BlueEye

I'd never survive without my sense of humor - credit uncle Jerry and Dad for that! That taught me how to laugh at a very young age.

Congrats Uncle! Both on the dog bounty and beating my kid brother in Fantasy Football this week by less than a point! Way to take advantage of his inexperience and smoother all his hopes and dreams into the dirt. Lets hope he can recover from this painful loss

Hahahah - you guys crack me up! Half the reason I even post the core update info is just to see your responses to it

Thank you everyone for patience as we updated the CORE software that powers LOU this afternoon. Here is a list of the details surrounding the latest upgrade: Security • [LOU-9903] - Execute javascript in [flash=] BBCode Bug Fixes • [LOU-4923] - compress_tar incorrectly determines type • [LOU-5164] - Honor minimum and maximum password length in generated passwords as much as possible. • [LOU-6726] - Connecting to PostgreSQL using 'localhost' doesn't try to use a TCP connection • [LOU-6747] - word censoring * does not handle space for two or more words • [LOU-7260] - Do not delete polls if one exists and editing user lacks permissions • [LOU-7296] - Style export to tar(.*) does not work • [LOU-7369] - Custom Profile dates display incorrectly • [LOU-7417] - Search keywords field does not initially get focus • [LOU-7538] - Query exceeds maximum value for user_login_attempts • [LOU-7716] - Data too long for column 'message_subject' • [LOU-7720] - Fix alternative image-description for unread posts. • [LOU-7782] - Send HTTP 404 if topic, forum or user do not exist • [LOU-7972] - Copied topics are not indexed • [LOU-8169] - Parse CSS Regex accepts invalid code • [LOU-8792] - Misleading error message in auth_ldap.php, function init_ldap() • [LOU-8894] - JavaScript error and visible quote button on topic review if BBCodes disallowed • [LOU-8924] - spelling in admin_welcome_inactive.txt • [LOU-8929] - MS SQL error on view all smilies after 3.0.6 upgrade • [LOU-8935] - able to set minimal avatar size larger than maximum • [LOU-8944] - Error on database update (must specify size of index on MySQL4) • [LOU-9012] - Retain original topic title in shadow topic when moving a topic and editing the title. • [LOU-9034] - Redirect() fails with directory traversal • [LOU-9047] - Active topics and reported posts • [LOU-9049] - Password reminder system generates confusable passwords • [LOU-9053] - Correctly sort database backup file list by date on database restore page • [LOU-9061] - Race condition in queue locking • [LOU-9068] - Grammatical Error under Load Settings • [LOU-9075] - Missing / bad default values of CPFs result in SQL errors on registration of new users • [LOU-9091] - Wrong IP checking for IPv4 addresses mapped into IPv6 • [LOU-9094] - Hide "Copy permissions" message, when permissions were copied. • [LOU-9095] - Misleading setting text for CAPTCHA • [LOU-9099] - Missing comma in PASSWORD_EXPLAIN acp language strings • [LOU-9101] - Bad text placement for reCAPTCHA description • [LOU-9104] - Safari does not display box headers correctly in the ACP. • [LOU-9107] - Can't Set Parent Forum • [LOU-9108] - RSS feeds does not work on Postgres • [LOU-9112] - Most active forum post count does not respect m_approve permission • [LOU-9114] - Recent bug fix for smilies causing problems on older MySQL versions • [LOU-9117] - Wrong redirection after login • [LOU-9119] - Language selection is disregarded in automatic update • [LOU-9120] - Typo fix in a comment in functions.php • [LOU-9121] - Forum feed shows posts that are currently on the moderation queue • [LOU-9125] - ACP User Overview: Unmatched tag when viewing own user • [LOU-9126] - Invalid redirection after login to forum not in web root • [LOU-9132] - Oracle CLOB support is broken, preventing storage of long strings • [LOU-9135] - Fix report-icon for moderators in PM folders. • [LOU-9140] - Check current board version in incremental update packages • [LOU-9145] - Fix open_basedir issues when accessing styles- and language-management • [LOU-9146] - Quick-Reply tabindex="6" set twice • [LOU-9147] - "Change topic type"-option "Normal" always selected. • [LOU-9154] - Correctly check for double inclusion in captcha garbage collection • [LOU-9158] - viewforum/viewtopic pages unnecessarily duplicated with start=0 • [LOU-9162] - BBCode in poll options is broken, when posting without question. • [LOU-9167] - Remove shadow topics from remaining forums when deleting a forum including posts • [LOU-9170] - Unable to get image size in img bbcode when URL has multiple parameters. • [LOU-9173] - sql_config_count() artificially limits number scope to 4byte-integer on PostgreSQL and Firebird • [LOU-9176] - When setting the board's date format the board's timezone settings aren't taken into account • [LOU-9451] - Unnecessary overhead in avatar_process_user function • [LOU-9478] - Validate maximum number of allowed recipients per PM value • [LOU-9495] - Loginbox redirect breaks xHTML • [LOU-9499] - Javascript function dE does not correctly detect element visibility • [LOU-9504] - Allow gallery avatars with whitespaces in the filename • [LOU-9509] - LOU Coding Guidelines state subversion as the version control system for LOU • [LOU-9510] - Unable to copy permissions from and to forums you cannot see • [LOU-9512] - Fix dead link in MCP on reports for global announcements in prosilver. • [LOU-9514] - Correctly delete big datasets when deleting a forum including topics/posts on non-MySQL databases • [LOU-9518] - Postgres DBAL does not correctly create a new database connection when passing $new_link as true • [LOU-9519] - Replace remaining is_writable() calls with LOU_is_writable(). • [LOU-9521] - MSSQL error reporting returns String instead of an error • [LOU-9524] - IPv6 regular expression does not match addresses starting in :: • [LOU-9526] - User Preference to hide online status does not work for bots • [LOU-9528] - Quoting in a PM does not fall back to bbcode-less quotes using "> " when bbcodes are disabled • [LOU-9529] - Topic review does not display all selected posts • [LOU-9530] - LOU2 missing fallback option on quoting when bbcodes are disabled • [LOU-9531] - BBCode-less fall back option for quotes is missing "Author wrote:" line when quoting from topic-review. • [LOU-9535] - Incorrect margins in RTL languages: signatures, permission ACP & updater • [LOU-9545] - 'Your first forum' should have 'Display active topics:' set to 'Yes' • [LOU-9546] - Moving all posts from one topic to another does not delete bookmarks • [LOU-9547] - Changing forum type applies FORUM_FLAG_ACTIVE_TOPICS to new forum type. • [LOU-9548] - Delete user quicktool drop down should have an empty or invalid selection as the default • [LOU-9559] - Messenger Queue Batch Size configuration option is overridden • [LOU-9567] - Newly registered users group ACP wording • [LOU-9582] - Missing MSSQL native driver case statements • [LOU-9587] - Prosilver overrides reCaptcha class. • [LOU-9592] - Test suite does not run on SQLite • [LOU-9593] - Missing documentation for running unit tests • [LOU-9599] - Windows workaround for checkdnsrr() returns wrong results • [LOU-9605] - Wrong class added to topiclist, when there's no announcement topic. • [LOU-9615] - When attaching a file whose name contains quotes, filename before last quote is cut off in display • [LOU-9623] - Strings not properly normalized - acp_prune.php • [LOU-9626] - Regular expressions from get_preg_expression() are untested. • [LOU-9628] - Add module function does not correctly insert a module after the specified one • [LOU-9633] - Newly registered users group color is not used in Our Newest Member • [LOU-9635] - Useless parameter $data['post_time'] in function submit_post. • [LOU-9637] - SET NAMES 'BINARY' error in convertor • [LOU-9643] - DB connection error when $dbhost is an IPv6 address • [LOU-9644] - submit_post shows support for options that cause a trigger_error in the call to user_notification • [LOU-9646] - Cant hide/outcomment @import in stylesheet.css • [LOU-9650] - It should not be possible to ban Anonymous • [LOU-9653] - xhtml errors in LOU2 when using the bbcodes code and quote in signatures • [LOU-9655] - Selecting an unavailable captcha plugin looks like a successful action • [LOU-9656] - PHP Information in ACP always lists error_reporting as 0 • [LOU-9658] - Optimize topic splitting • [LOU-9662] - Search interval applied inconsistently • [LOU-9664] - Another duplicate accesskey: t = top and list item • [LOU-9665] - Signature "0" cannot be previewed • [LOU-9677] - LOU2 is missing the bbcode-helpline for inline-attachments. • [LOU-9678] - Flash attachments are not displayed in LOU2. • [LOU-9679] - "Notify User" checkbox appears in MCP Queue even if no notification methods are enabled • [LOU-9686] - Unable to create data backup using the mssqlnative DBAL • [LOU-9694] - Calling download/file.php with empty avatar parameter can throw an E_NOTICE message • [LOU-9695] - Bad Display of User Input - mcp_ban • [LOU-9696] - Installation of LOU with SQLite fails • [LOU-9697] - Backlink broken when the select parent forum does not exist. • [LOU-9698] - Returning result of new by reference is deprecated in php 5.3 • [LOU-9702] - "Ban until (date)" appears to be based on UTC time instead of local time • [LOU-9703] - Removing a user does not remove their private message folders or rules • [LOU-9704] - Coding guidelines typo • [LOU-9712] - Future dates display as "less than one minute ago" • [LOU-9714] - "Undefined variable: email" in email regular expression unit tests • [LOU-9715] - Fix email address regular expression or adjust email regular expression unit tests • [LOU-9722] - "New Topic" button title attribute mismatch in prosilver's viewforum • [LOU-9727] - Feed replaces ./ with board URL • [LOU-9743] - Fix background-position of top2-class in prosilver for RTL-languages. • [LOU-9744] - Mistyped word 'then' in FAQ. It should be 'than'. • [LOU-9748] - not being replaced in prepare_message • [LOU-9749] - fulltext_mysql.php overreacts on + and - characters in search words • [LOU-9752] - Misleading text when using Q&A CAPTCHA • [LOU-9754] - Template variable S_USER_POSTED always set to false in search.php • [LOU-9757] - Empty template variable HISTORY_TITLE in ucp_pm_history • [LOU-9760] - Fulltext native search, wildcard * does not get escaped leading to long execution time • [LOU-9761] - Quote nesting depth explanation is misleading • [LOU-9771] - build_url() doesn't ignore empty parameters • [LOU-9772] - Under some circumstances, email addresses are shown to undesired users • [LOU-9780] - gen_rand_string() not respecting $num_chars parameter anymore. • [LOU-9782] - Board disable radio in Board-Settings set on when server load high • [LOU-9793] - Undefined function send_status_line() in download/file.php when in avatar mode. • [LOU-9807] - Avatar tab displays when avatars are disabled • [LOU-9810] - Clicking on "Select All" of code tag on print page results in a javascript error when using prosilver • [LOU-9820] - Fix undefined indexes when trying to post a new topic • [LOU-9822] - Can not delete style-components from the file-system as per explanation. • [LOU-9829] - Recaptcha plugin result interpretation fault • [LOU-9835] - Login Confirm Explain Not Working • [LOU-9840] - Display view unread posts link for guests • [LOU-9841] - Change "Save" button to "Save draft" • [LOU-9847] - Language typo and written form (British/American) • [LOU-9854] - Auth API documentation is incomplete • [LOU-9855] - Tests don't run on PHPUnit 3.5 • [LOU-9879] - captcha_qa.php spelling, punctuation and grammar errors • [LOU-9883] - CAPTCHA uses american english • [LOU-9884] - Massive email delays • [LOU-9885] - Default file extension groups not properly updated by database updater. • [LOU-9886] - Database updater does not run on PostgreSQL because of an error in _add_module() • [LOU-9888] - Update fails when Bing [bot] was already added to the users table • [LOU-9891] - Updater drops language-selection after database-update • [LOU-9509] - LOU Coding Guidelines state subversion as the version control system for LOU Improvement • [LOU-7332] - MCP post details usability • [LOU-7717] - Use user's language for standard-extensions-group name • [LOU-8709] - Multibyte keys in request_var not possible • [LOU-8936] - LOU2 missing reply-to-all feature • [LOU-9088] - Add missing semicolons in js files • [LOU-9179] - improve quasi-documentation of notify_status values • [LOU-9503] - Posts with empty titles in moderation queue are not easily approved • [LOU-9534] - user_ipwhois() does not support IPv6 addresses • [LOU-9536] - Small improvement for query against sessions table in acp_users.php • [LOU-9553] - Make git hooks run with /bin/sh instead of bash • [LOU-9570] - Change "system timezone" to "guest timezone" in acp, add explanation • [LOU-9578] - ACP Posting tab is missing "Post settings" module. • [LOU-9589] - Sample nginx configuration file • [LOU-9595] - Search settings in ACP: Add information on minimum word size indexed when using Fulltext MySQL backend • [LOU-9598] - Call checkdnsrr() on Windows with PHP 5.3 • [LOU-9609] - Use send_status_line instead of calling header • [LOU-9611] - Increase entropy in activation keys • [LOU-9612] - Split gen_rand_string() into gen_rand_string() and gen_rand_string_friendly() • [LOU-9629] - sid parameter forced for style.php makes caching difficult • [LOU-9659] - Default LOU signature user_options need to be set for convertors • [LOU-9690] - MSN Bot will become Bing Bot • [LOU-9777] - Print useful error message in pre-commit hook when php is not installed. • [LOU-9785] - Not able to recover a password when board disabled • [LOU-9825] - Run tests on sqlite if available and no test db configured • [LOU-9827] - IE9 Beta fixes IE8 textarea bug • [LOU-9830] - Awkward message when config.php is missing • [LOU-9850] - Allow version checker to display information on multiple releases • [LOU-9853] - Change default reCAPTCHA theme in Prosilver & LOU2 to better coordinate with style color scheme • [LOU-9880] - Rename all mentions of CAPTCHA or visual confirmation to anti-bot • [LOU-9899] - Change the style in the ACP for the recaptcha to match that displayed on prosilver New Feature • [LOU-9039] - Native SQL Server Support mssqlnative.php • [LOU-9511] - View note for moderators on unapproved posts/topics with unapproved posts in ATOM Feed. Task • [LOU-9520] - Add web.config files for IIS • [LOU-9625] - Update database UNIT-test • [LOU-9701] - Enable notices in unit tests • [LOU-9768] - Create git commit-msg hook that verifies the commit message conforms to our standards • [LOU-9769] - Add install and uninstall scripts for the git hooks • [LOU-9770] - Git commit message should be prefilled with branch and ticket information • [LOU-9800] - Update tracker URL in docs/./../support/documents.php?mode=readme&version=3 • [LOU-9804] - Update docs/AUTHORS (DavidMJ & igorw) • [LOU-9808] - Git commit message hook depends on GNU wc • [LOU-9816] - Remove config.php from git repository • [LOU-9848] - Add LOU data files to .gitignore. • [LOU-9849] - Create build script using phing • [LOU-9857] - Remove visible $Id: ./../support/documents.php?mode=changelog&version=3 10873 2010-11-20 17:15:18Z git-gate $ from docs files. • [LOU-9868] - Make the test suite run and pass using the mssqlnative driver • [LOU-9904] - Update WebPI Parameters.xml Sub-task • [LOU-9517] - Remote avatar upload does not check the filesize before and during transfer. • [LOU-9562] - Advanced Search is inaccessible using the mssqlnative DBAL • [LOU-9564] - Reported messages are not assigned the default report reason when a reason is removed from the ACP using the mssqlnative DBAL • [LOU-9565] - It is impossible to create a custom profile field using the mssqlnative DBAL • [LOU-9566] - Two debug notices are displayed when setting a custom profile field though the UCP using the mssqlnative DBAL • [LOU-9583] - MSSQL native backups cannot be restored • [LOU-9606] - Drop redundant SQL query for unreads fetching • [LOU-9613] - Implement a load switch for unreads search feature. • [LOU-9817] - Make build script create blank config.php LOU Thank you again to all who make LOU possible and we hope you continue to enjoy the site into 2011 as we will continue to work hard at making it the best fishing forum around! Happy Turkey Day! Chad

That was a pretty sweet fish - biggest musky I have ever seen in person. I couldn't get over how big the head/mouth was. I could easily fit my head in it's mouth (not that I tried ). Truly the fish of a lifetime. Joe is looking to have a replica mount of the fish done. Congrats Joe - that was a true hog! Here is one more pic of me holding the fish right before she was released back in perfect condition. Joe barely had her hooked, and the hooks fell out in the net. This was a perfect scenario for releasing the fish quickly and unharmed. Water temp was down to 44 degrees. Deep holes had lots of marks but I made Joe fish spots that you normally can't get to during the summer due to weed growth (plus he owed me a casting trip). First pass, 5 feet of water around 10:30am is when the fish hit. We also tried our luck later in the day for some walleye/perch. No walleye's but were able to get a couple good size perch. As the season winds down, we might make one more trip up there to try our luck maybe this coming holiday weekend but was the icing on the cake for us this year musky fishing

Wow Bob - way to go sir! That is a great looking fish! I tried my luck on Saturday over on Chautauqua (trolled the entire day) and ran into the same "Lock Jaw" problem as you. Over all the deep holes, I saw lots of marks but couldn't turn anything. We had one hit all day and ended up losing that fish. I'm hoping to get out a few more times before the season winds down here. Bob, Long Point is free to launch out of this time of season if Pendergrast is too low for you. We tried launching out of pendergrast last week and it was really shallow looking so we took the boat over to Long Point. Chad

Welcome to LOU Anita - I also happen to be from Greece. Lots of great people here and we are glad you could join us!

Thank you Zach for you generous donations to the fund. We hope this help raise some more money and land the lucky winner a few more fish!

Hey Zach - I don't think that Zach ever really got a good hookset on the fish. The bucktail was the brown/yellow one you tied up for me. Unfortunately, an hour later Zach cast and got a birds next and snapped the line. I watched helplessly as the lure flew through the air and ended up at the bottom of the lake...... he felt pretty bad but that's just the way it goes sometimes. C

First stop - picked up my tackle box at the Happy Hooker! Turns out an elderly couple picked up the box and turned it in as the had no interest in such large painted chuncks of wood and metal. Phew! Thank you to them as they really made my day before I even got on the water. Took my younger brother and his good friend Zach out to try some musky fishing. Woke up early to be greeted with some good snow showers in Buffalo. It was a cold morning and made casting pretty difficult and we struggled to keep our fingers warm even with some gloves on. Zach ended up hooking into one fishing the flats tossing a bucktail made by another Zach we all know The fish dove quickly into the weeds and really got tangled up good down there and we ended loosing the fish. We later tried some trolling and saw some good activity over the open water, several surfacing fish in the morning. Couldn't get much to turn the rest of the day. Looks to be a better setup out there right now for trolling than casting (both in terms of fish and keeping your hands warm!). We tried tolling for about an hour and saw lots of marks but couldn't turn anything. Would have liked to have tried more trolling today but my brother and Zach really wanted to cast but I think the better option is trolling right now. Hope this helps and I wish I had a picture to show ya.... maybe next trip (next weekend?)

BREAKING NEWS: Received an email tonight from Brian & Lisa at the Happy Hooker letting me know that the person did show up tonight and turned in the Tackle Box! Yeeeeeeeeehhhaaaaaa Bob & Mark & Zach - THANK YOU so much for the offer! I honestly never expected anything like that and to get the same offer from 3 people is really saying something about the kind of guys we got here. Thank you again very much! I will post a report after the trip. Sunday is looking to be decent weather but I am worried the fish might be shut down after this cold front passes through. Should be gone and through by Saturday night but I am not sure that will be enough time for the lake to set back up again come Sunday.... we shall see right? Wish I had the week off to fish as the weather leading into next looks great.

I might have spoke too soon about the Happy Ending.... I talked to Brian and Lisa today and they are still waiting for my tackle box to be turned in I am planning on going fishing this Sunday again with my little brother and his friend (Zach). Zach has never been musky fishing before but fishes pike all the time around Braddocks and loves it. So let's pretend for a second that you are you in my shoes..... you just had a wedding (very little money left over now for fishing stuff). You are heading out fishing and REALLY want to show your brother and his friend a good time but only have 3 LURES to use... what would those three lures be? I ask only cause this is literally what I am probably going to have to do - stop at the happy hooker before we go out and buy a couple lures to fish with that day - haha. We will most likely be casting that day.

Happy Birthday BIG DAVE! Enjoy your day sir

Zach - Things I can't replace like the lure that says "Chad & Katie 10/2/10" you gave us as a wedding gift - priceless! I should take that and Larry's lure (yes I know the one!) right out of that box! Bob - Yes, very nice guy - glad fisherman are honest people! Chad

Had a chance to get out to Chautauqua for a quick trip on Sunday. Got a late start, didn’t get on the water till 9:30 and weather was tough (stiff north/northwest wind) with some rain and occasional snow kept most boats tucked away. Water temp in north end of the lake was 51 degrees. We headed up to the farthest north end of the lake hoping to find calm enough water to try some casting and maintain some decent boat control. The Good: We ended up getting this guy casting a brown bucktail around: She put a great fight for being a 35†fish. She jumped a couple times and pulled some drag before ending up in the net. After a quick picture, back she went in perfect condition. The Bad: The winds picked up as the day went on. We tried trolling the second half of the day and didn’t move a rod. The screen looked good around the deeper holes on the north end but was unable to turn any of the fish we saw. The Bonehead: Called it quits around 2:30. Unloaded my stuff from the boat and went to put the boat back on the trailer to head home. Was very focused on getting the boat on the trailer and locked down correctly that I never even thought to look back as we were leaving to see my musky tackle box sitting on the dock….. yes, I’m the bonehead here. This tackle box was bought one lure at a time (it’s all I could afford in the world of musky fishing) and took me a good 2+ years just to fill. Well I discovered the missing tackle box two and half hours later when I had made it back to Rochester. My heart sank as I checked over the boat 4 or 5 times before finally realizing I had left it right on the end of the dock at Pendergrast. I quickly called some friends that I knew were also out there fishing that day (Larry Jones, Mike Sperry and Brian & Lisa from the Happy Hooker Bait Shop). All were very helpful and for that I thank you each VERY MUCH! The Happy Ending: Someone called into the Happy Hooker this morning asking if anyone had lost a tackle box and that they would like to turn it in! I was overcome with joy and told Brian & Lisa to write them up a gift certificate to the store on my behalf as a thank you for their honesty. Lessons Learned: Write your name & phone number on the inside of your tackle box! I had never even thought to do this until it was too late. Even better…… don’t leave your tackle box at the end of the dock – it’s a terrible feeling

Tom - I will certainly look into it for you. How would hunting tweets work exactly? What would you tweet about? Location? Conditions? Bragging rights? Thanks - Chad

I knew Sam from his attendance at the Genesee Charter Boat Association. He was always a pleasure to talk with and will be deeply missed by the entire fishing community.

Larry – I never thought of it that way, but you are right! I happen to love watching others hook up anyways. Todd was thrilled and shaking the entire time so that was pretty cool to watch. I get the same way when I hook one no matter what the size. Ray – I will post some pictures from the honeymoon this afternoon. I have a really cool video that I want to share as well. Look for that coming soon…

I got home from the honeymoon in Aruba late Friday night, had all day Saturday to settle back in and then headed out on Sunday to try my luck on Chautauqua. I had my brother and Joe with me and we decided to try some casting. Water temp was 55 deg. It wasn’t long before my brother hooked up with a good fish casting a 8 inch LEO jerk bait. The fish followed Todd’s bait all the way to the boat and Todd went right into a figure 8 and it followed it but wouldn’t hit. Todd then did a quick cast back in the direction the fish swam off to (only like a 15 foot cast) and as soon as the lure hit the water the fish crushed it! It was really sweet to see. After a short battle, Todd landed his first ever musky. The fish measured 38â€, a quick photo and back she went. After that we headed over to Bemus Bay where again Todd hooked up! There he was doing a figure 8 after every cast, just like he saw you doing and this time he had one following deep on lure that hit right at boat side on his figure 8. Todd quickly hit the “free spool†level on his reel and played the fish by thumbing the reel. He landed the baby musky after a short battle and couple jumps. This guy was small (still had spots on him!) but Todd’s technique through it all was impressive for a first timer. Again the fish came on the same LEO jerkbait. Feeling slightly discouraged watching my kid brother totally out fish me at my own game, we moved spots up around Pendergrast. Todd again with the same LEO hooked up on a good fatty! After a good battle, he landed the fish. The fish was 40†long and had some impressive shoulders on her, nice healthy and FAT! All three of Todds mukies were released unharmed and swam away immediately after being unhooked. We did have to cut the hooks out of the big girl to prevent any disfigurement. All were released in perfect condition to thrill some other lucky anglers some day. Todd ended the day with 3 muskies and he was working the bait as hard and as fast as anyone I have ever seen. So hard and fast infact, that he actually snagged a sunfish right through the side using that LEO on one cast – it was pretty funny! This is the second trip in a row now my brother has "caught" a pan fish on an 8" lure! Despite getting totally out-fished in my own boat by my younger brother, it was a great time that I wouldn't trade for nothing! My new boat ran great and I can't wait to get back up there and try again! Oh and the honeymoon was awesome incase you were wondering

Zach - That's what I like to hear! Let me know when you start making jerkbaits...... I will be your biggest customer! Chad

Glad to have you Larry Make yourself at home

Hahah - thanks Larry! We leave for Aruba on Friday and after that I will give the new the boat a workout on Chautauqua! I can't wait for both

That's great to hear groups like yours exist as an option for college students. I would have surely joined had I known about it back in my college days (2000-2005). Thanks again for sharing Paul! Chad Lapa, MS Information Technology (IT) RIT - GCCIS

Nice Paul! Congrats on the catch - I happen to be a fellow RIT alumni myself. I had no idea they had a "Bass Club" there. In typical RIT fashion (always thinking outside the box), I see the "bass club" is great at Pike fishing

Hahaha - thank you very much guys.... I am sitting here now shaking in my boots as the big day approaches.... I hope I make it!