luck!
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bcons,
Thanks for the report.
Based on that and the way the bite has been recently, I guess I'll just stay home for the game.
PerchEyes
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As stated already, the lake is a no go for quads! Tried in vain to get out if apps yesterday, got about 40-50 yards off shore and it was a BRUTAL grind on my machine! Didn't want to chance what could have ended in disaster. I have a 500 arctic cat, chained and dragging nothing, she was not happy to say the least. Came back in, spent the night and came home this morning. Gotta take one on the chin sometimes, whatcha gonna do.
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As stated already, the lake is a no go for quads! Tried in vain to get out if apps yesterday, got about 40-50 yards off shore and it was a BRUTAL grind on my machine! Didn't want to chance what could have ended in disaster. I have a 500 arctic cat, chained and dragging nothing, she was not happy to say the least. Came back in, spent the night and came home this morning. Gotta take one on the chin sometimes, whatcha gonna do.
Hey ICE-ADDICT, why don't you give it a shot out of Sturgeon Point?? I'm thinking bout staying with my sis in Depew and giving it a shot out there. Guys getting eyes and jumbo's pretty good
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Is everyone aware that the SU game has been switched to 7:oopm. NC State is having a hard time getting into Syr.
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Is everyone aware that the SU game has been switched to 7:oopm. NC State is having a hard time getting into Syr.
Ya I' going to the game. If I would have known this yesterday I'd of went fishing ;D
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Is everyone aware that the SU game has been switched to 7:oopm. NC State is having a hard time getting into Syr.
I missed that, thanks for the heads up.
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Ya I' going to the game. If I would have known this yesterday I'd of went fishing ;D
Unless you have snow shoes and a smitty sled you don't want to be out there.
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This morning I took a ride on the sled out of Cleveland. There were a few guys out of APPs. There is well over a foot of snow on the ice. Seems to be around 15" in most spots. I did not have any issues with the sled but I was alone and not towing a shanty.
Like Bcons suggested, it would be best to make a trail first, then come back and get your gear.
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Rough day for sure. However figured out where perch are hiding. Nothing spectacular for the knife, however a couple ok 30-40 min. Flurries. No hard hitters would catch on the drop, had to line watch. Most of those released would've been kept on Sandy Pond. First time out this yr with no eyes.
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Also getting worried snaggers prediction is going to come true.
Now the warm spell is only 3 days instead of 4. Temps not quite as high, 2 days low 40's 1 upper 40s but little rain. This much snow? Next Sunday & Monday could easily add another 6-8" of white ice to drill through.
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i I know its not the thread but had to post....took old timers advice and went old school this morning....no shanty,no heater,no machine....just jet sled rods and bait....and auger too.....fished cazenovia....what a sloppy mess....but doable.....played around the south end in the shallows and picked away and brought home 8 perch and 5 medium gills for supper.....had fun.....as soon as you get into 14 fow or better its dink city....oh, almost forgot, I cheated and brought the vex....somethings you just can't live without ;D
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nice snow report bcons! thx u
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Also getting worried snaggers prediction is going to come true.
Now the warm spell is only 3 days instead of 4. Temps not quite as high, 2 days low 40's 1 upper 40s but little rain. This much snow? Next Sunday & Monday could easily add another 6-8" of white ice to drill through.
It's definitely not enough to get rid of the snow unless it rains a ton. It looks like at least one night above freezing which will help. I am just happy that its going to warm up enough to knock down the snow.
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Current Snow Conditions
Obviously conditions are tough, wheelers are a no go (unless you have tracks)
Some sleds are having a tough go of it. 3 friends on 2 sleds had to work at it. The 2up with 2 guys plus towing gear wasn't going to be able to blaze it's own trail. Had to pack down a trail with a couple runs over it with the lighter sled & no gear first.
When blazing new trail sleds are sinking in 10+ inches in lots of spots. Certainly not for the faint of heart this weekend. The pic below is a couple hrs ago of my oversize pack boots, they're 15" tall. I'm finding snow depths with the drifts 10-24". I'm 6'2" and sinking in from mid-calf to sometimes just a few inches below my knees.
Slush is hit or miss, some places few inches of it, others not bad
Good Luck!
Excellent report bcons, thanks
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Looking for a Clam adventure 4 man. Has anyone seen one for sale?
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Also getting worried snaggers prediction is going to come true.
Now the warm spell is only 3 days instead of 4. Temps not quite as high, 2 days low 40's 1 upper 40s but little rain. This much snow? Next Sunday & Monday could easily add another 6-8" of white ice to drill through.
That's why I bought my first power auger 3 weeks ago. Have we ever had a yr without white ice? it was bound too happen.
wish I had known the game was gonna get re scheduled also, I might of fished shallow somewhere.
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First Eye of the year! He out fished me 2-1!
[/quoteOutstanding little man !!!! Great to see the kids getting involved. Keep him going Dad you are such a fortunate person.
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Great job NiceFishDad looks like you got a partner for life
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Walked out of Godfrey this morning. Wasn't pretty. About the same as everyone else said, ~15" up and down, until the second break. Then I hit snow just over my knee and it stayed like that. Kept pushing thinking it was a drift but I just couldn't make it through it. Stopped at 30'.
First day all year with not even a short eye. On the upside I finally got the burbot I've been looking for. Brought 3 home and everyone LOVED them. Boiled the backs and dipped in butter and fried up the tails. That is one tasty fish.
A couple of wheelers and sleds were out. Wheelers were definitely having trouble. Not sure if this pic does it justice.
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Some day yellow thunder will have to bail out that Polaris POW!
is your reg cheaper for that fossil since its 100 yrs old :roflmao:
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Walked off the north shore today solo. Wanted to get to about 25' but after the snowmobile trail ended it was pretty tough going so I drilled a hole to see how deep (15 ft) I was and marked fish. 3 drops/3 keeper perch so I set up the shanty and never moved. Caught about 30 good perch, 1 keeper eye, 1 short and a burbot. Was never more than a couple minutes without fish on the screen at any point. Just got lucky today and landed on top of some decent fish. Most I kept were 10-13" but did keep about 10 in the 8-9" range. Could've kept a limit in that size range. Pretty decent day. Best part is my friends checked on me to see how I was doing and joined me in the afternoon with the sled so I got a lift back in. Stayed until 4 but the bite was best 8-10am. Got stopped by DEC too. No issues thankfully. Will have an exact count later after cleaning them.
Really tough walking even with the Smitty sled. Once I got into fresh snow off the trail I could hardly move the Smitty. Was a little heavy load for walking with a Voyager Trap, electric auger, vex, heater minnows propane and enough food for 3 guys, but my friend couldn't make it at the last minute and didn't feel like switching out the big trap for the liitle one.
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Had a good day fishing Moraine today. I hope it all melts. I don't mind white ice as long as I can get to where I want.
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Decided to get beck to my roots and hit BB for the afternoon, glad I did ;D Couldn't imagine the walk out from the North Shore. BB is a sloppy mess, at least a foot of snow up to 6 inches of slush.... Does the lake seem low to anyone? My usual spots that are 7-8 fow were 5.5-06???? Didn't get a count but I'm happy, tons of small gills kept the screen full and as the sun set the crappies came out to play ;D Left at 6:30 to catch the game, was still getting marks and a few short crapps
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Final tally. 34 Perch kept. 25 in the 9-13" 9 in the 8-9" range. A good day.
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Final tally. 34 Perch kept. 25 in the 9-13" 9 in the 8-9" range. A good day.
Yep, I'd take it any day :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish:
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Final tally. 34 Perch kept. 25 in the 9-13" 9 in the 8-9" range. A good day.
That's a great day, especially with these conditions. :clap:
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Final tally. 34 Perch kept. 25 in the 9-13" 9 in the 8-9" range. A good day.
34 is a good fry. Don't need a limit everytime out ;)
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25-0, they thrive on these close games. Once again their defense bails them out. Unbelievable!
CUSE!!!
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25-0, they thrive on these close games. Once again their defense bails them out. Unbelievable!
CUSE!!!
That game was sooooo ugly. They just have an ability to win when they shouldn't. Seems like a team of destiny.
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They need to show up before the last minute or they'll get blown out when things get serious.
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Imagine where they would've been had Christmas not had a career night. He was the only one who showed up. Not to mention the absolutely bonehead plays of letting someone beat you down court in the last 13 sec. of the game. Or fouling someone 30 feet from the basket. ::) ???
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They need to show up before the last minute or they'll get blown out when things get serious.
Agreed
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I've been a CUSE fan since Dave Bing, but this team does not seem for real. You just can not play crap teams and struggle each time . Hate saying that but that's what I SEE.
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I agree. They'll have one or two players show up per game. If they get everyone on board they could be great. Half the time they lookasleep and I end up online buying more jigs and things that I don't need :P
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On a side note. What are you guys using for rods and how do you like them? Tip broke off my panfish rod tonight and looking to get a new one.
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Started the season with 2 new eagle claw inline combo's from SG it took a while but it's great now. Ended up with 2 med rods, 1 light and 1 ul rod. Have not fished with the ul yet but it feels like a panfish killer.
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I've been a CUSE fan since Dave Bing, but this team does not seem for real. You just can not play crap teams and struggle each time . Hate saying that but that's what I SEE.
NC State not a pushover.... I think one of their guys is acc leading scorer. For as young of a team as cuse is they keep pulling off these wins! Gotta love it :afro:
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As much as I hate to say it Cuse needs to lose one now before it matters.
The announcers started the game with "#1 cuse! Not that they've dominated anyone yet...."
The younger the players the more prone to getting a big head. As said above they never have everyone "showing up".
Look at Ennis after a week of hype & attention how did he play? They can't rely on only D and 4th quarter to win in March.
NY fans were on the good side of one of the biggest attitude collapses in history. 2007 Superbowl. Patriots 16-0,& favored by 12.......Not taking away from the Giants they played well, a few plays were amazing! However the Pats gave up as much as NY played well. The Giants were just an average team that year even were only there by chance & wildcard spot.
NE was not only undefeated, but they were dominant, they crushed everyone.
Their heads got too big, hence the greatest championship upset in recent history.
It happens at all levels, the younger the athlete the easier it happens.
A loss or 2 now before it matters, before its one & done, will teach "heart & attitude".
A serving of humble pie can often teach what no man can.
What does Oneida teach us?
Jmho
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I think you might get your wish for a loss next Saturday. I agree, they need a couple losses to get their heads straight.
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Defense does win games! Next Saturday won't b an easy task, but Dukes game with NC is rescheduled for 2 days before cuse plays them which should help us. Time to go fishing. Over and out
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They have always played to the ability of there apponents except this year they come out on top. When you win a big game like the Pitt game in the zoo where no team ranked under 5 has won it takes a lot out of you. Maybe they didn't have there legs last night. Good teams find a way to win great teams win them all!
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They won! Was not pretty but they did it. Congrats.
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Wow, fishing is dead.....multiple posts about SU
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I'll restart the important stuff......weather permitting, going to head back up to Chaumont on Tuesday to get my wall hanger.
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I'll restart the important stuff......weather permitting, going to head back up to Chaumont on Tuesday to get my wall hanger.
Go for it Pooch!!! :thumbsup:
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Not really into basketball, wouldn't mind going back to snow suits, tow hitches or even religion, politics... just about anything! ;D
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Hey ICE-ADDICT, why don't you give it a shot out of Sturgeon Point?? I'm thinking bout staying with my sis in Depew and giving it a shot out there. Guys getting eyes and jumbo's pretty good
If Oneida isn't a go by Friday next week, that's exactly what I'm going to do bud!
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Well played old boy! Sometimes you just have to know when to throw in the towel.
The fish will still be there next weekend. Hope to see you soon!
De\/;0
With age usually comes wisdom my friend! I'm learning, I'm learning. Not to long ago I probably would have done something stupid, beat the hell out of myself and my gear.
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I'll restart the important stuff......weather permitting, going to head back up to Chaumont on Tuesday to get my wall hanger.
Thanks pooch. Go get that hanger. I'll b there Friday.
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You and racer again pooch? For a few days or just the one?
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well been out the last few days fished with KP yesterday slow going pulling my big shack , but moving , made a 6 mile run yesterday and the perch were still there but not very co-operative picked up a few then chased back to one of KP,s spots and picked a few there ,our fish were tight lipped ,but did Mark a lot of fish , fish size ran from 9.5 - 12" , far as snow it did settle a little , but the wheeler action is in IMO ,you'll tare stuff up , but 2 were seen being dug out which one gentlemen was warned , he made it about a 100 yards out and game over ,bad slush spots where holes had been drilled had 2 spots yesterday that I didn't dare drop a fish or it would swim away LOL , but I'm keeping in shape due to shoveling snow ;)now it will get worse before it gets better, starting to like 3 years ago 20 days straight that wheelers couldn't travel and even sleds had trouble due to snow and slush, warm days and cool nights for a better surface, I think is in order, JMO
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Not really into basketball, wouldn't mind going back to snow suits, tow hitches or even religion, politics... just about anything! ;D
Agree... X10!
I remember numerous times Rick, us, and others telling guys their 4-wheelers were not gonna cut it out there... Then we got to watch them dig em out about 100 yards out... ;D
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my buddy even got his argo stuck there yesterday
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You and racer again pooch? For a few days or just the one?
Yeah Racer and I with my boy and his friend, we are just going for the day. Like I said weather permitting.
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Not really into basketball, wouldn't mind going back to snow suits, tow hitches or even religion, politics... just about anything! ;D
X2 ;)
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Not really into basketball, wouldn't mind going back to snow suits, tow hitches or even religion, politics... just about anything! ;D
Bart, lets stop at tow hitches.
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Some of the artic armor jackets are not all insulated the same. My outfit is way better insulated than my buddies ,both artic armor, I got mine at the ice show an he bought his off line. Just saying
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Well back to fishing, today is my dose of Oneida humble pie.
Sled wouldn't start, after fighting with it for 40 mins I gave up and decided to walk.
Sheesh! Some of it settled just enough to make it even harder to walk in than fresh powder.
Still almost up to my knees. Kill yourself to get out here then shovel what's now 16-18" after the couple new from last night.
Drill holes then watch it flood with 1.5" of water. Dropped a buckeye gave up trying to catch it, till it got.stuck in slush. Was swimming around in shanty for 5 mins.
Perch on 1st drop, then Nada for 45 mins. Nice 15 min flurry, then mainly lookers. Once and awhile pickup a few.
Tough day so far.
But if there's ice & the wind is 40 or less I'm fishing.
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Well back to fishing, today is my dose of Oneida humble pie.
Sled wouldn't start, after fighting with it for 40 mins I gave up and decided to walk.
Sheesh! Some of it settled just enough to make it even harder to walk in than fresh powder.
Still almost up to my knees. Kill yourself to get out here then shovel what's now 16-18" after the couple new from last night.
Drill holes then watch it flood with 1.5" of water. Dropped a buckeye gave up trying to catch it, till it got.stuck in slush. Was swimming around in shanty for 5 mins.
Perch on 1st drop, then Nada for 45 mins. Nice 15 min flurry, then mainly lookers. Once and awhile pickup a few.
Tough day so far.
But if there's ice & the wind is 40 or less I'm fishing.
i hear you bcons! Out here myself with my snowmobile. Made a nice path early this morn then towed all my gear out. Marking lots but no biters yet. Made 2 moves so far
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Well back to fishing, today is my dose of Oneida humble pie.
Sled wouldn't start, after fighting with it for 40 mins I gave up and decided to walk.
Sheesh! Some of it settled just enough to make it even harder to walk in than fresh powder.
Still almost up to my knees. Kill yourself to get out here then shovel what's now 16-18" after the couple new from last night.
Drill holes then watch it flood with 1.5" of water. Dropped a buckeye gave up trying to catch it, till it got.stuck in slush. Was swimming around in shanty for 5 mins.
Perch on 1st drop, then Nada for 45 mins. Nice 15 min flurry, then mainly lookers. Once and awhile pickup a few.
Tough day so far.
But if there's ice & the wind is 40 or less I'm fishing.
At least you're on some fish. What's worse is doing all that work and then not marking anything for 45 minutes and knowing you gotta do it all again.
I'm heading up now and just praying I land on some kinda fish in a couple of stops.
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Sounds like it's time to break out the self propelled snow blower. Just straddle a long rope to shanty and go!
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bcons try this instead of shoveling all way down just do about half and walk it in and then smooth with shovel drill holes and let the snow soak it up just watch stepping close to your holes for a while and if it is cold next day the same holes are ready to go high and dry , ask snag about the platforms I built all over the lake 3 years ago , sorry to hear about the sled trouble, that sucks
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Good luck Pooch & Racer on your Northern Quest. We have a family camp up there, and 30" is a good goal. The best I've ever done after many seasons/hours is 31" / 13 lbs. And don't be afraid to keep some. A few years back they botched they lampricide application and killed thousands of breeder fish that were up the streams. BTW I fish with your kids buddy Connor. Rugburn out.
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Sounds like it's time to break out the self propelled snow blower. Just straddle a long rope to shanty and go!
You know I was thinking why that hasn't been seen before. It would be kind of weird but a Deere with a snowblower attachment blazing a trail to there spot why not. If I lived there around lake you better bet with that much snow I would be out there with it pulling my gear behind it as well.
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Winds blowing 15 gusting to 20, lake effect snow adding more. Lovely conditions!
Just worked my arse off tempting a mark to hit. 6 different jigs 15 mins & it was a whopping 7"er.
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Sounds like it's time to break out the self propelled snow blower. Just straddle a long rope to shanty and go!
hubby been threatening this for years :)
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Last time out we almost died and that before this last foot of snow.we are to old and wise to die begging sink perch to bite all day :)
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Sounds like it's time to break out the self propelled snow blower. Just straddle a long rope to shanty and go!
Thought about that many times.Would think in these conditions you would need lots of HP,chains and maybe have it mounted on a hovercraft.....hahaha
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Got out yesterday on snow shoes with my dad and cousin, walk wasn't too bad once you got a trail made, but pack light. Didn't have to worry about anyone running up on your spot, no one with in a half mile if us, that's one good thing about the snow I guess. Got to try out a few new rods I built too.
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well done , nice eyes
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Not really into basketball, wouldn't mind going back to snow suits, tow hitches or even religion, politics... just about anything! ;D
dont watch foot ball/basket ball/ soccer/ Hockey or the friggen Olympics either. ::) i fish/hunt and work period. with the conditions i decided not to even attempt to waste my time going out on oneida or any other lake with that much snow. got a brand new machine that can handle most of what mother nature throws at us but i am not stupid so i will wait. this game is supposed to be fun and relaxing. digging out a machine every 100 yards and figuring out if you can get off the ice if you make it out there at all is not my idea of fun. JMO ;) got some un finised projects done around the home stead and got a few things for next deer season in place also ;) got to stay ahead all the time. one season ends and we jump right into another. it is what we do.......... ;D
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dont watch foot ball/basket ball/ soccer/ Hockey or the friggen Olympics either. ::) i fish/hunt and work period. with the conditions i decided not to even attempt to waste my time going out on oneida or any other lake with that much snow. got a brand new machine that can handle most of what mother nature throws at us but i am not stupid so i will wait. this game is supposed to be fun and relaxing. digging out a machine every 100 yards and figuring out if you can get off the ice if you make it out there at all is not my idea of fun.
You could've walked......
The women at work have a pampered chef "party" or something like it today going on with wine and cheese. Should I make a call and get you an invite?
I fish, I hunt, & I watch sports :P
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Some of the artic armor jackets are not all insulated the same. My outfit is way better insulated than my buddies ,both artic armor, I got mine at the ice show an he bought his off line. Just saying
IDI Arctic Armor makes more than one style of suit and if you both have the same model but one is older than the other, they made some changes/improvements pertaining to insultex location and thicknesses. Still the same amount but a better design.
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easy bcon with at 7"er, you'll pull a muscle ;D
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nice eyes and nice pics, custom
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Nice fish Kowasz! Did you make that rod? If so, where do you get your ice blanks?
Fished with BB4 same spot as yesterday until noon. Not nearly as good. Kept about 12 perch and 2 eyes. 6 of the perch where jumbos, the balance where 8.5" - 9". Measured closely today, only wanted to keep enough of those smaller ones to make cleaning the 6 good ones worthwhile. BB4 got both eyes. Good for him, not so much for me. A little more snow today didn't help the condtions any that's for sure. Fish were not nearly as aggressive today, much harder to get them off the bottom.
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fished out of the south shore this morning.....was surprised how good my sled handled the deep snow.....just keep her moving at a good clip and she went ok.....as for fishing not so much.....marked some good fish in 25fow but only coaxed 5 jumbos into eating....that adds up to 1 fish per hr :P....once you drill a hole its slush soup all around the shanty.....good idea to move the sled away from the shanty while you are fishing.......had 2 guys on sleds pull up within 8 ft. of the shanty to ask if I was somebody they knew.....weren't happy when I asked them to please move away because I didn't want to dig them out from the fresh slush....proceded to circle me then stop about 25 yds away just to aggravate me a little.....just can't fix stupid.....if ya want to talk come on over, but park a ways away and walk over.....I'm done ranting...sorry
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fished out of the south shore this morning.....was surprised how good my sled handled the deep snow.....just keep her moving at a good clip and she went ok.....as for fishing not so much.....marked some good fish in 25fow but only coaxed 5 jumbos into eating....that adds up to 1 fish per hr :P....once you drill a hole its slush soup all around the shanty.....good idea to move the sled away from the shanty while you are fishing.......had 2 guys on sleds pull up within 8 ft. of the shanty to ask if I was somebody they knew.....weren't happy when I asked them to please move away because I didn't want to dig them out from the fresh slush....proceded to circle me then stop about 25 yds away just to aggravate me a little.....just can't fix stupid.....if ya want to talk come on over, but park a ways away and walk over.....I'm done ranting...sorry
In these conditions is there any precautions/technique in parking your sled if you plan on sitting on a spot for a while? Not a lot of experience, I bought my first sled 3 years ago. In about the 100 miles I have put on her it has been in ideal conditions and at about 10-15 mph or less.
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You could've walked......
The women at work have a pampered chef "party" or something like it today going on with wine and cheese. Should I make a call and get you an invite?
I fish, I hunt, & I watch sports :P
i aint walking anywhere if i dont have too for starters. and i chose not to fish this weekended because its not worth the effort/gas/time and hassle for 1 eye and a couple of perch so i will wait. given that i am NOT a people person so you can invite somebody else. count me out. i will go alone as usual. good luck out there this season. @) oh ya........if syracuse chokes in the end and they loose ::) i will still sleep the same as if they win or loose. :P dont give a sht either way. lmao
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When I was on oneida yesterday i did one run out to my spot and back with the sled and no gear and then went back for the shanty. when i came with the shanty i did a circle and parked on my tracks i had just made. I had no problem leaving.
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In these conditions is there any precautions/technique in parking your sled if you plan on sitting on a spot for a while? Not a lot of experience, I bought my first sled 3 years ago. In about the 100 miles I have put on her it has been in ideal conditions and at about 10-15 mph or less.
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Bart I make 2 passes right over where I'm going to fish , but I also don't dig all the way down i pack down a little takes a couple extra min. but it's worth it to me , drill my holes clean out , and if they are holes you wish to fish the next day , things are a lot easier
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i aint walking anywhere if i dont have too for starters. and i chose not to fish this weekended because its not worth the effort/gas/time and hassle for 1 eye and a couple of perch so i will wait. given that i am NOT a people person so you can invite somebody else. count me out. i will go alone as usual. good luck out there this season. @) oh ya........if syracuse chokes in the end and they loose ::) i will still sleep the same as if they win or loose. :P dont give a sht either way. lmao
Someone had their Wheaties peed in this morning :P
Maybe ya shoulda gone fishing.
Ain't ashamed to admit Oneida kicked my arse today walked 1.34 miles, but got a bit more than an eye and couple perch.
And no never thought you were a people person. Neither am I, hence why I fish solo 99% of the time.
My response to the SU comment would get me put back on probation, and make raquettedak & adkroy work harder :P
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In these conditions is there any precautions/technique in parking your sled if you plan on sitting on a spot for a while? Not a lot of experience, I bought my first sled 3 years ago. In about the 100 miles I have put on her it has been in ideal conditions and at about 10-15 mph or less.
When you get where you're going don't drive exactly there. Give it a wide berth 30-40' Drive a circle around your "spot" & make 2-3 laps without smashing the throttle. Park in your own tracks. Pull gear in from there by hand. Makes leaving a breeze keeping sled out of slush, & giving a starting point that's already packed.
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being a people person is over rated just ask release :woot: or KP :blink:but I like a nice wine with sharp cheese ;)
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When you get where you're going don't drive exactly there. Give it a wide berth 30-40' Drive a circle around your "spot" & make 2-3 laps without smashing the throttle. Park in your own tracks. Pull gear in from there by hand. Makes leaving a breeze keeping sled out of slush, & giving a starting point that's already packed.
stop it , I never unhooked my 200 lb monster what ya using a kitty cat , :o I'm not pulling my rig by hand it out weighs me ;)
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You never know unless you try. But I do know that you can't catch them on the couch!
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Nope. Not wheaties Bcons. I think somebody pissed in his MINIwheats...sorry I had to do it HT. Period. End of story. Lmfao ::)
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Nope. Not wheaties Bcons. I think somebody pissed in his MINIwheats...sorry I had to do it HT. Period. End of story. Lmfao ::)
Cheif, are you proud to be an opportunist?
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Nice fish Kowasz! Did you make that rod? If so, where do you get your ice blanks?
Fished with BB4 same spot as yesterday until noon. Not nearly as good. Kept about 12 perch and 2 eyes. 6 of the perch where jumbos, the balance where 8.5" - 9". Measured closely today, only wanted to keep enough of those smaller ones to make cleaning the 6 good ones worthwhile. BB4 got both eyes. Good for him, not so much for me. A little more snow today didn't help the condtions any that's for sure. Fish were not nearly as aggressive today, much harder to get them off the bottom.
Yes I did build it, I sent you a PM about the blanks.
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stop it , I never unhooked my 200 lb monster what ya using a kitty cat , :o I'm not pulling my rig by hand it out weighs me ;)
Nah ride a 600. Just maybe over cautious.
No one ever warned me, 25yrs ago got the tunnel & boggey wheels packed with snow and slush and it froze. I was fishing solo. Only way I found to clear it was shovel out the snow under it, drop it to the ice, then pick it up & drop it on the ice several times. Splashing me with each drop with the water.
Then of course it wouldn't take off on the water & wet ice so had to pickup the back then front until I had it on all snow.
Paid dues that day I'll never forget.
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Cheif, are you proud to be an opportunist?
Lmfao!
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Yes I did build it, I sent you a PM about the blanks.
...Kingfisher,
I just had 3 rods built by Zach, and his work is on par with any of the big name rod builders. if you have a certain blank in mind he can even do a little tweeking of the action to your exact specs
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Yesterdays spoils ;D
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HT you nailed it. You even said you weren't a people person.
But it is worth the "escape" . 2 feet of snow or not. Nice blanks and eyes.
Nice to see that people are still trying. Had the kids today. To much for them.
Even pulling them they look like snowmen but he time you
Get there. It'll settle in another day. ..... Hopefully
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Nice crappies. Never been to big bay, how's the walk? Thinking about going tomorrow there with the snow I want a shorter walk. Is there a depth or location people look for at bb? Thanks for any info guys
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being a people person is over rated just ask release :woot: or KP :blink:but I like a nice wine with sharp cheese ;)
Asiago with some sopressata!!! ;)
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filetandrelease, thanks for the tip. I'm a little gun shy being new with sleds, all the snow, the slush and recently getting a pacemaker/defibrillator device implanted. I don't want to get me into a bad situation. An Argo got stuck ???
bcons, thanks for sharing your hard earned lesson, not the situation I want to get into.
Looking into a cordless winch and other options...
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I'm with you HT, been fishing alot the last six weeks, dragging stuff through this mess even with a machine is not what i'm into. I spent the last three days putting down laminate flooring for the better half (kinda a thank you for no bs cause i was fishing lol), got a ton of other house maintenance things to do till the ice cooperates with a rebuilt hip. Then it's game on till open water ;D ;D
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Got a new neighbor from the north lands today, good luck out there this week bud. I don't think you will get stuck for sure.
cny
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Got a new neighbor from the north lands today, good luck out there this week bud. I don't think you will get stuck for sure.
cny
Sweeeeeeeeeeet! :o
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those machines with tracks are monsters very nice!
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Someone had their Wheaties peed in this morning :P
Maybe ya shoulda gone fishing.
Ain't ashamed to admit Oneida kicked my arse today walked 1.34 miles, but got a bit more than an eye and couple perch.
And no never thought you were a people person. Neither am I, hence why I fish solo 99% of the time.
My response to the SU comment would get me put back on probation, and make raquettedak & adkroy work harder :P
no body pissed in my Wheaties ??? i dont even eat breakfast much and when i do it wont be that crap. sounds like bacon grease is still sore from his sandy pond failure ::) :whistle: well there's always next year ::) oh ya also i have never and will never be ashamed to admit that i did not catch fish on any body of water. it just happens that i dont have to say that most of the time. have a great weekend bacon grease................ ...................... ................. :P still dont give a crap about the SU games. just like the weather -give it a couple games and they will choke................ :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :afro: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish:
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CNY - Nice PIC. I dread the day I stick that sucker. :woot: :woot:
Nice meeting you Tim.
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CNY - Nice PIC. I dread the day I stick that sucker. :woot: :woot:
Nice meeting you Tim.
Phil, he's ok for a hippie! :woot: :roflmao: :thumbsup:
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Well at least there are other deadheads around here, gadam hippies. Most of them got their hair cut in 95 when the old man died, i'm afraid to cut mine, I might be bald headed underneath. :)
By the way, that quad hooked up to that fish trap looks like a tow truck hooked up to a matchbox car.
cny
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Got a new neighbor from the north lands today, good luck out there this week bud. I don't think you will get stuck for sure.
cny
That looks like an option, like to hear how well they do out there.$$$$$$$
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I think those track run upwards of 6 k but they look like they work great from the vids on u tube. Ht's next purchase!
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Walked out a half mile out to the channel off of Oneida Shores yesterday with no problem only 8" of ice out there so drilling holes was a breeze. Coming back was another matter. Took less than 20 min to drag the shack out, but with the slush freezing to the bottom when temps dropped after an hour of walking back in I was barely half way and so exhausted it was hard to stand. I sat down, caught my breath and drilled a test hole.
I was far enough in from the channel to be on a solid 12+" of ice. I left the shack, walked into the ramp and got my old Jeep Grand Cherokee. Rolled right through all that crap in 4-High, shoved the shack in the back. Took a couple runs coming up the ramp to bust through the berm of packed snow, but otherwise it was a lifesaver.
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Barr, they just "do". They do NOT stay on top of water.
3500 - 4000 $ option.
That looks like an option, like to hear how well they do out there.$$$$$$$
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Barr, they just "do". They do NOT stay on top of water.
3500 - 4000 $ option.
The tracks are a $3500-$4000 option?
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That's right, Bart. Cheaper than a new sled. ;)
The tracks are a $3500-$4000 option?
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Walked out a half mile out to the channel off of Oneida Shores yesterday with no problem only 8" of ice out there so drilling holes was a breeze. Coming back was another matter. Took less than 20 min to drag the shack out, but with the slush freezing to the bottom when temps dropped after an hour of walking back in I was barely half way and so exhausted it was hard to stand. I sat down, caught my breath and drilled a test hole.
I was far enough in from the channel to be on a solid 12+" of ice. I left the shack, walked into the ramp and got my old Jeep Grand Cherokee. Rolled right through all that crap in 4-High, shoved the shack in the back. Took a couple runs coming up the ramp to bust through the berm of packed snow, but otherwise it was a lifesaver.
so you drove your jeep out there ??? love it. lmfao...... ;D
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That's right, Bart. Cheaper than a new sled. ;)
But I'd have to buy a ATV and a trailer to haul it to the ice!
I'll probably will be considering other options... ;D
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Attaboy Jon!!!! :tipup:
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No fishing today, but I did put some miles on the snowmobile, well over 24" snow on the ice in my neighborhood (Edgewater) there was a few guys out. My 2-up fish killing machine was working to keep the skis floating, drifts are all of 36"-48". Hopefully this weeks warm up helps matters.
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so you drove your jeep out there ??? love it. lmfao...... ;D
Yup! Tracks were about knee deep and she was covered in frozen slush, but it saved my bacon.
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at least you made it on and off ;)
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Yup! Tracks were about knee deep and she was covered in frozen slush, but it saved my bacon.
here we go If he can do it .....i can do it ;D
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Got a few guys staying at a place called Cinderella's this Saturday night. Plan on fishing all day Sat. and Sun. and hopefully some of that snow disappears or melts really QUICK.LOL Anyway, Was wondering if anyone can suggest a good spot to get on ice and nearest bait shop. Does the bait shop sharpen auger blades? Hopefully our wheeler will be of some use by then. Don't want your hot spot but has it been better action in a certain depth or place for the eyes/perch. Please send me a personnel message if you can be of some help. Coming a bit of a distance and had part of my colon removed end of Nov. so it'll be my first time out and just want to have a chance at catching a couple eyes and some perch. if you can help me out ,great. if your gonna feed me a bunch of BS , don't bother. heard enough of that from the Doctor's lately.Thanks
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its just all fished out utes!!might as well fish the sm harbor !!!Just kidding!go straight out from were your at 30 ft!gl and we might see u out there not getting a report from up north yet!!!
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Got a few guys staying at a place called Cinderella's this Saturday night. Plan on fishing all day Sat. and Sun. and hopefully some of that snow disappears or melts really QUICK.LOL Anyway, Was wondering if anyone can suggest a good spot to get on ice and nearest bait shop. Does the bait shop sharpen auger blades? Hopefully our wheeler will be of some use by then. Don't want your hot spot but has it been better action in a certain depth or place for the eyes/perch. Please send me a personnel message if you can be of some help. Coming a bit of a distance and had part of my colon removed end of Nov. so it'll be my first time out and just want to have a chance at catching a couple eyes and some perch. if you can help me out ,great. if your gonna feed me a bunch of BS , don't bother. heard enough of that from the Doctor's lately.Thanks
Can't help you out on a good spot but wish you well on your health!!!!
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I couldn't see spending a lot of money on a set of tracks for a quad, very limited use for me but I do have these tires on mine during the winter and went out of Taft on Friday with it and was able to get out o.k. Had another wheeler with chains follow me out and back ( only way he was going to make it ).
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Herbs is having it's 20% off sale on ice fishing stuff. I'm tempted to buy a shanty. They also have boots and snowshoes on sale.
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rapala nice looking can am! i have one also! always was a honda guy! but got a deal on my 06 outlander 400 and i will never buy another machine! ill stick with can am because i beat the **** outta mine and it starts in - 20 degree temp in a half a crank! thinking on upgrading to a 800 this year!
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Wonder how deep snow, slush and minus 15 degree temps mix with a machine? My thermometer is minus 15 and falling still.
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No fishing today, but I did put some miles on the snowmobile, well over 24" snow on the ice in my neighborhood (Edgewater) there was a few guys out. My 2-up fish killing machine was working to keep the skis floating, drifts are all of 36"-48". Hopefully this weeks warm up helps matters.
Warm up has been widdled down too late Thursday, Friday, then cooling back off Saturday, looks like major cold again for weeks after that. Have a hard time believing were melting too bare ice.
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Anybody going out this morning?
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Wonder how deep snow, slush and minus 15 degree temps mix with a machine? My thermometer is minus 15 and falling still.
I know how that works. ;D
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Well at least there are other deadheads around here, gadam hippies. Most of them got their hair cut in 95 when the old man died, i'm afraid to cut mine, I might be bald headed underneath. :)
By the way, that quad hooked up to that fish trap looks like a tow truck hooked up to a matchbox car.
cny
Tim, PM sent.
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Buried the sled on the east end of dutchman on the way out in a big slush field. Only took an hour to get where we wanted to, good times.
Two of us caught 3/4 bucket of perch in three hours, but buried it again farther east of the island on the way in but had brains enough to stop right when we hit slush so we didn't get 100 yards into it that time. We need 100mph winds. The snow is real grainy and on the bare black slick ice you get no tractions. The carbides cut nice grooves but that was it. Should have just went to breakfast and talked about fishing. Must have picked up the back end of the sled a million times, what a work out.
Most perch were 10-11" with a few slobs, no eyes. 24-26 FOW most taking dead stick after getting them fired up with big blades.
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Wonder how deep snow, slush and minus 15 degree temps mix with a machine? My thermometer is minus 15 and falling still.
-9 here.
I measeared 14" of snow on the ice yesterday and had no issues pulling a 2 man shack with 2 guys on the sled. There was not much slush out of Cleveland except right in front of APPsVellas. Good all the way out to 119 and 121. I did find some slush on the side side of shackletons though.
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-12 here in muskrat, and still dropping. 22" of snow on the ice, and alot of big slush pockets out there. 4 wheelers are a no go on the south shore. watched my niehbore, and his wife on thier 2up sleds. he buried his the first 20' on the ice. Sully...
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Got out yesterday on snow shoes with my dad and cousin, walk wasn't too bad once you got a trail made, but pack light. Didn't have to worry about anyone running up on your spot, no one with in a half mile if us, that's one good thing about the snow I guess. Got to try out a few new rods I built too.
nice job and cool pics! Wtg man
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Fished from 7-11 and then 2-4 yesterday.
Was tough to say the least. 4 perch& 2 keeper eyes. My little 1980 arctic cat was a beast out there!
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Jon......you are too much lol
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There is a pretty good trail from Constantia to Borios now, and a few heading east-west on the north shore as well. Was a smooth albeit cold ride from Cleveland to Constantia this morning, but no slush on the trails, but you could see where some refroze. Warm weather would turn it all into a quagmire.
cny
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Hi all,
Are the slush spots near where people are drilling holes or are they everywhere? Are the shorelines OK?
L
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Shore is hard as a rock, there is a lot of ice out there. I saw 2 spots that were slush that refroze, there were other posts yesterday on the condition threads about bigger areas of slush out there though.
cny
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Just had to post because I didn't like seeing the Oneida Diehard thread almost at the bottom of page 2 ;D Fished Moraine yesterday, horrible walk
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I have a little 277cc tundra that does a good job of keeping me on top of the snow...on the way out. On the other hand, the way back can be a biotch. The slush from the water coming up through the holes freezes to the bottom of the two-man shanty, which adds weight and makes the drag difficult---like a rock. Way too much stuff in the shanty to flip it up and clean the bottom off. I made a couple small runs and used the path from that to get going. The sled was really working hard on the way back. Don't want to decrease the lifespan of my motor. That's my baby. I either have to travel lighter or find somewhere else to fish until conditions change, which by the looks of things could be mid-March.
Of all my years ice fishing...one thing that I know is that I have a harder time catching fish when the water is welling back up through the holes. I don't know if it is a pressure thing, snow pack thing, or just the mid-February blues... Blew a trailer tire yesterday, forgot the spare at home. It was soft. One lug nut was a 3/4" instead of 13/16"... = another trip home. My electric auger would only work in reverse. Had to take it apart on the ice with my snowmobile tool kit and flip wires to get the reverse switch to make the motor go forward. Tough drag...lots of shoveling...sore back, neck, shoulders. HT has got a point. I love this sport more than anything else, but when is enough enough?? Then on the way home, I have to meet the ambulance because my son got chemical burns in his eyes (long story - told on facebook). Spent half the night at Crouse getting care...He's sore, but OK and will be fine. I'm ready to waive the white flag. Uncle....Uncle...Uncle!!
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Holy smokes. That's a rough day. I'm just over here trying to figure out what kind of breading I want to use on my crappie :P
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Geez Jim, what a day! Hang in there. Glad the boy is ok!!!
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Yep...as Release says...people suck!!!! ;D
Yeah but he did say it depended on the person...Filet was on the shoit list cause he treated Release bad! :woot: :roflmao: :thumbsup:
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Glad everything is ok Jim. I heard release swearing up a storm today for the frozen slush to the sled thing. :woot:
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:roflmao: :roflmao: It's really nice to leave the parking lot with Filet, then all hell...(Release) breaks loose once the holes are drilled!! Good times with that 'Ol Buzzard!! ;D
Yes sir! :thumbsup:
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Glad everything is ok Jim. I heard release swearing up a storm today for the frozen slush to the sled thing. :woot:
Bet it wasn't your normal Sunday choir ensemble! :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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conditions are brutal out there. Jim.......I am glad to hear that your son is ok. chemical burns can not turn out well.
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Jim,
I used an old iron to melt ski wax on the bottom of my small otter sled, it really helped keep the slush from sticking to it. You just have to be mindful about dragging across bare pavement so you don't scrape it off.
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I know I said I enjoy the tough bite time of year,.....but, I was hoping that's where the line would have been drawn! It ain't looking great for getting out the rest of February for quads, at least that what I make of the weather pattern anyway. THIS STINKS!!!! >:(
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Getting ready for Chaumont in the morning!!!!!! Can't wait, hope it treats us well again.
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Getting ready for Chaumont in the morning!!!!!! Can't wait, hope it treats us well again.
Good luck Pooch and Racer!!!
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Hey Sully...I threw the tackle bag and the Lay's bag at 'em this past weekend....The fish did not have the munchies!!!;D
Red Bull Maki's??? :flex: :flex: :wacko:
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Hey Sully...I threw the tackle bag and the Lay's bag at 'em this past weekend....The fish did not have the munchies!!!(http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae145/KingPerch/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0171.jpg) (http://s966.photobucket.com/user/KingPerch/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0171.jpg.html) ;D
Might be to late for chips KP. I think they are sleeping ::). Sully...
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I wanted to add to my post about fishing BB Saturday, it was the first time I used the Elite 4 in shallow weedy conditions, and I have to say I am impressed :thumbsup: It was fast and accurate picking up even the smallest jig in my box, verticals and horizontals all showed up in 6.2 FOW with weed cover. All in all I have to say so far this unit is the best value on the market ;)
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I wanted to add to my post about fishing BB Saturday, it was the first time I used the Elite 4 in shallow weedy conditions, and I have to say I am impressed :thumbsup: It was fast and accurate picking up even the smallest jig in my box, verticals and horizontals all showed up in 6.2 FOW with weed cover. All in all I have to say so far this unit is the best value on the market ;)
X2 - I get the most out of mine by using it year round too. Winter on the ice and spring, summer & fall on the jon boat. Just clip the transducer to the transom, and set the ice pack on the seat and you're in business.
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Sorry to hear about your bad day hookingup.....
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Meant to add that Jim, sorry about your troubles, especially the chemical burn... Been there it sucks >:(
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Imagine going out at daybreak and seeing this!!!!!
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/man_found_sleeping_in_car_on_icy_pond_charged_with_dwi.html#incart_river_default
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Hey good luck tomorrow Pooch. I hope you and Racer get your wall hangers! Have a safe trip man
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Hey good luck tomorrow Pooch. I hope you and Racer get your wall hangers! Have a safe trip man
BB time bro, let's get out there ;)
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Thanks for the responses guys. My son will be OK. He's still a little sensitive to bright light, but heading back to Oswego for classes tomorrow. The other stuff is just normal crap that happens sometimes. Nothing that can't be fixed. Grateful for that. It's the bad days that make the good days better...and make them perch taste so good!!
Zach--thanks for the idea on the ski wax. I am going to replace a couple of my hyfax runners, and I may try that. I've been paying attention to your posts. You are one of the biggest diehards on this site IMHO. Waking up at 2:30 to drive to the lake and hike out on snowshoes and fishing dark-til-dark...getting it done with your own custom made rods. You da man Bro!
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Thanks for all the good luck wishes
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utes the key is hellgrammites fished one foot under ice drill a hole close to other and wiggle your toes lol its doobie me and fish may be heading there with you guys we were thinking about spending night out on erie
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utes the key is hellgrammites fished one foot under ice drill a hole close to other and wiggle your toes lol its doobie me and fish may be heading there with you guys we were thinking about spending night out on erie
Say what??????
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I think sea monkeys would work!!!!!!!!!
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"utes the key is hellgrammites fished one foot under ice drill a hole close to other and wiggle your toes lol its doobie me and fish may be heading there with you guys we were thinking about spending night out on erie
Say what??????"
Someone's been drinking lake water again............or maybe shine.
Thanks to all for the good wishes. No matter what it's gonna be another fun day on the ice.
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utes the key is hellgrammites fished one foot under ice drill a hole close to other and wiggle your toes lol its doobie me and fish may be heading there with you guys we were thinking about spending night out on erie
??? ??? ??? ??? Ooof , there are some beauties every year, but this one is special ;D
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Seriously what is that?
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Seriously what is that?
No matter how many times I read it, I can't tell......
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must be bcons brother ::) ::) ::) ::)
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I wanted to add to my post about fishing BB Saturday, it was the first time I used the Elite 4 in shallow weedy conditions, and I have to say I am impressed :thumbsup: It was fast and accurate picking up even the smallest jig in my box, verticals and horizontals all showed up in 6.2 FOW with weed cover. All in all I have to say so far this unit is the best value on the market ;)
I also have the Elite 4 and the wife got me the ice pack for it last year. For the money it's awesome for sure. Lots of bells and whistles on it that I'm still learning though. Have you used the flasher mode yet DD?
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lake was pretty barren today......this snow/slush sucks......never got on the ice till 9:30 or so today...too damn cold.....not many guys out.....pretty good snowmobile trail heading out past dutchmans island, just gotta watch the slush pocket on the inside of the island.....just gunned it and made it thru no problem.....brought home 9 perch with 5 being good ones and 4 marginal at best....had 2 at least 13".....marked tons of good fish but they are very lethargic .....3 pin pike also....when this warm spell hits it is going to be a mess out there I'm afraid....anywhere from 10" to 20" of snow....my old '96 formula 583 handles it nicely ;D..................... ........sorry to hear about your son Jim.....hope he feels better
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"utes the key is hellgrammites fished one foot under ice drill a hole close to other and wiggle your toes lol its doobie me and fish may be heading there with you guys we were thinking about spending night out on erie
Say what??????"
Someone's been drinking lake water again............or maybe shine.
Thanks to all for the good wishes. No matter what it's gonna be another fun day on the ice.
Meth water for sure.
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I also have the Elite 4 and the wife got me the ice pack for it last year. For the money it's awesome for sure. Lots of bells and whistles on it that I'm still learning though. Have you used the flasher mode yet DD?
I went back and forth between the Flasher and graph. I like the flasher shallow and graph deep.
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must be bcons brother ::) ::) ::) ::)
Lmfao you guys are cracking me up.
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BB time bro, let's get out there ;)
Sounds good man. I work M-F this week then I'm fishing the ProAm on Sodus this weekend. So we need to set up a day for next week for sure man.
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Hey Hookinup you used to work with a guy named Mike Birchinoff? He was talking about a guy he used to work with that fished Oneida a lot. He was talking about how you were showing him a picture of all the burbot you got there that one day this ice fishing season. The name sound familiar?
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Looking to fish Lewis point this week woundering where there is parking avalible for this. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
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Looking to fish Lewis point this week woundering where there is parking avalible for this. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
there's a parking lot at Lewis point
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Lewis point has an angler parking lot right on the point.
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Sounds good man. I work M-F this week then I'm fishing the ProAm on Sodus this weekend. So we need to set up a day for next week for sure man.
Done deal, Short walk and great eats ;)
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Thanks for the info first time going. Good luck to everyone out there.
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must be bcons brother ::) ::) ::) ::)
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There's a reason no one thought could be Palermo or the Fulton area in general, there was a word more than a primal grunt or single syllable.
Thought you especially would've noticed.....
Everything is shorter in "south swigo"
Down in dem dare parts deys talkn silly but short, & to da point.
End of story
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See ya had to get me started! I was gonna play nice today too
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Getting ready for Chaumont in the morning!!!!!! Can't wait, hope it treats us well again.
We were there today, great conditions for a snowmobile, no slush aboutm12-16" of snow on top of 24" ice...... Saw a few quad tracks but didn't see quads. Did see a dune buggy, and a pickup truck out there. Very slow all day until the last hour and a half. Good luck hope you slay them again!
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Thanks for the report Otto
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There's a reason no one thought could be Palermo or the Fulton area in general, there was a word more than a primal grunt or single syllable.
Thought you especially would've noticed.....
Everything is shorter in "south swigo"
Down in dem dare parts deys talkn silly but short, & to da point.
End of story
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See ya had to get me started! I was gonna play nice today too
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I didn't even start anything Bacon Grease. You have no right giving us a hard time either. At least we don't lean over a gas hole to release a Largemouth. What a clown ::)
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Jim glad the boy is OK ,
went out today ice measured 16" every spot I fish , ended up with 31 perch, and a pin pike mixed in , going isn't to bad but the snow underneath has no body to it very fine , we need a few warm days and cool nights , wheelers are still out of the equation , saw where some guy beat the tar out of his just to get out a couple hundred yards , stuck twice
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Nice job Freddie
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hope you get that 10 lber your looking for pooch
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Thanks for the info first time going. Good luck to everyone out there.
Put 9440 Lewis Pt Rd, Canastota in your Garmin and the parking area is a little past that on the right
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Spending the night out on Scary Erie ::) GL with that doobie. What you gonna do after 8pm. Sounds like a longggggg night of drinking.lol
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Glad to hear your son is fine Hookin'up. That's the most important part of your tough day and it sounds like it will end well.
Ran up to Chaumont today with BB4 for the afternoon bite. Nice leisurely day. Left my house at noon, hit a couple bait shops and got on the water around 3pm. Fished until 5:50 and packed it in while we still had some light. Pretty good trip. I went 3 for 3 on walleyes and BB4 went 1 for 2. Got the first eye around 4:00 and the last one around 5:15. Only measured the last one which was slightly bigger than the rest and it went 29". Man, they slammed it!
Didn't measure the ice but I would say it is close to 24" plus or minus a few inches. Mostly good clear ice with maybe 4" of white ice on top. Much less snow than Oneida, I would say only 8-10"
The first one.
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The second one.
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The last one. 29"
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The last one going back. They all went back.
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Here's a few perch from Saturday. Had to modify my post. The first picture was from early ice.
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Beautiful fish Kingfisher. No scale? I'd love to know what that 29" weighed.
BTW. What'd ya catch 'em on? Or is that Moonshine just a decoy?
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Beautiful fish Kingfisher. No scale? I'd love to know what that 29" weighed.
BTW. What'd ya catch 'em on? Or is that Moonshine just a decoy?
I think he forgot to edit that out.
Nice eyes Kingfisher!
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Thanks. No decoy. I really caught it on that lure.
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Got a ride out today with Fred and Phil this morning, wow cold ride out, 15 below zero on northshore....I did ok the first hour and last, but my mid day move was a looser, 400 feet move in knee deep snow, packing slush down and drilling threw 20 inches ice wore me out, I just sat there, said screw it... I aint moving again. 10 real nice jumbos and 3 eyes , one keeper was all I could muster, lost many perch at the bottom of the ice hole......the other 6 hrs I just relaxed even took a nap. ;D
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just was outside, east winds are ripping, looks like quite the little blizzard for tomorrow morning...
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glad you got onto some perch freddie ;D nice looking eye's kingfisher wow :flex: :icefish: good luck today pooch and racer ;) they just posted up a flood warning thru saturday now. its going to get real ugly out there :P
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Awesome job on the eyes kingfisher.
Nice job with the perch Freddie
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Nice job guys. Those are some nice eyes KF!
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Hey Hookinup you used to work with a guy named Mike Birchinoff? He was talking about a guy he used to work with that fished Oneida a lot. He was talking about how you were showing him a picture of all the burbot you got there that one day this ice fishing season. The name sound familiar?
Hey Chief... Yep. I know Mike well. He and I both worked out of the Fulton shop for a number of years. I took a different job, based out of Altmar, but I still see him occasionally at meetings and other visits to the Fulton shop. Good group of guys there. We have shared many hunting and fishing stories...as you might have guessed.
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If the acu weather 30 day forecast is right we might be pushing 30" of ice by March.
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Got a ride out today with Fred and Phil this morning, wow cold ride out, 15 below zero on northshore....I did ok the first hour and last, but my mid day move was a looser, 400 feet move in knee deep snow, packing slush down and drilling threw 20 inches ice wore me out, I just sat there, said screw it... I aint moving again. 10 real nice jumbos and 3 eyes , one keeper was all I could muster, lost many perch at the bottom of the ice hole......the other 6 hrs I just relaxed even took a nap. ;D
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/15below_zps4828b533.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/15below_zps4828b533.jpg.html)
That machine looks like it rides high for those conditions, looks awesome!
Snagger, that's how I feel on a good day, but it's not too bad considering everything! And naps are mandatory! ;D
Kingfisher22, awesome walleye!
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We are up here at chaumont and as of yet not able to get up gusting to 40mph don't really want to wreck the shanty and end up in canada but then again we did not get up at 330 for nothing what's that word we call ourselves diehards
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If the acu weather 30 day forecast is right we might be pushing 30" of ice by March.
I hope so, got to make up for these days lost to plowing. Hopefully in April, that would be cool!
However, she won't be making anything till that garbage thats out there settles down and freezes up. What a mess!
Sounds like a rough day Jim, glad everything is ok with the boy and it's still better than working I bet! I'm dying to get out but not sounding like it's worth the frustration right now. Hoping things begin to turn around soon.
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We are up here at chaumont and as of yet not able to get up gusting to 40mph don't really want to wreck the shanty and end up in canada but then again we did not get up at 330 for nothing what's that word we call ourselves diehards
That stinks Pooch. 40mph is no joke, wrecking your gear can get quite expensive!
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We are up here at chaumont and as of yet not able to get up gusting to 40mph don't really want to wreck the shanty and end up in canada but then again we did not get up at 330 for nothing what's that word we call ourselves diehards
Hopefully you get lucky pooch, good time for breakfast, the two boys
I guess would be the worry, getting bored hopefully not. Good luck.
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Snowing good up here, looks like Oneida is getting missed! ;D
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That machine looks like it rides high for those conditions, looks awesome!
Snagger, that's how I feel on a good day, but it's not too bad considering everything! And naps are mandatory! ;D
Kingfisher22, awesome walleye!
I didn't care what was in my first hole, it was too cold, But I still took the time too just shovel the snow half way down, especially under my sled, then just cleaned hole out with scooper and evened it out, fished with tent up til it hardened, no frozen slush on my shanty all day, no water in my shanty either, but that stuff takes time, time that should be spent on finding fish, is what it is til it compacts down friday and re freezes sunday.....just glad I had friends who gave me a lift out so I could b***h about the snow, should of heard fred all day, he made me laugh a few times when he was swearing after burying his sled. pretty good stuff... I'm cleaning 10 perch soon, now that that I'm home I'm glad I don't have 30 too clean, 11-12 inch males, my favorite.
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Thanks for the responses guys. My son will be OK. He's still a little sensitive to bright light, but heading back to Oswego for classes tomorrow. The other stuff is just normal crap that happens sometimes. Nothing that can't be fixed. Grateful for that. It's the bad days that make the good days better...and make them perch taste so good!!
Zach--thanks for the idea on the ski wax. I am going to replace a couple of my hyfax runners, and I may try that. I've been paying attention to your posts. You are one of the biggest diehards on this site IMHO. Waking up at 2:30 to drive to the lake and hike out on snowshoes and fishing dark-til-dark...getting it done with your own custom made rods. You da man Bro!
Thanks Jim,
but I can't take all the credit, I have a great group of family and friends that are alongside me every trip.
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I didn't care what was in my first hole, it was too cold, But I still took the time too just shovel the snow half way down, especially under my sled, then just cleaned hole out with scooper and evened it out, fished with tent up til it hardened, no frozen slush on my shanty all day, no water in my shanty either, but that stuff takes time, time that should be spent on finding fish, is what it is til it compacts down friday and re freezes sunday.....just glad I had friends who gave me a lift out so I could b***h about the snow, should of heard fred all day, he made me laugh a few times when he was swearing after burying his sled. pretty good stuff... I'm cleaning 10 perch soon, now that that I'm home I'm glad I don't have 30 too clean, 11-12 inch males, my favorite.
I'm sorry SNAGGER. I just had to laugh at the last line.. ;D
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Went out at North shore sun. Got a few perch Deep snow made moving hard did see a few other die hard fishermen out we're not afraid of a little snow
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I'm sorry SNAGGER. I just had to laugh at the last line.. ;D
yeah that is kind creepy isn't it, you know what I meant.
Just finished catching up, glad your sons ok Jim.
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yeah that is kind creepy isn't it, you know what I meant.
Just finished catching up, glad your sons ok Jim.
Yea, I know. I'm just too immature. At least you're cleaning fish. I haven't been back to Oneida let alone get out on the ice in awhile. It doesn't look like I've missed too much considering the conditions out there. Hopefully things will get better after this weekend. Things will be tough with just a hand auger though.
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I didn't care what was in my first hole, it was too cold, But I still took the time too just shovel the snow half way down, especially under my sled, then just cleaned hole out with scooper and evened it out, fished with tent up til it hardened, no frozen slush on my shanty all day, no water in my shanty either, but that stuff takes time, time that should be spent on finding fish, is what it is til it compacts down friday and re freezes sunday.....just glad I had friends who gave me a lift out so I could b***h about the snow, should of heard fred all day, he made me laugh a few times when he was swearing after burying his sled. pretty good stuff... I'm cleaning 10 perch soon, now that that I'm home I'm glad I don't have 30 too clean, 11-12 inch males, my favorite.
I read on here someone's shanty got frozen in,.. I have read a lot about Release's tirades, they're infamous on here now! ;D
10 fish to clean is about right for me, 15 is generally the max. 30 would have spoiled a great day on the ice for me. :-\
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Yea, I know. I'm just too immature. At least you're cleaning fish. I haven't been back to Oneida let alone get out on the ice in awhile. It doesn't look like I've missed too much considering the conditions out there. Hopefully things will get better after this weekend. Things will be tough with just a hand auger though.
I'm still hand drilling, as long as its sharp, its ok... Ice is hard and clean, but the 6 inch 20 inch tube is loosin fish left and right now, time too fire up the 8 inch power auger I think after this warm up.
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I'm still hand drilling, as long as its sharp, its ok... Ice is hard and clean, but the 6 inch 20 inch tube is loosin fish left and right now, time too fire up the 8 inch power auger I think after this warm up.
Yea, I hear ya. I've got a 7 inch Mora auger that is ok with the swedish made blades, but it's still a lot of work when you punch a lot of holes throughout the day. I've recently learned to put my ice ducer in a separate hole than the one I'm jigging/deadsticking in. That's helped reduce losing the fish at the hole. Those jigging raps love to wrap themselves around the ducer and get stuck at the bottom of the hole.
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Got my cardio workout also last trip, at first I found the beaten path easy to navigate and easy to set up shop, till a few fancy fast moving blurs came by and scared the be-jesus out of ya, I knew better but nobody around early on, had to navigate the tough stuff after 11ish, poor day for me about 10 solid fish on, covered a few square miles. Less ice where I was about 16", no issues hand drilling with the old Tenoka.
Tom
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Yea, I hear ya. I've got a 7 inch Mora auger that is ok with the swedish made blades, but it's still a lot of work when you punch a lot of holes throughout the day. I've recently learned to put my ice ducer in a separate hole than the one I'm jigging/deadsticking in. That's helped reduce losing the fish at the hole. Those jigging raps love to wrap themselves around the ducer and get stuck at the bottom of the hole.
I never put a ducer in a fishin hole, except when looking for fish, once I'm set up, its in its own hole. I always laugh at the so called pros out west on TV fighting a fish/ducer on 6 inches of ice. :woot:
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I only use the ducer in the hole if I'm hole hopping every five minutes
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I never put a ducer in a fishin hole, except when looking for fish, once I'm set up, its in its own hole. I always laugh at the so called pros out west on TV fighting a fish/ducer on 6 inches of ice. :woot:
The same for me from now on, I had a fish taking drag, on Oneida Lake. I bent down to pull the transducer and lost that fish! That's still haunting me... :'(
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hey guys want to go to verona beach friday and being new to the lake i was wondering how far the walk is to perch grounds. Can't use the quad i hear.
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with 18 inches of snow out there and rain coming Thursday night, plan a foot of slush too walk threw.
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Just called Apps and can't get through. >:( >:( 315-675-8542 It this the right number?? It's what they give on the internet. ??? ???
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I have 315-675-8334 for Apps
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The same for me from now on, I had a fish taking drag, on Oneida Lake. I bent down to pull the transducer and lost that fish! That's still haunting me... :'(
It was probably a 5lb walleye. The horror.
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no snow on the south shore yet. Sully...
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so....I know this is a pretty open ended question but I think it would be interesting to hear what everybody thinks about the outcome.....
When all is said and done by say Friday afternoon, what do you think we will be looking at conditions wise? I'm thinkin' about 10 inches of wet slushy stuff, BUT, and this is a 2 part question, do you think the top layer along with the moisture content will be adequate enough to freeze pretty solid when the temps drop again? I'm not so sure about that second part, hard to tell if the melt down will be substantial enough.....
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Anyone know of a chamount thread on ice shanty?
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It was probably a 5lb walleye. The horror.
Thanks, been kicking myself ever since thinking it might have been a 4lb'er too...
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so....I know this is a pretty open ended question but I think it would be interesting to hear what everybody thinks about the outcome.....
When all is said and done by say Friday afternoon, what do you think we will be looking at conditions wise? I'm thinkin' about 10 inches of wet slushy stuff, BUT, and this is a 2 part question, do you think the top layer along with the moisture content will be adequate enough to freeze pretty solid when the temps drop again? I'm not so sure about that second part, hard to tell if the melt down will be substantial enough.....
All I know is Saturday is going to be a slushy mess.over start freezing up sat. Night so sunday might be alright.. The warm spell should pack the snow down but all depends on how much rain we get..
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Thanks, been kicking myself ever since thinking it might have been a 4lb'er too...
Don't fret. There's still a few more weeks left. I'm itching to get out, but not in this mess. I guess I'll work on my smitty sled in the meantime.
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Those slush areas will be a nightmare.. They will freeze over just enough so they won`t hold you. Every step you go through an inch of ice into 6 to 8 inches of slush.. It ain`t goin ta be purdy.... Time of season when the tough get going and the rest will be posting on here mid day...
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so....I know this is a pretty open ended question but I think it would be interesting to hear what everybody thinks about the outcome.....
When all is said and done by say Friday afternoon, what do you think we will be looking at conditions wise? I'm thinkin' about 10 inches of wet slushy stuff, BUT, and this is a 2 part question, do you think the top layer along with the moisture content will be adequate enough to freeze pretty solid when the temps drop again? I'm not so sure about that second part, hard to tell if the melt down will be substantial enough.....
Yah I am asking myself the same things. The gang and I are headed up early Friday just so we can figure out the totality of the mess. So in one of my brighter moments called another buddy and asked what he he planning this weekend for his sled. He said nothing I asked and he said sure. So not only am I bringing the wheeler but a sled just in case. Time to break out the big trailer and hope for the best, no turning back for the 8 of us. Worst case I will find a horse wagon and start whipping.LOL
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Yah I am asking myself the same things. The gang and I are headed up early Friday just so we can figure out the totality of the mess. So in one of my brighter moments called another buddy and asked what he he planning this weekend for his sled. He said nothing I asked and he said sure. So not only am I bringing the wheeler but a sled just in case. Time to break out the big trailer and hope for the best, no turning back for the 8 of us. Worst case I will find a horse wagon and start whipping.LOL
No sled or wheeler here, just walking. I'm really debating on whether or not I should buy a set of snow shoes. Never owned a pair before. You guys think that'll work?
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By friday evening 10-14" of slush, Saturday morning barely a crust over it maybe 1/2". Most of that will soften back to all slush Saturday during the day. Saturday night colder so that's when we'll get the 1-1.25" skim across the top of the slush for Sunday morning.
No machines, Sunday skim will be just strong enough to hold up your foot as you raise the other out of the slush, then kerplunk that one breaks through repeat the process.
The positive though on the walk out it may be strong enough to support a jet sled or shanty (as long as no smitty so the weight is dispersed more) The million dollar question is "Is it going to soften enough Sunday day that on the way back in you wish you had the smitty?"
Depending on how many holes are drilled & cracks are open the next question is how much will the ice float & drain water or will the slush sink the ice more?
Looking at the 10day forecast by the end of next week it will be great conditions, just drilling through 22-28".
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so....I know this is a pretty open ended question but I think it would be interesting to hear what everybody thinks about the outcome.....
When all is said and done by say Friday afternoon, what do you think we will be looking at conditions wise? I'm thinkin' about 10 inches of wet slushy stuff, BUT, and this is a 2 part question, do you think the top layer along with the moisture content will be adequate enough to freeze pretty solid when the temps drop again? I'm not so sure about that second part, hard to tell if the melt down will be substantial enough.....
I think this weekend is a total mess BUT looking at the long range it's feasible to think by the following weekend it should all be tightened back up pretty good with hi's in the teens and 0's at night. Fingers crossed anyways :unsure:
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No sled or wheeler here, just walking. I'm really debating on whether or not I should buy a set of snow shoes. Never owned a pair before. You guys think that'll work?
It might work out for ya or might make it worse lol if it gets real slushy and you sink in its going to make your walk alot harder but you could always try it and take them off if need be
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No sled or wheeler here, just walking. I'm really debating on whether or not I should buy a set of snow shoes. Never owned a pair before. You guys think that'll work?
Might help a little when it's all slush & soaked snow, however the down side is when the slush crusts over when the snowshoe breaks through and sink some you will repeatedly get the shoes caught on the underside of the skimmed over crap. Can ocassionally start to or even trip you up. Gets very annoying, tried it once. Made it out 50 yards, took them off with some choice words.
Will really depend on the surface day you're going.
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Thanks, been kicking myself ever since thinking it might have been a 4lb'er too...
It was prob one of these ! Iv been fishing Oneida for years and I'd have to say catfish is the hardest pulling fish through the ice!
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Snowshoes will work fine. Beats post holing. Curved tip won't dig under. I'll race any barefooted skeptic.
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Thinking about fishing south shore tommrrow. Am I looking at an impossible walk?
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Might help a little when it's all slush & soaked snow, however the down side is when the slush crusts over when the snowshoe breaks through and sink some you will repeatedly get the shoes caught on the underside of the skimmed over crap. Can ocassionally start to or even trip you up. Gets very annoying, tried it once. Made it out 50 yards, took them off with some choice words.
Will really depend on the surface day you're going.
Makes good sense. It wouldn't hurt to own a pair bein a walker and all. I know it would've helped out this past weekend!
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Just take your time on the walk, think of how good the exercise is for you! Need a break, take one. What is the rush? Perhaps check some near shore spots? You never know.
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Lots of styles to choose from. Large person = large snow shoe. I spray the bottom of my snow shoes with silicone to prevent icing. I have 4 different pairs, PM me if anyone wants to give them a try. Our family likes to hike on the Finger Lakes trail in the winter, wouldn't do it without the shoes.
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By friday evening 10-14" of slush, Saturday morning barely a crust over it maybe 1/2". Most of that will soften back to all slush Saturday during the day. Saturday night colder so that's when we'll get the 1-1.25" skim across the top of the slush for Sunday morning.
No machines, Sunday skim will be just strong enough to hold up your foot as you raise the other out of the slush, then kerplunk that one breaks through repeat the process.
The positive though on the walk out it may be strong enough to support a jet sled or shanty (as long as no smitty so the weight is dispersed more) The million dollar question is "Is it going to soften enough Sunday day that on the way back in you wish you had the smitty?"
Depending on how many holes are drilled & cracks are open the next question is how much will the ice float & drain water or will the slush sink the ice more?
Looking at the 10day forecast by the end of next week it will be great conditions, just drilling through 22-28".
I'd have to say your pretty spot on with that bud......Just one variable, how much rain will fall in total? That WILL be the ultimate factor in the end, not much = DISASTER!! A GOOD inch over a couple days = a quick melt down and mend!
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By friday evening 10-14" of slush, Saturday morning barely a crust over it maybe 1/2". Most of that will soften back to all slush Saturday during the day. Saturday night colder so that's when we'll get the 1-1.25" skim across the top of the slush for Sunday morning.
No machines, Sunday skim will be just strong enough to hold up your foot as you raise the other out of the slush, then kerplunk that one breaks through repeat the process.
The positive though on the walk out it may be strong enough to support a jet sled or shanty (as long as no smitty so the weight is dispersed more) The million dollar question is "Is it going to soften enough Sunday day that on the way back in you wish you had the smitty?"
Depending on how many holes are drilled & cracks are open the next question is how much will the ice float & drain water or will the slush sink the ice more?
Looking at the 10day forecast by the end of next week it will be great conditions, just drilling through 22-28".
Just curious, do you guys build your smitty so that they can be taken apart or are they all fixed? When I get done with mine I plan on using it under all conditions except for the one you mentioned above (needing surface area). In that case, I'll just break it down, throw it in the shanty, and tow the shanty tub.
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yeah that is kind creepy isn't it, you know what I meant.
Just finished catching up, glad your sons ok Jim.
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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so....I know this is a pretty open ended question but I think it would be interesting to hear what everybody thinks about the outcome.....
When all is said and done by say Friday afternoon, what do you think we will be looking at conditions wise? I'm thinkin' about 10 inches of wet slushy stuff, BUT, and this is a 2 part question, do you think the top layer along with the moisture content will be adequate enough to freeze pretty solid when the temps drop again? I'm not so sure about that second part, hard to tell if the melt down will be substantial enough.....
All depends on wind, wind is your real snow eater, heavy winds when its warm and she'll loose a lot.
My prediction: 5-8 inches of slush Saturday morning with a small crust , plus humps where the drifts were from last refreeze and this one.. Told my buddy Jimmy too wait til sunday night for a total refreeze Monday.
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Just curious, do you guys build your smitty so that they can be taken apart or are they all fixed? When I get done with mine I plan on using it under all conditions except for the one you mentioned above (needing surface area). In that case, I'll just break it down, throw it in the shanty, and tow the shanty tub.
I built mine at first so I could take my sled off the smitty. Got tired of going back and getting the smitty when I made a small move. So I mounted the skis to the sled in what I call a drop down smitty. When pulling out to my spot I have the sled elevated on the smitty skis. When I get to where I want to go I pivot the sled down to the ice. Here is a link to pics. Go to the next page and see how I added wheels to the equation:
http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=103927.980
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By friday evening 10-14" of slush, Saturday morning barely a crust over it maybe 1/2". Most of that will soften back to all slush Saturday during the day. Saturday night colder so that's when we'll get the 1-1.25" skim across the top of the slush for Sunday morning.
No machines, Sunday skim will be just strong enough to hold up your foot as you raise the other out of the slush, then kerplunk that one breaks through repeat the process.
The positive though on the walk out it may be strong enough to support a jet sled or shanty (as long as no smitty so the weight is dispersed more) The million dollar question is "Is it going to soften enough Sunday day that on the way back in you wish you had the smitty?"
Depending on how many holes are drilled & cracks are open the next question is how much will the ice float & drain water or will the slush sink the ice more?
Looking at the 10day forecast by the end of next week it will be great conditions, just drilling through 22-28".
Man I am confused now! What the heck should I use now? Oh yeah I don't have a machine, guess I will walk!
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It was prob one of these ! Iv been fishing Oneida for years and I'd have to say catfish is the hardest pulling fish through the ice!
Wow great Fish.
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Was gonna make a run up to fish this weekend but looks like i will wait.Dying to get back the ice but don"t like to waste my time around here
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Just getting off the bay. Glad we stayed got out about 11 and ended up with 6. Biggest is 28inches. Wind and snow like crazy. Have to have a sled wheelers were getting stuck. Pics to come late tonight . Did I say that I'm moving up here? Amazing fishery
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Nice job Pooch...Patiently waiting for the pics!! :clap:
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Just getting off the bay. Glad we stayed got out about 11 and ended up with 6. Biggest is 28inches. Wind and snow like crazy. Have to have a sled wheelers were getting stuck. Pics to come late tonight . Did I say that I'm moving up here? Amazing fishery
Dang! Looking forward to the pics!
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It was prob one of these ! Iv been fishing Oneida for years and I'd have to say catfish is the hardest pulling fish through the ice!
Nice fish! Doesn't help much, but a really nice FISH! ;D
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It was prob one of these ! Iv been fishing Oneida for years and I'd have to say catfish is the hardest pulling fish through the ice!
I'm drooling more over the ice conditions that day than the fish!
Nice catch none the less
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Just getting off the bay. Glad we stayed got out about 11 and ended up with 6. Biggest is 28inches. Wind and snow like crazy. Have to have a sled wheelers were getting stuck. Pics to come late tonight . Did I say that I'm moving up here? Amazing fishery
Diehard. Nice job pooch
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I have been following the thread for several weeks. We were finally going to make a trip up to a camp on Fisher Bay this week. Did not make the trip due to everyone's reports. Thanks for sharing advice and reports it saved us some gas money and pain! :)
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Dang! Looking forward to the pics!
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well went out with fish for pike today little breezy, picked away all day at the perch ended up with 45 from 9.5-13", very moody had to play the game with them , snow conditions were much better than yesterday , it may not end up as bad as we were thinking a lot depends on the the amount of rain we get , with the weather forcasts I'm looking at short warm spell and some rain with cool temps at night might not be so bad , just keep our fingers crossed
well done pooch :thumbsup:looking forward to the pics
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looking forward to those pics to heading there in a couple days myself ,hopefully to get one bigger than the one I put on the wall last yr 11.3!!!!!
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I'm drooling more over the ice conditions that day than the fish!
Nice catch none the less
me to, wish the conditions were like that now , but that is a nice cat well done Zpotter
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Nice job Pooch. You getting fish all day, or primarily early and late? We got set up at 3pm yesterday and had the first by 4pm. Just wondering if it's worth the effort to get there at 10 or so. I don't really want to get up at 2am to fish first light. It's just too much for me when I have to go to work the next day.
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almost forgot nice release on the old girl Kingfisher
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Just getting off the bay. Glad we stayed got out about 11 and ended up with 6. Biggest is 28inches. Wind and snow like crazy. Have to have a sled wheelers were getting stuck. Pics to come late tonight . Did I say that I'm moving up here? Amazing fishery
I'm looking to maybe head up there on Thursday and getting away from Oneida, never fished the Bay before, where are you getting on ?
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I'm looking to maybe head up there on Thursday and getting away from Oneida, never fished the Bay before, where are you getting on ?
I can't help you with that question because I'm getting on at my friend's house. However, there are 2 public boat launches with plenty of parking for machines. There is the State Launch just over the Chaumont River bridge on the left past the NAPA store and there is Long Point State Park. Long Point is probably 20 miles past the Chaumont launch. There is also a small state launch in Three Mile Bay just over the bridge.
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After looking at the weather, we might burn down too bare ice by late Saturday.
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After looking at the weather, we might burn down too bare ice by late Saturday.
Going to go quick Friday with 30mph winds and high of 47F. Doesn't look like too much rain but should settle it down to something alot more manageable.
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Going to go quick Friday with 30mph winds and high of 47F. Doesn't look like too much rain but should settle it down to something alot more manageable.
In the 90's I rented too a lot of Tug hill snowmobilers, 5 days out they would ask me how much snow we would have for riding the following weekend, I used to make predictions, back then no computers or models, I based my predictions off how many hours of strong winds we were gonna have and how many hours above freezing...it was in the 80's today in Oklahoma, 60 too Iowa, and 50 too Chicago, won't take much too raise temps to mid 50's near Oneida Friday morning with no snowpack in the Midwest now, you get big winds, even if only for 6-8 hours, you'll burn that snow too water.
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Nice job Pooch. You getting fish all day, or primarily early and late? We got set up at 3pm yesterday and had the first by 4pm. Just wondering if it's worth the effort to get there at 10 or so. I don't really want to get up at 2am to fish first light. It's just too much for me when I have to go to work the next day.
Kingfisher,
Check PM's.
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I can't help you with that question because I'm getting on at my friend's house. However, there are 2 public boat launches with plenty of parking for machines. There is the State Launch just over the Chaumont River bridge on the left past the NAPA store and there is Long Point State Park. Long Point is probably 20 miles past the Chaumont launch. There is also a small state launch in Three Mile Bay just over the bridge.
State launch offers good access.
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Here are the pics....awesome day. The first pic of me is with the biggest fish of the day, 28 inches and approximately 10 pounds.
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Congrats all, beautiful fish! Any headed for the wall?
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Great fish pooch crew" !!!! :thumbsup:
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That's what it is all about guys!!! Great job on your second successful trip to the bay!!! Glad to see you guys didn't need your passports and that you didn't get blown all they way north of the border ;D!!!
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Thanks for the well done's.....I took measurements on my fish, he may go up. Here's the measurements: 28" long, 8 1/2 tail width, 16" girth
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Thanks for the well done's.....I took measurements on my fish, he may go up. Here's the measurements: 28" long, 8 1/2 tail width, 16" girth
An awesome fish! You guys are knocking it out of the park! Congrats again!
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I know Racer addressed this earlier, but I do want to thank the Diehards on here, the ones I've fished with (you know who you are) for helping and teaching us over the years. Racer and I have come a long way in a short time. These fish are unreal and without the know-how to catch them, obviously we wouldn't have.
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check this thing out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcIwrdeP21s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcIwrdeP21s)
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Awesome machine but it doesn't look cheap. Saw a razor with tracks the other day. Looked tough!
Pooch those are some awesome fish! Makes a fella want to take a road trip
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awesome machine!!!
pooch and friends great job on the eyes!! really nice!
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I know Racer addressed this earlier, but I do want to thank the Diehards on here, the ones I've fished with (you know who you are) for helping and teaching us over the years. Racer and I have come a long way in a short time. These fish are unreal and without the know-how to catch them, obviously we wouldn't have.
I'm a newbie pooch but I think we all speak the same .... Thanks for being a class act and
Thanks for showing guys like me the wAy too. You and racer are good s**ts.
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Btw, I'm assuming it was your kid with the other "2". Great eyes to him too. Swell
With pride "old man". I will when my 7 year old catches his own .
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Very nice job on the perch Fred and excellent job on the eyes Pooch & son and Racer. Snagger I hope your expectations about the effect of the wind/rain materialize; it would be nice to get out and move around a bit. Going to try the "beach bowl" this morning - not my favorite area but we have had some good days out there.
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nice job on the perch freddie. pooch and racer-great job on the eyes. great to see the kid got in on them also. put it on the wall pooch you will regret it if you dont. a fish that is 2" bigger might not come easy. just saying ;)
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Nice job pooch and crew!
It's going to be pretty windy with this warm up. I don't think the conditions are going to be quite that horrible. The snow has been settling slowly plus there is a lot of ice under it. So I am thinking we will have less slush than we normally get. Time will tell I guess.
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check this thing out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcIwrdeP21s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcIwrdeP21s)
looks like that would go through some sht I want one but probably not in the budget!
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nice job on the perch freddie. pooch and racer-great job on the eyes. great to see the kid got in on them also. put it on the wall pooch you will regret it if you dont. a fish that is 2" bigger might not come easy. just saying ;)
X2!
Freddie, good thing you got Release to throw that sled around for you...you should treat him better! :woot: :roflmao:
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check this thing out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcIwrdeP21s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcIwrdeP21s)
In Russia they are popular , they are home made using a snowmobile track and a lawn mower engine
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check this thing out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcIwrdeP21s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcIwrdeP21s)
Now that is awesome, Wish I was the one who thought of it, I wouldn't be stuck here at work right now having to make a living !!
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Nice hogs pooch.
Good luck anyone out there today.
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nice pics pooch and crew
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Kingfisher,
Check PM's.
Thanks Racer. I replied but forgot to mention we were fishing the same depth as you.
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That's cool as heck snag...this ones more my style though
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XKgi2g-uUBI (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XKgi2g-uUBI)
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How about this one. Might need them if meth labs become the norm out there.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s8R5TvrZvh0 (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s8R5TvrZvh0)
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Nice job to you and your crew pooch. Great pics!
Way to beat on the perch Freddie!! Not easy to pull off right now, but you are certainly getting it done...
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Nice job to you and your crew pooch. Great pics!
Way to beat on the perch Freddie!! Not easy to pull off right now, but you are certainly getting it done...
thanks bud, hows the boy ?
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Nice fish pooch and co.
Good job out there Freddy! Hope I can get out this Friday, might just end up giving it another week to settle and tighten back up good before going balls to the walls till the end, and it looks like well after! Those bug eaters will be out of control by mid to the end of March! Let alone into April!!! :o
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Nice fish pooch and co.
Good job out there Freddy! Hope I can get out this Friday, might just end up giving it another week to settle and tighten back up good before going balls to the walls till the end, and it looks like well after! Those bug eaters will be out of control by mid to the end of March! Let alone into April!!! :o
a guy came down to apps yesterday and said he had never seen a time he couldn't get out and without chains , well you guessed it 100 yards and oops I need a shovel ;) KP&Jr. are out today with FFP , I couldn't go grrr we will get another report this afternoon , I'm thinking next week , for wheelers soon as it is a go I will let everyone know unless someone else does ,I know lots of you guys are having withdrawls
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a guy came down to apps yesterday and said he had never seen a time he couldn't get out and without chains , well you guessed it 100 yards and oops I need a shovel ;) KP&Jr. are out today with FFP , I couldn't go grrr we will get another report this afternoon , I'm thinking next week , for wheelers soon as it is a go I will let everyone know unless someone else does ,I know lots of you guys are having withdrawls
If I had a dime for every time I've said this this season........" You can't fix stupid!!!" LOL!!!! ;D
And yes, withdrawals are a nice way to put it!! :wacko:
Thanks for the continued reports bud!
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If I had a dime for every time I've said this this season........" You can't fix stupid!!!" LOL!!!! ;D
And yes, withdrawals are a nice way to put it!! :wacko:
Thanks for the continued reports bud!
I would be honored to fish with you at least once this year , so I can steal a few more secrets
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Raining pretty good in morrisville and id say a constant 15mph winds with 30mph gusts
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Raining in Cassville too. Glad I got my snow blower out last night and opened up the other section of my driveway. Going to get messy out there the next few days.
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Sunny and 38 here, snows sliding off the metal roofs.
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34 mostly cloudy in Edgewater, no real rain to speak of, we did have 15 minutes of freezing rain/ice. There is a few guys out but I don't see any machines. Snow pack is getting real heavy. Kind of a bad week to be on vacation, but atleast we might get some maple sap flowing over the next few days.
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I would be honored to fish with you at least once this year , so I can steal a few more secrets
The honor would be all mine my friend! Just been waiting till I don't have a posse with me, don't want to draw to much attention! ;)
As for these secrets, wish I had some!
46 and sunny here in the Buff! The meltdown is on!!
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Looks nice and warm out there, must be a good one out there today..... sunny here just cracked 40.
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43 in Oswego 10 to15 mph wind. Its been almost 3 weeks since my last trip to the "O", next year I will have tracks for my Grizzly.
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Next week should be perfect !!!!
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I hope your correct Pooch, I'm headed to Florida in mid March so my season is getting short.
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I hope your correct Pooch, I'm headed to Florida in mid March so my season is getting short.
Florida for me next week. Got a few things to do but looking forward to doing some surf or pier fishing with my dad. Back in time to close out the season.
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what do you guys run for a mix in your augers. My strikemaster says 24:1 right on the auger so that is what I have used. I got looking on-line and some people say to run 40:1? My auger is close to 10 years old. It was giving me some trouble so I ran some seafoam through it and cleaned up the plug and it worked great, took it out and it wouldn't stay running, threw a new plug in last night and it runs great again but the plug I took out was fouled and there is quite a bit of oil leaking out of the exhaust. I think I'll dump the gas and remix, maybe I was tired when I mixed that batch.
Freddy, you make 45 perch sound like a slow day. That's my kind of slow. I know what you mean though, the perch were like rockets nailing the rap a week ago, last time out they were red blobs hugging the bottom.
Great fish from the big lake pooch and kingfisher.
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I won't get back on the ice after vacation, I have race car commitments that will use that time up. Need to cut back on the hobbies but that's real hard.
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I haven't fished Oneida lake before but would like to give it a shot, was wondering if anyone had suggestions on a decent spot that can be accessed rather easily on foot.
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Florida for me next week. Got a few things to do but looking forward to doing some surf or pier fishing with my dad. Back in time to close out the season.
I will take good care of Jr while your gone Racer .... No worries :woot:
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Oneida Lake Diehards our the best ice fisherman around.You guys give great reports on the Big O just want to say thank you for all the Info !!!!! Great job
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what do you guys run for a mix in your augers. My strikemaster says 24:1 right on the auger so that is what I have used. I got looking on-line and some people say to run 40:1? My auger is close to 10 years old. It was giving me some trouble so I ran some seafoam through it and cleaned up the plug and it worked great, took it out and it wouldn't stay running, threw a new plug in last night and it runs great again but the plug I took out was fouled and there is quite a bit of oil leaking out of the exhaust. I think I'll dump the gas and remix, maybe I was tired when I mixed that batch.
Mat mine said 24:1 also I'm running non-E 91 with the 40:1 strike master oil ,with a touch of seafoam , and It's fine
but at 10 hours thats only 4 perch per hour , thats not whipping, thats a good ol buzzard pace , took it easy today cleaned up 3 drive ways and shoveled my roof
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Is it to sloppy out there even for sleds right now? I haven't seen any new reports even on the reports page.
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Mat mine said 24:1 also I'm running non-E 91 with the 40:1 strike master oil ,with a touch of seafoam , and It's fine
but at 10 hours thats only 4 perch per hour , thats not whipping, thats a good ol buzzard pace , took it easy today cleaned up 3 drive ways and shoveled my roof
sounds like a relaxing day off, thanks for the info Freddy. I'll probably switch, although I did get 8-10 years out of that first plug.
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sounds like a relaxing day off, thanks for the info Freddy. I'll probably switch, although I did get 8-10 years out of that first plug.
well you did better , I changed mine after 8 , but it still looked great ;D
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Any reports for Lewis would greatly be appreciated. My son is itching to go in the am
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Well fellas how is she looking hope the melt is on it is 45 here in rochester and i am dying to get back on oneida saved at least 10 days vacation for the home stretch and i am dying to burn it
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I will take good care of Jr while your gone Racer .... No worries :woot:
All yours Stormy. I'll keep track from the sunny state.
No shanty, no heater, no slush. Just big fish, sun, warm weather, Bikini's, cold beer, Don't know a thing about fishing down there but I'm gonna learn.
See you all when I get back. Good Luck to everyone.
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Pooch and Racer nice haul way to get a win on the road
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just seen a big flock of robins ??? :-\
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They were sea gulls!!!!
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I will take good care of Jr while your gone Racer .... No worries :woot:
LETS DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Was out for a bit this afternoon . Slush is starting to show thru in usual places and edges / heaves . You want to have momentum and extra Hp to spare if needed on a sled . Snow is heavy and settling still a nightmare walking and don't own a wheeler but would not even attempt it . This is N W end .
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No shanty, no heater, no slush. Just big fish, sun, warm weather, Bikini's, cold beer, Don't know a thing about fishing down there but I'm gonna learn.
See you all when I get back. Good Luck to everyone.
That skeers me racer, you in a bikini. :whistle:
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That skeers me racer, you in a bikini. :whistle:
:pinch: Ha, he's got you there Bill. Is there something we should know????
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Mat mine said 24:1 also I'm running non-E 91 with the 40:1 strike master oil ,with a touch of seafoam , and It's fine
but at 10 hours thats only 4 perch per hour , thats not whipping, thats a good ol buzzard pace , took it easy today cleaned up 3 drive ways and shoveled my roof
That's how spent my day, dug out 2 boats, the bed of my truck and shoveled 4 roofs.
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Channel nine says 46 Saturday with heavy winds, most of this snow isn't long on life, looks good for next week.
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:pinch: Ha, he's got you there Bill. Is there something we should know????
Ha ha,
Guess I walked right into that one didn't I.
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I haven't fished Oneida lake before but would like to give it a shot, was wondering if anyone had suggestions on a decent spot that can be accessed rather easily on foot.
I would do Cleveland if walking. You can get to deeper water faster. Stop at App's for bait. They have the coolest map of the area. We tried walking out there a couple weeks ago we made it half way before we died out. The huts look a lot closer than you think. Its like walking in the frozen Sahara.
A few guys we were with walked out of the Sylvan Beach area not sure where. They caught the most out of everyone, near the break wall.
Good luck man...
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took a ride on the sled this afternoon. the slush is about a foot deep, and the snow is very soft. had to stay on the throttle to stay on top. didn't dare stop. tomorrow will be a different story. even worse. I wouldn't attempt a wheeler. Sully...
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Well fellas how is she looking hope the melt is on it is 45 here in rochester and i am dying to get back on oneida saved at least 10 days vacation for the home stretch and i am dying to burn it
Same here Pounder. I had vacation scheduled for this week and planned on fishing all week. Good thing I got a cool boss, he let me cancel and save the time for better weather. You could hit Erie?? Not too far from Rachacha ;D
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heres yesterdays
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and here is a couple of nice stripers Jr. caught and I noticed he has that release smile working , big atta boy :thumbsup:
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Fillet, racer, POOCH great pics, forgot name but nice job on the catfish, finally got a few days off from the jungle and wondering if me colleen, 2 man sled and shanty can make it out fishing would be going out of apps, don't really feel like fighting it if its going to be a pain with her with me. KP and jr way to pick away at them. Snag did the same today as well worked 16hr slept 3hrs then got up and roof racked mine and mothers house. Any suggestions on if I should drive the 2hrs and try it my gut says no
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those are a couple of nice jumbos
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Nice slobs, what a haul! Yeah, he has your smile and some skills too... :thumbsup:
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Nice job Filet! Great job KP and KP Jr today. My buddy was out today and didn't do too well. Dinks everywhere, but he couldn't find any good ones.
This weekend is looking like a Seneca trip.
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Nice job Filet! Great job KP and KP Jr today. My buddy was out today and didn't do too well. Dinks everywhere, but he couldn't find any good ones.
This weekend is looking like a Seneca trip.
seneca sounds good little warmer for an outting with the boat good luck
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Took the day off and headed to the ice today with KP Jr. Met Fishforpike at the baitstore then headed out. Wind was not bad today, ran into about an hour of rain then, the sun popped out. The fish were picky too say the least. Jr. and I picked up 18 perch together, all being nice jumbos. All fish were taken in about 5 hours. They shutoff and moved around noon, we waited around for another hour with no fish on the screen for Jr. or myself. We packed it in around 1:00 and headed home. Wheelers will not be traveling anytime soon. The snow has packed in some, but, sled travel is good and should be for the next couple of days. No promises after Friday though!! Good seeing you again Phil!!--KP @)
Had a good morning. Put 12 jumbos in the bag and let bunch smaller go back. My last 1/2 day made the 4 day trip this year all worthwhile. When I pulled out at noon today, the snow had changed drastically from the previous 3 days. I have no doubt, with the current forecast, you guys are going to loose all the snow. Refreeze next week is going to make the going real easy. I think by tomorrow afternoon, even sled travel is going to be difficult in many areas. On my trip back out 49 at 1 today, I could see several areas slushing through to the top.
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nice jumbos KP JR ;)
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Had a good morning. Put 12 jumbos in the bag and let bunch smaller go back. My last 1/2 day made the 4 day trip this year all worthwhile. When I pulled out at noon today, the snow had changed drastically from the previous 3 days. I have no doubt, with the current forecast, you guys are going to loose all the snow. Refreeze next week is going to make the going real easy. I think by tomorrow afternoon, even sled travel is going to be difficult in many areas. On my trip back out 49 at 1 today, I could see several areas slushing through to the top.
We can only hope. I have new toys for my next trip
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Atta boy Jr.!!!!!! FFP wish I could have fished with ya. See you late ice on BL for sure ;)
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Atta boy Jr.!!!!!! FFP wish I could have fished with ya. See you late ice on BL for sure ;)
That will be July this year! @)
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Nice bunch of jumbos Freddie. Maybe after the thaw and refreeze I can convince "wet foot" to fish a little to the west of Sylvan Beach ::)
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We'll be hearing that old song from Filet pretty soon..."I'm no perch guyyy. I only caught 35 todayyy after limiting yesterdayyy...but I'm no perch guyyyyy!" :woot: :roflmao:
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Oh cmon cuse. Jeez louise
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Oh cmon cuse. Jeez louise
They deserved that loss.
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They deserved that loss.
I'm not normally superstitious but why would you change uniforms in the middle of a 25-0 run......you could have put a 3' wide basket up there and they couldn't hit tonight....still a great run though
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unfortunately they are gonna get killed at Duke saturday......
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Great run for sure. Their offense has been bad lately and it finally caught up with them.
I agree Duke is going to kill them. They are playing 3 games in 5 days so that will help a little.
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Duke has to play 4 this week- Orange by 3 Saturday ;D
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I'm not normally superstitious but why would you change uniforms in the middle of a 25-0 run......you could have put a 3' wide basket up there and they couldn't hit tonight....still a great run though
Nike has the uniform rights to cuse, from what I heard on the radio today when a nike affiliated team plays a non-Nike team they change it up to draw attention to their uniform, I guess under armour is a strong competitor of there's in the uniform business. Makes good marketing I suppose
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I hear ya icecutter but i love oneida and would rather fish there than anywhere elsegot a buddy at work that is gonna hit erie this week i have never been there before and would need to do some scouting before i just headed out there it's just like hunting to me spend 3 times as much time out scouting as as i do in the stand or blind but it all pays off in the end
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Eh I'm not gonna blame it on the uniforms. They haven't played well in awhile. To be honest, they don't look good at all. They need to pull their heads outta their ...uniforms....and step it up. I'm thinking I'm gonna try Oneida again Fri or sat. see how the walk is and take the flutterfish for their maiden voyage
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A couple of you wanted to see some Fl. Black Bass.. this is my PB .... First try at picture from Photobucket so we will see...
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Eh I'm not gonna blame it on the uniforms. They haven't played well in awhile. To be honest, they don't look good at all. They need to pull their heads outta their ...uniforms....and step it up. I'm thinking I'm gonna try Oneida again Fri or sat. see how the walk is and take the flutterfish for their maiden voyage
I wish you luck on those, I have been trying them for two years and have not had any luck. I thought it may have been my technique but I went to there website a couple weeks ago and it seems ok. Let us know what you think. Monday I got a 12 inch perch on a PK spoon.
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thats the way to enjoy your winter Oldtimer :thumbsup:
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Went to take a shower cuse was up by 13, got out, boston's ahead, that was ugly...
16 degrees right now, ice layer on snow, she probably aint burning to bare ice now, not with a refreeze like this. kind of good, we need the shade snow provides... But we got the wind coming, so we'll see....Nice bucketmouth oldtimer.
for western ny:
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
* LOCATIONS... NIAGARA... ORLEANS... MONROE... NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES.
* TIMING... LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS... SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* IMPACTS... A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES... AND RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED... STAY INSIDE... AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR THE OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
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Tough loss for cuse last night for sure. I'm not tossing them off a bridge yet though. To be top ranked team and win all those close games isn't "playing terrible." Cant stand the fair weather cuse fans out there! That was the quietest I have ever heard the "loud house" all game last night. Time to make Duke hold out pockets on Saturday! Go cuse :afro:
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It's very simple...you play your best basketball come Madness time...doesn't matter if you are 32-0 or 24-8. End of story.
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It's very simple...you play your best basketball come Madness time...doesn't matter if you are 32-0 or 24-8. End of story.
I endorse this post ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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It sounds like Lake Erie will be the place I'll be fishing this weekend
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I endorse this post ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I could use a piecasso about now! ;D :thumbsup:
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Nice largie Oldtimer! What did it weigh?
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I endorse this post ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
so do I. Just sick of so called cuse fans bashing them all year....gets old quick. End of story
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Nice fish ol timer!!
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Lake is steaming like crazy when I went over 81 bridge this morn! Visibility was down to about 75 yards or so. Pretty cool
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Now that's a bass, Old Timer
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Nice largie Oldtimer! What did it weigh?
13 lbs 14 oz.. Got her on a 6 ft.Med rod, 10# line.. Watermelon seed Zoom trick worm.. She went right back after quick Pix..
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time for CJ Fair to show his senior leadership and pull the team back and get them rolling......can't keep relying on the freshman to bail them out....let's hope they rebound this weekend with a great offensive performance....go cuse....ps-bring back the old uniforms please
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Why did they need humbling? This is the most calm down to earth team I have ever seen. They don't brag, dance, talk, or show boat. It took Ennis hitting a game winning 40 footer to crack a smile. They play hard every game and had the best run in school history. They have had tired legs since the Duke game. It was a lot of extra pressure on them to keep this streak going, and it showed. Their shooting percentage has been bad since the Duke game. If you can criticize this team you are not a fan and shouldn't watch any more games. Now that the streak is over nothing else matters until the tournament. I would hope everyone enjoys the few games they have remaining because the core of this team will be gone when it is over. I really need to go fishing!!!
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Why did they need humbling? This is the most calm down to earth team I have ever seen. They don't brag, dance, talk, or show boat. It took Ennis hitting a game winning 40 footer to crack a smile. They play hard every game and had the best run in school history. They have had tired legs since the Duke game. It was a lot of extra pressure on them to keep this streak going, and it showed. Their shooting percentage has been bad since the Duke game. If you can criticize this team you are not a fan and shouldn't watch any more games. Now that the streak is over nothing else matters until the tournament. I would hope everyone enjoys the few games they have remaining because the core of this team will be gone when it is over. I really need to go fishing!!!
Amen!
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Why did they need humbling? This is the most calm down to earth team I have ever seen. They don't brag, dance, talk, or show boat. It took Ennis hitting a game winning 40 footer to crack a smile. They play hard every game and had the best run in school history. They have had tired legs since the Duke game. It was a lot of extra pressure on them to keep this streak going, and it showed. Their shooting percentage has been bad since the Duke game. If you can criticize this team you are not a fan and shouldn't watch any more games. Now that the streak is over nothing else matters until the tournament. I would hope everyone enjoys the few games they have remaining because the core of this team will be gone when it is over. I really need to go fishing!!!
couldnt of said it any better. havent been out in nearly two weeks, ive got the itch!!
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With all the basketball talk, I cleaned and sharpened all my fillet knives. How's that for confidence! Late ice season is coming up... @)
Yesterday we sat through a webinar from the National Weather Service regarding the upcoming weather forecast through the 28th of February. We can expect temperatures to warm up and rain Friday through the weekend. Snowpack is expected to melt with the warmer temperatures. No major flooding is expected. Then the temperatures will drop back down again as an Artic front hovers over our area next week, bringing temperatures back down to 0 degrees. No major snow fall is forecasted.
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With all the basketball talk, I cleaned and sharpened all my fillet knives. How's that for confidence! Late ice season is coming up... @)
Yesterday we sat through a webinar from the National Weather Service regarding the upcoming weather forecast through the 28th of February. We can expect temperatures to warm up and rain Friday through the weekend. Snowpack is expected to melt with the warmer temperatures. No major flooding is expected. Then the temperatures will drop back down again as an Artic front hovers over our area next week, bringing temperatures back down to 0 degrees. No major snow fall is forecasted.
Last few weeks conditions should be near epic out there!! Just make sure your power auger is ready for action!!! MAY have to put extensions on them as well! :o Sitting out this weekend, gonna be patient while she sets back up...Gonna be a tough wait!!!
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Last few weeks conditions should be near epic out there!! Just make sure your power auger is ready for action!!! MAY have to put extensions on them as well! :o Sitting out this weekend, gonna be patient while she sets back up...Gonna be a tough wait!!!
With the Nils with the power head, as long as the ice isn't over 48", I'm good to go! I have the same plans except for "maybe" some small local waters? ;D
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This is the best CUSE team I think I have ever seen. They are extremely poised. It is good to lose once in a while so you remember what it feels like. Like having a tough day on the ice. This will only make them better in the long run.
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The hard freeze last night stiffened up the top layer for easy walking today. I measured 4" of slush covered by 4" of snow. That has settled a lot since Sunday.
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what a nice day to be out there....hope everyone there put your sun screen on ;D
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A couple of you wanted to see some Fl. Black Bass.. this is my PB .... First try at picture from Photobucket so we will see...
Wow... what a great bass... Congratulations to you..... I'm sooooo jealous.....
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Time to drop the hammer, boys.
Don't ask, you'll see.
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Huge Bass old timer. WTG on your PB ;) I aint used or let alone seen an extention used out on the ice in over 35 years. I was young and out on sandy pond with all the old timers when we used one ;D
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The hard freeze last night stiffened up the top layer for easy walking today. I measured 4" of slush covered by 4" of snow. That has settled a lot since Sunday.
Wow that has come down, she will probably be slick by Sunday. I was liking the snow pack, when I was out Sunday I could only see one other hut.
I finally picked up my new Delorme PN-60. It's gonna feel like cheating. I have about 100 points of Oneida in my old GPS, a lot were marking major structure, then I would have to drill some holes to get where I wanted. This will simplify things, almost makes it too easy. Pretty soon we'll be sitting on our coach pressing buttons virtual fishing.
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Nice bass Oldtimer!
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Could we please talk about ice-suits, tow-bars, and sharpening knifes... All this stupid b-ball talk made me fall asleep at work... :nono:
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that's a dandy bass Oldtimer !!!
the top layer of crap tighten up last night, but it's softening fast. giong to be pretty slick after this weekend. can't wait to get back out there. Sully...
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Could we please talk about ice-suits, tow-bars, and sharpening knifes... All this stupid b-ball talk made me fall asleep at work... :nono:
Agreed!
;D
I have a 3 stage Chefs choice electric knife sharpener, my Mom bought it for me from Cabelas about 5-6 years ago......LOVE IT!!! Razor sharp blades in a snap! ........Just sayin'.....
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Was just at Foxs discount parts chatting with a customer about lake slush . He said on T C Riders forum a report of a sled buried near Dunhams last night in slush field and when he went back with help to get it out was stripped and chassis was left . **censored** ! This is hearsay of course but if true that is just pathetic at best .
Pack claymores in your tool box and set up appropriately front towards enemy in case of breakdown .
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Could we please talk about ice-suits, tow-bars, and sharpening knifes... All this stupid b-ball talk made me fall asleep at work... :nono:
We drew the line at the tow bar topic! I took a shot with the knife sharpening comment. :-\
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So, whats everybody's favorite suit? :whistle:
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So, whats everybody's favorite suit? :whistle:
Birthday!!! :woot:
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usa hockey suit
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what no one watching womens hockey?
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So, whats everybody's favorite suit? :whistle:
bored at work? I know I am! Dads out pounding crappies and im dealing with yahoos. I'll have to look into that sharpener...
Birthday!!! :woot:
Good answer!
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bored at work? I know I am! Dads out pounding crappies and im dealing with yahoos. I'll have to look into that sharpener...
Good answer!
Kinda, just don't feel like doing anything today.....Plenty to do though.
It IS an awesome sharpener!
I need to ice fish SOON!!!!
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Birthday!!! :woot:
:roflmao: :clap: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :roflmao: :clap: :thumbsup: :woot:
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Was just at Foxs discount parts chatting with a customer about lake slush . He said on T C Riders forum a report of a sled buried near Dunhams last night in slush field and when he went back with help to get it out was stripped and chassis was left . **censored** ! This is hearsay of course but if true that is just pathetic at best .
Pack claymores in your tool box and set up appropriately front towards enemy in case of breakdown .
Huh. Dedicated thieves to strip a sled in a slush field. People these days. you guys hear about the guy that was cutting down power lines and stealing copper? Lol
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Kinda, just don't feel like doing anything today.....Plenty to do though.
It IS an awesome sharpener!
I need to ice fish SOON!!!!
Same here! didnt fish this past weekend, was going to take today off and fish but some do-doo hit the fan at work. Cleaned that up, now I dont want to be here...
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im going threw withdrawls myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Canadian women tie it up going into overtime >:(really rather be fishing!!!
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im susposed to go to choumot on sat and now the fricking wind is going to blow 22 mph!!!!
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So do you guys fish as much during open water season as you do during hardwater season? I don't have a boat and shore access to most lakes is just meh so I get pissed off when I miss a weekend of ice fishing.
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pretty much fish 4 eyes every weekend on lake erie 4 me!
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usa hockey suit
USA women's hockey suit :)
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im susposed to go to choumot on sat and now the fricking wind is going to blow 22 mph!!!!
22mph isn't anything. Hell the gusts tomorrow are supposed to around 50mph, that's trouble but we are gonna make the trip anyhow and hope for the best. Lord knows the forecast has been messed up before and honestly tired of sitting here wanting to go but something comes up. Suppose to let up in afternoon so I hope. Tight lines
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My consolation prize this weekend was going to be icing Erie,.....well, guess what?......yep!......20-30 MPH winds all weekend!! NOT Erie friendly!!!!! >:( I'll be going out of my mind by this time next week!!!! :unsure: :wacko:
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So do you guys fish as much during open water season as you do during hardwater season? I don't have a boat and shore access to most lakes is just meh so I get pissed off when I miss a weekend of ice fishing.
I typically only ice fish. I might get out one or two times the rest of the year. I freeze enough perch to last through summer. I play with deer the rest of the year.
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22mph isn't anything. Hell the gusts tomorrow are supposed to around 50mph, that's trouble but we are gonna make the trip anyhow and hope for the best. Lord knows the forecast has been messed up before and honestly tired of sitting here wanting to go but something comes up. Suppose to let up in afternoon so I hope. Tight lines
Wind will not be your problem brother......It won't be nearly as strong as further to the west. Now wetness on the other hand, you may want to bring your best GoreTex and swampers. It WILL be a wet one!
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im susposed to go to choumot on sat and now the fricking wind is going to blow 22 mph!!!!
22 mph, you should be fine , just anchor your shanty if your worried.
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Already seeing it!!! ;D ;D
Vex or Marcum?? Big question of the day!!! ;D Hang in there John....you'll be free sailing out on the lake in no time!! ;)
Thanks Larry! I'll try!!! :unsure:
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Already seeing it!!! ;D ;D
Vex or Marcum?? Big question of the day!!! ;D Hang in there John....you'll be free sailing out on the lake in no time!! ;)
Lowrance
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Wusthof three stone pyramid sharpener. is clearly the best way to sharpen things. Takes a little practice being that it is a old school style sharpener. Finish off with running blade over some Steele .youtube wusthof and check it out. Like I said a Little practice and you can shave with your face with a fillet knife
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This weekend certainly looks rough, but better than I expected. Also got a few packages this week. Several experimental perch jigs, & replenished some goto's I was out of. All from small businesses out west. Like to support local, but haven't found anything like these here.
Also added power for auger, can't keep drilling by hand.
Never thought I would, but.....
Good luck
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This weekend certainly looks rough, but better than I expected. Also got a few packages this week. Several experimental perch jigs, & replenished some goto's I was out of. All from small businesses out west. Like to support local, but haven't found anything like these here.
Also added power for auger, can't keep drilling by hand.
Never thought I would, but.....
Good luck
I'm in the market for an electric auger, this ice is just too much to hand drill!!!!!
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Good luck to those going to Chaumont, dig yourselves in and anchor up. Fish On and I mean FISH ON!!!!!!
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Wind will not be your problem brother......It won't be nearly as strong as further to the west. Now wetness on the other hand, you may want to bring your best GoreTex and swampers. It WILL be a wet one!
Already got the waders knee high boots and a 10' jonboat loaded. But at this point I couldn't change the plans so I really have no choice. Like the last time if we can't get at it the I will be catching a buzz. At least I won't be home you know we only get the pass once in a blue moon so off I go.
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Good luck to those going to Chaumont, dig yourselves in and anchor up. Fish On and I mean FISH ON!!!!!!
thks for the encouragement and I will give it hell!!!!!!!
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Fish more open water than ice. Ice fishing is fun, but I prefer open water. Love to have a dozen rods and 500lbs of tackle at my disposal.
Lansky knife sharpener for me. Puts a wicked edge on a blade but it is somewhat of a pain in the a$$ to use.
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Went out of the south end of the lake today got my limit of eyes one was 21" and 3 nice perch
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Thanks reeleyez for the pic of snow conditions!
Judging by forecast change AGAIN think snaggers 1st prediction of a few inches of slush to remain probably the most accurate. Won't burn down to ice, but probably 3-6 of slush hardening on saturday.
If the forecast holds of 2 cold fronts coming through next weekend looks beautiful!
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Thanks reeleyez for the pic of snow conditions!
Judging by forecast change AGAIN think snaggers 1st prediction of a few inches of slush to remain probably the most accurate. Won't burn down to ice, but probably 3-6 of slush hardening on saturday.
If the forecast holds of 2 cold fronts coming through next weekend looks beautiful!
No problem.
It's definitely going to be sloppy for a few days. After that we should have 20" of ice minimum.
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went out with my bud snag today the perch were very moody again made a few moves, found fish in almost every spot but not active , ended up with 21 , got in tonight just before it started to rain , this rain is going to beat the snow down , and rain in the forecast tomorrow is going to make it a little sloppy but i is going to shrink what is on top , and the ice is some of the best I've seen in years , I couldn't be happier next week wheelers will be running wild and walkers should have pretty good saling
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Fished Oneida today, ran out too the middle with fred, day started out at 16 degrees, a 3 inch hard crust layer formed on top of the snow, it actually could support my weight, dragging my shanty once out there was nice for a change, wasted all of todays warm weather loosening that layer up... took snow depths at 5 locations 7-8 inches in 3 locations and still 10 inches in 2 locations, ice varied as much too, as little as 13 inches and as much as 19 inches.. Caught 10 jumbos in first 2 hours, then it was a grind, did some exploring shallow for eyes after fishing first few hours deep, never found any, ended up with 12 perch 4 good smallies and 1 14 inch eye, bolted before evening to beat the rain, which turned too snow, snowed all the way home... We aint going too bare ice, but slush might not be as bad as we thought either, bet by sunday we got a 4-6 inch hard pack tacked on.
big smallie from today.
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Pooch, I recently bought a Milwaukee 18Volt Fuel brushless drill and got an adapter at Basspro in Utica. I use my 6'' Lazer hand auger and it is a Beast! Took it to Lebanon Res. last weekend and drilled 40 holes thru about a foot of Ice and still had Battery left. Paid $200 for the drill online and the adapter was $27.
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Buy stock in 13 fishing boys Snagger showed his tools of the trade :o
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Pooch a guy I work with just bought a propane auger and loves it. He says its super quiet, no gas smell, starts on first pull and cuts fast. Ive been looking at electric like the Ion but am afraid of running out of battery out there and replacement batteries are expensive.
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I got the clam cordless drill plate, I used a bass pro auger or mora auger on it. With a ridgid 18v cordless hammer drill 3amp battery's with lifetime warranty on batteries and drill as long as you buy it from home depo and register it. Very light and cuts like butter, haven't used my gas auger since I bought it
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Fished Oneida today, ran out too the middle with fred, day started out at 16 degrees, a 3 inch hard crust layer formed on top of the snow, it actually could support my weight, dragging my shanty once out there was nice for a change, wasted all of todays warm weather loosening that layer up... took snow depths at 5 locations 7-8 inches in 3 locations and still 10 inches in 2 locations, ice varied as much too, as little as 13 inches and as much as 19 inches.. Caught 10 jumbos in first 2 hours, then it was a grind, did some exploring shallow for eyes after fishing first few hours deep, never found any, ended up with 12 perch 4 good smallies and 1 14 inch eye, bolted before evening to beat the rain, which turned too snow, snowed all the way home... We aint going too bare ice, but slush might not be as bad as we thought either, bet by sunday we got a 4-6 inch hard pack tacked on.
big smallie from today.
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Nice fish Snagger. I wish you could keep those. There should be a limit of one through the ice. I had a run at chapman a couple years ago, they wiped out half my jigs. I bet I caught 15 and had 10 break me off. I landed on a school and it was a blast catching them. There were even a few perch mixed in. Anyway, a couple of them were 5 pounders and I have always wanted a smallie for the wall.
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Haven't been on the ice in over 5 weeks had some rough family stuff going on but tonight the wife told me I should get back on the ice. So with that said IM BACK so much to take in don't even know were to start can't read 150 pages of reports. Have been looking for a clam or frabill 1 man on craigslist and I haven't seen one in weeks guess were in a ice shanty shortage lol. If anyone wants to go out Saturday get ahold of me would like to team up and try to get back into the swing of things
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Welcome back!!
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It is pouring out here. It will be interesting to see what the conditions look like tomorrow.
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Haven't been on the ice in over 5 weeks had some rough family stuff going on but tonight the wife told me I should get back on the ice. So with that said IM BACK so much to take in don't even know were to start can't read 150 pages of reports. Have been looking for a clam or frabill 1 man on craigslist and I haven't seen one in weeks guess were in a ice shanty shortage lol. If anyone wants to go out Saturday get ahold of me would like to team up and try to get back into the swing of things
Seems we are in a shortage of everything! I bought an Otter 1200 Lodge a month ago and can't find a cover for it nowhere! I have been back and forth with Otter about this and in reality, they suck! Gave me the lame excuse about being late in the season...blah, blah, blah...they have shipped all stock out to dealers...blah, blah, blah...well, none of the dealers have them either! By mid-January, there are none to be found...it's obvious they don't know what they are doing.. They(Otter) should have covers in stock ALL the time! I told them to knock the back wall out of their garage and make a little more warehouse space! $1100 into a shanty that I can't use without a cover! They are bleepin idiots!!! Ahem (deep breath), so if anyone does know of a cover, I'd be much obliged to know about it.
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I had my eyes on a shappell bay runner pretty awesome shanty well long story short I'd have better luck finding the holy grail I even have ties with a sporting good distributor out of buffalo and they told me they are cleaned out this season being the best in years companies didn't produce enough product to hold up to a season like tbis. I passed up 2 frabill 1 man with covers for 250 in December really wishing I had bought one of them
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just got home from work. man is it pouring out !!! the wind is ripping out of the south. if it keeps going there won't be much of any snow left on the ice. maybe a couple inches of slush, and water. should be good traveling by monday. Sully...
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Hey Snagger try this link I think they have the cover you need. You have to choose lodge from the drop down menu. I've never ordered anything from there but it looks like they have it. Maybe call first. Good luck! GG
http://www.icefishingmaniac.com/store/p/216-Otter-Sled-Travel-Cover.aspx
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Raining in moville/stota. Got nervous when it started snowing earlier. I don't think the snow will last.
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Thats a beautiful Smallie Shane, nice work you two on the perch.
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Pooch, I recently bought a Milwaukee 18Volt Fuel brushless drill and got an adapter at Basspro in Utica. I use my 6'' Lazer hand auger and it is a Beast! Took it to Lebanon Res. last weekend and drilled 40 holes thru about a foot of Ice and still had Battery left. Paid $200 for the drill online and the adapter was $27.
Do you have a pic of that set-up? That is actually what I was looking at, I heard that M18 is a beast and the batteries last forever. Where online did you get the drill?
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Haven't been on the ice in over 5 weeks had some rough family stuff going on but tonight the wife told me I should get back on the ice. So with that said IM BACK so much to take in don't even know were to start can't read 150 pages of reports. Have been looking for a clam or frabill 1 man on craigslist and I haven't seen one in weeks guess were in a ice shanty shortage lol. If anyone wants to go out Saturday get ahold of me would like to team up and try to get back into the swing of things
Check out herb phillbson in Liverpool ice fishing gear is on sale and they had a stack of frabill 1 Man shantys last time i was there.
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Hey Snagger try this link I think they have the cover you need. You have to choose lodge from the drop down menu. I've never ordered anything from there but it looks like they have it. Maybe call first. Good luck! GG
http://www.icefishingmaniac.com/store/p/216-Otter-Sled-Travel-Cover.aspx
Thanks DoubleG...it's ordered! I'm Hardwater61...Snagger is lookin for love, not a cover! :woot: :roflmao: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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Nice smallie Snag, glad to hear somebody got some perch yesterday. Are those Kahtoola microspikes that you are wearing - thinking of getting some good creepers but looking for some info before I shell out about $60 or so.
Fished the east end of Oneida yesterday. Walking was tough to say the least and so was the fishing. Marked enough to end up with a good day but getting them to bite was something else. Finished with one eye and 10 perch but 6 were on the small side for Oneida. Despit the tough bite great day to be out on the ice.
Pooch - I've been using a fairly inexpensive (drill & 2 batteries for $99) 18 volt Ryobi and really like it. Drill is mounted on the Clam auger conversion kit and I am running my 7" Strikemaster lazer on it. It cut through all that crap yesterday pretty easily although I was right down to the bottom of the drill plate. A better quality drill would really do some serious damage. Key is keeping the batteries warm; I remove them from the drill and store them in a 6 pack cooler case lined with strofoam.
Mike from Camden - don't know if you are a Shanty member or not, but if you are, send me a pm.
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Well 36 degrees and a driveway full of slush not looking good for the weekend but Im gunna give it all sunday even if I start with a snowmobile and end up barefoot at the first hole haha
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Nice smallie Snag, glad to hear somebody got some perch yesterday. Are those Kahtoola microspikes that you are wearing - thinking of getting some good creepers but looking for some info before I shell out about $60 or so.
Dave, yes they are. I bought them for dad last year after his knee surgery off the recommendation of Freddy. They rock! have used a lot of creeper/cleats over the years and nothing comes close.
Glad your doing well. Talked to Phil and Dale the other day, they are busy in Florida. Phil has been catching redfish off his kayak...
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Pooch, I bought it from Texas Tool Traders. I called them to make sure it wasn't refurbished because they sell that stuff as well and it was brand new. I will try and get you a pic of it and the setup can't weigh 8 - 10 lbs!
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Buy stock in 13 fishing boys Snagger showed his tools of the trade :o
I to like 13 , snag likes the white noise , and I like the wicked line , but they have short handles so guys with big mits might not like them but I hold my stuff palm style , man was it just coming down in buckets here , won't be much left on on the ice by sunday, so get your wheelers warmed up, and the walkers will be good after a cold night , reeleyz will keep us up to date as he is close by , I know some on here are just chomping at the bit to get back on Oneida
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Hopefully this rain and thaw wakes them up a little and gets them going. A little O2 goes along way sometimes! ;D In the meantime I'll be up north looking for some fatties! @)
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Gotta get one bigger than this one!
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....or this one
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just got home from work. man is it pouring out !!! the wind is ripping out of the south. if it keeps going there won't be much of any snow left on the ice. maybe a couple inches of slush, and water. should be good traveling by monday. Sully...
hope we get out again ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
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Dave, yes they are. I bought them for dad last year after his knee surgery off the recommendation of Freddy. They rock! have used a lot of creeper/cleats over the years and nothing comes close.
Glad your doing well. Talked to Phil and Dale the other day, they are busy in Florida. Phil has been catching redfish off his kayak...
I bought my Kahtoolas probably 5 years or so ago, absolutely the best I've ever owned, worth every cent!! I turned Freddy and a few others on to them and they all love em too!
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Great colors on them eyes Cheeks! Nice fish!
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I bought my Kahtoolas probably 5 years or so ago, absolutely the best I've ever owned, worth every cent!! I turned Freddy and a few others on to them and they all love em too!
yes sir best thing I have put on my feet IA the new ones now have 2 cleats on the heal , IMO some of the best money i have ever spent , sure beats a busted arz or worse ,
nice eye cheeks
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I bought my Kahtoolas probably 5 years or so ago, absolutely the best I've ever owned, worth every cent!! I turned Freddy and a few others on to them and they all love em too!
I have been looking for XL for a while now, can't find them. :(
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here ya go bart
http://kahtoola.com/products/microspikes/
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Pooch, Here is the setup. I weighed it and it's just under 11lbs! Drill handle has a screw type of a jaw that clamps onto top of housing and is on and off easily. The adapter is by Ice Master and from what I have read 6'' auger is the right size and 8" is to much for the drill to be efficient.
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yes sir best thing I have put on my feet IA the new ones now have 2 cleats on the heal , IMO some of the best money i have ever spent , sure beats a busted arz or worse ,
nice eye cheeks
Mine have a total of 4 spikes on the heel, don't yours?
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Wait a minute, are we allowed to discuss creepers here? :unsure:
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I have been looking for XL for a while now, can't find them. :(
Bart I found my xls on Amazon about a month ago :tipup:
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Wait a minute, are we allowed to discuss creepers here? :unsure:
No! No creeper talk on an ice fishing thread, but did you see the sneakers CJ Fair was wearing the other night?
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Bart there is a pair of black xls on Ebay for $55 best price I have found.
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here ya go bart
http://kahtoola.com/products/microspikes/
ORDERED! My stablizers suck, had to walk funny to creep along to not to fall. My legs ached for two days walking like that. I also hyperextended my knee and put me out of duty for 3-4 days. I'm done with that hopefully!
Filetandrelease, Thanks!
slymer83, I looked a month ago at local stores, REM in Fayetteville had them but no LX. Checked Amazon yesterday no XL, Ebay, one XL pair, didn't looked like Kahtoola microspikes? Thanks anyway!
NICE FISH GUYS!
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nice fish
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Hey pooch, here's another pic of the setup I run. The Milwaukee is a beast!! I usually don't run the handle on mine, but it helps a little with the twist.
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I put a rain gauge in my snow bank last night. 1.10" so far, could crack 2 inches.
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Seems we are in a shortage of everything! I bought an Otter 1200 Lodge a month ago and can't find a cover for it nowhere! I have been back and forth with Otter about this and in reality, they suck! Gave me the lame excuse about being late in the season...blah, blah, blah...they have shipped all stock out to dealers...blah, blah, blah...well, none of the dealers have them either! By mid-January, there are none to be found...it's obvious they don't know what they are doing.. They(Otter) should have covers in stock ALL the time! I told them to knock the back wall out of their garage and make a little more warehouse space! $1100 into a shanty that I can't use without a cover! They are bleepin idiots!!! Ahem (deep breath), so if anyone does know of a cover, I'd be much obliged to know about it.
Here's one.....
http://www.reedssports.com/Product/product.taf?_function=detail&_ID=32979 (http://www.reedssports.com/Product/product.taf?_function=detail&_ID=32979)
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Ultimately, I'd imagine all this melt off and rain is gonna bring that lake level up making for some shifting and new cracks or plenty of action around the ones that are already there. The shore will most likely be flooded in most areas with the water sitting on top of the ice. In a couple of days it will all be locked up and hard again, making for some superb traveling conditions. It's gonna be as cold as HELL again! Dang that polar vortex!! Ease up a bit will ya?!?!?
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Seems we are in a shortage of everything! I bought an Otter 1200 Lodge a month ago and can't find a cover for it nowhere! I have been back and forth with Otter about this and in reality, they suck! Gave me the lame excuse about being late in the season...blah, blah, blah...they have shipped all stock out to dealers...blah, blah, blah...well, none of the dealers have them either! By mid-January, there are none to be found...it's obvious they don't know what they are doing.. They(Otter) should have covers in stock ALL the time! I told them to knock the back wall out of their garage and make a little more warehouse space! $1100 into a shanty that I can't use without a cover! They are bleepin idiots!!! Ahem (deep breath), so if anyone does know of a cover, I'd be much obliged to know about it.
Herb Phillipson's did have generic sled covers(black), I bought one for my small Otter sled. Just thought I'd put that out there...
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In regards to sizing for the kahtoola microspikes, any words of wisdom from the guys that have them,
I wear size 11, Muck arctic extremes. I see size LG ends at size 11, and XL begins at size 11.
Decisions, decisions.....
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I'm not sure how big those boots are but I would go with the xl's, they should fit fine. And if not for some reason I'm sure exchanging them would not be a problem. I'd ask the place you buy them from, or better yet call Kahtoola and ask them directly, that's what I did.
I wear size 11's too, but my boots are pretty big. The cabelas saskatchewans to be exact.
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Thanks DoubleG...it's ordered! I'm Hardwater61...Snagger is lookin for love, not a cover!
Sorry Hardwater, I was half asleep and just read about 100 posts. Glad you were able to order it!!
GG
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Make sure that whatever drill you buy has 4.0 Amps/Hr battery packs!
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My larges fit over my size twelve workboots perfectly. Big boots...id go xl. Great investment
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i got the six inch mora and also bought the seven inch lazer. If you want to try it out yet me know more than welcome to (http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq94/kchampney/drill.jpg)
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XL's it is, thx ice-addict, 315stick!
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Looks like the webcam is showing slush as far as the eye can see now. Should be interesting out there tomorrow.
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Pooch, I recently bought a Milwaukee 18Volt Fuel brushless drill and got an adapter at Basspro in Utica. I use my 6'' Lazer hand auger and it is a Beast! Took it to Lebanon Res. last weekend and drilled 40 holes thru about a foot of Ice and still had Battery left. Paid $200 for the drill online and the adapter was $27.
You do not need a hammer drill ... The 2603 will do the job .
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Nice job on those eyes, Cheek.
Moose thanks for the pics....other posts on this site say that an 8" will work fine with that drill. The posts are out of Michigan I think and they cut like 20 holes in 20 plus inches of ice.
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Mine have a total of 4 spikes on the heel, don't yours?
my lg. only has 2 spikes
anyone going out watch out for creeks give them some room , just keep an eye out for the unusual
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pooch let it be known i used a 8 inch strikemaster auger and a 18 volt dewalt! after 50 holes thru 18 inches of ice the motor went! its too much on the 18 volt drill! now if you found a 24 volt craftsman you will be in business! my buddy has one and its got some getttingo power lol
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Thanks for all the help with the drill(s).
Snowing like mad over the Southern Hills right now!! Heavy wet snow.
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Looks like the webcam is showing slush as far as the eye can see now. Should be interesting out there tomorrow.
There was 5"-6" of slush when I came off at noon and that was when the heavy rain picked back up. Almost done raining now, not sure if its going to pack down much more than this. Might be able to walk on top of it if it gets cold enough Saturday night.
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Wait a minute, are we allowed to discuss creepers here? :unsure:
If stupid basketball is allowed... I dont want to hear anyone complain about "off-topic" stuff, lol ;D
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How about good recipes? ;D
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If stupid basketball is allowed... I dont want to hear anyone complain about "off-topic" stuff, lol ;D
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It would get moved... ;D
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How about my Dyson vacuum cleaner, had problems with the power head, and they sent me a new one no questions asked. best customer service ever!!!!
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How about my Dyson vacuum cleaner, had problems with the power head, and they sent me a new one no questions asked. best customer service ever!!!!
Might have to draw the line at stuff like laundry and housework...
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I'm hungry......
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I'm hungry......
I had a nice fish sammich and mac n cheese for lunch. On fridays we have a staff lunch where nobody is allowed to talk about work for a half hour. Violators have to put 1$ into a desert fund. I got taken for 2 bucks today...
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That sounds awesome a walleye sandwich and some hot mac n chesse
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I'm hungry......
Pie...
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Dark Cloud, Filet, Ice Addict and others many thanks for the info on the microspikes. I did a bit of online research and they seemed great, but it is always nice to get recommendations from people who really know what they are talking about.
Jay glad to hear that Phil & Dale and your Dad are all doing well. Somehow I can't imagine Fishin Phil in a kayak ;D.
Delivered some walleye and perch filets to a buddy who works in a bakery in Utica this morning. For my efforts I was rewarded with two loaves of some of the finest Italian bread you ever tasted. Better yet, fresh from the oven.
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Pman, my pleasure! Hope you enjoy them! BEST CREEPERS EVER!!!
DC, mmmmmmmmm, Walter Sangwidge and mac and cheese.....Those cover 3 of my favorite food groups!
Bart, I WOULD like some pie! mmmmmmmmm.....pie..... ..
OMG, we better get on the ice soon.........I think I'm loosin' it!! :wacko: :blink: :wacko: :blink:
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OOOOOHHHHH!!! Shepherds pie!!! YESSSSS!!!!!! :woot:
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I like pie. Seriously though I can wait for walking conditions to get better early next week. It's been almost a few weeks since my last trip out there. I was hitting Oneida lake hard for the first half of the season. Fishing the ProAm this weekend then hopefully back out after some walleye. Good luck to those who get out on the lake this weekend.
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Anyone got an opinion on what the walk would be like tomorrow from Williams out to the islands.
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After hearing good things threw Iceaddict, then Filet....I bought the micro spikes before the season started, so far so good, XL's fit over my size 13 mickey mouse boots, just barely.
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Rumor has it ... 3 to 6 " Wednesday ;D
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I have a dewalt 20v li-ion max, picked it up at lowes for $99 with a charger two batteries and a soft case, it was on sale then, now I think they are $149, which still isn't too bad. I use it on a 6" laser early ice and rarely make it to the second battery after chasing perch all day.
On another note, anyone other then reeleyz make it out today and know how bad the slush/water situation is?
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I had a nice fish sammich and mac n cheese for lunch. On fridays we have a staff lunch where nobody is allowed to talk about work for a half hour. Violators have to put 1$ into a desert fund. I got taken for 2 bucks today...
geeze I don't know what sounds better the sammich mac &cheese or the no talking about work on lunch time :-\ where I work the talk would deffinently ruin that awesome sammich mac n cheese lunch :) unless those who contribute the most gets to pick out the dessert :) sad but possibly true ;)
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I normally use a 6" hand screw , I was curious how the drill set-up worked with a 6" auger! Sounds as though it works pretty good. How many holes can you get from a fully charged battery??--KP @)
when we had 7-9 inches I was over 50 holes, drove the old guy I was fishing with nuts, the best part is my back wasn't killing me. I got two gas augers and they are sitting in the garage. I bet you still can get 30 right now. I paid 200 for the drill but the best part I will never have to buy a battery again, thats why I bought the ridgid drill.
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I bought the Milwaukee because there is a 5 yr warranty on the drill and 3 yr on the batteries.
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For you PBR drinkers!!!!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aussie-Bush-Pubs/737779739585150
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I had a nice fish sammich and mac n cheese for lunch. On fridays we have a staff lunch where nobody is allowed to talk about work for a half hour. Violators have to put 1$ into a desert fund. I got taken for 2 bucks today...
I'm tired of fish I had a subway melt for lunch :woot:
but I had venison and chicken embryos over easy for breakfast ;D
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Hey fellas. Looking to launch from south shore dec ramp tomorrow am with my snowmobile. Anyone know about running conditions there and any gas hole issues? Thanks
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I can burn up, smash, run the drill into a concrete wall.....and, I get replacements from my supplier!! Cordless drills won't be an issue replacing. ;D This cordless Clam rig has my attention though!! Very light and will drill the amount of holes I need for a day. I just put a new tune-up on my power auger today...If, I have issues with it tomorrow, I will pull the trigger on something new!! ;)
Good setups gents. Always remember to bring the hand auger attachment for emergencies! My brother machined an adapter for his M18 to use for our mora 8 inch auger. Like someone said, the 8 inch was too much for the drill. It didn't blow up but it did kill the battery life. We drilled a lot of holes that day and came close to draining both batteries. We had the hand attachment but luckily we didn't need to use it.
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OOOOOHHHHH!!! Shepherds pie!!! YESSSSS!!!!!! :woot:
Shepherds Pie got to me! I had to ran out and get some ground meat, it's in the oven now... ;D ICE-ADDICT, Thanks!
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I'm tired of fish I had a subway melt for lunch :woot:
but I had venison and chicken embryos over easy for breakfast ;D
I had the same for breakfast too, yum yum
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where is coach ?
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A few asking, more wondering.
South shore a little more than north apparently.
6-7" of pure slush once you're 50' off the beach. Fairly thick slush for walking, prob somewhat float a sled tub with it sinking only an inch or 2.
You wouldn't catch me riding your sled out there. Even if not stuck you'd be so wet you might as well swim.
Tall wheelers with chains prob ok, if carrying gear not towing it.
Again its thick enough not going to drain much if any.
Weather tom. Not warm enough to melt much more, not cold enough to harden it. 30mph winds with occasional light showers. Not a fun day.
Sunday maybe a bit better or worse depending on how you look at it.
Better weather, but temps only cold enough to harden top 1" maybe. (Unless we get a bunch of rain tmro and the water drains) won't be enough to hold machine on top or your foot for that matter.
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Keep fingers crossed for the upcoming week! Temps look great.
However they're talking perhaps another system, not nor' easter but rather upper Midwest through here is possible. Also with cold temps & this warmup with south wind it smashed and ate away most of the Ontario ice.
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Nice fish Cheeks and I like the dog Moosefeet. As for the creeper topic I have size 14 boots and can't seem to find anything big enough that stays on so I made my own out of some old dog chain and decoy cord. Might have to replace the decoy cord once a season but they have stayed on all season long so far. Only problem is once they are on, they're not really coming off. Will post a pic later for anyone with big feet.
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Keep fingers crossed for the upcoming week! Temps look great.
However they're talking perhaps another system, not nor' easter but rather upper Midwest through here is possible. Also with cold temps & this warmup with south wind it smashed and ate away most of the Ontario ice.
thats a mind buster trying to cross your fingers when you only own three :woot: nice report bud
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thats a mind buster trying to cross your fingers when you only own three :woot: nice report bud
:roflmao: quit it!
I thought since there were 2 of you, you might have 6 ;D
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i wouldn't attempt a snowmobile. my grandson, and I got out for a couple hours this afternoon. only 4 gills ???. the slush is very thick, and is about 10" deep. we couldn't stay out till dark, because my grand son got his feet wet. he got cold pretty quick, so I got him home to warm up. atleast we got out. all this talk of pie is making me hungry. time to eat some venison, and gills !!! Sully...
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Thanks DoubleG...it's ordered! I'm Hardwater61...Snagger is lookin for love, not a cover! :woot: :roflmao: :thumbsup: :icefish:
Order cancelled by vendor. 3 hours later, they don't have any and neither does the manufacturer. Seems I've heard this song before! :whistle: :%$#!:
Just going to have one made.
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where is coach ?
Snowmobile shopping :woot: I'm surprised HT passed this one up. :laugh:
(http://rs1086.pbsrc.com/albums/j447/coachwarner1/photo_zps8e9b199c.jpg~320x480?t=1393023858)
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:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Snowmobile shopping :woot: I'm surprised HT passed this one up. :laugh:
(http://rs1086.pbsrc.com/albums/j447/coachwarner1/photo_zps8e9b199c.jpg~320x480?t=1393023858)
Do they sell DOT approved watermelon helmets for that model?
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Here's one.....
http://www.reedssports.com/Product/product.taf?_function=detail&_ID=32979 (http://www.reedssports.com/Product/product.taf?_function=detail&_ID=32979)
Thanks perch-hound but that is just for sleds not shanty's. I bought the shanty from Reeds a month ago and they were out.
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Snowmobile shopping :woot: I'm surprised HT passed this one up. :laugh:
(http://rs1086.pbsrc.com/albums/j447/coachwarner1/photo_zps8e9b199c.jpg~320x480?t=1393023858)
i'll bet you that's the only 120cc sled that wil crack 80mph !! Sully...
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If stupid basketball is allowed... I dont want to hear anyone complain about "off-topic" stuff, lol ;D
Speaking of "Off Topic" .... I sure do miss that venison pan sausage that you make ! :whistle: :whistle:
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Snowmobile shopping :woot: I'm surprised HT passed this one up. :laugh:
(http://rs1086.pbsrc.com/albums/j447/coachwarner1/photo_zps8e9b199c.jpg~320x480?t=1393023858)
i couldnt afford both ::) so i bought the bigger machine :woot: :whistle: ::) ;D
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geeze I don't know what sounds better the sammich mac &cheese or the no talking about work on lunch time :-\ where I work the talk would deffinently ruin that awesome sammich mac n cheese lunch :) unless those who contribute the most gets to pick out the dessert :) sad but possibly true ;)
Like all you guys sitting in the break room passing gas for an hour doesn't ruin your lunch ? ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Speaking of "Off Topic" .... I sure do miss that venison pan sausage that you make ! :whistle: :whistle:
well you could break down and go shoot a couple next season. its alot easier then trying to trade jigs for meat you know ::) ::) ::) ;D
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i couldnt afford both ::) so i bought the bigger machine :woot: :whistle: ::) ;D
Yeah, but you're already too old to grow into it ! :P ;D
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:roflmao: quit it!
I thought since there were 2 of you, you might have 6 ;D
release doesn't play or share very well with others , hes a real DK ;)
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well you could break down and go shoot a couple next season. its alot easier then trying to trade jigs for meat you know ::) ::) ::) ;D
The Pilgrims traded with the Indians and that's good enough for me ! ;D ;D ;D
Plus, while you're sitting in a tree like a squirrel waiting for a nut to drop, I'm fishing in peace and quiet ! ;)
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Do they sell DOT approved watermelon helmets for that model?
Yes they do. ;)
(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTAnE9t9z8qYqpb1oACyO0meYf7d-4kQetq-2qkoj4ZQmCzJSaK)
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now that's scary ;D
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After hearing good things threw Iceaddict, then Filet....I bought the micro spikes before the season started, so far so good, XL's fit over my size 13 mickey mouse boots, just barely.
Snag.. size 13 ?? you have a good understanding....
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release doesn't play or share very well with others , hes a real DK ;)
That's cause Filet bullied and beat him for too long! :woot: :roflmao:
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Shepherds pie loaded with mashed potatoes! Please !!!!!
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That's cause Filet bullied and beat him for too long! :woot: :roflmao:
mom should have beat him more often ;D
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The Pilgrims traded with the Indians and that's good enough for me ! ;D ;D ;D
Plus, while you're sitting in a tree like a squirrel waiting for a nut to drop, I'm fishing in peace and quiet ! ;)
well welcome to modern day trading. you better dig deeper into your jig stash if you want venison now. we only trade for jigging raps and bigger size kast masters now. no more sandy pond jigs ::) ::) ::) ;D lmfao
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Shepards pie....excellenta!!!!!
http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.608021151299931067&w=207&h=207&c=8&pid=3.1&qlt=90&rm=2
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mom should have beat him more often ;D
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Speaking of "Off Topic" .... I sure do miss that venison pan sausage that you make ! :whistle: :whistle:
You miss food? Did it find you all on its own?
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Hey Bart, do you sharpen your own lawnmower blades?
Yes, but I really don't know what I'm doing. I sharpen them up a little and keep it a balanced as I can?
Ever since the watermelon guy all I can think is we need to get back on the ice and soon! :blink:
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Anybody gonna try walking out of the south launch in the morning?
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Or Chapman's... just looked at navionics, and am thinking about a half mile walk...
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Order cancelled by vendor. 3 hours later, they don't have any and neither does the manufacturer. Seems I've heard this song before! :whistle: :%$#!:
Just going to have one made.
Don't know what size you need but I bought an Eskimo cover off ebay, cheap.
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well welcome to modern day trading. you better dig deeper into your jig stash if you want venison now. we only trade for jigging raps and bigger size kast masters now. no more sandy pond jigs ::) ::) ::) ;D lmfao
I've got them ! And not in any color patterns that you can't get anywhere else !
I only trade these for back straps ;D ;D ;D
You miss food? Did it find you all on its own?
You've obviously never heard of the "Food Network" ........And I'm not talking about the one on cable TV ::) ;D ;D
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Anybody gonna try walking out of the south launch in the morning?
Was thinking about it. Might end up going to a local lake tmmrw and Oneida Monday.
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when we had 7-9 inches I was over 50 holes
Excerpt from John Holmes ice fishing journal... ;D
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Hopefully everyone is aware that wheelers that are out make ruts in slush . And when it freezes up it calls for nasty travels. They can be as bad as any heave in the ice. Trip to the north was cancelled by a disfunctioning pump in the basement. Ruined furnace and appliances. Oh well, bad things are just a part of life.
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I don't think to much beats a good pizza as far as food goes. If anyone says tuna noodle casserole I'll flip. Lol
It's ok I guess. I'll b out of the sand bar Sunday am. Tight lines to all.
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Shepherds Pie got to me! I had to ran out and get some ground meat, it's in the oven now... ;D ICE-ADDICT, Thanks!
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Lololol!!! Awesome Bart!! It's on my menu this week too!!
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Here you go shepherds pie lovers! A bit involved but absolutely on point!!! Just make sure you drain off at least 3/4's of the grease from the chuck. It doesn't say to do that but it comes out way better that way, trust me! Also you want to prep everything first, it's a must!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/shepherds-pie-recipe4/index.html
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A Saturday morning in mid February, and I'm sitting home posting recipes on the diehards thread!!!!
The humanity!!! :-\
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u should get your own cooking show!
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u should get your own cooking show!
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I could see it now! " Fishin' and Food " it can be on the outdoor channel AND Food network!
Hmmm........
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I've got them ! And not in any color patterns that you can't get anywhere else !
I only trade these for back straps ;D ;D ;D
You've obviously never heard of the "Food Network" ........And I'm not talking about the one on cable TV ::) ;D ;D
ya we've all heard these stories about your great jigs and and we've seen your bartering tactics
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A Saturday morning in mid February, and I'm sitting home posting recipes on the diehards thread!!!!
The humanity!!! :-\
That puts you only a couple steps away from a room at the funny farm! Better get out soon. ;D
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Been running a 6in lazer with a rigid on the clam plate. Bought the double battery. It is an ice chewing sob. Got about 25 holes thru a foot love it
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Hopefully everyone is aware that wheelers that are out make ruts in slush . And when it freezes up it calls for nasty travels. They can be as bad as any heave in the ice. Trip to the north was cancelled by a disfunctioning pump in the basement. Ruined furnace and appliances. Oh well, bad things are just a part of life.
That sucks, don't think you're going to be the only one with that problem, the worst is yet to come!!!!
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A Saturday morning in mid February, and I'm sitting home posting recipes on the diehards thread!!!!
The humanity!!! :-\
This is worse...I'm sitting here reading the recipes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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slush pancakes anyone?
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I hate to ruin everyone's wonderful discussions of sharpening lawnmower blades, cooking and anything but ice fishing but can we get back on point? What are the current conditions? Anyone out on the ice right now? Walking possible? Do we need to start a new thread that actually discusses ice fishing on Oneida Lake?
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Take it easy Rook. I see lots of guys out on foot this morning as well as on machines. I'll try to keep you updated along with Reeleyez on conditions. Go cuse :-* :-*
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No fishing for me today. I have some buds out there and the walking is tough but doable. The top layer froze up a little but you break through on every step.
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I hate to ruin everyone's wonderful discussions of sharpening lawnmower blades, cooking and anything but ice fishing but can we get back on point? What are the current conditions? Anyone out on the ice right now? Walking possible? Do we need to start a new thread that actually discusses ice fishing on Oneida Lake?
you are probably closer to the lake than most. You let us know if anyone is out there.... Someone has to be first..
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I hate to ruin everyone's wonderful discussions of sharpening lawnmower blades, cooking and anything but ice fishing but can we get back on point? What are the current conditions? Anyone out on the ice right now? Walking possible? Do we need to start a new thread that actually discusses ice fishing on Oneida Lake?
To those anxious people.
There's reports from last night already posted. The sun has only been up for 2 hours, shouldn't be surprised that there aren't lots of reports yet.
Sorry but it gets a little nuts when those who don't post or contribute anything get upset when they can't read what they want, when they want.
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Take it easy Rook. I see lots of guys out on foot this morning as well as on machines. I'll try to keep you updated along with Reeleyez on conditions. Go cuse :-* :-*
LMAO :woot: :woot: :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Well said Bcons.
And GO CUSE!!!
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Reel i am counting on your report later you always do a good job and are accurate and a guy like me who loves the lake and fishes it very often but has to travel two hours to get there appreciates all the info you share in your reports i can't give as much info as some guys who are on the lake everyday but i will give you what i got. Thanks agian
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HAPPY 18Th Birthday to my son Slyfox7. You've been my ice fishing partner since you were 5yrs old. I remember every outing we've had and I've gotta tell ya it's been awesome watching you become the ice fisherman you've become. I hope you never lose the passion you have for the hard water. You make me smile. ;D ;D ;D
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I hate to ruin everyone's wonderful discussions of sharpening lawnmower blades, cooking and anything but ice fishing but can we get back on point? What are the current conditions? Anyone out on the ice right now? Walking possible? Do we need to start a new thread that actually discusses ice fishing on Oneida Lake?
What was your low temp this morning? Web cam looked like 5-6 inches of slush at dark. last night what time did it hit 32 degrees on your thermometer?, how many hours was it below freezing? that will tell you how thick the ice layer is above the slush, most are letting the lake refreeze smoothly today, but I'm sure theres wheelers tearing it to shreds at the access points, gonna be chunky monkee when it totally freezes. My gear got wet enough on my last adventure, I'll skip today and go when its less wet.
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Reel i am counting on your report later you always do a good job and are accurate and a guy like me who loves the lake and fishes it very often but has to travel two hours to get there appreciates all the info you share in your reports i can't give as much info as some guys who are on the lake everyday but i will give you what i got. Thanks agian
I just heard the same thing as Reeleyz as far as conditions. Got a buddy out there now that said walking a bit tough and you pop through every step. His sled bogs down a bit but said he made it out OK. 4 inches slush under the crust. I'll go tomorrow. I imagine by this afternoon it'll get a bit tougher wlking in with the slush sticking to the bottom of the shanty :-\
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Thanks Icecutter was thinking maybe tomorrow but think i am gonna wait til wednesday to make a run and probally come up and fish saturday and sunday
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Not windy up there ? The wind is howling here in Chenango county ....
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Oh yeah .... Go cuse @)
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Here you go shepherds pie lovers! A bit involved but absolutely on point!!! Just make sure you drain off at least 3/4's of the grease from the chuck. It doesn't say to do that but it comes out way better that way, trust me! Also you want to prep everything first, it's a must!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/shepherds-pie-recipe4/index.html
For those lucky enough to have IA as a facebook friend .... We get cooking pictorials ... :roflmao:
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I am by toad harbor and just saw 2 sleds go by close to shore. they stayed on top. Going out to investigate this afternoon. This end of the lake has very little snow on the ice, so that
layer of slush had a chance to get hard. Gotta be 3" on top. Hey Snag, It's Anthony!
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real windy here! 30 mph
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the wind is rippin right now !!! been building an adaptor for my 5" lazor. putting the finishing touches on it now. will be ready to go for tomorrow. i'm using my 18 volt dewalt gun. Sully...
PIE..............I LIKE PIIIIEEEE............. .......
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I bought a Makita lithium 18 volt back in 2007 when I blew a rotater cuff, it worked fine drilling ice under 8 inches , but once it got bigger, I had to grind the adapter and make a couple flat spots as it was spinning, later after a few weeks, my chuck was getting burned up, so bought a second drill before I ruined that one til my injury healed, 100 plus bucks a wack, in all honestly if you have trouble drilling I'd invest in something bigger like a power auger.....
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Hope the weather is wrong! National Weather Service model has lake effect starting tom. night right on top of the lake. Monday starting up north just below the 104 corridor, but then settling south to just above the throughway.
For Monday though it also seems to have wind speeds over 20 gusting to 30 on the lake.
http://graphical.weather.gov/sectors/northeast.php?element=Wx
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Maybe just enough time too freeze that slush layer, need a little snow for shade and keep the noise down..
no watches, warnings or advisories issued yet,. that's a good sign.
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Yaman it is a windy ***** out there right now, maybe all the slush will blow down to the beach. :)
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went for a little walk on muskrat with my new toy to test out. drilled 12 holes, and still had plenty of battery left. i did grind some flat spots on the end for better gip with the screw gun. very happy with it !! ;D. Sully...
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ORDERED! My stablizers suck, had to walk funny to creep along to not to fall. My legs ached for two days walking like that. I also hyperextended my knee and put me out of duty for 3-4 days. I'm done with that hopefully!
Filetandrelease, Thanks!
slymer83, I looked a month ago at local stores, REM in Fayetteville had them but no LX. Checked Amazon yesterday no XL, Ebay, one XL pair, didn't looked like Kahtoola microspikes? Thanks anyway!
NICE FISH GUYS!
Bart Ebay ones are 100% Kahtoola Microspikes. Mine showed up today,They make them in both red and black.I am ready for the refreeze.
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went for a little walk on muskrat with my new toy to test out. drilled 12 holes, and still had plenty of battery left. i did grind some flat spots on the end for better gip with the screw gun. very happy with it !! ;D. Sully...
5 inch hole, yeah you'll be a machine now. ;D
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Bart Ebay ones are 100% Kahtoola Microspikes. Mine showed up today,They make them in both red and black.I am ready for the refreeze.
Cool, mine will be here Monday!
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Cool, mine will be here Monday!
The best !!!
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at 0900 today chapman area some sleds and wheelers out slow go for wheelers but the slush was not heavy or thick enough to get them stuck. the sleds i saw going had the throttle down and were zipping acrosss the top of the slush. from what i was told there is approx 8inches of very wet slush, did not go out myself. i would have to say by wensday the conditions will be good, and when the slush freezes u better be ready for 2ft of ice or better.
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Went out on Big Bay just for something to do, wasn't too bad,able to stay on top of slush. Kept a couple nice crappy and a dozen good gills. Some guys came out at noon and said they were at 3 or 4 launches on south shore and said it was a mess. They said the law was at Williams telling people not to go out.
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Just got back from Chapman's, its more like 3-4 inches. The top layer breaks when you step on it, but my sled glided behind me without any build up. Managed 5 perch, and walked a half mile out. Other than the wind no complaints.
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Went out on Big Bay just for something to do, wasn't too bad,able to stay on top of slush. Kept a couple nice crappy and a dozen good gills. Some guys came out at noon and said they were at 3 or 4 launches on south shore and said it was a mess. They said the law was at Williams telling people not to go out.
I'm sure it was a mess. When it hardens tonite the launches tom. are going to leave anything not strapped down all over the place. Not to mention guys wanting to see a chiropractor.
Other than that conditions looking PURDY! Get there early.
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Just saw theres a chance for another snow storm next week. Get on the ice as much as ya can fellas
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snow, snow,snow. good for lubrication , unless you have ice scratchers ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Sounding good for tomorrow, I'm cutting these today, there smashing them.
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Now that's a pretty fish!!!!!
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Here's the sun rise out of Apps
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And the walk back around 14:00
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I really didn't mind being wet with these temps and was happy to spend all day looking for fish. Not happy to get blown off the lake though. I've sat through some harsh winds out there but around 13:00 today they were doing damage to the gear so I had to pack up and go.
Oh well. Back after 'em tomorrow.
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Nice pics except for the 2nd one - just looking at that slush made me pretty uncomfortable. Slush and that hellish wind had to be pretty tough. Give you a lot of credit for toughing it out; thanks for the update on conditions.
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Ton of slush (surprise) id guess 6-10 inches, atv 's are near useless, actually seen some parked on sylvan beach and they walked out, there was one buried on the VB side on the canal and you can see where others attempted. After this refreeze it's gonna be 1 hell of a bumpy ride. There is also a snowmobile poker run this afternoon so that traffic will make it even worse. Gonna need a little snow to smooth it back out. Brought home a few perch but honestly it wasn't worth the effort today
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Nice pics!
Same reports I'm getting from neighbors that were out today. Not much has changed from yesterday.
Only lost 1/2-3/4" of slush today.
Gonna be wet tom. But better conditions (I hope)
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Better bite too, I hope!
I got a half dozen 9-11" perch and some dink walleyes. Worst day so far! (It seems I keep saying that every time I come back lately.)
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Better bite too, I hope!
I got a half dozen 9-11" perch and some dink walleyes. Worst day so far! (It seems I keep saying that every time I come back lately.)
Unfortunately I wouldn't bet on the bite. Rising barometer that's supposed to level out &,hold steady through most of the day doesn't bode well for the bite :-\
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Very tough conditions out there today. Slush, ice and water up to the running boards on sled, and then try to find a dry spot to stop and fish. I don't see the conditions being any better tomorrow. 20+ inches of ice and after the mess refreezes probably gonna be 30 inches of ice. Artic Armour pants were soaked but never got wet all the way through to jeans! :thumbsup:
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Devo 420 post at 4:20 ::)
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My snow mobile hates 4-wheeler ruts
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Speaking of "Off Topic" .... I sure do miss that venison pan sausage that you make ! :whistle: :whistle:
I have plenty in the freezer ;D Made 10lbs to start but the kids eat it like candy so I made 20 more lbs from the next harvest...
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I hate to ruin everyone's wonderful discussions of sharpening lawnmower blades, cooking and anything but ice fishing but can we get back on point? What are the current conditions? Anyone out on the ice right now? Walking possible? Do we need to start a new thread that actually discusses ice fishing on Oneida Lake?
Joined in '09 and only 3 posts! And one of those posts was to complain about what is being posted! Wow...
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Some people crack me up ::)
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ya like the last weeks postings
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well went off the north shore ended up with 24 perch and lost 14 , again today they were very sluggish , but it is refreshing to really work hard for them , they are so stuffed with bait not much room left for much of anything else and the wind was brutal , wheelers did as good as sleds maybe better on the way in it was about 6-8" of water slush , after the next freeze there will be about 24" of ice give or take
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How's the ice?
Can I get my wheeler out?
Or should I take the sled?
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How's the ice?
Can I get my wheeler out?
Or should I take the sled?
I'm thinking wheeler for Sun. but either way no speed records will be set , if I go Sun I'm pron to my sled , more water than slush bcons
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Went to Chaumont again this morning thinking conditions might be a little better and they were...slightly. There was only about 4" of slush under the ice crust. The ice crust was not thick enough to hold a person walking and wheelers were having a tough time. The sled bogged down a little but did ok overall. Was much better coming in once the crust softened up. The wind was brutal!
I got 3 really nice eyes, lost one after a very brief battle and broke another off on the hookset - at least I'm assuming they were walleye. Lost my new lure and broke my new rod on that one (actually BB4's rod :)). I don't think I used either more than 20 minutes.
Brought the scale today and they went 9.4lbs, 7.7 lbs and 7.5 lbs.
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9.4lbs
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7.5 lbs
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7.7 lbs
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another shot of the 7.7
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I'm wondering the same thing. Haven't heard anything about Lewis Pt. lately. This is usually when it really turns on
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Anybody know of any good spots to find some perch and walleye????
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Those are some beauts!
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Sorry that was a delayed post in response to "should I bring the 4 wheeler out?"
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Nice eyes kingfisher! :thumbsup:
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kingfisher22, you may have to upgrade your gear to handle them awesome fish! Wish I was in that predicament! ;D
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nice eyes kingfisher ;)
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Went to Chaumont again this morning thinking conditions might be a little better and they were...slightly. There was only about 4" of slush under the ice crust. The ice crust was not thick enough to hold a person walking and wheelers were having a tough time. The sled bogged down a little but did ok overall. Was much better coming in once the crust softened up. The wind was brutal!
I got 3 really nice eyes, lost one after a very brief battle and broke another off on the hookset - at least I'm assuming they were walleye. Lost my new lure and broke my new rod on that one (actually BB4's rod :). I don't think I used either more than 20 minutes.
Brought the scale today and they went 9.4lbs, 7.7 lbs and 7.5 lbs.
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9.4lbs
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7.5 lbs
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7.7 lbs
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another shot of the 7.7
Nice eyes Bill, call me.
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going back
another shot of the 7.7
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Long day for 5 bites, but worth. Didn't stick around for the late afternoon bite. After 6 hours of rattling in the wind I couldn't take it anymore.
Thanks Stickbow and hardwater, Bart and HT
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Nice haul kingfisher
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Good going Kingfisher! I had some buds that went today and the group managed 3 eyes, (2) at 27 inches and (1) at 24. It is a long day for just a few bites but I think it's worth it.
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Well here is a current report off Apps. Lots and lots of water some spots its 6" and others its almost 12" deep. Not much for slush left on lake seemed with the wind today it started stiffen up some but still can't hold weight. I blazed a smooth trail out over 2 miles with wheeler which was flat and clear for walker only because my 2 man shanty was flooded and was pulling like a boat anchor so it pushed most of slush to sides. We did however catch our fair share til about 11 and then the wind started and shut them down. Sorry to the guys with sleds if people like me only have a wheeler but when I go fishing I use the tools I have available and try to stay to one trail in and out so not to make ruts. Ice was all of 16" where we were and if the slush freezes there will easily be 22-24" of ice next weekend. So for the long post but just thought I would give the info first hand.
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Good going Kingfisher! I had some buds that went today and the group managed 3 eyes, (2) at 27 inches and (1) at 24. It is a long day for just a few bites but I think it's worth it.
I agree, it's defintely worth it. It's pretty cool to look down the hole as they're coming up. They look huge!
I honestly think I'm not in the best of spots. I went back to the same spot because it was pretty good last time in a period of 3 hours, but for the whole day I think I can do better. Looking at the contours where I was today is not where I would go if I was basing my decision strictly on the lay of the land. I would really like to hit a place much farther out in the lake, but I haven't seen anyone there and I really don't want to go first. With the wind today, I was not moving.
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Great job Kingfisher, welcome to the club......very satisfying catches those big boys and girls. Makes you want to stay up there and not catch dinks!!!!
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Oh, and here's my homemade creepers.
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I put some silicone on the knots so they don't come untied. So far they have worked great.
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Had a good time in NJ today . 24" of ice and slush on top. Got some nice perch and gills for dinner
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so Bart sharpens lawn mower Blades :blink: cool ;) where do i mail them and how long before i get them back ;D i got a few sets of auger blades i can send his way too. how do you guys cook perch when you get them again.............. ??? been 3 weekends John and i am ready to snap :P just saying. not a good time for newbies to ask stupid questions for sure ::) :P
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Kingfisher...was it a zoo out there today?
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Should be smooth sailing come Tuesday and Wednesday anywhere you want to go, based off the reports and pics
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Here's a suggestion for you, start your own thread!! We'll be all ears!! You want conditions and fishing reports? Open your eyes and read! This is OUR thread, we discuss what we wish, WE started it, and we will conduct it how we see fit! There's a conditions and reports page, of you make 2 more whole posts you can read it till your hearts content! If not, stick to lurkin!
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One "attaboy" button for Ice-Addict!!
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Makin popcorn and waiting for all the stupid basketball comments... I cant even look it FaceBook - its polluted with SU b-ball garbage ;D
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Should be smooth sailing come Tuesday and Wednesday anywhere you want to go, based off the reports and pics
Nope. Saw a couple small groups early but by afternoon we were all alone. I think the wind kept people away.
Oops, quoted the wrong post.
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One "attaboy" button for Ice-Addict!!
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i hate red squirrels ??? ???
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What's the thoughts on all this fresh runoff going into the lake? Make the fish more active? Maybe push them out to deeper water? Makes no difference to them? Just curious to see if there's any theories.
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just read where the water running in the holes is colder than water under the ice. So it will slow the bite. Just what I read.
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nice job on the release Kingfisher :bow: , there is only so many of those big gals to go round , those are dandies for sure
and Dox as IceAddict stated please start a thread so we can lurk on your info, oops my bad you have none ;D, you list in your avatar as Verona NY, your only around the corner you should have more info than most , so do us all a big fav and share your infinite wisdom of the lake , or start your own thread ,
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Makin popcorn and waiting for all the stupid basketball comments... I cant even look it FaceBook - its polluted with SU b-ball garbage ;D
Ahhh somebody wants to argue! ;D
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i hate red squirrels ??? ???
Awwwwwww do they scare you? Not as cuddly looking as the grey ones?
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Just went for a little walk. Not nearly as cold as it was supposed to be out. Tightened up a little, but not great. Gonna be a messy day.
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Yep, not even close to as cold as they forecasted. One more day of slop and its just a memory!
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lake effect snow watch from tonight through tuesday morning 7+ inches of snow. If we get all that snow wont it prevent the slush form freezing solid? It could get a lot worse out there before it gets better
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Tried out my new snow shoes yesterday. They are great , even in slush. Looks like they will come in handy ;D
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THIS FRIGGIN SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lose the snow just to get more, before she tightens up. Looks like more talks of basketball, cooking, sharpening of blades, height or lack thereof of HT, racks, wheels and everything in-between.
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I hope i didn't missed my chance this week by passing up the opprotunity to fish today. Thinking now i should of made the trip up there hope you guys crush em today
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Thanks for the props fellow diehards!
Hey DC , you've been quite subdued, so out of character for you! Pounce away buddy!! I like popcorn too! Oh wait maybe it's cause your watching hoops! Lolol!!
With all my recent spare time I started quilting! And I just finished crocheting a new pair of mittens!
BADDEST NST EVER!!!!!!!!
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This is like a never ending nightmare !!! Maybe most of it will stay north of the lake, like every other lake effect storm she dodged this year. We need better logistics, where's meteorologist Snagger Shane!!!
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hey ice addict what u cooking today?
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Well, seeing as I have ALL day it will likely be the shepherds pie recipe I shared here the other day. If for some reason it doesn't happen, I will defrost some marinara sauce made out of tomatoes from my garden, served over my last lb. of home made macaroni!
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is that paula deen approved?
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Makin popcorn and waiting for all the stupid basketball comments... I cant even look it FaceBook - its polluted with SU b-ball garbage ;D
sounds like a wild Saturday night!!
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Who needs ice fishing. I am starting what will surely be an all day marathon of some fairy princess show with my daughters. It might not last all day because we watched 14 episodes yesterday and I am not sure how many are left. Errr how is the ice, where can I find some eyes or perch (not picky), are wheelers a go yet? Also, I can't believe the ref made that call, I use an electric knife, black frabil suit, no creepers, and a 6" lazor.
There that should cover me for the rest of today.
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Ummmm, you didn't mention food?
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Ummmm, you didn't mention food?
Crap. We are having homemade vegetable venison soup, with homemade pizza for lunch. Chicken cordon blue with baked potato for dinner.
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Nice!! Much better thanks!
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is that paula deen approved?
Well since my other comment was deleted, I'll just say it would be if it had 6 sticks of butter in it!
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Thanks for the props fellow diehards!
Hey DC , you've been quite subdued, so out of character for you! Pounce away buddy!! I like popcorn too! Oh wait maybe it's cause your watching hoops! Lolol!!
With all my recent spare time I started quilting! And I just finished crocheting a new pair of mittens!
BADDEST NST EVER!!!!!!!!
I spent the day at the in-laws ::) ::) :cookoo: 1 minute of b-ball and id be asleep so I tied some flies last night...
Fried crappies, homemade mac n cheese, an bacon wrapped jalapenos stuffed with veggie cream cheese
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just had belgin waffales with strawberries and wippcream and bacon and eggs mmmm good!
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Wow!!! Nice you guys are killing me!!! I gotta go make a nice omelet now! Cheddar, sahlens ham, onion, peppers... With rye roast, YUMMO!
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Beer!!!
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Hey IA you're right, Cloud has been pretty subdued lately. Maybe the two little ones have worn him out ;D. That Sahlens is pretty good stuff - ham off the bone or hot ham is what I usually buy.
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Ok, so all the models I'm looking at are predicting under an inch of snow each day for the next 3 days for the lake area. The lake effect snow warning is posted for Oswego county, with storm totals being 10 to 19 inches by the time Tuesday evening rolls around. I checked the forecast for smack dab in the middle of Oswego county in parish and as far north as snags backyard in Altmar and the most accumulations forecast were in the 3 to 5 range by the time all is said and done. This don't make much sense to me...
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Yep, sahlens is the best ham!! I think.
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Rib eyes over charcoal for dinner!
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The difference between rt 49 and rt 69 snowfall is usually much greater to the north . If the wind stays right it will keep north and minimal till wed. Meteorology is an educated guess at best . Much like the " practice" of medicine .
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Hope your right, I was thinking and hoping the same thing. The last couple lake effect events just missed the lake literally by a few miles. Let's just pray Shane gets buried!!! That way we will be good!
Let's just pray whatever happens it will not happen till that slush layer freezes up, if this snow does fall and that crap ain't healed up yet, well let's just say walkers and quad runners might as well kiss the rest of the Oneida lake late season good bye.... Say your prayers boys!
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Rib eyes over charcoal for dinner!
Mmmmmmm!!! Rib eyes on charcoal! Don't get much better than that!
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Hey IA you're right, Cloud has been pretty subdued lately. Maybe the two little ones have worn him out ;D.
Im too tired to care most of the time... ;D
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John - im making Anne B's recipe from the latest FN mag today - the bacon mac n cheese!
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Ok, so all the models I'm looking at are predicting under an inch of snow each day for the next 3 days for the lake area. The lake effect snow warning is posted for Oswego county, with storm totals being 10 to 19 inches by the time Tuesday evening rolls around. I checked the forecast for smack dab in the middle of Oswego county in parish and as far north as snags backyard in Altmar and the most accumulations forecast were in the 3 to 5 range by the time all is said and done. This don't make much sense to me...
Goto NOAA.gov they've got north shore getting 5-9" south shore 1-3". Seems to have Parish/hastings as the bullseye.
If you play with their interactive model on the bottom right of the page and look at from 1am through tmro morning they have the band settle south a bit from the 104 corridor.
Click on the times under weather not totals and you'll see the dark blue band settle south.
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Moving around today stinks, but its not that deep. 4-8" half of its hardened up. Not enough to hold your weight today though. Supposed to be windy. That'll pack any snow that does fall. Still should be ok.
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Im too tired to care most of the time... ;D
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John - im making Anne B's recipe from the latest FN mag today - the bacon mac n cheese!
Nice!!! I was eyeballing that recipe too!! Let me know how you like it.
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so Bart sharpens lawn mower Blades :blink: cool ;) where do i mail them and how long before i get them back ;D i got a few sets of auger blades i can send his way too. how do you guys cook perch when you get them again.............. ??? been 3 weekends John and i am ready to snap :P just saying. not a good time for newbies to ask stupid questions for sure ::) :P
No... I do not, I'm RETIRED! I do it for myself to save money(fixed income) Any lawnmower blades mailed to me will be sold for more cash, for ice fishing gear! ;D
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Bart, you need to be evaluated!lol
I get a lot of that lately, although I don't understand why... :unsure:
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DC I see your picture taking skills have not eroded the least bit. Great pic !
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DC, kids are looking great, all smiles! ;D
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I'm just guessing as I haven't looked at any weather yet, but this cold air coming down is associated with low pressure not high pressure, normally winds are west when this happens, so this marginal lake effect as the lake is 33-34 degrees right now should be up here, one would think, occational swings down there, I'm not worried , that slush will be rock hard after tonight. remember its trying too freeze from bottom up as well as top down... if I didn't have too work today, I'd be down there, 30's partial cloud cover and perfect barometer, what a day today.
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WOW good eye Youngblood! It's a sign!
Ice addict, you're makin me hungry! You better bring us some of that chow next weekend bro!!!!!
Bart, you need to be evaluated!lol
Sorry buddy, I'm on a simple meal plan on fishing weekends. Sandwiches, tj's or Vellas... All I bring is snacks, junk food, quick easy morning meals, and of course BEER! To much fishin to do to cook!
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Thanks guys!
All you fish heads will appreciate this - The kids can already say walleye, trout, perch, bluegill... its 20 month old jibberish but hey...
Matthews absolute favorite is to sit on my lap at the computer and watch fishing vids and look through fishing pictures of dad and I...
He has two favorites - One a pict montage I made from the salmon river and this one I made a few winters ago...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrbASn2BqkU&list=UUKYy3_XMT2HIv6MUvlXmpLg&feature=c4-overview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrbASn2BqkU&list=UUKYy3_XMT2HIv6MUvlXmpLg&feature=c4-overview)
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and yeah that call sucked last night.. ;D
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I'm just guessing as I haven't looked at any weather yet, but this cold air coming down is associated with low pressure not high pressure, normally winds are west when this happens, so this marginal lake effect as the lake is 33-34 degrees right now should be up here, one would think, occational swings down there, I'm not worried , that slush will be rock hard after tonight. remember its trying too freeze from bottom up as well as top down... if I didn't have too work today, I'd be down there, 30's partial cloud cover and perfect barometer, what a day today.
Thanks buddy!! I feel better already!! You always know just what to say!! She better heal up quick tonight though with that crap on our heels! And yes a perfect day indeed!! Unless of course moving around is a pain, which brother bcons made pretty clear.
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looks like it will be set up solid in the next 48hrs a couple inches of snow wouldn't hurt as of now if she sets up as it is it will be bare ice and a lil rough ride out there,, ill be out wensday
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BEER ;D staple in most good diets ICE ADDICT lol
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hay any body know of a bait shop were i can grab spikes and fatheads in the town of onodaga or some were in the southern part of onondaga county
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Thanks buddy!! I feel better already!! You always know just what to say!! She better heal up quick tonight though with that crap on our heels! And yes a perfect day indeed!! Unless of course moving around is a pain, which brother bcons made pretty clear.
late winter lake effect usually doesn't amount too much, east coasters is what we got too watch out for. hope I didn't jinks the lake with my positive thinking.
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The top layer froze up a little last night but I still broke through some. There is only a couple inches of slush under that. It should be rock solid after tonight!
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hay any body know of a bait shop were i can grab spikes and fatheads in the town of onodaga or some were in the southern part of onondaga county
Nice and easy has great spikes. Twice as big as gander. There is a bait shop on rt 5 on the way to auburn. I have never been there but passed it last week and it said open.
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a little less slush today. everyone that is fishing just outside of muskrat bay is staying on top.
the lake effect snow line is going to be real close to the lake. hope it hardens up before the snow.
have to work today, or I'd be out there. the barometer looks good today. Sully...
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Rib eyes over charcoal for dinner!
Will trade my london broil for a couple rib eyes. :P
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How about venison back strap wellington.
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Cmonnn. Lock back up so I can walk out there. I want to fish Oneida wed-sunday. As much as I like my small lakes I'm having withdrawals. Plus I still want to get some burbot in the frying pan.
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Well let's see. Guys have been restless & moving all day & started moving at 9am. 30%+ are already gone or heading off now.
With this crap layer out here you can hear guys moving on foot 600-700 yards away let alone machines.
Sound like they're creeping up on you only to look out the window and see them that far away.
Slow going, but picking away at them.
Top is softening a bit with the sun and temp. This morning top layer was breaking in chunks that looked like mini shove ice when you walked. Now foot punches right through.
Slush is real thick but now down to 4-5"
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Cmonnn. Lock back up so I can walk out there. I want to fish Oneida wed-sunday. As much as I like my small lakes I'm having withdrawals. Plus I still want to get some burbot in the frying pan.
The sky rats just landed about 75' from me eating one someone left out here yest.
Most have no idea how good they are!
Can't say it enough NH & maine guys specifically target them for derbies and eating. They often stay out all night trying to catch them. Here guys throw em on the ice >:(
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Go Kevin Harvick, sponsored by Budweiser ...... almost race time
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That's a shame. I saw a couple pickeral on the ice last time I was out. they make great fish patties if you grind them up. people are wasteful. Burbots should just about be spawning now so I may target some shoals and hope for the best. Granted it's good walking out there.
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Im too tired to care most of the time... ;D
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John - im making Anne B's recipe from the latest FN mag today - the bacon mac n cheese!
Hey DC are those float suits? Are they wearing their creepers? ;D
I see marcum colors on one, but not both?
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All this talk about food? You guys suck! The one day I only brought a can of the lays wanna be Pringles out and ya gotta get me thinking about eating.
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All this talk about food? You guys suck! The one day I only brought a can of the lays wanna be Pringles out and ya gotta get me thinking about eating.
I been frying up perch, then bringing a nice bag of cold fillets with me and cocktail sauce, great lunch.
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Shane i"ll call you later with a total head count for this upcoming weekend
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Hey DC are those float suits? Are they wearing their creepers? ;D
I see marcum colors on one, but not both?
yes and yes, oh and they are not allowed to talk about b-bail or nascar...
I been frying up perch, then bringing a nice bag of cold fillets with me and cocktail sauce, great lunch.
Yep, I was that kid in grade school with cold fish in my packed lunch ;D
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I been frying up perch, then bringing a nice bag of cold fillets with me and cocktail sauce, great lunch.
Like I said you suck! Stomachs growling perch on the ice flapping in a slush pool instead of oil!
Brought some to work each day for lunch people in the office said ooooh what's that?
I replied MY lunch.
Now gotta wait till I get in >:(
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I been frying up perch, then bringing a nice bag of cold fillets with me and cocktail sauce, great lunch.
Yep do that often!! Good on the water eats for sure!
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Gonna try the Crappie bite tonight with the kids on the local lake, hopefully we will get into some.
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you guys are killing me with all this food chit-chat heres what I get to have today nice freshly mixed suprep :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( colonoscopy Monday morn :'( good news I plan to be on ice in the afternoon :) after I eat about 5lbs of French fries
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Watching golf on the TV ... and Bass Masters on the puter .... munching on the last of the walleye fillets ... Hollywood's famous coconut crusted with the wife's Pina Colada dip .... ;D
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Watching golf on the TV ... and Bass Masters on the puter .... munching on the last of the walleye fillets ... Hollywood's famous coconut crusted with the wife's Pina Colada dip .... ;D
Golf on TV?!?!?!?! Bass on the computer?
Please say it ain't so!
While you're down there tell Satan I said hello but plusssshhhhhhhh
Yikes!
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Hey guys I see there are a few entrance roads off of 13 to get into Verona beach. Which one should I take for the lake access?? Not to familiar with the area. Thank you
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Just got off, walk in was better. Between draining, evaporation, and freezing for the ice up we're down to 2-4" of water and crap! Often times it wasn't over the top of my boot!
Walk sucked! But its getting better
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Hey guys I see there are a few entrance roads off of 13 to get into Verona beach. Which one should I take for the lake access?? Not to familiar with the area. Thank you
Why access there? There's loads of better places.
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Watching golf on the TV ... and Bass Masters on the puter .... munching on the last of the walleye fillets ... Hollywood's famous coconut crusted with the wife's Pina Colada dip .... ;D
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That sounds righteous stormy! Coconut crusted walleye? Never thought of trying that.
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They just updated watches & warnings. Now they're predicting the lake effect will be farther south.
As I said earlier and yesterday the north shore seems to be awful close to the bullseye.
Now its going into tues. Starting up north over rt13 then settling south.
It'll be close.
Although the wind will help & as the slush is now it will be hard.
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you guys are killing me with all this food chit-chat heres what I get to have today nice freshly mixed suprep :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( colonoscopy Monday morn :'( good news I plan to be on ice in the afternoon :) after I eat about 5lbs of French fries
Better watch Bill Engvall's take on a colonoscopy. You will better appreciate what you are about to go through. A word to the wise Vaseline can be your best friend tonight. ;) :o
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I went out sat and sun, travel is really ruff, sucks. Beat the crap out of my sled going out there, if we get the snow it may be game over for a while, hope we don't get it. There is a top layer or crust over 3 inches of slush. Breaking through ever step not fun and the bite sucks right now too. great talking with everyone today. Also special thanks to the young guy that help me get my sled on the trailer Thank god throttle cable broke right at my truck, made my day that it wasn't on the ice tight lines
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Not much fishing talk on this thread lately, hope the lake hardens up and conditions improve so we get some more interesting banter. As far as the weather is concerned, the weathermen have no idea what's going to happen until it's happening, I really stopped looking at them seriously any more than 12 hours out.
I went with plan B today and went to Seneca. Great day weather wise. Light winds, sunny and mild temps-much milder than predicted. I like when the weathermen are wrong to my benefit. Fishing was pretty good too. Left biting fish with each of us getting a fish on our last cast. Pics to follow.
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Not a lot of pigs, most were 9-11 inches long. Perfect eaters. A few were slightly bigger and some slightly smaller. Most were in 18-30'. Water temp was 35-36 degrees, colder in front of creek mouths. Coldest I've ever seen the water there.
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Man that had to be fun open water !!!!!!
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pretty cool post kingfisher @) just got done cleaning 50 perch myself. and NO not on oneida ;)
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Man that had to be fun open water !!!!!!
Felt great to have a boat under foot! Catching fish was a nice bonus too.
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pretty cool post kingfisher @) just got done cleaning 50 perch myself. and NO not on oneida ;)
Nice job HT, there are plenty of options in NY, that's why I love this state. Where else can you fish for 10 pound 'eyes through 20 inches of ice one day and then take your boat out the next? Been a week since I fished Oneida...feels like a month. Definitely looking forward to getting back on it.
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you are correct. i love oneida and the fishing there but there are other opportunities out there for sure. hate to say it but even with the thick ice the clock is ticking when it comes to the ice fishing stuff. pushing towards march now boys and girls. i am going right back tomorrow where i left those fish and filling the freezer with perch ;)
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Decided to try the afternoon bite today. Didn't find any fish, but at least I changed to pack boots today so I stayed dry. Easiest drag in weeks and great weather made it a relaxing outing.
No decent fish so here's the sunset. Lake is shaping up nicely if the snow stays away.
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you are correct. i love oneida and the fishing there but there are other opportunities out there for sure. hate to say it but even with the thick ice the clock is ticking when it comes to the ice fishing stuff. pushing towards march now boys and girls. i am going right back tomorrow where i left those fish and filling the freezer with perch ;)
Ohhhh no you're not. I told ya once to stay outa my basement. Now I'm gonna chain in shut.
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you better hurry up bacon mahar.......... i am going to put all your fish in my freezer before you know it....LMFAO
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pretty cool post kingfisher @) just got done cleaning 50 perch myself. and NO not on oneida ;)
Nice fishing with ya again HT.
Did i here somebody say basketball? ??? ;D
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Thanks for hanging my gator's up HT! :woot: Let me know when they are cured :blink:
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Fished this afternoon out of Taft. Slow bite to start. Only water on the ice, was starting to skim over when I left. Looks like it should set up nicely. However lots and lots of ruts.
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Nice fishing with ya again HT.
Did i here somebody say basketball? ??? ;D
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Thanks for hanging my gator's up HT! :woot: Let me know when they are cured :blink:
thanks for decorations........... .lmao the salmon is ready for sure. the deer head might be a while ...............omg
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thanks for decorations........... .lmao the salmon is ready for sure. the deer head might be a while ...............omg
:woot: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Anyone know how pressure crack at chapman park is ? Finally ready to give her a go. Went last weekend in 16 inches of hell and took a week to recover. This will be the last year walking for me . I know there's a lot people ready to get back on the ice. Good luck everyone
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Im 37....Walking is only for youth and in shape.... looks like ill be investing in snowshoes for next year. Got another decade till ill need a Wheeler.
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The sky rats just landed about 75' from me eating one someone left out here yest.
Most have no idea how good they are!
Can't say it enough NH & maine guys specifically target them for derbies and eating. They often stay out all night trying to catch them. Here guys throw em on the ice >:(
Shame, people kill them back home too. Saw a pickerel and a few gills that were dumped in the snow bank at the marina on Big Bay today - such a waste. Makes me wonder why people like that even bother to fish.
As for me, I picked up this slob today and boiled him in oil for assaulting my jig. This one hadn't spawned yet.
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went out today in the AM I stayed on top most of the time going out then it warmed up and there was anywhere from 3-6" of crap[water, slush] , did a few perch in the morning and then went on a recon looking for other places to fish later in the week, after a few hours of that I splashed my way back to the morning spot and caught a few more for a total of 20,18 were very nice with 2 on the small side 9-9.5" the fish are full of mayfly larvae and shrimp , you could look down the hole and see shrimp swimming around , again today had to tickle them up , after a couple of cold days the the slop will be froze up , wheelers got around better than the sleds today IMO,, now after the refreeze there will be about 23" of ice well at least in the places of the north shore I fished , I covered about 4 miles of it today, HT well done
nice haul Kingfisher, you picked the right day for the boat
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Fished William's this morning---8--10 people about 100yds. out, only like 4 or5 of us halfway to the Island. Walking was awful! On the way in much better in my opinion ( I broke through on every step--which was a pain but at least you could keep up some sort of pace. Saw 2 bass, 1 walleye and several small groups of decent perch (8-10 in a group). No takers they would look like they wanted to strike but ended up posing for the camera. Maybe around Wed. if the ice firms up! Good luck!! Gunner
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National weather service upped the totals, didn't see this coming.
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I been comparing this winter with 1976-77 since it started, heres a great comparison, still 4 days left this month, came close too 1976-77.
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Last night temp dropped below freezing as soon as sun went down. 18 degrees right now, and we picked up a quick inch about an hour ago when a burst came through at Lewis pt.
Have to think most of that crap has stiffened up.
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Fished midlake yesterday morning until noon. Forgot my vex battery and thought about just turning around but they were there last week so figured I'd stick it out. Two minnow rods and a big sonar on the third. Ended up with 22 perch and several throw backs. Quality was very good. Two friends with flashers did half as many each. I still wish I had the flasher. They moved around more looking for the motherload while I sat tight in the original holes and took what they gave me. Three on the sonar and the remainder on big fatheads with just a hook and bigger splitshot. A 5lb pickeral and a burbot rounded out the morning. No eye in the 22' depth I was in. Travel on sleds was OK just carved a wet path.
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About 2" of snow so far here and still snowing. 20 degrees now so that slop should be hardened up.
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National weather service upped the totals, didn't see this coming.
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So that means 18-24 inches for Fulton area or something? We got 2 inches here in Cleveland today, gonna try a lake run to work on the sled, the trails are screwed.
cny
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Tim, last I knew they said 10-19 for us over next few days! Hope they are wrong bro
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The wind is whipping out of the west too. Should blow anything right off. Hopefully. :-\
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Wad and I went to Chaumont Sunday. Tough going with a wheeler but doable. Only managed one eye and some dink perch. Wad caught the walleye, his personal best so far 5.4lbs.
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They just closed schools here. We are getting bombed here on the north shore with snow. Visability is almost zero at times
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The snow was blowing off the ice when I went to work. The band was right to the edge of the lake so a lot of the lake was getting missed. It looks like it dropped a bit further south but still not a direct hit....yet.
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Congrats Wad!
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Hastings got it good......
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got 1.5" on southshore as of 7 am.....heavy band is set up from the north shore and points north....lets hope it stays up there.....wind is howling so what does fall should blow off mostly....sun is shining in the city....last week of work ;D yee haa......looks like I will be gettin alot of icefishing in in march according to the extended forecast...stayed off the lake this weekend and fished cazenovia....had fun.....brought a bunch of pannie filets in for the guys at work
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Driving down the South Shore until Bridgeport just after 7am, most of the snow had or was blowing off, 60% looked like bare ice.
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....last week of work ;D yee haa......looks like I will be gettin alot of icefishing in in march according to the extended forecast...
Congratulations! You have no idea how jealous I am!
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Ok guys,....all together now,...look up to the north,...now BLOW!!!!! HARDER!!!!!!!!! keep that lake effect above the lake!!;D
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Congratulations! You have no idea how jealous I am!
thanks Otis.....not sure how old you are but hang in there, it goes by fast
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got about an inch here in muskrat bay. hope the weather man is wrong. the radar doesn't look good. hopefully it stiffens up before all the snow. Sully...
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couldn't take it anymore so I went to silver for some craps last night ended up with 14 and couple perch!
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Your right Reeleyez. The heaviest snows are barely north of the lake! Looks like they have lifted a little bit northward at the moment. I drove a couple miles north of 49 and it was zero visability
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couldn't take it anymore so I went to silver for some craps last night ended up with 14 and couple perch!
Cool! Any size to those Crops? or the perch? Man, I wish the perch fishery would bounce back to where it was during the Trap attack days. It was pretty impressive for the size of that lake.
My friend went there yesterday and fished off Traber rd. , then to the south east end north of Macs a ways and literally did not catch one single fish! Said he marked fish everywhere he went but could not get anything to hit.
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I live 2 miles north of 49 and at 8:00 am it was snowing like crazy and 15 min. later the sun was out. We got about 8 - 10 in. over night. Good thing it is light and fluffy lake effect snow.
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web cam is and has been in the clear all morning...every little bit helps.....Especially when 8-10 inches fell just 2 miles north of 49 like perchhead said. looks like maybe an inch or two total have hit the lake so far, if we can keep that stupid band mainly where it has been so far we may make it out of this with a tolerable amount of snow fall.... Maybe not even that much!! Especially if that wind keeps on rippin'!
Just tryin' to stay optimistic! I think we deserve it after the past 2 week disaster!
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Ok guys,....all together now,...look up,...now BLOW!!!!! HARDER!!!!!!!!! ;D
thats just not right
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Yeah I guess you were right! LOL! all fixed!
The warning changed to Onondaga / Madison counties for a total of 4-8 inches! Sounds much better to me!!
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Conditions:
I woke up at 5:15 to about a foot of snow here in Hastings but decided to go anyway. Got to Central Square and no snow, typical lake effect. Just came off because of the snow day. Lot of lookers but tight lipped, very windy, shelter was taking a beating. Had to ask myself do I keep fishing or do I go pick up the kids from sitter and save some money. Given the bite, I went to get the kids. I made a ton of stops from Phillips Point to Messenger. Put 14 miles on the sled. The slush set up nicely. Very bumpy ride, most of the snow that did fall blew right off. It is glare ice with patches of snow scattered around. I have a 550 2-up and never went through all morning, stayed right on top. You can feel the top layer then the slush underneath when you drill but with this wind and no snow it should build thicker.
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That's what I like to hear ;D ;D woot woot
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YESSSSSSS!!!!!!! :woot: :clap: :bow: :thumbsup:
Thanks for that report Customro! WOW Philips to Messenger!! Thats quite a haul!! :o :o
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Yeah we are getting wadded in Cleveland, can't see across the street.
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Excellent report customro keep em coming boys I need to get on the lake this weekend
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Yup. Webcam is a whiteout.
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I live 2 miles north of 49 and at 8:00 am it was snowing like crazy and 15 min. later the sun was out. We got about 8 - 10 in. over night. Good thing it is light and fluffy lake effect snow.
6 inches here, not good when you guys get more than me, hope it lifts north... mid day sun should weaken it, but she'll get rolling again at dark.
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Went out of apps this morning first 100 yards has some slushy spots, no big deal, after that it was solid. Use caution if you go out of Apps, back end my wheeler went in, machine was standing straight up in the air... scared the @#$%^ out of me. Just to the east of the big ice pile just off shore, its all marked now but with all the water running out of the creek there is bound to be more spots like that. As for the fishing only fished 2 hours due to the wind, managed 6 nice perch. Marked allot of fish most just lookers but the ones that hit were aggressive and hammered my jigging rap.
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just got a quick 4" here. couldn't see the lake from my front window, and it's less than 50' to the lake. Sully...
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Went out of apps this morning first 100 yards has some slushy spots, no big deal, after that it was solid. Use caution if you go out of Apps, back end my wheeler went in, machine was standing straight up in the air... scared the @#$%^ out of me. Just to the east of the big ice pile just off shore, its all marked now but with all the water running out of the creek there is bound to be more spots like that. As for the fishing only fished 2 hours due to the wind, managed 6 nice perch. Marked allot of fish most just lookers but the ones that hit were aggressive and hammered my jigging rap.
Good report, but for the record that area to the left of the pier has been a mess the past 4 weeks, we been accessing over the pier to the right a bit, all solid there no problems. For those who don't know, when you drive down the hill out of apps bear to the right most likely following the trail, and go OVER the pier, don't go around it!
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Snow has stopped here but the wind is still whipping. See one guy out in front of the house where I'm working in constantia
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Me and big jimmy will be down too Apps Friday, wish I knew where some eyes were, think we got our work cut out for us.
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I'm down with that!
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Oooo I like what I see
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Yeah I guess you were right! LOL! all fixed!
The warning changed to Onondaga / Madison counties for a total of 4-8 inches! Sounds much better to me!!
The advisories remain as they were originally, calling for 4-8" extreme northern onondaga county/madison county which would basically be along the southern shore of the lake. Not much to report so far today, has snowed hard at times but no real accumulation probably due to the 25-30mph winds. She should harden up pretty good plus alittle snow for lube, looks like were back in business once the wind lays down just a bit.
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Ah good stuff. Joined.
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Crap,
I'll be away. >:( At least I'll still be fishing!
Good luck to all you Diehards!
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Sucks I gotta work that weekend!!!!!!!!!!!
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Give em he11 guys, I can't fish this Saturday. I think the eye bite is going to pick up soon though...
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Shane and Jimmy are going to win anyway!!!!!!!!!!!
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Invitation only on the tourney?
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Shane and Jimmy are going to win anyway!!!!!!!!!!!
That's why I'm not even entering! those guys scare the heck out of me!!! :unsure: ::)
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Invitation only on the tourney?
Nope open to all!
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Microspikes have arrived, fit snug, but fine. Wanted to post a pic with scale to allow others interested, size-wise.
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there is very little snow on the west ice end as far as i can see. it's all in my driveway !! the wind was brutal today. it's hardening up up nice out there !! Sully...
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what is the entry fee for this?
if you read 10 posts back you'll see the fee is $30.00.
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I am in will be on way saturday am leaving at 3:30 good luck fellas
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Microspikes have arrived, fit snug, but fine. Wanted to post a pic with scale to allow others interested, size-wise.
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That was the XL Bart? Over size 13 boot?
Thanks
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That was the XL Bart? Over size 13 boot?
Thanks
Mircospikes are XL. Not sure the boot size? It measures 14" without the microspikes on. Without my foot in the boot it kincks a little. With my foot in it relaxes and fits fine.
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bart lets us know how you like them
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thanks Otis.....not sure how old you are but hang in there, it goes by fast
sure does kid ;)
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i kinda like korkers
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even faster after you retire.
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went to the site for the tourney for this sat. when is the dead line to enter my fish at Apps on Saturday.
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Weigh in is @ 4pm
Where exactly is the information on the tourney ?
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Why wasn't this little shindig announced earlier? Would love to take your money!
My four GOTOs have yielded at least one pig every time out.
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Appreciate the info Bart !
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Bart, what vendor / retailer did you order your spikes from?
Thanks in advance for the info.
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There's one on Big Bay Sunday!
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Bart, what vendor / retailer did you order your spikes from?
Thanks in advance for the info.
http://kahtoola.com/products/microspikes/ (http://kahtoola.com/products/microspikes/)
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There's one on Big Bay Sunday!
But who cares about bluegill. :P
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Thanks Stormy .......
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good format!!!may give it a shot!
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sure does kid ;)
blows me away how fast 30 years went by.......hopin the next 30 slow right down.....gotta hook up with you north shore thugz one of these days.....have never fished out of the north shore.....should have plenty of time now ;)
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But who cares about bluegill. :P
Then fish for crappie ;)
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mmmmm crappie got some last night!
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Then fish for crappie ;)
I do that when I'm bored.
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I do that when I'm bored.
lol.. yeah I'll be hoisting some wallys' Saturday too.. good luck!
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Wad and I went to Chaumont Sunday. Tough going with a wheeler but doable. Only managed one eye and some dink perch. Wad caught the walleye, his personal best so far 5.4lbs.
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Nice fish Wad! Did they get any snow up there? Should tighten up really well tonight if there's no snow.
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i kinda like korkers
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Hey I may have lost a set of keys in Apps parking lot Sunday morning. There was only mud there at the time and is now probably covered with snow but if anyone happens to come across them please let me know. I just had an extra car key replaced last month and it cost me $175 due to the micro chip and it being a house call :-\
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Shane and Jimmy are going to win anyway!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll pay the 30 bucks just to meet these great fisherman ;D ;D
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3" on lakeshore rd. in cicero as of 7 am......no wind to speak of
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Not sure if I have this right, in the tournament each pound of walleye is worth 5 points, and each pound of perch is worth 1 point?
.......since first place is a suit, shouldn't second be a Solid tow bar, and third be a set of creepers?? :woot:
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.......since first place is a suit, shouldn't second be a Solid tow bar, and third be a set of creepers?? :woot:
Somewhere in there a pair of SU Basketball tickets ;D
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Not sure if I have this right, in the tournament each pound of walleye is worth 5 points, and each pound of perch is worth 1 point?
.......since first place is a suit, shouldn't second be a Solid tow bar, and third be a set of creepers?? :woot:
Why has all the information on the tourney been deleted?
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Ice tightend up pretty good.I fished the south shore yesterday until 8:00pm most of the snow blew of the lake . There was about 80% clear ice. Had to bunker down wind was tuff. 6 perch total.
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Nice fish Wad! Did they get any snow up there? Should tighten up really well tonight if there's no snow.
Not any that I know of. Looks like the lake effect band stayed south of Pulaski.
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Looking to get out later this week on the North Shore. We went out of Godfrey awhile back and didn't have much luck but managed a few shorts and a Burbot. Anyone having much action over in that area or East toward Jewell? You could send me a PM if you would like or not. I am a going to test out my cordless on what appears to be 2' of ice! Good luck to everyone in the Tourney this weekend, We will be running some coyotes with dogs!
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Conditions out here on the southeast part of the lake couldn't be better. Hardened right up with just enough snow on top for traction. Very few guys out here.
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So glad they basically bombed the lake effect forecast! Now lets get through the predicted 4-8 they say is gonna fall today! EVERY little bit they are wrong helps, especially with all the snow possibilities over the next week!
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south shore near chapman looked good didnt go out but from what i could tell, like maybe 3 inches of snow at the most and looked solid,,,
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Glad the lake dodged the snow, but hannibal, fulton north Cato got the brunt of the band judging by the foot of snow in the road this am... Soo ready for some onieda eyes again after taking about a month off and fished Cayuga perch and owasco lakers instead
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thanks Otis.....not sure how old you are but hang in there, it goes by fast
I'm no spring chicken, but I've got another 20+ years to go.
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I'm no spring chicken, but I've got another 20+ years to go.
I'm pretty young by retirement standards....56.....bu t 30 yrs working for the same company is enough.....it goes by fast
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So glad they basically bombed the lake effect forecast! Now lets get through the predicted 4-8 they say is gonna fall today! EVERY little bit they are wrong helps, especially with all the snow possibilities over the next week!
Some places between me and Oneida have picked up 16-18 inches and still snowing, I've gotten 8.5 inches, Oneida got lucky.... hinting towards ohio valley storms next week.
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I got 8" - 9" 1 mile north of the lake but I was right on the edge of it. Anything that fell on the lake pretty much blew off so it's all good.
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I'm pretty young by retirement standards....56.....bu t 30 yrs working for the same company is enough.....it goes by fast
Good for you Scout! In 6 more years I'll be 56 and my last kid should be finished with college. Maybe I'll be able to "semi" retire by then. I know I won't be able to fully retire unless I win the lottery. Very jealous.
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Some places between me and Oneida have picked up 16-18 inches and still snowing, I've gotten 8.5 inches, Oneida got lucky.... hinting towards ohio valley storms next week.
Yeah, I know some places got quite a bit, I guess I was being facetious with that comment, I was just concerned about one area and one area only!! ;)
I've lost count of how many bullets she's dodged this winter, but its definitely quite a few! But that storm that buried the lake two weeks ago made up for it!
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Not sure if I have this right, in the tournament each pound of walleye is worth 5 points, and each pound of perch is worth 1 point?
.......since first place is a suit, shouldn't second be a Solid tow bar, and third be a set of creepers?? :woot:
From what I gather...5 points for each walleye. One point for each perch, then a point for each lb of fish.
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Lost a left handed neoprene frogger glove a chapman park . 12-24 it would of been in the parking lot front row left at 7:00 pm .I still got the right hand I figured I post it on here you never know. Thanks Gozzos
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I'm pretty young by retirement standards....56.....bu t 30 yrs working for the same company is enough.....it goes by fast
scout im same age but only have 26 years working for same employee you got that right 30 yrs is more than enough ahh remember the good old days :) let me know how it feels got 4 more to go until then :'( you enjoy yourself take care and hope to see you on the ice :tipup: :tipup: :tipup:
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Yeah, I know some places got quite a bit, I guess I was being facetious with that comment, I was just concerned about one area and one area only!! ;)
I've lost count of how many bullets she's dodged this winter, but its definitely quite a few! But that storm that buried the lake two weeks ago made up for it!
Its really strong right now, we got a whiteout, mexico just south of me is getting pounded, its about too head south, where it lands nobody knows.
looking out my window right now.
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I'll pay the 30 bucks just to meet these great fisherman ;D ;D
maybe he will do a meet and greet with u, pictures and autographs too... That would be the sh.. Also get a ton of knowledge from him
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Good for you Scout! In 6 more years I'll be 56 and my last kid should be finished with college. Maybe I'll be able to "semi" retire by then. I know I won't be able to fully retire unless I win the lottery. Very jealous.
thanks......worked for syr. city school district.....state pension ;D.....electrician..... will still find some work to keep me busy on days when I can't fish,golf or hunt....gotta great wife also that keeps me grounded and on the right track...it's all good....thanks everyone ;D
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I think its gonna break up and fizzle out IF and when it gets that far south.
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scout im same age but only have 26 years working for same employee you got that right 30 yrs is more than enough ahh remember the good old days :) let me know how it feels got 4 more to go until then :'( you enjoy yourself take care and hope to see you on the ice :tipup: :tipup: :tipup:
How were your 50 pounds of french fries ? ;D ;D ;D
See you at 9 tonight @ Timmy Ho's
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Some places between me and Oneida have picked up 16-18 inches and still snowing, I've gotten 8.5 inches, Oneida got lucky.... hinting towards ohio valley storms next week.
Snagg...Your inbox is flooded ! ;)
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maybe he will do a meet and greet with u, pictures and autographs too... That would be the sh.. Also get a ton of knowledge from him
Don't need to see him in person ...................... .. you just have to know how to read @)
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a new lake effect watch has been extended threw Thursday now.
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Watched the weather this morn. They said multiple storm systems all week through the weekend. Hope the accumulation stays down.
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From what I gather...5 points for each walleye. One point for each perch, then a point for each lb of fish.
Thanks, that makes sense
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maybe he will do a meet and greet with u, pictures and autographs too... That would be the sh.. Also get a ton of knowledge from him
No need for pics or autographs getting the knowledge would be worth the money ;D
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"Any fish caught and or on the ice or in a bucket or cooler and seen without a tournament tag you will be Disqualified. "
So we're only allowed to keep 5 perch on Saturday if we're fishing the tournament?
I realize we can only enter 5 but thought the normal limit would apply for take home fish.
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IA ... Brought up the 16" minimum ... That was Changed to the State minimum of 15" ...
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"Any fish caught and or on the ice or in a bucket or cooler and seen without a tournament tag you will be Disqualified. "
So we're only allowed to keep 5 perch on Saturday if we're fishing the tournament?
I realize we can only enter 5 but thought the normal limit would apply for take home fish.
You can only have 3 walleye and 5 perch in the weigh in line .... what you do with the other 45 is up to you.
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its shifted as much as its gonna south, heading back north soon..
strong winds on outside of squall should be blowing the lake clean.
http://www.cnycentral.com/weather/radar.aspx#.Uwz4CGeYaMo (http://www.cnycentral.com/weather/radar.aspx#.Uwz4CGeYaMo)
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You can only have 3 walleye and 5 perch in the weigh in line .... what you do with the other 45 is up to you.
Thanks!
(That'd be 49 more than I caught last time out but I don't wanna get disqualified if I get lucky out there.)
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its shifted as much as its gonna south, heading back north soon..
strong winds on outside of squall should be blowing the lake clean.
http://www.cnycentral.com/weather/radar.aspx#.Uwz4CGeYaMo (http://www.cnycentral.com/weather/radar.aspx#.Uwz4CGeYaMo)
Just studied those same models, my forecaster confidence is high and in concurrence with yours. ;D
Now the action over the next day and a half, I'm happy to say the forecaster confidence is medium, therefor it's a crap shoot and all about the winds.
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its shifted as much as its gonna south, heading back north soon..
strong winds on outside of squall should be blowing the lake clean.
http://www.cnycentral.com/weather/radar.aspx#.Uwz4CGeYaMo (http://www.cnycentral.com/weather/radar.aspx#.Uwz4CGeYaMo)
Whiteout here, not too bad of a day to be sick I suppose. Making chili right now to go with fish taco's for dinner ;D
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Hey Stormy, perhaps you should discuss the " no frozen fish" rule......I'm SURE there are a lot of misconceptions going on out there....The rules format you picked is very similar to those I've observed and obeyed on the tournament circuit. Is this derby really that stringent? I mean we ARE talking large predators and very frigid weather....Keeping them thawed is going to be quite a feat. In my experience it was always extremely difficult enough to keep panfish alive and thawed with "no ice in the bucket" as stated, let alone the challenge of taking care of a large fish such as a Walleye, let alone 3!
I am quite capable of keeping my catch from freezing under normal fishing conditions, however, during contests when running and gunning is often required, not letting those fish get a bit stiff is very difficult at best.
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Hey Stormy, perhaps you should discuss the " no frozen fish" rule......I'm SURE there are a lot of misconceptions going on out there....The rules format you picked is very similar to those I've observed and obeyed on the tournament circuit. Is this derby really that stringent? I mean we ARE talking large predators and very frigid weather....Keeping them thawed is going to be quite a feat. In my experience it was always extremely difficult enough to keep panfish alive and thawed with "no ice in the bucket" as stated, let alone the challenge of taking care of a large fish such as a Walleye, let alone 3!
John .. As this is my first running a tournament others suggested this as a way to reduce cheating ... depending on the turn out it could be a big chunk of change ... It was suggested to bring a cooler or keep them in a bucket in your shanty .... If we allow frozen fish ...they could have been caught days before .
I may also modify the perch rule ... you can legally cull perch so no bands maybe required for the perch .
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A cooler with some water in it will keep them from freezing solid..... Besides It's pretty easy to tell if a fish is more than 6 hours old IMO.
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This is no lie ... I had a guy say to me that him and his buddy's will fish together and one of them will turn in their biggest walleye and split the money ... thus the bands .
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Understood, so what are the guidelines? A bit stiff is OK? kinda crusty is allowed? Popsicles are out? OR absolutely NO ice or signs of being frozen allowed whatsoever?
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got out for a couple hours this morning before work. only 4 gills, and 1 big sunny. going to fish for perch the remainder of the season. the surface is solid !! there's about 4" of snow on it. prefect for the sled. cut about 23" of ice. my new adapter for the auger works great !! Sully...
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got out for a couple hours this morning before work. only 4 gills, and 1 big sunny. going to fish for perch the remainder of the season. the surface is solid !! there's about 4" of snow on it. prefect for the sled. cut about 23" of ice. my new adapter for the auger works great !! Sully...
WHat adapter did you get Sully? I used the Clam that Rob's buddy... Jimmy maybe??? Bought and man it's sweet ;) We had a tough time with the flat's Sunday too.
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Understood, so what are the guidelines? A bit stiff is OK? kinda crusty is allowed? Popsicles are out? OR absolutely NO ice or signs of being frozen allowed whatsoever?
Mmmmmm Walleye Popsicles !! ::) ;D ;D ;D
My question is this: Is there going to be someone at the weigh in station who is qualified and experienced in determining if a fish has been frozen, preserved, tampered with or excessively waterlogged should the situation arise ??
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Mmmmmm Walleye Popsicles !! ::) ;D ;D ;D
My question is this: Is there going to be someone at the weigh in station who is qualified and experienced in determining if a fish has been frozen, preserved, tampered with or excessively waterlogged should the situation arise ??
Yeah, I was wondering who said "officials" would be, and exactly how they would be observing on ice activities?
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I would think Rick would be experienced enough to determine that right ?
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I would think Rick would be experienced enough to determine that right ?
That would be correct. Didn't know if he was involved or not.
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Is he partaking in the activities ?
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He is the Hostess with the mostess ..... @)
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Hmmmmmm.......
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He is the Hostess with the mostess ..... @)
I thought the tournament was to be run out of Anglers Bay Resort ???
Why the change ? Parking ? Access ?
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Thats what you get for not paying attention ... or answering my messages
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Thats what you get for not paying attention ... or answering my messages
I don't work for free ! ;) ;D
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Either do I .... ;D
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I am glad Apps is gonna be open at for 4 am Rick is a real nice guy i would like to give him my money instead of having to get bait the night before
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I agree Rick is a great always there to help you out if help is needed!!!!
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Can only use 3 jigging rods? No tipups? I'm excited. Hoping the weather cooperates
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Can only use 3 jigging rods? No tipups? I'm excited. Hoping the weather cooperates
rods only ...no tip up or tip downs ...
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now thats what i like to hear icefreak
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rods only ...no tip up or tip downs ...
Why?
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Your sick too dd? Hmmmm me too its been snowing like a mother in the square all day....this tourney will be run well stormy did his homework.... if this goes as well as im sure it will it will be even bigger next yr. If you guys have a good time please let the sponsors know. This wouldnt happen without them. Stormy and i brain stormed after anglers bay fell through and apps was the natural relocate. Im glad rick is in. Ill be there to donate but im certainly not concedeing to snag and fillet without a fight lol ;D
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Why?
Because tip ups are for sissies! :P
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Because tip ups are for sissies! :P
Helped you in the dink perch derby ::) ::) ;D
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Because tip ups are for sissies! :P
;D :woot: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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rods only ...no tip up or tip downs ...
Might want to change some wording in the "General Rules" if that's the format !
General Rules:
All Fish must be fresh-caught on the day of the tournament, during tournament hours, by regular fishing means (line and hook) (no snagged fish allowed). No frozen fish will be weighed or accepted for points. All fishing must be done on Oneida Lake (excluding any tributaries). All NYS DEC regulations apply. All anglers must possess a valid NYS fishing license. All local angling regulations for each waterway apply.
If DEC and Local Regulations apply, Tip ups / Tip downs are legal to use and if I remember correctly, they both utilize hooks and line ! @) @) @)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HsFwcXY9g8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HsFwcXY9g8) :woot: :woot: :woot: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Love to hook one
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Might want to change some wording in the "General Rules" if that's the format !
General Rules:
All Fish must be fresh-caught on the day of the tournament, during tournament hours, by regular fishing means (line and hook) (no snagged fish allowed). No frozen fish will be weighed or accepted for points. All fishing must be done on Oneida Lake (excluding any tributaries). All NYS DEC regulations apply. All anglers must possess a valid NYS fishing license. All local angling regulations for each waterway apply.
If DEC and Local Regulations apply, Tip ups / Tip downs are legal to use and if I remember correctly, they both utilize hooks and line ! @) @) @)
Here's an idea ... why don't you and your DSO crew start your own ... that way you can have it just the way you want.
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Easy fellas. It was just a question because it wasn't mentioned. Makes my load a little lighter anyhow
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Here's an idea ... why don't you and your DSO crew start your own ... that way you can have it just the way you want.
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Helped you in the dink perch derby ::) ::) ;D
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(image just for coach! ;D )
Ya but you yelled flag at me more than I noticed them! :P Only got a couple on those things. Notice I have those thermal hole cover type? When fishing areas like the pond or Big Bay where I hole hop ALOT while jigging I use those to cover the hole so the wind doesn't blow snow in and slush or freeze them up.
It also works well to claim a small area on very busy days and keep others from fishing my holes. Sometimes (like when the dinks are very aggressive I don't even bait them. Just use as place holders.) ;)
Easy fellas. It was just a question because it wasn't mentioned. Makes my load a little lighter anyhow
Was just busting on him ;D
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Here's an idea ... why don't you and your DSO crew start your own ... that way you can have it just the way you want.
First thing you should have done is to get someone with experience to proof read the rules so there would be no discrepancies !
I'm just pointing out areas that could be a PIA should someone question the mistakes in the rules or push the issue if they should catch a winning fish on a tip up / tip down.
Each rule should be CLEARLY stated and in plain English !
You can't take someones money and then tell them they're disqualified if the rules don't CLEARLY state the violation.
End of story !
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In a nut shell about this Tournament I will be attending this, and to who has helped put this on thank you. If you do not like the rules do not go. Do not want to listen to you whine when you see my fish.................. .....
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Here's an idea ... why don't you and your DSO crew start your own ... that way you can have it just the way you want.
REAL sportsman like.
25 or so of us showing up at 30 bucks a head adds to the pot....
Maybe 25 or so of us will show and just set up and fish but not enter...free lake and all...
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Stormy it's not easy to run one of these things and make everyone happy. I appluad you for setting this up. :clap:
I am bummed that I won't be around on Saturday because I know it will be a blast.
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Whenever there is a first time event there will be tweaking and learning. Stormy dont get defensive and cross eye dont dig so friggin deep. Ive been tourney fishing ing multiple formats since 1985. Ive run the lions derby 6 yrs with an avg entry of 1700 peeps. If stormy says no tip ups or downs thats it. The tourney director has final say. All i care about is this thing goes well. Set the personality differences aside for one day.
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No sweat 315stickbow, I get his humor now ;D ;D ;D ;D And I only yelled tip up once ::) ::) ;D I'm too lazy to use them anymore, but in a tourney like this I would. Not sure why it wouldn't be allowed.....
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Can we use live bait ??? :wacko: ;D
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That's a question better not asked, much like saying Voldemort in a Harry Potter movie! ;D :roflmao: :roflmao:
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :woot: :woot: :woot:
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Whenever there is a first time event there will be tweaking and learning. Stormy dont get defensive and cross eye dont dig so friggin deep. Ive been tourney fishing ing multiple formats since 1985. Ive run the lions derby 6 yrs with an avg entry of 1700 peeps. If stormy says no tip ups or downs thats it. The tourney director has final say. All i care about is this thing goes well. Set the personality differences aside for one day.
::) ::) ::) Good luck with that ;D
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Can we use live bait ??? :wacko: ;D
:whistle: :whistle: um yes
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Can we use live bait ??? :wacko: ;D
No, make sure all buckeye heads have expired prior to use ;)2 :icefish:
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Your sick too dd? Hmmmm me too its been snowing like a mother in the square all day....this tourney will be run well stormy did his homework.... if this goes as well as im sure it will it will be even bigger next yr. If you guys have a good time please let the sponsors know. This wouldnt happen without them. Stormy and i brain stormed after anglers bay fell through and apps was the natural relocate. Im glad rick is in. Ill be there to donate but im certainly not concedeing to snag and fillet without a fight lol ;D
can't speak for the snag but I'm no better out there than the rest , I just like spending time out there , and getting lucky and setting on a feeding school is where it's at , It's a big lake , and by the way not even sure I'm going to enter , but good luck to all that do ;)
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Can we use live bait ??? :wacko: ;D
you can even use Hormel :o
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::) ::) ::) Good luck with that ;D
hey hey i can always hope....lol. seriously as fishermen we are our worst enemies. Im hoping this tourney turns into someyhing that brings a bunch of anglers together on common ground.....well common ice
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I will have spam and vienni sausages in the cooler by the spikes
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I will have spam and vienni sausages in the cooler by the spikes
yes sir duel purpose bait just ask coach
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Im planning on it. Unless weather makes travel with atv a bear. Is it a pink flag? ::)
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hey hey i can always hope....lol. seriously as fishermen we are our worst enemies. Im hoping this tourney turns into someyhing that brings a bunch of anglers together on common ground.....well common ice
Too much EGO ;)
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I will have spam and vienni sausages in the cooler by the spikes
Good!! because your minnows taste like (http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/word/crap-emoticon.gif) :woot: ;D
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Hey, maybe that's where he gets his mutant spikes LOL
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Hmmmn spikes by hormel.....has a good ring. And coach minners are high in protein
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Hmmmn spikes by hormel.....has a good ring. And coach minners are high in protein
I will be down for some more of your mutant spikes :flex:
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What are mutant spikes for ???????? You guys fishing Onondaga?
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Me too, I think the bay needed this snow. When I walked passed John and drilled a hole he said a herd of gills went by fast... Too crunchy. I ended up with 6 seeds ..... not great but a dinner. Still can't believe he got that burbot there .......
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What are mutant spikes for ???????? You guys fishing Onondaga?
They are huge Jeff, fat and wiggly.
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My last 5-6 trips on Oneida I've only been averaging 1 keeper eye and a dozen or so perch, that's not setting the world on fire by any means, atleast now we can move a little a try too find em. Been a bummer out there in the deep snow and thick ice trying too be mobile. I'll have fun just trying too get some fish and watch the weigh in too see who wins it. I've only been on the ice 50% of a normal yr, I'm out of the loop.... good luck to everyone who fishes the derby. ;D
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Hey fellas it"s been weeks with tough conditions on some people's favorite lake and guys are going out of their way to put on a derby on a lake that in my opinion deserves a derby more than any other lake.Let's all support it and have a good time get to meet a bunch of good people support the local economy that welcomes us each week each season year after year.
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Guys i APPRECIATE your effort THANKS
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Hey fellas it"s been weeks with tough conditions on some people's favorite lake and guys are going out of their way to put on a derby on a lake that in my opinion deserves a derby more than any other lake.Let's all support it and have a good time get to meet a bunch of good people support the local economy that welcomes us each week each season year after year.
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unfortunately I can't make it but if I could do I have to launch out of Apps
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Because tip ups are for sissies! :P
You are walking on thin ice
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You are walking on thin ice
I do that a lot. ;D
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Crickets...
How was the snow accumulation around the Southeast side of the lake?
AW
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BTW...congrats on your retirement Dennis ;)
AW
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http://www.in-fisherman.com/2014/02/25/cr-world-record-walleye-pending-certification/ (http://www.in-fisherman.com/2014/02/25/cr-world-record-walleye-pending-certification/)
Monster ;D ;D ;D
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Wow, he shows his lure and tells his technique.... buy stock in pk spoons!
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Crickets...
How was the snow accumulation around the Southeast side of the lake?
AW
I'm going up Thursday. I'm hoping for an update before then, if not I'll let you know.
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Crickets...
How was the snow accumulation around the Southeast side of the lake?
AW
Well let's see south bay/lewis point about 6-8" (tough to tell because of wind)
Snow on the ice 1/2 that. Wind will pack it down. Well what's not already blown off or packed down
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Thanks bud...haven't been out on Oneida in several weeks, due to the obvious ;)
I will be out tmro, as I got a good report today...I need the exercise anyway ;D
AW
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WHat adapter did you get Sully? I used the Clam that Rob's buddy... Jimmy maybe??? Bought and man it's sweet ;) We had a tough time with the flat's Sunday too.
I made my own, and it is sweet !! Sully...
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Crickets...
How was the snow accumulation around the Southeast side of the lake?
AW Fished out of south shore launch from 2 to 5 there was not much snow on the ice,it's rutted up in spots but for the most part it is easy sailing.Managed 5 keeper perch bunch of dinks and a nice smallie.Fised between shak. point and skak shoals.
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Some people can get away with stuff and others can't. ??? It's all good. We know the deal.
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Some people can get away with stuff and others can't. ??? It's all good. We know the deal.
;D I guess.
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Guys what type of braid does everyone like ?
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Went out of north shore yesterday, fishing slow!! But conditions are excellent! 2-3 inches hard packed snow!!zero slush everywhere I went, no snow mounds either, wheeler's should be fine!
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BTW...congrats on your retirement Dennis ;)
AW
thanks bud......gotta hook up soon
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http://www.in-fisherman.com/2014/02/25/cr-world-record-walleye-pending-certification/ (http://www.in-fisherman.com/2014/02/25/cr-world-record-walleye-pending-certification/)
Monster ;D ;D ;D
yep nice eye, on Erie a few weeks ago a 35" was caught and far as a world record eye it is going to be tough to beat it"s 25 lbs :o
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thanks for the report.be up this weekend....
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yep nice eye, on Erie a few weeks ago a 35" was caught and far as a world record eye it is going to be tough to beat it"s 25 lbs :o
Just stick to Oneida...word on the street is that FM has been chummin the lake pretty good with those chili dogs...won't be long until 15-20 pounders there! :woot:
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Man, we got hammered with snow again last night. Still are as a matter of fact.... Deadeyez, or Reeleyes did it hit the lake?
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I'm with you dots , I've have enough snow for a while ;D
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Man, we got hammered with snow again last night. Still are as a matter of fact.... Deadeyez, or Reeleyes did it hit the lake?
I didn't get much snow last night, maybe 2"-3", but it was snowing pretty good on the way to work. It looks like most of it is missing the lake again judging by the radar.
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and the wind is picking up
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Good news!!!! I been stuck home, might head out this afternoon. Ya Fillet, Snow blower has been getting a workout, and the roof needs to be shoveled again ........ I love snow, but it can stop now.....
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Thanks Bruce ;D
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Then again, 35mph winds .......
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got about an inch overnight, and the nw wind is crankin !! Sully...
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Ive had enough snow too. It's getting really old. Had a foot yesterday when I got home and its at it again today. :%$#!:
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Came off the North Shore last night bout' 4:00pm, conditions are close to pristine for wheelers, sleds or walkers (bring cletes) lots of fish around, lots of non biters too, managed a decent catch of yellows. I'm not a pike guy but like noted not many taken where I have been in the last week, just an incidental fish or so amongst 3 or 4 of us per trip, plenty more lings that's for sure, but that's ok they are fun. Perch are big and healthy and fight like Hxxxxxxx !!! Lovin' Oneida this year!!! Good luck to all
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Wind is rippin here in moville.
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can't open my door.
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Posting pics like that snag u might have some of your groupies on your doorstep !! Lol
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Heres an hour ago, its worse now, good thing this aint on Oneida.
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Snagger, YIKES!
A-TOM-MIK, nice fish!
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snag not to long ago you wanted some snow , now you got it hope your happy ;D I'm tired of shoveling this crap got another 10-12" so far and still coming , drove to the square this morn , and it was 7 miles of 0 visibility starting at my door step , and the sun was shinging at the square ;)
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snag not to long ago you wanted some snow , now you got it hope your happy ;D I'm tired of shoveling this crap got another 10-12" so far and still coming , drove to the square this morn , and it was 7 miles of 0 visibility starting at my door step , and the sun was shinging at the square ;)
Better us than Oneida, I'm up too 20 inches for 3 days, by looking at radar, I think you got quite a bit more.
new lake effect watch just issued for late thurs threw Friday, another foot somewhere.
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Hope it stays off the lake or the wind blows it west I can.t take another week of not being able to fish the lake
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The wind has kept the lake pretty bare for the most part. Should have my sled fixed tonight. Just in time for the weekend
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Shane you said the bait shop is open at 4 am correct.I just couldn't remember to excited talking fishing
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Hope it stays off the lake or the wind blows it west I can.t take another week of not being able to fish the lake
[/quo Fished out of south shore launch again today, hardly any snow on the lake here.Fished from 8 30- 1 30 kept 15 only 5 being 10 or better too many small ones to count. Wanted to move but the wind was brutal.Lots of bare ice and ruts , only ran into a few slushy spots right around the launch. Should be smooth sailing for the weekend.
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Thank you Greenhead
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just got some info on another perch and eye over the limit ,I'm not even going to list the numbers, just going to say keep their licence for a couple of years and a $2.000.00 fine might work in this case
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That bad huh?
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just got some info on another perch and eye over the limit ,I'm not even going to list the numbers, just going to say keep their licence for a couple of years and a $2.000.00 fine might work in this case
how bad was it???
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how bad was it???
it was unbelievable , I would like the cords
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Hopefully they throw the book at them scumbags
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it was unbelievable , I would like the cords
Me too LOL , Great numbers this time of year ;D ;D ;D ... Glad they got caught in all seriousness >:(
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Good to hear they're grabbing guys this yr!
On a lighter note, this does get me thinking. I've heard a few reports from sources that I'm not all that confident in of limits and lots of extra throw backs. While lots of guys are struggling.
From areas I wouldn't expect. Might have to start thinking outside the box.
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Good to hear they're grabbing guys this yr!
On a lighter note, this does get me thinking. I've heard a few reports from sources that I'm not all that confident in of limits and lots of extra throw backs. While lots of guys are struggling.
From areas I wouldn't expect. Might have to start thinking outside the box.
That'd make sense to me. I had my best fishing last February. Same spots this year are dry as a bone. Nothing but dinks.
They've gotta be out there somewhere.
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Good to hear they're grabbing guys this yr!
On a lighter note, this does get me thinking. I've heard a few reports from sources that I'm not all that confident in of limits and lots of extra throw backs. While lots of guys are struggling.
From areas I wouldn't expect. Might have to start thinking outside the box.
thinking out side the box is isn't a bad thing , shows creativity
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it was unbelievable , I would like the cords
At The Oneida Lake Association meeting last spring the head honcho from Cortland said they were going to release arrest and fine information to the papers. It was up to concerned people to contact the media to get them printed... I have never seen them He also said we should push the JP`s for stiff penalties..If they don`t , elect one that will..
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Clue # 1 Wind from the south puts the bait in their mouth.
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just got some info on another perch and eye over the limit ,I'm not even going to list the numbers, just going to say keep their licence for a couple of years and a $2.000.00 fine might work in this case
was this on Oneida? what the hell is wrong with people
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Clue # 1 Wind from the south puts the bait in their mouth.
Winds on Saturday are supposed to be out of the south.... just saying...
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maybe a float suit!!
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KP has the cords Freddie!! ;) La La La!!! One phone call was all it took!! I know people....... ;D
Ice Addict...what needle size are you using these days for your knitting?? ;D
I am glad to hear that the person was caught!! maybe some others will think twice about it!! The DEC are everywhere these days...not worth it in my book!!! ;)
Do you even fish anymore or just make calls? :P
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It doesn't mean you can post it in another forum. It means you can't post it. DUH !
Oooops the mods will make quick work of that one! Delete your post too so it doesn't appear in your quote
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Clue #2 Follow the grey to the old time way
I have a rhyme to reveal in good time
Don't be a nerd and follow the herd
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KP has the cords Freddie!! ;) La La La!!! One phone call was all it took!! I know people....... ;D
Ice Addict...what needle size are you using these days for your knitting?? ;D
I am glad to hear that the person was caught!! maybe some others will think twice about it!! The DEC are everywhere these days...not worth it in my book!!! ;)
Lol!! I'm done knitting for now!! Time to fish again!!
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go get em john gl I know its been to long
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just got some info on another perch and eye over the limit ,I'm not even going to list the numbers, just going to say keep their licence for a couple of years and a $2.000.00 fine might work in this case
Fred, IMO can you list the names of these offenders. Maybe this would be better than what the law will charge them with. Some times the courts are way too lenient >:(
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I know a guy and his girlfriend had 120 gills on otisco and the Dec gave both of them tickets for being 10 over the limit. I know it happened, I just never saw it in print.... anywhere. Wonder why environmental offenders only get a small blurb in the NYON but rarely any from our area....
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Lol!! I'm done knitting for now!! Time to fish again!!
are you sure you dont want this pattern Ice addict :) (http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa428/fogwhisper1/016.jpg)
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KP has the cords Freddie!! ;) La La La!!! One phone call was all it took!! I know people....... ;D
Ice Addict...what needle size are you using these days for your knitting?? ;D
I am glad to hear that the person was caught!! maybe some others will think twice about it!! The DEC are everywhere these days...not worth it in my book!!! ;)
wassssup mister. U been fishing at all?
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all that slush is frooze solid now. 23 to 24" of ice with very little snow. the wind yesterday blew alot of it off. high pressure system comming in for the weekend. good luck to everyone fishing the tourney. Sully...
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Hubby is out this am says the walk was easy. finaly us walkers can get out there :)
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all that slush is frooze solid now. 23 to 24" of ice with very little snow. the wind yesterday blew alot of it off. high pressure system comming in for the weekend. good luck to everyone fishing the tourney. Sully...
??? ??? ??? what tourney???????
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Hubby is out this am says the walk was easy. finaly us walkers can get out there :)
mrs filet likes your fish
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Finally, a decent weather day this Saturday.
Best get to your favorite parking spot early; there will be a lot of pent up demand!
Plus, some event I won't mention ;)
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Finally, a decent weather day this Saturday.
Best get to your favorite parking spot early; there will be a lot of pent up demand!
Plus, some event I won't mention ;)
now with this thick ice I can see people driving on it , :o but not me
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I wonder if the info about the event that shall not be mentioned is getting auto deleted? I asked the mods to PM me and explain but I haven't seen a PM yet and my request got deleted.
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thks 4 explaination we,l try and behave loll
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How bad is the wind out there today? Should I not even bother making the 40 minute drive?
Thanks
AW
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Yep......
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a friend of mine is on shackleton, but 29.55 barometer has them just lookin.
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Well have fun boys .... I got too get before the storm paralyzes the roads again.
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Looks like big snow headed this way! >:(
They are closing schools early here
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Thanks for the explanation ADK.
Hopefully the winds keep the snow a bit north again.
The 7 day forecast is still well below normal temps.
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They are saying this storm is gonna camp out over extreme southern oswego county until tomorrow. Hope there wrong Bruce
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Is Saturday's early morning soiree start at 4 and end at 4 or is it 6-4? Can someone please PM the info to me. Thanks in advance.
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ADKRoy, I read your post and I expressed some thoughts on the newly started thread about this subject. Obviously they can have their tournament but just need to go thru the proper procedures. We do fundraisers for School sports and the legal issues are crazy, so I figured this was a similar matter. :tipup:
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Next time my sled breaks down I'm making one of these.
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are you sure you dont want this pattern Ice addict :) (http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa428/fogwhisper1/016.jpg)
OH!! You MUST send me that pattern!! :P
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Oneida looks a little rough right now.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/coldfront2_zps571b1d36.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/coldfront2_zps571b1d36.jpg.html)
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I just looked at that! :o Glad I ain't out there! But I DO have a few friends there right now, not sure if they are on the lake or not. Shane you look at the radar? it's NUTS!! Looks like the winds are shifting and getting ready to reorganize that snow band.
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Heres the Front as it crossed Toronto, wish I didn't have things too do , I'd go down and shoot a picture of it crossing Lake Ontario in an hour.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/BhfO14JCAAE1V3e_zpsacdb1622.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/BhfO14JCAAE1V3e_zpsacdb1622.jpg.html)
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I just looked at that! :o Glad I ain't out there! But I DO have a few friends there right now, not sure if they are on the lake or not. Shane you look at the radar? it's NUTS!! Looks like the winds are shifting and getting ready to reorganize that snow band.
My buddy beat feet about an hour ago, he said guys were headed out?????
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My buddy beat feet about an hour ago, he said guys were headed out?????
WOW! just WOW! :o
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Next time my sled breaks down I'm making one of these.
thats cool as heck. It would be a little sketchy though if the ice wasn't smooth! Lol
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Heres the Front as it crossed Toronto, wish I didn't have things too do , I'd go down and shoot a picture of it crossing Lake Ontario in an hour.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/BhfO14JCAAE1V3e_zpsacdb1622.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/BhfO14JCAAE1V3e_zpsacdb1622.jpg.html)
Are you sure that you were not a weatherman in your past life. Cool post
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Are u guys ready for another clue?
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Are u guys ready for another clue?
Col Mustard, with a rope, in the library.....
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That front is crazy
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That's an awesome pic. I just came off the east end of the lake. Conditions were perfect for us walkers. That wind is brutal and the snow started falling. I called it quits with a handful of assorted pannies. Marked lots and lots of fish but very few takers. Wasn't worth the weather. If the snow falls I may stay home Saturday. Walking through that snow is miserable.
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well it's at my place and it is zero vis , nice >:(
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Are u guys ready for another clue?
Fine, I'll bite!
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Let's hope the wind keeps up as predicted.
The lake seems to have a 10-12" bullseye on it.
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Clue #3 Go to the buoy ends with a 9, now take a walk north making a line.
If I were a priest I'd sure be proud, now you're getting close for crying out loud!
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Save me your clues,
please spare me all your rhyme
Stick that poem ______________
and cease to waste my time
:P :P :P :P :P :P :P ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Wind is incredible up here right now.
Took a few shots as the storm approached.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/Squalllatefeb2014_zps50adcbb2.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/Squalllatefeb2014_zps50adcbb2.jpg.html)
as it hit..
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/latefebruary20142_zpsea16ad9b.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/latefebruary20142_zpsea16ad9b.jpg.html)
Then went fishin since wind won't stop on Oneida, steelheading was pretty easy ...3 in 12 minutes....
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/polarbear_zpsd8282385.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/polarbear_zpsd8282385.jpg.html)
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/bridgewhiteout_zpsc15bfd51.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/bridgewhiteout_zpsc15bfd51.jpg.html)
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/bridge_zps4b96d953.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/bridge_zps4b96d953.jpg.html)
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/12minuteslater_zps7ff223d2.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/12minuteslater_zps7ff223d2.jpg.html)
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Shane your a nut but thats cool man nice fish from the front door
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Snagger, you give a new definition to "DIEHARD"! Awesome pics again!
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you know Shane you could pizz off the Pope with the way you make it look so easy. ;)
kc
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Bart I am surprised you didn't make it out today. ;) ;) I know better days are coming.
kc
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Save me your clues,
please spare me all your rhyme
Stick that poem ______________
and cease to waste my time
:P :P :P :P :P :P :P ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Good one Bcons, that's the spirit!
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Building a smitty for next week. Thinking about incorporating a sail (http://i1284.photobucket.com/albums/a579/dvillnave1/Mobile%20Uploads/ice-sail_zpsdjhql0xa.jpg) (http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/dvillnave1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/ice-sail_zpsdjhql0xa.jpg.html)
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Hey Shane is that the Polar Bear if it is tell him I said hey
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Hey Shane is that the Polar Bear if it is tell him I said hey
Same here!
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zero vis here on the sw shore. I think we're in for it this time. Sully...
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Bart I am surprised you didn't make it out today. ;) ;) I know better days are coming.
kc
Not me! It's down right ugly out there! ;D
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I think after we retire we become weather wimps.
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snag thats not looking like a bead rod ;D
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thats cool as heck. It would be a little sketchy though if the ice wasn't smooth! Lol
I would be more worried about having that pressurized can underneath/between my legs. I would be worried that it would explode when it was in the fire or while I was straddling it.
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KP get ready spring is coming buddy and I have a few spots I have to spin you and josh on too ...... and bcons idea of a limit of keepers is 4 mc fish and a shamrock shake
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I think after we retire we become weather wimps.
Not wimps, we just can be more selective... ;D
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I think after we retire we become weather wimps.
no but as you get older you get smarter and getting caught out on the ice fighting 40 mph wind and blinding snow gets old ..... nothing worse then being way out and knowing you have to fight weather to get home .......
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great pics Shane, just came from Syracuse RV show and it was abrutal ride home
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Its as bad as it gets up here right now, pure dead stop whiteout. 20 yrs living up here ....its as bad as I ever seen it, looks like its headed south.
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great pics Shane, just came from Syracuse RV show and it was abrutal ride home
you looking for a retirement vehicle? You fishing Sat?
kc
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What's up man? Just finally getting on here , how goes the Oneida lake for you this season ? I've been doing realllllllly well !!!
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:woot:
We'll be ready Trap!!! ;)
You 2 jackwagons let's see, 1 didn't fish the recent tourney the other was fishing 60 yards away from me for 60%-70% of it. How'd that work out again???? :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:
PS never said fished everyday just give reports on conditions. I'm lucky enough to travel around cny for work &,3-4 days a week I stay at camp. So I get to fit in an hour here and there. Remember I'm nuts too sometimes just go for a walk on the lake.
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Nice Steelie (s) Snagger. I can't believe no gloves in this cold and wind. My hands just don't take the cold like that anymore.
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Nice Steelie (s) Snagger. I can't believe no gloves in this cold and wind. My hands just don't take the cold like that anymore.
I shook Snags hand the other day, don't think weather bothers them hands much
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Those were his roof shoveling hands hes been getting hammered !!!
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Hunker down Shane think this is going to last awhile. Weve got the same here and you know where I live. Yes KC have planned on going the last 2 days just waiting for weather to cooperate. Just talked with Chris and hes in for sat
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If its heading south not quite here yet 2 miles north of Constantia , still can see house 500 yards across the street. Have about 2inches of fresh snow since 5pm when I got home from work with a total of 5 or 6 inches today so far but wind still whipping.
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ZERO visability on the east shore, I can't imagine there will be much snow on the ice with a sustained 30 mph wind, pretty sure it's all piled up in the road now
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I just heard from someone that next week really looks bad for more snow, I hope is isn't so.....
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Clue #3 Go to the buoy ends with a 9, now take a walk north making a line.
If I were a priest I'd sure be proud, now you're getting close for crying out loud!
You telling us where the hungry walleyes have been the last 2 weeks???
What color do they like. : )
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just got back in from brewerton. it's bad out there !! hopefully it will blow off the lake. the visibility is next to nothing. Sully...
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Talked to 2 guys on sleds in Cleveland this afternoon that got lost on the lake for 2 hours driving in circles. They wanted me to show them the snowmobile trail, so I brought them up to the tracks and said Central Square is that way. They then asked me how to get to Coopers landing on the south shore/Lakeshore road, which is where they started out today. I told them to go back to the store, point their machines south, wait for a break in the the snow and go for it. I asked if they had GPS on their phones which they did , but they couldn't use them, the phone actually had a compass on it as well. City folk are funny.
cny
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Were they trying to look at it with one eye closed???
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They can buy sleds but they can't buy brains :P ::)
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How did we do throughout the night do we need to breakout the snowshoes or is all the snow blown down to sylvan beach.I know there will be some accurate reports coming in today .Thanks in advance
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Hey hey now not all of us city folk are slow when it comes to playing in the country so watch it mr.! :P
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Camden schools r only on two hr delay so i dont think it hit like they predicted. Its light snow so should of blew off or will through out day pimple
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Thank you sir
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We got about four inches snow total in Cleveland, it is pretty dense stuff though.
Cny
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Cnypanfisher u taking the sled to work today let us know how travel is out on the lake Thanks
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Cnypanfisher u taking the sled to work today let us know how travel is out on the lake Thanks
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They can buy sleds but they can't but brains :P ::)
No statement with any more truth,, See this up on the hill all the time biggest baddest sleds available and no friggen idea how to operate them
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4" of snow overnight in Comstantia. The ice can't have much snow on it because that wind was whipping last night. I will be doing a drive by and will report back later.
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Cnypanfisher u taking the sled to work today let us know how travel is out on the lake Thanks
travel is great when you have studs and ice scratchers. ;D
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We got about four inches snow total in Cleveland, it is pretty dense stuff though.
Cny
2 -3" in Cicero. Very dense!
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got about 6" here on the sw shore. we got lucky that the snow band burned out last night. should be easy goin on the lake. Sully...
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Good reports fellas thank you beers are on me
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Like CNY said about 4 inches in Cleveland, winds have completely diminished with blue skies up above! COLD, -6 right now! Should be a couple great days ahead! Now to find some gravel lizards and jalopies!
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Man that storm was crazy last night!! Came home from working on my sled at my buddy's in Cleveland at 10:30. Was going 10 mph in 4wd. Haven't drove in that bad of whiteout in years. Wind was absolutely brutal.
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Ice Freak ( Stormy ) on lockdown?
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Ice Freak ( Stormy ) on lockdown?
Probably busy collecting door prizes :unsure: ;D
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I was wondering if anyone was catching any perch Just came back from Florida would like to go Sunday just not sure wich way to head any input would b great :tipup: Thanks
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if youwest enders are wondering where all your snow went (https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1/p75x225/1939399_10152330167462625_120382630_n.jpg) sylvan beach
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Good Luck to all the Fishermen tomorrow!!!
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Good Luck to all the Fishermen tomorrow!!!
Why is there a tournament???
Coming in from out of town tomarrow, anyone know where I can find some perch???
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if youwest enders are wondering where all your snow went (https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1/p75x225/1939399_10152330167462625_120382630_n.jpg) sylvan beach
how much snow did the sylvan beach get?
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how much snow did the sylvan beach get?
All of it ;D
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All of it ;D
thanks
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scout57 dont forget to change your monday thru friday alarm clock to a when ever alarm clock at 330 enjoy and congrates :) it only gets better for you and worse for the rest of us if you no what i mean ;D
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guys on big bay pre fishing said there is 4 inches or so there today.. with white out yesterday
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Why is there a tournament???
Coming in from out of town tomarrow, anyone know where I can find some perch???
Nope, No, I don't think so...no tournament going on here :blink: :blink: :blink: ;)2 ;)2 ;)2
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Just ordered my Milwaukee M18 Fuel drill today with those extended life batteries.....can't wait to try it out. Going to make one last trip to Chaumont next week for an end of season bang, hopefully I get to try it out.
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Just ordered my Milwaukee M18 Fuel drill today with those extended life batteries.....can't wait to try it out. Going to make one last trip to Chaumont next week for an end of season bang, hopefully I get to try it out.
Are you using the clam plate with it? What size auger are you using?
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Are you using the clam plate with it? What size auger are you using?
No I'm going to go with the ice master adapter and I'm using my 8 inch mora
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There use to be a place Kerrsner's fish camp just east of godfreys point we stayed at. It been a few year since I've been to Oneida an not able to find anything on it. anyone know about them.
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I think the place you're referring to is now Anglers Bay. Here is the info.
Anglers' Bay Cottages and Marina
103 Drive 17
Cleveland, NY 13042
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Anyone know if the fishing has gotten better then a few weeks ago? Thanks!
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Anyone know if the fishing has gotten better then a few weeks ago? Thanks!
The real question is have you gotten better than you were a few weeks ago?
Fish are still in the lake.
When ya have a bad day out & the lake wins, you still got something.
You simply learned where not to look, or how not to make mid season fish bite.
Its all a matter of perception.
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Not sure where I'm fishing tomorrow, a bit torn.
I'm sure the get together at apps landing will be quite interesting in the morning.
Certainly would like to compete & bust on some diehards!
Headed out to the lake shortly to see some of the drifts for myself.
Gotta see if I can get the new yet old wheels out there.
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and perception is 90% of reality :blink: atleast that's the smoke they blow at work
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No I'm going to go with the ice master adapter and I'm using my 8 inch mora
I am curious to see how many holes you get out of that with an 8" auger.
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I am curious to see how many holes you get out of that with an 8" auger.
Me too. The Clam platform with a 6 inch Lazer is sweet Bruce. Light, fast and quiet.
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Just ordered my Milwaukee M18 Fuel drill today with those extended life batteries.....can't wait to try it out. Going to make one last trip to Chaumont next week for an end of season bang, hopefully I get to try it out.
If I may ask where did you order the m18 fuel and what was the price? You can pm if you wish.
kc
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Me too. The Clam platform with a 6 inch Lazer is sweet Bruce. Light, fast and quiet.
I tried kchamp's last weekend and it was incredible. He has a RIGID with a 6" mora bit. I might go this route next year. I have a 7" electra now and it works okay but I wouldn't mind something lighter and faster. I want to use the 7" bit from that with the clam set up.
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Pooch think you are going to really like that set-up. I used an in line adapter last year and was pretty happy with it's performance. This year i upgraded to the Clam Drill Plate and it makes drilling even easier. The handles give you more control and the bearing in the drill plate supposedly removes the torque from the drill. I keep the batteries in a strofoam lined 6 pack cooler case. I'm running a 7" strikemaster lazer and so far no complaints.
Good luck to everyone tomorrow.
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I tried kchamp's last weekend and it was incredible. He has a RIGID with a 6" mora bit. I might go this route next year. I have a 7" electra now and it works okay but I wouldn't mind something lighter and faster. I want to use the 7" bit from that with the clam set up.
IMO, go with the Milwaukee hammer with 4.0 AH Batteries, I have the Ridgid, not bad but will be buying the Milwaukee next season.
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Pman,
Nice setup and great idea to keep batteries warm!
Is it difficult to detach the lower part of the auger to use the original handle if you run out of battery?
PerchEyes
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Pooch think you are going to really like that set-up. I used an in line adapter last year and was pretty happy with it's performance. This year i upgraded to the Clam Drill Plate and it makes drilling even easier. The handles give you more control and the bearing in the drill plate supposedly removes the torque from the drill. I keep the batteries in a strofoam lined 6 pack cooler case. I'm running a 7" strikemaster lazer and so far no complaints.
Good luck to everyone tomorrow.
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now thats a nice set up Pman
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got out for a couple hours this afternoon. got my limit in nice gills, and 4 crappies. all fish were caught in 2 hours !!! cut 24" of ice. was a beautiful afternoon. Sully...
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Happened to luck into(122bucks in Cabelas Bargin Cave) a 8in nils converted to use my Rigid drills on, if it cuts like my hand crank it should be real sweet. ;) ;)
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Very nice pman!
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Happened to luck into(122bucks in Cabelas Bargin Cave) a 8in nils converted to use my Rigid drills on, if it cuts like my hand crank it should be real sweet. ;) ;)
you suck ::) ::) ;D
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Too good to pass up ;D :P
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Oh, and it won't end up on the bottom of Oneida like somebody elses did either lmbo ;D
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Texas Tool Traders, for $199 and $25 shipping, gets the drill, 2 extended life batteries and the charger. From what I'm hearing I should be able to drill 20-25 holes in 25 inches of ice with the 8 inch per battery!!!
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I think the place you're referring to is now Anglers Bay. Here is the info.
Anglers' Bay Cottages and Marina
103 Drive 17
Cleveland, NY 13042
I heard they hired a real top notch Ice Fishing Guide to work out of their Resort.
::) ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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:thumbsup: :roflmao: :roflmao:lmfao. yep that one will go down in the stupidest things not to do and also not to tell everyone on the internet ::) ::) ::) ::) putz.............
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Pman,
Nice setup and great idea to keep batteries warm!
Is it difficult to detach the lower part of the auger to use the original handle if you run out of battery?
PerchEyes
Just take the wing bolt out that's the one that holds the handle on.
Thanks for the info Pooch.
My brother ran into your buddy Racer at a party a couple of weeks ago. He told my brother about your adventure up to Chamo Bay.
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I heard they hired a real top notch Ice Fishing Guide to work out of their Resort.
::) ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
ya......maybe you should book a trip ::) ::) you never know you might learn some new tricks............ :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :woot:
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Just take the wing bolt out that's the one that holds the handle on.
Thanks for the info Pooch.
My brother ran into your buddy Racer at a party a couple of weeks ago. He told my brother about your adventure up to Chamo Bay.
Yes it was quite an adventure!!!!
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Texas Tool Traders, for $199 and $25 shipping, gets the drill, 2 extended life batteries and the charger. From what I'm hearing I should be able to drill 20-25 holes in 25 inches of ice with the 8 inch per battery!!!
I've had one for a bit with the clam plate, I keep a gallon ziplock bag over the drill, the ones with the zipper o. Them. It still lets the drill breathe but protects it a little but from wet or whatever.
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NOOB question.... Anyone know how much snow is on the ice? Do i need to put my korkers back on my boots, or is there enough snow that i do not need to worry about breaking my ankle. I have a plate and 10 screws in it, korkers are hard on it when walking across the snow, but walking on ice without korkers can be worse..
Anyone
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NOOB question.... Anyone know how much snow is on the ice? Do i need to put my korkers back on my boots, or is there enough snow that i do not need to worry about breaking my ankle. I have a plate and 10 screws in it, korkers are hard on it when walking across the snow, but walking on ice without korkers can be worse..
Anyone
A lot of snow on the east shore, however it might not be bad for the walkers, it's pretty hard packed stuff, the hurricane strength winds may have done a small favor
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Thank you. I meant to get up and check it out after work today, but i got i stuck working over time.
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Pooch think you are going to really like that set-up. I used an in line adapter last year and was pretty happy with it's performance. This year i upgraded to the Clam Drill Plate and it makes drilling even easier. The handles give you more control and the bearing in the drill plate supposedly removes the torque from the drill. I keep the batteries in a strofoam lined 6 pack cooler case. I'm running a 7" strikemaster lazer and so far no complaints.
Good luck to everyone tomorrow.
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NOOB question.... Anyone know how much snow is on the ice? Do i need to put my korkers back on my boots, or is there enough snow that i do not need to worry about breaking my ankle. I have a plate and 10 screws in it, korkers are hard on it when walking across the snow, but walking on ice without korkers can be worse..
Anyone
There's a lot of snow on the ice but, at least from the middle going West, there are a lot of bare patches. Drifts and then bare ice. I slipped a couple of times without my creepers.
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Awesome auger
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Gentelman i know it,s late but does anyone know if Rick at Apps has any vexilar batteries for sale?Thanks
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ya......maybe you should book a trip ::) ::) you never know you might learn some new tricks............ :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :woot:
I'll get right on that ::) ::) ::) I always wanted to learn how to walk around in circles ;D
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I think the place you're referring to is now Anglers Bay. Here is the info.
Anglers' Bay Cottages and Marina
103 Drive 17
Cleveland, NY 13042
Thanks Z...this information is correct.
Peter Rich owns this establishment and is a good friend of mine...as far as the nonsense that seems to be attached to this reputable business, I assure you there is no longer any affiliation with "said" nonsense :nono:
Please do not tarnish someone's business because of something you heard and are not privy to the actual facts...
AW
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:) Good Morning all looks like its going to be a nice Day Hope you Keep your lines tight :) Good Luck out there and be safe :tipup: :tipup:
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Does anyone out there have the new propane powered auger? Am wondering how well they work. Thanks.
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Thanks Z...this information is correct.
Peter Rich owns this establishment and is a good friend of mine...as far as the nonsense that seems to be attached to this reputable business, I assure you there is no longer any affiliation with "said" nonsense :nono:
Please do not tarnish someone's business because of something you heard and are not privy to the actual facts...
AW
That's a good thing ! ;)
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Good luck to everyone out there today. Just drove down to the store to grab a coffee. Figured I would see a ton of guys out but Constantia looked like a ghost town. Only a few out there. Most of the guys are prob out of cleveland this morn. Might take the boys out and play with some tip ups. It will be my 4 year olds first time icefishing. Ill report back later
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Good luck Bobbie, gotta get together in a couple weeks :afro:
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Good luck Bobbie, gotta get together in a couple weeks :afro:
Def! Talk to you soon ;D
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Good luck to everyone out there today. Just drove down to the store to grab a coffee. Figured I would see a ton of guys out but Constantia looked like a ghost town. Only a few out there. Most of the guys are prob out of cleveland this morn. Might take the boys out and play with some tip ups. It will be my 4 year olds first time icefishing. Ill report back later
Now that beats a tourney any day!!!
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Yes sir!! I'm sure I'll be ready for a power auger after today!!
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Clue #3 Go to the buoy ends with a 9, now take a walk north making a line.
If I were a priest I'd sure be proud, now you're getting close for crying out loud!
so is it Godfree point or Nunnery bay. I was having fun with this but then I'm a girl.
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It's where the cross is on shore by Willard island. ::)
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for everyone asking about ice conditions.....it is great for both sleds and wheelers.......anywher e from bare ice spots to 4" of firm snow.....I went out of the south shore launch yest.......fishing was a bit tough.....brought home 6 perch.....had to really work for em....nice day.....good luck to all the oneida lake diehards today
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Looks like a nice afternoon for some hardwater action today. Haven't been out in a few weeks. How thick is the ice now?
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Just measured 22" off north shore
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Just measured 22" off north shore
Cool - looks like we'll be fishing into April so long as spring doesn't make an early appearance.
Between the walk out and back, and drilling holes - no need to go to the gym this weekend!
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for everyone asking about ice conditions.....it is great for both sleds and wheelers.......anywher e from bare ice spots to 4" of firm snow.....I went out of the south shore launch yest.......fishing was a bit tough.....brought home 6 perch.....had to really work for em....nice day.....good luck to all the oneida lake diehards today
Hey Scout..... Did you hear who dropped the front end of their little red SUV through the ice just Northeast of Dutchmans Island ? It's been sitting there all day with nobody around it. :o :o
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20 inches north shore edgewater! no fish though! no wonder its a ghostown out there today!
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We stopped on our way out and snapped a pic.... it had a tow chain attatched to the back, and the registration expired last night at midnight and the inspection sticker was scraped off. But the plates are still on it.
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joy ride gone bad lol :tipup:
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There has been a gas hole there all year. It has been bubbling ever time I ave been by it.
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Snagger won
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Congrats. I made a nice side bet with Vegas. Only even money but I will take it.
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Snagger won
what was the biggest eye?
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big surprise
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Congratulations! Snagger :clap:
Looking forward to some pictures... ;D
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Way to go Snagger you deserve it. Nobody works at it harder than you man. Well, maybe one or two do. ::)
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D'ohh!
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We stopped on our way out and snapped a pic.... it had a tow chain attatched to the back, and the registration expired last night at midnight and the inspection sticker was scraped off. But the plates are still on it.
Wow, I must be blind. Was riding around the islands today with my son and never noticed this. Looks like it's been there for a bit the way the snow is drifted around it.
Have fun getting that out now that it's frozen in.
WTG Snagger!
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Yesterday me and boys launched out of north bay and hit a bunch of waypoints all the way too jewel, no perch and dumped one eye, then we trailered too Cleveland and scowered godfrey area, pins, dink perch, I came back with an empty bucket, So this morning big jimmy took off for southshore too fish with slamboney and me and hippy brian left out of apps totally on the blind.. Fished deep yesterday, decided today too go against the grain and fish shallow away from the crowds...first hole grabbed my perch then our 3rd stop around noon I grabbed my eyes ....2 well over 20 inches and one 18 too seal the deal... Hard 2 days of fishin, but it was fun, pulled into Apps only too see my buddy Big jimmy in first. that was good times!!!!! ;D
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Congrats snagged. Great job. And a good extra payday
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Congrats! Bonus points for the pbr ;D
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Nice fish, those trophies are awesome! ;D
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Sweet!!!
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Glad I didn't enter. Only managed 3 dink perch. But did find two slammers in the back of my truck when I got back to Godfrey. Thank you whoever put them there.
Marked fish all day but they would not commit.
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Congrats to the winners, some nice fish and a good show of determination.
"Marked fish all day but they would not commit." This seems to be a common complaint from many of the guys I talked to today.
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Congratulations to the winners ;D ;D ;D!!! Snagger the weather channel predicts a colder than average March and a late spring this year. Do you agree and will this keep the fish in the not so aggressive mid winter pattern longer? Seems in years past the hot spot at the end of the season is the Sylvan Beach area, do you expect that happen again this year or is the current conditions going to create a different scenario?
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Congrats
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Shane and Jimmy are going to win anyway!!!!!!!!!!!
AM I GOOD OR AM I GOOD!!!!!!! WHO WANTS ME TO PICK THEIR LOTTO NUMBERS!!!!!!!!
VERY NICE WORK BOYS, NEVER DOUBTED YOU A SECOND.
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You guys are lucky I had to work this weekend!!!!!!!!!!
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WOW....just found out that Texas Tool Traders up'ed the price on the m18 Fuel drill that I just ordered. I got it for $199, and now it is priced at $279. Not sure what happened there!
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Heres the link:
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Wow, I must be blind. Was riding around the islands today with my son and never noticed this. Looks like it's been there for a bit the way the snow is drifted around it.
Have fun getting that out now that it's frozen in.
From a distance as we were walking out I assumed it was a shanty. Then as we got closer we noticed it had windows. We fished north west of it in 28' and it looked like a shanty.
WTG Snagger!
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Found an auger today at chapman park pm me if its yours
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Way to go Shane, Jimmy, and Jeremy!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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Congrats to the winners! Nice job.
Went back to Chaumont for me today and it was terrible. Reminded me of an ice fishing version of some really bad days on Seneca. 3 of us fished hard all day with little to show, not even a dozen dink perch between the 3 of us. Don't think we ever had a decent mark all day long that I would consider a walleye...oh well.
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Congratulation Snagg and Big Jim, thought about stopping by Apps this morning and getting in on the action but had a good feeling that it was going to be a donation to the the powers that be ( snagger that is ) . Good call on my part, fished out of Taft Bay and only managed 1 perch ( small at that ) . This mid-winter lull is starting to wear on me, hoping to have at least 1 or 2 more of those days that keep you coming back, ( limit of Eye's in 20 minutes, perch bite that only allows you to fish with one rod ) .
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Kingfisher, how was the travel conditions???
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Excellent. We walked from Long Point to the southwest drop of Cherry Island in under 30 minutes pulling a clam Voyager. Conditions are great, fishing sucked. Or maybe we just suck :-\
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Cool thanks, we are going back up Saturday for the last time this season. Hopefully it will be a good day.
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Cool thanks, we are going back up Saturday for the last time this season. Hopefully it will be a good day.
Good luck. Looking forward to your post. Should join you but I have a feeling I may be in my boat again.
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Yesterday me and boys launched out of north bay and hit a bunch of waypoints all the way too jewel, no perch and dumped one eye, then we trailered too Cleveland and scowered godfrey area, pins, dink perch, I came back with an empty bucket, So this morning big jimmy took off for southshore too fish with slamboney and me and hippy brian left out of apps totally on the blind.. Fished deep yesterday, decided today too go against the grain and fish shallow away from the crowds...first hole grabbed my perch then our 3rd stop around noon I grabbed my eyes ....2 well over 20 inches and one 18 too seal the deal... Hard 2 days of fishin, but it was fun, pulled into Apps only too see my buddy Big jimmy in first. that was good times!!!!! ;D
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Sweet you guys did well ;D
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congrats to snagger and posse! great job as usual!
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I took this video of Kowboy on his new ride today. Check it out well worth it. Thanks Buddy
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great job Snagger and big JIM ;)
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I took this video of Kowboy on his new ride today. Check it out well worth it. Thanks Buddy
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2tall, funny vid. Sounds like 20's porno music playing.
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Today on Onieda. This one was tight lipped. Click on the pic and it should play.
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Congrats Shane and Big Jim!
Cool video of the pickerel fish story
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Great video. Now I understand what's happening when I see those nice marks on the vex that don't commit. >:( Would never had thought a pickerel, of all fish, would shun a quivering minnow like that. Used to see that a lot with big perch and big bluegills when we were sightfishing in shallow water.
Going to try the North Shore today; with the way it's been going be real happy to end up with a few nice perch and a walleye or two.
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congrads to snagger and big jim nice fishing!
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If your targeting the pickerel I find most often they either come right in and smack it on the free fall or when jigging hard, the subtle twitching not so much.
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Congrats guys! Excellent derby payday too! Like to see this continue.
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I found a auger last night at chapman park parking lot anyone with any info please pm me. I would like to get it back to its rightful owner
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I tried kchamp's last weekend and it was incredible. He has a RIGID with a 6" mora bit. I might go this route next year. I have a 7" electra now and it works okay but I wouldn't mind something lighter and faster. I want to use the 7" bit from that with the clam set up.
Clam Ice Auger/Cordless Drill Review Good reviews from this thread. http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=273421.new;topicseen
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I was able to try my new Kahtoola Microspikes, absolutely the best cleat I have ever worn by far! Thanks to all who have recommended them!
Just wanted to reply on the Kahtoola Microspikes, it was discussed during the "lesser than ideal ice conditions period" along with tow bars, ice suits, and Sheppard's pie! ;D
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Congratulations to Shane and Jim on some nice looking fish. Had a fun day at the tournament yesterday. Started off rough... didn't have gloves. Went out of Constancia and wanted to get out to pancake shoals but my hands were completely numb by the time I made it halfway to the islands. I stopped just as I passed the firsrt island and drilled my first hole. Found the bottom covered in dink male perch and small females. Nothing over 7". Burned through half my small minnows hoping for something but nothing. Decided to move about 30 yards after an hour. Started the next hole by dumping an eye halfway up and then nothing but small perch again. Made a few more moves as the day went on but never found much. At around noon I looked at my map and choose a spot that was a good early ice walleye area for me this year. It was about a mile away and my hands made it feel like a 10 mile journey. I gotwas all setup and right away I hooked into an eye and dumped it. Dropped down to it again and ended up landing my first keeper of the day. 10 minutes later I got my biggest eye of the year. I lost another one at the hole right after the pig. Things went quite for a bit then hooked into my third keeper. Still had about 45 minutes of fishing left and I was hoping for some perch but nothing. Did manage an eye that would've beat my smallest keeper. Headed back to Apps for the weigh in and ended up in 3rd and lunker eye. Had a great time talking with an awesome group of fisherman afterwards. I'm guessing this event is going to be quite large next year. It's a really fun format the way the points work. Congrats again to Shane and Jim.
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Well done BudMan. Sounds like a well deserved spot on the leader board to me!
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Congrats to all that placed! I was jonesing to fish this tourney but enjoyed the day at home with my 3 month old son, he even helped me re-line some reels for this week! ;) I would have to imagin getting fish up a 6"
hole is rough right now with 20+ of ice? Anyone spudding out their holes ?
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2tall, funny vid. Sounds like 20's porno music playing.
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While I was watching it, that is what my wife asked me.
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Nice job Budman! That eye was a slob! I'm def fishing that derby next year
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Good luck. Looking forward to your post. Should join you but I have a feeling I may be in my boat again.
You are more than welcome to come along with us!!!! Let me know.
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I fished out of Williams this morning. After the first hole I quickly realized that it is time to dust off the power auger!
Took awhile to figure out what the ticket was. Bait of the day was a small blue/white dot tipped with a minnow head, fished 16 FOW less than 1/2 way out to islands, ventured far from the crowd and down towards Borio's.
On another note, we were all young and foolish at one point, but why must snowmobiles fly past me (one on either side) within 10-15 yards of my hole??? While I realize I set up near the "highway" along the shoreline, is that really necessary? I bet these are the same guys who blow past me on jet skis in the summer when I am fishing open water. Only difference is I can't cast my ice rod in their direction. ;D
:afro: out
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Congrats to the winners! Nice job.
Went back to Chaumont for me today and it was terrible. Reminded me of an ice fishing version of some really bad days on Seneca. 3 of us fished hard all day with little to show, not even a dozen dink perch between the 3 of us. Don't think we ever had a decent mark all day long that I would consider a walleye...oh well.
We were there Sat. too. My buddy got a nice eye, 7.45 lbs. That was the only one. Between three of us we had 8 perch over 9". :-\
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the red geo tracker is still out there as of yesterday going on 4 days now, snowing to hard to see this morning.... the first day there was a tent attached to it but looks like some one came and got it the next day
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A big thank you should go out to Stormy for putting on the get together! You did a great job, I thoroughly enjoyed the day. It was a pleasure getting to meet some of the guys, sharing a brew, and swapping tales at the end of the day. I learned a few new tricks from the masters.
Being on foot today I ended up fishing the drop off of Nunnery point. Managed 1 keeper eye, 2 shorts, 2 jumbos, and dumped a beauty at the bottom of the 6" tunnel. Small moves showed huge changes. Thanks again.
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so is it Godfree point or Nunnery bay. I was having fun with this but then I'm a girl.
We have a winner !!! Nunnery point. Now it's your turn Missfishy. Pick a spot, make some clues and we'll guess.
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Congrats SNAGGER, Big Jim, and Budman! :clap:
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That pickeral video is awesome.
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Congratulations to Shane and Jim on some nice looking fish. Had a fun day at the tournament yesterday. Started off rough... didn't have gloves. Went out of Constancia and wanted to get out to pancake shoals but my hands were completely numb by the time I made it halfway to the islands. I stopped just as I passed the firsrt island and drilled my first hole. Found the bottom covered in dink male perch and small females. Nothing over 7". Burned through half my small minnows hoping for something but nothing. Decided to move about 30 yards after an hour. Started the next hole by dumping an eye halfway up and then nothing but small perch again. Made a few more moves as the day went on but never found much. At around noon I looked at my map and choose a spot that was a good early ice walleye area for me this year. It was about a mile away and my hands made it feel like a 10 mile journey. I gotwas all setup and right away I hooked into an eye and dumped it. Dropped down to it again and ended up landing my first keeper of the day. 10 minutes later I got my biggest eye of the year. I lost another one at the hole right after the pig. Things went quite for a bit then hooked into my third keeper. Still had about 45 minutes of fishing left and I was hoping for some perch but nothing. Did manage an eye that would've beat my smallest keeper. Headed back to Apps for the weigh in and ended up in 3rd and lunker eye. Had a great time talking with an awesome group of fisherman afterwards. I'm guessing this event is going to be quite large next year. It's a really fun format the way the points work. Congrats again to Shane and Jim.
You didn't tell me your screen name yesterday budman or I would of included you in my post, Really nice meeting you yesterday man, you had a hell of a bucket of waldos Jeremy, over 11 lbs, that's money in the summer tournaments .....Well done!!!!
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Well Friday I fished east, Saturday in the middle, so today we fished out of taft on the west end to wrap up this 3 days of fishin... First hole was a looser, so quickly made an adjustment then bango it was on again, Me and Brian grabbed our limits and then some, good size ones again, descent group of big perch as well, we got 20 or so in a couple hours, then around 11am it died out so we called it a day shortly after.
Got a question for you budman, hand auger or power auger on the walleye spots saturday?.. I was scouting with the power auger Friday covering some acres, I know perch don't get bothered by them much but I got my first zero in 6 yrs, so hand augered everything yesterday and today.
Some from today...
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The snow from Friday morning was incredible, it stuck too everything, lake effect has a lot of static electricity below zero, it was actually hanging the undersides of the branches, wish I had more time too take pictures, heres one.
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Nice pics Snagger.
Pooch if I end up there Saturday I'll PM you. Good luck.
Cheeks, it was definitely tough wasn't it. Almost not fun...almost.
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Nice pics Snagger.
Pooch if I end up there Saturday I'll PM you. Good luck.
Cheeks, it was definitely tough wasn't it. Almost not fun...almost.
I spent some time up there yrs ago, its like a bigger Oneida when there not biting... tough...
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Thanks everyone!!! Had a great time this weekend, Special thanx to stormy you did a hell of a job running the torney cant wait til nxt yr. :clap: :clap: Oh ya maybe nxt yr you will get black or navy blue hoodies!! :woot:
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Congrats to you guys, enjoyed looking at the pics didn't get to fish this weekend.
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Fished the east end again today. Bite was better than last week. Only did 6 hours instead of 10. Dumped several. Landed couple eyes, 25-30 perch only kept biggest (still have fish from yest to clean)
Good luck all
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Anybody know the link for the panfish tournament results? The tournament was today at big bay marina, 7-1pm.
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New to the Oneida Lake Diehards. Thanks for having me.
Went to Big Bay today between 10:30-1:30. Lots of people there due to the tourny. I caught a dozen small perch. Largest = 7" in 8 ft of water. No keepers. Ice is about 14" thick. Easy walking. A lot of ATV's and snowmobiles. Had fun. :)
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Snagger, nice 'eyes! ;D
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Nice job on the weekend catches, Snagger and crew!!!!!!
Great pics as usual.
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Anyone having any luck on the south side of the lake? Just wondering thanks an tight lines
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Anyone having any luck on the south side of the lake? Just wondering thanks an tight lines
I saw a red tracker that fell into a little bad luck.....
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fished yest. afternoon and this morning out of the south shore launch.....slowwwww... ....marked some great fish but couldn't get many to go......got 3 yest and 3 today albeit they were hogs.....a couple small eyes also.....also caught the biggest fish I've ever gotten thru the ice....a huge catfish at least 30" and guessing 15 lbs......what a fight on 3 lb. test....had a hard time gettin her thru the hole.....will try to post a pic later
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How'd you do?
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Carcajou, Scott that you?
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Hey guys I'm new to site just wanted to know ATVS WERE MAKING IT OUT ON SOUTH SIDE OF ONEIDA !!!
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they were today
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Last time I'm posting this so anyone who fished out of chapman sat make sure you have your auger also ask your buddies please I would like to get it back to its rightful owner. Thank you any info pm me
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Worked the north shore from edgewater to jewel this afternoon, the highlight of the day was watching the guy in the AWD family sedan race around on the ice off of edgewater, I was surprised he made it down the bank but they looked to be having a good time, however the fishing sucked for me
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Carcajou...not Scott. Name is Teri. ;D
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Hows the walking off the sylvan beach area
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Hows the walking off the sylvan beach area
I cut thru this morning on the snowmobile, seen quite a few walkers, didn't look like they were having any problems, snow is packed pretty solid.
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ok thanks seen the pics didnt want to drag through knee deep snow
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Got a question for you budman, hand auger or power auger on the walleye spots saturday?.. I was scouting with the power auger Friday covering some acres, I know perch don't get bothered by them much but I got my first zero in 6 yrs, so hand augered everything yesterday and today.
Shane, great work out there Saturday and some nice looking eyes from today. I only use a hand auger. Power auger might have spooked the eyes I ended up with. As soon as I dropped my transducer they were there and suspended pretty high in 25ft, maybe about halfway up. I know a lot of guys say power augers don't spoke fish but I think they really due especially on suspending fish.
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Thanks guys !!!
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No, power augers don't spook fish it's been proven over & over again. On suspended fish, w/ microphones,cameras, & large pro tournaments, even in shallow water. The only thing power augers spook are other fisherman who either don't have them or have it in there head.There...can open!
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WALLACE!! WALLACE!!! :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Here is the eye Reich607 got in Chaumont Saturday. We marked some eyes but they were few and far between. Picked up a few perch... not many. This one was 7.45 lbs. He's gonna get it mounted. I helped him land it... lots of high fives and hootin and hollerin!!! @)
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You picked a good day to whip Big Jim. Pretty good day for not having fished that area before. We covered quite a few square miles and Jimmy got on the hot hole twice. I didn't do nearly as well but now I know where the fish are ;D.. It was fun just checking some new stuff out. Maybe we'll get you next year Shane, great job man.
Does anybody have the number of that guy in Cicero that sharpens blades? I know it's buried a few weeks back but can't find it. Thanks.
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That's a beauty, congrats!
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Had a half way decent day yesterday marked a lot of Fish and caught a few Keeper Perch one 13 inches , a 16 inch small mouth Bass and a Northern but Had a lot of fun .. :) :tipup
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nice fish guys ,well done bud,snag,and Big Jimmie, fished with Ice Addict this weekend , sat, he relieved me of a ten spot for biggest perch and eye , I did manage to get 5 back on Sun, didn't do real well ended up with a dozen perch Sat started at 10:00 and did 15 good ones Sun and quit at 2:00, ice thickness held with no real change , going is good for all , and to let some of you know I made three spots through the pressure ridge that runs north and south couple were sloppy but will be rock hard for this morning , if on a wheeler check them out before blindly driving across , just to double check , for safety , I drove over each on a couple of times before hauling my shack and equipment over
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Thanks For the info @)
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You picked a good day to whip Big Jim. Pretty good day for not having fished that area before. We covered quite a few square miles and Jimmy got on the hot hole twice. I didn't do nearly as well but now I know where the fish are ;D.. It was fun just checking some new stuff out. Maybe we'll get you next year Shane, great job man.
Does anybody have the number of that guy in Cicero that sharpens blades? I know it's buried a few weeks back but can't find it. Thanks.
Drop then off at bartel bait and tackle he"ll Send them out to resharpen and youll have em back in day or two. He Does really good work
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Sharping shed Cicero 315-6992513
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I gotta comment on the power auger issue for the first time. This past Saturday, I used my power awger 8 inch to get me thru the 20 inches of ice I encountered off taft. I have been wondering about the issue of scaring fish for a long time, so I have been comparing notes. Seeing I caught one of my 4 eyes within 5 mins. of drilling my hole sat. morn, I hafta say I believe that if a fish is twelve feet down in 24 feet and it hits almost immediately, my auger had no effect. I moved out to 30 feet and caught my next keepers, 2, within about 15 mins of my auger making all that racket. I only wish that my auger had attracted those fish snagger and crew hooked up with..... nice job guys ! I was back to the launch by noon and made points with my gf, but got only one keeper perch, which is what I really went for.
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Freddie - thanks for the info on the pressure cracks. Would like to try that area again if I can convince my partner to leave the east end of the lake.
Fished the North Shore yesterday, tough bite but did mange a few yellows after going thru about a dozen lures. Really hard to make them bite but that's what makes ice fishing a lot of fun. When I landed this guy below my friend said it was an odd looking perch. Told him it's just that it was previously hooked by one of the diehards who set the hook a little hard and yanked off the stripes. ::) Won't mention any names.
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I agree: I don't believe that power augers make any difference.. Many times have drilled a hole and caught fish with in minutes of drilling holes ... " Just sayin "
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Nice haul Pman :)
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The power auger noise thing is one of those ice topics that have been and always will be argued. Just like Marcum vs. Vexlar (I go with Lowrance on that one). I think Snagger was just trying to dissect his day. Put up a goose egg which isn't normal so you look at all the factors. When I think of guys that I consider on top of their ice game they all use hand or electric on the ice. For me I don't mind sweating a little using a hand auger, don't want the added weight of a gas auger and I do a lot of night fishing so don't want to upset the grumpy fish that live on the land in big houses with all the noise.
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Watched a show one time where they experimented on what makes the most noise under the ice.The gas auger was the loudest.The snowmobile second loudest( not sure if it was studded).That was followed by the atv with chains.Interesting thing was that none had a real big effect on the fishing at the time of the filming.They sa8d that some studies show that the sounds actually attracted fish from long distances.Sure fish mood...sound frequency and other factors are involved.Was interesting though.BTW...hand augers made a lot of noise also.
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As Filet met me on the ice Friday morning, I flagged him to come right on over on his sled, as he did he pushed a whole school of fish over to me.....
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Yep just trying too learn, not starting a debate, Friday we drove our sleds right up too where fished blasted holes, nothing fish 30-40 minutes, move repeat, horrible day, covered 5 miles.. tournament day, went back too parking sled 150 ft from where we hand drilled holes, did fish on every move, sunday too.
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And believe me, I want too run my power auger, I paid good money for it, instead we dumped piles of eyes in a 6 inch hole, but it was worth it, atleast we had them on too dump them, drilled my holes at a 20 degree angle, lets me see down the holes in a sitting position, then could slide them into the tube easier,.
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I have caught a couple perch with no stripes out there this year, was wondering what that was all about,, thanks for the explanation :roflmao:
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The difference between a good fisherman and an excellent fisherman is usually in the details...
ICE-ADDICT, I read an article where they used a snowmobile to drive Northern Pike through their spread of tip-ups. Another article there was an argument in approaching a flag, run or walk. Some claimed the noise from running to the flag have startled some pike and cause them to drop the bait?
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some day, when we are out zapping holes in the ice with new high tech laser -hole- makers, we will forget we ever debated gas auger use !
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Here is the eye Reich607 got in Chaumont Saturday. We marked some eyes but they were few and far between. Picked up a few perch... not many. This one was 7.45 lbs. He's gonna get it mounted. I helped him land it... lots of high fives and hootin and hollerin!!! @)
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Nice eye cheeks!
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well lets see here. 20" of ice or more and I have a motor auger and a hand drill. yep I am using my motor auger versus having a freaking stroke ::)
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Being quiet can't be a bad thing, that's for sure. I have to believe that having snow on the ice helps a lot. I always drill by hand or use an electric auger. That being said, I have rolled up on my snowmobile and landed on a hot walleye or perch bite many times.
If power augers and machines have much of an affect then a boat motor and the boat hitting the waves should scatter fish like crazy!? When I go back up for a drift I have a habit of swinging wide around the section that I am drifting through.
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well lets see here. 20" of ice or more and I have a motor auger and a hand drill. yep I am using my motor auger versus having a freaking stroke ::)
Can't argue with that logic! ;D
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one last post before going off to work..... I already stated what I thought about my auger noise, but one thing does bother me. Even when I am super careful in filling, I have always noticed that smelly gas/oil mix after using it. I think you can pick up that gas mix smell just looking at that thing. I'm believing that is my biggest gripe. Even deaf fish that cant hear augers can taste that stuff.
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Ice didn't grow Ht, I measured 15 inches east end 19 inches at 119 ...... 19 inches at 121, south side had 14-15 inches ....dakin west had 18 inches and one 19 inch spot.
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Being quiet can't be a bad thing, that's for sure. I have to believe that having snow on the ice helps a lot. I always drill by hand or use an electric auger. That being said, I have rolled up on my snowmobile and landed on a hot walleye or perch bite many times.
If power augers and machines have much of an affect then a boat motor and the boat hitting the waves should scatter fish like crazy!? When I go back up for a drift I have a habit of swinging wide around the section that I am drifting through.
Hot being the key" word, what about neutral fish? I know in May and early June, the floatillas can kill the bite, not always, some bites are too hot, by mid june, there so used too power boats you can catch them in your boat wash, I believe theres a rhythm and limit too what noise they can handle and when, I'm just trying too figure it out.
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100% quiet for me! Hand or electric only!
Reeleyz Me too on the wide pass back to start of drift.
On that point if noise doesn't effect fish, then why does everyone troll 200+' behind their boat? Why not 30'? Unless it's a big spread and they need seperation downrigger guys can troll only 30-50' back when fishing down 150+
Can't tell you the number of times I've watched get "pushed" to me by guys making tons of noise a short ways off, or watched them disappear if the noise is close.
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All the different combination of factors is what makes it fun. If there was a simple " use this jig on this pole and wiggle it exactly like this" things would get boring quick. Wonder what the fish think on bright sunny days on snow covered thick ice when our holes let beams of light down? Aliens trying to beam them up is my guess. Better flip that shanty up and close the window flaps.
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I have caught a couple perch with no stripes out there this year, was wondering what that was all about,, thanks for the explanation :roflmao:
I read you post about catching a couple of perch with no stripes.
What did they look like did you take any pictures?
I caught a fish at the C'noy dam this summer that looked like a perch but had no stripes.
The side of the fish was greenish like a perch, had orange fins and a calico appearance on the sides.
I did not get a picture of it.
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Hot being the key" word, what about neutral fish? I know in May and early June, the floatillas can kill the bite, not always, some bites are too hot, by mid june, there so used too power boats you can catch them in your boat wash, I believe theres a rhythm and limit too what noise they can handle and when, I'm just trying too figure it out.
I think the best way to tell would be to watch them on an under water camera and see how they react.
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I think the best way to tell would be to watch them on an under water camera and see how they react.
that would be fun too watch, hate draggin that thing out. I've read all 1000 posts you have ever written bruce, I value your opinion on these things.
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Do chainsaws scare fish? ::)
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All the different combination of factors is what makes it fun. If there was a simple " use this jig on this pole and wiggle it exactly like this" things would get boring quick. Wonder what the fish think on bright sunny days on snow covered thick ice when our holes let beams of light down? Aliens trying to beam them up is my guess. Better flip that shanty up and close the window flaps.
I'm always trying too figure out if light helps or hurts, some days I shave the snow off around my shanty too let light down other days I got a flashlight pointed down my transducer hole trying too see if it grabs an extra fish.
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Might bring an animal psychic out there to "talk" with the walleyes as I catch them. "How are you feeling today?" "Does that high pressure have you feeling down?" "Auger noise give you a headache?"
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that would be fun too watch, hate draggin that thing out. I've read all 1000 posts you have ever written bruce, I value your opinion on these things.
Thanks man. I just noticed I became a Maniac!
I don't have a camera and they seem like a pain but if I had the time I would do it. You have to be able to pattern them to a point. Then it would be like hunting state land on the opening day of southern zone. The guy who gets in the earliest and the furthest gets deer pushed to them.
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Might bring an animal psychic out there to "talk" with the walleyes as I catch them. "How are you feeling today?" "Does that high pressure have you feeling down?" "Auger noise give you a headache?"
I think I know a good animal psychic. His name is Dr. Release! :woot:
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I think the best way to tell would be to watch them on an under water camera and see how they react.
But I thought there was a big debate as to whether the cameras scared the fish as well ???
I guess we'll never know the answers to these questions ::)
I wonder if there is a fish whisperer? That would be cool to watch on the discovery channel ;D
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Lure them with meth then all the noise in the world don't matter
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I think the best way to tell would be to watch them on an under water camera and see how they react.
Took the camera out on Sandy Pond yesterday. Cutting more holes didn't even effect the fish in 12 ft of water. It was actually fun to watch. Fm and I laughed our arses off all day watching fish. You should see perch scatter like rats when a northern comes through and then come right back after he left. Some of the perch need glasses I think. They would come screaming off the bottom and miss the lure completely and some would hit the lure but not the hook. Stupid fish!!! :laugh:
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.....Wonder what the fish think on bright sunny days on snow covered thick ice when our holes let beams of light down? Aliens trying to beam them up is my guess...
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I'm sticking with my power ,my shoulder and lower back says gas is the way to go , unless someone wants to drill my 3 holes for me :woot:
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Took the camera out on Sandy Pond yesterday. Cutting more holes didn't even effect the fish in 12 ft of water. It was actually fun to watch. Fm and I laughed our arses off all day watching fish. You should see perch scatter like rats when a northern comes through and then come right back after he left. Some of the perch need glasses I think. They would come screaming off the bottom and miss the lure completely and some would hit the lure but not the hook. Stupid fish!!! :laugh:
The northern Oswego County fish are much dumber than the southern Oswego County fish. ::)
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After taking my gas auger out in late January and getting b***h at by a guy 100yds away I bought a ION. It's just not worth listening to the crap some clown want give you,I'm out to relax and catch some fish.
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Really nobody should be telling others how to fish or how to get the holes in the ice....Freedom of choice I say :)
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got to laugh go fishing when you can use what u want , gas, hand, electric augers who cares just give the guy next to u room dont crowd in on people and have a great day fishing. some times people are way to serious it's fishing have fun ....
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Noise above the water it's ok but in the water is different , in the water noise travels twice as fast and gets amplified, don't believe ?, dive under the surface and have a friend banging two rocks 100 yds away sounds like it's next to you .
I go every year on a small lake on a winter festival lots of ATV's and snowmobiles running wild and fish shots down ,I wonder why.
What I found out regarding gas augers it takes a wile for the fish to start biting it's true they are same cases when they are on the byte and they don't care , in a slow day quiet is the key .
my 2ç
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Until you get of four guys with a 4-wheeler with a bad muffler and a loud, I mean LOUD auger dull as a hoe! That 4-wheeler went back and forth, shuttling everyone. Then the auger, the loudest I ever heard and the only auger they had, took forever to cut just one hole. Now multiply that by 4! They couldn't talk normally, they had to yell back and forth constantly. They even got in a big pissing match over the auger not working right! I almost offered them my auger, but I figured they didn't take care of any of their stuff, no way! The guy would also take rides on that 4-wheeler back and forth looking for other friends on the ice, I know because I could hear ever word the said 50 yards away! Freedom yes, but a little consideration to others... I gave up and moved.
For a while I thought I was on Candid Camera, that it couldn't be for real!
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Nothing scientific but I catch far fewer fish on weekends. All of my best days have come mid week with very few people around. Same spots completely different outcomes. I don't think the noise a couple people makes matters, it is when you add up noise from a hundred different people scattered all over that shuts them down.
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Ask any flats fisherman and he will tell you that bonefish respond immediately to any unusual sound they bolt off the flats , few years back I was on the platform in front 2 bonefish aprox 75 yds , captain drops a player and they flue 100 mph.
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I for one fish how I want, & you can fish how You want! ;)
To each his own.
Recently on Oneida I've been mainly off by myself, couple times guys came over when I didn't move all day, but for the most part left me alone & were respectful.
I fished Saturday on Sandy Pond with a guy on a wheeler & a gas auger. An hour later a couple guys rode right up on a sled slowly 40' away, their only fault was being short & chubby :P ;D
Didn't affect my fishing a bit.
I however do choose to be quiet, as there's no proof either way that ALL the time the fish aren't spooked. Fine maybe they're not sometimes. I don't care. While I fish for fun & relaxation, I also take it seriously & want every advantage I can get.
Does it help? Who knows.
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The noise is on top, it does not spook the fish. The reason people yell is bc they would love for u too drill there holes for them bc 24inches sucks to hand drill.
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Can opened...worms every where! ::)
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The noise is on top, it does not spook the fish. The reason people yell is bc they would love for u too drill there holes for them bc 24inches sucks to hand drill.
not true I dropped 450 on a power auger and still hand drilled. like I said earlier this aint a debate .... a few us were just trying too figure out how it effected our results, that's all.
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Ask any flats fisherman and he will tell you that bonefish respond immediately to any unusual sound they bolt off the flats , few years back I was on the platform in front 2 bonefish aprox 75 yds , captain drops a player and they flue 100 mph.
Bonefish are not like walleye or perch. You're fishing pretty skinny water for bones and are sight fishing. Same with tailing redfish. Not even close to a comparison.
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Funny story. Sat at chapman I was one of first fisherman there because I had a long walk out. Me and my nephew set are shanty up and where working on three tip ups 10 yards apart. In the distance I seen a couple guys zig zagging on I phone GPS heading are way. So we get inside and start fishing and i take a look out my window and the idiots are 10 ft from my last tip up. Now I'm pissed off I know they can see my stuff. So I wait until they get all set up and go in there hunting tent. I walked over and drilled six holes all the way around them 10 ft away and started jigging. I was cold as heck but I ended up two right next to them. They sat there and never said a word. Lesson learned
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Agreed on the can of worms ;) Let's not start comparing saltwater species to freshwater species. Total different ballgame. Wishin' I was back in Jax now. 82 at my place today and the sheepshead are a biting ;D
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Well, all I have is a hand auger but I know one thing. Fishing saltwater flats for bone fish is not even comparable to ice fishing for walleye and perch. Two completely different ends of the fishing spectrum.
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Went up to Gander in Cicero and Dicks in Dewitt looking for some end of season savings on ice gear, they aint got dick.
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Went up to Gander in Cicero and Dicks in Dewitt looking for some end of season savings on ice gear, they aint got dick.
Neither had dick to start with. :P
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Agreed on the can of worms ;) Let's not start comparing saltwater species to freshwater species. Total different ballgame. Wishin' I was back in Jax now. 82 at my place today and the sheepshead are a biting ;D
Mmmmmmmmm, Sheepshead are yummy ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Well... Question if I think a gas auger scares fish.. #1. I loved to have guys 100yards away from me using them...
#2 I was taught to fish by a guy who once complained about a man he took fishing, of making to much noise... The guy was eating potato chips...
Probably some fish think nothing of it.. You don`t see (or catch) the ones it scares off..
One thing for sure.. Fishermen who use them don`t think it matters.. And those who do follow you around and fish behind you...
I had one and used it. I would cut 5 or more holes quite a ways apart and then go back and fish the first ones I cut and work my way out the line.. I suppose nowadays by the time you got the 2nd one cut someone would be fishing the first one....
Don`t get bent out of shape over it. If you want to use a gas auger or a double bitted ax (know what that is ??) Have at it..
HAVE FUN...
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Mmmmmmmmm, Sheepshead are yummy ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
My old fishing stumping grounds, New Smyrna Beach.....Reds and Trout!!!! Game On
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Just to see the reaction, I want to bring my chain saw out there and start cutting holes. Wonder what the reactions would be!!!
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I actually think it does matter.......but i also remember back in the day when the spuds were bangin everywhere...still caught fish?
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Boss said I can burn a vacation day on friday.... ;D hope the weather holds nice and it doesnt dump lake affect snow... I will be walking... still looking for my first keeper walleye and some of them tasty jumbos, and ummm I am referring to the perch :P
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Anyone been fishing at Godfrey Point recently? If so, any success?
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Boring through the ice makes noise, either way you look at it had fish on the screen and me screaming a 10 inch hole and the fish not moving. I like my ax and saw the old fashion way..........
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Anyone been fishing at Godfrey Point recently? If so, any success?
I am not a regular up there but was there last Friday for 5 hours and jumped from 15 to 30 ft caught 2 small eyes.
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Just to see the reaction, I want to bring my chain saw out there and start cutting holes. Wonder what the reactions would be!!!
how big is the bar ??? you know i just might bring out my husquavarna this weekend :P :P
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I for one fish how I want, & you can fish how You want! ;)
I fished Saturday on Sandy Pond with a guy on a wheeler & a gas auger. An hour later a couple guys rode right up on a sled slowly 40' away, their only fault was being short & chubby :P ;D
was that spot where coach had been fishing , I heard it was an ok spot ,may have to park my grandson there ;D
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I am not a regular up there but was there last Friday for 5 hours and jumped from 15 to 30 ft caught 2 small eyes.
Thanks, aj454. Think I'll try there this Saturday.
Been out at Big Bay, Taft, and Briggs Bay this year. Weekends only (weather permitting). Darn work keeps getting in the way of my fun. ;)
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Agreed on the can of worms ;) Let's not start comparing saltwater species to freshwater species. Total different ballgame. Wishin' I was back in Jax now. 82 at my place today and the sheepshead are a biting ;D
those sheeps are good down there I just got back from my gramps on pine island last week and there in good now
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I think the best way to tell would be to watch them on an under water camera and see how they react.
Ah, yes...but how would one drill the hole to drop the camera down? ??? ;D
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how big is the bar ??? you know i just might bring out my husquavarna this weekend :P :P
You coming up on Saturday??????
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Bonefish are not like walleye or perch. You're fishing pretty skinny water for bones and are sight fishing. Same with tailing redfish. Not even close to a comparison.
I guess walleye and perch don't have lateral line .
maybe this article helps
http://www.dwfonline.com/Articles/np4.htm
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was that spot where coach had been fishing , I heard it was an ok spot ,may have to park my grandson there ;D
Now those are what I call ICE CUBES
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http://m.startribune.com/?id=247930691 could be good or bad. Depending on the fisheries in question.
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My old fishing stumping grounds, New Smyrna Beach.....Reds and Trout!!!! Game On
Great beach. One of my favorites. After south beach.
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http://m.startribune.com/?id=247930691 could be good or bad. Depending on the fisheries in question.
Most things like this come with an unforeseen or unintended consequence. Regardless of what small scale tests may show in a tank, how dumping enough bacteria in the water to kill that many mussels doesn't exactly sound like a good idea.
That sorta logic just reminded me of
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got out for the last hour of daylight this afternoon. got my limit in nice gills, and 3 crappies!! it's on boy's !!! ;D ;D ;D. Sully...
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Ah, yes...but how would one drill the hole to drop the camera down? ??? ;D
True. Guess you would have to spend the night on a warm night. Then you don't have to worry about sneaking into your spot either!
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You coming up on Saturday??????
dont plan on going up there. the reports have not been good :P
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got out for the last hour of daylight this afternoon. got my limit in nice gills, and 3 crappies!! it's on boy's !!! ;D ;D ;D. Sully...
Congrats! that's awesome.
Haven't fished down that way all season. :-\
Going to have to pack light and cut out of work early a few nights over the next month.
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got out for the last hour of daylight this afternoon. got my limit in nice gills, and 3 crappies!! it's on boy's !!! ;D ;D ;D. Sully...
Congrats!
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got out for the last hour of daylight this afternoon. got my limit in nice gills, and 3 crappies!! it's on boy's !!! ;D ;D ;D. Sully...
That is almost a fish per minute! That is crazy!!!
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thanks guys !! the last hour has been the ticket. gotta try the first hour. these gills, and crappies are the sweet meat of the lake ;D ;D. Sully...
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That is almost a fish per minute! That is crazy!!!
That deserves
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We only have 12days left of walleye season left. :'(
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Hey guys went out west side of Frenchmen an got a few keepers on jumbo 14 inch fatty !! But real slow 2 keepers an hour !! Not so good
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We only have 12days left of walleye season left. :'(
That's ok its been a banner year!
I have enough for the freezer. Will be icing more for the next month. Just back down the hole they go.
Its their striped cousins I'm after now anyway. Miss the can't fit them all in a bucket days. End of eye season means those days are coming.....
That being said I did make sure to put on my schedule at work I am off next saturday
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We only have 12days left of walleye season left. :'(
Ouch, thanks for the reminder ;D
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Ouch, thanks for the reminder ;D
You couldn't catch a cold if you ran around wet in European ball baggers in January let alone a walleye
;D :P
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Ouch, thanks for the reminder ;D
Thinking a Thursday thru Sunday trip is in order. Sunday For steelies of course.
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Thinking a Thursday thru Sunday trip is in order. Sunday For steelies of course.
I'd certainly trust snaggers opinion over mine, but with temps at freezing or slightly better thurs-sat and a little sun on saturday to warm the rocks and riverbed. I'd guess the steelie bite maybe best saturday afternoon and evening.
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Thinking more next weekend, catch the last 3 days of walleye, fish for steelies for a few hrs. sunday morning. Rather be on the ice than the river this time of year.
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dont plan on going up there. the reports have not been good :P
Okay then, I have a feeling though!!!!!!!!
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Good weekend on the lake Stormy great job on puttting that whole thing together had a great time congrats to the winners excellent job.The perch bite was good for me the eyes just didn't cooperate for me.Thanks agian to Shane for the accomidations i appreciate it got some pics to put up just got to slide them over.
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I guess walleye and perch don't have lateral line .
maybe this article helps
http://www.dwfonline.com/Articles/np4.htm
Lateral line, smateral line......we don't fish perch or walleye in inches of water. It does make a difference.
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Last time I'm posting this so anyone who fished out of chapman sat make sure you have your auger also ask your buddies please I would like to get it back to its rightful owner. Thank you any info pm me
whats up bro! How's things been goin on the south side? :afro:
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Nice! some day I may figure out how to catch them like that ! :)
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got out for the last hour of daylight this afternoon. got my limit in nice gills, and 3 crappies!! it's on boy's !!! ;D ;D ;D. Sully...
Hey finally there's a report! I might be heading out Thursday after some flats. Either early or later in the afternoon. If you want to get together Sully give me a call sometime Wednesday. I'll let you know when I'm heading out
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78 more miles and I will put you into some real fish Chief ;D Good luck, I will be out agin today.
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Never been a fan of power augers, loud mufflers on sleds and quads, screaming fishermen (even though my buddies love to yell), vibrations etc. etc. etc., Don't care if ice is 4" or 24" I tend to be one of those guys who notices differences in my weekly, monthly/yearly fish take !!!! Fire up your noise makers and I'll usually just move away
It sure was quiet on Oneida today..... Ahhhh (:
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nice catch, good job
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Never been a fan of power augers, loud mufflers on sleds and quads, screaming fishermen (even though my buddies love to yell), vibrations etc. etc. etc., Don't care if ice is 4" or 24" I tend to be one of those guys who notices differences in my weekly, monthly/yearly fish take !!!! Fire up your noise makers and I'll usually just move away
It sure was quiet on Oneida today..... Ahhhh (:
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nice pile of Jumbos Tom :icefish: :icefish:
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Nice looking pile of fish. Good job Tom.
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Well, not for nothing but....a few weeks back when it rained and there was 3 inches of water on the ice we were fishing off Lewis Pt. We were hole hopping looking for fish. I told my buddy that we were moving to the South side of this point and going try it there. I drilled a hole, moved twenty yds started another hole and told my friend to catch that walleye in the first hole. He laughed and said OK. I moved another 20 yds or so and was pushing the ice chips in and out of the hole and my friend says ... Hey check this out.. the rod is bent and he lands a 20'' eye. Granted I was using a hand auger but wasn't making any attempt to make the holes quietly. We made ten more holes laughing at the thought that he would catch them as I drilled the holes...no more fish. So either it was completely dumb luck to have gotten the eye on the first hole or all the noise I made drilling holes shut them down.? I'm leaning towards the luck aspect. If auger noise is the concern, what about wheelers with chains and studded sled tracks cruising around? The noise may bother the fish somewhat but they aren't human and can't process what the hell is going on, everything they do is reactionary and instinctive. If they had the ability to think you would only catch the suicidal ones!
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The noise thing will never be settled. Its all a matter of opinion and belief.
I mean we all do have some others that are much more silly & have 100% less chance of actually affecting the fish.
I for instance wear a baseball hat 98% of the time & its either a ratty old cabelas hat I wouldn't be seen dead in anywhere but fishing, or a pats or SU one.
How about guys who troll soft water in an east wind blowing 3-5? Does that light of a breeze really affect fish 30' down over 40?
I mean its not moving bait or much else, just rippling the water.
I hate east wind, but how does all this affect them?
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Sweet pile of perch! Nice to finally see one.
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whats up bro! How's things been goin on the south side? :afro:
Sup man found some dragons but won't able to get out again till sat ill get at you.
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Ok man. Dosent that thing called work get in the way of our fun!! Talk to u soon
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yesterday when I first popped a hole i had fish under me. 2 of my buddys were getting ready to leave on a wheeler. when he started it to warm it up, it didn't bother the fish, but as soon as they started moving the fish scatterd. the fish came back within 2 minutes. the fish that came back were crappies. on the 3rd crappie i caught, it slapped the bottom of the hole. the crappie were gone quick. I watched all this happen on my vex. noise does bother fish. Sully...
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My group on another lake did very well fishing the last two hours of daylight in 10-15 fow after using a power auger. Many 5 eye limits each time out.
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Most things like this come with an unforeseen or unintended consequence. Regardless of what small scale tests may show in a tank, how dumping enough bacteria in the water to kill that many mussels doesn't exactly sound like a good idea.
That sorta logic just reminded me of
thats great, :woot: but anyone remember when they made a mistake on the Lampracide in little Sandy and killed 1000,s of adult walleyes
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Nice pile of perch looks like a lot of fun .. Glad to see the Bigger Perch are finally starting to bite I have been getting tons of small ones ...Great Job :) :tipup:
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yesterday when I first popped a hole i had fish under me. 2 of my buddys were getting ready to leave on a wheeler. when he started it to warm it up, it didn't bother the fish, but as soon as they started moving the fish scatterd. the fish came back within 2 minutes. the fish that came back were crappies. on the 3rd crappie i caught, it slapped the bottom of the hole. the crappie were gone quick. I watched all this happen on my vex. noise does bother fish. Sully...
If you watched your buddy go zipping thru the water and up thru a hole that would scare the *&$% out of you to ::)
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If you watched your buddy go zipping thru the water and up thru a hole that would scare the *&$% out of you to ::)
Don't go into the light ! :o
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I drilled a lot of holes with a power auger and had fishing waiting for me.
I got out yesteday for the evening bite, just 2 good eyes, a smallie and 2 perch. Just when you think you figured them out they move on you. The perch were acting funny, bump the minnow 10 times and run away from anything jigged, stupid things.
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thats great, :woot: but anyone remember when they made a mistake on the Lampracide in little Sandy and killed 1000,s of adult walleyes
Yeah that was sad. How about banning our burn barrels then lighting the gulf of Mexico on fire.
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http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=ENjDWSRniuY (http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=ENjDWSRniuY)
Vehicle of choice for first ice ;D
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thats great, :woot: but anyone remember when they made a mistake on the Lampracide in little Sandy and killed 1000,s of adult walleyes
That's the type of oops, mistake, or unintended event I was talking about. :-\ :-\ Sorry but it would take alot of convincing to make me believe dumping a bunch of bacteria in our lakes is a good thing.
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http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=ENjDWSRniuY (http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=ENjDWSRniuY)
Vehicle of choice for first ice ;D
That link doesn't seem to work....
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That's the type of oops, mistake, or unintended event I was talking about. :-\ :-\ Sorry but it would take alot of convincing to make me believe dumping a bunch of bacteria in our lakes is a good thing.
The Dec stays awake nights trying to figure out how to screw up things.
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Speaking of the DEC, I got my new licence on line back in January, aren't they suppossed to send the actual licence to me? I have the paper from the website stating I'm paid and it has my licence # on it and when it's good till but that's all I have. Trying to avoid calling them, wondering if anybody has experience buying on line?
scottcny
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Thinking a Thursday thru Sunday trip is in order. Sunday For steelies of course.
That's what i'm thinking too, next thurs to sunday, as for catching a cold i think your belly hanging out of that dinkfest shirt would be all you need bcons ;D
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Yeah that was sad. How about banning our burn barrels then lighting the gulf of Mexico on fire.
yep ,lets pollute the air and water at the same time , :o
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Speaking of the DEC, I got my new licence on line back in January, aren't they suppossed to send the actual licence to me? I have the paper from the website stating I'm paid and it has my licence # on it and when it's good till but that's all I have. Trying to avoid calling them, wondering if anybody has experience buying on line?
scottcny
I had to call to get mine and that was after they gave me a tic when i gave them the number that u posses...call them so u don't get a tic like i did..good luck on the call to. They are no so easy to talk to..well atleast the lame person i was on the phone with. GREAT new system typical NY state
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any body knows whats up with the red geo tracker thats been stuck in the ice of dutchmans for the last week? hope the owner just didnt leave it
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The noise thing will never be settled. Its all a matter of opinion and belief.
I mean we all do have some others that are much more silly & have 100% less chance of actually affecting the fish.
I for instance wear a baseball hat 98% of the time & its either a ratty old cabelas hat I wouldn't be seen dead in anywhere but fishing, or a pats or SU one.
How about guys who troll soft water in an east wind blowing 3-5? Does that light of a breeze really affect fish 30' down over 40?
I mean its not moving bait or much else, just rippling the water.
I hate east wind, but how does all this affect them?
hey bcons let me guess every time youre out there and get a goose egg for the day youre wearing your pats hat ;D ;D im with ya I wouldn't be seen in that hat either :) me being a giants fan and all ;)
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There is an interesting post in General Chi Chat. You got the right stuff? Casting call for TV ice Hookers.
http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=288414.0
It would be nice to see a local make it big on TV, bcons you got the attitude, Snag, anyone?
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Has anyone reported the geo to the wardens or police. Seems like a real hazard in more ways then one.
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They deleted the post. Apparently they are going to film a reality ice fishing team competition in Iceland and there're looking for the next TV star. Potentially a life changing event for a person with the right stuff. Dealing with adverse conditions, broken equipment etc...
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In Iceland? I thought Iceland was green :P
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Geo probably stolen and abandon,,,,
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The Geo had plates on it Saturday ... but reg and inspection expired
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Here my catch from saturdayhttp://s1191.photobucket.com/user/jiggerupper/media/ResizedImage_1393897346695.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1 http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/jiggerupper/media/ResizedImage_1393897416036.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
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I am so bad at this computer
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Here my catch from saturdayhttp://s1191.photobucket.com/user/jiggerupper/media/ResizedImage_1393897346695.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1 http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/jiggerupper/media/ResizedImage_1393897416036.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
pimplepounder, Nice catch! On Photobucket, under "Links to share this photo" go to the bottom choice, "IMG"
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nice pile of fish
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There is an interesting post in General Chi Chat. You got the right stuff? Casting call for TV ice Hookers.
http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=288414.0
It would be nice to see a local make it big on TV, bcons you got the attitude, Snag, anyone?
I'm game for anything fishing related. TV? Well ya see I've got a better face for radio ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D
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That's what i'm thinking too, next thurs to sunday, as for catching a cold i think your belly hanging out of that dinkfest shirt would be all you need bcons ;D
Heading up next wed. night. Been well for a week now, think the worst is over. Lung infection for the last 2 months has really screwed with my ice fishing. had to fire up the jiffy to punch thru 15 measly inches of ice on Bville. Tried the Nils and could barely stand up after 1 hole.
been doing a dozen eggs a day and beating the snot out of the heavy bag for an hour or so every night. Starting to feel like my old self.
Hey Bcons, we finished 18th with only 9 fish, If we would have known 10 in perch were big fish we would have placed better. And the Ice swimmer did land a steelie thru the ice. Gotta count for something....what I don't know ;D
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Thanks Bart i am gonna try
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Here my catch from saturdayhttp://s1191.photobucket.com/user/jiggerupper/media/ResizedImage_1393897346695.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1 http://s1191.photobucket.com/user/jiggerupper/media/ResizedImage_1393897416036.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
Very nice! Congrats!
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Bart i don't see IMG as a choice
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Has anyone reported the geo to the wardens or police. Seems like a real hazard in more ways then one.
DEC is aware of it.
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Bart i don't see IMG as a choice
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this is from your photo bucket. just click on the IMG link to the right of your picture. it will say copied then paste it on you reply on IS. its the last link on the right side just below the HTML link ;)
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nice fish, love the pic of the boy they grow up so quick
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night fisher heard you were under the weather , but not to that extent ,, good fishing is coming up , but thats just an ol buzzards Esp working ;)
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Thanks HT and yep he is getting Kchamp and the kid loves to fish
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first week of retirement hasn't been good to me fishing wise....I think I lost my touch......fished last 2 days with a big goose egg today and a couple keepers yesterday......had a hard time even making the dink perch hit........hope it's a temporary dilemma......gonna hit it with bhammer in the morning....hopefully get it going a bit......did stop and fish for some gills/sunnies on the way in tonight and picked up a dozen and helped a gent fill his bucket.....at least I can still catch those.....drilled at least 24 holes today :o......can you say sore arms....back at it tomorrow
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Just ordered my first flasher. Got a Vexilar FL-8se Genz Pack with 19 Degree Ice Flasher - GP0819. I can hardly wait for it to arrive so I can get out on the ice again with my new toy! :woot:
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Carcajou you won't go fishing agian without it very addicting
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I just started getting into the technical part of fishing been using nav app but wondering how the barometer effects the bite? Higher or lower better? What's a good bite pressure?
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Carcajou you won't go fishing agian without it very addicting
My best friend and hunting buddy got a used one from another friend (he upgraded) and we've been using it this past 2 months. And, OMGosh...you're right. At first I though, gosh, that's a lot of money. Then, I talked myself into it since my birthday is coming up and the tax refund will be coming. LOL.
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It helps out alot lets you know if you are on a dead hole or if there is tons of fish under lots of times if you can get them to chase it up off the bottom you can get them to smash it wouldn't see that without electronics.And Yank about a month ago there was a page on here all about the barometer.Most guy were looking for right around 30 but if you check back a bunch of pages you will see some very detailed post from the professionals
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That shirt was a medium.... was it not?? :roflmao: Wear it proud bcons!! :woot:
;D. Love the hat! Lol it sits nicely on top of that large bulbous knot on top of my neck!
(Really do wear it)
Certainly kudos to All seasons sports in pulaski! For donating to a charity tourney. Like the place & they've certainly taken some of my money over the years. Except for the weighted egg sucking leech flies I like from whittakers if I'm near 81 all seasons has always got my biz
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To those worried about the eye bite, have no fear! They will turn on with a vengeance next sunday! ::)
Always do, from then till the 1st or 2nd week of April they'll smack anything you throw in the lake
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I've seen quite a few posts on here regarding the Lowrance Elite 4. Almost all positive. I was looking at the specs and did not see a flasher mode option. Can anybody confirm whether or not that unit has a flasher view? Thanks.
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night fisher heard you were under the weather , but not to that extent ,, good fishing is coming up , but thats just an ol buzzards Esp working ;)
Down for the count for a while Freddy, had to bail on LG cause of it, Better now but I just don't bounce like I used too.
I'll take stock in that ESP.... ;)
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I've seen quite a few posts on here regarding the Lowrance Elite 4. Almost all positive. I was looking at the specs and did not see a flasher mode option. Can anybody confirm whether or not that unit has a flasher view? Thanks.
i bought one earlier this year. yes it has a flasher but it is a split screen not a full flasher screen. once you get used to the graph you wont bother with the flasher. i like it so far ;)
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I've seen quite a few posts on here regarding the Lowrance Elite 4. Almost all positive. I was looking at the specs and did not see a flasher mode option. Can anybody confirm whether or not that unit has a flasher view? Thanks.
I have a new Elite 4X Ice. It has a "split flasher" mode. Puts up a graph and a flasher. Don't see a way to do flasher only.
Taking it along to Chaumont with me Thursday.
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I've seen quite a few posts on here regarding the Lowrance Elite 4. Almost all positive. I was looking at the specs and did not see a flasher mode option. Can anybody confirm whether or not that unit has a flasher view? Thanks.
It does but it's not very good from my experience, the graph is the best part of the elite 4. That and the GPS.
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Thanks for all the replies on the Elite 4. Good luck Fishforpike! Hope the bite's better this weekend. I'm torn between heading back to Chaumont, hitting Seneca or getting back on Oneida. So many places to fish, so little time!
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time is not on our side now thats for sure kingfisher. a lot of ice out there but when the weather breaks its going to go fast. :-\
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Nor sure about apps but buckeyes r limited around here get em while u can !
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thats great, :woot: but anyone remember when they made a mistake on the Lampracide in little Sandy and killed 1000,s of adult walleyes
we are making a slow slow recovery but the people who spear walleye in the creek under ny3 by rt15 are killing a lot of breeders I'm talking walleye that are all of 30" they filet them under the bridge makes me sick spearing walleye out of season while they spawn should be penalized by revoking you fishing license for 10 years and 40hrs community service working at a hatchery just my $.02. End of rant
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Nice 7 striper there young man!!! :thumbsup: :clap: The little guy is gunning for you Freddie!! ;D
Hey Sully...WTG!! smashing those gills like that...you using Lays chips on those fish or Doritos?? ::)
fritos, and popcorn ::). Sully...
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we are making a slow slow recovery but the people who spear walleye in the creek under ny3 by rt15 are killing a lot of breeders I'm talking walleye that are all of 30" they filet them under the bridge makes me sick spearing walleye out of season while they spawn should be penalized by revoking you fishing license for 10 years and 40hrs community service working at a hatchery just my $.02. End of rant
thats been going on for over forty years that I know of and yes it hurts the fishery for sure
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Speaking of the DEC, I got my new licence on line back in January, aren't they suppossed to send the actual licence to me? I have the paper from the website stating I'm paid and it has my licence # on it and when it's good till but that's all I have. Trying to avoid calling them, wondering if anybody has experience buying on line?
scottcny
i got my online like that also---i got checked and the dec officer said i have never seen these. He called into whereever it is they call and they verified it was a good license.
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Can anyone tell me how much snow is on the ice at Muskrat Bay? (Sully, maybe?) My ATV is a small 2WD and can't get through much more than 3-4" of snow. Sure would hate to get it stuck and spend my fishing time getting it out. Thanks, guys.
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Owascolake,
Thanks for the reply. so it sounds like there is no actual licence coming?? i guess i will have to call and see what the deal is. i don't think i will buy another licence on line.
scottcny
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time is not on our side now thats for sure kingfisher. a lot of ice out there but when the weather breaks its going to go fast. :-\
No signs of warming up in the 10 day forecast so that will buy us that many more days of fishing ;D
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Owascolake,
Thanks for the reply. so it sounds like there is no actual licence coming?? i guess i will have to call and see what the deal is. i don't think i will buy another licence on line.
scottcny
I bought my kids licenses on line back in early January and I have not received anything in the mail yet either. All I have is what I printed off the computer. Don't think anything is coming either.
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we are making a slow slow recovery but the people who spear walleye in the creek under ny3 by rt15 are killing a lot of breeders I'm talking walleye that are all of 30" they filet them under the bridge makes me sick spearing walleye out of season while they spawn should be penalized by revoking you fishing license for 10 years and 40hrs community service working at a hatchery just my $.02. End of rant
wish the DEC would catch those idiots! Just like here on oneida, my buddies that work at the hatchery say that they are always finding lures in the walleye nets from people going out at night and fishing for eyes illegally right where they net the walleyes. ::)
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Can anyone tell me how much snow is on the ice at Muskrat Bay? (Sully, maybe?) My ATV is a small 2WD and can't get through much more than 3-4" of snow. Sure would hate to get it stuck and spend my fishing time getting it out. Thanks, guys.
Was on the lake last night and that's about all there is on the south shore. Pretty firm underneath but a set of chains would be good piece of mind.
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Thanks, RTXGuy. I was thinking the same thing with the chains, too.
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Can anyone tell me how much snow is on the ice at Muskrat Bay? (Sully, maybe?) My ATV is a small 2WD and can't get through much more than 3-4" of snow. Sure would hate to get it stuck and spend my fishing time getting it out. Thanks, guys.
it's pretty easy going here. about 4" of snow. Sully...
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it's pretty easy going here. about 4" of snow. Sully...
Thanks, Sully. :)
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Down for the count for a while Freddy, had to bail on LG cause of it, Better now but I just don't bounce like I used too.
I'll take stock in that ESP.... ;)
get better soon Jim!
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I'm heading out to Lewis Pt tonight, can anyone tell me how much ice to expect out there? If there is more than 20" I will not bring my arsenal of tip-ups. Thanks
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It's right around 20 give or take a couple inches
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Gotta be at least that! give or take. It is everywhere else!
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ice shanty newbie and Oneida newbie first year fishing it was this year been three times all at Lewis deep shallow east and west and at least 20" ice have done ok the first two times got skunked last sat and that was the only time ive had a machine there go figure will def be coming back again cuz if the fish aren't hooked I know I am
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Wasn't gonna fish yesterday, but unexpectly changed my mind, hit the ice a tad late , missed first hour or so for eye bite... First hole I drilled was where I left off Sunday, grabbed a keeper eye and 3 big jumbos in first 10 minutes, but then was invaded by dink perch, full screen, so started exploring some water I've always meant too hit, first hit a few shallow areas trying grab 2 more eyes, but was not too be...then hit the deep holes from 129-127, checked em all, tons of pins and tons of sandy pond perch, only grabbed 2 more worth cleaning, long frustrating day, but that's Oneida.
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I have never seen so many dink perch as I have this year. Lot's of pin pike too. The spring/summer of 2012 was a good perch and walleye hatch. The next several years should be great!
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what;s a "pin" or "pin pike"? Is this the term for dink walleye?
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what;s a "pin" or "pin pike"? Is this the term for dink walleye?
Correct.... Any eye up to about 8-10 inches in my book.
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Agreed LOTS of small fish this year. Early season had one day must have landed 40 pins.
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I had never landed one smaller than 10" before this season. They're either more aggressive and hitting bigger baits or more abundant
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Any idea on about how long it would take a 10 in eye to become legal? Either this summer is going to be best or next ice fishing season with all these pin pike ;D
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I had never landed one smaller than 10" before this season. They're either more aggressive and hitting bigger baits or more abundant
I catch them all the time and have been for years! ;D
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I searched this info:
Dave Kelch, Sea Grant Extension Specialist
Extension Agent
Senior Member
Ohio Sea Grant
Walleyes hatched during the spring months, generally April/May, will average 6-8 inches by fall (September/October); depending upon food supply and population numbers.
According to the Ohio Division of Wildlife, the next spring, when the walleye is 1+ years old, length may average 10 1/2 inches; again, depending upon food supply, the number of walleye competing for the food supply, and upon when you may have caught it.
Most walleye harvest occurs during the summer months, so consider most yearling walleye to average 13-14 months in age during June-July; that's where the (+) enters the picture behind the age number.
The chart below, provided by ODNR/DOW, shows the following averages for walleye sampled from a past harvest:
1+ year old walleyes caught= 10 1/2"
2+ year old walleyes caught= 14 1/4"
3+ year old walleyes caught= 17 1/4"
4+ year old walleyes caught= 18 7/8"
5+ year old walleyes caught= 20 1/4"
6+ year old walleyes caught= 21 1/4"
7+ year old walleyes caught= 22 3/4"
8+ year old walleyes caught= 24 1/4"
9+ year old walleyes caught= 26 1/4"
10+ year old walleyes caught=27 1/2"
Again, remember the "+" indicates the fish measured were caught past their one year anniversary of hatch date.
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I'd lower that quite a bit for Oneida, one pin's bladder was screwed up, it layed in the 6 inch hole, he was only 5 inches long, judging by the hole width. He'd be 10 months old at 5 inches.
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I was told by a credible source that they re about 15" after three years then add about an inch a year.
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I would say at least 4 years minimum to get to keeper size on Oneida.
This is just a guess.
1 year - 6"
2 years - 10"
3 years - 13"
4 years - 15"
Keep in mind that they don't grow in the winter.
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Wish I could keep a pin and bring it home and see how fast they grow. As a kid I would keep all kinds of small critters and keep them for awhile to see how they live. Tadpoles, salamanders, baby snakes, perch, anything I could capture. Spent my summers on the estuary of the Salmon river growing up so had tons of choices in critters. Coolest thing I remember having is a baby snapping turtle that ate anything and everything.
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Budman sweet eyes last saturday and nice to meet ya
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First time out tomorrow in a month! Hope I land on them because not looking forward to drilling through 20" of ice all day. I typically don't do well in March. Can't believe I didn't get out in February at all. I am taking my dad out Friday so I have tomorrow to find them.
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First time out tomorrow in a month! Hope I land on them because not looking forward to drilling through 20" of ice all day. I typically don't do well in March. Can't believe I didn't get out in February at all. I am taking my dad out Friday so I have tomorrow to find them.
hope you find a bunch hummer. I'm out here now in 25 ', north shore.started after noon, got 1 keeper eye, lost one, then landed a beautiful Smallmouth. Feels real good to be out here...
.been a month and a half for me! Good luck tomorrow....back to jiggin...adios.
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Fished the buoy 111 & 113 area today. Ran into the same conditions that Snagger described. Seemed like pins were everywhere and in big numbers. Best we could do was some 13" to 14" eyes but most were in the 7" to 10" range. After a lot of moving I finally found a spot that produced these jumbos. Grateful for what I got but wished I could have iced a few more.
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1+ year old walleyes caught= 10 1/2"
2+ year old walleyes caught= 14 1/4"
3+ year old walleyes caught= 17 1/4"
4+ year old walleyes caught= 18 7/8"
5+ year old walleyes caught= 20 1/4"
6+ year old walleyes caught= 21 1/4"
7+ year old walleyes caught= 22 3/4"
8+ year old walleyes caught= 24 1/4"
9+ year old walleyes caught= 26 1/4"
10+ year old walleyes caught=27 1/2"
This is fairly accurate but remember when a 1+ year old fish is aged it is still considered 1+ until it's 23 months and 29 days old...
Kinda like humans I'm only 39 until my 40 th birthday but the day before my birthday I am still only 39 again...(39 years and 364 days)
Here is something to ponder... catching and keeping a 13" 10 year old tasty perch??? mmm tasty
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So when it comes down to it fishing should be awesome in like 2 years hopefully considering alot of variables good thing Im young lol
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Nice perch P-man. Those have been in short supply lately. Haven't seen too many full kitchen sinks/buckets posted this year.
Budman, I know what you're saying about "critters". Over the years I have kept perch, sunfish, bass, snakes, turtles etc. The fish are the coolest, especially the bass. But from my observation, all the species I've kept will pretty much eat anything that will fit in their mouth. I have little largies eat frogs almost half their size and swim around with their legs sticking out for hours until they could get it all in.
...yes, I know it's illegal to keep wildlife, but I was a kid and what kid hasn't kept something he caught in the wild?
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So when it comes down to it fishing should be awesome in like 2 years hopefully considering alot of variables good thing Im young lol
The fishing was awesome last year, and the year before that. Always going to have off periods like now, but the lake has been pretty good to me and my crew for as long as I can remember.
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1+ year old walleyes caught= 10 1/2"
2+ year old walleyes caught= 14 1/4"
3+ year old walleyes caught= 17 1/4"
4+ year old walleyes caught= 18 7/8"
5+ year old walleyes caught= 20 1/4"
6+ year old walleyes caught= 21 1/4"
7+ year old walleyes caught= 22 3/4"
8+ year old walleyes caught= 24 1/4"
9+ year old walleyes caught= 26 1/4"
10+ year old walleyes caught=27 1/2"
This is fairly accurate but remember when a 1+ year old fish is aged it is still considered 1+ until it's 23 months and 29 days old...
Kinda like humans I'm only 39 until my 40 th birthday but the day before my birthday I am still only 39 again...(39 years and 364 days)
Here is something to ponder... catching and keeping a 13" 10 year old tasty perch??? mmm tasty
Brings up a good question, anyone have a growth rate for perch.
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Well on the walleye I'd have to agree with some on Oneida it's much slower & those charts seem off for us. These 2 were caught same day not long ago 4 weeks I think.
Now either there's a HUGE difference in growth rate among the same year class or somethings up. Both were caught on 1.5" pimple, they're next to a reg 5 gallon bucket.
One was 5-6", the other 11". The longer fish obviously much more developed as well.
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Well on the walleye I'd have to agree with some on Oneida it's much slower & those charts seem off for us. These 2 were caught same day not long ago 4 weeks I think.
Now either there's a HUGE difference in growth rate among the same year class or somethings up. Both were caught on 1.5" pimple, they're next to a reg 5 gallon bucket.
One was 5-6", the other 11". The longer fish obviously much more developed as well.
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Per the REVISED Oneida Lake Walleye table someone else noted above, that would make the smaller fish 10 months old and the larger fish 1 yr. 10 months old.
Basically you proved the theory that Oneida walleyes grow slower than that one chart implies. Nice visual comparison bcons....
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Didn't notice the numbers on that second chart, doing this on another window at work. Rather think about fishing than a pile pf paperwork.
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Thanks for that jig Sully, it made all the difference, nothing like a 30 fish flurry at the end of the day, just epic. Now I have 75 gills to clean tonight, there are worse things.
:)
cny
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Again, just a search from a DEC site:
Yellow Perch Latitudinal variability in age, growth rates, and size have been observed among populations of yellow perch, likely resulting from differences in day-length and annual water temperatures. Typically, northern populations of yellow perch live longer and grow to larger sizes. However, southern populations of yellow perch generally grow much faster. In many populations, yellow perch often live from 7–12 years, with adults generally ranging from 5-10 inches in length
-Males Mature from an age of 1-3 years
-Females mature from an age of 2-3 years
-Age / Length / Weight lbs.
1 Year old 3-5” 0.03
3 Years old 5-9” 0.18
5 Years old 7-10” 0.38
7 Years old 9-11” 0.75
10 Years old 10-13" 0.95
Yellow Perch are very prone to stunting more so than that of a Walleye
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hey snagger your inbox is full again :o
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fished with my buddy bhammer today....man did we put some miles on the sleds.....finally found some jumbos but had to work hard to get em to hit.....downsized bigtime.....glad I brought the ultralite rods....real lite biters......ended up with 19 jumbos witha couple pushing 13".....seemed good to get on some fish after a dry spell....put pretty close to 18 miles on the machine
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Ah no limits for me, took me 2 days to get them, but I got 4 nice crappies in the mix too, I love those things. Really my first 2 days out this year, had a grand time now it's back to work for me.
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I got out this afternoon for a few hours and landed right on some nice jumbos. They were tough to get to go and just mouthing the bait but nice size to 'em.
(http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u567/bobchow/IMG_20140305_175551_469_zps6d6d73d8.jpg) (http://s1322.photobucket.com/user/bobchow/media/IMG_20140305_175551_469_zps6d6d73d8.jpg.html)
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great to see you out there Tim ;D ;D. that jig is awsome !! I've benn killen em for 2 years on that jig. I ended up with 42 big gills,2 huge sunnies, and 3 crappies. it's just going to get better on all fishing till ice out. Sully...
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Chowdaire nice jumbo's. That last one in the pic is healthy!
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Chowdaire, nice hogs there!
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Nice size perch guy's.It has been so long since i've been on oneida,(month and a half!) I decided to fish for walleyes.Found one keeper not long after starting out about noontime..then a long lull. I tried to find some more walleyes late in the day, but never could find them. This was the only keeper eye today...and I took a picture of the smallie too. It really felt good to get back fishing on Oneida.
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Made it out this evening for last couple hours before dark. Tried a new spot and ended up catching a bunch of small and medium perch and eyes along with one nice keeper eye.
(http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj486/deadeyez3/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps10a04f2d.jpg) (http://s1264.photobucket.com/user/deadeyez3/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps10a04f2d.jpg.html)
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I got out this afternoon for a few hours and landed right on some nice jumbos. They were tough to get to go and just mouthing the bait but nice size to 'em.
(http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u567/bobchow/IMG_20140305_175551_469_zps6d6d73d8.jpg) (http://s1322.photobucket.com/user/bobchow/media/IMG_20140305_175551_469_zps6d6d73d8.jpg.html)
(http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u567/bobchow/IMG_20140305_160709_077_zps05cc7075.jpg) (http://s1322.photobucket.com/user/bobchow/media/IMG_20140305_160709_077_zps05cc7075.jpg.html)
nice jumbos man! Was that you I brought off the ice tonight?
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Thanks for that jig Sully, it made all the difference, nothing like a 30 fish flurry at the end of the day, just epic. Now I have 75 gills to clean tonight, there are worse things.
:)
cny
Thats the deal!! @)
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Wow!!! Really big Jumbo's Chowdaire !!!! :thumbsup:
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nice fish guys ;D
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nice jumbos man! Was that you I brought off the ice tonight?
That was me, DeadEyez. Thanks again. I keep waiting for that drag to get easier but it just never does.
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Nice job on the eyes and jumbos guys!
Very high pressure this morning. -11 and dropping right now, pretty cold for March.
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I hate working when the pressure is high and it's cold out
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I hate working when the pressure is high and it's cold out
I hate working when the pressure is high, low, it's sunny, cloudy, calm.....
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I hate working when the pressure is high, low, it's sunny, cloudy, calm.....
X2 ;D
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That was me, DeadEyez. Thanks again. I keep waiting for that drag to get easier but it just never does.
no prob bud! Wish I got to u sooner. Nice job on those jumbos
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Heading out of Taft at 1400 till dark. Leaving straight from work. Can't wait to get out there again. @)
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I hate working when the pressure is high, low, it's sunny, cloudy, calm.....
I hate working when its freezing out since I work outside anyways thinking I could be freezing anyways but fishing ;D well atleast I could have my shanty and heater lol
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I hate working when the pressure is high and it's cold out
Thought the bite was supposed to be off when the pressure was real high. Am I missing something?
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Thought the bite was supposed to be off when the pressure was real high. Am I missing something?
I could be wrong since Im just getting into the whole barometer thing but I think whenever there is decent change in the barometer its causes for better fishing ???
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Nice hogs!! One day I will get em like that.... Maybe...
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Made it out this evening for last couple hours before dark. Tried a new spot and ended up catching a bunch of small and medium perch and eyes along with one nice keeper eye.
(http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj486/deadeyez3/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps10a04f2d.jpg) (http://s1264.photobucket.com/user/deadeyez3/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps10a04f2d.jpg.html)
NICE PIC, DeadEyez
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Got my drill in the mail.....thing looks great and seems to be a beast. My wife made me a sack for the auger and drill, to carry it around in. She says that I should show everyone and if anyone is interested, she would make them for about $25.00. I will post the pics later. The sack is very durable and she insulated it, so it will keep the drill and auger from the elements and it will also prevent cuting up your shanty if the blade cover were to come off.
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http://www.weather.com/outlook/outdoor-activities/fishing-reports/articles/fishing-by-barometer_2010-10-29?page=1 (http://www.weather.com/outlook/outdoor-activities/fishing-reports/articles/fishing-by-barometer_2010-10-29?page=1)
Good article on barometer
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Heres the pics....8 inch Mora, the material is basically a moving blanket.
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(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/pooch2543/004_zpse3b6d079.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/pooch2543/media/004_zpse3b6d079.jpg.html)
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(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/pooch2543/006_zps334e0c0c.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/pooch2543/media/006_zps334e0c0c.jpg.html)
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/pooch2543/007_zps5cc21830.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/pooch2543/media/007_zps5cc21830.jpg.html)
PM me if interested
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Nice Job...DD.......... ;D ;D ;D...........
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earlier in the season if barometer got low, say below 29.90 fish got funky, by 29.60 they shut down... latetly if the barometer approaches 30.35 there getting funky... 30.66 right now, it must quite the accomplishment too get them too bite today, I'm sure first 1.5 hours was ok...this afternoon will be painful....thank god for snow cover or you'd have no chance.
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Nice setup Pooch.
Hmmmm, now you got me thinking. I just happen to have an 8" more with a handle that is a little bent and I also happen to have 2 of those milwaukee drills with the red lithium XC batteries. They are not the fuel model drill but don't think they are much different. Where did you get the adaptor??
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earlier in the season if barometer got low, say below 29.90 fish got funky, by 29.60 they shut down... latetly if the barometer approaches 30.35 there getting funky... 30.66 right now, it must quite the accomplishment too get them too bite today, I'm sure first 1.5 hours was ok...this afternoon will be painful....thank god for snow cover or you'd have no chance.
Well I know if you are home posting, pressure is too high to be worth your time!! Guess I'll wait till tomorrow, hopefully will fall a bit. I fished way too many "painful" days this year!!
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Spent the morning Yesterday south end of the lake from Lewis point to Sylvan Beach marking very very few fish caught 1 nice eye 21 ft water near Lewis point.. But I must say watching the weather fronts change back and forth was very cool . :) :tipup: Keep your lines tight !!
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Looks good Pooch!! Let us know how it holds up to the 8". I may have to get some new blades for my extra auger.
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Nice setup Pooch.
Hmmmm, now you got me thinking. I just happen to have an 8" more with a handle that is a little bent and I also happen to have 2 of those milwaukee drills with the red lithium XC batteries. They are not the fuel model drill but don't think they are much different. Where did you get the adaptor??
Bass Pro has them, they are Ice Master Adapters. I have exact same setup except 6," works great weighs 11 lbs!
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Back in 2007 when I had my shoulder injury, I hooked up an 8 inch mora to my Makita, if it gets stuck in the ice, you'll sprain your wrist, it stops dead hard.
I'm home because it was 16 below zero this morning, had too make sure one last time pipes were ok, would hate too be fishin and have a pipe break.
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Is there any website that had barometer predictions?
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Nice setup Pooch.
Hmmmm, now you got me thinking. I just happen to have an 8" more with a handle that is a little bent and I also happen to have 2 of those milwaukee drills with the red lithium XC batteries. They are not the fuel model drill but don't think they are much different. Where did you get the adaptor??
Karl they are the ice master adapter bass pro or amazon for 27 bucks
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Is there any website that had barometer predictions?
if you find one send it too me.. :)
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The moon and pressure mean a lot more to me now then when I was in the working class.. Back then I fished when I could and not when pressure and moon said it would be good..
Pressure now is 2 fold. Barometric pressure and fishing pressure.. I would sooner have the B. pressure a little high than have the fishing pressure even moderate. But then again, I am of the old school I have posted before.. When the activity on top of the water increases, the activity below the water decreases... It is also possible the high B. pressure means better weather (generally) and means more people on the water (ice) ?? Lots of variables to give us excuses for a poor bite.......
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I fish when I can regardless of pressure, but I do believe it makes a difference. I am fishing this afternoon, it may be a tough bite but at least I'm out there. Between work and the barometer and ice conditions and wind and any other variables you can think of, it would be almost impossible to be there on the "perfect" day. And guess what.... the wind is out of the east today... :-\
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Back in 2007 when I had my shoulder injury, I hooked up an 8 inch mora to my Makita, if it gets stuck in the ice, you'll sprain your wrist, it stops dead hard.
I'm home because it was 16 below zero this morning, had too make sure one last time pipes were ok, would hate too be fishin and have a pipe break.
Very true, those drills are torque monsters, I've had them twist me up quite a few times while drilling thicker steel right before they break through. Never thought about that with the ice. Hang on tight!!!
Just curious, why did you go back to drilling by hand?? Noise?? Don't want to get into that debate again, just wondering if this setup works ;D
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My perfect day is finding an hour bite in morning, then another hour in the mid day somewhere, you can get a lot of fish in 2 hours, rest of the day is just filler, got too love that big march sun, I haven't ran a heater in some time now. Just kick it on too thaw my reels out from time too time. Enjoy Cheeks!!!!
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Very true, those drills are torque monsters, I've had them twist me up quite a few times while drilling thicker steel right before they break through. Never thought about that with the ice. Hang on tight!!!
Just curious, why did you go back to drilling by hand?? Noise?? Don't want to get into that debate again, just wondering if this setup works ;D
Yeah I was doing poorly with power auger, so started hand drilling again... Those drills are sweet, nice and quiet...might have too get mine going again, rotator cuff got twisted the other day moving something heavy.
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My fishing brothers- can any one tell me if there are any current pressure cracks or gas holes to worry about at either Chapmans on the south shore or at David C Webb aka Taft Beach on the North side?
can't decide where i want to try but it would be nice to have two choices.
thanks so much for any advice
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Notice a big pressure heave on the Bernhards Bay cam.. Didn`t notice it yesterday...
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good crack goes across taft from near dakin point too apps, it meets a much bigger crack that runs south north at apps too 121, I seen wind blowing on open water on that one, taft crack is better, but still respect it.
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Out here now...slowww! Crack out from Taft was no problem this morning.
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good crack goes across taft from near dakin point too apps, it meets a much bigger crack that runs south north at apps too 121, I seen wind blowing on open water on that one, taft crack is better, but still respect it.
PM has been sent found what I could
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How thick is the ice on oneida lake ??\
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anywhere from 18-24" my friend
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How thick is the ice on oneida lake ??\
How's Cando treating you Pot-Belly-Perch?? ;D I fished Cleveland yesterday and found 20-22" in the 3 holes I managed to drill. 36 turns on my 6" Nils to get through. Whew. Fishing was slow. Marked fish but all dinks
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I don't know about the rest of you, but this past February has been the most humbling month of perch ice fishing on Oneida I've ever had.
In a normal year, when the jigging gets tough you could expect to get a few dead-sticking a minnow or on tip-ups.
Not this year!
I normally put 2-3 tip-ups out and I haven't had a flag in the 4-5 trips!
Anyone dissect the stomachs to see what they're eating?
Must be a lot of red worms as my buddy pulled his jigging rap up to find one hitchhiking on top :o
Hoping the warmer weather to come to break this pattern.
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PerchEyes -
we caught some big female perch on the south shore yesterday. Some were empty but the one that had full stomachs had isopods, amphipods, and digested fish remains.
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They were liking these yesterday
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But, yeah. Stomachs were FULL of those little brown crunchy isopods (?).
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Yes the perch feed changes in the spring. Apps used to sell wigglers (I haven't asked in a while)
Maki & some other plastics companies make similar baits.
If you can't get them off the bottom a brown or dark red jig head with a plastic or wiggler gently bounced off the bottom can do the trick. On a windy day if not in shanty dead stick one 4-6" off bottom with rod on 5 gallon bucket. Just the wind moving the line is often enough.
In another month or at open water when they move shallow the early boat bite big gills and perch smash anything similar to the point you give up using even plastics. They just get torn up so fast.
At that point a smaller brown bucktail or hair jig does the job.
Right now though more finesse is needed.
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Ive been out a few times out of Constantia this year. I Haven't done that well , A lot of small perch this year, Mostly due to Being restricted to a small area. My Nills Master auger was stored with out the blade cover, Damaging the blade. I can't drill more than a few holes without killing myself. If anyone knows someone local that knows how to hone a new edge on that blade , PM me please. A New Blade Is Expensive !!!
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Ive been out a few times out of Constantia this year. I Haven't done that well , A lot of small perch this year, Mostly due to Being restricted to a small area. My Nills Master auger was stored with out the blade cover, Damaging the blade. I can't drill more than a few holes without killing myself. If anyone knows someone local that knows how to hone a new edge on that blade , PM me please. A New Blade Is Expensive !!!
There is a a gentleman in Saginaw, MN named Frank Deluca who will sharpen your head for roughly $25 total with shipping. He is an factory authorized. He sharpened 2 " heads for me for a total of $50 includes shipping. I contacted him by email. He did a great job!!!
For Nils Master Cutting Head Sharpening Service contact:
Frank Deluca
5382 Jentoft Rd.
Saginaw, MN 55779
218-729-7941
[email protected]
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Fished with Mr. Jitterbugger on the South side of Oneida yesterday. Fished from 3:30-6pm and caught 15 keeper perch plus some dinks. Biggest measured a pinch over 13"
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First time out in a month and the dinks were right where I left them. Moved all over behind Dunhams out to middle and back. Caught around 50 but only 4 keepers two 9's and two 12's. Those were the only 4 good marks I had. I can not believe how many dinks there are, I am having Sodus flash backs. At 130 the screen went blank, I stayed for another hour with out marking any thing. Going to try deeper at Chapmans tomorrow. I hate bringing my dad when I can't put him on fish. He turns into a kid again and wants to leave for lunch at 10am. At least it should be warm enough so he can put his tip downs out.
The last holes I fished were 23" there is 3-4" of packed snow on top of that. Great day to be out, -17 when I got there but never got cold with that bright sun.
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Very true, those drills are torque monsters, I've had them twist me up quite a few times while drilling thicker steel right before they break through. Never thought about that with the ice. Hang on tight!!!
Just curious, why did you go back to drilling by hand?? Noise?? Don't want to get into that debate again, just wondering if this setup works ;D
If you use a Nils master auger with the power point tip or the new Nils Master auger bit that's made for cordless drills, it'll never bind up on you and bust up your wrist or arms !
The same characteristic that all hand augers have when drilling by hand are still present when using a cordless drill. Strikemasters and Mora's stick at the bottom of the holes and Mora's stick on the way down as well.
Go Nils...Be happy ! ;)
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just loaded the 2013 navionics chip in my lowrance, oh man I can see what everyone else sees now, good bye 2008 chip.. ;D this is gonna be fun.
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my walleye have been chuck full of the Michigan burrowing mayfly larvas, the infamous "wiggler, perch have been wigglers and zebbies.
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my walleye have been chuck full of the Michigan burrowing mayfly larvas, the infamous "wiggler, perch have been wigglers and zebbies.
Last weekend I caught a few perch and one I grabbed to take ho ok out and it just spilled wigglers out of its mouth... Snag did you very PM?
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If you use a Nils master auger with the power point tip or the new Nils Master auger bit that's made for cordless drills, it'll never bind up on you and bust up your wrist or arms !
The same characteristic that all hand augers have when drilling by hand are still present when using a cordless drill. Strikemasters and Mora's stick at the bottom of the holes and Mora's stick on the way down as well.
Go Nils...Be happy ! ;)
My Nils was complete garbage. Think they charged me $190 for a refurbished cutting head (it had older chipped paint under the top layer of paint). Last Saturday it stopped cutting about 18" into my 6th hole. Just started skipping on the ice. Tried it on fresh spots, same thing. I read on some of the forums in the midwest of guys having the exact same experience with the 8" Nils.
It cut like butter when it was working but I'm done with them now. Knowing that their product does that, and especially if they're shipping refurbs as new, I can find more dependable augers a lot cheaper. I'd rather use one that takes a little more effort but I can count on to finish the day.
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just loaded the 2013 navionics chip in my lowrance, oh man I can see what everyone else sees now, good bye 2008 chip.. ;D this is gonna be fun.
Your in box is full again ! ;)
I'm interested in that 2008 chip if you're going to sell it !
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If you use a Nils master auger with the power point tip or the new Nils Master auger bit that's made for cordless drills, it'll never bind up on you and bust up your wrist or arms !
The same characteristic that all hand augers have when drilling by hand are still present when using a cordless drill. Strikemasters and Mora's stick at the bottom of the holes and Mora's stick on the way down as well.
Go Nils...Be happy ! ;)
If you read back in my post I stated I have an old mora in my garage. Certainly not going to go buy a nils just for this. Already have an 8" electra lazer that works great.
Was just thinking for the cost of the adapter and getting my blades freshened up I got a nice light setup as well. I agree the nils are nice but not on my radar at this point.
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Looking forward to getting out on Saturday. Guessing it's going to be a zoo but it's the only day j can fish till next week. Been a month since I've had a successful day on Oneida. Still gonna take a crack at it
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For all those looking at the drills. I have one. Just used it in front of a couple other members.
First off its brand new 2weeks old. (Needed new for work)
The 18volt rigid hammer that retailed for $300. Same specs as milw.m18. Depot was out of m18 & had to have one. Yes I have the 4ah batteries.
(Also watch the m-18, its sold for 2-230 with the smaller batteries the $300 one is the big batteries)
1st 5&6" it runs like beast chews great punch 12-20 holes in 22-24" of ice no problem 1 battery.
8" not so much. It struggles a bit.
Batteries I take from warm house to warm truck in cooler with hand warmers.
Works great when 1st on ice. Just the cold from being out drilling 1st holes then going back into cooler in warm shanty. Couple hours later they're moody, midday nearly done.
Bring a hand crank too if you plan to move
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I use Rigid hand tools everyday, my experience with them is great until it comes to drilling holes on ice, my Nils hand auger is the shnizzle but my new nils auger powered by Rigid don't cut the mustard, going to explore other means of power. :'(
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i am buying a new gas auger next year ;) dont like or have the time for dead batteries :)
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Where's the like button?
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not here ;D
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went out yesterday, at 9:00 and the first spot was a dud , second spot had perch but were sluggish ended up with 24 and 4 were in the 9" range ,and 1 eye but he made a daring flip and escaped me after he was landed LOL, and cleared two more paths across the north south crack
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Just cleaned 45 good ones, dozen on blade on braid and rest dead sticking minnow splitshot and truturn. 30' deep. Should only get better. No keeper eyes.
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Nice Filet and Mcully. Just read 3 pages and I can't keep track of who did well, but congrats to those that did. Looks like things are picking up ever so slowly. Hope to be back out there Sunday, probably hit the soft water Saturday. Good luck to all that hit the ice this weekend. Good luck Pooch/Racer on the big 'eyes up north.
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Nice Filet and Mcully. Just read 3 pages and I can't keep track of who did well, but congrats to those that did. Looks like things are picking up ever so slowly. Hope to be back out there Sunday, probably hit the soft water Saturday. Good luck to all that hit the ice this weekend. Good luck Pooch/Racer on the big 'eyes up north.
good luck to you in the boat :thumbsup:
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Those are some nice numbers. Planning on hitting the south shore tomorrow, hopefully we can ice a few more than our last outing.
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Grabbed the honda 4 stroke earlier in yr. Starts 1st or 2nd pull. No regrets. No mixing any oil. No worrying about keeping battery warm.
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Thanks Kingfisher good luck to you as well
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Bent my nils, using the back-up, anybody ever straighten a bent auger?
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My biggest hard water Trophy in 2013/14' so far taken today #1lb. 10 oz.
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Grabbed the honda 4 stroke earlier in yr. Starts 1st or 2nd pull. No regrets. No mixing any oil. No worrying about keeping battery warm.
How is the cut/power with the 4 stroke??
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Sweet slob! Now that's a perch.
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didn't get out till 1:30 this afternoon....too damn cold this morning :'(....fish were right where I left them yesterday......kept 14 male jumbos all between 10.5" and 12.5"....tossed back more than double that.....most of the fish I am catching are males....I would say at least 75%.....man are they thick in the shoulders.....lite biters to say the least
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I have been using the Dewalt 20 volt with the new style lith- ion batteries now for two full seasons , my new strike lite is going to lock solid from lack of use. I use a 6 inch lazer and never ran out of battery power with ice under 15 inches. I can drill 90 holes in 5 " of ice on one battery. I have converted four guys to this set up last year and all very happy.
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Good luck Kingfisher. Maybe we can get together up north with the boats in May.
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Good luck Kingfisher. Maybe we can get together up north with the boats in May.
For sure. I'll be there.
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Hey thanks to the person who put 6 perch in the back of my truck. I fished 6 perch also this afternoon your contribution is much appreciated.
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NE word on BB about 4 hours to kill in am
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i'm using the dewalt 18 volt. no problems at all with it. plenty of power, and battery life is great. Sully...
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I was happy with my Ridgid 18V lithiom until recently. The low temps and 12" ice have taken its toll and I can only get maybe 6 holes out of it/battery. I use a 6" lazer and have kept the batteries in an inner pocket. I think I reached its limit. Going back to my gas auger today.
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I was happy with my Ridgid 18V lithiom until recently. The low temps and 12" ice have taken its toll and I can only get maybe 6 holes out of it/battery. I use a 6" lazer and have kept the batteries in an inner pocket. I think I reached its limit. Going back to my gas auger today.
Mine Ridgid goes right throw it, no promblems havent taking the gas auger out since I bought it, I also have the clam plate for mine. Nice thing about ridgid is lifetime warranty so go get it replaced as long as you registered it
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How is the cut/power with the 4 stroke??
It seems the same as the jiffys we grew up with. Wouldnt say its much faster or slower. Check out some youtube video comparisons.
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I had a Jiffy 30 for 25 years and bought the Pro 4 this year and it works great.
If your going gas I would recommend propane. much cleaner.
Cuts great.
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Honda lite 23 lbs vs jiffy pro 4 38lbs.
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The weight is definitely the down side.
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See you fellas in the morning if anything should be a beautiful day out the ice the ice enjoy it.
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Went out of Taft yesterday afternoon. What a day! Beautiful warm sun and light winds. The eyes didn't cooperate. Had some good chasers but they would not commit in the end. I had only one hit and I missed him. We were humbled yesterday for sure. No issue for wheelers out there. only a couple inches of grainy snow in most places. The presssure crack out of Taft isnt too bad. I saw some slush near the spot where we crossed. Just use caution. I think I'm heading north to hunt for the big ones on Saturday. @)
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I have been using a 1975 ice king 3hp power auger. Got it from my neighbor. He took it out of the box and it was like brand new! Said he hasn't had to use it on oneida in 35 years! Lol. Does the trick
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12below zero and pressure at 36.6 whoa it can only get better the next couple days.You guys got your work cut out for ya today
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going late today starting about midday that ought to make it a challenge ,remember it's the consistencey of catching
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I have been using a 1975 ice king 3hp power auger. Got it from my neighbor. He took it out of the box and it was like brand new! Said he hasn't had to use it on oneida in 35 years! Lol. Does the trick
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Love the old Ice King! Sat morning I'm going to fire up my old Jiffy 30. It's the Harley of ice augers. Please don't yell at me guys! I won't crowd anyone and just maybe drive some fish to ya.
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I have been using a 1975 ice king 3hp power auger. Got it from my neighbor. He took it out of the box and it was like brand new! Said he hasn't had to use it on oneida in 35 years! Lol. Does the trick
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Those bad boys are loud too, I don't think they even had a muffler on them.
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12below zero and pressure at 36.6 whoa it can only get better the next couple days.You guys got your work cut out for ya today
36.6 my barometer only goes up to 31 ??? :)
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doesn't matter how old it is deady as long as it gets the job done ;)
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36.6 my barometer only goes up to 31 ??? :)
36.6 ??? Not on this planet. ;D
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Weather Channel says wind is 5mph in Cleveland...they must have brick on their wind vane...it's not real bad out here but it ain't 5mph fo sho!
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36.6 ??? Not on this planet. ;D
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Should be good fishing this weekend low pressure system coming in Monday and west winds for the weekend can't wait to get out sunday ;D
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Did ya ever think, I'll try someplace different today, then wonder, what the hell was I thinking?
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Stormy ? U out there ?
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Did ya ever think, I'll try someplace different today, then wonder, what the hell was I thinking?
Many times but I guess ya never know what a spot holds unless ya try it right
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It will be interesting to hear how the bite is this morning. Falling pressure yet this bright. I'd guess the first few hours were good.
If I had to bet Saturday afternoon through Sunday will be decent. Saturday morning I'm questioning. Looks like that will be the tail end of the falling pressure and a steady period.
Guess we'll see.
Good luck all this weekend
For those looking for Pressure forecasts, the closest thing I've found is current conditions map, then compare future casts on directions & time frames for front arrivals. Then look back at pressures from here through Ontario, or out toward Ohio & Michigan.
Here's the national map, you can then click each state.
http://www.usairnet.com/weather/maps/current/barometric-pressure/
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This might help also for forecasting the fronts
http://aviationweather.gov/adds/progs/ (http://aviationweather.gov/adds/progs/)
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Down. In Marco Island FLorida no ice to be had.Enjoying reading the posts the tarpon fishing is getting good no time to fish though.
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I use this for the front movement and barometric pressure predicting. If you click on the time frame and then choose MPLS/Winds you can get a good idea of what the pressure is going to do.
http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/model/?model=gfs (http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/model/?model=gfs)
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i'm going out in a couple minutes. beautiful today ! my barometric pressure guage fell off the wall last night it was so high. ;D. Sully...
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Another beat down today. Fished 12'-39' out of chapman. One perch between two of us and a couple dinks. Marked some good fish but as soon as you moved the rod the couldn't of left any faster. This has been my toughest stretch since using electronics. That makes at least 6 bad outings in a row. By bad I mean 4 or less.
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Stormy ? U out there ?
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If you marched a fish this morning, chances were they hit. I went 4 for 6 on marks on the graph. They didn't want the small stuff, all went for the larger lures. All perch. But 6 marks for 5 hours of fishing sucks!
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I am very sorry for my post earlier this morning I meant to 30.6 was the pressure.I had just woke up when I post was still a little foggy.
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I am very sorry for my post earlier this morning I meant to 30.6 was the pressure.I had just woke up when I post was still a little foggy.
We knew what you meant Pimple! No need to apologize! Are you out of Taft today??
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Otis were you in south bay? Fished my regular spots in messenger then south bay marked very few fish none committed.
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nice day on the lake today......fished with a couple buddies and hit a new area for me and dropped in a good hole right off the bat......iced 2 nice eyes and 7 jumbos before 9:30.....dumped a few eyes as well.....most aggressive fish I've seen in awhile......moved to thye spot where I've done good the last 2 days and picked up another 10 perch.....definitely didn't mark as many as I did the last 2 days......most every fish I have been catching in this spot are males ???......my budds both got their limit of eyes......I think I'm going to like this retirement thing ;D
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I'm jealous of you guys that got to fish today. Sitting here at work planning out my trip tmmrw.
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nice day on the lake today......fished with a couple buddies and hit a new area for me and dropped in a good hole right off the bat......iced 2 nice eyes and 7 jumbos before 9:30.....dumped a few eyes as well.....most aggressive fish I've seen in awhile......moved to thye spot where I've done good the last 2 days and picked up another 10 perch.....definitely didn't mark as many as I did the last 2 days......most every fish I have been catching in this spot are males ???......my budds both got their limit of eyes......I think I'm going to like this retirement thing ;D
Congrats on the fish and retirement. I marked a bunch today but they wanted nothing to do with me.
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Chummer, same as you today- left outa Taft and hit some mid lake spots, lots of lookers, had a school of eyes buzz through and looked like missiles on the lowrance, but no one would commit.. Next spot landed all over perch, managed 7 jumbos in 3 hours...if you touched the rod at all they left- dead stick glow red genz worm with spikes, only thing I could get to work! But, it was way better than working today! ;D
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Another beat down today. Fished 12'-39' out of chapman. One perch between two of us and a couple dinks. Marked some good fish but as soon as you moved the rod the couldn't of left any faster. This has been my toughest stretch since using electronics. That makes at least 6 bad outings in a row. By bad I mean 4 or less.
I had same results outta chapman wend. Punched wholes all over from 20-32fow managed one nice Eye 19" and 1 Jumbo few dink perch and two shorts needless to say still tough out there.
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All you deep water Eye Seekers...try 15-18FOW ;)
We have been on extremely HOT Eyes for a solid week in the same spot...year classes all mixed in and they are HUNGRY!!!
You can see massive schools of bait come through on the flasher, then right behind comes the big schools of smashers ;D
The spot I have been on is somewhere on the North Shore, but well back before the drop...give it a shot, just sayin' ::)
AW
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Congrats on the fish and retirement. I marked a bunch today but they wanted nothing to do with me.
thanks chum....was nice to see aggressive eyes......but the perch are pretty skittish......found a technique that persuades em a little.....light brown plastic worm like thingy with a wiggly tail...not maki....can't remember who makes it.....on a small gold darter jig...with a drop fly and spikes worked real slow....real lite biters.....vex helps out alot...not sayin it will work for you but is for me :)....eyes hit on slender spoons....there, I've spilled my guts, anybody else want to divulge there secrets...lol ;D
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All you deep water Eye Seekers...try 15-18FOW ;)
We have been on extremely HOT Eyes for a solid week in the same spot...year classes all mixed in and they are HUNGRY!!!
You can see massive schools of bait come through on the flasher, then right behind comes the big schools of smashers ;D
The spot I have been on is somewhere on the North Shore, but well back before the drop...give it a shot, just sayin' ::)
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hey AW...what up.....new phone is working great :o....lol......hey buddy does that gold darter jig from my last past ring a bell....thanks
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Alright, got a brown trout on a pk spoon and 2 slime darts, one on a glow dot and the other on a tungsten and maki. Needless to say, all three were surprises on the north shore east end.
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hey AW...what up.....new phone is working great :o....lol......hey buddy does that gold darter jig from my last past ring a bell....thanks
Sure does bud...I gave it to you on Caz 3 years ago ;)
They are called a Shad Dart...Dark Cloud usually gives me about 25 a year ;D
AW
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Hardwater was at work all coming up in the morning and yes Taft Bay
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Does anyone know how to post pictures
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Another beat down today. Fished 12'-39' out of chapman. One perch between two of us and a couple dinks. Marked some good fish but as soon as you moved the rod the couldn't of left any faster. This has been my toughest stretch since using electronics. That makes at least 6 bad outings in a row. By bad I mean 4 or less.
We've all been there. Thanks for the honest post. The reports on unsuccessful outings are just as valuable as the successful ones (to me at least).
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Hey Greenhead, everything ok down there? You didn't answer my text.
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Any one heading out willing to bring a tag along? All my buddies have bailed and I'm dead set on heading out somewhere.geared out by the way.let me know.
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Sure does bud...I gave it to you on Caz 3 years ago ;)
They are called a Shad Dart...Dark Cloud usually gives me about 25 a year ;D
AW
You need more? ;D
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Dos anyone know how to post pictures
No :woot:
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Hardwater was at work all coming up in the morning and yes Taft Bay
Ice Shanty at work!? :nono: :roflmao:
Hope you have a good day tomorrow.
I seem just about everything today..lookers, sniffers, scared shatless, nibblers, and some biters. Wound up with 5 perch...four 12"" and a 10". Lost 3. When the hit, seems like they wanted anything. Used rap and shiner head and forage minnow with spikes. Beautiful day out there!
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Only 18 today. Marked way too many to catch that number. All nice fish though. Only a few on blades most on the minnow after they stared it to death. 32' mid lake. 6am-1:30. Only one pin today.
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Any one heading out willing to bring a tag along? All my buddies have bailed and I'm dead set on heading out somewhere.geared out by the way.let me know.
your more than welcome to go with me, the bite has been real slow right now, you may want to wait for a little better action
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Decided to head south for a little sun and warmth today. Frigid 4 degrees when we headed out but warmed up pretty nicely. Fortunately so did the fishing. Had to weed thru lots of pins but there was some big fellows mixed in. Had a limit by 11:00 and some nice perch. Would have liked to fish for more perch and enjoy the beautiful day but my ride had to leave :(. Still a very nice day to be out on the ice.
Second that motion on the effectiveness of Dark Cloud's super shad darts !!!!
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You need more? ;D
can i buy a couple from u?
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Decided to head south for a little sun and warmth today. Frigid 4 degrees when we headed out but warmed up pretty nicely. Fortunately so did the fishing. Had to weed thru lots of pins but there was some big fellows mixed in. Had a limit by 11:00 and some nice perch. Would have liked to fish for more perch and enjoy the beautiful day but my ride had to leave :(. Still a very nice day to be out on the ice.
Second that motion on the effectiveness of Dark Cloud's super shad darts !!!!
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nice job pman....gotta love the shad darts ;D
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Love seeing these reports guys! Glad to see the bite is picking up. Can't wait for tmmrw.
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can i buy a couple from u?
Dang Delaware fishermen...starting a rage! :woot: :roflmao: :thumbsup:
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Nice catch Pman. I like seeing the mixed bags.
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Dang Delaware fishermen...starting a rage! :woot: :roflmao: :thumbsup:
I was daydreaming today of swinging wets on the delly for trout and tossing jigs for eyes...
Pman - I imagin your supply is low? I know I need to paint more. In a few years I'll have the kids doing it...
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Sounds good Jay. When those perch are real fussy your darts with the right piece of plastic are pretty deadly. ;) I managed to loose quite a few of the last ones you gave me but i have a few left that I save for special occasions. Be careful when you put the two young-uns to work; they have child labor laws.
Have a great weekend.
Thanks Kingfisher; I like seeing a mixed bag too. Good luck on Chumont or Seneca.
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Fished off north shore this morning bite was slow early but fish turned on around 9 til noon. Kept 17 with about 10 around 11" to 12". #2 rap or dead sticking minnow worked best for me. Had fish on the marcum constantly. Not the greatest but a hell of alot better then the last few weeks. They are turning on and it's only gonna get better. Beautiful day out there
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Anyone have reports of how the fishing has been out in front of borios and do they still let u acess the lake from there
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got out this afternoon. ended up with my limit in gills, and 2 crappies. what a beautiful day !! Sully...
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Fishin was good again yesterday just like last weekend, got a dozen eyes, 7 in the keeper range 5 just short some nice smallies and 20 perch, kept 15 jumbos, no finessing, rap with no meat. The ones that showed up were hot....Great to fish outside the shanty yesterday afternoon. Felt great.
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Congrats to those lucky enough to get out and enjoy the weather. Stuck working today.
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Finishing my coffee. Getting ready to load up the ATV and my gear. Headed out to Muskrat Bay today. Going to try the south side. Good luck to everyone out there today. It's going to be a beautiful day! :thumbsup:
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Dos anyone know how to post pictures
go to the top of the page, under the iceshanty logo you will see the word pictures...click on it ...you will see picture posting instructions ...click on it ...follow the instructions, good luck, look forward to seeing them.
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Does anyone know how to post pictures
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Thanks for information on posting pictures figured it out thanks
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Great day yesterday on the North Shore, first in a while when you saw them they bit, or at least they did in about 6 out of 8 spots 39 jumbos and a bonus 16" eye. 3 lings to boot. Odd for me is usually when the fish have their aggressive moments I can stick the big stuff to them and hit em good with my fav. eyeball rig, not the case yesterday, still had to add a bit of fines to the deal to get em to go. Hmmm, unless you had em on the screen several at a time then they'd hit my eye rig (Thursday same results with how they bit, had 38 fish, no eyes) Grubs/Mousies/baby buckeye head middle size Caty in all glow or pink glow
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e329/atommik/Perch3-71a_zps4a67decf.png) (http://s42.photobucket.com/user/atommik/media/Perch3-71a_zps4a67decf.png.html)
Purchased the ice-ducer upgrade and soft pack for my HDS-7, was told to bring extra battery, yesterday in 8.5 hours battery stayed strong, I just kept screen brightness at 8 (out of 20) total expenditure $200 which included overnight shipping (: image shows highest fish being caught, second fish coming up to bite but bait was gone by then, lol GOOD STUFF Old school stuff right here, reminds me of my first days on the ice in the 80's with my bottom line
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Tom
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This is driving me nuts. They're racing in on the drop. I look at my rod tip, expecting a bite, look at the screen...they're gone
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This is driving me nuts. They're racing in on the drop. I look at my rod tip, expecting a bite, look at the screen...they're gone
I see this a lot, (unless your playing a VIDEO GAME) I assume your sitting on a block of ice presently..... What I believe when this happens to me is that the fish are feeding on something in particular, when they see your bait it just doesn't line up with what they are use to seeing. The offering is wrong, presentation is wrong, drop is the wrong speed or etc. Like a mentor of great lakes fishing told me many moons ago, ~at times~ "Everything matters" Smell, look etc. how your bait moves the water around it possibly, also an ole timer stream fly fisherman told me once, If the drag of your fly on a float line doesn't drift just the right speed you won't even get a "look".
Hard for some to believe as "this is only ice fishing" but it all makes perfect sense to me, I see what you are explaining all the time, they look, even race in at times, but something wasn't right so they leave.
Just my opinion of course, and harder to believe when you have them days when "nothing matters"
As far as perch are concerned as that is what I chase most, I am usually trying to "trick" a fish that is 6 to 12 years old, chances are the fish has saw almost everything imaginable through the years so you either have to trick him when his guard is down or "match the hatch" so to say
I had fish react differently and bite in a different way just from fishing 25 fow east of 121 vs. fish I took in 32 fow west of 125. I can never stop thinking about it, were they eating something different or was it the time of day? Possibly the continual pressure change of the day? Only thing for sure is (when talking perch) these fish are always peaking my interest
Tom
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I agree with ya. The fish were there but they were looking for something I didn't have
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Great post tom keep them coming
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I'm curious, I never seem to read anything about pike being caught through the ice on oneida. Do guys not target them? Do they just take a backseat to the perch and eyes?
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I'm curious, I never seem to read anything about pike being caught through the ice on oneida. Do guys not target them? Do they just take a backseat to the perch and eyes?
Well there aren't that many, the pickeral have cornered the esox category on Oneida. Tons of them.
If you were to target pike with big bait, I think you'd get frustrated you spent so much on bait to ice picks.
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Seneca was good to me today. limited on 8-12 inch perch in 2 hrs. Threw back many more both bigger and smaller. Didn't keep any over 12.
Hitting Oneida tomorrow.
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy213/22kingfisher/03-08-2014SenecaLake002.jpg)
Seneca Gold
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy213/22kingfisher/03-08-2014SenecaLake005.jpg)
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looks like you got some skills with the knife kingfisher, its a labor of love right? lol
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Nice when I can clean 'em outside. I can do them much faster and easier on my back because I use a waist high table. The fact that I can make a mess helps too.
Great post and catch Tom!
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Nice when I can clean 'em outside. I can do them much faster and easier on my back because I use a waist high table. The fact that I can make a mess helps too.
Great post and catch Tom!
KF's post made me think of a filet tip instead of fishing tip...when renovating a kitchen, keep the sink cut-out as it makes an awesome filet board. Toss it on top of a trash container and you have a great set up.
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Nice perches kingfisher22 ..... ;D
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Little perch today puked up some walleye candy! (aka Logperch)
(http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u567/bobchow/IMG_20140308_102228_380_zpsc1730d43.jpg) (http://s1322.photobucket.com/user/bobchow/media/IMG_20140308_102228_380_zpsc1730d43.jpg.html)
Was a surprise for me in mid winter and in an area where everything I've cleaned has been full of nothing but bugs.
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Spent a great morning with "My Man" (8 yr old son) off the north shore today. He caught his first eye at 6:25 AM,..18". We limited by 8:30. He wanted to stay and catch some perch, but we couldn't keep the eyes off the lines...definitely had worse problems. Caught a really nice 25" female. Struggled to fit my hand around her and work her through an 8" hole. Took some photos and sent her packing. Sent a few more nice sized keepers back and left the ice at 10:30 AM. I'm struggling to add the photos here...I have them uploaded to Photo Bucket, but the insert image button isn't working...any suggestions?
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Little perch today puked up some walleye candy! (aka Logperch)
(http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/u567/bobchow/IMG_20140308_102228_380_zpsc1730d43.jpg) (http://s1322.photobucket.com/user/bobchow/media/IMG_20140308_102228_380_zpsc1730d43.jpg.html)
Was a surprise for me in mid winter and in an area where everything I've cleaned has been full of nothing but bugs.
Surprised me a walleye had not inhaled that sandpike long before the perch got near it..
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Spent a great morning with "My Man" (8 yr old son) off the north shore today. He caught his first eye at 6:25 AM,..18". We limited by 8:30. He wanted to stay and catch some perch, but we couldn't keep the eyes off the lines...definitely had worse problems. Caught a really nice 25" female. Struggled to fit my hand around her and work her through an 8" hole. Took some photos and sent her packing. Sent a few more nice sized keepers back and left the ice at 10:30 AM. I'm struggling to add the photos here...I have them uploaded to Photo Bucket, but the insert image button isn't working...any suggestions?
Nice. Sounds like a great day for you and the "Man".
Not sure about giving tech advice, but when you have your picture on Photobucket just click on the 2nd link (there's like four link options on the right) and it will say copied then put your cursor in the middle of the insert icons and right click and paste it in. I probably confused you more than I helped, but if that doesn't work someone on here will probably give you better directions. Good luck
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Skipped jigging eyes this morning and went on the perch hunt. Did a 12+ mile loop from Cleveland to 113. Fished water from 15'-50'. Found 2 areas where there were lots of them but they were such light biters. Ones I caught were puking bugs like crazy. Was using the smallest, lightest jigs I had. The fall was painfully slow but thats all they would hit. Some would rocket up 10' or more on the fall only to get a look and take off. I'd say 1 in 10 would hit and half of those I dumped. Cracks were pretty wet on my way in at 3pm so be careful and spud before you cross.
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Nice. Sounds like a great day for you and the "Man".
Not sure about giving tech advice, but when you have your picture on Photobucket just click on the 2nd link (there's like four link options on the right) and it will say copied then put your cursor in the middle of the insert icons and right click and paste it in. I probably confused you more than I helped, but if that doesn't work someone on here will probably give you better directions. Good luck
Thanks Kingfisher!!! here goes
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Close, I can see the pics through the link, but they should post direct to this page. Are you using the link that says "Direct"?
That big one is a beauty!
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Yes...copying using Direct. Just not pasting correctly. I don't see insert Icons.
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It's the icon right under the bold B. when you click on it you see (img)(img)...sort of
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To post a pic. Go to Photobucket. Under the pic you want are 4 options. Left click on the bottom one that says img
Then right click on it. Left click on copy. Go to your reply on iceshanty and right click and where it says paste left click. That's all there is to it.
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Right click copy img url from photobucket........cli ck on img icon and paste that in between the image icon [img] like this [img]
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Thanks Kingfisher and Bart. 2nd try...
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nice fish everyone :icefish:
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Thanks Kingfisher and Bart. 2nd try...
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :clap: :clap:
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Looking good now :)
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Awesome fish, congrats!
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Thanks to all for the photo advice. Much appreciated!
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Nice fish good job
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well found tons of fish but just couldn't as my bud says ,I wasn't on the deal , the door was locked and I lost the key ;D great job guys on your catches
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Thanks to all for the photo advice. Much appreciated!
Did you happen to have 3 guys move pretty close right behind you with a sled and wheelers + a gas auger this morning?
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Surprised me a walleye had not inhaled that sandpike long before the perch got near it..
Yeah. Ballsy little guy. Not only did he steal that logperch/sandpike from a hungry walleye but he thought he was gonna add my #5 jigging rap to his dinner.
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Great job on the fish everyone. Glad to see quite a few people have an outstanding day on the ice and non-ice. Kingfisher I guess Seneca ;) was the right call over Chaumont.
Hit the South Shore again today and learned a valuable lesson. I think some pages ago Snagger emphasized the wisdom of cutting two holes even though it's extra work. Well today I learned the hard-way after the first two eyes of the day got tangle in the ducer cable and swam away. When I hooked eye #3 I got it about halfway up and then attempted to lift the ducer out of the hole. Needless to say, that fish was gone. All three were good fish and after that I decided to cut another hole. Too late as all I could manage was some pins and one 16". Gave up on the eyes and fished perch for awhile. Did ok but real light biters. Amazing how Snag can get them to go on a jiggin rap without bait and what Tom did. Guess they react differently in different parts of the lake depending upon forage and other things. Anyways, beautiful day out there.
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Did you happen to have 3 guys move pretty close right behind you with a sled and wheelers + a gas auger this morning?
Yes sir...sounded like you were hitting a few too. Shhhhh.
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I was actually the fella on the bucket a little ways away. I was hoping they knew you as they looked pretty close to ya. They drove between my tipups then sat on top of you. Made me laugh a little.
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Pressure just started rising an hour ago..... A little earlier than expected.... Morning bite should be good.
Get out and have fun
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Nice perches kingfisher22 ..... ;D
Perches?????????
Did he post pics of multiple cool looking spots for birds?
I must have missed that one. :P
Maybe the dancing bears can show me the way to the perches ;D
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Right click copy img url from photobucket........cli ck on img icon and paste that in between the image icon [img] like this [img]
Coach I have never put any pics in between any image icon. I just paste it and it works for me.
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Great job on the fish everyone. Glad to see quite a few people have an outstanding day on the ice and non-ice. Kingfisher I guess Seneca ;) was the right call over Chaumont.
Hit the South Shore again today and learned a valuable lesson. I think some pages ago Snagger emphasized the wisdom of cutting two holes even though it's extra work. Well today I learned the hard-way after the first two eyes of the day got tangle in the ducer cable and swam away. When I hooked eye #3 I got it about halfway up and then attempted to lift the ducer out of the hole. Needless to say, that fish was gone. All three were good fish and after that I decided to cut another hole. Too late as all I could manage was some pins and one 16". Gave up on the eyes and fished perch for awhile. Did ok but real light biters. Amazing how Snag can get them to go on a jiggin rap without bait and what Tom did. Guess they react differently in different parts of the lake depending upon forage and other things. Anyways, beautiful day out there.
Slather the raps with scent... I use a few different ones,pro cure gels, a shrimp wand from someone. I haven't used a minnow in two seasons.... Not that i have anywhere near the success of someone of the people here, but i have no wheeler or sled and I'm too fat to walk real far.
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Great job everyone, sounds like it was a good day...
Continued my exploring looking at my new map chip today. Found a couple really hot waldo holes, but left them after a quick flurry if perch didn't show up, found a really good bass hole, that was fun then later finally found a hole with some big jumbos in it that wanted to eat, not just sit there like most holes, fun day all 6 of us got our eyes, everyone did 15-20 perch each... brought my camera, hadn't done that in a while, cool watching a waldo and bass inhale my rap, light biting perch were no match with a camera, but its a hassle, so just used it in one hole... another fun day. had to tip the rap for big perch, dinks, bass and eyes ate it bare.
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I can't decide where to try tomorrow for some 'eyes. Went to Lewis Pt Wednesday night and got blanked after only marking 4 fish in 3 hours. Anyone having any luck out there lately or should I try the North shore instead? I hate not having a solid game plan before I head out. Just want to give it a decent effort one last time before the season closes.
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I'm not much help, my buddies drove me out, past walking distance.
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Very nice fish, ItsInTheHole. Glad you had a great day with your "Man." :)
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I had a great day like that on Taft bay at first ice this season and haven't nailed em again since. Nice job, your son must be hooked now if he wasn't already
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Spent a great morning with "My Man" (8 yr old son) off the north shore today. He caught his first eye at 6:25 AM,..18". We limited by 8:30. He wanted to stay and catch some perch, but we couldn't keep the eyes off the lines...definitely had worse problems. Caught a really nice 25" female. Struggled to fit my hand around her and work her through an 8" hole. Took some photos and sent her packing. Sent a few more nice sized keepers back and left the ice at 10:30 AM. I'm struggling to add the photos here...I have them uploaded to Photo Bucket, but the insert image button isn't working...any suggestions?
Nice Job my friend. Super Oneida Eye there. Glad you and C.J. had a great day.
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Just pulled in from Chaumont. Went with Pooch, his son and two of his son's buds. Long day, up at 3:30am. Photo's and story in the a.m. Having a beer and going to bed now.
Short version, new personal best today. ;D
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You can't do that! ^^ cmonnn ;D
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O.K.,
Broke the 10lb mark. Pooch has the pic's. ;D
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Just pulled in from Chaumont. Went with Pooch, his son and two of his son's buds. Long day, up at 3:30am. Photo's and story in the a.m. Having a beer and going to bed now.
Short version, new personal best today. ;D
Another hint...it's going on the wall.
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I was actually the fella on the bucket a little ways away. I was hoping they knew you as they looked pretty close to ya. They drove between my tipups then sat on top of you. Made me laugh a little.
It didn't take long once we started catching fish. Actually nice to hear it wasn't you. Now I can be honest. Opportunists...lurkers ...thieves...lazy late-comers...get out of bed and earn your way. How's that?
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :clap: :clap:
Thanks coach!
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Well I'll be heading out tomorrow for my last walleye trip of the ice season. Hopefully I'll get a fish or two. Good job for those who did some fish today and good luck for those going out tomorrow. I'll have a wheeler next ice fishing season. Might get a wheeler with my tax return in a few weeks...
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It didn't take long once we started catching fish. Actually nice to hear it wasn't you. Now I can be honest. Opportunists...lurkers ...thieves...lazy late-comers...get out of bed and earn your way. How's that?
Better ;D
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fished couple hours this morning. got 22 gills, no crappies. back at it tomorrow. Sully...
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O.K.,
Broke the 10lb mark. Pooch has the pic's. ;D
Awesome and Congrats! I'm looking forward to the pics and whole story! ;D
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Who
Was that guy who got out first in the parking lot !!!!!
& got no bites !!!! every thing went wrong
& it did but made it safely home
To fight another day on the ice \\!!
Ever have one OF those Days
<Sleep Deprived>
thinking ice fishin >:( >:( >:(
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Fyi. Some jackwagon stole a car and got it stuck on the 3 mile bay access rd.....a couple troopers also got stuck. They arent letting anyone down there as they are trying to get them out ::)
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I'm not much help, my buddies drove me out, past walking distance.
no such thing if I know there are fish I will get me fat arse out there ;D
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Okay, marathon run up to Chaumont yesterday.....Awake and out by 3:30am and home at 10:30pm. Ice was 24 plus inches and trucks everywhere, place was a zoo. Dink Perch all day long kept us awake and busy, no jumbos or anything I would even want to keep. Racer was the only one to catch an eye, and it was a dandy. Biggest yet and obviously his personal best. Congrats Racer......measured in at 29 3/4 just a hair under 30 and weighed 13LBS. Got checked by DEC twice, once as he basically ran his sled into my shanty and jumped off only to catch Racer and I sleeping (lol) and the other at the ramp on the way in. Nice work to those guys. Heres the pics:
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(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/pooch2543/008_zpse32f913e.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/pooch2543/media/008_zpse32f913e.jpg.html)
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/pooch2543/005_zps4aea5c69.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/pooch2543/media/005_zps4aea5c69.jpg.html)
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/pooch2543/014_zps709bd17f.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/pooch2543/media/014_zps709bd17f.jpg.html)
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Wall mounter!
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Nice job on the pile of Perch, Kingfisher.
Nice job to all on your weekend catches, thus far!!!!!
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Congratulation , that's a beauty .
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Absolute PIG!! congrats to Racer. @)
how'd the new auger combo work for ya?
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Absolute PIG!! congrats to Racer. @)
how'd the new auger combo work for ya?
I did not bring it, in fear that the ice was too thick. Once I got there I was kicking myself because it probably would have done it.
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beatiful walleye for sure, way to go, thanks for posting the picture.
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We went out south shore boat launch yesterday. Beautiful day to be out! We caught 7 beautiful Smallmouths. Tons of fun but hard to fit through a 6" hole. Fished in 15-26 FOW, caught 4 nice perch. Mainly on tip ups. Checked by DEC when they pulled up on blue / purple Yamaha sleds. All in all, not the most successful but fun day to be out.
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Awesome walleye Racer! Congrats.
Nice pile of yellows KF22.
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:o What an awesome eye! Congrats !!
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Nice wall hanger, Pooch!!
Congrats on everyone's catches yesterday!
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Very cool sunset pic on Chaumont, there are some epic sunsets there.
cny
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Very cool sunset pic on Chaumont, there are some epic sunsets there.
cny
Thanks, it was a beautiful evening
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That's an awesome Walleye, Congratulations!
That one would look really nice on the wall!
Great pics too, but its gotta be pretty hard to take a bad picture with a Walleye like that! ;D
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Congrats to Racer that's one beautiful fish!!!!Nice job
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Fished out of Chapman yeasterday, fished anywhere from 15' to 29'. Stayed away from the crowd. Picked up 2 shorts in deep water and a couple of perch in close. No good keepers. Walk was great. Now the bad part, Forgot my minnows and had to drive back home to get those. After the walk in to get picked up this was in the parking lot snow bank. Frozen gills from the bottom of a bucked and some small crappies. waste.
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/EDDIEROD_2006/20140308_163943_zpszgleipe8.jpg) (http://s107.photobucket.com/user/EDDIEROD_2006/media/20140308_163943_zpszgleipe8.jpg.html)
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bart: I think that's the largest walleye I have ever seen. Super congrats! Nice sunset pic, too.
EddieRod: People make me shake my head sometimes.
Going to head out again this afternoon after lunch. Not sure where I'm going yet. Yesterday, went to Muskrat Bay in 10 fow and caught 2 dozen dink perch. Largest was 8 inches. Had fun, though.
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Fished out of Chapman yeasterday, fished anywhere from 15' to 29'. Stayed away from the crowd. Picked up 2 shorts in deep water and a couple of perch in close. No good keepers. Walk was great. Now the bad part, Forgot my minnows and had to drive back home to get those. After the walk in to get picked up this was in the parking lot snow bank. Frozen gills from the bottom of a bucked and some small crappies. waste.
(http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/EDDIEROD_2006/20140308_163943_zpszgleipe8.jpg) (http://s107.photobucket.com/user/EDDIEROD_2006/media/20140308_163943_zpszgleipe8.jpg.html)
that's pretty sad !! some of the best eating fish in the lake, and they waste them !!! :%$#!:fished for a little while this morning over in short point. someone left 5 tipups still in the holes. didn't see any names on them. Sully...
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Nice eye racer. That's a real beast
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bart: I think that's the largest walleye I have ever seen. Super congrats! Nice sunset pic, too.
That's not my Walleye, it was caught by Racer268 . I quoted the post and at the bottom of the post Congratulated him. Trust me I wouldn't be able to contain myself if I caught a Walleye like that!
Please remove that congrats to me and congratulate Mr. Racer268!
I removed the quote to eliminate any confusion.
Racer268, Congrats again on an awesome Walleye!
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Thanks everyone!
We had another great day out on the lake. Pooch, we had a terrific season fishing together. We learned a lot and had fun. Thanks for the great photos as well. The big girl is now vacume bagged and in the freezer while I decide if I will get her mounted and by what method.
Filet,
I guess I lied when I said my big fish would go back down the hole. I think we were all overcome by the moment. It's quite a sight to see a fish like that swimming past the bottom of your hole. All I can say is it feels the same as shooting a really nice buck. When we got her on the ice I was shaking like buck fever. ha ha.
Good luck to everyone today and this week. We'll be out on Oneida at least 1 more time, then wait and get ready for soft water.
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The lake cleared out quick today. 60% of guys already gone. The pressure leveled off right when the sun got bright.
Bite was decent for me this morning though. Albeit strange, they'll come in quick or follow up 5', but only mouthing it either on the fall or the pause. Missed or dumped more than landed.
Fishing my 3rd choice spot as the other 2 were taken. Both got there long before daylight.
Off by myself .6 miles to closest guy in 22fow.
Occasional fish on dead stick, most jigging. Today only rap in 1 color working. Nothing else.
Since they were biting so light I kept downsizing gear and jigs all the way to 3mm fiskas and spikes.
Nada.
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First time this year I had the "how they biting over here". ::) ::)
Sled comes riding up to me a couple hours ago (& yes the fish scattered!)
Windows were fogged up from heater. Thought maybe I was getting checked by DEC.
Open the door, nope! Guy on a sled towing a frabil 15' away.
Nice older guy or I would've had a bit more to say.
I just said nothing here. Said he didn't understand he only caught 1 all week.
Also appeared he didn't have GPS & chart because even after I said caught nothing he proceeded to move over 100 yards and drill. Except there's nothing over there but flat bottom.
Now he was nice, and did move over, but please don't ride up to me.
If he had've parked and walked I would've been much more helpful.
I'm out in the middle of nowhere for a reason. Guys were in my spots I went elsewhere.
Happy to give report or advice, just when you see i've obviously gone out of my way to avoid the crowds give me my space.
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Heres a few random shots I took, nothing organized like group shots or end of day catches just a few as I was sitting out there enjoying myself.
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This one I thought was cool, heaven"......
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Nice Job on your Trophy Racer, you accomplished your goal, good work!!!! :thumbsup: :clap:
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I don't know Snag. Few of them walleye are a little too close to be hole if you ask me. I throw mine a good ways back ;D But then again I have a much harder time catching them too!
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Nice Job on your Trophy Racer, you accomplished your goal, good work!!!! :thumbsup: :clap:
Thank you.
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Walked out of apps yesterday. Along the pressure ridge just east of water tower 30 feet of water . Buddy I was with hurt his back so we stayed in one spot. Set up tip downs and stayed for the long grind. And what a grind , lots of lookers ..fish charging 5 feet off the bottom only for the long stare down. And there gone. Had one on tip up but come off on the way up. Down sized and changed up all day but no takers. Couldnt get my buddy to move... dont blame him he was in a lot of pain. Left the ice around 3 pm for the long ride home . Guess oneida wins again... theres always next year.next year I will have a gps and chip......and if I can dream a little a 4 wheeler.
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I don't know Snag. Few of them walleye are a little too close to be hole if you ask me. I throw mine a good ways back ;D But then again I have a much harder time catching them too!
I was thinking the same thing, in the bucket they go. I hate advertising anyway. I have had people do drive bys and the next thing you know you are surrounded!!!
Nice pics Shane.
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That's not my Walleye, it was caught by Racer268 . I quoted the post and at the bottom of the post Congratulated him. Trust me I wouldn't be able to contain myself if I caught a Walleye like that!
Please remove that congrats to me and congratulate Mr. Racer268!
I removed the quote to eliminate any confusion.
Racer268, Congrats again on an awesome Walleye!
OOPS! I'm so sorry. CONGRATS Racer268!!! (Thanks for correcting me.)
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Is there a way to tell what kind of bottom you are over with your vexilar, like hard, mud etc? I'm still new to using them.
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Its kind of Erie out right now, 1:45pm on a sunday granted the windchill is a little cold, but almost no one on the lake. 6-8 guys as far as I can see.
Granted I like being away from the crowd, but don't remember a day like this with so few people.
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I don't know Snag. Few of them walleye are a little too close to be hole if you ask me. I throw mine a good ways back ;D But then again I have a much harder time catching them too!
Chief, he has been taught by Shaolin Master Kwai Chang Release! They have been given the deadly blow!! They ain't goin anywhere!!! :woot: :roflmao:
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I don't know Snag. Few of them walleye are a little too close to be hole if you ask me. I throw mine a good ways back ;D But then again I have a much harder time catching them too!
Same here, my walleye come very hard to by... I'd have mine a lot more back away from that hole! ;D
Snagger, still getting it done and great pics as usual. Thanks for sharing!
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got those 3 as part of a 5 in 5 drops blitz, only needed 2 of them to for my limit, shot a quick pic, then one went back down the hole... if it was a tough bite, they'd be nowhere near the hole, that hole was silly, almost set up my video camera.
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Great shots Shane
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Awesome fish Racer!
I went out of Constantia this morning and any hardly one there too. We marked a lot of fish but didn't have much luck. BB4 and I each got a half dozen small perch. He got 2 walleyes (both keepers) and I got 2 nice smallies and that was about it. Pretty cold again though.
Nice pics and fish Snagger. You always take nice shots. I never seem to have time to take good pics...and it's not because I'm covered up in fish most of the time either! I used to take a lot photos in the old days, especially hunting. I think it has a lot to do with my current partners. They're not into photography much whereas as my old hunting/fishing partner definitely was.
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Conditions are amazing now for any mode of transportation. Saw more people doing the kite/sailing on a snowboard thing than I saw people fishing.
If you're not working get out and fish.
Do whatever anti-snow dance you have to keep this next storm away on wens & Thurs
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Nice fish and reports everyone! Tough couple days out there for me. 20 perch Friday with only 10 being keepers. Saturday I fished in constantia from 7-12 and got skunked. Hopefully things go a little better this week
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great fish racer! fished yest and got 18 jumbos! out of taft! 10 or so 10 inchers i let go! caught them on spikes and fiskas! some on #2 perch rapala and small minnow head! nothing and i mean nothing would bite a lure unless some sort of meat was on it!
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Its kind of Erie out right now, 1:45pm on a sunday granted the windchill is a little cold, but almost no one on the lake. 6-8 guys as far as I can see.
Granted I like being away from the crowd, but don't remember a day like this with so few people.
syracuse game @ 2. think thats why they all cleared out. and the bite sux right now anyway
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Heading out for another trip in the a.m. can you park/walk at Godfrey boat launch? I parked at apps last time but Godfrey is closer to where I wanna go. Just never have been there. If anyone wants to tag along feel free to pm me
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great fish racer! fished yest and got 18 jumbos! out of taft! 10 or so 10 inchers i let go! caught them on spikes and fiskas! some on #2 perch rapala and small minnow head! nothing and i mean nothing would bite a lure unless some sort of meat was on it!
Oh I had 100's of of lookers, I just ignored them, only targeted the ones willing too hit my #3 rap. after a few minutes out there you can tell those guys tight too bottom aint gonna play so I just pretend there not there.
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Nice fish and reports everyone! Tough couple days out there for me. 20 perch Friday with only 10 being keepers. Saturday I fished in constantia from 7-12 and got skunked. Hopefully things go a little better this week
Thanks for the lift in Friday Homie, :afro: I'll re pay you with a boat ride. ;D
looks like a big noreaster Wednesday night into Thursday, not what we need up here, our snowpacks big enough already. Spring flooding looks immanent now.
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took my grandson and son-in-law to bacon wrap city [sandy pond] his first outting at 4 yrs. bait inspection , the fish pose and he laid a Jimmy Houston on a fish which I wasn't quick enough with the camera ,grrr
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great catch Racer
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Nevermind. I retract my question. Looked on Google maps. gigantic parking lot
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Nevermind. I retract my question. Looked on Google maps. gigantic parking lot
Go down the path to the left of the ramp, there is a heave on the ramp that's been there for a month or so. It's pretty obvious, there was a good trail packed down when we were there a week ago.
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Chief, he has been taught by Shaolin Master Kwai Chang Release! They have been given the deadly blow!! They ain't goin anywhere!!! :woot: :roflmao:
I think I'm the grass hopper on the eyes lately ,
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I think I'm the grass hopper on the eyes lately ,
You guys do ok ::) ::)
Most others would like to be the wax on wax off fence painter for ya!
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got those 3 as part of a 5 in 5 drops blitz, only needed 2 of them to for my limit, shot a quick pic, then one went back down the hole... if it was a tough bite, they'd be nowhere near the hole, that hole was silly, almost set up my video camera.
Wish I have found a "silly" hole my last few trips. Probably heading back to Sodus and fishing the next week then back to oneida and finishing up the last week of ice on some flats. The only thing I know I can get consistently out there. Wish I was more of a walleye guy. There's always open water!
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Good day out on the ice today. Let me first say great pictures and reports everyone. Wasn't an epic day but in the am it was furious. Colleen did most of the fishing as I couldn't get my pole in before she had dumped 2 got one eye to the hole and then a jumbo. Managed afew more perch and then we called it a day. Wigglers sitting on the bottom worked late, number 3 rap ftg was the ticket in morning
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I think I'm the grass hopper on the eyes lately ,
Well, if you would treat Release better, he would put you on biting fish! :woot: :roflmao:
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Wish I have found a "silly" hole my last few trips. Probably heading back to Sodus and fishing the next week then back to oneida and finishing up the last week of ice on some flats. The only thing I know I can get consistently out there. Wish I was more of a walleye guy. There's always open water!
just put your time in , it's not that tough , eyes are not the sharpest tool in the shed perch are much tougher , and there is nothing wrong with flats , I spent my first 20 years chasing them across the state from Vermont - Can then I got old and went to fishing eyes and perch , must be an old guy thing ;)
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Well, if you would treat Release better, he would put you on biting fish! :woot: :roflmao:
Hes a DK!!!!
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just put your time in
I couldn't agree more
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I couldn't agree more
thanks Tom but you are the perch master , Mon. looks like an eye looking day , for the dumb luck duo
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Thanks for the lift in Friday Homie, :afro: I'll re pay you with a boat ride. ;D
looks like a big noreaster Wednesday night into Thursday, not what we need up here, our snowpacks big enough already. Spring flooding looks immanent now.
no prob bud! Anytime! I'll always take u up on a boat ride :afro:
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Each year I end up spending a little more time going after the eyes. This winter I did 6 trips after them. Last year I only tried twice I think. I really enjoy fishing for flats on oneida. I've spent most of my time on the Ontario bay's catching perch more than anything. Oneida is fairly new to me. 3rd year fishing it. I did have a descent summer/fall this yr out there in my boat though..looking to upgrade to a little bit bigger of a boat this spring and get a slip somewhere on the lake. That should help a lot for scouting next years ice fishing spots.
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Freddie, looks like your grandson is a natural!! Good stuff :thumbsup: :clap:
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Each year I end up spending a little more time going after the eyes. This winter I did 6 trips after them. Last year I only tried twice I think. I really enjoy fishing for flats on oneida. I've spent most of my time on the Ontario bay's catching perch more than anything. Oneida is fairly new to me. 3rd year fishing it. I did have a descent summer/fall this yr out there in my boat though..looking to upgrade to a little bit bigger of a boat this spring and get a slip somewhere on the lake. That should help a lot for scouting next years ice fishing spots.
keep at it mister! Looks like your catchin on just fine
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FINALLY got a keeper today at 4:30 out of Muskrat Bay. Measured 12" and weighed a little over a pound. Been getting nothing but 8" and less these past few weeks no matter where I go. The sun was awesome. Kept me warm and I opted to keep the shelter packed. Got there around 3:00 and moved around between 10-13 fow and tried 5 different holes before I got this one in 13. Then the bite quit and I headed back around 5:15. :)
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was out there this weekend caught a burbot and about 25 perch across from the cell tower on the south sore Saturday . and a 20in eye this morning and 5 perch at the cell tower. was in from 10 to 30 feet all weekend. lots of ice I had about 25in all over and helped some guys with over 30.
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Haven't posted in a while... Basically because I don't have much to add to what everybody else is saying and doing. Like lots of other guys have said, the fish have been pretty moody lately. Lots and lots of sniffers. Besides the occasional flurry, the solo flyers have been hard to coax.
Like Snagger says...I try to forget that the bottom huggers are there, and keep fishing for the biters, but when the biters are scarce...
A couple tricks that I do for moody perch...sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. One thing I do is bring a 8 ounce lead weight tied to an old baitcaster reel with Dacron on an old rod broke off at the first eye. When it gets slow, I drop it to the bottom and frantically pound the bottom with it.
Another trick I try during slow times, is when I hook a perch (preferably a small one), I don't reel it right up. I pull on it and make him fight around down there. Sometimes this calls other fish in and gets them going. I do this when jigging smelt. Works great for that.
Another thing is to hook a fathead through the lips with a tiny jig head and send it right to the bottom. Let the minnow go right in the mud. Leave your line slightly slack. Sometimes perch will pick it out of the mud even though they won't take it otherwise. You can watch your line to see if it goes tight.
Sometimes one of the tricks works...sometimes it doesn't matter what you try.
The smallys are starting to get pretty active now. Here's one from yesterday...
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I almost forgot...
That's a beautiful walleye Racer....Congrats Buddy!!
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Okay, marathon run up to Chaumont yesterday.....Awake and out by 3:30am and home at 10:30pm. Ice was 24 plus inches and trucks everywhere, place was a zoo. Dink Perch all day long kept us awake and busy, no jumbos or anything I would even want to keep. Racer was the only one to catch an eye, and it was a dandy. Biggest yet and obviously his personal best. Congrats Racer......measured in at 29 3/4 just a hair under 30 and weighed 13LBS. Got checked by DEC twice, once as he basically ran his sled into my shanty and jumped off only to catch Racer and I sleeping (lol) and the other at the ramp on the way in. Nice work to those guys. Heres the pics:
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way to go racer!. you and pooch did a great job staying after those big eyes and it payed off. congrats guys :icefish: :icefish: :icefish:
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One word sums up my saturday TOUGH. Woke up at 2:30got my 5 yr. old out of bed and dressed and head over to get my dad then to dunkin donuts to meet a few buddies a quick cup and on the road.Got to Taft bay at 5:30 on my spot at 6 first mark hit 3 lb smallie next bite was at 10 am after 4 moves and the next bite was at 5:30 pm which i dropped half way up and that was it for me .A total of three bites all day my son got a nice fish deadsticking and my dad caught 6 perch.Days like yesterday make the good days all that much better.Oh and on the way home i got pulled over by a sheriff who told me my running lights we not working.Luckily he told me to throw on my 4 ways and be careful going home no ticket he was a nice guy. So after leaving my house at 3 am i pulled in the driveway at 9:15pm and tonight i cooked those fish for my kids and they made fish sandwiches and told me they where the best i have ever made.With a tough day behind me I can't wait for friday to get here so i can get back to Oneida and maybe catch more than a few sandwiches.
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Took today off but will be back at it tomorrow. Hate to waste a day with the number of ice days starting to dwindle but what the heck.
Racer - well deserved congrats on a fish of a lifetime !!!!
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took my grandson and son-in-law to bacon wrap city [sandy pond] his first outting at 4 yrs. bait inspection , the fish pose and he laid a Jimmy Houston on a fish which I wasn't quick enough with the camera ,grrr
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great catch Racer
:clap: :clap: :clap: Love the hat!!! Scoobey doo :thumbsup:
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well i got lucky this morning out of Taft with not going thru totally with my machine. i hit this nice jem just SE of williard island over 24 feet of water. 43.13.944N - 75.56105W. put the skull and bones on you GPS people. let this be a lesson to any newbies that there is never any real safe ice. i drilled thru 20" of ice 10 feet from that monster after :P
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H.T glad you made out OK man i was in that are on Saturday with my father and my son thats an EYE OPENER
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well i got lucky this morning out of Taft with not going thru totally with my machine. i hit this nice jem just SE of williard island over 24 feet of water. 43.13.944N - 75.56105W. put the skull and bones on you GPS people. let this be a lesson to any newbies that there is never any real safe ice. i drilled thru 20" of ice 10 feet from that monster after :P
Hope you had a spare pair of underwear after that! Glad you made out it out ok.
Very cute kid Filet!
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it amazes me that those hazzards out there every where on the ice all over the lake. there was 500 snow mobile tracks that headed east to west and i was heading south towards the drop and i hit that head on? lol @) @)
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Wow HT, You're lucky it didn't go down. Glad it worked out.
Thanks again for all the comments everyone.
Now that some time has passed, I'm really having mixed feelings about keeping that magnificent fish. I't so easy to get wrapped up in the moment. I'm kind of wishing we just took some good photo's, weight and measurements and let her go. Too late for that now so she's gonna occupy a space on my wall for sure. Has anyone had one mounted before? Skin or replica? What do you all say? I'm new to anything like this but thinking replica.
Fred,
Way to go taking the grandson out. Priceless memories for everyone.
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Wow HT, You're lucky it didn't go down. Glad it worked out.
Thanks again for all the comments everyone.
Now that some time has passed, I'm really having mixed feelings about keeping that magnificent fish. I't so easy to get wrapped up in the moment. I'm kind of wishing we just took some good photo's, weight and measurements and let her go. Too late for that now so she's gonna occupy a space on my wall for sure. Has anyone had one mounted before? Skin or replica? What do you all say? I'm new to anything like this but thinking replica.
Fred,
Way to go taking the grandson out. Priceless memories for everyone.
Most of the taxidermists I've spoken with have said replica is the way to go. I caught a large salmon years ago (nothing close since) and kicked myself for years for not mounting it. I shared this thought with at least three different taxidermists and all said the same thing...they would have recommended a replica over the mount.
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Glad you made it out okay, HT....bet that was scary.
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Man HT, glad u stayed on top! That's crazy bro
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well i got lucky this morning out of Taft with not going thru totally with my machine. i hit this nice jem just SE of williard island over 24 feet of water. 43.13.944N - 75.56105W. put the skull and bones on you GPS people. let this be a lesson to any newbies that there is never any real safe ice. i drilled thru 20" of ice 10 feet from that monster after :P
wow that's a big hole thankfully you didn't go all the way in .
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Haven't posted in a while... Basically because I don't have much to add to what everybody else is saying and doing. Like lots of other guys have said, the fish have been pretty moody lately. Lots and lots of sniffers. Besides the occasional flurry, the solo flyers have been hard to coax.
Like Snagger says...I try to forget that the bottom huggers are there, and keep fishing for the biters, but when the biters are scarce...
A couple tricks that I do for moody perch...sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. One thing I do is bring a 8 ounce lead weight tied to an old baitcaster reel with Dacron on an old rod broke off at the first eye. When it gets slow, I drop it to the bottom and frantically pound the bottom with it.
Another trick I try during slow times, is when I hook a perch (preferably a small one), I don't reel it right up. I pull on it and make him fight around down there. Sometimes this calls other fish in and gets them going. I do this when jigging smelt. Works great for that.
Another thing is to hook a fathead through the lips with a tiny jig head and send it right to the bottom. Let the minnow go right in the mud. Leave your line slightly slack. Sometimes perch will pick it out of the mud even though they won't take it otherwise. You can watch your line to see if it goes tight.
Sometimes one of the tricks works...sometimes it doesn't matter what you try.
The smallys are starting to get pretty active now. Here's one from yesterday...
(http://i544.photobucket.com/albums/hh339/Hook1nup/IceBass1.jpg) (http://s544.photobucket.com/user/Hook1nup/media/IceBass1.jpg.html)
something like this jim, my pounder from last yr, got a better one this yr... I think it helps me fight bordom more than the fishing.. ;D
&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9cnbDepn1I&feature=youtu.be)
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Wow HT, You're lucky it didn't go down. Glad it worked out.
Thanks again for all the comments everyone.
Now that some time has passed, I'm really having mixed feelings about keeping that magnificent fish. I't so easy to get wrapped up in the moment. I'm kind of wishing we just took some good photo's, weight and measurements and let her go. Too late for that now so she's gonna occupy a space on my wall for sure. Has anyone had one mounted before? Skin or replica? What do you all say? I'm new to anything like this but thinking replica.
Fred,
Way to go taking the grandson out. Priceless memories for everyone.
I got a skin done of my on largemouth. It's incredible. Replica if you want to spend less but preserve the memory. Skin if you want it to look just like it did when you pulled it out. Lou spinelli of Rome taxidermy in deansboro is the best guy around. (my opinion, but he has the accolades and knowledge to back it up)
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well i got lucky this morning out of Taft with not going thru totally with my machine. i hit this nice jem just SE of williard island over 24 feet of water. 43.13.944N - 75.56105W. put the skull and bones on you GPS people. let this be a lesson to any newbies that there is never any real safe ice. i drilled thru 20" of ice 10 feet from that monster after :P
Thanks for the sobering warning! The picture says it all, "there is never any real safe ice". Glad you're OK and made out of that situation.
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and the longest winter in 35 yrs rolls on.........
Bernhards Bay, NY | Central Square, NY | Constantia, NY
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.
* LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION.
* TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.
* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 7 TO 12 INCHES.
* IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY PRODUCE VERY DIFFICULT
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY.
INCREASING WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY
WITH THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM. JUST A SMALL CHANGE IN THE
LOW TRACK WOULD ALTER EXPECTED ACCUMULATIONS.
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ouch.......29.75 barometer out there, could be painful out there.
been running a power auger last 3 trips ......been keeping notes, very interesting results, drill one quick hole, guy 100 feet away grabs a fish, takes about 20 minutes usually for hole calm down to get action, drill multiple holes for multiple guys, sometimes area goes dead, other times it doesn't, haven't drilled multiple holes in a walleye area just perch spots... had a camera down there, fish really don't jump when its started, but boy they don't like machines like wheelers or sleds, there gone and don't come back if someone drives on top of you.
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well i got lucky this morning out of Taft with not going thru totally with my machine. i hit this nice jem just SE of williard island over 24 feet of water. 43.13.944N - 75.56105W. put the skull and bones on you GPS people. let this be a lesson to any newbies that there is never any real safe ice. i drilled thru 20" of ice 10 feet from that monster after :P
Glad you are ok H.T. We don't want anything happening to the Prince of Palermo!
I was in that same area on Thursday just a little West of that spot when I came in from farther out, but 3 more wheelers were just coming out and drove around that spot and even set up for awhile!? I see Chowdaire marked the spot last night on Navionics.
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it amazes me that those hazzards out there every where on the ice all over the lake. there was 500 snow mobile tracks that headed east to west and i was heading south towards the drop and i hit that head on? lol @) @)
Dang bud, glad it all worked out! You're certainly putting the new ride through the paces the last couple weeks.
Fish there a lot, my last camp was right behind that cross That was my access. There are always some holes in the bay but none that I thought were bad enough to eat away that much ice. Most of the time the crack heaving was harder to deal with than the holes.
Guess you never know, & sobering reminder there's no safe ice even in the middle of one of the top 10 coldest winters.
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ouch.......29.75 barometer out there, could be painful out there.
been running a power auger last 3 trips ......been keeping notes, very interesting results, drill one quick hole, guy 100 feet away grabs a fish, takes about 20 minutes usually for hole calm down to get action, drill multiple holes for multiple guys, sometimes area goes dead, other times it doesn't, haven't drilled multiple holes in a walleye area just perch spots... had a camera down there, fish really don't jump when its started, but boy they don't like machines like wheelers or sleds, there gone and don't come back if someone drives on top of you.
That's some interesting info Snagger. What camera do you have? I have a Vex and have been thinking about getting a camera to play with.
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Holy Smokes HT!!!
Close call for sure. Gives me the willies just looking at that pic.
:o :o :o :o :o
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ouch.......29.75 barometer out there, could be painful out there.
been running a power auger last 3 trips ......been keeping notes, very interesting results, drill one quick hole, guy 100 feet away grabs a fish, takes about 20 minutes usually for hole calm down to get action, drill multiple holes for multiple guys, sometimes area goes dead, other times it doesn't, haven't drilled multiple holes in a walleye area just perch spots... had a camera down there, fish really don't jump when its started, but boy they don't like machines like wheelers or sleds, there gone and don't come back if someone drives on top of you.
I even saw that with the low flying plane a couple of weeks ago. Had a couple hot fish on the screen and as the plane went over they shot to the bottom. Never returned.
But I have a cheap, noisy, aerator and when I turn that on the screen often fills up. Just need the power augers and machines to make that noise, I guess.
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took my grandson and son-in-law to bacon wrap city [sandy pond] his first outting at 4 yrs. bait inspection , the fish pose and he laid a Jimmy Houston on a fish which I wasn't quick enough with the camera ,grrr
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great catch Racer
Way to go filet! Cute kid and I'm sure a day you will both remember for a long time. Miss my grandkids,wished they lived closer. My favorite fishing days of the year are the days I fish with them...........Now you got to get him on a walleye!
Nice fish everyone . I fished Friday(beautiful afternoon)and yesterday afternoon out of Constantia. Poked around the local shoals,15 fow to 27fow, tough pick on the perch,but did manage to get some nice meals both days.A little better than all my previous trips for perch, so there is some hope.I just can't get on them in any big numbers this year,.....and it is got me scratching my head.
Glad you did not go all the way in HT!!! Follow Other Tracks whenever possible.
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something like this jim, my pounder from last yr, got a better one this yr... I think it helps me fight bordom more than the fishing.. ;D
&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9cnbDepn1I&feature=youtu.be)
You are an entertaining guy SNAG ! I'm sittin' here laughing out loud !
Actually, it seems like a good idea. I like banging stuff (lures) on the bottom , and dragging anchors, or anchor chains through the mud and weeds to stir things up.
I made up some "clackers" to "call" in walleye. The jury is still out on them, they seem to work good some days, but i've had them scare off good marks on a tough bite. I might have to move them further up my line, or downsize them a little.
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Fished ALL day Saturday, from vienna to Godfrey, then to messenger shoal.
One pig smallie, one dink perch. lookers all day, just no active fish. 15-30fow
HUMBLE pie again on Oneida!
Also found a 10" hole all the way to my hip, ouch, those things can swallow a small child!
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Thanking God you are okay, H.T. That looks scary! Thanks for the heads up on that location.
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Heres a few random shots I took, nothing organized like group shots or end of day catches just a few as I was sitting out there enjoying myself.
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This one I thought was cool, heaven"......
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shane you always put up some awesome pics and posts. its nice for somebody like me thats only gotten to fish oneida once. feel like im there looking at those beautiful pictures
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Did well on the north shore this morning. Hole hopped till I found biters. Took me ten minutes once I found the magic hole for my limit of eyes. Same thing as Saturday. A lot rushing up to it and swimming away. I'm guessing these were perch. The eyes weren't shy. Called it a day. Still hoping to grab a burbot to try one of these times out. Might have to try some shoals. Looks like we're gonna get hammered with snow. oh joy >:(
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Nice pics Shane. I knew you were doing decent over there, I could hear almost every word, amazing how sound travels on open ground. Your the only person I know that won't come running to a hot bite because you would rather find your own fish, good job getting on them.
I ended up having a decent day myself, might slip out one morning to beat on them again before walleye season closes. I ended up using a single tip up to scout the hump next to me and it helped me get on some more fish.
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Scary stuff HT, glad you made it through okay. Even on the coldest winter those gas holes are still a hazard. I added your cords to the gas hole thread.
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dammm! glad your ok HT! h8 for that to happen to anyone!
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That's a scary thing allright. HT could have broken his neck if that hole was any bigger. I hate to think what could have happened, even to someone walking. Falling in a hole like that with a load of clothes on could be a killer. That's why I always thanked the Lord and Mother Nature every time I left the ice safely.
You fellas do a great job out there on the ice and on here. I've been a lurker for awhile now and enjoy all the pics and reports and tips. I did it for 15 years from the early 80s to the mid 90s. Then I tore up my back in 93 and it was down hill from there. I tried off and on; but all that loading and unloading, lifting and drilling was too much, deep snow like you just had out there was a real killer for me, getting stuck was a real drag. (gave up the boat too) :-\. But, I had plenty of years of great fishing on that lake. I used to drive all around it at early ice checking on all the spots and trying to figure out where to park, what they caught there and where they did the best.
After awhile you young guns will put it all together, it takes years; but read all you can (Infisherman, etc.) and pay attention to what the regulars here say. I don't need to mention names. You'll know after awhile. Remember the spots, Williams Park, Chapman Park, Lewis Point, Sylvan Beach, Edgewater, Jewel, Godfrey Point, Apps, Taft Bay, Constantia. Then learn the spots on the lake, Doris Park area, Wantry, bouy 130, 128, 125, Shackelton Shoals, 123, 121, 119, Messenger Shoals @ 113, 109...on and on.
Some spots you'll catch both perch and walleye. Some spots are good perch spots ie: Chapman's and some are better walleye spots. It's up to you to put it all together. Pick a spot thats convienent for you to get to and fish it, learn it, and you'll learn that early spots peter out and the fish head deeper as the winter wears on and then when spring is in the air, they head back into the shallows. My favorite time is yet to get here. That's when the melting water on top of the ice is going down the hole in a whirlpool and the big fat perch are bitting like wildfire and buckets of perch start showing up on Iceshanty!
Now a days, you guys have Iceshanty...GPS, electric augers, etc. I started hand over hand fishing out there with tip ups; but soon learned after buying an Eagle 60/30 flasher that I didn't need that stuff on Oneida anymore. It was like playing a video game and I never left the trap after that. Well, I did drink alot of coffee and too much beer for awhile! Lol
Icefishing on Oneida Lake isn't just icefishing like most places...it's an adventure! You better be prepared for any weather and keep your wits about you because it'll bite you in the you know what in a hurry if you're not paying attention. Glad you made it through that HT.
Wow, I've never made a post like this before. Well, thanks guys keep it up. You've got the best thread on the internet!! ;D
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Sorry about your back issues Dug...Sounds like you have lot's of fond Oneida memories!
Maybe someday you'll give it another try out there.
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if you find one send it too me.. :)
you have to convert millibars to in. hg. but it seems to be fairly accurate.
http://aviationweather.gov/adds/progs/nav?current=4
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Nice job on the fish stickbow and gillpill..nice pics too. :clap:
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HT - not to get overly religious but somebody must have been watching over you to escape the jaws of that monster. Glad to see you made it out all right. I think we all get enough excitement out there; don't really need more from gas holes and pressure cracks.
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This video is the entire East End nearly empty Sunday at 2:30pm. I've never seen that on a nice day. I know someone mentioned SU game, but I've seen more guys out during the Superbowl than I saw yesterday. Normal amount were out in the morning.
On the way in I stopped to check another spot that had been good to me earlier in the yr. Spot was a bust only a pin, but then realized the quiet. No sleds ripping around either.
It was a peaceful day though ;D
Look close enough A couple out midlake in front of Cleveland, couple tight to shore, that's it.
It's a short video click on to play
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Question.... Are the Buoys where they are supposed to be (more or less), or does the ice move them around. Do they have to reposition them each spring?
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markers are there .bouy tender barge puts them back 3rd week in april!!! thats approx and dependent
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The concrete buoys are always there, 113,125 & 130. I'm not sure what they do these days; but when I fished the red buoys (markers) were left in...at least 128 was and 123 (can't remember that color). I used to catch perch right close to 128 a lot and eyes at 123 just before dark. I could be wrong but I think still should be good.
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well i got lucky this morning out of Taft with not going thru totally with my machine. i hit this nice jem just SE of williard island over 24 feet of water. 43.13.944N - 75.56105W. put the skull and bones on you GPS people. let this be a lesson to any newbies that there is never any real safe ice. i drilled thru 20" of ice 10 feet from that monster after :P
:o Glad you made it across bud!! Good thing ya didn't have ole fatty onboard :woot:
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Are the perch in the shallows yet?
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fished today and was it quiet out there for a nice day.....but then again I am recently retired and never fished during the week very often.....fished out near 121 and had a great day.....at least 35 jumbos....tossed em all back....was testing some new ideas......and my freezer is pretty full....I like to fish I guess.....firmly believe the noise thing now.....I fished the same holes as yesterday and marked just as many fish but yest. only landed 7.....yest. was pretty crowded out there with lots of traffic.....today not so much and they were reacting more aggressively....right in the middle of a pretty good flury a dic-weed pulls up 8 ft. from the shanty and the fish scattered for at least 15 minutes......could be just coincidence but I don't think so.....politely asked him to not do that to people in the future....he wasn't impressed with my presentation , but got the message.....I'm liking this retirement thing
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Thanks Wert / Dug for the buoy reply. Congrats on the nice catches.
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Was fishing out of 130 today, did hook a few pig perch on ice flies, wouldn't touch anything else. Stopped in by polar beach and noticed someone must smoked like 2 packs of cigarettes in their shanty, because the butts were scattered in a 6 x 6 area.... REALLY!!!! **censored**, take them home with you, that is disgusting..... BTW the ice does melt and will float to shoreline the spring.....just a rant!
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I am looking to go to the high banks in the am any reports.
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Scary stuff HT, glad you made it through okay. Even on the coldest winter those gas holes are still a hazard. I added your cords to the gas hole thread.
thanks i was to tired to read back to that thread last night bruce and post it. i would have done it tonight but thanks. just wanted the cords up there ;)
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fished today and was it quiet out there for a nice day.....but then again I am recently retired and never fished during the week very often.....fished out near 121 and had a great day.....at least 35 jumbos....tossed em all back....was testing some new ideas......and my freezer is pretty full....I like to fish I guess.....firmly believe the noise thing now.....I fished the same holes as yesterday and marked just as many fish but yest. only landed 7.....yest. was pretty crowded out there with lots of traffic.....today not so much and they were reacting more aggressively....right in the middle of a pretty good flury a dic-weed pulls up 8 ft. from the shanty and the fish scattered for at least 15 minutes......could be just coincidence but I don't think so.....politely asked him to not do that to people in the future....he wasn't impressed with my presentation , but got the message.....I'm liking this retirement thing
Great job on the perch scout!! I am hoping to get into them like that soon.
BTW, congrats on your retirement! :clap:
Retirement is a great deal...you get to do whatever you want and not have to listen to richard cranium bosses and co-workers,or inconsiderate and clueless homeowners...then you get a check every month just to stay home or go fishing!! Have a long , healthy, fishfull retirement!
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HT - not to get overly religious but somebody must have been watching over you to escape the jaws of that monster. Glad to see you made it out all right. I think we all get enough excitement out there; don't really need more from gas holes and pressure cracks.
well the bottom line is that these hazzards out there and i posted this to make people aware of these kind of things. i have been ice fishing for over 30 years and have seen and been thru alot. yes i have gone thru way worse then that and have learned to respect the ice and watch when i am out there. this one there was no way to detect it. a walker would have been doomed no dought. my advice is if you have an eye phone down load navionics and put all of these gas holes on your gps or on another device. it just might save your life. as for a fishing report. i fished with 2 legends today 3/4 away across the whole lake and i might have just caught a few more then them today. ice is all of 20" and 3"-5" of soft snow in spots ;)
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well i got lucky this morning out of Taft with not going thru totally with my machine. i hit this nice jem just SE of williard island over 24 feet of water. 43.13.944N - 75.56105W. put the skull and bones on you GPS people. let this be a lesson to any newbies that there is never any real safe ice. i drilled thru 20" of ice 10 feet from that monster after :P
Soooo glad you and your atv did not go under HT. By the looks of things, that atv was a great investment...if you were on foot , you would have went in for sure. It doesn't look like that weak, thin gas hole cap ice would have held up to your weight. It must have been hard to concentrate on fishing after that episode.You dodged a bullet.
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Looking to fish the east end of Shackelton Shoals Wednesday. Can someone please tell me the best access point (parking) from the south side of the lake. We are walkers... (retired walkers)
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Great job on the perch scout!! I am hoping to get into them like that soon.
BTW, congrats on your retirement! :clap:
Retirement is a great deal...you get to do whatever you want and not have to listen to richard cranium bosses and co-workers,or inconsiderate and clueless homeowners...then you get a check every month just to stay home or go fishing!! Have a long , healthy, fishfull retirement!
thanks choo-choo......lovin it so far......your so right, no hassles.....see ya on the ice.....
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Looking to fish the east end of Shackelton Shoals Wednesday. Can someone please tell me the best access point (parking) from the south side of the lake. We are walkers... (retired walkers)
Have you checked the weather reports for Wednesday???
South Shore Boat launch east of Bridgeport is probably best public access... and its a 2 mi hike.....
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Looking to fish the east end of Shackelton Shoals Wednesday. Can someone please tell me the best access point (parking) from the south side of the lake. We are walkers... (retired walkers)
As redwolf said have you checked the weather? Shack is a hike on a good day. Wet snow during the day followed by near zero temps after sundown with windy conditions all day and night?
Put it this way if anyone has to ask how do I get there and where do I park, probably a bad idea even with a machine. Oneida is unforgiving.
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well the bottom line is that these hazzards out there and i posted this to make people aware of these kind of things. i have been ice fishing for over 30 years and have seen and been thru alot. yes i have gone thru way worse then that and have learned to respect the ice and watch when i am out there. this one there was no way to detect it. a walker would have been doomed no dought. my advice is if you have an eye phone down load navionics and put all of these gas holes on your gps or on another device. it just might save your life. as for a fishing report. i fished with 2 legends today 3/4 away across the whole lake and i might have just caught a few more then them today. ice is all of 20" and 3"-5" of soft snow in spots ;)
I'm guilty of leaving picks at home yest. Thinking ice was thick enough. Thought I knew better. I was wrong........
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got out this afternoon. ended up with 16 big sunnies, 7 gills, and 3 crappies. you really had to finness them to get them to hit. if I didn't have my vex I wouldn't have caught any. Sully...
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well the bottom line is that these hazzards out there and i posted this to make people aware of these kind of things. i have been ice fishing for over 30 years and have seen and been thru alot. yes i have gone thru way worse then that and have learned to respect the ice and watch when i am out there. this one there was no way to detect it. a walker would have been doomed no dought. my advice is if you have an eye phone down load navionics and put all of these gas holes on your gps or on another device. it just might save your life. as for a fishing report. i fished with 2 legends today 3/4 away across the whole lake and i might have just caught a few more then them today. ice is all of 20" and 3"-5" of soft snow in spots ;)
You wouldn't show me your bucket when you left ht, how do I know what you got?, tough bite today for me, definetly needed meat on my rap. Not too bad fishin Oneida when someone finds the fish for ya is it Ht? .....Almost like Sandy pond....I grabbed a dozen jumbos and one keeper eye. That's it, was like watching paint dry in between fish, but it was nice out and still had a fun day.
Be very careful is leaving from taft, the crack busted up good tonight, had to abandon one spot we crossed and find a new one, think we found your gas hole too ht.
old trail crossing crack.
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Question.... Are the Buoys where they are supposed to be (more or less), or does the ice move them around. Do they have to reposition them each spring?
They definitely move (other than the concrete ones). The anchored buoys, including the channel markers get dragged by ice. Most of them I have marked on my GPS and they are never in the same place. The pin buoys are only anchored with a few concrete blocks and those get dragged all over the place. Not all of them move in any one year, but depending on how the ice goes out certain areas are affected more in a given year than others. I think with lack of money in the state budget, they don't correct their position every year unless they are way off or somebody complains.
Nice job on the perch Scout!
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That's a scary thing allright. HT could have broken his neck if that hole was any bigger. I hate to think what could have happened, even to someone walking. Falling in a hole like that with a load of clothes on could be a killer. That's why I always thanked the Lord and Mother Nature every time I left the ice safely.
You fellas do a great job out there on the ice and on here. I've been a lurker for awhile now and enjoy all the pics and reports and tips. I did it for 15 years from the early 80s to the mid 90s. Then I tore up my back in 93 and it was down hill from there. I tried off and on; but all that loading and unloading, lifting and drilling was too much, deep snow like you just had out there was a real killer for me, getting stuck was a real drag. (gave up the boat too) :-\. But, I had plenty of years of great fishing on that lake. I used to drive all around it at early ice checking on all the spots and trying to figure out where to park, what they caught there and where they did the best.
After awhile you young guns will put it all together, it takes years; but read all you can (Infisherman, etc.) and pay attention to what the regulars here say. I don't need to mention names. You'll know after awhile. Remember the spots, Williams Park, Chapman Park, Lewis Point, Sylvan Beach, Edgewater, Jewel, Godfrey Point, Apps, Taft Bay, Constantia. Then learn the spots on the lake, Doris Park area, Wantry, bouy 130, 128, 125, Shackelton Shoals, 123, 121, 119, Messenger Shoals @ 113, 109...on and on.
Some spots you'll catch both perch and walleye. Some spots are good perch spots ie: Chapman's and some are better walleye spots. It's up to you to put it all together. Pick a spot thats convienent for you to get to and fish it, learn it, and you'll learn that early spots peter out and the fish head deeper as the winter wears on and then when spring is in the air, they head back into the shallows. My favorite time is yet to get here. That's when the melting water on top of the ice is going down the hole in a whirlpool and the big fat perch are bitting like wildfire and buckets of perch start showing up on Iceshanty!
Now a days, you guys have Iceshanty...GPS, electric augers, etc. I started hand over hand fishing out there with tip ups; but soon learned after buying an Eagle 60/30 flasher that I didn't need that stuff on Oneida anymore. It was like playing a video game and I never left the trap after that. Well, I did drink alot of coffee and too much beer for awhile! Lol
Icefishing on Oneida Lake isn't just icefishing like most places...it's an adventure! You better be prepared for any weather and keep your wits about you because it'll bite you in the you know what in a hurry if you're not paying attention. Glad you made it through that HT.
Wow, I've never made a post like this before. Well, thanks guys keep it up. You've got the best thread on the internet!! ;D
Very nicely said and all of it is true :thumbsup:
That lake has too many variables to get it all figured out...I have been fishing the Lewis Pt. area since the late 70's in a boat and on ice. It has changed ten folds since I first started as a kid. Freddy and a few others can attest to that. The lake is under constant invasive encroachment and always has been...Mother Nature causes and adjusts to all of these different situations. It is just the constant learning curve we as fisherman endure, whether we like it or not...just roll with it and keep the passion alive :icefish:
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You wouldn't show me your bucket when you left ht, how do I know what you got?, tough bite today for me, definetly needed meat on my rap. Not too bad fishin Oneida when someone finds the fish for ya is it Ht? .....Almost like Sandy pond....I grabbed a dozen jumbos and one keeper eye. That's it, was like watching paint dry in between fish, but it was nice out and still had a fun day.
Be very careful is leaving from taft, the crack busted up good tonight, had to abandon one spot we crossed and find a new one, think we found your gas hole too ht.
old trail crossing crack.
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easy now. i was just pushing your buttons. i didnt get that many more then you guys. you know i dont need anyone to put me on fish i can find them myself. once in a while i like to fish with a certain few couple of guys that i enjoy fishing with ;) that crack is gotten bad for sure. i jumped it hard on the way in again. holly crap man how much snow we going to get here? warnings all over the TV :(
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The cracks on north shore always seem worse than the south. Scary thing is a foot of snow then wind blown snow into all that mess with frigid temps wens night it'll stiffen back up just enough by thurs morning most won't see it or think about it.
However it'll only be 1-3" of crap white ice.
I fear a few will go for a dip there between then & the weekend.
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A buddy told me the access behind apps near the crack has changed also, you cant cross where you were crossing, ya gotta run 100 yds to the west
Took a blue perch today (my iphone camera isn't the best)
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Lovin' my new toy:
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Very good day, North Shore, here's a few of em' I hit em later morning, only a few early, died for what seemed like 9 days mid day, then had a 2 hour all out bust em up type bite, and no late bite Grrrr.
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Tom
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nice perch tom
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I put a camera down today Tom, perch were swimming in groups of 3-5 at about 6mph, most didn't stop, this went on like every 25-30 minutes, never realize perch moved so much and so fast. most times they could care what was down there, the ones that stopped committed suicide, inhaled the rap, but that wasn't very often. Screwing with the cam cost me some walleyes moves though, but it was fun watching their habits,.
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I put a camera down today Tom, perch were
Geez, now you'll get me hooked on something else, let me catch up to you with the Lowrance first, lol
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Nice pics Shane. I knew you were doing decent over there, I could hear almost every word, amazing how sound travels on open ground. Your the only person I know that won't come running to a hot bite because you would rather find your own fish, good job getting on them.
I ended up having a decent day myself, might slip out one morning to beat on them again before walleye season closes. I ended up using a single tip up to scout the hump next to me and it helped me get on some more fish.
Great fishin with you Slamboney, just like old times, nice @ss beating you gave Jim... ;D Those were your fish, I would of been trespassing, I usually land on some somewhere at some point.. never fished that spot, had too give it the walk threw.
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Nice graph pics Tom. I like the pictures of fish on the screen getting caught.
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A few pages back there was a discussion on weather apps for barometric pressure, or lack thereof. I've not been able to find one that will give a forecast for pressure, or even one that will tell me if it is rising or falling or holding steady. Until I clicked on an app i already had on my phone that I use for hunting called Scout Look. Scoutlookweather.com It does not have the barometric pressure forecast but it does give you a reading for your location and an indication of rising, falling or steady.
The hunting app is really cool, you can plug in your tree stand location on the map and it will tell you where your scent cone will be based on wind direction and speed. It helps you pick the right stand based on the weather conditions. There are quite a few other features and best of all it's free. And the "inventor" of the app is a local guy Cy Wiechart, a really good guy and avid outdoorsman.
The NOAA weather app is really good too for weather conditions. If there are other apps or websites for barometer forecasts, please share them! I've learned a lot from reading this thread, and I am always looking for more information and tips.
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I get my pressure from Pocketgrib lite
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nice job today stickbow. :thumbsup:
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Thanks Snag! It's taken me a few trips to finally find em. Just have to keep at it.
Just saw the storm may be a rain/snow mix. It's gonna get ugly
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On a side note...tried squirrel for the first time today...it was actually wicked tasty! I will no longer hesitate to pop one when I'm in my stand and they're chattering at me.
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Just wanted to give an update on my Milwaukee Fuel Drill.....
The good: I drilled 13 holes in about 18 inches of ice and still had 2 lights left on the battery. Still had an unused battery, so it looks like I can drill plenty of holes and not worry.
The bad is that I was using the 8inch auger and man it was tough holding onto that thing. I put the handle on for the next time I use it.
Looks like it was a good investment.
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You wouldn't show me your bucket when you left ht, how do I know what you got?, tough bite today for me, definetly needed meat on my rap. Not too bad fishin Oneida when someone finds the fish for ya is it Ht? .....Almost like Sandy pond....I grabbed a dozen jumbos and one keeper eye. That's it, was like watching paint dry in between fish, but it was nice out and still had a fun day.
Be very careful is leaving from taft, the crack busted up good tonight, had to abandon one spot we crossed and find a new one, think we found your gas hole too ht.
old trail crossing crack.
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ya that hole looks very familiar for sure >:( freaking scarry looking with my tracks going right in it :o
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How exactly did you get out of that hole ht? Gunned it?
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Hope this storm is mostly rain..light rain.
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Weather Underground has the pressure on it with an arrow next to it showing rising falling. I had to delete some stuff on my phone for a software update W/U being one of the deleted when I put it back on it was all different pretty cool now.
Fished yesterday first time on Oneida since first week of Feb first hole, first drop, bang 11' perch with three marks left down there, back down played with em for a few they leave, 10 mins later mark comes out of no where wham hits like a train but dumped it half way up, this before 730, after that few pins and a ton of lookers left around 2.
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How exactly did you get out of that hole ht? Gunned it?
Yes I Did ;)
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Yes I Did ;)
Glad you didnt get into any serious trouble HT. Thanks for cords, I just plugged them in, I have a trail that passed by that very spot about 1/8 of a mile away, I was pretty close to that thing! :o
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Whats the chances me and fred find that in the dark? I found another one in january, bigger about 1/2 mile west of that on the 30 ft drop.
OK so I'm no meteorologist, but where are we getting this cold air for the storm?, theres 2 ways too get cold air, import it or manufacture it, if it rains into dry air, evaporational cooling takes place, and brings down temps too the dewpoint... checked the dewpoints, very marginal at best, we'll see .....I would think rain/wet snow for a lot it during daylight hours, hopefully Oneida don't get bogged down with a foot of snow for last rip at eyes Saturday.. what a day today, 44 and sunny already, wish I was out there.
great job on perch Scout.
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Whats the chances me and fred find that in the dark? I found another one in january, bigger about 1/2 mile west of that on the 30 ft drop.
OK so I'm no meteorologist, but where are we getting this cold air for the storm?, theres 2 ways too get cold air, import it or manufacture it, if it rains into dry air, evaporational cooling takes place, and brings down temps too the dewpoint... checked the dewpoints, very marginal at best, we'll see .....I would think rain/wet snow for a lot it during daylight hours, hopefully Oneida don't get bogged down with a foot of snow for last rip at eyes Saturday.. what a day today, 44 and sunny already, wish I was out there.
You and me both! :-\
great job on perch Scout.
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Funny I was driving for UPS when the big blizzard of 93 was about to hit, you could see that storm coming the day before, this storm starts tonight, I can't even see this storm, have the computer models really gotten this good in 20 yrs, we'll see.
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Funny I was driving for UPS when the big blizzard of 93 was about to hit, you could see that storm coming the day before, this storm starts tonight, I can't even see this storm, have the computer models really gotten this good in 20 yrs, we'll see.
The tip of it is at PA and it stretches all the way to South Dakota
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Funny I was driving for UPS when the big blizzard of 93 was about to hit, you could see that storm coming the day before, this storm starts tonight, I can't even see this storm, have the computer models really gotten this good in 20 yrs, we'll see.
I agree with your insights Shane, I'll believe a foot plus when I see it. Things just don't seem to add up right now for such significant accumulations. The Buffalo forecasts are different on EVERY news station you listen to, I've seen a predicted 10"-14" on one station this morning, then just a few minutes ago I heard 6"-10" on the local AM radio station. I think the snows will be very water laden, and accumulations will vary wildly. Not to mention the snow will begin by dropping on very warm ground, the first couple inches will likely melt before accumulations begin. I'm no Meteorologist either but I AM a fishing freak, and close weather observations go hand and hand with that. ;)
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Scout , awesome job on the jumbos and kudos to you for letting them go! It is hard to say enough is enough even when the freezer is full. :thumbsup:
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march 12th ... blizzard of 93.
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Never forget them activating emergency broadcasting,
first time since agnes, everyone took it serious after that.
Don't think emerengy broadcasting has been activated since.
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Man that looks vicious!! I forget, how much did that dump on us?
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Man that looks vicious!! I forget, how much did that dump on us?
widespread 2 ft statewide, 42 inches in Syracuse.
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This storm seems blown out of proportion to me but we will see.
93 was nuts! The ice went out around April 20th that year followed by the flood.
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Got an update from Cornell last night on their latest "State of the Lake".
Adult walleye numbers are down a bit to around 350,000. The 2010 year class was very good and they expect it to add 150,000 adult walleyes this summer. That confirms (per Cornell) that it takes at least 4 full years for an Oneida walleye to get to 15". So we will still be around 450,000 - 500,000 again this year.
They say the perch numbers are up to 1.7 million right now, up from 1 million.
Smallmouth reproduction was poor last year and their numbers are on the decline. They had been on the incline for several years.
The first naturally reproduced Oneida sturgeon offspring was captured which is a good sign.
I know my first reaction was 1.7 million perch really??? Remember how many lookers we are all reporting this year though. I mark perch everywhere I go but getting them to bite has been more difficult this winter.
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Them stripers seem quite well fed, at least the ones I've caught anyway, spitting up HUGE wads of shrimp, wigglers and the such. Maybe that's got something to do with their picky attitudes.
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I was reaserching perch, read many papers written by cornell that date back too the 1940's, I learned a lot, good shad yrs, bad shad yrs, good white perch fry yrs, bad yrs, good emeralds yrs bad ect... you get the picture, the lake is only at its healthiest or peak when its a mayfly yr or yrs, perch, eyes only do good at the same time during this period, meaning bugs and wigglers are the key player in the ecostystem, I did not know this. Those big sturgeons main forage are bugs, mayflie larva being there top diet....if they get successful, could be a restricting factor later for health of the lake.
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Interesting stuff Shane. Mayfly create a nice buffer for the small perch and small eyes. To get back to the "hay day" numbers we need something else for the eyes to feed on. Round Gobies could be that something...
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widespread 2 ft statewide, 42 inches in Syracuse.
I remember that storm. I was stuck at the Hancock field for 10 hrs on my drive home in Phoenix 481 was like a war zone of abounded vehicles if I remember correct the count from Syracuse to Phoenix was over 70 vehicles . All the businesses in Syracuse let out at the same time northern boulevard became a parking lot real fast. We just sat it out in the main hanger at the base until they reopened the roads. Then that night we got hit again from lake effect I remember plowing everyone out with my fathers backhoe trucks were useless.
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Certainly hope the forecast is wrong, but don't think so. Right now 5 & 20 corridor looks to be the line of mixed precip. Don't see 20" probably 10", however did anyone notice as this storm departs it leaves us with cold temps teens on thurs & near zero thurs night?
Wind also shifts some from NW to more WNW.
Lake effect as this storm leaves seems possible with a target somewhere between the thruway & hastings.
The good news however the heavier wet stuff will settle and compact & the wind will blow alot off the lake that night.
Fingers crossed
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I like that "forecast" bcons, not looking forward to driving up in snow tom., play it by ear might wait till Thursday. :-\
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Bad news.....dew point just dropped to 28 degrees, rut ro...stage is set...
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Yup National weather forecast just upped the totals for brewerton to 15" before thurs, :-\ :-\
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Got an update from Cornell last night on their latest "State of the Lake".
Adult walleye numbers are down a bit to around 350,000.
That's cuz Snag and filet have put the hammer down, lol. ;D
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got out this morning. went exploring. ended up with 9 gills, but what a beautiful morning !!
just checked all the weather, and radar. doesn't look good. going to be no fun tomorrow into thursday. break out the snow blowers !! Sully...
there is a dodge durango out in front fishing in the middle of the channel :cookoo:
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OMG, this could be devastating for ALL of us in the final days of Walleye season. :'( Hell, maybe the rest of the ice season for that matter. >:( I think this stuff is gonna be super heavy and most blowing of it will be very limited, the weight will surely make whats already becoming sloppy around the cracks a nightmare in the making.
Just ran out to the bank and the paper store, 54 degrees!! Feels like summer out there, had the windows down!
Heard the latest forecast totals for the Buffalo area a few minutes ago......16 to 18 inches. That's a lot of freakin' snow! A lot of HEAVY freakin' snow!! >:( Pretty much a fitting end to this season, we were just real lucky the stars lined up just right so that what we had to work with was as salvageable as it was. Had some fantastic conditions out there, a couple BAD snowfalls, followed by Godsend thaws and refreezes.......Guess it all could have been way worse right?
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I only got 5 days in December(bonus) 10 days out january and 6 days out in February, that's only 21 days, shoot did 40 days last yr and 30 plus days the yr we only had 7 weeks of ice... my normal is 36-40 days, way off this yr, hate too say it...I'll take a milder thinner ice yr any day. These long winters come with added head aches and big bills.
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Scout , awesome job on the jumbos and kudos to you for letting them go! It is hard to say enough is enough even when the freezer is full. :thumbsup:
thanks bud.....it's tough lettin that striped gold swim back down the hole but I just enjoy the catch sometimes......questio n to all you guys, how long do you think it takes for a perch to get his/her bearings and go in the feed again after being caught and released ???....just curious
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by the way hit it again thie morning for a couple of hours.....12th day in a row ;D......what a difference a day makes.....fish were not active today at all...teased a half dozen into hitting so I could give a friend some fillets....pressure was low as heck this morning....georgeous day though....looks like my streak is gonna come to an end though......oh well, time to start the honey doo list
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12 days in arrow, that's awesome... ;D
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12 days in arrow, that's awesome... ;D
hence the full freezer ;)...heading for Myrtle beach with my wife for a much needed vacation on friday......all this fishing is killing me :o
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hence the full freezer ;)...heading for Myrtle beach with my wife for a much needed vacation on friday......all this fishing is killing me :o
don't forget the big poles plenty of good fishing there to lol!!!!!
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^^ surf fishing is a blast. Going to cape cod this summer. Looking forward to catching my first striper.
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^^ surf fishing is a blast. Going to cape cod this summer. Looking forward to catching my first striper.
Why wait? Hudson river in May.
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hence the full freezer ;)...heading for Myrtle beach with my wife for a much needed vacation on friday......all this fishing is killing me :o
Sounds like your excepting retirement very well. ;D
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I get my pressure from Pocketgrib lite
Stick bow, thanks....that's a great app!
Otto
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Hey Hookinup, heres the pounder I been using this season, upped the weight, 135lb planer board cable on that line counter. muscles were shearing off 50lb test last year.
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just checked syracuse .com one forecast is for 3-6 inches another is 12-18inches to funny hope its at the lower end
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forgot to mention at 109 only the ring is sticking up about a foot so watch out that is quite dangerous
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forgot to mention at 109 only the ring is sticking up about a foot so watch out that is quite dangerous
Always worried one of the throttle jockeys is going to catch that. Right out of the SE corner of the bay and go ripping right across there. :-\
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It was an Epic day on the lake today. Ice 75 keepers by 6:20.................... Just Kidding. LOL. I did get a limit but they were 6 inches, 13 inches and 14 7/8. Overall it was a very slow day. Still better than being in work. Oh well. On to soft water...
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fished today and was it quiet out there for a nice day.....but then again I am recently retired and never fished during the week very often.....fished out near 121 and had a great day.....at least 35 jumbos....tossed em all back....was testing some new ideas......and my freezer is pretty full....I like to fish I guess.....firmly believe the noise thing now.....I fished the same holes as yesterday and marked just as many fish but yest. only landed 7.....yest. was pretty crowded out there with lots of traffic.....today not so much and they were reacting more aggressively....right in the middle of a pretty good flury a dic-weed pulls up 8 ft. from the shanty and the fish scattered for at least 15 minutes......could be just coincidence but I don't think so.....politely asked him to not do that to people in the future....he wasn't impressed with my presentation , but got the message.....I'm liking this retirement thing
impressive for sure. my hands shake when i put 12" perch back. its kind of like letting 130# doe walk by ::) ::) ::) ;D ;D
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I only got 5 days in December(bonus) 10 days out january and 6 days out in February, that's only 21 days, shoot did 40 days last yr and 30 plus days the yr we only had 7 weeks of ice... my normal is 36-40 days, way off this yr, hate too say it...I'll take a milder thinner ice yr any day. These long winters come with added head aches and big bills.
I hear ya Shane. Been working more then fishing this year. It sucks. >:( Heading to Maine in a few weeks. Looks like I will bring snow shoes with me . ::)
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It was an Epic day on the lake today. Ice 75 keepers by 6:20.................... Just Kidding. LOL. I did get a limit but they were 6 inches, 13 inches and 14 7/8. Overall it was a very slow day. Still better than being in work. Oh well. On to soft water...
Epic day, 75! almost fainted... but it looks like you stumbled on to my spot. ;D
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Work and all the other stuff that gets in the way of fishing has kept me off more than normal too.
That's probably why I still go when I'm sick or shouldn't. Only fished Oneida 19 days, sandy pond twice, & chaumont once. Guess that's why im looking forward to late ice, and stay out longer.
Still all the rough days wouldn't trade them for the best days at work.
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Anyone going out in the morning before this storm hits ? It sound like everything starts at noon time for morning bit maybe or am I just pushing the envelope to far?
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Anyone going out in the morning before this storm hits ? It sound like everything starts at noon time for morning bit maybe or am I just pushing the envelope to far?
Look at the radar. Rain has been creeping into western NY for the last 2 hrs. Making it to the finger lakes.
Accumulations are limited tonight, but it'll be here in force tmro morning.
If you don't have a snowmobile, compass, and know the lake real well I wouldn't be out there.
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as for a fishing report. i fished with 2 legends today 3/4 away across the whole lake and i might have just caught a few more then them today. ice is all of 20" and 3"-5" of soft snow in spots ;)
yep thats is true in my case can't speak for the snag, but that was snags spot and 1 day out of how many :woot: we didn't give up and go to [bacon wrap city] snag and I take turns picking , the next pick is all yours so study your chip ;)it's all good ;D
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For all you retired guys... Tank had a nice day south of the border. Not Oneida but Oneida sized jumbos and his new PB crappie at 15.5...
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wow thats a dandy , congrats tank, I never crested more than 14" :bow:
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Nice Crappie!
Looks like you have a little help there too... ;D
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thanks bud.....it's tough lettin that striped gold swim back down the hole but I just enjoy the catch sometimes......questio n to all you guys, how long do you think it takes for a perch to get his/her bearings and go in the feed again after being caught and released ???....just curious
I caught a small perch today. I was dropping my jig back down the hole as I released the fish. He nailed my jig before it got down the hole.
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Very nice Crappie, Tank.
Cool pic, Racer
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nice crap tank....pretty nice perch also......way to go you old retired fart ;D
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I just came in from Taft at 19:00. There's a good 2-4" of slush most everywhere. I've been out walking every weekend so far, regardless of the weather conditions, but I can't imagine that slush with 12" of heavy snow dumped on it. Sure hope the weather surprises everybody in a good way. Fingers crossed
Bite was slow. Took a lot of moves to find perch. Finally got a few nice jumbos and a burbot. Never even marked anything that looked like a walleye in 4+ hours.
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What Scout 57 said. Hey wait a minute, I'm an old retired fart too. ;D
Tank glad to see you're up to your old tricks. Congrats on that spec, that's a heck of a fish especially out of northern waters.
Fished south shore today, no eyes and only a few jumbos. Perch were so damn finicky they wouldn't even hit the special lures I got from Cloud Manufacturing !!!!!! However, this smallie was pretty fond of DC's creation. Little over 18" of pure muscle, hell of a fight.
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That's a real nice looking crappie! Love catching them through the ice. I've been going south of onieda myself from time to time for them at night. My best so far this year is a hair over 13".
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12 hour day out in the middle ... First holes I cut boom boom boom .... 5 great big Smallies in a row ... I thought it was on .... Ended up with 8 smallies and 2 Jumboooooos .... It was beautiful out there today....
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The smallest Smallie :) ...Love these things ...
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What Scout 57 said. Hey wait a minute, I'm an old retired fart too. ;D
Tank glad to see you're up to your old tricks. Congrats on that spec, that's a heck of a fish especially out of northern waters.
Fished south shore today, no eyes and only a few jumbos. Perch were so damn finicky they wouldn't even hit the special lures I got from Cloud Manufacturing !!!!!! However, this smallie was pretty fond of DC's creation. Little over 18" of pure muscle, hell of a fight.
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I like the Cloud Manufacturing... ;D
AW
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Stick bow, thanks....that's a great app!
Otto
No problem bud!
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It was a great afternoon
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Weather underground is saying for Syracuse 8-12 Wednesday during the day then 5-8 Wednesday night into Thursday. Hope they are being a bit sensational with this storm. Cracks were getting sloppy past few days. Time to bust out the spud again.
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Fished 2 30 -6 30 today out of North Bay to Jewel , shut out for the first time this year not a bite.Fished as shallow as 13 ft ,no marks out to 35ft marked a few.Off tomorrow dont think im going to travel too far though.
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Fished 2 30 -6 30 today out of North Bay to Jewel , shut out for the first time this year not a bite.Fished as shallow as 13 ft ,no marks out to 35ft marked a few.Off tomorrow dont think im going to travel too far though.
I warned you guys it was the dead sea over there last week.
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The dynamics of this storm are looking pretty incredible now, lines of severe thunderstorms in Pa. snowfall rates could be significant tomorrow, with thunder and lightning... Blizzard warnings are up for all of Western ny, only a matter of time til we are included.
824 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EDT
THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EDT
THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* LOCATIONS...MONROE...W AYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...LIVINGSTON AND
ONTARIO COUNTIES.
* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FROM LATE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN PERIODS OF
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
OF SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT...6 TO 11 INCHES
WEDNESDAY...AND 5 TO 9 INCHES WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LEADING TO
STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 19 INCHES.
* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.
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this is off a weather blog I pay attention too on facebook. Blizzard of 1977 in Buffalo occured because of a frozen lake Erie.
I wonder if NWS Buffalo and NWS Binghamton will issue some kind of Blizzard statement for the counties east and southeast of Lake Ontario tomorrow into tomorrow night. Those north winds will be very gusty. With all that ice on the east end of the Lake, a lot of snow will fall on it..... winds could pick it up and deposit it east and south southeast, could make for an interesting situation.
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yep thats is true in my case can't speak for the snag, but that was snags spot and 1 day out of how many :woot: we didn't give up and go to [bacon wrap city] snag and I take turns picking , the next pick is all yours so study your chip ;)it's all good ;D
i hear ya i was just busting chops. going to have to see how much snow gets dumped on the ice today and tonight now :P
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For all you retired guys... Tank had a nice day south of the border. Not Oneida but Oneida sized jumbos and his new PB crappie at 15.5...
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(http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii77/jayvassil/P1013771_zpsed5034b2.jpg)nice job tank :icefish: :icefish: :thumbsup:
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The predicted snow totals are heavy for the northern areas(north of Oneida lake) but 12- 14 inches on top of some open water spots could start to get dangerous. Any fish being caught behind Vellas in Cleveland?
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Sweet!!! Looks like the little jigger wants to get his hands on that pile of fish!!! ;D
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Hey AW, thought you were a big fan of Cloud Manufacturing. They are truly great lures but their customer service is lousy >:(.
Outstanding catch of sunnies Dgriff.
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I like the Cloud Manufacturing... ;D
AW
how long are you going to park on the north shore eye bite , and you didn't think I knew :woot:
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I warned you guys it was the dead sea over there last week.
you didn't warn me :P
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Shane, I was at my buddy's house around 8:30 last night and the emergency broadcast system came over the tv with a blizzard warning
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Great Crappola Tank! Congrats!
Weather conditions are deteriorating here in the Buff, they are saying that if you ventured out this morning you may not be making it back home this afternoon... :P
Well I HAD to open the shop! How long I stay open will be the question, especially since they already let me know I will NOT be making it back home today! I might as well just camp out at work then right? ::)
I better get some beer....... ;D
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tried to get out this morning. there's about 4 to 6" of slush on top. there wasn't that much snow left ???. the top of the ice is deteriorating fast, and if we get the snow thier forcasting we might be done for a while. I turned around, and parked the sled. didn't want to bury it, and the shanty cover was full within 20' of traveling. it's already changed to wet snow here. it's about 3 hours early. the gas holes are going to be showing there selfs very soon. be safe out there. Sully...
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Beer is the answer!
Its getting REAL nasty here in Rochester too.
Lets just pray that the high winds will help blow all this snow off of Oneida before this weekend's last assault on the walleye.
As much as it hurts to say it bud, I think it's gonna be a no go this weekend. I don't think there's ANY possibility we can dodge this bullet, and this foot plus on top of the sloppy mess that's underneath it , on top of the MESS going on around all the shoves and cracks......Yep, it's all bad. I'm usually the king of optimism when it comes to everything fishing, but in this case, a mans gotta know his limits. Been there, seen it and done it WAY to many times.
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North Shore access changing daily as of yesterday, also crossing areas of the north to south Crack changing also, couldn't cross back to the east mid lake from where we crossed to the west just 8 hours earlier. Don't assume its safe just because you were there in the am or yesterday. Of course with weather on its way conditions will also make it tougher. Fishing slowed drastically for us on 3-11 from 3-10, went from easy limit numbers fishing solo to busting our but for 60 fish yesterday (2 guys), but what a day to be out there, dang was it nice. Moved easily about 10 times yesterday, averaged a couple fish per move with the first morning hurra' giving up a dozen jumbos and a sole eye. Mousey's and Caty's the trick for me all day, buddy had minnow heads working, just marked many less fish, shrimp swimming in our holes on and off both days.
Such a nice day
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Yesterdays rewards for much effort and gas burnt
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One rather thin incidental, fished should of weighed 4-5 lbs.
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A day to remember, even left fish to find bigger fish (:
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Was going to head up today, looking at all the info I think I'll stick around here. Going to be a mess, not worth driving up, shoveling out the house and dealing with all the slop. >:(
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Great pics Tom! Nice job!
I had similar results last Thursday though Sunday.....Put 135 miles on my quad!! :o Ran as far west as Constantia an as far east as 117, and all points in between. My GPS trails are like a maze! :wacko:
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Good thinking Jim. There will be better days. Hope to see you soon on the river.
kc
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It's starting to come down heavy and wet in moville
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Heavy wet snow falling along the north shore. Multiple cars off the roads. This is only the start to this storm. Not looking good for last days of eye season
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I warned you guys it was the dead sea over there last week.
[/quote Was in Florida last week guess i missed that post, but i second it.Little under the weather today so it wasn't hard to bag it this morning.
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Awesome job A-TOM and Dark Clould, that's a mounstaa crappie.
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It's raining here now. Things are going to be sloppy.
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Hard freeze line is almost to Syracuse. Its 30 here now. Snowing badly. 5-6 very dense inches on the ground roads horrible.
Breeze has picked up not quite "windy" yet
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Back to heavy snow. Drive safe fellas. This makes for dangerous roads.
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Heavy wet snow falling along the north shore. Multiple cars off the roads. This is only the start to this storm. Not looking good for last days of eye season
Are you kidding? Cars off the road? Why we did not expect this, nor have we been driving in this for the past 6 months!!!! Idiots!!!!!!!!!!!
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Are you kidding? Cars off the road? Why we did not expect this, nor have we been driving in this for the past 6 months!!!! Idiots!!!!!!!!!!!
This wet crap anything but 4wheel drive people are having trouble just starting from a stop. AWD but not 4x4,are struggling on hills. Some intersections have snowbanks from plows that went 1 way but no one has plowed the other. Its a mess!
I have good tires &,am driving a 4x4 one hill before this last stop truck chattered a bit while spinning all 4 chucking the slush out of the way.
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Just ran into store to pickup dinner. Temp dropped a few degrees in 15 mins while I was inside. Wind too. Waiting for truck to warm and ice the melt off glass. Was slush when I went in.
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Had a city plow spinning it's tires in front of my house after he had to come to a stop to let a car go by. This stuff is HEAVY. Bottom inch or so is compacted slush that makes everything spin and slide real easy.
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Nice fish Tom.
Here in Cicero we have about 6-8" real heavy stuff. This stuff isn't going to blow off. Looks like plan B in the boat this weekend.
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Nice fish Tom.
Here in Cicero we have about 6-8" real heavy stuff. This stuff isn't going to blow off. Looks like plan B in the boat this weekend.
you been using oakies out there?? I can't find any and now the boat is plowed in my weekend just took a turn for the worse :-\
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Oneidas looking good.
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Heres a shot of my town. all snow here, never got rain.
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widespread 2 ft statewide, 42 inches in Syracuse.
Yes sir
If my mind serves me rite I was driveing to upstate new york in that blizzard from mid west
from 60 miles north west of chicago
Il. driveing west on I90 I94 cars & semis were like dropping from the sky meaning
they were in blizzard con.. there were no trails to how they got there you saw them & people inside
finely I got to penn..errie with no sleep I just had to pull over & take a room in a motel
I couldnt fall asleep they were plowing the parking lot above my room
finely I got out & dressed & asked him If hev wanted me to move my car so0 he could plow all the way up to the window he then plowed drift over the top of my window I said if the trucker
Swift has got to be on the road so do I so he and I drove slow slow & slower interstate I90 top speed of 25 miles An hour from then on
then I went back in my room past out then sleped then went to utica then home *& then I snow shoved big time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I should have postd all those jackedknived big rigs & cars on exit ramps
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you been using oakies out there?? I can't find any and now the boat is plowed in my weekend just took a turn for the worse :-\
Nope, all plastics. Mostly 1 1/2 crappie sliders, but I also use swirl tail minnows, micro tubes Fin-s minnows.
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Looks like it might be a brown/ rainbow kinda weekend
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This wet crap anything but 4wheel drive people are having trouble just starting from a stop. AWD but not 4x4,are struggling on hills. Some intersections have snowbanks from plows that went 1 way but no one has plowed the other. Its a mess!
I have good tires &,am driving a 4x4 one hill before this last stop truck chattered a bit while spinning all 4 chucking the slush out of the way.
Yeah people are funny, they buy a good car and put a set of 300 dollar all weathers on to drive up here, it's just kooky. I have 2 sets of rims for my volvo which is a rear wheel drive, 1 set summer, 1 set winter. The winter tires are studded hakkapelita tires from Sweden with the eco-studs on them, we really don't have much trouble traveling around at all. The snow tires did cost a pretty penny, it think around $750=800 dollars, but it is the most important safety device on a car here in the wintertime.
cny
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snagger told everyone the day that tournament went on, that he tried north shore from godfreys to jewel and nothing was happening there!
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I've gotten in a few verbal disagreements with people about tires. Almost all from people from out of state/south. I kept telling them...all seasons are for all the seasons except winter. You need dedicated snow tires up here. They insisted they didn't need them. Guess who gets calls asking for help when the roads get snowy ::) love my Saab in the snow. A rwd Volvo could be fun though.
There are also a lot of jacked up truck and jeep drivers around here who think they're invincible. I enjoy passing them. ;D
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I've gotten in a few verbal disagreements with people about tires.
Agreed
Winter Forcers, try every tire every dealer or friend talks you into but when your done buy yourself a set of these
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I only own a small SUV with AWD on demand and I tow a trailer all winter and a 19' Lund all fall that is a bit too big for my grocery getter and I have also purchased almost every tire out there through my 27 years of being someone who goes fishing "when they want"
Not the best for your gas mileage throughout the summer months but hold up VERY WELL none the less
As far as being a jacked up truck owner running 38" rubber I've been there also (: Id rather own my grocery getter with Winter Forcers
Tom
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afraid there's gonna be nasty flooding when all this crap melts......thinkin it might be 1993 ish type flooding.....remember it well......shut down the lake for the eye opener that year
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Well I just made it out to camp by lewis point 9-10" of very dense snow.
Its not blowing around much its dense and packed. Not to mention wet.
The rest of the snow will be light and blow around. Not this stuff on the ground.
If venturing out prepare for 9-12" of heavy wet crap
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I had a set of those on one of my trucks they are a great tire. They got along well in the mud too.
Have a set of 33x12.50 that are waiting for the weather to break, learned long ago not to run the wide stuff in the snow and slop they make for some white knuckle rides.
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afraid there's gonna be nasty flooding when all this crap melts......thinkin it might be 1993 ish type flooding.....remember it well......shut down the lake for the eye opener that year
Well, you will have all the time in the world to keep us posted...Johnny Retirement ;D
AW
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Nope, all plastics. Mostly 1 1/2 crappie sliders, but I also use swirl tail minnows, micro tubes Fin-s minnows.
gotcha maybe I might see ya out there ;)
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how long are you going to park on the north shore eye bite , and you didn't think I knew :woot:
Dark Cloud Manufacturing and I are on an elite level :afro:
He is a Gangsta that puts out some awesome stuff for being in the Hood outside Binghamgnasty :roflmao:
Jay and I made a pact about 3 or 4 years ago to STOP buying every fancy lure or gadget that hit the market and go through our jig Box's and throw away or donate (Drownin Dots) ;D My experience since has been truly more productive and I am happy to say my addiction to new JUNK has been kicked :P
Only problem now now is that I am buying more TB Rods and TUCR Rods...can't win for quitting :whistle:
AW
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from the looks of my driveway, the lakes prob. has some monster drifts on it. it's going to be tough going for a few days. won't be able to see the cracks, gas holes, or the foot of slush under all that snow. I think by saturday it'll be all slush. Sully...
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Fished noon til 6pm, it was nasty riding out but once setup it was fine. the wind never howled. Plenty of fish marked and iced one keeper eye. Stepped out to take a leak around 6 and could see shore, I packed up and zipped home.
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Dark Cloud Manufacturing and I are on an elite level :afro:
He is a Gangsta that puts out some awesome stuff for being in the Hood outside Binghamgnasty :roflmao:
Jay and I made a pact about 3 or 4 years ago to STOP buying every fancy lure or gadget that hit the market and go through our jig Box's and throw away or donate (Drownin Dots) ;D My experience since has been truly more productive and I am happy to say my addiction to new JUNK has been kicked :P
Only problem now now is that I am buying more TB Rods and TUCR Rods...can't win for quitting :whistle:
AW
Ain't caught poop on any of them :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot:
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Well, you will have all the time in the world to keep us posted...Johnny Retirement ;D
AW
yea baby....now yer talkin
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Dark Cloud Manufacturing and I are on an elite level :afro:
He is a Gangsta that puts out some awesome stuff for being in the Hood outside Binghamgnasty :roflmao:
Jay and I made a pact about 3 or 4 years ago to STOP buying every fancy lure or gadget that hit the market and go through our jig Box's and throw away or donate (Drownin Dots) ;D My experience since has been truly more productive and I am happy to say my addiction to new JUNK has been kicked :P
Only problem now now is that I am buying more TB Rods and TUCR Rods...can't win for quitting :whistle:
AW
I did good for a few years, didn't buy a jig(still painted and tied plenty). This year I violated our deal - I bought a bunch of the new VMC stuff. Next year I say we put 6 jigs in a very small box in our bibs and that's all we are allowed to use. I know id catch just as many fish. Secret hot jigs don't help most people like DD ;D ;D ;D Hahahahahahahha... yes, im half delirious from tying jigs tonight - got a jig im working on that no fish have ever seen(except the ones in my bucket last weekend)...
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Dark Cloud Manufacturing and I are on an elite level :afro:
He is a Gangsta that puts out some awesome stuff for being in the Hood outside Binghamgnasty :roflmao:
Jay and I made a pact about 3 or 4 years ago to STOP buying every fancy lure or gadget that hit the market and go through our jig Box's and throw away or donate (Drownin Dots) ;D My experience since has been truly more productive and I am happy to say my addiction to new JUNK has been kicked :P
Only problem now now is that I am buying more TB Rods and TUCR Rods...can't win for quitting :whistle:
AW
I believe that you still don't have any of the Dot Dot Dot Jigs :whistle: :woot: ;D
I did good for a few years, didn't buy a jig(still painted and tied plenty). This year I violated our deal - I bought a bunch of the new VMC stuff. Next year I say we put 6 jigs in a very small box in our bibs and that's all we are allowed to use. I know id catch just as many fish. Secret hot jigs don't help most people like DD ;D ;D ;D Hahahahahahahha... yes, im half delirious from tying jigs tonight - got a jig im working on that no fish have ever seen(except the ones in my bucket last weekend)...
I streamlined my jig bag this season ! Got the weight down from 9.2 lbs to 3.3 lbs ! Monday, I took one jig box and one plastic box that would fit in my pockets. Walking out on the lake, it felt like I left my auger and cell phone at home ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D I managed though. Caught just as many fish and only used 1 jig all day and you know what that one was ! ;)
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Does anyone know that guy who thinks he owns there entire lake??????????????Well if you do and you see him please tell him to
take a walk out to that fishing hole so I can follow his tracks so I can fish ..........
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Is godfree safe fishing?
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Is godfree safe fishing?
Spud your way across that pressure crack to be safe straight out from access and to the left was open water at one time a week ago. Be safe not stupid especially with all this snow looks can be deceiveing
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Keep in mind the small creek that flows in to the left of the
Godfrey launch. That will be flowing good with the warm up and rain we got.
Got 10"-12" of snow here. I was watching the news and Binghamton got 1" and Madison got 3"??? The freeze line was not very far south.
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I did good for a few years, didn't buy a jig(still painted and tied plenty). This year I violated our deal - I bought a bunch of the new VMC stuff. Next year I say we put 6 jigs in a very small box in our bibs and that's all we are allowed to use. I know id catch just as many fish. Secret hot jigs don't help most people like DD ;D ;D ;D Hahahahahahahha... yes, im half delirious from tying jigs tonight - got a jig im working on that no fish have ever seen(except the ones in my bucket last weekend)...
Hey, I gotta have time to fish in order to catch fish :( The only ones I use from Dougie Doughnuts are the Calf Tails in the spring anyway ::) ::) ;D
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Got 10"-12" of snow here. I was watching the news and Binghamton got 1" and Madison got 3"??? The freeze line was not very far south.
We got lucky in Bing. Steady rain all day, some ice when it changed over about 5pm, then maybe an inch...
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We got about a foot in Chittenango a couple miles south of the lake, pretty heavy stuff too. Might be a slush fest tommorow afternoon. I was gonna give the eyes one last try tomorrow but now I'm not sure. Maybe I'll take a walk out tonight and see what it looks like.
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10 to 12 inches of new snow here on the northwest end of the lake wish t wasnt so windy hoping to get a couple more days on the walleyes before it closes :( ... Keep your lines tight
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I'm done for the eye season, its been a great year........maybe get out a few for some perch but not sure. It was a pleasure fishing with the GREATS and a pleasure meeting new friends. Always a blast being on this thread!!!!!!
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Took a try at my first underwater shot last time out, heres what those lookers look like.
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Took a try at my first underwater shot last time out, heres what those lookers look like.
That's awesome. Got me frustrated just watching it from here. But at least I didn't start swearing at the fish like I do when I'm out there myself.
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snag how deep is that camera under the ice? that pic is great ! was it really sunny out that day? what company is that camera from? marcum?
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very cool Shane, can't wait to see some shots when they are smashing it.
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very cool Shane, can't wait to see some shots when they are smashing it.
That's what I was waiting for too. Cool video.
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snag how deep is that camera under the ice? that pic is great ! was it really sunny out that day? what company is that camera from? marcum?
sunny as hell, 25 fow.
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Niiiice :)
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I'd be cautious about buying a camera, just think about it first, I bought a big brick aqua view 7 yrs ago, never used it much, 250 bucks or something I threw out the window.., this one is compact, fits in my pocket... don't know if its rugged enough to handle my adventures, but I took the tourney money and used it towards fishing, if it don't work out, I'm out nothing... By setting this up your numbers for that day will go down as you don't move as much, but the stuff you learn is very valuable, how perch and eyes react to different things, that's if you don't set up in a dead hole.. I like seeing the bottom, muscles, sand, mud ect.., surprised how fast perch move along, I always thought they just sat down there.
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That camera has great picture compared to the old ones. I still have the old Scout, it's like carrying a car battery!. Don't use it much anymore but as you said, it's a great learning tool.
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i want to give a big thank you to my personal fishing guide last weekend 8-9th, thank you very much for taking me out showin me the ropes, showing me how to fish with flashers and such, sowing me what jig to use for perch and eyes , and all the good times and laughs , and for halling big country around all weekend
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Took a try at my first underwater shot last time out, heres what those lookers look like.
http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/underwater_zps4b15f7f2.mp4.html (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/underwater_zps4b15f7f2.mp4.html)
I've been wanting to get one of them cameras for some time now, always wondering what down there. That footage pretty much wraps it up for me, walleye refusing to bite! I think I've seen that walleye on my flasher many times! ;D
Very cool! Thanks for sharing.
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seen a school of like 10 eyes coming, jolted the camera which is tiny, they were gone, that cost me, then the camera was missing one time, saw a white open jaw then a big eyeball looking at it, he swallowed the camera then exhaled it, strange stuff, dink perch are those bottom huggers, bigger perch always come in a touch off bottom so far.
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We always talk about moods and barometers, well last week one day we had a tough barometer, but it only seemed too affect the dink perch on bottom, if a larger perch came in higher up... he hit, if a bass came in he hit, same with keeper eyes, pins near bottom wouldn't hit, so it led me too believe I've been fishing correctly all this time, ignoring fish I don't want and staying high enough up too only get the ones I want. Proved my theory correct, I was happy, after an hour, put the camera away.
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Any word on ice conditions looking to go out Friday or Saturday just wondering how much snow and slush is out there and if 4wheelers are making it on the lake
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I'm walking out tomorow to fish, My guess is that it would be tough to get a wheeler out there.
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Well looks like ill be fishing the beach this weekend,my partner japed so no wheeler and from the sounds of it conditions aren't going to be good out there for ATVs or sleds. I just hope this trip will not be as bad as my Lewis trip. I allready have the room so i mite as well make the best of it. It will be a true father and son weekend,hopefully I can get on some fish with my buddy.
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Looking to go out of Lewis Point in the AM any reports for snow slush conditions Please do not want to do chores around the house
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Looking to go out of Lewis Point in the AM any reports for snow slush conditions Please do not want to do chores around the house
Then just GO!! Then write a report for those of us that wanna go Saturday ;D
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looks pretty ruff out there. there is slush under the snow. we otta hear some good storys this weekend. wheelers are a no go, and sleds would be iffy at best. Sully...
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looks pretty ruff out there. there is slush under the snow. we otta hear some good storys this weekend. wheelers are a no go, and sleds would be iffy at best. Sully...
Sully, did you actually go out and check it out?
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I'm not calling it quits on this ice season but....I'm certainly looking forward to sitting on a river bank with a fire and a 12 pack, watching my rod tip for those bullhead and catfish.
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I'm not calling it quits on this ice season but....I'm certainly looking forward to sitting on a river bank with a fire and a 12 pack, watching my rod tip for those bullhead and catfish.
Me too.
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We always talk about moods and barometers, well last week one day we had a tough barometer, but it only seemed too affect the dink perch on bottom, if a larger perch came in higher up... he hit, if a bass came in he hit, same with keeper eyes, pins near bottom wouldn't hit, so it led me too believe I've been fishing correctly all this time, ignoring fish I don't want and staying high enough up too only get the ones I want. Proved my theory correct, I was happy, after an hour, put the camera away.
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looks pretty ruff out there. there is slush under the snow. we otta hear some good storys this weekend. wheelers are a no go, and sleds would be iffy at best. Sully...
I drove the north shore to Cleveland today. I only saw one set of sled tracks and those were out of Bernhards Bay. As reeleyez mentioned in his post about Godfrey, be careful with those stream outlet. The one in Bernhards Bay (Winn Point) is chewing up the ice at a good clip. I am sure it is the same everywhere else.
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Me too.
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I have catfish on the brain bad
Speaking of wich sat mar 22 im hosting a free carp and catfish seminar at the shop.
Mike mcgrath who is a pro carp guide will be presenting. 3pm
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Me too.
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I have catfish on the brain bad
Speaking of wich sat mar 22 im hosting a free carp and catfish seminar at the shop.
Mike mcgrath who is a pro carp guide will be presenting. 3pm
See you there Bud.
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There are guides here for carp and catfish ???
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Ok here's a conditions report, my friends went out of apps today, the east west crack along shore is pretty messy straight out where they crossed it. We have to find a different crossing that's higher and drier. Once across it the conditions for quad travel were ok, as little as next to no snow in spots to drifts as deep as 10 to 12 inches.They said key is traveling light and not dragging heavy shantys if possible. Bottoms are getting mired up with slush then freezing causing excess drag. I'd imagine sleds would do even better in these conditions but quads will get you there, especially if you roll with your shack on the rack and your chained up. These guys had no chains by the way and got along ok.
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Just preface that report with north shore. When I left south shore this morning it was nuts. Drifts 3' tall and that was at 7:30. NNW wind at 25 those drifts now must be huge.
Shoveled yest. Still hard getting truck out this morning.
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Yes that was a north shore report. They also didn't venture out real far maybe mile or so. Bcons were those drifts ON the lake?
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Drove down muskrat bay tonite and noticed two shanties out in front of oneida shores right before dark. That's devotion. The wind was whipping. I'd be interested to know if those guys got anything. It's so cold
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Yes that was a north shore report. They also didn't venture out real far maybe mile or so. Bcons were those drifts ON the lake?
They were on the ice where I ride on. Didn't go much further than that.
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Looking to get out Saturday & Sunday for some end-of season fishing. With the current snow conditions, I don't expect to be walking far (snow too deep for my 2WD ATV, for sure, even with chains). Probably going to hit the southern shore and keep it close to home. Thanks to all for the reports. Even if I catch dinks, it'll still be fun for me. I'm new to the boards here but I want to say thanks to all for posting. You guys are great. This is my first year fishing seriously on the ice (albeit late) and your input has been valuable. I have a lot to learn and this is where I'll be looking to help me along the way. Thanks. Tight lines, everyone.
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Sully, did you actually go out and check it out?
no, I didn't, but a couple of my buds did, and gave me that info. Sully...
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Me too.
I have catfish on the brain bad
Speaking of wich sat mar 22 im hosting a free carp and catfish seminar at the shop.
Mike mcgrath who is a pro carp guide will be presenting. 3pm
I may stop down. I've always fished for bullhead/catfish the same way. Be cool to learn some new stuff.
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Me and my buddy will be down there today, I'll give a report, but I don't own a cell, so it will be late tonight... packed the spud again for the cracks, with the snow you won't be able too see the hazards now.
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Awsome reports Thanks to all see you at the Point
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Snagg--
I thought I was the last man standing with out a cell, glad to hear there are others who belive life is better unplugged.
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It's going to be beautifull out there today wish I could get out but I have to do that work thing. Good luck to all that makes it out and i hope the fish cooperate for you guys.
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Snagg--
I thought I was the last man standing with out a cell, glad to hear there are others who belive life is better unplugged.
jeez guys I was going to call ya and tell ya of a hot bite , oops sorry your unplugged ,you were broke down, if you would have called I would have helped out ,oops sorry your unplugged ;) I know they can be annoying but that's why there is an off switch , and not counting on the chance of a family emergency, I carry the basic phone I don't need all the bells and whistles JMO
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jeez guys I was going to call ya and tell ya of a hot bite , oops sorry your unplugged ,you were broke down, if you would have called I would have helped out ,oops sorry your unplugged ;) I know they can be annoying but that's why there is an off switch , and not counting on the chance of a family emergency, I carry the basic phone I don't need all the bells and whistles JMO
i like the ignore button on my phone the best!! ;D
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jeez guys I was going to call ya and tell ya of a hot bite , oops sorry your unplugged ,you were broke down, if you would have called I would have helped out ,oops sorry your unplugged ;) I know they can be annoying but that's why there is an off switch , and not counting on the chance of a family emergency, I carry the basic phone I don't need all the bells and whistles JMO
Same here! I have a dumb phone for emergencies, cost about $120 a year. My son needs me, he can get a hold of me. And just recently used it for a hot bite call, had a great day! ;D
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jeez guys I was going to call ya and tell ya of a hot bite , oops sorry your unplugged ,you were broke down, if you would have called I would have helped out ,oops sorry your unplugged ;) I know they can be annoying but that's why there is an off switch , and not counting on the chance of a family emergency, I carry the basic phone I don't need all the bells and whistles JMO
Same with me F&R. Just a phone. All the other stuff just annoys me so shut it off. No text, photos, internet. Have it turned off a lot of the time..
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jeez guys I was going to call ya and tell ya of a hot bite , oops sorry your unplugged ,you were broke down, if you would have called I would have helped out ,oops sorry your unplugged ;) I know they can be annoying but that's why there is an off switch , and not counting on the chance of a family emergency, I carry the basic phone I don't need all the bells and whistles JMO
boy I'm gonna have to get one of these wonderful communication devices I would not want to miss out on a hot bite call from Mr fillet but if that prick release calls me in the middle of the night and starts making crazy noises into the phone well iI may just have to have a couple midgets hold him down and tickle him till his attitude changes :woot: :woot: :roflmao:
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boy I'm gonna have to get one of these wonderful communication devices I would not want to miss out on a hot bite call from Mr fillet but if that prick release calls me in the middle of the night and starts making crazy noises into the phone well iI may just have to have a couple midgets hold him down and tickle him till his attitude changes :woot: :woot: :roflmao:
man your my hero , I needed a good laugh this morn thanks :thumbsup:
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man your my hero , I needed a good laugh this morn thanks :thumbsup:
Filet, it is 8 am, how come you are not on the ice ???
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Filet, it is 8 am, how come you are not on the ice ???
tossed my back out grrr, hopefully I can get out for the last day of eyes , ;)
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jeez guys I was going to call ya and tell ya of a hot bite , oops sorry your unplugged ,you were broke down, if you would have called I would have helped out ,oops sorry your unplugged ;) I know they can be annoying but that's why there is an off switch , and not counting on the chance of a family emergency, I carry the basic phone I don't need all the bells and whistles JMO
Out with snag now Fred where's the hot bite :woot:
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tossed my back out grrr, hopefully I can get out for the last day of eyes , ;)
blew my back out a month ago have not fished since I can't drill a hole and I'm a walker so dragging the shack with a bad back is not happening open water soon enough ;)
Now are these modern cellular communication devices any thing like a flux capacitor???
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Fred snag says mud monsters
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I don't disput the practicality of a cell phone, I just choose not to have one. we all got by with out them at one time.
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Fred snag says mud monsters
that sucks , stick to him he never gives up till dark , and if he started where think you are that was my first pick also I'm grounded for today
I don't disput the practicality of a cell phone, I just choose not to have one. we all got by with out them at one time.
your right there , back then we sent up smoke signals or we relayed messages with pegions ;D
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Fred snag says mud monsters
Surprising, the barometer looks great today.
Thanks for making me feel better about having to work today.
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not mud monsters for me this morning......made a quick run out to the middle this morning before we head to Myrtle beach this afternoon......traveli ng wasn't bad at all.....quite a few drifts but not too bad with the sled......snow blew down pretty good......you could see what looked like slush fields but was actually frozen.....saw a couple wheelers that came from the north shore and they didn't appear to be having any trouble from what I could see.....a little slush under the areas of snow......walking would be a b**ch......went out of the state launch on south shore and from shore to the island was a little slushy in spots but doable....once you cleared the island it was clear sailing.......THIS WAS WITH A SLED......use your own judgement with wheelers from there......the fishing was great to say the least.....got 18 jumbos in less than 2 hrs.....all on plastics and spikes worked real slow.....it is a pain in the arse trying to get those small jigs down 28' but thats what they want.....off to myrtle for some r&r......might get a little sloppy by tomorrow if the temps get to what they are saying....good luck boys this weekend and next week
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Go to the slush keeping your sound to a hush
Now drill your hole, quiet as a mole
You'll find the fish in a wink
Lets just hope the first isn't a dink
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tossed my back out grrr, hopefully I can get out for the last day of eyes , ;)
Oh oh. I know all about that, Sorry to hear it.. I have learned if I wear suspenders I have fewer back problems. A belt tight enough to hold my pants up is just enough pressure in the wrong spot so when I move just right POP. I`m in pain again.. Hope you heal up fast....
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boy I'm gonna have to get one of these wonderful communication devices I would not want to miss out on a hot bite call from Mr fillet but if that prick release calls me in the middle of the night and starts making crazy noises into the phone well iI may just have to have a couple midgets hold him down and tickle him till his attitude changes :woot: :woot: :roflmao:
PinG=====Ping goes the phone<mine> 3am
so now I kmow who is doing this
or is it the tower pinging your phone to see if your connected ???
oh well Got to love new crap !!
:o :o :o
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Go to the slush keeping your sound to a hush
Now drill your hole, quiet as a mole
You'll find the fish in a wink
Lets just hope the first isn't a dink
How True sweet sounding
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if anybodys home right now channel 408 the outdoor channel they are fishing black lake ny
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man,what a nice day....hated to leave this morning on a hot bite......also, of the 18 perch I caught this morning 15 were big males.....this has been the norm in this area I have been fishing....just think it is kind of weird....I agree with Snagger, I keep my lure 3' off bottom minimum.....have the second poles lures 5-6' off bottom and have a ton of fish come up on them also....perch are chock full of those mayfly larvea
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scout57 have a nice trip
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Sorry to hear your out of commission Freddy, hopefully you'll be at it tomorrow.
Having no issues whatsoever with the quads, little slushy here and there but dry for the most part. Biggest hurdle is getting across the east west crack on the north shore. But after that easy goin. Can't speak for if your dragging a heavy shack, I'm not. Sloppy around shore and getting sloppier. Should be a good soupy mess by tomorrow. Got out late, dropped an eye under the hole and Pickin at the mud monsters , enough biters to keep your attention. Hoping for some ravenous gravel lizards later in the day, we will see.
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scout57 have a nice trip
thanks bud
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I ran into the infamous Drowing Dots this evening at the liquor store of all places. :woot:
Nice to finally meet you Eddie!
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I ran into the infamous Drowing Dots this evening at the liquor store of all places. :woot:
Nice to finally meet you Eddie!
He must be confused with this weather. Thinking its time for bullhead outings.
Step away from the bottle Eddie ;D
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How's Godfrey looking for sleds? I hear the crack in front of the launch opened up a bit. The crossing I was using was close to the left side looking out toward the lake. I suspect that might be compromised.
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I ran into the infamous Drowing Dots this evening at the liquor store of all places. :woot:
Nice to finally meet you Eddie!
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A few photos from last ice 2013. Saturday is the Lady's turn.
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He must be confused with this weather. Thinking its time for bullhead outings.
Step away from the bottle Eddie ;D
No ;D Nice to meet you too Bruce, I'm going to get another one if this game keeps going like this......
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you had better go get that other bottle.
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A few photos from last ice 2013. Saturday is the Lady's turn.
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Great pics!
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No ;D Nice to meet you too Bruce, I'm going to get another one if this game keeps going like this......
Never seen a team this good that couldn't hit water at the beach, & I'm a fan.
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I guess boufs has fatheads and rosies. if anyone is looking for them.
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Never seen a team this good that couldn't hit water at the beach, & I'm a fan.
And here they come ..... waste of time watching the 1st half ....
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And here they come ..... waste of time watching the 1st half ....
:'( they never got the chip off their shoulder or understood they couldn't shoot. Amazing team, but couldn't get buckets.
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And here they come ..... waste of time watching the 1st half ....
And there they go!
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And there they go!
They definitely had their chances to win that game. Great team but they just can't put it all together.
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Horrible- cant beat anyone shooting under 20%! Gotta get their rythem back soon!
Anyways, what's your guys take on north shore tomorrow? Slush fest/bury machines or hit it hard last day?
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well you know its bad when the liqueur store and watching syracuse choke to death is the high line on the oneida thread ::) ::) ::) ;)
well i got this one today on a lake that i grew up on and have never caught a walleye out of it in the 42 years that i have been there. but today fishing for dink perch of course i hook one with my ultralite rod with 2# test. 15 minutes later shes was mine............. :icefish: the last day of eye season is tomorrow and if i dont get one so be it. this fish made my whole season complete ;)
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^ That's awesome! I'll be walking outta godfreys tmmrw. I'll post conditions as I encounter them. Only worried about that crack
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Nice fish HT
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How is getting out around the jewel pt/Edgewater area? Went out of spruce grove today on sleds and the ice was great the whole way
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well you know its bad when the liqueur store and watching syracuse choke to death is the high line on the oneida thread ::) ::) ::) ;)
well i got this one today on a lake that i grew up on and have never caught a walleye out of it in the 42 years that i have been there. but today fishing for dink perch of course i hook one with my ultralite rod with 2# test. 15 minutes later shes was mine............. :icefish: the last day of eye season is tomorrow and if i dont get one so be it. this fish made my whole season complete ;)
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Super nice! Congrats!
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Nice fish Ht you deserve it!!!!!
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well you know its bad when the liqueur store and watching syracuse choke to death is the high line on the oneida thread ::) ::) ::) ;)
well i got this one today on a lake that i grew up on and have never caught a walleye out of it in the 42 years that i have been there. but today fishing for dink perch of course i hook one with my ultralite rod with 2# test. 15 minutes later shes was mine............. :icefish: the last day of eye season is tomorrow and if i dont get one so be it. this fish made my whole season complete ;)
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Nice Fish HT! CONGRATS!!!
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thanks its been one hell of a season as usual. get out there and get them guys ;)
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Nice 'eye HT.
I hit my crappie lake tonight. TERRIBLE! One 9" crap, that's it. Marked a ton of bait, but no decent fish. Hope Oneida is better tomorrow. Hate to pass on Seneca, but just too windy. Nice to have options.
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well its the last day of walleye season and for some reason i am in the mood for some blue gill action so i think i will go after them instead ;) lmao
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Nice job on the eye HT....
Kingfisher, I've been out twice for crappie with 1 or 2 small ones. Not real sure what is going on wit them?
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Nice 'eye HT.
I hit my crappie lake tonight. TERRIBLE! One 9" crap, that's it. Marked a ton of bait, but no decent fish. Hope Oneida is better tomorrow. Hate to pass on Seneca, but just too windy. Nice to have options.
It wasn't for me yesterday, never got an eye all day, we got a dozen jumbos and a bunch big smallmouth, found a hole where we got 10 rock bass, never got one of those threw the ice at Oneida before. Had the camera down for about 3 hours 40-50 monster perch went by along with a dozen eyes, all but 2 didn't even look at my rap, forgot my spoon box and my bugs, so couldn't downsize if I wanted too. And that was with a good barometer, todays is brutal, could be painful. Deepest snow yesterday was 7 inches with lots of bare ice patches, dry...easy traveling, did 6 miles, no problems except right at shore or near cracks, those were good in am ..but sloppy at dark.
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Was raining on the drive up. Warm all night. I brought my wet boots. Hoping it's not too sloppy
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Nice Waldo HT!
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Out off south shore ice conditions are good some slush but easy travel so far catching a few perch :)
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Did somebody say liquor store ??? That caught my attention. ;D
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HT, you need to hold that thing up next to something of some size. The thing looks giant next to you :woot: :woot: :woot:
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Nice eye H.T. Love that gold color. I wonder why the oneida eyes don't look like that.
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How is the travel with wheelers out of constantia,bringing my 8 year old and just want to make sure it will be safe.
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HT nice fish the grin says it all. Shane stopped by again to say hi but knew youd be on the lake, will catch you on the next trip up to river. Good luck to all that are out today, enjoy
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Conditions on SE end this morning looked fun. ::) Walked out about 50 yards and after hearing reports last night from neighbors about yesterday I decided to come back into work even though I had scheduled the day off.
Slush fest and rain this morning. The radar shows the rain hasn't let up. Away from shore not too much slush and snow, getting on however different story depending on where you are.
Still 14-24" of snow on the ground and shoreline that has soaked up a lot of water. It dumped pretty good for about 1/2 hour just before sunrise.
There were a fair number of guys out though. Good luck & stay dry
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How is the travel with wheelers out of constantia,bringing my 8 year old and just want to make sure it will be safe.
Travel is fine out of Constantia. There is a few inches of sloppy snow on the ice. Some slush near shore but nothing really bad.
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Launched out of Constantia yesterday, buddy had a quad I was on a sled, easy travel for both, 2 miles out then 2 miles back to get a new set of plugs, buddy had fouled them the day before. I killed an hour as my buddy found nothing so picked an ran easterly 4 miles, tried areas all over putting 15 miles on the machines. Stayed in 20 to 32 fow all morning, never went east of 125, plenty of dinks in a few spots, 6 hours in about 18 perch 2 guys, perch got us on this day just couldn't find em so figured we'd salvage the day with a few panfish, good call 100 sunnys 61 lbs. Traveled back to the launch about 5 pm, was getting sloppy underneath for the quad, sled no problem. Great day even though we ran to the panfish lands with our tails between our legs. I see its raining now and warm out. Will post an image later
Tom
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Thanks for the reports guys. Heading out now,good luck everyone and stay safe
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pa. guy here, needing some help. wanting location and phone or e-mail info for that Apps place you talk about. also town location. thank you. wire
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Ok so I have decided to put a gps and a navonics chip in my arsenal for next year. I am posting this here as im interested in what the people on oneida are using for gps. I dont want to use my not so smart phone so thanks for the suggestion s to that but not what I want. I will be using it on oneida ,fingerlakes and for hunting. Best screen in sun , touch in cold .accuracy easy use... just the useful stuff .
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A good morning
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I fished out of Wiliams this morning. It was pretty desolate. I fished 6:45-10:00. I managed quite a few perch but nothing really worth keeping. The camera was full of them all morning. I was in 17 FOW. Blue/white dot or Genz worm with spikes seemed to be what they liked.
Highlight of morning was dropping a Rapala jigging Shad Rap down there and watching a pickerel hammer the lure just as it came onto the screen. I didn't see it coming and the speed of the strike was amazing to watch. I rarely use the camera in favor of the Vex but I dropped it down to try to pull bait away from dinks. The camera is a great tool for those new to the sport who want to see how much movement you get out of jigging. (varies quite a bit by spine of pole and lure)
Ice was still 20+ inches where I drilled and snowmobiles and wheelers were out there without a problem.
We've had a good ice (walleye) season. It's great when late muzzleloader season bumps up against ice fishing and ice fishing bumps up against snow goose and (hopefully) trout season.
One final thing, if the guy who defecated in his minnow bucket and left it out there is on this site, have some common courtesy and at least haul it in next time. I know nature calls when we are out there, but use your head...that bucket could end up somebody's shoreline and gives us all a bad name.
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Fishing off of constantia...out here a hour and half..found some eyes. Wolf pack cruisers..got 4 to bite , landed 2 nice ones. Hoping to land 1 more, but the last 2that showed up..no go. 23 fow.
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Get em ChooChoo!! I'm heading out now. I'll report later
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Walk outta godfrey was easy this am. Crack is still there and it's been warm/rainy all day so be careful. lots of lookers. Two burbot on the ice so far. Finally get to try some. Yum! ;D got to meet and fish with another awesome IS member. It was good meeting/fishing with ya john!
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It's quite entertaining and educational reading most of what the members post here. Thank you. Ice shanty for now, anybody got a web site for when we're out in our boats?
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Myfishfinder.com
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Fished outta three mile, quads sleds no problems, walkers fine!! Stayed under 10ft slow but good mixed bag! Wanted small !!! Even eyes crazy!!goid luck!!
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Get em ChooChoo!! I'm heading out now. I'll report later
good luck deadeyes....still trying for my 3rd...single fish won, t bite.I did get a big19 inch smallie. 23 ft bottom of hole. No one out here.
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It's quite entertaining and educational reading most of what the members post here. Thank you. Ice shanty for now, anybody got a web site for when we're out in our boats?
http://www.myfishfinder.com
All the usual suspects. ;D
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good luck guys ;)
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A good morning
Nice pile ;D ;D ;D Great eats right there man, nice job.
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A good morning
That had to be a blast catching all of those...lol.
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HT should catch these they already taste like bacon , and don't need wrapping :woot:
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i think i had one of those on today but i dumped it at the hole ::) ::) ;D
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Ended the day with a couple good sized burbot. Wind started to pick up and the temps dropped quick. Called it a day just before the night bite...better safe than sorry.
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I have never caught one, Very cool!
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The wind is brutal! Here on shore its gotta be 20-25, gusting to 40+. Its nasty.
Came out here though to hit the shallows in the morning.
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my latest project, I have 11.00 dollars invested
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kc
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Nice project but all those nuts and washers would make me nervous. Enough goes wrong out there without worrying about nuts backing off
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$11.00 ???
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The nuts all have lock washers on them.
9.00 for the bearing and 2.00 for the u clamp. The rest is old and reused stuff I had laying around.
kc
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$11.00 ???
Works at a machine shop and using scrap not including drill and auger is my guess.
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I have never caught one, Very cool!
better put it on your bucket list
kc
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just an old retired carpenter, that doesn't throw anything away. I have a lot of time on my hands.
kc
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Don't get me wrong, am a fan of drill/auger combos. I use one. Fished with ht 1 day I drilled 10.
All for the diy projects. Just battery limitations are more problematic than anything else.
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Nice job you should put a patented on it !!!!!
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just an old retired carpenter, that doesn't throw anything away. I have a lot of time on my hands.
kc
that is pretty cool invention to say the least KC ;)
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it's just my take-off of the clam auger plate.
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it's just my take-off of the clam auger plate.
KC that turned out awesome ..... Well done old man ;D
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it's just my take-off of the clam auger plate.
awesome job very nice I love mine
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what no last day eye reports?????
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Big dog Stormy back from vacation ??? ??? :woot: ;D
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Pretty ingenious 2tall.
Fished the first drop off the north shore between Constantia and Taft. It was a grind. Ended up with 10 perch, 8 of which were really nice and 2 went back. Jigging rap and blade. Couldn't get them to hit small stuff and had to have meat. 20' deep. Had enough fish on the screen to keep it interesting, but had some long dead periods. Only had to work for a couple of the ones I caught, most of the ones that bit, bit pretty quickly. A lot didn't though. Not bad walking with a smitty sled.
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Went to the High Banks today and Limited out on Eyes from 7 am to 3pm slow bite
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Fish this today!
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I fished between constantia and Taft in 22 fow from 2:30-5:00. Marked some fish but only got a few small perch that I tossed back. It was a good eye season this year!!
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That wind was brutal today for sure! It was really bad just before dark. I was able to muster up 1 eye and 22 perch, kept 21. I dumped at least 15 fish today. The perch hit small stuff, fiska with plastic.
The slush was stiffening up at dark. Should be pretty solid tomorrow.
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Say Good Night to walleye season!
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I couldn't get them to show any interest in my small stuff and same for the two guys that were fishing near me. All in the presentation I guess. Nice job Reeleyz.
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Pulled in to Apps parking lot @ 06:30 .... 2 cars in the lot and no one in the shop ..Surprised to say the least ... Went off at Mill St ... Marked fish all day ... most of the day had 4' of fish on the graph. Landed one 9" perch and 20 4 to 6" .
Moved 5 times same deal .. walking was great with the smitty sled. The Fish Funk continues .....
The kicker is ... got back to shore and chatted with guys that fished close to me and had a camera .... He told me it was loaded with Jumboooos and Big eyes .... ....
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Enjoyed the last day of walleye season (except for the driving..just got home about 9 pm) I fished the afternoon shift...2 nice keeper walleyes, then1 later that was not long enough, a 19" smallie and 1 stray jumbo perch.Looking forward to Getting after them again in May.
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perch time now...if I can find them!
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Stormy...I must have just pulled out of Apps when you pulled in. I quit on the ice about 5:30 when it was getting real windy.I went out to take a leak,and the shanty starting going.!! ...was at Apps a little after 6 to get some more bait. I was hoping to see a few of you guy's. Only Rick,Peg,grandaughter? and 2 guys with a few beers and a big bottle. Well, maybe i'll see you and the rest of the boy's during these next few weeks perchin'....
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Stormy...I must have just pulled out of Apps when you pulled in. I quit on the ice about 5:30 when it was getting real windy.I went out to take a leak,and the shanty starting going.!! ...was at Apps a little after 6 to get some more bait. I was hoping to see a few of you guy's. Only Rick,Peg,grandaughter? and 2 guys with a few beers and a big bottle. Well, maybe i'll see you and the rest of the boy's during these next few weeks perchin'....
That was AM brother Choo ;D
Now that the walleye pressure is off .... its March Perch Madness ... Little *****s have to get tired of the bugs soon ... :%$#!:
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ljc2tall, awesome project, looks like quality work all the way! Burbot is on the list...
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Nice way to end it CHOO CHOO!!!
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Cool rig 2Tall, hopefully it will work for ya. Looks good anyways.
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3 more weeks and I'm South bound to pick up my boat in North Carolina, then head to Florida to do a weeks worth of fishing and then bringing it back home to TEAR IT UP!!!!!!!
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3 more weeks and I'm South bound to pick up my boat in North Carolina, then head to Florida to do a weeks worth of fishing and then bringing it back home to TEAR IT UP!!!!!!!
GO POOCH! :thumbsup:
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nice job 2tall
great smallie choo choo
and the rest of you that did some fish,and bart wait till you hook one of those slippery dogs and have to fight to get your lure away from it ;D
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Nice job Choo Choo and Reeleyez :thumbsup:
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Great fish guys..... :thumbsup:
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Nice fish! :thumbsup:
WS
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Enjoyed the last day of walleye season (except for the driving..just got home about 9 pm) I fished the afternoon shift...2 nice keeper walleyes, then1 later that was not long enough, a 19" smallie and 1 stray jumbo perch.Looking forward to Getting after them again in May.
Chooch - that rod on the left was one of the best rods ever made. They have been called a few things over the years and the handle keeps changing. HT Polar gold or Polar Lites, they were called. Nice soft tip and great backbone. And they cost around 12-15 bucks ;D
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Nice eyes choo choo and great job nitro!
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Was going to hit some new territory today with a bud. That didn't work out so stayed on Oneida. Its a ghost town out here! Not a single guy in sight, haven't even heard a machine all morning.
Its rock hard now and the white ice on top added another couple inches. Travel is a breeze. Except near shore. Its rock hard too, just the 1/2-1" of powder that fell blew in all the ruts so you can't see them. Once out 70 yards its smooth sailing.
Picking away at perch nothing special, and one I should've caught yesterday.
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Tough end to the season for me. Didn't ice a keeper eye for the last 3 days of the season. Did find some nice perch to go back to though.
Thanks to all the guys who saved me some wear and tear by dragging me and my gear on or off the ice this year (DeadEyez, Dan, Keith, Ted and the snowmobiler who just needed directions to the trail).
Time to put together a perch only box and try to figure out how to catch crappie!
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Nice work too the guys who got some eyes, me and brian could not get a keeper eye yesterday either, 2 straight days no keepers, what a slump.. Oneida beat us down hard....
Decided to fish west yesterday, launched out of constancia, tried 3 different spots that normally hold eyes, but all that was down there was dink perch, millions of them, couldn't get away from them so moved east 2 miles towards taft. Found a big school of jumbos suspended up about 5-8 feet off bottom, over 100 1lb perch went by me... watched them for 3 hours on my camera, they were so focused on what ever they were doing that I couldn't even get them too look in my lures direction, let alone hook one...seen wigglers swimming about 4-6 feet off bottom, but the perch were just swimming by them not even eating them, after seeing that I knew we were doomed, big schools of burbots also around 10 feet up off bottom, along with a few channel cats up around 12 feet off bottom. They had no interest either, didn't even look in my lures direction... around 2 pm after 7 moves and soaked too my underwear, decided too call it and get home to bring all my gear in too dry that was soaked from the slush and rain before todays re freeze. I'm an aggressive jig fisherman, I expected too have a tough adjustment yesterday and the day before, but guys I know who are better light bite fisherman weren't doing well either which isn't normal................ .....Very Tough outing for us.
Friday we got some nice bass, heres one of them.
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:(fished off sylan beach all day only had 1 smallie, not a single walleye. horrible year on oneida for us :'(
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Thanks for the comments guy's...I was happy, and lucky to find a few eyes that wanted to play.
reeleyez...nice pile
unreal Snag, hard to believe...great report , but you have had many great trips out on Oneida this season.
and thanks for all the pics, videos, fish and weather reports this walleye season
DC....I love that cheap little light tip jig rod...12 bucks with reel..The Tip Never Lies ;)
ooops Stormy...6:30 am..LOL
Pooch..you and racer had a terrific walleye season!! where in N carolina and what type of boat did you buy?
On a sad note...Now we have to wait 9 or 10 MONTHS to ice jig walleyes >:(
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well snag we didn't do any better ,I did get fish to look at a couple of things but came up and stared at it some I couldn't even spook , how bad is that , I'm taking some time off to get my back straightened out , and get my stuff dried out , what a mess , and I'm getting a new toy to play with for the next outting can't wait
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Went out of Constantia sunrise to 11am this morning. I wish Snagger had posted his report last night, would've save me some trouble. All I found were dinks too. Sure doesn't feel like mid March out there, feels more like mid January except for the length of the days. Hope it warms up next weekend, I need a boat ride.
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Snagger, nice smallie!
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My son and I just got back home after hitting Sodus to bang a few more perch for a cooler cleanout. We didn't do great by any means but managed 3 keeper eyes and a couple perch for our efforts. Friday we pulled into Apps for bait at 6:30 and made a b-line for edgewater via the cliffs off the north shore on foot. 1 hr later we were set up and marking in 28ft, banged a 15 1/4 eye,two yellows and two whiteys all day long. Never stuck around for the PM bite cause we were beat,no machine or power auger just man power as a team. Was scratching my head on the next move for sat on the long walk back. Back to the cliffs or the beach. I remember a couple yrs back here the beach was the only game in town so i ripped a page from the OLLC hand book, rolled the dice and went for the beach. Got on in the dark and made my way to 23ft south of the canal. By 8:30 we hooked up, 2 keepers and 2 pins in a 20 min flurrie and then it was over. We fished till 2 at the bowel and made a drastic move to Constantia for the evening here we never hooked up again. I figured it was a worthy move,we go to check out some new territory and hit all the major launches along the way to get to know were where at on this lake. All in all it was a great end to our season especially after my Lewis Pt debacle of 5 pins and 4 perch for 2 days of fishing. Will be back for more abuse next yr,just wish i could have got the boy on better fishing. Now you all got find them jumbos and be safe out there and we thank all of you that put ur time into posting conditions and a few tricks aswell if you can read between the lines. Thanks again
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I think they bite when they're hungry...period. :)
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Well boys, if I could say I made one mistake this weekend it would be that I didn't set on top of and piss pound the aggressive biting jalopy's I found in 2 different locations Friday and Saturday. I was so hell bent on getting some eyes in the final days of open season that I was either in denial of the lousy bite going on or just plain forgot....Well, I dropped 5 different good fish in 4 different locations due to their pure ferociousness when they finally would hit, yeah right, slight grab, just a nip, or probably a push, then a hook set with nothing more than one hook point teetering on a tooth just to end up falling out. In one spot I had a dandy on at 3, lost her under the hole and figured, hmmm, this may be a good peak period spot tonight, wrong again!!! The last hour brought a swarm of infants, toddlers and adolescents that were hungry and eating ravenously. Caught about 30 or 40 in about 45 minutes, not one keeper......So about that mistake I made, if I had just settled in and fine tuned my presentation I would have easily taken a bucket full of slurch in said 2 different locations, instead I kept my walleye hardware on and took a dozen or so out of each spot in an hour or so while chasing after Walters with lousy dispositions.
I'd have to say the most pathetic part of the day Saturday was seeing 2 vehicles parked in apps parking lot, just 2 vehicles from 2 walkers. The last day of open eye season on a Saturday nevertheless and the lake was a ghost town.
I WILL say this, in my 11 years of dedicated service to our sweet lady, this was my absolute worst ender EVER!
I only fear that this tiresome grueling winter didn't cause to much brain damage to our walleye population, because they are obviously a bit troubled right now.
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Chooch - that rod on the left was one of the best rods ever made. They have been called a few things over the years and the handle keeps changing. HT Polar gold or Polar Lites, they were called. Nice soft tip and great backbone. And they cost around 12-15 bucks ;D
How many of those rods did we bring back from Michigan ? I know we wiped out Cabela's stock that week ! ;D
I've got 3 left and as far as performance, I'd put them up against ANY rod on the market. Factory made or custom built ! ;)
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You had the same day as the rest of us bud!! KP went 3-3 on the eyes and went 2-3 on the perch. ALL DINKS!! All went back down the hole for another day!! I'm not buying the barometer, the bugs, or anything else that is deterring us from catching the hundred or so fish we mark everyday when we fish. The lakes have had about 2 months of solid 20" plus ice, with no way of getting any sunlight down deep. Also, we have had no major runoffs to help with raising the o2 levels and temperature of the water. I wanted to bring a thermometer with me Saturday, but, forgot it. My ice graph doesn't read temps. We need some good solid warmer days to reduce some ice and get the warmer water back into the lake. Hopefully...soon! just my thoughts!! I fished micro jigs and plastics as well....no takers on those rigs either. Nice job to the guys who got into some fish!! If anyone has a water temp. to post for us...please do so. ;) It'll get better....SOON. I hope!! those perch are going to pay when the they turn!! >:D Great fishing with you yesterday freddie!! Take care of that back!! ;)--KP @)
My camera was reporting a water temperature of 35 to 36 degrees when I was out yesterday. That's in 17 FOW off the SE tip of Dunham's.
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Thanks for the comments guy's...I was happy, and lucky to find a few eyes that wanted to play.
reeleyez...nice pile
unreal Snag, hard to believe...great report , but you have had many great trips out on Oneida this season.
and thanks for all the pics, videos, fish and weather reports this walleye season
DC....I love that cheap little light tip jig rod...12 bucks with reel..The Tip Never Lies ;)
ooops Stormy...6:30 am..LOL
I keep the boat in Jacksonville NC and use it to saltwater fish, its a G3 18 foot aluminum center console. Love it!!!!!!
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Pooch..you and racer had a terrific walleye season!! where in N carolina and what type of boat did you buy?
On a sad note...Now we have to wait 9 or 10 MONTHS to ice jig walleyes >:(
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I almost made the same mistake yesterday Ice Addict. The one eye that I got was barely hooked on the center hook and I never felt him hit. Then I made some moves trying to find more eyes and found zip so I settled in on perch. Went back to the spot where I caught the 1 eye before dark and only found more perch.
It was eerie to look out just before dark on the last Saturday of walleye and not see another soul on the ice.
I bet the bite gets really good soon. Now that walleye season is closed I am going try something different. This is the year to hit one of those places that rarely has safe ice...
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Water temperature was 34 on Friday at chapman park
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Went out of Constantia sunrise to 11am this morning. I wish Snagger had posted his report last night, would've save me some trouble. All I found were dinks too. Sure doesn't feel like mid March out there, feels more like mid January except for the length of the days. Hope it warms up next weekend, I need a boat ride.
Well that's not the report I wanted either, I was gonna sneak out there tomorrow, figured it was just me movin too fast or the barometer, dam, now what? I'm walkin out somewhere......
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Looks good Stormy
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nice boat choo choo
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Just got off the ice. Was ok this morning, shutdown at lunch. Have to say I disagree with some reports as far as eyes I had a great year. Granted couple months ago was better. First year ever for me always found some even when I didn't want too. Perch that's another story. Not once have I even got close to a limit where it takes more than 1 bucket to hold them without stacking them. Only other times that has happened is my first year and when ice conditions didn't allow.
Don't get it...... I get pickerel in the middle of the lake, but almost none up tight, eyes from 14-32 even with small gear. Perch? Haven't broken 25.
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Reeleyz was certainly weird today much like last weekend seeing no one out there.
Only a dozen or so throttle jockey sled guys out, no fisherman.
There was an older ford truck out though.
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My fault on the pic and comment Choo Choo, should have separated them.
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Love the Die Hard sticker.
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nice boat choo choo
I wish it was mine filet!!! It;s Pooches boat that he keeps down in North Carolina..
Nice Boat Pooch !! BTW, speckled trout are closed to commercial and recreational fisherman until sometime in the summer. This crazy cold winter killed tens of thousands of speckled trout in North Carolina, when the creeks,marshes, and backwaters where they winter,got so cold so fast that they basically froze to death. My son lives down there , and he told me about the fish kills....Damn cold , long winter, even in parts of the south.
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Well guys & gals
its been another good year for some of you not for me for the times Out on the ice this year got 2 walleye to my name jigging !!!! Da..mm
but what kept me sidelined was doctor sidelined me boy was I phy..ed for less begining ice <Early>
so now what as I am discharged back to the ice !!! walleye season was is closed as of 15th March
so if I go back out perch are waiting for me big-uns
so last time I was there on ice I walked from shore to 30 feet of water from shore pulling a lot of #s
full shanty but just felt good to get extra walk in guys i lost 6 # staying away from sweets <oh buy the way miss-fishie>i have to stay away from U you your sweet ~:+)
PBP :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: doctor said< You> I gotta get fishin
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Just got off the ice. Was ok this morning, shutdown at lunch. Have to say I disagree with some reports as far as eyes I had a great year. Granted couple months ago was better. First year ever for me always found some even when I didn't want too. Perch that's another story. Not once have I even got close to a limit where it takes more than 1 bucket to hold them without stacking them. Only other times that has happened is my first year and when ice conditions didn't allow.
Don't get it...... I get pickerel in the middle of the lake, but almost none up tight, eyes from 14-32 even with small gear. Perch? Haven't broken 25.
I had a great year bro, just a bad last couple weeks, this last weekend was the one and only weekend I didn't get any keeper eyes, that has never happened to me at the closer. Usually a silly bite going on! January was off the hook, February started getting tough, still got my fish just not lots of extras. End of February and beginning of March, I know lots of people were struggling, HARD ! I got lucky, until this past Friday and Saturday. That's ok, I have no complaints, Oneida lake is and will always be the best inland lake and fishery in all of NY state and beyond!
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it was an epic year on eyes I jumped off them earlier than last to fish for perch, I have a number set for keepers landed then move on to perch , perch bite was tougher for me this year than last ,but thats ok I got lucky during most of the tough bite and found a few that would play every day with a little moving around, last couple outtings they trimmed me pretty good though , but I don't hear any fat lady singing yet ;)
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NO SIR!! ;)
I can see a couple of days off in the future for a little pay back :o
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opps sorry nice rig pooch great jigging boat
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Those perch have no clue what is about to happen to them!! ;D I dare them to turn on and get hungry!! and, the same goes for thier cousin...the white perch!! :flex: :icefish:
whites look like gas in the tank , and if hes nice KP do we let trapp in on it ;D
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i found some good ones but on a differnt lake ::)
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sorry the pictures suck :P
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these don't need wrapping
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Holy crap couple sets of pictures in a row where ht is smiling while showing teeth?
He must have a burr stuck between his lip and gums. Someone please get him to a dentist to get that out of there!
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Holy crap couple sets of pictures in a row where ht is smiling while showing teeth?
He must have a burr stuck between his lip and gums. Someone please get him to a dentist to get that out of there!
:woot: :roflmao:
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I'm 100% sold on burbot. Ugly, tough buggers but mmmmmmmm! I just beer battered and pan fried them. I'm going to make a couple night trips this week to see what I can do. Supposedly they feed at night, although I've caught all of mine during the day.
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I'm 100% sold on burbot. Ugly, tough buffers but mmmmmmmm! I just beer battered and pan fried them. I'm going to make a couple night trips this week to see what I can do. Supposedly they feed at night, although I've caught all of mine during the day.
get on the spawning beds and you should get a few , they are still in their spawning cycle
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I was at Anglers Bay today for a visit and noticed hardly any activity on the lake ???
There are still quality fish in the lake after Walleye closes :icefish:
Get at em boys...I am done for the season due to work and taking care of a few procrastinated duties...
AW
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these don't need wrapping
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"Pig Headed swamp carp"... "Pork Head" or "Porky"for short...distant cousin of the "Sheeps Head"
Gives new meaning to being "pigheaded"
Nice pic filet.
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get on the spawning beds and you should get a few , they are still in their spawning cycle
Researching them right now. Not a lot of people target them so info is scarce.
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Researching them right now. Not a lot of people target them so info is scarce.
a little over a week ago maybe 2 such info was posted , but what do I know let see your fishig off godfrey and I've only fished this lake for over 30yrs ;)and I can tell you how I know and give your cords up but and I won't ever fish them ask AW
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Researching them right now. Not a lot of people target them so info is scarce.
Lot of info on the community page at the bottom. http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?board=38.0
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these don't need wrapping
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh190/filetandrelease/pigfish_zpsfd812d4f.jpg) (http://s256.photobucket.com/user/filetandrelease/media/pigfish_zpsfd812d4f.jpg.html)i think i will target bull heads. that thing just dose not look right. lmao ??? ;D
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a little over a week ago maybe 2 such info was posted , but what do I know let see your fishig off godfrey and I've only fished this lake for over 30yrs ;)and I can tell you how I know and give your cords up but and I won't ever fish them ask AW
Ive only fished north shore 3 times ;) and I don't mind sharing those. I need to find some gravel. Or I'll go back to where I was yesterday and try after dark. I left right before prime time so that couldve been a decent hole.
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Ive only fished north shore 3 times ;) and I don't mind sharing those. I need to find some gravel. Or I'll go back to where I was yesterday and try after dark. I left right before prime time so that couldve been a decent hole.
if you have spots you like take your phone off community that was shared with the whole country
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-9 in the morning lovely, seems each time I head out in the am with a forecasted temp below zero I tell myself "Well at least this will be the last time" as usual wrong yet again :-\
Tom
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A Little Perch Derby next Saturday ...
https://www.facebook.com/events/844086825617082/?ref_newsfeed_story_typ e=regular (https://www.facebook.com/events/844086825617082/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular)
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How about an unsanctioned online burbot & white perch tournament. Post yer pics here.
:)
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How about an unsanctioned online burbot & white perch tournament. Post yer pics here.
:)
Longest? I'm in. Thinking I'll try tmmrw afternoon/night. Better than sitting at home!
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I wish it was mine filet!!! It;s Pooches boat that he keeps down in North Carolina..
Nice Boat Pooch !! BTW, speckled trout are closed to commercial and recreational fisherman until sometime in the summer. This crazy cold winter killed tens of thousands of speckled trout in North Carolina, when the creeks,marshes, and backwaters where they winter,got so cold so fast that they basically froze to death. My son lives down there , and he told me about the fish kills....Damn cold , long winter, even in parts of the south.
Yeah that sucks about the trout, I wont be doing any fishing in NC. Just picking up the boat and heading to Florida. I plan on doing a ton of offshore fishing, weather permitting. Thats too bad about the trout, they are huge in NC too!!!!
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Those perch have no clue what is about to happen to them!! ;D I dare them to turn on and get hungry!! and, the same goes for thier cousin...the white perch!! :flex: :icefish:
Those perch are eating Maki Michigan Wigglers on Perch Eye jigs out in front of where you built that big house last year ;)
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-2 here right now. It's hard to believe that in the middle of March it is still making ice!
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Nice perchies HT.
Hope the back feels better Freddie - there has to be some monster perch days between now and ice out. Of course, I have been saying that for the last couple of weeks.
My old fishing buddy came in from Minnesota for a couple of days of perchin. Going to try some spots this afternoon and then do an all day blitz tomorrow. Hope we can find a few that will bite.
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Yeah that sucks about the trout, I wont be doing any fishing in NC. Just picking up the boat and heading to Florida. I plan on doing a ton of offshore fishing, weather permitting. Thats too bad about the trout, they are huge in NC too!!!!
Love them Specks!! Anyway, have a fun trip, stay safe, and send up some pics. There will still be plenty of ice on O neida for perch action when you get back .
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How about an unsanctioned online burbot & white perch tournament. Post yer pics here.
:)
white perch tourny would be cool
P-man you'll get them i'm sure of that
and cross eye you mean the glow with perch eye on them , that Robs got at the store ;D
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-2 here right now. It's hard to believe that in the middle of March it is still making ice!
Damn..Unreal. Good luck ,and keep them fingers dry today A-TOM-MIC , Pman and Snag.
I'm gonna go on a jumbo perch search tomorrow or wednesday...(if it warms up).
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Went out for perch yesterday at noon. Wasn't out long and I noticed cylinder leaking oil on my sled and then broke one of my fav jiggin rods, so I limped into shore. Loaded my gear into the truck and headed to the west end for panfish. Ended up with a nice pile of gills, sunnys, and craps. Will be back out for perch soon
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Zero fish yesterday for me. Went to Williams between 11:00-2:00. Set up the Eskimo and had to anchor that puppy down good, it was real windy. Had a bunch of lookers but no takers on the Vexilar no matter what I gave those fish to look at. After that, packed up and met a friend at Chapman's around 2:45. Stayed until 5:20. Didn't use the Eskimo here. Braved the cold but the sun kept us warm. We moved around about three times with no success. She got a few dink perch but no keepers. Disappointing for sure. Except we found that someone left an 11" perch in the bed of her truck while we were out...haha.
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-2 here right now. It's hard to believe that in the middle of March it is still making ice!
She was making ice yesterday until temp hit 12. Imagine will be the same this morning & tomorrow.
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. Stormy, I meant to tell you earlier, that's one great logo for the Die Hards! I'm thinkin' it'll look great on a tee shirt or hoodie! They'd sell we'll I think. ;-)
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HT nice pics, Deadeyez whats up bro, atleast it happened at end of season hope you get it fixed quick. Stormy I agree on t-shirts or hoodies. Shane good to see and talk to you my friend always good to talk the river and Oneida with you.
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So all those perch I marked in 30 fow that were up 5-12 feet, were they staying away from bottom because of a lack of oxygen in that area? 3 hours, never marked a fish under 4 feet up.
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So all those perch I marked in 30 fow that were up 5-12 feet, were they staying away from bottom because of a lack of oxygen in that area? 3 hours, never marked a fish under 4 feet up.
Almost all of the perch I marked were at least 3' off bottom. I don't remember seeing that before, not all day at least. Could be oxygen or maybe that is the range that most of the wigglers are swimming in.
Nice pic perch-hound. The goose is a taking a gander at the perch. ;D
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Most of the fish I saw were coming in 3ft up as well...one being the burb I caught. They can tolerate low oxygen, so if they're 3ft up the lake must be hurting oxygen wise.
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I've been noticing this for 3 weeks now.....all of the perch I have been catching have been at least 3 or more feet off bottom...posted this a while back....never gave the oxygen thing a thought though....put all my lures above that mark and have been doing good.....down in Myrtle beach now.....41 degrees and rainy right now :'(....gonna get better in a day or 2.....R&R ;)
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So all those perch I marked in 30 fow that were up 5-12 feet, were they staying away from bottom because of a lack of oxygen in that area? 3 hours, never marked a fish under 4 feet up.
I've been searching for a reason for my odd perch year too. However I doubt it's the oxygen levels. When considering dissolved oxygen levels in water you have to remember to take into account other gases that remain trapped under the ice the CO2 & other gasses from decaying plant matter. They remain trapped in the water. Shallow ponds, lakes, & bays under 12-15' have problems much more frequently. Due to less volume of water and more decaying plant matter from the weeds.
Water deeper than that not so much.
Think of Sandy Pond, until the current from the channel blows the cut open it's often frozen shut from the Shoves on the beach. The creek stays frozen a ways up most years. Couple 13' holes thats it. Also has a much larger biomass of fish/acre of water. Yet the fish there are much less moody most of the time.
Lakeview is even worse than that.
Oneida is always locked up for far less time each year, the 40-50' hole is bigger than either of those other two. Then it would bring up the question why aren't the fish migrating towards the 50' hole where there's less fish, less bacteria & algae consuming the oxygen?
Then most years guys catch fish with much more consistency on Big Bay then we do out in middle (granted BB has been rough this year, but its been rough for most of the year) O2 levels there are worse.
When we get our big midwinter thaws that last several days to a week & fish creek blows out, why don't the fish flock to the beach bowl? Not only do they not flock there, the new dirty water turns the bite right off for a week. Even when marking fish & getting some interest on bright or glow stuff, coaxing the bite just doesn't work well.
Lots of questions this year for sure, unfortunately far fewer answers
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My old fishing buddy came in from Minnesota for a couple of days of perchin. Going to try some spots this afternoon and then do an all day blitz tomorrow. Hope we can find a few that will bite.
Ut-ooh, the Gman is in town. Nobody is more fun to catch more fish than, then him... ;D
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It has been a long, cold, dark, snowy winter. People are sick of it and so are the fish..
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So all those perch I marked in 30 fow that were up 5-12 feet, were they staying away from bottom because of a lack of oxygen in that area? 3 hours, never marked a fish under 4 feet up.
http://dnr.wi.gov/wnrmag/2009/12/ice.htm (http://dnr.wi.gov/wnrmag/2009/12/ice.htm)
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http://dnr.wi.gov/wnrmag/2009/12/ice.htm (http://dnr.wi.gov/wnrmag/2009/12/ice.htm)
very interesting article
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I'm sticking with the cause as being Meth contamination!!!!!!! We are gonna have some funky looking fish next year. Just imagine the grillz on those Walleye, all ate up and stuff.
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good article Thanks for sharing
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Good read
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In Wisconsin they were cutting large holes in the ice. Northern pike and crappies would swim up and just sit there. Kinda of a last gasp situation. They were netting the crappies and shooting the northerns with a bow. They said all the bass and sunnies in the lake were probably already dead.
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goofy is more like it , maybe I'll just wait for the easy bite ;D
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http://dnr.wi.gov/wnrmag/2009/12/ice.htm (http://dnr.wi.gov/wnrmag/2009/12/ice.htm)
Coach that raises the next questions though. If really low O2
1st Since pans are much more susceptible to low O2 why are they still being caught in ok numbers?
2nd Why are the dink perch in much larger schools consuming more of the available O2 in shallower water still active & normal?
3rd Why aren't the fish hanging out near creek mouths as mentioned? I fished one recently where the ice will be gone within a week maybe 2
4th lakes in colder climates ie upper Midwest & Canada are covered much longer, how do there fish continue?
This report says any even small ponds deeper than 25' should be ok.
https://www.sdstate.edu/nrm/outreach/pond/upload/Winter-Oxygen-and-Your-Fish-Sep-Oct-2006.pdf
While O2 levels may play a role, there's got to be more to it than that
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Hey fellas, I hate to barge in like this. I was just wondering if Oneida still has safe ice to fish and where I'm likely to find some perch and pike. I was thinking off accessing off Bartell rd. in Brewerton since I live in Mattydale now. I would be taking a friend of mine who's never ice fished so it would be nice if we caught a few and he had a good experience. Thanks in advance for any input. @)
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I'm not very smart but the last I knew plants produce Oxygen maybe thats why they are hitting there ,and i did fish a creek mouth just the other day lots of fish but it was froze over as most are still ,so its very cold, and there was a post of 34 degree water and thats cold
Hey fellas, I hate to barge in like this. I was just wondering if Oneida still has safe ice to fish and where I'm likely to find some perch and pike. I was thinking off accessing off Bartell rd. in Brewerton since I live in Mattydale now. I would be taking a friend of mine who's never ice fished so it would be nice if we caught a few and he had a good experience. Thanks in advance for any input. @)
ice is still fine just keep an eye out for gas pockets , far as the bite my last two trips have been awful
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http://dnr.wi.gov/wnrmag/2009/12/ice.htm (http://dnr.wi.gov/wnrmag/2009/12/ice.htm)
Very enlightening article. Thanks.
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Nice perchies HT.
Hope the back feels better Freddie - there has to be some monster perch days between now and ice out. Of course, I have been saying that for the last couple of weeks.
My old fishing buddy came in from Minnesota for a couple of days of perchin. Going to try some spots this afternoon and then do an all day blitz tomorrow. Hope we can find a few that will bite.
i was messing around with my phone. getting tired of working for 50 perch that only fill a bucket half way for the most part. got some good ones but 400 dinks to weed thru :P ;D
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I'm thinking that the snow melts and small runoff water that we had may have warmed that shallower water. The little runoff we did get, didn't reach the deeper water. That water is very cold for this time of the year. We should of had a decent melt with a very good runoff by now. It seems as though, the runoff would generate some better oxygen levels too. We're not having the typical ice season we have had for the past few years. ;)
I just like to look at all angles. Still while it may play a part, don't think it's all O2.
Found an interesting piece that talks about the history of water temps, ice in & out, O2 levels ect. going back before the turn of the last century.
First Old timers talk about the Haydays of Oneida when sacks full of fish were pulled off with just plain old hand gear. Well turns out Oneida averaged nearly twice the ice we have this year back in the 70's
Also O2 levels so bad in the 50's-70 there were fishkills in the summer. The bad algae blooms caused it.
Then it nearly wiped out the wigglers. As it turns out Wigglers are the least tolerant of low O2 in the lake. Which raises the next question. Snagger said on camera he saw tons of them swimming by.
http://www.cnyrpdb.org/oneidalake/pdf/SOLWFinal/ch2-2.pdf
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If the wigglers are raising up into the water column it kinda fits the low O2 theory too, no?
Leaving the mud and braving the perch schools to search for O2.
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If the wigglers are raising up into the water column it kinda fits the low O2 theory too, no?
Leaving the mud and braving the perch schools to search for O2.
that's a reasonable answer, maybe that's why I have drilled shrimp out of holes in 28 fow more than once this past month,
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well according to this they shouldn't be leaving the bottom yet, hence the name mayfly
http://ccs.infospace.com/ClickHandler.ashx?ld=20140317&app=1&c=zoo.gpde.19&s=zoosem&euip=54.236.109.23&pvaid=8d80e06b919b4ca6bde95131e578285a&fct.uid=685971781d4e4554bc7036f4cd350f2e&en=nR7QefvZLJv%2bWKEkpgEzJC4%2fcoz0Z70NAw5E%2bOhGwP6VDgMRCNYn2A%3d%3d&du=http%3a%2f%2fbiofreshblog.com%2f2011%2f05%2f16%2fthe-mayflys-lifecycle-a-fascinating-fleeting-story%2f&ru=http%3a%2f%2fbiofreshblog.com%2f2011%2f05%2f16%2fthe-mayflys-lifecycle-a-fascinating-fleeting-story%2f&ap=2&coi=239138&cop=main-title&npp=2&p=0&pp=0&ep=1&mid=9&hash=79E028485EA5B68ED0DFD88D0F9DA9CE
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Hmmmmm all this topic has done is keep me thinking fishing while at work! ;D
What about being over laden with eggs or milt?
I mean they've been carrying it around for awhile with no cues to move to the spawn yet
While I know some say they spawn under the ice, which I know can happen fish are also programmed not to spawn until the water reaches a certain temp. Basically the minimum temp it can be for the fry to survive. For perch that's low 40's. The water temp can get there before ice out but certainly nowhere near that yet.
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You guys are killing me, I'm just a Red Neck Southern Boy!!!!! To much educational information that I'm am not understanding!!!!!!! Give me some dynamite, I'll catch-em.
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Anyone find one that isn't busted up? Are they actually mayflies or stoneflies? One of the ones I saw had coloration and size of a lake stone.
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Coach that raises the next questions though. If really low O2
1st Since pans are much more susceptible to low O2 why are they still being caught in ok numbers?
2nd Why are the dink perch in much larger schools consuming more of the available O2 in shallower water still active & normal?
3rd Why aren't the fish hanging out near creek mouths as mentioned? I fished one recently where the ice will be gone within a week maybe 2
4th lakes in colder climates ie upper Midwest & Canada are covered much longer, how do there fish continue?
This report says any even small ponds deeper than 25' should be ok.
https://www.sdstate.edu/nrm/outreach/pond/upload/Winter-Oxygen-and-Your-Fish-Sep-Oct-2006.pdf
While O2 levels may play a role, there's got to be more to it than that
Nope!! just squirt a little of this on your lures (https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRiPZJp0FeJsP-THV0PqdLUGQULeyvzunPIvPGR_r-fqeb6SZ7_HQ) its like dropping a mini oxygen tank down to them! :woot:
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Amazing all this time goes into trying to figure out how to catch fish that are lucky to break a pound and 12" long.
Years like this they frustrate me more than walleye.
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The lake is gorgeous. Sun is shining. No wind. Easy walking. Lets hope the fish are biting. :tipup:
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I just like to look at all angles. Still while it may play a part, don't think it's all O2.
Found an interesting piece that talks about the history of water temps, ice in & out, O2 levels ect. going back before the turn of the last century.
First Old timers talk about the Haydays of Oneida when sacks full of fish were pulled off with just plain old hand gear. Well turns out Oneida averaged nearly twice the ice we have this year back in the 70's
Also O2 levels so bad in the 50's-70 there were fishkills in the summer. The bad algae blooms caused it.
Then it nearly wiped out the wigglers. As it turns out Wigglers are the least tolerant of low O2 in the lake. Which raises the next question. Snagger said on camera he saw tons of them swimming by.
http://www.cnyrpdb.org/oneidalake/pdf/SOLWFinal/ch2-2.pdf
i think you're absolutely right. it's not just oxygen level.unless the perch somehow morphed into a weaker tolerance to the cold water and lower 02 levels over many yrs. of milder winters. we use to slaughter the jumbos back in the mid/late 70's. winters just as harsh and ice just as thick as now or even worse.and it just kept getting better and better as the season moved on.just used cheap jigging rods and wind milled them up. one after another all day long.driving down rt.49 you would see a half dozen places with "WE BUY PERCH" signs out front. fished on a 'good friday' holiday in april one yr.and we would never jig more than a foot off the bottom. usually the bottom 6 inches. never used minnows, just small jigs and spikes or mousies.the perch would be puking up the shrimp.so if it's a oxygen thing, then lake has changed or the perch have changed since then. i also have had the same reults as most everyone else the past couple weeks. mark lots and catch few.
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If low O2 levels are a factor, a comparison to the 80's might provide some answers. Submerged aquatic vegetation produces O2 even in winter, in the 80's before the zebras arrived, did the lake have more vegetation? Also, year to year differences in light levels caused by snowpack or ice thickness can reduce O2-producing photosynthesis. But the problem this year is likely a combination of factors. My vote is that the sheer number of buckeyes wiggling on jigs depleted the O2 this season. ;)
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No less. The zebras cleared the water so weedlines moved out deeper
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maybe the fishing isn't as good right now because the fish have been pounded longer than usuall and more and more people have vexilars now days and huts so they can stay out longer and On nastier days. Just my 2 cents but something to think about
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In the late 40`s (I only remember a few 40`s) 50`s, 60`s and 70`s we cut 3 ft of ice and more a lot of years. I never remember shrimp then. Maybe I just didn`t notice them. I was at the East end of the lake every year right around ice out until 10 years ago and never saw a fish kill so I doubt if there are in any distress. Ice was on the lake earlier a lot of years back then. Remember fishing well before Christmas many years.. Just read where there were no shrimp in the lake until 2001 and confirmed in 2005. Well, I know there were there before that.. Can`t believe all you read.. I`ve seen years when the perch would be on the bite right until the ice was unsafe. Other years they would shut off mid to late Feb and be hard to get..
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No less. The zebras cleared the water so weedlines moved out deeper
Oh well, it was worth a thought. Let's keep our fingers crossed that runoff and ice out bring relief before there's a dieoff of fish or wigglers.
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Always good to read your recollections Oldtimer. No more reliable info than having been there.
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I really enjoy this site. Feel like I am right out there with you fellows, trying to figure them out. I am getting ready for the soft water.. Been tying jigs for a couple months when not chasing the Fl. Black Bass.. Would rather be on the hard water but old age has taken its toll and the old knees and hips cant handle the cold... Go get `em...
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Fished out of Constansia yesterday 4 dink perch and a short eye, at my second spot i noticed the auger went thru a lot quickeron 1 of the 3 holes i drilled . When i inspected it there was about 6 inches less of ice at the bottom of the whole ,and in general the ice looked honeycomed at the bottom but there was still well over a foot in that hole so i fished them.This was a waypoint i have fished a few times this year so i was suprised to see what looked like air bubbles coming off the bottom,sure enough that hole even bubbled good a few times. The chords are N43*13.483 W75*59.539 , maybe the main area of this spring was off to the side of th these chords so i would give it a wide girth.
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Fishing a gas hole doesn't work well most of the time. Its not oxygen. They're not springs. I tend to find them and get too close. They're responsible for my last 2 cold water baths.
Have fished several just because they were there. I don't do that anymore. ::)
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back in the 70,the water was brackish from the phosphorus and the fishes visibility wasn't as good and yes we hammered them and eyes to with no bate on our raps and the hot perch rig was 3 hooks and spikes with a thumb nail bobber and rubber band , that was our slip bobber rig , with a 1/4 oz bell sinker and no fish finders
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With a decrease in the water table the entire state of NY has seen a drop in water transpiration. Less water flowing into and out of a body of water causes the water quality to change. Any change , any, will effect the inhabitants of the lake for better or worse. Here on Erie I can see a 20" drop of water level in the lake every time I drive down the Niagara section of the thruway and look under the bridge stanchions for the Peace Bridge. A drop of water level in Oneida of a foot or more is a considerable amount of water. I don't know how much actual water has gone but it does point to less water inflow. Lower levels combined with a later freeze up and earlier thaw leads to more evaporation during the cold months when the ice should be there to stop it. Lakes change. "Eutrophication can be human-caused or natural. Untreated sewage effluent and agricultural run-off carrying fertilizers are examples of human-caused eutrophication. However, it also occurs naturally in situations where nutrients accumulate (e.g. depositional environments), or where they flow into systems on an ephemeral basis. Eutrophication generally promotes excessive plant growth and decay, favouring simple algae and plankton over other more complicated plants, and causes a severe reduction in water quality. Phosphorus is a necessary nutrient for plants to live, and is the limiting factor for plant growth in many freshwater ecosystems." wikipedia Just like the deer woods I started hunting in 20 years ago have grown up. The animals that used to frequent the area have moved on to better spots as the land changed. (I haven't as it's a pain to hang my stands elsewhere,lol) I suppose the perch and every other fish in the lake have or will do the same. Maybe the population is in a flux or maybe we are just fishing the same way and places we always do and the fish have moved on to greener pastures-and patterns.
Or something like that...
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Back to the gas hole topic. Greenhead and I fish an open water gas hole from the opener to mid June and it is one of our best producers. On calm days we can see the bubbles and literally work our casts right around and through it. I have shared these coordinates with a few of my friends and they have all done extremely well around it too. Not sure if it the general area is to the liking of the walleyes or there is something to the gas hole itself, but I am hesitant to dismiss gas holes as a non-producing lake feature. I certainly don't seek them out and have never ice fished the one I have marked but must admit I am a little curious to try it. However, because of the inherent danger of gas holes and ice fishing, I probably will never fish it.
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fished today from 10 a.m. to dark. had a blast just before dark to fill my limit in sunnies, and gills. also got 5 crappies. was a beautiful day out there. nice to meet you Deadeyes ;D ;D. Sully...
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Hey Sully any chance your fishing near that pack i saw saw out there Sunday morning? Was going to hit 3 MILE Wednesday and work my way to that area .
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In the late 40`s (I only remember a few 40`s) 50`s, 60`s and 70`s we cut 3 ft of ice and more a lot of years. I never remember shrimp then. Maybe I just didn`t notice them. I was at the East end of the lake every year right around ice out until 10 years ago and never saw a fish kill so I doubt if there are in any distress. Ice was on the lake earlier a lot of years back then. Remember fishing well before Christmas many years.. Just read where there were no shrimp in the lake until 2001 and confirmed in 2005. Well, I know there were there before that.. Can`t believe all you read.. I`ve seen years when the perch would be on the bite right until the ice was unsafe. Other years they would shut off mid to late Feb and be hard to get..
Not sure who wrote that about the shrimp... back in the late 70s and early 80s as a little kid - it was the coolest thing watching them swim around the hole and crawl on the ice...
back in the 70,the water was brackish from the phosphorus and the fishes visibility wasn't as good and yes we hammered them and eyes to with no bate on our raps and the hot perch rig was 3 hooks and spikes with a thumb nail bobber and rubber band , that was our slip bobber rig , with a 1/4 oz bell sinker and no fish finders
The good ole half hitch around a piece of rubber band... lots of hand-lining back then. Actually reeling in a fish was new and advanced ;D
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I remember hand lining eyes in back when I was a teen. Fun stuff.
I'm not sure the water level theory comes into play on Oneida seeing as is is 100% dam controlled.
I'm just chalking it up to an off late winter,...... It just better be the last one for a while!!! If not then we may have some things to consider or worry about.
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fished today from 10 a.m. to dark. had a blast just before dark to fill my limit in sunnies, and gills. also got 5 crappies. was a beautiful day out there. nice to meet you Deadeyes ;D ;D. Sully...
Nice haul, Sully. :)
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nice job sully on the sunfish ;)
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Bcons I didn't mean to say perch couldn't survive low oxygen..... just that they were uncomfortable down there so they moved higher in the column. Uncomfortable fish don't eat, they just go into survival mode, like steelhead in anchor ice. Slush flows on top are fine, but if the river gets ice on the bottom(anchor ice) ....steelhead suspend up in the column and go into survival mode. I'm sure the lake has many areas of better oxygen, like the southern half, more urban runoff than the more pristine north shore and a lot less ice too(more light penetration) probably explains the bite on that side and middle all winter.... west end definitely has less ice and more urban runoff, could explain the on going sunfish/crappie bite ....
I hit the northshore this afternoon for about 5 hours, Cleveland to Bernhard's, made about 20 moves walked over 1.5 miles fished 33 to 9 ft, marked very few..... caught a couple dinks, most holes were baron wastelands.... no marks, what a great day though, enjoyed every minute of it, no shanty.... sitting in the sun, no propane fumes, its was really awesome, probably best weather I've fished in yrs, no wind, god was it nice out there....fishin sucked, but that's how it goes sometimes. average ice thickness is 23 inches now up from 19 inches, found 36 inches in 3 holes at Bernhard's, bottomed out the auger, also found a thin spot of 18 inches right on the hard drop closer too apps. Everything is rock hard, including the cracks, she was making all day.
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In the late 40`s (I only remember a few 40`s) 50`s, 60`s and 70`s we cut 3 ft of ice and more a lot of years. I never remember shrimp then. Maybe I just didn`t notice them. I was at the East end of the lake every year right around ice out until 10 years ago and never saw a fish kill so I doubt if there are in any distress. Ice was on the lake earlier a lot of years back then. Remember fishing well before Christmas many years.. Just read where there were no shrimp in the lake until 2001 and confirmed in 2005. Well, I know there were there before that.. Can`t believe all you read.. I`ve seen years when the perch would be on the bite right until the ice was unsafe. Other years they would shut off mid to late Feb and be hard to get..
The hard winters like 77 or 79 come too mind? Just wondering. I seen wigglers not shrimp oldtimer., they were struggling to swim upwards about 4-5 off bottom. Strangest thing watching large perch swim by them not eating them.
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I marked a whole lotta fish from about 6:30-7:30. After that...nada. stayed till about 9. I'd like to stay later to see if there is a burbot bite at night but I'll have to wait for warmer nights. It was clear and windless, but down right cold. The moon was bright! Holes kept freezing over. I suppose a shanty would help but I'll wait till next year for that.
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fished today from 10 a.m. to dark. had a blast just before dark to fill my limit in sunnies, and gills. also got 5 crappies. was a beautiful day out there. nice to meet you Deadeyes ;D ;D. Sully...
Nice meeting you to Sully! I ended up with 20 sunnies and gills and 3 slabs
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Hey Sully any chance your fishing near that pack i saw saw out there Sunday morning? Was going to hit 3 MILE Wednesday and work my way to that area .
yeah I was 1 of the pack, bur I didn't do good. they did good over there today.
thanks everyone ;D ;D ;D. the freezer is getting full !! Sully...
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when we were kids in the 60's we would get a bucket of water and watch the scuds swimming .....
barr no winter this is the longest ice season I have seen I walked on the lake in fulton the day before thanksgiving (never seen that before) and I'm betting we will be on the ice till april (safely) on most upstate waters.... Oneida is still solid !!!! this is remarkable
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Nice job Sully keep the sunny's honest ;D
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I marked a whole lotta fish from about 6:30-7:30. After that...nada. stayed till about 9. I'd like to stay later to see if there is a burbot bite at night but I'll have to wait for warmer nights. It was clear and windless, but down right cold. The moon was bright! Holes kept freezing over. I suppose a shanty would help but I'll wait till next year for that.
some end of season sales can be great
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it's been a great ice season so far. I fish the shallows, so here's what i'm seeing. water temp is 34 degrees in 5 to 7 fow. I was looking at the bottom of the ice yesterday, and the bottom 6" has alot of air bubbles in it, and almost looks honeycomed. there's still alot of good ice left, so not to worry yet. ice conditions were the same in 3 different bays I checked.
I remember well the winters of the 70"s. alot of ice, and tons of fish. anyone remember the onieda lake perch pirates ? I was a member. we were based out of Martino's restarant. you could go to any weed line on the lake, and just about fill your ice sled, or boat full of 12" perch. those days are long gone. I missed 8 years of fishing onieda, because I went into the Navy. when I got out of the service I had a choice to live anywhere in the U.S. I wanted. I chose to live on Onieda lake, because it's one of the best fisheries, and the people are great !!! so here I am still lovin it ;D ;D ;D. Sully...
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I know eye season is over but for the ppl who keep journals I know 2 guys who got there eye limits on sat east of Lewis point in 17 fow... Figured I would share this
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In the few years that I have been ice fishing everyone has moved to the beach by the end of walleye season. This has not happened this year, in fact it's a ghost town down there.
I'm going to draw my own conclusions as to why based on what I've read but wonder if all of you agree or have any different angle on it. Obviously the water temps are still quite cold and unlike most seasons that warmup with heavy rains just hasn't materialized so inflow into the lake is minimal.
Will the fish not stage if the water temp/flow is not right? Also, there has to be some inflow so why aren't some fish beginning to stage in those areas if the water is more oxygenated and warmer?
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it's been a great ice season so far. I fish the shallows, so here's what i'm seeing. water temp is 34 degrees in 5 to 7 fow. I was looking at the bottom of the ice yesterday, and the bottom 6" has alot of air bubbles in it, and almost looks honeycomed. there's still alot of good ice left, so not to worry yet. ice conditions were the same in 3 different bays I checked.
I remember well the winters of the 70"s. alot of ice, and tons of fish. anyone remember the onieda lake perch pirates ? I was a member. we were based out of Martino's restarant. you could go to any weed line on the lake, and just about fill your ice sled, or boat full of 12" perch. those days are long gone. I missed 8 years of fishing onieda, because I went into the Navy. when I got out of the service I had a choice to live anywhere in the U.S. I wanted. I chose to live on Onieda lake, because it's one of the best fisheries, and the people are great !!! so here I am still lovin it ;D ;D ;D. Sully...
Uncle Jonny was the #1 Perch pirate, still have the jacket.. doesn't fit any more.
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Uncle Jonny was the #1 Perch pirate, still have the jacket.. doesn't fit any more.
Uncle John helped me to buy my first boat, snowmobile and other toys ;)
We kept the doors swinging and the knives filleting ! ;)
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In the few years that I have been ice fishing everyone has moved to the beach by the end of walleye season. This has not happened this year, in fact it's a ghost town down there.
I'm going to draw my own conclusions as to why based on what I've read but wonder if all of you agree or have any different angle on it. Obviously the water temps are still quite cold and unlike most seasons that warmup with heavy rains just hasn't materialized so inflow into the lake is minimal.
Will the fish not stage if the water temp/flow is not right? Also, there has to be some inflow so why aren't some fish beginning to stage in those areas if the water is more oxygenated and warmer?
For one reason or another, the people who fish the western 1/2 of the lake post more.. . Maybe they just want to share the wealth of the generally good fishing there ?? Maybe the Eastern 1/2 fishermen just like the good fishing in a more solitary atmosphere.??? Last season there were a lot of posts from the North East area and some from the Beach...Very, very few this season.. I highly doubt there are less fish on the East end compared with past years, or their willingness to bite is any different from last year or any year since ice fishing started... If you are one who follows the herding instinct you will never fish the East end summer or winter. One just does not see the numbers of fishermen you have on the Western end.
If you fish Oneida on occasions or are going there for the first time and log onto Iceshanty/O.L.Diehards, read the posts, where are you headed ???
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I fish mainly from Sylvan/Verona east as far as Cleveland. I drive through Sylvan beach often with work, and I used to drive through there everyday. Early ice Lewis had lots of attention but since then RTXguy is right, for the most part it's been a ghost town. Partially anyways is because the whole lake has been accessible for the whole season on machines. There used to be more guys on here that posted from the east end, myself included, but for whatever reason several of those guys don't post much anymore ??? ???
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Early ice Lewis had lots of attention but since then RTXguy is right, for the most part it's been a ghost town. Partially anyways is because the whole lake has been accessible for the whole season on machines. There used to be more guys on here that posted from the east end, myself included, but for whatever reason several of those guys don't post much anymore ??? ???
The first 2 weeks of Jan the walleye were there..... on 5 Jan there were 10 of us out there and we all had a great day.... by the 17th of Jan, the walleye became scattered, the whites and drum seemed to take over the space and though we continued to look from time to time, we gave up on it.
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The first 2 weeks of Jan the walleye were there..... on 5 Jan there were 10 of us out there and we all had a great day.... by the 17th of Jan, the walleye became scattered, the whites and drum seemed to take over the space and though we continued to look from time to time, we gave up on it.
Quitters ::) ;D ;D ;D
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Quitters ::) ;D ;D ;D
At least we left the parking lot!!
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The first 2 weeks of Jan the walleye were there..... on 5 Jan there were 10 of us out there and we all had a great day.... by the 17th of Jan, the walleye became scattered, the whites and drum seemed to take over the space and though we continued to look from time to time, we gave up on it.
Ya I'm not done yet, still gonna hit the east end and try to find some perch. They've been elusive this year for me. Was on a good bite Saturday but my buddy had to leave early for sick child and he was my ride so that ended my day too. I think it's time to buy a 4 wheeler, I just don't have much use for it outside ice fishing. Where I hunt we can't take wheelers either.
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It's not guy are being quiet on the East End, they're just not fishing it.
It's a video from 10 days ago before eyes closed
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keep in mind that this is a very odd season for ice fishing. normally we would start at the east end and finish it there also. we did not get get a late February/early march thaw that rises the creek levels and run off to draw the walleyes towards the creeks right ??? i do keep a log book and refer back to it on a timely basis but was no help this year what so ever. i have been fishing sandy pond for 5 days now looking for bigger perch and i am seeing the same thing with high flying fish on the graph that don't want to bite then out of now where i get one big one to fly up and hit the lure. the fish seem to be disoriented to say and normally we would not even be out there at this time so i am learning as i fish. in my 30+ years on the ice i can only remember a few years when we had this much ice into late march. i was like 5 years old and we used extentions. cant remember how many perch we caught but we got plenty. and this was on the pond not oneida. ;) i am not done trying to figure out the perch on the pond. back to work then at it at least one or 2 more times.
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As far as the East end fishing, as stated above midlake from 121 to the islands which often is off limits to machines has been great for a long time.
Then East end itself, the beach bowl has been the Dead Sea for quite some time, you could sit all day and not mark a thing. The big main structures like Messenger have been difficult at best for some time. The ones that are easy to spot on maps or Navi app also haven't produced well. The few that are fishing it are doing so on out of the way tiny spots or waypoints that are their's for some reason (often marked something open water) but don't appear as anything on Navi app.
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Seems like the shallow weedy areas and bays have been producing steady, consistent action for sunnies,gills and crappies all season,dispite the prolonged thick layer s of ice and snow. Must be that the sunlight does penetrate to the shallow lake bottom , and keeps the oxygen at a good level to keep those fish very active,even on bad barometer days.
If the jumbo perch are acting weird, and uncomfortable in their normal winter haunts, because of the prolonged thick ice and snow layers,which does not allow sunlight penetration to keep good oxygen levels,and light levels for sight feeding, why don't they move shallow , near the bluegills, where the conditions are favorable ?.... There is food , cover,light and oxygen in shallow weedy bays and shoals,.... maybe to cold for them there? Puzzling for sure.
I know the biologists in those papers said that the perch can rise up in the water column to escape the low oxygen levels...but that is just temporary, and puts them out of their bottom hugging ,winter safety, comfort zone. If they rise up in the water column, then what happens at nightime. They will slip back down to the bottom , back into bad oxygen, and put them in a funk the next day?
anyone have an oxygen meter for sale ?
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Ice will be out April 14 to 16 so we won`t have to worry about the O content until the algae bloom...
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Uncle Jonny was the #1 Perch pirate, still have the jacket.. doesn't fit any more.
wich uncle john are you talking about ? my uncle John Featherstone was a perch pirate. My dad still has his perch pirate jacket hanging in the closet. Sully...
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For one reason or another, the people who fish the western 1/2 of the lake post more.. . Maybe they just want to share the wealth of the generally good fishing there ?? Maybe the Eastern 1/2 fishermen just like the good fishing in a more solitary atmosphere.??? Last season there were a lot of posts from the North East area and some from the Beach...Very, very few this season.. I highly doubt there are less fish on the East end compared with past years, or their willingness to bite is any different from last year or any year since ice fishing started... If you are one who follows the herding instinct you will never fish the East end summer or winter. One just does not see the numbers of fishermen you have on the Western end.
If you fish Oneida on occasions or are going there for the first time and log onto Iceshanty/O.L.Diehards, read the posts, where are you headed ???
I fish Oneida pretty much exclusively, Stayed away from the shanty towns this year. Like HT said, guys usually start and finish there. Maybe thats usually because conditions dictate that, not sure. Heading out in a few minutes with my son. Gonna poke around out of chapman for some perch. Not my favorite spot but usually picks up late ice. If not, just a nice day to be out with my son.
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Ice will be out April 14 to 16 so we won`t have to worry about the O content until the algae bloom...
Might be a few days to a week early with the prediction (without big wind events)
Temps 15 below normal for most of april. More white ice on top to shield the black.
Biggie is I think the runoff with remain fairly cold. Leaving the lake colder & not eating the ice from the bottom very fast.
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Might be a few days to a week early with the prediction (without big wind events)
Temps 15 below normal for most of april. More white ice on top to shield the black.
Biggie is I think the runoff with remain fairly cold. Leaving the lake colder & not eating the ice from the bottom very fast.
From 1900 to 2000 the latest ice out has been April 20th and then just 2 x..
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From 1900 to 2000 the latest ice out has been April 20th and then just 2 x..
Was just a guess ;) Judging from your posts & experience you've got more personal info than I!
Question is how well do you remember the winter of 78? I obviously don't, was in elementary school.
I tend to read about fishing related stuff at work when frustrated :-\
From what I can tell it seems 78 iceout was 4/16 and thickness was similar to this year (early & mid 70's it was much thicker), while end of April through middle of may was cooler then normal. March & beginning of April were mainly warmer.
Also less snowpack that year with decent rain events Middle of march through ice out.
Just trying to learn!
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it's been a great ice season so far. I fish the shallows, so here's what i'm seeing. water temp is 34 degrees in 5 to 7 fow. I was looking at the bottom of the ice yesterday, and the bottom 6" has alot of air bubbles in it, and almost looks honeycomed. there's still alot of good ice left, so not to worry yet. ice conditions were the same in 3 different bays I checked.
I remember well the winters of the 70"s. alot of ice, and tons of fish. anyone remember the onieda lake perch pirates ? I was a member. we were based out of Martino's restarant. you could go to any weed line on the lake, and just about fill your ice sled, or boat full of 12" perch. those days are long gone. I missed 8 years of fishing onieda, because I went into the Navy. when I got out of the service I had a choice to live anywhere in the U.S. I wanted. I chose to live on Onieda lake, because it's one of the best fisheries, and the people are great !!! so here I am still lovin it ;D ;D ;D. Sully.
Funny you bring up the perch pirates .My father was a member I can remember those days going with him the perch were endless . The ice was thick and so were the perch .i remember some of the guys in the club great guys to fish with.First job I ever had working clam bakes at Martinos
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wich uncle john are you talking about ? my uncle John Featherstone was a perch pirate. My dad still has his perch pirate jacket hanging in the closet. Sully...
Johnny Martino....The Number 1 Perch Pirate and long time owner of Martino's Restaurant on Lakeshore Rd.
At one time, Johnny and Davidsons fish Market in Brewerton were the only people buying fish in the area.
Martino's always had the best perch dinners seeing how most days, they went from the cutting boards to the hot oil as soon as they came in !
I miss that place ! :-\
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Martino's always had the best perch dinners seeing how most days, they went from the cutting boards to the hot oil as soon as they came in !
I miss that place ! :-\
Are you getting enough fish? Have you found somewhere to replace it?
Or do we need to worry about your caloric intake? ;D
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My father new your uncle pretty good .They definitely patronized Martinos .I can remember fishing with John M and my dad my dad had an old one lung bombardier and john had an evinrude .man has equipment come along ways.no electronics back then and people would still manage to find the fish.learned to filet fish in the bottom of that restaurant .That man could flat out fillet fish
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Are you getting enough fish? Have you found somewhere to replace it?
Or do we need to worry about your caloric intake? ;D
You funny guy ::) ::) ;D Knucklewad ! ;D
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wich uncle john are you talking about ? my uncle John Featherstone was a perch pirate. My dad still has his perch pirate jacket hanging in the closet. Sully...
John Martino
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Got out today after work decided to chase around some bluegills and sunniest, instead of watching sniffers or nothing at all on the flasher. I did a dozen flats today from 4 to 6:30 big un's . When I finally landed on a couple of holes to follow them back and forth it was nice to see a fish show up and bite!!!!
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Wow, what a beautiful day out there.....Stormy and I had the whole lake to ourselves. And I mean that literally....there was nobody out there and no damn fish. Can't figure it out, very weird. Where did they all go?
I popped 11 holes at an average of 20 inches of ice and still had 2 out of 4 lights on my battery. Hope the drill lasts, so far no complaints.
I walked today as I needed to get the fresh air and exercise. But travel by any means is gonna be easy going. The heave was crossable this morning, but this evening it was like climbing the alps. March 18th and the b***h is still making ice ;D
Took some pics as it was more interesting then looking at a blank screen:
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i love oneida but that is why i went elsewhere pooch. i just cleaned a 7 gallon bucket of 9"-11" perch today............. ;)
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Very nice work HT, wish I was there with ya. It is a ghost town out there, by all means.
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Wow, what a beautiful day out there.....Stormy and I had the whole lake to ourselves. And I mean that literally....there was nobody out there and no damn fish. Can't figure it out, very weird. Where did they all go?
I popped 11 holes at an average of 20 inches of ice and still had 2 out of 4 lights on my battery. Hope the drill lasts, so far no complaints.
I walked today as I needed to get the fresh air and exercise. But travel by any means is gonna be easy going. The heave was crossable this morning, but this evening it was like climbing the alps. March 18th and the b***h is still making ice ;D
Took some pics as it was more interesting then looking at a blank screen:
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/pooch2543/001_zps19fce38a.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/pooch2543/media/001_zps19fce38a.jpg.html)
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh602/pooch2543/002_zpsfa152ec3.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/pooch2543/media/002_zpsfa152ec3.jpg.html)
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It was really nice out there, didn't get out till 5 with my son. Made 5 stops before we found a few fish that wanted to play. Of course they were dinks but at least kept him interested for a few minutes. My guess is most people have given up as the fishing is nothing short of painful right now as well as trying to punch holes through that ice if you don't have a Gas/elec auger. A few guys out of williams when we headed out but was pretty much a ghost town.
It's gotta get better sometime, just hoping it's before ice out.
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Johnny Martino....The Number 1 Perch Pirate and long time owner of Martino's Restaurant on Lakeshore Rd.
At one time, Johnny and Davidsons fish Market in Brewerton were the only people buying fish in the area.
Martino's always had the best perch dinners seeing how most days, they went from the cutting boards to the hot oil as soon as they came in !
I miss that place ! :-\
I miss that place to. just about grew up in there. Martha made the best pizza around !! John has a junk yard of snowmobiles on the bottom of the lake just east of the islands. he'd put atleast 2 a year in the drink !! I remember in 1972 John, and Martha's house on baech rd. floated off the foundation, and settled in the middle of the road !! that was durring hurricain agness. memories, memories !!! Sully...
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Took a drive today too check some creeks then stopped and walked out on Lake Ontario for kicks, she looks like mars, still ice as far as the eye can see, never seen that in the last 30 yrs.
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Was just a guess ;) Judging from your posts & experience you've got more personal info than I!
Question is how well do you remember the winter of 78? I obviously don't, was in elementary school.
I tend to read about fishing related stuff at work when frustrated :-\
From what I can tell it seems 78 iceout was 4/16 and thickness was similar to this year (early & mid 70's it was much thicker), while end of April through middle of may was cooler then normal. March & beginning of April were mainly warmer.
Also less snowpack that year with decent rain events Middle of march through ice out.
Just trying to learn!
ALOT OF SNOW IN 78, man I remember being out of school for a week in the city of Ithaca which never closes schools.
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Took a drive today too check some creeks then stopped and walked out on Lake Ontario for kicks, she looks like mars, still ice as far as the eye can see, never seen that in the last 30 yrs.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/lakeontariomarch18th2014_zpsf8ac80a5.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/lakeontariomarch18th2014_zpsf8ac80a5.jpg.html)
man that is some spooky looking ice right there :o
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Went out yesterday off Big Bay towards toad harbor screen on my Marcum was full of fish all dink Perch the size of my index finger ... Very disappointing seems to be the norm on Oneida lately .. Guess I should have taken the drive elsewhere :-\.. hopefully tomorrow :tipup:
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Winter of 78 was worse. I had solid ice in Rochester out to as far as I could see. Ontario came real close to freezing over.
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Took a drive today too check some creeks then stopped and walked out on Lake Ontario for kicks, she looks like mars, still ice as far as the eye can see, never seen that in the last 30 yrs.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/lakeontariomarch18th2014_zpsf8ac80a5.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/lakeontariomarch18th2014_zpsf8ac80a5.jpg.html)
What the heck are we looking at? What's in the back?
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Ice on Lake Ontario. The main lake, not the bays. @)
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Took a drive today too check some creeks then stopped and walked out on Lake Ontario for kicks, she looks like mars, still ice as far as the eye can see, never seen that in the last 30 yrs.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/lakeontariomarch18th2014_zpsf8ac80a5.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/lakeontariomarch18th2014_zpsf8ac80a5.jpg.html)
they said earlier this winter on the news that the Great Lakes have the most ice since the 70's. The computer model they showed was pretty cool.
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Got out last night on oneida for my 3rd straight evening for crappies and gills. Ended up with 30 gills and sunnys and 8 nice slab crappies.
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i love oneida but that is why i went elsewhere pooch. i just cleaned a 7 gallon bucket of 9"-11" perch today............. ;)
Nice work, H.T. :)
I put in for the day off Friday. I'll be fishing elsewhere, too. Whether I get the same results or not time will tell. Either way, a 3 day weekend filled with ice fishing sounds good to me!
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Just noticed the " Polar Vortex" finamina is still rolling on, stupid cold right into April, and possibly beyond! unreal :-\
On the plus side, the GIANT, JUMBO, JALOPY Perch bite is of EPIC proportions here in the buff! Don't even have to lug a machine along, just a quick easy stroll to hour and a half limits.....Makes what we delt with on the O until last weekend look like torture! NEVER seen anything like this before, and I've been plying these local waters for more than 25 years! Makes me wonder what ice out and the spring bite will be like, if indeed there even IS a spring.
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Just noticed the " Polar Vortex" finamina is still rolling on, stupid cold right into April, and possibly beyond! unreal :-\
On the plus side, the GIANT, JUMBO, JALOPY Perch bite is of EPIC proportions here in the buff! Don't even have to lug a machine along, just a quick easy stroll to hour and a half limits.....Makes what we delt with on the O until last weekend look like torture! NEVER seen anything like this before, and I've been plying these local waters for more than 25 years! Makes me wonder what ice out and the spring bite will be like, if indeed there even IS a spring.
Lake Erie?
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Cold april will make me happy John, slow melt of the tug hill glacier.
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Lake Erie?
More or less, many branches and backwaters involved with the Erie/Niagara water shed.
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Cold april will make me happy John, slow melt of the tug hill glacier.
I'm good with that too Shane, just as long as the ice melts off as a reasonable rate.
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took a drive around yesterday, good 3-5 feet of hard pack in woods yet here.
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I miss that place to. just about grew up in there. Martha made the best pizza around !! John has a junk yard of snowmobiles on the bottom of the lake just east of the islands. he'd put atleast 2 a year in the drink !! I remember in 1972 John, and Martha's house on baech rd. floated off the foundation, and settled in the middle of the road !! that was durring hurricain agness. memories, memories !!! Sully...
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Aunt Josey was his wife's name, she passed away 3 years ago. cousin Donna owns the house now.... the corner creek sure led to the decrease in walleye population through the years. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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This isn't in production yet but this electric sled looks pretty cool. I could see many uses for ice fishing.
Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gcIwrdeP21s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gcIwrdeP21s)
website article:
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1090508_is-this-the-worlds-most-capable-adaptable-electric-vehicle (http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1090508_is-this-the-worlds-most-capable-adaptable-electric-vehicle)
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took a drive around yesterday, good 3-5 feet of hard pack in woods yet here.
We definitely need a slow warm up with freezing temps at night and not a lot of rain. The longer this cold lasts the less likely that is though. Flooding is a good possibility at this point.
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When I drove down the north shore this morning I counted a total of 7 people out there. Unbelievable! Big Bay looked busy though...
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Went to do a day of fishing perch today, first my partner doesn't show up or call so I head out on my own. Well going out of apps I drove the whole east west crack and didn't like it. Spud in hand I checked afew spots and still didn't like it so my gut said no so I turned around and went home the 2hrs. Was awaste of time, but better safe then sorry for me anyways. Im done for this year I believe, off to the river the rest of spring. Pooch and snag those are some great pics. Enjoyed all the posts and pictures this yr cant wait till next. Will be seeing some of you on the other site im sure. Kowboy
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Went to do a day of fishing perch today, first my partner doesn't show up or call so I head out on my own. Well going out of apps I drove the whole east west crack and didn't like it. Spud in hand I checked afew spots and still didn't like it so my gut said no so I turned around and went home the 2hrs. Was awaste of time, but better safe then sorry for me anyways. Im done for this year I believe, off to the river the rest of spring. Pooch and snag those are some great pics. Enjoyed all the posts and pictures this yr cant wait till next. Will be seeing some of you on the other site im sure. Kowboy
With the sled ? I crossed any where I wanted yesterday ...
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Got out last night on oneida for my 3rd straight evening for crappies and gills. Ended up with 30 gills and sunnys and 8 nice slab crappies.
stay on them Bobby ;)
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stay on them Bobby ;)
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stay on them Bobby ;)
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I thought about going after the gills and crappies but talked my self out of it . Fished out of 3 mile for a change 8 30- 130 dinks everywhere a few pin pike a couple pickerel and a 14in eye. 8 crappie sounds awesome to me , i think i need a break from these perch they have got the best of me.
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I thought about going after the gills and crappies but talked my self out of it . Fished out of 3 mile for a change 8 30- 130 dinks everywhere a few pin pike a couple pickerel and a 14in eye. 8 crappie sounds awesome to me , i think i need a break from these perch they have got the best of me.
See then you're already in trouble, the bite always turns back on as soon as you give up.
That's the curse, that keeps some coming back.
Sorta like the "you should a been here yesterday"
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I was thinking the same thing I'm not sure I'm ready for the big bay shuffle on a weekend just yet!!!!! Its gonna backed out there this weekend.
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Im thinking if they turn back on , i will have them all to myself. It's like a ghost town out there.
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Greenhead you won't be alone i promise you I am waiting for a whiff of a perch bite and i will be on the O have a bunch of vacation saved for this stretch of the season
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Yeah i know , it has to happen soon. My buddies are spanking on Seneca , i might have to go south once or twice.
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I just keep watching this thread for a glimmer of hope, but it's just not happening. Doesn't look good for Seneca Greenhead, wind won't let up.
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ended up with 41 gills this afternoon. the wind got rippin pretty good out there !! then the rains came. I waited it out in my shanty. when I got a little break in the rain I made a break for it. it's getting sloppy out there. the ice is still in very good condition. I'm guessing about 3 weeks till ice out. saw some big pieces of ice floating down the river thru brewerton. Sully...
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River ice is always gonna be floating. So long as the lake itself is still solid - and weather for the next week is above freezing during the day, and below freezing at night - and long-term forecasts are calling for that pattern to continue til mid-April. Ice was 20" thick when I was out last weekend - likely a bit thicker now, but I don't see it getting any thicker moving forward - so I think we'll be in good shape for a while.
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How about an unsanctioned online burbot & white perch tournament. Post yer pics here.
:)
Stole this from the Sandy Pond thread..
Current leader, nice snake Gunner!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/gunnerd/fishing/20140319_120204.jpg)
25(ish) chk'd in
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not 100% sure but I think thats a bowfin not a burbot
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that's a bowfin alright. nice fish
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My burb was bigger anyways ;) I had some people try it. Then I showed them what a burbot looks like and they couldn't believe it. Try it guys! And tell everyone! I hate seeing any fish left on the ice to rot and now I really hate seeing these
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Just wanted to says thanks to all who talked about and recommended the Kahtoola Microspikes many pages ago. They are awesome! I have two herniated discs, one which is pressing against a nerve which causes numbness in right foot and weakness in the ankle. On top of that, I have not so good balance due to inner ear damage...but these spikes give unsurpassed grip and stability. Just can't believe the difference over everything else I've tried. Thanks again!
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Just wanted to says thanks to all who talked about and recommended the Kahtoola Microspikes many pages ago. They are awesome! I have two herniated discs, one which is pressing against a nerve which causes numbness in right foot and weakness in the ankle. On top of that, I have not so good balance due to inner ear damage...but these spikes give unsurpassed grip and stability. Just can't believe the difference over everything else I've tried. Thanks again!
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I thought about heading up to Oneida today for the jumbo perch search, but don't like the wind forecast of 20 to 30 mph, west southwest. Not much to protect you from that wind on Oneida. Maybe tomorrow. Good luck to any of you guy's out there today.
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I thought about heading up to Oneida today for the jumbo perch search, but don't like the wind forecast of 20 to 30 mph, west southwest. Not much to protect you from that wind on Oneida. Maybe tomorrow. Good luck to any of you guy's out there today.
Gonna be wet and nasty out there, Choo Choo
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Gonna be wet and nasty out there, Choo Choo
Wet and nasty for sure pooch... can be somewhat bearable if you're not going to far and set up on 1 spot, but it gets real miserable when you got to travel a couple miles , then make moves out there, drillin' and searchin' .
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River ice is always gonna be floating. So long as the lake itself is still solid - and weather for the next week is above freezing during the day, and below freezing at night - and long-term forecasts are calling for that pattern to continue til mid-April. Ice was 20" thick when I was out last weekend - likely a bit thicker now, but I don't see it getting any thicker moving forward - so I think we'll be in good shape for a while.
the ice he saw floating down the river is from the main lake I think. If u drive over the 81 bridge each day you will notice the area of open water getting bigger every couple of days outside the canal mouth. I agree with u that the ice should hold up pretty good.
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stay on them Bobby ;)
thanks ht, hookin up, and Reeleyez! I'm gonna try to keep on them. Fried up some crappies last night....yum
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thanks ht, hookin up, and Reeleyez! I'm gonna try to keep on them. Fried up some crappies last night....yum
Maybe the weather will improve this afternoon for you DeadEyez and you can slay and fillet a bunch more of those flat sided sweeties !!
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Just wanted to says thanks to all who talked about and recommended the Kahtoola Microspikes many pages ago. They are awesome! I have two herniated discs, one which is pressing against a nerve which causes numbness in right foot and weakness in the ankle. On top of that, I have not so good balance due to inner ear damage...but these spikes give unsurpassed grip and stability. Just can't believe the difference over everything else I've tried. Thanks again!
Hardwater, I have a back problem with the same symptoms..pain down my right leg. I also use the Katoohlas, and love them, but they make my leg hurt worse. I suspect it's because there's no "give" when you walk. Food for thought.
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Been down to PA this week. Got to sneak out on a little ice one day. Ended up getting some nice slabs. Got my uncle out for his second trip ever and my aunt back out for her first time in almost 30 yrs!
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj84/chiefcatchemall/77DDA0D6-E80D-4786-B923-3EB050F7C6D8_zpsvnin1xbh.jpg) (http://s270.photobucket.com/user/chiefcatchemall/media/77DDA0D6-E80D-4786-B923-3EB050F7C6D8_zpsvnin1xbh.jpg.html)
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My uncles first fish ever through the ice!
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It was awesome getting them out. Beautiful day. I will be making a trip down here again next year. Some nice slabs in this body of water. Looking forward to getting back up to New York and getting into the flats up there...
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great pics andrew ;D ;D ;D. looks like it was a blast. Sully...
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Nice to see a family get out and enjoy the outdoors, ChiefCatchemall. Thanks for the pics.
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great pics andrew ;D ;D ;D. looks like it was a blast. Sully...
Hey sully well have to get together soon. Been a while! What's Sunday morning looking like for you?
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Nice pics cheif...nice to catch black crappies and white crappies in the same area.I'm going looking for some right now!
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Good luck!
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Great Crops Chief!
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ended up with 41 gills this afternoon. the wind got rippin pretty good out there !! then the rains came. I waited it out in my shanty. when I got a little break in the rain I made a break for it. it's getting sloppy out there. the ice is still in very good condition. I'm guessing about 3 weeks till ice out. saw some big pieces of ice floating down the river thru brewerton. Sully...
Sully, you are a gill-catching machine! ;D
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Nice Job Chief/sully keep after those pan fish. Good luck Choo Choo in your search ;D
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Awesome Chief, that's how you get it done!!!!!!!!
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Hey sully well have to get together soon. Been a while! What's Sunday morning looking like for you?
Sunday is out. gotta work. I will be out all day saturday. Sully...
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Found this on another site. It shows the % of ice coverage on Lake Ontario and it is animated.
http://www.glerl.noa...m=icecon&type=n (http://www.glerl.noa...m=icecon&type=n)
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Anyone on here who fishes the Salmon River, check myfishfinder salmon river thread, we the public have got big problems ahead of us.
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Sounds like another Douglaston Run situation brewing up there.
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This mornings catch and watching SU kick butt. Love it when vacation days work out.
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Got a question to ask. I only been ice fishing for three yrs . What's easier to get your limit on perch or walleye ? During Early to mid ice. I never got my limit of either but i seem to be getting better at perch fishing. I did end up getting 4 eyes this year and I'm OK with that ,only got one last year. I learned alot from all of the post from this site so thanks everyone . Good luck with the remainder of the season and be safe.
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Eyes
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Nice pics chief; great job on the sunnies guys. After getting smoked behind Apps on Monday afternoon, we decided to give up on the perch and target something else. Fished the far west end Tues and did very well on those big sunnies. A lot of 81/2", 9" and some a little better. These things are absolute tanks. It is just amazing how Oneida produces so much quality fish of different species.
Fished a different area today and could not get away from the countless numbers of dink perch. Highlight of the day was running into Filet and meeting King Perch . Good talking to you guys; looking forward to participating in the "diehards" version of March Madness in the next week or two.
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Nice haul dgriff!
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This mornings catch and watching SU kick butt. Love it when vacation days work out.
Totally Sweet :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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This mornings catch and watching SU kick butt. Love it when vacation days work out.
nice job ;)
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Thanks guys
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Thanks guys
Beautiful pile of fish dgriff !
I went out on a bucket and jet sled. Wind was brutal, kept knocking over my tip downs. put those away and jigged. Heavy snow squalls, and only 7 bites for 5 perch...no crappies. Plan B on Oneida tomorrow.
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how was that first day of spring Choo Choo ??? ;D lmao
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At least the flat fish are being cooperative! Nice pile.
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how was that first day of spring Choo Choo ??? ;D lmao
Real nasty at times !! No hut today got me an old fashioned " sitting on a bucket " windburn. We took a beating this winter, now spring is gonna kick us around!
jeesh...spring by calender only and my Wood piles getting low.
Keep up the good work on the fish HT...in your bucket and freezer,not your backboard :roflmao:
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nice haul dgriff thats a beautiful pile of Sunnies :)
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Real nasty at times !! No hut today got me an old fashioned " sitting on a bucket " windburn. We took a beating this winter, now spring is gonna kick us around!
jeesh...spring by calender only and my Wood piles getting low.
Keep up the good work on the fish HT...in your bucket and freezer,not your backboard :roflmao:
The back board is full and so is the Freezer. Stink Log season is closed now thank God ::) ::) ::)
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Who is coming out for perch tomorrow?????
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well took a walk of the north shore at a spot I haven't fished in years ,and yep 3 times in a row I had Oneida hand it to me ,found a couple of nurseries and some pickerel ;D and I ran into a couple of members and very good perch getter's with the same luck , so that did ease the pain some ::)
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what is the ice report lately
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what is the ice report lately
42 turns with the Nils yesterday
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42 turns with the Nils yesterday
What size screw was that? ;) How many inches (or fractions thereof)/turn do you get? @)
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well took a walk of the north shore at a spot I haven't fished in years ,and yep 3 times in a row I had Oneida hand it to me ,found a couple of nurseries and some pickerel ;D and I ran into a couple of members and very good perch getter's with the same luck , so that did ease the pain some ::)
Had a friend text me a pic of a pile of jumbos busting on me for working. Till I realized it was an old pic!
He also did very little. At one point had a new hole screen loaded& popped 7 good ones back to back. Then screen went blank in an instant. No noise just gone????????
I'm headed to some new unpressured water this weekend.
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well took a walk of the north shore at a spot I haven't fished in years ,and yep 3 times in a row I had Oneida hand it to me ,found a couple of nurseries and some pickerel ;D and I ran into a couple of members and very good perch getter's with the same luck , so that did ease the pain some ::)
Freddy, I can certainly empathize with you.
I've been in that boat for a month.
Dave
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What size screw was that? ;) How many inches (or fractions thereof)/turn do you get? @)
[/quote I, m out here now.]44 turns sharp 6 in nails...measured 22 inches off of constantia.15 fow near a shoal.3 perch under 8inches. I got to make a big move. Will check in later.
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Going out this weekend just want to know the easiest and best place to go out,I have a wheeler.Thanks in advance.
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got out for a couple hours this morning. got 6 big gills, 2 sunnies, and 1 huge rock bass. the lake is pretty sloppy. had about 3" of water in my shanty ???. Sully...
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Still hunting for j umbos. Best screen all year, but they were drinks.Dinks on 3 of the 4 moves.1 big picketed, landed 1 nice burbot noand lost a big one that snapped me off. Going to try the burbot ..everyone seems to like them
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Fished the same hole as yesterday this morning. Was home by 11:30 with another limit of giant sunfish. They were hitting as high as 4 feet off the bottom.
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Good to see you had fun on your trip to Pittsburgh, Andrew...nice Whites ;)
That's unlike you Freddy...late ice is your Zen Master time of year. Keep at it, you are probably close to solving the mystery ;)
AW
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42 turns with the Nils yesterday
must be dull ;D
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Going out this weekend just want to know the easiest and best place to go out,I have a wheeler.Thanks in advance.
I would say the beach or taft they both looked fine today , there were small ponds of water that were almost 5-6" deep could be some on the east end that could be deeper ,due to the west wind
AW maybe my lucky streak played out
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No luck with you bud, you're too good ;)
I am done for the season, as I am back in the classroom for the next 4 weekends...hopefully I can make the extended education pay off...
AW
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Who is coming out for perch tomorrow?????
is ice still safe at apps,are perch bit on?
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Anyone fish Alex Bay Area or goose bay for perch? If so, any reports. Haven't seen much anywhere about how the bite is. Thanks
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No luck with you bud, you're too good ;)
I am done for the season, as I am back in the classroom for the next 4 weekends...hopefully I can make the extended education pay off...
AW
good luck with the schoolin dude....heading back from myrtle beach tomorrow...be on the ice sunday :o
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I would say the beach or taft they both looked fine today , there were small ponds of water that were almost 5-6" deep could be some on the east end that could be deeper ,due to the west wind
AW maybe my lucky streak played out
I was the only person out of Taft tonight. I walked the crack for about 50 yards. It was open at least 18" the whole way and up to a few feet at points. I personally wouldn't want to cross it with a wheeler, at least off to the right of the access where I was.
As for the fishing. All the big perch I found during walleye season were gone. Seems only the dinks and burbot stuck around.
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I had an enjoyable day on the ice today. Made 5 moves and caught perch at 4 of those spots. The trouble was, they were all dinks and dinkettes except for 2 . Staggering number of small perch out there. 12 , 15, 18 and 20fow. Bent the jig rod good on a pickerel and 2 burbots ,one snapped me off at the hole and took my jig.
Those jumbos have got to be somewhere...maybe mid lake to the south shore.
Ice started to tighten up and get slick about 6 pm...a lot of wind blown bare spots. Some water under a thin crust of ice in spots, and more slushy wet spots near shore. Cleats and spikes will help in the morning.Good luck out there tomorrow.
I'm going to try and eat this ...
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Took a break from the ice with greenhead. Pretty good, did not get out until after 4pm.
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Too many of these.
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72 of these
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It laid down nice this afternoon.
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is that seneca my good man
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Got out of Oneida shores this am. Marked a few dinks and caught a few, been at skaneateles for the last 3 weeks. My apologies to the big o, but it sounds like I missed a quiet close to one season and a tight lipped almost finish to the ice perch season. The other lake has been a little more generous and an occaisionally laker but not bonkers better, the bite starts early and stops sudden. But the meat is sweet. Headed back to Oneida tomorrow(sat), out on the other side of the beach. South wind kills the ritzy lake. Good luck and tight lines to all.
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Hey snag, what did you mean by the public having problems coming? I enjoy reading your post and have learned a ton from you and bcons , thank you both. I do realize I'm leaving people out of the list, it's a great thread for sure.
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yes Gillpill
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Hey snag, what did you mean by the public having problems coming? I enjoy reading your post and have learned a ton from you and bcons , thank you both. I do realize I'm leaving people out of the list, it's a great thread for sure.
he is talking about losing more access on salmon river
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Got out yesterday for one last trip before I head home today. Got into them pretty good. The size on them were awesome. Lots of monsters yesterday.
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My fiancé with a cat
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Nice Andy !!!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Nice crappies Chief! :thumbsup:
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Very nice..... :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Very nice catch of crappie, Chief.
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Awesome crappies and Congrats!
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Nice Crappies Chief :tipup: :)
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Nice pictures Chief!!!! :thumbsup:
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Good Job Chief! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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good job chief ;D
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Nice catch Chief!
The fish are nice too ;D Best wishes to you and your Bride to be.
RG
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Thanks guys. Just got back. Might try to sneak out tomorrow morning on Oneida. If she lets me ;D
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Thanks guys. Just got back. Might try to sneak out tomorrow morning on Oneida. If she lets me ;D
Nice goin Chief!!!
Leave early while she's sleepin!! ;)
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Thanks guys. Just got back. Might try to sneak out tomorrow morning on Oneida. If she lets me ;D
And it starts ;D
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Thanks guys. Just got back. Might try to sneak out tomorrow morning on Oneida. If she lets me ;D
You better get permission Jr. A cute girl like that who can fish AND hasn't yet noticed your looks ain't gonna be easy to come by. ;D
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Good stuff Chief!
Wasn't Oneida but figured id share this one from today...
Tank walking off the ice. Wish I had my good camera...
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Built myself up a new stick! 36in ul-extra fast blank. Carbon fiber, up-locking exposed blank reel seat ;D :icefish:
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The past 3 days have been incredible fishing. I was lucky enough to limit out each day and add 21 pounds of fillets to the freezer. The wind was brutal today and I got smacked by a run away ice shanty. As I was watching a guy try to catch his bucket that was blowing across the ice in front of me I heard at guy in back of me yelling. I turned around just in time to see the shanty flying at me as the owner tried to catch it. Yeah that hurt........bring your creepers the ice is slick
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What size screw was that? ;) How many inches (or fractions thereof)/turn do you get? @)
1/2 to 3/4 inches per crank. It was a 6" Nils.
My 4.5" Nils (Orange) with an 18 volt Snap-On drill cut 20 inches of ice in 5 to 7 seconds ;)
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Took a break from the ice with greenhead. Pretty good, did not get out until after 4pm.
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I know that spot ! ;) One of my favorites on the lake ! Rare calm day on Seneca ! Looks great !
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Nice crappies Chief...nice sunnies again dgriff. You're puttin' a hurtin' on them. Like the rod Dark Cloud. Fish are more fun to catch on stuff you make yourself that's for sure.
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Nice catches kingfisher and griff! You guys have been doing well all year!
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Braved the wind and it was worth it. Another great day. Limit of 8-11 inchers. Not the fish Seneca is known for, but good eaters for sure.
Only other boat out there.
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No good dirty rotten bast@#4! picked up my rod early and never gave it back!
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Three Stooges pickerel
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Wow, whether lures or rods, some real nice stuff from Cloud Manufacturing. But, as I said before, their customer service leaves a lot to be desired. ;D
Nice crappies Chief; DGriff 3 in a row is pretty awesome, maybe you should buy some lottery tickets.
Kingfisher22 excellent job with some pretty fierce winds. Maybe a little disappointing for Seneca, but nice perch none the less.
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I'll take 'em Pman for sure. One more trip of eating fish and I'll have a pretty full freezer. I'll start hitting some different spots soon looking for a little bigger fish. Would really like to get into some quality perch on late Oneida ice at this point, but hard to pass up a hot bite.
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nice sun fish dgriff ;) kingfisher............ i cant believe the lake was flat enough to fish out of a boat today. i was in 30+ mph winds this morning up north. i thought my shanty was going to rip in half :P DC.that is a great photo for sure and a nice rod. where can i get one of those :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: ;D
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It was definitely not flat today HT, but it was offshore and we were able to get in the lee and out of the waves. Definitely NOT out of the wind. Was very hard to feel the bite.
How was the ice fishing? Not much posted on this site about Oneida lately.
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fished this morning, got blown off the lake. 50 mph gusts easy !! went back out this afternoon, and glad I did. got my limit in huge gills, and sunnies. also got a dozen nice crappies.
nice to meet you Eddy Dots !! Sully...
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Good deal!
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i was not on Oneida again. the reports from the week made me go elsewhere again. found perch but a lot of small ones more then big ones. i am going in the am with a different strategy to find them. just not ready to end my ice season just yet. oh ya....i dumped 2 very large eyes at the hole today ;)
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Great job griff, kf22, and fishhook...
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fished this morning, got blown off the lake. 50 mph gusts easy !! went back out this afternoon, and glad I did. got my limit in huge gills, and sunnies. also got a dozen nice crappies.
nice to meet you Eddy Dots !! Sully...
Nice to meet you too Sully, should have moved to you're neighborhood LOL. Did 30 gills and 1 crappy gills were good, not huge. May see you tomorrow ;D ;D ;D
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nice fish and great pics guys :o
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got your PM,s A-TOM-MIK but your box was full thanks
and got yours Cross Eye
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The past 3 days have been incredible fishing. I was lucky enough to limit out each day and add 21 pounds of fillets to the freezer. The wind was brutal today and I got smacked by a run away ice shanty. As I was watching a guy try to catch his bucket that was blowing across the ice in front of me I heard at guy in back of me yelling. I turned around just in time to see the shanty flying at me as the owner tried to catch it. Yeah that hurt........bring your creepers the ice is slick
was the guy that lost the bucket walking to shore to retrieve it yesterday morn? Think I saw that :roflmao:
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Great job on the fish guys!!
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Wow, whether lures or rods, some real nice stuff from Cloud Manufacturing. But, as I said before, their customer service leaves a lot to be desired. ;D
Only rusted and broken hook jigs for you from now on... ;D
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went back out this morning before the sun came up. got 43 huge gills, and 2 crappies. as soon as sun broke the horizon they shut off like a switch. Sully...
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went back out this morning before the sun came up. got 43 huge gills, and 2 crappies. as soon as sun broke the horizon they shut off like a switch. Sully...
There's 2 guys out there right now in the bright sun, giving the gills and sunnies a beat down !
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Nice fish dgriff and Sully! You guys are really lowering the lake!!!
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There's 2 guys out there right now in the bright sun, giving the gills and sunnies a beat down !
That would have been ant and myself we murdered them pretty good while the sun was out got our limits and between the 2 of us 16 crappies.... I do want to say I hate that when I first got there there was a guy in my hole from yesterday where I hammered them but he didn't catch many there which I'm happy of that... I moved up alittle further and the fish were waiting for me hehe..............
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Oneida sure can produce quality, last 2 days 5 guys and 5 limits in a minimal amount of time spent, with a few yellows to boot while we rested from the flatfish, lots of variety also with incidental Calico's, Pickerel, Small & Largemouth and Walleyes !!!
CATY JIGS !!! Orange/Yellow or all glow
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Nice pile, Tom! :thumbsup:
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Nice catch............ :clap: :clap:
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Oneida sure can produce quality, last 2 days 5 guys and 5 limits in a minimal amount of time spent, with a few yellows to boot while we rested from the flatfish, lots of variety also with incidental Calico's, Pickerel, Small & Largemouth and Walleyes !!!
CATY JIGS !!! Orange/Yellow or all glow
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Tom
Wow!
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wow nice job TOM ;)
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What HT said !!!
Pretty amazing.
Thanks DC, I'll be looking for the UPS guy.
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Oneida sure can produce quality, last 2 days 5 guys and 5 limits in a minimal amount of time spent, with a few yellows to boot while we rested from the flatfish, lots of variety also with incidental Calico's, Pickerel, Small & Largemouth and Walleyes !!!
CATY JIGS !!! Orange/Yellow or all glow
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Tom
Wow! How much $ did you make on that haul???
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Fished a few bays this afternoon and never got into any gills. Just pickeral and dink perch. Also tried finding access to a bay I've been wanting to fish but it was all private :-\ Eddie let me know how you made out today..
Also good job on the fish Atomik and Sully as always!
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By the way humble pie sucks!
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Nice catches of flatties guys!!!!!!
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By the way humble pie sucks!
Yes it certainly does! I got mine today, worst outing in 2 years. While managed some action, it was rough. 9 hard hours drilled endless holes, marked fish most holes couldn't close the deal.
Fished new water today, that left me wishing for Oneida's struggles.
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Oneida sure can produce quality, last 2 days 5 guys and 5 limits in a minimal amount of time spent, with a few yellows to boot while we rested from the flatfish, lots of variety also with incidental Calico's, Pickerel, Small & Largemouth and Walleyes !!!
CATY JIGS !!! Orange/Yellow or all glow
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Tom
nice !!!
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Yes it certainly does! I got mine today, worst outing in 2 years. While managed some action, it was rough. 9 hard hours drilled endless holes, marked fish most holes couldn't close the deal.
Fished new water today, that left me wishing for Oneida's struggles.
stop it my sides hurt , want to borrow HT,s towel
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had to do it didnt ya. such a DK ;D
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A-TOM-MIC BOMB !!! Nice Ice Haul !!
Good job by all you guy's on the flats!
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Who is that handsome dude :woot: Prototype ... Coming soon :thumbsup:
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Just getting caught up on the posts,awesome job Tom and Sully.
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Hey greenhead did you fish today?
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That would have been ant and myself we murdered them pretty good while the sun was out got our limits and between the 2 of us 16 crappies.... I do want to say I hate that when I first got there there was a guy in my hole from yesterday where I hammered them but he didn't catch many there which I'm happy of that... I moved up alittle further and the fish were waiting for me hehe..............
I mean, no disrespect, but he was there first today and the lake doesn't belong to anybody. Personally, I like when everyone is just enjoying a day out fishing, not competing with eachother. It's only fishing.
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Stormy, colleen says she would like one in pink please lol
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Stormy, colleen says she would like one in pink please lol
Tell Miss Colleen we got her covered ... Pink hoodie too ;)
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hey does DeadEyez get any royalties for the logo ? ;D he,s the one that started this thread years ago
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hey does DeadEyez get any royalties for the logo ? he,s the one that started this thread years ago
Deadeyes is taken care of .... But thanks for asking ....
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Wow! How much $ did you make on that haul???
Bout $200 worth of fish there
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Great perch fishing today finally ;D 3 of us together ended up with around 80 to 90 jumbo perch.. Pics to follow tomorrow if I can figure out how to post them here lol and where can I get one of those shirts?
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Nice catches Sully and Atomic!! Great job guys! :o
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Great perch fishing today finally ;D 3 of us together ended up with around 80 to 90 jumbo perch.. Pics to follow tomorrow if I can figure out how to post them here lol and where can I get one of those shirts?
Looking forward to the pics. Hope this is the start of something!
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hey stormy it was a joke,,and the only way you get royalties is if you have a patten , and don't you ever send me another pm like that , got it , L
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hey stormy it was a joke,,and the only way you get royalties is if you have a patten , and don't you ever send me another pm like that , got it , L
i do have it trademarked! :woot: :roflmao:
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Great perch fishing today finally ;D 3 of us together ended up with around 80 to 90 jumbo perch.. Pics to follow tomorrow if I can figure out how to post them here lol and where can I get one of those shirts?
Great job !...great news...I'm hoping to find some tomorrow or wednesday.
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i do have it trademarked! :woot: :roflmao:
LMAO ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Nice everyone ;D ;D ;D Didn't do that kind of destruction but filled a 7 gallon pail in 2 days ;D Unreal the size of the gills and seeds yesterday :o :o :o :o
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Nice everyone ;D ;D ;D Didn't do that kind of destruction but filled a 7 gallon pail in 2 days ;D Unreal the size of the gills and seeds yesterday :o :o :o :o
Nice job drowndin dots. !!
I just checked the 10 day forecast for cicero...ice conditions are going to start changing in a big way starting this thursday. Above freezing ,Day and Night for 7 days straight :-\
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Waiting on those pics of the perch and the cords of course ;D ;D ;D
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Who is that handsome dude :woot: Prototype ... Coming soon :thumbsup:
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I seen that face before.....isn't he some type of fishing pro??? Oh yeah now I remember, he is Bill (AKA Racer) of the Northeast CNY Walleye Circuit............... .shirt looks good
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Stormy, how about black with white letters in 3XL. (I knew that would look good on a shirt) ;). I'm thinking the local baitshops might be interested in stocking some of those. Just point us in the right direction when you get it figured out. Dug
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Fished yesterday, not on Oneida(I give up) wind blew like mad. Got a limit of bigguns, on either fatheads or eyes.
I made some ice anchors after parasailing down the lake last weekend for a bit. :woot:
Really inexpensive from stuff hanging around.
15" 1/2" copper
1/4" eye bolt
cam buckle strap
piece of swim noodle
piece of parachute cord
Just slide the float up the strap and drop in hole, once below the hole slide float down into water, this keeps it in place.
To remove, slide float back up the strap, let anchor drop, pull up on string fastened to end.
Bonus: you can never lose them down the hole!
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And the perch, all 9-12"
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Love them yellows Perch-Hound
NICELY DONE
Tom
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Nice quick, simple & light weight anchor, I like it. Nice pile or Perch too.
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Thanks Perch-Hound for the info.....when I see your shanty I will rob you of your scrap copper and then go buy some Meth. ;D ;D ;D
Seriously, nice job on the Jumbos
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nice job on the Jumbos perch-hound. I think you got some peoples attention with that post ;D ;D
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Nice shirt Freak. I would buy one of those.
The 10 day forecast shows a good warm up next week. With no nights below freezing. That is going to make things interesting really fast. That water is going to come up pretty quick.
I am hoping to get out one more time.
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Stopped in at Bartel Road Bait & Tackle early Sunday morning on my way to Big Bay. Rob, it was nice to chat with you there. Moved around to 4 holes between 7:30-11:30 but no keepers. Couldn't find the gills & sunnies. Caught a ton of dink perch and a pickerel snapped my line coming out of the hole and stole my lure....lol. Left with an empty bucket. But on the positive side, the sunrise was absolutely beautiful!
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Thanks Perch-Hound for the info.....when I see your shanty I will rob you of your scrap copper and then go buy some Meth. ;D ;D ;D
Seriously, nice job on the Jumbos
Good one Pooch!
Thanks guys, I'm just making up for lost time, too much humble pie for me this year.
Just can't figure out this doggone lake, can't spend enough time on it I guess. :-\
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Nice everyone ;D ;D ;D Didn't do that kind of destruction but filled a 7 gallon pail in 2 days ;D Unreal the size of the gills and seeds yesterday :o :o :o :o
nice job eddy !!! Sully...
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Is there any other way to post pictures besides photobucket? Heard there having problems with it
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Is there any other way to post pictures besides photobucket? Heard there having problems with it
any one heading out Wednesday
any suggestions on a hot spot
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Well....nevermind...I'll just mind my own business!!--KP @)
Where's the fun in that ??? ??? ;D
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any one heading out Wednesday
any suggestions on a hot spot
Here's one! :woot:
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You Oneida guys gotta quit drinkin' that water ::)
RG
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You Oneida guys gotta quit drinkin' that water ::)
RG
You're not kidding! Before they turn into a bunch of Lily................pa ds. ;D
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Here's one! :woot:
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That's me in the green shanty....great you found my hotspot, now everyone is going to know
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That's me in the green shanty....great you found my hotspot, now everyone is going to know
Are you targeting the blue perch ??? ;D
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Or the mud puppys ??? :roflmao:
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The past 3 days have been incredible fishing. I was lucky enough to limit out each day and add 21 pounds of fillets to the freezer. The wind was brutal today and I got smacked by a run away ice shanty. As I was watching a guy try to catch his bucket that was blowing across the ice in front of me I heard at guy in back of me yelling. I turned around just in time to see the shanty flying at me as the owner tried to catch it. Yeah that hurt........bring your creepers the ice is slick
That's a nice pile of Gills! Where are you guys stumbling into them and the Perch? We went to Lake Moraine Sat. and caught a few Gills but not near that many. Congrats! Also I have a question as to how everyone freezes their fillets to keep them from freezer burn?
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Slime darts and carp are the target fish of course ;D
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That's a nice pile of Gills! Where are you guys stumbling into them and the Perch? We went to Lake Moraine Sat. and caught a few Gills but not near that many. Congrats! Also I have a question as to how everyone freezes their fillets to keep them from freezer burn?
Freeze them with water in the freezer bags..... no freezer burn. ;)
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You Oneida guys gotta quit drinkin' that water ::)
RG
Hey now, except for a couple spats barely mentioned on the board everyone's been at least somewhat good this year :angel
I saw over on the Erie board you've got newbies posting fake pics then getting caught doing it while attacking each other. :roflmao: :roflmao:
Compared to some years cny topics have been rather easy on you.
Heck I don't remember once this yr poking at you & only called RD a friggen hippie once. ;D
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Freeze them with water in the freezer bags..... no freezer burn. ;)
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Yeah that's what I have been doing. I am thinking about trying to vacuum pack them.
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Vacuum sealing works great. It takes up less room.
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Someone let the cat out of the bag !
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Vacuum pack them. Can keep fish a year that's vacuum sealed right. Takes up less space and when you want to eat them they thaw way faster than when packed in water.
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Totally agree. Only way I'll do it anymore.
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Seeing and reading all these recent catches of flats is killing me. Have Thursday off and I guess I'll be fishing some new water on oneida searching around for them. Hopefully I can run into a few!
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Thanks for the info on vacuum packing! Anyone have a specific brand that seems to work well? I had one years ago for doing venison but had issues getting a good seal.
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Sometimes especially when doing fish I'll seal it a few times. Simply let the vac the air out then wait for it to do its first initial seal. Leave the bag right on the exact same spot and then press the seal button again. This helps ensure a good tight seal. Helps a lot when your sealing moist foods.
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Sometimes especially when doing fish I'll seal it a few times. Simply let the vac the air out then wait for it to do its first initial seal. Leave the bag right on the exact same spot and then press the seal button again. This helps ensure a good tight seal. Helps a lot when your sealing moist foods.
This a great tip. While making a bag off the roll I seal it twice, then pack my filets in the bag. Vacuum seal it then put an extra seal just in case. I've had them where the first seal doesn't hold and sometimes they smashed around in the freezer. They will last for quite a while like this and also thaw a lot faster than when frozen in water.
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got a nice limit of gills, and sunnies !! also 17 crappies !! it was a beautiful day out there ;D ;D ;D. Sully...
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Nice job Sully sounds like a good day !!
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Save some for the rest of us Sully! You da man :clap: :clap: :clap:
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got a nice limit of gills, and sunnies !! also 17 crappies !! it was a beautiful day out there ;D ;D ;D. Sully...
Up to 17 crappies? Now I'm really getting intrigued.
Getting back to vacuum packing-you really have to get the fish dry to prevent moisture from creeping into the seal. You can put a strip of paper towel between the last fillets and the seal or you can put the fillets on a cookie sheet and flash freeze the surface moisture in the freezer before sealing them.
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Hey guys I haven't been out in over a week.can quads still get on the ice an where is most people launching out of ?
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Hey guys I haven't been out in over a week.can quads still get on the ice an where is most people launching out of ?
When I drove through yesterday there was nobody at Mill St. in Constantia or Taft Bay and a couple vehicles at Cleveland. That being said, access in all 3 spots should be fine for a wheeler. I would venture to guess that just about every access spot is fine for a wheeler right now.
Just pay attention to the cracks, planks/ramps would be a good idea for crossing them and a spud to check them out.
5 degrees here right now. Unreal.
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Went yesterday evening for panfish. Ended up with 25 nice gills...not as good as ol Sully! The lake was making ice... Lots of booming last couple hours last night
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I have fished Oneida in late march before but never without fear :roflmao: it just doesn't get any better then this ........ those crappies will be in the creeks as soon as that ice breaks
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Hey guys I haven't been out in over a week.can quads still get on the ice an where is most people launching out of ?
ice is fine just keep an eye out for gasholes and check the cracks before crossing ,far as access all spots are good to go
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Looking for a quick update on ice conditions on Oneida. Looking to go off Chapman on Wednesday and was wondering if its still Ok to take the wheeler....Thanks for any info.
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Looking for a quick update on ice conditions on Oneida. Looking to go off Chapman on Wednesday and was wondering if its still Ok to take the wheeler....Thanks for any info.
read last couple pages....that question was just asked and answered. Good luck
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read last couple pages....that question was just asked and answered. Good luck
Nah, it's too hard to read back one post...or the last post I guess.
Nice job on those gills!
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got a nice limit of gills, and sunnies !! also 17 crappies !! it was a beautiful day out there ;D ;D ;D. Sully...
Thanks for the info on vac packing, going to try that on my next fillets. Where is a good access pt. for Big Bay, Muskrat Bay? Also anyone have much luck with the flat fish out of chapman or Lewis Pt.?
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Nah, it's too hard to read back one post...or the last post I guess.
Nice job on those gills!
:woot: :roflmao:
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Thanks for the info on vacuum packing! Anyone have a specific brand that seems to work well? I had one years ago for doing venison but had issues getting a good seal.
They have come along ways since they first came out. I vacuum seal mine but a bit different. I bread the fillets, freeze them on a cookie sheet then vacuum seal them. When I seal them I do wax paper in between the layers in the bag. When it is time to fry I take them out and defrost then for only a few minutes. Then right in the oil frozen. They last well over a year this way. Also, when I give them away all they have to do is fry them. I also do giant bags this way (40 fillets or more), then depending on how many I am cooking for I can re-seal the bag and only cook how many I need.
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Yes the vacuum sealers have come a long way. If u buy one that doesn't seal properly return it immediately and try another. I bought one that had a hot spot on the sealing strip, the bags would fail on that spot every time. Back it went. The next one said "extra wide seal" bingo, still working great.
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Thanks for the info on vac packing, going to try that on my next fillets. Where is a good access pt. for Big Bay, Muskrat Bay? Also anyone have much luck with the flat fish out of chapman or Lewis Pt.?
If you haven't tried Google maps yet, give it a whirl. It is very helpful with getting a lay of the land before heading out.
Muskrat Bay access is via Oneida Shores Park. Once you turn into the park, take the first left past the shack. You'll see the parking area.
Big Bay has two access points. One is at Big Bay Marina ($5) off Camic Rd and the other is off Kellar Rd (the next road over).
Kellar Rd: Park at Kangaroo Mini Storage and pay your $3 in the box. You will have to portage your gear NE about 500 feet to get to the lake (you will pass Ship & Shore Restaurant then go between a couple of houses).
I haven't had any luck with flat fish on Oneida this year but I'm not a good person to ask since this is my first season of serious hard water fishing.
Not a fish slayer (yet). :) Good luck.
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cant figure these perch out they seem to be spread out all over, last weekend i got 33 in almost 30+ ft while i know guys were getting them in like 8ft,, i know some perch go up creeks to spawn others in the bays but what about the shallow shoals out in the main lake
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Hmmm... Breaded Fillets. Now I can send them to my Mother in Law! What a great idea.. you have no idea what a relief that will be!! Thanks Carajou for access info. Hoping to get out Thursday somewhere :-\
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fished the same hole i've been fishing for a week. got 47 monster gills, and sunnies, and 14 crappies. one of wich was 16", and over 2lbs !!!!!!!!! it isn't to often you get one like that. Sully...
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fished the same hole i've been fishing for a week. got 47 monster gills, and sunnies, and 14 crappies. one of wich was 16", and over 2lbs !!!!!!!!! it isn't to often you get one like that. Sully...
2 lbs!! Nice!!
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fished the same hole i've been fishing for a week. got 47 monster gills, and sunnies, and 14 crappies. one of wich was 16", and over 2lbs !!!!!!!!! it isn't to often you get one like that. Sully...
That's cool, sounds like you are hammering them! I caught a crappie about that same size a few years back on soft water with an ultra light and figured it was a bass. Those kind of crappies are far and few between.
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fished the same hole i've been fishing for a week. got 47 monster gills, and sunnies, and 14 crappies. one of wich was 16", and over 2lbs !!!!!!!!! it isn't to often you get one like that. Sully...
That's a fish of a lifetime, Congrats!
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Nice job. You're crushing, 'em Sully. Would love to have seen that big crappie.
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Nice job. You're crushing, 'em Sully. Would love to have seen that big crappie.
i don't have a camera, or it would be on here. Sully...
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i don't have a camera, or it would be on here. Sully...
WE WANT
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:woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot:
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Nice Sully! If it wasn't for you, dgriff and A Tomic this thread would be shut down!
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Hey now, except for a couple spats barely mentioned on the board everyone's been at least somewhat good this year :angel
I saw over on the Erie board you've got newbies posting fake pics then getting caught doing it while attacking each other. :roflmao: :roflmao:
Compared to some years cny topics have been rather easy on you.
Heck I don't remember once this yr poking at you & only called RD a friggen hippie once. ;D
Yeah...the Erie crowd was sumtin' else this season. You boys really did behave yourselves :clap:
Still think there's something in that water :-\ besides fish!
RG
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Must have been that meth lab on the ice
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Sully.. we truly appreciate leaving the ice with only 47 monster gills. That means you left 3 more for us :thumbsup:
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Outstanding fish Sully. Congrats !!!!!!!!!!!
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Lake is heating back up!
Congrats sully on the bucket lid!
BUY a camera!!!
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I caught a 16 1/2" crappie...forgot my camera as well...man, whatta dream!! :woot: ;D!!!! c'mon Sully, your killing us with the reports man....give us a fix bro, we need some pics!!! ;) I'm stuck working and you guys are smashing the fish....this sucks!!! :afro: LOL!! Great job you guys!! :bow:--KP @)
I got a a 16 inch perch years ago that I ate from Oneida Casting for Eyes at night.... No pic and one big fat regret >:(
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What is everyone catching the sunnies and crappies on?
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What are the Caty Jigs tipped with?
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What are the Caty Jigs tipped with?
spikes
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I got a a 16 inch perch years ago that I ate from Oneida Casting for Eyes at night.... No pic and one big fat regret >:(
Oh man that was a fish for your wall , u wouldnt have a pic of it would you?
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Oops i see no pic
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I caught a 19" perch one time...oh nevermind!! ;D
what ever................co me on sully ??? 16" crappie and no picture ???Really. you just opened a can of worms now man..we know you got it but................. ;D
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I caught a 19" perch one time...oh nevermind!! ;D
Reminds me of the time I was cuttin timber in the Great Sahara Forest... :whistle: :roflmao:
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(http://i1156.photobucket.com/albums/p579/Bigbaycrappie/WP_20140325_001.jpg) (http://s1156.photobucket.com/user/Bigbaycrappie/media/WP_20140325_001.jpg.html)
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from today oh what a great day...... real fisherman keep a camera handy for there friends photos lol great crappie sully................. ........
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Nice Crappie!
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Awesome crappie, going to give it a try tomorrow. These posts have me pumped up
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I caught a 19" perch one time...oh nevermind!! ;D
That does it!! I'm putting on my hip boots :woot:
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Awesome boots !!!lol
And good hull big bay!!
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Nice catch Crappie Buster! :thumbsup:
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Wow great paper lip nice gills anyone have a quality suggestion for an area to catch onieda pig perch maybe a bouy number? Don't fish the lake stay on the finger lakes mostly just looking for something different you could pm me at gjspin@hotmail I'll return the favor on Cayuga or owasco if anyone has some good info thanks
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The perchies are biting ;D 42 of them in the last two days ....
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Couple of fatty's from today
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Felt like spring time out there this afternoon ....
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(http://i1156.photobucket.com/albums/p579/Bigbaycrappie/WP_20140325_001.jpg) (http://s1156.photobucket.com/user/Bigbaycrappie/media/WP_20140325_001.jpg.html)
(http://i1156.photobucket.com/albums/p579/Bigbaycrappie/WP_20140323_001.jpg) (http://s1156.photobucket.com/user/Bigbaycrappie/media/WP_20140323_001.jpg.html)
from today oh what a great day...... real fisherman keep a camera handy for there friends photos lol great crappie sully................. ........
nice fish and nice job. bet sully will have a camera soon for sure.
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That does it!! I'm putting on my hip boots :woot:
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really ::) ::) ::) :o ;D so your moving to fulton then.......
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nice crappie and great boots
I tried a little flat fishing today , went out midday and man am I rusty took awhile to get into the swing ended up with a limit and 1 crap ,3 large mouth and 4 pikerel and 2 ran of with my jigs , and what a nice day
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Hit the Slabs good the other day, but then had it handed to us today, hey that's fishing. Few days off guess the wind may howl tomorrow, back at it Thursday hopefully. Been using a bigger Caty then normal, (2nd largest) during the hot bite you can pop the jig out faster and it also gets down there faster. I bend the hook out about 15-20°, miss a few less fish as the hooks seem to get bent in after repeated dislodging it out of that tough upper jaw of a gill. Little tricks when it becomes a numbers game trying ti capitalize on a hot bite
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Tom
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Wow Flats are on fire!!!! Nice haul boys!!!!
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Hit the lake at 5:30 this evening for flats. Just shy of a limit and 5 Cali's.
Nice crappie sully
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Hit the Slabs good the other day, but then had it handed to us today, hey that's fishing. Few days off guess the wind may howl tomorrow, back at it Thursday hopefully. Been using a bigger Caty then normal, (2nd largest) during the hot bite you can pop the jig out faster and it also gets down there faster. I bend the hook out about 15-20°, miss a few less fish as the hooks seem to get bent in after repeated dislodging it out of that tough upper jaw of a gill. Little tricks when it becomes a numbers game trying ti capitalize on a hot bite
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e329/atommik/panfish3-23-14_zps7125e179.jpg) (http://s42.photobucket.com/user/atommik/media/panfish3-23-14_zps7125e179.jpg.html)
Tom
Nice Job! That deserves a Certificate :thumbsup:
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The perchies are biting ;D 42 of them in the last two days ....
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Couple of fatty's from today
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Felt like spring time out there this afternoon ....
Hey that spot looks familiar ;D I'll be coming out sunday so make sure there is a spot for me ;)
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Very nice job on the flatties, everyone!!!!!! Keep it up, its gonna go downhill real fast after this weekend.
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Nice job Stormy and guys they are some great pics. Sorry I missed you today Stormy you were a whole 50yds from me and we didn't know lol. Next time my friend
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Man seeing these reports on the flats is just killing me!!! Keep up the good work guys. Just awesome pictures and great reports. Putting in a whole day Thursday. Hole to find some IF THERES ANY LEFT! :o
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(http://i1156.photobucket.com/albums/p579/Bigbaycrappie/WP_20140323_001.jpg) (http://s1156.photobucket.com/user/Bigbaycrappie/media/WP_20140323_001.jpg.html)
from today oh what a great day...... real fisherman keep a camera handy for there friends photos lol great crappie sully................. ........
thanks Rob for the pic !!! ain't it great to have friends with a camera !! Sully...
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What kind of shape is the ice in - especially around Cicero?
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nice crappie and great boots
I tried a little flat fishing today , went out midday and man am I rusty took awhile to get into the swing ended up with a limit and 1 crap ,3 large mouth and 4 pikerel and 2 ran of with my jigs , and what a nice day
nice freddie ;)
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Great job to all! Glad to see things picking up.
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Nice job on those flatfish everyone!
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nice crappie and great boots
I tried a little flat fishing today , went out midday and man am I rusty took awhile to get into the swing ended up with a limit and 1 crap ,3 large mouth and 4 pikerel and 2 ran of with my jigs , and what a nice day
Bet that was fun for a change ;D ;D ;D
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How the wind out there ? Is it ripping
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Bet that was fun for a change ;D ;D ;D
yes it was but did have to scrape off a few layers of rust ;D
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looks like short point bay everyone. get there quick and get a good spot
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Ok thanks !! Saved me the drive out !
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Well apparently just anybody can't go out and hammer the flats. I hit Big Bay after work yesterday and got skunked. Bunch of dink perch and 4 pickerel (2 that broke me off) was all I had to show for it. Sure was nice out there though. Ice is perfect for walking and half the thickness of mid-lake so drilling holes is no problem.
Will give it another try on Thursday. Hopefully find a few this time.
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Well apparently just anybody can't go out and hammer the flats. I hit Big Bay after work yesterday and got skunked. Bunch of dink perch and 4 pickerel (2 that broke me off) was all I had to show for it. Sure was nice out there though. Ice is perfect for walking and half the thickness of mid-lake so drilling holes is no problem.
Will give it another try on Thursday. Hopefully find a few this time.
I hear you. I had the same experience on Big Bay Sunday. I do a lot of reading about where to find certain fish and I search the topos for possible spots but have not had very much luck yet. I'll just have to keep putting time in and it will pay off someday. It isn't rocket science but if it was super easy everyone would be emptying out the lake...lol.
Thanks guys for all the pics of the fish you're catching. Nice job to you all. It keeps me dreaming while I'm at work. :)
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Sully, is this you? :P
http://www.in-fisherman.com/2014/02/28/world-record-sunfish/ (http://www.in-fisherman.com/2014/02/28/world-record-sunfish/)
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wow thats a big sunfish
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does anybody remember these (http://rs1197.pbsrc.com/albums/aa428/fogwhisper1/002-1.jpg~c200)
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does anybody remember these (http://rs1197.pbsrc.com/albums/aa428/fogwhisper1/002-1.jpg~c200)
Sure do. I believe there is still one in my Dad's tackle box.
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Nice job on the jumbo perch Stormy ! I'm glad a few guy's have been able to find them in good numbers on Oneida. I've found them down here locally, but I have not been able to figure out the jumbo perch puzzle on Oneida this year .
I didn't want to go out there again today,it looked to be a bit to windy except maybe in a few sheltered coves, but I am hoping it will lay down by tomorrow and i can continue the search.
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does anybody remember these (http://rs1197.pbsrc.com/albums/aa428/fogwhisper1/002-1.jpg~c200)
Yes missfishy! I still have a few in 2 sizes...Garcia Eelet... They are dynamite on the Delaware River walleyes!!
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does anybody remember these (http://rs1197.pbsrc.com/albums/aa428/fogwhisper1/002-1.jpg~c200)
I caught a lot of eyes on the artificial eel. Would twist your line some but very effective.. That was when there were a lot of eels in the lake. Don`t know if an eye would know what a lamprey eel is now...
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Sully, is this you? :P
http://www.in-fisherman.com/2014/02/28/world-record-sunfish/ (http://www.in-fisherman.com/2014/02/28/world-record-sunfish/)
nope not me, but that thing is a monster !! Sully...
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got out this morning on the south shore before the big winds started and picked a quick dozen huge sunnies for my next door neighbor.....damn, those things are humongous....only fished for an hour or so....been fishing caz lake the last few days and doing pretty good with the perch and gills/sunfish....winds are cranking right now......when is spring gonna start for crying out loud.....I love ice fishing but enough is enough.....done pouting...sorry :'(
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I cut a fresh hole the day before yesterday, and there was air bubbles at least 10" up from the bottom of the ice in the ice. that is telling me that when we get the warm temps the ice isn't going to last long. it will crystalize fast. the east end of the lake better brase for shock when it breaks loose. it's going to be thick ice comming a shore this year !! Sully...
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does anybody remember these (http://rs1197.pbsrc.com/albums/aa428/fogwhisper1/002-1.jpg~c200)
yes i do and i might have a couple in one of my grandfathers old tackle boxes. right next to the old red eye spoons and old dare devils ;)
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yes i do and i might have a couple in one of my grandfathers old tackle boxes. right next to the old red eye spoons and old dare devils ;)
And I raise you two River Runts and a flatfish!!
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looks like short point bay everyone. get there quick and get a good spot
well from what I saw yesterday time to find some new spots , fish schools can only last so long
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well from what I saw yesterday time to find some new spots , fish schools can only last so long
I think all the fish are in Sully's freezer...lol. ;D :woot:
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Did anyone get Tracker in front of South Shore Launch ?
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I think all the fish are in Sully's freezer...lol. ;D :woot:
pretty close to a full freezer !! yesterday there was about 40 guys there pounding on that school. I'm with you Fellet, that school is alot smaller than it was 1 week ago. the crappie population is going down also. Sully...
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Fished in there today Sully, think i was the last guy to show up. Didn't fish with the pack i only brought the gas auger so i stayed out . Landed a bunch of pickerel and dink perch early , after about 6 moves i found some caught 19 gills kept 13 slobs not a single crappie though. I have to give those guys who sat out in that wind credit, they are tougher than me.
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The wind was brutal today, I had to quit because my line was blowing sideways. Hate to leave fish because to cant feel the hit. Going to try it again in the morning. The fish are as high as 3 feet from the bottom. Bring your creepers it is slick
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The wind was brutal today, I had to quit because my line was blowing sideways. Hate to leave fish because to cant feel the hit. Going to try it again in the morning. The fish are as high as 3 feet from the bottom. Bring your creepers it is slick
Nice, dgriff!
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I have read through the posts and other then a few days ago I don't see any post on how the shore ice is on the south shore, are machines still able to get on? Thanks in advance (this time of year shore ice can change day to day)
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I really hope the wind calms down !! Really want to get out tomorrow
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I have read through the posts and other then a few days ago I don't see any post on how the shore ice is on the south shore, are machines still able to get on? Thanks in advance (this time of year shore ice can change day to day)
well we haven't had any thaws , so things are still going along , 20" of ice and shoreline every where is good , just look for gas holes and nasty pressure cracks when crossing a spud wouldn't;t hurt to give a quick check , the other day I walked out the east end crossed the crack came back 2.5 hrs later and it was wet , unable to cross there ,found a small spot and got my shack and Smitty moving and jumped on and slid across and Oldtimer , that was a do as I say not as I do m :nono: ;)
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well we haven't had any thaws , so things are still going along , 20" of ice and shoreline every where is good , just look for gas holes and nasty pressure cracks when crossing a spud wouldn't;t hurt to give a quick check , the other day I walked out the east end crossed the crack came back 2.5 hrs later and it was wet , unable to cross there ,found a small spot and got my shack and Smitty moving and jumped on and slid across and Oldtimer , that was a do as I say not as I do m :nono: ;)
thanks
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got out this morning on the south shore before the big winds started and picked a quick dozen huge sunnies for my next door neighbor.....damn, those things are humongous....only fished for an hour or so....been fishing caz lake the last few days and doing pretty good with the perch and gills/sunfish....winds are cranking right now......when is spring gonna start for crying out loud.....I love ice fishing but enough is enough.....done pouting...sorry :'(
Exactly! Don't cry too much. Next year we will be whining because there is no ice!
I think today is probably the coldest day we will see until next December.
Yesterday Dave Longley said that this is the coldest March on record so far. The last few days of March will change that though.
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Exactly! Don't cry too much. Next year we will be whining because there is no ice!
I think today is probably the coldest day we will see until next December.
Yesterday Dave Longley said that this is the coldest March on record so far. The last few days of March will change that though.
hope your right reeleyz......looking forward to some golf and soft water action....been a great season though
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h t i have a couple of those hanging around!
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(http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww76/Aluminator/Lund/59ebb2c6-dfa9-4fc1-add0-aa6962af9bb0.jpg) (http://s707.photobucket.com/user/Aluminator/media/Lund/59ebb2c6-dfa9-4fc1-add0-aa6962af9bb0.jpg.html) :woot:
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LMAO!!!
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nice LB :roflmao:
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Now thats funny..... I noticed you even drilled a hole for the motor..
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Now that is just too comical!!! ;D ;D ;D And to think it is a serious hump to just pull your shanty out there, now these fellows really took things to the next level!!! ;D ;D ;D Well done guys, how was the bite?
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got served up some humple pie this morning. 1 gill, and 1 crappie. I think there's to much pressure. it looks like bb over there. there's a hole every 10'. it was great while it lasted. Sully...
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LMAO!!!
x2
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well be out the next couple days looking for the big schools of perch that should be around havent heard much on the perch bite, as of late,
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got served up some humple pie this morning. 1 gill, and 1 crappie. I think there's to much pressure. it looks like bb over there. there's a hole every 10'. it was great while it lasted. Sully...
Yeah. I drove over there this morning to see if there was anyplace to walk out of. Biggest shanty/bucket town I've seen in the last 2 months.
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Sounds like you had a good run Sully......thank you internet.
I might go looking for some perch this weekend if this weather doesn't make it too sloppy, might be the last weekend for a machine. Honestly I'm ready to get the boat out.
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Sounds like you had a good run Sully......thank you internet.
I might go looking for some perch this weekend if this weather doesn't make it too sloppy, might be the last weekend for a machine. Honestly I'm ready to get the boat out.
Hence my lack of reports this winter...
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yes it was but did have to scrape off a few layers of rust ;D
We'll brush you up with some POR 15 and you'll never have a problem again! :woot: :woot:
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That place was a shanty town long before it got out " ON THE INTERNET". It's more like one person runs his mouth to that person who runs there mouth to another person and so on and so forth etc. blah blah blah !
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got served up some humple pie this morning. 1 gill, and 1 crappie. I think there's to much pressure. it looks like bb over there. there's a hole every 10'. it was great while it lasted. Sully...
might be just the day Sully....been doing good at Cazenovia the last few days.....today it was awful.....the bite shut right down.....could be the weather change
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What's funny is I doubt if 90% of those guys at Short Point the past couple weeks can even get on the internet.... Same with Toad harbor a few weeks ago..... There are other forces at play with those groups....
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What's funny is I doubt if 90% of those guys at Short Point the past couple weeks can even get on the internet.... Same with Toad harbor a few weeks ago..... There are other forces at play with those groups....
Hey Red, Be careful with ignorant posts.........
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Hence my lack of reports this winter...
Too bad most people want to be the next internet hero...
And Sully, you are right it was amazing while it lasted...
J
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Hey Red, Be careful with ignorant posts.........
O boy.... :o.... Ok I'll say 50%..... My real point is, that group of guys, and I was there talking to folks for 6 days, certainly weren't here chirping about the spot.... But they were a good group of guys that have lots of friends and the phone was what I saw being used to alert their friends....
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Too bad most people want to be the next internet hero...
And Sully, you are right it was amazing while it lasted...
J
I like seeing pictures of great catches and hearing the stories. Things got a little crazy in January so I decided to lay off on my reports. I figured why feed the fire, it was already blazing!
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O boy.... :o.... Ok I'll say 50%..... My real point is, that group of guys, and I was there talking to folks for 6 days, certainly weren't here chirping about the spot.... But they were a good group of guys that have lots of friends and the phone was what I saw being used to alert their friends....
Did I miss the hot bite? Nobody called me :blink:
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shoulda been there yesterday coach!! LOL! :P Sad thing is...the phone calls I got were about guys pirating fish more than a few times a day........real sad!!! :-\
:%$#!:
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Finally broke down and drove around the lake to see where all you guys are fishing.we seen the giant bucket brigade, but didn't dare go out there with a gas auger. Besides it looked like those fish were getting enough pressure. Who's that fishing in the middle of the lake? And what are you getting?
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Did I miss the hot bite? Nobody called me :blink:
(http://www.lolpix.com/_pics/Funny_Pictures_159/Funny_Pictures_15921.jpg)
Someone please teach coach the art of the "air hanky"!
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They were hitting first thing this morning. Once the sun came out they vanished.
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shoulda been there yesterday coach!! LOL! :P Sad thing is...the phone calls I got were about guys pirating fish more than a few times a day........real sad!!! :-\
yep saw that myself , time to go to the new spot that hasn't been pressured ;D
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Well, I can say I saw something today that I never thought I would see.... Fillet fishing for flats out of a shanty :o :o :o ;D ;D ;D And did 38 gills and 6 crappies ;)
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Well, I can say I saw something today that I never thought I would see.... Fillet fishing for flats out of a shanty :o :o :o ;D ;D ;D And did 38 gills and 6 crappies ;)
ready for round 2 tomorrow DD ? nice seeing everyone today , almost like a family Reunion and putting faces with some names on here and nice meeting gillie today also , and we will be having a new member here soon
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Got out tonight and got some nice gills and Cali's. I also got to witness a special event.... Release met his long lost cousin!! :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Priceless!!
And what a cluster out there today ::)
Time to break out my gas auger
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Got out tonight and got some nice gills and Cali's. I also got to witness a special event.... Release met his long lost cousin!! :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Priceless!!
And what a cluster out there today ::)
Time to break out my gas auger
Bob I almost wet myself your bud is truly special , I'll bring out some paint and right his name next to the only hole he has drilled over there this year , sounds like eminent domain :woot:
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I'm just glad he didn't fire his pistol in the air....I've seen it before!! Lmao!! He's a crazy ol boy
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I'm just glad he didn't fire his pistol in the air....I've seen it before!! Lmao!! He's a crazy ol boy
best laugh I have had all year , waiting to see some good perch pokes , before changing over
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Can't believe I missed that whole deal LOL, No doubt ready for round 2 Fred, be out by lunch time ;D
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hit Oneida twice this week for a few hours ....was averaging about 8 jumbos a trip, finally got a full day in today, downsized from my normal raps too spoons and jigs, grabbed 32 Jumbos by 2pm, then ran out of gas from no sleep, missed 40 hits ....should of grabbed a limit, hopefully Saturday.
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Cool pics Shane!! Nice job on the JUUUUUUUUMBOOOOS
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great pics snag
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Great pics. Nice bunch of fish.
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Shane i was in the black frabil along side ya i ended up with46 what a day
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Great fish everyone!!! :thumbsup:
Release has several cousins...B.A.B. ...Bad Azz Brigade! :woot: :woot: :roflmao:
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nice jumbos shane. boy that crack looks nasty now ;D
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Great day yesterday .... ended up with 16 good ones after a 5 o'clock flurry. Stuck with the honey hole one to many times .
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Someone thinks this is karma for busting his auger on the way out over the crack .... ::) ;D
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Racer and Pooch great fishing with you two again ....
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how are all these guys accessing short point bay.....it is all private property around it and Aero marina doesn't let people use is access unless you keep a boat there.....I'm guessing they are coming in by machine out of williams or oneida shores ???....drove by last evening and it looked like 30 guys were out
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Fished with Snag and Stormy yesterday, didn't do as well as they did. Made a video of the Milwaukee drill in action, 22 inches of ice. Still loving it. Fast and quiet.
Great pics guys!!!!!
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Pooch- cool video. What size auger is on your drill? Did you try it with an 8". I have a 7" on my Electra and want to try that on a drill.
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Pooch- cool video. What size auger is on your drill? Did you try it with an 8". I have a 7" on my Electra and want to try that on a drill.
I have the same one and the battery size is a huge difference in power ... I use a 6" lazer and no way does mine go through the ice like that ... I have the smaller battery ...
The Ice Master adapter is sweet ..so easy to use and when you done drilling just take the auger off and put the gun in the shanty ... a lot more convenient then the clam unit .
http://www.icemasteradapter.com/ (http://www.icemasteradapter.com/)
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how are all these guys accessing short point bay.....it is all private property around it and Aero marina doesn't let people use is access unless you keep a boat there.....I'm guessing they are coming in by machine out of williams or oneida shores ???....drove by last evening and it looked like 30 guys were out
not sure how they are accessing. Most guys are on foot. There were easily 50 guys out there yesterday when I got there.
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Pouring out at my house. Gonna get sloppy
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Nice fish everybody!
Snagger, great pics again! If you don't mind me asking. what camera are you using?
Pooch, great demonstration/educational video!
I did stray away from Oneida Lake the last half of the season, working on my bucket list. I did manage first Laker, Pike and Tiger through the ice. Highlight of my season is still my 5 year quest for my first keeper Walleye though! ;D
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Super job on the perch Snag , stormy and crew ! I did a suicide run up there yesterday,left at 8am, got there about 11, started fishing a close spot about noon...no marks...made another 2 moves until I found steady marks, but had a tough time getting them to bite.At least the few biters were good size. Faded while driving home on 81 and pulled over to sleep....getting old is no fun :-\
A small 1 1/2 inch pressure crack going out at 11 am turned into 2 1/2 foot high heave coming in at 6pm.with wet pools along it. So be careful with changing conditions.( 250 yards or so off of spruce grove)
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how are all these guys accessing short point bay.....it is all private property around it and Aero marina doesn't let people use is access unless you keep a boat there.....I'm guessing they are coming in by machine out of williams or oneida shores ???....drove by last evening and it looked like 30 guys were out
private, Williams, and O Shores... Was nice when a busy day was a half dozen guys there :'(
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private, Williams, and O Shores... Was nice when a busy day was a half dozen guys there :'(
i can see maybe a few guys having permission but 50.......my guess is there are some pretty pi$$ed off camp/house owners on beach rd.and long point rd. right now.....have seen it too many times.....guys think they can just park and walk between the houses......maybe I'm way off base here but I don't think so
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there are 2 new cracks on the west end. 1 comes off frugal point just east of onieda shores, and heads twards big bay. the other one starts at walnut point, and heads almost dierct north to the north shore. anyone acsessing the lake from the west end " BEWARE "!!! both of these cracks are nasty !! yesterday I had to go to shore to get around them.
yesterday I wasn't getting any fish. so I walked around yakin with everyone, and picking up trash along the way. it was begining to look like big bay. PICK UP YOUR TRASH !!! :%$#!:. Sully...
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i can see maybe a few guys having permission but 50.......my guess is there are some pretty pi$$ed off camp/house owners on beach rd.and long point rd. right now.....have seen it too many times.....guys think they can just park and walk between the houses......maybe I'm way off base here but I don't think so
it's just going to make it harder, and harder to acsess some great fishing !!! Sully...
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i can see maybe a few guys having permission but 50.......my guess is there are some pretty pi$$ed off camp/house owners on beach rd.and long point rd. right now.....have seen it too many times.....guys think they can just park and walk between the houses......maybe I'm way off base here but I don't think so
From what I hear you're pretty much dead on. Alot of people have absolutely no respect. I can't even imagine having the audacity to act that way. A perfect example of a few giving the many a bad name. >:(
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Snagger, you sure do post some beautiful pics on here. :thumbsup:
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i can see maybe a few guys having permission but 50.......my guess is there are some pretty pi$$ed off camp/house owners on beach rd.and long point rd. right now.....have seen it too many times.....guys think they can just park and walk between the houses......maybe I'm way off base here but I don't think so
That's an understatement ! >:( Early in the season, there were only 4 or 5 people who fished the bay and had legitimate access via permission of property owners.
Since the fish moved into the bay, I've seen people walking from Polar Beach and Beach Rd, Shellmans Dr area, and walking through private property all over the bay. When you ask these guys how they got on, they always say...."A guy told me it was OK to park on the road and walk through here" as they point to a house or lot. Several have come in on sleds and ATV's which is not an issue !
It won't last long before every road around the lake has NO PARKING signs posted every 50 feet >:(
Another spot on the lake got overrun with fishermen after one of the local pirates scoped out a very good and ethical fisherman out on the ice. Other than this one fisherman, nobody was fishing this spot. 2 days after the local pirate found out, the place was mobbed with more like him. Day by day, the crowd grew. DEC was called several times after watching these guys drag buckets of fish to waiting vehicles in the parking lot and then go back out to catch more fish ::) ::)
These guys were raping the lake, smoking weed (with their 10 year old son sitting right there) ::), making a mess everywhere they fished and the worst thing, they told their fish buyer where they were fishing and in turn, the buyer told everyone who sells him fish were the fish were being caught. It took a matter of days to wipe that spot out. Those guys sat there until you couldn't find a fish anywhere in the area. ::)
So, in my opinion (and I have no issues with people selling their daily limit of fish), it's the fish buyers who create most of the problems by telling their people where the fish are hitting the best. Seen it happen many times over the years but it's worse now !
It's too bad that the DEC can't deputize other ethical fishermen so they can issue tickets etc. I could have written dozens this past week on Short Point ::)
Full 7 gallon buckets of sunfish and gills when the limit is 50 fish ::) ::) ::) Then, hearing the guys say they're going home for lunch and coming back for the late run. ::)
It's time for some Louisville Slugger justice out there and then leave the goons to the seagulls like they do to the pickerel that they catch ! ;)
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Unfortunately there are a lot of scum bags out there that fish! Every spring we fish Lake Moraine for crappies and my kids and I bring an extra pail or 2 so we can pick up other "folks" garbage. I'm talking about glass beer bottles?? line, worm containers, McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts...... then you watch the news and wonder why the world is in the shape it's in! Some folks are animals with no respect for anything or anyone! If you bring it in ..bring it out!!
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i can see maybe a few guys having permission but 50.......my guess is there are some pretty pi$$ed off camp/house owners on beach rd.and long point rd. right now.....have seen it too many times.....guys think they can just park and walk between the houses......maybe I'm way off base here but I don't think so
oh, your not off base...
And CrossEye is spot on!
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Great post Cross Eye... the reality of it is that it is public water and you can't do anything about who fishes it. Where is the DEC? These people you are describing aren't fisherman or sportsman of any sort! Why is it legal to sell your fish? They are a natural resource owned by the State and that should make it illegal. You can't sell Venison and last I checked they were owned and regulated by the DEC ???
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That is a truly grievous situation, hopefully our Law Enforcement Agencies offer a swift and stern solution.
moosefeet, I have picked up at Lake Moraine every time I have been there, it does seem better than last year or you are just ahead of me? Last spring Millbrook was so bad I couldn't fish, I just picked up garbage only to return a couple of days later to find a disaster again. I simply don't get it ???
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Pooch- cool video. What size auger is on your drill? Did you try it with an 8". I have a 7" on my Electra and want to try that on a drill.
That is with a 5" auger, but I do nomally use the 8". It is not as fast with the 8", but I can tell you that I would have got 2 holes to Racers 1 hole. Either way, its faster, quieter and lighter. The 7" should work well. I only put the 5" on because of the targeted species, Perch.
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That's an understatement ! >:( Early in the season, there were only 4 or 5 people who fished the bay and had legitimate access via permission of property owners.
Since the fish moved into the bay, I've seen people walking from Polar Beach and Beach Rd, Shellmans Dr area, and walking through private property all over the bay. When you ask these guys how they got on, they always say...."A guy told me it was OK to park on the road and walk through here" as they point to a house or lot. Several have come in on sleds and AT V's which is not an issue !
It won't last long before every road around the lake has NO PARKING signs posted every 50 feet >:(
Another spot on the lake got overrun with fishermen after one of the local pirates scoped out a very good and ethical fisherman out on the ice. Other than this one fisherman, nobody was fishing this spot. 2 days after the local pirate found out, the place was mobbed with more like him. Day by day, the crowd grew. DEC was called several times after watching these guys drag buckets of fish to waiting vehicles in the parking lot and then go back out to catch more fish ::) ::)
These guys were raping the lake, smoking weed (with their 10 year old son sitting right there) ::), making a mess everywhere they fished and the worst thing, they told their fish buyer where they were fishing and in turn, the buyer told everyone who sells him fish were the fish were being caught. It took a matter of days to wipe that spot out. Those guys sat there until you couldn't find a fish anywhere in the area. ::)
So, in my opinion (and I have no issues with people selling their daily limit of fish), it's the fish buyers who create most of the problems by telling their people where the fish are hitting the best. Seen it happen many times over the years but it's worse now !
It's too bad that the DEC can't deputize other ethical fishermen so they can issue tickets etc. I could have written dozens this past week on Short Point ::)
Full 7 gallon buckets of sunfish and gills when the limit is 50 fish ::) ::) ::) Then, hearing the guys say they're going home for lunch and coming back for the late run. ::)
It's time for some Louisville Slugger justice out there and then leave the goons to the seagulls like they do to the pickerel that they catch ! ;)
crosseye could not agree more I had an incident on sandy pond green point we had some jacka$$$ screwing around on four wheeler pissing everyone off all day I stood up to them when no on else would its time to stand up to these thugs and take back the water ways for ethical fishing it's devastating trying to tech the next generation what right and wrong when they see this type of behavior . I for one am not afraid to stand up and call the DEC did any one get plate numbers of the cars stalling fish that will help after a visit from DEC or state troopers they may think twice about it . It's time for NY to stop allowing figs sales. This just promotes gred when ever there is money involved people will cheat.
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It's time for some Louisville Slugger justice out there and then leave the goons to the seagulls like they do to the pickerel that they catch ! ;)
LOVE THIS PART......
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crosseye could not agree more I had an incident on sandy pond green point we had some jacka$$$ screwing around on four wheeler pissing everyone off all day I stood up to them when no on else would its time to stand up to these thugs and take back the water ways for ethical fishing it's devastating trying to tech the next generation what right and wrong when they see this type of behavior . I for one am not afraid to stand up and call the DEC did any one get plate numbers of the cars stalling fish that will help after a visit from DEC or state troopers they may think twice about it . It's time for NY to stop allowing figs sales. This just promotes gred when ever there is money involved people will cheat.
ICE SHANTY MILITIA, IS NOW ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS MILITIA.....RACER HOW BOUT SOME SHIRTS AND DECALS PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!
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Great post Cross Eye... the reality of it is that it is public water and you can't do anything about who fishes it. Where is the DEC? These people you are describing aren't fisherman or sportsman of any sort! Why is it legal to sell your fish? They are a natural resource owned by the State and that should make it illegal. You can't sell Venison and last I checked they were owned and regulated by the DEC ???
Owned by the State ? NOTHING is owned by the State ..... We own it. And what do you care if someone sells their fish ....
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Great day yesterday .... ended up with 16 good ones after a 5 o'clock flurry. Stuck with the honey hole one to many times .
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Someone thinks this is karma for busting his auger on the way out over the crack .... ::) ;D
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Racer and Pooch great fishing with you two again ....
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Snag, absolutely love that camera.....look at the clarity if that pic of Stormy. Keep-em coming.
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That crack opened up last night, had to find a place to cross that would be easy for the bike. Be careful out there guys when crossing it.
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Great post Cross Eye... the reality of it is that it is public water and you can't do anything about who fishes it. Where is the DEC? These people you are describing aren't fisherman or sportsman of any sort! Why is it legal to sell your fish? They are a natural resource owned by the State and that should make it illegal. You can't sell Venison and last I checked they were owned and regulated by the DEC ???
I'm curious about that as well. I realize they can't be there all the time but if they would make a strong presence felt, at these spots, I would think that would cut down this type of behavior by quite a bit. A couple of plainclothes officers could do some damage and get the rest at least paranoid about what they're doing.
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Slow out here this morn. Looks like way more guys out here on machines than walkers today. I was curious where all those guys were parking yesterday.
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I know the DEC has been contacted about people catching over the limit out there. I haven't seen them around though???
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Owned by the State ? NOTHING is owned by the State ..... We own it. And what do you care if someone sells their fish ....
I don't care if they sell their fish, I care that they are beyond the legal daily possession! I care that they are probably trespassing to access Oneida Lake, I care that these dipcraps are probably the same ones who leave garbage on the Ice and banks during open water! I'm not a tree hugger or PETA person, just a ethical person who get's pissed off by people who have no respect for game and fish laws!
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Owned by the State ? NOTHING is owned by the State ..... We own it. And what do you care if someone sells their fish ....
I would not care if someone sold there catch daily limit,but that's not the case. everyone has witnessed this behavior of over catching in the morning and over catching at night I have witnessed catches of 30 or 40 walleye in the spring taken away before Any one could see in the hrs of darkness on the north shore when the daily limit is 3 that no different than shooting a dear a night. No one cares about it because it's fish poaching is poaching and the fact that money is involve make it appealing for some one to break the law. The pressure should be put on buyers, how can they except more than a daily limit from one person.
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Owned by the State ? NOTHING is owned by the State ..... We own it. And what do you care if someone sells their fish ....
I would not care if someone sold there catch daily limit,but that's not the case. Everyone has witnessed this behavior of over catching in the morning and over catching at night I have witnessed catches of 30 or 40 walleye in the spring taken away before Any one could see in the hrs of darkness on the north shore when the daily limit is 3 that no different than shooting a deer at night. No one cares about it because it's fish poaching is poaching and the fact that money is involve make it appealing for some one to break the law. The pressure should be put on buyers, how can they except more than a daily limit from one person.
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The sad part of this problem is everyone knows this is happening but will not get involved I bet that people on this sit could even name the people responsible for these crimes but will not come forward. I had a discussion at the ice fishing show at the on center with the Oneida lake association voice my concerns on the over harvesting of the lake and all I got was we know there's a problem. People it's time to stand up and be heard. They will say it just blue gills or sun fish this screws up the whole Eco system of the lake those fish are food for other fish.
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cnypanfisher could you pm me
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Nice fish guys and some great pics Snag. Hoofed it out to the perch grounds from Apps yesterday - long ass walk but walking was pretty easy. Got out late morning and from what I heard the fish were pretty much shut off by then. Still managed to pick up a few, all quality fish. Better yet, all but two were males. Absolutely beautiful day but wish we could have got out sooner.
Met Pooch and Racer at Apps; great talking with you guys. Nice video of that hole drilling machine.
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Im sure we could find replica DEC outfits somewhere and start are own patrolling they would never know the difference all in favor say I ::) ;D ;)
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There use to be commercial fishing on the lake for goodness sake .... Some of the ones on here crying about pirates is comical .... I mean really ..... ::)
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That's an understatement ! >:( Early in the season, there were only 4 or 5 people who fished the bay and had legitimate access via permission of property owners.
Since the fish moved into the bay, I've seen people walking from Polar Beach and Beach Rd, Shellmans Dr area, and walking through private property all over the bay. When you ask these guys how they got on, they always say...."A guy told me it was OK to park on the road and walk through here" as they point to a house or lot. Several have come in on sleds and ATV's which is not an issue !
It won't last long before every road around the lake has NO PARKING signs posted every 50 feet >:(
Another spot on the lake got overrun with fishermen after one of the local pirates scoped out a very good and ethical fisherman out on the ice. Other than this one fisherman, nobody was fishing this spot. 2 days after the local pirate found out, the place was mobbed with more like him. Day by day, the crowd grew. DEC was called several times after watching these guys drag buckets of fish to waiting vehicles in the parking lot and then go back out to catch more fish ::) ::)
These guys were raping the lake, smoking weed (with their 10 year old son sitting right there) ::), making a mess everywhere they fished and the worst thing, they told their fish buyer where they were fishing and in turn, the buyer told everyone who sells him fish were the fish were being caught. It took a matter of days to wipe that spot out. Those guys sat there until you couldn't find a fish anywhere in the area. ::)
So, in my opinion (and I have no issues with people selling their daily limit of fish), it's the fish buyers who create most of the problems by telling their people where the fish are hitting the best. Seen it happen many times over the years but it's worse now !
It's too bad that the DEC can't deputize other ethical fishermen so they can issue tickets etc. I could have written dozens this past week on Short Point ::)
Full 7 gallon buckets of sunfish and gills when the limit is 50 fish ::) ::) ::) Then, hearing the guys say they're going home for lunch and coming back for the late run. ::)
It's time for some Louisville Slugger justice out there and then leave the goons to the seagulls like they do to the pickerel that they catch ! ;)
So how is it that I've been checked by Dec 5 times this yr and got written up for no bait receipt, but they don't go to where the real pirates are, they tear my shanty apart every time looking for more walleye.
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So how is it that I've been checked by Dec 5 times this yr and got written up for no bait receipt, but they don't go to where the real pirates are, they tear my shanty apart every time looking for more walleye.
you just look the part snagger. ;) ;)
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So how is it that I've been checked by Dec 5 times this yr and got written up for no bait receipt, but they don't go to where the real pirates are, they tear my shanty apart every time looking for more walleye.
This is what I don't understand. Everyone and their brother knows what's been going on with the panfish yet no DEC presence? It makes no sense.
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There use to be commercial fishing on the lake for goodness sake .... Some of the ones on here crying about pirates is comical .... I mean really ..... ::)
"Used to be" being the operative phrase. Changes, and limits, happen for a reason. The fact that there used to be commercial fishing makes pirating ok today?
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Well here we go this one should lock up any minute now ;D
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So how is it that I've been checked by Dec 5 times this yr and got written up for no bait receipt, but they don't go to where the real pirates are, they tear my shanty apart every time looking for more walleye.
that because you are successful and advertise your success the guys breaking the law do not advertise . They slip in and slip out like ghost. You will probable never see a picture of a poacher bragging about his catch only honest people Share in the success and your a better person for it helping other. How many time have you given weather report or bite report. Poacher would not bring that type of attention to them self's. Thank you for all the help that you have provided this yr.
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Well here we go this one should lock up any minute now ;D
Just a friendly discussion. ;D
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So how is it that I've been checked by Dec 5 times this yr and got written up for no bait receipt, but they don't go to where the real pirates are, they tear my shanty apart every time looking for more walleye.
I have only been checked out by DEC twice my whole life, while fishing and just for license.
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I got checked this year but he was friendly and I offered my license, never asked for anything else. of course he may have been in shock from finding a woman crazy enough to be out on a day like that. Whatever it was I didn't have anything to hide so had no problem.
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There has to be some DEC officers who have an account on here that can see what's going on out there right?
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There has to be some DEC officers who have an account on here that can see what's going on out there right?
Oh don't worry....the NSA is keeping tabs and taking notes!!!!!!!
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Oh don't worry....the NSA is keeping tabs and taking notes!!!!!!!
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The simple fact is, these pirates will continue to rape whatever waters they fish until some laws change to make it illegal to sell the fish. Im sure many of these people have been caught for over the limit offenses before, but the penalties are not stiff enough to deter them. Also if these turds would get jobs and contribute to society like us honest sportsmen they wouldn't need to sell their fish to afford to be able to fish in the first place!! Just my 2 cents.
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Well said jigginoff!
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The simple fact is, these pirates will continue to rape whatever waters they fish until some laws change to make it illegal to sell the fish. Im sure many of these people have been caught for over the limit offenses before, but the penalties are not stiff enough to deter them. Also if these turds would get jobs and contribute to society like us honest sportsmen they wouldn't need to sell their fish to afford to be able to fish in the first place!! Just my 2 cents.
Get a real job! They would lose their full benefits package from santa clause!
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ICE SHANTY MILITIA, IS NOW ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS MILITIA.....RACER HOW BOUT SOME SHIRTS AND DECALS PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!
I can make that happen....
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NSA = National Shanty Artillery ;D
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Amen brother Bart from a fellow retired person we put I our time
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So how is it that I've been checked by Dec 5 times this yr and got written up for no bait receipt, but they don't go to where the real pirates are, they tear my shanty apart every time looking for more walleye.
Probably because they are being told to check for the precious walleyes?
I know someone who called the DEC(not who you think) after watching a group of 4 drag 4 buckets of gills/sunfish off the ice to a pick-up/drop off vehicle then continue to fish. This was going on almost daily for weeks. When said person called the DEC the officer asked if he knew where they were taking them. The caller said "I dint know, why dont you do your job"... end of conversation
Im the last person whos going to throw a stone but these guys double dipping on fish limits while on "disability" or unemployment is a joke...
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There use to be commercial fishing on the lake for goodness sake .... Some of the ones on here crying about pirates is comical .... I mean really ..... ::)
You need to know what you're talking about before you make comments like that...I mean really ::) ::)
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Some of those fish "pirates" have jobs...but they can make more money catching and selling panfish on a hot bite.
I wish they would target the white perch ;D
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Some of those fish "pirates" have jobs...but they can make more money catching and selling panfish on a hot bite.
I wish they would target the white perch ;D
like I said earlier it sound like people on the sit know who the pirates are it's time to take care of business if the DEC will not police the lake it's time for the sportsman to . Take licence plate number snap pictures of violators them the authorities have no choice but to act. It all starts with a compliant form nothing ever came by sitting back a complaining about law breakers.
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So how is it that I've been checked by Dec 5 times this yr and got written up for no bait receipt, but they don't go to where the real pirates are, they tear my shanty apart every time looking for more walleye.
They are failing us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm doing my part............
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I was out yesterday(on a different lake), and these three guys were dragging buckets off to shore, and an hour
later the same three came back out with different coats on to the same holes. Yeah, like you fooled me!
A friend of mine came walking out and I purposely mentioned it to him REALLY loud, they heard me as they were not far away.
Guess what, they expeditiously left the ice!
By the way, the bite sucked til around 5:00pm, like someone else had mentioned a page or so ago.
Salvaged the day in the last two hours, not the big fish of a week ago, but decent fish.
Nice pics and fish guys!
Yesterday...
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So how is it that I've been checked by Dec 5 times this yr and got written up for no bait receipt, but they don't go to where the real pirates are, they tear my shanty apart every time looking for more walleye.
Shane......This is what yanks the short hairs for me ! The ECO's (and I appreciate what they do with the lacking amount of manpower they have) will travel all over the lake, use 50 gallons of gas doing so and maybe write 3 tickets while they could put one undercover ECO on Long Point, or Big Bay when it's crowded and write tickets like a meter maid in New York City !
The ECO's know the names, addresses and plate numbers of the worst poachers/pirates. Because they're just panfish that are unprotected (except for crappies) unlike the almighty walleye that the state spends a ton of money raising, they don't put forth a real effort to nab those dirt bags. IF they stumble onto something, they do what they do.
DEC was called numerous times over the past few weeks. Only once did I see or hear of an ECO show up on the ice at Short Point. No tickets were issued ::)
Probably because they are being told to check for the precious walleyes?
I know someone who called the DEC(not who you think) after watching a group of 4 drag 4 buckets of gills/sunfish off the ice to a pick-up/drop off vehicle then continue to fish. This was going on almost daily for weeks. When said person called the DEC the officer asked if he knew where they were taking them. The caller said "I dint know, why dont you do your job"... end of conversation
Im the last person whos going to throw a stone but these guys double dipping on fish limits while on "disability" or unemployment is a joke...
I ran into 2 ECO's in the parking lot of that spot when I went to meet "Said Person" . I told them what was going on, gave them a few names of people I knew who were double and triple dipping. What did they do ? They were questioning me as to why and how I knew those people, what I was doing out there, who I was, where I lived etc ::) ::) I asked for the ECO's cards and only one would give it to me. ::) ::) It was the first and only time an ECO refused to give me their contact info. ::)
The simple fact is, these pirates will continue to rape whatever waters they fish until some laws change to make it illegal to sell the fish. That will NEVER change those people who poach and sell their fish. In 1992 when crappies were given a size limit and number limit, it made them a non salable game fish. It didn't stop the pirates from catching over their limits and selling them. It just changed the way they did things. Instead of selling to legitimate fish companies who buy legal fish, they took their fish into the cities, Chinese restaurants and other places where the fish were desirable but the buyers would be tight lipped. Due to those changes in the way they sold fish, the DEC had an even harder time trying to catch them as they didn't have the manpower to scope out every street corner in the city or have surveillance units at the restaurants. It's still going on today but you never see or hear of anyone getting busted for it.
Im sure many of these people have been caught for over the limit offenses before, but the penalties are not stiff enough to deter them. This is the truth ! They either get a $50.00 fine and a warning or the charges get dismissed because the ECO doesn't show up on the court date(s) Taking a fishing license away from those dirt bags does not deter them from fishing either. That's been proven many times !
Also if these turds would get jobs and contribute to society like us honest sportsmen they wouldn't need to sell their fish to afford to be able to fish in the first place!! The bad part is that many of the pirates aren't unemployed by choice, living off the system types . Some are retirees that have incomes of $3,000 per month or more. Some own very good businesses with great incomes and some are people working their regular, good paying jobs. I have no problems with any of them catching and selling their daily limit of fish but when these guys sit there on a school of fish like they didn't have 2 nickels to rub together and take more than they're allowed by our laws, that's down right greed....or, they just have a screw loose like a kleptomaniac !Just my 2 cents.
Get a real job! They would lose their full benefits package from santa clause!
Believe me ! The ones who're living off the taxpayers money with no regards or regrets should be the main target of the law ! There are many guys out there who're truly down and out who feed their families with the fish they catch or turn their catches into cash to buy food and essentials for their families. It's usually not those guys who are the pirates !
Something has to happen soon as it's becoming an epidemic ! ::)
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The simple fact is, these pirates will continue to rape whatever waters they fish until some laws change to make it illegal to sell the fish. Im sure many of these people have been caught for over the limit offenses before, but the penalties are not stiff enough to deter them. Also if these turds would get jobs and contribute to society like us honest sportsmen they wouldn't need to sell their fish to afford to be able to fish in the first place!! Just my 2 cents.
Not that I oppose the idea of selling fish, but IF the goal was stop the selling; do it by making it an offense to purchase fish. Way easier to control.
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I myself have no problem with people doing whatever they want with their daily limit. Hearing these stories about these Short Point Pirates is really pissing me off. It is just a joke. Abide by the damn laws. And what upsets me even more than that is that the DEC is doing nothing about it! It is just ridiculous that they would refuse you their card C-E-J! Real professional of them..I think you hit it right on. The state is spending all this money on their prized walleye and that is all they are focusing on. I'm not saying that it's bad they are spending time doing that but there are other species that people are raping the lake of. It wouldn't hurt for them to put a little more effort into this...especially with all of the calls and complaining going on.
On Sunday I drove down to Short Point actually. It was my first time scoping it out. I did not see public access so I did not bother trying to get out. I did not park on the side of the road. I did not trespass. I simply drove on and found another bay to fish with access. It really wasn't hard people. Quite simple really. Did I miss out on a great bite? Sure sounds like it. But did I break any laws? No. I still enjoyed my day fishing even though I didn't have many to bring home. I did see a DEC officer drive by as I was turning around to leave. I was watching him in my rear view. He didn't do anything. He didn't stop and watch anybody. Did not go out and check anybody. Just did a quick loop and took off. I mean really ???
Don't quite understand if it makes these guys feel good about themselves when they are double dipping each day and selling them? The only thing worse than that are the ones who double dip AND play the system. Not only do they rape the environment that I love and respect so much but I have to PAY for their living expenses and think about it all day when I'm at WORK. Put your big boy pants on and stop breaking the law and FIND A JOB.
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Chief
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Believe me ! The ones who're living off the taxpayers money with no regards or regrets should be the main target of the law ! There are many guys out there who're truly down and out who feed their families with the fish they catch or turn their catches into cash to buy food and essentials for their families. It's usually not those guys who are the pirates !
Something has to happen soon as it's becoming an epidemic ! ::)
Not sure if I understand what you are saying? It is OK for some to take multiple limits of fish to sell, unless it becomes an epidemic?
My comment was reserved to those "turds"... I'm all for public assistance as a temporary measure to help people back on their feet. Today it is horribly abused and amplified by santa claus' policies and mismanagement or lack of. The number of people on disability has shot up 13%, and food stamp enrollments have skyrocketed 39%. Individuals forgo job searches in order to hang onto taxpayer-funded welfare benefits! There's an epidemic!
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It was reported a few months ago that NY has more people on welfare than people working . If Albany is not careful they are going to loose the people that are funding all the special interest items.
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Shane i was in the black frabil along side ya i ended up with46 what a day
Watched you pull up, fish in the open, then seen the shanty get set.. I said to myself he must of found them.. I was touch shallower ..... had some gaps in the fish and need more practice on finessing perch, I missed a lot of bites.
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Oneida southshore counties under a flood watch.
FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDI NG THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NEW
YORK...BROOME...CHENAN GO...CORTLAND...DELAWA RE...MADISON...
OTSEGO...SOUTHERN ONEIDA...SULLIVAN AND TIOGA. IN NORTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA...BRADFOR D...LACKAWANNA...LUZER NE...NORTHERN
WAYNE...PIKE...SOUTHER N WAYNE...SUSQUEHANNA AND WYOMING.
* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
* A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD RAINFALL
INTO NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY,
MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 88.
* STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THIS TIME IN THE POCONOS AND WESTERN CATSKILLS, WITH
AMOUNTS AROUND 2 INCHES TO THE NORTH AND WEST INTO THE
SUSQUEHANNA REGION. THIS RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RISES
AND POSSIBLE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS AND MAINSTEM
RIVERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ON SMALL
STREAMS...CREEKS...POO R DRAINAGE...URBAN AND LOW-LYING AREAS
BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS
AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING...WORKING
OR DRIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE
ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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Sahne talked to Articicejigger before I went into the jungle he said he talked with you for q few then thru in the towel and came home wait till I tell him he went in to early. Nice to see you went to the smaller stuff and got into them, nice pics as well. STORMY IS BACK IN THE HOUSE, now were cooking with peanut oil lol
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Not sure if I understand what you are saying? It is OK for some to take multiple limits of fish to sell, unless it becomes an epidemic?
My comment was reserved to those "turds"... I'm all for public assistance as a temporary measure to help people back on their feet. Today it is horribly abused and amplified by santa claus' policies and mismanagement or lack of. The number of people on disability has shot up 13%, and food stamp enrollments have skyrocketed 39%. Individuals forgo job searches in order to hang onto taxpayer-funded welfare benefits! There's an epidemic!
Yep, just keep handing it out like candy, really, we got unlimited stash$$$! A little goes a long ways(like Bart says), but it's getting rediculous!
Dog gone Libs!
Ok, here we go... ;D ;D :whistle: :whistle:
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Im setting up a hot dog stand on the previously mentioned spot so bring your appetite tomorrow . Dollar dogs and sodas might have some adult beverages if you have I.d. ;D
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Sahne talked to Articicejigger before I went into the jungle he said he talked with you for q few then thru in the towel and came home wait till I tell him he went in to early. Nice to see you went to the smaller stuff and got into them, nice pics as well. STORMY IS BACK IN THE HOUSE, now were cooking with peanut oil lol
no it didn't get better after he left, had too work em....
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Heres an interesting factoid for Oldtimer, todays the first day this season you could use yesterdays holes for fishing without them freezing over, had too wait to march 28th for it too happen, man we got cheated this yr.
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Not sure if I understand what you are saying? It is OK for some to take multiple limits of fish to sell, unless it becomes an epidemic?
My comment was reserved to those "turds"... I'm all for public assistance as a temporary measure to help people back on their feet. Today it is horribly abused and amplified by santa claus' policies and mismanagement or lack of. The number of people on disability has shot up 13%, and food stamp enrollments have skyrocketed 39%. Individuals forgo job searches in order to hang onto taxpayer-funded welfare benefits! There's an epidemic!
It NOT OK for anyone to take multiple limits. What I stated was that the people who're truly on hard times and need the help of state/federal funds to survive are NOT usually the ones who're raping the lakes.
It's the ones who've been scamming the system their whole life who're the worst offenders.
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Heres an interesting factoid for Oldtimer, todays the first day this season you could use yesterdays holes for fishing without them freezing over, had too wait to march 28th for it too happen, man we got cheated this yr.
Snagger, thanks for that information. I have never kept track of that as we usually have thaws thru the winter where the night time temps remain above freezing.. Been a tough winter on you guys.. Think how long it would have been had there been no ice fishing...??
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Oneida southshore counties under a flood watch.
FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDI NG THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NEW
YORK...BROOME...CHENAN GO...CORTLAND...DELAWA RE...MADISON...
OTSEGO...SOUTHERN ONEIDA...SULLIVAN AND TIOGA. IN NORTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA...BRADFOR D...LACKAWANNA...LUZER NE...NORTHERN
WAYNE...PIKE...SOUTHER N WAYNE...SUSQUEHANNA AND WYOMING.
* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
* A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD RAINFALL
INTO NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY,
MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 88.
* STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THIS TIME IN THE POCONOS AND WESTERN CATSKILLS, WITH
AMOUNTS AROUND 2 INCHES TO THE NORTH AND WEST INTO THE
SUSQUEHANNA REGION. THIS RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RISES
AND POSSIBLE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS AND MAINSTEM
RIVERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ON SMALL
STREAMS...CREEKS...POO R DRAINAGE...URBAN AND LOW-LYING AREAS
BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS
AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING...WORKING
OR DRIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE
ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
There has been talk of this becoming a snow event for us depending largely on the temps. They are talking of a possible 3-6" snow tomorrow night. Not sure if it will happen but sure will be a mess.
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Just read some updated forecasts and they have backed it down to 1-2" snow, a lot more to the north but there is risk of some pretty heavy rain. Not sure how this will affect the ice but i'm sure it won't be for the better.
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Iv'e been pounding on the sunnies, and gills pretty good lately. I fish because I love it. esspecially on Onieda lake. as far as these pirates go, I DO NOT AGREE with what they are doing, and they will get caught eventually !! the DEC knows these people, and what they are doing.
fishing is a very addictive sport. it is a great challenge to figure them out, and when you finnally do figure them out, and find them, you have a bunch of pirates on you within 2 days, because they've been watching you from shore. yes it's high time something was done about these pirates before the lake is just a body of water, and not the great fishery it is !!! Sully...
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Heres an interesting factoid for Oldtimer, todays the first day this season you could use yesterdays holes for fishing without them freezing over, had too wait to march 28th for it too happen, man we got cheated this yr.
Are you sure?
Didn't we have that weekend when the rain caused all the water on top of the ice? I was only out 1 day but I thought people were reporting that the holes from Saturday were still open on Sunday.
I get what you're saying though.
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Are you sure?
Didn't we have that weekend when the rain caused all the water on top of the ice? I was only out 1 day but I thought people were reporting that the holes from Saturday were still open on Sunday.
I get what you're saying though.
Forgot about that January thaw, but never got too fish a march hole from day before, not even close.
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The very reason why there isn't commercial fishing anymore...they nearly wiped the lake out years ago. And, you find fish pirates funny? Really?? Many of us don't find it very funny!! :-\
And, to the people who think it's alright to park on the narrow road sides down there...THINK about the possibility of safety vehicles that may have to try and manuever there vehicles past your vehicle to help someone who may be in an emergency.
Just saying...common sense goes along ways!! ;)
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I think we made our point here the true sportsman are fed up with the pirate, meth labs and slobs in general that are ruining our lake for all the offenders take notice. Clean up your act or else !!!!
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Now this is interesting, Ive been fishing short point for 15 years , I posted a few photos of the the great catches I've had there even told a few people about the spot and where they could park and walk out.... well Ty's to them parking there and them telling other to park there it became posted.. never had more than 10-12 guys out there at once in all the years I've been there. I used to fish it everyday and limit out np this time of year...... I fished it this year from jan until now everyday I seen post of how many fish were caught there . I never worried about it until I went out and there were 25 guys out there I'm like ** and where are they coming from. I don't have a problem with the guys there catching fish, just respect the land owners and the lake itself pick up your trash park where your suppose too and don't bring unnecessary trouble to a spot I love to fish and unfortunately I think that bay is gonna be pounded forever and end up just like bigbay................ .
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i hope the dec reads this web site-----so they know what is going on and what you are all talking about and it should be against the law to sell sport caught fish in new york. our lakes are for sport not for commercial fishing. and i agree that some of the trusted guys who are local and who fish alot should be enlisted as eyes on the ground for the dec---you guys could tell them where the problems are and who to check so they can enforce the laws and catch these guys---we could tell them ---who littered---who raped and who tresspassed---again----why is it legal to sell our fish---when is THAT going to get stopped
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Fun day yesterday out there good to see some guys I know out there fishing.Was a steady pick all day and some big fish.lost dropped and missed at least 20 fish lightest bite of the year.I wish i could get back out for one more day but don't think that is gonna happen.Hey Stormy I hope you at least got 1 piece of that fish that ultralight Shane thru in his bucket
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The very reason why there isn't commercial fishing anymore...they nearly wiped the lake out years ago. And, you find fish pirates funny? Really?? Many of us don't find it very funny!! :-\
And, to the people who think it's alright to park on the narrow road sides down there...THINK about the possibility of safety vehicles that may have to try and manuever there vehicles past your vehicle to help someone who may be in an emergency.
Just saying...common sense goes along ways!! ;)
KP are you lecturing me ? Save it..... My point being .... Now here comes the common sense .. ya ready ? This lake has seen much more consistent 'FISHING' pressure then it does now .... It has survived 30,000 cormorants eating untold numbers of fish and she still flourishes ...
All you screaming memmes squawking about how a couple guys... hell even 50 guys taking a couple limits over is going to hurt the population of the fish is RIDICULOUS ... They might even be doing you flat fish guys a solid by taking out all those mature fish.
Let's be honest about all this hyperventilating .... those who have fished there uncontested for years have their noses out of joint because of all the traffic ...
Seems to me This PUBLIC Lake needs some PUBLIC Access ..... You want to have all the trappings of a PRIVATE LAKE ... MOVE to one .... Common Sense huh ...
This little debate has me wondering about all the guys crying for the government to instill more laws ... about turning in another American over fish for God's sake ..... Whats going to happen when the SHTF in the very near future .... Be the same ones wearing the Brown Coat with that funny little emblem on it .... So freaking sad .
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i hope the dec reads this web site-----so they know what is going on and what you are all talking about and it should be against the law to sell sport caught fish in new york. our lakes are for sport not for commercial fishing. and i agree that some of the trusted guys who are local and who fish alot should be enlisted as eyes on the ground for the dec---you guys could tell them where the problems are and who to check so they can enforce the laws and catch these guys---we could tell them ---who littered---who raped and who tresspassed---again----why is it legal to sell our fish---when is THAT going to get stopped
Look 95% of the fishing population consider flat fish a nuisance / trash fish ... $$$ does not come to Oneida to catch flat fish ... But for those that eggs are eaten by the flat fish .....
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i have to get this posting thing fixed
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was out today 23 perch much slower than yesterday ice was great 23 inches little water on top..got around great on wheeler its gonna be a great last day out on the big lake for me tommarrow ...
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Look 95% of the fishing population consider flat fish a nuisance / trash fish ... $$$ does not come to Oneida to catch flat fish ... But for those that eggs are eaten by the flat fish .....
And here come the internet experts... 95% trash/nusance? Fact or opinions? Money coming to Oneida tomorrow just to fish trash fish...
KP are you lecturing me ? Save it..... My point being .... Now here comes the common sense .. ya ready ? This lake has seen much more consistent 'FISHING' pressure then it does now .... It has survived 30,000 cormorants eating untold numbers of fish and she still flourishes ...
All you screaming memmes squawking about how a couple guys... hell even 50 guys taking a couple limits over is going to hurt the population of the fish is RIDICULOUS ... They might even be doing you flat fish guys a solid by taking out all those mature fish.
Let's be honest about all this hyperventilating .... those who have fished there uncontested for years have their noses out of joint because of all the traffic ...
Seems to me This PUBLIC Lake needs some PUBLIC Access ..... You want to have all the trappings of a PRIVATE LAKE ... MOVE to one .... Common Sense huh ...
This little debate has me wondering about all the guys crying for the government to instill more laws ... about turning in another American over fish for God's sake ..... Whats going to happen when the SHTF in the very near future .... Be the same ones wearing the Brown Coat with that funny little emblem on it .... So freaking sad .
Fish buyer said over 4,00lbs not including Big Bay. That's over 10,000 fish. Yep whats the harm ::) ::) Oh, and my buddys spot that got destroyed by scumbags wasn't even short point...
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KP are you lecturing me ? Save it..... My point being .... Now here comes the common sense .. ya ready ? This lake has seen much more consistent 'FISHING' pressure then it does now .... It has survived 30,000 cormorants eating untold numbers of fish and she still flourishes ...
All you screaming memmes squawking about how a couple guys... hell even 50 guys taking a couple limits over is going to hurt the population of the fish is RIDICULOUS ... They might even be doing you flat fish guys a solid by taking out all those mature fish.
Let's be honest about all this hyperventilating .... those who have fished there uncontested for years have their noses out of joint because of all the traffic ...
Seems to me This PUBLIC Lake needs some PUBLIC Access ..... You want to have all the trappings of a PRIVATE LAKE ... MOVE to one .... Common Sense huh ...
This little debate has me wondering about all the guys crying for the government to instill more laws ... about turning in another American over fish for God's sake ..... Whats going to happen when the SHTF in the very near future .... Be the same ones wearing the Brown Coat with that funny little emblem on it .... So freaking sad .
so whist you are stating is it OK to break the law catch limits are laws I don't care if your caught with one fish over the limit you are still breaking the law and I have no respect for that
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KP are you lecturing me ? Save it..... My point being .... Now here comes the common sense .. ya ready ? This lake has seen much more consistent 'FISHING' pressure then it does now .... It has survived 30,000 cormorants eating untold numbers of fish and she still flourishes ...
All you screaming memmes squawking about how a couple guys... hell even 50 guys taking a couple limits over is going to hurt the population of the fish is RIDICULOUS ... They might even be doing you flat fish guys a solid by taking out all those mature fish.
Let's be honest about all this hyperventilating .... those who have fished there uncontested for years have their noses out of joint because of all the traffic ...
Seems to me This PUBLIC Lake needs some PUBLIC Access ..... You want to have all the trappings of a PRIVATE LAKE ... MOVE to one .... Common Sense huh ...
This little debate has me wondering about all the guys crying for the government to instill more laws ... about turning in another American over fish for God's sake ..... Whats going to happen when the SHTF in the very near future .... Be the same ones wearing the Brown Coat with that funny little emblem on it .... So freaking sad .
i was going to keep my mouth shut but just seeing you over here running you mouth as usual just pissed me off. of course once you become a "so called guide" you come over here and start running your mouth just like some of the others that have been kicked off of here in the past.( and at this time i wont say who) drop it stormy period and run your mouth on another site. not this one. these people are real fisherman and that is why i am still here. JMO! mods.........i can only take so much BS. this is a fishing site correct :P
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I fished 4 times in the last week and DEC has been out twice, seems to me they are trying. And Internet hero's posting huge numbers and pictures daily are going to get scouted out, took me some time and hurt feelings to figure that out. Think about this, tonight where I was fishing, I heard over and over how everyone heard about the spot online. So, my point is even if it seems "everyone" knows about a spot or a hot bite, putting it on blast is a sure way to draw every lurker on the site in. Share with a few friends who you trust, and have helped you in the past, but for god's sake don't name a spot online ;)
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Yeah I agree HT, that was quite an ignorant post.
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Boy o boy. Im glad i stayed away from there as i asked a fellow member on here if there was access, he said it was private. I thought about going from o shores but thought better of it and hit a diff bay for flats. Not the bite guys were having over there,but still got a handfull of gills and a couple nice specks. But sounds as things got and are still getting out of hand. Hope to make it out one more time before the spring crappie gear comes out. I had a tough year, but still had fun. As always thanks to the helpful bunch of guys on here. See ya on mff.
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i have to get this posting thing fixed
All fixed! ;)
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Yeah I agree HT, that was quite an ignorant post.
in the land of the internet and stupid posts on fish catching. i myself will be on the ice as far away tomorrow from all people period :P
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Boy o boy. Im glad i stayed away from there as i asked a fellow member on here if there was access, he said it was private. I thought about going from o shores but thought better of it and hit a diff bay for flats. Not the bite guys were having over there,but still got a handfull of gills and a couple nice specks. But sounds as things got and are still getting out of hand. Hope to make it out one more time before the spring crappie gear comes out. I had a tough year, but still had fun. As always thanks to the helpful bunch of guys on here. See ya on mff.
good luck to MR. its comes down to a real blood batch for some i guess. look forward to seeing you again next year. we fish on opposites sides of the lake ;)
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Thanks Coach i was thinking you might fix my post I can alwayscount on you
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I posted my opinion about posting pics of big numbers and crazy bites on this site two seasons ago...and got blasted. Some said that the big numbers and success stories gave them the "motivation to become better fishermen". Really all they had to do was go to the spot where the bite was hot. Even a mediocre fisherman becomes great when the bite is so hot in a spot that you can literally catch them on a cigarette butt. I was very guilty of pictures and bragging...but I took it back a notch. No need to turn "my spots" into frenzy land. I share them with a few friends who know the repercussions of spreading the word. I practice this on the soft water too...
Guys...the internet has, and will continue to change EVERYTHING. Everyone is in for the easy bite. Heck...I'm tempted to head over to Short Point myself...and I don't even chase "flats". It's gonna get worse before it gets better.
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in the land of the internet and stupid posts on fish catching. i myself will be on the ice as far away tomorrow from all people period :P
HT good luck and enjoy the day my season is done maybe one more trip to the north country but done around here.
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Well quite a day to join the site lol just throwing it out thier im a law abiding and considerate sportsman everyone ;D.... Fillet and Release it was nice to meet you on the ice yesterday and thanks alot for the advice it was much needed.
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HT good luck and enjoy the day my season is done maybe one more trip to the north country but done around here.
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I hate to add fuel to the fire but I live 2 1/2 hrs away and guys have been coming to fish that bite because of post some of you guys put on here! You can only post limit days of gills and high teen number of craps day in and day out from the south shore so long before guys catch on. I won't name names but 2 guys in particular have posted numerous pics of limits for weeks now....what did you think would happen? Those pictures are now on every fishermans cell phone with in a 3 hr radius. Sorry sometimes the truth sucks...but just had to say something!
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just found out that i will be fishing with a long lost freind for the day. fish or no fish. end of story ;) it does not get any better then that ;D
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I hate to add fuel to the fire but I live 2 1/2 hrs away and guys have been coming to fish that bite because of post some of you guys put on here! You can only post limit days of gills and high teen number of craps day in and day out from the south shore so long before guys catch on. I won't name names but 2 guys in particular have posted numerous pics of limits for weeks now....what did you think would happen? Those pictures are now on every fishermans cell phone with in a 3 hr radius. Sorry sometimes the truth sucks...but just had to say something!
True story, then for people to complain about the spot, and call it by name is a real head scratcher.
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Ya know, it's a shame that things have to be the despicable way they are sometimes. Speaking for myself, I am new to ice fishing. I depend (and very much APPRECIATE) the insight and info that is posted on this site in order to learn how to do thing better. It's a shame that people use it to the detriment of others (e.g. pirates). I will still keep reading and participating because I believe overall the good people outweigh the bad, but now I know why the vets don't share much sometimes. I think that's awful because those of us starting out could really learn from their experiences. Hope to see some of you guys out there someday.
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There is a huge difference between posting about success in the main lake, and bragging about small bays for panfish.
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just found out that i will be fishing with a long lost freind for the day. fish or no fish. end of story ;) it does not get any better then that ;D
Awesome!
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Word on the Street is that Big Bay is on Fire!!! :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :blink:
Forget about short point!!
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Stormy I'm a little out spoken. ::)
You're way off in this one. Beyond nuts!
Accepting illegal catches because you can?
If you're promoting the Oneida diehards logo on clothes or custom jigs.
Well then I'd be ashamed to wear or use them.
In fact screw the logo! Screw the jigs!
Won't have anything to do with them.
While I have the utmost respect for some, I'm surprised some are fishing with you.
I don't play games, I don't pull punches, I simply call it as I see it.
Those fishing with you just lost tons of credibility Too.
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well guys i have caught up on several pages and my meager Opinion is there is at least 2:1, maybe 3:1 on panfish verses perch without question just go to the bait stores and ask and I have witnessed the double dipping in 2 different spot , and unlike some on here that think they have all the answers I have fished eyes and perch for many years , but my teeth were cut on flats and which I have been doing for the last few days with buds I fished with guys 30 years ago and am having a blast and had the pleasure of fishing with Crappie Killer today great time ;D
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There is a huge difference between posting about success in the main lake, and bragging about small bays for panfish.
Good point and well said DD...absolutely true.
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Stormy I'm a little out spoken. ::)
You're way off in this one. Beyond nuts!
Accepting illegal catches because you can?
If you're promoting the Oneida diehards logo on clothes or custom jigs.
Well then I'd be ashamed to wear or use them.
In fact screw the logo! Screw the jigs!
Won't have anything to do with them.
While I have the utmost respect for some, I'm surprised some are fishing with you.
I don't play games, I don't pull punches, I simply call it as I see it.
Those fishing with you just lost tons of credibility Too.
THAT DESERVES A BIG ATTABOY! :clap:
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well guys i have caught up on several pages and my meager Opinion is there is at least 2:1, maybe 3:1 on panfish verses perch without question just go to the bait stores and ask and I have witnessed the double dipping in 2 different spot , and unlike some on here that think they have all the answers I have fished eyes and perch for many years , but my teeth were cut on flats and which I have been doing for the last few days with buds I fished with guys 30 years ago and am having a blast and had the pleasure of fishing with Crappie Killer today great time ;D
I was fortunate enough to be in the presence of the legend today and he and release both continued to handmy arse to me what a prick he is hey killer got another one is all iI heard in my head the whole way home it was a great day to be out even if I only caught a few small ones
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Wow. Just when somebody says how civil this thread has been all year it blows up. Very entertaining.
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I posted my opinion about posting pics of big numbers and crazy bites on this site two seasons ago...and got blasted. Some said that the big numbers and success stories gave them the "motivation to become better fishermen". Really all they had to do was go to the spot where the bite was hot. Even a mediocre fisherman becomes great when the bite is so hot in a spot that you can literally catch them on a cigarette butt. I was very guilty of pictures and bragging...but I took it back a notch. No need to turn "my spots" into frenzy land. I share them with a few friends who know the repercussions of spreading the word. I practice this on the soft water too...
Guys...the internet has, and will continue to change EVERYTHING. Everyone is in for the easy bite. Heck...I'm tempted to head over to Short Point myself...and I don't even chase "flats". It's gonna get worse before it gets better.
great post Jim I'm looking into a future spot as I type anybody can follow the leader
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I was fortunate enough to be in the presence of the legend today and he and release both continued to handmy arse to me what a prick he is hey killer got another one is all iI heard in my head the whole way home it was a great day to be out even if I only caught a few small ones
Release said he made ya a pie! :woot:
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hes being kind he did just fine , we all know what a BS,er he is , you would think release wrote that ;)
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ready for round 2 tomorrow DD ? nice seeing everyone today , almost like a family Reunion and putting faces with some names on here and nice meeting gillie today also , and we will be having a new member here soon
Filet nice meeting you yesterday always great to put the face and name together!!!!!!
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great post Jim I'm looking into a future spot as I type anybody can follow the leader
Nice chattin with ya earlier. That "new" spot has to have fish somewhere... :whistle: :whistle: ;D
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I have been fishing out of a bay on the south shore my whole life and have only seen a handful of guys fish for panfish in the bay in the winter.....this year somebody let a cat out of the bag and figured out that there are a few fish to be had and it has been getting pounded this year......doesn't take long for people to jump on the bandwagon.....on another note I think that the state should lower the limits on panfish down to 25 per person including perch......with the birth of electronics and shanties and heaters and so on and so forth, the amount of fish being caught by almost everyone is immense.....I think 25 perch per day is more than enough.......would like to keep this great fishery around for my grandkids kids.......didn't mean to get this much ire stirred up with one question about access ;D
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Just wondering if travel by snowmobile is still possible from the north shore
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Sorry for stirring the pot, just posting my opinion. I definitely wasn't referring to anyone that is retired and deserves to be out there every day, I think we all know who I'm referring to as "pirates" and "turds". These people have absolutely no respect for the fisheries or the honest folks who would like to preserve them so we can all continue to enjoy it for the rest of our lives. These people will be the first ones pissing and moaning when the fishery goes to crap, but that doesn't matter to them, they will just move on and do the same to the next.
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I posted my opinion about posting pics of big numbers and crazy bites on this site two seasons ago...and got blasted. Some said that the big numbers and success stories gave them the "motivation to become better fishermen". Really all they had to do was go to the spot where the bite was hot. Even a mediocre fisherman becomes great when the bite is so hot in a spot that you can literally catch them on a cigarette butt. I was very guilty of pictures and bragging...but I took it back a notch. No need to turn "my spots" into frenzy land. I share them with a few friends who know the repercussions of spreading the word. I practice this on the soft water too...
Guys...the internet has, and will continue to change EVERYTHING. Everyone is in for the easy bite. Heck...I'm tempted to head over to Short Point myself...and I don't even chase "flats". It's gonna get worse before it gets better.
Amen Hookinup....well said!!
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:clap: :clap: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
I posted my opinion about posting pics of big numbers and crazy bites on this site two seasons ago...and got blasted. Some said that the big numbers and success stories gave them the "motivation to become better fishermen". Really all they had to do was go to the spot where the bite was hot. Even a mediocre fisherman becomes great when the bite is so hot in a spot that you can literally catch them on a cigarette butt. I was very guilty of pictures and bragging...but I took it back a notch. No need to turn "my spots" into frenzy land. I share them with a few friends who know the repercussions of spreading the word. I practice this on the soft water too...
Guys...the internet has, and will continue to change EVERYTHING. Everyone is in for the easy bite. Heck...I'm tempted to head over to Short Point myself...and I don't even chase "flats". It's gonna get worse before it gets better.
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KP are you lecturing me ? Save it..... My point being .... Now here comes the common sense .. ya ready ? This lake has seen much more consistent 'FISHING' pressure then it does now .... It has survived 30,000 cormorants eating untold numbers of fish and she still flourishes ...
All you screaming memmes squawking about how a couple guys... hell even 50 guys taking a couple limits over is going to hurt the population of the fish is RIDICULOUS ... They might even be doing you flat fish guys a solid by taking out all those mature fish.
Let's be honest about all this hyperventilating .... those who have fished there uncontested for years have their noses out of joint because of all the traffic ...
Seems to me This PUBLIC Lake needs some PUBLIC Access ..... You want to have all the trappings of a PRIVATE LAKE ... MOVE to one .... Common Sense huh ...
This little debate has me wondering about all the guys crying for the government to instill more laws ... about turning in another American over fish for God's sake ..... Whats going to happen when the SHTF in the very near future .... Be the same ones wearing the Brown Coat with that funny little emblem on it .... So freaking sad .
WOW ! Just #$%@&*%# WOW ! ::)
For a guy who's never been involved with the Oneida Lake pan fishery, you sure know quite a bit ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Just wondering if travel by snowmobile is still possible from the north shore
fished out of williams park this afternoon......nasty crack along the shore that was tough to find a spot to cross but finally did.......motored over to dakin area and what a mistake......on the way over it wasn't too bad but the return trip was wet to say the least......couple areas we drove thru at least a foot of water....not worth the trip imho.....got a few perch.....very sloppy....plenty of ice though
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Filet nice meeting you yesterday always great to put the face and name together!!!!!!
same here bud :thumbsup:
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i hope the dec reads this web site-----They do according to ECO Childs who I spoke to a few weeks ago. Doesn't seem to be helping though as it seems they're looking for walleye offenders more than anything ::)so they know what is going on and what you are all talking about and it should be against the law to sell sport caught fish in new york. Selling unprotected fish species has no impact on the fishery. The DEC's biologists and scientists have stated many times over the years that they've been unable to prove that hook and line sales of unprotected species to have any detrimental effects on Oneida Lake.
our lakes are for sport not for commercial fishing. This is YOUR opinionand i agree that some of the trusted guys who are local and who fish alot should be enlisted as eyes on the ground for the dec---you guys could tell them where the problems are and who to check so they can enforce the laws and catch these guys---we could tell them ---who littered---who raped and who tresspassed--- We do...and frequently but because there is no evidence to prove the lake is being harmed by hook and line fishing, the DEC most likely doesn't feel the need to waste their resources
again----why is it legal to sell our fish---when is THAT going to get stoppedIt's legal because "Read Above Comments" ....... It won't get stopped anytime soon and it shouldn't get stopped. It's been brought up to the politicians in Albany several times but like stated, No evidence of harm...No changes in the law !
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I have been fishing out of a bay on the south shore my whole life and have only seen a handful of guys fish for panfish in the bay in the winter.....this year somebody let a cat out of the bag and figured out that there are a few fish to be had and it has been getting pounded this year......doesn't take long for people to jump on the bandwagon.....on another note I think that the state should lower the limits on panfish down to 25 per person including perch......with the birth of electronics and shanties and heaters and so on and so forth, the amount of fish being caught by almost everyone is immense.....I think 25 perch per day is more than enough.......would like to keep this great fishery around for my grandkids kids.......didn't mean to get this much ire stirred up with one question about access ;D
totally disagree about the perch limit. Especially on Oneida. Im an amateur at best and fish the lake a lot. Many times only taking home a handful of perch. When they are hot or you find a slew of them its nice to take a bucket home. Many guys, even the ones that know the lake and catch the perch on a regular could probably attest to this
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I post on this site alot about my catch, and ice conditions quite abit. I know that there is litterally thousands of lurkers on this site. esspecially the last 2 years, and it has been showing with the size of the shanty towns out there. I absoulutley love fishing for flats, and am not going to stop anytime soon, but what is going to stop is my posting of all my catches. between alot of people watching me find my own fish, and others reading my posts. I will post ice conditions, and any danger that is out there. besides that i'm backing way off on my posts, and who i'm telling about my catches.
and Stormy, I consider myself a good fisherman who knows the law quite well, and you sir couldn't be any farther off. I just put a onida lake diehards sticker on the window of my truck, needless to say iv'e lost respect for you, and your sticker. it's comming off tommorow morning.
I never speak bad, or down about anyone, but enough is enough !!! Sully...
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Time Out!
Take Five!
RG
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Everyone catch their breath?
So.....Any perch in that lake? ;D
RG
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Perch fishing has been decent, its tough to get away from the easy pickings of the flats but my last few trips we have taken about 75/trip 2 guys, big fatties. They are hating on minnows for us and loving spikesa and glow Caty's
Lots of movement in ice, tread carefully all
Tom
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RG, got a limit of perch this morning...all 17-18 inchers except one dink 13". Drilled 173 holes from Taft to Messenger with my home made electric auger powered by my hearing aid battery. Caught a couple of blokes double dippin and now they're hangin from my basketball hoop. :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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RG, got a limit of perch this morning...all 17-18 inchers except one dink 13". Drilled 173 holes from Taft to Messenger with my home made electric auger powered by my hearing aid battery. Caught a couple of blokes double dippin and now they're hangin from my basketball hoop. :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
i don't care what anyone says that's funny
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RG, got a limit of perch this morning...all 17-18 inchers except one dink 13". Drilled 173 holes from Taft to Messenger with my home made electric auger powered by my hearing aid battery. Caught a couple of blokes double dippin and now they're hangin from my basketball hoop. :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
:woot: :woot: :cookoo: :woot: :woot:
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RG, got a limit of perch this morning...all 17-18 inchers except one dink 13". Drilled 173 holes from Taft to Messenger with my home made electric auger powered by my hearing aid battery. Caught a couple of blokes double dippin and now they're hangin from my basketball hoop. :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Fished out of William's today. Sure hope everyone had a better day than I did. Really got it handed to me.
Ice is really getting mealy in spots. The gas holes and sun holes are starting to grow rapidly, as the surface water whirlpools it's way back down them.
Lots of good ice left, but the shoreline crack/heave in front of William's is getting a bit dicey. Pick your crossing spot carefully.
Nice seeing you again RG...and Pimplepounder--was that you I was talking with??
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RG, got a limit of perch this morning...all 17-18 inchers except one dink 13". Drilled 173 holes from Taft to Messenger with my home made electric auger powered by my hearing aid battery. Caught a couple of blokes double dippin and now they're hangin from my basketball hoop. :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Well... That lightens things up... Thanks for the chuckle...
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I fished out of Taft this morning until noon. The shore ice is still in great shape. I had 24" of ice where I was and the top layer was getting sloppy. There is some water on the ice, probably up to 4" where I was.
The fishing was great. Caught 25 perch and kept 15 because that is all I needed. It felt good to return a few good ones.
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Going back down!
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Fished out of William's today. Sure hope everyone had a better day than I did. Really got it handed to me.
Ice is really getting mealy in spots. The gas holes and sun holes are starting to grow rapidly, as the surface water whirlpools it's way back down them.
Lots of good ice left, but the shoreline crack/heave in front of William's is getting a bit dicey. Pick your crossing spot carefully.
Nice seeing you again RG...and Pimplepounder--was that you I was talking with??
Wasn't me.Haven't been to Oneida in several years.
RG
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South Shore was wet and icy this morning. Made the sled slide real good, though! The sun came up for awhile and the wind was minimal. The fish bites, however, were dismal. There were about 12-14 guys in the bay when I arrived and most were moving frequently because the fish were not biting. I moved around about 8 times. It appeared that nobody had a productive day fish-wise. I got one bluegill but he went back down the hole. No sense in keeping it. By the time I returned to my truck around 2:00 the ice had a thin layer of slush on it. With the rains tonight, it'll be a mess tomorrow. Don't know if I'll be going out or not. Depends on the weather....
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Wasn't me.Haven't been to Oneida in several years.
RG
Oops...LoL...I meant RTXguy
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Just had a winter weather advisory pop up on my phone. 2am until 8pm. Up to quarter inch of ice and 1-4 inches of snow.....and winter continues. Lol
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I know. Iam a rookie guys but everyone is loosing something about the sport.You should all be glad you can still get out and do some fishing there will come a day in your life when you won't be able to get out there anymore.It shouldn't be about how many fish you caught Just be glad you can still get out and enjoy it. Believe this or not I could care less about the catch an don't get me wrong I like catching fish but I also like sitting in the shanty having a beer eating my meatballs just relaxing......As far away as I can get!!! Take it for whats it worth!!!!
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Sound point, Belly! :thumbsup:
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I have been fishing out of a bay on the south shore my whole life and have only seen a handful of guys fish for panfish in the bay in the winter.....this year somebody let a cat out of the bag and figured out that there are a few fish to be had and it has been getting pounded this year......doesn't take long for people to jump on the bandwagon.....on another note I think that the state should lower the limits on panfish down to 25 per person including perch......with the birth of electronics and shanties and heaters and so on and so forth, the amount of fish being caught by almost everyone is immense.....I think 25 perch per day is more than enough.......would like to keep this great fishery around for my grandkids kids.......didn't mean to get this much ire stirred up with one question about access ;D
I hear yea man, who is eating 50 perch or pan fish a day. That much can last the whole week for two people. Plus, I see lots of people who dump out between 8 and 15 keeper pan fish. If you put the fish in a bucket then take them home, don't be wasteful of Gods bounty. He has a way of getting you back! They should also, implement where you have to keep the first three walleye you catch if fishing in over 25 ft. A lot of fish die after they are released from being brought up from deep water. Or, at least keep the first three legal fish then move on and catch perch or something.
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So whos giveing it a shot in the am?
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Going off south side
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I fished out of Taft this morning until noon. The shore ice is still in great shape. I had 24" of ice where I was and the top layer was getting sloppy. There is some water on the ice, probably up to 4" where I was.
The fishing was great. Caught 25 perch and kept 15 because that is all I needed. It felt good to return a few good ones.
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Going back down!
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nice job Reel!!
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nice job Reel!!
Thanks Bobby. The weather was awesome too. Might be my last trip but you never know. ;)
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Thanks HardWater
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Thanks Bobby. The weather was awesome too. Might be my last trip but you never know. ;)
i hear you there Bruce. Not to often we get to jig up perch thru the ice on oneida in April! I might be sneaking out there again
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To Mr ECON that came out to a south shore bay today I applaud your efforts to do a little undercover work, for future reference drive your personal vehicle there next time everyone that you were looking for saw you drive around the bay and left as soon as you came walking out of the marina.
You did chase them off though before they did any real damage. I am grateful for your service and keep up the good work!!!!
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I know. Iam a rookie guys but everyone is loosing something about the sport.You should all be glad you can still get out and do some fishing there will come a day in your life when you won't be able to get out there anymore.It shouldn't be about how many fish you caught Just be glad you can still get out and enjoy it. Believe this or not I could care less about the catch an don't get me wrong I like catching fish but I also like sitting in the shanty having a beer eating my meatballs just relaxing......As far away as I can get!!! Take it for whats it worth!!!!
yep as I get older I'm starting to see this ,I give fish to some of the old timers that are unable to fish anymore , and it makes me hope someday someone will do this for me , and by the way I had my meatballs handed to me today :woot: by DC and Tank great day though , and I was told some days your the hydrant and somedays your the dog :o
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I was on Oneida for 9 hours today, gas holes are getting nasty! Drilled holes that are in water going quick.
Drill a hole in a puddle and the draining rots an inch or two.
Perch bite was pretty good to me, but not so much to others where I was. Met a lurker today! Nice chat.
Ice looked thicker than it was. Said lurker pointed that out. I pulled out a tape, a little under 19, I taped 22 near there not long ago.
Lots of air bubbles in ice. Water going down through ice fast enough you can hear gurgling
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yep as I get older I'm starting to see this ,I give fish to some of the old timers that are unable to fish anymore , and it makes me hope someday someone will do this for me , and by the way I had my meatballs handed to me today :woot: by DC and Tank great day though , and I was told some days your the hydrant and somedays your the dog :o
Hi Freddy. I'll give you some fish any day. ;D @)
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Oops...LoL...I meant RTXguy
Yup that was me.
Took my son out for a bit and had one of my buddies meet us out. Called in sick to work and it went in his favor. Found plenty of dink perch, a few pickeral and landed my season best slammer 13.5" jumbo. She was a beauty. My buddy cleaned up with 4 real nice perch and a few big sunnys. Fished pretty shallow and for the most part away from everybody else. The only downside was the only group near us that had a very narrow vocabulary of mostly 4 letter words >:( that also decided to leave the pickeral they caught on the ice in a bright orange plastic bag. The pickeral are quite a pain and I don't agree with leaving them on the ice but why leave them in a bag ???
Ice was soft on top, still seemed decent underneath but there were quite a few drain holes and that crack as mentioned in front of williams is pretty tricky.
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This rain is definitely going to cause some major runoff. The lake is going to change big time this week.
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yep as I get older I'm starting to see this ,I give fish to some of the old timers that are unable to fish anymore , and it makes me hope someday someone will do this for me , and by the way I had my meatballs handed to me today :woot: by DC and Tank great day though , and I was told some days your the hydrant and somedays your the dog :o
Great time today with a great bunch of guys! I had a bologna sammich out there today, didn't see any meatballs ;D
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What a day for big fish .... 3 well over 13 and double 14's, biggest being 14 1/4 inches.
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Ended up with 28 after missing the morning bite due too car trouble and a friend over slept, did however catch a ride out with rookie joe, nice meeting you Joe, good fishin with you, met PerryT and beaver out there too, nice chattin and fishin with you guys. great weather day, I measured 19 1/2 inches, top 3 white turned too corn snow rest was pretty solid, cracks evened out pretty good, must be lake is rising.
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Morning fog rolling off.
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Hoofed it out to the perch grounds this morning; about 2.3 miles out and back, Jesus I could have walked right across the lake. :P Walked thru standing water most of the way out and thru granular mush on the way back in. Definitely worth it - had an excellent day in respect to both numbers and the quality of the fish. Those big males fight like hell, quite a tussle on ultralight equipment.
Nice talking with Snagger this morning and with Louie and John this afternoon. Ice still good but those pressure cracks are getting real spooky.
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Great pictures and great job Snag... You just keep doing what your doing so we can all enjoy it...
Thank you for sharing another great season with us... :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Hey nice meeting you Pman, your a hell of a diehard, walking 2.3 miles after having a heart attack yrs ago, that's really something. it really is. Nice work man, wish I owned a machine I would of gave you a lift but as you could see I was gonna be walkin too if someone hadn't offered me a ride.
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Wow nice jumbos
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Great pictures and great job Snag... You just keep doing what your doing so we can all enjoy it...
Thank you for sharing another great season with us... :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
oh boy what happened today, I don't own a cell and haven't read reports yet.
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Dang! Two wall hangers, my taxidermy bill would have doubled. ;D Congrats!
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Nice reports guys!
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Pman, 2.3 miles out and back, I'd say your on the mend and getting done too! Congrats! :thumbsup:
I'm not up to that kind of walk yet. I'm hoping on dropping 20-30lbs and doing a lot of walking so I can get in on that early ice next season. ;D
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Nice jumbos Shane. Pman that is nuts! It was a good morning for walking....but that is still nuts! Great job!!!
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Pman, 2.3 miles out and back, I'd say your on the mend and getting done too! Congrats! :thumbsup:
I'm not up to that kind of walk yet. I'm hoping on dropping 20-30lbs and doing a lot of walking so I can get in on that early ice next season. ;D
2.3 out, 4.6 out and back.
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Interesting ice stuff from Owasco thread.
How Lake Ice Melts
A wonderful description of how lake ice melts away appeared on the web blog "Air Mass", hosted by the Star Tribune's Bill McAuliffe. Ed Swain, of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency describes the process of freezing and thawing lakes.
In the late fall, the lake loses heat to the atmosphere, and then on a day or night when the wind is not blowing, ice forms. The ice gets thicker as long as the lake can continue to lose heat.
In most Januaries and Februaries, snow both reflects sunlight and insulates the lake. With a thick snow layer, the lake neither gains nor loses heat. The bottom sediment is actually heating the lake water slightly over the winter, from stored summer heat.
Around March, as the air warms and the sun gets more intense, the snow melts, allowing light to penetrate the ice. Because the ice acts like the glass in a greenhouse, the water beneath it begins to warm, and the ice begins to melt FROM THE BOTTOM.
When the ice thickness erodes to between 4 and 12 inches, it transforms into long vertical crystals called "candles." These conduct light even better, so the ice starts to look black, because it is not reflecting much sunlight.
Warming continues because the light energy is being transferred to the water below the ice. Meltwater fills in between the crystals, which begin breaking apart. The surface appears grayish as the ice reflects a bit more light than before.
The wind comes up, and breaks the surface apart. The candles will often be blown to one side of the lake, making a tinkling sound as they knock against one another, and piling up on the shore. In hours, a sparkling blue lake, once again!
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Yikes! 4.6 out and back! Pman, you are getting it done, on both ends! That's health-wise and fish-wise, Congratulations again! :thumbsup:
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Interesting ice stuff from Owasco thread.
How Lake Ice Melts
A wonderful description of how lake ice melts away appeared on the web blog "Air Mass", hosted by the Star Tribune's Bill McAuliffe. Ed Swain, of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency describes the process of freezing and thawing lakes.
In the late fall, the lake loses heat to the atmosphere, and then on a day or night when the wind is not blowing, ice forms. The ice gets thicker as long as the lake can continue to lose heat.
In most Januaries and Februaries, snow both reflects sunlight and insulates the lake. With a thick snow layer, the lake neither gains nor loses heat. The bottom sediment is actually heating the lake water slightly over the winter, from stored summer heat.
Around March, as the air warms and the sun gets more intense, the snow melts, allowing light to penetrate the ice. Because the ice acts like the glass in a greenhouse, the water beneath it begins to warm, and the ice begins to melt FROM THE BOTTOM.
When the ice thickness erodes to between 4 and 12 inches, it transforms into long vertical crystals called "candles." These conduct light even better, so the ice starts to look black, because it is not reflecting much sunlight.
Warming continues because the light energy is being transferred to the water below the ice. Meltwater fills in between the crystals, which begin breaking apart. The surface appears grayish as the ice reflects a bit more light than before.
The wind comes up, and breaks the surface apart. The candles will often be blown to one side of the lake, making a tinkling sound as they knock against one another, and piling up on the shore. In hours, a sparkling blue lake, once again!
Very good article, best I've ever read, heres some candles, but don't get too spooked just yet, this was a drain hole I fished out of, fresh holes still had no spheres in them yet. just corn ice on top from soaking up this mornings water. pay attention from here on out.
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nice stripers snag
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Super nice perch Snag and P man !!
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Super nice perch Snag and P man !!
X2!!!
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p-man good job well worth that walk. I should have done it too
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Reeleyz you are absolutely correct - that is nuts !!! But I do a lot of walking on a treadmill for health issues and the walk really isn't that bad and a hell of a lot more enjoyable than the treadmill.
Snag I was going to come over and say hello but after my morning stroll I just wanted to sit. Glad to see you did well considering the way your morning started. You are absolutely on target about a big fish day. Still can't get over how strong these fish are, a lot of those big males were pulling drag.
Hey Bart 2.3 miles to get out there and another 2.3 miles to get back in. Didn't seem too bad at first but then I realized it's like walking across the lake. If someone told me to walk from the north shore to the south shore you know what my answer would be, but that is basically what I did.
Good luck to whoever is out today; I'm taking the day off - no walking, just cleaning fish.
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To Mr ECON that came out to a south shore bay today I applaud your efforts to do a little undercover work, for future reference drive your personal vehicle there next time everyone that you were looking for saw you drive around the bay and left as soon as you came walking out of the marina.
You did chase them off though before they did any real damage. I am grateful for your service and keep up the good work!!!!
:clap: :clap: :clap: :callcops: :nono ataboy keep it up
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My favorite page ;D
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??? any reports on conditions this a.m. out of Taft? took Monday off work but wondering if I should cancel after all this rain.
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Snagger, those fish are incredible! Congrats!
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Not going fishing today. :( Even though the weather is rainy/crappy (which I would have fished through anyway), I have 3 PCs to fix for other people and I really need to get those projects done. That money goes into my ATV savings jar for a new ride next year. Good luck out there, guys and stay safe.
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??? any reports on conditions this a.m. out of Taft? took Monday off work but wondering if I should cancel after all this rain.
Taft was in good shape yesterday. It's tough to tell what this rain is going to do. I will try to swing by and take a look this afternoon.
Good read OldTimer.
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hope this early start doesn't jinx us , it's still over 3 months out
Hey Freddie, remember this! It jinxed us alright.....going on month 5 of winter! ;D
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Walked out of Lewis to 113, then up to 111, then back into Lewis. drilling and jigging all the way.... 4 8" perch the east end is just barren this year.that was about a 4 mile walk .this fat lady is defiantly getting ready to sing. Me me me me ;D
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Just drove down to constantia access as well as Taft. Handful of guys out of Taft, some on machines and some on foot. Only saw one guy out of constantia. Scriba creek was really ripping too! I noted some flood watches for couple creeks south of here this morning. Watch those creek mouths, a lot of runoff going on
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Nice fish Snag and PMan... Made that walk to Shack with you Dave plenty of time, but that was 20 years ago! ;D
Had a great time with Release, KP, Lee Toi, Boi, Oneida1, and Dad...
Here are the types of pictures to post if you want to keep people guessing...
Dad hiding in the fog...
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Should have taken more pictures but was busy fishing and BS'n. Took this early, got some bigger fish later. ;D Lovin the new stick, think I could have sole 6-7 of em yesterday...
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Nice pics and fish DC...that's a cool looking panfish rig
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I was on Oneida for 9 hours today, gas holes are getting nasty! Drilled holes that are in water going quick.
Drill a hole in a puddle and the draining rots an inch or two.
Perch bite was pretty good to me, but not so much to others where I was. Met a lurker today! Nice chat.
Ice looked thicker than it was. Said lurker pointed that out. I pulled out a tape, a little under 19, I taped 22 near there not long ago.
Lots of air bubbles in ice. Water going down through ice fast enough you can hear gurgling
self proclaimed lurker... nice chat as well, nice day too even if I was the hydrant :P
T
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Nice pics and fish DC...that's a cool looking panfish rig
36inches, super soft tip, then a nice transition into all backbone, and light as a feather or two... ;D Ol' KP had the rod in his hand for 6 seconds and said "i'll take two"
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DC, I've been considering a rod/reel combo like that. What is the make/model of that nice combo you have? Congrats on the catches.
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DC, I've been considering a rod/reel combo like that. What is the make/model of that nice combo you have? Congrats on the catches.
The reel is a Clam spooler. If you pencil grip your rod they are one of the more comfortable in-lines I have found. Nice amount of spacing between the rod and your palm. Depends on how you grip things...
There are a lot of nice rods on the market. But I built that one. I may be building a few dozen(or more) this summer... ;D
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36inches, super soft tip, then a nice transition into all backbone, and light as a feather or two... ;D Ol' KP had the rod in his hand for 6 seconds and said "i'll take two"
Nice!! I like ;D
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DC glad to see that you and Tank managed to get north of the border. That was a tough group of hombres you were fishing with. I bet you got a few orders for that DC custom rod. Not bad enough that you build a great rod, but then you have to top it off by using blue guide wraps and handle to match the blue markings on the reel. You are quite the craftsman. ;D
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How much DC!? I don't fish much in the shack at all. Usually leave it home. Would be nice to use my 13 reel on it..
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Out on the lake now. Walked out in the rain at first light. There was much less water on the ice this morning than there was yesterday. Now 99% of the water is gone. Put the tape to the same hole I meassured yesterday. Barely under 19" lost maybe 1/4". However the white ice is totally shot. Just scuffing my foot back and forth a dozen times I dug down 2+".
6" screw in ice anchors aren't holding well. Already reset one twice, it worked itself loose in about 2 hours. Shore was fine where I get on.
Pay attention traveling, yes some of the real ugly spots are easy to see now (the draining made them obvious low spots). However new smaller ones appeared over night. They look tiny but you can spud right through all around them.
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36inches, super soft tip, then a nice transition into all backbone, and light as a feather or two... ;D Ol' KP had the rod in his hand for 6 seconds and said "i'll take two"
I watched ya using that rod it looks sweet I would've introduced myself to ya but ya looked busy and the young lady I was with was to busy yelling at the fish for a minute I thought I was in the shanty with release
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I watched ya using that rod it looks sweet I would've introduced myself to ya but ya looked busy and the young lady I was with was to busy yelling at the fish for a minute I thought I was in the shanty with release
Yow! A female Release!!?? RUN for your life!!! :woot: :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Yow! A female Release!!?? RUN for your life!!! :woot: :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
lol!!! :woot: :roflmao: :woot:
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Yow! A female Release!!?? RUN for your life!!! :woot: :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
she is tough and don't give up easily and she can can dish out as well as take a little razzing heck she takes care of her own fish and sometimes out fishes me so I'll run with her for now :woot: :woot:
Hey Fred I told her that guy was on your hot hole yesterday she said go knock em off his bucket that prick :afro: :woot: :woot:
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she is tough and don't give up easily and she can can dish out as well as take a little razzing heck she takes care of her own fish and sometimes out fishes me so I'll run with her for now :woot: :woot:
Hey Fred I told her that guy was on your hot hole yesterday she said go knock em off his bucket that prick :afro: :woot: :woot:
You go, girl! haha! ;D :woot:
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Does anyone have the link to cleaning bourbots that was posted a while ago? Got some nice perch and bourbots this morning great day out, wind was cold ice was good were I was
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Kinda tempted to go out there today... but with the wind/rain, grey skies and a generally busy schedule (that and I'm overdue for some recoil therapy after spending yesterday reloading) - I'm just kinda 'meh' about going out there now. Hopefully there will be some decent ice left next weekend for one last hoo-rah before packing it in for the season.
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Does anyone have the link to cleaning bourbots
Not sure if this is the one u were looking for but looks pretty easy, just like a bullhead
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Does anyone have the link to cleaning bourbots that was posted a while ago? Got some nice perch and bourbots this morning great day out, wind was cold ice was good were I was
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtbkSrtf8to (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtbkSrtf8to)
Recipes for burbot. ;)
http://www.fishingrssfeeds.com/node/5789#axzz2qr7vfoM0 (http://www.fishingrssfeeds.com/node/5789#axzz2qr7vfoM0)
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I worked the OLA booth for a few hours today at the sportshow. I got to meet Rob (Bartel Bait) and Racer. It was nice to chat with you guys. Thanks for sharing your Chamount stories with me Racer. Congrats again on that beautiful Waldo!
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Was checked today on short point by ECO Richard Head. He seemed like a decent guy. We watched him nail 3 guys for over the limit!! Told him it was nice to see him out there
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Was checked today on short point by ECO Richard Head. He seemed like a decent guy. We watched him nail 3 guys for over the limit!! Told him it was nice to see him out there
He ticketed me once for no license... can't complain as that was my fault - he was doing his job. But probably one of the friendliest cops I've ever come across. Even sent his boss an e-mail to compliment him. Those guys have a tough job - often work alone in remote areas where backup can be a long way away.
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Thanks guys don't usually keep them but what the hell
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Was checked today on short point by ECO Richard Head
I agree nice guy (not sarcasm either), he gave me a ticket and acted like he really didn't want to. I forgot my license and when he pulled up my info he said I never purchased one, he even had me convinced till I called the shop where I bought it. I told him I felt the DEC does a good job and to have a good day, he was doing his job alone in a field of many anglers.
Much more behind the scene work comes out of these guys as well as the best biology management on Lake Ontario IMO
Tom
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Man oh man what a day yesterday was .... Woke up 2 hrs late... had two buddies waiting at Apps for a ride out. Got yelled at .... Finally get there ...get out there and set up ... go to set up and discover I left my flasher at the house ... Call the wife to confirm ..Yup sitting on the living room floor.
I tried fishing blind for 20 mins and I would have rather stuck hot pokers in my eyes then do that all day. So my buddy says go get his .. So I drive to Altmar and back ...get back on the ice ... start fishing around noon. Oh I forgot to say ...on the way in to go get the flasher I decide to act like I am 25 again and get the bright idea to "Jump" the crack .... hit it wrong ...sled lists to the left a bit ... off I go sliding 30 feet on the puddled ice ..... Dumb ass
Had a great afternoon ended up with 13.
Oh then around 3 o'clock I can not find my jig box .... Looked everywhere tore the shanty apart checked everything 3 times ... rode .5 miles back to my last move ... Get in and take off my bibs ... out comes my jig box from my pant leg ..... I patted down my pant legs twice .... SMH
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That must have been you that I saw flying in towards Apps on a sled. Those cracks are tricky...
Is that flasher cursed or something? ;D
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That sounded like a tough morning stormy...one to forget ! Good job salvageing the day with some nice jumbos in the afternoon!
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I worked the OLA booth for a few hours today at the sportshow. I got to meet Rob (Bartel Bait) and Racer. It was nice to chat with you guys. Thanks for sharing your Chamount stories with me Racer. Congrats again on that beautiful Waldo!
Nice to meet you guys too. See you all on soft water.
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Sounds like O neida ice thickness fared pretty well during the last 24 hours. Down here we had warm temps and got hammered with drenching rain all night long. I fished a local lake yesterday and today, fished and measured the same holes both days . We lost 2 to 2 1/2 inches in all the holes. And boy did those holes get huge and deformed from draining all night. Shoreline took a beating too.
Whenever we leave our houses in the morning to go fishing ,we never know what the day will bring. Well, today I had an unexpected PB, with 6 jigged smallies while ice fishing for perch, on a UL rod and tiny caty jig...go figure. Fun fights.
Heading up to Oneida tomorrow for a few day's, going to be on foot from now to ice out. Good luck everyone.
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How much DC!? I don't fish much in the shack at all. Usually leave it home. Would be nice to use my 13 reel on it..
Im not sure yet. Im probably going to make some with that handle and some with a 5-6in cork. That handle set up alone cost me 22$ when the cork would cost a few. I have a hard time justifying the price some guys get on rods that cost little and are junk that you can get a lot better off the shelf. But I wont worry about that...
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I watched ya using that rod it looks sweet I would've introduced myself to ya but ya looked busy and the young lady I was with was to busy yelling at the fish for a minute I thought I was in the shanty with release
I didn't realize that was you till I moved off. I did hear the lady getting loudish like Release ;D
Second time I used that rods - once shallow flats and once deeper perch w a spinning reel. She fished awesome both times...
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Nice looking job on the rod Jay !
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DC glad to see that you and Tank managed to get north of the border. That was a tough group of hombres you were fishing with. I bet you got a few orders for that DC custom rod. Not bad enough that you build a great rod, but then you have to top it off by using blue guide wraps and handle to match the blue markings on the reel. You are quite the craftsman. ;D
Function always trumps style but I do try and combine them ;D
Heres my all time favorite - 9'6in 5wt. gun metal blue Ross reel - blue and green chevron wraps to match the colors I put in the handle and the backing/line...
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/98/008tc.jpg)
And my fav jig stick ;D
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DC, not only do they look good, they look like they work pretty good too. Nice!
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was wondering if anyone fished today wanted to bring wheeler out in am if ice was safe...thanks all
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Went out of Jewell today for awhile. Dead sea for us over there. I had one bite (missed it) and greenhead got 1- 10" perch. Marked next to nothing. We fished from 11' out to 36'. I measured the ice at approximately 16" total. Only a couple other guys out there. Wonder if they did any better?
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I think there's plenty of ice for a wheeler still, but the gas holes, cracks and shoreline could be an issue depending on where you are. Time to very careful now. Things are changing fast.
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Im not sure yet. Im probably going to make some with that handle and some with a 5-6in cork. That handle set up alone cost me 22$ when the cork would cost a few. I have a hard time justifying the price some guys get on rods that cost little and are junk that you can get a lot better off the shelf. But I wont worry about that...
Good work ain't cheap. Cheap work ain't good.
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Went out of Jewell today for awhile. Dead sea for us over there. I had one bite (missed it) and greenhead got 1- 10" perch. Marked next to nothing. We fished from 11' out to 36'. I measured the ice at approximately 16" total. Only a couple other guys out there. Wonder if they did any better?
I went out of Apps yesterday but didn't go out to where everyone else was. Same story. Fished 8' to 41'. Marked nothing in less than 30'. Hit one hole with walleyes, moved off them of course, and one with a 7" perch. Dead as can be.
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Anyone out of Taft today? Heading out in the am walking. Blew work off for one last hoorah!
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:o ??? Gonna try our marks but never been out there this late.
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hey A-Tom-MIC been on flats for a few days and your right tough to leave them alone ;D did a nice batch of Sunnies today , and DC I did make up for yesterday , but they only averaged .62 lbs a piece down from my last catch of .66 a piece 2 days ago :o , only half old school today , cheated and used the graph
and 2 DEC vehicle's were watching from shore with only 10 guys on the ice where I was at
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Waldo wanted me to post this pressure crack that separated and goes from muskrat bay towards big bay.
(http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/snagger69/10173545_4188159719234_1130497454_n_zps248f6742.jpg) (http://s647.photobucket.com/user/snagger69/media/10173545_4188159719234_1130497454_n_zps248f6742.jpg.html)
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hey A-Tom-MIC been on flats for a few days and your right tough to leave them alone ;D did a nice batch of Sunnies today , and DC I did make up for yesterday , but they only averaged .62 lbs a piece down from my last catch of .66 a piece 2 days ago :o , only half old school today , cheated and used the graph
and 2 DEC vehicle's were watching from shore with only 10 guys on the ice where I was at
Atta boy Fred ;D
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hey A-Tom-MIC been on flats for a few days and your right tough to leave them alone ;D did a nice batch of Sunnies today , and DC I did make up for yesterday , but they only averaged .62 lbs a piece down from my last catch of .66 a piece 2 days ago :o , only half old school today , cheated and used the graph
and 2 DEC vehicle's were watching from shore with only 10 guys on the ice where I was at
Like I said... "some days the dog, some the hydrant". You were wedged in a rut yesterday, I knew you'd get out. ;D We had 9lbs of fillets after giving 25 fish to our ol' timmer buddy. He had a place in Messenger and gave us a key till he sold the place a few years back. Hes in his 80's and cant get on the ice any more....
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hey A-Tom-MIC been on flats for a few days and your right tough to leave them alone ;D did a nice batch of Sunnies today , and DC I did make up for yesterday , but they only averaged .62 lbs a piece down from my last catch of .66 a piece 2 days ago :o , only half old school today , cheated and used the graph
and 2 DEC vehicle's were watching from shore with only 10 guys on the ice where I was at
hey coach I'd say give him an atta- boy but then again he did forget to grab someone yesterday on the way
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hey coach I'd say give him an atta- boy but then again he did forget to grab someone yesterday on the way
:unsure: :unsure: :unsure: Next time he drives by i will give him one of these ;D
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJHIb-tB4PU) :woot:
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:unsure: :unsure: :unsure: Next time he drives by i will give him one of these ;D
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJHIb-tB4PU) :woot:
:woot: :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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And here is his certificate! :woot:
(http://ajaycommunications.com/Cert/Absent-MindedFull.jpg)
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hey A-Tom-MIC been on flats for a few days and your right tough to leave them alone
(: They are fun, I was leaving limits of perch alone when crossing the crack wasn't so bad lol
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lot of muddy water pouring into the lake now .....
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lot of muddy water pouring into the lake now .....
That's for sure. Oneida creek looks like chocolate milk. That water is going to come up fast. Hopefully we can get a couple nights below freezing to slow it down a little.
I wouldn't mind getting one more trip in but if not its been a great season. We have had over 3 months of good ice. Incredible! We will be talking about this winter for a long time.
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http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv/?site_no=04242500
water levels for Fish Creek
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look at north branch of my river on the tug Oldtimer. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ny/nwis/uv?site_no=04249200 (http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ny/nwis/uv?site_no=04249200) 6400cfs going in but there only running 750cfs at my house , I better start sand bagging now if this how the power company is gonna run the water all spring. saw Oneida crick was at 4500cfs yesterday .... yikes. sent a request too channel nine news too contact Brookfield power too see why they won't stay on top of the melt, see what they say later.
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river has turned brown and on the rise all the streams running in are flooded
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I agree nice guy (not sarcasm either), he gave me a ticket and acted like he really didn't want to. I forgot my license and when he pulled up my info he said I never purchased one, he even had me convinced till I called the shop where I bought it. I told him I felt the DEC does a good job and to have a good day, he was doing his job alone in a field of many anglers.
Much more behind the scene work comes out of these guys as well as the best biology management on Lake Ontario IMO
Tom
He asked us if we were on iceshanty and if we would post that he nabbed those 3 guys for him!! Lol
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Nice fishing with u Eddie and Adam! Also was a pleasure to meet Tim Dog yesterday, real nice guy!
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Coach- you've given so many to others, I figured it was time you got one for yourself, enjoy it! ;D
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Thank's buddy! @) ;D
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Way to stay on em boys! Wish I was closer to the lake, but after 10 straight weeks back and forth from the Buf to the lake my slush fund finally went dry. Got on a couple amazing bites around here, then put all my stuff away last week. You guys be super careful out there now! I know there's still some pretty thick ice in most spots, but things are changing fast right now. Just because you made it out in the morning, does not necessarily mean you will make it back in. I remember just a few years ago we walked out on what we thought was still solid thick ice one mid March morning out of Taft. It was 20 degrees out and we were just on that very ice 4 days before with our machines. During the 4 days we weren't on the ice, there was some mild weather that we thought would just soften the top of the 14" rock hard ice up. So we just decided to play it safe, leave the machines home and hoof it out for one last hurah. Well that we did, we walked out to just south of Willard Island at first light with no issues whatsoever. We pulled our augers out and drilled holes, that's where it got scary. Wed basically spun our hand screws around 2-3 times and PUSHED them through the remaining ice!! :o......The hair stood up on the back of our necks! Then we just figured it was just that area that was deteriorated so badly and sat and fished for about an hour and a half. During that time the air temps warmed into the mid 30's and we decided we had better get off the ice, we just didn't feel real good being out there... So with that the 4 of us being about 50 yards apart started making our way back in.......The 1/4 mile walk ended up taking us a full hour!! EVERY few steps ALL of us would take we would put a leg through! So we baby stepped it all the way back to the shore and kissed the ground when we arrived! We headed back to Cleveland and hung out for a couple hours regaining our composure in total disbelief of what we had just encountered and were able to make our way through safely, it was a miracle! Well after hearing the beach was still pretty intact and deciding to fish the evening down there we stopped in Apps to talk to Rick for a bit before leaving. After telling him of our stupidity that morning and the nightmare that ensued, he looked us in the eyes and said,...." ALL THAT ICE YOU GUYS WERE WALKING ON IS GONE!!!!" We looked at each other and said no way! So he said look for yourselves, so we hoped in the truck and took a ride. Sure enough, there wasn't a CUBE on ice left out there from Bernhards Bay all the way down to Constantia!! That GARBAGE we had JUST walked across 2 hours before was GONE!!! Whitecaps as far as the eyes could see!
Just wanted to share the dumbest move I ever made on late season ice with you all.
Moral of the story? It doesn't matter how good the conditions were a couple days ago, they could change fast and be deadly in a matter if minutes!
PDF's, ropes, picks and not traveling alone are at the top of your list right now out there! Be safe boys and see you all on MFF.
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look at north branch of my river on the tug Oldtimer. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ny/nwis/uv?site_no=04249200 (http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ny/nwis/uv?site_no=04249200) 6400cfs going in but there only running 750cfs at my house , I better start sand bagging now if this how the power company is gonna run the water all spring. saw Oneida crick was at 4500cfs yesterday .... yikes. sent a request too channel nine news too contact Brookfield power too see why they won't stay on top of the melt, see what they say later.
Oneida creek flow has dropped a lot but Fish creek at Taburg is still ripping and with the warm temp will keep rising.. Could get another ice jam in the canal at the beach if it gets much higher...
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Nice fishing with u Eddie and Adam! Also was a pleasure to meet Tim Dog yesterday, real nice guy!
Great fishin with you too bro, did a bite ever develop at the seed hole LOL :woot: :woot:
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Way to stay on em boys! Wish I was closer to the lake, but after 10 straight weeks back and forth from the Buf to the lake my slush fund finally went dry. Got on a couple amazing bites around here, then put all my stuff away last week. You guys be super careful out there now! I know there's still some pretty thick ice in most spots, but things are changing fast right now. Just because you made it out in the morning, does not necessarily mean you will make it back in. I remember just a few years ago we walked out on what we thought was still solid thick ice one mid March morning out of Taft. It was 20 degrees out and we were just on that very ice 4 days before with our machines. During the 4 days we weren't on the ice, there was some mild weather that we thought would just soften the top of the 14" rock hard ice up. So we just decided to play it safe, leave the machines home and hoof it out for one last hurah. Well that we did, we walked out to just south of Willard Island at first light with no issues whatsoever. We pulled our augers out and drilled holes, that's where it got scary. Wed basically spun our hand screws around 2-3 times and PUSHED them through the remaining ice!! :o......The hair stood up on the back of our necks! Then we just figured it was just that area that was deteriorated so badly and sat and fished for about an hour and a half. During that time the air temps warmed into the mid 30's and we decided we had better get off the ice, we just didn't feel real good being out there... So with that the 4 of us being about 50 yards apart started making our way back in.......The 1/4 mile walk ended up taking us a full hour!! EVERY few steps ALL of us would take we would put a leg through! So we baby stepped it all the way back to the shore and kissed the ground when we arrived! We headed back to Cleveland and hung out for a couple hours regaining our composure in total disbelief of what we had just encountered and were able to make our way through safely, it was a miracle! Well after hearing the beach was still pretty intact and deciding to fish the evening down there we stopped in Apps to talk to Rick for a bit before leaving. After telling him of our stupidity that morning and the nightmare that ensued, he looked us in the eyes and said,...." ALL THAT ICE YOU GUYS WERE WALKING ON IS GONE!!!!" We looked at each other and said no way! So he said look for yourselves, so we hoped in the truck and took a ride. Sure enough, there wasn't a CUBE on ice left out there from Bernhards Bay all the way down to Constantia!! That GARBAGE we had JUST walked across 2 hours before was GONE!!! Whitecaps as far as the eyes could see!
Just wanted to share the dumbest move I ever made on late season ice with you all.
Moral of the story? It doesn't matter how good the conditions were a couple days ago, they could change fast and be deadly in a matter if minutes!
PDF's, ropes, picks and not traveling alone are at the top of your list right now out there! Be safe boys and see you all on MFF.
very well put John ;)
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Coach- you've given so many to others, I figured it was time you got one for yourself, enjoy it! ;D
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Reminds me of the one framer where there is a guy standing on the ledge of a very high building...getting ready to jump...when another guy, with the phone in his hand, yells out the window..."Dr. Kervorkian recommends a full gainer with one and a half twists!" :woot: :woot:
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Well it's been fun all, I'm not going swimming until it warms up. I'll leave you with this.....
PING PING
We are seeking fish delicious
Fillet O Fish!
So ridiculicious
Fillet O Fish!
We are craving crave O licious
Fillet O Fish!
Much more than delicious
It's Fillet O Fish delicious
PING..........PING.... ...
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Well it's been fun all, I'm not going swimming until it warms up. I'll leave you with this.....
PING PING
We are seeking fish delicious
Fillet O Fish!
So ridiculicious
Fillet O Fish!
We are craving crave O licious
Fillet O Fish!
Much more than delicious
It's Fillet O Fish delicious
PING..........PING.... ...
The other day this song was stuck in my head. Every time I was bringing up a fish I was signing this song. :cookoo:
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Good thing it is warming up.. You guys have been on the ice to long...
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Same here, catchy little jingle..... 2 For only $3.33
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Just got a early report!! Release got a limit :clap: He said he didn't want a stupid Attaboy certificate.
So we got him an Attaboy harmonica!!
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So he can toot his own horn :woot:
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Just got a early report!! Release got a limit :clap: He said he didn't want a stupid Attaboy certificate.
So we got him an Attaboy harmonica!!
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So he can toot his own horn :woot:
:thumbsup: :roflmao:
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that a boy Freddie. stay on those perch while you can still walk on the ice. its going to go fast now................. ;)
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Got some pictures from the lake today sent via text while at my office.
Figures. Slammed the perch. Figured it would happen, not to sunny.this morning, good barometer, better weather.
Figure out how to overcome the chocolate milk slay the fish
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that a boy Freddie. stay on those perch while you can still walk on the ice. its going to go fast now................. ;)
oh we weren't fishing stripes today zipppy ,release was even in a good mood today
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Enjoyed the last few days of the season amidst some great company fishing for flats man I forgot how much fun it is, first few days I sat a little to close to release talk about a real prick, now fillet was nice enough to get in my head and screw me all up :wacko: :wacko: :blink: but little did he know I was just shaking the rust off and it was a good day today to run the fine tuned tactics just in time for me to call it a year on the hard water.
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Drove out of apps again today, ice was hard in am then it really came un glued, especially where theres color, ice varied as I walked the humps, drops and flats, anywhere from as little as 12 inches black on humps too 17 inches black on the flats with varying levels of white ice on that,.. top 5 inches turned too corn and lost 2 inches off the bottom. Ice that had been 24" 3 days ago is now averaging around 14 inches of good ice... Shorelineline really melted today, lots of water, I'm up in the air wheather were gonna take a machine on it from Cleveland tomorrow or walk somewhere. Perch bite was hit and miss, light bite again...did some walkin around and grabbed 27 jumbos.
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Ice turning too corn
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Apps on way in.
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Freeking awesome pictures and job Snag............... :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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fished this afternoon at short point. ended up with 30 gills, and no crappies.
the first hole i cut after walking across the bay from aero marina was 8 yes 8 turns of the auger :o :o :o. the hair on my arse stood up !! I got out of that area real quick. I moved up with deadeyes, and perchchaser. the ice was alittle better. 17 turns through 18" of ice. I'm done on the hardwater this year. it was a fantastic year !!!
het Stormy. I apologize for the rant the other day.
See everyone on MFF. Sully signin off !!!
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Well I kept up with him for most of the day .... Then he cut me 3 holes and said come on over here buddy .... and that was the death nail .... Ended up with 17 he go me by 10 ... Deceivingly a cold ass day ....
Shore is going fast ..... I am really getting into this little rig fineness jigging .... Can't wait for a good catching day.
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Nice pix Snag.. Thanks, enjoy them
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Nice fish guys. Hit the open water again. Pretty hot bite going on there too. Was a well spent vacation day today, but you are correct Stormy - man it was cold!
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Nice pictures guys. Nice jumbos. Keep after them. I'm fishing an Ontario bay tomorrow for some perch. Hope to get a few. Stay on top guys. It's getting late!
I'll get ahold of ya soon Sully. See you out in the boat!
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Walked out of the north shore today and had a mixed bag of perch , pickerel and walleyes, which took a liking to my perch set up.I'mgoing to try that set up on the eyes next season when they go into a funk.No jumbo perch where i was, but lots of eyes in 3 places i was looking for perch.Breezy cool air and the top 2 to3 inches was corn , sno cone ice making for lousy walking....tiring, like walking on a sandy beach in waders .40 turns on the nils and 20 inches total. Shoreline is shot in many places.Wanted to be out by you guys Snag, but didn't want to run out there from where my sled is parked.
Might go back out where I was today, or hit the river tomorrow.. Keep thinking how long it'sgonna be til next ice season....10 months. Gotta getout a few more times.
Nice jumbos snag and stormy!!
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Nice fishing with u Eddie and Adam! Also was a pleasure to meet Tim Dog yesterday, real nice guy!
Was a great time DeadEyes.
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nice job on the fish guys. stay on top ;)
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nice job on the fish guys. stay on top ;)
X2!!!
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Nice job guys!
It's 24 here right now. That should slow the melt down a bit. That shore ice is definitely going fast.
Stay dry!
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Be careful out there today guys. The shallow panfish bays are deteriorating fast! Saw some shorelines that were there in the morn but gone in the afternoon. Gonna b even worse today. Stay safe!
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Finished up the Oneida Lake ice fishing season yesterday with some great friends, huge sunfish, bluegills and a few crappies !
RedWolfUSA, Tim Dog (BOI), Walleye1, Hood, Fillet & Release and the fish Gods that graced us with an almost perfect day to end the season ! Ice was getting real ugly ! Some spots that were 18 inches a day earlier were 5 to 7 inches :o Could easily dig down 4 to 5 inches with you boot yesterday.
Time to regroup, reorganize, and pack away ice gear. Tomorrow start that open water season !
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I'm looking for someone to walk out and back in with today. flexible as to where.
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Finished up the Oneida Lake ice fishing season yesterday with some great friends, huge sunfish, bluegills and a few crappies !
RedWolfUSA, Tim Dog (BOI), Walleye1, Hood, Fillet & Release and the fish Gods that graced us with an almost perfect day to end the season ! Ice was getting real ugly ! Some spots that were 18 inches a day earlier were 5 to 7 inches :o Could easily dig down 4 to 5 inches with you boot yesterday.
Time to regroup, reorganize, and pack away ice gear. Tomorrow start that open water season !
RedWolfUSAF ;) ..... not to be confused with my ground pounding brethren...... @) @)
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RedWolfUSAF ;) ..... not to be confused with my ground pounding brethren...... @) @)
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Hey Rob.... been busy the past few weeks, but want to congratulate you and your staff for your efforts this winter!! Hope your success continues.....
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Thanks tim that means alot. And we are right now adding more stuff goin on stop in soon
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March was the 4th coldest on record since 1902.
http://www.localsyr.com/weather/detail/d/story/march-2014-was-the-4th-coldest-march-since-1902-in/39988/8zVbCwI0gkmiCdEb-hIxzQ (http://www.localsyr.com/weather/detail/d/story/march-2014-was-the-4th-coldest-march-since-1902-in/39988/8zVbCwI0gkmiCdEb-hIxzQ)
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Finished up the Oneida Lake ice fishing season yesterday with some great friends, huge sunfish, bluegills and a few crappies !
RedWolfUSA, Tim Dog (BOI), Walleye1, Hood, Fillet & Release and the fish Gods that graced us with an almost perfect day to end the season ! Ice was getting real ugly ! Some spots that were 18 inches a day earlier were 5 to 7 inches :o Could easily dig down 4 to 5 inches with you boot yesterday.
Time to regroup, reorganize, and pack away ice gear. Tomorrow start that open water season !
Lots of laughs for sure! Hard to believe how fast that ice is leaving us.
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Got a call from the hatchery today - they think they will netting some fish next week.
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See you all next year. It sure has been fun.
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Got a call from the hatchery today - they think they will netting some fish next week.
Lets hope they are right! I would not be surprised with these temps. That rain really got things going.
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RedWolfUSAF ;) ..... not to be confused with my ground pounding brethren...... @) @)
I could have sworn I hit the "F" . May the "Force" be with you ! ;)
Lots of laughs for sure! Hard to believe how fast that ice is leaving us.
It was good to see that you didn't "Black Cloud" our bite yesterday as usual ;D
Hood just called...He wants to go back out there today ! :o :o
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Hood just called...He wants to go back out there today ! :o :o
All he needs is a 300 yard piece of rope and a whistle....... ;)
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Got a call from the hatchery today - they think they will netting some fish next week.
Can you go and watch them? Would be cool to see.
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well It's not over for me just Oneida ;D
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With ice days winding down, I decided to hit Oneida today. Seems like the north shore ice is holding up much better than the south shore. The shoreline took another hit, but the cold temps last night and this morning tightened up that nasty corn loose granular topthat was 3" deep yesterday.Only 1/4 inch granular top today where I was and good walking.Yesterdays holes were the same thickness within 1 inch of yesterday. Did find an area with only 16 inches.
Had a couple of good flurries of perch action this afternoon and I kept all 21 fish....mostly small and medium and a few dinks too.
Cool east breeze this afternoon.
looking forward to snag and stormy's jumbo report.
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Filet sorry that we didn't get a chance to chase some late season jumbos but I understand that you were doing a number on some flatfish. Glad you found them and didn't have another day like we all did when I last saw you and KP. Good luck on those other waters and stay dry.
Met a lot of new friends and some old friends this year and had a great season. Thanks to all who contributed to this forum and made this thread the informative and entertaining success that it is. Hate to see the ice go :( but we will be back at it in only about 8 months or so.
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Well with so much ice going bad yesterday and 60 in the forecast with sun, I decided to not fish where I had been last few trips... Me and stormy played it safe and stayed near the northshore, dam what a mistake, ice was rock hard and never took any damage today, it was better than yesterday when we got off...
oh well.. tried something I always wanted to try, drilled holes over weed pockets I've got marked from fishing off my boat, most are in 11-14 fow, I do good on sunfish and occationally perch in summer, but after about 8-9 spots and 20 holes of not marking a fish, I headed out off the drop, landed right on a giant school of perch eating shrimp, at 1pm I had no perch, by 2pm had 20, ended up with 38 by 6pm, some were small and many mediums, not the normal slobs, although got some of those as well and a burbot. Spectacular weather day warm sunny morning and cool cloudy day , only to end sunny and mild again.. Measured 19 inches everywhere 14-16 clear. Actually better ice than in the middle. Shoreline eroded a little more, gonna be almost imposible to get on the ice at apps with a machine now.and be VERY careful around the cracks, there rotten in spots. Met a nice kid who walked out with his dad today, good chattin with ya ed.
"Heaven"
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Panther Lake on my ride home.
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Ones I kept
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The shrimp , the ice and what my fishfinder looked like when I dropped the transducer in the hole, I was grateful had only marked one fish in 4 hrs up til then.
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16 inches of clear clean ice after the drop.
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You had a great season Shane... Congratulations... You contribute a great deal to this site..... :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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I decided to not fish where I had been last few trips... Me and stormy played it safe
Great decision even considering hind-sight, love to hear these stories where smarts prevailed, as I've said many times I've lost dear friends to the hardwater~~~~ as the draw outdrew the smarter decision
Been a great season, lets all let it end great !!!
RIP to a great friend and the best I ever knew on the hard water
Ernie Paternoster
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March 27, 2007
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Tom
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Yeah yesterday was spooky how fast it went, only too rock up tight today and stay strong.. Ricks in florida, if I'm in doubt on last ice in the middle he usually makes me feel better saying shes fine .... got another day in her. I don't understand the middle of Oneida and how she thaws, Freds not fishin perch right now, he knows when the middles done and when to abandon her, So I stuck to what I know, the edges.
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With ice days winding down, I decided to hit Oneida today. Seems like the north shore ice is holding up much better than the south shore. The shoreline took another hit, but the cold temps last night and this morning tightened up that nasty corn loose granular topthat was 3" deep yesterday.Only 1/4 inch granular top today where I was and good walking.Yesterdays holes were the same thickness within 1 inch of yesterday. Did find an area with only 16 inches.
Had a couple of good flurries of perch action this afternoon and I kept all 21 fish....mostly small and medium and a few dinks too.
Cool east breeze this afternoon.
looking forward to snag and stormy's jumbo report.
Sounds like you had a couple nice days out there Choo Choo, that's great bud, see ya on the River. ;D
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Sounds like you had a couple nice days out there Choo Choo, that's great bud, see ya on the River. ;D
Real nice couple of days Snag. No one for miles around me today with plenty of safe ice.I never did find the jumbos near shore, but did find some schools of smaller fish to keep me busy....and added some late season walleye and perch movement locations , and another lure combo they will both bite. ;)Did not want to take the sled out to jumbo land, but the ice was still thick and strong and probably been ok. You never know for sure. There is no bucket of fish worth getting wet for.
Great job by you and stormy and great pics too. Thanks for all your posts, info, and inspiration .
Hope to see you soon.
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Nice meeting you today Shane and Greg as well. Hope to see you on the river soon. And congrats on your great ice season on Oneida. Keep up the good work on iceshanty and eventually on myfishfinder.
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went up to the canal with the wife today. just went up for lunch , no fishing. saw some jack azz run out on the ice. he was across the canal from the park. down thru the ice he went. His buddy had to go out and get him out. He was only 30 feet from the open water of the canal. don't know what he was thinking.
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Nice pics Shane. Playing it safe is never a bad decision.
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All he needs is a 300 yard piece of rope and a whistle....... ;)
Haaa!
One more day :)
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Already said my congrats on FB Shane, but again, way to go and way to keep at it safely....My new motto concerning ice conditions and what to do and not to do has become, " I've seen it all before, I'm actually startin' to get smarter now" ;D
God, I wish I could have gotten on these last couple weeks......... :'(
Oh well, the boats at the dealer getting new electronics installed! @) WILL be ON the soft water in T minus one week!! :woot:
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Great decision even considering hind-sight, love to hear these stories where smarts prevailed, as I've said many times I've lost dear friends to the hardwater~~~~ as the draw outdrew the smarter decision
Been a great season, lets all let it end great !!!
RIP to a great friend and the best I ever knew on the hard water
Ernie Paternoster
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March 27, 2007
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Tom
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I sure do miss ''The Rooster'', good friend for 50 years, RIP Ernie!!
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did my last day on the ice this morning.....latest date of my 56 years of ice fishing......shoreline on the south shore is going quickly......had a great and productive year......be smart and safe for those of you that are still getting out....it's been a long season, lets not tempt fate....see ya's on my fishfinder.com
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did my last day on the ice this morning.....latest date of my 56 years of ice fishing......shoreline on the south shore is going quickly......had a great and productive year......be smart and safe for those of you that are still getting out....it's been a long season, lets not tempt fate....see ya's on my fishfinder.com
You have had a great season scout57...it has been a long ice season for sure.
Shoreline on the north shore is getting real bad in spots too, weak ,rotten, open water etc....but the ice beyond shore was in good shape yesterday afternoon. Not rotten ice at all...still hard and strong, but lots of air bubbles and those "candles" from oldtimers post were forming. Most places I drilled was 19/20 inches and 40 turns of the nils to get through it. One place was only 16 inches, and 33 turns to get through. But that is going to change real quick with warmer temps and higher sun and longer sunshine ,warm rain and runoff etc.. Be careful everyone.
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It was a bittersweet ride towing my sled home this morning as I drove over the Oneida 81 bridge. I wanted to get out there again today, but after 4 days straight pulling,walking and hand drilling, this old fart needed a break.
Not sure if I'm going to get out again, or go into river mode....but good luck to everyone thats still drilling ice.
Here a pic from yesterday and monday
yesterday..peaceful
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monday- tough walking as ice conditions changed
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Bernards Bay cam shows 50 degrees.. The fat Lady is humming pretty loud...
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nice fish guys , I have been having a blastthe last couple weeks catching flats and seeing guys I fished with 30 years ago, almost like old home week , went out today but not Oneida for half a day caught a few but not real big , hope to get out a few more times before I pack it up and start chasing stream trout :thumbsup:
and snag you know plenty about ice , with that and common sense wins out on late ice, partners are important when things start changing , oh year a spud always tells the truth , when to walk on black ice and when not to , that came into play late ice last year ;) wasn't that interesting :o
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Well we parked the sled and walked out of apps this morning, just barely below freezing .... ice was rock hard, set up on my holes from yesterday around 9am .... dropped the ducer, still 6 feet of fish and shrimp everywhere in the hole.... yes........, not a fire drill, had too work em, but I got about 50 by 2pm, kept 34 really nice males in that 9 1/2-12 inch range. Top layer came un glued and was worried about the crack we crossed earlier, sure enough it was going, put my foot through, then sent my spud too the bottom of the lake, forgot to use the rope tied too it, dummy.... Theres still the same ice out there, 16-19 inches with top 3-5 pop corned, I'm sure it will rock up tonight, but if I can't fish those holes, I'm done .....would be torcher too look at a blank screen at the beachbowl now. See you next yr Oneida ice.
few pics
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Nice seeing you guys again mr and Missfishy, last time was when the ice broke off at sylvan and we made the news, atleast today was less eventful.... ;D
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wigglers from the perch, tipped my jigs with them, man talk about candy. ;)
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Shrimp closeup
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Had fun stormy, take care pal, see you on the River maybe.
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nice fish guys , I have been having a blastthe last couple weeks catching flats and seeing guys I fished with 30 years ago, almost like old home week , went out today but not Oneida for half a day caught a few but not real big , hope to get out a few more times before I pack it up and start chasing stream trout :thumbsup:
and snag you know plenty about ice , with that and common sense wins out on late ice, partners are important when things start changing , oh year a spud always tells the truth , when to walk on black ice and when not to , that came into play late ice last year ;) wasn't that interesting :o
I walked around the deep color near the cracks. ;D!!!!
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It's time to grab a few beers and visit your local maple syrup producer. They are boiling and swimming in sap today! I just love the smell of a good wood fired evaporator chugging along. There is no award for being the last person on the ice, right coach W?
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Fished south shore launch this morning. Ice is getting pretty bad over there. Tough bite, without the camera it would have been a really long day. Saw something surprising out there today. All the geese around the island were getting nervous so I opened my trap and look over there to see a DEER walking off the island, right through all the geese. It headed toward the launch for a few hundred yards and then headed west to the shore. Not sure why it was out there in the first place.
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Nice fishing with you guys as well Snagger and Stormy.to bad about your spud Shane .Stormy shouldn't have told you to check that crack for him. ;) ;D couldn't help myself Stomy.You are two of the nicest guys we've ever run into.thanks for the jig, the spikes, the stickers and the advice.To bad I didn't run into you sooner I may have caught more fish this winter. Good luck on the river
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It was a good season, and despite its duration it didn't seem like such a long winter to me. I don't know how people make it through the winter up here without winter hobbies? Waiting for each and every weekend to get on the ice sure makes the season fly by. I'm really not ready for the soft water even though I've been fishing it for weeks. I need some down time for maintenance, but pretty sure I won't take it until something beaks and I'm forced to take it.
The tail end wasn't as productive for me as others on here, but I found good fishing elsewhere so I can't complain. Hope to maybe, just maybe, hit my crappie lake up north one more time before putting my ice gear away. See ya on the other side.
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Fished south shore launch this morning. Ice is getting pretty bad over there. Tough bite, without the camera it would have been a really long day. Saw something surprising out there today. All the geese around the island were getting nervous so I opened my trap and look over there to see a DEER walking off the island, right through all the geese. It headed toward the launch for a few hundred yards and then headed west to the shore. Not sure why it was out there in the first place.
hey Z......I was the other guy out there this morning at the ss launch.....that deer was pretty cool......was surprised it walked across the ice so well.......bite was a little off this morning.....still managed to catch a few dozen sunnies and gills......didn't keep any today, just having fun and saying that I ice fished on april 2nd......that ramp had to have been a little hairy when you came in because it was getting nasty when I left at 9:30
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It's time to grab a few beers and visit your local maple syrup producer. They are boiling and swimming in sap today! I just love the smell of a good wood fired evaporator chugging along. There is no award for being the last person on the ice, right coach W?
Exactly!
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see ya all on MFF! ;)
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Scout, the launch was shot when I got off at 3. That was my last outing for the year. It was nice to end the season with a limit, even better to end it dry and with a limit!!
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Scout, I have a lot of respect for you for not keeping every single keeper fish you catch. Especially this year when people continually abused those panfish day after day.
Shane, great ending to the season! As always, I enjoyed following your season and learned a few things along the way. You need to stop donating those spuds to the fish gods!!! ;D
It was a great winter. It didn't seem long to me either KF22. I can still remember not being able to sleep on Christmas night because I was going ice fishing the next day for the first trip of the year.
See everyone on MFF. T minus 1 month until the eye opener!!!
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Nice fishing with you guys as well Snagger and Stormy.to bad about your spud Shane .Stormy shouldn't have told you to check that crack for him. ;) ;D couldn't help myself Stomy.You are two of the nicest guys we've ever run into.thanks for the jig, the spikes, the stickers and the advice.To bad I didn't run into you sooner I may have caught more fish this winter. Good luck on the river
It was great seeing you guys again Mr and Miss Fishy ..... Way to stir the pot ;D Now you know for ever more .... It is ALWAYS Stormy's fault :woot:
Well boys and girls that is a wrap ... all the good and the bad of it . Got my ass beat again by 10 .... Great day..... Great season ... Mr Mucky great times .... To the river !
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Congrats on another fish filled Oneida ice season Snag...I really enjoyed all the reports and pictures!
See ya up on the river later this week .
Congrats to you too Stormy...great job on all the fish this year!
You guy's are true Oneida Lake Diehards!!
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Well I guess if you guys are giving up she must be just about done. Was hoping to get out there in April just to say so but this work thing just gets in the way. Awesome job on the fish guys.
Here's a few highlights to my season. Wasn't the best season for me as far as catching the fish but had some good times getting my kids out there!
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My nephew on his first ice fishing trip. First Walleye ever!
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Finally got my daughter out on the ice for the first time!
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Her first Perch
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My son with our first Crappie's. He actually got his before I did.
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Mine was bigger though!
Very sad it's over, got me some new fishing buds for next year. Can't wait!
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Awesome pics RTXGuy! :thumbsup:
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Awesome pics RTXGuy! :thumbsup:
X's 2
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great picture RTX :thumbsup:
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Good stuff RTX! :clap:
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Good stuff RTX! :clap:
X 5, just plain Awesome :clap: :clap: :thumbsup:
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22 here right now. Too bad I have to work... :'(
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22 here right now. Too bad I have to work... :'(
22 now and 50 yesterday and near that today............... Probably a good thing you have to work....
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Hey guys great year on the ice . Had a great year and it was fun fallowing your post great pics.RTX time to put the shanty away and get the boat ready to go :) ..
Have a great summer all enjoy
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RTXGuy, again simply awesome! Congrat! ;)
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Great looking rods DC! Glad I finally got to meet the infamous Tank! and, it was great fishing with you guys. ;) One thing though....make sure your keeper fish go in the bucket!!! :woot: I'll be looking for a couple of those rods for next ice season!! ;D--KP @)
That throwing the fish back was classic! I had fish on the screen and wanted to get the jig back down and threw the fish in the hole instead of the jig! :cookoo: You rods are #003 and #004 in the production line. Gathering components now...
Nice job staying dry Snagg and Stormy, and on the fish. Nice pink car in the backround for the "man hug" photo... :woot: :woot: ;D
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RTX ...
Very good slide show. always good when the kids are involved and happy. I met you in January at Chapman.. was great meeting you then
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Great Pictures RTX!!! :thumbsup: your right it was a tough season besides those 2 weeks in January..... worked harder than normal that's for sure......always fun no matter the outcome on Oneida.
Man that car is ugly isn't it DC .. but keeps my gear out of the elements and runs good.
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Well I finally hung up my ice rods for the season. Had a great long season and had a lot of fun. Didn't get on the ice quite as many times as years past because I've been remodeling my house. Pulling wire and building cabinets eats up a lot of time. A couple of high lights have to be first ice nonstop walleye, being able to cruise the entire lake for weeks on end and placing 3rd in Stormies tournament. Bonus was meeting a lot of great guys and putting a face to some of the ice shanty names.
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Thanks guys, it was fun. I really appreciate all of those who contribute here, whether it's a tidbit of info or a good laugh.
I really can't complain much about the season seeing as she gave up some fish when I took the kids out. They really enjoyed it this year and it was awesome to see those smiles! I was pretty frustrated at times since I tried to pick some spots I thought would hold fish and I felt like I was drilling the dead sea, I'm not real good at finding spots yet. While I wish we were all successful, It was comforting to come home and read that even some of the legends were struggling too! Never found a good jumbo perch bite, not sure where they were but there are a ton of dinks out there for sure! I learned a bit and one thing for sure while I always thought it would be awesome to have 20" of ice it really makes it a bit more difficult to move around and find fish. The battery on my auger went dead a few times trying to find fish, never had to worry about that past years. I fished for flats this year for the first time and it was pretty cool except for the Pickerel epidemic in the shallow water. Think I will be looking at some in-line set-ups for next season.
While I enjoy the soft water as well, I am really looking forward to being in my tree stand with my bow then back to my favorite, the ice!!!
I don't frequent MFF much but it's "Oneida4life"
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nice pics RTX , always good to see the young ones with a catch
DC your not the only guy to quick release a fish , but it was nice to see someone else do it , and nice trout pics you sent me , well done when our streams calm down we will have at it , next year I will be spending much more time on the flats that was a great time even if I do fish really old school ;)
I'm happy with my season personal best eye through the ice thanks to my guide AW on south side eyes , my perch were down but picked away at them , they were tough for me this year , but did stuff some in the freezer , I'm not quite done with the ice think a few more trips are needed
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Fellas see ya next year glad everyone made it off safe.Very good season fished open water twice since my last time on the ice and I am ready for it to start freezing again.Stormy I will make sure i hook you next time Shane thanks again for the accomidations this year my son is still talking about his trip with dad and grandpa good luck to all on the open water and see ya next year.Be safe
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Had a great ice season on Oneida this year! Can't wait to do it again! See everyone next season and be safe on the water.
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Sorry Oldtimer, I had to give it one more shot! I went out this afternoon for a few hours. Caught about 20 or so perch and kept a handful. The top layer was okay in some spots and other spots I cut in about 6". I dropped off at Taft and ran out to the middle. I didn't even have to swim the sled out and back either. ;D
I came across this and I will post it on the GH thread.
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Now I am done. ;D
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Nice pic :thumbsup:
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post of the year. nice bruce ;) that wasent my gas hole was it?
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Great drawing bruce!!!.... supposed to be cool threw Monday.
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Lake Ontario is still iced as far as the eye can see today, forgot my camera. Amazing.
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post of the year. nice bruce ;) that wasent my gas hole was it?
It was south of yours closer to 125.
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great a new one ::)
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Great drawing bruce!!!.... supposed to be cool threw Monday.
I am not liking this rain but even after the rain you could probably get out okay in some spots. I was surprised how fast the auger cut through the first half. After that it was pretty solid.
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Sorry Oldtimer, I had to give it one more shot! I went out this afternoon for a few hours. Caught about 20 or so perch and kept a handful. The top layer was okay in some spots and other spots I cut in about 6". I dropped off at Taft and ran out to the middle. I didn't even have to swim the sled out and back either. ;D
I came across this and I will post it on the GH thread.
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Now I am done. ;D
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Awesome picture, cant wait for next season !!!!!
Tom
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nice pics RTX , always good to see the young ones with a catch
DC your not the only guy to quick release a fish , but it was nice to seesomeone else do it , and nice trout pics you sent me , well done when our streams calm down we will have at it , next year I will be spending much more time on the flats that was a great time even if I do fish really old school ;)
I'm happy with my season personal best eye through the ice thanks to my guide AW on south side eyes , my perch were down but picked away at them , they were tough for me this year , but did stuff some in the freezer , I'm not quite done with the ice think a few more trips are needed
I enjoyed myself out there that day with you and HT...you 2 are great people and that is all that matters :)
I wish I would have made it over to the North Shore this year...I bet the Waldos taste better up there :whistle:
Thanks to all the Diehards for another great season...
AW
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lets do it again more then once next year ;)
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I am not liking this rain but even after the rain you could probably get out okay in some spots. I was surprised how fast the auger cut through the first half. After that it was pretty solid.
Oh man, that is soooooooooooo tempting :%$#!: I know it's probably stupid but just want that one last time. This is the time where I wish it would just go cause it's just messing with me right now :wacko: :unsure: :blink:
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Been a fun year with plenty of ice. Fishing was tough at times, but there were plenty of good days too.
Scout57 mentioned in a post this am , that this was his 56 th year on the ice...awesome scout! It got me thinking that next year will be my 50 th ice season!! Man does time fly by. I got a late start ice fishing,12 years old in 1965. I had an old canvas knapsack that I used to carry all my ice gear...5 tip ups.1 jig pole,1 lure/hook box ,Lighter fluid filled hand warmer,thermos, ice scoop..also some type of fiber bait bucket and a trusty old spud bar to make the holes.A couple years we hauled a car battery that tommy hooked up somehow to a 9 inch black and white tv and we watched the Super Bowl out on the ice!! High Tech Gear!!
My sister just sent me some old pics that I thought were gone forever. She found them in some old boxes that had been in my parents attic....
thats me , choo choo steve in 1968, high school freshman, with a brown trout, Waywayanda Lake
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here is my first ice fishing northern pike, january 1969, waywayanda lake
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Greg and me, Greenwood lake NY, nice stringerful
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Can't wait to celebrate my 50 th ice season next year. Mostly gonna be on Oneida Lake !! Party Time!! See you all on the river soon and Oneida next month. Stay dry everyone....choo choo
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How are things looking at Williams Park in Cicero? May try to get out there one last time this weekend so long as there's enough clear ice under the corn.
If not - any tips for good spots up north?
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Cool pic Bruce! @)
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good stuff right there Choo Choo :thumbsup: :icefish:
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Oh man, that is soooooooooooo tempting :%$#!: I know it's probably stupid but just want that one last time. This is the time where I wish it would just go cause it's just messing with me right now :wacko: :unsure: :blink:
The ONLY reason I went yesterday was because we had a hard freeze down to 22 the night before. It didn't freeze last night and its probably not freezing tonight with some rain coming. I am not going to tempt fate.
Awesome pics choo choo!
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Been a fun year with plenty of ice. Fishing was tough at times, but there were plenty of good days too.
Scout57 mentioned in a post this am , that this was his 56 th year on the ice...awesome scout! It got me thinking that next year will be my 50 th ice season!! Man does time fly by. I got a late start ice fishing,12 years old in 1965. I had an old canvas knapsack that I used to carry all my ice gear...5 tip ups.1 jig pole,1 lure/hook box ,Lighter fluid filled hand warmer,thermos, ice scoop..also some type of fiber bait bucket and a trusty old spud bar to make the holes.A couple years we hauled a car battery that tommy hooked up somehow to a 9 inch black and white tv and we watched the Super Bowl out on the ice!! High Tech Gear!!
My sister just sent me some old pics that I thought were gone forever. She found them in some old boxes that had been in my parents attic....
thats me , choo choo steve in 1968, high school freshman, with a brown trout, Waywayanda Lake
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here is my first ice fishing northern pike, january 1969, waywayanda lake
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Greg and me, Greenwood lake NY, nice stringerful
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Can't wait to celebrate my 50 th ice season on Oneida Lake next year!! Party Time!! See you all on the river soon and Oneida next month. Stay dry everyone....choo choo
Great pics choo choo.......just to clarify, I misrepresented myself in that post.....I am 56 yrs old.....guessing I have been fishing for at least 52 of those......don't want to age myself too prematurely ;D
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How are things looking at Williams Park in Cicero? May try to get out there one last time this weekend so long as there's enough clear ice under the corn.
If not - any tips for good spots up north?
Williams was just about shot last weekend, had to ride almost to Borios inside the crack to cross. There was 5-8' of open water each side of the crack.
Not sure about anywhere else.
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Oh man, that is soooooooooooo tempting :%$#!: I know it's probably stupid but just want that one last time. This is the time where I wish it would just go cause it's just messing with me right now :wacko: :unsure: :blink:
you're right. I wouldn't try it, especially with another .5" rain coming. Just want to get out somewhere.
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Great pics Choo choo .... brought back some great memories .... Seems you grew up in my neck of the woods ... I grew up in Kinnelon and fished all those great lakes. Did you ever get the chance to fish Glenwild in Bloomingdale ?
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Did 3 miles on the treadmill yesterday - not nearly as much fun as the walk from Apps out to 121 but no pressure cracks or gas holes. ;D
Reeleyz very nice goodbye to the season, that pic is a classic.
Choo choo great pics, wish I had got into ice fishing back then.
Hope to see some of you guys on the softwater this year.
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Great pics Choo choo .... brought back some great memories .... Seems you grew up in my neck of the woods ... I grew up in Kinnelon and fished all those great lakes. Did you ever get the chance to fish Glenwild in Bloomingdale ?
Thanks Stormy and all you guy's. Never fished Glenwild Stormy, but cruised by Kinnelon and Bloomingdale on old route 23 about a million times, on our way to Highland lakes, Panorama , Greenwood Lake and my favorite which was Wawayanda. Saddle Brook was my hometown, not to far from Kinnelon...hope to finally meet you soon on the river or Oneida, and BS about what seems to be, the same old stomping grounds!
Small world!
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Awesome picts Chooch!
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was a great year but im done was hoping maybe to get out this weekend but not going to push my luck, going to get lawn work done and get reay for the new boat i just bought,
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Did 3 miles on the treadmill yesterday - not nearly as much fun as the walk from Apps out to 121 but no pressure cracks or gas holes. ;D
Reeleyz very nice goodbye to the season, that pic is a classic.
Choo choo great pics, wish I had got into ice fishing back then.
Hope to see some of you guys on the softwater this year.
Last year I thought I was going to die carry out a Turkey just a 1/4 mile and it went downhill from there. Last September my Doctor stepped in and implanted a pacemaker/defibrillator device. I was still having issues??? Doc order another med that seems to be working. I was really apprehensive at the beginning of the ice fishing season to say the least! I still move like an old man, but I did gain a little confidence back. Today is my fifth day doing a mile on the treadmill, even been sticking to the diet! First goal is to feel better out in the woods chasing Turkeys. Long term goal, that early ice on Oneida Lake! ;D
choo choo, I like the "earlier" pictures, thanks for sharing! I started with a pack basket, 5 tip-ups, bait bucket, spud and a scoop. High Tech was when we lugged out a Coleman stove for cooking instead of a wood fire!
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Williams was just about shot last weekend, had to ride almost to Borios inside the crack to cross. There was 5-8' of open water each side of the crack.
Not sure about anywhere else.
tried to get on off south shore at spot we fished yesterday. wind was piling up ice and rolling 200 lb boulders. open water there. its over for me.
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Hey Bart I hear you , can't wait to chase some turkeys. My father is down in Florida recovering from a triple bypass and a replaced artery , plan on getting him out he lives for it. Still waiting to see if he will be able to pull the trigger though. I heard Fisher Bay is having a turkey contest, used to do the Spinning Wheels but they stopped doing it last year.Was a great time , never cared if i won anything the dinner at the end was great ,good times and a lot of stories. With the wet springs i think the numbers are still way down, but i will hunt the month hard trying to get the old man and my 2 sons their birds .Look forward to seeing everybody on the other side. Good luck
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saw 2 guys on the ice in front of onieda shores this morning :cookoo:. the wife, and I were watching them when all of a sudden they grabbed thier gear, and took off for shore !! thank god they didn't take a swim. they had to get wet getting on, and off the ice. it's not worth your life !!! The ice is moving, and piling a little. water levels are rising. hoping to be fishing open water in 3 days. high winds tomorrow also. Sully...
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Hey Bart I hear you , can't wait to chase some turkeys. My father is down in Florida recovering from a triple bypass and a replaced artery , plan on getting him out he lives for it. Still waiting to see if he will be able to pull the trigger though. I heard Fisher Bay is having a turkey contest, used to do the Spinning Wheels but they stopped doing it last year.Was a great time , never cared if i won anything the dinner at the end was great ,good times and a lot of stories. With the wet springs i think the numbers are still way down, but i will hunt the month hard trying to get the old man and my 2 sons their birds .Look forward to seeing everybody on the other side. Good luck
Three generations hitting the woods, very cool! ;D Best of luck to you, your father and sons!
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Had a great 3-day trip to Oneida back in February. Best I've done. Got out with Filet (I think he left Release at home that day) and Snagger. Great time on the Oneida Ice.
I think, maybe my last trip on the ice was today, on Black Lake, with mdupper, good time. It's still a solid 28" :o Possible to open the Walleye season on ice! :P Anyways today's trip is posted over on the Black Lake thread.
Thanks for all the help you guys. ;D
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saw 2 guys on the ice in front of onieda shores this morning :cookoo:. the wife, and I were watching them when all of a sudden they grabbed thier gear, and took off for shore !! thank god they didn't take a swim. they had to get wet getting on, and off the ice. it's not worth your life !!! The ice is moving, and piling a little. water levels are rising. hoping to be fishing open water in 3 days. high winds tomorrow also. Sully...
Wow, thats crazy. I know I said I wanted to go out but if I did the south west end would be thew last place I would consider especially considering the east wind today.
Made that mistake at Sylvan a few years ago ::)
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Wow, thats crazy. I know I said I wanted to go out but if I did the south west end would be thew last place I would consider especially considering the east wind today.
Made that mistake at Sylvan a few years ago ::)
just found out that the 2 guys both limited in big perch, and there is 1 guy out there now by himself !! they were fishing in 4 fow. I think the spawn is on. Sully...
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Drove Cleveland to Central Square during this afternoon's rain...ice seemed to fade away before my eyes. I know it's been said, but I'll say it once more...no fish is worth your life, give it a couple days and fish the spawn from the rowboat or canoe. Plus, we might have one more decent snow goose weekend ahead. ;D
I will see everybody on mff.
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just found out that the 2 guys both limited in big perch, and there is 1 guy out there now by himself !! they were fishing in 4 fow. I think the spawn is on. Sully...
I hope he brought a raincoat!!! :woot: :cookoo:
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yeah heard the ice was starting to move alot and stack up on shore on west end
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Nope the bites on we will catch em its gonna be a very short window complete slayfest for 3 days my guess
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just found out that the 2 guys both limited in big perch, and there is 1 guy out there now by himself !! they were fishing in 4 fow. I think the spawn is on. Sully...
I had great luck with perch last weekend in 6-7 fow, might try the canal in the morning if the weather clears up.
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Well, this winter didn't go as expected or planned...only made it to Oneida one time...seemed like every week something different popped up. All was not lost as I made some major modifications and next winter, The Lord willing, will be a good one. Congrats to all with their catches. Thanks to all for their help, informative posts and laughs...just what this dude needs to keep it goin when things aren't goin too well!
Boat comes out next week and hope to get some open water action before heading for bionic ear surgery in late May/early June To all that are still trying the ice, BE SAFE!!! Hope to see some on open water! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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just found out that the 2 guys both limited in big perch, and there is 1 guy out there now by himself !! they were fishing in 4 fow. I think the spawn is on. Sully...
Well at least they'll be able to stand up....
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tried to get on off south shore at spot we fished yesterday. wind was piling up ice and rolling 200 lb boulders. open water there. its over for me.
Yuk. I guess that ends the season for me. Today's rain certainly isn't helping. Was a good season for me. Time to put my gear away and start tending to the boat.
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Done with ice this year, record year for me. Great fishing with you guys see you next year.
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ice out has started. it's moving about 2' a minute right now. with the strong west winds, it will move alot more. "Sylvan Beach", hang on your in for a beating !!! Sully..
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Hey Sully is it open in front of Oneida Shores yet,me and my buddies have been doing well on the finger lakes. Skaneatles isn't open yet but no one is fishing here the ice looks like it is going to go fast.
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With the wind and ice movement, I can drop a line down the hole and troll down to Sylvan Beach! :roflmao:
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ice out has started. it's moving about 2' a minute right now. with the strong west winds, it will move alot more. "Sylvan Beach", hang on your in for a beating !!! Sully..
It's just starting to stack up on the rocks at the beach Parking lot, water level in the canal is up I'd guess 12"-18" from yesterday. Last year most of the ice got hung up On the shoals quite a way off shore, hoping that's the case this year but with today's wind ......
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I hope wherever it stacks up it dosent cause to much damage.
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the ice moved about 40', and stopped. need stronger wind. now it's snowing ???. Sully...
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the ice moved about 40', and stopped. need stronger wind. now it's snowing ???. Sully...
I am assuming this afternoon's wind got it up and moving again. ???
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Guess it is time I removed IS from my favorite bar and replace it with MFF.... Thanks for posting all winter and letting me go along on the lake with you guys even though I am 1200 miles away.. Have a great summer...
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MFF??
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MFF??
MFF = www.myfishfinder.com (http://www.myfishfinder.com)
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they haven't started MFF yet. Sully...
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Guess it is time I removed IS from my favorite bar and replace it with MFF.... Thanks for posting all winter and letting me go along on the lake with you guys even though I am 1200 miles away.. Have a great summer...
where you at in florida oldtimer?, you should post your fishin on here we'll follow your fishin all winter too. ;D
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Hey Teddyd1 hows that perch bite? frm the ceilingman
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where you at in florida oldtimer?, you should post your fishin on here we'll follow your fishin all winter too. ;D
Snagger, I`m near DeLand, That is west of Daytona Beach 20 miles.. Been chasing the Fl. Black Bass. Getting some decent ones but not the picture taking kind. Looks like the ice will be out of the lake by next weekend so will be heading North shortly after that...
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Was down at Marco Island 3 weeks ago, what a beautiful area . No time to fish though, good flats fishing and only a hour from Okachobee , the Harris chain was not very far either , next time down im fishing.
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I am assuming this afternoon's wind got it up and moving again. ???
The ice pushed up pretty good a little East of Apps. Also saw a picture of the beach that showed some huge rocks pushed up. I think that ice is a little too thick to blow out right now unless it blew 60 maybe.
The water has come up 2' in a week. This chart is scary. We are at summer levels now. Hopefully these freezes at night will slow the runoff down a little.
www.canals.ny.gov/waterlevels/netdata/oneida-levels.pdf (http://www.canals.ny.gov/waterlevels/netdata/oneida-levels.pdf)
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Shovel head did you get out at all!!
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Thanks for the pictures.. Mother Nature is powerful..
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just found out that the 2 guys both limited in big perch, and there is 1 guy out there now by himself !! they were fishing in 4 fow. I think the spawn is on. Sully...
Gills in the creek.....
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Wow nice pics . That's crazy
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Gills in the creek.....
I'm gonna give it a whirl later today ! ;)
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Drove the south side of the lake yesterday to Sylvan. Was surprised not to see nobody out on the east end. The ice is pushed tight to the shore and up and over in some spots as the photos show. Smart nobody out but still surprised. Canal is high and muddy. South shore launch is clear of ice out a few hundred yards to where guys were fishing last weekend. Oneida shore launch still had ice in it but getting close to where you can get a boat in. Can't go far but it's clearing. Big thick sheet still on the lake. Went home and cleaned to boat charged all the batteries again and started putting down mulch so that's off the list.
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they haven't started MFF yet. Sully...
Diehards thread is up and running on MFF
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Gills in the creek.....
cant fish in the creeks can we?
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cant fish in the creeks can we?
I am pretty sure 1/80th oz jig with a maggot is not going to attract econ.
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creeks are off limits , until first sat in may except the canal to the bridge , page 42 of your bible
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well guys back from vegas and caught up on all the posts! it was a great year of ice fishing! i enjoyed all your posts, pics and also the videos! had some really tuff days out there but most of all i enjoyed being able to get out and enjoy the friends i was with! time to get the salmon slayer out(BOAT) and get to the browns and kings! me and kowboy usually go, so got a spot open for anyone wanting to get out with us! but we fish all day and dont go home at noon! LoL :) (franky) pm me if u like! thx again for everything from weather conditions to ice conditions and everything in the middle! see you all next ice fishing season!
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I have kind of a stupid question.....
I was along the south shore today and still quite a bit of ice out there in the middle but not much along the edges. Just wondering at what point they call it an "ice out".
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I have kind of a stupid question.....
I was along the south shore today and still quite a bit of ice out there in the middle but not much along the edges. Just wondering at what point they call it an "ice out".
I would assume it is when the lake is completely void of any ice sheets....could be wrong
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well yesterday was my last day on the ice , got some flats and some small craps ,a nothern and caught some gaint golden shiners , which would have made some snake eaters happy , had to use my plank to get on the ice , it was a good year on eyes and perch-en wasn't bad , and the flat fishing was loads of fun now it's off to trout fishing ,and getting the boat ready, see ya next winter, here are a few picks of my last couple outtings
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Talk about getting the most out of their ice season! ;D
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That's why he da Prez! :clap: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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Talk about getting the most out of their ice season! ;D
I could get another week in if I put the waders on but with the sunshine , trout fishing is on my mind ;D and getting the yard work done >:(, and getting the boat ready , so many different kinds of fish to catch and so little time
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Nice photos Freddie. it was good fishing with you again this year. glad I was with you when you got that monster Eye early season. good times ;)
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Great ending to a great season Fred!
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yes it was nice fishing with many of you on here and some that aren't members , great pics Bruce and HT , choo choo , and snag ,just to name a few ,and a great trip to LG with the PA connection, and many great reports and many different subjects this season , HT bone up on the pans the old man is coming to flat fish city next winter ;)
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Nice pictures filet. That was a looooong ice season for you.Great job on all the eyes , perch and flats! Sounded like you had a ball with those flatfish late season. The only thing missing was a white perch slaughterfest. I never got to see you and most of the crew this season, but hopefully next ice season we will cross paths and get to BS out on the ice.I will make it a point to hunt you down out there ;) ;D
See you soon out there in our boats filet!
Lot's of great scenery, fish, and kids ice fishing pictures this year by so many O L fisherman. The day's we were'nt out on the ice, we could always count on some great stories , pictures, and badgering here on the OL Diehards thread, to perk up the day. I'm looking forward to next year already.Fishing through the ice is a great way to put highest quality fish filets in our freezers, and beat the winter doldrums here in NY state. Ice fishing is sometimes frustrating, but can be very therapeutic and loads of fun!!
See you all next year,... no wait ,... later This year,.... December I hope! On to MFF !
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i hear ya on the yard work thing. just got done fixing my ruts from burying my truck in my lawn 5 times 3 weeks ago ::) my tractor made it easier to get it fixed up for sure. talk to you soon freddie i will be up for a trout fishing trip next month if you got an opening ;) see ya over on MFF ;)
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Nice pictures filet. That was a looooong ice season for you.Great job on all the eyes , perch and flats! Sounded like you had a ball with those flatfish late season. The only thing missing was a white perch slaughterfest. I never got to see you and most of the crew this season, but hopefully next ice season we will cross paths and get to BS out on the ice.I will make it a point to hunt you down out there ;) ;D
See you soon out there in our boats filet!
Lot's of great scenery, fish, and kids ice fishing pictures this year by so many O L fisherman. The day's we were'nt out on the ice, we could always count on some great stories , pictures, and badgering here on the OL Diehards thread, to perk up the day. I'm looking forward to next year already.Fishing through the ice is a great way to put highest quality fish filets in our freezers, and beat the winter doldrums here in NY state. Ice fishing is sometimes frustrating, but can be very therapeutic and loads of fun!!
See you all next year,... no wait ,... later This year,.... December I hope! On to MFF !
thanks choo give me a holler anytime, HT see ya soon
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That looks like Mile Arm Bay Fillet! ;D Great pics! Out for browns in the boat this afternoon! See you guys on the other side. @)
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That looks like Mile Arm Bay Fillet! ;D Great pics! Out for browns in the boat this afternoon! See you guys on the other side. @)
Nah! There would not be any of those fish in there! :P
My last day on the ice was yesterday. Used a plank to get on and had to get wet to get off! Water rose over 2' in 4 hours! I'm done with ice for this season. April 10th - the latest I've ever been on ice! ;D
Got a volunteer day this Monday at the Constantia Hatchery - they are expecting to have fish to work with.
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Thanks to all of you who posted here .. Enjoyed following your escapades ... Time to move IS from favorite bar and replace with MFF.. Have a great summer...
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That looks like Mile Arm Bay Fillet! ;D Great pics! Out for browns in the boat this afternoon! See you guys on the other side. @)
not mile arm bay, it's a lake I havn't fished in about 20 yrs
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FYI..... My daughter Rebecca plays on a travel softball team and they are having a Golf fundraiser on May 18 at Traditions at the Glens Resort starting at 1 PM. This organization is a non profit group and is an avenue for High School girls to showcase their talents for College Coaches across the US. Send me a PM if you are interested or would like more info.
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GOT ANOTHER ONE FREDDIE!!! :woot: Gonna be a long 8 months bud!! ;D
not so long as I can trout fish and sneak a few days in eye jigging and torture you with a few pics while your working, will help the time pass ;D I know how much you enjoy that ;)
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Whatta DK!! ;D
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See what KP has to deal with Wayne?? ;D
I know. I'm worse off than you! :-[ :-[ :-[
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KP has big shoulders ;D
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Was great socializing with you fellas this ice season, I had a mediochre year with a long BAD spell , but prolly did better with your help. I built rods designed around Oneida, and sold more than I ever have before. It was a good yr, and I look forward to jowsting with you guys next dec. !
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Hey Freddie.......Got another one!!! :P
Someones board.... ::) ::) ::) :P :P
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Someones board.... ::) ::) ::) :P :P
That's bored, Raq! :roflmao: :roflmao:
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That's bored, Raq! :roflmao: :roflmao:
No, hes a carpenter so hes board..... ;D ;D ;D
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No, hes a carpenter so hes board..... ;D ;D ;D
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I think KP is starting to have another voice in his head , release says it's a virus :o but he's a DK ;)
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7 MONTHS UNTIL ICE!! :tipup: :woot:
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One month and the day-light hours begin shrinking. @)
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@)
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YEEEHAWWW!!!
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it is now official KP has a twin and his name is Andy just ask coach ;D , but Andy is a DK :woot:
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it is now official KP has a twin and his name is Andy just ask coach ;D , but Andy is a DK :woot:
Well, Andy and Release should make quite a team! :woot: :roflmao: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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OK guys I'm not dragging coach into the mix he brought this to my attention , with a Pic of woody from toy story sent to KP or was it to Andy , so I will ask Coach to inform the flock on this new development :woot: , so IMO it looks like KP and filet , and a new team of release and Andy :o
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it is now official KP has a twin and his name is Andy just ask coach ;D , but Andy is a DK :woot:
Has Andy been playing with Woody again? "to infinity and beyond!!!" :woot:
Andy does speak pretty highly of Woody :blink:
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Twisted Sisters?? :woot: :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao: :thumbsup:
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don't let Andy,s calm appearance fool ya ;D, plus Andy plays with dolls , and his name is Woody :o
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Calm appearance huh?...Woody is headless at the moment..... >:D >:D >:D Andy didn't want to share Woody with KP during playtime...... :woot: :woot: Bye bye Woody...RIP!!! ;D
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Calm appearance huh?...Woody is headless at the moment..... >:D >:D >:D Andy didn't want to share Woody with KP during playtime...... :woot: :woot: Bye bye Woody...RIP!!! ;D
now that,s really nice nothing worse than having to play with a broken Woodie :woot:
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Go see the pharmacist...he can help Woody out!! :woot: :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Hoping someone can help me out. Looking for a place to stay on oneida lake. Only need for 1 or 2 nights tops(Friday/Saturday). Planning to book a fishing trip and maybe have a place to kick back and enjoy a campfire or at least a grill to cook on.
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Fishfindermrb I stayed at this place back in 2009 while in the area for a gathering of Ice Shanty Members. Angler's Bay Cottage 812 state rt.49 Cleveland,NY. (315)-675-3662 . Lake front property only downside was appliances were all electric in the efficiency I rented so if there is a power failure you are out of luck. You could not use the tub/shower or flush toilet. Being on the lake front I assume waste water is pumped to a septic system or uphill to municipal system. The waste water went into a sump/well and was pumped to septic tank or municipal system. Have a great trip.
Steve
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try Apps in Cleveland right on the water boat docks, tackle shop and good info lots of my buds from out of town stay there , not the ritz but clean
315-675-8334 , owners are Rick and Peg use filetand release if you wish
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Man, Release is twisted....DK!! :P ;D
release is twisted ? he doesn't have a broken Woodie :o shame on you ;D
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try Apps in Cleveland right on the water boat docks, tackle shop and good info lots of my buds from out of town stay there , not ritz but clean
315-675-8334 , owners are Rick and Peg use filetand release if you wish
Yes...use Filet...but Release??...Andy says no!! :woot: :roflmao: :thumbsup:
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thanks for the help guys! Will give both places a call and see what they have.
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wishing you a speedy recovery from your surgery, see ya when you get healed
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wishing you a speedy recovery from your surgery, see ya when you get healed
Thanks Fred! We'll be up in a few weeks to say hello! Be nice to Release for me! :woot:
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One more week! Just 7 days and the earth starts to move away from the sun, the daylight hours begin to dwindle and we get closer to the next ice season. @) :icefish: :thumbsup:
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One more week! Just 7 days and the earth starts to move away from the sun, the daylight hours begin to dwindle and we get closer to the next ice season. @) :icefish: :thumbsup:
super, wish I could speed up the process
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super, wish I could speed up the process
Turn the heat off!!! :woot: :roflmao:
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Turn the heat off!!! :woot: :roflmao:
left the freezer open just a touch yesterday , didn't cool things but did make some more room :woot: PS no fish were lost in the thaw
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KingPerch, that pic looks real good for this time of year! @)
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Bart after the lasts couple of days I think a lot of us would like to be out on a frozen over lake. KingPerch very nice photo.
Steve
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Nice pic Andy! Can't wait :tipup:
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Now that will put a smile on your face! ;D ;D :thumbsup:
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Nice KP - I think my body temp just fell a couple of degrees. @)
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Nice colors.. Reminds me of Christmas.. ;D
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Nice colors.. Reminds me of Christmas.. ;D
AH yes the old hypno wheel :wacko:
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Watch out for that new gas hole... cords.. 34432255*&&5 3467765342*^^%$... ::)
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Just keep one eye one the hypno wheel and one on the rod...and you won't have a problem! Those graphs will have you catchin z's faster! :woot: :roflmao:
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Any ice yet? ::)
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Any ice yet? ::)
bay's were skimmed over this morn ;D
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bay's were skimmed over this morn ;D
I'll have what he's having! ;D ;)
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I'll have what he's having! ;D ;)
Must be a good pain-killer @)
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that's just sleep deprivation :blink:
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that's just sleep deprivation :blink:
Dang work anyway...cuts down on sleep! :woot:
POLAR VORTEX COMING NEXT WEEK!!!
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Dang work anyway...cuts down on sleep! :woot:
POLAR VORTEX COMING NEXT WEEK!!!
that,s what I heard ,and I heard that beaver dam is coming out at the I Cast, with a ice rod with a titanium tip , more on it on www.thefishingwire.com ,
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that,s what I heard ,and I heard that beaver dam is coming out at the I Cast, with a ice rod with a titanium tip , more on it on www.thefishingwire.com ,
That looks like a "gotta have" to me. :P
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That looks like a "gotta have" to me. :P
Yepper...if it's out there, Phil will have it! :woot: :roflmao: :icefish:
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I'm not even gonna look at that site.. ::)..every year Release says...." you gotta get this, Filet has it!! Nice try DK!!!! ;D
Yah - those two guys have caused me to buy more stuff in the last few years! ::) I ain't falling for the sled thing though ;)
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oh come on guys release isn't that bad :woot:, last year he was good only bought a few lures and a rod and reel
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Phil, pick up a sled...you'll have lots of room for it when KP builds you that 75' x 200' shed next year! :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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oh come on guys release isn't that bad :woot:, last year he was good only bought a few lures and a rod and reel
Who said anything about Release? He rides sleds with his auger on his lap :o JK - I'm my own worst enemy and my kids' best friend. Keeps them happy and me too! ;)
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I will be picking up a carrier for the sled but with my new electric set up may not need it though , that will be out this fall , KP and I each field tested a pair of them out last winter , worked pretty slick on my 6" Nils
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I will be picking up a carrier for the sled but with my new electric set up may not need it though , that will be out this fall , KP and I each field tested a pair of them out last winter , worked pretty slick on my 6" Nils
Can hardly wait to see that go to market. @) We'll see how it against a Gator. :P
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1/4 the weight and more holes than I need to fish in a day
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OK..so, I went and looked on that site....RELEASE, YOU SUCK!!!! :P :P DK!! ;D
salmon river thread ::) how many holes did you get KP out of yours ?
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Yea..I line there!!! ;D Who doesn't?? ::)
do you know if the sponge migration has started yet , if so salmon will be coming soon
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Picked up an 8" with the Honda 4 stroke at the end of the season. Did some test runs on a local pond...sweet...23lbs, starts easy, runs quiet, cuts great.
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That's a nice auger congrats
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Picked up an 8" with the Honda 4 stroke at the end of the season. Did some test runs on a local pond...sweet...23lbs, starts easy, runs quiet, cuts great.
Better not start that up around Release - He'll give you what's for :o
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that four stroke is so quite that , I can't hear them over my tinnitus ;D
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It is pretty quiet. The key to drilling holes is to do it when Release starts his speech about Mothers...which is when the Rap gets caught on the bottom of the hole and that 5lb eye swims away! :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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It is pretty quiet. The key to drilling holes is to do it when Release starts his speech about Mothers...which is when the Rap gets caught on the bottom of the hole and that 5lb eye swims away! :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Don't forget to give the ol batteries a charge and fire up gas operated equipment
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Don't forget to give the ol batteries a charge and fire up gas operated equipment
Thanks for the reminder. ;D
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Yes sir.
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Almost August and I have 63 degrees here in big bay at 11:00! Gotta love it
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Almost August and I have 63 degrees here in big bay at 11:00! Gotta love it
love it help keep that jig bite going ;D
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You better tell Snagger that! Get the vamp crew together again ;D
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:P :P :P :P
Dont push it Mister.. :P I'm enjoying the boat too much this summer.... ;D ;D ;) ;)
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25 more Fridays until hardwater!!!-KP
I hope to be on the ice before mid-February! ;D
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I hope to be on the ice before mid-February! ;D
Your right Bart.. 25 more Fridays (if you don't include tomorrow) would put us in the middle of January... ::) ::)
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Was on way before that last year...... ;)
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I think I'm looking at half that many Fridays :woot: :icefish:
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18-19 Fridays would make me feel better... ;D
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POLAR VORTEX...BRING IT ON!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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It was dec 1st for me last year!! Hopefully around there ...
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Hey kid more stream trout and eye fishing to be done ;D
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Hey kid more stream trout and eye fishing to be done ;D
i hear ya fred much more enjoyable on the ice for me though ...
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Hello Jakep I cant wait to get on the ice myself...I will be fishing with you again this year ...
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Hello Jakep I cant wait to get on the ice myself...I will be fishing with you again this year ...
yes sir you gotta make it out here for a weekend on Oneida .
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Trout fishing would be nice!! ::) Oh, those bad tasting walleye wouldn't be bad either!! ;)
those things are nasty ;)
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those things are nasty ;)
They're really tough to choke down. ;)
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yes sir you gotta make it out here for a weekend on Oneida .
let me know when there jakep I am off now...
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How Ya been Wayne?? Been a crazy summer for us since we last saw you!! Hope all is well bud!! @)
Doing ok, Larry. Cyborg is up and running and although not perfect...much better than it was!
Hope all is well!
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heard big bays starting too skim over.
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heard big bays starting too skim over.
;D ;D
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heard big bays starting too skim over.
Won't be long now! :woot: ;)2
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Can't do that to me shane. I started to put my bibs on
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Anyone know of a storage place to rent for the winter to keep a wheeler somewhere on the lake? I really hate to tow it through the salt. It could even be outside (tarp & chain) on an owner occupied property. What do you guys do? Thanks, Rugburn.
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Hopefully we will see you out there dead eyes!
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aaahhh keep dreaming boys....
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nice power auger snag :woot:
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yep you guys wore me down, had too buy one.... :woot:
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Omg wait till you get to be our age , not only will you be wore down you'll be worn out :P that is a nice auger and they do come in handy when drilling 20 plus inches ;)
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Omg wait till you get to be our age , not only will you be wore down you'll be worn out :P that is a nice auger and they do come in handy when drilling 20 plus inches ;)
I can relate to that comment, or should I say I resemble that remark! ;D
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Don't let Filet BS you none...he still floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee! ;) :thumbsup:
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Just got back from Montauk and now thinking about ice. We are all pretty messed up.
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http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/08/police_identify_man_found_dead_in_otisco_lake.html (http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/08/police_identify_man_found_dead_in_otisco_lake.html)
I know Doug was a member here, but I'm sorry I don't know what his handle was. He fished the N shore & out of Sylvan beach quite a bit. Real shame.
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http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/08/police_identify_man_found_dead_in_otisco_lake.html (http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/08/police_identify_man_found_dead_in_otisco_lake.html)
I know Doug was a member here, but I'm sorry I don't know what his handle was. He fished the N shore & out of Sylvan beach quite a bit. Real shame.
May he rest in Peace.
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We had our first frost last night on the north shore.
Winter is coming... ;D
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bruce you got the bug to ,lets get some shore casting in first ;)
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I would like to get out in the boat a few more times if the weather cooperates. Along with some shore casting and maybe shooting a deer or two. So much to do and so little time.
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But, who's counting?? ::)
Not me... :P :P :P Still enjoying the boat... :P ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I'm counting with ya !!
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Not me... :P :P :P Still enjoying the boat... :P ;D ;D ;D ;D
blasphemy! :o
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12 Fridays ’til Christmas! ;D One the ice here the weekend after Thanksgiving.
Got my LX7 TODAY! Can’t wait to see some walleyes under it :flex: :icefish: :icefish: :icefish:
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I'm enjoying shore casting eyes ,sneakers and a sweat shirt , that's pretty tough to handle , ice gear is all ready except building a couple of flat fish rods ;D
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You bet KP going to a lot more of it this coming ice season , that was a hoot seeing guys that I use to fish with 30 years ago
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I'm enjoying shore casting eyes ,sneakers and a sweat shirt , that's pretty tough to handle , ice gear is all ready except building a couple of flat fish rods ;D
Hey, I havnt gotten around to building any yet but have some of those blanks you seen in action last year ;D I can leave 1-2 at shanes for ya iffin ya want?
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Are those 40" rods ? All my pans are shorties
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IM READYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup: :tipup:
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Good for you ,see you have been asking lots of questions that's great tons of great info and some really knowlegable people on the sites
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Are those 40" rods ? All my pans are shorties
Those are 36. I love the longer rods when fishing outside. I have two 48's ill be making ;D
that 36 could be cut down alot - it has a super soft tip then solid backbone. You could take 1.5in off the tip before messing with the action and a foot off the back end. I'll leave one at MuckyVille for ya. Hopefully Tank and I get up there next week...
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Thanks , and hope to see you both
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Skim ice tonight...LETS GO!!! :woot: :thumbsup: :roflmao: :icefish:
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I like 36" myself. Even in my Yukon. Just thinking about ice today :tipup:
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Guy I know lives in Jewell and told me Apps was closing. Any truth?? Said he was moving north.
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Guy I know lives in Jewell and told me Apps was closing. Any truth?? Said he was moving north.
I'm not an Oneida resident but I think I've heard that for at least the last 3 or 4 years. Maybe it'll happen but I know a certain guy that has reservations to stay there for 3 days this winter. ;)
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Off topic question here. Does anyone have info about the ice show at Cicero gander? Set date yet? Or is it to early to ask? Thanks guys
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Funny you asked that :tipup:. Just thinking about that myself. No info yet. Dark Cloud will let us know. I think the first weekend in Dec. ::)
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hey guys i was just wondering if anyone has any tips for me on coughing slob perch i have the equipment such as poles and etc. however i need some help on what jigs to buy what size and color, also if there are any tips on how to use them thanks
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Off topic question here. Does anyone have info about the ice show at Cicero gander? Set date yet? Or is it to early to ask? Thanks guys
Nothing is set in stone but it is looking like the normal "First Ice" event might not happen. Gander historically has done 3 of them. MN, Wisconson, and NY. Word on the street is that Michigan is getting the NY one. As I know more I will pass it along...
Also - Gander has asked Clam to have a "Pro" present in the ice belt stores on the 5 Saturdays leading up to Christmas. I am lined up for the 6th and 20th...
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Thanks for the update DC
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Yes thank you much DC for the info.
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Nickeyes get ready on here guys love to bust chops ;D perch on Oneida small Swedish pimples tipped , small raps 1&3,s also tipped ,
Basic colors blk/ slv, bl/silv, nat perch and toss in a fire tiger and go from there , when ice gets here post us and some will help , if your stumped but of course we maybe to , there are no guarantees , first ice for eyes on a community spot I will be glad to help ,that's the first good bite , really are no secrets just presentation , go back to last years posts and before and you will pick up a lot of info just do a little home work as many have done , then it is understanding how the fish react to your bait tells a lot , if you don't have a fish finder ask for one as an X-mas flasher to start that's over half the battle just an ol buzzards .02
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KP......
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Nickeyes..don't take it personal.. ;)..what Filet said!!!! ;D
'SUP DC! :afro:
No worries hahahaha ;D ;D ;D ;D
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We have a habit of ripping each other pretty good , all fun
Got another one KP ;D
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Just to add to fillets info... Oneida is big, a map and a flasher imho is half the battle. Finding drop offs and humps helps find fish. Flasher will let you know how they are reacting to your presentation. I usually start with a small rap tipped with a buckeye head and go from there. Dead sticking a whole live buckeye right above the bottom on the smallest treble you can find can save the day when all else fails. There's my .02 cents. Almost up to a nickel... :)
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What kind of poles and reels do you suggest for perch fishing on oneida?
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Most of my reels come off of my open water rods. pflueger presidents and medalists with some cheap ice reels mixed in. For rods I like short stiff rods with only 2-3 eyelets. I have one 34" rod also with only 3 large eyelets for hole hoping. I have them custom made by a local guy and like them more than any other rods I have. Time on the ice will help you figure out what you like best. Some guys feel the need to spend $100 on a rod.... I tried them and really can't say I catch more fish than with my $20 ones.
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Most of my reels come off of my open water rods. pflueger presidents and medalists with some cheap ice reels mixed in. For rods I like short stiff rods with only 2-3 eyelets. I have one 34" rod also with only 3 large eyelets for hole hoping. I have them custom made by a local guy and like them more than any other rods I have. Time on the ice will help you figure out what you like best. Some guys feel the need to spend $100 on a rod.... I tried them and really can't say I catch more fish than with my $20 ones.
Thanks I think I going to get a jm meat stick, maybe a wicked 13 fishing combo and whit out combo, and maybe a tickle stick. But other than that maybe a ice blue rod and maybe another idk......
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Thanks I think I going to get a jm meat stick, maybe a wicked 13 fishing combo and whit out combo, and maybe a tickle stick. But other than that maybe a ice blue rod and maybe another idk......
JM Meat Stick is my dead stick, my jigging rod, St Croix premier. I have a Wicked rod with a 6061 reel, not crazy about it.
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What's up boys. Almost that time again.
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JM Meat Stick is my dead stick, my jigging rod, St Croix premier. I have a Wicked rod with a 6061 reel, not crazy about it.
what don't u like?
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What up everyone.
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what don't u like?
It's the 6061 reel, it just doesn't fit me. I keep gravitating back to the spinning reel. It's weird, I have a traditional bait caster reel for Lakers and love it.
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I just wanted to let you all know in case you haven't heard yet, the NYS Ice Pro-Am Tournament Series is coming to Oneida Lake on Sunday February 15th. This is a Team-Only event (1 or 2 man teams, not a full IPA event as we do not have a facility to full event out of yet), capped at 100 teams. The event will take place out of App's, feature our traditional shotgun style start, cash payout based on # of teams (100 teams = $3500 1st place, paying down 5 places), details and early mail-in registration can be found at: www.NYSiceproam.com Online registration will open soon.
Please feel free to ask questions and I look forward to seeing you all on the ice this season!! You do not have to fish the other IPA events to be in this one, the full series of events only applies to those going for the Triple Corwn Series Title.
Q: Is there a stocking program for Oneida? If so, who is in charge of that program?
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I just wanted to let you all know in case you haven't heard yet, the NYS Ice Pro-Am Tournament Series is coming to Oneida Lake on Sunday February 15th. This is a Team-Only event (1 or 2 man teams, not a full IPA event as we do not have a facility to full event out of yet), capped at 100 teams. The event will take place out of App's, feature our traditional shotgun style start, cash payout based on # of teams (100 teams = $3500 1st place, paying down 5 places), details and early mail-in registration can be found at: www.NYSiceproam.com Online registration will open soon.
Please feel free to ask questions and I look forward to seeing you all on the ice this season!! You do not have to fish the other IPA events to be in this one, the full series of events only applies to those going for the Triple Corwn Series Title.
Q: Is there a stocking program for Oneida? If so, who is in charge of that program?
Thanks for the info Tim
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I just wanted to let you all know in case you haven't heard yet, the NYS Ice Pro-Am Tournament Series is coming to Oneida Lake on Sunday February 15th. This is a Team-Only event (1 or 2 man teams, not a full IPA event as we do not have a facility to full event out of yet), capped at 100 teams. The event will take place out of App's, feature our traditional shotgun style start, cash payout based on # of teams (100 teams = $3500 1st place, paying down 5 places), details and early mail-in registration can be found at: www.NYSiceproam.com Online registration will open soon.
Please feel free to ask questions and I look forward to seeing you all on the ice this season!! You do not have to fish the other IPA events to be in this one, the full series of events only applies to those going for the Triple Corwn Series Title.
Q: Is there a stocking program for Oneida? If so, who is in charge of that program?
NYS DEC Hatchery is located in Constantia.
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NYS DEC Hatchery is located in Constantia.
Do they stock Oneida with eyes from that location? I would like to give back some of the proceeds from the event to the stocking program for the lake. It would be great to reach our max of 100 teams at this event!!
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Do they stock Oneida with eyes from that location? I would like to give back some of the proceeds from the event to the stocking program for the lake. It would be great to reach our max of 100 teams at this event!!
They do stock Oneida from there. In fact they harvest between 200 and 300 million walleye eggs a year from Oneida Lake and release "300,000 pond-reared, 190,000 intensively reared, and 190,000,000 walleye fry to stock into 50 or more waters across the state" (from DEC's website).
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I want to fish Oneida this coming ice season but I'm not from the area any tips on where to start since I've never fished it before would be GREATLY appreciated. Just trying to do as much homework as possible to be as prepared as possible when the time comes
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They do stock Oneida from there. In fact they harvest between 200 and 300 million walleye eggs a year from Oneida Lake and release "300,000 pond-reared, 190,000 intensively reared, and 190,000,000 walleye fry to stock into 50 or more waters across the state" (from DEC's website).
Great! Thank you for the info! @)
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I want to fish Oneida this coming ice season but I'm not from the area any tips on where to start since I've never fished it before would be GREATLY appreciated. Just trying to do as much homework as possible to be as prepared as possible when the time comes
What kind of fish are you going after?
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Ok I can't let the cat out of the bag quite yet but big news coming on the pond and hopefully will grab some attention from Oneida diehards. In the mean time I have a question, if you were buying a $10 raffle ticket (only 100 tickets sold) for a ice shanty what make and model would you want or like to see. Clam, Frabill, Otter, Shappell... One person, two person, hub style, cabin style?
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Otter 2person cabin :tipup:
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Nothing is set in stone but it is looking like the normal "First Ice" event might not happen. Gander historically has done 3 of them. MN, Wisconson, and NY. Word on the street is that Michigan is getting the NY one. As I know more I will pass it along...
Also - Gander has asked Clam to have a "Pro" present in the ice belt stores on the 5 Saturdays leading up to Christmas. I am lined up for the 6th and 20th...
Thanks DC Ihope they have . I look forward to Breakfast BS session at the Cracker barrel every year
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No BS, Kevin...technical information only! :woot: :roflmao: :roflmao: :thumbsup: :icefish:
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What kind of fish are you going after?
I would really like to target the walleye and perch
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Otter 2person cabin :tipup:
X2!!!!!!!!!
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I would really like to target the walleye and perch
Between frenchman and dunham island, you can get access by boreo's (excuse my spelling) OR champman park, williams beach. Just some
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Great! Thank you for the info! @)
no problem
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no problem
thank you very much for the info. Much appreciated
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Between frenchman and dunham island, you can get access by boreo's (excuse my spelling) OR champman park, williams beach. Just some
[/quote. How far out and what depth at these locations? Do these spots produce better at a particular time of the season?
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Otter 2person cabin :tipup:
X3
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Ok I can't let the cat out of the bag quite yet but big news coming on the pond and hopefully will grab some attention from Oneida diehards. In the mean time I have a question, if you were buying a $10 raffle ticket (only 100 tickets sold) for a ice shanty what make and model would you want or like to see. Clam, Frabill, Otter, Shappell... One person, two person, hub style, cabin style?
Otter 2 person cabin are nice. If this is to be a fundraiser, you might want to sell more tickets or raise the price of the ticket? The $1000 take from a hundred tickets doesn't leave much meat on the bone...depends on the exact model though and where/how you get it.
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This may sound weird or whatever, but would anyone want to go fishing together sometime on oneida? Message me
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Otter 2 person cabin are nice. If this is to be a fundraiser, you might want to sell more tickets or raise the price of the ticket? The $1000 take from a hundred tickets doesn't leave much meat on the bone...depends on the exact model though and where/how you get it.
Sell more tix's (250). I'd pay $10 for a 1/250 shot at a new Otter. They run $700+ That way you'd make $1800.
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Sell more tix's (250). I'd pay $10 for a 1/250 shot at a new Otter. They run $700+ That way you'd make $1800.
Making $1000 on a raffle with only 250 tickets sold would be a good return. There could be a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th... prizes. What cause would the money be going towards? If it was to the Democratic National Committee or affiliated organization you couldn't sell me a ticket for a nickle! A good cause, I'm in!
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Well this is going to be a first year event for my fire department (non for profit) I don't disagree at all with a otter they are the best I just don't want to bite off more than we can chew in our first year. I will be releasing all details as soon as me and my committee hammer out the final details. A shanty is going to be our big prize... If I'm able to get a local bait shop to sponser the shanty a otter is not out of the question as that will lower our cost I am just very nervous about a $700 investment and not being able to sell the tickets. There will be tons of door prizes if all goes semi according to plan. This is a pond event so I don't know that we will get as many people as Oneida events get although the shanty raffle is open to anybody. Thanks for all input fell free to pm me
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Making $1000 on a raffle with only 250 tickets sold would be a good return. There could be a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th... prizes. What cause would the money be going towards? If it was to the Democratic National Committee or affiliated organization you couldn't sell me a ticket for a nickle! A good cause, I'm in!
ROFLMAO!!!!!! :roflmao: :clap: :thumbsup:
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It's the 6061 reel, it just doesn't fit me. I keep gravitating back to the spinning reel. It's weird, I have a traditional bait caster reel for Lakers and love it.
If you want to sell it I would take it. ;)
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GOT ANOTHER ONE FREDDIE!!! :P
Nice and 2 more or 48 more will make a limit depending if it's eyes or perch your after ::) lol
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WE WANT ICE! WE WANT ICE!! WE WANT ICE!!!
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WE WANT ICE! WE WANT ICE!! WE WANT ICE!!!
Yes we do!
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Whats up fellas!!! Cant wait for first ice. All my rods are now tb builds. Just picked up the sniffer tripwire and a power noodel rigged with bb6061 spooled with 2lb for the flats. Got a perch swt heart and walleye swt heart with the teardrop reels spooled with 5lb. Also got 5 of the frabill line counter tip ups for pike and getting 5 tip downs from rob at bartell for oneida. Picked up a new jet sled an ice armor suit and boots. Just need the the ice. Im currently trying to come up with something to put on both sides of the jet sled to hold the tipups/tipdowns to save space for buckets, flasher, and rod case in the sled. Any ideas out there???# come on ice.
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Still need to put some wood goats in the freezer but im beyond ready for ICE!!!
Just added some rod holder/scoop holders to the new blue box ;D
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They are ready also. One of their favorite games is "doing ice fishing", as they say. An old rod n reel and a chunk of cork on the end of the line. We practice casting and they take turns being the fish... :icefish:
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Great photos DC. Those two are really growing!
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Still need to put some wood goats in the freezer but im beyond ready for ICE!!!
Just added some rod holder/scoop holders to the new blue box ;D
They are ready also. One of their favorite games is "doing ice fishing", as they say. An old rod n reel and a chunk of cork on the end of the line. We practice casting and they take turns being the fish... :icefish:
Thought you were a MARCUM guy DC? ;)
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Thought you were a MARCUM guy DC? ;)
Ehh, some days I wish my flasher said Marvexilowrabird on it....
It was time for a change. Got my first vex in 92', ran diff models of them for a long time, then did the same thing with Marcums. Certian things I liked and didnt like about them all ;D This 28 is gonna be a keeper....
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Ehh, some days I wish my flasher said Marvexilowrabird on it....
It was time for a change. Got my first vex in 92', ran diff models of them for a long time, then did the same thing with Marcums. Certian things I liked and didnt like about them all ;D This 28 is gonna be a keeper....
I'll bet! Just like all the stuff I keep. eh Freddy? Good luck with the 28. I've grown so attached to the graph mode, I don't know if I'll ever go back to a dial.
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I was just the opposit Bud - I was so use to flasher mode, I never used graph ;D
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Have a fl20, then a guy hooked me up with a LX-7, use the 20 as a back up, you'd have to sell me on the 28 DC. ;D
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Lol
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The crumb snatchers are relly cute Jay. You change flashers like I change socks. Pretty soon you'll be back to a sounder.
RG
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What lb test should I use for the walleye on Oneida or do you use braid with a fluorocarbon leader
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Quite a few guys using 4 and 6lb. braid with flouro or mono leader.
I use both 4 and 6lb. PowerPro Ice with 3ft. of 6 and 8lb. Trilene XL for a leader. Works for eyes and jumbos, both.
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I've started using suffix 832 green open water line 6# or 4# with Berkeley ice line 6# for my leader on oneida.
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thanks guys I think Ill try braid with floro. Anyone ever try moonshine jigging lures like the raps ?
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for Oneida Lake I use 4# fireline with a 6# trans optic leader small barrel in between the , for big eyes [double digits]and lake trout I jump to 6# with an 8# trans optic leader but I fish that line warm it freezes pretty easy , bud of mine gave me a spool of P-Line that i'm going to try
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The crumb snatchers are relly cute Jay. You change flashers like I change socks. Pretty soon you'll be back to a sounder.
RG
Once a year I go old school - no flasher ;D are your socks dirty?
for Oneida Lake I use 4# fireline with a 6# trans optic leader small barrel in between the , for big eyes [double digits]and lake trout I jump to 6# with an 8# trans optic leader but I fish that line warm it freezes pretty easy , bud of mine gave me a spool of P-Line that i'm going to try
Ive used a lot of p-line with no complaints... Love the 3# for panfish
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8lb Transition main line, 6lb Drennen leader
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hey guys gander has some hold over 6061 reels on sale for 50.00 , so it looks like if you wait you can by 2 for one :o, now that's a deal and gander isn't the only dealer , keep an eye out , if your interested
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Does anyone remember when the lake locked up in 2013? I seem to remember it was pretty early.
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Does anyone remember when the lake locked up in 2013? I seem to remember it was pretty early.
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Just checked my diary. I was on 4 inches of ice on Oneida last year on December 27th. So I think it was safe a few days before last year, maybe Christmas? That's about a week or two earlier than usual. Generally Oneida is safe by the first weeks of January.
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Guys were pushing their luck last yr 12/15-17 on junk ice in the bays, few days before Christmas I was on.
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Does anyone remember when the lake locked up in 2013? I seem to remember it was pretty early.
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Just checked it out, for me on 12-26-13 I fishing eyes caught 22 with only 5 being keeper size kept 3 nice eaters
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Does anyone remember when the lake locked up in 2013? I seem to remember it was pretty early.
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I was on 2.5 inches Xmas day in 14 fow catching perch and a couple eyes
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Well, I did it. Just shelled out over 500$ for a new electric Strikemaster 50 volt, and cant wait for enough ice to test the "power augers too noisy" theory. I have used my tried and true Strikemaster 2 cycle for years, anything over 18 inches or so.... and didn't notice any lack of bites. But due to popular opinion, mostly here, I started getting shunned by even my friends over using it. Cant wait to say "told you so", or on the other hand, " I owe you a beer". Time to put this to rest.
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Picked up this beauty at a garage sale. Should run quiet.
(http://iceboxmemories.com/icebox/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/MOTORIZED-ICE-CUTTER.jpg)
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sweet
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H2o- that is quite a pic...... give a couple young bucks that machine, and give "em a full day or so, and my crestliner could troll my favorite sunken island till ice locked in again ! I'd go down in Oneida history, and the teens would have enough jingle to buy that new St Croix
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Does anyone remember when the lake locked up in 2013? I seem to remember it was pretty early.
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It looks like there might be a glimmer of hope next week to start making ice again. My fingers are crossed!!
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Looks good here in Oswego, freeze setting in under 20, and new snow to slush up open water for tonights freeze.
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Ya but thursdays big wind going to tear the ice up :(
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hey guys there is a up to date Diehards thread if your interested 14/15
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http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=294219.0 (http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=294219.0)
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The 2014/15 thread just went dark.....anybody out there?
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lol
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The 2014/15 thread just went dark.....anybody out there?
Things were getting too bad post wise... posts started attacking mods so adios it went. I'm gonna guess this one could get locked also
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glad to see it back. Trap, you have a PM
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glad to see it back. Trap, you have a PM
this is last years not this years check the date ^
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LOL.........yer right
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not sure but lets not jump to conclusions the little thread got locked ,I'm sure we will know soon
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its the curse of bcons ghost!!! :o
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not sure but lets not jump to conclusions the little thread got locked ,I'm sure we will know soon
The big thread is non-existent on the NY board lol but yea the little one is locked
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I think the snow is starting to get to you Oneida boys, all your threads are being locked or deleted, what'd you guys do?
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I mis counted and kept 52 bluegills :( sorry guys
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I mis counted and kept 52 bluegills :( sorry guys
Oh no not 52!!!!!!
(http://treasure.diylol.com/uploads/post/image/516943/resized_success-kid-meme-generator-caught-twice-my-limit-fish-and-game-doesn-t-have-a-warrant-e096ca.jpg)
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Man o man this has been some pretty interesting shizz on here the past few days. And all over a contest on a lake. That has ice, snow, slush and cracks and danger spots like every other year. Go figure.....