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Ray - Those researchers did not get a 2 Million dollar grant. Although they did get the Ig NOBEL prize in 2004 for discovery of the Herring "FRT" ("Fast-Repetitive-Ticking" aka Fart) http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... farts.html http://www.alr-journal.org/articles/alr ... lr3045.pdf That's why Gamakatsu puts the plastic tubing in their packages of trailer hooks. ...also why Magnus Whalberg is now working at "Whally-world" The real question is now whether the salmon ascend or descend when they hear/smell the FRT. Tom B. (LongLine)

Ray – Studies from the Northwest utilizing passive integrated transponders, (P-I-T’s) on 3 yr olds have shown that starting from a point of neutral buoyancy, Salmon can attain monotonic speeds of 32.27 Ft/sec when ascending for considerable distance. They are much slower on the descent. This of course is temperature gradient dependent and related to their ratio of Red to White muscle in the 4th body quadrant. Mickey –remember that it’s very easy to fish below the fish on Big-O. Tom B. (LongLine)

Raider - Putting the release on the ball will increase drag on the ball hence more blowback. Also when lowering the unit, when the probe is out of water, you may encounter a revolving probe tangling your line. I've found release above the probe works best for me. Tom B. (LongLine)

LongLine : Fishing Report TRIP OVERVIEW Date 19-Jun-09 Time Weather Wind Speed/direction Location Total Hits: 3 Total Boated: 3 Species Breakdown: 2 Kings, 1 Bow Down Speed: Boat Depth: 25-80 Lure Depth: Summary: I have never seen as many baitfish in the 25-40FOW range W of the Genny as I did this morning. Alewives are definitely in & there are a lot of them. Also quite a few in the 60-80FOW range. Schools were huge. Fish were small but the smallest (approx 10") was the most interesting: This is a wild one (black mouth). Note the adipose fin. DEC taking angler survey in River. Not many big ones caught today. Luck to all Tom B. (LongLine) (Launched at the River. Fished 5:00-11:00. Very cloudy with heavy patches of fog. Trolled 20-40 to Russell then out to 90 & back in to 60. Worked 50-80 back to River. Wonderbread, Purple ice, Lemon Ice, all off lower rigger. Speed 2.5-3.0. Surf temp colder toward Russell. Cold water closest to shore. Kings were shakers, Stlhd about 5 Lb. 4 trailers at launch, Maybe 8 boats out fishing.)

You can’t overtake a boat then turn directly in front of him. Sorry…that’s the law. However to avoid a collision, nav laws can be put aside. Avoidance is the only way to go. However if the boat doing the overtaking is indeed that close, then a friendly shout, (to the boat being overtaken, as he is being overtaken) explaining that another boat/meathead is forcing him to take that course, probably would have made this a very peaceful situation. Waypoints only mark where you saw some action. They are not lane markers. The waypoint will still be there no matter which direction you approach it from. How many guys are on a boat is irrelevant. (If you think he’s overloaded then that’s even more reason to keep your eye on him and stay away.) IMO, if you're that close to see his tackle boxes, you're way to close. As far as a small boat being more maneuverable than a big one, what a bunch of cr@p! (Guess you’ve never seen those big ones back into their slips.) Small boats sit higher in the water and the slightest wind/waves will move them around. Maneuverability all depends upon the skills of the skipper. There are always two sides to every story so like I said, a few photos would’ve told the whole story. (by both parties) Luckily there wasn’t a collision or lost gear. Tom B. (LongLine)

When a boat is being overtaken (passed) by another boat, the boat being overtaken has the right of way and must continue on a straight course. ... So much for navigation law.... Next time take a series of photos, post them & consider emailing them to the CG in Cleveland. (CGHq) Tom B. (LongLine)

That oil has to come from somewhere. I'd check lower unit oil first, for signs of water and definitely check the prop shaft seal. Is the engine running real rich? Gas treatments in the gas? Correct oil in the engine/gas? 1st time you've run it this year? If the engine sits for a long time with the gas treatments in the cylinders, exhaust will be full of cr@p. Tom B. (LongLine)

Brian - Nice fish. Good to see some of the older ones showing up. (I'm guessing at least 8 yrs old) G2Bite - They're poor fighters when compared to Kings. Matt's right about bringing them up from the depths. They seem to take a little while longer to resusitate than other fish. However 98% of us would love to be able to consistantly catch those "poor fighters" like Brian does. Matt - Feds raise the fish. Last couple yrs they've come from Vermont Fed hatcheres. However NYSDEC does actually do the stocking. It's cordinated via GLFC & considered a joint venture with USFWS. Here's how this years stocking went: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/arti ... /305269976 Actual 2008 Lake Ontario stocking numbers: Kings: 798,780 Rainbow: 643,720 Lake Trout: 500,910 Brown Trout: 420,170 Coho: 228,000 Atlantic: 49,470 The target number for Lakers has been 500k for a number of years. Tom B. (LongLine)

SF_Ibay: There was quite a temp difference between E & W of the Genny. There were frequent bait clouds in 50-80 FOW on West side. (alewife spawning) Tom B. (LongLine)

I don't leave home without it. Tom B. (LongLine)

Zern, Nice fish. Love the photo. Tom B. (LongLine)

Chris - Great day on the water. Flying solo is a great sense of accomplishment. As far as solo netting goes: Check out near the end of article: http://www.lakeontariounited.com/blog/a ... oloist.php Never put your rod back in the holder if you have a fish on. Tom B. (LongLine)

From what I hear, one look would slay anything. Let's here the reel story bout dat der bare, Ray. Tom B. (LongLine)

Understatement for sure. Sounds like a good trip. Fairly early morning works pretty well, huh. If you figure out that "dead" period, let me know. Tom B. (LongLine)

Skipper - If you really want to make some money for sportsmen, convince the state to make each launch site a franchise. Purchase each franchise for say a buck a year. (Like the Fast Fairy deal) Then the state & local gov'ts will readily put up all the investment for you...Land development grants, subsidized loans, economic development areas, tax credits, etc. They'll wave all the permit stuff & probably give you your first tow truck. Open one dummy company (in wife's name) to handle upkeep & crowd control, (Bleacher area only) another (in son's name) to run towing/salvage and another (in daughter's name) for concessions & port-potty. Just as tax credits are about to run out, declare bankrupcy for the franchise. Tell the Feds that if your company fails then at least 3 other companies will fail & have to lay people off. The Feds will step in with bailout money so at least your other 3 companies will get a bunch of money. Why work if you can get free Fed money? Then take the Fed money, pay off the debts & use the rest to support fishing. You'll be a hero & sure to get elected. Just think saved the fishery without costing the state taxpayers a bunch of money. Then you can fire all the mor...err...people in Albany. At least the first part has worked before...... I NY. Tom B. (LongLine) p.s. don't quit your day job

Way to go Drew! Tom B. (LongLine)

Idea is noteworthy, however….this is NYS: Cost of commissioning a feasibility study: $50,000 Cost of hiring consultants & doing the feasibility study: $100,000 Cost of Environmental Impact study: $60,000 Cost of a new created position of “Commissioner of Bleachersâ€: $150,000 Cost to remediate & “bring areas up to code:†$90,000 Cost of overtime for cops for crowd control: $40,000 Cost of designing bleachers: $25,000 Cost of building bleachers: $10,000 Cost of yearly Bleacher Inspection & testing: $15,000 Cost of pension for Bleacher Inspector: $7,000 Automobile & gas money for inspector: $50,000 Cost of trashcan, porta-potty rental: $15,000 Cost of groundskeeper/attendant: $15,000 Cost of pension for groundskeeper: $7,000 Cost of bleacher liability insurance: $100,000 Cost of on-site ambulance: $50,000 Cost of tow truck subsidy: $50,000 Sounds like NYS will jump right on it. Typical NYS…spending 6 times more than they have. Oh, I get it...They just raise admission to $60.00 per seat. (But then they’d give the Commissioner a raise and let him hire a 6 person staff to review the Inpector's reports & contracts for porta-potty rental.) Tom B. (LongLine)

Erby's right. Looks like it's going to take 2 years. Tom B. (LongLine)

Happy Birthday Tim. Catch a bunch. Tom B. (LongLine)

I use the surgeon's loop http://www.animatedknots.com/indexfishi ... dknots.com Tom B. (LongLine)

As far as the Canadian side goes: http://www.freep.com/article/20090603/N ... ve+species All ships are being inspected before they enter. Question is " is it just a paperwork inspection or do they take chemical/biological tests? Tom B. (LongLine)

nice rig Tom B. (LongLine)

I thought most VHF were 50 ohm. Regardless, it's very important to match the impedence of the radio with the impedence of the antena. Word of caution: Don't key the radio without it being hooked up to the antenna. Tom B. (LongLine)

As Ray K said, aluminum boats don't have the deep-V hull design that Fiberglass boats do therefore they will ride higher in the water and will give you a bumpier ride in a chop. However I woudn't trade my 18 ft "tin can" for anything. 25 yrs old & going strong. Tom B. (LongLine) (knock on wood)

TTF Here's what happened quite a while back on BIg-O: http://www.lakeontariounited.com/blog/a ... onmena.php Tom B. (LongLine)