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I’d go with taro Murata

Go to boats.net then go through the process of selecting your model number and it will give you the part number for the water pump kit

change mine every 100 hours!

love a northern bucket!

thats the major difference we experience here in the balmy south. Growing up daytime highs in Southern Ontario were never much below the freezing mark and more specifically when the big weather systems moved in from the south, our snowfalls were always hovering around the freezing mark. Usually a big storm came with some mixing of freezing rain etc. and now with this warming climate a couple of degrees to the warmer side, suddenly most of our big weather events in the winter just fall as cold heavy rain. Up in your neck of the woods, it might not be -20 for weeks on end anymore, its more like -10 or even into the single digits below freezing, but its still winter. I couldnt believe it, i drove to kapuskasing through cochrane for work in early march last year and it was already spring...the snow was basically on its last legs. heck I was boating in parry sound in march! not a skim of ice in sight. I swear any person that "loves" the winters weve been having these past few years is absolutely sick in the head. give me -15 and sunny over +2 and pouring rain/dreary...honestly there may be no colder weather than when it pours rain and its hovering around freezing. Last year didnt we break a record for the most consecutive cloudy days? If i recall we had some kind of stretch of 40 days straight from november to january where it was cloudy +5 and grey...and people are celebrating it?

I used to like winter a lot, but after the past few "winters" weve had, it makes putting the boat away harder than ever. Perhaps an oldschool winter with snow and ice that will allow me to enjoy outdoor winter activities will dampen the blow.

Some of the local marinas charge quite a lot to launch. Personally Id recommend my old neighbors Brian and Hilda Rolf at "the moorings" at the end of northshore road. Brian is a really nice guy and the parking is wide open. Take it easy if you are navigating the area for the first time. The area is beautiful, drive slow and safe, watch your chartplotter and take in some scenery to find the same route to where you are going. If you head into the shawanaga river, be sure to avoid the shoal in the narrows before it opens up.

they roam my yard mid day too in town. As far as im concerned, they are free pest control. They recently caught a red squirrel at 2am on my front lawn. The noise they made as they fought over the meal scared the bejesus out of us as it was literally 15 feet from our bedroom window, however another red squirrel dead is great as far as I am concerned. Free vermin removal.

Thanks for the heads up CPH, i have been very clear with people that have inquired about the type of work I am willing to do. I have turned exponentially more jobs than I have taken on to this point for this exact reason. I am not the type to troubleshoot someones yacht's electrical issues. I also dont offer to work on anything and front the bill myself. A good course of action has been to help people order what they need..ive done this free of charge on multiple occasions now. If they then need a hand installing what they have already purchased, Ive helped a few guys out with that. Sometimes the guys are even there working on the boat with me. Im certainly fully aware of the risks, Im also aware that there are bad people in the world that will take advantage of you. Hence why I dont attempt to do this for a living. I have a career, if the right job comes up...(a guy needed help installing a trolling motor and wiring/fuses/shut offs for it...I let the guy buy everything he needed and he asked if I would do the install for him. He then asked if id consider help determine why he was having issues with his electronics, to which I discovered the previous owner had used the ignition on the boat to power the electronics...I told the owner as such free of charge and informed him that I was not comfortable risking taking his ignition system apart, the risk was too great for me to be accountable for his boat no longer running

https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/selling-bait-illegally-nets-northern-ont-man-15k-in-fines-1.7078829 He literally sold walleye and bait to undercover CO’s

the reality here is that you kinda get what you pay for. I broke a bunch of minkotta's and finally ponied up and havent had an issue in 5 years now. It hurt the wallet but i dont regret it.

No shock there, their trolling motors have been terrible for the better part of a decade

+1 for finchasers I had the pleasure of fishing with one of his sons a few years back, and speaking from my times being guided fishing, I would rank my experience as #2 only behind the great Taro Murata. (tied with old board member fisherpete hoffman) Speaking from experience, I have had some unfortunate trips with guides where 1. The guide seemed to just hate his job 2. Being inexperienced, the guide became frustrated with me 3. The entire operation felt like a shake down 4. the guide was crap at fishing or finally 5. the guide was just completely full of it and a weirdo that did not make for a pleasant 8 hour day in the boat. Miguel's son put me on so many damn fish that day, it was ridiculous. At the time I did not fly fish so I opted for conventional tackle. I hooked two tarpon and had multiple chances at others, caught baracuda and snapper and Made my guide almost cry when a language barrier miscomunication made me spook a massive school of permit as was told to me "I fish every day my whole life, and i have only ever seen a school of permit that big one other time" His son was friendly, did not make me feel like garbage for blowing chances at fish and was just genuinely a decent guy to ride along with in the car. Honestly in the most stark contrast to my experience being guided by a bunch of pompus coke heads in Cuba.

ive always found it funny that guys will buy $30,000 boats, thousands on gas, and go and buy their gear off of temu im not much of a gear snob, but at least buy some used decent gear. Most of my rods are used...fishing rods dont "go bad" hell most high end used reels i buy just need a quick clean and lube. Thats why they are high end, the parts are designed to last basically forever.

in concept, i guess it could work...but honestly, what do i serve to gain by replacing my existing stainless prop? My boat is already fast, probably too fast when im alone in it, I guess some fuel efficiency? Man thats a lot of efficiency to make up for the difference in cost

usually deeper healthier weed Coontail, cabbage typically holds up much better than milfoil as it gets later.

If you find live green weed this time of year…it’s finding gold. Last week on quinte, the Christmas tree weed was the only thing looking nice and green still and sure as hell it held all of the fish.

bump price lowered again, i need it gone. TCW-3 certified oil for $23 a jug...someone take this stuff off of me!

whats even more embarrasing, my buddy loves swimbaits, collects the heck out of them, has some that are over $1000...but never throws them. They sit on display in a room in his house lol. While I dont consider myself a "swimbait enthusiast" I do personally own 1 $140 glide that I throw on one specific pond, one day a year...and let me tell you, watching a glide get chomped on the outside of a weed edge...its pretty friggin sweet. Also check out the dragonfly that photobombed me...

i gotta make fun of you musky guys for a second...but why the hell do all of your baits still look like they were made in the 1970's Some of these "fancy" musky lure makers are a complete joke compared to whats coming out on the swimbait side in California and japan. $100+ musky bait vs

then just consider the fact that you might use the boat in sub zero temperatures...i think in canada its always a good idea to check for water in your lower end anyways.

Welcome to musky fishing. dont feel too bad, the fishing has been awful the past few days, the fish are most certainly waiting for some cold weather. Everything is sort of just sitting in summer limbo. Need the water to cool off for the fish to get in the mood

is the garage heated? Do you intend to use your boat through the winter? The idea of "winterizing" is essentially just a maintenance schedule thing with truly the only thought processes being 1. Ensuring theres no water in the lower unit to avoid cracking it upon freezing and 2. Avoiding problems with ethanol gas by stabilizing and ensuring the tank is full to avoid condensation. Dont skip the maintenance on your boat...guys in florida still do all of these things because they are needed.

balsam is loaded with pike now. Not a good musky lake anymore. Lots of talk about pike in pigeon/tri lakes. I fish a decent amount there and have yet to catch one. Sure as hell catch a bunch of muskies though fishing those lakes. I think I am actually 3 for 3 the last 3 times ive fished those lakes the boat has landed a ski...and im there fishing bass tournaments lol. Thats how loaded with ski's the tri lakes are.

Just an fyi to expand your options for a used rod, an extra heavy bass flipping rod will get you by in a pinch. They are typically 8 feet long and have enough power for kawarthas musky. and yes, the Komodo does what it needs to do just fine. I can’t speak a ton regarding the longevity because I haven’t done a ton of musky fishing lately but I’ve been using it to throw A rigs in the fall on a MH st croix musky rod and it hasn’t caused me any issues yet.