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Good job. The others start to run together after 20 years but you'll always remember this one clearly.

Paul - you do the best work i've ever seen. If I ever have a fish that I just have to have done (my first), I'm sending it to you. I'll have to include my future firstborn to help pay for it though - lol.

Yeah - "Por favor, no estampe mi pasaporte" I've read they stopped stamping in general but that the US started cracking down the last couple years and I can't afford the chance of a $1500 fine. It was different when I was younger & single - did the DR, couple northern Canadian bear trips, England, Ireland, Scotland... I should have gone in the eighties when I was knocking around the Dominican Republic.

Sorry for the hijack, guys. You'd have enjoyed my disappearing post - Mark can be fun to pick on, I'm just sayin'...

Nice. I'm using them for the first time this season myself. Look forward to seeing the results.

Nice deer, guys. I'll hopefully be out this weekend.

Nice fish. Good luck with the birds.

Amazing. The trip is on my bucket list but my government will not let me go - still. Maybe someday...

Skipper19 - lol - no; compulsive IT guy - yes. Don't you remember your reply to Mark's last post - something like "Come on guys, peace. Saw that one coming. Can't wait for trolling to start up again? It's why I figured system error - there was no possible reason to censor your reply. MuskyBob - thanks for checking. I was getting SQL library errors early Sat am selecting unread posts. Posting replies, they looked like they updated but were gone the following day. Skipper19's reply was visible for 24 hours before disappearing. I checked Blueeyes posted bug fixes and don't see anything that matches. I woke up to Frontier DSL issues so didn't know if the errors were you or me.

Mark - wasn't you. Peace.

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Congratulations to your wife. Mine wouldn't get out of bed that early...

lol - I'd have guessed Irondequoit. Last night I watched a six-point cross Empire at 590 & head up the northbound onramp.

Mark's Canadian; he did this once before, darn metric system. You said 500 yards and he's thinking 500 ft. Mark - Tim has 457 meters loaded on his reel, 1500 feet.

Interesting idea...

viewtopic.php?f=50&t=27785&hilit=perch This post was from last Friday, looks like the most recent.

Don't forget that shiny new bow. Good luck, Rob.

Two words - bang stick.

Glad to hear you're all doing better, Ray. Congratulations on Zoie.

From an old post by Rocketman: "I've fished steelhead for close to 50 years using roe, & have tried dozens of curing methods over the years. And the best by far for me is 20 mule team borax, which in Can. can be found in the laundry soap section of your supermarket. One box, which only costs $5.00, will last many years. & cure many eggs. It doesn't take long, & is really quite simple. I separate the eggs from the skiene by using a large spoon so I end up with single eggs. Put the eggs into a flour sifter, & rinse well with cold water, making sure that all blood has been removed. I let them airdry in the sifter for 10 minutes, putting a paper towel under the sifter to remove any moisture. Then put some 20 Mule Team Borax into a clean plastic container(I use a marg. container), put your eggs in, shake so they're coated, then spread them on a newspaper to air dry for 15-30 minutes. I then put them bag into a dried off flour sifter, getting rid of the borax which absorbs the moisture. I then put them into a Mason jar, & pour in some more borax. If you plan to freeze some, I fill the jar with borax & eggs about an inch from the top. Once I put them into the freezer, every 15 minutes I give the jar a shake, which keeps the eggs single, & continue doing this until the eggs are entirely frozen. When you want to take some eggs out to use, this method allows you to take out only what you need, as opposed to thawing out the whole jar, as thawing & refreezing affects the quality of the eggs. It is also important to let the eggs thaw in the fridge, not on the counter."

I'm missing my first opening weekend EVER due to back problems but I'm hoping to be out starting the following weekend.

Sounds like a great time, DF. Way to go...

Sounds like a good plan, Ray. I'd hoped to try them for the first time this summer in Cape Cod but had to settle for pointing Deaf Fisherman to my spot instead and he did well. Maybe next year.

Increasing the tension to the ball doesn't cause the liberator to release. I experimented this year with both sliders and fixed (rubberband) cheaters. They both worked ok but I managed to fat-finger most of my attempts. I'm going to use the liberators next season and hope they're more idiotproof.