Conference wahoo::fishing

    Hey Les.
    Long time no Sea? 
    Long Pond in Dracut is just up the street from me. The public access
    to this place is just about non-exsistant. Not a good spot.
    
    What about the Merrimuck River. It runs both N.H. and MA. has very
    good access in Lowell, and No. Chelmsford and contains Small Mouth,
    Large Mouth, Carp, Shad, and Other varities.
    
    Even I can catch fish for the River so it has to be good.
    
    If you need a chart I can give you one you can make copies from.
    
                                                 Walt
    

    Naw Les, I won't throw anything.......heck, I'd even fish Mono again
    just because its the only place we all can get together. I enjoy the
    getting together just as much as the fishing.....or lack of of ;^)
    
    Anyway, sign me and the Back Deck Drunk up wherever it is...
    
    Ranger Ron
    
    ps. The river can't be fished in BOTH states. You need a license and
    registration for each state....its not dual state water. There is one
    other lake (Long Lake or Pond) up near the northern boarder. I don't
    know anything about it though. Maybe somebody else does.

    The Merrimack is a possibility.  But "legally" the NH boats would have 
    to launch (and fish) upriver and the MA boats down river - with a
    weigh-in/start in the middle.  So, we wouldn't be really fishing the
    same water - as we do in Mo-, you know....  
    
    But, never-the-less, the Merrimack is a possibilty...
    
    donmac

    MassMaster here...again...
    
    Hey... how about if we do fish Monomonac, but make it a non-bass
    tourney...kiddin...;-)..
    
    I'd fish Monomonac again.....maybe....'-)

I must be a glutton for punishment!  I swore...not once, not twice, but 
THREE TIMES that I'd never do Monomonac again!!

But...like RR, I enjoy the get-together.  I also agree that we should do it 
in mid-September.

Soooo...sign us up!

The team of HSJ & FFF 

 You guys are high! I would not fish Monotonous Lake again if the rest of the
world dried up! I don't mind not catching fish, as long as SOMEBODY does.
I vote for Stumpfield marsh!

 the Doctah

    
    I aint fishing one of those things again, it made my head hurt the
    next day.
    
    TBDW
    

    INTERSTATE PONDS - Lake Monomonac and Robbins Pond, Winchendon;
    Long Pond, Tyngsboro and Dracut; Bent Pond, Warwick; Tuxbury Pond,
    Amesbury: Fishing permitted by persons duly licensed in Massachusetts
    or New Hampshire.  New Hampshire regulations apply.
    
    The above is from the 1988 Abstracts of Mass. F&W laws.  I don't
    know anything about these 4 ponds - in fact I think I proved
    conclusively last year that I don't know anything about Monomoniac.
    At home, I have a Mass fishing map that lists species, surface acres
    and launch facilities; I'll check tonight to see if any of the 4
    are listed.  Anybody know anything about them?
    
    My better judgement says to stay away from Monomaniac but I'd be
    willing for the sake of a get-together/mutual-skunking.
    
    -SSS-

    Les, I surprised you would even think the M word much less say (type)
    it. .50 BMC rounds are good up to 2000 yards. I kind of like Don
    Mac's suggestion. As far as Stumpfield, I refuse to submit my equipment
    to that kind of punishment again. That place would make a great
    shopping center some day. But let's see what shake's out on this
    issue.
    
    
    John

    Hey guys, as a resident of Winchendon, and an avid fisherman, I've got
    to say that I'm surprised that so many of you guys think so little of
    Lake Monomonoc.  Granted, it's not the *best* bass fishing in the
    state, but I can tell you that I've seen some really nice bass caught
    in there.  What seems to be the major complaints about lake M ? Besides
    the water skiers and the residents who own V-8 inboard/outboards that
    sound like a f-15 comming at you, it's really not all that bad a place
    to fish.  B-T-W the launch fee has goneup to $6.00 at the Marina, and
    I don't think that there is any other launch on the lake.  So it's a 
    little more challenging to fish lake M; what's the big deal?
    
    -Dave A.
    
    

       My fishin partner Larry says he may bo able to get us launched
    for $3 per at Monomonac. If we decide to go there, he'll check on
    it.
                                                       Denny

    They usually offer discounts for tournaments, I'd also guess they'd 
    let us launch  for $3/boat.... 
    
    donmac (who cannot believe he's making it sound like he'd consider
    	    fishing that place... although he was a winner for the last 
    	    one there!)

    
    	I would WELCOME the opportunity to fish MoNOFISHmac....It seems
    	that the teams I am on in these tourney's have a REEL problem
    	of bringing in more than one keeper.  From what I've read of 
    	past tournaments on this lake....that could be in the money!!!!
    
    	Actually....the ALL encompassing get together overides the
    	fishing...especially in my case...when a skunking would only
    	be ONE LESS FISH!!!
    	
    	BRING ON!!!!! -Hole Shot- and Fudge Factory Fletcher....:-)
    	or whatever......I was born ready.
    
    	Gitzit'

    Les,
    	Well after spending $38 to registar my boat in NH.,paying $17
    dollars for a one week fishing liscense,then find out you can
    launch your boat on Winnie at a public dock,but can't leave your
    car and trailer in the parking lot. Then have to plead with a local
    Marine to let me use there dock all week long for $25.,and only
    catch 2 fish all week,I vowed never again to fish N.H.
    	But I'm a gluton for more punishment. What the hay my boat
    is now registered in both states so it doesn't matter to me. Maybe
    I can still get something out of my investment into the state of
    NH. Winne is an Awesome Lake though. Congrats on the Club tourney
    at Quinsig,seems ever since you and I went out onto Singletary some
    time ago,some of my skill rubbed off on you and you've been Golden
    ever since.
    
    						Gary  
                                                      

    As co-holders of the Fall Classic crown, the team of The Harbormaster
    and  DONMAC would like announce that we will be more than happy to fish
    the weary waters of Mo-OH-NO-monac in order to defend our co-title
    (which we were nice enough to share with Fudge Factory Fletcher and
    Holeshot Joe).  
 
    We'd especially like to see the likes of that old has-been team, oh,
    what were their names?  hmmm... wasn't it something like Bassin' Gal
    Pushy and TKO Palmer???   I forget...  Anyway, we're up for it.  How
    about the last weekend in Sept?

	DONMAC and The Harbormaster
		We're back...
			We're bad...
				and this time...
					we're BARGE'N!!  

    Hey Ray, I always thought you would make a good politician, which
    is something Mass. lacks. That's a great idea. And this would be
    the only way I would even consider fishing (???), if that's what
    you call it on MonoNo-Fishmac, that tourny. Are you going to bring
    a tent incase it rains????
    
    
    John.

    Sounds like your the man with the plan!!! Anybody else out there
    got any input????
    
    I think they all went fishing Ray. Maybe we should start a list,
    or is it too early???
    
    
    John

    
    HOLD IT!!!!!!!!!   I've worked with Ray....this is the first time
    	that I've seen him come up with a useful suggestion...:-)
    
    	I like the part about the mandatory noon weigh-in/cook out.
    	BUT.....set a date and don't let it float....it would be tough	
    	to GUESS whether it is raining at MoNOFISHmac when you are
    	sitting in Worcester or up in New Hampshire.  Set the date
    	and if it rains.......see who WIMPS out.
    
    	Also.....let's get some name tags or set some time for
    	introductions........that way we can get the names and faces
    	correct.
    
    	Gitzit'  who_is_wondering_if_we_could_possibly_pull_this_off
    
    

    OK-OK, I'll keep the list. What kind of possible date are we looking
    at????? I hope we don't have too many conflicts with club tourney's
    ie, ABC, ABA, BASS, Lake Ont dates ect. ect.
    
    
    John

    How about Saturday, Sept 30
    
    donmac

    
    
     
    
     Lake no-fish-monoc in September 
     Will be a time to remember
     The fish will be few
     But, there will be plenty of YOU
    
     We are sincerley crazy
     Fishing a place this lazy
     With plenty of beer
     We will at least have cheer
    
     Last of all moats
     I would bring my boat
     I said this with SPRY
     But I guess it's a LIE
    
     Sign me up
    
     " Bassmaster "
     

    Don, your a mind reader. I didn't want to throw a monkey wrench
    in the works right off the bat but that is really the only weekend
    available for me. Like Chevy Chase says "IIIIIIIII LIKE IT". I'll
    keep track of the list and we'll decide on the goody list later.
    I may even show you guys how to make a great hot dog lure, it catches
    something every time.
    
    
    John

    Im crazy - sign me up for another tourney at no fish MONO...
    Ill see if I can find someone else just as crazy to go with me.
    I thought we were supposed to get smarter as we get older.
              Regards    lavender Jack. 
    

    re. 14
       Gary Gary Gary!!!!!!!!
     
    	When are you going to learn??  Icant believe your complaint
    about Winni!!!!!   I just spent the hottest week of the year there
    and the temps did not I repeat did not affect the fishing.  I was
    trapped using shorline access only (no Boat) and I believe that
    Winni is the SMALL MOUTH FACTORY OF THE NROTH EAST.  They were hitting
    everthing worms, grubs, rattle traps, gitzits, spinners.  I did
    not do as much fishing has I wanted but I got out for about an hour
    each day minimum and would catch about 4smallies each day 2-3 pounders.
    In fact one day this guy I met took me out in his boat we came in
    with 8 smallies all in the 2 pound range.  It took us about 1.5
    hours.  He was a chef and he cooked them babies up and they were
    dam good.  the 8 fish fed 4 adults and 4 kids WHAT A FEAST..          
    
    Any ways thank you N.H. for some great small mouth fishing.
    
    So Sept 30 uh Why so late??
    
    Dont matter count me in I got find a partner since mooseface (my
    normal partner) didnt ask me,  Thanks Ray.
    
    Les

    Hey I did find somone who is crazier than me. And it, its
    
    THE BANDIT. Yes sir the Old Skoal Bandit is coming to fishless
    Mono. And he knows better too. (He wanted to meet Juan, his idol.)
     
    So the two in the Lavendar boat, and small skiff towing the rest
    of the Bandits stuff, 
    
    Lavender jack and the Skoal Bandit. (or can we just send our money
    in now?)

    
    
    	Hot diggity........the Bandit's going to show at one of these!!
    
    	The only problem will be to stay out of the "chum line" he
    	no doubt will leave around the lake....:-)
    
    	Gitzit'
    

oh geez...here we go again!



But the real question is... will the team of BB & RO be there?

BTW... who's gonna swallow their pride and run this show??

I think I did the last one...it's someone else's turn.

-HSJ-

    Ya Ray, as I said in .2 The Back Deck Wizzard and Ranger Ron will be
    there, more for the company than the fishing, but there none-the-less.
    
    Heck, where else can you go and blame the lack of fish on the lake
    rather than on yourself....;^) and get away with it....:^)
    
    BB and RO are suppose to show up for this one Joe, at least that's what 
    BB said to me last week.............they still know where that 6#'er
    is too.........so the rest of us had better figure out where there is
    another one.....if thats possible.........:^)
    
    Tight lines, Ranger Ron

     Well, the lake sucks, but I'm lookin' forward to meeting all the
    Noters, and also because "dip" is cheaper in NH. Hell, if this is
    a serious event, I may have to move up to a little "big leaf"
    Chattanooga Chew"... All I know about Lake Monotone is where the
    tanker ran aground (and that lavender Jack will be using one lure
    for 85% of the time). How 'bout it guys, do I get a handicap for
    being the back deck bozo on a boat captained by an emotionally
    disturbed ham radio operator? Maybe I should try his system, at
    least he catches fish....
    
    PTUII!!!
    
    --The Skoal Bandit

    I don't know RT...  Collecting money ahead of time for food may be over 
    complicating things abit.  If we did want to try and have some sort of a 
    cookout (which sounds ok to me), I think it'd be easier having folks 
    fend for themselves.
      
    And, we'd have to find a place to have it - I don't think that the marina 
    would appreciate a cookout going on in their backyard on a Saturday 
    afternoon - that would pretty much tie-up their launching and docking
    facilities.  
    
    I wonder if it's possible for us to use that beach again for a halftime 
    weigh-in/cookout, like we did awhile back.  Was it Dave Watts who
    arranged that - you still around Dave?
    
    donmac 
    

    
    Anyone else with half a brain has already signed up, so, since I
    have half a brain too (give or take a half), I guess I'll be there.
    
    For a limited time only (up til 9/30) I will make available copies
    of the 9/86 Mass Fins and Feathers totally fictitious acticle entitled
    VARIETY ON THE BORDER in which claims are made that Monomonac holds
    large quantities of every warm water fish known to man.  Send me
    mail if you're looking for a good laugh.  In return, does anyone
    have a map of the place that they could send me?
    
    -SSS-

    Nope, that's a private beach.  One of our entries was part a member
    (or whatever) of the beach association (or whatever).  
    
    Hey, Harbormaster, we can anchor THE BARGE! out in the middle, torch up
    the grille and have folks drive up, weigh-in, and place their orders.
    
    We'll make more money selling burgers then we will on our winnings!
    
    donmac

   Well I tried like %#%$ to get a boat so I could team up with the
    Gitzit' but no luck  :<(  
    
    But I got a partner.  
    
    We won it in the spring and we'll do it agian this fall!!!!!
    
    Les Baczko  & Craig Accari  
                                                                
    
    Hey Gitzit'  I got a partner for you if your interested.
    
    
    Les  

    Is it possible to fish this lake from a canoe? If yes, I guess I'd
    be willing to try it out...
    
    			Robert.

    
    re: don mac .39
    
    I may be able to squeeze a small gas grill on-board, but I'll have to
    check out the grill and burners on my "retired" unit.  My active grill
    it much too large... for even the barge!
    
    I'm all for a mid-day eats and drink session, my livewell will 
    be holding our winning "hawg" by then anyway.
    
    Cheers
    
    the harbor master... bringing the bass buggy!
    

    Sure Robert, you can use a canoe and so can anyone else that wants to.   
    
    Sorry RT my live-well will be full of beer and that has to take
    priority over your using it as a Bar-b-que pit.......;^) However, I
    know that Holeshot has a real nice deck we could put some rocks around
    and build us a real nice little pit....and I'm pretty sure that he'd
    let us use it........he doesn't, so its just going to waste
    anyways..:^)
    
    Why don't we just bring our own, and that way everyone gets what they
    want (or deserve)...
    
    Les, I thought we told you no more ringers.............boy what a guy
    will do for a few lousy bucks.........;^)
    
    Somebody call the beach association....it will be after season anyways.
    By the by....who is going to run this thing???????????????????? Seems
    to me that whoever suggested this getogether should step up and handle
    it...........!!!!!!
    
    Tight lines, Ranger Ron

If I go, I'll bring it.  If not, I'll loan it.  I no longer use it as I am
living in a condo with a full-sized gas grill.  It's collecting dust in storage.

Tim

    
    	OK.....the ONE (fish) and only BASSIN' team of Larry Boucher and
    	the Gitzit' will be there....
    
    	I also vote that Les (molesta) Baczko be this tournaments
    	PISCATORIAL PLENIPOTENTIARY.
    
    	I mean.....since he show's no remorse in his shameful selection
    	of ringers.........:-).....
    
    	Gitzit'
    
    

    
      Well the only way to to keep a ringer out of this event is for
    ME to stay home.  8>)  8>)   
    
    As far as running this fishless event I will have to step back.
    It turns out our Canobie lake day is the same day.  If I can talk
    the wife to go by herself then I will assist at the check in and
    weigh in, 
            " Oh dear, wouldn't you really rather go with Carol and
              her kids I will even sacrifice my ticket" 
    
    But...  I won't know for sure what the story is for awhile.   Didnt
    John Easter say something about keeping a list.   I promise to run
    the one on HARD water.
    
    Les
    (RINGER) 

    Yep, I did volunteer to keep the list and I figured that I would
    publish one early next week.
    
    Anybody ever see a "Hot Dog Bomber"???
    
    
    John.

    John, I'm gonna start a new note for the actual tourny, your in charge!
    
    donmac

    Wow!!! That was democratic!!!
    
    John.