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I've been experimenting with the European type swimbait rigs the last couple years and very impressed with performance. You have to basically make a DIY rig yourself with bait screws, worm weights and wire but I can switch between 1/2 and 1.5 oz pretty easy. They aren't as weedless as standard options but hook up ratios are really good. Most are always buttoned tight on the back hook too. VMC® Pike Rig Heavy | Rapala® International Site

Like Bill says, SI is on all the time on my units. I've found so may new small rock humps, transitions to fish in waters I really thought I knew. When it's dialed in right I am now getting the hang of picking up fish laying on or just off the bottom as they produce a unique radar shadow behind them. Works incredibly well in clean open hard bottom areas. On my humminbird I can waypoint the SI spots and turn back on them. Found a nice bunch of walleyes last summer sitting on a flat gravel bar surrounded by mud by using the SI and the fish just popped off the screen. It was like one of these perfect commercials you see.

That is way more than just a "nice permit" holy moly

Yes I've been out with Nacho but mainly the son now Alberto the last few trips down. Turned into a good friend and we keep in touch year round. He has a fishing trip wish to go for steelhead so we've been talking the last year or so. Last trip was 4 hours on the flats with spinning gear and we quite at noon after too many bonefish and small cuberra's to count and then spent the afternoon drifting the north end beaches. Tons of jacks and bonefish in the surf and had at least 4-5 shots at permit. They left me heartbroken and then my son catches a3 lber at the end of the day blind casting. Can't wait to go back maybe in March as the winds Dec-Feb are nasty

Watch that salt water bug it can get really contagious, Thanks for sharing, love the flat bottom in that panga. Super looking jack, one of the best fighting fish I've ever hooked on light tackle Might be time to look back at Cancun area I had one trip a long time ago up by Isles Mujeres but the winds blew sargassum weed in so bad along the shorelines you could not cast out anywhere public. I've been heading to Cozumel since well before Covid (was actually in Cozumel late Feb 2020 when things were heating up before the full lock down). Amazing hidden bonefish destination with a great local guide for the north end and I've never seen another boat out there in the number of trips I've done. Easy 10-20 fish days and loads on spin gear so you don't have to fly fish for them. You also get runs of permit, big jacks and tarpon along the beaches depending on the time of year. We always stayed on the upper north west side by the big golf course and you have miles of beach northward that you can walk and cast too with tons of small jacks and needlefish everywhere.

can't verify part number but I have 2001 115HP 2 Stroke and just ordered full impeller kit from Amazon, way cheaper than from the local dealer here in Oakville

A good selection of shiny and fluorescent worn harnesses trolled 4-5ft behind 1-3 oz bottom bouncers or find yourself some keel sinkers. Make sure it's heavy enough to get some contact with the bottom. I'm usually up in that area a little earlier in the season and tend to focus on 15-25ft of water - rocky bottoms and mud flats close to shoals. The lodge will get you pointed in the right direction and I'd suggest to cover water till you find some fish. Gold, oranges and greens were good In late July we did well casting jigs all day on structure. Berkley power baits and net bait crush worms, anything long and thin around 3-4" like a drop shot lure Don't overlook the smallies, loads of fun and usually very cooperative

Good idea on the separator Bill. Been toying with that idea, might be a dock job when I hit Temagami for holidays this month

Supposedly ethanol free is still available to marinas if they choose to order it. Been trying to call the harbour marina at Bronte (Oakville) to see if their pumps have it but I can just imagine that $ per liter I'm just planning in the fall to have as little as possible in the tank and put in the stabilizer. Fingers crossed it works out as last year I still had 1/2 a tank going into winter prep. So far no issues

Saves getting up at 5 am and finding out there's 3-4 footers crashing the boat launch. Especially trying to plan a day on the big water when talking small kids out to get them hooked on fishing. It's for weather, waves and wind not a fishing app.

kept the bottle opener and beer cap in one hand while dropping the freshly opened beer bottle in the trash. It was a little later in the evening so ......

Finally upgraded my old workhorse Maxxum to the Terrova this spring and was now interested in a Quick Release mount. So far in my manual, it does state that composite models MKA-21 and RTA-17 are not compatible. Anyone have any positive/negative experience with these to be aware of. I would prefer something lockable but the biggest features is durability and being super solid. I've heard a few instances of some play in the mount and base plates when the motor kicks in. Thanks all

Don't own any yet but have worn Frogg Toggs CASCADES jacket and the All Sports suit. It's a different feel material but you get used to it. For the $ I was very impressed. Still using my BPS 100 MPH stuff and don't have any issues now going on close to 10 years old for the bibs

Google Terra Jet too, other than not 100% sure they are fully amphibious like argo's, it was the most fun I ever had with my pants on!!!!

Was in Largo Fla last week and stopped by some old shoreline spots to check in with locals and all were the same , everything but tiny trout completely shut down. Wish I was still down there too. Miss the grouper sandwiches.