Jimmyi

DO NOT, DO NOT, DO NOT bring bananas. I was an observer for the first time several weeks ago during a Top Gun tournament out of Olcott on a very experienced and well known captain's boat. I made the mistake of pulling out a banana at the end of the day. I never heard of the banana curse until then. All I am going to say is, Don't bring a banana on someone elses boat. That is a classic I have heard that one a ton of times.....I would never think of bringing them. It was my first time and I did not know. Throughout the day the charter captain kept saying that it was his worst day on the lake that he ever had and he couldn't understand why he wasn't catching anything. We marked a ton of fish and went from depths of 490 feet to 45 feet then back out deep. He used about 125 gallons of fuel. It wasn't until seven and a half hours later that I pull the banana out of my lunch box and start chomping. He stares at me in unbelief then turns around and yells to his crew of five guys to see what I'm eating. They tweak out and want to throw me and the banana in the Big O. One guy starts spazzing out and thinks the boat is going to sink or something bad happen because we still have to go about ten miles to get back to the marina and the waves are getting bigger. I learned my lesson.

DO NOT, DO NOT, DO NOT bring bananas. I was an observer for the first time several weeks ago during a Top Gun tournament out of Olcott on a very experienced and well known captain's boat. I made the mistake of pulling out a banana at the end of the day. I never heard of the banana curse until then. All I am going to say is, Don't bring a banana on someone elses boat.

When I was about 17, I lost a huge trout on opening day at Naples. That was 38 years ago. It was right near a concession stand and I had a crowd of about 50 people watching me. Some guy panicked and started jamming his net in the water. He ended up knocking the fish off. Everybody turned around and went back to their business. I was sick and I wanted to throw up and punch this guy in the mouth at the same time. To this day, there are only a few select people who I will allow to net my fish. I know that fish would have placed in the local Naples Derby that day. And the pain eases a little bit but the memory of that big one never goes away.

Thanks for the report and those are some great pics. You provided those girls with a life time of great memories on that trip. Those girls will remember that trip the rest of their lives. NICE JOB

Everybody ,thanks for the help with the launch info and everyone have a blessed and safe time on the water. Hope to see you out there.

My wife and I are going to enter the derby together for the first time. I am from Brockport and I want to try fishing out of Wilson and I don't mind the extra drive. We wont be there until about 10:30AM. Where is the boat ramp located and will there still be parking spots available that late in the morning?