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Ok... I have a question.. I've heard both answers.... I'm trying to decide whether to put mono backing under my wire... the reels are new Okuma CV-45D I'm getting 1000 feet for each (2) reels I'm getting tomorrow... why do some say yes and some say no...? Hey Wes... have a good time with Gramma... !! sorry I cant go to the LOU all... I have to work...

yeah... Ben cost me money too!! teach a man (woman) to fish ......... and there goes the credit card!! LOL....

I got the top and full set of curtains with the boat... this past March... looks as tho they are origional... just not used. I saw same boat for sale coming home from Sampson couple weeks back for way less then I paid... I didnt stop to look.. Just kept thinking maybe it had problems... that made me feel better!

thanks.... got it

PS.... how do you shrink pictures small enough to use as an avatar??

Hi Folks! I met Lil Troller for the first time out at Long Point... He was kind enough to offer to help me learn to catch fish... and I took him up on the offer We took my boat... We had a great time.!!....got started at 12:30pm and fished til 9:30pm... I had borrowed some wire rig setups from a friend and Ben brought some of his own.. We had four lines running at first... but I had a problem with a plastic rod holder pulling screws loose from side of gunnel... -need to bolt-... but I dont trust the plastic anyway!! We hooked up 6, boarded 4... nice lakers... ...all released.... I was pretty excited about learning how to do this... Ben was a good teacher.. putting up w my lack of knowledge and suchwhat... THANK YOU BEN! We took the lakers on dipseys at about 70' over 350' We ran 600' of copper and a spoon but got no hits on that... Wind was very mild that day... Little 15 hp kicker ran good all day, tho I do think I saw a little OIL the next day on the PROP... Lil Troller: My first laker by trolling: Beautiful evening... Thanks Ben...!! I love being on the water when the sun is setting.... really beautiful... Now I just spent $omeMoney$ on an order from FishUSA 2 rods, 2 reels and 2 rolls of wire... but since they are outta PA, no tax AND free shipping Should have it in a couple few days

i have days like that... I just dont tell of them very much.... ur not alone

South Shore Marina does rent small cabins and it includes a slip for about 75.00

those waterkski and tow pleasure boats come awfully close to fishing boats near shore... yesterday on Otisco.. I was trying to anchor nose out but the wind was doing a number on my anchoring.. I like to 'pan' fish... I had to straighten boat WITH MOTOR.. while anchors down for a particular close boat.. but this time I followed him in, and while his WHOLE family.. I mean kids to Grandma... were waving and saying HI!!!!! I politely asked if he could slow down when he gets near fishing boats.. (by shore) and explained how I had anchors down.. he was clueless and said ''Oh...... sorry...." I stayed nice this time and things went much better.. are there regs on this??

when i keep larger fish alive.. not just cold but ya gotta add air... with some type of air pump or water pump that drops water from a distance to add air to the water.

at the price of the additive I add to combat the ethanol.... the higher cost for the "E Free" gas isn't too bad.. yeah... I heard about the lawsuit and how they have E free gas there...

Thanks for sharing that SkipJack...

I am totally psyched.... Going to Sampson State Park tomorrow.... and getting a slip for friday night... Then me and mutts are sleeping on the boat!! It isn't a cuddy but has full curtains all the way around... This is A First... Just HOPE I can get my coffee in the morning!! (only boats I ever slept on were 2-3 day trips for Cod up north or in the Dry Tortugas...) I must be back to work 24 hrs Sunday 8am (and it's a 2 hr ride home) Hey Shake N Bake... I trained dogs obedience/ behavioral problems for 20 yrs... If you really tried some things you could get them mutts out there... If you trailer your boat... You could FEED them in it at home...everyday to start a 'warm fuzzy feelin' for the boat ... there are other things you can do but it takes time and patience...

Nice day for ya Hey cool duck!! I'm surprised she hung out on your boat!!

those crappies were few and far between!! I LOVE crappies and wouldn't give out my secrets if they were abundant there!! LOL -they would not take a line w bobber but hit movement. but they gotta mouth it for a bit and it was easy to pull it from their mouths...... and miss them. i used green or orange ice fishing tiny jigs w a fathead thats how i fish for perch too, sometimes..... the Rockies put up a nice lil fight for the kids too When I saw about 20 surfboard paddlers for the first time... I just turned around on the boat and there they were!! a couple hundred feet from me..... I swear it looked like something outta this world!! ~~~~~ walking on water!!!! was a sight to be seen! Have a safe and fun trip...! The drive down there was fine....

I know you were... ps.... how many shots to the hull do you figure it would take for the bilge NOT keep up?? -wink-

Yup... that'll take a 20'er... i just put my 19' in there 2 weeks ago. I think the place cost 8.00 ...(my friend paid) you pass by the first launch on your left (free) cause I was told you need to use a pole to get thru the 'channel' keep going and you can't miss it... just gotta be careful cause the dock is at two widths and you kinda need someone to hold boat while you park trailer... they do not have rubber and bumpers aren't really a good application there. That is the first place I've seen those surf board paddlers... must have been 20 of'em... what a sight!! (you have to click on pic to see some of them) I got some nice Crappies there

Thanks guys.... I learned a few things... Like being more ready to start the motor when I see the potential for a large wake... and (I knew this).... starting a conversation with ........'your an a**hole' ....... never gets you anywhere... (cept when it's better than an assault charge!!).... I will call for Assistance if there is a next time.... Fortunately...working in the Public Safety field does give me a little more credibility than if I didn't.... and i apparently needed that... ...since he called me a b*tch a few times and told me I shouldn't be boating... They could at least made his life more miserable for a few moments... ............Hey maybe he was trying to impress me with his big motor ...LOL!!!! whatever.... ..........next day I was out on Owasco fish weren't biting great but it was a beautiful day .... PS....good thing my lil old watch dog didn't latch into him!!....

Hey Woody....! funny... he said.. 'I went around ya... what else can I do??' I said its called ....A Throttle! LOL... what a butthead! I believe the boat is fine, that bilge must have worked so fast I didnt even see it .... I hit the manual switch and nothing came out... I stuck my arm down in there and felt no water... When I was a kid we got swamped and nearly sunk in NY harbor by a tug boat wave. My Dad had his 17' waterski boat overloaded, 6 not 4. We were there for Operation Sail with Navy ships from around the world for the 200th Ann. of our Country, 1976. ((Anyone remember that??)) THAT was pretty hairy! I was bailing with a cooler... we had no bilge pump. My brother and sister were hanging onto the nose to keep it down. Motor wouldn't start and we paddled, full of water to a shore, in the rain!! My sister went into shock... we as kids, did the usual... laffed at her...

couple hundred yards south of Long Pt in 17 ft of water. a large red (not fishing) boat didn't slow down. I was drifting, was goofing around with some perch while getting boat ready to come in. he went around me, to the rear, just about circled me, never slowed.... sent 3' waves over my stern, into boat, halfway up to steering wheel. i started boat quick, got hit w 2 waves... bildge worked. i went to boat ramps and called him an A--hole for swamping me.. he said all kinds of choice things like I shouldn't be there. shoulded be boating ... blah blah blah... whatever...... i should have gotten a tag number and reported him... he would have killed some row boaters I slowed for earlier, who were in a john boat a few 100 yrds off shore... i really can't stand people like that, luckily my faith in the humane race was restored a little later... a guy and family pulled their car over to ask if I needed any help.. (after he had left) ---------and he did leave swiftly... with his young son, who he taught well what an idiot he was... would getting his tag and reporting him after the fact...do anything??

PS... I have finally hooked up my marine radio and antenna I will have it on... and I usually fish til dark.... I go by: Shuttup and Fish ....or Carolyn

NICE!!!!! Always feels great to release a nice one!! I shall prolly be out off Long Point today... I have a blue and white 19' open bow boat, -Spectrum- probably with a large Gray Dog with me... if ya see me..give a wave.. I often fish alone cause I have a hard time finding people to fish with... being a woman... it is hard to find someone who is appropraite to fish with... most of the guys have a wife or GF and that doesn't go over so hot!! and my woman friends dont fish... go figure.. so it is me and the dogs.. a lot.. you'll usually find me fishing for perch.. or ocassionally trolling for lakers... Last week I took a trip to NJ and got some nice Flatties... (Fluke) and Ling. be well all... ~~~~~ pointy-side-down -V- !! Carolyn

ok will look at replacing the primer bulb/fuel line.. was out on Otisco yesterday w bigger boat... not marking many fish.. wind came from N when they said S/SW at least we saw some nice sun. water pretty muddy just caught small stuff and few nice bass south of causeway. (fished there to get from wind) but we tried all over... i also gotta deal with the speedo not working on the bigger motor. it has the tiny hole in the front of the lower motor, i am told is the way it reads speed. ok... just found the air hose into the lower unit is just sitting in there.. not attached to anything... Hmmmm, they had the lower unit opened up to replace a pump.. wonder if that has anything to do with it....

seems spring on top of electric starter is weak and allows starter gear to pop up into the fly wheel while running high RPMs and sparking... got spring kit on order 15 hp Evenrude weird weather for sure

Hey Dale HOPPY EASTER Boat is great... weather suks.... better than the other way around I guess..?? Yes.... let me know ... when you go Maybe I'll drag this gas guzzler out there someday .... Got a prob w the kicker.. 15 hp Evenr it putts along just fine for 15 mins... then stalls out...??? it's always been quite reliable... for river fishing.. not long trolling... oh and my speedometer doesn't work on big boat... trim works hard... got new thing-a-ma-jiggies on order... at least I know how to bypass and get motor moving if need be... dang river was too high to perch fish today... i switched kicker to small boat and went .... turned round and came home for a nappy... be well, Carolyn