Sk8man

Just a personal FYI I had over $5,000 of canvas work done by Geordie Magee and although some of it has stood up well over time the last mooring cover I had made by Geordie himself the thread has deteriorated in about five years from UV exposure. I hope he has changed his thread by now something to ask if you decide on that option. He is a good guy who has been at it a long time so I'm not bad mouthing him or his business but given the high pricing of this stuff ($1,000 for that cover) it is something to consider and inquire about before "jumping in".

Thanks bud.

Thanks Glen, Trouthunter and Ed (Mr. Seneca Brown) One of the really neat things that happened Saturday morning is that all three of the top fish came to the weigh station at the same time so we had a chance to chat for awhile while waiting for the scales to be set up etc. and one of the people was the guy from Auburn that won the Seneca Lake derby just a couple weeks ago and the young guy in his boat who had the 13 lb brown (2nd place) which was a beauty. Those folks and the fellow who had the 12 lb laker (a teacher from Honeoye) couldn't have been more gracious and were genuinely happy for us as we were for them. I think that speaks a lot for our chosen sport and the type of folks involved in it. Thanks to all the well wishers we have heard from on here and other places. Tight lines to all.

Thx fishook

A couple of things are important in thinking about it: 1) salt water is VERY corrosive to most metal. Most boats that are run in both fresh and salt water need to be "cleansed" or flushed properly of the saltwater after being in the salt water environment. Corrosion causes all sorts of electrical problems and messes up contacts on wires and batteries gauges as well as engines. 2) A lot depends as in freshwater specifically how the boat has been cared for during its lifetime....some of these problems are slow and chronic and some may be hidden and hard to detect until they start to fail. If you are talking significant money you may want to have a competent marine survey of any seriously considered boat for a few hundred bucks as it will be worth it in the long run.

Thanks Mark and Craig.

Thanks Brian

Wow! thanks so much for all the nice comments folks I really appreciate it. It was a real peak experience for both Mark and I. We have fished together since he was 2 1/2 and he is now 37 and we've placed a bunch of times in derbies but never the grand prize and breaking the record for this particular derby was special as well as it has run for 35 years. A special thanks to you Hop as our old school methods from fishing together for so long finally paid off with timing etc.and those words coming from you I view as "special". I am looking forward to the mount that came as part of the prize as I have never had any fish mounted out of the many caught over the years. I know the fish would be a "nice one" on Lake O but no record breaker but on this lake it was a pretty special fish and I am grateful for the experience of catching her. and being able to share that experience (and memory) with my kid. I should also mention that the folks that put this derby on are all very generous volunteers and the money goes to Mercy Flight, Hospeace House, and Camp Good Days and Special Times so it is a real family type event.

Mike said it right. The sharing of good information will help make the sport that we all enjoy a better and more enjoyable one for all. One of the really neat things I think is that a lot of the charter guys generously provide a wealth of useful information to the people here and hopefully they derive benefit from the forum as well. I know I always try to steer prospective interested parties toward the guys I feel confident know their stuff and I hope others here do as well. This forum is a rather unique one.

Thanks fishook and Justin

Thanks folks much appreciated. It was a female and if it hadn't been the derby I would have released her but what a great fighter she was on ten pound test line and light gear and I am blessed with a son who is great with the net

X2 on John Mann. He is far and above the rest on quality and price in my view.

Nothing like the cheeks ....closest thing to scallops out there. Great idea regarding the fire pit Slammin. I have plenty of various wood chips so I 'l give it a try

Thanks Dre.....good timing for once in my life anyway

Thanks fisherdude we had to do something when we knew you'd be fishing it We were under "pressure"

If you have a diving sub I donated 15 of them (Seth Green when it was legal to run that many) to the barge Gods on Seneca years ago They are probably still out there in exactly 500 ft of water

Thanks Mike (s) . I guess my other thank you post didn't take for some reason but thanks guys. Hoping it will hold up at this point. It's never over till it is over Wind is supposed to be brutal tomorrow.

WTG Justin and company

Jim bearhunter is right... Airmar is the way to go if properly installed. Some transducer instructions call for the transducer to be level or horizontal with the ground rather than the hull to compensate for the curvature of the hull but it depends too on where on the hull mounted and the amount of curvature. Stay away from any possible sources of turbulence.