off track

they said this months ago.... $5.00 is coming sooner than the end of summer

4.54 @ mayer's i-bay

i'm sure the do it to intentionally "mess" with us we have more problems with power boaters running close, both rec's and charters. We will be trolling and here comes someone motoring from or to port and will run within 10 feet of our boat. the average boater regardless of it being a sail boat or power boat are clueless it is also easier to run a red light...but you don't because it's a law that you have to stop rules are rules...flame away

most power boaters are as well among the most ignorant -- even those who have a USCG Captain's license technically USCG inland navigation rules: Power driven vessels(power boats) must give way to: Sailing Vessles, when only under sail(if he is "motor sailing" it is then a power driven vessel). Im sure someone will claim sailboats have to give way to fishing vessels that has gear in the water -- this does not include sport fishing vessels, only commercial fishing vessles

does the probe have a good battery in it.... also also have to ask is the probe submerged in water? when it is not submerged in water your display will only get the "point"

spoon - NK NBK SuperGlow Orange fly - Siggs Riggs Habenero attractor - Chrome Echip The spoon and flasher/fly combo always produce no matter what condition

Sounds fun. Last week was a very fun thing. Unfortunetly we did not weight anything the ones that we got to the boat were all small around 5 lbs and one 10lber....we had a tough time keeping the bigger one's hooked We had one that hit our dipsey out 200 ft and didn't turn it around until it peeled out another 130ft...we saw it on the surface a couple of times but didn't get it to the boat, spit the hook I'll see if we can get out for this one as well, weather looks bad for the upcoming weekend Payout depending on entered boats I assume? How many were entered last week? Also what ended up winning the Olcott 1 day?

im pretty sure that it is posted on the pumps for the stations that have it Sunoco stations have Ethanol 10%, i think they are the only ones(or atleast the only ones that post it)

same for us 300 yard spool of 30# powerpro

We use Shimano Triton 700 to run full core + 300yards of powerpro backer. Fits on the reel nicely

We use 18# Trilene XL Tough year round on our dipsey's and 21# Flea Flicker year round on the downs We haven't had many break offs running the lighter line

we will be out of olcott middle of next week

Thank you!! We found a slip earlier this mourning at McDonoughs, The Town marina was full We are going to fish Thursday, spend the night and fish your tournament on friday!

Sounds fun, I am pretty sure that we will do it I assume you do not need an observer? Also anyone know who might still have open slips? I'm sure it will be tough to find open slips, we would need one for Thursday night only

We were out last night 5/15 for a couple of hours Started in 30fow just west of shipbuilders and worked east to shipbuilders. 30-85FOW .Great color and decent amount of marks but no takers. 30-50fow down temp was around 50 -- lots of marks in the bottom 10 feet of water -- 60-80fow down temp around 46 -- nothing

yes there are some big ones floating around out there. Nothing can ruin your day much more than hitting some a huge log

we had the same luck as you Saturday We headed N out of the bay and started in 65 fow and worked 65-160 fow. We moved to the east between hedges and shipbuilders and worked 40-100fow A few stray marks no takers...lots of cold water

that is the other knot that I see a lot use but like you said use 2 overhand knots

Anything special when tying the backer to the leadcore? we are running 30# power pro and 27# leadcore. from what i have been reading the albright knot seems to be the best. maybe i have been reading too much as some knots they say to pull back the dacron and cut the lead then thread the line through the dacron thanks todd

we bought our sub troll from marine general 2 years ago....great price and fast service

Not 100% accurate-- If you are fishing near the US/CANADA boarder or in Canada in Lake Erie everyone on board will need a passport, you will also need to report to the . I am not sure if this applies to Lake Ontario but I would assume that it does. This article was in the D&C and USA today about a month ago By Mimi Hall, USA TODAY Rick Ungar's charter fishing service promises a great time on Lake Erie. But there's a catch  and it's not freshwater fish. It's the Homeland Security Department's new anti-terrorism rules. When the 2008 charter season begins next month, U.S. citizens paying to fish on Lake Erie will have to bring either a passport or two other IDs if they plan to cross the northern border's invisible watery line. When they get back to shore in the USA, they'll have to drive to a local government reporting station and pose for pictures. They won't be posing with their fish, but for Customs officers via a videophone connection. That's because half of Lake Erie  as it happens, the half with the deeper and cooler waters that often spawn the best fishing  is in Canada. The Homeland Security Department intends to enforce new border security rules  largely focused on those coming into the country by land and air  on fishermen re-entering the country. Ungar and many of his fellow charter boat captains  Lake Erie alone has 600-plus  are incensed. They say the rules are difficult to follow, will dramatically cut down on tourism and won't protect against terrorism. "How does this secure our country?" asks Ungar, a retired Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio, police chief. "I'm not insensitive to law enforcement issues, but these are fishermen, for God's sake." The rules apply to all the Great Lakes, but opposition is most potent on Erie because the geography of the lake means the best fish are often over the international line. Some operators haven't decided whether they'll continue fishing in Canadian waters. If they do, the operators will be required to: •Fax in passengers' personal information  name, date of birth and government ID number  to the local Customs and Border Protection office an hour before they leave shore. The names will be run against terrorist watch lists. •Make sure passengers carry either a passport or a government ID and a proof-of-citizenship document. •Send the passengers to a local border protection reporting station after landing, so they can call in on a videophone. Officers will be watching and doing spot checks on patrol boats and government aircraft. "Our concerns are anything from terrorists and terrorist weapons to drugs and undocumented aliens," says Brett Sturgeon, a spokesman for Customs and Border Protection. Jim Bonner, whose Sunshine Charters business has been taking tourists fishing on Lake Erie for 25 years, calls the rules "a waste of taxpayers' money." "It's a shame" he says. "It's just wide-open water." ------------------

I am pretty sure that they are gettin gmoney to dredge it in the spring

Wednesday Aug 29 Left work early and were on the lake at 1pm. Very calm lake so we ran out 8 Miles almost directly North out of I-Bay. Fished 380-480FOW, great down temp 44deg at the probe 80' down. Slow start but the action picked up around 420FOW. Fish hit on our dipsey, but by the time we grabbed the rod fish was gone(Fish took Chrome Echip/Siggs Habenaro Fly) with 150' out. Moments later hit on Chrome Echip/siggs Hypnotist fly out 220' off the dipsey landed 4# king. As I was bringing that it we had another fish hit our deep down rigger on the slider(Orange Superglow NBK) and we landed a 11# Atlantic. We just got this one to the boat and were unhooking it and our shallow rigger took a huge hit. At this point it would be our 3rd fish in about 10mins and all the lines were cleared. Fought the fish for 45mins and brought in a 28# king. This fish did not want to come to the boat took 3 long runs. Then we got our lines set back up and had a hit on the shallow rigger again and it wrapped itself up in the dipsey line, still landed it about 11# atlantic. Ended the day at 4pm ----- 4 for 7 Took the king to the weight station and it was 27#13oz not quite enough to make it Thursday AUG 30 Got to the lake a 730am and saw some lightning so figured we would fish in close and watch the storm pass. Set up at 120FOW. Shallow rigger fired and we landed a nice 20# King. After a few more passes and no bites we picked up and moved out were we were on AUG 29. Fished there for a couple hours nothing, the wind picked up so we moved back it. Set up and had another hit on echip/hypnotist fly 20#king. Made a few more passes had a hit on echip/hypnotist fly and landed a 15# Rainbow. Fished another 30 mins and headed in. Weighted the fish and are sitting tied for 4th place. Ended the day 3 for 3 The fishing is out standing right now! Saturday we will be fishing out of the oak

That is a bit odd in my opinion....look at it this way Say the 63yr old fights the fish and then passes it off to the 14yr old who finishes bringing the fish in......is it then entered as a Youth fish? Also anyone on the boat has to be registed for the tournament, weather they touch the pole or not(I believe)

Started fishing at 7:00 and finished at 11:30. Started in 180 worked out to 280 FOW. Good temp surface and down. Everything that was in the water caught fish. Spoons, Flies(Siggs flies have been out hottest), Echips, SpinDr, Cheaters, Riggers, Dipsey's Riggers were down 50 and 75. Dipsey's out 110-160 Ended the mouring 7 for 11. Mixed bag of Kings, Coho and Steelhead. The biggest king was 22# and the coho and steelhead were 8-10 Good thing we didn't listen to the weather report