2009 Lake Bomoseen, VT NAIFC Open Qualifier

[salmonseeker2]

lee, you had to clean the house and do dishes when you got home huh!!! LOL

well ...... who's up for a road trip???? 3 teams from right here......YEAH... I wonder what types of Ale they have up in that neck of the woods???? I'm SOOOOOO thirsty!!!

and now that lee found a "new" way to keep your wax worms moist we shouldn't have any problems right!!

[CNY-Kyle]

Thats some good stuff...

One thing is always certain when NY goes on the road, we have a blast...(tim you feeling more mexican now after sleeping with all that hot sauce, i was just trying to spice you up for the tourney!!!)

Anyways thanks for makin another good road trip possiable you guys...thanks for everyones help this year, especialy tim for the auger and Mike for the sled...its unfortunate Jimmy and i couldnt have done better, we had a great gil limit and we both struggled with our perch...with them we would have had a top 5 for sure...i know we both learned alot about prefishing and we are ready for WI, if we make it.

Ill post some pics tomorrow.

[Dark Cloud]

Glad everyone had a great time, im not surprised!

Nice gig with the hot sauce but I would have thrown a perch, gill, or dog turd in with it.

[CNY Tim]

Yeah Jay or maybe a deer hoof in the grill

[CNY Tim]

Got a call from Ryan G. from AMP, yeah Fassy thanks for typing that guys phone in my cell at the Hotel ristorante. These guys shoot the video for the Icemen and the NAIFC series for the guys that didn't go to VT. They made it back to Indiana in tact but they had to deal with some pretty nasty winds coming through Ohio and you know how large those camera trucks are.. Anyhow I took care of em on a couple of cams so they can shoot more underwater footage. He also told me you can see the vide on U-Tube just got to B2Outdoors there in 9 min. segments or if your fortunate enough to have DirectTV satellite coverage.

[CNYFrank]

DC, the turd was in there . . .that's why Timmie was smelling something all day . . . Oh yeah that was good one who ever did it, getting Jack to ask me on TV whether I learned to count this year . . .now that was funny. Typical NY humor busting even at the end.

[CNY Lee]

Were do I start.

Frank (My Partner), it was a blast fishing with you and I thank you for everything. Just going and getting the experience of fishing in the NAIFC was worth it all and then to place 12th (my first tournament) was awesome, I only wish I made the decision to go north for the gills. I know we could have been in the top 5 but I just didn't think we had enough time to go and get a limit of gills but knew we could near the launch but with no size. Oh well lessons learned and tournaments won (or lost) on making decisions. Don't worry about the fish and I'm actually proud of you, most people would have been discouraged but you kept plugging away and that tells me you want to learn and not give up. When we get the chance to just fish on our home waters we'll work on it, I'm sure you have some tips for me. I was actually worried about the perch (not my specialty) but it was great that they were so shallow and you had to fish them like a tight lip crappie. Not sure if anyone else figured it out but the tip for the perch in our area was to let the lure hit the bottom and work it up, they were in there feeding on the little bugs coming out of the mud and hatching in our holes. That's what was triggering them to strike, you had to keep it about them until they thought it was getting away an just hammered it.

Timmy/ Doug, I'm glad Doug came up and you guys could fish it. I only wish we had yours guys and Kyle / Jimmy's gills to go with our perch. You should have started with us and you would have been in GREAT shape. I know nothing about the hot sauce but found a sticker on my blue bin from the bar and I'm afraid to even look in the rest of my stuff to see what surprises I have. Doug was a trooper from the start just to drive up on a spur of the moment and to fill in and that was great. To just get to see Doug, Tim, Kyle and Jimmy together is worth the trip alone. I think they busted so hard on each other that any other person would have started crying and packed their stuff and left... LMAO........

Kyle and Jim, Oh my god you guys are to much. I don't think I've laughed that much in my life and at first I thought you guys were crazy but after the first day I figured our YOU ARE..... LOL It's nice to have the young blood in the crew, it made me keep my spirits up and stay loose and not get to serious. I wish that butt hole didn't move in on me like that and take my hole so fast because you had the gills and if you had my perch you were in the top 3 for sure. We need to get together more and fish it was a blast.

Congrats to the winners and the rest of the top 10, it was awesome to just be able to sit and talk to some of these guys. Besides telling you were they were fishing they would tell you the answer to any question you had and that included what depth to fish in, what color was producing for them and anything else.

I learned a lot by watching most of the guys during pre-fishing and talking to them and you have to really be aggressive to find the fish without really catching them and hammering on them, that is something I'm going to start doing here on our home lakes to fine tune that skill. I use to think a camera was just for fun but man what a tool that is, and you can cover lots of water without fishing because you get to see around you instead of what's just below you.

I'm sure I have more and will post later but I'm home sick today and need to get some stuff done and if feeling better might hit 2 local spots, I heard the crappies and big sunfish are on a hot bite and need to see if it's true. Even if I don't fish I'm going to grab the spotting scope and go for a drive, I'll email you guys with what I find.

Lee

[CNY Tim]

Here's one pic I found posted on another forum.

In the forefront is Jake(cameraman) and Myron. In the background in there fishtraps is Augustwest (left) CNY Tim (center) and in the black HT trap on the (right) is CNY Kyle.

[CNY-Kyle]

Well guys here are some pic from the Tourney and prefishing...enjoy.

Unloading day 1 prefishing

Special thanks to UHAUL for the trailor (yeah right maybe next year)

Sunset day 1

Waiting to weigh in

And the weight is?

Kinda says it all...

Frankie and Lee wieghin in

Lees first big interview

Special thanks to my Mom and Dad for driving up to support the NY teams for the weight in!

Also special thanks to Jaclyn for driving from Rome to suprise me at the weigh in...thanks baby for supporting my hobbies, i really appreciate all that you do for me!

[CNY-Kyle]

Few more:

Trying to pick the brain of the master Tony, better late then never...

Congradulating Jacek and Zibi on their win...

Goin up to accept our prize (A hat)...

Half of Team NY...jimmys on the phone half way across the lake and Tim and Doug were half way home at this point

Top 3 teams, congrats guys.

VT, Winners with team of the year Myron and Joe

Congrats again to Jacek and Zibi for yet another win...great job guys!

Bomoseen Vista

[Thunderman]

Kyle I had to go buy a 63 inch monitor to veiw your pics you think you can downsize them .

[augustwest]

Kyle...your pictures are messing with my Laptop screen Bro.

Anyways, I had a great time on such short notice. We could and should have done a few things different, but that's always the case. Timmy, it was great getting to know you a little better and hanging out with the Icemen of NY.

I had a memorable short weekend and shorter Tourney. I wished I could have done some more days of prefish and locked down a few Perch spots, but that's what happens when you fish a new lake without the ample time to search.

Maki...what can I say about you? You made our Tourney a true family experience. Your kindness is unparraleled I caught every one of my fish on your Plastics with NO MEAT needed. I busted out my favorite stuff of yours and it always works. THANK YOU BRO!!!

All of the NY/FM Boys were a blast to get to see and know a little better as well. Congrats to all of you!

[CNY Lee]

Franky, Can you check to see if I left my black lure box in your truck or trap? I had LOTS of lures in there and hope I don't have to start over... Thanks buddy.

[augustwest]

Lee...I have it and am going to hold it hostage until I get my money from Kyle and Jimmy for the Croix's and Tica's...LOL

I hope you find it Lee. That would really be a bad scene if you could not find that stuff. I wish I could find it for you and take pictures of all the hidden weapons...that way I could get a jump on you in the Nationals in WI.

[CNY Tim]

Doug - Whatever happened to if we don't finish in the top 5 were not going? Rosa is being difficult ask Frank and Kyle.. She told me if I go don't come back. What to do? I start umpiring here in about 3 weeks and I will not be home much as it is til August... I know there's alot of time between now and then but I'm worried about doing this trip. Are you serious?

[salmonseeker2]

Timmy and AW are in......... YEAH BABY!!!!! we all have to pitch in for timmy to help find his......

AW..... that croix.... is broke!! the whole top eye with the spring bobber wasn't glued on!!! kept falling off on me !!! but thanks and i'll glue it!! I will get you that cash!

Black jig box... never seen it....

here are pics from my phone of some fish from the tourny

[CNYFrank]

Never fear . . . you know who is here . . . box found in the jacket . . . sorry but it seems that only half of them are there I will gladly post a picture of the contents for the right price . . . AW are you a taker?

[CNYFrank]

Can't fool me . . .with that scoop it has to be Kyle's feet. Kyle you make Chinese with that fish??

[CNY-Kyle]

Lol that scoop is unmistakeable...i bought it for like $2 at Walmart silverlake 07' because i lost mine and needed one for the tournement...ive had it ever since and cant seem to loose it! It weighs nothing and floats...

[salmonseeker2]

Timmy just stopped up and was walking a little funny... bowl legged maybe but he said he "worked" it out last night... with the boss and he's looking good to go for WI..... maybe a few more times and he's in for sure!!! yee haa

Frank y keep the other half of that box... what are you going to do... sell them... lol!!

[CNY-Kyle]

Few more from Shawn Hayes at the Fishy Spot

Big toruney fish

Zibi using his Hopper

Jimmy and the RX-1...

Kevin & Charlie Riley keepin the spirits up...

Largest Kids clinic of the season

Happy little guy with his dinner

The line up!

Maki's plastics Seminar

Maki workin

Zibi had it won, why not take a rest...lol.

[CNY Tim]

Nice pictures... Kevin Riley's brothers name is Charlie, just so you know and I believe they will be partnered up fishing these for a very long time, heck that was the third trap they fished this season.

[salmonseeker2]

Nice pics!!! I LOVE that on of me!!! lol... taht was our gill spot i believe... it was in the North end Lee and frank!!

and kyle.. i use an LX-5... not an RX-1...

[CNY-Kyle]

To bad you cant ride the LX-5 to your fishing spots...

[salmonseeker2]

ha I know... there is less "scratches" on my LX-5 LMAO!!!!

ouch got ya good "partner" !!!