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I think you're talking about the Niagara Pro Am. I was having the same problem this morning on my mobile phone. On my home PC, it works fine and you get directed to the proper registration form. Another option is to stop by The Boat Dr. or Slippery Sinker in Olcott. I'm told that you can sign up there. There may be other places to sign up also. Good luck.

I can't agree more with everything that's been said above. Bob is a stand up guy and he puts customer service at the top of his list. I know for a fact that he is not satisfied with putting out tackle that only looks good to fishermen. He goes to pain staking levels to make absolutely sure that before he puts a pattern on the market that it is going to catch fish. I fished with him last Sunday on my boat. He brought a ton of spoons and ran every one of them. Lots of patterns that worked and caught fish, and some that I'm sure no one will ever see because ... well, they didn't. (there weren't many of those.) A little hint, If you don't have the Alpha Alewife line of his spoons you are missing A LOT of fish. Bob Barker is also pretty hot too. Alan

I recently purchased 3 16lb torpedo weights. Unfortunately they won't fit in the Big Jon cradles that are on my Brutes. I'm curious what others have done to hold these weights. I could mount ball babies next to the riggers, but the whole drilling more holes in my boat thing comes into play... Any ideas would be welcomed.

I bought some tonight from Wes at the Slippery Sinker in Olcott.

John, Is this something like what you are looking for??? http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/DuraSafe_Universal_Electronics_Lock/descpage-DURAUNELLK.html I found some others, but they are considerably larger for outboard motor bolts. Good Luck Alan

I just bought a boat from Michigan. I had it surveyed prior to purchasing. I would advise anyone (even if you have a good sense of boats) to have the boat surveyed by and accredited marine surveyor such as a SAMS (Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors) member. They go through an awfull lot of training, and have specialized equipment to test the fibreglass for moisture content as well as other things. I talked to several in the area that I bought the boat and they all charged by the foot. You can go to marinesurvey.org and punch in the zip code or city and it will give you a list close to where your boat is. I had my Tiara surveyed, sea trialed and compression check done on the engines for $525.00 and I'd do it again in a heart beat. A good friend of mine had a boat surveyed in Michigan at the same time. His "looked" like an awesome boat. The survey came back with some major deficiencys. Needless to say that boat is still in Michigan. That particular surveyor called while on the boat to go over the problem list. At that time it was decided to stop the survey, he was charged a nominal fee and the search for another boat continues... Just my $00.02