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I usually always have 3 rods rigged & ready with different style baits. One will always have a large spinnerbait, the 2nd will have some sort of jerk or twitchbait and the 3rd will be either a bucktail or boo-tail. If the fish is very aggresive in her follow but still won't take the bait on the figure 8 and turns away, I'll keep throwing the same bait back in the direction she went and will make multiple casts back to her. If she doesn't take it again within a minute or so I'll switch to another bait but only for a couple casts and then if she still won't take it I'll leave her alone and come back later in the day. If she follows very lazily and turns away I'll assume she's somewhat interested but not really enough to make a grab for the lure. That's when I'll grab another rod with something completely different in hopes that she just didn't really want the 1st offering but will grab the different style of bait and will work that bait for a couple minutes at least. If I'm throwing a boo-tail, I'll change up and grab the jerkbait. If the 1st bait was the jerk, I'll go for the big spinnerbait. Whatever you go with on your 2nd choice, toss it back to the area she came from and you'll be surprised at how often she'll grab the different style bait. Here's a fish I got a few years back after switching baits. She followed a twitch bait very aggresively but wouldn't take it and took off. I switched over to a spinnerbait and tossed it back to the original spot and she grabbed it on the very 1st cast with the 2nd bait.

Sorry Bob, but you failed the test and are no longer allowed to fish in Canada cause 30C is actually only 86F. See, you woulda known that had you studied harder for your Canadian fishing license

I find it hard to believe that some folks are actually in agreement with having to write a test, and probably pay more $$$$, for the simple pleasure of going fishing. Perhaps next we can force people to write an exam before we're allowed to walk down the sidewalk to prevent some poor soul from stepping out in front of a bus. We write an exam to drive a car yet it doesn't stop carnage on our hiways, we write an exam to drive a boat yet people drown in foolish accidents every weekend. We write an exam to carry a gun yet every November some hunter is killed because a license holder thought he was a deer. You could have people writing fishing exams till the cows come home but if somebody wants to fish a sanctuary, keep OOS bass or eat a 30" musky, all the testing in the world ain't gonna stop it. We're already over licensed, over tested, over taxed and over yada yada yada in this province as it is and we sure as heck don't need any more of it. Last fall I thought it would be a good idea to have a VHF in my boat so I could maybe call for assistance if I was in trouble or go the aid of another boater who needed help. That simple little safety feature in my boat cost me 85 hard earned $$$$ and a full Saturday. Nope, we've already got too much government interference in our lives as it is and we sure as heck don't need anymore of it.

That right there would raise a red flag for me.

You talking from experience Paul ??

Best of luck Don.

It's always fun to get a bunch of buds together for a little friendly tourney to keep things interesting. We've done it a few times too and it makes for a great weekend.

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When life is good, it's VERY good !! Beautiful little hideaway you've got there TJ

We lost our power a month or so back and never got it back on for 50 hours, so I sure hope you have better luck than we did.

Hope the little one's feeling better Mike. Sheri and I went over to Pigeon for a couple hours this morning and talked to Pete on the water for a bit. I got a musky about 15 minutes into the trip but we decided to pack it in after the lightening started and seemed to be getting closer. It's only 20 mintues to Pigeon from here so it's not a big deal to call it short. I un-clipped the fish in the water so no pics or measurments but it was good to get out & get slimed again.

Diane and I will be arriving early Thursday afternoon Rich and it'll be good to see you and Patsy again.

If everything checks out OK with that Crestliner it could be a very good choice for you. I drove a FishHawk for 8 or 9 years and it was an excellent boat.

It's funny but I've had WFN for a long time and now I almost never watch it anymore. Seems to me that most of the shows now are nothing more than infomercials for the sponsors and I darned near get dizzy looking at all the advertisments plastered all over the boats, shirts and hats. One of my favorite shows was Simply Fishing and even though he did some advertising it was bearable, but now it's become just like most of the others. Everytime he gets a musky now it turns into a running dialogue for whatever bait he was using. Anyways, that's my take on it, for whatever that's worth.

You'll more than likely get them at Boaters World or West Marine if your close to either of them.

Thanks Eric, I'll watch for you. Their calling for some showers up this way for the week-end so you may want to pack a rain jacket just in case.

I'll be up around the island later in the day Eric, what boat are you gonna be in ??

Gross weight is 3650 and the 14" Marathons are rated at 1870 each. Oh well, I'm towing it 20 miles to Pigeon on the weekend for the musky opener and that'll be the final trip with a load on it. It's an excellent trailer though with all the options, swing away tongue , LED lights, torsion axle, surge disc brakes, Vault hubs and auto ratcheting rear tie-downs, It's just not suited for this particular boat.

Your 100% correct Chris, and even after 45 years of marriage she still treats me like a Prince Gonna be painted basically the same color as my current trailer Bruce

Your right Bruce and I can only blame myself. When I purchased the Skeeter 2 years ago (you were there), it came on a custom EZ LOADER and when I checked the capacity plate on the trailer and thought it said it was good for carrying 3950 pounds. I didn't especially want a single axle but figured it was good. A few weeks back I was cleaning under the boat and noticed the trailer wasn't rated for 3950, but rather only 2950 which is darned near the weight of the boat, motor, 3 batteries and gas before I even add all the other stuff. Diane keeps telling me to put my darned glasses on Soon as I noticed how close I was to capacity I ordered the tandem. No idea why boat companies put new boats on trailers that have very little spare capacity.

When a deal is done and everybody shakes hands with smiles on their faces, life is good.

We worked an extemely good deal on the trade-in Art and it's something both myself & the dealer are very happy with.

I could be wrong, quite possibly infact, but I'm pretty sure Mike P. is very familiar with that camp and if so, he'll give you everything you need.

Thanks Roy, I figured it was the same as purchasing a new vehicle. I'll post a pic when I pick it up.

Morning boyz I'm having a new tandem axle trailer custom built for my boat and am picking it up next week and am trading in my current trailer. I think I only pay tax on the price of the trailer after the trade-in has been deducted....am I correct ??