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Nice fish! Where were you fishing?

Got to love the "poor man's salmon" . What were they hitting Blue Boy or Delmonte?

Lake O in June can humble you!!!

Anyone have the final standings?

For free sliders, use heavy mono, because it floats more and easier to untangle. Fluorcarbon sinks. Typically, I can see my cheater lure on the graph approx. 3-4' above the main line. I would be apprehensive about using 12lb for a main line with a cheater. A heavier main line bows out more to keep the cheater from getting into the bottom lure. Remember, once the cheater is deployed, you can adjust your downrigger down, but not up or you will have tangles. You can also pin the cheater with a OR-16 red offshore release on the cable and a rubber band to secure the cheater.

I bet they did not need the piss can.

I know better than to believe weather forecasts.......it just changed again.

I have had the luxury to fish salmon from Alaska to Chile, and the one common denominator with runs across the world is time of year and rain are the main triggers. Around Lake O, a good NE blow after August 20th when the first lake roll-over occurs will often bring the first silver fish in close, but they don't start running the creeks until the first week in September. What I want to know is why they seemingly feed in 4 hour cycles, and how do all the fish know this and are on the same feeding cycle?

Before I go to bed last night check the weather forecast......looks good....light winds.....and then I check it again today and........ . Bummer......going to be an interesting weekend with switching winds, storms, rain.

I am sure this stings Tom. Thank you for your tournament support over the years. One thing I have learned in my forty years of existance is NEVER burn bridges. Sometimes it seems we are all in the same boat, but others are rowing in a different direction then the majority. If large sponsors like Cabela's sign on, remember the prize at the end is we ALL benefit. I scratch my head at the two fish Redfish tournaments with Big sponsorships and a $100,000 purse for a "bottom-feeder" whose cousin the sheephead is a trash fish in Ontario, and yet our little experiment draws only a top prize of $10,000. You want drama that sells? Put some cameras on a Pro/Am boat with a double-header of Majors. I am all for "going for it". I would love to fish for serious coin one day. Sometimes you have to take a step back before you can take a step forward.

In June try out around 300'. Run surface stuff down to about 40'. After spawning, they can be kind of bla and don't fight like they usually do. On a calm day, you can see them rolling on top with bug hatches.

Sorry for your loss Jason. Prayers sent.

I don't remember seeing Jerry in those fancy fishing glasses Are those polarized?

This should be the weekend that Olcott to Wilson explodes.

Did Jerry fire his duck gun at you when you were landing the steelhead? That fish was one of his personnal private breakwall/pen-reared pets.

Rick, I don't know what was up with the fish yesterday either. Graph was loaded out in front of Wilson on our evening trip, but bites were hard to come by.

This is what east winds do to the good niagara plume water.

I added compression springs and sailing pullys on my booms. Also, keep the ball IN THE WATER not at water-level. Hope this helps.

http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/05/15/1 ... close.html Jeremy, even if the locals cut the lock and allow people to launch their boat, when they park their vehicle/trailer, they will be ticketed by the Park Police who will still be patroling. My boat is going in tommorow since it looks like the weather finally is going to break and the locks are going on the park. I am considering not fishing the Orleans Pro/Am because of the inconvienence of having to haul-out in Olcott.

A four-stroke trolling motor will pay for itself in a few years and you get the piece of mind of having a spare motor to get you to shore.

Buffalo News had a piece on the closings.

Pro/Am contestants not familiar with the area, you can still launch at Olcott and travel the 10-15 minutes down the lake to Wilson if that is where your slip rental is. What a chaffe. Those of you pulling out of your temporary slip in Wilson after the tournament will have to deal with some difficult logistics with team members having to meet the boat in Olcott....friekin' pain in the arse!!! People please email your state representative. The time to speak is now! We were able to stop all the back door sneaky deals involving windmills in the lake, so no reason we all cannot achieve similar results with this issue. In a state where the number one industry is now tourism, WTF is the thinking here! Supposedly, the NYC fireworks on the 4th of July have been cancelled. This event has been estimated to bring in 100,000 visitors to NYC. So our representatives have squandered tens of Billions of our tax dollars, taxed away all the manufacturing businesses, so now we are reliant on tourism dollars.......and NOW they are attacking tourism.......WTF is the end game here? What are we trying to accomplish with this idiotic death spiral?

Supposedly, in the infinite wisdom of our blind governor, Wilson State Park will be placed under lock and key this Monday. This move saves the state 12 Million when they are in debt 9 Billion. Genius! Vote ALL incumbants out!!!!

Sure beats those 3lb browns you would be catching at Fair haven if you hadn't made the move! Thanks for sharing.

Still looking.