steverowbotham

Umm. WOW!

They think it sucks because salmon really dont feed when they're in the rivers and all you're doing is drifting a bag accidentally, or purposely into their mouth, which although legal, is pretty much snagging. Its a catch 22. That being said, the strongest runs will be in mid - late september, and I'm sure half the people on this board that complain about it will be down there getting their eggs for rainbow season

Well I guess thats what makes tournament fishing interesting. Different strategies. And I assure you.... Champlain fish do not roam alone. P.S. I still dont know where you're getting the whole 16+ pounds in pre-fish thing. I clearly stated 14-15 for each.

You obviously dont understand prefishing. We never pulled more than 2 fish off of a single spot durig pre-fish before marking it and leaving to find new water. When fishing a new lake, you need to catch a few fish to determine the size of the fish in the area, or else you might find yourself fishing for the 12 inch "bites" you got the day prior. Our Day One weight was better than any day of pre-fishing, and our day 2 weight could have been better if we didnt lose so many fish (our own fault yes). 5th out of 9 teams does seem pretty average. But, no disrespect to my other team members, I had the best weight on day one, and 2nd best on day 2. My pre-fish obviously put me on fish, and we found them every day. If I was going out fun fishing, and stinging a bunch of fish off each spot, then it would be a ridiculous strategy. For two days of pre-fish on such a big lake, I thought it went very effectively and wouldnt have done anything differently. The wind blew hard both days, and we have a much older team member who couldnt make a long run and stuck around the launch area to only manage 10 pounds and 8 pounds, which although kept us in qualifying postition, hurt our overall placing. All I'm saying is that I've been fishing tournaments for 9 years, and my pre-fish strategy works well for me, and if you do it differently, all the b est to you, dont scorn me for mine.

Okay, so its been a few days since I returned from Plattsburgh, NY fishing the B.A.S.S. Federation Nation 6 Man Team Event. Day One I drove down after work with another teammate who I was rooming with, we got down around 9pm on Monday night and got out on the water by 6am on Tuesday morning. We had an area that we had decided to try out first thing and made the 30 mile run to check it out. We were planning on dropshotting deepwater humps but on the flat calm water, passing by an island, we saw fish busting all over the place and stopped to try our luck. First cast with a popper and Gerry lands this nice smallie. We kept fishing the area and caught a bunch of 2-3 pounders so left for new water, after marking a few waypoints. We stopped at some deep water and set the Lowrance units to start marking some fish, which it did not, occasionally we would find the odd hook and catch a small 12-13 inch smallie. Nothing happening out deep. We moved into shallower water again around a lonely rock. First cast with a zoom super fluke produced a pig of a smallie. We started developping a pattern that underwater points with weed growth were holding the best quality fish. 3 pounders would be good fish for this tournament, 4 pounders would be bonus fish. Here's the "average" smallie from day one. We figure we would have had a 14-15 pound bag today. Day Two Day two was a tidbit rougher. The lake is 114 miles long and runs north south. We had a 10 MPH wind from the south and launching half way up the lake was, well, bumpy. I fished with another member of our team and we decided to target shoals closer to home in search of some smallies. Ryan did more catching than me today. I landed lots of 2 pounders, he landed the better fish. Here's one to show... We figure we had 14-15 pounds again. Day Three Day one of the tournament and we blast off at 5:15am ( a bit earlier than our Canadian tourneys). I was fishing with Ryan Johnson, my pre fish partner from day 2. We pulled up to a point and had 4 fish in the boat by 6:15. One was around 3.5 pounds, the rest were little rats. The wind was blowing again and we made a bumpy run up lake to fish a mid lake shoal. After no luck, we searched out shelter, and started fishing a point uplake. I landed a nice 2 pounder on a jerkbait right away to fill out our limit. After about 20 more minutes, we started seeing more bait busting on the surface. We started throwing flukes and topwaters with little success. We soon realized that white bass were feeding on the surface and smallies were picking off the smaller whites. So we started imitating white bass and started getting bit. We landed lots of fish and weighed in at 16lbs 9oz, the 4th best weight of the day. Day Four Day two I fished with Gerry again and we went to camp on the spot that Ryan and I found the day before. Ryan also fishing it, we worked together to find fish, shouting to eachother when we found a school. Gerry and I lost a lot of fish and even forgot about a 1.5 pounder in our second livewell and culled a bunch of 2 - 2.5 pounders, thinking they were the smallest. That cost us a bit, and we weighed in at 12 lbs 10 oz. Ryan weighed 16 lbs 12oz from the same spot. We never got a pic on stage, but here's the biggest that Gerry landed, and a pic of Ryan on stage with his bag. Overall, we finished 5th as a team and will now advance to the National Club Championships in Oklahoma in October. Great week, I cant wait to go back!

Fish at night! Walleyes and bullheads will keep you busy until the early hours of morning. I remember nights as a (younger) kid, landing 20 walleye and 50 bullhead. A floating jighead and worm with splitshots about a foot from the bait. let it sit on bottom and wait with a tight line. I remember it not taking long.

pretty sure its an atlantic, meaning that the harvest was not legal seeing as it would have to be greater than 24.8 inches.

thanks guys, MArk's baits are awesome, I suggest you all pick some up!

Mark Kulik, you sir, are my hero. Everyone, SLAMMERS own! Best dropshot bait ever made. Check the pics to prove it from today.

I got stopped today out on Simcoe and had everything I needed, I dont blame them for giving you a ticket, as previously noted .... it is REQUIRED! I even got a Ladies of the Lake Calendar from them ...... maybe my grandpa needs a new calendar.

Ummm... Dan Henderson ?

There are different strains of musky in Ontario, but as far as species go .... no, unless you include the tiger

Yeah the fish there were very skinny this year

Every year on opening day our club puts on a tournament in which a member can fish only with a woman or child, just to promote the sport to others, similar to a "gals'n'pals" kind of tournament. The tournament is shorter than most 7:30 to 12:30 but it is lots of fun. Rain greeted us early in the morning however by 10:00 AM the sky lightened and the fish turned on. Before the sun, our fish came on tubes and spider grubs, after the sun it was jerkbaits and spinnerbaits mostly. Most teams caught between 12 and 15 bass for the 5 HR tournament.Weigh in at 12:30 under partly cloudy skies and it remained great for the BBQ. I dont have them all, but the The top 4 Weights were: Steve Rowbotham/Brent MacLennan 16.40 Lb Bill Todd/Jo Ann Jackson 16.00 Lb Aaron Anders/Sarah 15.50 Lb Scott Shaw 13.95 Lb A very fun day all in all

WOW

what a fool

Dave Chong's Big Brothers and Big Sisters Event on Couchiching on Saturday Casey Cup (CSFL) on Simcoe/Couch on Sunday

No video yet, it was recorded as far as I know. He took a bit of a beating on his feet but he had Zvonick's number on the ground

Thanks guys, it was a good event!

DanC. The play by play I posted is for the whole event, so there's pictures of Nate in his win aswell

My brother lived and trained in Thunder Bay all last year, so him and Nate are good buddies. He won by rear naked choke in round 1, the fight wasnt even close. The kid is a monster, he's 5-0 now.

For those interested, I made a post last week about my brothers pro MMA fight in Calgary on Friday. Well he won and I wrote up a whole play by play with pictures on another site, here: http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f61/raw-comb...-photos-801910/ For MMA fans, David Loiseau, Travis Galbraith, Doug Evans and Dan Hornbuckle were also on the card.

Thanks for the support! Notice how he is "making his return" ? Mike is a national champion in both olympic freestyle and greco roman wrestling, his heart still belongs to wrestling. The problem is, he has nowhere to train 12 months a year for wrestling and needs something to keep him disciplined and in shape, he has found it, and fights like every 4 months on a normal schedule. Is it as safe as golf? Unlikely. Do we know the effects it could have on a fighter 30 years down the road? No, the sport is very new and is still growing. Is it much safer and better regulated than 10 years ago? Yes it is! Many doctors even believe it is safer than boxing. Brain damage is often caused by a fighter being knocked out, and getting back up after an 8 count and getting his adrenaline back and being dropped again. But again nothing has been proven, the sport is still young If you dont like it, don't comment on it.

i miay see you there, we'll see how finances go

So you're saying that protecting their spawning period is a bad idea and we should have that changed ?