crappieperchhunter

ALL TAXES/RENEWALS..ETC... are a cash grab. However I hold the opinion that taxes are necessary to maintain the lifestyle we have all become accustomed to. The money they get from this isn't used to fund some private club only government employees get to use... it comes back to us in one form or another. And to a large degree I like the way things are done here in Canada. Sure the government throws money at lots of things I don't understand or may never use....and that will never change. But lots of it also goes to stuff I use everyday and appreciate having. Right from the start I knew that the boaters license was going to be a renewable thing eventually. Who could have not seen that one coming? To me it's a small price to pay to get out in my boat and enjoy time on the water. Would it be nicer if it remained the way it is...yes it would. Hell it would have been even nicer if it went back to just being free with no card at all. But I'll happily pay the small token charge every year to keep my card. It's only a big deal if you make it a big deal. I say go out and enjoy your boat and don't sweat the small stuff.

...another nondescript description!!! ...I keep talkin, but y'all ain't a listening!!! ...we like pics!!!

Walleye fishing through the ice on Scugog a few years back. In about 10-12 feet of water. Had a hit and set the hook. The walleye..about 3LBS..... swam straight up and came clear out of the water into my portable hut. I never turned the handle on the reel once to reel it in. All I had to do was kick it away from my hole so it didn't wiggle back in on me. Another time fishing at the French River in the spring. I was crawling a jig along bottom for walleye and get a hit...feels like a pike. All of a sudden my brother who is bottom fishing with minnows in another boat 40 feet away hollers fish on. Well it turns out my brother wasn't really paying attention...may have been alcohol involved and had his pail open. So what happened was the pike ate his minnow and then swam over and nailed my jig. He was fishing on the far side of his boat so we figured that pike travelled at least 80 feet without my brother realizing it to get over to my jig. I've got lots more...but those are 2 of my favourites.

Always happy to help.....

Thx for sharing....but that 2nd fish is an Atlantic isn't it

Carping is an addiction....you are one of us now. The good carping up in the Kawartha's starts in June, and I look forward to it every year. Thx for sharin.

My first gamefish where feisty specs...8-12 inchers....from a stream much smaller then yours in the photos. For ages now trout opener for me has been chasing crappies. However reports and pics like yours always take me back to my little stream and the beautiful specs that came out of it. One of these springs I'll have to return home and coax my old man into heading down to the creek to wet a line. Thx for sharin.

Sorry GCD....Beansie showed me once a few years ago how to post pics...put I have just never cared enough to do so. Personally I go fishing to fish....bringing a camera just never occurs to me 99.9% of the time. As far as I can tell...a camera has never helped ANYONE catch a fish. However I do really enjoy others pics...so I'm glad others pack there camera's.

Nice Cliff. I made it up there at noonish....sorry I missed you. I did have a good visit with the usual suspects while I was there though and even managed a few to bring home. But it was definitely off compared to yesterday. Glad you got out. Maybe next time we can manage it at the same time. Hope you and Sue have a good fish fry.

Good job Emil. Did your young lad go with you? I still think about what a trooper he was the day we went smelting. Been perching on Simcoe for the last 2 weeks. Today was crappie in the Kawarthas. Looks like we both had fish to clean today. Thx for the pic and report.

We have taken that 1 step further. Experience has taught us that if you leave before sun up, you can get very fresh road kill before the crows start picking at it. Saves wear and tare on your car when someone else does the dirty work

Good on you for getting into them. They sure are tasty little buggers.

You will do fine with plastic. For shallow spring crappie I generally fish about 2 ft off bottom. So if you are in 3 FOW you only need a 1 foot lead under the float. Try that spot closer to home that you and I talked about on the Creek this spring. You might be surprised...but keep it on the down low Good luck at getting into them. It's supposed to be a beauty weekend.

Like I said didn't know if it was a advertised sale or not. I went in looking for grass seed and had to do the mandatory cruise through the fishing section while I was there. Quite often...in the Oshawa stores anyway... they have unadvertised stuff that they are practically giving away. Getting rid of old stock or discontinued stuff I guess. So I always browse around a bit while I am there.

Stoty not sure if it is just a local Cdn Tire or all of them, but I got powerpro at a Oshawa Cdn Tire..Taunton Rd.... for $10 off a spool last week. Might be worth looking into.

Maybe that beaver owns a boat cause it sure looks like he was trying to fashion one of them anchoring buttons you tie your boat off on when you go ashore. At least thats what they look like along the Trent at some of the locks.

Glad it was a good day Cliff. I know you have been looking forward to it. Sounds like the wind made it a bit of a challenge. However it also sounds like Steve did everything he could to put you guys into fishable areas, can't ask for better then that. Thx for the report.

Yeah she still chuckles about that whenever the subject of Carp Point comes up. If a video of that little adventure made it on utube I'm sure alot of people would find it amusing.

Used to really look forward to there spring sale. $1 to spool a reel...never missed it...dating back to when they where still located on Simcoe South. I don't really need anything but I used to go for that and then "donate" money for other stuff while I was there. No more $1 a spool. So no more donations either. Too bad. I always liked getting a "DEAL" and "Supporting" them. Now I can just go somewhere else when it is convenient instead of waiting for an "Event". Natalie are you listening?

A lot of posts on here this spring of small crappie that I would never consider keeping. Nice to see a picture of some decent slabs for a change. Thx for sharing, and enjoy your fish fry!!!!

It's been awhile since I was at Bowmanville. It was a once a season MUST visit when my kids where small though. We all enjoyed it when the kids where young, but a half day is plenty of time to take it in. Metro Zoo was also a MUST every year. Both different. But you can't go wrong with either. I hope you get a nice day for your outing.

Nice haul. Seems like plan B worked out just fine. One of these days I'm going to get down there and get me one of those handsome creatures. Thx for sharin.

Ohhhh...that makes me vewy vewy angwy you wascally wabbit. Seeing you and Meely are pulling a no show for the opener...we will do our best to save a few for you lads.

Fin S Shad..colors Arkansas shiner or black with gold flecks on a 1/32 lunker city jighead hung under a float. In the Kawartha's or on Simcoe that is all you need. Spool up with nothing heavier then 4LB line and you are gold. Good luck at getting into a few. I will take a feed of perch over a feed of crappie anyday...but I do love fishin for slabs. I can't wait for the kawartha opener.

Good you got out. I would have happily joined you guys if I didn't have to work today. I'm hoping for some fresh perch later in the week.