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Welcome Matt. Nice rig. Tom B. (LongLine)

Dre - 1, 5, 8, 68 & 72 are fairly popular off I-Bay. Tom B. (LongLine)

There has been some evidence of nat repro for about 7 years now. Both at the S.River and to a lesser extent at the Credit River in Canada. Other rivers & streams are "in theory" too warm or lack flow. The Canadians have said they thought up to 40% were naturals for some years. They've identified something like 6 different gene pools for the fish they've studied. Naturals at the SR have had their ups & downs just like the stocked fish survival rates. It's very difficult to tell a Natural vs a stocked fish. Requires study of the fishes "inerds". That said. The purpose of the automatic clipping/tagging trailer is to allow the DEC to get a good handle on Nat Repro for all the species. As said all stockers for the last year & 1/2 have been clipped. If you catch a fish less than 18"long and it has an Adipose fin (The fin on it's back near the tail) then it's a natural. Unfortunately, the AD clip/clipless will not tell us where the fish was naturally produced. Salmon over 12" long are very capable of swiming the length of Big-O with no problem. I've caught 4 unclipped shakers this year so I have a somewhat positive outlook for the waters of Big-O this year. Tom B. (LongLine)

Mark - That DEC lady is Jenna Lantry. One of the most knowledgable fisheries people on Big-O, especially with Lakers & the stocking program. Tom B. (LongLine)

Make sure your probe can ride horizontal in the water. Sounds ike you have plenty of weight but if you put too much tape on the connection, especially if it's all wrapped really tight, you can get the following to happen. If tilt is too much, you'll get a max reading. Tom B. (LongLine)

What size weight are you using? Is your release above or below the probe? Tom B. (LongLine)

Some guys change to singles, some don't. I change most of mine to the singles. However be forewarned, action will change & you may have to tune them to get it back. If you don't tune them, they'll wobble good at slower speeds but spin out at the normal speeds. Tom B. (LongLine)

I'd guess Chinook35 nailed it. FWIW Screwie Louie's in Fairhaven is an authorized repair shop. Tom B. (LongLine)

Happy BD, B-F Tom B. (LongLine)

Birdie, Birdie in the sky.... Dropped some white wash in my eye.. I'm a big boy, I didn't cry... I'm just glad that Musky don't fly. Anom. (Glad I fish the central area)

Use a square shank screwdriver. Push like no tomorrow, put a small wrench on the shank and turn. This way your concentrating more on keeping driver blade engaged than turning the driver. Don't know how big your motor is. Pump oil in thru bottom hole till it comes out the top, then pump in a little more. Don't forget to check the gasket/washer on that screw. Sounds like someone overtightened it, to overcome a bad gasket. Tom B. (LongLine)

How heavy is your cable? 150 Lb? The heavy stuff ie 210 Lb is ridiculous for blowback. What kind of weight are you using? Ball, fish, shark, pancake? How much vertical space do you have between weights? Tom B. (LongLine)

WTG Tom. Tom B. (LongLine)

Shade - Copy/paste the excel file into msPaint. (should be listed under accessories on your computer - actually I use photshop but paint works ok) Crop & save as a j-peg. Upload to photobucket, copy into reply. Tom B. (LongLine)

Hey Musky, Get back here...No one said you could have any time off. Hope you're felling better soon. Tom B. (LongLine)

That really sux. Unfortunately there's no cure for stupid. Glad no one was hurt. Tom B. (LongLine)

I don't see it either. Some of there rules specifically say they apply to Spring & summer, but ceremony for spring stated as Abbes in Sodus. I'd give registration places a call starting with Abbes. BTW nice fish. Tom B. (LongLine)

If a marine surveyor said ok, I'd go for it. Tom B. (LongLine)

augh "fah"

711 - That'd probably be a good choice. Tom B. (LongLine)

Brown. Tom B. (LongLine) (Atlantic has a more elongated area between the tail and adipose fin)

Sensational Sammy Salmon steadily swam south. Equally, Edith Eel elegantly edged eastward. Wonder where woeful Willie Walleye went?

Good pics (click on RHS fish name) http://www.wiscfish.org/fishid/frames.aspx Tom B. (LongLine)

Chemistry & Biology are psuedo-science, Physics is the operating system of the universe. After all if it weren't for Newton and "Bodies in Motion", none of us would be here today. Why do you have to click START to STOP Windows? Why does the human nose "run" yet feet "smell?" BE - warmed up, it's not too bad, ice cold & it's a killer. Tom B. (LongLine)

So which archebacteria came first? Did a microscopic rock evolve into an archebacteria? How come we have to pay to drive on the "Freeway?" Tom B. (LongLine)