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  1. Casting close to dams and....

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    Know plenty who aren't but they are far outnumbered by Yahoo's. It's why I stopped steelheading and took up musky fishing and believe me I'am a far better steelheader than a musky fisherman. Matter of fact just recently sold my custom steelheading rod(stenciled with "Yahoo" by the way) cause I realized I haven't missed it and just ain't going to go back.

     

    Muskies are the fish of 10,000 casts...Statistically you're already at a disadvantage :lol:

  4. Used Salmon For Sale

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    I wish Ontario would grab some of those coho eggs and stock some of those in our rivers with them. Hands down one of the most exciting fish to hook into. A couple I managed to hook into this fall cartwheeled twice in a row, tail-walked across river and came off even before I realized I needed to set the hook.LOL

  6. Pumpkin Lovers

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    In the fall there’s only 2 things I look forward to: Steelhead and pumpkin pies. I love pies! :D

     

    Actually, "Chunk" was a nickname for a while.After that kid in the movie "The Goonies"

    Cant help it, i love "GOOD" food Bobby.dunno.gif

     

    Chunk, do the truffle shuffle :rofl2:

  9. The Carp Angling World Championship

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    Still confused.....why are boats not allowed?

     

    You’d have to ask the organizers about that one

     

    In any case, the vast majority of the time, you want your rigs and baits to be stationary on bottom. Even if you were fishing out of a boat, it’s not all that easy to stay in one spot all the time factoring in wind and strong currents...Easier to do from shore.

  10. The Carp Angling World Championship

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    It is not britain....can't they catch carp from a boat?

     

    so they are all fishing from the shore and praying they get a good spot?

    I guess some guys get to their spot and say "FFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!"

     

    Use of a boat is prohibited during this tourney – Even bait boats aren’t allowed. They’re all fishing from shore. Ironically, when the tourney is held in France, they almost always use inflatable rafts or row boats (with a minn kota), boat out 200 yards, drop their bait, boat back to shore and have their rods set up on land. I think it’s part of the rule there that boats are only to be used for baiting and dropping rigs but not for fishing.

     

     

    The luck of the draw is not always the deciding factor Mike. When you guys beat the US team at the last CamAm , the peg draw had nothing to do with it because one Canadian and one American shared a peg.

    Also during a five day event like the CAWC held on the St. Lawrence you not only have to catch fish but you have to hold them there as long as possible in order to catch as many as possible. Fortunes can change dramatically over five days , hot pegs can turn cold for any number of reasons.

     

    Definitely agree that skill must be considered Lorne. This year at the CanAm, the Canadians were just way more experienced - There were competitors who had only fished for carp 3 times prior to the event. There was 1 competitor who had never fished for carp before.

     

    The peg draw isn't the only factor but often times during tournaments, it's a huge one. Looking at the list of competitors in THIS tournament, some of whom we know personally, it's not like any 1 or 2 teams stand out to blow the rest of the competition away - There's a lot of serious talent on the scoreboard...But when you factor in how spaced out the competitors are for this tourney, the peg draw becomes a big factor. Later on in the season carp tend to prefer and travel to specific areas regardless of whether you chum or not. Some pegs have certain features that carp prefer to use when they are in the area. Even if you don't hold them, they'll be back again (like at the first CanAm we fished together when almost all the fish would come at night). In your experience, you probably already know what spots around Hamilton harbour will usually produce better in Sept/Oct/Nov and ones that will be devoid of fish until spring spawn no matter how you much you bait up.

     

    In this case when you don't see anglers like Steve Briggs & Tim Paisley, Billy Flowers & Jamie Londor, Shawn Rafter & Jennifer Terriah, Jake Losey & Tom Vielhauer, Vanja Nikolin & Fugas Vrskovy not in the running, it definitely isn't skill that's a problem.

  11. The Carp Angling World Championship

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    I noticed a handful of guys were whooping everyone else by a several hundred pounds. How can a team catch so many fish and so man catch none or 1?

     

    Easy to answer...In many cases, it's all about which peg number you pull out of the hat. Some spots are better than others in terms of depth, current, weeds (or lack thereof). Some spots fish better during the day compared to night.

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