ray koziatek

Im just trying to get the ball rollin not the pee flying hope some one deleats some of the neg. remarks it doesnt look good for the "pro ams" and those of us who fish them.... THANKS RAY K. P.S. thanks for the replys Pro / Am guys hope i can hit em before they leave for Italy................

So did ya get any pics of any big ones ?

I dont know who this Vince guy is but if their ant no pics I think he's pullin our leg. Geese he ha to go to lake mich.to learn how to catch fish

Ok so many of you know im always trying to put in a plug or two,or three,or four,ect.,ect, for "THE PRO/AMS". Well its been about 3 months sence Ive requested a sponcer packet form (2) . Still nuttin ,,,,one of the sponcers i had in mind has had to buy all new trucks,and too much equiptment to list (well over 100,000.00) for tax offsets. Hire 15 more people and is now thinking of starting a second shift to keep up with demand.. As I always say GET INTO THE PRO/AMS even if its just one (for now) ...The cost is not much between 4 guys ,you will meet some great people who share the passion of fishing and a little compatition and some good story time at the weighins.. I tried to help the PRO/AMS grow cause of the great poeple ive meet there and the GREAT times we've had (TEAM L.O.U.S.E.R.S.)..So a ATTABOY to the PRO/AM commitee for your efforts to this GREAT cause and EVENTS (4) Thank you!!!!! But a big POO, for not sending the pacs IT MIGHT NOT BE TOO LATE ,HINT,HINT!!! So to any of you new guys its just a bunch of good ole fishermen who get in these derbys if you ever have taken any of my advise of fishing tatics you know they work (well at least for us),so take my suggestion (bigone) ,,,And GET INTO A PRO/AM.... Ray K. and Team L.O.U.S.E.R.S. (as captian of my yacht 1987 tin can I speek for THE TEAM )

if all is well ill take it 607 769 7947....ray k.

i personally havent had any ill effects from e 10 gas boat sat from nov till last week turn key and it started(had to replace points ) unrelated to gas tho....

hmm seems like i tell ya and i tell ya 17 to 20 lb min for spinnies........any thing chasin a spinny wouldnt notice if ya had 80 lb test pullin it............dont make me get my boat out and teach you a lesson young man...

imagine all the fish you coulda got with 6 rods out....

the drive on would be ok if you had a spare and hooked to truck with park brake on.....but if you had to leave and come back (bearing,2nd flat) and messed up a tad backin up ...............*%&&*##%#............. most car sizzor jacks are light can fit under axil with flat tire and ya can get the extra lift to slip under a safty block if needed....go to a junkyard and pick one up for 5 or 10 bucks.....would be my suggestion BIG PS........ make shure your lug wrench fits the boat trailer nuts they all ant the same.......not that i ever found out the hard way

Sorry to hear the whole thing happened and for outcome as of YET.... their are a few on this site who have a litte "inside" pull ,and having met a few I am shure they will find a coffee break or two that they can dedicate to getting to the bottom of this...Usually thier is 2 sides of a story and im shure there ant no group of men gonna gang up on anyone to a near death situation for "fishing in their spot " It had to be a clear mixup for the "victim" for someone who musta done something that deserved a good spankin ....but not a near death beating or not....so ill be waiting "FOR THE REST OF THE STORY" as Paul Harvey would say....before i pass judgement....As for me I always say you can mess with me quite a bit and i can turn the cheek(the tanned one) Mess with my family and it might only happen once...Good thing me and bill ant related if he is innocent....P.S. over 35 years of fishing the salmon river i ant never seen one fist fly but a few "Unpeasant" word exchanges are the norm to those who dont understand driftboats are a way of living for some people..

hey mine better still be on my boat!!! pretty good unit but i would remove moter (kick ) for road trips or what i do is rachet strap the motor tight to the boat so i dont have any road bounce weakening the mount ..as the road can be pretty tuff when ya cant avoid it..(bumps) Kinda like riding in the back seat of a school bus on a bumpy road.. maybe you could get 2 of those "bow" U-bolts and mount one on each side of kicker on transom for good tie down points

i have a 87 22 ft islander sylvan and have very happy with it it has a shallow deadrise so it ant no 4 ft 30 mph wave cutter the difference betweem 18 ft (my old boat) and 22ft was amazing in 2 to 3 ftrs and fishing in 4 to 5 ftrs is very doable., done it many many times in derbys....but never fun in any boat....Mine has been a wonderful fishing platform ...now mine has the 4 cyc with the orig moter 3.0 it would max out at 33 mph with 2 people and all gear 4 guys would knock off a few more mph.. then i had to replace and found good deal on a 120 hp 4 cyc had to replace prop (pitch) to get any performance back.... the 4.3 should make that boat fly if all is well id recomend it...

ok i got it and sent you back one too.

The nice thing is those bands will never rot or break at just the right moment..ya might wanna consider replacing hook wire with 1/2 in pvc and put on some pipe insulation to hold the hook in case of "rubber" failure we all know of someone who got in deep dodo due to "rubber failure"...at your age you dont need any surprises..

Darm Ammies (amatures), First of all if ya got only 2 30 pacs for 8 guys you were realy undersauced, keep the radio off to eliminate those nusance calls (unless the beer was on the other boat"your mistake" ), the 50 mph winds make for some good "salmon chop" hope you didnt waste your surfing to mexico without a good salmon spread out. Well i guess the best thing about the trip was you can only go downhill Or Uphill from there. (unless you forget the beverages)......As a N.Y. resident i thank you and all outofstaters for your visit to our wonderfull broke state we will be filing the lake soon ,Hank keeps the level a little low till he recives his summer quota of outdrives...( L&M ) .... Well at least ya all drove home SAFE AND ALIVE !!! ,as those of us who venture out to shake off the cabin feaver dust know, sometimes we tend to set the bar for reminders too all ,drain plugs, floating debres, water in fuel, lower water conditions, Ect,Ect.,Ect..........Its A Good Reminder Early Fishing Means , Your almost on your own out there so tooo all make shure your ready for any situation Be Safe, check all safty equipt(including extingusher) .............You know the drill......... P.S. if their is a slight chance of west wind drive 2 more hours to west end of lake it can make the difference between 1ft chop and 7 ft swells...... Ray K.[*]

Thanks for the report tom and jax, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,So how many sandwiches did it take to get 2 guys to lie about who really got the laker.......Usually the credit for finding fish goes to the driver im surprised you took 2 people to your "secret" laker spot,but at least you know your "bubble blue" (must be simular to the blue bubble but a secret color for lakers) still works. did ya have to chum for them too??

check yer pms sent one around 3

great for bass fishing

I guess it depends on what your after,most any fish you get on lead 100 yds will do for backing,,,maybe some of those fall kings might give you a big run , but very few fish ive caught get out more than 300 ft with 15 or 20 lb test with proper drag setting ,if you get a 15 to 20 lb king (best fighters) ya might be sweating a little just back down the throttle to 1 mph ... if ya already have the reels just spool one with leader,lead,then backing till full then transfer to empty reel in reverse,keep track of amount of backing and match for next.. 27 is kinda small but i have okuma 20's for 7 years for reg. fishing but when the derby is on the bigger reels are a good inshurance policy for that extra line and drag capisity......just in case .................................

WHEN THIS CAMPER PULLED IN all i heard was where is musky ,he must of told them HE was there,,,,shady'ist camp in the park. thought the sign said if you find it you can keep it.. Ran into tony and he asked me to take his car for a drive to see if it was setup ok.... wife started to complaine "LOBSTER AGAIN!!!!!!!" my son and bro in law

75% or 75 rods ???

PLEASE EVERYONE who owns a boat take at least the basic boating course where you will learn gasoline vapors are heavier than air and can pool in low spots thus the reasoning of opening all hatches and vents....slight smell in boat almost normal kinda like fillin car with window down .........but a strong or lingering smell ya better find it before it finds you!!! krenzer Marine. has some great ideas and Its nice to see or hear other proffesional opinions from others who care ...Hank and Jimski2 have also been there with their helpfull and proffesional info ,and when i see one of them have responded to a concern , I always read their replys ...They Are Always Ready To HELP with their many,many (3 more manys for hank) years of experience . It is people like this who help make this site so GREAT!!! Ray K.

after such a beautiful opening nite you had last year I cant imagine why you would want to go anywhere else........

I always get a free gift there,,,,,,A great big "hug" and a warm welcome of "Its Nice To See You Again".....Then they make me buy all the newest stuff

no calls yet............