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Short Wave Sportfishing September 1st 04 03:27 PM

On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 13:56:14 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .


I haven't used charts in years, since the Lake Ontario chart basically

says
"deep", "deeper" or "holy **** it's really deep". Doesn't anyone use

paper
charts any more?


ROTFLMAO!!!!

Do those charts also have a "Here there be monsters" warning? :)


Seriously! I'm very safety conscious, so last week, I stopped into Boat US
to see if there was anything at all on the local Lake Ontario chart that
would make it worth having in the boat, considering that I only venture
about 10 miles either side of the Irondequoit Bay inlet. Nothing. Absolutely
nothing. Fortunately, it makes no mention of the Secret Smallmouth Location,
nor does it give any indication of bottom structure which makes it
interesting to the fish.


So what do the Lakers and Salties use when crossing the lakes?

I mean there has to be a chart of Ontario somewhere.....

Then again....

As to secret smallmouth spot, I found one up the Seaway about two
miles NE of Alexandria Bay.

Unbeilevable fishing.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
-----------
"Angling may be said to be so
like the mathematics that it
can never be fully learnt..."

Izaak Walton "The Compleat Angler", 1653

Doug Kanter September 1st 04 03:43 PM

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 13:56:14 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in

message
.. .


I haven't used charts in years, since the Lake Ontario chart basically

says
"deep", "deeper" or "holy **** it's really deep". Doesn't anyone use

paper
charts any more?

ROTFLMAO!!!!

Do those charts also have a "Here there be monsters" warning? :)


Seriously! I'm very safety conscious, so last week, I stopped into Boat

US
to see if there was anything at all on the local Lake Ontario chart that
would make it worth having in the boat, considering that I only venture
about 10 miles either side of the Irondequoit Bay inlet. Nothing.

Absolutely
nothing. Fortunately, it makes no mention of the Secret Smallmouth

Location,
nor does it give any indication of bottom structure which makes it
interesting to the fish.


So what do the Lakers and Salties use when crossing the lakes?

I mean there has to be a chart of Ontario somewhere.....


If I were crossing the lake, I'd be equipped differently. I'd also have
something bigger than my current 14' yacht. :-)



Wayne.B September 1st 04 04:03 PM

On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 13:56:14 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

I'm very safety conscious, so last week, I stopped into Boat US
to see if there was anything at all on the local Lake Ontario chart that
would make it worth having in the boat, considering that I only venture
about 10 miles either side of the Irondequoit Bay inlet.


============================================

Do you have Charts 14803 and 14804 ? Good detail on Irondequoit Bay
and the inlet among other things.

http://library.uwsuper.edu/special/m...charts_ont.htm


Don White September 1st 04 04:11 PM


"Doug Kanter" wrote in
Frankly, I like them. I have a nice framed one of the Block Island RI

area.
People think I'm nuts to have it, but it makes me smile because not far

from
Block Island, my dad ventured into a submarine testing area. The chart

said
to avoid ships flying whatever flags - those were target ships. I was 10

or
11 and I didn't want to be TOO pushy with the captain, but I'd just takent
the Power Squadron class and as far as I could tell, we were right in the
center of the testing area. He didn't think so. A sub surfaced about 300
yards away and informed my dad via radio that he should try looking at his
chart, if any. Just like that. I loved the sarcasm, but as an ex-Navy man,
he didn't find it funny. :-)

That would be a blow to the ego of your captain.

Our skipper (Mirage 33 sailboat) had 2 of the charts of our favourite
sailing grounds mounted and hung in his house. I thought it looked great.



Wayne.B September 1st 04 04:17 PM

On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 11:03:41 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

Do you have Charts 14803 and 14804 ? Good detail on Irondequoit Bay
and the inlet among other things.

http://library.uwsuper.edu/special/m...charts_ont.htm


==============================================

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/hoonos...bum?.dir=/256d


Doug Kanter September 1st 04 04:21 PM


"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 13:56:14 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

I'm very safety conscious, so last week, I stopped into Boat US
to see if there was anything at all on the local Lake Ontario chart that
would make it worth having in the boat, considering that I only venture
about 10 miles either side of the Irondequoit Bay inlet.


============================================

Do you have Charts 14803 and 14804 ? Good detail on Irondequoit Bay
and the inlet among other things.

http://library.uwsuper.edu/special/m...charts_ont.htm


No. I've pretty much got the bay figured out based on hours of idling
around, watching the depthfinder, and cleaning tons of weeds off my prop.
:-)



Doug Kanter September 1st 04 04:23 PM


"Don White" wrote in message
...

"Doug Kanter" wrote in
Frankly, I like them. I have a nice framed one of the Block Island RI

area.
People think I'm nuts to have it, but it makes me smile because not far

from
Block Island, my dad ventured into a submarine testing area. The chart

said
to avoid ships flying whatever flags - those were target ships. I was 10

or
11 and I didn't want to be TOO pushy with the captain, but I'd just

takent
the Power Squadron class and as far as I could tell, we were right in

the
center of the testing area. He didn't think so. A sub surfaced about 300
yards away and informed my dad via radio that he should try looking at

his
chart, if any. Just like that. I loved the sarcasm, but as an ex-Navy

man,
he didn't find it funny. :-)

That would be a blow to the ego of your captain.


He *did*, however, allow me to do much more of the navigating after that,
"because it would be good for you to learn". :-)



Short Wave Sportfishing September 1st 04 04:45 PM

On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 15:23:15 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Don White" wrote in message
...

"Doug Kanter" wrote in
Frankly, I like them. I have a nice framed one of the Block Island RI

area.
People think I'm nuts to have it, but it makes me smile because not far

from
Block Island, my dad ventured into a submarine testing area. The chart

said
to avoid ships flying whatever flags - those were target ships. I was 10

or
11 and I didn't want to be TOO pushy with the captain, but I'd just

takent
the Power Squadron class and as far as I could tell, we were right in

the
center of the testing area. He didn't think so. A sub surfaced about 300
yards away and informed my dad via radio that he should try looking at

his
chart, if any. Just like that. I loved the sarcasm, but as an ex-Navy

man,
he didn't find it funny. :-)

That would be a blow to the ego of your captain.


He *did*, however, allow me to do much more of the navigating after that,
"because it would be good for you to learn". :-)


Sounds like my Dad.

Former USCG skipper no less. :)

Take care.

Tom

"The beatings will stop when morale improves."
E. Teach, 1717


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