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Canada and the states boardering the lakes were pushing for the locks to be closed. Do you think Canada would shut down the Welland canal if the carp were close to Ontario? I would hope so, but I doubt it.

The gill action has been pretty consistant all winter. The pike action has been a roller coaster but I have heard of 3 40+" pike and one 41" tiger musky. The perch and crappie action has been slow (as usual) but when someone finds one, it is a monster.

Zebra muscles were transported by boats (by live wells, bilges, trailers and water left in motors). When they are in the Larva stage, they can easily be transported by boats. The carp will not be able to be spread the same way. The only lakes they will get into are the ones connected to the Erie Canal (Seneca, Oneida, Cayuga and a couple others) Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.

Please explain to me how they would get into Conesus or Honeoye where I fish? The pike I fish in Conesus are not stocked. Yes some lakes will get invaded (through the Erie Canal). The DEC will not fold if they lose the fishery on Lake Ontario. There are plenty of other fisheries that will support the DEC. The license sales for fishing the rest of the state (Adirondacks, Catskills, Fingerlakes) can support the DEC. The money they would save in stocking and research from Lake Ontario would be offset. The DEC has been talking Gloom and Doom about Lake Ontario has been going on for years. Look at the fishery, it is still going strong. If it starts to kill Lake Michigan, then it is panic mode.

Tim, When you purchased your FishHawk, what other brands were out there? I will be one of the first to admit, it WAS a pain in the but. It has now evolved into a great product. You have to give it to the company. They made the new probe compatible with the old unit. Most companies would have discontinued the old and made an entirely new product. Every one would have to purchase a brand new one. Watch and see, Depth Raider , and Moor will be coming out with a wireless unit in the future. When they do, lets see if they make it compatible with the current models.

I'll second that. No coated cable to deal with.

Anyone else? Gonna be a great time.

The Oak Orchard tackle shop (Narby's and Captains Cove) are top notch. If they don't have it, they will order it for you. I would rather support the local shops over the big box stores anyways. The money stays in the community.

Finders Keepers, Blind Sodus has been really slow according to the reports. The channel was closed off early this fall. Not many perch in tha bay this year. A few pike have been caught here and there.

I'm not talking about walleye and pike fishing Lake Ontario. I understand the damage that they can cause.

Nice pics Ray. Are you sure that is not the buck you shot on your deer hunting trip from this past fall?

You can tell that is not NY. I do not see 20 snaggers standing in the middle of the creek with Walmart special snagging rods. Very nice pics. I would love to catch a pink some day. IS that BC or Alaska?

You guys need to take up icefishing. It makes winter go by a lot faster.

If they reach Lake St. Clair, I'm selling the salmon gear and getting back into pike and walleye fishing.

John, Is it going on the wall? Pike like that are what draws me to that lake.

Complicated? I think it is getting less complicated with all the technology.

JR, Nice pike. You might be a little short on your weight estimates. There was a 40" pike caught a couple weekends ago and it was about the same girth as yours and it went 17.5 on my buddies Rapala scale.

Can't win first when you break the big ones off Steve.

Happy Birthday.

Close the locks and build a ship yard. Ships on the Michigan side can deliver to the ship yard and the goods can be transfered to the ships on the Mississippi side. This way, no more issues with the carp and they can still ship things . This will also create more jobs in the area. You will need guys to work the ship yard and run more ships / barges.

I run my leaders on some of my flies a little longer than most (some as long as 36"). I have found behind Spin Doctors set on the more action side, the hit rate does not seem to be affected.

Some one posted a link on another site that said there is a conference on this topic tomorrow in DC. I will try to find it when I get a minute.

That rod would work. No special guides needed. You will need 300 yds of 50lb power pro backing and a 400 is a very productive copper set up. MAke sure you have a reel big enough to handle all the backing and copper. I run a Penn 345 and the backing and copper fits with room to spare. Lots of guys buy a 600' copper and run it down the chute and let out enough copper for the depth they are fishing. If you buy one from A-tom-mik, you can get them marked every 50' (or 100, I can't remeber).

Happy Birthday Chromeslayer.

Very nice crappie Phil. They are in there but hard to pin point. Saw some of those slob crappies on the camera but could not get them to hit.