J Francho

Also, get caught with low blood sugar, and you're in bigger trouble than any DWI. Takes years to get your license back.

so Part B could tell you if they are incapable of driving but how would you know that theyre high on marijuana? they could be exhausted, have an ear infection affecting equilibrium, or be messed up off of prescription drugs, right? doesn't matter, if there is a body of evidence that shows they were under some influence, and unable to operate a motor vehicle. Doesn't matter what caused it.

Yes, a larger trib in WNY. Can't really say which, but you've got similar water with similar runs off Erie. That fish was caught using a chartreuse bead, pegged just above the hook. Stonefly, wooly bugger, ESL, Estez eggs, glo-bugs, nymphs and streamers all work well. Little trout worms by Berkley, dough, and small steelhead jigs are good as well. I stick to mostly plastic worms, beads, and spawn sacks. Took my some out yesterday, and he nailed a creek chub, two small rainbows, and a monster 29" colored up buck steelhead. He used a spinning setup.

I watched a couple episodes, and found it interesting and ironic that she leads the lifestyle of those she continually disparages on the talky-showy circuit.

It exists in NY. DWI law uses two parts for determining intoxication. Part A is blood alcohol level. Part B involves a series of tests (further than the roadside sobriety test) and evidence to sufficiently determine one incapable of operating a motor vehicle.

Quit whining..... This was Friday. Had about 18" since.

I'm going to deposit this, and let the interest grow. IOW, keep looking over your shoulder. ;D

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1543292789?bctid=3130509001

I don't know much about the mechanical stuff, but I know how to drive. When I ran my Maxima at autoX, I used Summitomos and Hancooks. Decent boots that were tacky, and had a reasonable price/life.

Slow day for me, water was chocolate milk. Another in our group stuck a nice fish though:

How do you say "Chinese crap" in Swedish? Kidding..... ;D Its just a case of the color of the grass over there. Same stuff we got.

You want to know something scary....? The same places that hold INACTIVE steelhead in winter (the ones pinners target), hold active smallmouth in summer. In the same water. That's somewhat useful info, but what's next was an epiphany this past summer. Multiply that small river spot by 10,000 in size. Pick your smallie lake. Find that pattern on your lake, and line it up. I'm talking wind, light, current, breaks, everything. It will match for fish holding locations. At least it has for just about every good day this summer of smallie fishing. I can find analogies to these trout streams in my best days on Lake Ontario and Erie, Finger Lakes like Keuka and Cayuga, and even reservoirs like Black Lake. The more you fish, the better you fish.

John is the bantam oil diffrent than what comes with shimano reels standard? Clear bottle with a blue top, says Bantam on the side.

Yep: http://web.me.com/jamesharpel/Brooklynbillstackleshop/Shimano_ZPI_Kits.html

Guys, instant anti-reverse achieved with a one way roller bearing. No AR bearing, no Instant Anti Reverse. They still stop with the line roller at 12 0'clock. The reason is that its a Quickfire reel. No sense having the Quickfire feature, if you can't get to it.

A bearing on the worm shaft is a waste on a PQ, IMO. Now, if you were using a wide spool reel where the level wind doesn't disengage when the spool is free, then you'll see casting gains with two bearings supporting the worm shaft. As far smoothness is concerned, a high ABEC rating plus fine oil may actually make the retrieve less smooth, and more mechanical. For all out smoothness, have it service by a pro. Ask that the crankshaft support, pinion support, and knob bearings be packed in grease, the rest in some medium fine oil like Shimano Bantam Oil.

Probably a spoon. I know I caught a lot of bass on cranks, though. Used to fish Benos a lot:

You wouldn't cast upstream into where a guy was swinging a fly, right? Same thing. Let them know what you're doing, and use the same etiquette you'd use if you had a flyrod, spinner, or if you were in a bass boat on the lake. When you are fishing your spot, you assume a certain amount of water. The same goes for others. Don't drift into their water. Besides, you'll be after fish they can't target - fish relaxing in the deeper holes. They are after fish they either see, or ones in the riffles and on the move for food. Pinning is more like bassing. You're practically willing them to bite by putting food in their face, over and over.

Bottom line: You gotta get bit first, before thinking about getting them in. You'll get bit more with a pin.

Raven's website has some awesome info. Here's two key articles to get you started: http://www.anglersinternational.com/Float%20Selection.pdf http://www.anglersinternational.com/Shotting%20Patterns.pdf

The part your missing is the bait is on a drag free drift, not necessarily the float. Yes, you can spin fish with float rig, and many do, as I did for years. I also still employ an 11' casting rig for this as well. Mostly for salmon (I'm lazy and like the drag, and its a bit easier in the wind), and really, all you do is pitch cast to the top of the flow. Here's the big thing that separates heroes from zeroes: You want the float to be "cocked" as it trots downstream. This means, you'll have some tiny bit of resistance, as line pays out. This allows some control to the rig, allows you to actually feel the take, and keeps your line off the water. You can pop the bail open on a spinner, and pay out line between your thumb and forefinger. With a baitcaster, you can thumb the spool. Neither is as efficient as a pin. In either case, when the float goes down, you must engage the reel, and set the hook. It can be done, but the pin is a better way to manage things. The sheer mass of the spinning arbor full of line (lots of line too - mine holds 200 yards of 30# braid backer, and 330 yards of 8# mono) develops a rhythm as line pays out. You pinky gently feathers the spool to control the amount of line and speed of the drift. Current is very dynamic, and complex. Especially when you go over 3' deep. Your shot pattern (more later on this), choice of float shape, and type of run you're fishing has a great effect on the presentation. As your rig progresses through the drift, the speed changes. Slack line is a big no-no. You won't be able to tell if you're hung up on the bottom, or if its a fish. Also, "checking" the float, or stopping the drift, will cause the bait to pop up, and swirl in the small eddies deep below the surface. You can also allow the bait to hang, and pop free suddenly, and drag the bottom, by using some resistance to the float above. That 1:1 ratio, heavy, free spinning spool is the most sensitive way to accomplish all this. Not all takes are dramatic "Float Down!" deals. When you feel a fish, or the float does something weird, its as simply as locking the spool with you ring finger, and lifting the rod tip. It isn't easy. Some guys get it quick. I was able to cast easily, but catching, that was another story. Took me at least a season to feel like I had a shot at bigger fish. The key is to really know what your leader can take, and use that long blank to take the power out of the fish. Side pressure........

Its been slow to catch on out west. Its pretty much status quo for Great Lakes Tribs. Western anglers are loath to give up their drags, and don't feel that the gear is strong enough for their bigger fish. I think they just need to spec some slightly heavier rods, and they'd be fine. They're already doing the EXACT same presentation when side drifting eggs from a drift boat.

I use a 13' rod for small lake Ontario ditches. Who cares what others think. Get there early, stake out your spot, and get fishing. If someone's in your way, or steps, talk/ask them. The ONLY difference between pinning and fly or spin fishing is that you stand at the top of the seam and drift down. The rest stand below, and cast up. The reason it works so well is the fish only sees the bait first. When you cast upstream, the fish always sees your line first. Here's a pinned trout from a small ditch that's not but 10' wide:

Because pinners outfish snaggers and haters 10 to 1. Really. How to cast:

Good to hear you are doing well. Here's something weird, once I had my sugar under control, all my colitis like symptoms disappeared. I have no doubt it was related to elevated blood glucose.