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

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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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

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

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in
message
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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. :-)

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

"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.

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

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

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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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.
:-)

"Don White" wrote in message
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"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". :-)

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