Pike Hunter

We want to share this comical situation from last Saturday while fishing in Rochester. Two things happened during that day. First thing in the morning, we were out all by ourselves trolling east of IBAY in the shallow water with inline boards out. Guess what came next, a charter boat motoring all the way from the west and slowly stopped in front of us and cutting us off from the virgin fishing ground. While there were nobody in the water, this captain doesnt seem to be very bright when he decided to cut us off and set up his gear in front of us. I am not talking about 300 yards, I am talking about 30 to 40 yards in front of us. I do not understand why did this has to happen. Of course, we were very upset by this type of intrusion. For the next 20 minutes, I kept pushing ramming the boat up in to back of the captain's a$$. There is no way this charter boat can catch a fish like that with me on the boat behind his butt. I have made it a point in the past that I would graciously allow the charter boat go by their business however for someone to cut us off like that when there is nobody in the water, I will not BACK DOWN. Second incident, we were trolling in between the mud plume and green water. Out of no where, a large Tug Boat came in rushing in between our boat and another boat that was trolling. I couldnt believe my eyes. With the whole water wide open, this tug boat jerk had to decide to be funny for the moment. This tug boat has completely pinned the other boat. Some harsh words were exchanged over the VH radio. Thankfully, my deafness prevents me from hearing any ugly words. I will post photo of this incident. I am gonna look around for a water balloon launcher................... Word to Wise: please respect the fellow anglers & boaters

Happy B day!

Holy buck eyes! Thanks for sharing good report!

Ahoy Rod, Thanks for sharing your awesome adventure with the LOU gangs! Darn it, the big one actually has gotten away! I feel for you guys!

Thats awesome fishing! Thank you for sharing the tip about the prop wash. Tight lines!

BUMP

Great set of J-Plugs. There are 30 in the box ready to go. $50 for the whole thing. SOLD to fellow LOU! Custom Planer Board. 28" long and 5 1/2" height. $20 for the pair. Pick up in Rochester or buyer pay shipping via UPS ground. Tight lines.

Congratulations on the first King of 2011! You had your eyes set on the bright colored green water thats been waiting for us. Im glad you kept it in your mind and went at it the next day.

Its great to see a pix of your Dad on your boat once again! I do have a Thin Fin lure and Im gonna pull it out from the pile of lures that I do not even have a clue on how, what, when, and where to use. Now, what about those gnats? I have completely forgotten about them. Now it has all came back to me from the time when Barry and I were fishing on your YT2 last year! LOL. Love that Atlantic pix!

Congratulations guys! Consistency and persistency has paid off for you all!

One word: Wow! Congrats on your first king of 2011!

WTG

Congratulations on the big brown!

BUMP

Welcome aboard fellow IBay fishermen. There are good Captains on board who are ready to assist you with your great life long learning project. Tight lines!

Great set of trolling spoons for trouts. $30 shipped. $25 pick up in Rochester. Thanks for looking.

$35 Shipped for all 12 flashers. Pick up in Rochester for $30. Thanks for looking.

Hans, well said. Like you, I do my best to make room for the charter boat. This has nothing to do with being scared of bigger boat however this is really about respecting the fellow Captains & crew who worked hard to make their clients happy so they can make a decent living and be able to feed their families at end of the day. Of course, you get to face a duel with recreational boaters when it comes to hugging the shoreline with your boards. Your statement made me think back about yesterday what had happened yesterday when I had a boat that was running too close behind us. Before this incident, my friend driving the boat and I saw that he was crossing the path of a boat that was behind us. I immediately went to the steering wheel and took over to fix our course. It wasnt too long when the boat got very close to cutting out lines. I just stayed cool and kept our boat away from the other boat as we parted our ways.

Thanks for sharing good report and a great photo! Best of luck with the LOC!

WTG!

Yes, Im now a new guy on the block at Mayers. It was a bitter sweet experience for me to give up my dock of 8 years. Yes, Bill and Al are great guys. The plus side is that I dont have to run the boat 3.2 miles each way from the south of bay to the inlet everytime I go out fishing.

We were out there on Sunday too. Trolled from Ibay to Webster park. We only did 2 for 3. 2 steelies. We lost a big one due to the failed release off the planer board. The board nearly sank and we had to pull out the planer board lines but it was too late. It seem as if the action is better on the other side.

Maxi Mate SOLD to Jim Willie Bait File Box still available.

Nice package deal First $50 shipped to your home 12 Flashers 8 - Large 5" Evil Eye Lures & spoon 4 Roamer Releases