I'm going to keep this simple.  Just finished my annual Memorial Day/Birthday/Fishing spring break vacation.  

Many thanks go out to the Jims, Burnie Haney, Kase Vasavong, Jimmy Varney, Terry Border, Paul Shipman, Cam, and any others I forgot to mention.

I'll try to indicate the bait I used.  Most waters were in full spawn, with the usual post spawn fish, and prespawn fish, especially if the temps were higher.  I saw temps ranging from 59° to 76°.  Obviously, deeper, clearer lakes were on the cooler side.  Bottom line, the fish cooperated very nicely, and starting on Wednesday, the bite got really HOT.

Here is the "photo journal"

3-14, Conesus, Ugly Otter, pegged:

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Unweighed, Little Sodus, Sweet Beaver, pegged:

230 lbs., Port Bay, Tales of huge spawning smallies (Burnie Haney)

Unweighed, Port Bay, Beaver pegged

5-0, Port Bay, Drop shot 4" Power Worm as a follow up to a beaver

Unweighed, Oneida, Drop Shot Cut Tail Worm

Oneida Doubles w/ Jim Jr.

Unweighed, Oneida, Drop Shot Cut Tail Worm:

Unweighed, Oneida, C-Rig Turtle Back Worm, by Jim Sr.

6-0, Undisclosed Location, 3/4 oz. Outkast RT Jig & Zoom Super Chunk

6-8, Undisclosed Location, 3/4 oz. Outkast RT Jig & Zoom Super Chunk

A special thanks to the fish of Port Bay, Sodus Bay, Little Sodus Bay, Irondequoit Bay, Conesus Lake, Oneida Lake, Erie Canal, and some undisclosed locations.

Great report, great pics.

That's what it's all about, nice weather, friends and colleagues and lots of nice fish.

                    WOW!

WOW

looks like you had a blast, concrats to you an good looking fish you have there.

memo

I hate syracuse lacrosse! Besides that, nice fish. for the first one which size ugly otter were you using?

The big one.

Awesome week! Some serious smiling going on there esp with that 5-0 smallie. Great images too.

grats on the great looking trip!

I have yet to go up north and catch a smallie. Great pics man, keep em coming!

Looks like a geat ten days of sticking.  Thanks for sharing  

Great Fish and Great pictures. Way to go man.

WTG Francho...looked like fun times to me, and great Photos

Big O

www.ragetail.com

These are great pictures!!!! Looks like a great time!

ya man go upstate ny! sounds like one heck of a fishing bender ;Dim sooooooooo jealous

t

LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD A GREAT TRIP!

I hate syracuse lacrosse!

Back to back  

By the way... nice read, and pics J Francho  

Way to go Mr.Francho, thanks excellent pics! 8-)

That's some awesome fishing right there - nice! Love the deep red eyes on those smallmouth.

Seriously Francho, you're killin' me! ;D  Man, when you rip 'em up you really take it to 'em.  Nice job. 8-)

Those are some real beauts there...Great fishing in Oneida!  Besides the Bass...nice PumpkinSeed too

Thanks all.  It was one of those deals where my time off coincided with some great fishing conditions.  It was slow for the 1st half, but by the 2nd half, it was game on!

All in all, I caught two largemouth that better my best of last year, and the second biggest smallie of my life.

More importantly, I shared time with good people, both new and old friends.