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In Lake Michigan there have been a few tests with radio tagged salmon and it turned out that salmon sometimes go from 40 or 50 foot to 450 foot down and then come up again within 2 minutes or less.It seems that the air bladder adjusts itself very quickly.

Good heavens Tom,whatever it is you smoked,I want some too!!

Happy Christmas to all of you and if any of you want to wish me a happy Hanukka please don't hold back.

That sounds like an E-Harmony greeting from a newly divorced Ms Claus

I bought a Fish Hawk X4 last spring and it does everything it is supposed to do,but when I observed on the Spoonfed last spring Captain Glen used a sub troll with better results than I managed with my Fish Hawk. I guess that the probe is just another tool in your chest,but the experience and the skills of the user is what makes this tool great or just so-so. If you can, catch a ride with the owner of one of these probes and find out which one is good for you. Whichever one you find under the tree,use it in good health and be grateful for being able to be out on the lake. May you have good health, good hunting and sweet winter dreams about next season's fishing.

On the Penn Yan side,near the YMCA and on the northern end you will find very many.Go to about 15 to 20 feet and find solitary weed growth.They are there,not often fished for and big. If you prefer the north-western arm, there are plenty of them along the reef.

As for leadcore, I used to run leadcore with about 8 feet long fluorocarbon leaders,but this summer I changed from fluorocarbon to powerpro braid and instead of 8 foot I went to 60 foot.This presentation gives even more stealth and the results have been very good.I doubled my Coho and steelhead catches on the leadcore. Browns will probably go the same next spring One word of caution though. Neither leadcore nor fluorocarbon or for that matter power braid has any stretch whatsoever.This means that you must work with a very light slip or the first good sized fish will break off with all your gear.

I am asking this mostly because whenever I buy gas in Massachusetts for my boat, I can get the taxes back because this gas is not being used on any roads in MA. Is there a similar system in NY or is there no such thing in NY? Thanks.

Oh ,the endless possibilities of Photoshopping,.......

If you properly winterize you should never have to rebuild a carb.I usually run seafoam in the fuel every third tank and when it is time to winterize I disconnect the fuel lines and drain them,then drain the carburetor fuel bowls and clean them.Replace fuel filters.Then remove the spark plugs and spray seafoam deep creep into the carb throat while turning the engine with the starter. Next I spray seafoam deep creep through the spark plug holes into the cylinders and turn them over by hand.Now put the plugs back in and your engine and carburetor are ready for winter and next year. This has worked for me the past 12 years without ever having to rebuild a carb.

For big time mercury gurus try this website,just register and ask your question again http://forums.iboats.com/forumdisplay.php?f=25

There was a blurb in the DNC this morning about a guy being arrested for shooting across the road from his tree stand into a corn field ,missing his deer and wounding a man about a thousand feet away.

I know of 2 tiger muskies in Owasco lake.Tigers were introduced there in the late 1980s. Just south of Casowasco their is a stretch of undisturbed shoreline and a bit south of Ensenore there is another stretch.While kayaking there I have often seen two monster muskies lazing around.They must be some of the last tigers that were stocked. They are beautiful creatures and they are the kings of the weedbeds under the western slope. They are in the 50 inch range and probably well over 30 years old. I have had them follow hooked up lake trout and bass close up to the kayak,but they never did strike. Truth be told,it is a bit scary to be in a kayak and seeing a close to 5 foot fish that is obviously not scared of the kayak or anything else for that matter.

Most newer 2 stroke outboards have systems where you no longer have to premix your fuel.That means that you can also hook the 2 strokes in your main fuel system. This opens the door for a lot more choices you can make. It also means that you don't have to deal with a very heavy 4 stroke outboard.

I sometimes wonder just how many hunters take a pint of booze along to "stay warm" and how many of these "accidents" are caused by alcohol,hunter's anxiety and just plain boredom.

The Chrysler outboards were great.When Mercury bought Bayliner and force as a package they treated the Force outboards as an unwanted stepchild.For a while they tried to sell them as an economy priced mercury.A lot of technology that was not good enough for mercury engines ended up in the Force units and it was downhill from there. The late eighties and very early nineties Force engines are fine,beyond that...... Just think of the 5 cylinder 150 horse Force with the broken crank shafts and the frisbie flywheels.

Bill's phone # is 585-323-1010 He will have all the spare parts that you need. You should be aware that your little outboard does not have needle bearings. That means that you will have to run it with a mix of 1:24.

Is this what you have? http://www.old-omc.de/j_1958/seite_09.jpg This is what it cost in 1958: http://www.old-omc.de/j_1958/1958_john_price1.jpg the perfect person to help you would be Bill Mayer of Mayers Marina. He is located at the outlet of Irondequoit Bay on the Webster side. Bill is probably the only one who can help you right on the spot.

So I couldn't wait till next year and in an early attack of cabin fever I bid on and won a pair of Cannon Mag15 downriggers. They come without the swivel bases. I understand that the swivel bases are universal,at least for cannon,but then again,it seems that the mounting bases are sometimes different.I read about low and high and before buying these parts I would really like to know exactly what mounting base goes with the Mag15. Thank you for your advice and opinions, Cornelis.

I like to use mini mite jigs tipped with a spike or just fatheads,always with a very light sinker and just allowing the boat to move with the wind.This movement allows you to instantly feel any hits

I have "owned" an M16 and a .50 Browning and yes I did some "hunting" with it,but I never felt very strongly about gun ownership as such. My feeling is that gun producers created groups like the NRA and use them to sell more guns. Their objective is profit and like any other big interest lobby they are more than happy to spread fear in order to increase their profit. The best way to protect your freedom and your first and second amendment rights is to sign up for the armed forces as a grunt and use that gun against people that shoot back at you. Oh ,in case you wondered,people with flat feet are accepted. As for becoming a member of a group that is not so fanatical,I suggest a club that is called "Veterans Of Foreign Wars" ,they have chapters all over.They are usually gun owners and most of them are not afraid that the government will take their guns away.

Try this: http://www.garelick.com/files/12.185.pdf

What about the bait store in Moravia? In Scipio Center there usually are a couple of kids who sell fat heads and worms.Just check the local Penny Saver.

I have seen them used a lot for fishing and diving in the Red Sea near the Sinai coast. They were mostly used on one day trips and while running great,they did remind me a bit of trihulls when for whatever reason they were trolling and taking waves broadside.

Wow ,that must have really upset you. I will check Craigs list and Ebay to see if any of that stuff shows up. I do not know if it helps,but I have engraved "property of NYS" on most of my more valuable gear.At least it will be a bit harder for these bottom feeders to sell it to pawn shops.