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Nice report Joe. We all know how tough it can be out there sometimes. I would have LOVED to have fished pre-tornado or pre-cold front but unfortunately I picked the wrong end of the week to take off. By the time I got down there I had no boat and a huge cold front had just moved through leaving the fish inactive to say the least. Talked with Mike Sperry that same day and he was unable to get any hits either and said the lake would need couple days to set back up again after that cold front. Didn’t see any other boats out that day catch anything either – tough luck for us both with the boat breaking down and the fish turning off after that cold front. At least we got to meet to nice folks over at the Chautauqua Marina. Hank – this means that when I pick up my new boat, I might dropping back off my old boat From what I was told it is something with the carborators. They gave me the kit number that we would need to order if we wanted to try and clean it out/rebuild it. As for now, I am stuck on shore Even uncle Jerry is under the weather so the Rebel option is out as well. I’m going to string up my bobber and worm setup now…

Cornelis, To clarify, this is not a hack on the website by any means. It is ironically known as "Forum Phishing". This is someone from overseas that is hired very cheaply to create an account on the website and the send out PMs. Your email addresses and all other information is never shared and is as secure as can be. We don't store any credit card info as that is all handled by PayPal. I'd be happy to explain in even greater detail if you need. The suggestion of "drastically strengthening" the security of website is comical in that the site has never had any issues of hacking in the past several years of any kind. So it would be very hard to drastically improve upon a 100% security track record. Understand that this is a real person who created the account and then went through manually to random members and click on SEND PM button and copied the same text over and over again. Hope this clarifies. For more information see the following link FAQ's: http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... &t=1861645 Thanks again - Chad

Thanks everyone for letting me know about this spammer. I have went ahead and deleted this user and banned them.

Natty - Click on the link in the first post and you should be prompted to save the Word Document with the tournament details. Send me a PM if you need further assistance. Thank you, Chad

Welcome to LOU Dickey! I happen to reside in Greece myself and fish braddocks on occasion. Lots of great guys on here so welcome aboard

Larry - welcome to LOU! We are glad to have ya. Rick & Billy are on LOU a lot so sit back, relax and make yourself at home!

Glad you finally found us Bob! Lots of great guys here on LOU - make yourself at home

Thanks Ray J! I'm already excited for next weekend!

You go straight 80lb floro leaders from the end of the leadcore to the lure? What is a good length to run the leaders? I have wire rods already setup and ready to go as well.

Brad - Definitely going to be trolling deep water but I usually like to keep tight on fish when I find them (i.e., tight figure 8's) so I have not run leadcore for muskies in the past. Apparently it is a great option that I have for the most part overlooked (I'm still a rookie at this ). I have access to some leadcore rods and may convert one over from salmon to musky. Any advice on how to rigg a leadcore for muskie? Only used them for salmon fishing before.... never toothies.

Welcome aboard LOU Bill! We are glad to have you

Hey Mike - Thanks for the post. We already have this topic as a sticky. I saw you posted the message in that topic as well. LOTS of LOU members have already signed the petition. Cheers,

Welcome to LOU Tom! Love the avatar image! Sweet

Wow Larry - thanks for sharing as always. Really looking forward to seeing some pictures! Will be up there myself next Wed-Friday to try my luck.

Great group of musky guys here Musky Lips. I have met most of them in person and they are a lot of fun and always willing to share lots of info with you.

You might have to work it a little more than that Zach. Try quick jerking actions to add a little more wobble and jiggle to entice the more nostalgic ones into striking. Also remember that not all keepers prefer the high speeds (5+ mph) that you are notorious for - I had to slow my presentation wayyyyy down to get my keeper to strike Pink & Champagne flower-scented lures work great in mid-to-late evening and on full moon nights. Get the right conditions and you can work the lures at a faster speed and still achieve the same results......

Welcome aboard Bill! Glad you found us - lots of great guys here Enjoy the site and check out the "Finger Lakes" forum to see more on fishing the finger lakes. We have a TON of finger lakes fisherman here on LOU. Here is the link: viewforum.php?f=6 Cheers

Welcome aboard XrapMan! Glad you found us - lots of great guys here Enjoy the site and check out the "Musky, Pike, Walleye" forum to see more on walleye fishing. Here is the link: viewforum.php?f=7 Cheers

I had to figure-8 her at the boat several times to finally get her to bite...... but after that, she didn't put up much of a fight

that was the TEST and she passed... so now I figured I better marry her. Plus she is just over the legal size limit to keep (she only stands 5 feet 1/4 inches tall).

And to think I bought her a life time fishing license for Valentines Day last year (true story!)

Are you telling me I can't fish in BOTH musky tournaments AND get married on the same day? Sounds like fun to me

Congrats Zach - that is just awesome! Great pictures

Nice going Bob! Sounds like you are really "catching on" to this Lake O fishing Keep up the great work - your kid will thank you for it many times over!

Congrats guys on the great weekend on the water! Thanks for sharing the pics and best of luck at the next leg of the tournament!