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Hi folks: Anyone out there know what it would approximately cost to fix a crankcase gasket leak and a gear shift that only works intermittently? I wanna bid on an older 25 HP Evinrude motor on ebay but I need to get a handle on the costs... thanks

they were way off when they predicted record heat

u mean the Algonquin lake? Decent SM bass.. caught a 3lb once... use jigs or fat raps near drop offs there lakers too...and since it's been a coolish month, you should still be able to get em near the surface while slowly trolling along in a canoe - caught one in July on an AC shiner few years back...also try williams half-half...and add some drop weight ir other weight...maybe even a 3 way swivel and drop weight

i think its closer to 15lb... mmmm... yummy sm

thanks folks... let u know how we do... i think the base of the falls abnd downstream is where we'll try since it'll be tough to venture to far with the family coming along anyone know what the status of the chinook fishery is up there?

Hey folks, I'll be camping with friends here this weekend.. More of a beach weekend and relaxing, but I'm thinking about bringing the boat or at least a rod to wet a line in a creek. I know the salmon/trout fishing has declined a lot on Lake Huron, but is it still worth bringing up the boat to downrig offshore? I have a small boat so I would be limited to early morning and calm waters. If that's out of the question, how's the creek at the provincial park, which is where we'll be staying? What's in the river? I'm sure they get a run of bows in the spring/fall but what about brookies or SM? Any other options? Thanks in advance!

the temps on lake O are really cool for this time of year... u did well considering... i got skunked off bluffers on Sunday.. but i went out for only a couple of hours

actually, the sizes seem to be down again this year.. lake O is still the BEST salmon fishery on the Great lakes but the fish sizes (and numbers) have been declining since the early 90's. Fortunately, it appears that the slide is levelling off...hopefully...

Geez, thius has been a weird month eh? July 1 weekend we were in parkas, and here we go again... I know some of you don't mind the cooler weather but I like some heat at this time of the year! After a long cold winter, we need some heat... I consider turning on my furnace this AM. It was chilly in the house. I can't recall that ever happening in July. We rented a cottage at Sandbanks in early August. I just hope it's warm enough to swim by then... Global warming eh!??

sorry, disregard...i already posted this!! how can I delete it??

Launched at 5:30. Water was cold, as has been the case on this side of the lake for days. Only 48' to 52' all AM. Both kings caught on a MAtrix (smelt colours...don;t know what it's called). Mag spoon. No takers onlthe lead, but I don't know what the hell I;m doing wiht that toxic stuff!! anyhow, nice to be back as I haven;t salmon fished very much since I soild my bigger boat a few years ago. I've been out with friends' boats.. Bigger fish was about 16lb to 18lb - nice fight. The smaller fishg about 6lb. One thing I wanna bring up. Why are so manyu people hung up on water temps???? One guy went out and came bak in immediately b/c of the temps. I used to fish for salmon heavily and one thing I learned is that water temps are way OVERRATED!! Just bthink of the fall when the chinny's are in tght in 70' water... I've caught them at all temps and I think light and bait location is a much bigger factor... my 2 cents!

I have heard that the SM bass fishing is decent there...sorry, can't help youwith the other species, but my guess is that the lakers and walleye would be harder to come by, like most Muskoka lakes...walleye especially can be hard to get up there good luck

went out this A.M. Launched out of Ashbridges.. gorgeous conditons except cold water.. still manged two nice kings on spoons down 50 over 195 to 210' both of riggers... no interest in the lead core

slowpoke, never hurts to keep an open mind and try new techniques... anyhow, i wouldn't necessarily run dipsey's/core 100% of the time...mixing 'n matching....

That's an awesome site...so much clearer than the others i've seen. thanks, i just saved it in favourites! PP

yes, that might be the problem...as i said in the other post, it may be that i'm using 18lb core i did see that site - pretty good instructions and it looks so easy!

that's a great idea... i did try to thread a needle through but it was too thick. I think I may be running 18lb test lead core and that might be the reason its not trheading...it's too thin.. i can't recall what size 'cause I've had this core now for 3 seasons...i used it to fish for lakers in haliburton in the past and i think i went with a thinner diameter at the time... the 27lb must be thicker thanks

yes, deeper and further away from the boat..that's what the people using this method think is the advantage... I have an Okuma 45...very nice reel. It's only a little larger than the Penn 320 but has a lot more line capacity BTW: apparently, some 'expert' on one of th Michigan salmon sites beleives that lead core doesn't sink any where close to what many report... it's widely believed that for every colour, the line sinks roughly 10' depending on speed, lure, current, etc... but i think he said it was closer to about 3' to 5' so 10 colours would sink anywhere from 30' to 50' max. I think this is in fact correct, at least on the Great Lakes, where you are contending with strong currents, winds, etc...so a diver would give you that added depth.

actually, you can get a LOT MORE line by using PP on your reel. You guys must have massive reels...you need at least 200 yards, and probably quite a bit more of backing. Think aqbout it; you have 10 colours out..how much 30lb mono could you possibly have on you reel? 100yards on a peen reel for example? If youfishing Georgian Bay, then maybe you can get away with this.. but Lake Ontario slamon are big and huge runs are the norm... As for the Dipsey's, I use them becuase that is what the salmon trollers in Michigan, NY and now Ontario are employing.. the SpoonPullrs salmon website has a bunch of guys using this mehtod... it works because you donpt need as much lead out, it gets the lines of to one side or the other and it's apparently a very stealtful way of fishing getting mono into the sheathing isn't a problem; it's getting PP into it, which is a very limp material... think about a man with erectile disfunction and you'll envision what I mean!!'' BTW, I tried the uni knot and crazy glued the spot too..seems to be holding up... p.s. I won;t exclsusively use dispy's with this...sometimes I will run straight lead/bait

the willis knot is impossible... i've given up trying it my hats go off to the surgeons who can pull it off...it's a very frustrating knot... problems is, i can't figure out a suitable alternative for lead core to power pro...

Sinker, some clarification, if you don't mind; do you mean to apply the super glue along the entire 3" of Power Pro? So basically, this method stiffens it up enough to the point where it can be "pushed" through the hollowed lead core sheathing? thanks to all!

Really? well, i will be attaching the lead to the backing (power pro) then I will be attaching mono to the lead on the other end (toward the bait). I will then add a dipsey diver followed by the bait of choice...so I will have to attach two swivels then..I suppose the lead-to-PP would have to be really small. I'm concerend that the swivel will interfere inside the reel, especially when a salmon hits and it has to go throught the level wind. I can foresee major problems at that point!

I only go to free launch sites... there are public ones around they're few nd far in between...don't know of any at Simcoe..

Hi folks, I'm trying to set up a lead core trolling rig. I've tried the 'recommended' Willis Knot, but it's an extremely tricky and impossible knot to attempt. The Power Prod just can't be threaded throught the sheathing of the lead core dacron material. I am either doing somethig wrong or perhaps someone can suggest an alternative to attaching these materials thanks very much in advance! PP

Well, made it up to Head Lake on Friday (Norland). Nice lake and I think it's got some potential...beautiful weeds... Any how, it was as windy as hell and it was my first time on the lake (and my first time fishing on my recently aquired boat) so I didn't do all that great. I had to limit myself to a small bay in the SE section where I still managed to catch a walleys (17") and 3 SM between 1lb and 2lb. They were all caught near shore close to a point in about 5-7' I'm eager to give this lake another shot. I'd like to include more pics, but this site alows a VERY limited file size...Anyone know a way around that? I reduced my pics but they're still all b/w 150 and 190 kb