bigbuck

The former gas crusader Dan McTeague is fairly silent now as well. Another inquiry will turn up nothing. Unfortunately when you have a PM from Alberta and a US President from Texas, where do you really think their loyalties lie?? Oil money put them in power and will keep them there. I hate to sound cynical but I am. Big oil can do what it wants for the forseeable future.

I'll see what I can do for ya up on Buckhorn this weekend. I'm packed and loaded for bear.

I agree with Lew and Speck. Take it easy on the guy. He's new and he's asking for help. Now, I hope he comes back and corrects his spelling because I don't know what the heck he wants to fish for. Is it pike? or is it pick(eral)? As for giving away your hotspots, you don't have to if you don't want to.

For the pike down there, make sure you are using at least 50lb test Fluorocarbon LEADER MATERIAL (not to be mistaken for fluorcarbon fishing line). Brian or Steve can hook you up at JB's. I made a few leaders for my piking expedition next week up on Lake Muskoka. (50lb Seaguar, SPRO coastlock snap and SPRO ball bearing swivels).

Congrats on the birth of little Nicholas. I assume you are on your way to BPS to pick up his SpiderMan fishing rod.......... Get a little perch or sunfish on his hook by the time he's 2 or so and he'll be hooked.

That's good news - sort of. At least you went prepared with the vaseline, thankfully you did not need it. Now this brand spanking new heavy duty boat better catch fish or I forsee a titanic-esque sinking of it. Good luck and enjoy the boat you lucky bugger. I need a few more years to pay down the mortgage and get my baby girl out of diapers before I can even think about a boat, never mind a new one.

Well, the colonel ok'd it and hopefully the girls don't mind too much. I'm heading up to Buckhorn Friday afternoon to my buddies cottage to get the boats in the water and to wet a line on midnight hunting for some north Kawartha walleye. His cottage is just outside of town (supposedly walking distance) and I am looking forward to doing some fishing.

My thoughts and prayers are with your husband, yourself and your family. Be strong.

Beautiful!! Just beautiful!!

It sure is gorgeous just a few hours north of the big smoke!! Fantastic read with outstanding pics.

Thank you.

This joker should get the maximum fine + a whole whack of community service (cleaning sewers sounds right). I agree with Pigeon regarding the generalizations in society today wholeheartedly.

I wouldn't be using it where there are potential world record type muskies. I bought one yesterday and it looks like a pretty decent reel for the money. For pike, bass and the occasional muskie, it should be fine. If you want a reel exclusively for the big toothy critters, get something else.

Soak the fillets in beer, then dip them in pancake mix batter made with beer. It's awesome!!! The beer helps the batter not soak up too much oil so they are nice and crispy and damned good!!

C H E A T E R S N E V E R P R O S P E R ! ! ! !

You know, it makes me sick to hear of this sort of stuff. I hope that this guy gets the book thrown at him and if and when he gets out of jail, he is finished with tournament angling!!! Whoever his sponsors were should definitely distance themselves from him.

MORON!!

So I was up at BPS yesterday and saw that the Abu Garcia 5500 D5 was on clearance for $59 and change. I figured what the heck, it's too good a deal, the same reel was $129 a little while back, so, I picked one up. I figure it should be good for bass, pike, bottom bouncing for wally's and when I'm tired of fishing for bait, the odd Kawartha muskie. It seems like a decent reel that will work good with my spare bass casting rod. I'm gonna spool'er up with 50lb PP and go have some fun this summer. There's also some great deals on bass casting reels, there's a $200 Johnny Morris bass reel that's on for $79 and the Citica is also on special as well for I think $119.

Your hook cutters for the big'uns. extra rod and reel (someones will always break if there is not a spare in the boat). Spare set of spark plugs and a basic tool kit, a spare prop and shear pin are always nice to have. A bucket to bail water with.

Congrats!! Enjoy the new boat!! Fishing is only going to be more fun now.

Jeez, all I was able to get done was some yard work at home. Too bad it's not fishing season, fishing off your dock right now would be like shooting fish in a barrel.

Size of the jig head depends on how deep the water is, current, etc..... Rule of thumb 1/8 of an ounce per 10 feet in relatively calm water. As for bait, you can't beat minnows. As for grubs, I've never really used them so I don't know. Colour of jig head, chartruese/orange tipped with a minnow has worked for me on 3 trips to LOTW very, very well.

Good luck.

Now, will that hat be a good luck charm out on the water Pete?? I'd love to see a pic of you holding a 50+ incher wearing that hat, strum that banjo, never mind the rake. I see it now in neon lights, "Pete Maina, the Muskie and Roller..........."

Enjoy the new toy!!! Canon makes a fantastic product. My old EOS 650 that's 20 years old still looks like new and more importantly, still takes awesome pictures. I loved our old little Canon digital but alas, after dropping it twice in the boat and then getting it wet, my wife killed it. Now we have a Sony but I liked the Canon more. Practice makes perfect in photography, keep at it.

It was nice to be able to actually get to put a face on some of the regulars. Lew & Squid stood out of the crowd in their yellow OFC jackets. It was a great show and I was able to speak to Gord Pyzer for about a half hour with my father in law.Turns out my father in laws next door neighbour worked with Gord for 20 odd years and they're great friends. Small world. So I guess soft plastics were hot sellers after Pyzer's talk. Dr Cassalman's first talk was very informational, a bit too technical at times but very good. I had a very good laugh during the second last video clip of Pyzer's talk, the one where he's up on LOTW with Doug Stange, the father in law gave me a good elbow to the ribs and I realized that we fished that very same unnamed section of the lake last summer, I caught my first little musky just down a few hundred meters from that spot. When I asked Pyzer, he was very evasive about it and I understand he doesn't want to let the world know about his fishing spots, but from the look on his face, I knew we were right. He's very approachable and easy to talk to and has a wealth of knowledge. It was a pleasure to speak to him.

It was a great show and I'll be going next year, that's for sure.

Taking over 80 walleye in a season is fine as long as they aren't all from the same spot/area. At 4 fish/day, that's 20 days on the water taking his limit, so only 20 meals. If he's taken a couple of hundred walleye out of the same spot then he's looking to deplete the stocks pretty damned quick.

Golden Griddle is off of Lake Street Lew. 7:00 might be possible for me, depends on when my 2 little princesses wake daddy up (usually around 6:00). I hope to see and finally meet a few of the regulars around here.

I know this is an older thread but I'm killing a bit of time here at the office and came across this. Lew, it's disgusting what people do. Load your garbage and take it to the nearest transfer station, for 5-10 bucks at least it gets disposed of semi-properly instead of being dumped in a creek. For a left winger, Miller doesn't seem too interested in the environment (considering he was first elected for his opposition to the island airport which is still there). In the east end of Scarborough, there's a new subdivision going in on formerly city-owned greenspace (bush). Miller was asked about it and said it's no big deal, it's only scrub brush in there (lots of trees, not just scrub brush). I don't want to start a political firestorm on this site but come on, I guess Mayor Miller is succombing to big business like everyone else for the graft that they supply to politicians. Either that or he doesn't care.

I'll be there. There's a restaurant in the front of the hotel if anyone is interested, it's called JJKAPPS. Depending on what time I make it down, I'll try to be there for some brekkie. I've got my father-in-law coming with me. He's all excited about trying to pick Gord Pyzer's brain on some walleye and crappie spots on LOTW.