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BG, I found it on page 8 under "20 class brown". Correction- it weighed just under 20, 7 hours later. Funny how they get heavier with time!

BG, if you search through the "pictures" section, I posted a 20 class brown about 2 years ago. It was caught by my son about mid september. Looks very close to the same length/girth. It weighed 20-21 on the water and 20 eight hours later at home. Hangs on the wall now. BTW,it was a male, which really surprised us.

AMEN. Well said, Ray.

Hey Eric, I have a few pics of HP when we were trollin' opposite east/west. I'll try to get them to you. I'd be grateful if you send that pic. We still want to get up a few more times before I'll be huntin' ducks in the NE zone early october.

Hey Hook, whaddayamean my sabre ain't as pretty as Eric's? LOL! Mine's 2 foot shorter, a few years older and doesn't have that nice kicker pocket, it is blue. Maybe we can have a sabre parade/salmon drive this weekend. "DAYBREAK" on CH10.

Great pics Eric. That's a great dad/son pic that will last a lifetime. Best we could do this derby was 27.5. Maybe next year. BTW we did put some good kings in the boat with the Maniac HP money fly.

Congrats on a pair of Oak beauties. I believe those are the only salmon on the board from the Oak (?).

Semper, check out myfishfinder.com. I think a lot of guys jig for lakers on Keuka. Nice perch, if you can find them. A real pretty lake.

Elmer, go to the attheoak site for a good description of MUP. There's a ton of good info there.

Don (chowbell), we fished the Oak fri 3-8pm. Started at the 24.5N per Earl "Bag Lady" 's advice. Hooked up quickly with a pair of steelies and my wife battled a mature king, only to be lost at the net, guess who was net man. We later ran to the 32N x15W, did a 22# King and some more steel, including a 13# steelhead taken by the missus. Get r done, NBK's, chrome e-chip with hammer were a few of the lures we ran. Riggers at 50 thru 70, wires out 150 to 210 (2 setting). Marked a lot of bait between 30-31N lines. Be back at it this weekend weather depending, got a nice 5 day hookup. DAYBREAK on CH10.

Happy B-DAY ERIC, maybe we'll sing to you at the Oak tomorrow! (CH 10.) I think a 41# King would be appropriate. "Wish I wish, catch a BIG FISH".

Great video Carl. Love to see kids on fish! I might get the grandkids onboard this season and have to think about a holder to the side of doghouse at transom.

I would also check/replace the condensor.

Thanks for the site MB.

Anyone paint their blanks with glow paint? I have a few blanks I'd like to do. Where is a good source for white, green and blue glow paint? Thanks

Ray, I can't say about Dunkirk but we did OK last fri night out of Sturgeon Point. Took a bunch of males to 4#. I thought the spawn was over but it looked like the spawn took place on the deck of the boat! I think it's still a night bite in shallow but soon we'll be out to the depths. Weather doesn't look too good for this weekend. I really don't want to play in 3 footers at 1am. But maybe the forecast is wrong.

Here's the deal: I want to add a 2nd transducer to my port transom near the existing 'ducer. I want to mount to the port side of outdrive as some day a kicker will be going to the starboard. Anyone that runs twin ducers ever have a problem mounting them close together, same side? How much distance should be between? I will only be running one at a time as one will be back up, so frequencies are not an issue. Is it possible that running too close together could cause turbulence/bubbles? The old Raytheon V800 is going to have the company of a new DS600X. BTW, the install is for a Crestliner Sabre with an approx 8' beam. Thanks.

SALUTE!!!!

Thanks Mick.

Thanks for the update Mick. I've run up as far as Captn's Cove in the past, early in the spring and had a heck of a time in the mud! It gets pretty shallow if you're not familiar with the bottom. I usually slip at Wiley's and don't get any further upstream that that. Do they put channel marker buoys in during the season?

Anyone know if the launch dock(s) are in at either the state launch(west) or county launch(east) at the Oak? How 'bout the launch dock at the seabreeze at I-Bay? Browns or perch this weekend dependent on launch sites.

Green water is good if it's there. Stitchin' the mudline is good advice too. I've heard it said that the muddy water is only a few feet deep then it clears below the mud? Anyone ever run a camera under that muddy H2O and bust that myth? I guess it all would depend on the conditions.

Was at the inlet today. More northerns than 'eyes but definitely not loaded. Saw a few pike make it over the barrier. Seemed the 'eyes became more in number as we were there. Mostly smaller males but we did see a few BIG females. I think they will be in heavy soon.

Gambler, I'd appreciate spawn reports. It has become a rite of spring for a trip to the spawn show with my wife, kids and grandkids. Yeah, it takes away a day of fishing on the big water but we take rods and look for panfish off Vitale. Makes for a great picnic day with the family. Love to see those hog 'eyes. Thanks in advance.

Started tying my own tourney ties a few years ago. Much better ratios now. 50# Ande clear MONO, 4/0 gammy octopus and gammy EWG with a drop of epoxy at the bottom intersect of the treble, per Ernie L's advice. I have noticed that the EWG's tend to bend up a bit after a catch. Maybe from the king but probably from the pliers. I just bend them back, check my leader and back in they go.