Capt Vince Pierleoni

Our hunting lease manager is looking for a place to stay on or near Sacketts harbor that offers a dock for a trailerable boat. He's looking for a week in May. Are there such places(motels, cabins ect) there that can be recommended?

New price, $20

It absolutely could be used as a pier casting rod. It was an emergency stand in for me until a shipment arrived. Only used a couple times on the Niagara, where a light tip but beef in the handle is needed.

Thanks Jeremy for mentioning Mark. He only does fish replicas, takes pride in his work, and can be reached @ 585-489-5245. I would be remiss not to mention that Paul does excellent fish, and does both replicas and skin mounts. Anyone who goes through Newfane can see a King replica Mark did at LaRock outdoors. Hope the Penny is working out great for you, Jeremy.

New price/final price, first $15 takes it.

Actually, I completely understand your point (and sincere frustration?), believe me the whole process was a challenge. Remember, some of us were invited to take on the thankless task of saving the SERIES. The Niagara Pro-Am is an institution, and is always well attended. Why is that? One reason for sure is tradition, but another is probably because the fishing is usually good. History has shown better participation when fishing is good, even though it really doesn't matter competition-wise. The other 3 events needed a "shot in the arm", if the series concept was going to live on. Still being run and overseen by the various Counties, participation was very important, even more important than what the committee members thought. We took on the task of merging the prior 2 divisions and took it seriously. The majority felt it important to create one division but offer a dual format that would allow teams to fish to their strengths. The "Classic" format hasn't changed one bit, and winning it won't be diluted one bit. Of course, if a team "gets cute" and tries to win both(which is certainly possible) they may blow what they had going. Teams with several tournaments under their belts have said that this dual format will only add strategy and make decision making even more critical. At the same time, however, a newer competitive team may have a species they are well versed in pursuing. By employing the K.I.S.S. principle, that team may cash checks both days, and we all know what happens in that circumstance--they continue to "play" and the sport grows. Some significant sponsorship is in place and there is a very good chance that the events will be BETTER than 100% payback, can't beat that. There will be opportunities to increase your exposure and "play for more", much more than before. So, if you really enjoy a multi species, multi strategy, multi format, ultra challenging event, this is for you. It is also for a newer team trying to hone their skills and be able to be recognized and rewarded should they put it together-even for one day. This certainly was not what most of the longtime competitor/committee members wanted for themselves, but it was agreed that it was the best format to grow the sport and look to the future. Keep in mind, there are plans to vastly improve the "open" division, as once again it is important to the counties to have participation. Your point is well taken, and actually has helped the committee's position. The biggest criticism thus far has been that it wasn't spread out ENOUGH, that somehow we weren't looking out for the upstarts enough. Thank you and good luck on the water.

Congrats to you and your daughter!

Great question. The episodes were very popular even outside this market, but I don't think either side was satisfied with the arrangement. It did, however, prove that the LOPA Cup series is a viable TV product. I believe several tournaments on the lake are considering online telecasts of weigh-ins this year.

Priceless!

Most of us have "been there." Ray is giving good suggestions, check the tranny cooler for impeller chunks or other debris. This is a common spot for junk to collect and cause a partial blockage. And yes, circulating pumps can go bad, and raw water pumps can go bad wrecking impellers as soon as the begin pumping. I have also personally experienced a clear cigarette wrapper stuck in the intake screen, causing a restriction. Hopefully L&M Hank, or Borderline 350 Bill will see this and help you out. Good luck.

Laker Taker, Yes Coho are top table fare, particularly Spring Coho. They are sought after by fleets of boats in Southern Lake Michigan. Here on Lake Ontario they are less predictable, but the majority of them are caught from Oswego west in the spring time. They have started to show up in catches regularly this past week, but they can be "here today, gone tomorrow." They are very aggressive, if they are there guys will catch them. Lots of loud colors, but sometimes they prefer plugs and spoons on the small side. As the Spring progresses, Spin Doctor/Dodger combos with small flies produce Coho. As a starting point, Coho are a sight feeder so weave in and out of the mudline. If you are willing to trailer, watch reports and go to where you hear about Coho catches. I'm sure you can tangle with Summer Coho up in your home port, mixed in with migrating Kings. Good luck!

Just a reminder, the deadline for online registrations is April 14th midnight.

I would say $15 to play it realistic.

Like new, used twice, still has plastic on cork. Rated 4-12lb test. Advantage model. $20

Was state-of-the-art in its day and can still do the job. Model CVS 802. Has dash mount gimbal and power cord. Will take an Air mar transom or thru hull which is not included.

Red canvas with foam padding. has a pocket for the rod butt, adjustable. Faded but good condition.

Sorry Rick, I'm in Olcott. Sold to Bull gator pending payment.

All you can try to the best of my knowledge is raise your starting point of the line. They came out with those double boards years ago, due to problems with their early models which were large single boards. In marginal water, well made wood boards and the otter boats have proven to out perform the boards you are describing. Maybe someone else who has those boards can offer a few tips.

Ducks, It's a wonderful sport, and yes it's addicting. When your boat becomes "under seige" by Kings for the first time, you are "done like dinner." The only way to approach your learning curve is let your knowledge and rig evolve. Don't try to tackle the advanced, complicated stuff until you become competent with the basics. Get your riggers catching Salmon, then complement them with a couple dipseys. Then you can build around it. How fast all this happens for you depends on your time on the water.

3 large docking fenders, 1 has been plugged. I figure 2 of them are worth $15 each, so buy them and that one is free.

Mallory distributor, good condition. Came off a 454. $20

Congrats! That is a sweet, sweet, rig!

One has expired. The Yamaha is worth checking out. The Yamaha and Honda 4 strokes have proven to be dependable.

Whenever you can go, is a good time. As you know, can't catch'em without a line in the water. To answer your question in detail, I have found evening trips to become more productive beginning in June and continuing through Fall.

Should have known when they were all too eager to use the quick warm up as an excuse to not pen the Kings. The recent reversal back to normal temps and cold nights has certainly thrown a wrench in that plan. The tiny, sub par fingerlings would have been slid out the pipe, "out of sight, out of mind." It is even more critical that the fingerling Kings get penned, if in fact your concern is a vibrant, successful Chinook Salmon fishery. After a recent meeting where I learned just how much the Lake O fishery is driving fishing license sales in NY, I think we should put target species boxes on the license apps. Then the evidence would be even clearer, why a car or tow vehicle full of anglers would endure a welcome of toll booths, and higher gas taxes to bring their hard earned dollars to our southshore. I'm still having trouble accepting the egg eyeing difficulty at Altmar last fall, when it was only 4 yrs ago they were caught without a contingency plan for low, warm, water. This is bad enough, but whenever the subject of additional hatcheries being used to prevent all "the eggs from being kept in one basket", it is shot down. ???? Thanks again to all the pen coordinators and volunteers. It matters.