Paul Czarnecki

We have scheduled a tournament for this Sunday, September 2nd to honor Captain Keith Poland (Snow Pirate). Entry is $100 cash and payable to Capt Bob Stevens (Sunrise II) or Lois at Lake Breeze Marina. We will follow our standard 3 fish format and you must be in line to weigh at the Lake Breeze Pavilion by 3. This is not a KOTO event. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

And THAT is what ticked me off about this whole situation. Everyone was quick to jump on me for being callous and "heartless" but to me that was a needless death. Accident or not. It was no accident they were there. I'm out! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Never said I was perfect. I'm also not "heartless or classless". But if this is the same guy that was boasting around the marinas about "fishing in anything" and "fishing when all the charters cancel" he was/is stupid. Since the only other witness is dead I guess we will have to believe whatever he says but I, and several of my colleagues, witnessed firsthand some pretty ridiculous behavior from a certain individual this week. Taking a 19 or 20 foot boat 10-15 miles offshore with a hard south wind and then running it as hard as it was seen running clearly demonstrates arrogance and a lack of respect for what the lake can do. I'm also pretty sure this is the same boater that was out in the 4-6 footers last saturday when there was only 2 or 3 charters out and he was later heard boasting about "fishing in anything when all the charters cancelled". All I did was call it as I see it. I may be wrong but maybe not. [emoji15] Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Is this the same guy in the Tracker that was heard boasting about "fishing in anything" and "going out when all the charters cancel"??? My assessment came from several first hand reports about his flippant attitude and lack of concern for conditions. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

No. Stupidity and arrogance killed someone Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

A boat sank in 130fow off the oak yesterday afternoon. The Sheriff was in a hurry and needed to be. It went down very quickly. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Don't shorten your leader. Have someone leader the fish to the net--lots of fun and effective. However it doesn't work with two people or fishing solo. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

If you're "fun fishing" you shouldn't be fishing any copper. They're definitely not "fun" and they kill everything that they catch. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I'll be the one to disagree with this one. A big flasher/meat rig in NO WAY guarantees a "big fish". In fact, I think more small fish are killed or injured on meat rigs on long coppers than anything. They simply can't resist meat---anywhere you put it. This year, especially, it seems the smaller fish are more attracted to meat than the bigger fish. Meat catches big fish but it also catches just as many small ones but kills more of them because of the nature of the rig. Want to stop killing "small fish"? Stop running long coppers and deep riggers that don't quickly telegraph a bite. Small fish getting killed by accident is something that happens. The rig has nothing to do with it. Btw......some of my biggest kings this year have come on spoons---SMALL SPOONS! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

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I run everything up to, and including, 500 coppers on tx44's Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Then you didn't do it right. There's a reason all the walleye pros run inlines in the big walleye tournies. The Michigan tournament boats run all inlines pulling everything up to 450 coppers. I've personally seen them running 4 to a side. Good luck with your big boards. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Willy boards are dinosaurs compared to the newer Church or Offshore boards. However, they track very well pulling "brown trout sticks" or "buckshot rigs" and I run them every spring. Not big enough for anything more than a 2 color core though but they are great boards. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Just finished up this giant spring time brown. 27" long and almost as big around! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

For walleyed and browns the regular walleye boards or yellow birds will be more than sufficient unless you're pulling more than 10 colors of leadcore. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

You don't want your 44's to drop down the line. Learn to fight the fish with the board on the line and take it off manually. You'll be much happier and won't spend any time chasing down broken off boards. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

EXACTLY!!! All the fun of catching them without the LT diarrhea all over the boat. So......what's your problem? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I don't think I've ever seen fleas accumulate on lead core. At the knot, maybe if they're really bad but they is it. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

The price of a charter will more than pay for itself in answering all your questions. Several of us at Oak Orchard (Wilson in May) offer "instructional charters" which will take years off your learning curve. Just FYI Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I've run walleye boards in 6-8 footers and they ride fine. 12# is way too light for 44's. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app