Spanky80

My 2019 Princecraft Resorter 160BT, 40 hp Merc 4-stroke tiller, with a Minn Kota Terrova iPilot 80 lb electric on the bow, and Humminbird graphs at the rear and bow.  Love the boat so far, lots of room and fantastic fish-ability.  The big Terrova with iPilot allows effortless trolling and anchoring.

A couple of opening-weekend walleyes and a nice smallmouth caught in front of my place on the Ottawa River.

Great suggestions guys.

I live in the Ottawa River near Petawawa, and primarily fish there until June, then I hit the local lakes, mostly bass and walleye.  I will be using the Terrova for anchoring and trolling.  I had a 80lb 24V Terrova on my previous boat, a Stratos 285XL, and wondered if that same electric would have been overkill on the Resorter.  I do agree that having more is better than "just enough", and a 24V setup would provide lots of insurance on this boat.

I quickly looked at the front storage on a Resorter at my dealer, and it appears that two batteries will fit in there (and hopefully a 2-bank Minn Kota charger).

Correction to my original question:  The 80lb 24V Terrova is available in a 45" or 60" shaft length...is 45" too short?

Thanks again folks.

I will be ordering a 2019 Princecraft Resorter DL BT (tiller) with a 40HP EFI this winter (or buying a 2018 leftover), and will be putting a Minn Kota Terrova on the bow.  The boat is 16’ long.

I’m unsure if I should buy the 12V 55lb Terrova or go with the 80lb 24V Terrova?  Other than the 12V / 24V option, I am concerned about shaft length up on the bow; the 55lb is only available in a 54” shaft length, while the 80lb is available in 60”.

Does anyone own this boat or know anyone that does and could provide a suggestion?

Thanks gang!

2015 Can-Am Commander 1000XT, purchased new in September 2015. Unit has 5,500 km's on logging roads in Quebec. Not used in deep water or mud, not abused. All scheduled Can-Am service completed, including one-way clutch bearing and new carbon drive belt this April.

Vehicle has the following factory options:
Roof
Half windshield
Rock sliders
Headlight guards
BRP/Jensen 200W 4-speaker stereo system, smartphone and USB capable
Rear window mesh screen
Dash mount for stereo & GPS AMP's mount for Garmin 600-series GPS (GPS not included with vehicle)
Rear view mirror
Rollbar-mounted mirrors

In addition, vehicle has the following updates:
22" LED roof-mounted lightbar
ITP SS Aluminum rims
ITP Blackwater 8-ply tires in 2017 May
Heavy-duty camouflage trailering/storage cover

Unit is in very good condition, well-maintained and not abused. Factory warranty until 2018 September. $14,900, located in Petawawa, ON.

2010 Stratos 285XL DC, 2010 Evinrude ETEC 150HO, matching Stratos trailer.  Boat was custom ordered in May of 2010 with the following options:

Custom colours (burgundy, black raspberry and gold pinstripes).
Atlas 6” manual jackplate.
Tournament package (upgraded rod holders, rod ramp for passenger, measuring board, livewell lights).
8 rod tubes in port storage.
Blinker-style wheel mounted trim.
System-Check system integrated into speedometer.
Water pressure gauge.
Raker II stainless steel prop.
Additional boat mounted water separating filter.
3rd passenger seat.
Integrated Trailer Tiedowns.
Spare trailer tire.
Custom matching Stratos cover.

In addition, the following upgrades have been added:
Electronics updated in 2015 to RAM mounted Humminbird 859’s at console and front deck.  Units have GPS chartplotting, Down Imaging, and are networked together to share waypoints. 
Minn Kota MK-330 3-bank built-in charger.

Clarion stereo system with amplifier, USB capable.
Minn Kota Terrova iPilot 80lb 24V electric motor with wireless remote.
New cranking battery in 2016 and new Group 31 deep cycle batteries in 2017.
Full LED lighting on both decks and under consoles.
New tires on trailer in 2016.

Unit is in very good condition.  This boat has never been tournament fished, and has very low hours (220 hrs).  Engine has had regular dealer service this spring (spark plugs, gearcase oil), BRP XD100 synthetic DI oil used exclusively, and is ready for the water. 

$23,900, located in Pembroke, Ontario. 

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Nice pics!  Our gang was up that way this past weekend, trailered to Stonecliffe and snowmobiled to Mattawa, stayed at Valois and returned Sunday.  Awesome weekend!

Fished this beautiful lake for many years, it can be tough sledding. The lake is crystal clear, your best times to fish are dawn and dusk, nighttime is also a great option. We fish mainly for walleye, there are also lake trout, smallmouth bass and pike in the lake.

I don’t venture too far from the end of the lake that Opeongo Mountain Resort is on. Speed varies from 1.0 to 1.5 mph. At daybreak, I troll a 2oz bottom bouncer with either a worm harness or a yellow perch coloured Rapala, on a 60 inch lead. If you are out early enough, follow the 10-20 ft breakline in front of the resort. As the morning progresses I’d move out and troll the 25-35 foot breakline, following the contour of that side of the lake in front of the resort. Watch for activity on your graph, I have found with this lake that if you aren’t marking fish or baitfish, move. The walleye will also suspend at times in this lake. Note the size (50 cm and over) and limit (2 with a sport license).

At night, the ‘eyes back the baitfish into the shallows of that area, again in front of Opeongo. Trolling is your best bet also, longline a Rapala-type shallow runner and hang on. The walleye in this lake run larger than average, and fight like a banshee.

For smallmouth bass, there are several shoals that run out from the shoreline or an island, these are clearly marked by a large red ball. There are some big smallies in the lake. On a sunny day, the shoals are very easy to spot from a distance.

Enjoy your trip, it is a gorgeous lake.

Assistance on the resort? Or fishing Lake Clear?

I'd carry at all times if allowed. How we ever got to the point in this country where we cannot protect ourselves...

You have a knack for putting words in peoples mouths. I never once said I wouldn't stop. In fact, every post I've made in this thread I said I didn't have an issue with getting stopped. I have nothing to hide, and no reason not to stop.

 

I get antsy when they stop me, ask for my paperwork which I provide, ask me any questions they want, which I answer honestly, and THEN they ask if they can look in my boat or vehicle. That is when I say NO. Sorry....and thier attitude starts. I dont like that situation. Its against my rights, and I won't let anyone get away with it. Not because I have something to hide, but because it is AGAINST MY RIGHTS! Period.

 

I bust my ass 40 hours a week to pay for my fun. I have all my paperwork in order, and I have nothing to hide. I am an honest, law abiding citizen. Why should I let anyone search my stuff?

 

S.

Very well said.

If he fishes the Ottawa River he doesn't need a Quebec license, even if he fishes the Quebec side of the river. It's called Border Waters that you can fish with either license but you have to follow the regulations of the side you are fishing on.

Negative...The Ontario Reg's state clearly that I require an Ontario Resident License to fish the Ottawa River, however the ignorant power-tripping Quebec CO's that patrol the Ottawa River do not recognize the Ontario Reg's, they only enforce the Quebec Reg's, and good luck trying to discuss it with them. One too many "discussions" with these meatheads (to the point they showed me their large sidearms when I tried to show them the Ontario Reg's), now when I see them approaching the hammer goes down on the ETEC and I run. I expect the nonsense with regard to the Quebec live bait B-S enforcement will only be worse this year on the river.

This, and the over-zealous OPP enforcement are the reasons I stick to the lakes in my area from mid-June until September, even though I live on the Ottawa River. Its just not worth the hassle anymore.

My fiance and I love fishing lily pads & weeds for largemouth, we aren't tournament fishermen,only for fun. We've had good success on the southern end of Lake Dore and Constant Lake, but would like to try a new area this summer.

I've heard that there are areas like this near the Westmeath launch ramp on the Ottawa River? Or is it closer to Lapasse? We live on the Pembroke-Rolphton stretch of the Ottawa River and I'm not too familiar with that area below Pembroke.

Can anyone verify this?

I have 2 hanging on my shed. 1 is smaller than the other. 1 was in new condition when I bought it at a garage sale. I was told by an oldtimer it is a Halibut rod and reel. He can have one at no charge, free, nada other than covering the shipping cost. Let me know via PM. I am so happy no one was injured or worse. I can't imagine the sence of loss we would feel if everything we had was lost in a house fire. Things that aren't worth anything to anyone than us such as family photos my wife has that were her Great-Great Grandfather and Mothers dating back to the invention of the camera. Only stuff compared to loosing a loved one but it must hurt badly.

 

I see you are in Pembroke, we had a hunt/fish camp just outside of Westmeath on Lake Coulange a section of the Ottawa River. I know the area all to well, beautiful country. We ended up there in the 80's when one of the old timers from the plant retired there. He was interned in Camp Pettawawa during the War, actually with my Grand Father. Even though he was a prisoner and born in Canada he loved the area so much he went back there to hunt and fish ever since the end of the War, crazy. And a member of our crew from Hamilton loved it so much he and his wife retired to Westmeath. I wonder if the old hotel is still there in Fort Coulange on the Quebec side? Man I have stories.

My gawd Ironmaker, that is incredibly generous of you! I will pass this on to him tomorrow at work, and will be in touch with you via PM shortly. I just recently met this fellow at work, and he has been very supportive of me in a new position I have there, and this happens to him and his family. You feel like I do...I hate that this happened and want to try and help him out.

I agree, it is beautiful country here, on both sides of the river (Quebec). There is never a shortage of things to do, great fishing, awesome snowmobiling, and the ATV'ing and fishing is incredible on the Quebec side (that's where we were Saturday). The Ottawa River in this area is a great fishery and very scenic. Amazing history in this area, I enjoy reading up on the logging that went on back in the day. I actually work at the "plant", now unfortunately owned/operated by an American consortium, privatized from AECL (thanks to the neanderthal previous government and our useless MP). If my job exists when I reach retirement, I have no plans to leave here. Very peaceful!

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Thank you dave524!!

A co-worker recently had a devastating fire that destroyed his family’s home and garage, thankfully the all were able to escape the blaze without injury. If the fire had started an hour later when they were in bed the result would have been terrible. It will be a long road back for them.

My co-worker is also a fisherman, and unfortunately lost all his gear in the fire. I’ve lent him some gear and rods so he can get out fishing in the short-term.

The question I have for the OFC’ers is the possible replacement of an old “banjo rod and reel” that was lost in the fire. It uses steel line, and is used for deep water trolling, typically for lakers. It has a two-handed grip with an aluminum bracket, the second grip has a mechanical lever that controls the drag via a leather pad on the reel. The one that my co-worker had was in pristine condition, and he used it often at his camp near Temagami.

His house insurance will cover the cost, the difficulty will be in finding one…I feel bad for him and would like to try and help him out.

My question is, would any of you have one for sale, or know of one that the owner would consider selling?

Hi all! I'm moving to Petawawa in July and managed to get a house with frontage right on the Ottawa River. As such, I'm looking to start fishing more often. Right now I just do some light canoe fishing for walleye and bass. So I'm curious if anybody knows some good spots on the River around the islands near the mouth of the Petawawa River. My place is just East of the mouth. I'm happy to fish for anything, though have never caught anything bigger than maybe a ten pound pike so would really like to try Muskie (once I get a proper boat lol, don't think canoe fishing Muskie would be smart). I'd love to try Sturgeon too, but don't think that's allowed on the Ottawa even with release. Thanks!

I live on the Ottawa River, about 8 km downriver towards Pembroke from your location, I launch my boat from Petawawa Point. As Joeytier said, its a productive (and underrated) walleye fishery.

There are great spots somewhat close to your location, but if you are limited to a canoe, I'd suggest hitting the Petawawa River (the deeper outlet with a 1/4 oz jig & minnow for walleye, the shoreline structure, timber and occasional weedy area for smallies, up to the first set of rapids). Topwaters are a blast on a calm morning here.

Directly across from Petawawa Point is a maze of smaller islands with various deeper areas between them, these have been great walleye producers for me. Be very careful crossing the main channel however, it can be an absolute gong-show on a busy day (don't look to the OPP marine unit for any help, they are more concerned with serious issues such as having a stupid whistle or, heaven forbid, someone having Satan's alcohol on board than they are concerned about enforcing any common sense). The shallower points of these islands are also great areas for bass.

If you follow the shoreline east from Petawawa Point, there are many good areas for smallies along here.

Feel free to message me if I can help more. Its a great area of the Ottawa River.

Thing's will never improve until we're all treated as equals. Until then, natives will continue to laugh at our justice system and we'll all continue to pay higher insurance premiums.

Agreed, well said.

I tuned in after failing to get tickets to the Ottawa show, heard it was great, unfortunately I turned it off once the political crap began, ruined it for me.

Yikes LOL!

They are not nice for a reason. Too many dicks with the same attitude as JP. I would be on guard all the time too if I had to deal with people like that every day. My life is worth more than that.

 

S.

Sorry to hear about your grandpa.

If you are approached by a law officer he needs to be comfortable approaching the vehicle. If you are staring in the rearview mirror fidging around, reaching under the seat nervousness or reaching for the glove box you have changed the way the officer will conduct the traffic stop. He has to escalate his guard until he knows what is going on. Any gun that is in reach and loaded regardless of if you have a CC is a potential cop killer. The load of CRAP that he was a good guy because he had a kid in the car makes no sense at all you might as well say I am rich because my wife is a blonde....... I can line up 10 people who look like they will kill you for saying hello but actually are nice people and for the other line up we got plenty of people in jail who look so innocent but will cut you fast and deep. You cant look at someone and make that judgment it just isn't possible. When I have a policeman come up to my windowless work van for any reason I place my hands fingers out seatbelt on till he looks inside of my van and asks me for my license and registration. Simple common sense is what is need by people when approached by an officer. If I had a gun in the car with or without a CC you do that while doing what I do and then inform him you have a loaded weapon in the vehicle so he can remove you from the vehicle and assess the location and legality of the weapon. This is lesson 101 when you get a CC no if's and's or but's. Who is wrong I do not know but if he had done this he would be alive.

You can not judge a police officer unless you have been in the situations he is in every traffic stop. Keep driving and badmouthing the good cops and they will decide their desire to protect the innocent is not worth the crap people are feeding them. If you think they do it for money guess again if you want to have a police force of poorly paid disgruntled officers then keep poking at them. We have a legal system to measure out justice the cop is in charge of seeing and siting people not deciding the penalty of the infraction.

 

Art

Amen X2

What do you think of the police using a bomb on the shooter. That's something new. Is it legal, moral. How about here in Canada is it alright to add bomb strikes to the police arsenal?

What do you think of the shooter murdering 5 police officer's, who were there protecting the people protesting against them?

I am sorry and I will likely take a lot of flack for this but: Miss Black America contest, The National African Canadian Association, Black In

Canada, Black Theatre Workshop.... BLM, the list is endless! You can't have it both ways! BTW (all lives matter)!

 

It isn't hard to find countless organizations that exclude white or non black people but at the same time try to form an organization that excludes people of color and you would have your butt handed to you and you would be tagged as racist.

 

I grew up beside and lived with people of almost every race and nationality, I have many friends that are "non white" but we don't see colors, we see hearts and charactor, we see each other as people, as friends.

 

Blacks need to be treated as equals, whites need to be treated as equals, until everyone starts treating the person standing next to him as equal there will always be these conflicts!

 

I fear however that these conflicts are only going to worsen, it isn't the average black/white/ whatever race or nationality that organize these things, I truly think that a lot of these conflicts are the work of people with other agendas. Divide and conquer!

Couldn't have stated that any better, Big Cliff. Very well said! Until we open our eyes to the big picture (the other agenda's) and can openly discuss without fear of being labelled, it will continue to divide. We are all equal, no special rights or privileges for anyone.

i cant say if the cops did right or wrong

I cant tell if the guy was reaching for his gun while the cop was on top, if he wasn't then yes it may be murder

if he was then, they may have feared for their lives and i have no problem with them shooting him

the guy in the car i only saw him bleeding out and his girl friend making a video after the fact..who changed details a few times...so I have no idea what really happened........so how can one judge

 

The big problem in the States is that there are so many officers being shot at that they are very Leary when ever they pull some one over.

They are on edge and in fear for their own lives in a lot of places. I can say if I was a cop down there I would be no different.

 

The problem in this case is the gentleman said he had a CC permit and was reaching.

What he should have done if this was actually the case is kept his hands on the wheel and told the officer where the firearm was so the officer could take control of it while dealing with the individual. And then returning it when done.

Cops killed nearly twice as many whites as blacks in 2015. According to data compiled by The Washington Post, 50 percent of the victims of fatal police shootings were white, while 26 percent were black. The majority of these victims had a gun or "were armed or otherwise threatening the officer with potentially lethal force,"

Many of these people have already had criminal backgrounds and are known to the police

 

They know what they also may have on their person well before the police approach them

 

If u are caught obey the police commands don't resist arrest and continue to fight with the officers

 

This applies to any human race

 

Then let the courts determine if the charges are upheld.

 

I dare say that u will see non blacks of any other race protest coast to coast in support of the officers shot and killed

 

As stated the majority of these people have already had run in with the law

 

When they are caught and fight with the police. They have reasons for their actions to get away from the police because they don't want to go to jail again and sadly they are willing to injure or kill a cop to maintain their freedom in crime

 

They always blame the officer but they should grow up and blame themselves for being in the wrong in the first place

 

Prayers to all affected

 

As I understand it the majority of the officers killed were running toward the shooter to try to apprehend him in order to protect all the citizens from harm

Agreed. I'd like to see the facts (as opposed to what has been reported by the media) before passing judgement. The victim's g/f filming and narrating the post that was on Facebook I see as one side to the story.

Speaking of the media, "funny" how some things are reported and some aren't: http://fox2now.com/2016/07/08/report-officer-shot-in-ballwin-manhunt-underway/

Where is Obama's media release on this? Where is BLM? Seems even some of the Governors have jumped on the bandwagon, one stated that the driver wouldn't be dead if he were white.

I pray for our American friends, a sad week indeed.