Finders Keepers

This season keeps looking better and better!! Kudos to all those involved and for making the connections to get this going on Lake Ontario!! This is going to be a fun season!!

The event will go on - we are helping to run the scales. Thank you to Tom Allen for allowing us to use his scales for the event. More details to come.

Sodus looks to have a great turn-out as we approach 200 anglers. Final registration is tomorrow from 3-7am. We'll have 25 pro-am teams going for the $2400+ 1st place prize package including (2) Ice Armour Extreme Suits this weekend! 9 of the teams will be going for the Series Triple Crown Title! The pressure is on and the competition will be fierce!!

The Sodus Bay event is this coming weekend - there will be close to $30,000 in prizes given away including the Triple Crown Series Championship Package and Cup Trophy!! Gotta get in it to win it!! www.NYSiceproam.com

This coming Monday is the last day to pre-register for the Tupper Lake event. If you have never fished this waterway, it is an amazing fishery with huge Walleye, Lake Trout, and Pike. Shaheen's still has rooms available if you haven't booked your hotel yet. Also, the Franklin House Tavern in Sodus has rooms available for $65/person/night if anyone needs lodging for the Sodus Pro-Am Event on the 22nd and 23rd. They have also come through with a great sponsorship for the event! Both events are drawing lots of attention and are looking to be sizable events this year!!

The next IPA event will be Tupper Lake in a couple weeks. If you've never fished this lake before, it is an awesome fishery with pike and lake trout to 30 lbs, walleye into the upper teens (the DEC has shocked and seen several eyes that would make the new NYS record), plus tons of panfish. We have another $25,000 in prizes to offload at this event, including 70 door prizes! If we hit 800 anglers someone will be owning a brand new 2014 Polaris Sportsman 550 ATV!! Gotta get in it to win it!! www.NYSiceproam.com Only $30/angler in the general Open Division, $160/team for the Pro-Am Team event. See ya there!!

21' Bayliner 210 Discovery.

Heading to Naples, FL in early April and was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for charters targeting Sailfish and Tarpon? Was thinking about Lucky Fishing Charters or Knot Nancy out of Miami. Anyone ever use them or have another suggestion? Thanks!

Ok, sounds good! Thanks Rick!

Should be a fun and exciting season!! Can't wait to see everyone at the WHI!! Quick question: How/where do we sign up for the Quest? At the first event we compete in?

Can't wait for this year's event!! One of the best on the lake!! Let's hope for calmer waters this year though!

Just a reminder that the last day to pre-register for the Chautauqua Lake Event is this Monday, Jan. 13th. With only a slight warm-up this weekend and then cold temps again, we are looking great for ice!! We will be unloading over $25,000 in cash & prizes - c'mon down and get your share!! Chautauqua Reel Outdoors Bait & Tackle

We are very confident that Chautauqua Lake will have safe ice for our first event. Anyone fishing that event can receive 10% off all purchases (including bait) at Chautauqua Guide & Tackle that weekend! They also kicked in a 1/2 day charter for us to give away! Also, everyone pre-registered for the Tupper Lake Event by Jan. 13 will be entered into a drawing for free lodging for two anglers for two nights at Shaheen's Motel! Sodus now has safe ice across the entire bay with anglers fishing most locations. Tupper Lake also has safe ice, so it is looking good for ice this year!! Let's hope the current pattern holds and keeps the ice all season long!! We will be posting ice and weather forecasts for the Chautauqua Event starting next weekend. Tune into our website at www.NYSiceproam.com to keep up with all the latest tournament information!

Today is the last day to pre-register and get in on the 2nd round of promotional drawings! We will also be updating the Chautauqua Prize listings with links to the Triple Crown Prize Package as well as the two raffle packages. This year's prize packages are sick, and when the prize cash checks are added to them, they will be some of the largest prize packages given out on the ice this season!! Keep in mind, the events are being limited to the first 50 Pro-AM teams to pre-register, and the Chautauqua Lake Event is already over 1/2 full! Check out the latest tournament information at: www.NYSiceproam.com

Usually the Grand Slam requires you to catch one of each species in the tournament. For Chautauqua it will be one of each of the following: Walleye, Perch (yellow or white), Sunfish, Bluegill, Crappie, and Rock Bass. Not an easy feat for sure!! But then again, a 10 pt bonus is a substantial reward too! With the notion that you need to fish for multiple species, team's need to have a good game plan going into these events. No doubt, it's a challenge!!

Thank you for the heads up! Sounds like fish ID charts at registration/check-in and the weigh-ins may be necessary to curb the false ID's.

We have now secured over $50k in sponsorships for this year's events! And the prize packages are HUGE!! We have posted the confirmed prize packages for the Chautauqua Lake Event: http://www.nysiceproam.com/CLPrizeProjection2014.html Pre-register before January 1st to get in on the second round of promotional giveaways, including 4 augers!! Doesn't look like ice will be an issue this year, as long as the snow machine backs off a bit!