LongLine

That's better than "Trolling Rock". Give us some detail. size, type of boat, Where you fish out of, favorite specie, etc... "Rock-it Troller"? naah, that's YT's bass boat. Tom B. (LongLine)

I listen to the downriggers humming :mrgreen: Tom B. (LongLine)

I agree with Iceman & YT. Black's for me. I put a post up back there someplace on how to rig them on a coated Sub-T cable. I have some pinch pad type releases that I use for a stacker on the coated cable but they're a pain to remove if you have a fish on the lower one and are trying to clear the rigger, especially if you're out solo. Tom B. (LongLine)

Mother Nature might have the food web solution if she’d restrict the invasives to this diet and not allow the natives to partake of it. oh well, dream on… :roll: Tom B. (LongLine)

Here's something to read & smile about from Leeroy Wisner. I'm sure a lot of us have seen some of them. http://www.wisnersinc.com/Fishing%20Inf ... ations.htm Tom B. (LongLine)

Only thing good about them is that they’ll eat water fleas. http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/photogal ... mysis.html http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/brochures/hemimysis.pdf Tom B. (LongLine)

Well, it started out as only going to make a new center rod holder, as I couldn’t find one that I liked, trusted or had a reasonable price. Then a 2nd, then a 3rd. Then how to recess the scale, then how to add a front extension, then how to beef up the hinges. Hmm…what the heck started all over… I figure about $85 for materials (not including the swivel bases or scale) and the majority of that for stainless screws & nuts. Come on spring, Tom B. (LongLine) LongLive Recreational fishing

Fishinman I replaced the entire wood floor in my boat 2 years ago after 20 yrs. It had rotted out around the floor compartment/storage hatch. I figure moisture sat around the aluminum trim opening and was trapped. I bought ¾â€Â

Stix - The guys had some very good points however I didn't particpate as I was too busy checking out a deal on Navy surplus Sonar buoys on E-bay, instantaneous cellphone datalinks to NOAA's bathemetry/hydrological satellite and encrypted radar updating to SeaGrants 2007 Big-O Salmon Telemetry Tracking project. Tom B. (LongLine)

Here’s an interesting article from the west coast by LeeRoy Wisener on preventing your fishing buddies from leaning overboard and "calling Ralph" i.e. sea sickness cures/prevention. http://www.wisnersinc.com/Fishing%20Inf ... kness.html Some say a screaming drag will do the trick but the only guaranteed cure that I ever found for friends was to have them hug the biggest tree they could find. Tom B. (LongLine)

Personally I like WD-40 as it definitely keeps the fleas off my light line. Regardless, here’s some interesting stuff from a West Coast guy: http://www.wisnersinc.com/Fishing%20Info/Scent.htm Tom B. (LongLine)

I'm guessing the preyfish are going to have a great winter but come summer we're going to see some problems as FB' said. Polish up the heavy cannonballs because I think we're going to need them to go a little deeper & a little earlier this year. Tom B. (LongLine)

FWIW - Just received this in mail today. Moor is having their once a year factory sale: Tom B. (LongLine)

If you need metal materials for your winter boat projects, check out White Wire & Metal Products on S. Clinton. (Rochester NY) I just bought a 6ft length of ¼â€Â

Happy New Year Dave & to all the guys on-board. May we get to go fishing a lot more this year. Tom B. (LongLine)

Well, here’s my first winter project. Looked around for a new rod holder for my “LongLineâ€Â

Believe it or not, they said it’s cheaper to store the boat in Nova Scotia than in Rochester. ($1300 vs $500/day) Supposedly Euro-Ferries has promised to reimburse the city some of the storage/maintenance costs, however no money has changed hands yet. (not even a down payment) I’m curious as to how Rochester is going to get out of the remaining 27 yrs on the 30-year deal with Toronto under which Rochester pays $250K/yr for the “privilegeâ€Â

Calm winds ... warm temps ... Big Fish Tom B. (LongLine)

About 2 miles NE of this guy :?: Tom B. (LongLine)

I use mostly NKs but have a couple obsolete R&R’s that became my GO-TO spoons this last year. Basically same shape as NKs but much lighter. Have a few Stingers but haven’t done much with them. My son fooled a nice king with a scyclops with a white trailer once (trolling) but that was it. I think you guys are right, it’s all a speed thing. Any spoon will work at the right speed - as long as it’s Black/Silver with a touch of glow. Tom B. (LongLine)

Well now that the ferry's out of site (sp), we'll probably wish they had stuck with it because it looks like that was peanuts compared to what this is going to cost: http://www.rochester-citynews.com/gyrob ... oid%3A4610 http://projects.sasaki.com/portofrochester/index.html Isn't it amazing that the city fathers (or mothers) just don't/won't realize what a world-class fishery is at their doorstep. :roll: Tom B. (LongLine)

Merry Christmas Erin, also to Steve, Hank, 'Jerks & all the guys (gals) on board. Tom B. (LongLine)

Goodbye Willie - Tom B. (LongLine)

Stix - you need to put proper warning signs on that. Wouldn't want any UL or OSHA trouble: Tom B. (LongLine)

Not needed anymore. I got a bunch of them. Thanx Tom B. (LongLine)