Ten Percent

Heck even when you tell people exactly how to do it. Sometimes they just do what there gonna do. 
As of this year you could do a lot of things wrong and still catch em. Fishing is phenomenal from sturgeon point to west of Erie. 

I spent a lot of time doing research 3 years ago before buying my new boat....And YES I bought it NEW and don't care about the depreciation!. I went with the Crestliner 2050 "Authority". She has a Merc 200 Verado, 10HP Merc Pro Kicker & the biggest Minn Kota I-pilot /lync combo. got the full canopy kit and set it up right. High gunwales all the way around. has a step thru transom where the swim platform form is. it is an awesome fishing boat for Erie & the fingerlakes....but one of the kickers for my decision was that it is an awesome family boat as well. we have 6 grand children. with the high gunwales, almost impossible for them to fall out, but when they are done swimming or tubing, they can easily climb back in all by themselves...youngest is 6.   I totally LOVE this boat, fell in love at first sight (after doing my research)...Have had her for 3 years now and couldn't be happier. I'd recommend taking a look at one. She is SEXY & trailers real nice too. I swear to GOD. almost every single time I take it out of the barn, someone comments on what an awesome boat it is

dip netting question for you boys????  what kind of net do you use? Like a salt water throw net? or like a smelt net?

I run them clean, I have noticed that gold back spoons really out produce spoons with silver backs.  At least for me that's the case. 

We also marked bait near bottom in 100 plus foot. Would they most likely have been smelt that deep?

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We marked some bait high in water column 20 ft down and near bottom w what appeared to be some nice pods of perch..had to stop and drop my new stingnose down..caught a couple dink perch in 60 ish..only messed around for a bit

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Fished west of the Catt today, caught 23 in less than 4 hours. 82 fow, found a real nice class of 22" or 23" fish. No real big guys but only 2 of the 18 we kept were less than 18" and their swim bladders were out so we kept them. They were legal but only about 16 or 17 inches.   All sticks and spoons, put one harness out and after two hours of no hits I pulled it and put a spoon on.  Dipsies on 3 out 215' were good, riggers down 75 to 80 feet caught a bunch and dipsies on 1 out 165' were ok. I can't remember exactly what caught but here is pretty good guess.  
Copper and orange spoon on a dipsey out 215' on 3, very much like a chicken wing spoon was MVP for sure, probably got 7 or 8 fish on that and all were over 20".  
Crushed sea corral Bay Rat and a gold back purple and white NK28 on the two riggers probably caught the next most.  Fluttering them was working almost 75% of the time.  Riggers combined for maybe 10 fish total.  
Bay Rats in purple, fire tiger Bay Rat, and rainbow trout made up the rest. 
Another awesome day, I am quickly gravitating more and more toward spoons. I have been very lucky to get two or three man limits 5 or 6 times in the last month or so and a lot of those fish came on spoons. Good luck to those going tomorrow. 

Fished barcelona..straight out and slightly east..kept 18..4 were over 7lbs...all on harnesses..most taken around 105 fow..riggers and dipseys..caught a bunch by popping harness off rigger..amazing how far they would follow before inhaling it..morning bite was good..slowed around 11 or so..found some active fish in 75 fow later afternoon before leaving...what a gorgeous day on Erie..doesn't get much prettier than that..got to take a charter caption from myrtle beach..his 1st time on Erie..I see a Mahi Mahi trip next may..guess they get some tanks

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Fished west of the Catt today, caught 23 in less than 4 hours. 82 fow, found a real nice class of 22" or 23" fish. No real big guys but only 2 of the 18 we kept were less than 18" and their swim bladders were out so we kept them. They were legal but only about 16 or 17 inches.   All sticks and spoons, put one harness out and after two hours of no hits I pulled it and put a spoon on.  Dipsies on 3 out 215' were good, riggers down 75 to 80 feet caught a bunch and dipsies on 1 out 165' were ok. I can't remember exactly what caught but here is pretty good guess.  
Copper and orange spoon on a dipsey out 215' on 3, very much like a chicken wing spoon was MVP for sure, probably got 7 or 8 fish on that and all were over 20".  
Crushed sea corral Bay Rat and a gold back purple and white NK28 on the two riggers probably caught the next most.  Fluttering them was working almost 75% of the time.  Riggers combined for maybe 10 fish total.  
Bay Rats in purple, fire tiger Bay Rat, and rainbow trout made up the rest. 
Another awesome day, I am quickly gravitating more and more toward spoons. I have been very lucky to get two or three man limits 5 or 6 times in the last month or so and a lot of those fish came on spoons. Good luck to those going tomorrow. 

Cohocton as in near naples? My grandmother owned that bed and breakfast there that burnt down some years ago

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Ten percent did you get fishing partner I will be solo at the cat coming from hemlock


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Got 21 today about the same

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I personally would not waste your time driving all the way to Barcelona there are tons of fish between the cat and Dunkirk doesn't seem worth the extra time to drive

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Harnesses?

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Dunkirk is HOT, 3 man limit in 3 hours. Slightly east of the harbor 85-90.

I personally would not waste your time driving all the way to Barcelona there are tons of fish between the cat and Dunkirk doesn't seem worth the extra time to drive

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We did a quick 2 hour run out of the catt yesterday, finished with 15

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I fished solo most of the summer.It can really be challenging,I really kind of enjoy it.Yesterday I switched things up a bit and went to Ontario.Fat 10 lber.can be a handful but not as much as a 30lb king especially with a dipsey rod with long lead pulling a flasher fly.I really had my hands full.Hope you find a net man good luck.

Yellow...come hop on buddy

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Looking for a fun fishing partner out of Barcelona tomorow..gotta sweet ride w all the goodies, just none of my buddies are available..will go by myself if I have to..but sure would hate to drop that fat 10 pounder at the back of the boat cuz I couldn't get the net on it quick enough..any takers?

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never got out to try silo area maybe Friday evening

On ‎9‎/‎9‎/‎2017 at 8:30 PM, lineman49 said:

  Ten percent, how deep were you when you got the lakers?  Thanks

prob around that 50-to-60 fow depth

Pequod..I do like the lures. Can't Say We Had A Stellar Day By Any means..Think It's Still Early For Prime Time. ..did manage 2 small lakers & prob 8 or 9 smallies on the jigs..no perch on em today..got some perch on other stuff...no big ones though..very surprised no nice perch deep as we found plenty of bait..just lakers and smallies on the bait we fished.

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Yeah I know!!. Guess I've been lucky..only fished Erie for perch the last 2 springs...limits almost every time..pretty tough to beat the kind of fishing we had...and plenty of slobs...Seneca is not what it used to be..seems true for most fish species..something going on that has yet to be fully understood..1 thing you can always count on is change I guess..gonna give my new thunder mist stingnose jigs a try for deep water perch tomoro..tight lines

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I hear ya on the tight lipped thing..especially on Seneca..took me a long time to get things working there..there are HOGS for sure though..Seneca will humble the best of us perch whores when she wants to

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