GAMBLER

Did you adjust the tention on the Scotty release? There is a light and heavy steeing on the back of the Scotty releases.

Gambler, do you run them on that high tension setting? Seems like they might be hard to trip down at 100' if you want to change out?

Run them on the heavy setting when you are fishing deep of running flashers. Lots of extra drag on the line as you go deep. With fleas building on the line, there is a lot more resistance. Find the sweet spot in the pinch pad. Don't bury the line all the way in the back of the release.

Thanks Ray. Musky, good luck on a speedy recovery.

Bass Buster,

Is this an open Tourney? I will be up there this weekend with a bass buddy camping. We were going to fish a tourney but they cancelled the entire tourney trail.

It is not the FF. It sounds like you got a bad transducer. Lowrance has had some issues with the duel Freq. transducers.

Buy the Heartlands. The are cheap and great rods.

Did you adjust the tention on the Scotty release? There is a light and heavy steeing on the back of the Scotty releases.

Musky,

My prayers are with you. Get well soon so you can get back to fishing.

Anyone fish it last weekend? How many boats entered?

We have and did think about it carefully again as I said before:

Will, you buy gas at Lake Breeze, eat lunch at 4C's, eat breakfast at the Lighthouse, have a beer at the BNI? Fishing from the Oak the chances of this happening increase since they all have a stake in this not just Narby's and Captains cove.

Funny, the Orleans County Rotary derby is not limited to Orleans county. The people that fish the Rotary derby from Monroe and Niagara county are not spending any money in Oak Orchard getting gas, food and beer. Yet the boarders of the derby are the Niagara River to the Genesee.

Nice Laker. That is the same area I pulled at 24.11 in the 2005 Fall LOC and a 23. 15 the following July. That area is even better in late August. Congrats on the slob.

Thanks Tom. My last 3 trips have been good ones.

Ray, Is it after the Pro -Am ceremony?

Where is it? I can't find anything on the website about a location?

Mark,

What did that seagull hit, Wonderbread?

Not me but my uncle on my boat. 16lb. 12 oz laker Sandy Creek on 7/14. Caught on a Hammerhead cowbell and a peanut.

Stinger Stingray NBK and Gator.

Baby Ruth

Defiance,

I splice in 6' of 50lb. mono between my copper and backing to hook the release on. Like Gray Fox, I use the scotty releases minus the rubberbands. With the mono, the rubber bands are not needed. Otter boats will pull 500's and 600's but they do not run as true as normal.

other than fire, that's my worst nightmare!

Worst nightmare? If mine sinks at the dock, I would be happy. Excuse to buy a new boat!

25" NOT 26

Hey Ray, it is A-TOM-MIK not Atomic!

Motoman,

Check your PM's

Very nice fish Hammer Congrats!

After rereading this, I was thinking. Last season a percentage went to the Oak Orchard pen rearing project (10% I believe). Why would you not want more money for you pen projects?

MCF,

Are the rigger booms 1 piece or telescoping? Do you have pics of them?

Are the reels from the same manufacturer? Is it the same brand of wire? Same pound test wire? Does on reel have backing under the wire? Does one reel have less wire than the other? The reason I ask these questions is ever brand of reel has counters that read a little different. If the reel is not full of wire, it will read different. Fleas gathering on the line will also pull the dipsy up in the water column. All things to think of with this one. The real way to test it is run one on one side with the same exact setups and see which one ticks bottom first.