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Here it is. The anouncement you've been waiting for. On Friday May 30th THE DON JOHANNES/PETE DEANGELO MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT will take place out of Wilson and Olcott. This tournament is, without a doubt, the most exciting thing to happen to Lake Ontario Fishing in a while. It is designed for the everyday angler, the amateur angler out prefishing for the ProAm, and the seasoned Pro working a charter or prefishing for the tournament as well. You DO NOT have to be entered in the Pro/Am Tournament to enter this tournament. You can register at The Slippery Sinker or The Boat Doctors in Olcott or the Wilson Boat Yard in Wilson. The entry fee is $100 per boat in CASH ONLY. The Rules are very simple: --Entry deadline is Friday, May 30th at 6:30 AM --Heaviest fish (one entry per team)---for the Don Johannes Award --Heaviest 3 fish (one entry per team)--for the Pete DeAngelo Award --No more than 3 fish in a cooler --Fish must be caught May 30th --Fish may not be altered in any way (such as adding weight ) --Weigh in between 1 PM and 4:30 PM at the Lions Club Pavilion in Krull Park in Olcott. --All awards will be paid in CASH --Winning entrants MUST be present at Awards Ceremony to win. --Awards Ceremony at 7:00 PM at the Pavilion---immediately following the ProAm Captain's meeting. PAYOUT BASED ON 50 TEAMS Don Johannes Award for Big Fish 1st--$850 2nd--$510 3rd--$340 Pete DeAngelo Award for Best Three by weight 1st--$1300 6th--$400 2nd--$800 7th--$350 3rd--$700 8th--$300 4th--$600 9th--$250 5th--$500 10th--$200 See ya there!!! Paul Free Spirit

Here it is. The anouncement you've been waiting for. On Friday May 30th THE DON JOHANNES/PETE DEANGELO MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT will take place out of Wilson and Olcott. This tournament is, without a doubt, the most exciting thing to happen to Lake Ontario Fishing in a while. It is designed for the everyday angler, the amateur angler out prefishing for the ProAm, and the seasoned Pro working a charter or prefishing for the tournament as well. You DO NOT have to be entered in the Pro/Am Tournament to enter this tournament. You can register at The Slippery Sinker or The Boat Doctors in Olcott or the Wilson Boat Yard in Wilson. The entry fee is $100 per boat in CASH ONLY. The Rules are very simple: --Entry deadline is Friday, May 30th at 6:30 AM --Heaviest fish (one entry per team)---for the Don Johannes Award --Heaviest 3 fish (one entry per team)--for the Pete DeAngelo Award --No more than 3 fish in a cooler --Fish must be caught May 30th --Fish may not be altered in any way (such as adding weight ) --Weigh in between 1 PM and 4:30 PM at the Lions Club Pavilion in Krull Park in Olcott. --All awards will be paid in CASH --Winning entrants MUST be present at Awards Ceremony to win. --Awards Ceremony at 7:00 PM at the Pavilion---immediately following the ProAm Captain's meeting. PAYOUT BASED ON 50 TEAMS Don Johannes Award for Big Fish 1st--$850 2nd--$510 3rd--$340 Pete DeAngelo Award for Best Three by weight 1st--$1300 6th--$400 2nd--$800 7th--$350 3rd--$700 8th--$300 4th--$600 9th--$250 5th--$500 10th--$200 See ya there!!! Paul Free Spirit

Here are some before and after pics of a 13# brown my wife Christie caught in Lake Ontario off Oak Orchard in 2004. I just got around to mounting it for a taxidermy competition....it only took 4 years to get it done!

A first mate's pay is determined by his/her experience. A TOTAL rookie won't be paid anything and is usually required to run at least two trips alongside an actual mate to see what's going on. Once I "hire" them they start at $50 plus tips. First year mates just drive and scrub the boat. I'm a picky SOB when it comes to the back of the boat so that's my turf until the mate has a full year's experience and then his work in the back of the boat is limited to reeling in leadcores and putting out divers. After the first year the mate gets $60 plus tips. If I have another captain mating for me I will pay him/her $60 plus tips and usually buy breakfast. Generous huh? Paul Czarnecki Free Spirit

I run a lot of "doubles" which consist of an 8 hour and then a 4 hour evening. It requires a little bit of pre-planning but I try to make my trips to the gas dock on the less crowded week days--usually evenings. Having a 250 gallon tank helps too. Under NO circumstances will I fuel my boat with clients on board. Paul Czarnecki Free Spirit www. tristatetaxidermy.com

Thanks Mike. I'm with Charter Lakes right now but my premium seems rather high and I just want to get some quotes from other reliable, good-to-deal with companies.

What do you captains do for charter insurance? How much liability? Who do you use for a carrier? Paul Czarnecki Free Spirit www.tristatetaxidermy.com