Capt Vince Pierleoni

These were used 6 months and are like new. Black in color, complete set of 2 for front seats and one long one for back. Unsurpassed protection. $100

We run a special set of 7 1/2' ML Okuma Blue Diamond rods just for April Browns and Coho. Not only are they a blast to fight fish on, the super light tips spare a few lightly hooked fish from being dropped.

SOLD pending payment

Your welcome, good luck with new rig.

These are like new, include pulley end and boom mount rodholder. They are fixed position short booms. $30 each or $50 for the pair.

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Tom, one remedy to that situation is to replace unwanted transducers with BRONZE inlets of the same stem diameter, and cap them off permanently on the inside with 5200 and a bronze cap. This is very flush to the hull, and you won't have to wonder about the patch. Unless there is a difference in the stem diameter in the wrong way(the b60 is smaller than what is there, holewise) you should be able to clean up an existing hole and utilize it for the b60--even if you have to enlarge it. I prefer thru hulls approx midship and in an area close enough to the center that it won't come out of the water in a chop. You also don't want it "downstream" of an obstruction to a clean flow of water--like a water inlet. With an inboard almost anywhere you install the thru hull will be ahead of the props which is most desired. If you still wish to do a fiberglass repair I do bump into a couple of glass guys in the Spring and I can get you their contact info.

These are built to be Saltwater resistant as well. Used one season by the owner and they come with swivel bases. $500 for the pair. SOLD!

See you there!

Welcome Cronzy. I don't know anything about your posts on other boards, but I do know how vast your knowledge is on Pacific Salmon, Salmon rearing, Salmon naturalization. Your passion and dedication will be welcome here. I don't think we ever met, but a late friend of mine Bernie Klimzcak who I met at Oak Orchard, spoke glowingly about you. If you got to know Bernie, kind words did not come easy about anyone. In the mid 80's I trailered a boat to the Keys for him and your name came up several times. He spoke then that it would be an ongoing battle to keep the Pacific Salmon fishery, that the brilliant brave men that introduced the Salmon would retire and pass on. There are very noble reasons for restoring the "native" species, and very financial reasons to cooperate with the effort( funding for lamprey treatment, stream rehabilitation, preyfish monitoring, ect). The carrying capacity of cold water fish in Lake Ontario in the 1800's and early 1900's is well documentated, and it should be no surprise that it is a shining star amongst the Great Lakes. Unfortunately, the ST Lawrence seaway was built and the Great Lakes were forever altered. What frustrates some people on both sides of this pond is the Pacific fishery has almost become apologized for, despite the fact that ANY hope of restoring a fair population of naturally reproducing Atlantics, Lake Trout, Walleye throughout the lake is primarily possible because of the King Salmon predation on Alewives. As for the resurgent Yellow perch population, once again, thank the Kings and Cohos. We all love the other species, but the Pacifics prefer the pelagic preyfish. I think where the bitterness comes from is the helplessness felt on both sides of "the pond" when we can't hit the target number on Brown trout or get our quota of King and Coho eggs some years but ther Atlantics get handled with "kid gloves" and reared in state of the art facilities under watchful eyes. I think there is room for all of it, but there are way too many cases where businesses and organizations went "belly up" worrying about and concentrating on the "what could be's" or the "next big thing" No one should lose sight of the "core business", or what got us "in the dance" in the first place. The improvement to the quality of life and the economic boost the portion of the fishery that really works has done for NYS and Ontario province can never be lost sight of or put on the back burner. Let's remember how/why any of this is possible. I don't think it was luck or an accident that we got another chance to have viable fisheries in the Great Lakes. I would love to see the Atlantics and Lake trout take hold naturally in my lifetime, but I also think it's WAY past time to stop considering the Pacific "exotic". That Seaway is "exotic".

You are right, Rick. Never take this for granted. I didn't spend hours , days, weeks, months as a child fishing off my grandparents dock near Wautoma shoals catching NOTHING--I spent YEARS! Then, when you wanted to take a dip, you had to wade through 100 yards of dead alewives to get to open water. Long live the KING!!!!!!! The alewife suppressor! Controling alewives allows hatching of Yellow perch, Walleyes, Lake trout, Sturgeon, Small mouth bass(now gobies are crushing these) and allows the Atlantics and Lake trout to start to eat a diverse diet which improves their reproductive abilities. Thanks to the late, great Bill Pearce and his courage and thanks to todays DEC dedicated fisheries staff Lake O ROCKS! Additional thanks to all the great volunteers here in NY and our Canadian brothers, as the pen projects have made a big difference helping the fingerling Kings survive all the warm water species predators that are now present--because of the mighty Chinook.

Super job guys.

If you haven't attended one of these presentations yet this year, be there and show you care. Lake ave(RT 78) Lockport NY(LOTSA show expo location) Fairgrounds.

Sorry you had those troubles, Carl. There was quite a bit of turnover at Cannon staff wise during that time, and some bugs were definitely worked out since then. The Scottys are definitely a fine product but I have found the Cannon auto stops and rodholders to be the best I've used. We are definitely talking about the 2 best brands around now.

How's this party coming along? Any updates? Time to plan.

When they live in warm water the weight just "falls off of them", so good observations. Every year it seems more and more of the monsters are caught earlier. With the "wild card" natural contribution impossible to count on year to year, it's hard to say what the crop will be like this year but they should be big.

Thanks to all those guys and Ripper and yourself, Greg. That ports way too "fishy" to let a 2 day Pro/Am style event go by the wayside. Most of the guys who fish it can not only remember the big fish they caught in that event, but even a 5 lber that came at an opportune moment--thats what its all about. Making memories while experiencing and celebrating the fishery under ever-changing conditions. See you there!

There are three sizes, I prefer the middle size for spoons and the larger size for attractors. I appreciate their longevity.

All Fish Hawk models utilize a transom mount transducer. If you have interference it's electrical as FH uses an obscure frequency.

I have found the Catalina series from Okuma to be the most trouble free reels I have ever used. Don't automatically assume they need anything but a little lube unless they are symptomatic. With 3 seasons of use, the drags should be fine. Simply test them with a full spool of line, if it pulls off smooth under a fairly tight drag, you are fine. If the prior owner stored them for a lengthy period of time without backing them off, they may have set up. Normal wear items on all heavily used trolling reels are clickers(audible alarm and prevents free spool over run) and levelwind pawls. These are easy to replace for the average angler, and are easily diagnosed. If you don't want to tackle this now or in the future, a good reel guy is Larry at the "Reel hospital" in Ransomville-- 716-417--4343. Okuma parts are available from the "Tuna Tom" site.

Rolmops, no problem and no agenda. I just have met too many great "bucket sitting men" around the lake Ontario HARBORS. These fellas ate fish every day, and most were 60 to 80 yrs old. These same guys snickered when eggs and coffee suddenly became bad for you, and of course, today are heralded as "wonder foods" In the mid to late 80's there was an article written by Jerry Gibbs in Outdoor life. Back then, they still wrote articles about "blood sports". He warned of the EPA, and stated that he had information that the EPA would use Great Lakes anglers as sacrificial lambs to move forward with their agenda. Michigan soon after went through terrible PR problems resulting from irresponsible reports that were determined to be unfounded. It took many years to undo the damage, and today Great Lakes fish would test cleaner than most of what you get from the ocean, and certainly cleaner than any farm raised fish.