Tim Bromund

that actually just looks like a Scotty extendable downrigger boom with a mooching reel attached to it somehow to hold the tow line.

Yup, it's a good thing I don't do drugs, 'cause I surely couldn't afford to do both

Sure Larry, that would be great.

I think that is a really underutilized fishery. They are out there and nobody targets them. DEC test nettings have consistently found large schools of brownies on Brocton Shoal in the summer, but everyone on erie goes out deeper and targets the tasty boots instead. Erie has always produced decent sized browns, back in the 80's it was not at all unusual to hear of 15-20+ lb browns coming out of Dunkirk harbor in the winter. I think Erie is really good brown trout habitat and a super fishery could be developed with a little effort. Tim

I've got a Garmin 172C and it's a great unit, unfortunately it's older and kind of obsolete and Garmin no longer makes new chips for them. The one I have is the Lake Ontario Chip and covers the entirety of lake Ontario from Montreal west and also includes lake Erie all the way to long point on the Canadian side (basically the entire eastern basin). Tim

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yeah, no snubbers, I haven't run a snubber in years either. Tim

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not sure fluoro is necessary, I've never used it for diver - flasher fly leaders. When I run divers with spoons I use 20 lb fluoro leaders and haven't had any breakoffs. Tim

Matthew, The redwood boards sit pretty low as well, so I added flags to em. I went to Tractor Supply and got a pack of metal stemmed, fluorescent red surveyor flags to add to the boards to make them more visible. It was like 8 bucks for a 100 pack, so I'm pretty much set for life Tim

I've used 50 lb big game for dipsy leaders to flashers for years, not too heavy at all, I like em as long as possible and still be able to net the fish, seem to get more hits with the longer leaders. I have my F/F diver leaders at around 10 feet and witha 9 1/2' diver rod and long handled net I haven't had any problems netting the fish. Tim

Mark, if you're talking about the hybrid, I only wish it was ours. That was a pic someone else posted on here last year that I copied because it was such a good example of what a chin-ho hybrid looks like. Tim

no worries, I've been doing this a long time

Brian, I run mine off the front of the grab rails on the top of my hardtop with the reels mounted on the side posts of my rocket launcher at the back of the hardtop. If I didn't have that option I'd have a mast up front. Personally I'd still have the reels mounted where they are, since my bow is not all that easily accessible. Tim

No I don't think that is a hybrid. That looks like a typical small two year old king. There is always some variation in spotting, but there is enough spotting on both the upper and lower lobes of the tail for me to consider it typical king. The anal fin is totally king. On a chinook/coho hybrid the leading edge of the anal fin is typically noticeably longer than on a pure chinook. Take a look at this photo that someone posted on here last year of what I'm pretty sure is a chinook/coho hybrid. Take a look at the long leading edge of the anal fin and the tail that displays the attributes of both species, the rigid structure on top and bottom that would allow tailing, but totally devoid of spotting with the distinct radial bands that you'd see on a coho. here is a pic of a nice mature pure coho for comparison. Tim

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Very nice. That should do the job. I've always just gotten it spooled as tight at I can in initially and then first trip out I'll head out over deep water put on a pound ball and let it all out behind the boat and reel it in tight with the pound ball. Tim

yes I've had the redwood boards for years and they are AWESOME. They pull harder and better than any board I've ever seen, including the modified otters (sorry otterboat fans, it's the truth). I finally installed Cicso electric planer reels to make reeling them in easier, it was a challenge with hand crank reels. I have both the 500lb test spectra tow line and the board snubbers from Amish as well. The snubbers do seem to take some of the stress off. with as hard as the redwood boards pull, I wouldn't even want to try the plastic ones. As mentioned above, they collapse nicely for storage. Tim

nope, that top fish in the first pic an immature king for sure. Tim

Agreed Vince, thank you to everyone that showed up on short notice. The pens went in without a hitch other than some engine trouble on the boat towing them from the ramp to the slips, but one of the boats coming in from the morning's fishing jumped right in and took over towing duty, so they all got inserted into their proper spot without a problem. Big thanks to to the guys in that other boat that jumped in to help, I'm sorry, I didn't get your names. Now we need feeders to sign up. There are LOTS of open feeding times to fill. Tim

Well, we finally received word, just yesterday, that we will be receiving our steelhead (no definite date on kings yet) on Wednesday the 11th, so unfortunately, that means Our pens have to go in the water tomorrow. We will be meeting at the Town of Newfane Marina at 0900 to get the nets on the frames and then get the pens in the water. I apologize on the very short notice, but we are reacting to the sudden information given to us by the DEC. Anyone who can come out and help, your assistance will be greatly appreciated. I also have the feeding calendar and signup form up on the LOTSA Website, The fish need to get fed 5 times a day 7:00 am, 10:00 am, 1:00 pm, 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm and we will need feeders for all of these times for the the entire time period our fish are in the pens. It's a lot of fun and a great thing to do with the kids watching these little eating machines tear into the food like a pack of piranha as you distribute it around the pens. For more info and to sign up to feed the babies, please see the LOTSA Website at http://www.lotsa.org Thanks. Tim Bromund

Yes, there is one right in Olcott Harbor with a web cam from Overboard Charters http://www.overboardcharters.com/Weather.htm Tim

I love my Amish Outfitters Redwood boards.

that sounds like a weak probe battery to me. I usually get a full season out of a probe battery on the DR and some times cheat a little into the following season. At some point in the next season the readings start to get screwy and that is when I notice the "lo batt" alert on the display. The unit will tell you when the probe battery is running out of juice. Change the probe batt and I'll bet you'll be good to go. Tim

I don't know that that is a fair and accurate statement. Beckman makes a good net for sure, but to say that they are the ONLY ones to make a good landing net is utterly ludicrous. I just got a Beckman from Larry's LOU deal, but I also have a Cummings net that is great and the long handled Ranger I had before that was 15+ year old and was awesome until some dirtbag stole it off my boat. Honestly, I like the new Beckman, but one complaint I DO have on it is the smooth round handle. It will make extending the handle tricky in the heat of battle with keeping the push pin lined up with the hole. That's not a problem with the octagonal handles on the other nets. Tim