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glad you guys caught on ahaha funny ohio, literally the complete opposite of what I have read. areas with current are the first places to thaw in the spring and therefore the crappies go there to spawn. shallow mud flats at the end of areas with current?

Hello fellow crappie masters with the end of february comes the dreaded "closed season" on Georgian Bay where the 2 major species accessible via ice are off the books. In previous years this has pretty much meant a 90% shut down on fishing for me until May, however my buddy dave has a fever, and the only thing that will satisfy it is crapolas. ive fished the PAB area for close to 13 years and never caught or have even seen a single crappie. That was until 2 weeks ago when ice fishing a spot that i have fished before but without the help of electronics...sure enough the streak was broken like the leafs cup drought...weve found the crappies and the spot has produced consistently every time we have gone back since. (and will hopefully continue to because we only catch and release) the past two springs close to ice off we have done our damndest to try find the elusive buggers using floats and the standard crapola gear. The same gear that Dave has done very well in June pre-bass season in the kawarthas...so heres where the help comes in. Ive read countless articles on these glorified sunfish, but what the heck am I doing wrong? Heres how I have it laid out in my mind....crappies start in the winter in the deepest basins schooling up on bait, as the winter wears on they then begin their migration towards spawning grounds and will begin staging at basins at the mouth of inlets...where we are finding them right now. I suspect these crappies will then move in with the current towards the river mouth to spawn in the shallows near said rivers...is this true? and if so what the heck is the timing of all of this happening. Ive heard people say on this forum "I know its spring when the crappies are so shallow their backs are sticking out of the water" when the heck does this happen? The crappies we are on right now are definitely not shallow, but are close to a river, and the area we are in has significant current. Can anyone provide some insight on when I could expect these fish to start making their next move? I imagine we will know that they have had a change of heart when they vanish from our honey hole. Anyone feel free to chime in, feel free to throw out the names of your favourite baits...and most importantly feel free to share your pictures of them slabs! ill start it off with a small one but lets see your slabs!

chabot and a second for duchene...i could see it happening also hope jay and dan come back...legends Bahds why not eh

what law would they enforce? except for littering? Pork you are probably the exception, but the large majority of friends that I have that never have any money also like to smoke, drink and do other dumb ish. There are very very few people that making minimum wage at 40 years old that have lived their lives 100% straight 100% of the time. blanket statement...im aware, but seriously if you grew up in Ontario went to school, lived a clean sober life and have worked your entire life and are still making minimum wage something is up. If you are a kid (under 30 years old) ya maybe you can make an exception, how about a licensing fee that is relative to your income? They do this for speeding tickets in europe. I personally catch flak around here cause i buy good fishing gear...funny how that is...i have the casual scotch or beer, never go to the bar, dont smoke, gamble, drink coffee, or puff herb unless its being offered to me. I pack lunches every day at work and have a mortgage and bills just like the next person. Its funny how much expendable income you can have for the things you enjoy in life when you cut out the addictive crap. $2 on coffee every day for a year? look at that I just bought to G Loomis rods.

funny enough, this thaw and freeze has improved the ice in PAB go figure.

call me crazy, but would this additional licensing requirement allow for municipal by-law enforcement to join in on the enforcement activities related to this ish show. Ive fished port hope, didnt see anything crazy during my visit but to me any additional enforcement that can be done to stop the crap show is worth it. its 40 bucks guys...90% of us have spent more on the line on our 200 dollar fishing rod. Maybe im in the minority but ive always said I wish fishing licenses were $500 a year, we all spend way more money on trivial Bull then the past time that provides us with months of enjoyment each year. If you fish 3 days a year, then pay 50 bucks for a 3 day pass...still cheap in relativity. This is just my opinion.

ill be fishing thursday friday in PAB ill let you know if i fall through or if we break out the boat lol

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dont let the media overhype this garbage..there is absolutely 0 chance they trade a potential top 10 NHL player for anything less than a young top pairing D man...which no one in the NHL is offering...for obvious reasons. Unless a team offers up to trade mcdavid or crosby and to eat the salary...they arent trading nylander.

my brother got offered to see the game in the UPS box last night, and offered to bring me along with him. What an incredible game and experience. Got to meet the newest addition to legends row, wendy himself. Got an autographed puck and a photo. What a game. Holy hell Laine's shot is ridiculous. In person its more impressive than even on Tv. Ive been around a lot of rinks over the years and I have never seen anyone come even close to having a release thats half as quick as that. I guess i need to see ovi in the flesh.

I also have both and will definitely say flip over huts are better but can be a pain in the ass if you are hauling them through tight rough trails. The benefit though is that set up and tear down is literally 100000x better in a flip over. The difference of course being price. I just picked up a frabil pop up for 200 while a new clam two seater flip over is closer to a grand. With the flip over you just throw all your gear under your seat, flip it back in throw the cover on and you are gone. They also dont get blown around in the wind at all and I for some reason find them warmer? (could be the quality of the hut though)

sick, love me some gold

unreal offer to someone looking to try out ice fishing. ive yet to have a bad experience meeting up with members from the forum in general if you like fishing, i probably like you and vice versa

enjoy both easy. ever had a scotch while wavy? even better

best bang for your buck scotch ive found is Auchentoshan 12 big big fan of this scotch and it doesnt break the bank. Also really enjoy caol ila 12 but its much more difficult to get these days. Both very extremely smooth easy drinking scotches.

the weight loss was just you getting into fighting shape you got this man!

killin it bruh you seem to be fairing much better than we have this year...the struggle is real!

just bought the episode, pretty painless really.

id be scared of montreal now as much as it pains me to say it. The whole let down there is that they rejected analytics and played a terrible system, yet their goaltending is so incredible it still worked. Throw a really good coach in there and they are a threat now. Expect a lul at first though while the team learns the new system. Matthews on pace for 40....not far fetched to think we have a 50 goal scorer on our hands some day...incredible.

im trying to get pete to get a digital copy and send it to me hahaha

been waiting to see it, and been bugging pete to get me a copy ahahaha. unfortunately now WFN for me

i always do terrible on the opener anyways lol things dont ever start kicking for me until a couple weeks in when the water starts to warm up in some spots.

in Flin Flon where I was born there is an annual burbot derby where all fish are culled and donated to a large fish fry put on by a local sponsor...all you can eat ling for free...apparently its pretty damn good, according to what my bro's and dad say. I was too young to remember.

pizza pizza is having a contest that you retweet their tweet and get a chance to go to the sens game for free...only 100 people retweeted lol!