AKRISONER

yo im thinking of a master plan im blinging with the ski in hand i got a mafk right to shine i paid my dues i earned this fish i abuse hey man, landing a musky that size on 8lb nano is a feat regardless of size. i always dreamed of the day that i accidentally ran into a GB musky. I even spend a lot of time casting big lures for pike and unfortunately have never had the pleasure of catching one of these toothy buggers well done and congrats

Hahaha unreal We actually had these come stock with the scotties...what we didnt like was the requirement to put a loop in the line before placing them in the rigger. It always sketched us out especially if it is rough reaching out to the ball and making a loop in the line. We are heavily considering it though especially for calm days. Part of the problem is that we are also "over geared" a bit for these smaller lakers. Our stuff is more salmon based trolling gear. Ya it turned out pretty well, and was a great learning experience. Yes thats Dave with the beard lol. Not a lot of work was required behind the tile besides putting in rockboard and running a couple of new lines to the sink and the shower. Easy stuff mainly! Good call on the furniture ahhaa I will keep that in mind. Heading out this weekend hopefully...lets see what i can figure out! im trying my best to make the most of what ive got.

seconded Pete put me on the skies...hes also a heck of a guy and provides a ski guarantee!

its been dry this year and hot...expect the deer and horse flys to be pretty bad blackflies will be long gone and the skitters shouldnt be that bad except at dusk. But even then they shouldnt be that bad this year because of the heat. I would say bring some bug dope and you should be fine.

must not be up to 10 thousand casts yet...get the clicker out lol i know that feel!

summer time whities...well done!

Hi Guys, As many of you know, I dabble here and there when it comes to fishing...and as per my last review thread, I prefer to post these reports on a more annual/semi annual basis. In the past 9 months much has changed in my life, including a big move, a lot of first fishies, my first fly in and even taking up fly fishing (boy what have i gotten myself in to!) I would say that as of August last year my passion for fishing basically exploded, unfortunately I am now very far from the place i hold so dear to my heart. However I am doing my best to make due with what ive got..hopefully my next report will have some more firsts and hopefully many on the fly! So once again without further adieu its AKRISONERS (Ae-Kree-one-ers) year 9 months in review lol My last report left me getting ready for the fall, after a succesful trip out with Pete to nab my first musky, it all rolled very nicely into the fall pickerel run. Early signs were saying it was looking like a very good year. The weekend prior dave had popped a 24 inch eye off the end of the dock..he figured he could pull it off again. After a succesful morning run, dave makes a trip down to the dock, i head down as well to get some stuff in the boat. Dave says to me "scott what are the odds of me catching another eye on the hair down here" i say, "dave in the 10 years ive had this place ive caught 2 eyes off of the dock, so most likely very slim" he says "you are probably right" and immediately sets the hook into a fish...im sitting watching as his rod bends in half...I immediately can tell its an eye, and its big imageupload 25 inches and 8.5 lbs...the photo doesnt even do this fish justice...it was as thick as ive ever seen an eye and absolutely immaculate. Not a nick on the fish. Back she went to swim another day. the fall continued on and Dave's buddy Connor was talking a lot about how we were missing out having never river fished...with the really sketchy december weather and ice we were having up north, Connor finally convinced us to try out hand at river fishing. Out came the ultra lights, super light tackle, floats. Spent a day hiking around trying things out...to me skunks dont bother me, especially when im trying out a brand new technique...as we were about to call it a day Connor starts moving spastically, i wonder what the heck is going on..and sure enough hes hooked into a bow, and a decent one at that...an intense battle happens, including connor jumping into the river fully clothed in order to try land the damn thing...of course we didnt bring a net pic upload the weird fall weather (spring?) continued, lots of rain and lot of warm temperatures...a trip down to st kitts for christmas had me wondering what the heck was this season anyways, heres me walking my dog in a t shirt and shorts on christmas eve +19????? what the heck! imagen being down in St kitts had me thinking that it would probably be smart to put my newly learned float techniques to work..a few early morning sneaky fishing trips had the misses not even realizing i had left! Day 1 I got skunked but proceeded to watch a guy across the river land a few fish...this had me wondering what the heck i was doing wrong. As i was walking to the parking lot I got a piece of intel from a local who informed me that the guy I was watching catch all morning was throwing crank baits...interesting...back to the drawing board! I began reading and trolling the internet for intel on catching river fish on cranks...a quick trip to bass pro and i was back on the water the next day. Unfortunately for me the weather had taken a serious turn, we went from 16 degrees and fine, to 0 and snow and rain with intense winds overnight...Freezing my you know what off standing on the pier in 70kmh winds and driving snow/rain I finally cashed in (and i deserved it) my first river fish and it was a brown to boot! images hosting dave having made the trip all the way down to st kitts from g town at 4am only managed a stinky sucker images hosting poor guy, the fish was even insulting him the weather finally turned, but boy did the ice take some time to settle...Dave one day messages me after completing his ritual of laying out all of his hard water gear, going over everything, testing out his brand new marcum LX, checking leaders, organizing and re-organizing his boxes "my dad came in my room last night and saw me with all of my ice gear out, he told me to get a girlfriend" finally the ice arrived a trip to orangeville was called..having fished this lake a few times the prior winter, we knew what we were in for...some dink pikes, a couple of laughs and an enjoyable day fishing. Dave and I switched it up though...having just bought a gas auger we figured, lets give err a serious go, lets punch 100 holes and see what we can find. So off we went hammering holes and finally settled on one location where dave immediately hooked up images hosting Dave wasnt crazy impressed having fished georgian bay with me the previous fall, his pike taste had grown...but to be honest so had these pike! images hosting Dave even managed to pop one on one of his own tied hair jigs this made him pretty happy images hosting My cottage under renovation I was unable to visit until the place got closed up...so not much fishing was had...i made a trip to visit some friends out in vancouver and make a trip out to whistler...I like snowboarding as much as i like ice fishing images hosting I also asked my long time girlfriend to marry me...and she said yes surprisingly that same day she ended up also getting a job offer in Vancouver...holy crap things were moving fast! I guess it was time to make the big move...The next few months were frigging hectic! I knew i had a bathroom that needed renovating before the house could be sold...im a bit handy, used to work on cars, have done some tiling and the usual...bit of plumbing you know...so it was time to renovate that bathroom. The fiance left to start work and Van and i stayed in Toronto and got to work images hosting images hosting After 2 weeks of working 9-5...coming home and then working on the bathroom from 5-2/3 sometimes even 4am i needed a fish...even if the cottage wasnt done. I got word that the roof had been put in...so at least we were in a somewhat insulated structure...the weather cooperated and lows of -5 made it easy squatting. It was time to put a hurting on some winter walters A spot that we found that produced in the fall, really produced for us that day...When we arrived on the lake a big crowd (relative...15-20 people) on an area of the lake...we pulled up but went 50 yards off to our spot...watching everyone else get skunked while we started pounding eyes. I somehow lost the photos of the ones i caught, but dave outfished me anyways images hosting images hosting images hosting Daves turning into quite the pickerel fisher...dont let him know that though it might get to his head. Jeez we even managed some georgian bay sauger...now thats one for the books images hosting Back home to finish the reno it was and get the house sold images hosting made a trip up north for some pans while the house was for sale...spent a lot of time on the water until i finally found a set of sunny schooling in the most tucked back corner i could find...it was fish after fish after fish even if they were small it felt good to once again persevere...i was also rewarded with a beauty sunset images hosting boy was i gonna miss this place images hosting and finally off to the land of hippies and granolas it was. my dog likes living near somewhere to go for a swim images hosting i even climbedmy first BC peak Hollyburn mountain im I need to go for a troll on Howe Sound...its pretty dandy images hosting I made the decision that if i was going to the west coast, id take it upon myself to take up fly fishing. Doing lots of reading, taking some courses and asking locals I found some details about a spot just outside of town to test my arm at. First though I needed to hike the area to avoid falling off a cliff in the early AM darkness...i have to say the fishing spots out here can be pretty dandy! a lot better than standing on a pier in an industrial area images hosting I returned the next morning without the pupper and my homie beezy who came with me on the hike...hooked into a couple small resident trout, lost them as i suck at line management but a beauty day spent on this river makes any time a good time. The water in this photo is actually 7-8 feet going all the way down to 12...yes its that clear images hosting I knew from the get go that I was going to head home for bass opener and a week of vacation that I had already booked with work...so after 1 month on the west coast i headed back to Ontario and boy it felt good to be back out in the boat first night back in Onterrible wasnt so bad at all images hosting we managed a couple of dinks..however i knew the following weekend/week was where I was going to hit pay dirt...i had a week off commencing the day after bass opener running until canada day...time to run and gun my favourite time of the year on GB My brother was up for the weekend commencing the beginning of my vacation I figured I had to teach him a thing or two about catching big small jaws...we got to the spot, the wind was howling hard at 5 am! not good...as i begin our drift i cast out feel a thump and im thinking thats a big smallie, set the hook and what would you know it i land this nice specimen on a spinner bait! (how american as dave would say) images hosting Fishing was pretty slow with the wind we managed a few small ones and then my brother finally hooked into a decent one a PB for him so he was happy images hosting managed some more small fish but nothing crazy. headed home for breakfast...i spent the next couple of days staying close to the cottage...caught a lot of bass just nothing big..then came monday where pops and i planned to take the big boat down to Parry sound harbour to troll up some greasers..spend the night on the boat and then get the morning bite as well having never had any luck of my own in the past I was excited to fish, but really felt like if i got totally skunked again I wasnt gonna believe that they existed...but i was proven wrong, they do exist my first (hopefully not last) Laketrout images hosting we managed to go 2 for 5...we are still learning how to recognize that these fish are on because they never seem to break off the clip no matter how light we set them...further testing required. it was beauty out there though i tell ya images hosting back to the cottage we went and dave made a mid week trip up...here it was in all its glory, my official bass season from start to finish in a span of 4 days...just before dave arrived i went for quick troll down the shorline to cast some weed beds when i had a personal first...spinner bait...thump set the hook...oh look its a smallie...it fights....ZIP BOOOOM my bass gets absolutely crushed by a 35+ inch gator..i fight the pike for a few seconds it finally lets go and i land my bass...hes a bit beat up images hosting dave and i head out the next day and put 12 hours in on the water, we probably boated over 40 smallies but only managed one "good one" images hosting boy the numbers were there in force but we just couldnt break that 4lb mark the next day and different spots was much of the same...dave and i probably caught close to 80 bass over two days but just couldnt get the size we wanted...i even lost one that we were sure was 5lbs but it just wasnt meant to be. We had fun none the less. During my time at the cottage my parents had notified me of their plans to actually come visit me out in vancouver along with some friends and most importantly make a trip up to Masset Haida Gwaii where my uncle makes his annual pilgrimage from edmonton to hunt salmon. My parents informed me that they had a spare room in the house they were renting so for the price of airfaire i was set up for a fishing trip with boat and accommodations included...i couldn't go wrong! Haida Gwaii is what I would describe as one of the most natural rugged wild places I have ever been. You really feel like you are travelling back in time when you go there. What other place can you go and troll world class salmon waters while also seeing whales, porpoises, sea lions, seals and bald eagles fly around like common sea gulls...pretty friggin cool. There were points when the pods of whales had moved in that I was seeing groups of over 15 whales all around us breaching and blowing out while also hooking into salmon...pretty friggin cool. Ill let the pictures do the place justice for the most part. Im not a huge fish fan by any means...but every meal we ate came from the ocean my first chicken (halibut) images hosting solid coho images hosting masset harbour an active commercial fishery, these boats dump water out the sides to feed the live wells full of crabs i rainforests on tow hill images hosting mages hosting north beach as seen from the top of tow hill a dormant volcano that was cut in half by a glacier images hosting folks on the west coast dont mess around when it comes to gear...Gloomis rods, islander moochers was the set up...damn they were a joy to fish...for all you spoon pullers out there, give a moocher a try, i doubt youd ever go back to round reels images hosting bald eagles looking more like common seagulls friggin absolutely everywhere and noisey as all heck! images hosting pops with a big pink (thanks ritchie) images hosti ng The sand beaches near tow hill are absolutely loaded with razor clams..i missed the dig as i was out fishing but partook in the cleaning and eating im not a huge clam guy, but the sauce they were in was awesome and so was the native sea grass that our friend put on it...kinda tastes like a salty chive...damn good images hosting the trip wore down with slower fishing that my uncle liked...we averaged about 7 fish a day so everyones freezers got somewhat stocked...speaking with guides they feel like the water temperatures are much higher than normal (thanks global warming) and thus the fishing reflected this oddity. We only managed two hali's for the week and no tyee. I infact caught the biggest salmon of the trip...i still had fun regardless...and this albino spring put a work on me images hosting and thus i went back to the stinky city to live like a normal human... now its time to get one on the fly i say...soon enough...soon enough thanks for reading

i got a decent one coming down the line iron. Gonna be another semi annual report from my camp. Winter walley bass opener and a fly in up to haida gwaii

Dont feel like giving everything away in a public thread...but shoot me a PM if youd like. I was lucky enough to have some members guide me along so maybe its time I can pass on the invaluable information that was given to me. I am by no means as good as some of the guys on here as i am only a few years into the process, but some of the basics really really changed my angling experience.

I fail to see how wearing clothing has 0 UV protection...it may not have an insane amount, but i would argue my tan lines tell a different story lol

what a sunday morning it was...sounds very very peaceful

thats why i place the buff over my ears...thats why they always get cooked!

awesome to see a full blown report around her by someone other than the usuals! (not a dig, just nice to see new blood as well) Glad you enjoyed it so much. Its trips like this that become an addiction that make you want to come back year after year.

ive had great experience wearing the long sleeve fishing shirts specifically fishing in 36 degree heat with high humidity. I wear them extra baggy and of course in the lightest colours possible. That coupled with a buff dumped in the lake and then covering my head and face, i feel cooler than i would with my shirt off. It basically feels like im standing wet in the shade on a hot day. The key is the wet buff and hat for sure

chilliwack played my dads highschool sock hop god, i cant remember my first concert to be honest...I went to a bunch of outdoor crap when i was kid with my parents...but the first real concert i can recall going to was sarstock when i was 14. Pretty cool to see ACDC, Rush, The guess who, blue rodeo and the rolling stones in one day. Not too shabby at all. I remember seeing a lot of boobs that day and for a 14 year old boy, thats pretty awesome. Once I hit college then i really started going to a lot of hip hop shows...the heads here will appreciate the fact that i went to rock the bells 08 Saw the roots, cypress hill, wu tang clan, meth and red, blackstar, cage, mr lif, murs, brother ali, and to top it all off Rage Against the Machine closed the night. Best shows ive ever been to? El-p and Killer Mike on the cancer for cure/rap music tour and people under the stairs in 09-10?? Also Action bronson and Danny Brown on the too high to die tour was incredible as well. Damn so many shows its hard to remember them all.

ahahahaha I should have known!

just playing devils advocate here, because i totally see your point and totally agree that we should not be marketing products to children...but then we must regulate alcohol marketing as well. The site isnt liking the images im trying to post...but google rockstar vodka...and then google rockstar energy drink...

i think we are preaching to the choir here...there arent many people left who can argue that me going out on a saturday night in seatle, eating a choclate chip cookie...then proceeding to enjoy the street eats, ferris wheel and snacks all while totally being functional, coherent and polite is causing a big problem. The only thing i noticed that was related to weed was the fact that when we left washington the following day stretches of highway are now being adopted by the cannabis producers, so most of the roads had clean ditches and were nicely paved...

lol guy takes a musky to a grocery store after fishing with a jig and grub...could you get any more stereotypical. Probs fishing with an ugly stick too.

probably partially on their way out the door already anyways...further to my point about crappy walmart deep cycles. You get what you pay for. Also...have you ever seen a car battery freeze in the car? I dont think it gets that cold in the kawarthas. It happened one epic morning 2 winters ago up in Pointe Au baril. Nothing likes it outside when its 39 below.

how the hell do you plug the thing in if its inside the fridge though? thats got me really confused?

who do you know that catches 50's on the regular? As a rule of thumb 50 is the plateau...thats a trophy musky over 54 and you are talking fish of a lifetime. Considering you are getting very close to world record caliber fish at the 55 mark I would say unless you are a hardcore musky angler that fishes a lifetime or you hit the jackpot, you will never catch a 55 inch class musky. So far I think i know of one person on this entire forum that has one? As far as the kawarthas go, average size is definitely closer to 40 inches these days. 50 is a possibilty on a couple of the lakes..but at the same time ask a guy like Pete whos caught countless kawarthas musky, he still doesnt have a kawartha 50, very few people do. my most recent trip on pigeon in september produced a 37 and a 45.75. if you are breaking 45 on the kawarthas you are doing good. If you wanna catch musky, fish pigeon..its absolutely loaded with skis and no pike to compete to boot!

just went to Seattle Washington this past weekend for a quick trip to see it..Incredible city, the nicest ive been to in the USA. They've got this stuff figured out perfectly. Shop location in a perfectly nice neighborhood, totally unassuming, Windows were postered over with graphics as to not advertise the product to children and the like... walk in, get ID'd immediately by a nice gentleman. Get to the counter, the selection of products is incredible and the enterpreneur behind the counter is about as nice of a retail sales associate as youd ever meet (good luck with this at the LCBO) Guy explains all of his products, provides us with information about the THC levels in all of the products. Ensures that we are getting product that wont render us useless/anxious/tired we select a few packaged edible selections which were absolutely delicious and once again totally unnasuming. By packaged, i mean the cookies looked like Mrs. fields with a logo and everything. I was notified that the local "famous bakery" is actually the supplier! He says "not many people know this lol" Complete the transaction and consume. Everything neat, proper, legal and better than any LCBO experience I have ever had. The product was exactly as he described, we relaxed, rode a ferris wheel, ate some street eats, had a ginger beer, shared a lot of laughs and went to bed. Woke up the next day feeling 100% normal. Tell me why this needs to be so strictly regulated again and controlled? Let the entrepreneurs create businesses and grow the economy, stop handing everything to government regulated monopolies and unions.

expensive, but heavily consider a Blue Top Optima battery...when I was in the "car world" these were the go to for guys running serious electronics in their cars. The best part about them is that you can flip them any which direction do whatever you want and with them and they hold up. My experience with cheaper energizer and the like batteries hasnt been great. The life span on them is a bit shotty and they also require a lot of care when it comes to making sure that they dont freeze etc. We lost 3 batteries last winter after a power outtage during a cold snap caused temperatures in our storage area to get below -30 and that was a wrap on our deep cycle marine batteries. Just my two cents...