Mortigan

We're in an 18' and the weather's turned suddenly & sent us scurrying for shore a couple times. The first piece of equipment we added last season was a VHF radio and antenna.

I haven't tried Cabela's reel but my wire Convector is on one of their Depthmaster poles. I bought a Cabela's trolling combo because I had a gift card, athough at the time, I could have done slightly better thru FishUSA. Walmart doesn't offer a combo as such, but you can order a Heartland rod through them as well. If you're talking about this: http://www.sportsmansconnection.com/new ... s/western/ it's ok but not very comprehensive. There's usually a very superficial map of each water body and a bit of information. Not a waste of money but take a close look first. I find this works pretty well: http://marine.geogarage.com/routes

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: Forever Young ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s): 5/17/12 Time on Water: 4:30pm to 8:30pm Weather/Temp: clear & sunny, 60 degrees Wind Speed/Direction: NW, <5mph Waves: none Surface Temp: 58.8 Location: Lake Ontario, north of Irondequoit Bay LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 0 Total Boated: 0 Species Breakdown: skunk Hot Lure: none Trolling Speed: 2.2 to 3.0 Down Speed: unknown Boat Depth: 20 to 75 Lure Depth: everywhere ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== For the first time this season, the weather was beautiful; naturally, that produced our first skunk. Some outboard issues kept us from heading deep and searching for kings so we rerigged and headed due north, looking for bait. Twenty to thirty fow was practically carpeted in fish (many sizeable marks too) but we couldn't buy a bite. We ran 4 sticks off the boards, one spoon w a cheater on a rigger and a wire diver/ff straight down the pipe on a zero setting. We changed up everything (speed, direction, lure type, depth, colors, etc...) with no results. Nice night for a spin and wrapping up at the Bayside is always good. Good luck to you.

I've heard good things about the Dreamweaver swivels as well. I have some but want to try the Torpedo swivels too - I'd like to find a quality product that doesn't cost $2 per swivel.

I agree - but he's talking about using it this weekend.

Stan's ride would work well here most days. Good luck, Rod.

I'd recommend the Okuma Convector CV-30D reel instead. We have both on the boat and the Convector series is much better made. Gander lists it at $79.99 but they offer a price match - and Walmart lists it for $66.97. Bring a $10 off $50 Dick's Sporting Goods coupon and they'll take that too. Hey, I'm Scottish - we pride ourselves on frugality Oh - check out the Walker Deeper Divers and the Slide Divers while you're there. The Dipsy Diver quality sounds pretty inconsistant these days (per other threads on LOU). Good luck.

There are better ways to get a piercing

Good to see you back "on the air", so to speak.

Not being able to buy it hurts, just a little bit

Saw it happen to a friend's "family" hunting camp. No contract - it was in his father's name but shared equally between him and the uncles. Over the course of 20 years, his mother passed, father remarried (to the wicked witch) and eventually passed himself. This is New York - that left her as the sole owner. She took her revenge by selling it out from under the family before the next season. Didn't tell them she was doing it or offer them the opportunity to purchase it themselves. A fair contract protects everyone.

Still better than skunk. What time did you hit the water?

Put all the details in the contract. Cover death, divorce and anything else you can think of - assuming you can do that in a way that doesn't cause one of the preceding...

Brains.... Brains... Zombie fisherman.

Thanks

like a lightning bolt

Pricey. We usually launch out of either Sandy Creek in Hamlin, NY (free) or at Irondequoit Bay ($7?).

How are the updated models different? Can you easily tell the new models from the old?

Thank, Tim. Hadn't heard of it before so I missed the reference - looks nice.

I had a 10/22 & hated it. I'll stick to my bolt-action Winchester 69A.

Sounds like a fun evening. What North Shore port are you fishing out of?

I was afraid I was missing out, stuck at home doing chores last night

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