how to fish otsego lake?

im trying to find out the same info

i went with a guy from work yesterday.  we were fishing in 150 feet of water.  about 10 mins after he got his first tipup in he caught a 23 inch laker.  about 2 hours later i got a 25 incher and an hour later he got a 26 incher.  there was a group of about 8 guys next to us who caught 1 24 inch laker.  they were using shiners we were using 6 inch suckers about 4 feet off the bottom.

theres a guy in little falls that sells them out of his house but hes hard to get ahold of.  they are cheaper at ganer mountain though if you are close to there.  i think 4.50 a half dozen and we paid 11 a dozen but luckily i can reuse all the ones thatdidnt get hit by fish.

down on river road.  you have to call him first to see if hes there.  he wants 5 a dozen for med shiners, 6 a dozen for large shiners, and 11 for suckers.  i use 2 size 16 trebles one tied to the line and the other a sliding one on the line.  the tied one i put halfway between the dorsal fin and the head and the other halfway between the fin and the tail.  i use small hooks cause it doesnt damage the bait much.  i can usually get a few trips out of the same bait unless a fish hits it.  i went to otsego again today with a guy from work.  he lost one on a handline and i caught a 19 incher on a tipup.  had to leave early cause i signed up for overtime for this afternoon.  there was one other guy on the lake who had a keeper sized one.

his number is 315 823 9446
fatheads 2.00 a dozen
rosy reds 2 a dozen
emerald shiners 3.5 a dozen
med shiners 5 a dozen
lg shiners 6 a dozen
suckers 11 a dozen

i usually buy my bait there unless im going to utica for something anyways since his slightly higher prices still save me money on gas.  his large shiners are cheaper than everywhere else though