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And I'll help you!! Nothing prevents a scientist from getting his hands dirty. Or blistered, like Tommy used to make fun of me for back before he had floating docks and we needed to use the 40 lb sledge to drive the posts into the bottom of Sandy. Thank God we had a Duane.

Thanks, Pete. I think the article mirrors what most of us have observed. It seems like lamprey can be kept at bay but are never going to be eradicated - and there are some perhaps legitimate concerns emerging about dumping a nitrophenol into our water. The alternative, niclosamide, is a compound that I've used extensively in the lab; like nitrophenols, it dissociates mitochondrial substrate utilization from energy production, but we also employed it as a non-selective inhibitor for certain classes of calcium activated ion channels. Hence, in addition to the financial considerations that we've explored here, there are also other factors at play. These chemicals are undoubtedly the most effective and selective options for lamprey control, but selectivity is a funny thing... Regardless, it's good to keep up to date. Thanks again.

KK. Still, a great name for a boat.

Gill, I got to ask - do you work in law enforcement or as an attorney? I'm trying to figure out if Gill-T Hooker is a play on words. Our first boat's name was Wandering Seamen, so I'm a big fan of the double entendre, and I still love "No Balls" down at the Niagara.

Agreed. Maybe we aren't targeting them appropriately, but they're a unicorn for us. We caught 3 1/2 last year.

I can't believe the Nils isn't sold. If I didn't have both an 8" and 6" version already, I'd snap it up, particularly if the blade is in decent shape. Word to the wise - don't use a Nils on Braddocks. The sand in the ice eats the blade and then you got to send it to Frank Deluca to get sharpened. How do I know? Don't ask.

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I know where there's a bunch of them, on a boat right near yours. #airtagurreels #serial#smatter #natowireurgunnel

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Several items marked sold, but others still available.

Only a couple things left. The modem/router combo is current and retails for serious change. If this stuff is not sold by the weekend, it's going bye-bye. 1. Costa 580G Apalach with Tortise Frame. Near perfect condition. $50 - SOLD 2. Hobie glass lenses for a narrow face. $10 -SOLD 3. Native plastic lenses, narrow face. $0 4. Outboard motor lock. $10 SOLD 5. Truck steering wheel lock. $10 6. Wireless GPS module - works for iPad, etc.. $10 7. Muddy lumbar support for tree stands (x3). $20 total. SOLD 8. Browning waterproof, insulated bibs, large, great condition but elastic suspenders have some Ozone stretching lol. $25- SOLD 9. Guide series fishing vest. Large. Unused. $10 10. Hendrix Outdoors wading jacket. Gore Tex? Unused, large, neoprene cuffs. $25 - SOLD 11. Shooting vest. $0 12. Turkey vest with detachable seat. Great condition. $20 - SOLD 13. Netgear Modem/Router combo C7000 v2. Only two years old, but will NOT work with the new symmetric network Spectrum is rolling out (same upload and download speeds). $30.

I was actually out in my kayak until the wind picked up, but on the ponds rather than the lake. It looked great out there.

Somebody playing hooky lol? Nice morning, nice fish.

Awesome reporting, Pete. Thank you.

Nice pics! And Happy Birthday. I was torn yesterday between hitting the lake or Honeoye. Chose the later and didn't regret it

I hope there's resolution soon and not too many folks are impacted.

Disagree about The Fish Thief. IMHO, they did a great job. Many interviews with families that historically made a living fishing. I wasn't watching explicitly for anti-fishing sentiment, but usually that sort of thing would set off my radar pretty quickly. I mean, they even talked about how king salmon were the savior of the lake after the alewives got so bad they needed to use bulldozers to clean up the beaches. Anyway, I went in thinking it would be schlock and ended up really enjoying it. Everybody should watch it and figure out for themselves what they think!

x2! I think I'd mentioned at some point here or elsewhere that the lampricide belongs to a class of chemicals that was used as weight loss drugs in the last century - until folks started dying from heat exhaustion! Dinitrophenol uncouples your mitochondria and wastes energy in the form of heat. Makes them work harder, ergo the weight loss, but - just like non-shivering thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue - generates heat instead. Lovely. The things people do. At least they're used now to exploit a selective vulnerability in lamprey. Still toxic to other species at high enough doses though. Interestingly, these drugs are currently being applied at very low doses in therapeutic trials to combat Parkinson's disease, since they can elicit a mitochondrial stress response that helps prevent the consequences of a problematic quality control system. Cool, right?

All good points! I was of course just using hyperbole to illustrate the point that it's always easier to offload the burden on someone else's shoulders. We are all in this together. And I, like you, think that the national debt is one of the largest problems facing us. But I want to make sure before hack and slash cuts that we are actually making the problem better not worse. I think that one of the words in DOGE is "efficiency", but I'm not seeing it. There's a great article in NY Outdoor News regarding the recent cuts to the Park Service. I agreed with the final take that the intent is to limit services to the point where privatization becomes necessary. And there goes the neighborhood. Our National Park system is the envy of the world. It would be a shame to lose it.

Put your money where your mouth is and donate your retirement to reducing the debt. After all, you are asking that other folks shoulder the burden by taking away the future that they've worked their whole lives for. Do it!! I still won't agree with you, but at least I will respect that you back up your opinion with action.