FISHINMAN

Agree! Good luck Capt. Carl and family, you guys will be missed up here on the Big O . Best of luck hope to get down there in the near future to visit and fish the keys with you.

Man I leave this site for a short bit and it turns into this? How sexy Scott thinks Keith looks in sweatpants😆😆😆😆😆😆. Thought Musky Bob had these things under control🎣 Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Thanks for the reports guys. Heading out tomorrow for an afternoon trip probably. Glad the flies aren't bad still they were killing us the other day😡Brian I missed you on Wednesday I saw a boat heading south when I was setting up in 200 but you were to far off to recognize it was you. Almost sent you a text that morning too. 😡🎣 Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Brian where is "kind pond" . Let me know if you head out ready and waiting to hit the hard stuff!

Same reason's for me Bob well said :yes: What is this throwing up stuff you speak of :grin: :grin: I observed this past weekend for the 1st time for the Oak Orchard Open for Lucas (Make The Turn) on Scott's Silver Fox boat and having fished a couple Pro Am's back in the day (Team L.O.U.S.E.R.S ) and competed in the inaugural Sandy Creek Shoot Out, I am not sure I would ever want to observe again. It's TORTURE! You sit there and can't help, touch a rod or a fish... nothing. I found my self squeezing my hands to make sure I didn't grab anything . As much as I enjoy watching others catch fish on my boat or with others on their boats, to not be able to do anything is just crazy . When we were done on the 2nd day I stood up and Scott said " OK Tom you can grab a rod and reel in it in now" . I did learn some stuff when It comes to cut bait fishing having done very little of it in the past so that was a plus. Having known Scott for a couple years now but having never fished with him, meeting Gary Begy and learning some stuff from Scott and Gary was a bonus on top of what I was paid. Scott and the rest of his guys were more than accommodating to me knowing I had a daughter giving birth at any moment, having to work all night sat after observing all day and then be back on the boat by 5am on Sunday knowing I would be tired and making sure I was comfortable on Sunday when It was colder than we all thought :rock: . I would say being on a boat with a lot of room to move around and much more comfortable was nice. As far as the tournament goes, GREAT JOB! The meeting the day before was quick and covered everything needed. The weigh in was quick. The fact that you fished until 2pm but didn't have to be in line for the weigh in until 3:30pm was nice too so you didn't have 37 boats all rushing the pier heads all at once and if you wanted you could travel a ways a away and not have to pick up early and screw back in.They had computers with a large screen monitor so you could see what was going on during the weigh in which was something I remember I didn't like the way it was done at the Pro Ams I participated in.

I spoke with some friends that live on I-bay and there are dead birds all over in front of their house including a few of the swans.

Happy Birthday (Aug. 11th) Captain Carl

Ray you didn't mention pushing all the buttons on the fish finder too. P.S Gambler does not run a charter. He does a lot of chicken farming though

I don't even know how to respond to all that Mark

I agree with all you stated Chris [ Post made via iPhone ]

Ray that's funny . Chris, no I am NOT annoyed with "details" if it pertains to reporting on the fishing, just seems like it's getting a little ridiculous on here at times with the useless stuff like I deployed my>>>>> enter rigger/line/rod/reel brand stuff that doesn't need to be posted in the "FISHING REPORTS SECTION" . Put that stuff in the tackle section if you wanna talk about how good the stuff is!! I know being a rec. fishing guy that has less then stellar top of the line equipment at my disposal like as $150-200 reels and $1,000 downriggers and crazy a$$ expensive track systems and that's what we would pay not the "NASCAR errrrr guys plugging all that pay and YES I do realize charter guys really can't get by with LESSER STUFF because of the wear and tear they put on their stuff year in and year out compared to a guy like myself, but I have also been fishing this lake since the early 1980's having flat lined for browns with ANDY REEKERS (plug plug ) in 14 foot row boat back in the day (while holding onto the fishing rod with my hand) to having hand crank riggers to my "new" electric scotty's (that were 6-8 years old when I got them like 10 or more years ago and when I needed a part for it the guy at Scotty said "wow those are old ones" ) When we go onto this site looking for some info when maybe you have not been out in awhile or are planning a trip soon and want to know things like where, and what's working as far as lure, speeds, depths and those things and that's really all we are looking for and we get all the needless (in my humble opinion) info as to what riggers, type of copper/wire/ brand, reel/rod manufactures ect. ect. they used is a needless. If that info was needed to help locate/catch fish it would be have been put in the top part of the post by THE MAN CHAD aka BLUEEYE ( http://www.BlueEyeDesign.net THERE YOU GO CHAD ) with all the other stuff. I don't want to see just the as you stated the "fishing is great 20-22" (which would be a great day by the way ) That's the kinda CRAP (again in my humble and most others I have talked to) opinion that is being posted on the useless tweet instant report page a lot > most of the time The actual fishing tackle such as lure brand,color and size, I am all for . That's the stuff that helps us out and if you wanna tell a little story as to how the day went then that's a bonus and usually a good and a lot of times a funny read especially when I am out tangling lines go for it. To tell you the truth I like the pics that Carl Bish has been posting of the Moonshine tackle he's been using partly because I don't know the names of most the Moonshine stuff and it helps with a visual and partly because it helps others like myself that are to stupid (in my case ) to remember all the names of the lures all the time and what they look like. Big props on that Great site and love goes out to all that post reports and HELPFUL info on here TIGHT LINES TO EVERYONE AND GET OUT THERE AND ENJOY THE WEATHER AND THE FANTASTIC FISHERY WE HAVE!!!

One thing I should have started out my report with should have been "I would like to thank" Ray I'll try to answer some of those questions in hopes that they put fish in your boat too: Not sure of the brands of clothing worn by Andy but he was wearing a light sweatshirt with a zipper and had the zipper unzipped at the beginning of the morning when the bite was hot but did remove it and the bite slowed Rod holders were TITE LOC, for the rigger rods and I did move them a few times into the actual SCOTTY DOWNRIGGER holders and the down and out rods were BIG JON the dual ones not a triple or quad. Hooks very depending on lure manufactures and some that I have changed out. Shawn aka FX and I have noticed that the MOONSHINES seem to have really sharp hooks right out of the package (how was that Carl ) I have been sharpening them more and more though but I am not sure what brand the sharpening stone I have been using is I will try to find out The 9 volt batteries I use are either DURACELL or EVERREADY brand. I have had luck using both. The Ray (K) O Vac brand work well too As far as the fish I believe they were all US stocked because they were not stupid like the idiot blow boater that had a big freaking Canadian flag flying from his P.O.S Briefs were FRUIT OF THE LOOM tighty whities and I was having great luck with the white and green lures, but with that being said I have heard that Mark aka SKIPPER19 wears VICTORIA SECRETS PINK G STRING ones on his boat and they seem to work well My bad Matt I didn't know the rivet brand we used but I am positive it made some sort of a difference. Other brands may have stuck out a bit more and caused some drag and turbulence that would have had a negative affect on the fish. WWII they are not free range. They are nasty, dirty, piled on top of each other and fed low doses of mercury . One last thing that slipped my mind (it was like 2am) was that the kicker motor was tuned by "the boys back in the shop" Hank of L&M MARINE REPAIR (sorry Hank ) Fishing reports = winning NASCAR driver interviews now Anything else I can PLUG (and not get compensated for with free stuff) that WILL DEFINITELY put fish in your boat just let me know.

Thanks Rick I have been thinking recently about getting an inflatable vest that should do it now

Not enough info for me please post things like color of your fishing rods would be a great help! Nice job Carl again