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    Be careful what's on your trailer when you go from one water to another

    This year was bad for very large, Lotus lily pads in Orange L., NY that most likely came from Greenwood L. in N.J. Once they got started, they spread like crazy and the only way to get rid of them annually is hiring expensive harvesting companies. The leaves overlap, making fishing a challenge...
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    Orange Lake, N.Y. ice fishing

    A buddy went out recently and caught a bunch of yellow perch through 3.5 - 4" of ice. (too thin for my liking!) He got off when he noticed a crack starting and water coming up. He must have been in a huge school. Not sure I want to brave the cold and wind. Maybe once cabin fever gets too much.
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    Do fish strike lures to eat them or target lures based on forage?

    That may be, but how do you chose lures based on that? Assigning reasons/motives or emotions fish strike lures, assumes fish reason - and thereby are capable of logic or that fish get angry and are thereby emotional as seen in animals with larger and more complex brains. Beyond assigning the...
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    Testing and catching fish on new lures is a blast!

    Stored in my basement are lures of every kind. Over the years I stopped casting most of them and being lazy, cast only a few I know I can catch the most fish and fish species. Sure, I could start casting weedless jigs with trailers for bass, but most of the local lakes I fish, there isn't a...
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    outboard repair can be very expensive and frustrating when not fixed

    I've had a 2.5 hp Mercury 4-stroke for 3 yrs. with no problems. This year it wouldn't start. Took it to one shop and was charged $$$ to fix it. When I went to pick it up, I was shown that it started and didn't stall at slow idle. Put it on the transom and tried starting it at home. NO GO! The...

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