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Fill up at the CDN Tire gas bar when they give out 10X CT money as a reward. After a few fill ups you'll be able to walk in and get a free one with CT money. They've "given" me a ton of free lures over the last few years just for gassing up my truck

Just doesn't roll off the tongue and the first time I read it I pronounced it without the "L" Their marketing people should be fired or at least made play the first 2 games You'd think if a wholesale change was being considered there is such a rich history in Ottawa to come up with something different. Even using the Renegades would have been better than this

All it needs is a clamp on umbrella and a drink holder. Nice work

My vote would be Big Sand Lake. It's been 5 years since I was there and it left such an impression. The fishing was out of this world as well as the staff, location, scenery,...... the list just is too long Moose sightings every day, shore lunch to die for about the only thing not there for a ten year old is a lounge area with TV or video games. Let's be honest a week without any of that would be hard on any kid.

Dollarama sells a pair of scissors that has the word TITANIUM on the blade. These work great for cutting braid and don't seem to wear out too bad. I bought one pair and tested them out in the garage with great results. Went back on the next trip to Dollarama and bought 4 more.

Great score, I've been keeping an eye out for exactly that same motor to put on the back of my boat for trolling. Those are hard to find down here and everybody still wants top $

funny I just pulled this up a couple days ago and changed mine. I change it weekly as I stare at a computer screen 5 days a week 9 hours a day.

Gambler Cane Toads and Ugly Otters for me Use them both for top water and flippin

Yep. Fairly common site in the spring on the 2 Coldwater speckled trout rivers I grew up fishing. Filter feeders and no harm to trout. One of the bigger specs I cleaned had one in its gut too

Yes banana chips is a staple along and you gotta try the el cheapo bag at Dollarama, Best banana chips around!! Mine for fishing is pretty simple and yet one of the hardest to convince others to do. Invest at least 1 hour searching/scouting/preparing gear for every hour you want to fish. Even if you get half that accomplished you'll be way ahead of everyone else real quick For this years trout opener I did 2 trips to walk rivers about 3 hours each trip. With open eyes you learn stuff everytime out. In the long run you'll have way more water to fish, be better prepared and discover lots of stuff that'll make you a better angler

Anything over last years trout opener for me would be considered a huge improvement. What happened last year with early runs, low and clear water, too many people, rudeness on the river all seemed to be long forgotten and when I pulled into my normal parking spot for opener at 5:30 am, I was very surprised to be completely alone. In 20+ years of fishing this river section I don't ever think I've seen this place empty trout opener. This river has told me over the years that worms always work so that was the menu for the day. Simple approach - bottom bouncing a worm with 2 split shot and I don't think I ever chaged in that pool First bigger fish was 6:11 am and was a nice 24" but still a,little dark for a picture Worms were the ticket all day. Some fish porn

Mooneye for sure. Was there last weekend and they were all over

If you have a store around that sells wild bird seed you may be able to pick up smaller bags of the feed corn too. I buy 4kg bags at Rens Pet Depot here in Oakville for $3.99 I think. You can also get cans of sweet corn and packs of oats at the dollar store that come in handy for bait/chumming For those that don't know of or are interested in getting more into Carp fishing - New World Carp (Hamilton) is having an open house this Saturday. Good place to show up and see some neat stuff. There will be loads of carp guys in and out of there and good chance to pick up some decent deals and tips

I'm far from an expert having jumped into carp fishing the last 2-3 years with both feet. #1 - Yes Spring is a great time and key to finding the carp is to look for inlets. bays, creek mouths with the warmest water #2 - Corn and bread balls are fine. A couple extra can of sweet corn to help chum the area is also a good idea #3 - Try and scout around a bit. In spring I have found new spots by actually seeing carp cruising in the shallows. The warmer the water the better #4 - Corn can be put right on the hook. Guys fishing beside me last week did this and they caught. Hair rigs are great and will allow you more hook ups as the hook catches when the carp takes the bait back into their throat to eat it. Takes a bit to get used to them but not that difficult. I tie my own and have learned that your really need a bit heavier line/braid on these rigs to avoid tangles with your weight. The softer the bottom the longer the lead after your weight. If the weight sinks in a couple inches you want your bait to sit up on the bottom. I use 6-10" leads on hard bottoms and have 12-16" leads for really soft mucky stuff using 1-3 oz weights. You may not need that heavy of weight where you are though. #6 - I always like to see a bit of activity in a new spot or at least take it for granted if there are other anglers out fishing for carp. As the water warms one thing to keep an eye out for is tell tale bubble streams. As you bait an area and carp come into feed they will root around and stir up the bottom. You'll see areas of mud cloud or active bubbles where carp are feeding especially in the area your baiting. Good luck and I'm sure you'll get into them

I ran a Lund16 Aluminum for several years with a 25 HP Johnson. Great set up and I could get 22 MPH with me, a gas tank and some fishing gear. It was a basic three bench seat nothing fancy. As soon as I got fancy and put a front and back casting platform in, livewell, bow mount and transom trolling motors and 3 batteries did I realize I should have bought a 40. If it'll be a basic open aluminum it'll be fine.

I run a HB 1197 on a crestliner fishhawk 1750 so very similar layout to what your facing. I bought the RAM-D-111U-C which is for the big fish finders and mounted it on the gunnel right beside the windshield That RAM does not move when tightened down but I have to say in really rough water where the boat is taking a bit of a beating in the waves that size of unit on top of the RAM does have some weight and it makes me a bit nervous trying to run full out I run Lake O and Erie and get bounced around a bit so I just take the throttle back a bit

Grimsby tackle has one pictured on their home page

I do this every 3-4 weeks guys. Have been for as long as I can remember. My biggest problem is just getting the time to enjoy all the species I want to fish for. I did the bass tourney thing a while back for 4-5 years. Seemed every weekend through the summer and fall I was either pre-fishing or fishing a tournament. My typical year looks like this Jan-March Ice Fishing (lakers, whitefish, perch Hit quinte for the fist time in years and will be back next year) Maybe mix in some river steelhead in there on occasion April - Carp, Steelhead and early trolling on Lake O - Love pier chucking at this time Last year I did spring Catfish and perch on Erie May -June is Salmon/Trout on Lake O (adding Walleye on Erie this year) July-August Bass on Erie/Temagami, Salmonn in Lake O Fall - just about everything I can fit in but really like to focus on Erie

Nice fish, Saturday was the first time I have seen some activity this spring and managed to hit a decent one to start. Loads of small fish cruising around. Even saw a goldfish

Think of a basic pre rigged Snell hook but add a red bead and then a small gold or silver blade on the line right above the hook. A Quebec mainstay for trout and walleye. Sold boxes upon boxes way back when I worked at lebarons

There are some very impressive "first" fish finders out there that aren't too much $. Features I would recommend trying to get based on your budget GPS Colour I don't think I'd ever buy a sonar without these now. I've also been quite impressed with the recent down imaging units (fish finder only) for clarity and detail. The Lowrance Elite 4 and 5's are pretty nice. There are some good deals at Radio World right now for Lowrance Mark 5 units, Brand new for under $200 as well as some Humminbird units I run Hummingbird now (deal I couldn't pass up) but have been a long time Lowrance user. Both units are reliable

complications from neck surgery 66 years old - way to young It was his "fishing snake" lure that really turned me onto largemouth bass fishing. Up until them I was a trout and walleye guy pretty much I bought that pack of lures from Barkleys early 80's, fished them out in quinte with what I had which was only walleye spinning rods. On the trip out east next weekend walked out of Barkleys with a Shimano Bantam Mag 10 on a 6 ft pistol grip bait casting rod and a couple weeks later added a Bantam 200 baitcast combo

That is grossly huge, almost looks like those doctored photos on the web of the gigantic dog but as Lorne says, I'll take a 30lb wild Canadian Carp for the fight. I'd still love to fish some of these European waters like Gigantica and Rainbow Been passing these days watching the Korda DVD's #3 through #6 (which is on You Tube in it's entirety) and really getting the itch to start this years carp session. All I know is my shopping list keeps getting longer watching those DVD's

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BPS has some decent deals on now for your first bait caster. The Extreme reel is a good buy. Assuming from your post that it's your first baitcaster that it will be a general learning reel and used for all round casting which is just fine for this reel. I own 6 of the Extremes now and have found them to be durable, easy to cast and a great value when they go on sale. For spinnerbaits, topwater,.... these are fine reels Will they flip a 1/4 oz jig like a Curado or Chronarch - NO! but I have been using these as a flipping reel on a bit larger baits and they perfom wonderfully. I have more expensive baitcasters but they will come to you all in good time. You can buy 2 Extremes at that price for what a Curado will set you back. Pair it up with a Bionic Blade or Tourney Special at BPS and you're set for your first outfit.