CarlF

wow, talk about testing your patience. I have been trying to fish deeper waters in my home lakes (100+) but i struggle with the wait

Made it to Cayuga yesterday from 6 PM-8 PM. The water rose enough to get my boat off the trailer at the State Park launch on the north end. It appears that the new launch by the dam is finished and usable. Water temps in the Northern portion of the lake are in the high 50's. I didn't catch any fish yesterday.

I got my boat out for the first time in NY last night. Put in on the north end of Honeoye and fished for about 3 hours in the evening. Caught 8 11-12" fish, mostly shallow. Water was between 68 and 71 depending on bottom composition. I did not see any beds once the wind calmed down, but fish were pretty aggressive.

I grew up in the Rochester area, so I'm pretty familiar with the areas you mentioned. My wife and I are both excited for the move - she wants to go look at a place out in Bloomfield when we get out there. I'm not complaining.

I'll be working in Canandaigua. Going to look for a place in that general vicinity.

There are certainly going to be pros and cons to living anywhere. At this point in my life, as long as my wife has a place for her horses and I have some decent bass fishing nearby, we will be happy. The property taxes do seem outrageous in the villages, so we'll be careful where we buy.

After moving away in 2006, I have lived in the southeast and out west in Utah. Im excited to say I got hired for a job in upstate! Cant wait to get moved and get my boat out on the water. I'll be posting more in this section now, and looking forward to making new friends and maybe even joining a bass club. See you fellas on the water! 2018 is going to be a good year!

This is perfect. Im going to give this a shot and let you know how it goes.

Ill have to measure when I get home, but if I remember correctly, its a circular hole with a 2" diameter. The fiberglass is about an inch thick. Again this is a rough approximation.

I pulled the transducer. Selling the whole setup to a fishing buddy.

I just finished pulling all the old lowrance equipment off of my bass boat, and Im left with a hole in the hull where the old flush mount transducer use to be. I know that I could just fiberglass the hole and permanently fill it, but I'm wondering if anyone has come up with another way to do it? A plug of some sort would be nice, in case I ever sell the boat or decide to get the flush mount Humminbird transducer. Any ideas?

What lake in upstate? I grew up in the Rochester area.

Im not sponsored, and I dont tournament fish. I used to dabble in everything, and if you looked at my boat deck you would see seven or eight rods, all different manufacturers and various lineups. I got my first Dobyns and I fell in love with it. Then the second, third, fourth....12th...I like looking down at my rods and seeing some consistency. I have gotten to know the lineups that I use really well, and I know exactly what each rod is used for. I followed a similar path with reels as well. On a different note, I would like to try a GLX or NRX....

Hahah I was watching a videos of some guys in Europe who cut a large hole into the ice. They would basically draw pike in using whatever method, and then spear them. It seemed like a very different concept than what we do here. Although in northern Utah on Bear Lake, people cut out giant sections of ice and use dip nets to catch these little native fish called Cisco. Looks kind of fun in its own way.

Do you ever travel north in the winter, or do you stay in Florida? Ice fishing can be hit or miss, and its not nearly as fun as fishing from the boat, but it is a great way to pass time in the winter.