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Nice. BTW - That's a Laker. Tom B. (LongLine)

A double flying solo is a real rush. Congratulations, well done. However please remember "ain't no fish worth your life." Tom B. (LongLine)

Black's are meant to go either on the cable or between the ball and the cable. Don't put any release on the fin of the weight as the drag of the lure will "back" steer the weight & cause tangles. Tom B. (LongLine)

What I do to remove the coating is to use a utility knife to carefully "skin" it off; then heat the exposed wire with a lighter; then just buff it with some very fine sandpaper. I then make sure the thimble is stainless steel. I also make sure that the wire is tight to the thimble as I crimp it. I run a Black's on the cable and often use a cannon pinch pad for a stacker. No issues. Tom B. (LongLine)

Happy Birthday Tim. Hope it's a good one. Tom B. (LongLine)

I've doubled crimped weights for many years and haven't had problems. (knock on wood) The rules I follow: 1. Never trailer the boat with weights on. 2. Never have boat under power (except for trolling) with weight hanging from rigg'r. 3. Never pull the weight out of the water except when you're attaching a line. (when you clear the rigg'rs when you have a big fish on - leave the ball couple inches under the water) 4. Always re-terminate every year. 5. Keep an eye on the wire & pulley, re-terminate whenever you see/feel a kink, fray, or pig tail. Crimps are cheap - probes aren't. Tom B. (LongLine)

Wonderbread. Every kid's favorite. Tom B. (LongLine)

Hey Skipper, That's what the good Lord made coolers for. Also don't forget that a great many fish get taken on dipseys, which are way out of the cone. Tom B. (LongLine)

AS - Did that about 35 years ago to a bunch of spoons. Only ones that I haven't converted are the DWSS, cuz I have a lot of trouble adjusting for the same action. You will occassionally brain hook a little guy but you'll get the fish out of your net & back in the water a lot faster with the singles. Tom B. (LongLine)

I hate to admit that I'm older school... Ever hear of Mac-Jac releases? The releases weren't very good but the clips were fantastic. Just clip a clip between the legs of the the Black's release and your all set. Unfortunately they're hard to find nowdays. Tom B. (LongLine)

Happy B'day there youngster. Tom B. (LongLine)

SH - I'd go straight out & get a good idea of the mud line. (Brown turns to green/blue water) Flip a coin & follow it in & out for a while, zig-zag fashion. I'd get one flasher fly combo down plus a couple clean spoons - one close & 1 way back. Cloudy - I'd try purples, blacks, reds, golds, Clear sky - I'd brighten things up a bit - silver/blk, whites, bright greens, etc Good luck, Tom B. (LongLine)

SH - Welcome to the site. The Genny is a warm & muddy river. BTs & LTs rare catch up-river. Try trolling in lake 30-60 FOW real early. Lake is in transition right now. Thermocline just beginning to try to set up. In a couple weeks you'll find them 60-100 FOW right on the bottom. As for the river, there's a deep channel right in the middle. Lots of warm water fish in there. Bass, Pike, walleyes, cats, etc. Remember, if you happen to snag a sturgeon - let it go. Good luck, Tom B. (LongLine)

P-Line on rigg'rs & flats. (It doesn't stretch like mono) Tom B. (LongLine)

Welcome to the site. Wish I could help ya but the only Fort Frances I know of is on the west end of Lake Superior. Good luck on your venture. Tom B. (LongLine)

Ditto lyteline. Southport. Tom B. (LongLine)

Not necessarily the carbs...more likely the prop. Dragging a 5 gal bucket can be a very effective way to slow you down. However, it can introduce other problems. What I found that works well is to make a harness that is clipped onto both rear eyebolts in the transom. The harness has a pulley. Replace the bucket handle with a rope and then tie a rope from bucket to pulley. (This is the same principle as water skiers use) Adjust the length of the harness so that the pulley cannot fall below the cavitation plate on your motor. The motor will then always throw its propwash into the bucket. Turning the motor just a little will always clear the riggers and this has no effect on the steering whatsoever. The 75 on my 18 ft’r will do 2.0 at idle but will go down to 0.5 with this setup. (slow enough to pull X5 & U20 flatfish) Tom B. (LongLine)

Craft stores have a sticker removal product called "Un-Do". It's good stuff. Will disolve the old glue & will not touch the paint job. Tom B. (LongLine)

Yes, Canadian side you need a license. U.S. side you don't. Tom B. (LongLine)

Sorry guys I just went thru the sites posted and this one: http://www.ijc.org/loslr/en/solution/ They're talking 2 1/2" higher in April and 2" higher in October, nowhere near 18" overall level. The water level is still regulated. It's not going back to the unregulated era. I agree that storms can cause a lot of damage, but come on...2" on top of 14-17 ft waves??? i would think that any house that survived the 70-90's high water eras and those storms will also survive this. I would think that Sodus especially would favor this proposal as it looks like it might help do something with that blue algea problem that has creeped up on them in the last couple years. Tom B. (LongLine)

Welcome to the board. I'm sure it'll help you. It's helped all of us. Tom B. (LongLine)

This is the average annual water level for Lake Ontario since way back in the 1800’s: Remember this is an average. High water is typically in June & low water in Dec/Jan. The variation during these periods can be 3 ft - VERTICAL. i.e 3 ft lower in Dec/Jan than it was back in June. The variation from yr to yr has definitely been reduced since they started controlling the outflow. Also remember that a good westerly gale can raise the east end a good 2 ft above the rest of the lake and lower the east end the same amount. (Which we typically have twice a year) I seriously doubt whether that "raise the lake 18in vertically" prediction is accurate as that would take it higher than it's ever been. The scale on the RHS is in feet. As I understand the DEC proposal, they want to allow a little greater natural variation than we've seen in the last 10-15 yrs to help "cleanse" the wetlands. Tom B. (LongLine)

Back in the 70's hurricane Agnes hit NY & Big-O. I remember it well as quite a few houses that were on the East side of Port Bay sandbar were lifted off their foundations by the first freeze from the spray of large waves & then came crashing down. Tom B. (LongLine)

HB - 18" is a big lamprey for this time of year. Tom B. (LongLine)

I've seen deer in the water but never that deep. Someone once suggested that they may get chased into the water...dogs...coyotes...etc. Good for you in getting him back. Tom B. (LongLine)