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« on: January 27, 2018, 05:34:15 AM »
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« on: January 26, 2018, 05:33:01 PM »
I know it has something to do with the sun and the moon,but i have not figured out what the correlation is,i guess i'm still on the fence with it,it really does not matter,i'm going fishing regardless......... 
It’s all to do with gravity. As you probably know tides are governed by the moons gravity. The theory with the Solunar Tables is that there are 2 major and 2 minor times each day when the gravitational forces created by the alignment of the sun and moon become strong enough to have an influence on the activities of fish and wildlife. The absolute best times, according to the tables, are when the majors fall close to sunrise and sunset. The strength of the majors fall the further they get away from sunrise and sunset. To me there are a lot of other variables such as water temp, bait/presentation, water clarity, weather conditions that also affect the bite...
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« on: January 26, 2018, 05:43:00 AM »
You have all seen them in magazines,etc.They give a 2 hour window in the am and the pm when fishing is supposed to peak,has anyone ever kept a log on them? and what was your findings?
I used to use an App that had them and told you the best times of day to go fishing. At the time I was regularily bass fishing in a farm pond at the end of our street. My conclusions were that the tables were good at showing when to go during the day however; the times to go were never as good as the early morning or, late evening bite. So if you couldn’t get out for the early morning or late evening bite the tables would tell you the best alternative time (but it was never as good). I used the App for about a year when I was teaching myself how to bass fish... Andy
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« on: January 25, 2018, 11:10:12 AM »
I’ve been out of town for the last couple of days and expected to return to significant ice melt but that’s not the case. Just looking out of my back porch I see that that a channel that starts to the left of the house (on the opposite side of the island from Froggies) is still locked up. skim ice has quickly formed up to my dock due to a neighbor turning his agitator off. The main ice sheet over the lily pad field has not receded any since I left and further up the point, towards the main lake, the ice is still up to the docks.
I took a drive around the lake, here’s what I saw:
- Long Island 1st pull off - locked, 1 guy out at Pony Island (wow!) - 1st Pic
- Long Island 2nd pull off - locked - 2nd pic
- Long Island 3rd pull off (O’Connors side) - no access lots of open water - 3rd Pic
- Long Island 3rd pull off (Pony Island side) - locked, some open water close to bank
- North Fork - Channel is open
- Longview - open towards mouth
- Moundwood - Open from mouth right back down the channel
- Cranberry - mostly locked - 1 guy out fishing (wow!) - 4th Pic
- Paradise Point - locked
I can’t comment on ice thickness anywhere as I did not check it. There are more exposed lily pad trunks visible and I estimate at least 3” of melt off the top of the ice. We could get another opportunity with the ice holding as it is. 50F is forecasted tomorrow but then the temps fall again.
As ever this is a summary of what I saw and in no way am I stating the ice is safe. Always, check the ice If you go out and use all precautions possible.
Andy
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« on: January 23, 2018, 09:33:15 PM »
I use braided line when ice fishing for saugeye, I used to have some issues with the line getting tangled in the hooks but I have since gone with a medium action rod, I used the usual snap up method but I always maintain feel of the bait and when I lower it, I do it slowly controlling the drop with my rod. The big issues with the braided line are,1) line freeze ups and 2) line slipping on the spool. To help prevent ice build up I used reel spray, it helps but doesn't solve the problem in extreme colds, and yes braided line will break, the ice builds up acts like a knife and it does shred the line. Line slippage or what some may think is the drag not working can be solved by adding mono to the spool 1st and then put on about 60-70yrd of braided line, the colder the temps the more braided line slips so when you 1st drop in the hole and find your depth, flip the bail closed and pull on the line to sinch it to the reel, otherwise if you don't, on the 1st hook set you could lose the fish due to a poor hook set. Hope we get ice back on, the flu bug hit me and I couldn't go out the past 2 weeks
Great tips....hope you are feeling better!
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« on: January 23, 2018, 07:47:05 AM »
I’m planning on fishing Alum Creek docks this weekend (probably Saturday). Just a heads up if anyone wants to come along....
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« on: January 22, 2018, 08:35:00 PM »
It looked pretty sad out there tonight when I drove home from work. Lots of melt, lots of open water. Glad you got out and caught fish though.....!
Update: It just started raining pretty hard as they forecasted...I think that’s it...
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« on: January 22, 2018, 08:26:01 PM »
Hello, I did a upgrade two seasons ago on my big buddy heater. It just died on my last trip out so I'll now charge it. The upgrade was four 18650 lithium batteries. It runs at 7.4v and it is 4amp hrs. The heater is 6v but this has not hurt the heater and it runs a little faster. You can get the 18650 battery holder on line. I got two and half seasons out of it before my first charge.
I ran a Big Buddy fan for a while on standard batteries....it ate them! I use it to heat our back porch so I have the plugged in to the mains. Great tip!
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« on: January 22, 2018, 05:48:28 AM »
Instead of doing the usual end of season song I though I’d post one that sums up my season: https://youtu.be/hqW4qLcRD3wIt’s been great seeing folks on the ice, the fishing had been slow, but everything has been way better than the last 2 Years.... Andy PS: Hope the song drives you as nuts as the fishing did me this year! 
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« on: January 21, 2018, 06:28:06 PM »
To finish out the season I got some HotHands boot warmers. They did the trick but, are not a long term solution. I’ll be getting some cold weather boots in the closed season. I’”” also carry some of the warmers just in case...
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« on: January 21, 2018, 06:16:16 PM »
It’s great that you got your gear back. It’s also an attest to the great community we have!
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« on: January 21, 2018, 05:43:12 PM »
It was fun hanging out today just wish the fishing was better.
Yep, always a pleasure to hang with you!
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« on: January 21, 2018, 04:54:52 PM »
Fished a couples of spots around on the South side (no fish). I finished at the Pony Inland side of Long Island and met up with Bobby (Quackpot). Caught a few dink gills. Fished on 9” of ice over 3.9’ of water. The water was stained at Long iIsland but clear at the South side of the lake. The ice had started to deteriorate at the edges but was safe at the points I used to get on the lake. There’s lots of standing water on the surface of the lake. At Paradise Point I didn’t have to drill holes. Holes drilled last night we’re still open. The mouth of Mound-wood is opening up making it dodgy to use to get around to Dunn’s pond.
I’ll keep an eye on the ice this week and post conditions....
Andy
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« on: January 21, 2018, 08:23:14 AM »
We had a terrible day too. Fished North Fork and it was the same story as the last few days, lots of marks no bites.......
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« on: January 21, 2018, 08:17:31 AM »
It’s looking like a very sad and sorry state out there today. We woke to a lot of snow melt overnight and thick fog. I’ve attached a pic of the view from my back deck. I’m hoping the edges are holding up...
Andy
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