I was going to post a report about walleye fishing the last 10 days BUT I DON'T WANT TO BORE ANYONE SORRY GUYS!
 
This is what the EJ guys should do also!

ORIGINAL: thebear1021@yah

... I post most of the reports because I enjoy the trips and wish to share with others who care to read the reports. ..... The boat is sometime full but what better way is there to make some nice new friends and maybe catch a few Perch.

 
I like this post and think that when it comes to posting fishing success... those that do so, post to share their success and efforts with their friends.  If you do not have friends online (or don't want to make them), it seems to have very little reason to post anything except rude remarks, heckling and criticism; which incidentally happens far too often.
 
Like giving out directions to a lost stranger who asks you on the street, being willing to share a few tips to people with questions is enjoyable, good for your character and generally good sportsmanship.  IN return I have found it enjoyable to read their experiances (that is, if they haven't been so darned criticized that they don't want to post their experiences)
 
They is strait-up no other reason to post helpful things, or interesting things; than to make friends online.  If you find that posts from the EJ are offensive, you clearly are not trying to be friendly towards those making the posts. 

Does anyone know why they don't have headboats here for Walleye like they do over on the Western Basin in Ohio?  Before I got my boat and when I used to live in Ohio, we used to head out for Walleye and catch close to our limit usually 4 or 5.  We use to take them out for Perch in August and slay them.  Maybe someone wants to start a business with me except all the spots I know are outside Elk Creek.  Then we could earn some money to fish how fun would that be.  Here is the website of the one out of Port Clinton I use to go out on when I was younger.

http://www.wecatchfish.com/

Mainly b/c the western basin is shallow 20 to 30 ft.with many reefs.You actuallyuse a real fishing pole say a 6ft ugly stick with a weightes spinner with a nite crawler on it.You cast it out and reel it in and actually feel the hit and the fight of the fish.its real fishing.here well we troll with riggers and boards 30 to 50 llb braided lines down 40 to 70 feet and every now and the someone checks a line and loa and behold a 10 lb walleye has bben dragged around the trenches and when you crank em in with the winch like diawa line counter reel its like a placic bag full of h20 on the surface. Couldn imagine 40 downriggers on a head boat. A little sarcasm but  also a little true

Well that crushes my dreams lol.  What better way to make a living then get paid to fish?  That makes sense, we use to fish drift around all the time with crawler harnesses or Erie Dearies when I lived in Ohio all year.

No complaints really....Just feel like the reports page is a Big Advertisement for the EJ...If you don't have a boat and you want to catch a couple perch...Go to the North or South Pier...Probably catch just as many as on the Edward John it looks like from the Reports....Last report was 40 Anglers caught 230 Perch...Thats 6 perch/Person..or $5 a perch if you want to get technical....I think you could manage atleast 6 fishing from the piers....Just an observation, but if I can go out and get 150 Perch last night in less than an hour and a half, why is the EJ only able to get 240 with 40 people on board? Seems like an awful lot of bait down there to only catch 240 perch....And maybe the captain just aren't willing to look for them or spend the gas to get to them....They are out there...and if you are over them, it should be down and up down and up...Especially for this time of year...and it has been that way for weeks and it seems like the EJ never has a full boat of fish....

You ask if "anyone knows the deal" about the EJ postings. Yep - here's the deal.  Most of the postings are from "The Bear" a retired gentleman from the Pittsburgh area who loves to fish, especially for perch.  In fact he has relocated to Erie for summers and will likely relocate permanently.  Like myself, he does not have a boat of his own, so he goes out on the EJ.  I was on board when he made his 1st trip several years ago and fished right next to him.  Neither of us did well that night, but as a "veteran of the EJ" I told him not to give up but to come back again.  Boy did he ever.  He now goes out several times a week and always posts a report.  You may not enjoy reading them - then I suggest you not read them.  Having been on board for many trips myself, I can tell you that the owners and the captains and mates they use never direct anyone to make a posting on this board.  "The Bear's" postings are an accurate reflection of what went on that night - he actually surveys the boat and gets a count.  He does it for the same reason he fishes for perch and I expect for the same reason you fish -- for "fun."  His postings are often humorous accounts of what occurred on the boat.  As you have probably figured out, he has nicknames for many of those on board (I am the "scrounger" to him, "the czar" where I work) All part of his enjoyment in making the report.  There is never an attempt to brag -- yes 200 perch for 40 people is not "great" no one suggested it is - it's simply an accurate report. As far as a secret spot goes --- come on, get real -- nothing in the postings suggests the EJ has a secret spot and it is absurd to suggest that.  Obviously they go the "pack" and sometimes that "pack" goes to them. Anyone can radio the boat at anytime and I will guarantee the captian will tell you exactly where they are - where they have been - or where they are going.  In June 2005 I wandered down to the dock to see what this "Edward John" was all about.  I decided to take a trip and see - didn't catch much but I came back.  I met so many fishermen (and women) over the years that it doesn't matter how the fishing is... I have a good time. I been on the Victory many times and enjoyed myself there too.  I like other miss having the Victory out there. My appreciation goes out to the owners of both boats for providing a service to the public.  Not only are they providing a perch fishing option to those who have no boat, but they are introducing many new people to fishing.  Isn't that what its all about?
Being a boat owner is not an easy thing -- your phone is ringing all day and all night, you have to watch the weather, maintain a safe and clean boat, make sure you have bait... etc.  Also before someone out there suggests it, I am not affiliated with either boat or either owner in all way.  I just got tired of people on this forum taking pot shots at the EJ for no good reason.  I say this - if you do not like the idea of fishing on a head boat (sometimes elbow to elbow) then I suggest you not do it.  But don't demean those who do. Sorry this was so long...but felt it was worth saying. 

I just wanted to thank "CZAR" for being much more diplomatic than I could ever hope to be. The "Bear" is a friend. He doesn't hype the reports, he just makes them honestly. I couldn't catch a perch to save my life when several of the folks on the Edward John took me under their wings and showed me how to perch fish. Don't get me wrong, I caught the suicide fish that just had to have my bait. I learned the touch of the soft bites from Roy-Denny-Dominic. I learned to drag the bait from John(the captain and his son Justin) and Tobin. I have had the privilege of passing these lessons on to others that came out on the boat for the first time. I love handing my rod to someone else that is using a baseball bat and heavy tackle to let them see why some of the "ejmisfits" seem to be able to catch perch when others don't get a bite. Light tackle and Ultralight or Light action rods with braided line equals better FEEL. I even get to stand next to the Sturgeon General and his sidekick John. I haven't found a soul on this boat that won't go out of their way to help show others what to do. From the Captain John ( and his wife-Sonya) down, I can't thank my friends more for helping me to enjoy trips on the EJ and my retirement.

53fow off lighthouse n east has been treatn me pretty well...

Bear,

How many people are usually on the EJ ?

Are there any certain days she isn't real packed? I'd like to try it once with my boy...

Rodwrap

Why doesn't the EJ add a fishing report section to their web site? just asking??

 
 
It is true...Fisherie does have an advertisement....
 
Catch more.....Perch!
 
Catch more than who????      The guy fishing from the shore at Beach 1???? Probably....

It's not hard to feel the rod getting pulled out of your hands for one, two, even the seasoned anglers aren't even limiting....Three, if everyone in a pack can limit with multiple people on the vessels and all the bait down there, why is it different for 1 boat with 40 people on it????....I welcome you to take a ride on the Big Bertha out of Conneaut, Oh...They have a full boat almost every time they come in...And it doesn't take them 7 hours either......What are they doing different????

ORIGINAL: Skip16503

Bigslick  you gonna come out and play with the big boys at the one fly??

 
I don't tie flies and I don't fly fish....Sorry....If Jigs were allowed, I would be in....

ORIGINAL: Skip16503

ORIGINAL: BIGSLICK

ORIGINAL: Skip16503

Bigslick  you gonna come out and play with the big boys at the one fly??

I don't tie flies and I don't fly fish....Sorry....If Jigs were allowed, I would be in....

You can use any of my gear you want.....

 
10-4....I did say I would be willing to cook or anything else that they need as well....