ray koziatek

this global warming is killing me last year on this day i was trolling seneca in short sleeve shirt and sunglasses by 0900 .i finally got all the engine parts just need 30 temp to work outside .frisco if ya need some ballast on your boat sometime give me a call. found some good stuff at Dicks in ithaca yesterday if anyone needs them there was 10 ft dypsy rods ugly stix marked to 29.99 picked up a spare , can never have too many rods .picked up some of that cajun line also benched tested it 14# with good results gonna respool 4 rods and give it a try ..just pulled my log out first trip to LO.last year march 27 ,,,50ish days to goooooooooooo.

LL. im a little surprised you read into the spring tact. and meat rig trollin class the way you did its a good thing tommorow is sunday youll only have to wait one day for church and ask for forgivness your looking at about 20 Hail Marys there. Now what did i learn hmmm. run light colors in the morning and as the sun comes up go to darker colors??????dont use snubbers on dypsys???????don't use bigger than 20lb wire on dypsy?????dont touch tha rod till the fish swims away then you can reel it in,with dypsy either this guy was trying to eliminate competition,sell,tackle,or i got a whole lot to learn... about spring fishing.I did pick up acouple tips and some of that activate with pheromone gel i put some on my neck thinking it would get my wife a little excited, then i read the fine print and this stuff is supposed to trigger eating .... :? we've gone through 2 pizzas ,6 bags popcorn,4 dozen chicken wings ,shes warming up the last6 cans of baked beans ,gotto go get more groceries ill finish this later.. shes going for the dog food this stuff really works................................................................................................................................mmmmmmm

Just back away from the keyboard slowly,its ok you got lots of friends here,just 57 1/2 days till you can fish.now go in the other room respool some reels, sharpen some hooks,carefully...pull back those curtains,take a deep breath and step outside.though you may of heard of global warming MAKE shure you put shoes on..for some reason it seems to get cold in the winter and warmer in the summer 100s of scientest are researching this strange phenomenom as i type this...oh the heck with ya I gota get going to bass pro to find out better way to use my meat .fine keep on typing GooD Luck your on your OWN Ray K.

Chinook, if you know me youll know the only thing that bothers me is my wife comming up with a honeydoo list 1 day before a well planed hunting or fishing trip.. you know like tommorow ,the next day the day after that, and that ,ect,ect I just try to be entertaining and somewhat informative on this site.every day is a good day,but some are better then others, kinda like fishing,and hunting.now bring up my polish decent, bald head, fat gut or short stature ,i just might take my teeth out jump up and punch ya right in the kneecap...thanks for the invite id like to steepen up my learing curve a little , going to bass pro feb 3rd to meat trollin class (tomorrow)lessen my wife find the honey doo list a hid under the trash can (she will never look there thats NOT her job) Ray K.

Chaos,Sir, after so many hrs.shakin in the frog why would ya wanna jump in the front of one of those leaking pigs, guess any of them ant no better than the crew chief that takes care of Her. Id love to take a ride in one of these new fangled things ,barrel rolls on pourpose,compleate loops without total rebuilds , makes me wanna toss my cookies just thinking about it not to mention the wingovers. READY ONE,READY TWO ,ALL CLEAR FOR ROTORS,CHOCKS OUT ALL CLEAR,, TO TAXI, (great memories) JP FUMES on a cold morning refuling in the pits standing in the exhaust to keep warm ....PRICLESS... also a good working heater at 5000 ft on a winter day. PRRIICCCLESSS.. whew had alittle flashback there... sound like i need to get my feet off the ground and do some low leveling,, we call it fishing now . I'm rebuilding my powerplant now still got some parts coming in the mail when its together i could use a good test piolet while i setup my nr settings. Ray K.

yea we use night crawlers , ok now im gonna have to shoot every one who reads this ...including myself... we use bloods also (bloodworms) but they wash out real quick but there a great bait for the bass(sent) and also die easy if left outa cooler for long , one small blood one huge nite crawler(they last forever)on 1/0 circle hook 14 lb line 1to 5 splitshot#2 (depending on wind) 20" up from hook. fishfinder shows fish at 20ft put rod in holder lower weight to surface "o" line counter drop WEIGHT to 19ft should put bait in fishes face night walker moves, fishes latteral line kicks in, smell of blood kicks in when fish investagates movement if hes hungry ya got your first bass usually happens in 30 sec or less. thats du key to bait , now these are ocean fish outa there element to spawn, any boat sound, radio,loud talking,net rocking in holder,any thing will spook larger fish and all you will catch are little ones, thats why most people think all ya catch are small fish on bloods or walkers these guys are usually holleren over the radiostompin around the boat and fishing with tackle that will rip the lips off a killer whale.this is 50% key to my sucess the other 50% i will only show ya on the water hint bring your oun electric trolling moter and boat

pm never saw working birds suchas what ya might see in the bays . the bait in the river is a little diff . you need to look down (fishfinder) sometimes the bottom goes from 30ft to 20ft instantly which is not the bottom but a solid layer if striped bass.. when im in the hunt mode 5to10 mph. we usually dont stop till there is 10 tgo15 fish on the screen (on hyper speed) at the same time.dude take a couple sick days hit the water before daylight or just about that time , lots of logs in river that time of year be careful,lay in the back of your boat 2 rod inthe water and watch all those little cars and trucks pass overhead and relax till a striper hits! just dont relax to much those cargo ships kinda got the right of way :shock: :shock: dont wait till the weekend like 400 other boats will do its like trying to manuver through a marina with all the boats floating loose :?

Bob,is that the NINA,Pinta ,or the Santa Maria in the bakground SORRY i know im supposed to respect my elders . ray

basicly i stay in the Newburgh area have tried as far north as Kingston apx30 miles and bout 20 mi south but Newburgh area has been a constant for me .no to trolling , ive watched 100ds of boats troll by with nothing happn while we got 4 fish on at the same time.. secret weapon NIGHTWALKERS the view there is beautiful 10mi run south toWest Point,bannerman island right there(type search on bannermans island),riverboats, tugs, tankers,large cargo ships, all runnin by while you fish. just being there is a adventure catching the stripers is a bonus.we stay at a koa 10 miles inland in their cabins ,a little rough but a place to shower and lay your head.are you hooked yet? i also trailer there 22ft islander o yea as much as a 4ft tide occures daily so chart reading could be a good thing to know.

Stix,well where do i start ,back bout 10 yrs ago i ran into kid on catherine crk. he gave me a little scoop on striped bass,and i went to newburgh blind and at the mercy of local guy selling bait at the ramp. 2day fishing 1 striper next year 2 stripers for 2 days then i ran into a local on yr 3 well sorta followed around river and fished like he was .started avg. 20fish days then i fine tuned what i learned and next few years 40 to60 fish days 12lb avg 25lb my heaviest landed,last 3 years ant been able to hit it (the run) right and droped back to 20 fish days .we lookforward to that trip likes kids in a candy shop .bad thing 2 and 3rd wknd of may has been my best time for hitting the run which rules out spring derby on LO. I wouldnt miss the striped bass run if ya guarenteed me 1st place in the derby, maybe im streaching a little there ,but not much..bottom line dont go to your grave without giving striped bass a shot.and DON'T go after those bass without calling me first I an't no expert but shure can enlighten ya to what i've learned .Ray K.

Tide dancer thats it thanks , if you zoom in on mexico bay all those little humps and bumps you see show up on fishfinder and boy do they hold the fish now if anyone knows of a good program or chip to plug into fishfinder (SD chip) or a site to download to SD it has to show bottom contour lines like this site..hot spot or nav. chips have a lot to be desired ..THANKS AGAIN Ray K.

mee too just make shure that last S looks like a S and not a D and the lure ain't white of youll be pulled over more than your trolling

jast got off the fone with bass pro 11:00 am sat3rd cut bait and trolling topic .. as of now its still on we can all wear our LOC shirts and hats ,,,,,,oh wait there are no shirts or hats yet never mind . I plan on being there .. OK I volenteer my self to head up a commitee to come up with a logo ,supplier,for hats , stickers , shirts,and i promis to use spellcheck(my wife) for any official letters. every idea would be posted and voted on before any action taken.mee,s just a plumber but i gots a little time before fishing starts....

those are hot dates for hudson river striped bass ,,,,,,,,back to sodus, your more into brown spring waters than salmon . to save a lot of one finger pecking i would tell you to go to "total team chos" website there is a link to them through www.attheoak.com website Warning watch the weather a couple days before you go there if there was a strong west or northwest wind 10 to 15hrs before you plan to go ( even if its dead calm at your planed arrival time) there will be 6 to 8 ft swells . its almost suicide trying to go through that chute in a small open boat, unless your real good and agressive.. Good Luck Ray K.

I bought theGINZU series couple years ago from tv ad ,you can cut hammers and if the pull tab thingy on the genny cream can breaks you can cut through the can to gain acess to the beer AND still filet a tomoto,also workes well for cutting a roll of paper towels in half for emergency toilet paper after drinking the Genny Cream

74-79 Marine Airwing CH 46 F Helocopter.Crew Chief, Natops Evaluater,Quality assurance inspector,I also had secret clearence so if anyone has any hot tips you can PM me.. your secret will be safe with me

had that problem all my life 49.1.............

id like to hear the dirt on that one rummer has it they threw .the capt. a blanket party .i think my name would be on the boat before it was over.

now we know why stix wanted the trailer to sneak his new rig around on loggin truck and trolling rig pretty fart smeller er i mean smart feller

someone posted a link last year to a site that showed great detail of the lake had the little squiggle lines to show bottom contour lost it when my daughter took her laptop to collage need some help here if anyone rembers it thanks

Upgrudy ,that hurt weall ant no englesh pruffessers here just some guys at the dull end of a pole.now i can tear down and rebuild a ch46 helocopter or lay up a boiler manifold like ya ant never seen ,i even knows what end of a piece of pipe the poop will come outta when the toilet is flushed but give me a keyboord and sum of them hard spellin words and i gets all messed up ,but i are lerninn....me...i mean Ray K.

wow they come from africa now i know why there so damm hungry when they get to my boat,gee now i feel kinda bad for swating so many.

Jay, imprinting is the reason for pen system but not a guarentee they will return to the oak.like chinook saidthey wont be back to spawn for 3to4 yrs.but if they swim out front to visit it gives shore and boat fisherman better odds of catching during our fishing trips, all around lake onterio.but with those who can help stock the lake ,put back from what you recive kinda makes ya feel good . i never fished in the 80's OPPS 90's but ive heard stories of trolling all day without a fish .now after dishing you in my earlier post ill invite you or anyone to hop onboard to get a screaming reel in your hand,if that dont change your mind on extra stocking nothing will just pm me and ill make a call list the only thing better than catching a big fish is being able to share the experience with others. ill supply theboat,hook line and sinker you just have to send a donation to the stocking program if you enjoyed the catching i mean fishing trip ...Ray K.

ok fine what the heck ars those flys all over the lake even 10miles out there hatching everywhere its kina cool if your way out there and its dead calm shut everything down and watch and hear the stealhead hitting the surface eating those things. this year when that happens im gonna break out my ultralight and cp swing and try some finessing in the middle of the lake.

Jim, in with the good out with the bad in with the good out with the bad..........in 1974 my marine drill instructer siad throughout life 10% of the people in this world will try to wreck it for the other 90%... lets just keep the thoughts of screaming reels wet nets and more of what we can do to fix a problem than to find falt at every turn..Ray K.