I decided to change up my username to hang with the hip crowd...

Just back from vacation (had some good LMB luck in NY opening weekend) and saw many name changes... figured I would too.

Paul (formerly pkschul)

Welcome back Paul! Sounds like you had a blast, any pics to share? Really good to hear you're out of your LMB slump too! Now let's get that boat out on the water!

Hey Paul,

The boat looking good.  Congrats.  

We'll have to get back out there and give it another try.  I landed a 3lber yesterday at one of the Burke ponds.    It was way up under cover on a short watermelon senko.

That's actually not my boat.  That's a rental that me and a few buddies used in upstate NY way up by the Canadian border near Alexandria bay.  We camped out from Wednesday night until Sunday fishing all day long.

Actually I think it was more about the beer drinking than the fishing, but I say that the two mix very well.

I was catching fish like those in the picture on Senkos in the weeds.  Caught a couple rock bass too.  Northern pike were biting on spinnerbaits more aggressively than bass so I stuck mainly to the soft baits.

I let my buddy use my brand new strike king buzzbait.   Something attacked it on his first cast but didn't catch the hook.  I probably should have put a trailer hook on, but a few casts later a 2 foot bowfin destroyed it.  That thing was just plain nasty.  I didn't think they lived that far north as I've never seen one growing up.  It was a fun trip...

Now if I could just have that luck down here!

          Man, you might have to show me a thing or two!!!  Nice fish.