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Happy Birthday Hank. Here’s a picture Ray took of the gang at your last party… For anyone that doesn’t know Hank, here he is in his younger day: And even going further back: But don’t worry Hank, there are perks to getting older: 1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you. 2. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first. 3. No one expects you to run into a burning building. 4. People call at 9 PM and ask, “Did I wake you?†5. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac. 6. There is nothing left to learn the hard way. 7. Things you buy now won’t wear out. 8. You can eat dinner at 4 P.M. 9. You can live without fun loving but not without glasses. 10. You enjoy hearing about other people’s operations. 11. You get into heated arguments about pension plans. 12. You have a party and the neighbors don’t even realize it. 13. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge. 14. You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room. 15. You sing along with elevator music. 16. Your eyes won’t get much worse. 17. Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off. 18. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service. 19. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can’t remember them either. 20. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size. 21. You can’t remember who sent you this list.} ... Just playing…Happy Birthday Tom B. (LongLine)

Nice fish Tom B. (LongLine)

Britty - Best guess is that they're weights in the 1 - 2 # range. Tom B. (LongLine)

This last weekend was tough for just about everyone. Look at what the water did. All along the southern shore it was warm, then we had that big "blow' and near shore got real cold. That brought the fish way in close. Then it got real warm again, bait went to the bottom & those fish that weren't ready to head upstream went back out deep. Keep at it. Next weekend they may be right back within reach. Tom B. (LongLine)

One ball "in the dirt." Sudden starts & stops. Short leads for sudden turns. Pop lines loose from rigg'rs. (Heck of a lot of bait at that depth) Tom B. (LongLine)

Fishing Report LongLine Out early again on Saturday. ESE wind. A few guys on both piers. Had to weave thru a few boats to get out. Worked in front to the outside of the crowd for a while. Not as many as last weekend. No activity on screen. Then headed off Russell & worked the 115-140 range. Quite a bit of activity but all right on the bottom. Temp down 100 in low/mid 60’s. A few of the bigger boats buzzed past & kept going north – out of sight. Word on the squalkbox was that the fish were way out deep. Guess the temp swing drove them back out. Anyways, only 1 laker, about 6 Lbs off the bottom, as line was snapped loose from rigger over 125 FOW. Nk Wonderbread. Off at 10:30. Little ragboats all over the place. Quite a few trailers in the lot. DEC SUV & trailer also there. Didn’t see their boat though – maybe they went upriver. Ran the gas out of the carbs. Maybe one more outing this year. Luck to all. Tom B. (LongLine)

oops....My bad. Tom B. (LongLine)

One of the good guys? Was that before or after it ate all the plankton? Tom B. (LongLine)

Glad to see they got it working again. Thanx for posting. Tom B. (LongLine)

Thanx for posting. That was amazing. Tom B. (LongLine)

Snag - "Staging" means the salmon are still in the lake, hanging around the mouths of rivers/streams just bide-ing time to make the run up to their spawning grounds. They'll often come in close, change their minds because something's just not right & go back out. Tom B. (LongLine)

Location of cribs can be seen here http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/14804.shtml Nice fish tho. Tom B. (LongLine)

Hey Mark - When landing them solo, do as I say, not as I did..... one shoe on, one shoe off, spilled coffee, flasher box tipped over, paddle handle caught in net.... Talk about a cluster ... Tom B. (LongLine)

Those are nice Cohos. DEC will be collecting eggs pretty soon. Hope they're able to hire more permanent positions. Tom B. (LongLine)

180 - Nope not me. Solo yes, but I have an 18 ft BlueFin (Full deck). I saw maybe 5 others out there doing the solo thing. Was a nice day for it. Skipper - I had a feeling sleeping in on Saturday would be a good choice. Dead Sea = clean screen = fish on the surface. Next weekend might be better. Tom B. (LongLine)

Welcome to the board. Get some lights on the boat; head out real early in the morning; take a left off the channel & troll shallow up towards the old bath-house. There's always some big Browns in there. Tom B. (LongLine)

Fishing Report LongLine Launched @ 5:45 & was surprised to see 3 others had already launched & two were getting ready to go in. Full moon night. Calm, some wind out of the east. Couple small swells out of the NE. Just cool enough to fog the windows & put some dew on the seats. 17 guys on Summerville pier & maybe 6 on Charlotte. Headed straight out & set up in 35 FOW after weaving through about 8 boats. Worked the 40-60 ft range out front. Anyways, 2 Browns right on the surface NK Wonderbread, 1 ft down, 3 times past the propwash, 2 ¾ mph. Not big but nice healthy fish. Cloud cover approaching from the South around 7:00. Lot of screen activity in 42 FOW. Saw some schools of bait right on surface but no predators swirling after them. Looked around & counted 48 boats at the mouth. Funny how the big boats hung around the mouth and most of the little guys went outside. Some went deep. Nice to see that many boats fishing the area again. Guess about 8:00 some of the bigger boats headed offshore. Don’t know who you are but nice rig – Here’s one for your screen saver: Off at 10:00; quite a few trailers in the lot. Probably the most I’ve seen all year. (BTW board with cleat on Soth dock has gone missing so watch your step on the dock) Luck to all, Tom B. (LongLine)

Carpe - Yup, wind & waves will affect it. That's why I try to go down wind or at some angle with the wind. Mine will go around in circles at trolling speed, yet at 30 mph I can take my hands off the wheel with no problem. Figure that one out...??? Boat is 18 ft aluminum & I think 7'8 or something like that. The bungee looped in the big space on the wheel gives you some latitude if you have to adjust course. Tom B. (LongLine)

Outstanding! Tom B. (LongLine)

Every time I catch something, 4-5 ft of the main line gets cut off & things retied. Run the line between your fingers & feel for any roughness - if present then retie. Also look at your knots - if it's "curly" near your knot then retie. (always wet the line when pulling a knot tight) Remember - don't store mono or copoly in the sunlight or anywhere where it can get too warm. Tom B. (LongLine)

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As I haven't found a good gyro-bungee yet, I have both rigg'r wts in the water before a line gets attached. Tom B. (LongLine)

Unfortunately, the "shore fisherman" is a victim of numbers and statistics. i.e.: 1. Due to the timing of the derbies/tourneys, most larger fish are out of casting distance. Month & daytime 2. Somebody (who, IMO, should be horse-whipped - pardon my politics) invented linning & lifting. Tom B. (LongLine)

Ditto above - go with a bracket. Remember if you use (can find) a "glue" that holds, you'll never be able to remove it. Tom B. (LongLine)