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Dvdegeorge beat me to it! Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I'm just busting your chops. Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

No worries Dave. It's an honest question. As for that King at the Genny they do that when you hook them in the rear end!

I generally don't pay attention to the clips Dave. I have a had time trusting the clipping effort on both sides of the pond. If I can remember correctly I'm almost positive there was a bunch of Canadian fish that went in without getting clipped.

July 11th – We had the pleasure of displaying what Lake Ontario has to offer to Niklas from Sweden. We headed out around 2pm with low expectations for the first few hours, but once the rods were in we turned a double in no time. We worked the waters between 130-170’ right out front. Our wire diver cracked over out 200’, and as I ran for that rod the Cannon out and down right next to it started throbbing! Dreamweaver Gator Spin Doctor/A-TOM-MIK Green Crinkle went on the diver, and a Legendary Smartface 2 Face/A-TOM-MIK Hijacker went on the rigger down 100’. That’s how the night would go. We doubled once more, but Niklas got to experience a King on a 500 copper, a wire diver, and on a rigger rod. Our Familiar Bite herring strips were very productive on our 500 Copper rod, and our deep Cannon out and down. It was cool to see the excitement pour out of Niklas every time a King hit the deck of our boat. Fist pumps, and a little bit of cheering. He told us at the end of the trip he wasn’t expecting to catch that many, and just one Chinook would have made his trip. July 12th Morning – Leg two of the King of the Oak series, and with a new group we left the dock around 5:15am. It wasn’t long and we were into Kings in the 130-160’ range! Our bite from 6am to 8:30am was insane! 13 King bites by 8:30 (3 or 4 were skippers)! Although there was a ton of action all our Kings seemed to run in the 8-14lb range. Our 500 copper and our divers out 150-175’ were studs with Familiar Bite herring strips. We also had a Dreamweaver Hammertime Spin Doctor going with an A-TOM-MIK Hammer fly on our Cannon out and down. After 8:30 it went to a slow pick. We slid into 115’ around noon, and whacked three more Salmon on a 150’ diver. Rumor had it there weren’t many Salmon being taken, so we had high hopes of placing in the event, but when the fish hit the scales our fish just didn’t have the weight. We lacked a kicker fish. July 12th Evening – Our afternoon group chose to fish Brown Trout when given the choice. There were some great Brown Trout catches earlier in the day, and given the slow Salmon pick we said what the heck! We worked 35-55’ of water depending on water temps, and for three hours all we could muster up were a Lake Trout and two dropped Brown Trout. With two other boats trying the same thing, and little to no action, we changed plans and slid out for some Salmon. We worked the 110-130’ area from the Flats back to the Oak, and were able to hit two really nice Chinook! One fish came on a 100’ Cannon out and down, and the other took a 175’ diver. Both of which were pulling Familiar Bite herring strips. These fish would have been really nice to grab in the morning! They both were in the low 20 pound range. July 13th – We left the dock with the same guys that took the two big Kings the night before, and we had high expectations for the morning. Unfortunately, we went 2.5 hours without a touch! It got real frustrating! Finally a Mag Dremweaver Sea Sick Waddler took a ride on our 100’ Cannon out and down. The bite started to materialize after that, and we would go on to pick up four Kings, four Lake Trout, and a Brown Trout. The other Salmon took a Legendary SmartFish 2 Face/A-TOM-MIK Hijacker, and Familiar Bite herring strips. Mostly a diver and Copper bite. Tough day, but we managed to put some meat in the cooler!

Hey bro, if they wanted your opinion they would have asked for it!

Damn....got some catchin up to do if we want to retain that trophy!

We look for where 55-60 degree water hits bottom. We leader down with Flouro no heavier than 15lbs, but we try to go 10lb if the rod allows it. Our Moor stays between 1.9-2.1. Other than that we just fish the marks. I remember ya bud! Dad is good. Andy is good.

Friday July 4th - Heard the waves beating the shoreline from the NW. Went back to bed. Saturday July 5th - This board member named Maniac has really been finding his way onto our boat when we have days off. He brought his family, and his daughters BF which god bless all you fathers our there with daughters, and Mr. Silver Fox also jumped on for a nice day of fishing. We went out to 150' set up and trolled around looking for some sign of Salmon. The bait was ridiculous, the marks were ridiculous, and the catching was slllooowwww. We took one nice 8lb Steelbow on a Moonshine Shelly Snack fished off a 10 color Stealth Core. We changed plans and pointed her South to find out where the BT were hanging. We found the ideal water in 65-75', and worked that the rest of the morning. We did fair on the BT, but the water was still moving with the wind. The sun would get high and bright, and we lost our bite the last hour. Best spoons were a Yellow Tail and a Sea Sick Waddler fished on our Cannon out and downs as well as our divers out 120-140'. Sunday July 6th - We knew we had a half day with 5 guys, so we knew the Brown Trout were going to be the target species. We hoped the continuous West/NW didn't continue to bring in more warm water and destroy those Browns, and it didn't. We found them again in 68-72' of water. The bait was ridiculous, and the Browns were just beating it up. Our Cannon out and downs were studs with a Yellow Tail and a Sea Sick Waddler. Our 10 color Stealth core was also on fire with a Glow Frog. It was an insane bite! A few doubles, and steady action. One guy actually had the nerve to say he wasn't expecting to catch anything on this fishing charter. We made sure he caught all the small ones!

Tel the GF to bring 2 hot female friends for my brother and I and we'll let you in on all the secrets!