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  1. muskiedreams
    Thank you for sharing. They are truly amazing photos and should be award winning. I had to pass the link along to the NMA members. It reinforces my respect for Lake Erie and all the GREAT Lakes.
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    You must like those eels!
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    It is in the news again. http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S3984002.shtml?cat=565 Seems the Dept. of Transportation doesn't think it should be repaired because they say there isn't enough traffic to justify it. I assume these are educated people. Maybe that is part of the problem. Why don't they think about what they would do if faced with the choice of traveling on the Parkway or going around it to avoid damage to their vehicle. They might then deduce that maybe there isn't much traffic because it is in such poor condition. Or does this make too much sense?
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    Just got them all with one sweep. I held the control key which slows the speed. then I started the sweep and released the control key at the right time which gave it a slingshot effect to complete the sweep and give a clean sweep. It's sort of like using your thumb on a baitcaster to control spool and avoid a backlash. I'd rather be on the water fishing for muskies but can't trailer my boat again until I get the trailer fixed again even though the season is still open from the Lower Niagara to the St. Lawrence until Dec.15th.
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    I go bowling with them on my laptop!! Here is how I do it. When I hold my shift key it locks the mouse pad function so the cursor will only go straight horizontal or vertical. I am not sure if this is a mouse setting or just a shortcut key. Also, there is a setting in my mouse pad control settings (I think it is called glide), that I have turned on, to give my cursor momentum. So if I push my finger across the mouse pad in one direction, and then lift my finger from the mouse pad, the momentum keeps it going in the same direction (It also helps a lot for moving the cursor all the way across a page without having to make several strokes across the mouse pad. Dropping your finger down on the pad again stops it in it's tracks). The function is weighted so you can control how fast it goes across the page with the speed of the push (sort of like shuffleboard). So to go bowling, I put the cursor to the right of the last bulb on the right, hold the shift key and give it a push toward the left so it glides all the way across the page. If it goes too fast it misses some of them. I have been trying to get just the right speed to break them all in one sweep. The best I have done so far is all but one. It is sort of like a crude video game.
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    Pita might call this a case of the use of excessive force. :muscle:
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    PM sent
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    Bob, I have one but I don't really want to part with it. Been wanting one for a long time. Just got it this year from NMA raffle table and only used it once, last Wed. Might consider letting you borrow it or maybe take it and replace it later.
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    Nice fish Dan. Looks like Chautauqua was the place to be today.
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    Nice Chad Looks like that may have been either the first of the day or the last.
  11. muskiedreams
    I hope they don't give any to the Waneta and Lamoka Lake association to put more weed killer in the lakes. They have already killed too many weeds (including native vegetation) in Waneta Lake, which is causing problems with algae and it looks like the fish populations have also suffered.
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    The definition of upstream is against the current. I like going downstream or cross current more than upstream. You can generally cover more water that way. You need to change trolling motor speed when you change directions to compensate for current. Also, lures will go deeper downstream than they will upstream and action will change. For colder water slower is generally better. So the lures you use need to have good action at slower speeds. Going upstream you may need to use lures that run better at faster speeds. If you see big fish arches in an area (better if there is also bait), keep pounding the area. Make changes in speed, depth, trolling angles and maybe lures. Sometimes all it takes is a turn or change in speed at the right time to convert a follower to a strike. Sometimes when bottom comes up and you think you are going to snag, that snag ends up being a fish. If it makes you feel any better, there were others out there that day who got skunked. After all it is musky fishing but the more time you put in, the more success you will have. We got lucky. There are many times we get skunked and I consider it a success to get one fish. Anglers who spend a lot of time on the water do better than us but they even get into a slump once in a while.
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    Ryan, That is a lot of distance to cover. I fished East River with Mr. Toothy on Wed. 10:30 to dark. Nice day to be out there. I got a 39"er dragging a ROB tube about Noon. Mr. Toothy got one about 37" pulling a Mr. Toothy about 1:30. That was it for the day. Both were between Strawberry Isl. and S. Grand Island Br.
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    Very nice.
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    Yes. Also need to make sure shafts are ok.
  16. muskiedreams
    Nice!! The trip paid off.
  17. muskiedreams
    Go to this LOU string for more details. http://www.lakeontariounited.com/fishing-hunting/topic/55001-is-this-real/
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    The colors and pattern on that last one looks more like a purebred musky except for the rounded tips of the fins and also the fact that only tigers are stocked there. In waters that have both, it can sometimes be hard to identify a fish correctly. That is why the regs are the same for both in waters that have both.
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    Just a reminder. NYS law requires all boaters in boats 21 ft and smaller to wear a PFD while on the water from Nov. 1st till May 1st. I know that some people are against the govt. telling us what to do but this law can save your life. I would recommend it even in a larger boat under any circumstances where you are at risk to go overboard. If you go overboard you are at a much greater risk of death this time of year in a very short period of time. Plus there isn't as much help available, if any depending on body of water. BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY. Also it is good to be extra cautious to try and avoid any MOB situation. Even with a PFD or a survival suit you are still at greater risk this time of year. Hope you all enjoy the late season and catch a monster but PLEASE BE SAFE and keep in mind, no fish is worth dying for.
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    One thing I wonder about is if any will survive to become adults. I have no idea about whether there is enough cover left for them to hide in and how many will be able to keep from getting devoured by pickerel, bass and birds.
  21. muskiedreams
    In early 2014 Brad Hammers came to one of the MI Chapter 69 meetings and talked about Waneta and Lamoka as well as to get us on board with a diary study for those lakes and Conesus Lake. At the time, the subject of stocking Lamoka came up and he said that they were considering stocking muskies in Lamoka again. I haven't heard anything about it since then so I don't know if it has gone any further. At the time, we gave him a big thumbs up.
  22. muskiedreams
    I'm baffled!! about the face in my post instead of the # 8 and ")" after. I tried to edit it and it was still there. Was that you BlueEye? Or was it aliens?
  23. muskiedreams
    Wind was strong from the south all day. I;m guessing about 30mph. Water temp was 53*. Zach and NitroMusky cleaned up on jerks. Zach got 1st place and big fish with a 48" (on a figure and one other fish (I think it was in the low 40s). NitroMusky got 2 fish for second. I'm not sure of their sizes. Ronix 51 got 3rd place with 2 fish on ROB. I am not sure of the sizes except I think the smallest was low to mid 30s. One other fish was caught. There were 16 to18 participants. There were also 2 guys in another boat who didn't participate.
  24. muskiedreams
    See original post above. Added info about tournament registration and awards presentation.
  25. muskiedreams
    That is one lady you don't want to release.
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