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I have used both but find the electrics do a m uch faster job. With an electric you must watch your fingers and don't cut through the back bone.

If you are in traffic it is not safe and in many places illegal to open the throttle until you are clear of other boats, people, docks. rafts etc. In terms of fuel efficiency in gallons/hour low rpm.s result in low gph but low rpm's are also low mpg. I look at several boat tests over the course of a year and most boats with outboards have their peak mpg's in the 4200 to 4600 rpm range. My boat gets less than1 mpg at 1000 rpm's and more than 4 mpg at 4500 rpm's. My boat is carbureted and injected boats are most likely different. I just don't recall. I run a fiberglass pad hull boat with a 150 motor. When I'm clear of other boats and safe I tuck the motor under and give it full throttle. This gets the boat on plane the quickest and into the best wetted hull position for mpg. Also it gets the bow down so you can see where you're going. As soon as I get on plane I back the throttle off a bit and then start to trim out. Working both throttle and trim I get the boat set up so there is no steer torque and I get an engine noise that for lack of a better word I call sweet. In my boat this is normally about 4400 rpm's. From this point I can go up to 5500 rpms if I want but seldom do I can go down in rpm's but if I go down too far my boat will porpoise causing me to tuck the motor in a bit. I hate going down the lake like a yoyo.

I pinch the barbs down almost 100% and have for over 30 years. I never noticed losing more fish.

On some motors it doesn't always start right away. If you have a temp gauge watch that and don't let it get more than about 1/2 way.

I stayed at Tamar on Temagami for two weeks in each of the past 3 years and enjoyed it very much. Might get back this year if we are not in the middle of a move. Walleyes can be a little tough in the daytime because of the very clear water, pike are not super plentiful but the size is great from them eating all of those oily trout. The bass fishing was very good. It is a boat in resort. The cabins are comfortable, the shower hot and the in cabin toilets flush. Much better than average docks that are well protected.

If you are talking about Red Lake in western Ontario go to http//fishingminnesota.com/ and look for the Ontario section or plug Sunset Country Ontario into your search engine. A lot more on western Ontario. than this site which is very good for eastern Ont.

Some years ago I towed with my wife's Bronco II. Using overdrive only down hill and on the flat. If I remember correctly the tranny rebuild was just over $800. I haven't pulled anything in OD since.

I'd opt for the guide. While I haven't fished there a lot I have found the lakes very weedy and I'd likely take 2 bait casters. Your lure choice looks fine to me but if I recall correctly many of the guides and locals are using live shiners at this time.

I had thought he had grown up past the childish antics but I was wrong again. Thank goodness he didn't win. If he wins in ten years I'll most likely be on the wrong side of the sod but that will still be too soon.

Misfish,Take a lesson. I believe most recreational ski injuries occur in the first weeks, months or years of snow skiing. Yes, balance is similar except on the snow your weight needs to be distributed forward and turning is much different. My wife and I met snow skiing. I quit a few years ago but she is still at in something like year 48. Actually she is in Idaho right now finishing up a weeks trip. From there she goes to Colorado to visit with our son and his family and ski a few days. When she gets back she is an instructor for an Adaptive program. This is a program for the handicapped. She will be skiing until shortly before we get ice out then she can mind the house while I fish. If I remember correctly Irishfield was or is an instructor and can probably point you in the right direction.

I can't recall the last time I had trouble with line twist. I use 2000 size spinning reels since the smaller the reel the more prone to twist. To put the line on the reel I run it through a few or all the guides. Put the line spool on the floor with the label up and crank on a few yards and check for twist. If there is no twist I fill to about 1/8" from the reel spool lip. If there is twist turn the line spool over take a few turns, if no twist fill the spool. If you get the line on twist free it should only twist through three reasons. First a defective reel which is not very likely, second a twisting or spinning bait which you have to watch or third reeling when the drag is slipping. If you want a demo of line twist when the drag is slipping just loosen the drag and hold the line so the drag slips while you are filling the reel. Either do this at the very begining or end of filling your reel because you are likely to throw away some line. I started back reeling many years ago when drags weren't so good and I was breaking off because of stick slip in the drag. I still fish with the same reels. By back reeling I have the drag set very tight so I eliminated twist because of reeling against drag slip. I can't remember the last time I broke off on a fish. I admit I use baitcasters more frequently than spinning outfits but I am retired and my spinning gear gets several hours a day. Twisting or spinning lures are a different matter. I make sure soft plastics are rigged straight and for lures like in-line spinners use a barrell swivel either on the lure or the line. Even with these precautions you have to watch carefully.

I have had all 3. An I/O, a pure in board and several outboards. I pretty much agree with Polliwog except I'd go for an outboard for 22 feet and under. I/O's and inboards take up too much cockpit room in addition to the other n oted issues.

I worked at a very competitive job in a very competitive industry and I quickly decided I didn't need to spike my adrenaline on week ends. Now that I'm retired I rarely fish on week ends and never on holidays. I really appreciate the improved tackle that I believe has been due to competitive fishing and those who fish T's have promoted. Here in the states there are lots of T's with some lakes having many on a given weekend. I think it is too many and putting to much pressure on the resource.

Diggy, I am a bait caster fanatic using them for everthing from 1/8 ounce up as well any other lures. But for skipping and drop shot I use a spinning outfir.

Well kept tackle box. Some tubes, grubs, stick baits and worms and appropriate jigs/hooks/weights and you are well set.

I think so much depends on where you fish and the targeted fish. The lakes where I fish have very few weeds, I might have seen a lilly pad last year, so I don't use braid. For shallow or surface applications I use 10 to 14# limp mono-i.e. Berkley XL and for everthing else I use 10 or 12# fluorocarbon.

Something doesn't sound correct but if it is I'd give Bombardier a choice. Furnish the letter no charge or I buy and Artic Cat or some other brand.

I have two. One that is an extending aluminum pole that is used often. Retrieves up to about 15 feet from bottom, shore and trees. The other is on a heavy cord the size of chalk line cord. I use it much less often for deeper snags. I've had them for probably 20 years and I can remember only one deep snag that I had to break off. The extending pole came from BPS and I can't recall where I got the other. It is a heavy weight with slots for your line to enter and chains to get the hooks snarled to if you can't bounce it free. I've saved the cost of both many times over.

Most of us know it is a school project but we need some data. How much capital does the project say she has to start? Most new business' fail from lack of capital. If you don't have the funds for start up costs and seeing you through those lean early months you go belly up.

Baitcasters: I remove the bearings and soak them in lighter fluid. Air dry on a clean paper towel. Apply 1 drop of oil to the bearings. I have used "Hot Sauce Oil" but I like "Yellow Rocket Fuel" better. Remember 1 drop of oil. Two drops not so good and three drops bad. You must hold on to the little springs that hold the bearing in or they jump out and are pretty nearly impossible to find. Too much oil on the antireverse bearing can cause it to malfunction. I clear the insides with "Reel Scrub" and grease the gear teeth. I have taken them apart completely but its a big chore. When this is needed I send them to a repair servce. Spinning reels: I just use the reel scrub and relube the gears and put a drop of oil on the bearings or bushings.

I am afraid you have just led your friend into bankruptcy. I can't believe a new tackle shop with no customers can compete with the likes of Cabelas, BPS, Dicks, Canadian Tire ad infinitum. We don't know the proposed financing in this project but trying to compete with inventory, product knowledge ad infinitum would be more than a challenge but then maybe she could score by leading the business into a small loss failure. Even putting live bait into the equation is risky. Think minnows, leaches and the 2008 situation in Canada. I think the decision is based on heart and not head.

I've pinched the barbs down for nearly 30 years. I don't think I lose any more than when I used barbed hooks. The hook comes out of the fish easier and out of me, clothes and the like much faster. When you are on a real hot bite I think you might catch more fish because you are back at them so much faster.

For some reason known only to the gremlins in my computor I can't make a normal response to a thread. Also for reasons only known to the gremlins I can post a fast response. On normal responses a Microsoft erroe message that I have done something illegal pops up the the OFC shuts down and I reboot. Can anybody help? Sorry for the thread swipe. Back to the original message. I agree that the rod is proably more important than the reel but having said that about 3 years ago I bought a BPS Prolitefinesse combo for the same purpose the rod I chose was a 6'6" M and I easily cast an 1/8 ounce jig with a 2" twister tail grub. I am firmly convinced that there are three major reasons for line twist with spinning tackle: 1. Not putting the line on properly. 2. a lure that spins and 3. Reeling against the drag. Tie you line off to something and reel against the drag and note the twist. Imagine if you hadn't noticed the drag slipping with a fish how much twist. More than 20 years ago I quit using my spinning reel drags in favor of back reeling. I can't recall ever having to troll line around since to get twist out of the line. My spinning reels are all pretty old so there might be changes. Back reeling has its own sets of issues but it works for me.

Blarg, fluro sinks so it is not well suited for surface lures nor for suspending jerk baits.

Let me see, the U.K. made gun ownership onerous and crime went up, Australia made gun ownership onerours and crime went up. Texas made concealed weapons permits more open and crime went down. Yep, the Toronto mayor has a tight grip on stupidity.