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Swivel all the way!

Thanks to everyone who showed up today to help!!! The huge turn out really made things easy. Dont forget fish arrive weds at 1230.

Great news! Fish delivery has been scheduled for Wednesday April 4 at 1230!

First thing is to make sure they are assembled correctly. https://www.bigjon.com/admin/partsimage/1441986991OTTBOATinstr.pdf Big Jon suggests a 9" x 14" knot configuration but some of us run a 10"x 13" knot configuration. The type of planer board line is also important. I like 200# braid. It has virtually zero stretch and doesn't absorb water. With that being said it doesn't hang in the water and cause board lag.

On Saturday March 31st, we will be meeting at East Fork Pro Marine at 9:30 am to assemble the pens for the fish delivery. Please come join us!

Okuma has not discontinued them, they have only stopped shipping them to the US.There are still a few around but its getting extremely tough to find them. Try ebay.

Here is the law copied from the NYSDEC website in which they had a hard time explaining to us. Regulations for Harvested Fish Fish cleaning law It is illegal on New York State waters to possess walleye, black bass, brook trout, lake trout or Atlantic salmon that have been cut, dismembered, filleted, skinned or otherwise altered so that the species and total length of such fish cannot be easily determined. However, these fish may be gilled or gutted. Other species of fish may be filleted provided that the skin is not removed from the fillets. This regulation allows more effective enforcement of harvest regulations on protected game fish. Fish carcass disposal law It is illegal to discard any fish carcass, or parts thereof, into the freshwaters of the state within 100 feet of shore or upon any public or private lands contiguous to and within 100 feet of such water, except: On private lands by owners of such lands. If properly disposing into suitable garbage or refuse collection systems or by burial. Where incidental cleaning of fish for consumption is permitted. However, resulting waste may not be disposed of within 100 feet of any public launching or docking site unless into a suitable refuse collection system. Live fish and fish which must be returned to the water because of size limits, open seasons and daily limits are not subject to the fish carcass disposal law. Transportation Transportation of fish is permitted as follows: Fish caught in New York State No more than two days’ legal take of nonsalable fish may be transported unless a permit is obtained from a DEC Regional Office, or the fish are frozen, processed and packaged for storage. Smelt, suckers, alewives, and blueback herring taken by dip nets or angling, and suckers taken by spearing, may be transported overland by motorized vehicle for consumption purposes only. Once those species are transported away from the water body, they may not be transported back to any water body for use as bait. Salable fish may be transported in any number. Baitfish transportation regulations.

Is your question "why would you clean your catch on your boat vs the cleaning station"?

good, save me a seat!