Rizzo

we take a few days the last week of October for musky fishing and it hasn't disappointed yet

wear that lifejacket much longer and he'll be angry again

Have a second rod nearby. I caught a musky last night, getting the hooks out of the net took me longer than getting them out of the fish. I bet it took 10 minutes (but felt longer)...so I fired up the motor and did some open water trolling with rod 2 while trying to get #1 untangled. "Fortunately" I didn't get another fish while still tangled...would have been hand-bombing that one!

I have a down easter...but actually just wedge my rod in the boat seat when I'm trolling. I often troll at 8 or even close to 9 mph and I feel more comfortable having the rod wedged into the seat (my down easter is just a clamp on, not mounted)

welcome to the board. I have a love hate relationship with Balsam. Some days it feels like the best lake around, and then the next day a big skunkeroo

That was one big Shawk

I'm real close to that Timmies as well, down Windfall Lake Rd. I've fished Crane a couple of times. Caught a nice big incidental walleye (6 pounder), a few pike, and raised a big musky - head like a shovel. Enjoy your place up there!

Where did you buy? I have a cottage up that way and I know a piece of land near me for sale...maybe we are neighbours now?

Thanks for the report Brian. Hope all works out well with your eyes. I still can't believe your youngest is in his 20's...geez how old are you! By the way, picked up some pressure treated plywood today, turns out home hardware doesn't sell oil based paint anymore though

great job! Your season is going a lot better than mine!

about 2.5 feet in length, 6 inches high, and 2 inches thick (was going to glue 2 pieces together if I could find it 1 inch thick). Using it to raise a transom 6 inches. In other words, I'm turning the plywood into a 2x6 that's about 2.5 feet long

Anyone know where I can get some?

thanks for all the advice

Its hooked into the same battery as the motor, not the trolling motor

Since OFC was quick to solve my prop nut woes, thought I'd try another issue! My finder (Lowrance elite 5) never seems to mark fish while the motor is running, only when drifting or when trolling motor is on. All the cables are wrapped snuggly together. Could this be the source of a problem or would that have nothing to do with it? Would it help if I put something between the fishfinder cable and all the other cables (ie put a rag or something in between?). I already tried adjusting ping speed and that didn't help. Last time out sometimes it didn't even read that well, would tell me I was in 2 feet when it was more like 30. Would be like that for a minute or 2, and then all of a sudden would start working again.

Bing Bing Bing we have a winner, OFC to the rescue again. Couldn't take the suspense...pulled the pin back out, tighten another revolution or so and NOW its tight. You guys were right, was just shifting I guess...maybe that's what Cliff's motor was doing too!

oh, there's a thought...maybe I should take the pin back out and try and tighten it a few more revolutions...see if it gets tight then

Thanks Cliff. Hopefully its the same thing. Its not like I really torqued the thing, was just giving it a bit extra "oomph".

ouch...I might suggest cutting back on the fishing a bit for her sake (and spending a night or 2 in a proper bed). Its great to find a woman who likes to fish, but the sleeping in the truck and being on the water 12 hours a day might be pushing it...especially when there are friends back on shore. Just my opinion (based on experience though

I thought everyone who rents those things just park on the back side of big island (pigeon)...made me wonder if they charge you mileage on those things! Have a great trip wherever you go.

Was putting my prop back on tonight, It seemed to be tightening up well, but then when I went for that extra quarter turn on the prop nut, it actually got looser (like I had stripped it). Is it possible to strip something like that? I could see the hole for the cotter pin, so I did put it in and the prop seems reasonably snug, just don't know what happened there? Everything fine or did I just ruin my fishing for tomorrow? I had the motor in gear while I was turning it if this means anything.

nice job. I hear you about those pesky walleye. As soon as I start throwing baits 9 inches in length or more here come the dang walleye.

personally I would go Mitchell. Lots of pike and you might get a musky or 2 as well. I've never caught a musky in Canal (having said that, I've only fished it a couple of times and was after pike)

credit river must have something in it

Best of both worlds, beauty idea.