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Gtray ro see the little guy smiling. Even the pooch seems to be smiling. BTW what are they? Tom B. (LongLine)

Starboard (in nautical terms) = right side. Hint, hint, hint. Either side, just make sure it's slighty below bottom of boat. Tom B. (LongLine)

Happy Birthay FS. Tom B. (LongLine)

Hi & welcome to the site. With the snow we have, we'd love to see some pics. Tom B. (LongLine)

Hi & welcome to the site. Tom B. (LongLone)

I thought she made up her own anthem. Most of that certainly wasn't recognizable as ours. As to 1/2 time, when the team headed to the lockerroom, I headed to the shower. bout time that mutt knocked the door down. From looking at his face, that was about the only time he's been successful. Tom B. (LongLine)

At last years "State of the Lake" meeting the DEC was just embarking on a study of ciscos into the Big-O. i.e. studying which ones might survive, etc. Should be interesting to find out how they made out at this years meeting. A healthy cisco population would help Laker population. Sean - If you edit your post & separate the word "interesting" from the link, then link will work Tom B. (LongLIne)

Now that some races have been expanded to 3 lanes instead of two.....nah...not going there. Tom B. (LongLine) sorry... ... I couldn't resist.... now I gotta go clean the coffee off my keyboard....

Senate bill S6453 has been re-submitted as S2462-2011 by Sen. Libous and went to the Sen. Environ Comm’ on 1/21/11. Assembly bill A10382 has been re-submitted as A3480-2011 by Assy Russell and went to the Assy Environ Comm’ on 1/25/11. Tom B. (LongLine)

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S6453 (Libous) was passed unanimously by the NYS Senate mid June 2010. It went to Assembly where it was introduced by O’Mara. It was referred to the Assembly Environmental Committee which passed it on 22 Dec 2010. It went to the Rules Committee where it was not acted upon in time. Tom B. (LongLine) FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

Pardon me for taking a “swing†here. PARTICIPATION The fishery is not on the state’s spending priority list. License sales have trended downward & the documented number of people going fishing has diminished. Tackle shops & manufacturers are struggling. (Even the “big box†stores carry more clothes than fishing gear.) The cost of maintaining the fishery (stocking, field staffs, administration) is going up. License fees have gone up; DEC budget was cut drastically; Hatchery staffs have been reduced. The state is not going to put as much money back into something that is not as popular as it once was. Fishing has & can put a lot of money back into the local economies. You’re more concerned with one kid being able to hit it out of the park or some being able to pitch the perfect game and we're more concerned with being able to field a decent number of teams so the league can stay in existance. Tom B. (LongLine)

Long winter.... Wonder what it'll look like next weekend... Tom B. (LongLine)

So it’s not because they catch fish/limit-out every time they go out? “Increasing†& “maximizing†are spelled differently and they have different meanings. The intent of 3-rods is to increase potential. Having the right amount of proper gear is more important than having expensive stuff. I’m sure you’ve never told your catcher to try “this glove†rather than “that glove†or batter to use “this bat†rather than “that batâ€â€¦right? Again it’s not about “playing betterâ€, it’s about increasing participation by increasing potential to catch a fish. (which is the part I know you don't get) One team, regardless of how good they are, is a cinch to win all the honors/awards that you seek if they’re the only team in the league. Unfortunately, that single team league would now have to pay the entire bill for field upkeep, equipment, trophies etc. (BTW - Leagues often give the players hats & t-shirts because they want the kids to remember and hopefully participate again.) Tom B. (LongLine)

Hurry up will ya? It's almost February... Tom B. (LongLine)

Cannon sells a 400ft nylon coated cable however you won't go wrong with Duane. He knows his stuff. Tom B. (LongLine)

Welcome to the site. Lunds are nice rigs. I'd suggest a unit that allows you to have a split screen. Sometimes you want to see two frequencies as they give a different picture. Definitely go with color if you can. Tom B. (LongLine)

That's also why I post sites where more info can be found. Tom B. (LongLine)

It’s not about baseball/football games or winning awards. (Those are individual histories and not scientific population statistics) 3-rods is about increasing the potential of that percentage of boats that get skunked to locate & hopefully catch a fish. Catching a fish once in a while is the attraction to fishing, just as when you go swimming, the attraction is being in the water (the attraction disappears if you can’t find safe water to swim in.) If a guy goes fishing & never catches a fish, the probability is pretty high that he’ll lose interest in the sport just as the guy that can’t hit the hoop eventually turns into a spectator rather than remain a player. Fishermen that don’t catch a fish in one place often move to another place to catch fish. (Look at how protective some guys are about revealing the “secret†place in fear of being crowded out.) Interest wanes with each unsuccessful move/outing until he finally takes up golf or some other sub-civilized form of recreation. Increasing potential is what it’s all about. The more people that are attracted to fishing by being somewhat successful will lead to continuation and/or increasing participation in the sport, which is something our sport needs. Albeit a couple minor blips the trend in license sales is downward, tackle shops & manufacturers are struggling, fees are up, and tournament participation is nowhere near what it used to be. Looking at the numbers from the NYSDEC site, participation is less than half of what it used to be. Costs to support the fishery are going up. The only way yours and my increases will be slowed is if they can be spread to a broader base. i.e. more fishermen making return trips to our fishery. A guy with 3 rods out-fishing the experienced angler that only uses one rod always comes up. Other than elitist snobs, who cares? - because it’s a bogus statement. Regardless of the number of rods, both are restricted by the creel limit so who out-fishes who - the single rod guy that catches 3 fish or the 3-rod guy that catches 3 fish? Tom B. (LongLine)

Anyone that is involved in the fishery and cares about facts, rather than promoting unsubstantiated personnal opinion, would know the answer, as well as how the survey is conducted & the science behind it. The link is posted so you can read it for yourself. The report does a pretty good job explaining it. Tom B. (LongLine)

According to the 2009 DEC Annual report for Lake Ontario (Boat Survey for Trout & salmon seekers): Sect 2 pg 32 (all boats) T&S Fishing boat trips: 62,599 Average # anglers per T&S trip: 3.06 Average length of T&S trip: 6.02 hours Ave # of NYS residents per boat trip: 60.8% Sect 2 pg 36 (all boats) # T&S caught: 222.8K % T&S harvested: 53.8% Sect 2 pg 37: Ave catch T&S per angler hour (all boats): 0.197 Sect 2 pg 38: % of boats with zero catch any T or S: 32.6% Charter-all anglers - % of boats harvesting bag limits T&S (aggregate): 3.1% Non Charter boats - % of boats harvesting bag limits T&S (aggregate): 1.6% (2009 was probably the best year for T&S fishermen of the last 10.) 1st grouping of data tells me there are a lot of non-resident fishermen out there. It also says that for every one boat (charter) that had 6 anglers there were at least 3 boats with 2 or less anglers. (average 6+2+2+1+1=2.4) 2nd data group tells me that there is a lot of C&R going on among the T&S fishermen. 3rd data group tells me that the average single angler spent 5.07 hours catching one T&S or (referring to group 1 data) basically his entire fishing trip and caught one fish. 4th group tells me that quite a few get skunked when they go fishing and that very few anglers harvested their bag limits. It also tells me that boats that generally run many rods outfished the smaller guys by a 2:1 ratio. However two times squat is still squat. If you do the math, you’d see that if every fisherman had caught his bag limit every time out, they’d have caught a hel[ of a lot more that the total given in the 2nd group of data. 3 rods would give the small guy more potential to catch fish by helping him locate the active fish a bit easier. Tom B. (LongLine) http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/27068.html

If you free spool letting the rigger down, you'll be sorry. Thumb works for some guys but if a fish hits it on the way down, most guys will panic & you'll have a real mess. I always let it out with the drag light. (a little bend in the rod & tightening along the way) ditto Billy on the release above the weight. Tom B. (LongLine)