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Fished the NY Walleye Association Derby Sat/Sun. 5 fish per day max, 2 day total weight. 93 boats this year. Saturday was Lake Erie at her finest. Capping early, 5 footers by early afternoon, 20+ winds. A very tough day to be on the lake. Fished well west of Dunkirk...almost to Barcelona....plan was to have room for a long east troll if it got too rough.....We ended up with 6 walleye and a 10lb king....and worked very hard to get that. Sunday...another rock and roll day on the lake. Very rough to start, before it laid down some. Fished 80-105 fow just west of Dunkirk. Did 8'eyes, 1 steelhead, and really unbelievably, another 10lb king! I haven't taken a king out here in several years, then to get 2 in 2 days..... We finished up pretty much in the middle of the pack over the 2 days. Got enough fish to be alright, but had no weight. Biggest was just over 5lbs. Best sets were a 10 color down the chute with a watermelon renosky; big slide diver on 3...175 back with a black and silver junior thunderstick. Only 2 fish off the riggers for the weekend.....60 down on a copper purple/pink/glow yeck, and 71 down, watermelon harness. Had a few off the boards on little slides, 200 back, watermelon harness. Down speed of 1.9-2.1 was our best. Winning boats all had traveled 13-15 miles east of Dunkirk. Top boat was 10 fish for just over 70lbs. I give those guys their due....they got pounded by the waves coming back...especially Saturday.....1 guy told me it took them 2 hours to make their way in. John

Riggers are sold. Thank you.

I've been running tritons on Erie with my 4 and 5 color cores, and was until this year also using them for small divers off the boards with power pro. I'm slowing changing over to Okuma's for other reasons, but the tritons are a very sturdy rod. John

Ray: Sorry for the late pickup of this post. I don't often check this particular LOU tab...maybe I should. I have a charter service docked in Dunkirk, so I can give you pretty good info most of the time. Its been up and down of late. Some of the guys do great 1 day, and so/so the next. If you get on the fish, there have been some real nice catches. Big slide divers with junior t-sticks, yecks or DW super slims; lots of harnesses off the big boards with either small divers or jets. Until the last blow (today!), west has been better than east, but that may all change especially if it goes NE. Big tournament this weekend, so I should have some updated info by Sunday night. Lots of days upcoming on the lake too. John

CT3057: Riggers are still available. Best bet would be to call Bud direct 716-680-2375. John

I put this on for my friend, Bud. The rigs are about 9 years old. The extendable boom is in addition to the three rigs. John

For sale: 3 cannon mag 10 electric riggers dual holders on all 1-extra adjustable boom $150 each Call Bud 716-680-2375

Looking for sources to get some window decals made for my charter service. Any suggestions would be appreciated. John

I'm an Eastern Lake Erie guy. We do not have anything like this board or attheoak.com. There is a guy that started www.fishhuntpull.com; but it doesn't seem to get any traffic. I post regularly to here or to the Lotsa board. A couple of us tried to get one going last year, but unsuccessfully. John

Looking for 1 used daiwa 27 SG linecounter. John

Posting for a friend.... 1969 14' mirrocraft (lime green) good shape (not a deep fisherman model) 1973 sea king trailer (average) 1988 15 hp electric start 15hp johnson...runs great..good condition full cover hummingbird LCR Asking $1500, negotiable. Located in Fredonia NY Call Gary 716-679-9320

The bottom of my boat is painted with Abaltive Copolymer paint. The kind that will rub off on your hand. Anyway, I'm at the point that it needs to be completely repainted, and the marina soaked me last time, so I'm going to try it myself this time. I know that the surface has to be sanded....I'm wondering if this is basically just to "scuff" it or does it really need to be taken down? Anyone have tips on this? Thanks.

Original deal fell through, so I have 4 remaining Daiwa Heartland rigger rods. 8'6", medium, brand new in November 2006, never used. Got a deal on some other rods I couldn't pass. Asking $20 each. Also, 1 Okuma Magda Pro 30LC, new in 2005, very little use. $30. John

If the 2 mentioned are full, you could try Wiley's Marina 585-682-4552 Its a bit farther up the creek, but she might have space. John

Jax....If you are still interested let me know. John

For sale: 1985 340 Sea Ray Express Ready to fish including..... twin 454's radar/radar arch with multiple rod holders 3 electric proos riggers chartplotter furuno video depthfinder full top/side/aft in very good condition stored inside..winters This boat is extremely clean and well maintained. Call Dan at 716-672-5868 or 716-672-9188 Asking $37000. Owners new boat is here...willing to discuss.....

Go to their web and look at the regs.....#27 deals with the need to possess a license. John

Sluggo: Ameracan dates are the same weekend as last year....July 14/15. Con club is Aug 3-5....limited to 100 boats and they anticipate a full field. The 1 piece 7' feels pretty good, and I'm leaning towards it. Have 8' that I run leadcore on off the boards and its about the same action. Just not sure about the shorter rod...... John

Just wondering what you guys prefer for the lengths of your planer board rods. Have a chance to make a switch, and just trying to decide if I should go with a 1 piece 7 footer...? Thanks. John

For sale: 2 Daiwa Great Lakes 47 LC, good condition. $50 each. 1 Okuma Magda 30 LC, 2 years old. Limited use, very good condition. $30.00 John

Sale pending on all of the Heartlands. Firewolfs are still available.

I am located in Dunkirk. Firewolfs, by the way are the ML862. John

I have: 8 Daiwa Heartlands, HL-D862MS-G, 8'6" downrigger rods....purchased new in the 11/2006. Never used. $20 each. 3 Daiwa Firewolf rods, new in 2005, 8'6" rigger rods, new condition, only used 2-3 times. $20.00 John Forbes

Does anyone have experience using the Okuma Convectors? How do they compare to the older Diawa 47's? Thanks.

This weekend....