walleyemen

I have a trailer at Perfect Vue, see you there!

Very nice, did anyone find out if Joanne got the derby tickets?I guess it will make getting the seat bases to you easrier as well LOL!

I've reserved a cottage for opener at perfect view, the 2 other guyz i usually have go with us may not make it, so i'm throwing this out there early because if you wait to long you'll find nothing LOL, 2 beds ,dock fees Friday the 1st till sunday 11 A.m, prefer 2 guyz with a boat, works out to about $100 apiece, if she can get derby tickets.May be less or alittle more, need a for sure and the money by 1st week in april, this way everythings paid for and all ya got to do is show up and fish and maybe alittle drinking, just alittle!!!LOL

Spot may be filled pending comfimation!!

It wouldn't be a photo of Jack without a smoke in his mouth LOL way to go Jack! I,m ready to learn how to catch them bad boyz anytime!!Hint ,hint!!!

I was at a seminar about them tonite, very nice, they did away with the pivot pins that come loose on the old ones, also they have a feature were you can remove it without taking off the base, as wel as easier to lift out, best feature is the new shaft lengths ,the heads are made of compisite material and they say that you could hit it with a hammer and not break,also never relised humminbird and minn kota were owned by Johnson!

I've never tried Owner's just Gammy's. What makes the Owner's better? I'd like to try them...

The hook point of a owner hook is cut like the end of a syringe, instead of poking threw it's more like a double edged knife, nver lost a fish on a owner hook .

Bernie sorry to hear about hobbes, i have a retreiver that looks just like him Neil or by his nick name ole red, Bernie this is a story i found awhile back that touched me very much so and i'd like to share it with you!

"A Truer Freind" ....by "Wild Bill"

Recently, my fishing buddy of long years died. Now I realize what a true friend he was; I didn't thnk I'd miss him this much.

Patrick was born without arms, and could not speak, and sadly had been estranged from his family while very young. We met and quickly became freinds, mostly because we shared a love of the great outdoors. Somehow, we communicated, me through speaking, him through facial expressions, and we found we also loved being on the water. I took him out on my boat, and from that day on, I would not think of going without Patrick; he got such joy from those trips.

While I fished and controlled the boat from the front deck, he would lay on the rear deck, his head hanging overboard, peering into the waters looking for fish. He'd spot fish, and then motion to me. He got as excited as i did when I hooked and landed fish. Once,as I was battling a very feisty Smallmouth, Patrick, in his typically over-excited and enthusiastic state, slipped and fell overboard. Fortunately,he was wearing his modified lifejacket, and from his position in the water, got to see the fish landed and then released. I finally controlled my laughter enough to help him back onto the rear deck, where he dried himself off while I continued to chuckle.

Being a Pisces may explain my forty-year love affair with Bass fishing. Grandpa and my Dad introduced me to the sport when I was only six. Grandpa bought a home on a small lake outside Kansas City, MO, and we summered there every year of my childhood. I learned to cast plugs to the shoreline and docks, and to drag a plastic worm for Bass, all the while bonding with Grandpa and Dad.

Patrick never got to go fishing before I took him, never once had the pleasure of making a great cast, and I'd swear he got a bigger adrenaline rush and his heart would beat faster than mine whenever i caught a fish. Just being on the water was his "nirvana".

Most of my buddies didn't want to come along if they heard I was bringing Patrick, because he had a hard time controlling his excitement. The rear deck became his domain, and he rarely would cede it, unless he was told to. I rarely had the heart not to take him, so we spent a lot of time together.The thrill of the sport was what he and I thrived on, and I now try to share that with others by mentoring them in the joys of fishing and the great outdoors.

Less than a week before Patrick died, we shared our final fishing trip, and it comforts me to know I made his life happier by taking him along on all those trips. He returned the favor by sharing his excitement and joy with me. Fishing isn't quite the same now without him, as I miss being with him.

I just returned from the lake, the first trip since since my buddy died. I had motored through the early morning fog to our favorite spot, the point I had caught that fish so many years earlier when Patrick had fallen in. As I approached, an ominous feeling came over me, as if signalling me where to cast. Maybe it was the moment, but as I positiioned the boat, I felt that Patrick was there in spirit, guiding me, as always.

My watermelon-colored senko had barely hit the water when there was a giant swirl, right where my bait landed. I reeled down, and then set the hook, and a hefty four pound Smallie came rocketing up out of the water, almsot three feet in the air. It gave me quite a tug, and the battle was intense, re-affirming why I was there, and lifting my spirits on that spot where my buddy and I had shared so many good times together. I landed the chunky Smallmouth and looked it over carefully, as it looked so much like that fish I'd landed 12 years earlier, the day Patrick had fallen in the water.

Gently, I slipped the fish back into the water. I knew right away where my next throw should land, and it did, but it made a different sound as it landed, and there was no swirl this time, anf no tug. A very happy, yet sad feeling overcame me as I watched my departed freind's ashes, now intermixing with my tears, as they sank through the water. we had indeed shared a special freindship through our years together.

Suddenly, a smallmouth shot out of the waters, right between my boat and the boulder strewn point. I thought it was the one I had just released, and I knew right then I had brought Patrick to his heaven.

I will cherish forever the moments I shared with Patrick, my Golden Retreiver.

Share fishing with someone.....

I use nothing but the owner hooks , best on the market, i have about 100 of the stand outs and am willing to give them away , nice idea, crappy quality!

i use the the 1000 for dropshotting and i find it balances out the rod more in your hands than the heavier 2000 or 2500 series, nothing but 6 pound 100% berkely fluro never had a problem or break off fishing erie for smallies, before buying bring in your rod and put both on you will see what i mean, good luck with your purchase.Wayne

I stayed there for years, and had to leave, the owner Glen can be nice , but most times not, trailers are very old, docks are falling apart, you can not launch your own boat ,he does it and be ready when he does or you will be going swimming for your boat, call Joanne at perfect vue, for agroup of 4 you'll pay about $100 each for a heated cottage and your own bed, covers friday till sunday, dock fees and derby tickets, i may have room for 2 people as 2 of our guyz may not make it, fosters is very shallow as well just a heads up from someone that had stayed there for years.

The HH suits are great ,i've had mine for 3 seasons still looks like new, and super warm, my only problem now is my feet LOL!

There has been alot of good comments on this topic, bottom line there is some degree to mortality no matter what when fishing is involve, alot of it is the original condition of the fish or how healthy it was before being caught, most anglers here i feel take great measures ti insure most fish are handled proberly, but sometimes that may not be case, all part of fishing, in all tournaments i've been in, fish survival comes first and formost, and as far tagging fish for future studies, bottom line is all fish we catch may not survive, but we can do our best to try make sure they have at least a fighting chance, glad to see alot of responses to this as it does mean you all do really care! Wheither you agree or not, bottom line it's still the same concern!

Wayne

THat was a wild ad thanks for sharingLOL!

That was simply the most electrifing game i've watched in ages, simply amazing!!!!WOW!!!

I recomend the gold navionics as well, takes alittle to figure it all out but once you do, it's great, lots of details and i like the idea of pre-fishing, searching a lake, shoals shallow areas,

i love the garlic and butter and the cajjun.. emmmmm gooood!, not just for fish , try it on anything, great stuff, never go camping without it!

My thoughts exactly guyz,something that could be passed down to my boyz and grandkids in the future, kinda like the little black book of fishing LOL!

I must say i got the most bestest present from my wife this morning ever, One that took alot of thought and something she new i would love, where she got it i have no idea, have never seen one before, but i just love it and i'll have it always, every year i don't get much fishing related presents, like most i pick up what i need when needed, but this one is something i really love as well as her after being together for 16 years, check this out..... BEST GIFT EVERRRRRRRRR!!!

Was a great day for sure!

Well the day started out with me picking up Jack and his boat and heading to the ramp to check itout , thru down lots of salt, sand and chipped abunch away, then it was go time, did i mention how freaking cold it was! We started off trolling and at 9:30 fish on, got all the way to the boat and with one turn it's off, although with all it's spunk it almost jumped in the boat, excited to say the least, Did i mention it was cold! Spent the next few hours, changing things up and having some great conversation with Jack who i had meet for the first time and had aloud me the pleasure of accompaning him in his boat. Anyone getting the chance to fish with Jack, i recomend them to do so, very experienced niagara river fisherman and one hell of a great guy to spend a afternoon with.

Did some more trolling and i honestely at one point said to myself i have to be freaking nuts to be out here, did i mention it was cold!, Jack not giving up and racking his head decided for us to think outside the box and start jigging huge white swim baits and boy did it pay off, 3rd or 4th drift bang i got one one, get it to the boat the fish does a jump and Jack with his expert goaly skill nets the fish in mid air, spectacular! My P.B Niagara musky and no skunk for us, several drifts later bang another on one , again get it to the boat one turn of the head gone, and of course it would have beaten my previous fish, bummer, several drifts again Jacks turn , but again it gets off, last hour of the day bag i got one on and ut oh, this baby's got back, set the hook reeel good and it's one, goes for a short run and then decides to run at the boat on us , goes under, i manuver it around to the other side and she appear, definatly bigger, 4 footer atleast and very fat and thick, she does 2 turns and pop shes off, i allmost cried, o.k maybe i did when i got home LOL, great amazing day on the water, it was a pleasure to have got to meet everyone, great bunch of guyzs, sorry i couldn't make supper , had the wifes x-mas party, again thanks to everyone and special thanks to Jack for an amazing day on the water a true class act, Bruce sorry i didn't get to meet you, but familly comes first, we missed you out there,

SO!!! here are my photo's hope i get everyone one right if not please correct me!

Corvette

Irishfield and company!

Rizzo bringing there fish in!

And our only boated fish of the day!

OH YA DID I MENTION IT WAS COLD!

Nel was the cover with the boat when you picked it up or did you receive it afterwards, if you got it with the boat then in my unexpert opinion is it's payed in full, and even if it was picked up afterwards why wasn't payment asked for then, fight it!

Look forward to meeting you all tommorow morning, i'll be there around 7 with JWL clearing the ramp,weather looks o.k so far, remember to dress warm and ask any questions if ya have them.Good to here your coming jose, we meet last year at the fishing show when you bought some lures from me,or maybe that was 2 years ago LOL. See ya all in the a.m, drive safe, if anyone wnts my cell # in case you get lost just p.m me.

Wayne!

JWl i have a musky rod and some lures as well , If ya need anything or help with anything please feel free to p.m .i'm in st.kitts.

Jwl i'm still in if the offer previous still stands, just bought some new boots to keep the toosties warm, let me know if there is anything you need me to bring or what ever, i can help ya out with clearing the launch as well.

Wayne!

Beauty fish and some nice weights!

local bass club had another open tourny on sunday, turned out to be a great day, me and my partner Kevin headed out in the old tracker and managed a 4th place finish out of 11 boats with 20.47 pounds and won big fish with my new personal best smallie 6.06 pounds, what a pig!

in the pic i'm on the right and the 6 pounder is in my right hand.