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Randy definitely bring your gear. There are many opportunities in those counties. There are boat harbors, creeks, the Lakes themselves, Niagara River, etc. I also know of a nice gravel pit with mirrors up to 28lbs in a neighboring county. Let me know when you will be in the area and maybe we can improve that mirror pb.
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Guys I'm looking for a main line to combat rock ledges and zebra mussels. Mono or braid does not matter I just want to have a fighting chance in a few swims the fish have been hanging in. I have tried 18# mono with 30# mono leaders and THICK braid leaders and neither have cut it, excuse the pun. I seems like I am getting cut off beyond the leader no matter how long I make it. Any suggestions?
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Good job guys! Brian how deep was the water 35 yards out? Here on Lake Ontario it would be 3-4 feet. Its crazy how shallow they will come for food.
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Mr Time, I would go with the smaller ones if you are looking to build confidence in boilies, both bottom and pop ups, as you will definately receive more action. The larger baits will catch but do yourself a favor think about or look up what the carp in your waters are eating. Carp generally eat a lot of small items and your best bet is to exploit this. Don't get me wrong big (24mm+) boilies will catch carp but smaller baits will get you in quicker with more consistant action. I personally found 18mm bottom baits and 14 mm pop ups seem to be taken no matter where I go.
As a side note: I have measured the diameter of many a carp's mouths and have found once they hit 20lbs the size is the same as that of a 30 and 40lber. This is where rigs and baiting strategies come into play.
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I am wondering where you store your gear? I am talking about buckets, rods/reels, tackle bags, etc. I store my gear in the garage which is not an issue in the warmer months because I leave my car in the drive way. In the winter I put my car in the garage and am concerned the exhaust fumes could be "tainting" the stuff, probably just an issue in my head. Either way, I have a strict rule of not letting the vehicles idle in the garge.
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Thats cool!!
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I use a cement mixer as well to combine the basemix. I used to measure out my powders, dump them into a 3 gallon bucket and shake the snot out of it. That only lasts so long! It is a great upper body work out!!
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Ya they are just PVC pieces with a dowel running through the center, sandwiched between 2 pieces of pine.
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Pic 2
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Here are a couple of pics of my rolling set up, not as sexy as Classiccat's, but you get the idea.
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i want 2!!
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Classiccat I thought it was something along those lines. Good idea.
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Thats what I've been looking at Payara. Its just really hard to justify at the moment, at least to the signifigant other. Think if I put it in the corner and threw some coats and hats on it I could pass it off as a cheap coat rack?
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Looks like I may have too revisit the paint mixer! I can do a 10 egg 1200g mix with the Kitchaide and a blender but that just isnt efficent for me.
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Too small Crappie!!
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I have tried doing it this way BCLT with little luck, actually took me longer having to knead it after mixing it. But after reading your post I may have tried too much at one time. Thanks for the reply.
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Classiccat nice set up. Could you tell me what the device sitting behind the rolling table is in the first pic?
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Ken and other bulk boilie makers, I am wondering how and what you are using to turn your basemix into paste? I am currently using a Kitchenaide mixer but it only does small amounts at a time and is the most time consuming part of my bait making process. I have been looking at larger mixers but man they are expensive! With the set up I am currently using I am able to knock out 56 lbs in 3 hours on my own but I'm sure there is another way without having to drop a large chunk of change.
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Look at Ken's post that is basically how I have set my tables up. Like he said it really speeds the rolling process up. Thanks Ken.
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One of the best tips I can give you is have a dedicated spot where you can set the equipment up and leave it. This is especially nice if you set up your table at permanent angle and get your hands on a large pnuematic sausage gun. I have an area in my basement where all of my equipment stays set up for the most part. I have an old stove and sink down there as well.
Have a tray under your table like in the video so you can lift the top of the table up and dump the boilies in. You may have to build a platform to set your rolling table on and your tray under. Also purchase a wallpaper brush or modify 2 snow brushes so you can brush any remaining boilies off the table. No point in wasting time kicking one boilie off at a time. Once my paste goes in the sausage gun I do not touch the paste/boilies again until I spread them out on my drying racks. I actually set up a sorter on my rolling area so as the boilies roll off the table they roll over the sorter, dropping the smaller chunks into a seperate tray, before the full boilies go into the tray to be boiled.
Set everything up so you take the minimum of steps, actual foot falls, as possible to accomplish the tasks. I have my area set up so that I only have to pivot to turn the basemix from powder to paste. Then during the rolling process I only have to step to the side to load paste in gun then start rolling. I know this may sound nuts but efficency is the name of the game.
Make a sausage table that will roll a sausage to the inside diameter of your sausage gun so you can just load a long, tight fitting sausage into the gun as opposed to chunking it in. This will stop the unexpected blow outs and keep the sausage uniform.
Screw the base of your Gardner tables to a piece of plywood and adjust the sections (shims,etc) until the base and the upper section slides smoothly across each other. You may actually have to swap your sections around until you find the right combination. A little filing can help. Also run the two sections across each other a bunch times with out suasages in it to work out any high spots, don't be surprised if you find some plastic filings.
Mark the plywood with a marker where your sausages should go when you gun them out. (Do it with a pencil first until you find your sweet spots) This will allow you to gun the sausages out with the correct spacing between each, will not have to move them around, so they do not come in contact with others while rolling. Also figure out how many sausages you can roll at a time. I have found I could do 4 x 14mm, 3 x 18mm, and 3 x 24mm at a time and have no issues with sausages running into each other. Nothing worse than gunning out a bunch of sausages then rolling them only to find a couple have run ito each other and created blobs.
Keep your table clean while rolling. If you are getting paste build up on the edges of the grooves, your paste is too tacky. Try to adjust your mix so that you have nothing on the table after the boilies are cleared. The build up of paste will cause you to spend extra time clearing the rolled bait each time and it will add up. I have tried oiling the table but this only lasted so long and actually caused more of a mess in the long run. Get the base mix right and the baits will fly off.
That's all I have for now. I will try to find and post some pictures for you. Hope this helps.
Almost forgot find a friend who doesn't mind helping!!
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Tribal you can transform the Gardner tables in the tables like in the videos with a little work. I have set up my tables this way and can now roll boilies quicker than ever. If I can find some of my pics and/or videos I will try to post them for you.
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Do tell Tribal, do tell.
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Austin, you and anyone else who wants to catch nothing but mirrors is welcome to join me any time. I have a creek and gravel pit that have nothing but mirrors. When I fish wih others they can not understand why i am more excited to catch a beautiful common as opposed to the odd mirror.
Heres a gravel pit beast.
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The smile says it all!!
Buffalo NY Carp Fishing
in Mid Atlantic
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Hello Frank.
Where exactly will you be in the Buffalo area? I know a few spots you can get into.