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Here is where I caught one about 9 years ago.There are also very large cod (80 pounders)around here. The charter boat captain told us that the area is so rocky that it is impossible to drop a bottom gill net let alone a drag net We fished a small sandy stretch next to a slope and I caught a 15 pound Halibut,which is really small for a halibut. The place is called Cashes Ledge and is about 80 miles off shore but well worth the 8 hour trip to get there from Gloucester. N42.53.602 W68.56.682. That is the shallowest spot there and the mountain ranges are all around it and there are a bunch of spots that are around 200 feet and sandy. Just be careful not to hook into any unexploded ordinance.

I have been on that boat and it is one of the safest steadiest rigs in heavy weather that I ever have been on. If not for the fact that I am in the middle of putting two kids through school I would scoop up that boat.You will not find a better boat for that sort of money within 2 thousand miles Cornelis.

Now you got me drooling over my keyboard,although instead of the noilly pratt I would go semillon ,its just a bit sweeter, and I have not seen woodhen in years.

Great job,it looks like the best of fun

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Are you sure you want to eat that? They eat the same stuff as carp.

Are you shore you want to eat that? They eat the same stuff as carp.

Amen to that

The name "Musky Bob" will be heard on all the country stations in the Country

I would connect the kicker charger to the Perco and set it so it charges the battery that has all the auxiliary equipment such as downriggers and such,so that while it is using energy it also gets replenished. The main engine should have its own dedicated battery for starting and the main engine should charge both batteries while you are running that engine. That way you will always be able to start your main engine and your auxiliary deep cycle battery will get charged all the time you have an engine running. As for battery chargers, a small Sears trickle charger will perform very well,give a good warranty and costs less than most "marine " brands. I have used a $27.99 Sears trickle charger (one and the same) for the past 8 years. Happy new year and good luck next fishing season,Cornelis

Happy birthday and a happy new year!

You have to manually flick the handle forward

I ate it because my grand parents who came from Europe always prepared it for special holiday meals. We also ate it because it was part of a staple diet. Did I like it ?. Let's just say there are worse things to eat. On another note, bullhead and other types of catfish are very popular in our own USA and they eat the very same diet that carp eat

Very often,after the carp is caught,it is held in clean ponds and fed sweet corn for a week or so. This completely changes the flavor of the fish.

Growing up in Israel ,it was a very popular pond raised fish with a very high growth rate that would be prepared in many different ways,often pickled or ground fine so the small bones would not be an problem.Nowadays tilapia has taken its place,but in traditional jewish homes (the polish ones) it is still used (gefillte fisch),while far eastern people also eat it a lot as well.

From new grand parent to new grand parent,have a merry Christmas.

And for all of those like me, may you have a happy what's left over of Chanukkah

In the same building as Mayers marina on the Irondeqoit Bay outlet there is a guy who has been doing it for many years.Just bring your boat there, he takes the measurements on the spot and makes it.

http://stores.ebay.com/Fogdog/_i.html?s ... =971099255 this is him,but there is a price difference

Merry Christmas to all you Fingerlakers, Heck if the snows stays away I might go down to our cottage on Owasco Lake and chase the mice out of the cupboards. Cornelis.

Merry Christmas to all you good people! Cornelis.

Hmm, I think I have seen that freighter before on Lake Ontario,from about 10 foot away....

There is also the legal aspect and the insurance coverage to think of. Never mind the cost of having to raise the sunken boat from the bottom and having to have it brought to port,which are things that you have to do by law. On another note, if you use a good pourable foam that produces closed cells, you don't have to use plastic to cover the bottom and you will have a much safer boat which is nice if you want to bring your wife and kids on board. for a trip.

Get the net and don't horse it in!! Last year we were in a 19 footer on Stellwagen Bank trying to get some Cod, but we got dogfish at every place we tried, so we decided to hunt for tuna. We saw some action on the surface and caught 2 footballs in the 80 pound range ,but as we were searching for more surfacing tuna,we ended up in a monster pod of Humpbacks feeding on sand eel. Every last whale in that pod was twice the size of our boat. It was a great and humbling experience being about 20 feet away and staring eye to eye with these great creatures. It was also very stupid to be that close. If one of them would have decided to breach he would have sunk our boat.