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  1. LongLine
    What do you mean by "use them like normal"? i.e.
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    Very hard to tell from that picture. (always take a bunch of pictures - digital pic developing cost is nothing) Can't tell if that is a legitimate hump or the way your holding it. Also anal fin is close but doesn't look right to me for a king. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    I believe there are two major factors that answer the OP's question: 1. Back in 2010/2011 there were some major survival issues with the Chinook egg take & survival of the broodstock. Warm water, flow, EMS, change in feed specs. 2012 stocking was only 1.5M. Target was 1.7M. DEC scrambled and the 1.5 M included 240K from MNR. This caused DEC to re-think how they take eggs & many changes were made. 2004-2007 they had put in 1.8M each year. 2009 was a disaster as only .8M were stocked. I believe no fish were clipped in 2012 due to worries about survival. (refer to my State of Lake notes in the "Article" section) 2. Changes in lake. Alewife population is up and due to invasives, they generally live farther off shore. I know I ran into some tremendous bait pods in 200 FOW. Most of the successful trips this year were from guys that had no problem going out to 5-600 FOW. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Hey Has Been - why don't you bury the hatchet with this guy?....about 6" below the waterline. "vengeance is mine, saith the lord" & I ain't God. Ignore him, go on you way & enjoy your outing. Tom B. (LongLine)
  5. LongLine
    WTG P.H. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Welcome to the site. Tom B. (LongLine)
  7. LongLine
    If anything happens to your net, remember you can lift a King out of the water by grabbing the base of his tail. They can't collapse their tail fin. Just make sure you don't fall overboard tho... Tom B. (LongLine)
  8. LongLine
    Welcome to site. Fishing license required. Safety gear depends on size of boat. Better to be too safe than sorry. Watch the sky/weather. Troll on the fast side. Put some "outlandish" colors out there. Try to stay outside of any pack of boats. Don't get to close to other guys. 3 lines allowed per angler, 15 hook points maximum on each line. No gaff hooks allowed. Good luck, Tom B. (LongLine)
  9. LongLine
    I pity any poor client that loses a fish or tackle on that "captain's" boat cuz here's what he'll probably get from Mr. "congeniality": "You fN moron, can't ya learn to fish? All you had to do was fN reel that fN pig in? I fN hooked him for ya! You stupid jac*$$, I aught'ta throw yoa dumb fN a$$ overboard and ya can swim after that fN hog. Gad, Good thing that weren't no fN money fish! Ki$$ my fN butt! You're gon'na have to pay for that fN 2000 dollar lure & fN setup. Gad! what a fN idiot you are." Yep - I'm sure he's loving the attention just as his clients enjoy his company. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Thanx Chris...whew is right! Tom B. (LongLine)
  11. LongLine
    http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/9212/20130902/harmful-algae-bloom-lake-ontario-spotted-from-orbit-iss.htm A little, we need. This much... Tom B. (LongLine)
  12. LongLine
    Hope it's an outboard and all it is, is a spun prop. If it's an I/O, I hope it's only a spun prop. I had the rubber I/O spline go once. That was a project. Good luck & let us know. Tom B. (LongLine)
  13. LongLine
    Colder water has been moving in however if you're referring to the "coastwatch" site, don't believe the grey areas. Gray areas are clouded over and signal doesn't penetrate very well. Tom B. (LongLine)
  14. LongLine
    Welcome to the site. We're all in the learning mode. Which of the fingers have you visited? Tom B. (LongLine)
  15. LongLine
    It's perfectly legal to ship lead in New York. What's illegal is to use any packaging materials that contain lead. i.e. the box, paper, wrapping tape, string, etc. cannot contain lead. The packaging materials eventually end up in a dump somewhere and that's what the environmentalists are all worried about. It is however, expensive to ship regular mail as it's heavy. Tom B. (LongLine)
  16. LongLine
    The end where the eyes are closest to is the front. Originals came with a barrel swivel and a double hook attached on the front split ring. Trailing hooks was a treble. Spinner sounds like it may be a June-bug type, but would have to see a picture. The red eye wigglers originally came in Silver plate (real silver), gold and copper. (I still have a couple in my box - near and dear to me) In my collection, I also have 5 wooden flatfish from the 40's and some real ABU spinners from the early 50's. All near & dear to me. Tom B. (LongLine)
  17. LongLine
    Silver bullet J-plug is an old standby & still popular today. Hofschnieder used to make the redeye wiggler which is still a great pike & walleye lure. I think made by eppinger today. If you have one stamped by hofschnieder, it's definitely "vintaqe." Tom B. (LongLine)
  18. LongLine
    I just spit coffee all over my keyboard.... Tom B. (LongLine)
  19. LongLine
    WTG UNREEL! It's the thought that counts. HT - I hope it's not serious & you can back out there. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    You have to remember the period of low water we had then all of a sudden it came up almost a couple of feet. I'm sure this is a major factor. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Welcome to the site. Tom B. (LongLine)
  22. LongLine
    Suggest you never free spool. Very light drag with no clicker. Tighten drag just enough as you're putting some tension on the line to bend the rod over. Then put clicker on. Fish hits then grab rod & clicker off. Tom B. (LongLine)
  23. LongLine
    You may want to go a little deeper. Like 200+. Also never troll in a straight line - always zig-zag. There's been a lot of reports of short hits so definitely vary your speed. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Welcome to the site. Tom B. (LongLine)
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    Welcome to the site. Tom B. (LongLine)
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