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Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: Gill-T Hooker ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):4-1 Time on Water:7:30-1:30 Weather/Temp:Damp with rain and sleet Wind Speed/Direction:West Waves: 1' Surface Temp: 43-44 degrees Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 25-30? Total Boated: Species Breakdown: Browns, Coho, Atlantic, and a King Hot Lure: Northport Nailer Orange/Ice/Glow on Gold, Hot'n'tot Trolling Speed: 1.8 Down Speed: Boat Depth: 8'-27' Lure Depth: ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS Shake down cruise. Busy morning with lots of hits. Batting average was not great. I think we lost at least 7 fish on the chute 1.5 color leadcore rod. Spoons took 3/4 of the hits. One on a Rapala flat-rap, and maybe 6-7 shots on small hot'n'tot. Ran a nine rod spread most of the morning (exhausting) with planer lines off both sides, a rigger rod, and a chute leadcore. Fished the brown trout inshore water, with better temps and more fish out a little deeper 14-17 FOW. Near the end of the trip we were greeted with a nice surprise while peeling out into deeper water for Lakers when the chute leadcore took a hit, screamed around......ran up to mid-port.....and back....love spring Kings!!!! ====================

Eppinger Black Evil-Eyes, Michigan Stinger S109 Mayfly and R288 Glow Goby, Wolverine Tackle Silver Streak 09 Brown Trout, Northport Nailer K-26 and K30, Dreamweaver SS1381 and SS1653. Savant Jake used to have the best pattern but I see they are not being offered anymore in that color?

"Quality Time", your example of a fast moving bass boat will continue with or without a safety course. Nine rod spreads will not be covered in the class.

Just saw Danny's show on Outdoor Channel with Trev Gowdy. Really highlighted Niagara County's treasures.

I don't think the license will cover backing up a boat on a trailer. Sounds more like a money grab. Will current boat owners be grandfathered-in?

Rare but not unheard of. I caught a slightly darkened king at Burt one year at the end of March.

It will be marked on the pump as no ethanol.

Happy B-day Larry. Have a pack of cigarettes at Jerry's house and relax.

I would say that I set my Blacks release to a similar release tension as my dipsys. If I was fishing the fingerlakes where smaller fish might not pop the release, I would consider the Chamberlains or Scotty's. The Scotties have that tether that shows small shakers. Nothing wrong with a release not popping on small fish IF you see the bouncing rod and are not dragging a fish. In fact your hook up ratio will be better with a tighter release. Lets face it.......Lakers ain't Kings!

The trolling motor up front really helps you stay directly over your bait to feel the bottom ticking the weight and when fish hit. Keep in mind lakers live a long time and have been caught before. If you are feeling a "tick" and you check your bait only to find it missing you may have to add a cheater hook to the back of the minnow. I have found most of my fish come on that back hook.

Plan B would be to bring your trolling gear for Kings or drifting the bar for lakers.

Most of the gas at marinas are treated ethanol gas.

WNY fishermen. The NOCO station on Whitehaven Rd. on Grand Island sells no ethanol gas with the 93 octane rating. With everyone starting to fill-up maybe others could list stations with good gas.

Hit the pier this evening. Browns, cohos and odd pike are around. Emeralds are in. We are way ahead of schedule.

Prespawn fish sometimes don't move much. Try a white jig'n'pig (white eel trailer) or a darker pattern, dropped on the bottom in front of their nose. Gently tingle it like you would for bedded bass.

Run the non-toxic antifreeze thru the engine right after you pull her out. The engine is warm so the antifreeze will flow right in. You just need one of those plastic tubs with engine earmuffs found at any West Marine. Don't worry about fogging the engine, since the boat will get used again soon.

With all the wind and rain, the sattelite image of Niagara County inshore water looks like mud-city. Can anyone confirm the water color is as unfishable as it looks?

On the south shore, a light N or NW wind will push the mudline tight to the shore. Watch the NOAA site for wind direction. When the green water gets pushed in you can run into a school of Cohos that will make for unforgetable fishing. Usually you are going to get browns. Throw stickbaits, hot'n'tots, or spoons on one rod and a minnow under a bobber with a second rod.

Cohos are collected and imprint in the Salmon River so in August I would be fishing offshore from the river out anywhere from 150' to over 500 FOW around the thermocline and bait. The other large collection occurs over deep water near the border with Canada off the Niagara. You find one you find many as they do school.

Seems to me at this day and age contestants could video their catch. If you allow culling the measurement and release of short fish would not be an issue. Every team at check-in receives an official video tape with a tournament intro to proove it is legit. No observers needed.

Huge undertaking to put on a tournament. Liability insurance, local government involvement, permits?, volunteers, sponsors etc. etc. Not too many people have the time to put it all together. Sounds like to me you are taking about a club-level event. The LOTSA clubs do have these low pressure fun events. Maybe you could convince the fingerlakes-run events to expand to Lake O since they have a model in place. Good luck gentlemen. Send me all your mojo as I take on the big boys.

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What is your question Blind Squirrel? This was posted to maybe help any AM teams that might be on the fence on whether to go pro due to the entry fees more than doubling. Seems to me the decision is a lot easier if you can get someone else to pay your entry fees.

Now that the dust has settled and we have all had time to digest the proposed Pro/Am format changes, many of the AM teams have come forward and ackowledged the changes are too much to consider competing on the next level. I would urge such fellow competitors to reconsider and give the new format a try before opting out. Look, we all need new challenges in life and after all it is just fishing... something we have done since childhood. So what if you end up in 15th place. You will be able to hold your head high and know your team is in elite company as the fifteenth best boat on THE WHOLE LAKE! Stressful thoughts about running eight rods spreads, competing in heavy surf against bigger boats, open communication crap etc. are real but not impossible tasks to overcome. I would hope some pro teams could share some insights into how to compete at the next level. Advice on defraying costs by obtaining sponsors, team organization, etc.......anything that might prove helpful. Most of us competitors are small business owners. Think about all the contacts we have made over the years with other businesses. Many of these contacts are potential sponsors. I would try to call in favors from those contacts before approaching tackle manufacturers. When you win the tackle companies will seek you out. Think outside the box of the fishing world. Most higher level corporate business leaders have a discretionary fund to use at their disposal. You have to get organized and start the process now as budgets are usually set in the fall for the following year. GET 'ER DONE. Below is a sample letter that you may use as a template to garner sponsor support for your team and the tournament at the same time. March 2, 2012 To: Name a Bank C/O Phil McCrackin 122 Moonshine Way Roadkill, West Virginia 22222 From: Your Name 234 East Pier Olcott, NY 11111 Hey So and So, It is getting close to boating season and I am in the process of setting up sponsors for my fishing team. This is an exciting time as the team is making the jump from the amateur division to the professional division in the Lake Ontario Pro/Am fishing tournament series. The odds will be stacked against us as we will be competing against teams featuring multiple charter captains with full crews and all the best in boats and equipment. To help our team compete on a more even level we are seeking corporate sponsorship in return for advertising exposure. The four Lake Ontario Pro/Am tournaments are held in the ports of Wilson/Olcott, Oak Orchard, Sodus Bay and Oswego. Competitors come from miles away from towns across New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio, Michigan, Ontario-Canada and even England to vie for cash and prizes. Public exposure to these events include live weigh-in of the days catch at the events, televised episodes appearing on Angling the Great Lakes outdoor show with additional viewing access on the tournament official website found at Lakeontarioproam.net (click on LOPA TV icon at top of home page). Additional advertising exposure is given to tournament sponsors listed on the official website (can be accessed by clicking on the sponsor icon at the top of the home page), tournament literature and official magazine. The entry fee is tentatively set at $650/team per event. Sponsorship levels will determine how many of the four events our team will participate in. Any contribution would be appreciated. You may want to consider a tiered sponsorship structure based on the level of advertising exposure. For example, Silver Level Sponsorship- $1,300.00 Features include team involvement in the Niagara County (June 2nd, 3rd), and the Orleans County events (June 9th, 10th). Advertisement would come in the form of (name of company) logos on team uniforms and hats plus (name of company) logos on decals to be placed on the team’s boat and trailer. Gold Level Sponsorship- $2,300.00 Features everything from the silver level sponsor package plus $1,000.00 would be either given to the Pro/Am tournament to sponsor specific individual prizes with (company name) name attached to the award or placed into the general prize structure to be used at the tournament’s discretion. As stated previously, tournament sponsors are given advertising access on the website and tournament literature. A gold level sponsorship will go a long way to help promote tourism to the area. Thank you for your consideration! (Sign your name here) Follow up letter with a phone call. Add a disclaimer that you are not serving in an official capacity as a tournament representative. Committee members, if something in this letter is not accurate please advise Chad [ Post made via Mobile Device ]

A flasher is just an attractor. You could run almost anything behind it. Flies, spoons, stickbaits, J-plugs, meat etc. Flies usually have a 20"-30" leader. Everything else you could run longer leaders because they have their own action.