Capt Vince Pierleoni

Glad to hear you made it ok. Damn, every hardcore ice angler I know has had a close call this season. Sorry about the loss of gear.

I wondered where you were lodging up there.......Chris you are fine example of "workin' hard, playin' hard" Great Nugent song.

Stoneam2006, you can towel dry it if you wish, but by its very design it has good traction when wet. On days when you would actually consider swimming, it will dry fast via sunlight. In all cases, it will not absorb water like carpet, and dry much faster.

It is a tough, tear resistant vinyl. You can cut it with heavy shears to fit your needs. It will be ideal for your needs as an alternative to carpet.

Work2fish, that non skid vinyl comes off of rolls usually in 6' widths. It is glued on topside and stapled on underside of panels that you remove. I'm sure most marine catalogs carry it but Cabela's did the last time I ordered.

Great job! I know how much work that is.

Sweet ride. If it helps, most of the Charter boats and tourney rigs on Lake O have been renamed. You can pretty much rule that concern out. Bananas onboard however, don't even think of messing with that. Good luck!

Putting America first--long overdue, moving ahead with the pipeline--long overdue, improving the business climate in the USA--long overdue, Supporting the right to bear arms-long overdue, Concerned about our OWN infrastructure--long overdue, gee, isn't it funny now andy Cuomo is now concerned too? Now there's a guy posturing for a run. You want to see gag orders? andy has one on our own DEC. I love what I see so far from the new administration.

The best choice for AMERICA won. It also doesn't hurt my feelings that Don Jr took Eric Trump to Alaska Salmon fishing for his bachelor party.

I'm pretty sure it was Spring only in the 70's. The first year was 1976 and I'm 99% sure it was won by a Coho in the 5lb range, I think the big prizes came starting 1977 and a Chinook won it. I don't think the fall events started until the 80's. The founders name was Dick Schlyer(sp).

For the longest time I was hesitant to go heavy with cams, I was sure wiser deer were spooked by them. I now realize the benefits far outweigh any negatives but unfortunately most of my spots are not secure. The cuddebacks are great but they tend to disappear and arent cheap. I think for the money its hard to beat the Wildgame cams and the deer dont seem to stare at them like they are hypnotized.

Although the pens have been the savior survival-wise, with increased predation on direct stockers, your point is valid. We aren't sure if its a case of "getting caught up in the school", or just missing the imprinting(with all fish raised in ONE hatchery). This is a constant and ongoing problem. The idea of trying a pen in Wilson was just an answer to the poor deal offered (trade 2 direct stocks for 1 pen held) to an area that does not enjoy any natural reproduction and has seen diminished fall returns already. We do believe that high predation, particularly in the Niagara river and the bar area occurs on the direct stock with all the birds, warm water species, and immense Lake Trout population there in the Spring. The Wilson project is small, but will have great space and manpower available, while at the same time allow the pen fish to be spread out. The hope is besides the improved survival, that should low flows exist that they will just run nearby Niagara river, instead of vaporizing to the Salmon river.

Congrats Rob, well deserved.