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With covid pricing. Real pricing is out the door.

Terry and his new sled, we got some snow,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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Same experiences here seeing them shallow late year. I just can't remember if that coinciding with a warm front of not. Maybe it did. My logs are spotty or none existent lol I think it was 2016 that I read up on the late season shallow water bite on the Ottawa. I remember because I tried to apply it in the kawartha's on my last trip that year. We broke ice to get out so must of been early Dec. I asked my friend to take the wheel while cruising out of the shallows so I could stand on the deck and scope for fish cruising shallow spooked by the boat. I ended up seeing a few. We then pulled off the edge and I started working it casting way up top and got one nice one to bite (on one of my longest figure 8's ever) Last warm spell I was on gbay fishing on the saturday (day 4 of the warm front - Nov 7), we didn't get any bites but did see two fish off shallow structure throughout the day. The water temps only increased 1-2 degrees through the course of that day. One of those fish was pretty hot to go it seemed, we kind of blew our chance unfortunately. But she was shallow. I think there's a few patterns that go this time of the year. Gotta try it all. Always nice to get rewarded after noodling over what to do out there. Only thing with musky is the rewards on the big waters aren't plentiful enough!!

Good luck Bill! I'm heading out tonight after work and doing the shore musky nightshift on LSC!

People are not.......sorry.......people cannot go on large vacations - no cruises, no all inclusive vacations to St. Lucia so they are opting out for things to do outdoors - camping (tent or trailer), boating or a new motorcycle. Yes some people are being hit financially by COVID but many are not and are saving more money than ever - no eating out, no movies, no entertaining, no vacations, no cost of commuting..........hell my 407ETR bill went from $700/month to $0/month in just 1 month. It is all supply and demand. Go to a marina and they will have empty showrooms, and it was just trickling down into the used market. I saw this early and bought my used boat ASAP and sold my other boat 6 weeks later for a handsome profit - I sold my 11 year old boat for $4,100 more than what I paid for it in back in 2014. When else can you sell a toy for more than what you bought it for it.......and have a line-up of people willing to buy it. My buddy was looking and decided to suck it up and buy a new 2020 (Crestliner Fish Hawk 1750 c/w Mercury 115Hp) because he could not find what he wanted in the used boat market. All the 2021 boats are all coming in with a healthy price increase so he paid the $50k and bought the last one and had to drive to London to get it. These are interesting times my friend........interesting times.

Sitting home, not going to restaurants every other day, not going out the bars, not spending $$ here or there. Not surprised all the toy prices are going up. What type of boat are you looking for? Anything specific?

I buy tons of stuff from them. They are like the Toys R Us for guys!!!

I did some drift testing.. just like a little tank just plowed through. If a snow mobile could go I could make it.. up hills is an issue as a snowmobile could get a run at it.. I just plog along We also did a slush test and again it just plowed through.. I do not recommend it on a super cold day as the ice build up can cause an issue. My bike is a 450 so fairly light..

I am not as fast as the others, I burn more gas but I have never got stuck. I plow my driveway when not ice fishing. If I went fishing more I would love to have a sled but get the best bang for the buck with my machine

I read your list but the most common regret was not there....did not pack enough beer

You got it, if it isn't lower back pestering me, it's the mid upper back slowing me down.

I always look forward to reading about your adventures. Once again you've provided a great read. For sure many of us think how great it would be to fish some of the places you do but just as sure very,very few would be willing to go through what you do so that you can fish these places. I applaud you not just for sharing your fishing adventures but also for the service you provide to the people in our northern communities.