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After seeing some of the antics on lake Ontario and other water ways in NY , I am 1000% behind this bill . I have had the certificate for years ,as has my son . We test drivers of other motorized vehicles , why should boats be any different ? There are many folks on our waterways that have absolutely no clue what they are doing and it puts all of us at risk.

Tomorrow nice ??? better check the forecast !!

I haven't had a chance to try the new Familiar Bite / Rhys davis herring strips yet , I have some in my freezer , just need to find the time to get out . The old RD strips could be used and refrozen , I have used the same strip several times on different trips . I wasn't too concered with food poisoning , the smell alone stopped me from ever tasting them. I hope the new cut bait is as good as the old RD . It looks and smells like the old stuff , if it stands up to trolling I think we are back in the meat business.

I know for a fact that they will be available . I will let the owner of the company announce when and where . I have seen them and they look great can't wait to try them . I'll post when I have a report.

Mark, That is the best news I have heard in a long time. Keep us informed about the availability of the herring strips. If you can PM me about availability ,I will order a case as soon as you let me know that I can. Thanks. Mark

Anyone know if the FISH ON Bait Co. is still in business ? I tried to find their website but it appears to be gone . I still have some of their salted herring strips left, but I have had limited success with this product . I really wish Rhys Davis would come back.

Time for the annual question . Any body know if and where cut bait is available on the East and South shore of LO ?

You must be the Lund . I went out at the same time you did . We caught a six # laker right off the bat . Then we had a lull till we got down to Lakeview and found warmer water . We ended up with 4 lakers and 4 browns boated and we had a lot of hit and miss . Very cold ,I thought my hands were going to fall off . Glad we didn't have to enter that 40 degree water . All came on Rapalas , gold with orange belly was the hot ticket.

I have used the SNT since they first came out . Had issues with the early version but Cannon replaced a defective probe and antenna with no hassles . I find the depth feature very usefull and have checked it against my sonar and rigger counter and find it to be spot on for accuracy . Easy to check , put boat in neutral over deep water , lower prode to any depth and check all readings , SNT , sonar and rigger counter . As far as losing signal at depth , try wrapping a wet hand towel around your rigger boom and SNT antenna , Cannon can't answer why it works , but it does . When mine dies , I will replace it with the new model .

I am so sorry to hear of Duanes passing. I never met him in person , but had the pleasure of many IM 's . A couple of years ago when cut bait was hard to come by on the Eastern Shore of LO , Duane sent me a dozen packs of Fish On salted cut bait and never asked for or would take a cent in payment. This man was a class act and I am truly sorry I never got to meet him in person. My sincerest condolences go out to his family . RIP ,Duane.

Just got a PM on the LOU website from m_ab asking for help in Sierra Leone. The name she uses is marriam abdullah , I guess she thought this is a phishing website , not a fishing site. LOL. Anyone else getting these PM's ?

See Ya !!

This is good news. I have been advocating this move for years. There are people on our lakes who should not even be operating a rowboat,let alone a power craft capable of high speeds. You can't make people follow the rules if they don't want or care to, but at least they will know what the rules are . And that port is not just a wine. And bow is not something to shoot arrows. This measure should make boating more enjoyable and safer for us all.

I just saw a trailer on tv for a National Geographic Channel documentary on the Asian Carp (Flying Carp) which is going to air on Sunday , July 18th , at 10:00 PM EDT . The preview showed people standing in the bow of a boat catching these critters with landing nets as they jumped. Looked like a good way to break an arm or fall overboard if one of these brutes hits you. Maybe we can get a handle on what these fish are all about. Looks like their entry into the great lakes is inevitable .

bottom feeder, the web address is : http://www.hendersonharborny.com/waterf ... stival.htm kingslamon22, I would love to fish the derby with you. As soon as i get my schedule together I will shoot you a PM. I will probably be at S Sandy pond at that time.

I would like to enter the Salmon Spectacular but I find that at that particular time I would be fishing solo. I checked the rules and find no reference to fishing solo. I have issues with the LOC derby over this , and would like clarification from Henderson Harbor on the question. I have emailed the derby but so far have not received a response. Does anyone have any info on the subject ? If I hear from derby headquarters I will post their response.

I got my old schematics out and ,yes ,the pulley is held on by a 5/16 X 1" set screw. On the Unitroll HP you have to remove the pully inserts which are held onto the main pulley with phillips screws (4) ,to get to the set screw. Once you remove the set screw the shaft pulls right out. There are white plastic bushings between the shaft and pulley. You may want to replace them when you have it apart . I got drag washers and bushings from Capt. Gary's , nothing very expensive involved.

My bad ,you have the other side off . I believe there is an allen screw that you have to remove to get the shaft out of the pully.

Take the cover on the other side off (4 Phillips screws). The clutch and pawl are under there and the shaft comes out from that side . Check the drag washer (probably needs to be replaced ) and be sure to check the faces of the cluth washers for scoring. Pretty easy to dissasemble and put back together. Do one at a time so you have one for reference.

Yea !!! No more tickets.

Cost me $150.00 in T of New Haven in 2006.

Are these batts. deep cycle or deep cycle/starting (dual purpose) ? I am under the impression deep cycle batts. are not good for use as starting batt. , they are made to be almost totally discharged over time ,as in electric trolling motors, before being recharged . The sudden amp demand for starting shortens their life. I have one of the Auto Zone dual purpose marine batts. , going strong into it's 4th year.

Anyone have any info on the availability of cut bait (herring) on LO for this season ? Is Fish On Bait Co. still around ?