*Ebijack-  please welcome our host tonight ROB ENSOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*ebijack-  clap clap clap!
*Juls-  clap clap clap clap ..welcome Rob!!!!!!!
*Driftr-  Welcome Rob
*Roy G (PA)-  welcome rob ensor!!!!
*Swat1-  Hi Rob welcome aboard
*Rob-  Rookie in the chat room go slow
*Juls-  how about a bit of background about yourself Rob?
*ebijack-  rob, how about starting us off with a bit of history about you and your tourney fishing
*ebijack-  we'll go as slow as you do in a tourney blast off :)
*Juls-  no problem Rookie...we will keep up to you...;-)
*Rob-  I've sent 5 years fishing the Mwc and this my first year on the Pwt
*Juls-  did you fish all 6 or just one division of the PWT?
*Swat1-  East West or Both on the PWT Rob?
*Rob-  Just the east
*korn-  why did you quit the MWC
*ebijack-  rob, what made you decide to fish pro tourney's
*Rob-  Lost My partner
*Swat1-  Where are you from Rob?
*Rob-  DeKalb Il.
*Juls-  how did you do for your first year on the PWT? how did you do at St. Mary's, Erie and Saginaw?
*korn-  whats your favorite river crankbait
*Rob-  I love the Challenge of top competition
*Juls-  ;-)
*ebijack-  rob, tell us about the rig and electronics you run
*Rob-  I was very inconsistent 
*Rob-  My best day was day three at sag bay
*Juls-  not to worry...as long as you had fun and learned eh?
*Juls-  how do you like the pro am format over the team format?
*Juls-  would you like to see more pro am tourneys in the future?
*Rob-  I run a smoker 180 cobra w/ lowrance 
*Juls-  what motor?
*ebijack-  rob, do you have anyone to team up with in the pwt
*Rob-  The pro am format is one of the reasons i decided to do the PWT
*Driftr-  rob, is that a glass boat
*Rob-  150 opti
*korn-  do you ever fish the mississippi river
*Rob-  I team up with bill vojak
*Rob-  Just got back from lake city
*ebijack-  rob, what's your favorite presentation
*Rob-  Yes that is a glass boat
*Juls-  how did you do at Pepin? who did you partner with?
*Rob-  Trolling crankbaits in the summer and jigging in the fall
*Rob-  Place 58 with Ralph M.
*korn-  whats your favorite river crankbait
*ebijack-  rob, have you fished most of the waters of the 2001 pwt events
*Juls-  the Ralph meister....cool...;-)
*Rob-  No this year will be another challenge
*Juls-  will you fish all 6 next year or just the east again?
*Juls-  you got to go to Sakakawea buddy...you will love it!
*Rob-  Just the east
*ebijack-  rob, what's your "other" job
*Juls-  will you fish the MWC next year too? did you find another partner?
*Rob-  I'm carpentry contractor
*Rob-  I may fish big stone
*ebijack-  rob, are you going to try to move to a bigger boat now that your fishing the pwt
*Juls-  ;-) liked it there too
*Juls-  call me ignorant..but who makes the Cobra? i've seen them but don't know much about them
*korn-  whats your favorite river crankbait
*Rob-  Its an 18' boat that's really wide
*Rob-  Smoker Caft Boats
*Juls-  ohh ok...gotcha
*Juls-  thanks
*ebijack-  rob, what kind of boards do you prefer
*Rob-  Thundersticks
*Rob-  Off shore
*Juls-  yeeess...good answer! heheh
*korn-  do you catch more going upstream or downstream
*ebijack-  rob, do you use any of the superlines for your presentations
*Rob-  Korn upstream mostly
*Rob-  I some times use fire line when I troll tree tops
*Juls-  i take it your more of a river rat Rob.....so how did you like your experience on the big lady...lake erie? had you been out there before this year?
*ebijack-  rob, have you used the internet to connect with folks for info about lakes that your going to fish
*Driftr-  big lady, thats a new one
*Rob-  I fish Lake Erie 5-6 time a year
*Juls-  ;-)
*korn-  do you think walleyes move around alot in Rivers
*Rob-  Some , but I'm still finding my way around
*ebijack-  rob, how long have you know about walleyecentral.......careful now :)
*Rob-  I think walleyes move short distances daily
*ebijack-  rob, any chance your going to make the walleyecentral get-together in huron ohio
*Rob-  2years at WC
*Rob-  No I'll be in Detroit
*Den-  3hours away
*ebijack-  for work rob?
*korn-  is it hard to get sponsors
*Rob-  No to prefish for next year
*ebijack-  rob, will you be doing any of the boat/fishing shows around mich/ohio?
*Rob-  Ive never been their and want to get a feel for it
*Rob-  I'll be at all the Chicago shows with Smoker or Bait Rigs
*ebijack-  rob, how much time do you like to prefish
*korn-  whats the biggest walleye you ever caught
*Rob-  Korn it very hard to get sponsor, but not impossible if your willing to work hard
*Rob-  11.^ # Lake Erie this year
*ebijack-  rob, are you planning on eventually fishing both div's of the pwt
*Rob-  I try to prefish any time I can get away
*korn-  I used to fish the MWC circuit We won Spring Valley and got 3rd at Red Wing
*Rob-  Yes that my goal, to fish both div.
*slip-bobber(MT)-  Sorry for being late. Are you an Eastern Div Fisherman Rob?
*Swat1-  Nite all. Good luck next year Rob
*ebijack-  you thinking of fishing the pwt korn?
*Juls-  nice job Korn...;-)
*korn-  To hard to get sponser would love to try PWT
-  rob, is competiton the main reason you starting fishing tourney's
*Rob-  Yes once you get it in your blood you can't stop
*ebijack-  rob, how long do you stick with a pattern before changing up
*korn-  Rob thanks for the info.And thank you guys for the chat CYA
*Rob-  It all depends on what else you have going 
*Dunn-  I decided to come back for a bit.
*ebijack-  rob, do you have a "go to" technique
*RIPLIPS MN-  rob what place did you end up in
*Rob-  Most the time I'll troll cranks
*ebijack-  what about a weedy shallow lake rob
*Rob-  Closer to the bottom than the top
*Den-  what cranks do you like best?
*Rob-  I like to cast shad raps over shallow weeds what a blast
*ebijack-  shadraps over weeds?
*Rob-  Shaps, deep Jr. thunder sticks and the New deep little Rippers
*Rob-  Shap Raps over weeds in in the spring is a killer
*ebijack-  rob, do you have a game plan for 2001 as a base plan
*ebijack-  rob, do you sell your boat every year
*Rob-  My plan for 2001 is to concentrate on my PWT season as much as possible
*Rob-  Yes I sell my boat every year
*RichardM(AB)-  what boat do you run rob?
*Rob-  180 Cobra By Smoker Craft
*Driftr-  rob, is that a S/C model
*Rob-  yes
*ebijack-  rob, are your going to prefish each lake before the official prefish?
*RichardM(AB)-  what do you have the most experience fishing rob
*Rob-  Yes , I have this fall and some free time next summer
*Dunn-  Rob, Are you impressed that 180 Cobra?
*Rob-  I'm Very happy with the 180
*Rob-  It handles rough water very well
*Rob-  walleyes 
*Dunn-  Rob, It looks like a very good rougher water boat.
*ebijack-  rob, have you studied previous years of the winning techniques for each water your going to fish?
*RichardM(AB)-  I meant rivers, lakes great lakes or res's Rob
*Rob-  I try to study the history as much as possible, the trick is remembering to use it
*ebijack-  are there any more questions for our host tonight?
*ebijack-  i'd like to thank our host tonight...ROB ENSOR !!!!!!
*ebijack-  clap clap clap
*ebijack-  thanks for hosting tonight rob..good luck in 2001!