Misty IV

I'm with you, lakebound, on the core. I think I did the best with that during the derby than anything else.

Great reports! Hope that the action migrates to the east for the rest of us soon. All these incredible reports are killing us over here!!!

Happy Birthday, Chad! Thanks for all the hard work you do!

LOVE IT!!!!

It'd be nice to see a few 40lb'ers come around this season. I think 50 is out of reach, but who knows...this may become a record setting year!

Another tire I found which is made 100% in the USA is the Carlisle USA Trail. It is a bias ply tire, though, if you want a radial.

One thing to watch when buying the Marathons. Some of them are made in China now - it's stamped right on the sidewall. Be sure you are getting the ones made in the USA. The tread patterns are different and the sidewall letters are different between the 2 manufacturing locations. Just a heads-up!

Another thing to keep in mind, aside from your tires, is the actual capacity of your trailer. It is rated to carry so much weight, as is the axle. If you overload the axle, you will risk the chance of destroying bearings, hubs, and possibly bending the axle from the excess weight. I looked at the online site I go to for info on trailer tires, and it appears the only load range offered in your current size is 'C', which is the 1760lb rating you mentioned. There is an ST215/75-14 offered, but it only ups the rating to 1870lbs per tire, bringing your total capacity to 3740. Not much more than your total weight now, leaving very little room for error. Since you do not want change anything, I would suggest what fishfearme suggested, and try relocating some of your gear to your tow vehicle for those 2 trips a year.

I'll say.... GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT TODAY SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. TONIGHT WEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. WAVES 8 TO 11 FEET. SUNDAY NORTHWEST WINDS TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. SUNDAY NIGHT WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.

I was in Woody's this past weekend, and they filled me in all about what happened. There are cameras inside the store and they believe they know who the individual is. Just have to find him and catch him.

Yikes!! Glad I got my Derby time in this past weekend.

They were quite amusing to watch. And, when they couldn't get out of the way quickly enough, they'd suddenly disappear underwater, then pop back up after the boat would pass them. Very different bird. I had more than a few good laughs watching them. And, yes, VERY fast!

Does anyone know what the birds were that were flying around in Mexico Bay this past weekend? Funny things they were. Running on top of the water while their wings were flapping away trying to get away from boats on plane. They sorta looked like a duck from the neck up, but their bodies looked like something else. Black with a white tail. Anyone have a clue?

Dryer sheets. We placed a few throughout the cockpit and the bugs refused to enter the boat. Saturday was horrible with those bugs!! Made sure I had the sheets on the boat for Sunday.

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name: Tag / Misty IV ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s): 5/1 & 5/2 Time on Water: 18 hours Weather/Temp: Sunny, warm 5/1, Cloudy, overcast 5/2 Wind Speed/Direction: < 5mph Waves: Sheet of glass both days Surface Temp: 54-61 Location: Mexico Bay & west of 9-Mile LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 5 Total Boated: 4 Species Breakdown: Brown, Lakers, Steelhead Hot Lure: Michael Jackson Stinger, A-TOM-MIK flies, Tourney Winner Stinger Trolling Speed: 2.8-3.6 Down Speed: 2.2-2.5 Boat Depth: 85-130 Lure Depth: 65-120 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== We pulled into the lakehouse around 10:30pm Friday night. On the water early Saturday with quite a few other boats in Mexico Bay. Planer boards out for 2 hours, but no hits. Ventured out to 50 FOW, marked a lot of bait fish and some larger marks on the bottom from 45 down. Tried the downriggers, but no hits. Heard other fishermen talking about it being pretty active west of Nine Mile, so picked-up and powered our way over there. Started in 40-50 FOW and moved out. Started marking a lot of good sized fish from 50-75 and again from 90-120. Downriggers & core lines were the producers. First, and only, boated fish was the 10-color core with a Michael Jackson Stinger. Nice Brown, approx 5.5lbs. Released. Few hits throughout the day, but nobody home. Called it a day around 5:30pm. Saturday was hot in the sun. Felt good. My fishing partner was hurting Sunday morning, though. We were on the water earlier Sunday, started, again, in the Bay, with about 15 other boats. Same routine as Saturday, but only stayed there for about an hour before venturing out west of Nine-Mile again. Set-up in approx 90-100 FOW and set the downriggers and the core lines. First strike was on the 10-color core, with a 42-second flasher with an A-TOM-MIK green/black fly. My fishing partner for the Derby had never fished Lake Ontario before, and wanted to learn the way everyone else has to when they are starting out - by experimenting with different combinations. As he was reeling that 4lb 10oz Laker in, one of the downriggers fires and we have a double on. Boated the first Laker, released it, and went to work on the 2nd line. 127FOW, down 118, A-TOM-MIK white/blue fly 24" behind Lake Trolls. Nice fight from a 5lb 11oz Laker. Also released. Next hit was on the core with a Stinger Tourney Winner. Nice Steelie, almost 5lbs. We let it go, as well. We had a couple hits with nobody home throughout the day, again. Finally called it a day around 3pm. Congrats to all the placers out west for the LOC. We'll get ya back in the fall!

I'll second that!!

Nice job! Hope it holds for the remainder of the derby. Definitely gives those of us in the eastern end hope for later in the season!

What color NBK were you running? We were trying the green with no results. We landed a nice Coho on, of all things, a Michael Jackson Stinger out west of Oswego. We couldn't do anything along the shoreline, either.

This is outrageous! I hope they catch the individual(s) responsible and that they are brought to justice! Yes, the thug attack and now this. What has happened to our little town where I come to get away from the typical day to day crime and BS I hear about on the radio back home. Port Ontario has been long known for its fishing...not for crime. Let the swift arm of justice squash the criminal(s) soon!

Yeah, not funny at all! The jump from $35 to $70 was bad enough. Does NY offer a lifetime license for out-of-state?