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Thanks Pat for posting the video. The tributary outreach program scares the crap out of me. There is nothing like giving the keys to the city to the criminals......... It will promote the trib fishery (which could be a good thing) but along with every respectful trib angler comes 3 snaggers. Do the tribs need any more pressure? The Salmon River during salmon season is shoulder to shoulder. How many more cavemen do we need? I agree with what Rick (Yankee Troller) said at the end of the video. Lets have a study done on the conditions of steelhead after being caught over and over again. Missing meals day in and day out has to have an adverse affect on steelhead. Being fought over and over again builds up lactic acid in their bodies and burns calories they need to spawn and survive. They may not be dying off but they have to be leaving the tribs in worse conditions then they should be. I know I would be a lot thinner if I missed a bunch of meals this winter.

Those increases are great but a little more notice to the pen projects would have been a little nicer! A three week window to get more pens made, and nets ordered is a little rough......

No meal at the reception, no gift. Sorry bud.

A X4D would make for a great wedding gift!

I am stuck working for the meetings. Could someone possibly post a summary after one of the meetings?

I read an article about a big crack down on illegal charter operation last summer. They were saying it was coming. These illegal charters are hurting the legit legal guys. I have a feeling if they did this on Lake Ontario, they would shut down a couple guys not playing by the rules.

I will have to keep a look out at work. I have not seen them but I have not been looking.

GPS speed and cable angle are useless if you have weird or ripping currents. For example: Last season during the Sandy Creek Shootout, the currents were horrible. On a west troll, in and above the thermalcline we had great lure speed. A the same time, below the thermalcline, speed was way too slow for the lures to have action. All of the cable angles looked good. If I'm going to spend thousands of dollars a year fishing this lake, I'm not going to half a$$ it and not spend $700.00 on a speed and temp unit. The increased amount of fish you will catch will make it worth. Take $700 and spread it over the life of the unit. If the unit lasts 10 years, it is costing you $70 per year. To me, A speed and temp unit is a necessity. Now, I may be giving the unit too much credit , here is why. The unit can give you the info, but you need to be able to take the info and use it to put the pieces of the puzzle together. With a decent fish finder, speed and temp unit and some knowhow of the fishery, a speed and temp unit can make a huge improvement to the number of fish that hit your floor.