Tall Tails

He is a Lurker!!

Notice- If there is a small craft advisory posted on Saturday the derby is cancelled. The picnic will proceed as planned. Looking forward to it as this will be yet another record setting year with over 160 people attending! See you all Saturday.

I think Horsin Around made his point here. He had a team mate spout off above who really doesnt understand the game and probably never will. I respect Horsin Around a great deal it is unfortunate he had a team mate who doesn't get it... Congrads go out to the Trout One team on there win by the way! Jim and crew have now won that tourney 3 times!

Nearly all major claims to boat insurance require a surveyor to look prior to a check being cut. I am not suprised that they did not cover this. It is unfortunate that you had such a tight time line. Did they not supply you with a direct number to claims? I know with my insurance company for my boat with 2 claims I was in contact with them within an hour of the incedent and had surveyors present in less then 12 hours in both cases that included something that happened on a sunday morning. Tough break for you.

A big Thanks goes out to Capt. Vince and his mate NIck for the seminar on Wednesday night! If you werent there you missed a good one!

If you have a chair please bring it! See you all at 7 tonight!

Thanks Guys! We had a little luck on our side and only dropped one fish all weekend. We figured out the bite times during practice and it took some faith to stick to it. During practice on friday the kings didnt realy start biting until 930. We drove away from them biting still at 1130 so I wasnt 100 percent sure how long the bite lasted. Saturday morning we rolled out to find them still there in 140-220. At 8:45 we had only had 2 in the box. At 9:15 we doubled on majors and the flood gates opened. We then beat on them until we finished at 1215. Lucky for us the "fleet" moved off in search mode and we hung tight thinking they would bite at some point. 400 Blood Run Coppers and 30lb Blood run wires were studs! Junk rods took 95% of our fish over the weekend. We had a 320 point box after the first day and were sitting in 2nd place. Sunday morning it took us an hour or so to find that the fish had moved further north to about 300ft of water. Our bite actually started right away on Sunday as we found them. We took 2 right away then tripled and on the return pass took 2 more. Then it quit! We went dry for over 2 hours but I thought they would bite again. We took one more at 10:45 and I called it to go get 4 Brown trout. We picked and ran into Brown water and did 4 in about 25 minutes to finish our box at 12:25 for the day. Again for the kings 400 Blood Run Coppers and 30lb Blood run wire were king. This was also the first real experience with the 30lb Sea Flea line from Blood Run and it was awesome almost no fleas to speak of. Good Luck to Everyone going to Sodus!

Yes Greg you are spot on! Thanks to all who helped bring the Oswego Pro-Am back to its original format! You all worked tirelessly to see it happen. Very well run. Team Tall Tails Brian

This should be a great seminar! Probably the first ever from inside a boat.

1200 is way to high to troll and there is no need for bags. Get your carbs tuned to idial at 600 when in gear. To many mechanics will tune at the dock. A baha trolls at 600 to 850. I use one bag occasionally. And 2 bags only brown trout fishing. Feel free to pm me I have run a Baha for awhile now.

Eastern Lake Ontario Salmon and Trout Association (ELOSTA) is proud to be hosting Captain Vince Pierleoni of Thrillseeker Sportfishing Charters at its next monthly meeting and seminar to present on boat rigging tips and layout. This is a great opportunity for anyone who fishes Lake Ontario, any of the Finger Lakes, or other water body that involves trolling as an angling approach. With the resurgence of interest in Great Lakes trolling and in particular, the Lake Ontario Salmon fishery, Capt Vince Pierleoni has seen a need for boat rigging clinics. Capt Vince, a twenty-nine year full time professional charter boat operator, has rigged eight different vessels for Lake Ontario trolling. Most recently, Capt Vince rigged a twenty-four footer primarily for tournament fishing. It was while rigging this trailerable boat that he had the idea of sharing what he has learned through trial and error and experience with other anglers. Whether you are an experienced troller looking to fine tune rigging or a newbie looking to avoid expensive mistakes, there is something for you. Some topics covered include downrigger placement and mounting, rodholder placement and mounting for storage, planer boards, divers, planer board rigging options, electronics choices, electronics helm station placement, transducer choices and placement, and speed control tools and others. How all of this can be done on various size and style boats will also be addressed. This clinic on July 17 will be held outdoors from the boat, it will be held at the Mexico VFW on Route 3 at 7:00PM. This is a rain or shine event as there is shelter available. This clinic is free of charge and all anglers are encouraged to attend.

Roto-zip will work perfect. Just trace your new line and cut it.

Not the one I was thinking of.

Tim, Gald you and your crew are ok. Dad and I had a similar situation about 12 years ago with our Sea Ray. Same scenario with water being thrown by the belts. I managed to get to a beach and stick my outdrives in the sand while we plugged the scuppers and the bilge pump caught up with the help of some bailing! Ours turned out to be cracked scuppers. Everyone who has scuppers should inspect them frequently as they get worn from even just UV light. Situations like this remind everyone to check your ditch bag and inspect life jackets! Brian

I would scrap the Volvo trannys for a pair of Hurths, I did it when I blew one. They will bolt right on. And I would also use a dampening plate from crusader on that starboard motor since it will be the opposite rotation tranny. Low speed tranny clink won't be annoying. I would only deal with Marysville marine in Ohio. When you call ask for Brian he is one of the best in the business. Phone number is 608 825 3878. Keep in mind when you change your ratio you may have to tweak your prop pitch. No biggie but something you may want to consider. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Lake Ontario United mobile app

HA HA!!! I thought about it for 30 seconds!! Damn!! Hey Pete I can pick it up for you at the oak! But it will cost you one spoon in the lot!

You wouldnt have much success with this approach. It can be done with Otter Boards but I still wouldnt recommend it. It will be much harder to get a decent hook set as you really wont be able to have it tight between the rod tip and the release.

Like I said to each his own. Some of my best sets include 5 to 10 passes after the knot. So I dont want to limit myself to always setting the copper in the same place.