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Hey ditto that Scott. I was thinking I might run over & shoot out of L.P. in the little boat in the afternoon if conditions are tolerable. -Andy

A couple weeks ago we were after browns in clear water (6-12') and couldn't get them to go on inlines w/ leads to 150', put out the big boards & the same baits quickly took hits. I've seen this b4 too.

I mostly use inlines for core when fishing alone and I fix them (don't want it sliding down the core!) they are not difficult to un hook w/ a fish on by yourself - just keep the line tension even & you will be fine. -Andy

Frank's is a geat outfit! One time I ordered a bunch of divers & they didn't have em all - so a guy calls me on the phone & tells me they shipped what they had (for free) and then tells me they'll ship the rest next day (for free)at the end of the week when they get restocked. Pretty unusual level of service and attention to detail!

I'd look at some kind of track system, that way you can drill once and move stuff as much as you want. I've set up 2 boats with components from both of these outfits: http://www.teclausa.com/bert/ http://www.traxstech.com/

Hank is busier than all get out! He no sooner gets one boat squared away & he's on the tractor moving another one in! He's got 2 extra guys there and they were all going full bore when we left. Zeke, I might be back on Cayuga Sat for another batch of Lakers for the smoker, maybe I'll see you out there. -Andy

No better thing to do in the time we have have than to spend it with your children & when you can do that on the water it's even better! Sounds & looks like a good time was had by all - good going! -Andy

Get & read this book and it will consolidate a lot of stuff for you - have fun! http://bluehorizonsportfishing.net/book ... 1f1a2fc5c4

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: Chowder & Sons / 'Emily' ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):4/27 Time on Water:7:30am-10:00am Weather/Temp:clouds/sun 70s Wind Speed/Direction:south 5-15 Waves: 1' or less Surface Temp: 47 Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: lost track Total Boated:lost track Species Breakdown:Cohos,Brown,King Hot Lure: custom magic marker yozuri Trolling Speed: 2.6-2.8 Down Speed: Boat Depth: 6-10' Lure Depth: ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Did a father & sons mission up to the Bay today & just clobbered the fish. We could not get more than 2 lines out for the first 45 minutes with a steady rip from the coho population. Stayed on them for a limit and then worked the browns for awhile. Just as we got ready to pull the lines we hooked into a smokin' hot young King that really gave Dad's 8lb test a work out. He hit, launched way out of the water and just took off for Canada with the drag singing. As the spool melted away I finally dared myself to crank down enough on the drag to turn him. What a great time my boys and I had together fishing today! Elliot cranking in a Coho Tristan w/ one of the cookie cutters The old man finally got one to the boat too!

I smoke a lot of lakers & they really are a great fish to smoke b/c they are oily, like whitefish, but don't freeze em b4 you smoke them! Freezing high oil content fish denatures the oil & they come out kind of funky (and it's not a 'good' kind of funky either). -Andy

You might want to check out some of the Port Bay reports in the 'Reports,Forum'. Port Bay is between Sodus & Fairhaven. I should be out there on Wens. too. -Andy

Of all my stuff I usually set my diver rods 1st cuz they are a quick easy way to get a bait working, never had a problem deploying coppers or long cores w/ the dipsys out. Biggest thing that can get you is when changing out a copper line & you get a trip n' miss on a long, deep diver line -when that diver line heads for the surface and your copper is in the chute you want to keep track of things! -Andy

I run Mag size divers set on 1.5 for my inside diver lines and mag slide divers on 3.5+ for outside diver lines and never have problems between them and my copper board lines. The mag divers have a very sharp angle down & the copper sinks slowly, so the two lines do not have a conflict. If you get a double on same side diver & copper you need to keep an eye on things but that's par for the course w/ doubles anyway. I use the Scotty 1177 planer style power grips for copper on the boards (if you buy the stacker packs & use your own rings, it's a better deal for you). Only attach the release to your backing -not the copper. On L.O. I much prefer to run the copper out on the big boards rather than inlines, when an inline goes under it makes things difficult-Andy

Nice haul & that hooked jaw brown is sweet! -Andy

Great post, pics & good job on the browns! Hope the action is like that tomorrow! -Andy

Hey Rob, thanks for the advice over the years & have a happy Birthday!

Dam! Very sorry to hear this Sean. As a small businessman I can really identify with you on how it feels to have some stuffed shirt stick it to you. Do not give up though - it's what they count on & it costs them very little. -Andy

Sean, This is a sucky deal for sure but I think Vince has got it right. Some people will just give up when a rep feeds them a line but I can't believe you don't have recourse to some legal leverage that you can use to get this resolved to some extent. -Andy

Good going on the fish, had planned to hook up w/ Jim (1fish2fish) and chase those same browns around but punted because of the forecast! Should be back up next week! -Andy

Good job on getting back into the game, some real nice ones there! Hey, did ya get the kicker project done? -Andy

Couple of slammers there! WTG -Andy

Good to hear you splashed the rig & all is well -Andy

I'm thinking I'll try & fish on Fri if anybody else want's to get out let me know. -Andy

Nice work, great looking perch boat!

Hey Scott, I actually did get one big, nasty laker out of the sweet spot but most of em out there were still hibernating. In your honor I named the smoker brine I used on both batchs after you, calling it 'Rusty's Rap'. Hope you get better soon! -Andy