Sk8man
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That's great.... and even better that you get her into fishing! Good to see kids actually getting out and doing stuff instead of staring at the TV or video games. -
Try going the the main home page and in the SEARCH block at the top type in Troutman87
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Go get em Ed! Maybe you'll connect again with that Loch Ness monster that got away recently.... These weather guys are really ticking me off....They say thunder storms and then nothing happens....if I didn't get "spooked" it would happen sure as h....guess" living on the edge" out there has made me too conservative now... Have a great day out on the pond folks.
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In addition to the info I sent as PM.... Ed is right (as much as I hate to admit it ) Fran Barrett is good about Mercs and he and his wife Deb are honest as the day is long...great folks you can trust to give you an honest answer.
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You have a PM
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Haven't been out since last Saturday's report but hoping to go in next couple days or possibly Saturday if the weather report changes (T storms). Last time out there were quite a few weeds on surface in long narrow patches (or bands) spread out intermittently and some cotton.
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Welcome aboard! Best of luck to you this season. Les
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I used them on my 10A 's for quite a while without any problems....but I wouldn't go any heavier either...
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12lb should work fine.....
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And maybe it wasn't such a coincidence that I saw more than a little of myself in that movie "Grumpy Old Men" (especially when I'm ice fishing)
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I guess you're right I was a bit grumpy I had just come from Wegman's and it seemed that every damned person in there was talking on the phone or looking at the Internet...then on the way home the woman in front of me was going off the road intermittently because she was texting....it got to me...I'm just getting up to here with the phone stuff, and thinking if the satellite ever gets knocked out somehow people will probably be unable to communicate directly with each other because we've become so dependent on the stuff... I apologize.
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Suggestion: throw your phone away and spend your time actually fishing and figuring out the tactics.....all the time spent on gizmos and phone crap is wasted time Folks are getting too wrapped up in the electronics and forgetting (or worse yet not learning) HOW to fish....I know...I'm a dinosaur.....
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An additional thing to add is to bleed the fish right after catching it and get rid of the dark lateral line when you filet it. If you freeze the filets do it in water in ziplocks with no visible air in the bag. I have had trout and perch filets three years later and they were delicious....(thaw them naturally in cold water not by microwave)
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It is my belief that most of the Lowrance manuals were written by the CEO's secretary while she was on lunch break. Mine didn't even mention how to get the speed impeller recognized by the unit itself....luckily while Bs ing with a techie at Cabela's he indicated that he had figured it out accidentally while messing with the unit....or I'd probably still be messing with it....
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True..a lot of folks have never tried smoked fish either (of any variety) and smoked salmon is almost addictive once you've tried it and it has been done right after soaking in a good brine.
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It won't be long until the weeds extend to nearly the middle in most parts of the lake and that14 ft is about there in many places. We were doing pretty well from the shoreline at north end at night until the weeds came in. Those largemouths can be a pain sometimes too but are fun in the dark
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I'm waiting to see the next version Nick....hot pink glitter nail polish -
I guess the decision is sort of like "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" . What is worthy of mounting to a charter captain or long time sport fisherman may be very different from the "fish of a lifetime" caught by a novice angler. Important components of the decision relate to affordability and whether or not you have adequate room to display it without ticking off your girlfriend or wife...sometimes the cellar or garage does not offer the best ambiance for viewing by friends Another thing to consider is who is going to mount it and what kind of job they can do (since a considerable amount of money is involved).....I've seen mounts that looked like "fake fish" looking like it was an 8th graders school project vs. something like the "works of art" displayed by Paul Czarnecki on this website....a big difference....
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Nice going and good report also....keep those lines tight!
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I've used the stainless version with my 9.9 on my Whaler for 12 years and it has been fine without any additional supports other than a 1 1/2 inch thick synthetic block it is mounted to against the transom on the outside and bolted through . They are pretty good quality. In my view it is a very important item which should not be skimped on....the OMC bracket above has been used for years by several friends and they are great too and may be a little easier to pull the motor to the up position with. -
I second Paul Czarnecki's comments.....those of us who still remember when the salmon weren't the target species (or weren't even introduced into the lake yet for that matter) have an appreciation for each species...they all have their strengths and weaknesses but variety is the spice of life and let's remember the lakers were originally the NATIVE species in the lakes (before they were decimated years ago)...the Pacific salmon are not even truly fresh water fish... they have been forced to adapt to living in it during the major part f their life cycle.
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It is also likely that lake trout are more biologically adaptive to this particular environment since the salmon are primarily a saltwater fish forced to adapt to fresh water year round in the Great Lakes rather than being born in fresh water spending your life in salt water and then dying in fresh water after spawning... the extended life span of lakers (30 plus years) would suggest this possibility as well as the fact that they are a true cold freshwater species.
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Sandy - 6/24 - chicken fest
Sk8man replied to GAMBLER's topic in New York Fishing Reports - Lake Ontario (South Shore)
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:smile: Nick