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E-MAIL --------------------- hfmabee@yahoo.com

DATE ---------------------- November 21, 2009

TIMES --------------------- 9:00am till 12:00pm

CONDITIONS ------------- Sunny and breezy

AREA FISHED ------------- Chestnut pt, Pickerel pt, Sharps rocks and Elba pt

WATER TEMPERATURE-- 49 deg

FISHING METHOD ------- Jigging

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Binskys and Gotchas

NOTES --------------------- Captain Joe aboard the "Shut Up and Fish" invited me to go fishing before he pulled his boat out of the water for the winter. We started off slow outside of Lee's Cove near Chestnut Pt. I caught a large weed and Joe caught a big rock. After a long fight with the rock we decided to move where the drift wouldn't be so fast and the fish where more plentiful. We went across the Lake off shore of Pickerel Pt. and started a long drift from Pickerel Pt to Sharps Rocks. Fishing was much better as we caught many more rocks. But, at least I didn't lose my Binsky. However, Joe made a donation of his Gotcha near Sharps Rock. We were doing great when all of a sudden two crazed water skiers in wet suits and no skis decided to pass by. They both dropped near us and I think I passed a comment to Joe that maybe we should throw them an anchor or something, after all they scared all the fish away. Fishing wasn't the best but it was great to drift around on Lake Hopatcong on a sunny day to end another great season.

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E-MAIL --------------------- markmodoski@gmail.com

DATE ---------------------- 11/15

TIMES --------------------- 6am to 5pm

CONDITIONS ------------- mostly sunny & mild

AREA FISHED ------------- Barnes Ridge, Chestnut, Bonaparte, Nolan's, the weedline between the islands

WATER TEMPERATURE-- 49ish

FISHING METHOD ------- Jigging and Live Bait

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Herring, Gotchas and The Binsky

NOTES ---------------------  We just couldn't get it going today. Chuck got one walleye early on the Binsky off Barne's and I caught a keeper off Chestnut on a herring. Aside from a tiny perch that I caught on the blade bait, that was all. Chuck had a fish get off around dusk.

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E-MAIL --------------------- roughwater@rocketmail.com

DATE ---------------------- 11/9/09

TIMES --------------------- 7am-4pm

CONDITIONS ------------- sunny, light winds

AREA FISHED ------------- chestnut, nolan's, bonapartes points

WATER TEMPERATURE-- 50degrees

FISHING METHOD ------- jigging, drifting

BAIT/LURES USED ------- fish sense blade baits

NOTES --------------------- i had a pretty unique day on the lake today. started out in the morning jigging off the points in about 35 to 50 feet of water using rapalas with only a couple of stripers, can't complain but what happened next is pretty funny. was fishin at bonaparte point and saw 2 guys in a ranger bass boat knockin the hell out of the walleye. started talking to them, " what are you using" they said fish sense blade bait. i make them and distribute them. i'm fishing all over the country testing them out. this is my first time at this lake. i said "can i buy one off of you". no, but you can have one. Great!! sterted fishing with the lure and smoked the walleye, and also fished in shallower water between 20 and 25 feet. some things happen for a reason. ordered more from the website.

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E-MAIL --------------------- hpschlenker@netzero.com

DATE ---------------------- Nov 8, 2009

TIMES --------------------- 7:30 am to 1:00pm

CONDITIONS ------------- Sunny with a light breeze

AREA FISHED ------------- Nolan Point, Barnes Ridge and Bed Bug

WATER TEMPERATURE-- 58 -59

FISHING METHOD ------- Live line

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Herring

NOTES --------------------- Except for the water temp, today could have been mid September, what a beautiful day. Even saw one guy out on his wave runner, him and his kid wore a jacket and jeans, I had to do a double take. The fishing wasn't bad either, drifting herring over weed beds, hooked into 7 pickeral, biggest 3lb 10oz caught by Peter, 5 Perch and a nice Bass at 3lb 12oz.

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E-MAIL --------------------- roughwater@rocketmail.com

DATE ---------------------- 11/1/09

TIMES --------------------- 7:30am-4:30pm

CONDITIONS ------------- overcast morning partly sunny afternoon

AREA FISHED ------------- chestnut, nolan's, bonapartes points

WATER TEMPERATURE-- 53 degrees

FISHING METHOD ------- jigging, drifting

BAIT/LURES USED ------- got chas,rapalas, herring

NOTES --------------------- caught 4 walleye, one small striper, and one crappy

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