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5 hours ago, dave524 said: The name Walleye didn't become common here till we started watching American fishing shows My grand pappy called them pickerel...Dad called them pickerel...I call them pickerel... my sons call them pickerel...my grandson calls them pickerel and his son will probably call them pickerel...Long live the name pickerel !!!l

My oldman still saying pickerel

The tradition continues in our house! No Americanisms here!

I tied up some free give aways and thought, what about something for the kids. So I am tying up a couple dozen pin bugs they can put in their hats. I tied them no different then I would on a hook.

The name Walleye didn't become common here till we started watching American fishing shows. Never heard it before about 1970.

A little history for the young guns (and reminiscing for the old farts)...how the terminology for the species has changed here in Ontario. The "Ontario Fishing Regulations" from 1960....what the gov't called them back then: "YELLOW PICKEREL (Dore, Pike-Perch, Walleye-Pike)" "PIKE (Great Northern Pike and Grass Pike)" "SPECKLED TROUT" "BLACK BASS" "MASKINONGE" Those are the terms I grew up with....the Ontario regs changed the names to Walleye, Northern Pike, Brook Trout, Smallmouth, Largemouth and Muskellunge, I believe sometime in the late 70's. ...and looking at the photo, it seems folks kept and ate Musky...lol

Looks like sumpin' Poor Old Michael Finigin would use !!!

A 2 1/2 ounce smoke colored salted tube under a slip float has served me well for many years for both large and small mouth bass and of course The Worlds Greatest Sportfish (Rock Bass) likes them too...

I'm a HUGE fan of Geigertec mounts. They're hand-made in Aurora, Ontario to an absolutely insane quality standard by people who actually fish. The guy who runs it (Tim Fernandes) is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. Website is https://www.geigertecmarine.com I like to support Canadian companies whenever I can, but flag waving aside, these really are the highest quality mounts I've ever seen - bar none. Yes, they're expensive and yes, pricing on the website is in USD ... which reflects the fact that's where 95% of their customers are located. BUT ... these brackets will last a lifetime and you'll never worry about having an expensive display bounce around in rough water, or detach altogether (as I had happen a few years back with another bracket). They really are as good as it gets.

I remember on the In Fisherman Al Lindner referred to a Rapela as a "Wrapalah".

I have all my units on Ram mounts...allows for the ultimate flexibility in positioning, and easy to fold away for traveling.