Getting her ready.....
pulled Times Two out of storage and hit the road. (Note to self....gotta do the Wilson
thing again!).
Spent the bulk of yesterday getting two coats of wax on, finished most
of that up today. Hope to have the remainder done tomorrow. Also applied
new VC-17 on the bottow today.
Planning on having her in the water within the next two weeks. Time to
find some walleye!
Chautauqua Lake May 12/13
Headed over Friday night after baseball for the weekend with my son, my brother , and
Doug to do some perch fishing on Chautauqua Lake. Unfortunately, they weren't as
cooperative as we had hoped, but the big sunfish sure were hitting!
Ended up with a mixed bag of panfish...rock bass, perch and sunfish. We
fished from the Institute on up, spinning rods and worms in 10 feet of water
or so. Great action if you want to keep your kids busy.
We did manage to save a few to have as "surf and turf" Saturday night, and
the weather was beautiful! Not to hard to take.....
Next up....time to get a couple of coats of wax on "Times Two"!
Wilson!
could say. This trip was the first time in at least 5 years that we've been able to string together
a bunch of days, and it was worth the wait!
We ended up with a slip in Wilson, in "Little Dunkirk", with Capt. Bud (Alibi); Capt Dan and Capt
Paul (Fortune); Capt. Dan and Ron (Sea Cin); Capt. Dana and Capt. Chuck (Mojo) and Jeff (Splitshot).
Too bad we don't have slips altogether like that here at home!
My brother found a place for us in Olcott, with a great view overlooking the harbor in Olcott.
Fishing was great for our group consisting (at various times of) Capt. Gary (Kongo); Capt. Tom; Jack and Mark.
We did have a blow off day one day, and everybody just hung out all day cleaning the boats, taking
lures, having a few beverages, etc, etc..... that was a lot of fun too!
Jeff and Jack got into dipping minnows, which Jack promptly used to put a hurting on the perch
that were hanging around the docks!
Finished up with a very good morning yesterday. Would have been over the top if we
could have gotten the diver bite going!
It was really hard to leave, as the trip was really great! But we'll be back......
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For us it was a 4 rod set, 2 riggers and 2 divers. Love the Siggs Rigs on the spin doctors
(white/white)! The 42 second spoon in a DW Super Slim was hot for us, as was an older
ultra glow Fishlander NBK. 85-125 fow, for the most part.
Sean Patrick McGraw
For those of you that are regular followers of this blog, and our site, you may
recall that one of our long-time friends, Sean Patrick McGraw has been trying
his darndest to make it in the world of country music.
While he keeps inching closer, we have some good news to share!
The country duo of Montgomery Gentry has recorded, AND RELEASED , their verison
of Sean's song called "So Called Life"! It is now out there to be requested, and our
own WYRK out of Buffalo has already been playing this record. Every little bit
helps, so if you have a second, give your favorite country station a call and let's
see if we can ride this to #1!
South Carolina
Recently got back from a great trip to South Carolina with my family, and with Capt.
Gary (Kongo Charters) and his family. It's amazing how fast you forget what day
it is! We did a lot of relaxing, fishing, biking and hanging out on the beach. Just
what the doctor ordered!
For the seventh time, we did a nearshore charter with Capt. John Ward of Affinity
Charters. He is absolutely great to fish with, helps the kids, etc. And even after
7 times, he still managed to put us onto some different types of fishing.
We got a few nice redfish, some drum, a couple of small hake, a bonnett head
shark, and a couple of mid-teen bull sharks. Great time, for sure. Ended up
keeping the bonnett head, and grilled it.....tasted like chicken!
Jack supplied us with fresh caught crabs one day, and another vacationer gave us some
freshly dug oysters, plus the shark, shrimp and scallops. Not too hard to get used to that!
And of course, Velma's great cabbage!
We also had time to visit a couple of my favorites....Tommy Condon's Irish Bar in Charleston,
and the King Street Grille at Freshfields, and got to remind myself how much I like Sweetwater
Pale Ale.
Could have been a degrees warmer for my liking, but hey, when you're on vacation with
good friends, get to see a bunch of my family (who also had a house), and it doesn't
rain AT ALL, is a couple of degrees really worth complaining about???
Can't wait to go back!
Oak Orchard pen report
(Reel Excitement Charters) putting out the word that they were going to be setting
up there pens to pen-rear salmon and steelhead in Oak Orchard Creek. We used
to do this here on Lake Erie, and I've been meaning to get up there for some time
when they do this, so I decided to take a ride today.
Not happy about seeing snow on the ground in Batavia, but was pleasantly
surprised to see about 25 other volunteers show up to help get the nets ready!
Also hung around long enough to have another great burger at the Black North Inn
(thanks Beanie); and took the long way home via Olcott and Wilson.
All in all...a good day!!
Cleaning out the closet.....
Took a look at my Times Two Charters apparel and had a bit more leftover
than I thought, so....everything must go.....
$7.00 per item, including shipping......
4 ANVIL low profile hats, new Times Two Logo, khacki, adjustable
All of the following are Guilden shirts, small logo left front chest lettering, full back logo
with Times Two over the outline of the Great Lakes
3 Short Sleeve T-shirts-orange-large,
1 Short Sleeve T-shirt-orange- 2XL
2 Long sleeve T-shirt-black-large
1 Long sleeve T-shirt-red-large
1 Long sleeve T-shirt-red XL
1 long sleeve t-shirt-black-XL
All of the following are Guilden shirts, small logo left front lettering, larger back logo
that says Team Times Two over the outline of the Great Lakes
1 Long sleeve T-shirts-navy-large
1 Long sleeve T-shirt-orange-large
1 Long sleeve T-shirt-navy XL
1 long sleeve t-shirt-orange-XL
Also, I have some button down, golf style shirts. These are Old Navy brand,
and are multi color horizontal striped. These do run a bit on the small side,
size wise. Left front chest is embroiderd "Times Two Charters"
1-medium-Navy shirt with purple and light blue stripes
5-large in-Grey with Blue/Red; White with Blue and red; Green with white/navy;
Blue with purple and blue; and Grey with yellow and orange
3-Xl in Light blue with blue/blue; Green with white/blue and Grey with orange and yellow.
Thanks for looking......
Rates and Dates!
For 2012, very RELUCTANTLY, we have had to look at our overhead, vs. the cost
of fuel, etc. SO, unfortunately, we're going to have to bump our rates ever
so slightly for 2012....
There are good parts to this, though.
1. If you already have a date booked, we will obviously hold to last year's rates.
2. If you have talked to us about a date, but have yet to book it, we will also honor
last year's rates.
3. If you haven't booked yet, and are thinking about it, we wil honor our 2011
rates if you book before May 1.
Hate to do it, but we really have no choice when you factor everything in.
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Dates
We have two open dates remaining....May 3 and May 4....... out of Wilson on Lake
Ontario for spring salmon and trout fishing! If you are interested, please give us a call!!
Capt. Gary (Kongo Charters) will be working with us on these dates, so you get
two captains for the price of one!
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Our late June and July weekends are filling up quickly, but we have other open dates
to choose from if you'd like to try for some great tasting and trophy Lake Erie walleye
this year. Feel free to give us a call and let's get your date booked!!
March 18
A BEAUTIFUL summer (I mean winter) day in Western NY. Mid-70's (when the light breeze
didn't come off the lake), and blue skies! Awesome!
Heard they were getting some bullhead along the wall by the marina, so we decided
to give it a try. Ended up getting 6 (we kept 2) and lost a couple more.
Jack's uncle, Capt. Dan (Hooked Up) is going to smoke them up for us to try!
Fishing lesson for Jack today.... patience. Catching bullhead on minnows
is different that perch fishing....gotta let them take that bait!
March 15
Happy St. Patrick's Day!!
Looks like it's going to be a great day for a Guiness in Western New York!
