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Hope you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed making it!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNu0hm94ncA

Hi - I know you asked this question at the Salmon School social Friday night this past week and I was hoping to address it when we got to the Tournament/Derby Considerations section Saturday but unfortunately we were short on time. Here's my feedback for anyone who is looking to do this. Most times the guys or friends you fish with become your tournament team - try just taking people out and if they seem like they would be a good fit maybe ask them to do a small tournament. Keep it low-key at first and see where it goes. Chemistry is really important because depending on expectations and level of competitiveness of the folks involved things can sour in a hurry. Have a discussion up front about expenses (entry fees, fuel, bait, ice) and possible winnings - how do you split it and if there are tax implications make sure you talk through that. Also - sometimes its common for the boat to take a share if there are winnings - just to replace lost gear, kinked wire, maintenance, wadded coppers and whatnot. What is the goal? Derby Fishing or tournaments? Lots of smaller east end tournaments to cut your teeth on. Make sure there is a pecking order - need one Chief and some Indians for most situations. Reliability - nothing worse than someone who is a no show on tournament day - stuff happens but make sure your team is committed. Discuss pre-fishing plans so everyone is on-board Walk the docks, make friends at marina's, bring people out who don't fish but who's job might just be to reel in fish. Don't neglect kids and women. My wife and kid are core to our tournament team (we have another guy who joins us) but we are very competitive in any event we fish, we usually cash a check, and we don't have a stacked team with multiple captains and mates. Join ELOSTA or another org in the area - lots of member and could be a place to find some folks to fish with. Realize it takes time sometimes to get the right mix of people and get things off the ground but the more you fish with those folks the more comfortable you become with them - ideally your "team" fishes together more than just tournament day. Good luck in your search

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Was a great Salmon School this past weekend and I know I speak for the other instructors (Vince and Russell) - we appreciate everyone who came out and made it the event that it was! Thanks again!

In all seriousness though - find a direction you can troll where you aren't crabbed out and you can maintain your desired speed - trolling bags will also help in almost all situations so if you don't run them you should consider them.

Whatever direction generates the bites.....

Vince00 scammed a guy I know as well - same deal responded to a WTB ad saying he his friend had the item etc. Asked to be paid through Friends and Family....

Some of the smaller east end events were using an "integrity form" where each team had to have preferably a member of another team or individual check your boat/coolers/cabin/storage areas on the morning of a tourney, they then had to sign and include a cell number on the form and then you had to bring that form with you to weigh in - people will always cheat but to me that was a welcome approach to a small tourney without observers.

No such thing as a "mate card" - what is likely being referred to is you need to be enrolled in a random drug program which meets the requirements set forth in Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) sections 46 and 49. There are a lot of maritime drug consortiums out there. What you typically need to do is provide them with a pre-employment drug screen upon enrollment and then you become part of the pool of candidates that gets drawn for a periodic random test. Two years ago I was tested 3 times - last year never was drawn. Cost to be enrolled in a program runs from $75-100 anually in most cases.

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There was someone on the LOTSA FaceBook Page who had a surgery re-scheduled and had a couple tickets to sell....might be worth a look.

Really appreciate your involvement as a stakeholder - what would be ideal is for legislation to be brought forth based on this NYSERDA study that seeks a moratorium on the turbines in fresh waters of NY state....Thank you.

Still just a few seats up for grabs - great opportunity to up your game! Cost of admission includes a Friday Night social hour with the instructors, full salmon school on Saturday - which is 8 hours of instruction and includes lunch, and a Sunday morning free-form where anything is fair game. Mid-February date puts is that much closer to the 2023 open water season! Click link to learn more or register https://niagarafishingexpo.com/lotsa-salmon-school

I have a driftboat too and no longer guide - let me know if you want to hook up sometime as well - my boat or yours.

Once you get set up give me a shout - can have you side casting in 5 minutes and wallis casting in an hour. I fish the Salmon River with my 12 year old a lot and he has been side casting for a couple years and now is starting to wallis cast. Not hard. Side cast is easiest to learn and 90% of the folks on the tribs never move beyond this - it does cause some line twist and most folks will run a swivel above their float to mitigate the effects of line twist. Wallis casting - no need to add a swivel above the float - harder to master but a much more versatile cast.

Still some open seats - this will certainly sell out. A lot of great topics on tap for the 2023 LOTSA Salmon School! https://niagarafishingexpo.com/files/2022/07/Trout__Salmon_Flyer_with_QR.pdf