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Here is one more.....5" silver Luhr Jenson shoehorn spoon http://www.cabelas.com/product/Fishing/Hard-Baits/Casting-Trolling-Spoons%7C/pc/104793480/c/104732280/sc/104260680/Luhr-Jensen-Shoehorn-Spoon/1160398.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fcasting-trolling-spoons%2F_%2FN-1100331%2FNo-48%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104260680%3FWTz_l%3DSBC%253BMMcat104793480%253Bcat104732280%26WTz_st%3DGuidedNav%26WTz_stype%3DGNP%26gclid%3DCO7YqKeT1rkCFbFDMgodlVkAXw%26gclsrc%3Daw.ds%26recordsPerPage%3D48&WTz_l=SBC%3BMMcat104793480%3Bcat104732280%3Bcat104260680

Here is another that has been good in stingray size. http://www.fish307.com/michiganstingerspoons-208yellowkillerglow.aspx

Northport Nailer 3.75'" Blue Mahi Glow http://www.northportnailer.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=22_24&products_id=290 Reason I like it.......it catches all species. Having the blues, greens, glow, orange and the flash of a silver cup covers almost the full spectrum of good fish catching colors in a pattern that looks realistic. I don't have to weed thru different colors "of the day" in my spoon collection to find the hot spoon when all the colors are represented in the pattern already.....and that breeds confidence. The spoon also works at the speed I like to troll at which is important (2.25 mph).

Was this boat slipped or trailered? Fresh or saltwater?

I believe if egg/fry/fingerling production is low with the state hatchery/altmar that they supplement their stocking with canadian fish which are then dumped into Niagara. Stands to reason anytime there is a shortfall at Altmar...three years later the Niagara run would be better in theory.

I am sure they have run all kinds of studies about the short term usage of the tagging program.....I wonder if the DEC knows if there are longer term ramifications? Does the chip interfere with the little nerve endings in the snout that might help the fish orient to their natal stream? I would prefer the fingerlings not be handled at all....we need everyone of the little buggers to make it.

Maybe 1/2 of the 3 year old kings we caught this year had an intact adipose fin. One could conclude that the success of a fishing year would depend heavily on natural reproduction conditions in the rivers three years prior. Bad river temps during the spawn, river fishermen success/take, spring conditions etc. are going to be factors in the size of the pool of salmon to catch out in the lake. I also question the practice of inserting the micro chips into the nose of young fragile salmon fry.....do we really know what the actual mortality is of fish undergoing this process? What about the mortality of the adipose fin clipping machine? I would also add that if conditions in the smaller tribs were too warm that fish will move with the rest of the school elsewhere. This year I think most are going to the Salmon, but a large portion of the western fish are going up the Niagara. The bottom line is based on observed bait pods on the fishfinder.......we need more kings stocked!!!!!!

Birth defect or a treble hook induced injury that never would have closed without sutures.

I will refrain from making a joke about Stinger getting his balls sucked because I am a gentleman.