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I'll leave that one alone.....too easy.

Go with the long shaft. I have the mid-sized and have "long shaft envy"

Tweaking spoons, when to drop divers and go to junk lines of leadcore/copper, when to go with a flasher spread vs spoon spread, how do you like to run along a verticle temp break vs hortizontal temp break. The room will be filled with experienced fishermen for the most part so skip the basics and get into the knitty gritty.

Tim complains about the Black's releases every time he is on my boat. His sausage-fingers can't make the twists Reasons to like Black's......low drag/profile reduces blow back, you can really crank them tight when fishing deep, no false releases, SIMPLICITY.

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Hey guys, consider a weekend when there is no Lake Ontario Pro/Am event going on. I think you would get more interest.....from myself included.

A friend of mine who is a scubba instructor, told me past 40' his partner's cherry red O2 tank turns grey. The hook would not "dissapear" as you suggest.

I agree. My brittany is on his last legs and retired but the personality!!!! Quirkiest dog I have ever owned, and the best hunter. In his day we could hunt grouse all day, get up and do it the next day without a whimper.

Always suprises me how you guys will risk life and limb on thin ice for a couple of friekin' perch. Glad you are ok.

I would gather the fleet in Barcelona is still using downriggers (deeper water). I use a beat up 6lb downrigger ball with the release 3-4' above and bounce bottom with a long lead in the sand off the Catt. Nice to fight the fish not the weight with downriggers. The fight with a Walleye on a #1 dipsy is non-existent.

Try Vibrax spinners. They have an anti-rotation feature in the body. Use a quality swivel. I have trolled these in the ocean in Alaska, and did not experience line twist issues. Watch your speed, spinners are a slower presentation.

Tim, did you try tilting the transducer so it points more in a forward angle? Turn off the zoom?

In states that Coyotes and Wolves reign (out west and Canada) bucks have bigger bodies and racks. The increased fitness is probably the result of years of pressure from predators (survival of the fittest). We wipped out coyotes in the southern tier for decades until they rebounded. Did we help cause a decrease in fitness within the deer population during those years? Possibly. I know the bucks coming from Ohio are bigger than the ones from NY, and yet they are next door so genetics should not be an issue with farmland/food being equal. I agree they are here to stay......but I am going to shoot at them still the same because they don't descriminate between doe vs buck fawns.

What glen said. You can cover a lot of the water column from 15' to 105' down, depending on the size of diver disks with wire or braid. Chose the disk and distance back to reach the target depth of where you are seeing fish or the temperature you target. A precision trolling guide is a must! Generally, my two person four rod spread is two divers and two riggers cheated.

As you know Tom Allen being the cutting edge fisherman dude that he is, has built his business by listening to what fishermen want, and great customer service. I PM'd Tom to see if he could order from AFW Co. their 200 lb green braid downrigger cable. Tom got back to me within minutes and agreed to order what I need. If anybody else wants to get in on the order PM Tom. AFW braid comes in a 450' spool.

email them under "Dave" icon at mytacklebox.com and they can custom paint Locos for you.

Congrats on the show Mike. You have achieved your lifelong dream of jiggling your little rod in a hole and have it filmed.

I am sure he climbed right down and headed for the nearest washing machine.

Tragic!!!

All out of twizzlers Captain W.....activate Team Crazy B!tch.

For me the deadliest rifle is the one you shoot best. I choose to shoot a lever 30/30 because the gun fits me perfect and there is negligble recoil. The new Horandy soft tip bullets shoot great. If you shoot the 243 well, why change? Sometimes with higher hits, the blood pools in the sternum and there is not much of a blood trail. It does not sound like your doe went far enough to start spewing. With that being said, I agree with Paul.....there are better bullets available. Federals make a product you would be hard pressed to hand load better.

I was having carb (I believe) issues at end of season with stalling while docking. New shift cable, spark plugs and wires. Oil smelled really gassy when I changed it in spring. Been five years since last rebuild. Considering the cost of rebuild, I am thinking of just buying a new carb so I have a spare in waiting. Any thoughts on the best marine carb for my 305?

Steelies? Me?

Cool Now you know its a Chinook only tournament right? None of those brown fish.......until night

Well my excitement about the new Wilson tournament has been tempered slightly with my usual boat mates being non-commital because of their portion of the $800.00 entry fee . I am considering other options such as jumping on with another team. Any teams out there that need a body PM me. Understand Wilson is my home port. I have also held slips in Youngstown and Olcott so I know Niagara county waters.