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  3. Zone 17

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Guys and Gals,

     

    Can someone please clarify the rules for Walleye on Balsam Lake with a Seasonal License.

     

     

    Walleye &

    Sauger or any

    combination

    2nd Sat. in May to

    Nov. 15

    S - 4; must be between 35 - 50 cm

    (13.8 - 19.7 in.).

    C - 1; must be be

     

     

    Walleye S - 3 and C - 1, none between

    37-55 cm (14.6-21.7 in.).

     

    Does this mean for Balsam i'm allowed to keep 3 between 13.8-14.6? and none between 14.6-21.7. But allowed over 21.7??

     

    For Balsam only in zone 17 with a Sport fishing License:

     

    You can not keep any walleye between 14.6-21.7 inches. You can keep 4 but none between these measurements. And only one of those 4 fish can be over the size of 21.7 inches.

     

    So, you can keep 4 under 14.6, and you have to stop targeting walleye. If you have had caught and kept one over 21.7 then you can only keep 3 more under 14.6 inches and you have to stop targeting walleye.

     

    To be fair, I've caught walleyes on Balsam under a slot size of 14.6 inches and they had a body mass smaller then an 7'' inch perch, something to consider if you want to keep fish of that size from there.

  5. Mercury 9.9 parts

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    Posted · Edited by spoon

    if you are in the GTA I highly recommend taking it to Topgun Marine at Hwy 89 and Hwy 11. Paul the owner is a great guy and won't rip you off.

     

    The price you were given seems awefully high to me.

     

    Stay away from TopGun Marine as far as possible.

     

    I have friends and pro's that had been doing business with him for a very long time, he was highly recommended by them. Nothing but problems last few years from Paul and his "crue". I can write an essay on all the problems that they had, but don't have the time to do it. Its just a warning.

  6. Anyone hitting canal rd yet???

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I'm hearing it's free of ice, but are the Crappie or panfish in there yet?

     

    Or is there anyplace else people are hitting fish within a couple hour radius of the GTA?

     

    I'm dying to get out there! Lol

     

     

    Just go, if some one responds and tells you its amazing then you'll be sharing a spot with 100 people...when you could have an amazing day with only a few people there :)

  12. Gilford/Cook's Bay Bait and Tackle

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    Posted

    He must not like you cause he only charged me $5 last week, and the thing about plastics outfishing live bait is debatable.

     

    My friend made me buy those minnows for him. I think I was over dressed for fishing that day, he must of took me for an out of town fisherman that won't be back. I talked with him for a bit after my purchase, and when I was about to leave he asked me if I wanted a bait card. I told him no because I don't use minnows, but he gave it to me anyways stamped 3 times, twice over what I had purchased, so I think he felt bad when he over charged me.

     

    Here is a pic of the fish I caught that day using various plastics (Jensen eggs, tubes, gulp, powerbait). Every thing I caught was over 8 inches. Where my friend using various lures tipped with minnows couldn't get anything over 8''. I mean not a single fish over the 8 inch mark and I was also getting 3 times as many as him. I have to say that there are days that minnows will out fish artificial's, but 9.9 out of 10 times plastics prevail :) We even buy minnows just in case of a hard bite, but we never get to use more then a few and we switch right back to artificials, they always work :) I'm just trying to save you guys a lot of skin/bone pain now and in the feature from constantly wetting your hands in cold weather. There is just no need for minnows when fishing for perch.

     

     

     

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  13. Gilford/Cook's Bay Bait and Tackle

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Innisfil Bait & tackle

    right on the s/w corner of 89 & yonge street

    open at 6am /7 days a week

    $5 a scoop (average 60-70 minnows)

    keith gives a good scoop of minnows too!

    :thumbsup_anim::thumbsup_anim:

    when you leave there go south to the first street ( gilford rd) and turn left.

    watch where you park in gilford

    south side of rd ONLY

     

    Innisfil Bait & Tackle at the corner of 89 and Yonge charges $6 per scoop :) Don't use minnows for perch, all you need is plastics, they out fish minnows :)

  14. Ice fishing reels - line twists

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Get Sufix or Power pro, but don't exceed 15 lbs. The thicker you go the stiffer it would be. The only difference you will see in different spool sizes is when you make long distance casts. For jigging, small spool makes no difference. Get a reel with bigger spool for casting, it makes a huge difference in controlling line twists :)

  20. Knipex Bolt Cutters as a stock item

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by spoon

    Knipex are a must, if you don't have them=don't even try fishing for musky.

     

    My friend and I have had 2 muskies this past weekend that had 3 points of the treble in their mouth. Just like Pigeontroller has mentioned, their mouths were completely shut. Using Knipex we had to cut everything off, split ring and all points of the treble. Knipex saved those fishes lives, and they were back in the water under 30 Seconds :)

     

    also, get a nice big net, not those small, tail splitting nets.

     

    These Knipex that Lowes have are the ones you need, nothing else even comes close to Knipex :)

     

    Tight Lines :)

     

    Here is a nice video showing how fast muskies get stressed...

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrKGuUdR-7k&feature=player_embedded

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