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Great job camera man! Don't worry I do believe that you had the biggest fish of the day at the end of your line .

Nice fish Jigger! Thanks for sharing!

Looks like a beautiful place to visit and fish! Gotta give it a shot later this summer. Thanks for the report!

Great report johnnyb! That's a really nice muskie! Congrats!

"Wow" is all I can say right now lol. Love the report and I'm always so jealous reading them because it is very unlikely that i'll catch ONE fish that's as big as the ones you guys got lol.

Congrats on the PB! .. o wait I mean... to the osprey. That a very very cool sight and amazing picture to share with us! Thanks for the report. o yeah... nice smallie you got too lol!

love the colors on these panfish. Thanks for the report Jedi!

have you considered using a drift sock?

Agreed.

Great pics Lew! Looks like a perfect morning to be out there on the water!

That's not too bad of a bass opener Johnny, though you lost many of them. Good thing is that it won't be as bad next time! When i take a newbie out I usually set them up with a bobbler and a piece of worm on the hook. There's always loads of panfish to keep them busy & happy lol. The problem is that, you won't be able to fish much because you'll be too busy unhooking fish/hooking worms.

Always have enjoyed your reports Johnny. Sounds like a great day with a mixed bag of fish ... I was over at Dalrymple but didn't have as much luck.

Nice fish man! Congrats on the win! Thanks for sharing.

Congrats on the 2 PBs! As always, great report! Keeps me sane during the week

Nice cat! Must have gave you quite a fight. Congrats on the first!

It's nice to get away once in a while, and with some good sized fish to boot! Thanks for the report.

WTG and congrats to Sydney! This will definitely add on to her fishing addiction ! however, I do feel bad for the other kids who attended that tourney ... I'm sure they knew it's over when Syndey puts her line into the water... at least there are many other tourneys the other kids can go to haha!!!

that's a monster! I hope that everything works out and we'll be proud of have an OFNer in the recordbooks!

wow, some big eyes!

Lots of great advices already, 2 things i'll add. 1) Try to unhook the fish before taking a picture, avoids the problem of the fish thrashing around and driving the hook into the angler 2) When lifting a big fish up for a picture, try to kneel down for the stance. It's easier on your back and it's also safer for the fish incase it jumps out of your hands. (this is done usually by carp anglers but I believe it would apply to other big fish as well)

WTG Lootbag! That's a very nice fish for the Grenadier Pond, looks healthy too. Great catch!

Great report sounds like a wonderful trip at "camp" !!

Hey Johnny, The way that the hair rig works, is that the heavy weight drives the hook into the fish's mouth when they take off. Usually a "hook set" is not really needed, just a slow sweeping motion would be good enough to drive it deep into their mouth. With the setup we're using (feeder packed with method mix and sometimes 1-4oz weight), we need the heavier line to cast these rigs. Of course it depends where you're fishing, but if I'm fishing at a swim where bigger fish are common (15-25lb average), I'd prefer using heavier lines just to avoid losing the fish as well. It's kind of like, you can also use 6lb test to fish for muskie but most won't do that. As far as the mono vs braid, I might be wrong but it seems that the zebra mussels cuts up mono pretty easily. People use 50-80lb PP for their hooklink up at the St.Lawrence.

Ok, i'll have to agree that these are more beautiful than carp. lol! Seriously though, they are indeed the most beautiful fish we have in our waters. Great catch and thanks for sharing!

smallies are tons of fun, even the little ones put up quite a fight. Nice fish! Thanks for the report.