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Sam is a great captain with many years under his belt and full of knowledge. He is happy to talk and answer any questions you may have. I am in the process of getting my license and you really have to be committed. It is a full time job and you can't forget that but it's one that if you love it then you will always be happy doing it. It's also costly but then again the expense gets put in the back burner when the drags fire off and everyone is smiling and screaming. I love it and love teaching what I have learned, sometimes it's a miserable day but at the end I look at it like I wasn't sitting in an office somewhere wishing I was outside. It's also good to have a good crew also the has the same passion.

That's is an awesome day to say the least with all that traffic. Great job and very nice Atlantic

Ditto

I have to agree with you On the Lam- only because these custom color Bay Rats I had made up were strictly based on color due to Storm discontinuing it. Now my Thundersticks still out produce them but when the conditions are proper this particular color is the bomb and can't keep a rod in the water. Other days like I had 2 weeks ago we couldn't shake a rod no mater what color we had out. It all depends on the conditions guys

Well guys just wanted to give a big hell yah to Bayrat Lures. I contacted them through a buddy of mine and had them make up a custom color that I actually run 3 at a time on my program cause this color has been the hottest color that I have come across whether the water is gin clear or stained. It's only available from the stock that I purchased through them or ASB Tackle in Olcott. It's called ASB Mustard only cause we didn't want to infringe upon right of another manufacturer that used to make this color and seized production of it. If interested you can shoot me a PM or Greg at ASB Tackle at 716-638-4158 and they are available in all 3 sizes

Your correct about the zebras and Quaggas cause when I do pull copper I have been as deep as 150' and have actually caught a clump on the hook several times. So it doesn't just affect the panfish either. Some of the Lakers I have caught and kept for a meal have had there stomachs loaded with them. The weed lines have gotten deeper and thinner as well. The coon tail is disappearing ever so slowly and that is a necessity for perch cause the grass crabs feed off that. So basically the ecosystem of the lake is changing and all fish have to adapt, some will do better than others.

As I grew up on that lake it has seen its up and downs from flooded cottages where the water was extremely high which wiped the bedding areas out and then there were times when I could cast of the dock and catch them one after the other. Oh and yes the old timers ( my gramps being one of them who guided there) would always make us throw back the big ones and never kept 50 or even close. To this day he goes out and catches 5-6 and that's good for the week. The biggest threat on that lake won't be over fishing, it will be the zebra mussels destroying the bedding areas. This can be noticed with the smallies spawning way deeper than ever and even becoming less popular to catch cause it's almost like they disappeared. Just think of what our kids will catch in 5,10 or 20 years that's all that needs to be thought of. Preservation

Looking at the scale pattern could it be a species of carp

That from what I am told is an American shad