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After 6 weeks of hard work the boat is finally floating, shining brightly, and ready to fish! Did a solo trip yesterday to begin testing out various drops for our legendary spring Scup run in advance of my first charters next week. Although, Porgies are available through a wide range of waters...

Very nice!! Great to see "The Legend" showing how it's done! My time is coming soon, probably next week.

Was that your transition point to Bass fishing Roccus? And, I agree, for a coastal/ocean fisherman, the Midwest must be Purgatory!

While I am not an engineer, I often thought that someone needs to invent an "Ignition interlock kill switch" tied to chum pots, killie carts, etc. to prevent this common problem!!:eek:

It was Frank at the long-gone Eastern Reel in Wantagh that taught me that trick. Being located on Merrick Road he had no close access to a creek or live bait tank to work with. He claimed that the killies could survive just by being able to respire through the moisture created by the newspaper...

I guess we all learn certain tricks from the elders who taught us about our passions in life. I still recall being amazed when over 50 years ago one of my bait guys in Wantagh told me you could keep killies alive in some newspaper wet with seawater in the fridge for about 24 hours. I used that...

While I too mourn the loss of our winter flounder, I must say a nice fresh Cod filet on the table is an excellent substitute! Well done!

Made another big step towards the start of my season today. The "Captain's Table" is officially in her slip and making great progress towards finishing the commissioning checklist. If all goes as planned, I should be fishing by the end of next week. Let me tell you with the summer like weather...

I never realized the ice water trick was the key to keeping the fresh spearing from bursting bellies. I guess I have been really spoiled over the years by my local bait supplier who always gave me the pick of his top shelf stuff. Leave it to a pro like yourself to figure this out!!:)

That will put a smile on your face! I admire your persistence, Kevin.

Could this be the new "Tog Secret Weapon" as per the recent thread by Peter R's kayak adventures?

They look like some real quality size as well. Personally, I prefer the local stuff best over the Canadians, so I'm with you. Nicely done, Crabman!

First fish of the season and on your new boat, as well...doesn't get much better than that, Vinnie! Excellent job!!!

Tomorrow looks like a good bet and just what the Bass like, overcast conditions; plus, the wind should be light as compared to the next gale coming our way on Wednesday! Hope you "catch em up!! Personally, I took full advantage of today's weather window and got a few of the most physically...

And we spend how much on fuel, bushels of crabs, fancy tackle, jigs, lead, etc? Although it seems that practically anything on the planet loves shrimp, this is pretty amazing. If I remember correctly, Skinner did try using Gulp on Tog a few years ago. He did catch one or two, but it didn't seem...

Sounds like the old story about finding a "cherry Corvette" that grandma only drove to church on Sundays!:ROFLMAO: She definitely looks pristine! Glad to hear you made such a great score. Only now the deck is likely to be full of scales!!!

Excellent rework! I don't think there is a single piece of tackle in Lep's entire arsenal that isn't customized one way or another! Hope you catch a ton of Fluke with it.

Glad to see she is tied up at her new home and ready to go. With the last couple of days of insane winds, and cold temps I chose to take care of cleaning up my lawn, weeding, putting down a ton of mulch...ugh!! From here on out every day the temps are above 45 and it is not blowing a gale, I...

Now that's what I call retiring with style! Covering all the fishy bases wherever they are biting! Nicely done, Vinny.

And so, it begins on the "North Fork" Took off the shrink wrap this morning got a few things organized and will give her a thorough bath tomorrow. Then my typical long list of commissioning work with a planned splash the third week of April. Felt really nice enjoying lunch while looking at the...