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Hey Volunteers, It’s that time again! Our work party has been scheduled for Saturday April 11 @ 12:00 noon at the Sandy Creek Marina (8 Lake Road East Fork Hamlin, NY 14464). So save the date and we hope to see you there! Our goals for the day… · We will be making our site 100% ready to receive our fish (no official delivery date set yet but our annual unofficial date is April 15) · will be to move the pens from storage to the marina · assemble our nets and tops to all 3 of our pens · place and locate all 3 pens in the water at the docks at our delivery location · install large floating dock · build and install finger docks · install pen thermometer · place feed barrels, cleaning tools, etc on site The job is a big one and will most likely take up the majority of the afternoon on Saturday. Please respond to this email and notify us if you will be there. We would like to have a head count and we need as many volunteers as possible to there. Pizza will be served We are always in search of new volunteers for the project so if you know of anyone please tell them to email [email protected] and request to join our mailing list. Follow us on Facebook @ https://www.facebook...nRearingProject See you there! Sandy Creek Pen Rearing Project

Ice out on Sandy has finally happened. There is still a lot of shore ice and icebergs to contend with.

Catalinas if you can do it. Otherwise cold watersSent from my E6782 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

While it is true the first issue of Cold Waters had their issues... but that has past. One of the nice things with Okuma is they have a reel for everyones budget. Starting with the classics, Magnas, convectors, cold waters, catalinas. You get what you pay for and the quality of each reel is seen as you spend more money. I have fished with each of them and have seen it first hand. If your shopping for wire divers reels then I would always suggest a higher end reel. I currently have a 50/50 mix of convectors and cold waters and the majority of people that have fished with me prefer the cold waters. No doubt you will be very happy with Cold Waters as wire reels.

Great event with an impressive turnout! I think we can all look forward to having the event again next year.

Blood Run Tackle all the way. If you had an issue you should email them, they have great customer service. IMO, their wire is the highest quality wire on the market today so your fishing with the right stuff. Its an .015 marine grade stainless wire with a 43# breaking strength which equals small diameter, great raw material, and high breaking strength. As for reel setups... I use Okuma 30 series reels. We spool on an entire 1000' of wire but in order to have a full spool (which is important to keep the counter correct), I also spool on 90 yards of 30# mono as "backer". My routine is this... Okuma 30 series reel. I put one wrap of electrical tape on the entire spool. I connect the 30# mono to the spool using an arbor knot and spool on 90 yards. I then connect the mono backer the the SS wire with an albright knot and spool on a 1000' of wire with a lot of tension. I connect a heavy duty swivel to the business end with a simple overhand knot. Wire is tough to spool by hand and close to impossible to get it right. The first time I use this setup on the boat I deploy 900' of the wire with a tripped diver attached to it and reel it back in. Then i know all of the wire is tight on the spool.

By the looks of things it will be blown out soon. Id be surprised if the ice makes it through the weekend.

Sandy is not open yet Sent from my E6782 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Depending on spoon size #1 and #2 not 1/0 and 2/0 Sent from my E6782 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Volunteers, It’s that time of year to start preparing for the 2015 Sandy Creek Pen Rearing Project. We will be having our yearly meeting on Saturday March 21, 2015 at 10-12 at the Hamlin Town Hall gym. I am asking that ALL VOLUNTEERS attend this meeting. It is important for a big showing of volunteers so we can begin assigning work party jobs and also to begin scheduling our feeding list. It will also be a chance for new volunteers to introduce themselves to the project. The meeting will give us a great opportunity to discuss things in an open public forum with all who volunteer for the project. Topics of discussion will include · Review of last year’s project · The 2015 project’s timeline · the work party schedule · job assignments for the upcoming year · introduction of the new 5 member board of directors assembled this year · problems and/or concerns · proposed changes? We are always in search of new volunteers for the project so if you know of anyone please tell them to email [email protected] and request to join our mailing list. Follow us on Facebook @ https://www.facebook...nRearingProject See you there! Sandy Creek Pen Rearing Project

Great site for charts from the NOAA http://www.charts.noaa.gov/InteractiveCatalog/nrnc.shtml

I use shrink tubing to cover mine.

ISO Renegade Laser Minnow stickbaits. Big or small...willing to purchase them all from you...all colors (they originally were sold at Walmart for $1.97)