First trip after moving to New York

Bender · 09-03-09, 09:37 PM

Finally got enough things unpacked to get the boat out for the first time after moving here. I went to Upper Saranac Lake for a few hours from 3-7:30 P.M. and had some fun, the lake is huge and will take me a while to figure things out. First thing I found was a rock pile in 25-28' that had several smallies on it, here's my first bass as a New Yorker:

I moved around a bit exploring and found some small bass and was surprised by how many fish in general are in the lake, lots of perch! I found some bass chasing schools of perch in a weedbed near an island in 7' and caught this one on a jerkbait:

He coughed up an 8" perch on his way to the boat. Found another spot with bass busting on perch like crazy and had at least 20 blow ups on a spook but no hookups. ? Very strange, so I threw the jerkbait again and that seemed to work a lot better.

Here's a couple other pics of the lake near sundown:

What a pretty place, I can't wait to get back out there. I'll try to remember my camera next time and not just the phone, but I have not found it yet in the mess of boxes still waiting to be unpacked.

bcklash · 09-03-09, 09:52 PM

What a great 1st trip on the water. Looks like a you found a gold mine.

nofearengineer · 09-03-09, 10:56 PM

Man...awesome fishin hole. Hawg smallies there too. Post more pics of the chocolate bass!!

66KingFisher · 09-03-09, 11:53 PM

Man, those are some hawg smallies.....wow, nice first outting.

BigBassin144 · 09-04-09, 07:11 AM

Bender, if I were you, I woulda tried to catch some big fish on my first trip out

lol, those are seriously awesome fish though man! Looks like a great trip, and glad the move went good for ya.

BB

Culln5 · 09-04-09, 09:23 AM

Sweet Smallies!

JB · 09-04-09, 02:41 PM

great job chris we are all proud for ya! Its great to score on a new lake, you may have found areas that locals overlooked for years. Those smallies are bronze beauties!

MississippiBoy · 09-04-09, 02:49 PM

Those are some pretty, healthy looking hawgs. Good job, man...

brushhog · 09-04-09, 04:44 PM

It sure is pretty up that way isn't it! We should hook up and hit the water sometime next season.

MallenManson · 09-04-09, 05:49 PM

Way to go Bender! Gotta love hooking up like that on your first trip out! Great fish, man!

Bassboss · 09-04-09, 06:21 PM

Great bass man those are some seriously solid small mouth!

Oh, and just an FYI, I heard that lead is illegal to use in NY, not sure though.

NY sure is perddy!

Bender · 09-04-09, 11:06 PM

Thanks guys, I went to a different lake today and caught some but nothing worth a picture. Hopefully heading out tomorrow before the crowds. The only bad thing about fishing up here is the ramps are generally very small and there is no parking for a truck and trailer this long.

Bassboss, I checked into that and the law is strange. In NY you are not allowed to sell any lead weights less than 3/4 or 1 oz. Since I pour my own it seems that I am O.K. It does appear that in VT and NH you cannot use lead. Without a job for a while I sure as heck can't afford tunsten drop shot weights, especially as many as I go through in the rocks up here. Maybe I can just powder paint my lead ones if I have to.

nofearengineer · 09-05-09, 01:46 AM

Bender,

That is the first time I've seen the lead law actually fight what it proposes to fight.

If the concern is waterfowl ingesting lead, well, yeah...it would only be the small weights. If a duck sucks up a 1oz sinker, it was too dumb to live anyways. California goes and bans lead outright, as if lead is just bad, bad, bad. Dummies.

Bassboss · 09-05-09, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Bender

Thanks guys, I went to a different lake today and caught some but nothing worth a picture. Hopefully heading out tomorrow before the crowds. The only bad thing about fishing up here is the ramps are generally very small and there is no parking for a truck and trailer this long.

Bassboss, I checked into that and the law is strange. In NY you are not allowed to sell any lead weights less than 3/4 or 1 oz. Since I pour my own it seems that I am O.K. It does appear that in VT and NH you cannot use lead. Without a job for a while I sure as heck can't afford tunsten drop shot weights, especially as many as I go through in the rocks up here. Maybe I can just powder paint my lead ones if I have to.

Good! I'd hate to buy 50 bucks of tungsten after every trip!

What about jigs than?

Basscrazie · 09-05-09, 11:25 PM

Nice bronze backs..Those look huge

Bill M · 09-06-09, 08:35 AM

The whole Saranac chain is full of bass and some big pike also, great fishery and enjoy yourself in God's country

MIbasser · 09-08-09, 12:04 PM

Nice job Bender!!

MallenManson · 09-08-09, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nofearengineer

Bender,

That is the first time I've seen the lead law actually fight what it proposes to fight.

If the concern is waterfowl ingesting lead, well, yeah...it would only be the small weights. If a duck sucks up a 1oz sinker, it was too dumb to live anyways. California goes and bans lead outright, as if lead is just bad, bad, bad. Dummies.

Darwin applies to fowl too, eh?

nybass1 · 09-12-09, 12:33 AM

Nice fish man. Upper New York is so nice and the water is great. Great place to move

09-03-09, 09:37 PM	#1
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	First trip after moving to New York Finally got enough things unpacked to get the boat out for the first time after moving here. I went to Upper Saranac Lake for a few hours from 3-7:30 P.M. and had some fun, the lake is huge and will take me a while to figure things out. First thing I found was a rock pile in 25-28' that had several smallies on it, here's my first bass as a New Yorker: I moved around a bit exploring and found some small bass and was surprised by how many fish in general are in the lake, lots of perch! I found some bass chasing schools of perch in a weedbed near an island in 7' and caught this one on a jerkbait: He coughed up an 8" perch on his way to the boat. Found another spot with bass busting on perch like crazy and had at least 20 blow ups on a spook but no hookups. ? Very strange, so I threw the jerkbait again and that seemed to work a lot better. Here's a couple other pics of the lake near sundown: What a pretty place, I can't wait to get back out there. I'll try to remember my camera next time and not just the phone, but I have not found it yet in the mess of boxes still waiting to be unpacked.

09-03-09, 09:52 PM	#2
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	What a great 1st trip on the water. Looks like a you found a gold mine. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

09-03-09, 10:56 PM	#3
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Man...awesome fishin hole. Hawg smallies there too. Post more pics of the chocolate bass!! __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

09-04-09, 07:11 AM	#5
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Bender, if I were you, I woulda tried to catch some big fish on my first trip out lol, those are seriously awesome fish though man! Looks like a great trip, and glad the move went good for ya. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

09-04-09, 09:23 AM	#6
Culln5 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 139	Sweet Smallies! __________________ George - GEO Industries

09-03-09, 11:53 PM	#4
66KingFisher BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mena,Arkansas Posts: 1,327	Man, those are some hawg smallies.....wow, nice first outting.

09-04-09, 02:41 PM	#7
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	great job chris we are all proud for ya! Its great to score on a new lake, you may have found areas that locals overlooked for years. Those smallies are bronze beauties!

09-04-09, 02:49 PM	#8
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Those are some pretty, healthy looking hawgs. Good job, man... __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

09-04-09, 04:44 PM	#9
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	It sure is pretty up that way isn't it! We should hook up and hit the water sometime next season. __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

09-04-09, 05:49 PM	#10
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Way to go Bender! Gotta love hooking up like that on your first trip out! Great fish, man! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

09-04-09, 06:21 PM	#11
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Great bass man those are some seriously solid small mouth! Oh, and just an FYI, I heard that lead is illegal to use in NY, not sure though. NY sure is perddy! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

09-04-09, 11:06 PM	#12
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	Thanks guys, I went to a different lake today and caught some but nothing worth a picture. Hopefully heading out tomorrow before the crowds. The only bad thing about fishing up here is the ramps are generally very small and there is no parking for a truck and trailer this long. Bassboss, I checked into that and the law is strange. In NY you are not allowed to sell any lead weights less than 3/4 or 1 oz. Since I pour my own it seems that I am O.K. It does appear that in VT and NH you cannot use lead. Without a job for a while I sure as heck can't afford tunsten drop shot weights, especially as many as I go through in the rocks up here. Maybe I can just powder paint my lead ones if I have to.

09-05-09, 01:46 AM	#13
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Bender, That is the first time I've seen the lead law actually fight what it proposes to fight. If the concern is waterfowl ingesting lead, well, yeah...it would only be the small weights. If a duck sucks up a 1oz sinker, it was too dumb to live anyways. California goes and bans lead outright, as if lead is just bad, bad, bad. Dummies. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

09-05-09, 11:25 PM	#15
Basscrazie BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: magnolia,tx Posts: 398	Nice bronze backs..Those look huge

09-06-09, 08:35 AM	#16
Bill M BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Edison,NJ Posts: 125	The whole Saranac chain is full of bass and some big pike also, great fishery and enjoy yourself in God's country

09-08-09, 12:04 PM	#17
MIbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Okemos, MI Posts: 1,447	Nice job Bender!!

09-12-09, 12:33 AM	#19
nybass1 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New York Posts: 25	Nice fish man. Upper New York is so nice and the water is great. Great place to move

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