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"Adirondack Road Kill Test Kitchen" "Musky's Mobile Whorehouse, "Beat It" we're closed" "Musky Manor" "LOUSERS Road House " Any winners here?

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 I would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to mail a card, send an e-mail or post a tribute on the LOU Messageboard in recognition of Joe's passing. And a special thank you to all who sent donations to Rudy's Rescue in Joe's memory. The kindness of our friends and some complete strangers is something I'll always remember....Shirley

http://www.mytopclip.com/play.php?vid=10248 It should be as good as this one to wet your appetite.

Hey Musky, I don't remember the Johnny Cash version 1987 but the one by 'Tennessee' Ernie Ford 1955 is the classic I remember from my 6 transitor radio. You may be remembering the original "16 Tons" by Merle Travis in 1946. (dates from wikipedia) I get all the stimulus I need from fiber but at your age it may take castor oil. LOL Can't wait to see all the new marinas, piers and boat launches this buys. Bring the fast ferry back, but use it for the cultural center and bus terminal downtown, shovel ready.

Glow lures and columni sticks(lightning lures) make baits visible in any light condition but visibility is only a 1/4 of the equation. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. Speed gives the lure the vibration that a the target will check with its' lateral line and if it's not what a healthy, vibrant baitfish should be it will considerate it an easy meal and feast immediately, if it is not giving off a vibration that shows it would be an easy meal the baitfish will live another day. Survival of the fittest is what insures that the bait population will be there for the future feeding, instinctively the predators will limit their targets to the injured, whirling, spinning somehow suffering bait and take the ones that they will expend the least amount of energy to eat. They may crash through bait pods to cause the injuries but will return and pick off the ones the maimed. The larger the fish the less energy they will expend so they look for larger bait or for bait to come to them since they can tolerate wider temperature ranges. SD's work well especially when salmon are feeding since it simulates a wounded bait behind a crashing salmon. When they are off the feed the challenge becomes making the bait so easy and so appealing that a full belly will still grab it.

A couple of other thoughts/theory on this topic, bait fish camouflage themselves to their surroundings (buy some live minnows and place them in a bucket with red, then green, brown, yellow backrounds and you'll see them change body color instantly) They're dark on top (back) and light on the bottom so when predators are looking down they blend into the dark depths when they are looking up they blend into the light of the sky above. (dark days dark colors, light days light colors) This is the same for the predators trying to be stealthy to catch the bait. If the color you put down cannot be distinguished at the depth you put it that doesn't mean that it is not visible as black or grey which may be what happens to the bait your trying to imitate at that depth and it could (not) still be effective. Most big fish don't get big by eating things that are not natural appearing for their environment or they would get caught to easily and be eaten by you or other predators. Black and Silver work at any depth and should be the go to colors. If you see Niagara minnows in the plume of the river they'll be bright green which is a great accent/blend or top color to use down there. Scale tapes work well on b/s and carry a variety of color to the depths your working so you don't have to change up as much. Also. Fish swallow bait head first (look at stomach contents for proof)so put a glow eye back by the hook , they can't tell that the eye on your bait is backwards but you will hook up better. Remember, these are all just theories and should you decide to conform to this approach you do so at your own risk. Some side effects possible...

Happy Birthday Bob!!!!

happy birthday and many more!!!!!!

Thanks Hank, if the 440v line connected to the bubbler don't work then where can Pettit aluma guard be bought? The boat was docked in Oak Orchard Creek this year and didn't get a lot of use so they had time to grow.

I haven't found a paint for Aluminum boats to prevent this infestation, any suggestions

Thanks everyone, 53 to save you the time to look it up. Also, as Erbyjoe said we are all one big family to share our enjoyment of fishing with as I have with Jerry(Rebel) and Chad(Blue-eye) and my son Todd and daughter Amanda. I'm not sure which is more of a die hard fisherman though. Jerry will interogate anyone that caught a fish(right Ray) and Chad uses all this high tech stuff to find out everything that's going on. I'm sure this year will be out-standing for everyone and with the "live mobile updates" Chad added we'll have a better picture of the whole lake not just Oak Orchard. I'm proud of what Chad has done to enhance the fishing experience for so many when I could only help a few. Thanks again for all the B-Day wishes

Welcome to the site, post your question in the north shore reports and our Canadian friends will respond with some good recommendations for a charter service.

Good work Tom, Help the cause, post the petition link on other sites you visit and e-mail it to 5 friends and it will bring you good luck and fortunes

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/petition.html This site may be helpful as well to collect signatures to present, emails tend to get deleted easily and not counted

Hi y'all, welcome to the LOU, and a big thanks for protecting our freedom

Chad, that explains who that LOU guy is on your mom's cell, I should've known your were up something again. Good job!! I knew she couldn't text.

http://www.crowbusters.com/ try the forum here they may be able to give you some expert advice, they take it crow hunting to a different level. From my limited experience I wouldn't wait set the decoys and electronic calls and maybe a wounded crow screaming, they don't seem to shy away and just keep coming as long as they don't see you. I think your grandson will benefit from just being out with you so don't worry about how good the hunting is, the experience you share with him will be rewarding enough. Hope this helps, Good Luck and Good hunting

I don't know if you're really familiar with what we call cowbells here, they're big blades and we run them slow, about 1.0 to 1.6 mph. Here's a previous link to some so you can see what we are talking about. http://hammerheadchartersandtackle.com/page8.html The idea here is to simulate feeding lake trout, they are bottom feeders and will overturn rocks with their noses to get at the baitfish, a slimy scallpin, so the blades look like feeding lakers and the peanut is the trailing overlooked morsel that the real laker will pick out as an easy meal. Run them 5-10' back and 3' above the cannonball. Then as your slow trolling bounce the ball on the bottom occasionally (when you mark a fish) that's why we run them above the ball so you can bounce it and not tangle the bells on the bottom. This adds to the realism of the bait by creating a noise and a cloud of dirt which would happen during their feeding frenzy. You can run anything you want behind the cowbell rig, the standard peanut lure has good action, rapalas work well in split back, spinner baits or spoons. Also, if look at temps on the bottom, 39.4F is the densest water will get and will also be where the biggest lakers are. The smaller fish are less tolerant of the cold water and will be in warmer areas. I don't know if you have that out in Cal. but here on LO the depth reaches 802' and there is always this temperature around. Good Luck with the Mackinaw. Capt.

Thanks Tom, I think the only thing funnier than watching people launch their boats is watching them net fish. Hope this helps alleviate some of the basic mistakes and humorous stories I hear all the time, and was a party to, and that's where this advice comes from, trial and error over 35 years on the lake. I know the empty feeling you get when you lose a fish especially when you've seen it and only to see it swim away because it got tangled in something and your first instinct is to try and horse the fish away from the danger only to hear that deafening snap as your line goes limp or you buddy nets the lure out of the fish or hits it in the tail etc etc. Many things can go wrong when trying to get a these fish into a net and just maybe this advice will help. Maybe there are a few stories to be told about how they got away here that can be posted. Each fish is a new challenge and how well you do is a learning experience, if you land it what did you do right and if you don't what went wrong and what can you do different next time to improve. Good Luck to all.

Haven't seen much posted about this topic so I thought it might be a good one to pass along some info on. Okay Zorro put the net down the fish just hit, slow the boat down to reduce added pull or pressure on the line but keep it tight, no slack, and rod tip up. This may seem counter productive because you are obviously going the right speed and just triggered a strike but you already accomplished what you set out to do and that is to get a fish on your line so now you have to do everything you can to increase the odds of getting it in the boat. Also, the sudden speed change will get you more doubles and triples than continuing at the same pace, it will also keep you closer the new waypoint you now have (Note the speed, temperature, direction, depth, lure, color, lead length, rabbits foot and anything else repeatable that might have contributed to catching this fish that you can repeat so you can repeat it after you land this one). Obviously the fight of different species will determine how quickly you get it to the boat and how much fight it will have left in him while you're trying to net it. With that in mind, if the fish seems pretty spunky or if it's swimming at the boat so you know it will be a problem when you get it near all the gear you have still in the water then try to let him tire out some more before you bring him any closer to danger zone behind your boat. If it's a big fish clear at least one corner and manuever the boat to keep him on that side while fighting him. If he does make a dive and get wrapped around your cables or other fishing lines -- loosen the drag immediately!!! - do not pull-- freespool with thumb pressure only but under no circumstances should you try to put any tension on the line when this happens. By loosening the pressure the line will just slide along your cables or on the other fishing lines and not snap off. The barb on the hook or weight of the lure will keep it hooked up in the fish until you can basket-weave your line and pole in and around the obstructions in the same path the fish swam through them. Once this is accomplished (many years of practice needed but it will get the fish in the boat) use very light drag tension since you don't know how badly your line may be nicked and abraided rubbing across the cables and such. Get the fish on top of water, net head first since they rarely swim backwards very quickly and will more likely swim headlong into the depths of the net. Hope this helps put a few more dinners on the table and maybe a few less stories about the one's that break off and swim away with your tackle. Now. check your line for frays, especially where the net touches it, re-tie anything you might suspect could be damaged and repeat the process exactly matching everything that worked the first time.

A quick way to get the depth you want with a standard dipsy is to multiply by 3 -ie: you want 50 ft. x 3 = 150 ft of line. This is usually +/- 5 ft depending on your speed and turns. For the magnum version dipsy multiply by 2, it gets into the water faster (drag back is shorter) and it runs straighter down, better for deeper depths when fish are 80 feet or deeper.

Special thanks to Rob Ray and the Sabres Alumni for a fun and worthy event, we're proud to be a part of it. Here's a link to a double, featuring Kevin Sylvester, who keeps the peace between Ray and Mike Robitaille. Turn up the volume Sabres fans as they tame a couple of salmon. :arrow: http://youtube.com/watch?v=UhHhXBSu6uI

welcome aboard LOU, you should post this message in the Open Seats section where it will get noticed by those in need of a partner.

Opening day stream stories, favorite spots, baits, skipping school, work to get out with Dad, Mom, brothers, sisters or friends. My favorite was when Rebel (Jerry) was 14, he skipped school to get out to the Pier at Charlotte (open year round anyhow) but got his picture taken by the D&C and ended up the front page photo. Busted! detention, grounded, but caught some nice browns. The principal didn't have too difficult a time figuring out it was Jerry's catch hanging in the gym locker for week.

Skip work or school and go fishing, mandatory RR