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sorry, but that's not recommended, nor correct. the rule of thumb for both spinning and levelwind reels: grease gears, oil bearings. Always. and yes you can use too much grease. it'll all fly off the gears anyway and clog up the inside of the real. the rest about assembly and reassembly, totally right on. The comment about disposable spinning reels...yikes, stop getting reels at kmart. a good spinning reel is a 150 bucks. i wouldn't want to throw it away just because it's a bit stiff.

see my old post http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.p...&hl=symetre

careful at the ramp and fenelon falls. i heard and have had personal experience with the fast current. could be tricky loading. unloading is not a big deal. great lake. manageable size. fished it only once and caught a couple muskies. i prefer balsam, but balsam can get ugly if the wind picks up.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...al_gam_mostview hip hip hooray for the 400 students who walked out and stood up for this one student!

i use a milk crate and have pvc tubing cut to size and placed in the the crate...starts to look like a honey comb. put a piece of screen on the bottom of the crate. glue the pvc to each other, but not to the crate so you can remove for cleaning. should cost almost nothing

i have one rod fitted w/ a calcutta and the other with my abu C4. great reel. just a bit on the big size in terms of reel diameter. if you have big hands no prob, but i would in the future get a heavy duty low profile like the new curado 300

from the launch to the other side of the lake the underwater contour is basically a 'W' shape. from shore..shallow -getting deeper to about 15 ft and a hump at the center of the lake to 5 ft to about 12 feet and then shallows to shore. so i have the most success along any weed edge or along the weed flats, avoid all open water. pike are ubiquitous.

i'm sure there wil be more responses throughout the day, but what's the rationale for that? i ask because my logic (or lack thereof) would think that you don't want to drain the cranking battery lest you end up on the water unable to start the motor... thanks

i have a question about battery hook ups in my boat. i have one cranking and one deep cycle. of course the motor is hooked up to cranking, and i know the trolling motor is on the deep cycle but what about everything else? such as all the boat accessories like the stuff on the switch board (lighting, horn, bilge) and what about the fish finder, cranking or deep cycle. thanks.

First, thanks for all the responses. It seems like from reading all the responses that the jury is still out on the matter. if i could summarize the discussion... it doesn't hurt and it's probably recommended to keep the car out of overdrive when towing, though you'll get worse gas mileage from the higher revs. i still feel that it's okay to keep it in overdrive so long as it's not shifting in and out of gear. And i suppose it'd be recommended to get a tranny cooler as well. Man, i wish my 4runner had a manual tranny, that way i could control it myself. tight lines.

so we've all heard that when you're towing you should keep the tranny out of overdrive. the question i have is that if i am traveling on a very level highway cruising at 100 or 110km, let's say the 401, can i keep the car in overdrive as long as i monitor that the tranny is not downshifting all the time? this would mean better fuel economy, no? I'm assuming this is why the car it's recommended to keep the car out of overdrive, so you don't overwork the tranny as it would continue to downshift/upshift on hilly roads, no? any advice would be helpful. thanks.

There was a similar boat (same boat?) a 98 ranger for just under 4000 on craigslist. it sounds like the same boat. i think it is a scam that is too good to be true. that boat would have fetched mid to high teens, and he was listing for just under 4K and when i contacted him, he said that the boat was being held by a holding company approved by ebay...yaddy yaddy yaddy. beware. i think it's a scam for sure. here's the link. http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/boa/1061564792.html

and i almost forgot. if you really want to avoid line twist, do what real fishermen do, they use baitcasters, haha. jokes. die hard spinning reel users don't be offended, haha. i use spinning too. and of course baitcasters have the dreaded backlash!

for me a couple things. 1. related to twist when adding fresh line. i reel on fresh line slowly and then i'll pause after 20 revolutions. and see if the line coming off the line spool (not reel spool) is twisting, if so, i'll turn the spool over. this seems to reverse the twist that comes forms naturally as you reline a reel. and i do that repeatedly until the spool is full. that helps for me. then. after i've filled the spool, i'll ask one of my kids to take the end and walk the line to the other end of the house. and then i'll reel that back in, keeping it taut and that at least takes the twist out 20-50 feet of line. 2. twist while fishing. 1. shaw grigsby said this. always manually flip bail and give a tug, then start reeling in. this combats line twist and keeps the little loops from forming that stick out from the spool. 2. use a small swivel a few feet above your rig/lure. it seems ice rods have bigger guides anyway to avoid freezing up so the swivel can pass through easily. 3. avoid cranking reel when drag is going out. tighten drag or use rod to fight fish not reel, and then reel. 3. fireline/powerpro seems to twist less. tie on a mono/fluoro leader.

i've use tom and jerrys http://www.tomandjerrys.net/ i used them in 01 and then in 07. they fish on lake tohopekeliga which is one of the great bass lakes in FL. i was guided in '01 by the older gentleman, he was the father, and then in '07 by the younger gentleman, brent i think is his name. i'm going down this march but i'm not sure if i'm ready to shell out the 250 again. times are tight. the knowledge of the guides were excellent. but if you can, ask to be guided by the older gentleman. i believe his name is jerry. the younger guy (brent) was just too busy making reservations for his clients and was on the phone all day. it was quite annoying. i think they were around 250ish for a half day. And don't worry about casting all day. you can lure fish if you want, but primarily you are tossing or trolling shiners. in 01 we went in june and we didn't catch anything huge, but we must have caught 30-40 bass. in 07 we trolled and we didn't catch a lot but we had at least 10 hits and we landed 5-6 bass ranging from 5-10 lbs. so even though my experiences w/ them are mixed, i would go back so long as i get the older guide. you do have to pay for shiners and a license and tip on top of the regular rate.

contact TENT CITY (dufferin/steeles) they repair tent zippers. can't see why they wouldn't do a ice tent. i think they charge by the foot.

if you don't care about catching a bunch of small pike, go to little lake in barrie, west off the duckworth exit. rentals are not too costly if you split w/ a friend and you'll catch tons all day long. they will be in the 1-2 pound range with a few reaching 5ish.

repost for new season

FYI, basspro.com is selling fishing gear up to 50% off. Most of the stuff are rods. the Johnny morris signature series seems like a great deal. i'm considering one for purchase. i thought you all could benefit from this. Just wish the Can $ was a tad higher, hehe. cya on the ice.

visit ebay. someone is always selling...and you'll come across the one that suits you eventually.

"Fish On!" but my fave is Roland Martin's "SON!"

this is my mechanic. his name is James or his dad Lee. say Peter sent you. he will only fix what needs to be fixed. i guarantee. it's called city auto on eglinton (north side, across from and a little east of home depot, east of mccowan). very straight up guy.

http://www.nadaguides.com/ check out this site. it gives wholesale, tradein, buyback prices.... in US prices, but a standard guide. base price for boat alone w/o motor is 12,850 US. add another 1000 or more for features and options.... motor price is around 6000 not sure about trailer price. let's say 1000 21,000 US ball park, probably more... that comes out to 26,000 canadian... given most rangers are loaded w/ features and a trailer will add at least a thousand, but also considering that packages are cheaper... if you can get it for 17K, get it.... if you can get it for 20k get it. but if you have exact model numbers...and boat options, you can get a better estimate from the nadaguides website. good luck

i caught a 44 inch 22lb pike in spring. this might be shorter, but it is fatter so i would say minimum 18lbs

thanks all. highdrifter. i think we're on the same wavelength. i'll give it a try.