ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS THREAD...

[Chowdaire]

Chow it's been so hot lately it just takes the fun out of it for me , guess I'll never be a snow bunny lol

Yeah. After living 4 years in Phoenix, AZ, and 14 years in SE Asia I'll never look at the heat here the same. This would be the cool season over there so I'm fine with it as long as the wind or rain doesn't mess with my fishing time.

[filetandrelease]

Chow , I have never been a fan of the heat , I couldn't imagine how that must have been ,
After 35 years doing site work , and pipe in trench boxes that was enough for me,  give me 3" of ice to walk on  

[drowndin dots]

Chow , I have never been a fan of the heat , I couldn't imagine how that must have been ,
After 35 years doing site work , and pipe in trench boxes that was enough for men, give me 3" of ice to walk on 

We need a Like This Post Option Mods.... Just sayin, sorry I shouted.

[Chowdaire]

Chow , I have never been a fan of the heat , I couldn't imagine how that must have been ,
After 35 years doing site work , and pipe in trench boxes that was enough for men, give me 3" of ice to walk on 

Luckily I wasn't doing physical labor over there. The worst part was probably constantly going from 95deg 98% humidity into 60deg air conditioning.

My first job when I got back here was working for an electrician. I thought it was all joining up wires. Boy was I wrong. Watching those guys bust their butts digging trenches, running conduit, pulling wire. That's some back breaking work. A retirement well earned.

[scout57]

Luckily I wasn't doing physical labor over there. The worst part was probably constantly going from 95deg 98% humidity into 60deg air conditioning.

My first job when I got back here was working for an electrician. I thought it was all joining up wires. Boy was I wrong. Watching those guys bust their butts digging trenches, running conduit, pulling wire. That's some back breaking work. A retirement well earned.
[/quotethank you Chow.......35 years was plenty for me.......still do side work though....just not the really hard stuff ......mostly the joining up wire thing

[filetandrelease]

Well today was not good , ended up catching 2 eyes , a sheep and a few perch , water is badly stained , poor visibility
Jigging in this heat was tough on this ol buzzard , water temp when we quit was at 80.2
On a brighter note I found a huge flock of sheep so next week maybe I'll go out and target them for a day or 2  

[touge30]

Can you eat those things or strictly C&R

[Raquettedacker]

Can you eat those things or strictly C&R

       http://www.miseagrant.umich.edu/news/2015/07/10/freshwater-drum-are-fun-to-catch-but-can-you-eat-them/

[filetandrelease]

Can you eat those things or strictly C&R

they are eatable but are on the strong side and rubbery
I'm strickly C&R , Oneida does have some big ones , snags cat Cratty thinks they are pretty tastey 

[icejohn]

       http://www.miseagrant.umich.edu/news/2015/07/10/freshwater-drum-are-fun-to-catch-but-can-you-eat-them/

I have eaten them on occasion....my method was usuALLY CUT INTO SMALL PIECES then deep f rying...Actually pretty good as long as you trim the "mud line" out.
icejohn

[filetandrelease]

Now that just proves that breading does help , those drum mainly feed on zebra mussels in Oneida  
But like I always say if somebody likes something that's fine , so eat hearty my friends 

[SNAGGER]

  In case anyones been wondering where I been, I've been out photographing storms and clouds and stuff, working on my photography this summer, heres a timelapse I made of the northern lights, watch in 720.  or 1080 if available. Fish on boys. 




                                         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0ugyYHnGqo

[hunts2long]

Nice work. Thanks for sharing....h2l

[reeleyz]

Very nice video Shane.

[Dug1898]

Nice Shane, that was kool watching the Big Dipper move around in the sky and the shooting stars were especially kool.

Here's a link to spotting the International Space Station, maybe you'll catch a glimse at that some night.

https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/view.cfm?country=United_States&region=New_York&city=Syracuse#.V6ZyaNQrL4Z

hope that works... ...Just copy and paste it into a new browser window...