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There's no "best" choice - each has it's strengths and weaknesses. The flasher is extremely accurate and sensitive, but requires some getting used to in order to interpret signals indicating hard/soft bottoms. It is possible to watch (so I'm told) a 1/32 oz jig dance in front of a perch's face when properly set up. The LCD models are very user-friendly and much easier to read, and have a wider choice of cone angels. An LCD is a better choice for a runner & gunner, who wants to see bottom contours and content while covering water. Most people use and LCD in open water and a flasher on ice.

Nice Fi... Oh, right, no pics

Could be any legal dead baitfish, but suckers and ciscos are most common.

Ice is usually gone from southern Ontario lakes by mid April. Wawa might be a different story. I would like to think that DanC is joking when he says "maybe by June". I think he's serious LOL.

Nice! You're missin my mug though. Guess I'm gonna have to prove myself at Lakair come spring.

I'm pretty sure you can't. That's up to the mods.

2006/2007 Ontario Fishing Regulations and Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish

Not sure about the Carolinas, but a lot of Colorado, Tennessee and Arkansas waters have large "hatches" of mysis shrimp, which you probably have already read about. That's all I got, sorry.

Quite a few ood reports from the Niagara, both on OFC and among my friends. Should be some good fish there throughout the winter. Oh, I shouldn't have said that, apparently the whirlpool is a secret spot.

First, hold the reel in your left hand like you're gonna make a cast. Then, reach a finger or two across the bottom, across the reel foot, and hold the drag star in place. With your open hand, reel backwards on the handle. The handle will now unscrew from the shaft. Remove remaining parts as necessary. If you still can't get it, drop in to BPS, and I will show ya if 2jack2 doesn't first. 2jack2, do I know you?

Bass and muskie positively, and I'm fairly certain walleye, and to a lesser extent pike, as well.

The teeth are a dead give away it's a mako, but the size?!? I didn't think makos get that big. WOW!

If a stream has 'em now, there's a very good chance they'll winter there as well. I guess as long as there's sufficient oxygen and food, they won't bother moving. There are quite a few smaller tribs with wintering fish. As far as weights go, I'm gonna guess 4, 7, and 8lbs, top to bottom.

Who's this Charlotte? She's the one that was jumpin' up and down? A little too jiggly? She wasn't that hot anyway.

Good work! Never overlook the most obvious spots.

No Problem Woodro. 007, white bass are an open-water schooling fish. They don't relate to structure too often; they mostly relate to schools of pelagic baitfish (shad, emerald shiners). They are catchable from shore in May and June, though, during the spawning run. They run up larger rivers like walleye and steelhead.

How about Manitoba near The Pas? 70lb Pike: can't go wrong there!

Woodro, white bass are found in all Great Lakes, except Superior, and in Lake Nippising.

Those are some nice white bass!

That's a fish and a half!

Good point Tony, regulations mean nothing without enforcement.

HA! "Why should only summer fishermen have access to trout". It's much harder to locate and coax mid-summer trout than in winter, and spawning seasons in still-waters are still fairly protected. And if the MNR makes the claim about dumping unwanted species, shouldn't we respect that?

Don't fret, Outahere, it's for the better. You should be catching more and bigger trout in the future as a result of proper regulations, provided they are adhered to.

Man, I looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove to cook, and I love Pho, too! I'm gettin' hungry.

Great Rockies, guys