GAMBLER

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If you have no partial ownership in the boat and were not there, no $ IMO. If you were not there to set rods, clear rods, steer the boat and put gas in the boat, no money should be split.

The guy has every right to sell his boat for what he thinks it is worth. Do I think he is goofy? Yup. Still his right to set the price.

The switch might be going bad. They are really easy to replace. If they are 4 pronged switches, let me know. I ordered 2 of the wrong switch and will give them to you for free. They will not let me return them.

It is all about being able to take pictures of the winning fish to promote the derby. The attendance at the awards ceremonies are dismal. If it was not mandatory, no one would go at all.

If it stays in second, $1000.00 or $2000 (if it is a salmon) would be worth the ride on a tight budget!

Debit cards work too! Not smart to go out with out a derby pass. It could be a $25,000 mistake! It happens every year!

The salmon usually run right up the creeks. I have seen a couple here or there milling around in the lower sections of both creeks. not great numbers. You are more than likely better off fishing the estuary of Sandy, the Oak or the Genesee River.

Tyt

I believe the intention of the tweets was to give the captains a spot to promote their business. That is the reason it is captains only. How come you don't sign up Motoman? Sounds like a smart way to promote your charter business for FREE!

I had the same issue and there was crap in my fuel tank that kept clogging the fuel pick up in the tank. At higher speeds it was an issue. If I went slow it was fine

Ttt

According to the DEC, if fish can get upstream of the hatchery, VHS could get into the hatchery. Therefore, VHS could get into powder mill hatchery. Steelhead, kings and browns all swim past the hatchery every year and die! Fish matter can carry the VHS into the hatchery.

Poor conditions or not, this shows we can not depend on natural reproduction!

Is this the states way of getting out of king stocking? Let the Feds do the stocking of natural species? If the system could handle 300,000 more lakers, how come we did not get an increase in kings a couple seasons ago? The USGS said the lakers were eating a lot more gobies. It is funny that I only have 5 gobies spit up on the floor of my boat this summer. Mostly alewives and smelt were spit up.

You are correct and I hope to god we are all wrong! Even with the low king catch rate Lake wide, there is still we too much bait. The issues with caledonia and a second hatchery do need to be addressed.

Thirty years must not count unless you are over the hill! Just because a few of us are still in out thirties or forties, does not mean we do not have years of experience. I grew up fishing Lake Ontario with my father and working on a couple charters over the years. I have seen the ups and downs of Lake Ontario. It has been a long time since we have had king fishing this bad.