Sk8man

Wow! great tribute and it sounds from all the comments here that it is well deserved. The things that are hinted at are important factors that have made the American workforce wonderful in the past; honesty, hard work, fairness in pricing, going over and above in effort, and taking pride in the work that is done. It is gratifying to see that it is still alive and well here. Bravo! It is also an example of the importance of letting folks know when it occurs.

The duolock snaps are the simplest option as noted above but there is also a sort of corkscrew gizmo (Don't know actual name for it) that simplifies changes of flies too

You should be OK at that end of the lake. The steep hills there block a lot of the wind until you get a few miles down the lake.

Freddy you have a PM

Exactly why the reply should be posted not pm'd. There are times when you may not want info such as your cell number made public too or you may have other non-public information to discuss when you know someone so it is not a "one size fits all" situation.

I PM'd him about it right after it was posted. Just an FYI

Great job on it Mike very sharp looking!

Geez Stan the derby is going to be tough enough as it is without you getting secret weapons......you already have the Fort Knox of spoons

Nice work as usual Kevin

John Mann is an almost straight shot north down Rt#14 in Sodus Point. I think there is a guy on 96A between Interlaken and Ithaca but don't have any idea about the quality etc. It 9canvas) is one thing that is worth getting it done right though.

He is right and the cord itself usually cracks creating potential shorts. Worth the investment

John Mann > Sodus Bay Canvas 315 871 6400 The best around and reasonably priced.

Good for you Johnny. That is what it is all about just as I said when we met up earlier. Those contacts and memories last a lifetime and I am living proof of that. I still remember the first fish (and everything else about that day) I caught with my dad over seventy years later

Two types of flies used: trolling flies, and streamers - each a different presentation. The trolling flies are usually run either behind a dipsy diver using an attractor in front of the fly such as a Spin Doctor or flasher or the older dodgers and are made from mylar, tinsel, or other lightweight reflective material. The streamers are slightly larger versions of the type of fly used with flyrods and trolled subsurface usually with small amount of weight on leader in front of it on conventional setups without a dipsy trolled at distance from the boat often in shallower water situations or slightly below surface or on it out deep. Thus they are two very different approaches to trolling. In the Fingers green and white seem to be effective colors for trolling flies but it all depends on fish moods too The streamers are designed to imitate or represent hatches of insects or the very young of fish. OR you can make your own subject to your own imagination

For years in the 80's I used a 35 mm plastic film canister with holes drilled in it filled with chopped up sawbelly meat attached to my downrigger balls......caught fish on the riggers but the verdict is still out on whether it related to the canisters

Unless someone has been on the short end of the stick and stranded out there they may think dollars and cents is the main issue but once that happens your comment becomes VERY clear. You are right in your thinking safety concerns come way before the money. It only took once to make a believer out of me