how is fishing in buffalo

[fishkiller16]

85% of the fish we have caught this year have been slamming them, during the Amara Can everyone of the 45 fish we caught either the lower hooks were down in their throats or I needed to use pliers to remove them out of thier jaws. We have dropped some fish this year but mostly due to human error. I think most of the light bites come on a dipsy or a rigger with short leads. I have found over the years that on the really hot summers with a lack of rain the water clarity is so good that the dipsys, jets and riggers are too spooky for the fish, therefore they nip the bait and swim on. Also increase your trolling speed to 1.9-2.1, you will get better hook sets, and as I have always said set the hooks hard dont pussyfoot around. We loose very few fish and Bailey and Fishon 51 can atest to that. Try a straight Lead Core or a Torpedo program (more of a stealthy approach on both) and I think your success rates will increase, but you will need 3,5,7,8,9,and 10 color rods to cover the water colum. You will always loose fish to human error but you can help eliminate the tackle errors. If some of you are dead set on running dipsys switch to the Lite Bite Slide Divers and run 100' leads, or run your dipsys on OR 16 clips with 50' to 100' of line behind them. One other thing its not worth my time to sharpen hooks I never have nor will I ever sharpen hooks as a matter of fact I dont own a hook hone. Buy better quality hooks such as Mustad Octopus hooks, they are some of the sharpest hooks available. If I get a hook that I feel is getting dull or bent up too bad I cut the harness apart and tie new hooks up and rebuild the harness. I use a Red Mustad 1/0 or 2/0 Octopus (model# 92553) with 30lb red coated 7 strand AFW wire on all my personal harnesses. I buy my hooks by the 1000 ct boxes so I always have a few "extras" laying around.....lol. This is by no means meant to bash anyone elses program or ideas its just how we do things on my boat and we average almost 400 walleyes a season just in NY. Good Luck Everyone.