ray koziatek

looks like trouble ill give ya $1000.00 and take it to fla.....seriously tho bummer on single axle ,dbl check bearings and new tires tread means little if the tire is 5 or 6 yrs old.....lift boat trailers do a lot of sitting sometimes in weeds (high moister ) so do yer homework before running down the road...and "Good on Ya" as my buddy from Kentucky would say..

er ...um when it was standing....

west.home hamlin

well g1's starting notice left ear rip is how were tracling this one Wow he is twice my size....now..

i could probly whip everyone fishing outa my canoe with a snoopy rod....I havent done a derby yet this year hmm if their is only 3 boats entered i might have a chance to place.

Nice bodies might have some potential...

man thats a lot of work for a truckdriver,just sittin on yer butt all day..to actually reelin in a fishy... Just keep the mags.commin ..You deserve a great day like that ...Hey write down what ya did right so we can catch more than 1 fish in a derby... Nice report Mark.

well the big green bushy thingies to the right ar taters the ones behind me are maters..the secret is a 5 gal bucket with the bottom cut out i dig all the holes 2 weeks before planting and move the bucket from hole to hole everyday.. after i poop in the hole ...ya want some...???

Sorry skip no buff ,in fact it was such a unplanned trip all i had was shorts,short sleave shirt and flip flops opps kinda forgot it can be a little colder on the water,just happy it was sunny.would of gone buff but recently had my back sheared for the summer too cold. plastic cup is 4 1/4 in for reference.. ya gotta be their early to see this beauty. yea my arms are reachin for ya a tad as ya zoom on this you can see the natural beauty..the fish not me.. this bow was got offshore almost a different breed zoom in on the shine on the head ........the fish NOT ME....its poop and tummy was all bugs just brillant colors and this photo was 5 or 6 hrs after leavin the water . If I had the money all 3 of these fish would of been mounted,just perfect examples of LO fish...after the long fight on light tackle the laker only got a quick cell pic before being revived.. and no need to pic a 3 lb salmon tho them small ones are beautiful also..

Well I finally got the boat and trailer reg. ,and did my first trip of the year. In not the too recent past I would of been on trip 50 to 75 by now,at the oak..and lake O. With the price of fuel and other prioritys in my life (fla. keys) ,its hard to justify even owning a boat up north. Feeling kinda in the dark I got a return call from nick,who was mating for Troutman Charters. ,They have been playing 5 miles offshore with some good results. (slight thermo at 70 ftish) ..Didnt want to play with browns or lakers,the Wife told me she wanted some fresh salmon.I drove at trolling speed from the launch to 150ft Hunting. Didnt want to run past any fish in close suspended,saw a few and 2 or 3 balls of happy bait. Tossed over 3 riggers with some old faithfull spoons and at 165 ft thought i had a fat bow. I let it jump 3 or 4 times before walkin back to the rod.After a short retrive it kinda looked like a Atlantic,so as any good fisherman would do fishing alone,I loosened the drag let the fish slide back and looked for the net,and turned the boat with the wind..I rarly use a net but i didnt want to loose the first shot at dinner.Well with the netting skills of a first grader and such a large fish it was in the net in no time and jumped back out even faster(grabbed the small net) For some reason I still had it on ,and had a second shot ,it barly fit in the net a 30 in football female Atlantic..a hour later 5 miles out i got a beautiful firm bow 27 in,yup i used th net again as i was in food mode. At 6 miles 40 ft rigger pops again ..........fought like a giant laker but not 6mi offshore 40 ft down (Goofy water temps for shure) yup no net needed here tho i got my first 20lb plus fish a giant laker that was not on the menue but another perfect speciman for a mount , but i tossed that one ,turned south picked a 20 in tasty treat king.and headed home before the strawberry patches closed....around 1pm..Yes I got some great eating had a little fun............next trip will be on Erie hunting Walleye...only have a couple pics will post later.. Atlantic 16 lbs Bow 8 lbs Laker 21 lbs King 3 lbs

thanks John. arggh just got boat and trailer reg today trying to find a 2 day hole in the clouds for a run out well a little west of course.well now i ant got no excuses other than weather,,