J Francho

A still clip of a backside boardslide. On an old tube TV. Not bad for 47 years old.

I noticed the same, which is why I use fluoro for spoons and inline spinners when I go brown/steelhead trout fishing in fall.

Please share this code. In all seriousness, I generally just pick a few colors that I like the looks of, and worry little about what is the Right color. My own mood, or my perception of what might have contrast in the water, or even what I observed in the color of a crawfish or bait fish swimming by has more influence than a hard and fast rule like the water is [stained, muddy, clear, pea soup] so I must throw [black, blue, watermelon, chartreuse].

Beautiful spot, and sounds like fun.

Deep Wee-R and Deep Crawfish were game changers, back in the 80s. I also caught a bunch on Benos. Rapala Countdowns should get mention.

When I was a kid, plastics seemed like a luxury to me. You not only had to buy the baits, but you had to get sinkers, jigs, and hooks. Or, I could buy a crankbait for $3-4 and catch hundreds of fish on that single crankbait. I suppose this is why I'm a pretty good crankbait angler today.

Nice!

That would be a good setup for pitch skipping a jig under docks. Almost exactly what I use, plus you have DC.

I don't use flasher mode, but I always use the RTS (Real Time Scanner) mode when viewing Chirp 2D sonar. It's in REAL TIME, not a history. It really helps when I'm fishing deep, with a drop shot. I can see my bait, and anything that approaches the bait.

I've run both for years. Thinking about a pond prowler or small jon as well. They all have their purpose, though lately, I've preferred my Hobie Compass over all.

Did you mistype that 3/4"? The's the size of a crappie jig, which will probably catch bass of any size, if they're in the mood. I throw what is considered small to medium swimbaits and can confirm they catch bass of all sizes, including smallmouth, which seem to love the 6" Spro BBZ Trout.

I literally LOL'd.

That's a good question. I generally rig them deep in the plastic, about halfway through, unless I'm using lighter line, then it's close to the surface. I like it deep, so I don't hang up or tear the bait in heavy cover when I whiff on the hookset. I use a fairly hard, upward hookset. Yesterday, all 17 bass I caught were hooked in the roof of the mouth, with the plastic bunched up in the middle of the hook. I can't explain why it works, it just does, so I stick with it.

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Thre's a few guys that are from that area, hopefully they'll jump and report. I know spring was really slow developing. The bays off Lake Ontario are finally on fire. I would assume the same of Erie.

I'd be hitting anything that resembled flooded brush and timber. That's where I saw and caught most of my fish.

Wash them using Megastrike, then pretreat with KVD L&L. When dry, seal with U40. You'll get 10 more yards from all your casts.

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Went down to the dump for a mid day jaunt, yesterday. I was on them pretty good on Saturday, but the storms chased me off. I was hoping they'd still be up in the flooded brush, fallen trees, and flooded timber. They were. Fished from 11-3:30, with a break to eat a chili cheese dog at the Bayside. Northeast breeze, 10mph. Water Surface was down to 78 from 85 on Saturday. Ragetail Craw in Bama Craw, T-rigged with 1/2 oz. flipping weight. No other baits necessary. Fallen timber and isolated pockets in the weeds was the program. Nothing huge, largest of 17 fish caught went 19". No pics of the that fish. Let's just say, I WON'T be endorsing the BPS brand fish grip any time soon. Most were like the cookie cutter 3 shown below. All post spawn. Some blue gills are still on beds. Due to no wake restrictions, the weeds have grown in strong this year, and the water is clear. The dump is actually pretty nice when it's not soupy brown and churned up from the boat traffic.

I've been using a KastKing Assasin for three years on a heavy jig and worm rod. Caught 17 yesterday, no issues hauling them out of the cover. The reel should be fine for frogging.

For a foam type for kayaking, another vote for the Stohlquist Fisherman. For inflatables, I go with a Mustang with HIT, but that's out of your range. http://stohlquist.com/life-jackets/fishing-pfds/fisherman.html

Let's string some junk up before the hook, and call it something. What issue does this solve? What new problems does it create? It's basically a catfish rig without the swivel stop.

Picked up a pair of DC Shoes x Skate Jawn OG Lynx at my local skateshop on sale for $90. That's higher than I usually go.

It's literally stated in the article, and has been compiled this way for decades. The list is mostly the same, year after year, with small changes. ******************************************************************* As far as dissing the St. Lawrence, someone point to me in Florida where I can catch 25+ lbs. limits of smallmouth bass, regularly.

I was there Friday to Saturday to see my friends' band play at the 9:30 club. The only site seeing was down at the warf and a drink at The Brighton. I did get to witness the mayhem that is Stan's. Good wings there. I'm sure it's gonna be nuts tomorrow! I really thought they were all threaded iron pipe. I think it's code in NY to be a metal connector. Maybe not anymore. I suppose a breach or compromise is safer with a plastic main - no sparks.