Tim Bromund

These are the best running and hardest pulling boards I've ever seen: http://www.amishoutfitters.com/planer.htm I've got the redwood boards and they pull MUCH MUCH better than my old plastic Wille doubles did. Tim p.s. also at Amish Outfitters, the clipper planer board releases are pretty slick as well http://www.amishoutfitters.com/clipper.htm Not affiliated in any way, just really like their stuff, very well made. I have 2 of their 28" Beefy Bag trolling bags as well and with both in the water it darn near takes my boat to a dead stop.

John, Yeah I stopped in on Saturday to pay the bill for winterizing, shrink wrap and storage. While I was there I asked him for at least a ball park on the bottom work, so I would know how much to set aside. He looked up the materials in a couple catalogs and told me he would call me after he worked up a price. Haven't heard from him yet. When and if I do, I'll let you know. Tim

Ted, Listen to John and get any advice you can from him, he knows what he's talking about. Check out this thread on Great Lakes Angler on a boat he's currently restoring. Really nice work. http://www.glangler.com/cgi-bin/boards/ ... m=ForumID6 Tim

Trout are a little more oily than salmon so it takes a little longer to smoke em. Other than that, not really. Tim

be better if they could just play the raiders 3 more times Tim

Actually, Browns are one of my favorites to eat. Moreso from the open lake than on the spawning run, but browns taste just fine. If you like smoked fish, they are one of my favorites in the smoker. Jax, my response was more towards mr steelheads bag of tripe than you, but I did think yours was a bit harsh as well. No worries Tim

I just used spray glue (construction spray adhesive, comes in aerosol cans) Tim

Don't worry stan, you don't look stupid, he does. Tim

The way they've played for the last month, I don't know if they should to to the golf course or the free clinic :x Tim

You self rightous C & R nazis really need to back the heck off. If you want to release everything you catch, knock yourself out, but you have NO FREAKING RIGHT feeding someone else a ration of $hit for keeping their legal limit of legally caught fish. Get over yourselves. Tim

Hey Bob, good luck on a speedy recovery Tim

If it is as they have been in the past, then yes, you will. The Scottys are usually a shotgun start in the morning with all the boats milling around in front of the piers until the horn sounds then its a free for all to the fishing grounds, and you have to be between the piers by the stated quitting time. Quite honestly, the shotgun starts are one of the craziest and funnest, most exciting aspects of the whole tournament IMO. Tim

I got the Sheffield combo from fishusa last year and while I still haven't gotten a fish with it, I really like it (only used it twice so far). Can't go wrong for $359 for the combo, IMO. http://www.fishusa.com/Sheffield-Float- ... BC199173F9 Tim

As I've posted on these types of threads in the past, I started with Cannon Unitroll HP Manual riggers on my 1st boat and liked them just fine, I bought a couple older used mag 10s that I transferred over to the Thompson when I got it and I liked those very much as well. Eventually I bought 2 new Scotty Electrics and moved the old mag 10's to the outdown positions up the gunwales, then from there they went to the basement where they still sit. I liked the Cannons just fine, but now that I have my Scottys, I'd never go back. Tim

Note sure yet, I'll update once I know along with info on how to register. The clinic is space limited to 80 or so seats. Tim

Check my posting in the Events Section. LOTSA is sponsoring the Dan Keating/Dave Mull Great Lakes Angler Salmon Clinic on Saturday Feb 21, 2009, the day before our 2nd Annual Lake Ontario Fishing Expo and Flea Market on Sunday Feb 22, 2009. I'll post updates/more information as they come in, but check the LOTSA website for more information also. We will have a link to the Keating/Mull Clinic registration on the site once it becomes available. Dan Keating is also going to be one of the Seminar Speakers at the EXPO. www.lotsa.org Tim

The Lake Ontario Trout & Salmon Association will be sponsoring a Salmon Fishing Spectacular weekend in February to kickoff the 2009 fishing season in style. On Saturday February 21st Dave Mull from Great Lakes Angler magazine and well known Lake Michigan Charter Captain Dan Keating will bring their extremely popular Great Lakes Angler Super Salmon clinic to WNY. On Sunday February 22nd, the 2nd Annual Lake Ontario Fishing Expo and Flea Market will be held. The Expo will feature 47 tables of merchandise along with fishing seminars throughout the day. Both events will be held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Niagara County. See www.lotsa.org for more details.

The Lake Ontario Trout & Salmon Association will be sponsoring a Salmon Fishing Spectacular weekend in February to kickoff the 2009 fishing season in style. On Saturday February 21st Dave Mull from Great Lakes Angler magazine and well known Lake Michigan Charter Captain Dan Keating will bring their extremely popular Great Lakes Angler Super Salmon clinic to WNY. On Sunday February 22nd, the 2nd Annual Lake Ontario Fishing Expo and Flea Market will be held. The Expo will feature 47 tables of merchandise along with fishing seminars throughout the day. Both events will be held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Niagara County. See www.lotsa.org for more details.

for what it's worth, don't know about the Aventa, but my Okuma Sheffield so far seems REALLY nice with a real easy start up on the drift. Tim

Looks like it and I would guess so. I believe coho are the only ones they stock as fall fingerlings. We can't keep em off while trying to perch fish in Olcott harbor in the fall. Tim

here you go Tim

We did all three a couple years ago (Dalhousie, Darlington and Credit) and the Darlington the following year (tried to do Dalhousie but Pete had engine trouble as he was running the Carolina over from Wilson and never made it). The Scottys are a lot of fun. I'm actually more likley to fish the Wilson Scotty than I am the Niagara Pro-Am this year, mostly due to the Niagara dates, June 6-7, WTF??? Who the heck wants to fish out of Olcott/Wilson during the June swoon? Not me. Anyways, I highly recommend the Scottys, looking forward to Wilson if my boat is ready for the water that early in May . Tim

Got this from Mike Wilkinson, DEc Biologist from Region 9 Buffalo Office and thought it might be of interest to some of you: PRESS RELEASE: Use on or before November 3, 2008 Contact: David B. MacNeill, New York Sea Grant, 315-312-3042 November 8th Workshop Looks into Lake Ontario Ecosystem's Future Register for event by November 3 Oswego, NY - Rapid and considerable ecological changes to the Lake Ontario ecosystem are affecting how energy is passed on through the lake's food web. The question is, how can scientists, fisheries managers, and citizens recognize and respond to the changes in the lake that is critically important to the economic well-being of New York State and the Canadian Province of Ontario? On Saturday, November 8th from 9:30am to 3pm, the Cornell Biological Field Station at Shackelton Point, the Cornell College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, and New York Sea Grant are offering a free public workshop to provide information and insights into food web indicators of the health, condition and challenges of the Lake Ontario ecosystem, including its fisheries. The workshop will be held in the Campus Center Auditorium Room 118 at the SUNY Oswego campus in Oswego, NY. Space is limited, so please pre-register for this event by Monday, November 3. New York Sea Grant Fisheries Specialist David B. MacNeill says he would like to see public stakeholders, scientists; fisheries association representatives and anyone seriously interested in the Lake Ontario ecosystem attend and interact at the workshop. "Anyone interested in the Lake Ontario ecosystem already knows how complex a system it is. Many of the changes taking place are not directly observable, but must be interpreted through various food web indicators. This workshop will focus on the wide range of indicators, including long-term trends, which support our understanding of the Lake Ontario resource," MacNeill says. MacNeill notes that those attending will leave with a better working knowledge of the Lake Ontario ecosystem and insights on the lake's future from scientists from both the U.S. and Canada. The workshop agenda to be moderated by MacNeill, includes presentations on: The State of Lake Ontario: Lessons learned and current understanding: Dr. Edward L. Mills, Cornell University Biological Field Station at Shackelton Point Nutrients, Algae, and Zooplankton and Food Quality: New insights on balancing nutrition and ecosystem health in the Lake Ontario food web: Dr. Kimberly L. Shultz, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse Connections between the Lower Food Web and Alewife: Fueling alewife and links to the lower Lake Ontario food web: Robert "Bob" O'Gorman, U.S. Geological Survey Biological Field Station at Oswego (retired) Zooplankton: Indicators of Ecosystem Change: Tiny crustaceans and Lake Ontario's crystal ball - Are they connected? Kristen Holeck, Cornell University Managing the Lake Ontario Resource: Decision-Making Tools: Steve LaPan, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Lake Ontario Unit Leader and Gavin Christie, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Lake Ontario Management Unit biologist What Does the Future Hold for Lake Ontario? Lake Ontario through the looking glass: Dr. Tim Johnson, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Lake Ontario Management Unit researcher. For registration information for The Future of the Lake Ontario Ecosystem: Is there a crystal ball? Workshop and a campus map, contact New York Sea Grant at 315-312-3042, [email protected]. Registration deadline is Monday, Nov 3.

Just to piggyback on rustyrats post. Iceman, you cannot compare a derby (LOC) to a tournament. They are completely different animals. Tournaments really do take a lot more skill to do well in. In a Derby, you are out there putting your time in, hoping to luck into 1 good fish. As RR stated, in a tournament you have to bring good boxes in back to back days, and having fished both the Scottys and the Pro Am's, I can tell you that is NOT easy to do. Even whern the fishing was stupid simple such as the Niagara pro am last year when everyone was boxing out with dinks, some boats still managed to bring in boxes of heavy fish (not us ). Those are the the conditions that really separate the men from the boys. Call it snobbery if you like, but tournaments are the best way to judge your skills against your fellow anglers. Anyone can get lucky and pop into a single big fish over the course of 10 days, 5 weeks etc. I've fished scottys (no observers) and pro-ams (observers) and don't have a preference either way. I haven't had any issues with the observers on my boat, but it wouldn't bother me if ther were eliminated either. It's not a deal breaker for me. Tim

Missdemeanor: just to clarify what Gill said: divers, cores, coppers etc, are sometimes referred to as "junk lines" which really only means they are anything other than clean down rigger lines. When fighting the fish there's usually some other "junk" on there. It's not meant to be derogatory, because your right, many days they take more hits than the riggers. Tim