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Mowing the lawn or painting the house is always an option

Agree with Whaler Those older I/O are expensive to fix. Also any Transom / stringer rot which also is very pricey to fix I had a 86 Bayliner Trophy . Over the years I had the motor , lower unit rebuilt . Also some Transom rot . Also the drive to motor shaft replaced . So I would do my due diligence . But I did like the boat .

And mine .

Actually, I made something to use for Northern Pike in the ADKs last fall and it worked . I modified it a little to use behind a flasher , and it worked . At least it did today . Might not get anything else on it . In reality , these fish have the brain the size of a pea. They strike your lure from a conditioned response or out of anger . So if it looks good to them they will hit it if presented right. As soon as you come to that realization , you become a better fisherman . There is no silver bullet . There is no magic lure . It's not the arrow , it's the Indian .

Went out early all days Thurs .. temp super deep we fished 85 out to 285 , still deep . Said screw it and went to work at 730 Fri . Temp still deep in close , Coyote K called me out to 380 . Did very well out there with kings , some big and steelhead Sat . Said to my son we drop probe at 100 ft and if temp came up we stay , otherwise offshore . Temp came up and we fished 100 to 150 and did very well . Mostly kings some big ones , a almost board brown . And nobody was in there . Sun went right to same area and kings were active were . First 45 min couldn't keep rods in water . Got a bunch of fish all 3 days with good action . Biggest kings were20# The Gary D rig was great and took half the hits , this morning almost all. Spoons did well also as usual with Carbons the best . I play around with lures and came up with something else to try behind a flasher . So a bit before we pulled lines this morning I put it out. I showed my son and he said I don't know what will hit it but it looks good . 10 min later , biggest king of day takes it . Put it back down and get another smaller one . Maybe I have the next big thing .

The DEC and Town of Hamlin should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to go on so long . The town of Hamlin or Hamlin beach couldn't send a capable crew with some materials or dock sections or platforms of some sort to do a safe temp fix ? Maybe the people in charge shouldn't be the people in charge if they can't solve a problem as simple as this .

For the launch being closed , there sure are a lot of people using it .

He said they were fully aware of the situation .And there was discussion about it . I'm kind of surprised it took this long . A lot of liability there.

I talked to the survey guys today at about 1030. They asked me how I did . Then I said , it's probably not your job but what's up with the launch ? Is this really right ? This does not reflect well on the county or the state to out of staters . The guys said well ,cut is our job and we are working on doing something. Now it's closed . Less traffic for guys like me . But I feel bad for guys that like to fish there .

That is a really good idea . Like a canal of sorts . Deep and wide enough . I doubt that will happen but it would definitely be nice . If it was deep enough ,could be a good spot for bass and panfish

Stopped at Survey boat today and asked about why nothing is getting done on ramp , and yes I was nice about it . The guys said that it's in the works and think those improvements will be done this year.

Since my first boat 1978 and when I trailered I considered the Oak my home port . I slipped at Bald Eagle 5 years . Then at my brother's for 6 at Johnson's . Now I'm at my cottage at Sandy I think 10 years . So I fished all those areas extensively . Time of year matters for best port for kings . Spring , the farther west the better so Johnson's hands down and it was good all summer . After let's say Memorial day and to when lake transitions and the kings disperse thought the lake from the west end , really any midlake port can be good . After 1 st week in Aug the kings start moving to their spawning streams and with the no king pens at Sandy and the Canadian natural reprodution taking over Sandy is not the best port . I find that the inshore, 70 to 150, king bite can be very good at Sandy. I find there are always at least some kings on or just off the structure . And when its not and you have to go offshore , I call that 200 + any of the midlake ports , Olcott to Roch . Are good. Sandy to me this time of year is best all around. Short run to the nose or Watoma. If you are a small boat guy and don't want to venture offshore there is great brown and lakera available . Of the ports I was at , for me Bald Eagle is the last choice. And if you drive a long way and get blown off , there are bass and pike in the creek. If you are coming from Roch , to launch at Bald Eagle ,it's another 8 miles both ways . And if you go 10 times during the year , That's 100 bucks launch , a new fishing rod !

I slipped my boat at Bald Eagle late 80s for 5 years when Oshman owned it . Many times I got pushed down on a west wind and current down to or past the pump house and had to fight my way back . Also the structure east of the nose to Wautoma and farther east is far superior to the nose west . I've been both places and prefer Sandy all around . All that being said and not mattering a whole lot , my point is as taxpayers we invested a lot of money into that launch .Why is it not being maintained to be safely used ? Once again Gov at it's best . And yup , if I launched , I would gladly Don the pair of boots and save the 10 spot unapologetically. Hey , that's a new Carbon 14 .

6 2x6x16 pt , a box of deck screws, a helper and I could have it fixed in an hour .

Why should I pay for something I'm already paying for with my tax dollars ? There are a lot of bass fisherman that use that launch and fish the creek also . Is expecting it to be maintained and usable to much to ask ? I mean a few hrs with a crew we already pay and a few hundred in materials is really all that's needed . Again , some of that 8 billion would go a long way up here . But come on , nobody really cares about your frivolous playtimes upstate . Question Now if I qualify , will the state supply me with a pair of boots ?