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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.

main diff with saltwater reels is corrosion resistant parts where you need them and being more sealed, so no water gets in the body. You still need to do more cleaning and rinsing after exposure to the salt so the more maintenance the longer it will last. Will freshwater reels work - absolutely. I've taken my 4000's (even 2500 sized) with me to Florida, Mexico, Antigua,...... with no long term problems but I would say everyday use in saltwater should warrant a purchase with saltwater features. Given the timeline I'd say Amazon would be your best bet. I have bought Piscifun and Kast King brands and for the money they are decent reels. Probably looking more for a 7000, 8000 or larger reel then??

I've been doing this same type of trip on Cozumel over the last 10 years (4 times). Been looking hard at that area for a bit of a change and I think you've just pushed me over the edge on making a decision this year. Any suggestion on general area on the island to focus the search for accommodations??

Eagle Canvas is good but do check hours before dropping by, only open Mon-Fri and max 4:30 pm daily

Just back from a week on Temagami. Trolling speeds varied from 1.1 up to 2.0 but 1.8 was sweet spot. Small gang trolls from lucky strike in front of Michigan stinger spoons with 5 ft leads. UV’s chartreuse and glow greens took majority of fish. Also ran clean Sutton spoons and small meat rigs side by side and gang troll/spoon still won. Nothing big but good numbers up to 5 lbs. That lake has huge numbers still and ran into very few other boats trolling. Most were jigging and that worked too for a few.

Great thread gents as I've convinced myself that it time for an upgrade, Very similar set up as original post Crestliner FH 1750 with newer HB's on deck and console and currently running and older 70lb Maxxum 24V that has been with me through all kinds of nonsense over the years and never let me down. Honestly some of the stuff that that motor did was medal worthy hahaha. In my older age I'm torn to give up the foot pedal as half of me is still in my 20's running weed lines and crashing through slop with a foot pedal but my older ego wants to sit Bill Dance like on the casting platform and press a button on a remote. After all the reviews above I'm leaning now that a Terrova 80 lb 60" with IPILOT, foot pedal and remote (just in case) is in the plans so any recent stock availability or deals seen out there would be appreciated. DM if preferred and yes I will post old faithful here in the want ads for an OFC special price as I know there's so much more life left in that unit.

I buy a cat toy at Dollarama for $2 that is the same as that multi color hair. Snip out the binding thread and you get a good piece like that to tie streamers and tails. I don't think mine has blue/purple though. Take a look in the hair section in there too. The sell packs of small hair elastics in a bunch of different sizes widths and colors - most packs are nicely mixed. These make great body winding for those ice bugs, caddis flies too

might be a bit expensive now for 4" white PVC with screw on end caps. I made myself a long case from home depot for some air travel trips where I had 7 and 7.5 ft rods. To cushion the rods I glued in a cheap yoga mat from dollar store roughly 1 foot at each ends. Also you could see if there is still summer stuff out and grab the small 4ft cheap pool noodles. Split one side with and x-acto knife and slip the rod into the center space from tip to handle. You'll need to buy 2 to do the long rods and then these can be stored in 8' sections of that central vacuum tubes/pipes. These are cheaper than the white PVC Travel secured in truck bed and take them in at night

As a family we vacationed in Temagami last week in July and my daughter did her license on line on the Thursday night before leaving and was able to print a copy at the end right after paying. That paper sat in my boat all week and I think it’s still there

My last issue with Minn Kota was a long time ago (finger crossed) but the electronic and mechanical parts were fixed by Aikmans in Mississauga I think they still are listed on minn kota web site for service outlet

Ahhhh hahaha good one chumbawumba loved that album all those lures designed by that famous Finnish lure maker Lipra Yadsloof

So only 5 lures to take to a smallmouth lake you've never been on before 1. Bucktail jig 2. Ned rig/3-4" dark senko 3. 3" XRap 4. Any #4 Gold spinner 5. my new fav topwater Whopper Plopper (boy that's the worst lure name ever) runner up only if it's a deeper lake would be a slab jigging spoon