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Yeah the "top" didn't work for me, it is a GREAT boat, I was really surprised that with that many rivets that there was absolutely no leaks ! & the motor just purrs I was going to make it a "project" boat this Winter & strip her down to her back bone, but with ALL the good things about the boat I don't see it happening right now ................The plus was the "sausage"

How do you get em to lay still like that ?

Wanted to add this pic, because it's a great shot of the weather we had, & ya gotta love that Spin Doctor glow coming in

Well Mike, between your expertise & gear selection @ Hills, Valleys, & Streams, & neighbors like Sean & Terry Brown, EVERYBODY on "LOU" it's like a open book test

Hit Keuka State Park @ 6AM, went 9 for 16 on lakers, ALL but 2 came on the "Reel Hooked Up" fly, 1 came on a "Seneca Ghost", and 1 came on a plug called a "Live Target Blue Back Herring", definitely was a Spin Doctor/Dipsey Diver Fly bite, tried EVERYTHING, was on the West side, marked fish from 50' to 150', the bottom fish being more receptive, we fished in 160'-165' FOW, could not buy a bite on the riggers, magnum Dipsey's set back 150' #2 setting, 330' & 420' #3 setting on the wire rods were the producers, had our first double! we were a ways past the Bluff (see picture for distance past Bluff) before filling our limit for the table for 3 anglers, we were off the lake by 12:30, the winds that were forecast for 9:30AM held off till we left

Nice fish ! , Great pics !

X2 on the Sean Brown advice

Sean, after you mentioned "knot" I went on-line & found one, http://www.lotsa.org/Wire%20Line%20Knot.htm THANKS !, I'm sure this won't be the last lesson I learn from you & other "LOU"ians ...................now about those spoons AND hooks

.......I got cash, don't need no receipt

VERY COOL Sean, I'll take you up on it !

Your absolutely right Sir, needed fish pics...............they were just Keuka Lake over abundant lakers, pan fish size after heading & tailing, you know the "tasty" ones with butter salt, pepper & a little lemon juice & a frosted beer mug full of Bully Hill Goat wine

I leave the weekends to "Charter Captains", usually get the Grand Daughter on the weekends. Mike supposedly sold me the "good" spoons. Hey one of my wire rods got all pig tailed & a nasty kink happened, gotta cut off & put a new end on, I'm looking for the size of the crimps......Mike says "hardware" stores...........none that I find.......& Hills, Valleys & Streams when asked says ..."Mike's on vacation".........can't win, anyhow I don't want to buy 100 of every size to get the ones I need DOH ! Don't want this rod out of service the next "Thursday" HELP !

THANKS GUYS I OWE IT ALL TO YOU !!!

FIRST time I owned a boat with a steering wheel & a key, FIRST time trolling without paying a charter captain, FIRST time I didn't curse New York State @ a boat launch , & now FIRST time I do a report for "LOU" , went 6 for 9 for lake trout, out of Keuka State Park 1ST loss was not knowing you don't have to "rip their lips off setting the hook"(FIRST mate), 2ND loss was by me beating a fish with the landing net instead of netting it (it's my boat) , that was "our" FIRST two fish, we had 1 that just became our FIRST "unbutton", 5 of our fish came on a local charter captains fly, I refuse to give him anymore advertising, especially since his Daughter & him are in this months New York State Game & Fish Magazine, so let's just say it starts with Reel Hooked Up & ends in fly & 1 on a spoon, "rotten veggies" all on the West side & anywhere from 50'(dipsey's) to 80'(riggers), had our limit before we reached the bluff 100-160 FOW, a nice South wind came up that blew us right on up on our trailer All in all it was a most excellent bluebird day for a pair of FIRST time solo trollers

Very nice !

................wait.............what ? ...............blue ???????? ...............Mike .............what am I gonna do with ALL this glow orange!?!?!?!?!?!? Thanks EVERYBODY !, I work second shift, maybe I'll just bang in for the day & fish the damn rainbow

THANKS "MIKE'S"

Okay, my shake down day is this coming Thursday, rain or shine thought I would pop my proverbial trolling cherry on Keuka with it's abundance of lakers Which launch guys ?, need to catch some fish, & learn some equipment, chart plotter/fish finder, FX4......

You mean after you train a new first mate for Sean's boat, right ?...................right?

.................I figured he DROVE the 800 miles..........

I know. Hahahahahaha

Great report Mike !

GREAT JOB & COLOR !! pin-striping ? , LOOKS GREAT MATT!!!!! THANKS for sharing !

THANK YOU !, Matt looks GREAT !!!! I'm sure I'll look back on ALL this great info when/if I do mine, gonna paint her to match the hauler ?

HELLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! PEOPLE LIVING VICARIOUSLY THROUGH YOU HERE ! UPDATES !