AKRISONER

an interesting concept to have an ice taxi...thats a new one to me. Ive heard of that for guys that have sketchy ice to cross with fan boats and hovercrafts but never just purely for the ice fishing. That bloody perch is insane.

Same logic as ducks unlimited people that don’t fish don’t give a damn about the fishery. Ask some of the local businesses in bridgenorth if they like having the tournaments come through. i don’t think anyone here is arguing that if we all just practiced occasional catch and release it would be better for the fish populations. But then you are literally proposing that the entire industry basically collapse. Bass fishing makes the freshwater fishing industry go round...it’s massive in the USA and is the reason we have big graphs, trolling motors etc etc on our boats. Much like F1 and tech that we have in our cars. as long as it’s within the confines of the law then so be it. If the laws need to be changed then we should be advocating for it as such.

I’m so happy to see that thing eat some snow

Might have to try this out...gotta be careful those pucks don’t go down the holes lol

been a weird year but every year i at least manage to get one weekend in with a solid rink built out on the lake. Thats at least the plan for this weekend. May need some adjustments to the ice though this year. For those that have used a sump pump to flood the lake...any tips? Ive had problems in the past with flooding creating shale ice rather than solidifying how you want it to. Any tips are greatly appreciated. Heres a photo from last year of one of many ODR's i built. I will post more photos after this weekend!

i gotta laugh and say i love seeing the old timers literally looking like a beer league team. Hilarious to see Lanny wearing pants from 10+ years ago.

the only time the heater is on all day is when its actually way below zero and my dads fishing with me. I typically venture out until i get cold and then come back in as well. Last saturday was the first day this year I even used the heater and ive been on the ice almost every weekend since the beginning of December! She was so damn cold though on saturday evening when the sun went down that in the hut with the heat cranked my line was still icing up!

My buddy brought up a 10lber this past weekend it was the width of a regular tank but flat like a saucer. Such a good idea the 20lber I lug around is overkill. I don’t need to carry 2 fishing seasons worth of propane with me lol

i think she thinks you cant see her because she is "hiding"

🤔 the fishing decline Couldn’t have anything to do with the population of southern Ontario increasing by 35%? Theres so many factors at play here specifically in the kawarthas, and that’s why you see other municipalities enforcing laws for the purposes of protecting shorelines and water quality. every cottage on the lakes basically has a giant retaining wall and have destroyed the majority of the natural shoreline on those lakes. The lakes are full of algae, The water levels are absolutely all over the place, Invasive species, guys running seadoos right over top of bedded fish non stop, increased fishing pressure etc etc the number 1 factor? Humans...humans are negatively impacting the lakes. The more humans, the more the lakes will suffer. im not saying Tournament fishing doesn’t have a negative effect on bass populations, anything that disturbs the fish does, but saying it’s all because of tournaments is basically pointing fingers. As far as I’m aware, everything done in tournaments is within the confines of the law and furthermore extreme care is taken to try to lower unintentional kills. i guess ya we could all go back to the methods of the 70’s...and kill every single fish we see and eat it. Musky is delicious.

for how friggin big moose are, they may be some of the dumbest animals out there. They literally act and move around like a 2 year old stuck in andre the giants body lol. My dad had one decide to fight his car in Alberta.

You're right, cancel the entire sport, the fish are better left alone in entirety. Im sure the fishing and boating industry can survive off of people that fish 1 weekend a year during their vacation, that own one rod and fish with a bobber and a worm lol The money spent by tournament anglers doesnt help the local economy or generate tax revenue at all so lets just cancel everything. The tri-lakes are really short on numbers of largemouth. 🙄 You live in Canada...if you want to fish world class bass populations that see 0 angling pressure...drive 2.5 hours and fish them?

I will be pm’ing you! I can literally be anywhere I’ll have a car and plan on travelling the entire island!

Pretty straight forward, consider your tackle ie don’t be throwing a senko or flippin a jig for “crappies” if you catch, the expectation is that you release the fish immediately (NO PICTURES) and then move away. I fish pike in the early spring using swimbaits and obviously end up running into angry smallmouth, it’s unavoidable, the point is that if you find one you return it as quickly as possible and move on.

i know someone that makes a couple hundred grand a year working for Mac cosmetics. Her job is to manage youtubers...

you can fish any of the lakes around there https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-fishing-regulations-summary/fisheries-management-zone-15 From that page The following waterbodies have regulations that are very different from the Zone-wide season and limits and are only referred to in the waterbody exceptions: all waterbodies in Algonquin Park Bonnechere River Calabogie Lake Carmichael Lake Jack Lake Kushog Lake Lake Clear and Little Lake Clear Madawaska River Mud Lake Murphy’s Lake (Arabis Lake) Royal Lake Slipper Lake South Wildcat Lake Stocking Lake Stoney Lake Trout Lake Wendigo Lake

Lots of good fishing to be done. The sound itself isn’t safe and isn’t iced over

you are going to start getting calls from the military to build these things. You do a better job than bombardier

You need 50,000 views for a video to start making money. Look at the views for the 39 hours series it’s just over 100k for every video. Aaron barely releases videos anymore because he doesn’t want to sell out that hard and doesn’t believe in releasing videos just for the sake of it. the pay rate is actually averages less than $5 per 1000 ad views. Aaron was living in his moms house until he got married. He also has released about a video a month average over the past year meaning he made $1,000 a month from YouTube...that’s hardly raking in the dough. He cares more about fishing and having the means to fish than making big dough. I’m thinking frostbite paid him more to put his name on their brand than he’s made the past few years off of YouTube. this set of 39 hours clearly was more organized sponsorship and monetarily wise. Hence the additional planning by all teams.

I think for them it’s not about YouTube specifically. They aren’t in this to make money. You can tell weibe is making ends meet by his sponsorship deals which allow him to fish. Jay has a successful photography/media business, the Conrads are outdoor power equipment salesmen, taro, Paul and Eric are all guides and AP has business ventures such as fish frostbite and googan baits that are paying the bills. The YouTube stuff is all promo with a bit of cash incentive and definitely is not their primary income source. Hence they don’t just become a tv infomercial even though 39 hours is pushin kalin’s products pretty hard. taro told me the first 39 hours was just done as a favour for Aaron. He even admitted they never took it seriously because there really wasn’t any sponsorship and actually cost them money to do. It’s good promo for their guiding businesses

But what the hell happened with the squirrel?!

shes not nearly as quick as devil's Lund strapped with that big ass merc, but for an 18 foot boat shes fast enough to scare me lol. Chine walk when you dont have any more juice to push through it is about as scary as it gets when boating ahahaha, This boat gets on pad nicely and scoots pretty damn well when shes up on plane. ive got it to 56mph on the GPS but that was on the right day, the right load and me riding solo. When its tournament day with a partner and a boat full of gear she does between 49 and 52 dependent on conditions. Its a bass boat though so if im driving under 37 it rides like a snowplow. I drive it 40 any time im not tournament fishing, otherwise I cant afford the gas bill. She eats premium when shes opened up. Gotta love a big carbureted two stroke lol Skeeter makes a good hull, and considering I dont have a jack plate or a trim tab (this annoys me a lot, especially with how important trim is in a bass boat) ive spent enough time driving her now that I can get her going pretty good. I drive the boat by ear, I can tell where the sweet spot in the trim is by listening and feel and watching the GPS. The boat is scary at full throttle, It took me a while to get comfortable driving it that fast, when i first got it I couldnt do it. Im not a total maniac but ive spent my entire life driving stuff, snowmobiles, quads, boats etc. so I drive with a bit of an edge. Enough to scare my friends too sometimes but within reason. If you can believe it, 130 is underpowered shes rated for a 150! heres me scaring my buddies down on Santee Cooper catching some air lol

The weather this year has really got me down. This in between state of no good ice, but also no open water is messing with me. If it’s gonna be winter at least let me go snowboarding and snowmobiling and ice fishing etc. there is nothing enjoyable about these 0 degree rain storms.

I’ve got a family member that I think is going to take me cod jiggin. I’m excited to see gros morne but I’m a bit worried it will be mostly inaccessible due to snow. We shall see.

good luck Nick hopefully the new job affords you the mental stability you are looking for. Im sure your kids and SO will appreciate it! Hopefully it affords you a bit more time to fish too!