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Some of the guys use rubber bands in the blacks releases. I still use the old fashioned roemer releases. Chamberline makes a nice release as well. They adjust towards pole and lure. Wes

They call them peanuts but the real name is wobble glo. Look up yakima bait company. Wes

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Next time you take the boys out run 600' copper. All 4 of them can take a turn and they still will be tired Wes

Heck maybe I should start sleeping in Ben has been working alot of O.T. Hope to get him out next weekend. Hope the water comes up some. Wes

I want to remind eveyone about this event. Not sure if I can talk about fishing for 7 hours but I sure will try Wes

We like to be on the water 1 hour before sunrise. This way we have all the rods set before the sun is up for that magic sunrise bite! Wes

Sean, I'm worried about your kids developing back problems . You need to start targeting smaller fish See you next weekend. Wes

Sean, Are going to bring GLP quad trees? Wes

Aaron, No problem running in the winter. When you pull out of the launch tilt the motor all the waydown so the water can run out. We bump the motor to caugh the water out of the water pump. I'm talking 1 or 2 seconds. then you can tilt the motor back up and head home. The one thing that many people forget are hoses to livewells, bilge pumps , and fishwells. I dump rv antifreeze in those lines and that takes me about 30 minutes on my boat. As far as plus and minus for outboards they cost alot more to replace when worn out but they are better on gas. I think inboards or outboards will use about the same amount of gas wide open but trolling outboard is much better. Check nada for boats to see if it is being offered for fair price and have survey done. Could save you money down the road. During survey they would check cylinder compression which can tell you the health of the motor.

Garmin tr1 gold. My new honda kicker has power tilt and sets farther back than the old kicker. We had problems with the bar between the two motors binding with the new rig. This should make docking much easier. Wes

I forgot to add that I went on the website for the fish pic to show a coworker what they look like and to my surprise a couple of Sean's kids! This pic should go to that site as well. You don't fake a smile like that.

Nice I see little two pole is getting bigger! Or do you call her little three pole Got my autopilot in today Hope to be on the lake next weekend! Wes

I will have a table at this event. I am hoping that we could get some support from the trolling community for this event. We spends tons of money each year fishing and it is important to invest in the future by getting youth, women, and men that have never done it before involved in the outdoors. If we do not recruit new people into the outdoors the programs that we enjoy could go away in the future. My table will display modern tackle used in finger lakes trolling including downriggers,planer boards, leadcore. dipsy rods, and my favorite copper rod. I will have a place to show knots used for each of these types of fishing and charts on thermocline and deepwater spreads. The focus is on youth programs and conservation. So one area that I could help is explaining how to fight and release fish caught in deep water. Many of you are at a higher level of fishing knowledge than I am but I would ask you to stop by and say high or give me a hand answering questions. Ask anything you want except gps waypoints Hope you can stop by and help donate to a good cause! Wes

Check P.M. Wes

Severne Sorry! About 17 miles north Watkins Glen on West side of the lake. Wes

Looking forward to swapping fishing stories with Kade again this year Wes

Are you going to have a booth at the finger lakes flea market? How about captains pack? Wes

Time spent with the family is what it is all about! Wes

The fleas do not show untill the water gets warmer. Wes

I would add that you need a good stout rodholder! Wes

Thanks Nick!

Nail on the head second chance!

Can we rent slips at Sampon yet? Wes

Last year put a dang bass in the boat now we got to allow carp Wes