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Just got back from there a week ago and the fishing was just turning on. The water temp was cold for this time of year so the fishing was just heating up. Caught a few flounder in the surf but that was about it. Fishing was incredible off the Rod and Reel pier. Caught lots of salt water sheepshead- very tasty.Then the Spanish mackeral moved in and it was a blast. Must have caught over a hundred over the weeks time. Those fish are fast and aggressive. Didnt catch any over 5lbs but sometime caught them 2 at a time on the double jig rig. Throw in a few pompano and it was an awesome week of fishing. Cant wait to go back !

Capt. Bill - the bite in Buffalo is just starting to set up and I'm looking foward to trying everyone's spoon methods here. That 35 staight off the back sounds intersting- I never ran them that close b/c they say walleye are boat shy but I'll give it a try. Was that a regular stinger you ran off the dipsy or scorpion?

Capt. Dan. - do you have to make the spoon harnesses with the chains or can I use 40 or 50lb test( I have a bunch from flasher fly fishing salmon) and then add the beads and snell the hooks or will it effect the action of the spoon?

Thank you for all the helpfull replies. Capt. Bill- that is one of two of my regular trolling paths. The other being in front of the windmills. For some reason, hardly anybody around the Buffalo area runs spoons- usually just worm harnesses. I know they run them down in dunkirk and barcelona. I bought a bunch of copper based scorpion spoons to give it a try and I may make up a spoon harness or two. I'm really interested in the spoon bite b/c you could probably cover more water faster and hopefully the gobies won't be able to pick off the worms at a higher speed.

Is there a top end or optimal speed for the regular stinger and scorpion spoons? Can I run them at the same speed as the harnesses or do I have to bump up the speed? I'm used to trolling for salmon and steelies on Lake O where you troll spoons from 2.5 to 3.75 and I run my harnesses for erie walleye from 1.8-2.0.

What size spoons do most people run when they mention using spoons. Is it the regular stinger size or scorpion size and what speed do you run the spoons at? I fish the Buffalo, NY area of Erie and haven't had much luck with spoons yet. Should I tip them with bait? Thanks for any replies!

What pound test should I run for the slider ( my main line is 30lb- to keep the fleas off the line in Lake Ontario-west end)? Also, can you find these fixed slider attatchements( alberta clipper, sticker stackers) at places like Gander Mountain? Thanks for all the replies so far .

I've never run sliders before and i've only heard good things about them. What type of spoons are good for running sliders? Can you run any standard size spoon or do you have to make sure you run a light type of spoon?

I have never run a spoon harness and was interested in giving them a try here in the western ny region ( buffalo). What size spoon( ex. stinger or scorpion size) , wire or mono harness, color suggestions, and bead chain or swivel. Thanks for any suggestions.