Missdemeanor

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16602&hilit=Bruce ..........I guess he did have a good time on your charter Bruce.......

Rolmops....Sent you a PM

Yessir..........great looking jigs Robert [ Post made via Android ]

Great report......the KOS has been a HUGE producer for me this year.... The green KoS with silver cup on overcast days, the green cup green KOS on sunny days. The orange one is good too. Try one down the chute on a copper......oh boy! [ Post made via Android ]

Yup.....no fish what so ever off Rochester....lmfao [ Post made via Android ]

Thaaaats Right!

Thaaats right! [ Post made via Android ]

RAY....I'm crying laughing my head off.......you certainly have a poetic flair all your own. [ Post made via Android ]

Well she soon changed her tune when I broke it to her that you were not her childhood television crush THE PENGUIN from the Batman series. I explained that there were two people in this world that smoke fancy ciggaretes with plastic applicator tips. Hilarious.......

Ray I fished in the First ESLO in the 70s......LOL......

Fast and silver.....Thanks man....Sarcasm is really tough to pick up on text messages and emails....However i never claimed to be the sharpest knife in the drawer...LOL...Just a fishing guy......Tight lines Brother.... Oh yea....Rodger that on the rope..... Nick I gotta hand it to you...being a Captain on the Fingerlakes has challenges all it self. Lots of Variables to take into account. A good friend of mine has ran trips on Seneca and Ontario for years....He's a great fisherman and is a really great guy....Captain Mick is a true gentleman. Keep up those Go Pro Videos....maybe one day I'll break open the piggy bank and spring for one....I

Sea Yea.....here's the thing.....I like to fish with other guys from time to time......I am always learning new techniques and take bits and pieces from other people's programs and apply it to mine.....I am still learning and will until my days end.....That in itself would just say I have some good knowledge....Expert I am not.....I appreciate the compliment sir. and have a great rest of the season........

Fast and Silver....... I am sending you a PM

Well Rochester fleet....keep your eyes open for some up and coming new experts in our area....without getting into details we have some new stiff competition headed our way....These guys are Experts and will sure show us a thing or two.... Now the real question is what exactly is a pro or expert? Hmmm let's see....I have 35 years experience on the lake....my share of tournament wins....a captains license, and I'm usually on the water at least three days a week.....would I call myself an expert or a pro? Absolutely not ! I will demonstrate a professional attitude and work ethic for clients, however going to the extreme of saying I'm an expert? No way......what are your opinions ...in general , what would qualify a guy to be considered an "expert salmon fisherman"? [ Post made via Android ]

Bonine....way better than dramamine. Doesn't make you tired....I heard ginger suppliments are good too. [ Post made via Android ]

Take it out....put just a dipsey on it, and let out all the way....with the tension from the dipsey , the wire will go on nice and tight. USE a straight retrieve and do not pump and reel. [ Post made via Android ]

Love shooting blue bills.....last season we did well on Scoters....it was too bad about the weather. [ Post made via Android ]

I have some 6 and four color cores on 47s....I use 400 ft of 17 lb Orange suffix ....no problems....I have them on regular 8 1/2 ft heartlands.... [ Post made via Android ]

I'm with ya rippin line.....stuck on the couch for a while due to foot surgery.....uuugh [ Post made via Android ]

Bad ass....... [ Post made via Android ]

Captain Bruce post a legitimate issue and I just followed up with my observations.....This is whats good about this site....Public forum for opinions and Ideas....Just because a guy doesn't have a popular view on a certain topic doesn't make it wrong to post up. Its called freedom of speech and the last time I checked it was what our country was founded on.... I would hope that the tournament officials would view this thread more of constructive criticism and some changes take place. I would love to see the pro ams prosper and return to the original rules.......

What has happened to the Pro Ams is an absolute travesty....I have fished them on and off since 1995. The original rules included No communication, Friday and Saturday tournament days (Sunday as a blow day), and no open division....Just a Pro and AM division.... Now we have "Big box and small box" nonsense...just about every port has a pro am, open communication, Lawyers deciding if we can compete or not, Saturday and Sunday competition with no room for a Blow day...... Well lets look at the main issue with the Pro Am....Attendance.....If there is more Pro Ams available throughout the lake, that's more tournaments to choose from. Lets face it, with today's economy there are not many guys that can afford to fish all of them... its all about supply and demand. If there is a large supply of something, then the demand will be lower....Why not go back to the way it was....Niagara, Rochester, and Oswego? The biggest ports on the Lake....Niagara and Oswego at each end and Rochester right in the middle of the lake....It kinda makes sense. No communication has been a TKO'ed horse for some time now..... Now we have the Big box Small box......uuuh...who won? I understand that guys wanted more payouts...how can the payouts work if the attendance sucks? Lawyers.....Well now that they have their grubby paws and opinions involved in saying when its OK to fish, maybe it should go back to the Friday and Saturday competition ( Sunday blow day). Most guys take two days off to pre fish anyway.....Hypothetically if there are two days of small craft advisory, wouldn't competitors want a chance at fishing with an available third day? You guys need to understand that you will NOT GET YOUR MONEY BACK if the tournament is cancelled. The Counties will hold your money hostage till the next years tournament ....even if you can't fish the next year....Pretty much stealing your money. Lets face it...now we have desk jockies and "oh so accurate " weathermen making decisions about if we should fish. I would like to see the option of the third day rather than see my $690.00 sitting in an account (gaining interest no doubt). The Dissolving of the Am division has really made an impact.....lets look at the numbers for the Oswego Pro am.....27 boats.....compared to a relatively small and new Sandy Creek Shootout....42 Boats.....Most of which were not Charter boats. It kinda proves my point that if we deny the regular guy a means to compete, then the Pro Am is basically cutting thier own throats. Its cultivating the competitive nature in newer players is whats going to advance the tournaments.... A guy doesn't come right out of High school to play in MLB....he goes to a Farm team to compete and gain confidence and the skills to compete in the majors..... Just my opinion....and we all know the saying about opinions......Basically I will not be competing in any of the pro ams again....I commend the guys for trying to make things better. Noble intentions or not, the Pro Ams re headed down a slippery slope.

Rick....you better buy a double walled Dimarini for those monsters you guys have been getting [ Post made via Android ]