Pike Hunter

Another great fan of orangemen from the LOU. We will be watching the game at the dome against Villanova this month.

Thanks guys! After the trip, I became more appreciative about our wonderful fishing in our backyard. Pound for pound, most of the saltwater fish pales in comparison to our superior salmon's fighting strength. I have to admit fighting the cobia was the most impressive experience in my recent fishing trip.

During the holidays, we took our family to Islamorada for fishing with Captain Roy Lindenback of Tiki Charter. Captain Roy grew up fishing with his father and his grandfather. A true 3rd generation captain. We started out in the morning facing 3 to 5 footer swells however the large size of the boat made the trip comfortable for us. We began fishing by the reef and caught over 30 yellow tail snappers and couple barracudas. This got the kids excited which is just half of the battle. We started trolling with live bait - ballyhoo on a large circle hooks with four lines out - 2 off the outriggers. Spinner rods were set with 20# lines! Within minutes, the sailfish got hooked and started dancing on top of the water. Took good 15 minutes before we brought the fish close to the boat. The 1st mate was unable to bring the sailfish to my lap for photo as the fish broke away. "Happy Birthday" was what the captain said to me. It is certainly a great birthday present from Neptune! We managed to hook up several king mackerals throughout the day. The smile on my childrens face is something I will always remember. On the way back to the shore, the captain stopped and turned around the boat once he saw school of Cobia. We immediately hooked up Cobias and each one of us took fish. I was amazed at Cobia's fighting prowness. We brought some yellow tails to the local restaurant and they cooked up a great meal for us. All in all, we were blessed to be fishing out in Florida. Happy New Year!

Sorry to hear about your accident. Hope you get well real fast.

Wow! You re a very lucky guy! Congratulations on the catch!

The owner, Jerry of the Bayside Bait Shop had decided to close the shop due to his health. Jerry and the crew has been wonderful with helping out the fishermen with their prize fish for the derby weigh in. In case you wonder, the asking price for the land only comes to $800,000.

Awesome pictures! Thanks for sharing!

Wow what a beast! Best of luck on your hunt for another trophy on the wall!

Mark, I would hate to see you end up paying more money when you re trying to cut some corner. Pls check your PM for a local boat mechanic who specializes in I/O. Tight lines Anthony

Guys, Thanks for your words of support. I just want to get the message out to the fellow boaters about not leaving "too much" stuff in your boat for others to take em away.

good work on the browns!

Now that this has hit my boat. Some low life had helped themselves to my stuff on my boat. I am docked at Sutters in Irondequoit bay. Please do yourself a favor by taking out all of your gears from your boat before someone steals them from you. I lost tackle boxes, good reels and big jon planer pole. Another guy posted on CL offering reward and his boat was hit also in the same area. I have to say I felt a bit fortunate because I took most of my salmon gear out of the boat earlier.

WTG Rich! Thanks for keeping us informed.

Happy Belated B day Rod!

Wonderful slide show. Thanks for posting. I have shared this with the teachers and students at my school.

Hot damn! You have outdone yourself once again! Congrats!

Welcome aboard Bradley! Thank you for your service to our country! I dont do any fly fishing though. Come spring, give me a holler and I am more than glad to take you out for trolling in the "big pond" (Lake Ontario).

You got two trophys out there! Something must be attracting them to your land of trophys!

Great work on the muskies! Awesome pictures! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing cool pictures and great report! I do not have enough experience to determine my last day of trolling for the season!

Happy Birthday Billy V!

Nice job on the salmon!

Happy Birthday Mark!

deceiving report, isn't it?!

John, I am sure everyone has given you their wonderful recommendations. I had my boat canvas done by Steve Custom Canvas on Rt 104 in Ontario. This place is not too far from my home and their prices were very reasonable.