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Good talkin with ya out there Mark! Glad you found a little "action"! Shawn

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):8/26,27 Time on Water:7:00 - noon Weather/Temp:fri - cool, windy, passing shower Wind Speed/Direction:N/E Waves: 1-2 building to 3-4 Surface Temp:74 Location:Oak LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: Fri-3/7, Sat 8/9 Total Boated: Species Breakdown:Kings, browns, steelies, and a laker Hot Lure: Moonshine carbon14 Trolling Speed: 2.6-3.6 sog Down Speed: 2.0-2.8 Boat Depth: Fri - 90-150, Sat - 80-400 Lure Depth: Fri - mostly below 80, Sat 40-110 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS Fished Friday with my dad and a friend and got bounced around with the changing wave action. Ran 3 riggers with mostly mag spoons and 2 wire divers with F/F's. Managed two teen kings and an 8lb brown. Had 3 fish screaming out line and then zip - gone? Today my daughters joined me and a friend and we set up in 70fow again running 3 riggers with spoons and 2 wire divers with F/F combos. Took quite awhile to get our first bite at which my daughter Lauren took the 90' rigger rod with a carbon 14 and landed a 9lb Brown. Well, we washed lures for the next couple hours inside with nothin to show for it so we pointed the bow North and trolled out. We picked up a skippy king in about 200' which daughter Jenna landed. Didn't move a rod out to 400+, so turned to troll back to port. In about 380' the port dipsey out 280 with a Crazy B spinny fly combo fires and I can't convince anyone to take the rod. While Mr. King is screamin drag, the port rigger fires down 95 with a diehard. Jenna lands a nice 8lb steelhead and then we finished a nice battle and net a 22+lb king. Get rods back in the water and after a short while, the starboard diver starts throbbin and then gone before I could get to the rod. While bring the tripped dipsey in, the port rigger fires and lauren is up and does a nice job on another steelhead. It wasn't long and the starboard rigger fires down 85 with an NK NBK and the girls tell Bob that this one is his He lands another steelhead. Jenna was next on the port rigger rod when it fired, but lost a steelhead when it got into the wire. One more trip on the starboard dipsey out 310 and Lauren brings in a small laker. Cleared rods at noon and took the girls to the BNI for lunch. All in all, good times spent with my daughters and a good finish to a slow start. Shawn

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Great job! 8 for 8 is awesome in those conditions. Congrats on your PB and hope it holds. We stayed inside of 150 and did 2 teen kings and a brown all below 90. Back at it tomorrow. Good luck, Shawn [ Post made via BlackBerry ]

Probably not Jerry, but it depends. Here's and article that sums it up. There is no set rule that says a white-tailed buck must be scored typical or non-typical. The choice really is up to the hunter and which classification makes the most sense. As I go through the following discussion, it will become obvious how a particular buck should be scored. First, when scoring deer antlers, all normal and abnormal points are measured. The scores of both typical and non-typical sets of antlers are based off the symmetry (after deductions) of the main frame. Yes, even non-typical bucks get deductions for not having a symmetrical main 8-point, 10-point, 12-point, etc frame with matched points of the same length. But — since the measurements of all normal and abnormal points are taken, it’s easy to calculate both the typical and non-typical scores. Abnormal points add into the gross score of a buck scored non-typical and are subtracted from the gross score of a buck scored typical. If a set of antlers has many abnormal points, the set is most accurately classified as non-typical and would be best scored as non-typical (but it is not a requirement). Odd, freakish, and unmatched points do not add any value to the typical antler score as per the definition of a normal point. When scoring a typical set of deer antlers, the length of abnormal points is measured, but subtracted from the gross score of a buck. The rules state you can not add abnormal points to the score of a typical frame. If the antlers are nearly typical, abnormal points hurt the net score. So there is no maximum on the amount of inches that can be deducted because the mathematics of the issue becomes self limiting. The more abnormal points, the lower the net score becomes under the typical classification and the more the scorer leans towards scoring the antlers non-typical. On the flip side, if a set of antlers is scored non-typical, then the total length of abnormal points is added into the gross score for the rack. The more abnormal points a set of antlers has, the more sense it makes to score them as non-typical. The fewer abnormal points a set of antlers has, the more sense it makes to score them as typical. Again, the important thing to keep in mind: Both typical and non-typical sets of antlers are scored based on the main frame. The only difference is that abnormal points deduct from a typical rack’s final score, but they are additive for non-typical. If the white-tailed buck has a lot of abnormal points, why score it as typical and then subtract away abnormal points? Case in Point For example, a buck may have a net score of 155 as a typical, but a net score of 185 as a non-typical. That’s 30-inches difference in antler material! That’s because I assumed it had 30-inches of abnormal points – which is deducted from the gross score when scored “typical,†but not deducted from the gross score when scored â€non-typical.†Most hunters use a buck’s gross score in conversation because it gives the deer credit for all antler growth. If, on the flip side, you only had 7-inches of non-typical antler on your buck (a single drop tine, a split tine, or an extra point), typical makes much more sense. The more abnormal points a buck has, the better the likelihood it should be scored non-typical. Of course, I’ve seen some white-tailed bucks that get stuck in the middle — not enough abnormal points to score high as a non-typical, but too much to score well as a typical. Shawn

I am planning to be out there tomorrow morning waves permitting. I usually have my radio on scan or monioring 68. Boat name is Fish FX. Just hail FX on radio. I'll PM ya my cell. Good luck out there. Shawn [ Post made via BlackBerry ]

Very nice - thanks for sharing! Shawn

Nice job! Was hopin to get out tomorrow night but no copilot now and weather looks iffy. Should be out Friday and Sunday and will have the radio on. Shawn

I would try Captains Cove http://fishcaptainscove.com/ first because they're local. If they can't hook you up then try http://www.fish307.com/index.aspx HIH, Shawn

PM Hank (L&M here on LOU) and he'll give ya an honest assessment. Shawn

Great fish Congrats! Shawn

Have a good one JR Shawn

Welcome aboard Rich Looking forward to your participation. Check out the hunting section as many of us chime in there during the seasons. Shawn

Neat pics Is that the moon in the background of the last one? Shawn

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: FISH FX ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):8.19.11 Time on Water:7:00-1:30 Weather/Temp:Sunny - 80+ Wind Speed/Direction:little to none Waves: little to none Surface Temp: 74 Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 14 Total Boated:11 Species Breakdown:skippy kings, sleelies, and cohos Hot Lure: NK NBK Trolling Speed: 2.8-3.3sog Down Speed:2.0 - 2.8 Boat Depth: Started inside 80-240, went out to 29 - 32 lines and trolled back to port Lure Depth: 30-110 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Haven't had my boat out for over a month So it was nice to spend day on the water with a friend who hasn't been out on the lake in a long time. Ran 2 riggers with spoons cheated and 2 dipseys with various spinny/fly combos. The NK NBK spoon was the only lure in the water all day and took the most fish. Only a couple shots on the dipseys and one was a 12" king Started inside with only a couple skippies in the first 2 hours both down 80-90 over 200-240fow, so went out to the 29 line and trolled North. Nothin fast and furious and nothin very big - mostly steelhead and a few cohos with riggers at 65 and 75 being best. Lost a nice steely and low teens king near back of boat which would've been our biggest fish. Fun day regardless. Good luck to all in the LOC. Shawn

Nice job out there! Will be out tomorrow - what's your son's phone number Shawn

Hope you had a great day today Mick! Shawn

Nice report Tim Dog house looks a little cleaner than usual Shawn

Happy Birthday Scott! Hope it's a good one Shawn

Nice job Thanks for the report. Shawn

Great fish! Congrats Shawn

Happy Birthday Ray!! Must be a extra special one since it falls on National Buffy Day! Hope ya get all ya wish for. Shawn [ Post made via BlackBerry ]

Nice job Jason Shawn

Nice job Looks like you had a great time. Can't wait to get back out there. Shawn

Welcome to the site Pete! There's a lot of good folks and info here Shawn