Paul Czarnecki

January 12, 2016

Very nice!!! Do you have a web site??? I got a 81 inch hammerhead down in fort Lauderdale that's being mounted at grays taxidermy in Florida...the captain of the charter said it would cost me around $500...in the end with shipping in cost just under $2300...should be here next month... Wife wasn't real impressed...she will be even less impressed when I take down her home interior to put it in the wall...lol. .I would like to do a brown trout mount this spring like the Atlantic you did...I'll let wife catch it then they'll be no problem getting the mount done... Lol

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Grays is noted for that. In fact you can find dozens of court cases involving that very scam with them. They pay captains a commission to direct clients (victims) to them using a cheap price and then hit them with ridiculous over charges.

Your brown trout plan is a good one. Involving the wife in taxidermy decisions is always a good idea.

January 11, 2016

Don't forget your Bay Rats.

January 10, 2016

That's a repro Vince.

January 10, 2016

Haven't posted any fish in a while. I've got a bunch to do in preparation for the LOTSA show. Here's a summer chromer just finished for Capt Jeremy Sage

January 9, 2016

Why do we think numbers are way down? The May Niagara flow fishing was awesome last may for two year olds and it seemed to dissipate for the rest of the season from there. I would tend to believe we ought to see a good class of 3 yr olds this year

The fishing last May was only good for about 2 weeks Matt. When the fish dispersed so did the fishing. Fishing all summer long was "dispersed".

With the warm winter don't expect to see a great concentration of fish on the Canadian side or the American side of the Niagara flow. Without the ice water coming out of Erie the fish will be dispersed all over the lake. Expect to see kings in "brown trout water" all along the southern shore as far East as Oswego and Mexico.

Of course, all that could change with two or three weeks of sustained east winds. [emoji15]

January 9, 2016

With today's molding and casting technology NO ONE can tell the difference between a PROPERLY done skin mount or reproduction. The only real difference is that reproductions are virtually timeless while skin mounts can actually "age".

January 9, 2016

While I LOVE seeing kings caught in December and January--especially chunky ones like the one Frank's client caught, we need to keep in mind that our overall numbers of kings are still WAY down.

The one glimmer of hope we have for this year is the warm winter will allow the cohos to put on some weight and actually be a viable fishery this May.

January 9, 2016

Welcome to the wonderful

World of "post 911" border crossing nightmares.

You will get several answers to your question and all "may" be correct. However, what it comes down to is the "rules"'are open to the interpretation of the Coast guard or Border Patrol agent you're dealing with.

Always have your passport with you as well as another form of ID and be prepared for anything!

January 8, 2016

That's a reproduction.

January 6, 2016

Yeah Vinny, Paul and I chatted recently. A few people have brought this up to us from last year, and for all of our KOTO tourneys your team will only be allowed to weigh 1 Lake Trout per event.

Only YOUR team Vince. The rest of us will be allowed to weigh as many slime ball greasers as we can catch. [emoji1][emoji1]

*joking of course*.

January 6, 2016

Bully Baroo is finally available!!! Probably one of the deadliest brown trout baits ever at the Oak.

December 23, 2015

A Paasche is a great starter brush. They have several models and styles. A gravity fed double action will be the best for her to learn with. No bottles and minimal paint waste. She can graduate to an iwata later.

You will also need a compressor to run it. The compressor will need to hold 20 psi sustained. They make small "airbrush" compressors that are relatively quiet and fairly cheap.

December 22, 2015

I personally think this would be a nightmare. If you want to get deeper with the diver let more line out or adjust speed. If you need a few extra feet of depth on a core add an ounce or two of lead via a half hitched rubber band or snap weight. The diver on a core won't work like you think it will...as the diver won't have the ability to "dig" when there is an effective upward force due to the larger diameter of the leadcore as it is pulled through the water...the result will be a large belly in the leadcore as a result of the diver and it won't work and will be even harder to trip the dipsey..

Leadcore and deep diving sticks work well together. Tens of thousands of walleyes die each year in Lake Erie to that very setup.

December 16, 2015

I wouldn't worry about braid and cores. They should last you a few seasons depending on how rough you are on your equipment (and that doesn't mean how often you use it necessarily). The mono rods should be swapped out each season. Although, my slide diver rods have had the same 25lb McCoy Mean Green on them for well over 5 years without any incident. Use your judgement. I'd say it's more important to keep the drags backed off your reels and keep them lubed up so they function properly.

You just jinxed yourself. Better change that green stuff this winter or you'll be whining after Day 1 of the spring KOTL when that 22 pounder cracks off your slide diver!

October 28, 2015

Some guys just got it all figured out. Heard about everything here now , yup it's the unions fault ,

My last word on this subject until factual information comes out .

Rich

No one said they had it all figured out. Some of us just despise unions and what they've done to this country. Factual information!

October 28, 2015

Dude you are so off base I don't even want to get into it . Maybe troll that boat over to China

No sense arguing with a Union guy Rich. He'll just go on strike and boycott the Lake. Smh

October 16, 2015

I can't help you on which paint to use, but I am going to clear mine with Dick Nite S81 topcoat. It was made for this and it is what they use to coat their spoons. I am going to try painting mine with Createx water based paints.

Water based paints like createx don't work for that application. Even if it sticks a little it will easily get melted by your clear coat whether lacquer or enamel.

October 14, 2015

a lot of skippies under the legal limit dont survive release as it is.. may as well let somebody keep it rather than feed the birds

I disagree. Unless you rip the fish's gills out I think most skippys survive. They are far hardier than most people think and unless they receive a fatal wound they will survive. A little bleeding around the mouth does not constitute a "fatal wound". Gills ripped out does.