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Sweet Ride Fishman08, Always liked those Cherokee boats.

Hookedup, Grab the Youngstown Motel if you can. Bruce and Darcy are great folks. Very nice rooms and clean. Used to even put out home made baked goods for in the morning in the hospitality room. Haven't been there in years but many others I know have stayed there and never a complaint. Clarke

Nick, Awesome ride, partner!!! VERY Jealous!!! Clarke :drool:

tree top flyer, if you are going to spend the $$$ go with quality you will be better off in the long run. A little more invested now will pay off. try www.amishoutfitters.com they have 2 models - beefy bags and buggu bags. No association here with them but quality is outstanding from what I hear.

Edd, You must fish with Ray K!!!!

Well said Eric. I totally agree, though we have cut costs and opted for the conservation rather than the sport license and dropped from the season to the eight day. Clarke

BP, We run a Lowrance Ifinder H20 handheld and that shows the boundary on it. Clarke

BP, If you go to the link below from Maptech Mapserver you can see the green can is not very far east of the international boundary. I don't know what it would relate to in feet but it isn't too far. http://mapserver.mytopo.com/bp/mapserve ... ontype=DMS Clarke

Here's a repost of the information I got from the Ontario MNR. Over the weekend I heard that Ontario now requires an additional card besides you non-resident license. True All of the following are still available at the Ontario MNR toll free number as long as you call 5 weeks prior to your fish date and at most (1,800) license issuing locations. That toll free number (same number as in the past) is 800-667-1940. Non-Canadian Resident Temporary Fishing Outdoors Card - $9.00 good for 3 years Sport Fishing Licence Tag - valid for the calendar year - $68.00 Conservation Fishing Licence Tag - $41.75 Eight-day Sport Fishing Licence* - $43.50 Eight-day Conservation Fishing Licence * - $25.25 One-Day Sport Fishing Licence (Great Lakes and connecting waters including Lake St. Clair, Rondeau Bay, St. Lawrence River and Lake St. Francis) Available from many charter boat operators, licence issuers and ServiceOntario offices along the Great Lakes and throughout Southern Ontario - $18.25 * Eight-day fishing licences are valid for eight consecutive calendar days. A calendar day is a 24-hour period starting at 12:00 a.m. Aggregate Limits for Trout and Salmon – In addition, throughout the province there are standard aggregate limits for all species of trout and salmon in combination: S – 5 and C – 2; that is you may only catch and keep in one day or possess no more than five trout and salmon in total under a Sport Fishing Licence or two trout and salmon in total under a Conservation Fishing Licence. NOTE: In addition to the aggregate limit, you may not exceed individual species limits where they are otherwise stated. (e.g., the S limit for Atlantic salmon is one and you may not catch and keep or possess more than one Atlantic salmon at any time). _________________ Clarke - Waterlogged

Eugene, What's the length??

Chowder, We use the Scotty releases and they have 2 sizes. We run th esmaller size on the FLX and L.O. browns and the larger ones for L.O. salmon and steelhead. We are former blacks users BUT.........they remain on the boat and are useable at a moments notice. Clarke

Muskybob, Here is the link to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources http://www.ontariofisherman.com/mnr-page.htm

Over the weekend I heard that Ontario now requires an additional card besides you non-resident license. True All of the following are still available at the Ontario MNR toll free number as long as you call 5 weeks prior to your fish date and at most (1,800) license issuing locations. That toll free number (same number as in the past) is 800-667-1940. Non-Canadian Resident Temporary Fishing Outdoors Card - $9.00 good for 3 years Sport Fishing Licence Tag - valid for the calendar year - $68.00 Conservation Fishing Licence Tag - $41.75 Eight-day Sport Fishing Licence* - $43.50 Eight-day Conservation Fishing Licence * - $25.25 One-Day Sport Fishing Licence (Great Lakes and connecting waters including Lake St. Clair, Rondeau Bay, St. Lawrence River and Lake St. Francis) Available from many charter boat operators, licence issuers and ServiceOntario offices along the Great Lakes and throughout Southern Ontario - $18.25 * Eight-day fishing licences are valid for eight consecutive calendar days. A calendar day is a 24-hour period starting at 12:00 a.m. Aggregate Limits for Trout and Salmon – In addition, throughout the province there are standard aggregate limits for all species of trout and salmon in combination: S – 5 and C – 2; that is you may only catch and keep in one day or possess no more than five trout and salmon in total under a Sport Fishing Licence or two trout and salmon in total under a Conservation Fishing Licence. NOTE: In addition to the aggregate limit, you may not exceed individual species limits where they are otherwise stated. (e.g., the S limit for Atlantic salmon is one and you may not catch and keep or possess more than one Atlantic salmon at any time).

Brian - Tim Paybacks are a ****

Come on Ray - tell the truth - no fibbing Actually the cot was comfortable and the EXPERIENCE of haveing Ray as a roommate to the three of us was well worth it. Ray - you are a great guy no matter what Musky and Jason say!!!

Ice - what is it worth to ya? The goodie bag was the important take away Clarke

It was a real pleasure renewing old friendships of those LOU members I have previously met at many of the events. Tall Tails, Tim Bromund, Yankee Cranker ummmm /I meanTroller, Unkle Jim, Tom Katt, Fishinman, Big Dave, lets see I amsure I forgot someone... and to those new face I got to put names to.... Ray K., Double Whammy,Wrong Rod, Black Dog, FX, Joe (sorry I don't remember your board name or perhaps I never heard it). again I am sure I have forgotten someone...CRS you know when you get to my age!!! Chowder ... sorry I didn't get to talk with you didn't know it was you untilafter Livewire (Jim) told me...I'll be more polite next time. Had a great time visiting with everyone. We too left a bit early and glad we did as those N-S roads out in the western part were a little dicey onthe way home. It was beautiful the farther east we went and the remainder of the ride home to Cortland. Hope everyone made it home safe .... you to Ray Clarke

Tim, Great seeing you and a lot of other familiar LOU members. KUDOS to you and your LOTSA gang on another outstanding weekend of events. As previously stated I too left penniless from teh LOTSA EXPO. Please pass along my and I am sure everyone elses sincere thanks for the effort and all the hard work it takes to pull something like this off. It says a lot for your organization. Clarke

Yes welcome wolf...it won't take long and you'll be out there slamming salmon along with the rest of us.

Nice Story Big Easy

Hey Rick - don't snore no more - got lts of cmpany - but keep Ray away with that vaseline and ropes!!

Hey Guys and Gals, I talked with a couple board members about this idea and they thought it was a good idea. I thought it might be nice if at the Holiday Inn front desk there was a sign up sheet for LOU members. We could sign in with our board names and/or real names and our room number so we knew who was there and what room they were in if someone wanted to visit. You don't have to sign in either if you don't want any unwanted visitors, it's totally optional. But I know I would like to meet some people and put faces with the names and maybe even have a couple "pops" together. I talked with the front desk and they said the first one to get there should mention that we want a sign up sheet and they will provide something for us. We are arriving Friday night and staying Saturday night too but I doubt we will be the first to arrive as we won't leave Syracuse until 3 p.m. putting us in Lockport around6 p.m. I estimate. Just a thought.

Hey Guys and Gals, I talked with a couple board members about this idea and they thought it was a good idea. I thought it might be nice if at the Holiday Inn front desk there was a sign up sheet for LOU members. We could sign in with our board names and/or real names and our room number so we knew who was there and what room they were in if someone wanted to visit. You don't have to sign in either if you don't want any unwanted visitors, it's totally optional. But I know I would like to meet some people and put faces with the names and maybe even have a couple "pops" together. I talked with the front desk and they said the first one to get there should mention that we want a sign up sheet and they will provide something for us. We are arriving Friday night and staying Saturday night too but I doubt we will be the first to arrive as we won't leave Syracuse until 3 p.m. putting us in Lockport around6 p.m. I estimate. Just a thought.

Sluggo, Got to this link and click on the Video Tips on the left hand menu. This will show you the snell most of us use. Clarke http://www.fishdoctorcharters.com/

Last fall season it seemed the e-chip on the fly was the one we couldn't keep in the water at all. Constntly firing and hooking up - landing many many fish. So we are going that route again this season. Time will tell. BUT....as we all kow - you tie up 2 identical rigs and run them at the same time and one out and out fires constanlty and the other is a dud. I mean they are identical down to the last minute detail - lenght, beads, paddle, depth, dipsy setting and color or length off the rigger ball - you name it!!! Or why does one spoon on the port corner rigger take fish constantly when you have the same one on the starboard??