rolmops

I have never had a problem launching on the south end. The launch is steeper than the state launch on the north end,but the water is always full of weed and ,unless you stay in the channel, quite shallow.

The New York State Assembly has rejected the proposal to close the New York State parks. It seems that we will have all of our launches open this year.

Just today I read in the paper (DnC) that NY state senators came up with a plan to open all the parks anyway. In election years they want your vote,not your wrath.

West Marine has the 2 and 3 way valves that you are looking for.They cost about $20. The problem with hooking up to the water separator is the absence of a check valve. There should be a good working one on the quick connectors,but they often are less than reliable. I tried with the separator hookup and got a lot of trouble.Once you have that 2 or 3 way valve in your setup you just turn a handle and you have prevented any air from sneaking into your fuel system. Make sure that your kicker uses the same fuel as your main engine.

If the Force was a mid eighties,shortly after Chrysler sold out to Bayliner, it would be a toss up between 2 equally good engines.Anything 1990 and up with the name force on it is best compared to trying to give your boat cancer. The only time that I would choose Force over Johnson,would be when the Johnson is a 1999 Ficht which is even worse than a 1996 Force.

I am not sure that this "dipsy rod" would count as a fishing rod.It has no hooks attached to the line and as such you are not fishing with this rod. I do think that 2 lines that close together could cause a lot of knots and aggravation.

Thank you, rolmops

Is the eastern arm of Keuka lake open yet? Is it possible to use the Penn Yan launch or are there ice flows coming down the river? Thank you,Cornelis.

They found a very good way to treat IPN in 2006.Follow this link: http://www.spaquaculture.com/default.aspx?pageid=657

If that was aimed at me,you must have completely misunderstood me

I love rubber bands, but I never knew which size to pick.Usually it is whatever the mail man uses to bundle my letters.I will go and buy the #16 size. Is the #16 also used at the down rigger? As for lake pollution,I find that usually the broken band stays attached to the fishing line and can be put in your on board garbage bag.

Whenever I replace a steering cable I tape(I mean very seriously tape)the new one onto the back of the old one so while the old one comes out the new fills up the empty space.It makes things very easy.But if you want to do it for other reasons,the tillers are available.Go to: http://www.mercurymarine.com/engines/ou ... bigtiller/

I use 20 colors on a daiwa accudepth 57.I do this because I do a lot of lake trout fishing in Keuka and Owasco Lake,while trolling live bait (hook setup as if it is a spoon)This can be done at very low speeds (1.3-1.5) and with 12 colors I can go down to 90 feet,14 colors give over a hundred. Often when I see fish at 200 feet down I just cut the engine and allow the bait to flutter down.It gets them every time.

You seem to forget that Ms Obama is not an elected representative of any sort and as such she does not have authority to govern anything,not even the Pier.

Ah,yet another change of subject. Our own first lady is part of a class of people that does not really know how many of us have to get by and how many of us still lack the will or ability to pull ourselves up by the bootstraps.So in her own suburban way she tries too help. At the same time she wisely chose a non-confrontational cause.

Wait I don't get it.Please explain to me what salt in a restaurant has to do with a supposed land grab ????? It seems that Glen Beck has yet again escaped from the loony bin to spout some more nonsense

I have a Penn Sabre wireline rod with carboloid guides and 2 tip guides one a roller and the other a regular one. The roller is great for deep sea cod fishing (line at 90 to sometimes 60 degrees angle) while the other is used for everything else. Replacing the tip is simply a matter of heating up the metal (cigarette lighter) taking it off and putting some glue on the other tip and sliding it in place. It is easy and gives you both choices.

Hello Mikell. You're not alone!

When I went to school in Bath,Summerset,England. The great craze amongst us students was a powerful brew called Barley Wine. We spent as much time drinking it as we spent brewing it.

If you go to the Interstate Battery store in Henrietta/Rochester,next to the Wallmart super center you will be able to buy "blemished" interstate batteries. These are new batteries with external blemishes which in no way interfere with their performance. Deep cycle,marine,cars,they've got them,all with the regular interstate warranty. I bought some marine batteries there for $35 a piece.That is half the price of the garbage that you can buy at Wallmart and they last 4 times as long. Before you go, give them a call to make sure that they have what you need in stock. This is definitely worth a trip to Henrietta. The address is :391 Clay road,Rochester,NY 14623. Phone 585-359-3155 good luck.

I just looked at a big O surface water temperature map and there are spots that do 40 degrees and even a bit better. In front of Oklahoma beach the readings are 39.2. Just a little bit longer and I will be out there.