Posted
by JOHN G on
Phenomenal Whaley Get Together!!!!
When I got the urge to
have one more of these things this year, I had certain things in mind:
first, there were a whole bunch of new guys on the board, and I was anxious to
meet some of them...
secondly, I wanted a water where you didn't have to have a bass boat to do well
and still catch fish, so Whaley of course was the ticket......
Anyway: we ended up with about 15 boats I would say, and everybody caught fish
as they will tell you when they went on...
Water temps were down in the upper 50s in the AM!!! Quite a jump down from the
64 I clocked just this past WED......so naturally, it made for a trickier than
usual bite over there...
but , Whaley is Whaley, and you will catch fish if you stick with it....
Gregg, Pete and I had a couple of great patterns working...
one was the hard jerk, and we really had to work it subtle, they did not want a
lot of action, very little twitching and the takes were not that hard
then of course, senko, which also was a soft type of bite today....
we did run into a little spinnerbait magic, white being preferred....
but inevitably , it was the tube that did us the most damage....in the last
hour, we returned to the deep Southern End and found an incredible tube bite in
25 feet of water!!! this was in direct contrary to everything we had seen so
far that day as shallow was the ticket....prior to that, any sort of mid depth
or deep bottom bite was absent....but fate shined on us at 3 o'clock and thanks
to Gregg, who unearthed the pattern, we were able to sock another 20 into the
boat in that hour, including all of our biggest fish.....again, nothing very
big like WED, but at least they were all keepers, and larger Pickerels.....
in total, we had 60 combined Bass and Picks, plus one lone Yellow that Pete
caught on that deep tube bite......
I got to meet many new faces, such as Ronnie Basstalker, Randy Hooked again,
Wandy, City fishing Stan, Jerry Bullfrog, Matthew Khan, and many other
newcomers to the board......of course, many of the "old timers" like
Dodge, Frank M, Frank B, Tim, Scott C and so on, were there........
I will let the others come on now and talk about their days, and I will jump in
again a few times on this thread.....
this was one of the most enjoyable get togethers of the year, everyone was in
great spirits....
MUCHO KUDOS to Domenic Gallo and his Crew at Whaley Marina, who went out of
their way to make us feel so comfortable, and who opened up the barbecue pit
just for us to accomadate our palates!!!! It is how Businesses SHOULD treat
their customers......Nuff' said!
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Posted
by dodgeguy on
thanks to john for
arranging a great get together!!!thanks to domineck for the hospitality!!!i
fished with tval who was good company and a great fisherman also.in the morning
we had a soft plastics bite consisting of senkos and red 5 inch cyttail
worms.in the afternoon after talking to pete l. i decided to try a
spinnerbait.i put on a white french quater quad shad and proceeded to catch 6
fish in a row.needless to say we both threw spinnerbaits the rest of the day.i
wound up with a total of 20 fish but nothing huge.today was just a lot of fun
with a great bunch of guys from nybass.hopefully next year i will get to fish
with more of you.
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Posted
by MikeYac on
John G,
Its sounds like you had a great day at the get-together.
Sorry we couldn't make this one and we will be looking foward to next years
get-together.
It will be nice to put some faces with some names.
Also, I would like to thank you and all your efforts (along with the other
guys) for producing such a great website for all the bassfishermen out there.
This site is one of the most informative bass websites out there and it is a
place where we can all share and learn from eachother.
So, thanks again John for all your contributions.
MikeYac
Posted
by Mike H on
My hats off to you John
for pulling off another great NY Bass
get together.
It was great seeing some of the guys I met
at Bass U..........as usual dodgeguy,Tim,Gregg,Pete,Frank M.
etc......
I was with my uncle and Jerry Bullfrog,A GREAT GUY and
excellent fisherman.......our boat wound up with 30 plus fish,
soft plastics were the ticket. Many of the "usual spots"produced
very little or nothing.........I still have to learn about bass habits
to become a better fisherman..........a wonderful time....thank you.
P.S. Dom Gallo and his brother are class acts,always looking to
accomodate the customer,sadly a lost trait these days
Posted
by dodgeguy on
mike h.,to bad you
were'nt around for the 4 o clock b.s.session.keep in touch this winter.
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Posted
by HugeFish4 on
Sounds like a nice time. Sorry, I missed it!
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Posted
by Gregg on
Classic nybass get
together where you get to meet new people and see old friends. Classic Whaley I
was catching more Pickerel then bass, almost caught up in the end with a
classic tube bite. Hey John "there's no fish in the deep water"
LMAO
but how can you go wrong when you fish with these two bassholes
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Posted
by TVal on
Whaley liers club
Despite their attempt to
show they caught fish, as evident by the "Hoax" picture submitted
above by Gregg, the following attached pix is of the 4 guys who got skunked
today. Nothing, nada.
Left to right: Pete L, Jeff the senko Baron, JohnG, Dodgeguy
Tim
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by bass 64 on
I had a good time at
Whaley. Its a very nice lake and really clear. I had a fun time fishing with
Wild Bill. Sorry I cut out early but I just had to get a few things done. Nice
seeing you guys and next time I'll be in it for the long haul.
I sure was suprised when I tried to start my car and realized Wild Bill left
the lights on!DOH!LOL
Luckily I got a jump quickly and was fine. So to all who fish with Wild Bill
beware, He will sabotage you vehicle and swing bass at your head!LOL
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Posted
by JeffLang BVS on
Great Day!
Another Great Get
together! I had Ronnie the Basstalker on the portaboat. We got out on the water
at
And that seems too be the point of these get together meet new people, fish
with new people, Learn new things. A real success Thank you again John G
And as always’s great too see all the old timers!
Jeff
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Posted
by Wild Bill on
A ton of thanks....
....to Dr John G for
putting this all together, and pulling it off so fantastically. The time,
effort, and information John gives to us all is incredible for events like
this, in addition to all he does here on the forum normally. Special thanks,
Doc...
...to Barry for the ride and company there in his truck, and for my 'second
shift' in his boat. It was a real pleasure and look forward to another
adventure together.
... to Joe[Bass64], with whom I spent the bulk of the day as his guest in his
boat. Joe, I am sorry about the lights, as I would have sworn I turned them off
when I parked it, but I guess not. Sorry.. I had a real great time fishing with
you, and hopefully we can do it again soon anywhere. Having fish swung at the
captain, I thought was the ultimate compliment a non-boater could do for the
boater's ego as it shows you knew how to find fish for us and that we were in
them good.....[lol] this way you got to see them real well, you know, up close
and personal for your inspection...[lol].
... to Joe Pido, with whom we convoyed on the road with, and who offered to take
me out on Mahopac sometime soon for some drop-shotting and other tactics there.
...and finally to Domenic of the Whaley Marina, and his crew that helped us
lauch, and then cooked for us too.
It indeed was a great day, with truly great cammaderie; getting to meet some
new faces, and seeing many now familiar ones too ...though windy and cool, I
think almost all did catch fish, with LMs and Pickerel the main catches. I had
the 'cookie-cutter sized Bass" thoughout the day on Senkos, and did indeed
see the bite pick up later in the day too. Sorry I missed the photo shoot, but
I was busy helping load boats ,and halting road traffic when it was going on.
A great day !!
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by Bass Stalker on
Great Get Together !!!
First I want to thank
John G for making this possible. This get together was everything I expected
and more. I've never met a better group of people anywhere !!!
Jeff already summed up our fishing day so I wont get into any additional
details. I had fun fishing with Jeff, he's a great guy and a savvy fisherman, I
look forward to getting out with him again very soon.
Caution: All future fisherman, beware of Jeff's hooksets as you may end
up wearing a #@%$&* pickeral for an earing as I did today !!! (LOL) 
Finally, I was a little sceptical today knowing I would be fishing from a
Portaboat, well so much for scepticism, this boat ROCKS !!!
This was the first time I fished from one and I was very impressed......this
thing is rock solid !
I enjoyed meeting everyone today and I look forward to next years get
together.......
Ronnie
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by Wandy on
Great get together
I finally figured out how
to make it up there and I am glad I did. I was hooked up with hooked again and
the day was incredible. Not a lot of catching but the fishing was great and the
company was better. Mostly on spinnerbaits and a couple on T-rigged senkos.
(I took a bunch of pictures on the way up and will post them separately as I do
not know how to do it as a group).
I look forward to fishing with other members (as well as hooked again) in the
future. I really want to get out on the kensico before i commit to a boat there
so if any offers are open I'm a taker.
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Posted
by Wandy on
another whaley photo
another whaley photo
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Posted
by basseracci on
Sounds like John pulled
off another good one...Nice job...
Glad to hear you all had a good time...Wish I could have made it...
mark
Posted
by Wandy on
Another whaley photo a.m. flag
another whaley photo
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Posted
by Jared C. on
Man - you guys ROCK!
Sorry I missed this one, but I will try to make the next years' get-togethers!
Good day!
JC
Posted
by TVal on
Great day!
After my earlier ball
busting post, I just wanted to say thanks again John for another super NYBass
event. And Dodgeguy, thanks for sharing my boat and making it a great day on
the water. Looking forward to hitting Titicus with you sometime.
Anyone who thought those 4 guys could be skunked at Whaley, probably thought
the Twins actually had a chance to beat the Yankees. LOL
Tim
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Posted
by HugeFish4 on
What was the "big" bass of the day and what technique did it come on? Did the Senko rule Whaley once again?
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Posted
by MikeM on
Well you guys thought you
had fun ! I was chaperoning 12 loud screaming,whining,complaining 11 year old
girls. Now thats FUN ! Anyone have a cyanide tablet for me !
Glad you guys had a great time,wish I could have joined you ! Good job John...
MikeM
Posted
by Broadbill on
John,
Thanks so much for another memorable event. It was a tough bite and with the
wind and the temp changes it was hard to put things together.
For us LI boys when we saw 10-12' of water we thought we were fishing deep. I
never thought of trying in 25'.
We all had a good time though, with my son Nicholas catching his first Bass and
Picks after developing a mean backhanded skip. ScottC was patient with my less
than skillful boat handling, and helped Nick with tangles and knots.
Thanks again for a great day.
Broadbill
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by Broadbill on
Warmer weather
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by Broadbill on
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Posted
by hooked again on
Thanks Guys!
Everybody has already said
it but it was a great day at Whaley! Wandy I welcome any opportunity to fish
with you again, thanks for some good conversation, some education and a pretty
good sandwich as well. Sorry we didnt catch a few more but I had a great time.
I promise to learn this lake a little better since its so close to me and next
year we'll have a few proven spots to hit.
It was great finally meeting some of the other guys as well. Everybody has
always talked about what a fantastic group of guys this is and I found it to be
true yesterday. I look forward to fishing with more of you.
For us it was a slow fishing day with Wandy picking up most of the fish. We
couldnt seem to find a pattern that would hold. Spinnerbaits did the best for
us but we were picking up a fish here and there and didnt pull more than one
fish out of any one area. All of our fish came in the shallows about 20 ft off
the bank at the edge of the slope. I had a ton of little hits that I couldnt
hook up. The water was so clear that at times I could see fish just pecking at
the bait but often they wouldnt bite.
Even with the slow catch for us it was a great day and I look forward to the
next get together!
Randy
Posted
by Lpbassman on
Really sounds like you
guys had a lot of fun. I am sorry I could not be there. (It was my nephews
birthday). Hope to see you all at the
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Posted
by JOHN G on
Huge: I believe Mark G
pulled out a 2.5 pound LM, so when he posts, you can find out what he used.....
Tim: you had me laughing out loud there buddy!!!
Being on a bass boat, I guess I didn't consider the effect of the wind on the
smaller jons.....My 12 foot jon boat has an electric minn kota anchor which is
a real savior in windy weather, I would have been anchoring down a lot in
certain spots.
As you can see by some of the posts,
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Posted
by dodgeguy on
tval,your a definate on
titicus next year!!!
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Posted
by JeffLang BVS on
Awsome pictures Wandy!
Great shot's! What is that
camera like 100 mega pixal. LOL Can you email me the group shot to JML21@aol.com Large file is OK
Jeff
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Posted
by TVal on
Dad in training
Broadbill
You should have charged Scott C for parenting lessons. He will be untangling
alot of line with his future angler.
Tim
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by Bass Stalker on
quote:
Originally
posted by HugeFish4
Did the Senko rule Whaley once again?
Huge,
I hate to admit it but the SENKO ruled the day.....hands down !!!
I resisted using the senko until Jeff put 4 bass in the boat before I could buy
a bite on anything else.
I'm a big tube fan and it's rare I wont get bit on one but that was certainly
what happened yesterday as I only caught 1 fish with it !
I always throw the senko as a last resort but that was not an option yesterday.
The bass were very finicky and only a dead-sticked senko produced the best
results.
Hate to say it but it was the definetely the type of day that would make ANYONE
a senko believer !!!
Ronnie
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Posted
by BULLFROG on
Whaley
All I can say as a first
time participant in a nybass gathering is THANK YOU to all many times over.
JohnG thanks for organizing and putting these events together. It was great
getting to meet everyone. i wish I had more time to hang out after we were off
the water...
To Mike H and his Uncle thanks for everything, sharing your boat, and fishing
knowledge you guys were great. I had a great day on a new body of water...
To the crew at Whaley marina thanks for your hospitality and the chili in a
bread bowl was great...
As far as fishing I caught 10 picks,3 bass, and one nice size yellow perch...
all on plastics. Tried a chart spinner and diving crank bait but no hits. I
thought with all those picks the spinner would work but it sounds like I had
the wrong color.
I've heard a few comments about the
Posted
by joe p on
Another successful get
together in the books. A huge turnout despite a few cancellations, the weather
was cooperated, and the fishing did too.
I was paired up with Mark G, one of those reservoir dogs. A very nice guy, fun
to fish with, and a knowledgable angler as well.
We started at the shoreline across the marina, using topwaters. We wanted to
gauge the activity of the fish, and sure enough after 20 mins, the topwater
bite was off.
Speeding down to the south end, and having the place all to ourselves, Mark and
I pounded the shoreline with a variety of lures. We were targeting the first
and the second breaks away from the shoreline, at 7-15 ft. A deep dock produced
the first fish of the day, a fish close to 3 lbs, on a Senko , by Mark. A
picture fish, I thought, LOL. Mark landed the fish like an expert on light
line.
Going along the shore towards the mountain of rocks, I proceeded to bang 3 fish
on a black and brown jig. Good Whaley fish about 2 lbs. Then as we rounded the
bend at the big rock I took another keeper fish from 20 ft, on a drop shot.
Mark wanted to fish a point which Jet 300 showed him and so I obliged. And
there we caught fish ( all bass), on the jig, a brush hog and senkos.
By
Unfortunately, the quality fish we found early in the morning were gone,
instead the picks were there instead. A few bass here and there from 15 ft ,
nothing spectacular.
Mark and I mustve caught about 25 bass, and a few picks. Our best 5 around 11
lbs.
This get togethers are fun, guys. We will do it again, next year, for sure.
Id like to thank Mark for hanging out with me on the boat. We will surely fish
together again, on those big bass waters of yours, the reservoirs......
Joe
Posted
by Pete L on
Not a whole lot more that
can be said !!! As with all NYBASS events , a great group of guys , lots of
laughs and plenty of fishing. Good to see some old faces and to meet some of
the newer guys. Fishing with John and Gregg is always a pleasure . Of
course most of our laughs came from breaking Johns stones. But the man does
know that lake and can always figure out where to find the fish. THanks again
John for putting this together and having me on your boat !!!!!!! Not to
mention the ride up , the burger , etc. etc.
Also , not sure who brought the coffee and doughnuts in the morning , but
THANKS. It was greatly appreciated!!!!
Pete
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Posted
by Wandy on
whaley get together
Randy of Hooked again brought the dunkin donuts and Wandy brought the krispy kremes. Figures we were in the same boat together. At least we ate well when we weren't filling the boat full of fish. We probably should have used donuts instead of senkos.
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Posted by Mark G on 10-06-2003 02:52 PM:
Well
said, Joe!
I again had a fantastic time on Whaley with some of the best of NYBass. Joe
recounted the fishing pretty well, so I'll add some things I learned today...
- You can catch fish fish on other lures, even when the senko appears to be the best or only option. Joe started banging out a few fish on a small jig n pig, and then generously offered me one. I proceded to catch a bass with it right away...
- You have to have a quick trigger with a jig. I knew this from people's posts, but old habits are hard to break. Joe pointed out that I should set the hook asap without feeling for the fish (or talking about the hit I felt) and it finally sunk in.
- Drop shot rigs do work. Joe spent some time fishing the drop shot and took some nice fish on it. I've never been comfortable with that presentation, but as Joe said, it will come in handy on the reservoirs next season.
- Electronics are key. I think the best pattern of the day was foundby Gregg, John G. and Pete L. with the deep water tubes. I'm not sure that they marked the fish before they started tubing them up, but the last few get-togethers has taught me that John has a knack for using his electronics along with deep water techniques to pull up fish when the fishing is tough. He did it this July on Croton with a blade bait, and now he and his boatmated did the job with tubes in 20+ feet.
Thanks to John G and all of NYBass for a great event...once again.
Special thanks to Joe P for being a great host. I'll fish with you anytime you
want!
And finally, some pics:
Joe with a nice largie pulled up with a jig. He's not used to being
photographed with such a small fish
My best largemouth taken on a 5" senko
Mark
ps...Wandy, great pictures. You're quite a photographer!
Posted by patx on 10-06-2003 02:52 PM:
Sounds like I missed a
good one. John took me to Whaley this year and I had a blast. Im not sure if it
was the constant action from bass and pics or the company of Greg and John. I
always have a good time with those boys.
Glad to hear that you guys had a laugh. Maybe next year.
Pat X
Posted by joe p on 10-06-2003 03:04 PM:
damn...thats really small...Mark....take that pic down!......LMAO...
Posted by Mark G on 10-06-2003 03:07 PM:
One thing I forgot to
mention...
Joe is thinking of joining the PPT (Pro Pickerel Tour) next season! Let all
toothy critters beware ...
Mark
Posted by joe p on 10-06-2003 03:10 PM:
hey Billie Jean
.....get rid of those
gloves.....
Posted by Wandy on 10-06-2003 03:10 PM:
Ancient secret....
Joe...just remember at end of day a fish in hand is better than none in boat...
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Posted by joe p on 10-06-2003 03:12 PM:
that is so true, Wandy...
Great photos, bud....are you an avid photographer?....my Dad loves that outdoor
stuff......
Joe
Posted by Wandy on 10-06-2003 03:14 PM:
photos
I am a photographer. if anyone has any specific questions i am happy to answer. I do think there are other members that are or were photographers but I am glad to be a resourch and contributor. let me know if i can help.
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Posted by hooked again on 10-06-2003 03:26 PM:
Hey Wandy,
You posted all those nice pics but you didnt bother to take one of that 6 1/2
pounder I caught.
Whats up with that?
Randy
Posted by Wandy on 10-06-2003 03:39 PM:
OOOOOPs...
Sorry Randy. I guess in all the excitement you don't remember that I had one on myself while you were wrestling with that hawg? I also don't think I actually had a lens wide enough to get it all with one shot. Actually I did remember taking a shot...
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Posted by Gregg on 10-06-2003 05:03 PM:
quote:
Randy of Hooked again brought the dunkin donuts and Wandy brought the krispy kremes.
Thanks guys very nice you and it REALLY hit the spot.
quote:
damn...thats really small...Mark....take that pic down!......
Joe the look on you face is priceless
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Posted by mikeD in NYC on 10-06-2003 07:42 PM:
great to hear the get-together
was such a success!... johnG does it again!...no doubt he is THE MAN who knows
how to bring people together... these get-togethers are the most important and
wonderful aspect of NYBASS and i'm sorry i missed out ...unfortunately, life
called at the last minute and i had to tend to some personal stuff... but i
will be back to hopefully put an ice fishing gig together... stay tuned!...
congratulations and thanks to everyone for contributing to the best bass
fishing site on the web!
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Posted by PapaJohn on 10-06-2003 09:39 PM:
Thank you guys
Thank you John G. for
organizing this. Thanks to Domenic and clan for service in the often forgotten
sense of the word. Thanks to everyone else for donuts, fishing tips,
conversation, laughs, company, and just in general being a good group of
people.
A special thanks to Vic BassHawg, my excellent front seat guy for the day. Vic
and I are not in the group shot because we were off the water early; Vic wanted
to go home and watch the Yankees, I had to go home for my youngest daughter's
birthday. Vic, you can share a boat with me anytime.
Considering I had never been to Whaley, Vic had only been on it once, and we
were fishing without the aid of electronics in a rented jonboat, I think we did
OK. We figured about 10 fish between us for the day, almost all pics. One of
them slammed my little crankbait, which was my best bait for the day. Vic stuck
with his Power Worm in tequila sunrise. One funny little pic stared at it right
in front of us before taking it. Understand, these fish are relatively new to
me (I've only lived out east for 4+ years), so I find them amusing.
Sorry I couldn't hang around for post fishing festivities, hopefully next time.
I will definitely plan on making these whenever I can.
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Posted by fishnride63 on 10-07-2003 08:28 PM:
Great get together John
Met up with Khan in the morning who surprised me with coffee and doughnuts. I couldn't believe it especially since I was late meeting him. First we hit the island and it wasn't too long before we had fish in the boat and lost rigs to those toothy critters. I fished most of the day with Junebug 6 inch lizards. Pulled up 3 bass and at least 6 pickeral. Khan did good and tried several different lures. Finally switched over to senkos and got some more fish. Good to meet someone from these neck of the woods, hopefully we will be out fishing together again soon. John this is the second get together I have made it to and it was as good as the last one. Hope to see some of you up north this year or next to fish some of the local waters. Thanks to all and hope to do this again soon.
Posted by Rob J in WNY on 10-07-2003 09:00 PM:
Great stories and photos,
everyone! Glad you had such a good time!
Tight Lines...
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by KHAN on
well said fishnride! I
had a slow day but it picked up around
Posted
by bearpaw on
Sounds like a wonderful
time. I am truley sorry I missed this one.I was at my last tournament on
Bearpaw
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by JOHN G on
and Johnny, I am sorry that we have not worked out another Orange encounter this season.....will be hard for me now, as I have things kind of lined up til the end of this month, in which time fishing will unfortunately become a little spotty.....
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