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Yeah I agree with Dawg here ... I own a pair of Saltys and I also place the reels between the two locking rods. You'll need to put it upside down for spinning reels. Much safer that way in case a big fish hits or you get snagged up.

another vote for the Daiwa Advantage HSTA!

Nice to see you back with the reports GCD! It sure looks hot down there, don't forget the sunscreen lol!

it's most likely carp.

hey frozen-fire, I bought a canoe 3 years ago and just recently invested in my first boat so I can give you some advices on this . Here's a few things that comes to mind: 1) Length-wise, I think a 15-16' would do just fine for two people 2) Although you guys prefer paddling at the mean time, I'd say try to get one with a motor mount or a square stern one. Sooner or later you might want to explore further away from your launching point or you might want to start trolling, it's alot easier to do it with a trolling motor/small gas motor, I'd advice you to keep that option open even if you won't be getting the motor now. 3) Keep the weight of the canoe in mind, seeing how you and ur girlfriend combine to be around 250lbs, I'd assume that you're 150lbs, it might be difficult for you to lift it onto the top of your car. (I'm guessing your girlfriend won't be able to help much here) I own a 16' fiberglass canoe and it weighs almost 80lbs, I can't load it on my nissan sentra on my own. (although i am only 135lbs but i'm not that weak neither ) 4) For anchoring, I have been using a juice jar filled with sand, it works fine when it isn't too windy (15km/h or less), however when it's too windy out it wouldn't be safe to go out on the canoe anyway. Lots of people are using drift sock and they swear by it, I haven't used one so far. 5) Car mounts: Canadian Tire has those styrofoam mounts and it's been working fine for me, probably not worth getting rack installed onto your car when you're only looking at spending $250 or so for the canoe. 6) Check kijiji/craiglist/buysell, they sometimes have good reliable canoe for that price. Just for a reference I bought mine that comes with a 1968 1.5hp motor (with minor problems) for $350. Mine is quite old though, but reliable. 7) I have seen Civics tow trailer/boats, although it's not designed for that purpose but I believe they do have a towing capacity. By upgrading breaks/transmission fluid (i'm not sure what you need to change here), you can probably get away with towing a 12' tinny with a small outboard. I have seen them go as low as $400 for a used package. 8) Don't forget that you'll need all the safety equipment, i.e. PFDs, paddles, safety kit (with ropes, whistle, flashlight, etc) That should have taken you a while to read lol ... and is all i could think of for now, if you need more help. Feel free to PM me.

That's the report i was waiting for ! Looks like you had a great time and it's beautiful there. Very cool to see the"raft" of birds as well Thanks for sharing!

It's great to see you still alive and kicking FHR!!! We sure miss your pike reports . Nice rig, the big fish can probably take you for a ride lol. Thanks for the report and checkin in with us, I'll be waiting for the next one to come!

is that a blue pickerel in one of the pics? That looks like a nice sized one ... I have only seen pics of smaller ones. very cool colors Looks like an amazing trip, thanks for the report!

looks like the ladies are catching all the big ones! lol! Thanks for the report!

Thanks for the report Terry. Great pics!

Thanks for the great read Justin, lots of information and I always learn something reading them.

looks like a great day marko! these carp must be alot of fun with lighter gear, and you sure are doing well with the bass!

Great report Reefrunner! Very nice carpentry with the garage! Please update us with the progress!

Great pics and report TJ! It seems that your report has came back to "normal" now, no more fish pics for you ! WTG Avery!

That's a very nice picture and great smallie!

backwood portaging for muskie action! that sounds quite exciting.

Thanks for the pics Rich. I'm so jealous how you've got so much water to fish/explore just around your area.

Nice perch UA. Geez i think you should stop reading GCD's reports and imitating his fish poses

holy crap that's a huge sheep, i have yet to catch one of these yet. Thanks for sharing!

WTG Marko! Looks like an even more successful trip compared to the last report that you did. I particularly love the shot with the fish and the rod/reel on the rock. Thanks for sharing!

Some nice fish there! That largie is real fat considering its length ... must have choked down a few frogs or something lol! Thanks for sharing.

Always love reading your reports TBayBoy. Thanks for sharing once again. Good luck next week! I think the size of one boxer can most likely fit a bag of plastics, so... if you would like 5 more bags of plastics

Nice bucket there CC! I too find it a bit weird that you're holding a bass in a tshirt

A fishing report from Dan! Thanks for sharing, you take amazing pictures and catch some big fish too !

Congrats JohnF! All the hardwork finally paid off for ya! Don't worry, we believe you. You even told us that you attended carp orgy parties, so I'm pretty sure you never lie when it comes to fishing stories