johnnyb

Great post, Simon I was wondering why you chose the name Pikeslayer.....until pic#20...WOW! I get it, I get it!

Hoo-aaa.....nice buckets there!

Yep....Timmie's has a small....basically a cardboard shotglass. For the same price as their medium, I get a "small" at McDonald's which is the same size, along with a muffin. The McD's coffee doesn't taste quite as good, but the muffin sure makes up the difference

Very cool! What's the magic depth?

I'd do it, but I think it's overpriced.

For the first time in about 3 years, I actually had a whole week off. I’ve taken extended weekends here and there for fishing trips, but this was the first time since my honeymoon that I had a whole week off with the family. Laker Jessy’s parents graciously offered us the family cottage near Minden to ourselves, starting with the August Long Weekend, and the following week. There wasn’t a whole lot of structure to the week...just lots of relaxing, playing with the kids, entertaining a few friends...and of course a little bit of FISHING The weekend started with Bicephalic, his wife and dog, and another couple, the manly part of which, Scott, hadn’t fished in years, since moving here from Manitoba. He had his license, and we supplied him with gear. Saturday morning, the 3 of us were up at 5am sharp, got the boat rigged up for bass and lakers, and headed out. Didn’t take too long with the extra body in the boat to get down to a weedy corner, where Bicephalic pulled in a solid largie to start the day. I’m pretty sure I had a couple rockbass after that....but I try not to think about that....Scott started to get the hang of the shallow running crank we loaned him....and got himself an Ontario bass! Not big, but better than nothing. We worked our way quickly through the passages of connected lakes and stumbled onto a nice little boat launch full of docks...Bicephalic was happy to take advantage of me playing tackle shop and boat driver with yet another chunky largie Don’t quite remember what I got this guy on.....wacky worm I think....put me on the board at least Pretty sure that was the end of our first outing....we tried trolling around for some lakers....but to no avail. Our second outing yielded a couple more bass....and a nice one for Scott, but cameras were forgotten. Here’s one that taught me the value of working docks....caught him while handlining a wacky worm...maybe 10 minutes after the swimmers and suntanners left the dock. Was quite a surprise coming nose to nose with him as I was lying on my stomach, peering into the water experimenting with the worm’s action. My son got in on the action when he showed up....he’d been at his grandparents for the weekend. He’s not huge on fishing (I may have pushed it a TAD much when he was younger...but am playing it cool now so we’ll see if he comes back to it) By this time my bro-in-law had arrived, so the rockbass fest continued. Grrr! After our guests left, I had the boat to myself....and I started fixating on one particular piece of structure....we had already pulled a couple decent bass off it during the day, but I knew there were lunkers on it, as well as lakers on the deep side. I got a few reasonable results, and have a much better handle on this piece of structure. Lakers hit cheaters at the 35’ mark....spin’n’glows and body baits at the 75’mark.... This was the big bass I was looking for....got out pre-sunrise after I started to suspect they were burying themselves in weeds or cruising for baitballs during the day. Before it got too bright, I had a nice drift setup over a shallow weedbed and watched him inhale my buzzbait...then jump about 4 times before he hit the net. I was pretty pumped Self-pic was crappy....but if there’s any doubt about the size...you can see that he measured out pretty good. That pretty much wraps up the fishing at the cottage....I didn’t pound the water, but, I don’t think there were any fishless outings....and the weather was superb. Check this shot out....I had a deathgrip on the phone to get it....but I was at full speed, trimmed right out...which is about 39km/h in the tinner. You can see how flat the lake is....and I believe it was around 4pm. The rest of my time was gloriously spent playing in the water....snoozing on the dock....driving to town for ice-cream and beer runs...I gotta say I really liked it. I keep thinking of a way to make that a permanent job description...but keep coming short on how to make any money at it. Here’s a pile of pics just for the fun of it.... Hope you enjoyed, thanks for reading.

Reading that put a big grin on my face...looks like a fantastic time....we need a Leechman M&G

Awesome stuff....one of the best places on earth! Those are some seriously fat bass....imagine what they look like come Fall Man oh man I need to get back to Chapleau...thanks for posting

Great stuff as usual guys....the big bass are coming....found a couple last week in some of the water that we share Man those pics are insane! Keep'em coming

Geeeze buddy....way too close for comfort with a bear like that....glad to see you posting though I was also wondering where you've been....great bass pics of you and the boys

When you look at the bait, and its action in the water, it's pretty obvious that it will catch fish. What's annoying about the thing is how it's marketed....it shouldn't matter, but for some reason, the banjo just strikes that certain cord....or twang...

Amazing....simply amazing. Got a little misty eyed as you described savouring the morning while the kids slept....super special trip indeed. Thanks for sharing...fantastic writeup and pics as usual

Awesome stuff Terry...glad it worked out so well

I'd definitely give the Credit a try....perfect time of year to wade in your shorts and shoes...look for any deep holes and throw spinners, jerkbaits or leech imitations...should do well with smallies. Also....been quite a while...but I used to walk over to Lake Aquitane. Quite a little scuzzpond...but we would do well for largies...topwater baits near weedbeds, and carolina rigged tubes out as far as we could throw'em...

Nicely done, Darren! I can hit Bronte in 30 mins....and I won't forget my sign :D

Very cool....one of these years I've gotta get the wife out to that. Were those weights for 5 fish limits?

Very nice fish....no doubt it would have been an epic battle. Likely 3-something...but as others have said...SO hard to tell from a pic. Length is key...in fact, I've stopped weighing my fish, because the length tells me how "big" they are. Back when I did weigh them....a girl I was fishing with pulled in a 21 inch bass that was quite chunky and tipped the scales at 4lbs 13oz. The very next week...same lake....I pulled in a 20.5 inch bass that barely broke the 2lb mark.

Absolutely! 14 hrs of drivin leaves a solid 5 or 6 hrs to fish...and that's if you need a lot of sleep

x2 on the untwisting tips....works like magic you will love it Standing on a river bank and letting the current take it out also works

Hey man....a muskie is a muskie! Way to go....surprising how hard they can hit it, eh? I think I recognize that lake.....definitely some bigger ones in there

Awesome stuff Mike....simply awesome. Thanks for putting that together

IF you don't ask.....you don't get. Awesome turn of events

Awesome stuff man....smallies that size are so powerful! Looks like YOU'RE jitterbuggin' in that action shot on the dock

Well done, man! I was looking forward to this report....those are some solid eyes....the 32"er is a tank!

Correct, but once you are in posession, you are in posession, and no matter where you go to catch more fish, you still have your limit. Cut and pasted from the regs: Catch and Possession Limits – The catch limit is the number of fish you are allowed to catch and keep in one day and includes fish that are not immediately released and any fish eaten or given away. The possession limit is the number you are allowed to have in your possession on hand, in cold storage, in transit, or anywhere. Possession limits are the same as one day’s catch limit except where otherwise specified. Many many threads about this on here....simple and easy answer: read the regs