Missdemeanor

I dedicate 4 rods for short cores... Two 3 colors and two 5 colors. In recent years I've been running stick baits on them... You can switch from regular stick baits to deep divers to achieve greater depths. If it's a spoon bite... You can throw a dive bomb on the leader of one of the cores to get the rig down further. I have two ten color rods also... Copper and Weighted steel have been very popular in recent years. I run many different lengths of copper from time to time, however I have a lot of confidence in lead cores... One hint is to let out your lead until the knot from the lead/ Backer termination hits the water... Then let out a couple passes on the reel.... My theory is the with a little backer in the water, the lead core will sway more...especially in sportier conditions... Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Started out front hoping some Sharks would be hanging on the mud Line temperature break. Didn't take long to see the Kings had vacated that area. Ran East and found a nice patch of 45degree greenish water. Tossed out the gear and let her rip. Kings were there and on the Chew. Best set ups were 3 and 5 color cores with Bay Rat long shallows on them. Critic Shad and my secret Rats were the best. It was great to see all the boats out on a beautiful morning... This week's forecast looks kinda bad with NE winds but next weekend looks to be shaping up nicely.. Get after 'em Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

ABSOLUTELY! Great post Mike. Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Cold weather lately has kept the water temps down a bit but the fishing has been heating up. Best spoon for us was the stinger ( regular size NBK) but anything green and silver took a shot. With the kings around, I tossed an old school black and silver rebel on a 5 color core...didn't take long for a Shark to rip it off the board.. If you go out this time of year, fish the marks. We caught kings on just about every rig in every part of the water column. No set depth was more productive and I was chasing marks with the riggers all morning. The marks on the bottom may not necessarily be Lakers... Pulled a couple kings off the floor. Tight lines..... Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

From the Greece PD... Sgt. Joe Toomey.... Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

100% spot on... Joe had a hint of saltiness but he was approachable and generous. He and I would talk about his "past lifetime" career and we would laugh how some things were the same and how a lot has changed. A lot of the old timers I spoke with said Joe was a good cop but had a sense of humor. I met him many years after he retired , but he still had the swagger of an old time beat cop. I was like "Damn... I bet this guy has some war stories". The more I got to know him, the more stories I heard and I was exactly right. I remember telling Joe a story about a real crappy brawl I was involved in at work. Guys got hurt, but it ended up being OK. Joe shook his head and said.." Better you than me Kid. I couldn't do it again." We just laughed and got back to talking about the the fishing... It's going to be rough hearing Thunderstruck now.... But when it comes on, it's going to be loud... Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Bruce..... How did you guys do in sweden? Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Right on Kevin... Appreciate all the help you have been... Just goes to show what can be accomplished when like minded folks get together... Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I've been rolling down to check on the youngsters just about every day. Fed them at 4pm yesterday and they are starting to boil up after the feed. We are tracking the feed schedule and the volunteers are doing an excellent job. With last week's cold weather and the cold evenings coming, the river temperature will not be an issue. I want to thank all the volunteers who broke their rear ends to get the Pens ready and the guys and gals who interrupted their lives to keep this program going while we are in the middle of this virus debacle. Thank you to the DEC fisheries for continuing this important program on the south shore. They could have caved and cancelled the program, however they stayed the course and allowed us to do what we do... Be well.... The ramps and Marinas are open.... Go stretch some monofilament! Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Tommy he used to break my balls and call me MissyDemeanor.... I'd call Joe up and say..." Hello...is this Capt Gloomy of the Irish Blunder?" ... Joe would laugh and tell me to stop hanging out with Kyle... Or better yet, I got caught in the middle of a potatoe gun war between Toomey and another unnamed Capt... Looked like Patriot missiles flying over my hard top... Some great laughs over the years... Will miss that big smirk... Sucks Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I had a feeling that the closure of Launches and Marinas was going to happen, so I splashed the rig 2 weeks ago.. Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Wood... May 10-12 lbs... Fought weird. I thought it was a shaker BT , but once he got to the boat it was on! Had part of him for Easter Dinner... Delicious! Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Found some really nice Green water with a 2 degree break. Very good chew this AM.. Regular size BTs took bright colored Bay Rat Short Shallows ...Citric Shad was the best by far. Highlight was the first King of the season and a diesel Atlantic... Find the stained water...you will find fish... Tight lines.. Be well Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

One of the best guys I've known... I'm speechless right now... Make you wonder why he had to leave us and there are so many $hitbags walking this earth... Calm seas and fair winds Thunder! Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thanks H.D. we are very fortunate to have a great bunch of guys who work their tails off to get the Pens in and the crew of guys who come and feed them. Without those guys, the Genny Pen Project would not happen. I can't thank Skip Shumway enough for all he has done for our program.. On a different note, I received word that all volunteers at all Pen sites have the full backing of the DEC. Pen projects are a state program and are deemed essential so they will continue even though some marinas may be closed. I was told to remind all volunteers the 6ft social distancing when at pens for feedings or work parties. Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Feeders Absolutley do work, however if we feed by hand, we can direct the food broadcasting to all parts of the pen. If there are smaller fish pushed off to one side of the pen, we can make sure they get the same amount of feed. . We have hand fed since the program started with minimal dead loss...so we have to be doing somthing right Sent from my VS996 using Lake Ontario United mobile app