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6# spider wire. Works well for jigging crappie and walleye.

I guess I'll jump in on this one. Here's a photo of phase 1 of what I put together with some scrap lumber, a hole saw and a jig saw. Phase 1, because it started out as a single level rack. Once I...

Well, gave it a try - one bluegill and lots of worms stripped from hooks (no walleye in the lake I was fishing).

Not gonna try that again for crappie.

I use my trusty old Rapala Martini fillet knife for most everything smaller than a salmon. I find I have less mess and more meat. I can fillet a crappie in under a minute, and not cut through the...

Here's probably the best thing to clear up "which is which", when it comes to "temperate bass". The Kansas DFW has put together a nice little poster to help folks tell them all apart. By the way, I...

I don't think I've ever gotten skunked. I've had days where didn't catch any fish, but had a blast watching the bald eagles chase an osprey away, or watched a great blue heron grab a frog, or had a...

We call 'em "Teenage Mutant Ninja Sunfish". Oneida Lake is the only place I've ever caught a pumkinseed even close to this big. We don't get them in the shallows like I'm used to either. We get them...

I've had good luck with WM batteries, but like everyone else says, keep them charged and make sure the water doesn't get low. My current ones are both group 27 Everstart deep cycles and are five...

So among species of fish that I like to catch and release into lake Crisco, Crappie are my favorite, followed, in order of preference) by: Yellow Perch, Walleye, Catfish.

I recently fished in the...

Only been out three times, and it's the middle of June!!!! GRRRR

First outing, managed 9 keepers, then the next day 20 more. Dogwood was still blooming, so I figured shallow was the ticket, and...

I've got the itch too. Dug out the renewal forms for boat trailer registrations to get them going next week, and found a second envelope - both boats are also up for renewal too.
At least I'll catch...

You mean as opposed to casting? I do a lot of trolling/drifting. I guess that would be tight line. drop jigs down to target depth (as determined by the fishfinder), then either troll slow, meaning...

you get them right around home?

Big bay is the one that gets the most attention on Oneida, but I'd imagine three mile bay isn't too bad this time of year. Oneida also has lots of yellow perch and walleye if you're looking to put...

The may sound dumb, but what's a drifting rig?

the "little lake" near my house isn't doing great this year. Water temp climbed way too fast with that hot spell we had. water went from low 50's to 67-68 degrees in 2 days. I'm hoping this cold snap...

I grew up fishing the Branchport head of the lake, from a little South of the State Park ramp to the head of the lake and up "Sugar Creek" (officially called Guyanoga Creek).
If you're going to be...

A nice little help I found is the collection, by county, of lake contour maps on the DEC website. They're accurate enough to at least get you near the depth you are looking to fish, and Duck Lake is...

Guys get them in the Rochester area canals too. I've heard folks talk about honeyoye (sp?). There used to be good numbers in Silver Lake and I've heard that folks get them in Conesius too.

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I use 4 or 6 lb (cheapest I can find) mono for crappie fishing and I change mine out every 2-3 years. I've yet to have a crappie break me off (not like we're talking saomon fishing here).

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I stopped targeting bass long ago and ended up catching my PB LMB while crappie fishing. Now, I only fish for bass when I can't buy a crappy bite - just to keep the skunk out of the boat.
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The ad was too long, but the video itself was spot-on. Finding the most productive depth with minners is like finding the most productive color with jigs.
So, when fishing bridge abutments, do you...

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Ever since I was a kid, I've fished to relax. Nothing like time on the water to make all the cares of the day melt away. It doesn't matter much to me what species of fish I'm after, I find that...

I'm thinking the fish will strap on the feed bag as usual for fall, but the fishing might not be so good for me if we don't get some really good rain. I hit my local fishing hole a couple weeks back...

Nah, you're good.

I'm in Northern Cayuga County, just a quick drive from Fair Haven. 30 minutes to Oswego and just under an hour to Pulaski. I try to avoid the big rivers for salmon and hit some...