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I used DDW products last year and will use them again. Every little bit helps, but I still prefer to not hunt a stand unless the wind is right. My grandfather was a smoker and big time trapper/hunter who believed that smoke masked the human scent. He used to light and old stump on fire in the woods and took many deer as they came in to investigate the smell. He'd also use fox urine as a cover scent. Shawn

I didn't see this posted here last Spring and my apologies if it was. From the DEC website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/2011deerrpt.pdf Some interesting data especially the DMA and DD Permit numbers. Good luck this season! Shawn

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9596&p=51104&hilit=+drag+washers#p51104 Here is Nitro's post from '09. Great tutorial - thanks NM!! I've had good luck with smoothdrag washers too. Is anyone installing carbonex washers "dry" instead of greasing them? Just wondering what the pro's and con's are. Thanks, Shawn

2nd that! Hope you get a crack at em! Shawn

Nice job Mick - thanks for the report! Shawn [ Post made via BlackBerry ]

Very nice Mark - congrats on gettin your coolee back Shawn

Those guys must have been tired at the end of the day Shawn

Nice job Andy! Give a call next time you're out this way Shawn

Nice report and pics! What a difference a day makes out there. Shawn

Glow irish. That set up took a couple more kings in the high teens and low 20's. Shawn

Maybe if someone of credibilty put on a waterspout seminar, "unreliable" rec guys could get certified and become "reliable". Shawn

All was good - there was a boat inside of us too and I thought we were all pretty respectful of each other's "space". It's always nice to find fish away from the pack! Shawn

Congrats on a great season with some awesome fish Brian!! Good luck with the boat work. Shawn

WTG Kooter! Nice report!! Shawn [ Post made via BlackBerry ]

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: FISH FX ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s): 9/1, 9/2 Time on Water: 6PM-8:PM, 6:30-1:30 Weather/Temp: Nice Wind Speed/Direction: Waves: <2 Surface Temp: 74 Location: East of port LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: Sat - 6, Sun - 15+ Total Boated:Sat - 2, Sun - 12+ Species Breakdown: Browns, Steel, Kings, Coho, domestic bow Hot Lure: Spinny/ fly combos Trolling Speed: 2.7 - 3.4SOG Down Speed: 2.0 - 2.8 Boat Depth: 75-150 Lure Depth: 60-120 After putting up stands and clearing shooting lanes Saturday, I rushed home, hooked up the boat and met friend Dave and his 10yr old son Zack at the Oak for an evening troll. We headed East out of port toward the flats and set up in 70fow on a N/E troll. We ran two divers at 180 and 200 with spinny/fly combos and 2 riggers at 60 and 70 with BFuller spoons. Our goal was to get Zack into some fish and find a starting point for the next day as we were all fishing together again. The screen looked good in 80-90', but could not get them to go. We had several rips on the dipsies with no one home when we got to the rod. This seems like that's happened way more than usual this year. After about 1-1/2hrs of disappointment (good screen with streakers and no takers), lure changes, depth changes, speed changes, etc, the starboard rigger down 90 with a BFuller KOS takes a wicked shot and the reel is screaming like it's hooked on bottom - get to the rod, out of the holder, one thousand one, one thousand two.....gone! We get set back up, turn back toward port, and the port dipsy out 220 fires and Zack gets a wack at his first dipsy fish He does a great job and after a long battle we slide the net under a 25 lb king A little while later we hooked up with a small steely on the KOS down 80 which would be it for the night. Nice night to be out on the lake! The next morning we were out of the chute at 6:30 headed East again and set up similar to the night before with the addition of a 400 copper down the chute with a green dot spinny/ATOMMIK hammer fly combo. Today my Dad was with us and we all hoped that a "derby fish" would hit the deck. Dave had put a brown trout on the board a week prior and was feeling the addiction of trying to upgrade! We stayed on an East troll from 75 - 90 fow most of the morning and after a slow start, the starboard dipsy fires with a green dot spinny/white glow fly and Dave's hooked up with a nice 20lb king that he and Zack tag-teamed to the net, where we realized that we caught Rudolph the red nosed salmon We then continued East with a nice steady pick and had to wake Zack up a couple times to reel in fish . We were along side of the Yankee Troller boat for awhile and it seemed like they were netting about 3 fish to our 1 and having a great day. When the bite slowed for us, we decided to make a turn and head back West and when we hit 130fow the port rigger out 100' of cable with a carmel dolphin spinny/6" ITO Glow Irish fly takes a wicked shot and is hell bent for canada taking the line counter out to 600+'. We had the port dipsy in after a fish, so time to clear the copper and turn the boat. The big king came to the surface and I could see the spin doctor sideways wrapped up. With the fish up near the top, we didn't bring in the other dipsy - big mistake when we were circling the fish who decides that it's to hot up there for him and takes a dive to cooler water. Needless to say, we didn't staighten the boat out in time and we're wrapped in the wire line Dave grabs the dipsy rod and we carefully bring them in at the same time, with some good boat manuevering by Dad and we slid the net under a nice 29lb king. We ended up staying out in 120-150fow and caught another brown, domestic bow, couple steelies, more kings, and a beautiful 15lb coho for Zack. Although, we didn't get our derby fish, we had another great day on Lake O with great friends! Here are a few pics - I didn't get that many as we were in C&R mode for the day. Sat night Sunday Zack with a beautiful coho Rudolph Congrats to all LOU'ers who placed in the LOC Derby! Shawn

Bob, you have great products at reasonable prices and superb customer service. Three keys to success. I wish you the best with your new business. Shawn [ Post made via BlackBerry ]

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Nice job Brian! Shawn

Very nice G-Daddy! Thanks for sharing. Shawn

WTG Rob! Shawn [ Post made via BlackBerry ]

Not a bad morning! Hope motor issue is ok! Thx for sharing. Shawn [ Post made via BlackBerry ]

WTG Brian - keep the "hot streak" goin!! Shawn

Nice job Mark! Shawn

Nice report! Shawn

AWESOME fish Brian!!! Congrats to you and crew! Shawn [ Post made via BlackBerry ]