Fair Haven 4/24 PM

[Billy V]

Picked up the new ride in Sodus today and ran it back to Fair Haven. All went well.

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Spent most of the afternoon getting the boat in it's slip with new dock lines, etc. I was surprised how much stuff came off the old boat and how long it took to get things situated. Here's a shot of the boat at rest in it's slip.

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Of course, we couldn't spend all that time working on the boat without taking it out fishing for a bit. We spent about 90 minutes on the lake and boated 4 nice browns. Fish came on Black/Silver, and firetiger Dave's Ka-boom shiners, and on some orange bleeding belly R&R spoons. Water has warmed up a bit. We found 48-52 degree water in 9-13 FOW. Still some color in the water too. Here's Dad and Jay with the first fish we took on the new boat:

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I'm really glad to have the boat in the water and ready to go. I was going nuts the past couple of weeks being boat-less.

[SEADUCKTION]

Billy,
Now you know the boat will catch fish, go out and have some fun. If you ever need anyone to give you a hand let me know. Good Luck in the derby this weekend. Wish I could join you guys.
Rich

[Billy V]

Rich,
Thanks for the offer. I may just take you up on it sometime.

[GLF]

Thats one SWEET looking rig Bill! Those browns look a little on the plump side. Nice catch!

[monkeypuke]

Bill,
Awesome looking boat and great pictures too. What better way to break in a new ride is there. Nice catch of brown trout, and the boat ran great. Congrats on the new boat!