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Nice pics Steve. HAd to be neat feeding the Tarpon by hand.

The bottom one could be a Gander Mountain Crippled Alewive. If it is, change that split ring. They were horrible.

Very nice picutres. That brown in the 2nd picture is really awesome looking.

Diawa Sealine 47 lca's. Best reel for that price range IMO. I have had the Diawa Sealines for 16 years and they are very dependable.

You can use both off the same side but I tend to go with one or the other. In the spring, I run a copper off of one side for deep fish and a couple rods of the other board for high riding fish. You can use drop weights and rubberband or clip them to the line.

I tried that and the filets had a very strange smell when I thawed them. Brian, I believe that smell is called Lake Trout Sorry Nick, I don't eat lakers . I give them to my neighbor. It was walleye filets when I tried it. I thought FISHINMAN would have beat you to that one.

Blue, The offshore stuff is good into late November most years. Run normal trout and salmon stuff. Spoons and flashers and flies will produce. Find the thermalcline and rig above it. The fish at this time of the year can be all the way to the surface.

Let the lure back say 100'. Take the line (on the rod) twist it making a loop. Clip the loop into the release. This will keep the light from the rod to the release from slipping. If the middle rod releases, send the closest rod to the boat to the spot where the middle rod was when the fish hit. Once you have reeled in the fish, let the rod out and then clip it in a release and send it out to the spot where the closest rod was before you sent it out the middle spot after the fish hit. I would start in the spring with mono flatlines for browns until you get proficient before trying copper or core. I usually run 3 or more rods off of one board. I run my boards out 100 - 150 to the side of the boat if the boat traffic is not too heavy. space them equally apart down the plainer line.

gaj, 1- let the line attached to the release out as far as you want and it will stop. Make sure you put a couple twists in the line (making a loop) before attching the line to the release. 2- Once the middle line releases and the fish is straight behind the boat, let the inside line out more to the spot the middle rod was running. 3- I run mine on the gunnels. Jus tbecareful that the plainer tow line does not lift a rod out of the rod holder and drop it in the drink.

Very nice tiger. They are the best looking fish in my opinion.

I tried that and the filets had a very strange smell when I thawed them.

My father contacted Dave Chilson and it was sent to the wrong address (mistake on my fathers part). Dave is reissuing the check. Thanks for your replies.

Billy, I hav ehad my food saver for 6 years now and love it. When freezing fish, make sure you dry the filets off really good before sealing or the seal will not seal all the way.

Happy Birthday Billy.

Has anyone recieved there checks yet?

Gustofson, The only real consisantcy I have found is through the ice. My buddy has caught a couple in the upper 30's in early October fishing along the weedlines for pike. Another buddy has caught a couple suspended trolling walleyes in the north end.

A 3/0 hook is a little big. That will make you eggsack sink to the bottom. You don't need big hooks. size 4 or 2's are plenty in singles. I like size 6 trebles for sac fishing.

I was there on Wednesday and put 5 pike in the boat (26,28,30, 34, 39). Lots of follows. Had 6 other fish on that came off. Had a nice tiger follow to the boat boat would not hit. Also caught 11 largemouth. Right along the weedline in 15-18' was best.

I like keeping my sinker 3' - 4' from the sack. I have found I get way more hook ups this way.

Tom, I had strike sensor on the rod. The salmon came up and was thrashing towards the pier. Got to the rod before he got the line tight.

Tom, I agree with you 100%. Monroe County is the only county boarding Lake O that could give 2 sh*ts about fishing or fishing derbies. Look at Oswego, Orleans, Wayne Jefferson, Cayuga and Niagara Counites. They promote fishing. All Monroe County and the City of Rochester cares about is fast ferries and performing arts centers. It is truly sad.

Praying Mantis, Sorry for your loss. My prayers go out to you and your family.

Fished the pier Thursday night with 2 buddies. Set up around 8pm with a flat calm lake. Rigging an eggsack on the fourth rod, My buddy yells look at that salmon thrashing on the surface. I run over and grab the last rod I set. After almost getting spooled, I land a very nice 28lb. male king. After 9pm, the lake got rough and the fish were not porpusing near the pier anymore. Casted glos spoons and sticks for a while with nothing. Called it a night around 11.

It has been slow from what I hear. It will get better in 2 weeks.

Run offshore and find steelies and kings. Lakers should be in there normal areas. Remember, the season for lakers closes at the end of the month.