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Check out SAIL as well. They have some decent pricing on Humminbird units Helix 7 straight fish finder is $314 right now and decent price on lowrance hook 7 and 9 I’ve used both lowrance and hb units and one important thing is to get the right power level. If you want to fish deep make sure you get something with 4000 Watts peak to peak. GPS is a must for me know, let’s you save waypoints for future use and you can get navigation cards to plug in

Most now float fish along seams close to shoreline breaks but be prepared for both. I prefer rigging more like west coast drifting with slip floats and the larger sizes that will handle enough lead to get those deeper +15 ft drifts haven't been down this year but plan on soon as I like it in December better. I stopped hauling waders down a while ago, small back pack with extra gear and dress light for the walk especially quality boots. The staircase has some pretty big steps designed for 7 ft'rs take a mix of buck tails and plastic worms too.

Try the mr. Clean white sponges from dollarama. They did a decent job on a few spots I picked up

Still using my Home Hardware charcoal grill for $70 as my weekender unit and my broil king natural gas for rush home BBQ Monday to Friday cooking. 8 pork burgers and 2 sirloins cooked last night Nothing beats charcoal but most days after work I just don't have it in me to do the set up and clean up after. Give me a nice quiet Saturday, cold beer in the garage fridge, blue jays on the radio and bam! I'm in charcoal mode For anyone one in Mississauga you gotta check out Nations Fresh foods at Winston Churchill and 403 I just got 5 lbs of the best pork belly I've ever seen. Tons of different cuts and meats at great everyday prices

Same directions as GBW but I go over board on the Thai sauce (No Frills) and brown sugar plus extra habanero I like my smoked fish sweet with a bite on a cracker with some great wine and cheese. I bought lots of trout fillets on sale at metro to help with the experiment brines

I've had Walleye Central Classified page bookmarked on my pc for about 10 years. Love seeing some of the older glass boats we never get up here like Warrior and my bucket list has a Ranger 619 or 620 on it one day. It's been mentioned before but the value of used boats has risen significantly in the last 3-4 years. Partly due to exchange rate but also due to ever increasing $ of a brand new boat. I bought my crestliner 1 year old used in 2002 and the resale value on that boat today is around 2-3K less than I paid back then. My boat has basically depreciated about $200 a year - not bad!

A fun sight to watch is Walleye Central classifieds. get to see a lot of nice used boats on there and a fair bit in that aluminum 17ft range If you will have 4 people I'd forget about a bass boat style. That layout is typically 2 seaters with front and back casting deck. Smaller boats in the 17ft range are very tight with 2 adults up on the deck You will get more bang for your buck with a tiller model too. very nice crestliner fishhawk 1750 w/90Hp on Walleye Central for $11.5K USD- It's a 2001 in Wisconsin and comes with all electronics, trolling motor and a 9.9 kicker. I know a few guys who have done this and it's pretty simple with crossing back over the border, Correct paper work, pay your taxes and it's done

A big part of it is pure marketing and advertisement. NWO has to be up there as one of the top TV destinations for all those fishing shows. Muskie hunter, Linders, Nipigon, Lake of the woods - you can't sit down for an evening of fishing shows without bumping into some segment from up there. Plus with lodges it's so much easier to cross the border and attend some of the big fishing outdoor shows in the US. Can't say I see a ton of NWO lodges down in Toronto for the spring shows anymore

A long time ago I used to make that drive to Owen Sound and Wiarton to ice fish. There was a decent group of guys up there and ice fishing in Owen Sound was done along side the breakwall by the grain silos and from just off Kelso Park pretty much out to the marina in the main channel. Also fished right out in front of the east boat launch. the old Goodyear plant was across the road No defined shoals or structure - it was more intercepting roaming fish. Way more steelhead were caught but a fair number of smaller coho's from what I remember as well as some brown and lakers. Fished them just like on Simcoe for lakers with jigging spoons and minnows. About 50% of set lines would use roe bags under a float or tip up/strike indicator (willow branch) That was when fish runs up on Georgian Bay were at their peak though. As Bill said when there's ice you'll see the guys out there in the proven spots

How does a full day in cold affect the battery, Do you carry back up battery and/or can you easily convert back to manual by carrying top handle piece anyone running these with the older standard 18V Dewalt battery

disposable income = underwater camera I have (had) 2! They're fun in the right circumstances and it usually involves a hut, kids and crystal clear water is a must To be honest the only time I found it useful was shallow water perch fishing on Simcoe and I use my Aquavu Micro now on a 15' golf ball retriever to walk trout stream and check out what are the best undercuts and runs Saw one of the 4.3" $100 ebay models running last ice season. no difference to the micro I have except it seemed a little lite on the powerpack through the day

If you looking to get a good overview of options and features check your local audio car stores. I put an aftermarket on in my wife's Plymouth Breeze and got great information to help with the buying process after going into Canadian Tire and Best Buy and finding no one that really knew anything about them. I used Keith's Audio Video in Burlington and yes I paid a bit more but I got exactly the features I wanted, installation included and no surprises. The auto start was about the only thing working properly on her car when we finally ditched it a few years ago

I know it's Alaska but did you catch the fact that someone was actually ice fishing on Nov 14th I cut my grass that weekend. plus is that a zamboni to the right?

Saw that on the CHIVE and must have watched it 4 times

Is that placed now called Super Sausage? on Stonechurch. OMG! I went in there a few month ago and they had some smoke cured bacon samples from the deli counter and I spent way too much. Mostly bought sausages and cold meat. Way too many good things in there to buy and eat in the car on the way home. Love the Szpek(?) dry meats Thanks for the reminder, with this cold weather I think its time to smoke a pork loin

I combine my few pleasures every 2-3 weeks by doing a road trip to the Hamilton Princess Auto and then roll down the street to Lococco's to shop for the best cut steaks and pork ever sold (don't even try and tell me to shop for steaks at Costco) and then a stop at fishing world. By that time the credit card is pretty warm and time to head home and plan out dinner Last weekend was BBQ chops and finished off with a low and slow cherry wood smoke on the grill. Nothing like the sound of complete silence through dinner to measure how good the meal is. That is up until everyone has finished their chop.

exactly that one. clips seem strong enough but for that $ gives me something to play with in the garage over the winter

Stopped by the Mississauga store for something to do and they had 4 full pegs of the ..... Renegade Tournament Culling System google it for an image or more details Must be on clear out or surplus. Set me back a whopping $2.99 Don't really need one but just couldn't resist

Just back from Nipigon moose hunt. Good thing the birds were active as we saw no moose up there. Got my first Spruce grouse - nice red meat

The BBQ shop by me in Oakville had a couple small ones and pricing was around $+600 each. A buddy had one and depending on where you sat the heat coming off certain spots was like a blast furnace Would be crazy cool to have ones with distinct lakes carved out

One of the best places to see a good selection is Marks They carry a good selection and most guys I know that work outside year round get their stuff there

what comes to mind is Oki Kingflasher, they're long kind of like an Apex but the bend is on the tail I think Shortwave used to sell them

For any baseball fans there are 2 great documentaries on Netflix Fastball The Battered Bast*rds of Baseball

used to rent from Three Bouys way back and we always tied up on south end inlets of Fox island or the inside of Nichol Island on Buckhorn bring fly swatter as lots of deer flies

Grab a few of the 6" glow in the dark sticks from dollarama. they are amazing around the cabin and outhouse as a nightlight and we hung one off the dock to help coming in at night. Agree these are non-fishing essentials baby wipes ear plugs fly swatter for the boat laundry mesh bag to sink beer off the dock Multi tool, small adjustable.