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And this morning I got a message on FB from a buddy that comes from Ohio. He got a new 5" bait in Perch at the shop and already has over 10 fish on it since he came up to Chautauqua....... fishing is good and my lil baits seem to be getting it done. Stop into Chautauqua Reel Outdoors and support 2 NY small business owners.

no need to net the lil ones, just unhook em in the water. why bother measuring a lil guy anyways?

Everyone I know is doing well. Todd Young has been crushing em on my 5" baits, he had 7 muskies yesterday and a bonus 27" walleye. Mike Sperry has been doing well on my baits also. We were up last weekend and did well also. Gotta weed through the lil ones though but fishing is good.

Was looking for this girl on the tourney- this girl Carol I know got this one the week b4 the tourney on a 7.5" foil I made for her, she got it off Long Point trolling.

. 53.5"

Toothyfisherman (Frank)- just spoke with Joe Ferraro, he told me there was also a 53.5" by Matt Fetzko on one of my baits also, so cool man, so cool!

double post-

God bless!

if everyone doesnt know Toothyfishermen, he is a great fisherman from PA that makes the lure retrievers, his retrievers have saved me $100's of dollars in baits over the past 3 years that I have had it. Highly recommend them.

I am 100% behind the youth division.

thanks Toothy- there is a guide on Chautauqua that I wont name that sold all of his to a client that felt the same way about my baits. Each bait has its time and place, thanks for giving them a shot and congrats on the nice fish! Have any pics? Super cool of ya to give em a shot and thanks for posting. A 52" fish is no joke to me, thats a big one! Be happy to make ya a new one, baits have come a long way in the past couple years.

looks awesome!

oh..... a lil clear never hurt anyone.

Hey- dont some guys already have a ruler that is that way already???

Thanks for the nice posts, was a great day! Ole Man- thanks for supporting you local baitmaker, local support helps out big time!

I dont know what to tell ya Old Man- I know you release all your fish but I have had em die on me also, if ya did everything you could dont feel too bad- its gonna happen sometimes but your efforts to help out the future of muskies in NY cant be argued and the future is still as bright as ever. Your a great supporter of our groups goals and its a pleasure to know ya even if that fish didnt feel the same way about ya, lol. I couldn't take a knife to mine either that died a couple years ago so that pic even though it sux to look at with 2 floaters, thats real life and it happens more than any of us would want, that 40" was a nice and pretty fish IMO. Chad- prizes sounds awesome for the kids and I would be happy to donate a blank or two to let em paint (every kid loves to paint), I think a kid would have fun with that. Good time had by Brad and I, we didnt win at the fishing game but had some good laughs and too much sun. My fishing partner drank almost a 12 pack of that Arnold Palmer Lemonade on Saturday b/c it was hot and had to pee 20x, had me cracking up all day. In this pic I posted, you can see Toothy and Sol in the background checking us out when we scored. Had a blast camping with Sol, Toothy and Brad. Even though it felt like a dirty hippy fest at times, I managed to make it through somehow. This was our tourney fish, only 13 caught outta 78 fisherman so I didn't feel too bad. Wishing everyone a great day and of course- best wishes on your next trip if your lucky enough to get out.

Yesterday was my birthday and got to fish with with my ole man and Musky Itch's Chuck Battaglia on a lil gem of a lake. Great way to spend the day with my ole man and I both getting some decent fish casting. Action was hot and heavy early with a front and moontimes coming together- was a perfect way to spend my bday. Haven't fished with my father in at least a dozen years since he moved down to NYC to finish up his doctor work. Was neat to see him get bit and set those hooks home with boat rocking hooksets like he used to, missed fishing with him! Big bucktails/topwater seemed to be the trick for us, need to give a big thanks to Chuck for showing us all the ins/outs of that lake- have never ever met anyone with so much intimate knowledge about a lake. Not wanting to put too many pics up of that lake but GREAT TIME had by all. That lil lake is quickly becoming one of my fav's for sure, I always seem to do well every time I have been lucky enough to visit her. Cool a$$ day finally getting in the boat with "Pop's" and Chuck- I am a lucky man! Best wishes to all and of course good luck if you happen to get out fishing anytime soon!

brad and i need to sign up also. make that 72 fishermen-

I love this saying- "when I die, I hope my wife doesnt sell all my baits for what I told her I spent on em" lol- sending out today for ya Ole Man

Good job Ole Man on another great move by a good guy in our fishing community. Happy to know ya and thanks to everyone for making this work.

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