clayton86

We(NYKBF) had a tournament there Saturday no one had a stellar day I fished for fun well scoring fish all day. I managed a few dink bass and a decent bowfin.

Kayaking the finger lakes area should check out New York kayak bass fishing we have a tournament Saturday on little sodus then Onondaga in 3 weeks. I hit conesus tonight after work at the south end but didn’t get anything didn’t fish long I was to tired and it’s about 45 minutes from my house

I built one a few years ago the 7wt I’m a beginner fly fisherman used it a few months after I built it and haven’t touched it since. As a beginner can’t really speak that it does one thing or anything good but it worked well for me to sling streamers for small mouth.

For the enclosed milk crate or like wise check out the wilderness systems krate it’s enclosed has a nice storage lid and 4 rod holders that are attached.

Managed this hangry girl today.

Silver was a big let down today for everyone in our tournament by far our biggest turn out for an event. 63 guys tackled that lake today from kayak in that ridiculous wind. 63 anglers, 51 bass submitted....normally with less guys we see numbers in the hundreds. Of those 63 guys only the top 4 had a limit(3 bass). I know that lake can do better but didn’t today. I managed 1 bass a small 16.25” guy on a siebert outdoors spinner bait.

Love my ATAK 120 and 140 for river fishing and throwing big swimbaits. I’ve developed a small addiction to phoneys and toxics plus many others but just those two brands alone I’ve got a unhealthy collection of lol. Id suggest test paddling some before you decide on what you want

Yeah I didn’t get on the water till about 10ish and went north. Launched at the perry beach which that hill was brutal to launch and drag up. Went up that creek till it hit the road we turned around and started working out way back and left like 12-1ish I think.

Hit silver lake today to try prefishing for the tournament we’re having there in a few weeks. Managed 1 pike while there didn’t even lay an eye on a bass all the guys in boats we talked to said same thing lots of pike but no bass. Left silver decided to see how sandy and Johnson’s creek were but both were up several feet and chocolate milk colored. Same with lake Alice just not high water levels but very dirty. Ended up trying the quarry on my road and managed another little pike and then a 17.75” bass they were guarding beds there already could care less what we put in there.

Made it back to sandy creek yesterday and the day before caught 4 smallmouth both days. Wednesday got 1 on a 2.8 kietech, one on a Carolina rigged goby soft plastic, two on a lipless crank. Yesterday they all came on a Siebert Outdoors spinner bait.

Our series doesn’t allow motors unless you have a disability and doctors note. Next year we may change it but who knows I know I’ve brought it up several times to the other TDs. Pedals are huge in my series everyone has some pedal drive kayak. Me I stick to either my ATAK 140 or 120 I’m at a disadvantage either way this season though after my accident in November. I don’t have the strength or stamina to paddle for long or stand I’m still to shaky and unstable trying to sit or stand and the waters only 45* this past Saturday which if I fall in trying to stand again I’d rather it be warmer water.

Definitely isn’t I’m talking sandy creek in Monroe County I know there’s another one up north as I head to coyote hunting camp that would be in the closed zone

I’m gonna be fishing the north tip of Cayuga Saturday and the Seneca Cayuga canal pre fishing for a tournament that’s Easter weekend.

The savur butt they have like a salt tab like inflatable vests when it melts or what ever it has a spring loaded Eva ring that pops out with 60 yards of braid tied to it. I personally don’t use them but install them on rods for customers. It’s not carbon fiber which has been my go to handle material

Made it to sandy creek last Wednesday managed 2 brown trout on a lipless trying for smallies. My buddy who took me on his boat managed a brown and a stew head one on a Ned rig the other on a drop shot. We were trying to find some early bass but no luck. 3 days later our buddy went out and crushed some stud smallies same spots we got our trout judging by the pics on FB.

I don’t fish tournaments there but it’s my go to lake for swimbait bass. Being in a kayak I can’t zip all over so I tend to stay close to the main launch. I’ll pull them from the docks right near the launch and across the lake straight from the launch.

Yeah that’s like me being 10 minutes from oak orchard I avoid it like the plague during the salmon/trout run. Nothing like rubbing shoulders well trying to fish.

Checked some creeks the other day they are opening up what ice is left is all broken and just wedged in blocking off the water and drifts from going out to the lake. Had two days in the 60s since then though hopefully be out fishing by next weekend I’m itching to bad

4.4ozs it’s the 8” slow sink. River smallies in western NY

We’ve got a tournament on silver June 1st I’m kinda pumped for I’ve always caught giants on that lake it’s why got me into this swimbait game

Anyone out yet? Gonna go scope out some spots to get out for the first time in 2019.

How much does a spro BBZ-1 swimbait weigh

Agreed I’ll be out to scope some spots locally as well. Careful using live bait for bass early in the season it’s illegal in NY up till the 2nd or 3rd Saturday in June when season opens

@J Francho idk I don’t even remember taking a F150 at 50mph to my side lol. That’s like the only thing I’m dealing with from the accident is my memory is shot my body has healed and bounced back good it’s my mind that still struggles but I guess thats normal to how I was lol

@J Francho not that I can remember since being out of coma.