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I wouldn't have it on the boat. I think the feds can and have seized vessels as well as all contents previously. Otherwise, what's the difference? I don't think recreational users have given a hoot for years, nor cops unless they're trying to Al Capone somebody or looking for cause. You still gotta be straight for work, to drive...and think about setting an example for kids. IMHO it's now same as cigs or alcohol, with the same caveats. Personal connection - one of our former graduate students just took at job with Cannametrix, a Rochester start-up focused on medical and diagnostic testing of cannabis products. Putting his training to good use!

I looked for those 20 gauge slugs on Sunday, but apparently must have given them to somebody else because they're gone. I can check with Jeff - he might still have them at his house from when Caleb was young.

Wow, heck of a learning moment.

So, it wasn't you who they needed to bring a crane in to remove lol? Seriously though, I can't believe somebody got a dual axel trailer stuck that badly off the ramp. My kayak bumped bottom on the hump outside of Frank's launch two weeks ago. It's good to know that somebody got in the water early. I'm still hoping for a rollout before June.

And they'd tow a line of kayaks, life rafts, and canoes behind them to wherever their party spot was on down the lake. I'd laugh if it didn't make me want to puke.

Last year was a Chinese Fire Drill on this lake. I witnessed many small bass boats and even some houseboats launch from the North end. I suspect that this was let slide because of COVID, but I hope they put a stop to the nonsense this year. The type of usage I was seeing is inconsistent with the intent of the law, if just within the letter, depending on what you believe regarding the motor regulations. The major users are canoe and kayak paddlers, of all sizes and ages, but there are always going to be a few folks who think they're special. It's one of the last places that you can get away from the summer clamor on the other Finger Lakes. If you want to play Ricky Zoom-Zoom, there are other places to do so. And yes, I know I sound like a curmugeny old fart. Get off my lawn, you darn kids!!

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I would worry less about freeboard in terms of handling rough water than in terms of rigging...bending over is no fun in sporty conditions...but that's an easy fix. I knew a guy with a 19 foot ProV that fished in challenging conditions that made me wince. I suspect that the boat is more than up to it. And they trailer very well. You're probably better off trailering this year anyway with the low water. If the boat you're looking at is the Lund 1900 on Craigslist, that looks like Lund SSS's old boat, the guy I knew. That boat saw lots of L. Ontario trips. I thought that it had sank - I know he has a new Lund glass boat that he's been fishing from this year. It must have been recoverable, I guess.

It looks like over a pound better than we usually manage in the fall, unsurprisingly. Couldn't have asked for better weather.

While I love my Saltists (despite the PITA linecounter), we spent many years running Sealine 47LC for salmon, and so far as I know that guy that I passed them onto is still running them. I would stay away from the Accudepth line - really, once you get under $100, there is not much out there to recommend. You may be able to pick up a few decent used reels here and simply upgrade drags or have Rochester Reel Repair take a look at them.

I'm late to the game, but we've purchased from them numerous times with zero issues.