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http://lbfc.legis.state.pa.us/factsheets/2007/rifle_shotgun_webpost.pdf Here's a copy of that study

Rifles - when handled properly under typical hunting conditions - are actually safer than shotguns. Google the Pennsylvania study done in 2007 and it proves this. This is coming from a lifelong hunter and Wayne county resident. I'm not sure how it will affect the deer population but I do feel safer after reading the study. Chris

I'm in B and E once a week . He is very limited with trolling stuff specifically spoons, terminal tackle and flasher/flies Nothing at all like Warrens in Sodus or Fat Nancys

Hey gang, Here's another clip of some laker fishing a few weeks back. It's a little redundant, but still fun......enjoy the music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EthunEVhqqk&feature=youtu.be Good luck out there and be safe, Chris

LOL!! Yes the song is a bit soft, but I needed a longer tune to accomodate the video length.....

Thanks bud - it's called "Fishing" but I can't remember who it's by. I'll get back to you ADK - I have a 22' Trophy with an 8.5' beam. The Gopro makes everything look smaller than it really is.

I posted this link here in the video section as well as with my post from 7-13-2013. I'm still trying to get the hang of very basic video editing, but it's a start...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74ZkmMo7XkA&feature=youtu.be Good luck to all and be safe on the water, Chris

Hey gang, I added a video to my post showing some of the fish we caught Good luck to all and please be safe on the water, Chris

Thanks gentlemen for all the kind words - I'll be sure to get the video up tomorrow. Shawn - thanks for the feedback my friend. Tom - we also had lots of lite knockoffs. My guess is they were some small skippys, in fact we caught the smallest fish I've ever caught on a wire - a small king and it had to be no more than 7" long Jason - so sorry to hear about the donation to the lake......what a bummer Anthony - I didn't want to make you feel bad, but busting off two reel handles was hilarious....however, the go-Pro was turned off at that point so I don't have any footage. However, I do have footage of my pseudo-split on the motor cover when I slipped on the slime trying to net your fish....... Great times as always - good luck to all the fellow anglers tomorrow on the final day of the Sodus Pro-Am, Chris

I fished with my great buddy Anthony today - we hit the water early at 5:15 AM and decided to fish west of the river with the armada. Not wanting to step on any charters toes (although one was actually already complaining at 5:15 AM b/c we were within 3000 feet from them which is apparently too close), so we tried to stay on the edges of the pack. The fishing was outstanding today with essentially non-stop activity from the moment the rods hits the water until we pulled out around 11 AM. We had a small lull in the action around 6:30-7 AM for some reason, but otherwise it was great all morning. Waves were 2-3', but it was tolerable and actually made for a nice "salmon chop". We fished riggers adjusted from 75'-110' both with cheaters, two wire divers (175', 225' and then we pulled one in place of a high diver at only 125'), 600' copper down the chute and a ten color core. Everything took multiple fish today other than the lead core. We fished early in the 120-140 fow area and then we seemed to do best in the 180-200' area. We had a mixed bag of fish including lake trout, steelhead, Chinook salmon and a few coho. We lost a screamer on the dipsy but we finished the day around 13 for 17 with quite a few additional knock offs in between. We saw quite a few folks hooking up today and we saw an enormous king floating on the surface around 10 AM. All of our fish were released but three, but I am guilty of releasing a lake trout too soon and it looked like it was floating and not swimming. For this, I apologize but it was too choppy to follow and go back and net. The following all took fish today: riggers: NK 42 second spoon (rigger 75-110') Fuller KOS spoon (rigger (75'-85') Stinger NBK (cheated on both riggers) DW SS Lemon ice (cheated 110' rigger) DW regular Buffalo Bill (cheated 75' rigger) Wire - 175' Kelly Green SD/Krinkle green fly Wire - 125' DW SS wonderbread spoon (very hot for steelhead action) 600' copper - Hammertime SD/42 second fly for lake trout I will post some video later on once I edit it - as always we are so blessed to have such a great fishery. It was nice to focus on some silver action today and not have to fish cowbells for lake trout. As promised, here's a video of some of the fish we caught: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74ZkmMo7XkA&feature=youtu.be Good luck to all on the water - please be safe, Chris

1.) Put the reel in the reel seat of your rod and secure (metal feet on the reel) using the plastic pieces on your rod seat 2.) Take the threaded bolts and insert from the reel side of the metal feet on the reel (the metal feet on the reel have square holes I think) and secure them using the two small stainless nuts so the threaded bolts don't fall out 3.) Attach the plastic black bottom piece on the outside of the rod and attach it to the threaded rods using the female threaded studs. Good luck, Chris

Thanks for sharing - I'm glad to hear things are setting up nicely and that you had some action in only 45 minutes. There's nothing better than the impromptu "45 minute" fishing trip on a boat test run. A few years ago, I landed a 29 pounder while fishing solo at about 3 in the afternoon when I was testing a new Subtroll probe. I only planned on a 15-30 minute test trip and then the fish hit.......that fish is now on my wall so you never know what can happen on those quick runs. Awesome stuff - good luck this weekend, Chris

That's cool that you have a few Richey flies. George used to have a "sparkle" or "sparkler" fly (not sure the exact name) that he invented and I can remember seeing Richey flies used in Michigan in the 80's. To the best of my memory, the flies George made were definitely made of mylar looking material with clear and green strands and a single galvanized treble. He and his brother were both from Michigan - it's neat that your dad knew him. Thanks for sharing, Chris

After having an emergency appendectomy 10 days ago and having to pull my boat to replace a melted housing and impeller in my outdrive (thanks to the cottonwood a few weeks back) it was great to get back on the water. I fished with my good buddy Anthony (Pike Hunter) today - mainly north and slightly east of the Bay. Dead calm, foggy, and lots of those nasty black flies, although the fog blew out around 10 AM or so, so you could at least see the shore line. We fished from 60' to 140' , and had only one knock off in 120', so we stayed in close and concentrated on the bait pods in the 60-70 fow range. Although it was a very slow day for us - the best action was in front of the Bay. We went 5 for 6, with 4 skippy kings and one lake trout. Riggers were the only presentations that took fish - as the wires, 400' copper, 5 color lead core and various surface lures did not take anything. MVP spoons: Carbon 14 mag (55' rigger), Bob Fuller green KOS cheated on the 45' rigger, and DW SS Seasick Waddler 45' rigger. Also: watch out for "hidden" subsurface debris out there - as I hit a semi-submerged car bumper on my way back in on plane. Initially it seemed as if I spun my prop hub, but the boat ran fine on the way back in, so I'm not exactly sure what happened. We saved a 4' section of bumper with the Chevrolet emblem as a souvenir..... I will be back at it Saturday, but if the lake still seems a bit unsettled, I may fish for lakers. Good luck to all, Chris

Thanks very much rdebadts - I appreciate the help and quick response. The temperature transects showed colder water on the south shore so things are definitely changing from the NE wind. Sometimes I overthink things, and I realize many times it's not as simple as 1,2,3.... To be honest, on days I'm not on the water I like to pretend I'm fishing and how I would start my day based on winds, reports, etc. from my desktop and try to follow the changing patterns in the days preceding my trips. I'll compare that later on with what the reports say to learn just a little bit more every day even when I'm not fishing. I know it sounds crazy, but I like to dream of Mr. King even when I'm not actually on the water...... Cheers mate - be safe on the water, - Chris

Thanks for the report - but I have a question: after 25 years of fishing this lake, I'm still trying to make heads or tails out of the wind. As you suggest in your post, the strong NE wind has caused the inner surface waters to cool down and there is a suggestion of an upwelling (this is also confirmed on the temp. transect profiles). I'm in no way arguing that the temp. is changing, I'm just trying to understand why. Wouldn't a strong South (i.e. offshore) breeze be more likely to cause this, rather than a strong NE wind which would theoretically stack the warmer surface water on the south shore? Thanks for any help you may have, Chris

Mudflat - I'm probably a wimp on this, but every time I get a copper hit I will reel in all the copper. Next, I pull the wire dipsy on the same side, then I redeploy the copper, and finally redeploy the wire. I always seem to have tangles when I'm trying to deploy anything over the top of my wires. Taking this extra step to pull out the wire and set the junk lines first - albeit a PITA - has avoided many a tangle and lost fishing time. Good luck, Chris

WTG Shawn - I've been missing your reports. Glad to hear that you're back on the water. Good luck and thanks for sharing your success Be safe, Chris