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I'll vouch for this boat. Jan is a very mechanicaly inclined person and has kept this boat mechanicaly sound and very well maintained. Worth looking into. Jan I wouldn't advertise that black box if I were you. Glen

Looks nice Jeff but out of my price range. We already picked up new old one that we could afford without payments. I was happy with the one we got but the boss wanted a little more room. Still got 3 bags of lures at the camper for you and Chris from the Niagara pro-am prize package. I'll get them to Chris if I see him this weekend Glen

Frank, Don't know what he would charge for the winter months. I pay $1200.00 for the whole year. Anything other than that you would have to talk to the owner. Camper can be seen at J& J campground on Tubbs rd in Mexico on the weekends. Show up, take a look and we'll talk. Glen

Thanks Tom, Thought they were trying to sneak one in on us. I did hear about the proposal. Almost time to start sending e-mails. Glen

When did they start that? We have been filleting fish on the lake for years and as long as your at least 100 feet from shore you can legaly dump the carcass. Glen

I used to do this but had to stop. What I used to do is after I netted the fish and took half his slime coat off in the net, I would then rip out all four hook points from the tournament tie that was all stuck in his face with a pair of pliers and then weigh him in the net and release. Had to stop doing this because one afternoon I poked my wifes eye out with the 10 foot long net handle that was flying around through the air with a meaner than usual 25 lb king in the bag. Poor girls eye was hanging down on her cheek and I had used all the antiseptic up on the fish. Man was she pissed. Didn't get any for a month. Now I just lip weigh them and if they complain I'll fillet em. Sorry I didn't fish this weekend Happy fishing Glen

No. I was completely legal from top to bottom. Pays to have up to date flares and all required saftey equipment. Glen

Boga Grip. My digital bounces all over the place unless it's calm. Glen

Beer commercial Richard. These guys need to get out fishing more. Glen

We release most of the fish we catch but always keep a couple for eating. Usually theres always a couple that probably won't make it if released. We fish most every weekend and I really don't have a need to keep all that fish. If I was limited to a few trips a season that would be a different story and I would probably be shooting for a box full when I went out. Bottom line is keep what you need, as long as it's within the legal limits, and release the rest. Our philosophy is nothing wrong with keeping fish as long as they are not being wasted. Great post Gator. LMAO Glen

Should be just fine. Would probably be worth pulling the wheels off and checking the bearings but she towed just fine when I brought it in. One broken tail light but I got a replacement in the camper. Just never needed to replace it as it hasn't moved since. Let me know if you want to take a look. I'll be up next weekend. Don't cost nothing to check it out and you might be very happy. If I get a chance I'll replace that tail light next weekend. Depends on how the fish are biteing. Glen

It's at J&J's campground in the pictures. There are sights available for $1200.00 per year. Includes septic, water and part of the electric bill. Open all year round. Water gets shut off from November to March depending on the weather but they keep a nice clean bath house open through the winter. Call 315 963-1108 and ask for Jeff if interested. Tell him Glen sent you. Nice quiet campground with large sights and area for boat storage. Glen

Priced for quick sale. First $1500.00 takes it. 24 foot Coachmen for sale. Stove, Refridgerator/Freezer. Heat/Hot water Air cond. Microwave. Bathroom/Shower. Seperate bedroom. Good tires. Very clean inside. Everything needed for a comfortable stay Everything works good and is in very good condition. My wife and I have been using this camper as a fishing camp for about 4 years now and have really enjoyed it. We have decided to get a bigger one and need to make room for it so this camper is priced to sell quick. It's located in Mexico NY. Please post or PM if you are interested. Glen More pictures to come after the weekend of August 9th if its still available.

Hi Ed. Seen my buddy old laker Ray over there on Seneca Latley? Tell him I said hello. Glen

Sorry. XXXx Glen

All the scores for all the events plus the lake cup race is all up to date and final. Nice work proam committee. Thanks for your efforts. Glen

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Well Steve, I will usually run the pump before I leave the dock as the automatic bilge pump switch leaves a couple inches of water in the bottom when it shuts off. I more or less use this as a quick check as well. I am also kinda fussy about keeping the bilge clean as I have relativley good access to the area. Out on the lake I assumed when the pump stopped pumping , all the water had been expelled. Instead, I figure some crap from the bow area had been flushed back with water that usually doesn't ever reach it. It's been quite a few years I've been doing this without issues but as you see it only takes one time to create a serious situation. Also this is an old pump and from what I understand the newer pumps have screens in them to help prevent this type of thing. The experience has definatley convinced me a backup system is a great idea. I will install a backup high volume pump, 1500 gph, mounted slightly higher than the original. Had this been in place I don't believe this would have happened. It will be fully automatic with it's own outlet. The cost is minimal and the benifit is large. I don't think a wet test is a bad idea but a backup system and clean bilge would probably be better. Happy fishing Glen

Heres our box from Sunday morning. Glen

Thoughts and prayers Musky. Hope to see you back on your feet soon. Glen

Thanks to the guys of the Sodus Coastguard station from Team Spoonfed/NK. We started out fishing the Sodus proam Saturday morning at 5:30 am. We ran east about 6 or 7 miles to some fish we were on prefishing Friday afternoon. We got just about there and set rods. We had a good stiff west wind and a healthy Lake Ontario chop going. My boat design is a self bailing cockpit. It has a low transom to accommodate the outboards so in a sharp chop it's not uncommon to take waves over the transom. 95% of the water exits the 4 drains in the back of the boat but theres always a small amount that gets down into the bilge. Over the years I've grown accustomed to hitting the rear bilge pump switch once an hour or so and will typically pump out 10 or so gallons of water in conditions like we had Sat. morning. We trolled through the area and the fish we were on Friday had moved. After awhile I decided to pick up and run further west and get on some other fish we had found while prefishing. Before we did I hit the bilge pump switch and it pumped out water just like always. It ran for a while and when she stopped I turned off the switch. Everything is normal. We picked up ran west and set back up. We were into them right away and started hitting fish. About an hour later with 4 fish in the box I looked to the back of the boat and noticed a couple inches of water over the side drains and it wasn't going down as it should. I knew something was seriously wrong and got the crew pulling lines and riggers. The back of the boat was riding way to low in the water and the kicker wasn't pushing the boat as it should. I went to the back and opened a hatch and saw the water in the bilge was just about to the floor. I hit the bilge pump swith and nothing happened. Only thing I could think of was we must have hit something and put a hole in the boat on the run back west against the waves. In the meantime I got the 200 running and turned the boat into the chop and eased her up to about 9 mph just enough to get the bow in the air. Didn't want to hit her to hard and flip the boat with all the water in the bilge rushing backwards. Put out a mayday call and the Coastgaurd answered right away. Also a proboat in the area cleared there lines and immediately came to assist. Many thanks to Capt. Brian on Tall Tails from Mexico. Anyway we were under way and headed towards port being escorted by Brain and the situation seemed to be stable so I asked the coast gaurd to stand by. Within a short time I realized the situation was possibly getting worse so I asked the Coastgaurd for assistance. They responded and within a short time were on the scene and quickly and efficiently got the crew off my boat and onto theres. A guy from the coastguard then boarded my boat with a pretty heavy duty gas powered pump. This all happened while we were still underway in five and six footers. The young man that had boarded my boat with the pump didn't waste any time getting it going when he opened the hatch and saw the amount of water that was in the bilge. Anyway he got most of the water out and we proceded to enter the peerheads with the Sheriffs dept clearing the way of other boats. I turned the corner and the coastguard already had a trailer in the water at the launch. I drove the boat right up on the trailer and it was secured but left in the water. They also gave my crew a ride back to the marina to get my trailer and Chris Yards truck and we pulled the boat out. I inspected the hull and was suprised not to find any damage. Thanks to the super quick and precise action by the United States coastguard this situtation was secured to a point that it did not get any worse and there were no injurys or loss of property. They were a super bunch of very trained and skilled men and women whose only concern was the saftey of the occupants of my boat. A very sincere debt of gratitude goes out to each and every one of them from Team Spoonfed. I hope they enjoy the Salmon Fillets over there in Sodus. My team and the observer from Lucky Enuff also were a huge help in that everyone remained calm and did everything possible to get out of this unfortunate situation. After putting the boat back in the water at Krenzers we found the boat to be seaworhty and took out the bilge pump. All the problem was caused by a piece of crap got sucked up into the pump causing the malfunction. Just goes to show that even after years of no issues anything can happen at anytime. Got another bilge pump on order and will be going in as a spare emergency pump. Now for the good news. We weighed in the four fish that were in the box and Sunday morning we proceeded to take out our anxiety on those remaining Kings going 9 for 11 and boxing out at 9:00 am salvaging a 7th place finish with a 203 point box, Big Brown for Sat. and 2nd place in the overall Lake cup race. Not to shabby for sinking on Sat. After weighing in on Sunday we ran over to the Coastgaurd station to deliver some Salmon fillets. When we walked in I was asked what happened did she break again? My response was I told my crew we had to limit out early because we usually start sinking around 9:30. We all had a good laugh and we were on our way. Already looking forward to next years proam series to start. Happy fishing Glen

I have seen a couple teams trailer to the designated port in the past. Seems like a real pain in the a_ _. Probably well worth the dock fee with the time restraints and all. Glen

Obsever has been secured. Thank you for your interest. Glen

Team Spoonfed needs an observer for the Oswego proam. We pay $100.00 for the event. If you want you can prefish with us Thursday and Friday. Must be 18 yrs old and reliable. Got room at my campsight if you care to pitch a tent there. Please respond by PM or call 413 519-3019. Thanks Glen

I've run a Garmin color unit also for the past 6 or 7 seasons. No problems and it does the job. glen