TroutnMuskieHunter

What an awesome trip Mike and Bill!!....thanks for sharing your adventure!!

For sure Lew.....I had no issues with the new ride but I also have the latest Navionics card for my HDS-5....what a blessing that is!!!!......it's his next investment

Hey Jamie...shoot me a pm with the dates that you're going to be up here in September..I plan on taking a couple of weeks off and might be able to get out with ya or at least point you in the right direction;)

Lew, I gave him a call yesterday and he told me that he took the boat in to one of the local Marinas here in the west end because the motor hasn't been running well since he got back.....the mechanic told him the gears are all chipped/cracked in the lower unit.....$8000 he's putting a claim through his insurnace now

Have fun Rob!.......we were up there between July 4th - 11th....that was the week of the heatwave..Water temp when we launched the boat at the hub was 67F and by midweek it soared to 78F ...Walleye were plentiful but most were caught in the evening..here's my buddy with the biggest... Never seen the water so low...I was talking to a guy that was on his 4th prop during his 2 week stay

Just use the RED and BLACK wires and don't forget to use an in-line fuse for protection....

Like Terry said, if you're just using the sonar and GPS, make sure you tape each unused wire seperately and then tape them up as a bundle....I didn't do that when i first bought mine and I was getting intermittant issues with losing my GPS coordinates and water speed....I called Lowrance and the first thing they asked me was if there were any wires not being used and if so, did I tape them....I've never had any more issues since I did that...

Jer .....Awesome tribute for your buddy and so sorry to hear about your loss!....we are also animal lovers and have 2 dogs and 3 cats, all who have been saved/rescued.... I lost my hound 6 years ago from being poisoned and my wife and I were torn....she didn't want another dog but I was persistant and we went to the local Humane Society in Arnprior.....these were the 2 brats left from a litter of 8 and we couldn't find it in our hearts to leave them there....we adopted them and the household was happy again They're are boys now!!

Felt here in Constance Bay....it wasn't just a small vibration either. Lasted about 90 seconds..

How true Lew....I don't mind for now. It gives me an excuse to get out and do more Trout fishing for another few weeks!!

I recently purchased a boat lift for the new boat so that I could ensure that one, the Muskrats wouldn't get in and chomp on the electrical cables and second, I could try and keeep the Ottawa River "grime" off the boat. ..I put the lift in around 4 weeks ago... So, I finally wait for the Muskie season to open up here and get the boat in the water only to find that we have visitors that have decided to camp on the boat lift and the wife is adamant that they be our guests and are NOT DISTURBED under any circumstances!!!! . ..so now I've got to launch and take the boat out whenever I want to head out which is a pain in the arse!!!! Here's what they look like....I'm hoping they'll soon Flock-off so that I can finally leave the boat in and use the lift 8) Here's Mom...

Are you guys staying at Rick's place?

Won't be up until the following week..

Hey 10point.....what dates are you going to be up there???...I'm heading up in a couple of weeks to.

Awesopme report right there Pete!!!....Those Muskies sure look healthy...congrats!

Hey Brian, If you haven't done the test yet, send me a pm. I have a $20 discount coupon/code for you if you use BoaterExam.com

My bad Stan!!! ...congrats to "the-instructor" for netting your first Muskie

Congrats!!

There's nothing "smart ass" about my reply lad. ......I was giving you some constructive feedback based on your post and based on my experiences as being a fairly knowledgable Muskie angler...

A warm welcome to OFC Teressa...Looking forward to reading your posts in the near future

Wow....that poor Muskie almost looks dead and VERY stressed out .... "About 35-40 min later and 3 flipping jumps out of the water I finally was able to grab him/her"....why did it take so long for you to reel this fish in if you were targetting Muskie to begin with????...I'm very surprised to hear that you were able to revive that fish and even if you did, the chances of that fish surviving is very LOW!!! Get yourself some heavier line so you can keep your drag set tight without a line break-off, a GOOD Muskie net, some bolt cutters and most importantly: If you plan on targeting Muskie then I suggest you do a lot more reading and research...I would also suggest joining a Muskie Club such as Muskies Canada so you can educate yourself a bit more.. http://www.muskiescanada.ca/

I always check the MNR website for updates because MNR constantly have changes in fishing dates and other regulations.....But I remember asking the clerk at Transport Canada back in 1994 if we had to renew the vessel permit and he said it's good for as long as you own the vessel... ....very similar to my ATV plate which is good for the duration of me owning it without having to renew

I'm confused as well after reading this thread....we bought a pontoon boat back in 1994 and got it registered...how the hell would anyone know that you need to renew it now every 10 years

Looks like a great time had by all!!....nice pics..

What a great place to spend with the lads!!!.....nice Speck to!