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I've been out a couple times from Maitland where they were on fire last year and it's been stupid quiet. We have hit up lake Ontario more often and with success this year.

Last year we couldn't even get our riggers and dipsys set before we caught one or 2, they must have moved around!

1 minute ago, Raycaster said:

I'm getting 22mph max on calm water, 20 with a passenger. Compared with my old pontoon with a 30hp I am lightning fast now! The boat has a Canadian rating of 40hp max and US 50hp max. I may grumble later but coming from a old pontoon boat I'm happy with the speed.

I may get 2 more batteries for the trolling motor as the 80 Minn Kota lasts about 90mins at 2.2-2.4mph for trolling on Lake Ontario. There is a battery tray between the 2 middle storages so maybe 1 there and 1 to the left side of the front middle storage.

 

That's funny, I have a 50hp rating for Canada and 55 for the US. And yeah I'm typically 20 with a passenger, I've been up to 24 but that was an empty boat just emergency gear and myself lol. Still not fast enough I'd like to get 30-35 as some areas of quinte I fish there's opportunity to go far depending on what I'm targeting.

I'm surprised with the amount of battery you have in there running a 25. I am desperately wanting to swap the 25 for a 50 because I can reach max of 20mph in it, less with the trolling motor and battery in the front. 

In the middle of upgrading to a larger house so don't feel like shelling out the cash for one at the moment when I know I'll have a bunch of moving expenses lol

I have a similar boat (06) with a similar problem but I don't take on much water that I'm aware of. Had it sitting for a week up at the cottage and every day was dry. But the lean is very prominent. Gas and battery go on the opposite side. 

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On 6/16/2020 at 6:37 PM, Woodsman said:

Don't overlook Tohatsu. They made many of the others small to medium 4 strokes.

 

I'm in a similar situation as OP here... Looking to re power and have found tohatsu to be very well priced. I inquired about a 50 hp console model 4 stroke and pricing was $6071 brand new. 

I was about to pull the trigger on a 2013 I came across on Kijiji but the guy wanted $4500 for it, (probably would have haggled him down) and he hadn't had it running since 2016 when he purchased it from someone else. For $1500~ I don't want someone else's issues if there are any, plus there's a brand new warranty.

3 hours ago, singingdog said:

Pike and 'eyes have been spreading through that whole chain of lakes for the past 10 years. Some monster 'eyes are being caught through the ice on lakes that were long considered trout lakes in the winter. 

My sister's boyfriends family has a cottage nearby and they have a certain type of trout that isn't found in many places apparently known as "Haliburton Gold" first time I ever heard of it but it's a heritage species. Kinda neat.

1 hour ago, JoshS said:

Boshkung has a fishable walleye population now?

I spent a lot of time on those lakes, no walleye or pike seen back then....

I was unaware of that but yea we got a few in the 15-18" size

1 hour ago, Seus said:

I use to live on Brady Lake. In the spring you can see the quite large Muskie in close to shore spawning. There is also catfish in the lake.

 

Regard

 

We ended up catching a few muskie, bass and perch we also fished boshkung for some walleye and did ok.

Ended up buying a cottage with my family on Brady not long after lol we enjoyed the lake and area so we now have a family cottage.

First trip up with the in-laws my father in law took the paddle boat out and caught 2 30"~ muskie within 30 minutes of being there haha

Got a 25hp Merc 4 stroke, looking to repower into a 50hp 4 stroke, ideally 2006+ 

23 hours ago, Crimsongulf said:

I have an LCBO question ( it is a likker thread).

Does the selection in stores vary by locality.  The reason that I ask, is that the ones in Napanee and Deseronto seem to have a very limited selection.

 

I generally drink blend (Canadian) Crown Black for neat and  medium line with mixers.  Up there, I usually get Wiser's Deluxe because my dearly departed Mother in Law worked at Corby's in Belleville for years.

 

Would the selection be better in Belleville or Kingston?

 

They definitely do cater to the demographic of the area, if you need a few bottles they have free shipping in February online if you spend $200 

37 minutes ago, DRIFTER_016 said:

Man I hope this works out.

https://www.nhltraderumors.me/2019/12/rumor-maple-leafs-send-offer-to-st.html?m=1

This would be absolutely stupid 

1 hour ago, dave524 said:

Anyone else think maybe there was a conspiracy to tank just to force the firing of Babcock ?

It wouldn't surprise me, and honestly it was about 23 games overdue. He should have gotten the boot at the end of the playoffs last season, the team as we can see is a Ferrari so to speak, and Babcock would drive it like an E bike.

Also if anyone is interested in the coaching situation with regards to guys who shouldn't be coaching due to things they should never have been able to do, give Daniel Carcillo a follow on twitter, he's been posting stories he's been given from Junior players etc that generally revolve around abuse from coaches indifferent leagues around Canada

This Mike Babcock saga grows every day... Supposedly played mind games with his players to get them to play better. I also have to wonder about the Spezza ordeal, he deserves to be in the lineup without a doubt and Babcock scratching him in front of all his family and friends (supposedly bought 30+ tickets) is low.

https://theleafsnation.com/2019/11/24/tulloch-why-the-leafs-needed-to-fire-mike-babcock/

3 hours ago, misfish said:

So now no C for AM ?  My vote would be for Rielly.

 

https://torontosun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/simmons-whos-leafs-pick-for-captain-rielly-or-tavares

I don't listen to Simmons, guys a goof

Damn that's wicked! Nice catches for sure

17 hours ago, Old Ironmaker said:

I apologize for the ramp being down from everyone here in Haldimand to those that comes from  out of town to use our free ramp and take up every parking spot. I am going to talk to the Mayor and see if he can raise our taxes a bit, just a tiny bit so we can build another ramp for you out of towners. $3500 a year in property taxes for a 900 sqft cottage with zero municipal services including sewer and water, no public transportation (75 bucks for a cab from the lake to Caledonia, a 25 minute drive). I think we can all kick in a few more bucks a year to build you a new ramp. You are all welcomed. 

Johnny D/Selkirk On.

I'm sure a few enterprising anglers wouldn't mind putting in some elbow grease, and fix it up... But I doubt that's allowed lol.

I noticed a few boards where it ramps down where it meets the right side wall near the corner were a bit shredded on the ends, they looked a bit chintzy however, looked more like fence boards than deck boards haha

Only managed 6 yesterday, the bite was not as consistent as it was last weekend in 70'-80' but they were still there.

Port Maitland launch was also out of commission, looks like the dock detached. It was being held in the ramp and had caution tape surrounding both ends. 

9 hours ago, OhioFisherman said:

Not sure of their exact method of determining the catch per hour Lucas, if they are asking all anglers fishing for them I would expect some to do worse than others. Just curious? What were you using  for lures? I know things have changed since the last time I targeted walleye on Lake Erie.

Worm harnesses on long leads seems to be doing it.

The bite is so soft though we are regularly setting timers at 7 minutes to check our downriggers as they won't even pull it from the clip and usually we have one on lol

Those catch rates they are stating are pretty low IMO, I went out last week and limited in an hour for 2 guys (12); all in the 2 pound range, we launched around 6:15, were rigged up and fishing by 6;45 and pulled our last fish at 7:55.

Done that a few times this season, have been eating a lot more fish than usual ? planning on heading out again Sunday if the winds are cooperative.

This AAV won't hurt so bad once Seattle buys in and the US broadcasting deal is renegotiated. The cap is expected to rise above 95 million in a few years, which is just in time to re sign Rielly and potentially Freddy if they're going to be adding him for a few more years at that point might not be necessary

11 hours ago, Oggie said:

I wonder if clearing out Gardiner provides some cap relief to sign Marner?  I hope I don't hear these kids complaining about pressure from fans to perform.  With the money they're demanding along will come huge expectations. 

Gardiner wasn't on our books already, Cody Ceci took his spot.

We essentially traded Nikita zaitsev with his remaining contract of 4+ seasons for a single one of Cody Ceci.

I have an 06 legend xcite 16' and it's a nice entry-level boat. My hull is made by StarCraft it is the welded .100 gauge.

I only spent $4500 on it, used obviously and have put some coin into outfitting it to suit my fishing which is mostly smaller inland lakes

If I were in the new market I would be looking at a Lund adventure, however I saw one at bay city marine in Hamilton and it was 36k for a 17' with a 115, don't recall if it was 2 or 4 stroke.

There are also a bunch of nice Lund explorers on Kijiji at the moment for a lot less than he's looking to spend.

He makes some good moves and then some that make you just scratch your head that's for sure.

And for sure with Aho, that's not even competitive for his upside... Should have gotten Eichel money with the way RFA's are being paid these days... 10 mill per doesn't seem too crazy