shinintimes

Wait for me  Russell .. Lol

Welcome aboard Ranger.. and congratulations on retirement enjoy !!!!!

X2 on the drop shot rig and emerald shiners

Good deal Dan are you going for the walleye classes ? I paid for me and my buddy this morning and there was only a few seats available was hoping to see more LEU guys there !! 

Any LEU members  going to the expo in Girard Pa ? only 3 seats left

I was wondering why do so many guys use the inlines ..when on lake O everyone runs big boards .. is it because you can't get a good release on smaller fish ?

I would start by wet sanding that spot with a very fine sandpaper all the paint in the world won't hide that if its not super smooth to start with prep work is the key !!! good luck I'm sure you'll do fine

I'm having the same issue .. and your right it is a great site for us part time guys !!!

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HaHa..Your right John I think we should !! 

yellowpike... John how did you make out in Chaumont ?

4 hours ago, lineman49 said:

  Hope for an early spring & I hope we can get out of SP!   (sand bar)

its probably going to come down to some manual labor on our part get out the waders  I have found when you wait for someone else to do something nothing gets done

3 hours ago, lineman49 said:

  Is there a difference in the sink rate between 18#,  27# , & 36# test line or does the line poundage have nothing to do with the sink rate ? 

18 to 36 # use the same amount of lead so the difference is in the pound test with that being said you should get a better sink rate with less dacron ( less drag ).. Hope this helps

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10 hours ago, yellowpike said:

Yes am member right now just finishing up my wife honey to do list. Hopefully we get some good ice here in two to three week planning a trip up to chaumont bay for walleye the end of. February. Will keep in touch. John

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John I'm going to Chaumont in 3 weeks had to push our reservation ahead a week at the duckaway hopping for good ice  ill let you know how we do ... you go for perch or walleye ?

19 hours ago, lineman49 said:

Shinintimes, I don't think that is a bad question. I wonder that myself!  I am sure it is in some one's pocket.  One has to wonder what happened to all their launch money & the money they got from the state & fed. gov't. already??  As far as digging it by hand I don't even know if that is feasible at all. I was sort of kidding when I wrote it , but maybe if there were enough people it could be done? I would think for every shovel full taken out 2 would come back in.  Maybe the state would take it over with some of Cuomo's Buffalo Billion!

Ha Ha  lineman I knew the answer before I asked the question.. seems like my money is always going into someone else's pocket

I tied up a harness that I call the ( Get R Done ) I will gladly send a pic to your phone if my harness holder isn't sealed up in the boat its basically brown beads with one red bead and a gold blade

Not trying to be a smart a$$ but where is the money from the launch ramps  ? I always assumed the money for launching paid for stuff like this  any ideas on what could be done to stop this from happening its a shame that such a nice harbor has this problem ... you can count on me for some manual labor if it comes down to that !!!

4 hours ago, mikey eyes said:

Tried launching out of Sturgeon Sat. No go. Sand bar was huge. Made a call to Miller and launched out of the state launch out of the Catt. Tried about a dozen spots with zero luck.

This must happen every winter when do they normally dredge that sand bar ? I've been waiting since last April to hit the perch !!!

I believe it would work but for me its about depth control if you had or could put together a depth chart speed +line out =depth that would be a great selling point !! But lets face it we all have truck loads of stuff that don't work so its hard for me to buy another it may or may not work (spoon stick bait or jig) when I can tie-up a worm harness for next to nothing .. it is however a great idea and I'm sure at some point I will try a few and I wish you the best of luck !!!   Paul

Welcome jstfish !!

I can tell you whats worked for me ... 18 pound sufix leadcore with a 50 foot 12 pound seaguar fluorocarbon leader (red label) I did have a couple snap-offs and may try 15 pound this year you can find this on amazon and the knots you will use are on youtube ... I hope to see more posts on this just to see what leaders other more seasoned guys are using                 Good Luck !!     Paul

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Hello Dave my name is Paul I fish SP to Barcelona your welcome to fish with me and my buddy any weekend we make it up there.. This will be the second year on Erie thanks to this site and the info shared we did well our 1st year and hope to do better next year !!!!  Good luck and happy holidays