Greencoachdog

Looks like Paul needs to quit accusing me of telling fishing stories and delete some pics from his photobucket account!!!

They taste like chicken!!! We have a few, but for some reason... they don't last too long down here!

Don't worry about the net vs. cradle thing Pete! Some Musky guy's think their way is best and everyone else should be like them! Excellent report, pics and fish Pete!!! I couldn't help but notice in the first 2 pics, it looks like Mr. Musky got a little nip in for good measure!

Got on the water at about 10 am yesterday. It was and overcast day with the wind variable and gusty at times, the ambient temp was 71*F... The water surface temp was 70*F. Fishing started out slow with just some little catfish being caught, then I got a good hit and brought a real nice slab Crappie to the boat. Instead of landing it with the net, I tried to lip it... and guy was full of piss and vinegar, thrashing around and jumping out of the water a couple of times. Before I could get my thumb in his mouth while trying to avoid the 3 other razor sharp hooks on the Sabiki rig, the hook came out of his mouth and I watched him dart back down to the depths... I just kind of smiled to myself and said "Bye-Bye"! All that was around noon. At about 2 pm the fish started surfacing and busting schools of Shad on top of the water, most were like this little Striper with some White Bass about the same size thrown in for good measure. I did get a decent little Spot while casting to the schools though: I was also getting action on the Sabiki rigs, catching more slab Crappie (I starting landing them with the net after losing the first one ), Spots, and a couple landlocked saltwter Striped Bass! At 3 pm the water behind the boat started boiling with schooling fish, so I picked up the rod with the trusty Roostretail on it and made a couple casts... 2 strikes and no hookups, 3rd cast a little White Bass about 8" long nails the lure... I'm about 2 cranks of the reel bringing him in and the rod with the heavy Sabiki rig goes off and starts peeling some drag, so I "waterski" the little White Bass in and just let him have enough line to stay in the water at the side of the boat until I can get the rod with the heavy Sabiki rig in. I lift the rig rod out of the holder and it's a good fight, I got the line up so I could see the first fish on the rig and it's a nice eater Stripe... and I see a second tail and figured it was 2 nice eater Stripes, so I did the "dead lift" on the rod and brought the whole rig into the boat... and this is what I saw: I was a little surprised to see the small Stripe on the second hook, but quite surprised to see Mr. Slab Crappie on the bottom hook! Usually the fish school together in the same size class and almost always the same species! All I can figure is that the Crappie was cleaning up the killed Shad that were sinking to the bottom. I suspect there was another eater size Stripe on the 3rd hook but it got off while I was futzing with the little White Bass. I unhooked those 3 fish, then unhooked the White Bass, then reeled in the light Sabiki rig rod to find I had a "barely legal" (9") Crappie on it! It was quite the commotion there for a few minutes... but after that, the wind picked up and the sun peeked out and the fish quit biting. Oh well! It was fun while it lasted!!! This is what I ended up taking home for supper! There was a 4th Crappie that got cleaned before I remembered to take a pic... The largest Crappie is 13" Well! I was a good 5 1/2 hrs on the water, and I was home and had the fish cleaned by 6 pm!

I was thinking about ice while I was fishing yesterday... I thought, "I need to buy a bag of ice to put on these fish so they don't spoil on the way home."

Slug Snot!!!

I think Terry is a suck- ... if it was that good he would make the time!!!

... not quite that entertaining ... a well maintained tacklebox catches fish!!!... anything less is housewife chatter!... now go put your apron on, you silly wench!!!

I dunno, somehow this one just comes to mind..............I'm bringing home a baby Bumble Bee!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyhsJuU-Pgc

Dave fishin' from a tiller type boat... Dave cleaning and filleting a limit of Wall-ice.... bikini clad assistants!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Excellent report, pics, and fish Paul!!! I'd have figured those Pike would've been smashing those spinnerbaits too? Looks like you and Kevin had a great day!!! Thanks for taking the time to post that report!!!

Yup!... it's the full moon! ... if they're not biting in the middle of the night, they aint biting!!!

McAfee site advisor says it's good!!! ... with a name like American in the title... yanno it's gotta be excellent!!!

There's only one reel worth it's salt... and it's name is Shimano!!! ... always remember that!!!

Forget the Carolina rig!!!... yer a "Top water Dude"!!!... remember? Seriously though, I find I get a lot of "deep hooked" fish on the Carolina rig, it's hard to detect the bite... and most of the time they've already inhaled the lure! It is a very effective presentation for plastic worms and lizards!

What's the problem Mikey, another skunk?.. maybe Mr. Mean Fishy took your tackle away from you again??? .. spit it out son!... we won't laugh... too much!!!

Nice report, pics, and fish!!! Nothing wrong with the Musky hold to me! The only problem with the Walleye is if you weren't intending to keep any, or it was a slot fish. I agree with the others about the photobucket account, it makes a much nicer report to read. Thanks for taking the time to post your adventures!

Was just kiddin' ya Cliff , most of us know that Pike usually hate Bly... and if you said you caught a big Pike, you probably did! How was that thing on the supper table last night? Did you fry it up redneck style or have it another way?

Dude!!!... you finally posted a pic where I can clearly distinguish your face!!! ... just an observation, you may want to cut back on the porn and alcohol... you look like crap!!!

HA!!!... just because there's a pic of you holding it, doesn't mean you caught it!... I can hear Miss Bly now "you hold the fish honey, it doesn't really matter who caught it... and besides, my hair is a mess"!... sound familiar Cliff?

I don't reckon coexistence is in you vocabulary eh? The only invasive species to Ontario (in my book) are Lampreys (good for nothing and they really do hurt the native and stocked fish) and the Zebra mussel... Zebra mussel isn't all that bad, it just costs large corporations some money... but does create jobs, and cleans up the lake while folks a squawking aboot it. Gobies... are bait!!! the Smallies and Wallice are getting fat on eating the Gobies. They're just another member of the food chain!

I'm just a dumb ol' Alabama redneck, but I know Pike in the Kawarthas compete with Mucksie for for food and habitat... and since Kawartha Mucksie are very attractive to the common angler (because they breed like rats there), Pike are considered invasive! Efforts are being made to keep Pike out of Rice lake (stupid), but it's a losing battle... GO PIKE!!!

Shame on you!... you... you... neanderthal meat hunter fish murderer!!! ....mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm white flakey Pike meat!!!

Are you bragging or complaining???

Don't get me started Mr. F!!!