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Open Water Reports - 2006


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This isn't a fishing report, but a weather one. This was the scene about 40-50 miles west of me. We did get a little snow at my house, but nothing like this!! Schools and businesses are closed from Batavia to Buffalo. More than 200,000 people without power!

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King - Got your message at work.. Yep the wind was whipping last night and then it lightened up as I took the dog for a nice long walk after the Cardinals lost frown.gif My Northshore boys have been busy Talked to Phishing Phil the other other day and Tommy sent me an email. Gotta check with Momma to see what's going on for this evening, I think this is Franks last night fishing for a while for at least a week, will miss him but the eyes won't grin.gifsmile.gifgrin.gif

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yeah ,yeah , rub it in . . .got to pack you know and then up real early. Wind was blowing last night to say the least!! Got one on the first cast right at my feet practically as the waves were breaking over the rocks I was standing on. That was it however for me. Don got 2 in his spot and Joe got one in the same area. The chicken wings tasted good however!!

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Franky don't you worry about it the walleyes are safe with me and the boys and will keep them company till you get back wink.gifgrin.gifblush.gif Tonights take...

A limit...

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This one was up for the Challenge® LOL grin.gif

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This area should look familiar Frank wink.gif

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Mario stopped over while I was filleting eyes and he said except for a couple of bosnians Oneida Creek was wide open ooo.gif They were p.o.d too when they saw the Danielos ripping em in within 5 minutes of them arriving grin.gifsmile.giflaugh.gif.

I guess a good tip that I can share is if the only spot you can fish is the up wind side then stick close to the marinas and creek mouths. Find the bait and the walleyes are below start with difeerent style cranks shallow, suspending and have some plastics with you too. Last night the creek was more a sonar/plastic bite other nights it's cranks wink.gif Keep putting in your homework till something clicks., blues are the hot color... I have reseived some emails on where I get those pretty challenger cranks well the only I guy I know that has them is 3D Tackle on Turin Rd. here in Rome and Fish 307 off the web. Taking tonight off and then I'm gonna call Campbell and see what's up for a Sunday rendezvous, my Browns are off this week so I'll be feeling pretty upbeat cause I won't have to watch them lose yet again frown.gif Big win for the Cards against the Mets last night hopefully they will start putting a little consistency together. smile.gif

Tim let me know how you look for Sunday if you want to head up I'm home, call me..

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Dark Cloud and Tank came up to the Big O for some night walleyes and we did very well on the early bite. 17 total walleyes caught with a break at Neal's and a stop to vist the infamous Hoser Rick.. As always we had a great time! Thanks for the care package you guys that cider is the best I ever tasted. Here's the pics enjoy smile.gif

Tank working the Challenger...

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Dark Cloud working the X-Rap

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Dark Cloud with a couple of dandies

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Another gorgeous fish...

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Yours truly with some beauties that were up for the Challenge grin.gif

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North Shore just called and there's like 50 guys on/off the restaurant and the water is dead calm
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The Shmuck just called and he may give it a run.
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Glad I didnt go tonight. I was in Utica around 7pm and was gonna jet up, but decided against it because there was no wind. Now hearing that there were 50 guys off the only spot i know to fish, I'm glad I didnt go smile.gif

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Lee - Sweet.. Oneida's walleyes are nice and fat again this season wink.gif and they all seem to be in that 19 - 20" range. I have only had one short one this fall. These are the times when sleep is the last option.

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Poured hard rain all night last night so the walleyes got a break and it could last a litlle bit because the water level is back up again. Keeping an eye on the wind blush.gif I have plans Staurday afternoon with a new friend to do some fishing. I 'll get some pics to share with you guys but right now it's about the St. Louis Cardinals! grin.gif

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Well the Cardinals didn't fair so well and as always frustrated with there play I went fishing for eyes on the Big "O". Met up with Jan at the bar and him and another guy scratched one fish but he also said that they hammered em there last night with the rain. Anyhow here's a couple of pics of the two I caught and Dark Cloud will appreciate the bait wink.gif

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Nice shad rap! I lost that fish the other night and when I tied the bait on I wasnt impressed with any of the trebles on my shad raps(too many fish caught on em). I picked up a box of replacement trebles at Gander yesterday for em. Next time you order some challengers i'll take a half dozen. 3 blues and the rest dont matter....

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Nice shad rap! I lost that fish the other night and when I tied the bait on I wasnt impressed with any of the trebles on my shad raps.


Treble hooks??? confused.gif I'm surprised you have any paint left on em laugh.gif

Shad Raps are sweet in "V" formation grin.gif Joe at 3D will be calling Pop soon. I gave him my top 3 colors and he's checking it out and will give Dad a call. He thinks he has two blue wink.gif, two black smile.gif and two green grin.gif left. I figure I might as well have Joe ship them to you;) I think I paid $4.50 ea.. Raining like heck here still mad.gif

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Good question CHM. The Walmart Renegade minnows are nice and we had success with them last season and I have quite a few in various colors and when the eyes are all over the place like Dark Cloud says "anything will work" and he's right. The difference between the two is the walmart minnow has a little more side to side than a soft roll action which the challenger duplicates perfectly to the original thundersticks which are probably one of if not the best walleye stick baits going for Oneida. The challenger junior minnow has the same slow roll action, reflects more light, end loaded for an extra in some cases 30' of casting distance which is a plus when the eyes are not close to shore and premium VMC hooks. Walleyes will track cranks for quite a distance before they strike sometimes right at your feet and having an extra 30' on a cast can lend to closing the deal a little quicker. I have a black/chrome and a green chrome one that caught quite a few walleyes from last season, I'll try to provide a pic of both of them here. Challengers cast like a bullet with fireline or power pro and have a sweet seductive action that seems to mesmorize walleyes. They work great if pike are on a buckeye binge but I would have a few Rapala shallow shad raps too especially when the shad are in wink.gifthere another must have weapon in your shore fishing arsenal.

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Here's a couple from last year and I wouldn't hesitate putting them back on my line again. Experimenting with removing the front split rings and attaching directly to a duo-loc snap and I like it... wink.gif

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Timmy - give Joe my number. I'll take em. I can send him check, cash, or card...

Spaghetti dinner at our church today. Dad and I were in charge of the sauce, meatballs, and the kitchen. Went real well, we raised about 5 bills for the church...

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5 bills for the church nice bro.. So did Dad pull a "Goodfellas" on you kept you stirring the sauce grin.gif It's to late to call Joe now but I'll call him in the morning and give him your number, he already has your home phone so I take it you want me to give him your cell? Let's see what Joe comes up with and I'll cover you here and will hook up later? By the way you can tell Pop that the apples, venison and cider were thoroughly enjoyed by our family. Cider was gone quick and there's like 3 apples left and we had the venison Thursday for dinner. Amanda has one of Pop's apples when she get's home from school and another after dance for a snack before bed and she took one everyday to school with her lunch. How do you like dem apples...Thanks smile.gif

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After the Cardinals Game 1 victory over the Tigers I glanced outside and noticed that the wind was just perfect for one of DC's honey holes so T-Bone and I tied on some big shad raps and after catching our 26th walleye we called it a night grin.gif

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