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Yes, there were a pair along with a younger one that we saw each day. There is also a nesting pair of Osprey that are on a platform on the power line that runs along Big Brook Rd, on the bridge just past Jerry Savarie Rd.. These Osprey are very active and are continuously back and forth from the nest throughout the day. They were there last year as well. We also saw a pair of eagles one day and there were a pair of beavers that crossed in front of the place we were staying right before dark each night. Here's a picture of the Osprey from last year, as well as one of the eagles from this year . The scenery is spectacular!

I use skip gap hooks. These seem to work quite well with tubes. I bought a few packs of the Gama Skip Gap hooks in various sizes (2/0,3/0,4/0) at Walmart this spring on clearance for $1/pack. These hooks seem to work well weedless on tubes. These hooks also seem to work well on baits like the Havoc Pit Boss. I'm still experimenting with these hooks on other types of plastics. You can fish it with or without a weight. The advantage of the skip gap hook if you decide to go with a tungsten weight in front of it, is that the tube can be replaced without retying vs. the weighted tube hook.

Got back yesterday from a week at Lake Abanakee. This is a beautiful spot near Indian Lake that my wife and I spent an August week at for the last two years. The lake looks like it should be loaded with bass, however, it is quite disappointing. Last year I caught about 10 bass over the course of a week and this year about 6; 5 were LMB of which one was about 2# and the rest if weighed together would be 1# total. The SMB was about 2#. Tried all techniques in various depths of water and in various areas of the lake with little success. I spoke with a local that lives on the lake and is quite a good fisherman, who said that the bass fishing this year was terrible. Also talked to another guy on the lake that fished there frequently and he told me that the lake is not known for quantity but for quality (in other words - this lake is not good for bass but I am trying to convince one of us it is anyway). The lake is loaded with perch, which could be easily caught with a small jig or panther martin spinner. The perch were fun on light tackle. The lake is also loaded with pike. I hooked into 2 pike while trying for perch, one was smaller which I landed and released and the other was huge and was on for about 10 seconds before it jumped and shook my tiny panther martin lure out when it hit the water. I took a picture of the smaller pike that I landed on the first day of the trip. I think we will be trying out a different ADK area for our August trip next year. Looking forward to our trip to Blue Mountain in a few weeks as I know the fishing is much better in lakes around there.

Take a look at the Werner Camano. I have used this for 3 years and it's a great paddle for the $. Shaft Construction Carbon and fiberglass blend Blade Construction Fiberglass You can find these on sale for around $220. Well worth it in the long run. Goes together and comes apart easy and adjusts in 15 degree increments.

I didn't mean that cheap lol You may laugh - even out loud if you want. I won't take offense. I was just offering a practical solution that I know works. I have relatively inexpensive stuff - rods like Abu Veritas and SC Mojo, with Pflueger reels. Several years ago I lost 3 rigs when I dumped my kayak. Even though that stuff was less expensive than what I'm currently using; it was a terrible experience. By using the foam insulation (and it doesn't take a very long piece), I don't worry if something slips into the water; which it has a few times. I can just reach in and grab it because it floats. Hopefully my suggestion will help someone, and save them a rod and reel combo.

Just take about 6-8" of copper water pipe insulation, (the small diameter grey stuff that comes in 6' lengths at home improvement stores) and place it above the grip in front of your reel on your spinning rod or on the split grip part of your casting rod behind the reel. This is a low cost way to fish without worrying about losing your gear.

Have seen plenty of crayfish here in NY. What I have the most success on doesn't exactly match any of them. The color in the GYB line is #196 - Pumpkin/Black Green Flake. I throw a 3.75" baby craw on a 1/16 oz. Owner Ultra shakey head and reel it slowly back in. This looks like a little lit up Christmas tree coming through the water. I guess fish aren't trying to study things under a microscope and are more prone to going after what looks good to them, not us.

Just use your needle nose pliers and squeeze the keeper (in the direction it is facing, i.e. toward the jig head) down flat against the hook shaft (actually, against the part of the keeper wire that is parallel and on top of the hook shaft). This leaves just a little bump that secures the plastic, yet allows you to untwist and straighten it out easier after a fish. I can imagine that the super gel glue is helpful too, however, I have not needed it so far.

Glenn Thanks for the update. This used to be bigger, as up until a few months ago, I was attaching files close to 2MB. The smaller picture file size limitation forced me to learn something new, which is good. Now I can condense my picture files down to 96KB, so I have capacity to attach many more files going forward. Again, thanks for all your efforts to maintain this site. Rich

Glenn Just to provide perspective from this side. My attachment capacity shows this :You have used 26.06 MB of your 146.48 MB attachment limit, indicating that storage is not the issue. However, when I try to post a picture that I have on my PC that is about 2MB; a message shows up as follows :You are only allowed to upload 747.52kb. If I condense an individual picture file that is around 2MB to a size that is below 747.52kb. it can be attached. Hope this helps and does not confuse things. Thanks for all you do to keep this site going. Rich

Recently had issues with attaching picture files to this site. I am taking pictures with a digital camera and saving them on my PC. I looked at file size of each picture and found most were approx. 2MB. I was able to condense the size of each picture file down substantially by doing the following which I posted yesterday in the Everything Else section. This solved the issue for me. There may be other ways, but this works in Windows 10. Finally figured this out so now I can make my pictures that were 2MBs about 20 times smaller so I can post them. I have Windows 10 so here's what I do: 1. Open up a new Word document 2. Click on the insert tab at the top of the Word doc menu 3. Click on pictures option 4. Select picture to insert from picture file location 5. Select Compress pictures in the Word document 6. From the compression options that come up - select email - 96 ppi , then click o.k. 7. Right click on picture and rename it and save it to your picture doc files You can then close out of Word and there is no need to save the Word doc as you have done what was needed with the picture. The file that was formerly about 2MBs is now about 100KBs Hope this helps someone. If someone that is more tech savvy would like to refine my explanation, please feel free to do so.

John - yes it was. I have been trying out the Ned thing for a few weeks and have had some success, as I have been catching some bass in the 20 - 40' range. So after trying shallow, I target deeper water and the suspended fish. I don't have a depth finder, so I'm just trying different locations, depths, etc. There are definitely many ways to catch bass and on some days , some ways are better than others. Yesterday was not a great day for catching bass with this technique as I only caught 2 really small ones and one about 2#; hard to say if other techniques may have been better. It was a beautiful day and the laker made it quite memorable.

Finally figured this out so now I can make my pictures that were 2MBs about 20 times smaller so I can post them. I have Windows 10 so here's what I do: 1. Open up a new Word document 2. Click on the insert tab at the top of the Word doc menu 3. Click on pictures option 4. Select picture to insert from picture file location 5. Select Compress pictures in the Word document 6. From the compression options that come up - select email - 96 ppi , then click o.k. 7. Right click on picture and rename it and save it to your picture doc files You can then close out of Word and there is no need to save the Word doc as you have done what was needed with the picture. The file that was formerly about 2MBs is now about 100KBs Hope this helps someone. If someone that is more tech savvy would like to refine my explanation, please feel free to do so.

Here's a lake trout, est. about 3# caught yesterday with the Ned Rig. Chalk this one up to dumb luck as I was trying to cast on the outside edge of the weeds in about 40' of water but the wind carried me out to about 60-80' (just an estimate as I don't have electronics in my kayak). I was rigging up another rod and drifting at the time. Started reeling in and thought I had a smallmouth on initially; saw it come up and thought it was a pickerel, and then when it was near the surface, finally knew what it was. This is the second laker that I have caught while fishing for bass over the last few years, so both were accidental, i.e. not planned. Kept in the net the whole time for pics and then unhooked and let swim away. I know there are better ways to fish for this species than the Ned Rig, as there was a guy on the lake that was targeting them by dropping heavy spoons down on them and he told me that he had caught and released 8 that day. I never target lakers, but this was a good surprise.

I really miss his perspective On a less serious note - Should I use snap swivels, snaps, or just tie direct?

Not sure how good this knot is, as the Palomar and Trilene knots are tried and proven over many years for me. What I am sure about is this: you should never, ever use your teeth to cut fishing line, especially heavy line. Please do not try to imitate this guy's technique in the video for cutting. Even though this knot may not fail you; your teeth used for cutting will eventually fail and chip if you do this enough.

I have a first generation Veritas 6'9" medium rod paired with a Mitchell Pro 300 spinning reel ( which has quite a stout drag) with 30# test braid. This works great for frog fishing out of my kayak. You don't need a sensitive, high priced rod and reel for frog fishing. You will be fine with a spinning outfit until you graduate from your monthly allowance job to something that pays a little more and then you can afford to go with the casting set up that you are considering. You may even decide to stick with a spinning outfit. Get your education and have fun fishing and welcome to this site; you will learn a lot here as there are many members that have much more experience and expertise than I do and are very helpful. Looking forward to hearing about your fishing adventures. Wishing you good luck.

Absolutely. I catch many smallmouth in some ADK rivers and streams that are all trim and fit, i.e. thinner. Maybe because they are in constant training holding in the current, they are in such good fighting shape and for their size put up quite a tussle. Especially fun on ultralight tackle. There are some tribs coming off some of the finger lakes that you may catch some larger SMs (3#s or more) in the spring, but those are fish that are venturing in from the lake, not permanent stream dwellers. Also, the Saint Lawrence river has some very sizeable SMB as evidenced by the most recent pro tourney there; however, because of it's size (bigger than almost all lakes) , I consider it to have characteristics that are more like a lake.

Some pumpkinseeds get quite large and they're all aggressive. Here's a pic of a massive one (as far as sunfish go) from several weeks ago that managed to catch up with a 4" pit boss. I thought it was notable due to size, and that it was able to grab a 3/0 skip gap hook.

Tom you are correct in that fishing a small jig in deeper water does take patience. I sometimes use two rods when fishing the ned rig. I cast out the ned rig with one and while it is sinking down I cast out a crank bait and reel that in. So far I haven't had any luck on the crank bait; so no doubles. Maybe I will try a spoon or blade bait instead of a crank bait. Thanks for the suggestion.

Easier said than done if the bait keeper wire piece on the hook shank is in place and sticking up. The elaztech plastic wraps around this and is very hard to undo. I just squeezed the bait keeper wire down flat with my needle nose pliers so it's just a small bump on the hook shaft. I did this yesterday and it worked beautifully; keeps the plastic in place really well and easier to straighten out after catching a fish. I am learning here, so please help me out with more information. The zinkers and zeros come in 5" size. If you cut them in half that's 2.5" vs. 2.75" for the TRD - does it make a difference? Also, what other plastic options, if any, would you suggest? Yes, this is something I'm learning. Yesterday, I fished in over 20' of water, casting out and drifting because it was windy; didn't feel any of the fish hit, felt the resistance and pull when I started reeling in the slack or just reeling up. When in deep water, there is no doubt that resistance you feel is a fish, since at that depth there is nothing to get hung up on with this set up. Had a great day yesterday using this technique, caught 10 LMB and one huge small mouth. The fish are suspended in deeper water here in upstate NY now, so this technique helps me catch more fish out of my kayak without electronics. Thanks so much for all the information, it has really helped me become more successful and enjoy fishing more.

This will work for you. Hopefully you will get it at a super low price so you can sell it down the line if you find that it doesn't fit all your needs. I had a 10' Tarpon a number of years ago and sold it as it was not the most stable or comfortable platform for what it weighed and the hassle of lugging it around. If I'm going to be struggling with something out of the water transporting it and getting it launched, then I want it to be super comfortable and stable when it's in the water. There are members on the forum here that are on the Wilderness Systems pro staff (whatever that means?); hopefully they will disclose their affiliation and give you unbiased information . I have no affiliation with any brand. I like a more open design and look at extra space behind the seat or covered up under hatches as wasted area. Looking at the picture in your profile, I see that you have a little guy. A more open design might be beneficial if you want him to come along. There are more open designs available, even in the Wilderness Systems line. Best of luck to you in your search for a kayak.

Absolutely no way your line should be breaking as you describe if you have a good knot and your line is not compromised by rocks, rough edges on line guides, etc. You will most likely break your rod before you break 20# line by pulling on it with your rod. If I'm really snagged up with heavy # line, after trying reasonable pressure from every angle and direction to free it up, I will wrap a small piece of wood around the line well beyond the rod tip and pull back from there so there is no danger of breaking the rod. I landed a 28# salmon last fall in the Genesee River using 15# Big Game as my main line with a barrel swivel (attaching split shot sinkers to the tag end of the main line connection) and then 2 feet of 17# Vanish leader tied to the other end of the barrel swivel and then to the hook. Take your time and tie good knots; Palomar or Trilene knots are what I use for direct connections and Alberto knot for line to line connection, however, you may find others that are just as good for you. Make sure to pull hard on your line to test your knots after tying them carefully and neatly and check your line periodically. Best of luck.

I just started using the Ned rig technique and am amazed how successful it can be. I do experience the TRD scrunching up and twisting around the bait keeper wire after each fish, which makes it tough to untwist it and get it back straight. It's an ongoing struggle. I will experiment with taking the bait keeper off, or clipping it back a little with wire clippers or just bending it down. Thanks so much to all the above posters for the helpful information.

JFrancho gave a great explanation of trout fishing in lakes. For lakers in the summer, if we were desperate to catch something on the big lake O, we just dropped the downrigger ball down to the bottom and bingo - we caught all the lakers we wanted. Never really cared to do this, as there was generally not much of a fight compared to most other trout and salmon you could catch. Also, we didn't want to keep these slimy things, but at the same time we didn't want to see them perish because they did not fare well going back in the water sometimes after coming up quickly from close to 100 feet down or more. I have not intentionally tried for lakers for many years either. The last one I caught was also on Canadice Lake. I was going across the lake in the early morning in my kayak and was trolling a crankbait. There were some guys in motor boats who were actually fishing for lake trout, dragging weighted lines who watched me and couldn't believe it.