OhioFisherman

I have no idea what marine stores you have up there, one of the ones in my area lists this product. BLUE SEA SYSTEMS 40A Marine Grade Short Stop Circuit Breaker | West Marine Does it have to be an exact match? One of your marine stores may carry them?

I haven't really been able to fish now for about 15 years but when I did it was mostly for bass here stateside. Usually in shallower water and around a lot of heavy cover, flipping and pitching small or light lures. My main set up for that was a 7' 6" Falcon flipping stick that was set up for spinning gear, spinning rod eyes and handle, with a 70's era Abu 507 semi closed face spinning reel. I was using 17 - 20 pound test Stren original mono line and my lure weight was usually 3/16th ounce or less, most of the time 1/8th ounce or weightless. That reel would still cast those lures well with heavy line and never any line issues, also a great night fishing reel because of that. Open water on Lake Erie smallie fishing? usually a 6'6" to 7 foot spinning reel with 8 - 10 pound test original Stren, the last reel remember was an Abu center drag and a mix of rods. For casting spinner baits, cranks, and the like an Abu or Shimano bait caster, same for trolling.

Brain lock, up at PAB casting a spinnerbait by cattails and over weeds, and then I see a very nice pike swimming right at the boat, and realize I no longer feel my spinnerbait either, too late! it opens it's jaws the spinnerbait comes out and it swims away. LOL, no steel leader and it had the whole thing, a hook set probably would have cut the line?

jimmer, no idea how the walleye fishing works on Lake Ontario or even on the north side of Lake Erie, so it might not be a workable plan? One of my brothers was much more informed and equipped for walleye fishing on Erie here, but the fall spots don't seem to have changed much over the years here since the rebirth of walleye fishing here. A fall frenzy for walleye on the north side of Erie?

LOL, ya Akri, the one on their website does look a lot better, even with a Yamaha on it. If I was spending my money on a boat I wouldn't want it decal-ed up like a clown car. Now if someone wanted to give me one for a 30 buck investment? I could probably live with it. I remember some years ago guys from the board used to have a meet and greet fishing expedition at the Bay of Quinte and catch some hog walleye. You would think a tournament like this one might be popular in that area? 4k entries, and the entry fee is basically chump change? If you wanted to increase tourism and extend area resorts business season? A lot of people might be interested?

LOL, but the price is right? 1 walleye? It just has to be the biggest one? They updated the prize list, some serious cash for 2 - 5, and even 1st in the kids division gets a boat.

The bank brigade is still in the lead with an 8.45 fish, and with the storms this weekend it wasn't a boating weekend! Still like 40k people without power in our area, high wind took down a lot of trees and power lines. Just guessing that a rattle trap is still a go to bait for the fall walleye bite from shore.

LOL,and some of those places that are great " in season " aren't so great to own out of season?

Actually it seems to have been an annual event since 2011, if you go to more on the heading you can see the yearly results and fish pictures.

Cast out a tube, feel a bump and set the hook, the rod doubles and the drag starts going, LOL and me following in the boat, it ain't no bass! The choices of really big fish here are a lot narrower usually, carp or catfish, that one turned out to be about a 35 pound carp. A few minutes later my buddy, also casting a tube hooks up with a really big one, just guessing at near 60 pounds, had to follow that one a lot farther on spinning gear and light line. Feel a bump, set the hook, and then have 40+ inches of mad muskie flying in the air alongside the boat? and it wasn't my hookset that got it out of the water! Cast out a jig and craw, feel a bump, set the hook, it ain't no bass! around 20 pounds of sheephead! Shiner fishing at a private pond, got my 8 inch chub on and just letting it swim around a look for trouble, it found it! Nothing but bass and bluegill in that pond and that bass was big, never landed it and never had another fight like it.

Looks like a red horse sucker to me, most of my unexpected hook ups here had a big round mouth! LOL

LOL, a shore fisherman in the lead! but I don't think a 7.45 walleye will hold it long?

As near as I can tell his last post was 7/31/18, hope he is well.

http://www.cleveland19.com/2018/10/18/lorain-county-will-award-angler-biggest-walleye-caught-lake-erie/ It looks like they are trying to make this an annual event?

http://wrec.igfa.org/WRecordsList.aspx?lc=AllTackle&cn=Walleye That is the record I remember Dave, not from Erie, but a big fish!

" Anyone can participate from novice to professional angler and have a great time with a chance to fill the top 5 payout spots! " No need for ringers, it's a wide open event, and I am guessing some charter captains that spend a lot more time on Lake Erie may have an edge? Many years ago I went out with my dad and my brother for walleye one day, off in the distance I could see something that looked like an island, so I asked my brother what island was that? In a place I knew didn't have any, no island, boats, it was a circus, people casting, people trolling and seemingly not enough sense to stay out of each others way. Luck will still be a factor! Ya, weather will be a factor, Erie can get dicey quick, and this time of year it's no joke.

I don't know much about them myself grim, but it looks like a good boat for walleye fishing here on Lake Erie. They get some real pigs on Erie here this time of year, it will be interesting to see how big of a fish wins it?

http://www.lakeeriefishingderby.com/2018-fall-brawl.html Not a bad prize for first place.

After watching a bunch of tournament videos and seeing how closely those guys are glued to their depth finder screens learning all you can about them seems like a very good idea!

Brian, one of the very few businesses in my tiny town is a radio shop and my son used to work for him part time. I am pretty sure they make them for just about any vehicle, his Christmas rush was mostly remote starters and installs.

https://www.12volt.solutions/collections/ford/products/2015-2017-ford-edge-remote-start-plug-and-play-kit-1

No idea if that helps any?

https://www.1010tires.com/Wheels/2016/Ford/Edge/4-Dr-Sport-Utility-SE/245-60R18-104H/141243?diameter=18&page=1&orderby=2&pagesize=18&compare= I don't see any plain steel rims.

https://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/fishing/2016/2016_Licence_Information_and_Fees_English.pdf " Catch a fish by impaling or snagging it with a hook through any part of the body other than the mouth – any fish hooked in this way must be released immediately. " Just from what I have seen here in Ohio during the spring walleye run in the rivers? If your walleye isn't hooked in the mouth? You better release it, the guy fishing next to you may be a game warden and you will be cited for snagging.

I can understand the concern, and it's probably not a good idea to introduce a carnivorous fish, which probably includes most of them to waters they are not native to. Most fish eat smaller fish, and even trout are carnivores, I had caught steelhead with perch in their bellies, so I would assume the would also eat small walleye, or any other smaller species, so no concern when they stock them in Lake Erie? It's sort of like the Salmon and Striper stocking tried in lakes here, they are bigger aggressive carnivores that will compete with native species for food and some may suffer? Who gets to make that call? From a pessimistic view, if you introduce a species that doesn't require annual stocking you eliminate fishery workers jobs?