crappieperchhunter

Can't help you with the line question. All I have ever used is 6LB trilene XL. When less visible line is needed I go perching or crappie fishing instead. As far as a pin goes....don't get caught up in that until you decide you are going to do alot of steel fishing. The best steelheader I know has NEVER owned a PIN....and has probably caught more steel then most here could ever imagine. And honestly as long as you have good line and a decent rod...you can have the crappiest reel going and it really doesn't matter. So any decent reel will be more then adequate. Good luck...prime steel season is fast approaching.

Well done Cliff. I wish I could have mustered the time off work to come with you. Road trip on the weekend maybe, seeing as the weather forecast is starting to look better. Good to hear you made out well. Helps make the long drive worthwhile. Enjoy those tasty buggers. Good on Bruce for helping you out. But he did alright as well....your venison pepperettes are awesome. Thx for the report.

Well it all makes sense now....I always thought it was pretty much a useless store. I figured they must be making a killing on the "BAR" section cause the fishing section blows. Guess I was sorta right.

My wife won $500 on Chum FM a few years back. One of those "hear your name on the radio" and call back within 10 minutes to win. Funny an old college friend she keeps in touch with actually heard Debbe's name and called her at work to tell her to call the radio station. Had a free weekend in Orillia with the cash, trying to make it GROW at Rama. Had no luck with that....but it was a free weekend.

Supply the caffeine...."Roll up the Rim" starts tomorrow....and I'll show up

If you posted them smelts WITH some of your homemade bread...I think I would have had to come and hunt you down and blow up your computer Man I would love a feed of them!!! I'm hoping for a road trip to get into a few. Just gotta get word that they are biting.

Jeez that is a tough pill to swallow. You where THERE and you have my respect for that. Remember the good....AND...the bad....cause i'm sure the old man would have wanted it that way. Godspeed to you are and the rest of your family.

Now there is a nice gift for your boy. I'm sure he will have lotsa good memories out on the water in it.

If such a magical place exists :whistling: Mayhaps we could send peeps the GPS co-ordinates?

Can't kill them old Sears boats. But I will defer to the others who have responded and said it's not a great deal...but i still love them old Sears boats

Can't help with anything other then Oshawa Creek, as I drive over the south end EVERYDAY on the way to work. The bottom end never blew out...still lotsa ice. Other then that i can't help you....I'm still in ice fishing mode on Simcoe. Come on all you steelheaders who have been out...help this guy out !!!!

Are the smelt still thick in the marina? Could spell a road trip next weekend.

You gotta stop doing that I live is Oshawa....and I swear I can smell it here!!! Nothing like a slice of warm bread right outta the oven with some butter on it. We have a bread maker, and have been making our own bread and pizza dough for 5 years or so...the only bread we buy is white bread when we have a turkey...cause Debbe still prefers using it to make stuffing.

Wondering the same thing Cliff. I was really itching for a feed of smelt before last weeks rain messed things up.

Nice report Shayne. Thx for sharin. A beauty day fishin with the kids and a friend. Well done!!!

Brian....Misfish....saw your photo of Beans...sleepin. Sorry young fella no sleepin goin on there. I recongize THAT guise...It's the ZEN like state he achieves when is is RETYING. At Carp Point I have seen it 1000 times. No disrescept my thin friend......just thought I would clarify.

Nice to see your pic's Beansie, and glad you made it. Don't exactly know why...but I'm glad you made an appearance. Still waiting for a cruise in the new chariot. Had FULL intentions of being there today...but my boss wanted me at work printing client's T4's and T4A's.....go figure? Nice shots of our buddy Photoz doing some "coaching".....Crusty old so and so with the heart of a saint. Can't think of a better man for the job. Looks like a good day. Wish I could have made it. Thx fer sharin. Carp point is fast approaching.....

Thx for the update. Them tasty smelts will have to wait.

I never made fun of you CH....but the ...i've said that many times...from your quote above is my point. You have done Sean Avery to the point of silliness on here...pick something else. I'm pretty sure I am not the only one who feels this topic has been beaten to death. Let it die in peace.

And for that your have my utmost respect, as well as my deepest sympathies

Didn't feed him anything, but he might have been eating the flakes I was putting in for the goldfish.

I don't care what anyone says....that's funny right there

I have seen that many times myself. Once I got some crappies night fishing on Rice Lake. My fish basket came out of the water around midnite. Too tired to clean them when I got home, I put them in a plastic bag in my fridge. The next morning when I got them out to clean them, one of the bigger ones was still flopping around pretty good. Just to see what would happen I threw him in my 30 gallon fish tank with my goldfish. 100% recovery. Kept him in there for about a month and was toying with releasing him,then I decided to finally fillet him up.

Since you asked for my opinion....here it is. I think this Forum would be better served if you would stop talking about the guy. Since you seem to be the only one to continuously bring him up. The only reason i ever open these threads is just to see if someone else has requested you talk about that idiot somewhere else as well. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE leave him outta here...there that's my opinion.

:clapping: but isn't that another can of worms Wayne