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Great fish! And good to see an ice caught fish go back. Nice job. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

i grabbed this off another site. Nice fish but it looks like it won't be caught again. I talked to two lou guys at the niagara expo this past saturday who agreed the good ice this year and last was having a negative impact on the open water fishing. Perhaps the tiger season should be the same as it is for purebred muskie? And perhaps the pike limit should be one or two? Also i think circle hooks should be required on tip ups as they are really just swallow rigs. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

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Fishing is unlike other activities like bowling,golf,or pool where the more you do it the better you get and the better the results. While you can get better at fishing,if the fish won't eat you don't catch any. I once spent an entire week in september at Chatauqua during the full moon period and caught nothing. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I doubt you did anything wrong. No matter what you fish for i believe it's 10% knowing what you're doing and having the right gear and 90% being in the right place at the right time. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

another bulletproof reel that won't break the bank @ $120.00 is the abu garcia record 60. This one has a thumb bar but the knock on it is the weight. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Also that grey bar on top flips up giving you lots of room to pick out a backlash. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

this is an abu garcia ambassadeur 6000. About $50.00 at wal mart ten years ago. It's too big,too heavy,holds too much line and has no thumb bar. However, it performs every bit as well as my calcuttas at a fraction of the cost. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Just gotta outlive the mortgage. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I have a calcutta 200d and a calcutta 100te. Both are great reels. Light,compact,smooth and never backlash.(unless you hook your net while casting or hit a tree) they both hold about 75 yards of 65 lb braid. The te broke once but i had it back from their service center in under a week. The 200d seems indestructible. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

and happy new year! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I got a pm from this thread that the site won't let me respond to. I respond here:"good idea,let me know if i can help". My e mail is [email protected]. Looks like i riled up some animosity. That was not my intention. I just love all esox and can't stand seeing them killed. A 20 pound northern in new york is a rare and precious resource. Killing them for money and a trophy your children will throw out is wrong. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I see your point. But i still say too many ice caught fish are whacked for the chance at a few bucks snd some glory. I saw a guy cut the head off a 20lb class pike at conesus once and dump the torso. He said he wanted a mount but didn't want to pay for the whole mount. Butthead, Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I understand that if you catch a legal fish in a legal way you can feed it to your cat if you want. It's your right. I just hate to see new york sponsor what amounts to a kill 'em all tournament. Why not a photo on a bump board be allowed? Let the winner be inches and not pounds? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Too bad this event will result in some nice fish being killed. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

i also got some stainless steel ice cubes from brookstone. They don't work. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

lol! I got a pocket hose and a little rapala with a bills logo on it. Probly get picked off by a bass!Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

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what he saidSent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United