Wild Bill [NY]

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Been absent from here for some time due to a lot of activities, many which were volunteer fund-raising. I have becomea life-long volunteer for the American Cancer Society, and have been involved this year witha few fund-raisiers for them, requiring MUCH of my time. First, I was on the planning and staging commitee to bring "Relay for Life" to my small villageof Malverne, NY on Long Island. We raised over $25,000 at this innaugural event held in our town, I am very proud to report. "Relay for Life" memorializes those that we have lost due to Cancer, honors those tht have fought it and beat it, and supports those currently battling Cancer. My wife is a nine-year survivor of Breast Cancers that had spread into her Lymph Nodes. First surgery, then 6 months of Chemo... Thank God, she survived it all, and now she and I do much counselling and volunteer fund-raising for the ACS. My second big time consumer was I hosted the second annual "Fish for the Cure" fishing tourney on Candlewood Lake on June 3rd, and we raised over $6100 that day as 23 teams of Bass anglers brought their best five fish to the scales. On top of that, my life has entered anew stage, that of being a grandfather, something that thrills me to no end, and has brought great happiness to me. Sweet little Gabriella is the apple of my eyes now, and gets much of my attention [and time]. I want to wish you all a HAPPY FATHERS DAY !!

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Randall, Congrats on yet another freaking awesome fish ! That is truly a fish of dreams for most anyone. Congratulations , and thanks for sharing it with all of us so openly.

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Welcome aboard! I was raised in NJ, and fish there still, despite living on Long Island NY.

Welcome aboard ! I started bassing fifty years ago at Lake Lottawanna by Lee's Summit MO with my Dad and Grandfather.They shared their passion of Bass fishing with me back then. I now look forward to sharing my passion of Bassing with MY grandchildren, when they are born. One is due in March...{LOL}

Welcome aboard from another LI Basser. I live in SW Nassau Cty, but fish all over the Island, and other areas in the tri-state area. This is my 50th year of freshwater Bassing. I am a volunteer with Region 1 [Nassau and Suffolk] of the NY State DEC Dept of Fisheries. If you'd like to hook up to fish at some point, drop me a line at fishnwilly@optonline.net Enjoy the forums here !

For the conditions you have described , DO NOT get the stainless steel prop. The stainless is far less forgiving when you hit something, and you will do damage to your lower unit instead[and you do NOT want that to happen, trust me].

Welcome aboard, Jordan from another NYer. I live down on Long Island, but I fish all over the state of NY, NJ, and CT all the time, and hit a few other states in my travels. Lots of good people here. Enjoy the forums.

............. There's only one launch for Lake Lonely that I know of, and it's privately owned. You can launch from it, but they do charge you, and it's not paved.. I have never launch a big boat from there myself, only car-toppers.

I fish for fun, and NOTHING is as exhilerating to me as fishing a frog in ponds. If that does not excite you, check your pulse; I think you died. When Ol' Miss Bighead comes up and crushes the frog , well, I am in my Nivana then.

I am right-handed. I have far more sensitivity and strength in my right hand, so I hold my baitcaster rods in my right hand, and let my 'stupid' left hand do the cranking work. It has to earn it's keep.

I was just going to post the same thing...

Welcome aboard from Long Island, NY !! I go to fish the Adirondack waters every July .

Welcome aboard from NY !

Randall, Would that be a Kentucky Spotted Bass, or a Coosa Spotted Bass ? Regardless what it is, that is some tremendous Bass !!

Welcome aboard from NY !!

Congratulations on some AWESOME Smallies and your new PB !!

It all depends upon water clarity, and what cover is present.

Welcome aboard from NY.

Welcome aboard from NY .

I'd like to add that these three fish were caught on a 6'9" medium spinning rod loaded with 8 pound flouro. Yes, I had my hands full, and NO net. Dang, it fealt good, too.

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