AKRISONER

just putting my 2 cents in...if its a legend made by smokercraft in the 2000's stay the hell away. My buddies rivets all blew out and the boat was basically sinking constantly. This was in a 2004? Not to mention it was literally the worst riding boat I have ever been in.

like so many problems I have with my boat...starting a new has been the solution. Its costly, but trying to fix the mess made in the past sometimes isnt worth the time or effort.

In this instance why not teach them how to catch some sunfish and perch? Open all year, bountiful and easy to catch.

the guy was already not supposed to be fishing and like most criminal's had no issue breaking the law to serve himself. Im assuming he will continue to fish when he is not supposed to.

Judging by how the law is typically applied, if you knowingly let someone break the law, you will be found guilty of something. no different to me then if you help your buddy dress and store a deer that he’s illegally shot. You’re on the hook too.

Blew up my lower end in October while in snug harbour on Georgian bay during a wind storm…hour and a half on the trolling motor on top speed …the 2 group 31’s were fried but god was I happy to make it safety.

how do you fish? Ask yourself honestly, do you go out for a couple of hours when it’s calm and sunny out? or are you like a lot of us on here that are fish crazy lol

Correct me if I’m wrong guys, but I don’t believe I am aware of any companies offering a 24 volt agm battery? 12, 24 and 36v lithium batteries are all readily available in the market, they are just pricey and also require a special charger, BMS and in canada cold weather charge protection needs to be considered depending on your fishing preferences/storage situation. if you don’t fish much in cold weather, and are able to store your boat in a garage, are limited in space (as you are) and are into the idea of weight savings, I’d most certainly explore that option, but you are going to pay for it. you’ll want at minimum 100amp hours of capacity for your trolling motor battery. I see that Amazon has finally started selling their “cheaper” 100ah 24v lithium’s up here. Some folks swear by em. lots of guys are also running 2 24v 60ah in parallell, for some cost savings and space savings.

Jerkbaits, slow spinner baits, and slow paddle tails for pike, look for bays with emerging weed, and fish them entirely, don’t worry about fishing the shoreline, cover the middle of the bays. crappie will be up around the deepest Lilly pads. Slip float, tiny tungsten jig and a crappie bait. walleye, deepest weed lines

A couple of years ago…some “new Canadians” posted an entire video showing them running around netting and then spearing salmon in one of the rivers. They then put their full legal names in the credits and posted it to YouTube. needless to say, charges were laid 😂

If commercial moose hunting is not sustainable, then the law exists for a reason. especially for foreigners…

now were talking about stop watches and precisely timing how long fish are out...far easier to say, the fish is out of season, release it immediately. And yes, if your kid catches an out of season fish, its the perfect opportunity to teach them about fishing ethics and rules, maybe they will also become a steward of our resource.

1. Congrats to your grandson, absolutely would snap a pic of my nephews etc. as well. For myself though, certainly not, just ask me about my "PB" laketrout...I just know that it was massive. 2. The rules dont need changing, and it has nothing to do with this particular scenario, and absolutely everything to do with how the average person does their fish photo op...aka land the fish, bring it in the boat, try unhook, grab pliers, struggle to get hooks out, look at fish, weigh it, measure it, search for camera, take photo, realize its blurry, take another photo and then release. For a fish on a bed, or a big musky...thats a wrap. and second of all, tournament guys would 100000% take advantage of this and start hosting catch measure release tournaments out of season. Full stop. Dont change the rules, im not even happy about it happening in zone 20. Its unnecessary and those bass dont need additional tournament pressure beyond what they already experience. If you really need to document your catches, get a go pro, problem solved. Ask Nick Cousivs about his 8lb smallie he caught in zone 20.

These people were literally making a living raping the resource…they should never be in business again

https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/eight-americans-pay-hefty-price-for-illegal-moose-hunting-in-northern-ontario-8732015 unbelievable…2 year guiding suspension??? How about lifetime ban

I have learned so much about bears. This is awesome. I for whatever reason have an irrational fear of bears…but perhaps not? I absolutely love seeing them, but they terrify me. Every time I’m in the woods I’m concerned about crossing one with cubs. an awesome interaction I had with a big black bear was one bass opener morning in zone 14 I’d just caught 3 4lb smallies schooled off of a rock face and had stunk up the boat with fish smell and sure enough a few minutes later out walked a big black bear no more than 10 yards from me. I think he/she was surprised to see a human in a boat standing right there. He took a really good sniff and the went on his way. Needless to say I was happy to be in a boat 🤣

Barry thanks for the explanation. This is great. interestingly my cousin’s good friend was attacked by a grizzly while mountain climbing in the park. He ended up having a significant part of his thigh torn off of his leg and ended up in the hospital for a long time. My cousin wss sure to bring his sons with him to visit his friend in the hospital. He wanted to drill into their heads that bear and wildlife safety is no joke. He specifically had a rule about not being out of site while they were young. Between the grizzlies and mountain lions that hung around his place they both presented a very real threat to young kids. Interestingly the local mountain lion that frequented his driveway would hiss at him like a house cat. Funny how such a big animal still displays regular feline behaviour! lol

A member of bass boat central posted this right after it happened. Its a factory he manages...said there were a bunch of people in the building at shift changeover...not a single serious injury or death. Unbelievable.

heres the inspiration for my set up. The details start at the 12 minute mark. Like you said its not overly complicated just takes a bunch of time. I spent last winter rewiring everything. I obviously dont have as much space as these guys in their 21 foot boats, However I do one thing different than all of these guys. Seaclear specifically IMO doesnt use the best connectors for their wire. I know some guys also swear by soldering, but soldering 10awg wire can be a royal PITA, (maybe its just me?) and theres arguments that in the marine high vibration environment its not best. After a lot of research, I actually used MC4 connectors. They are popular in the off grid community for wiring 12volt solar systems. Crimping, plus a locking wrench system, and then a clip together thats also waterproof is about as good as it gets as far as im concerned. The only downfall to MC4's is the need to double up the crappy 16awg wire they give you with garmin units. Thats one thing thats driven me absolutely nuts about these marine electronic's manufacturers...everywhere you look on their recommend wire guage guides its way heavier guage than the wires they provide you from factory. Youd think spending a $1000 on a graph they could give you even 12 awg wire for the 6 foot length they give you SMDH.

curious barry, given the location, what is helping you distinguish that golden bear as a black from a juvenile grizz? That bear to me looks like a young grizzly, but I know nothing to help me distinguish between the two. I know most folks think the grizz are in the actual mountains, but my cousin has had them on his property near hinton.

personally, id fish the tri-lakes, they had a pretty decent population and spawn of them come through a few years ago. I wouldnt call the fishing for them "excellent" by any means though. Not a lot of places have good walleye fishing anymore.

generalized regulations are to the detriment of our fisheries. Specifically addressing areas and lakes is important. You most certainly do not want the same walleye regulations implemented on lake erie as you do on the ottawa river. The only thing that ive found to be a bit strange are the new bait management zone regs. The catch and retain limits are not very complicated.

just throwing it out there, for reference...but ive swapped to using a switch as my battery post for my electronics, and then another switch for accessories like lights etc. It cleans up your battery and isolates some stuff to allow you to kill power to your electronics. I also installed a grounding bar for my electronics. Ive got 6awg wire running to the switches and grounding bar and then individual feeds for each unit running to their respective spots. i went an extra mile and even made my own fuse clusters so that I can easily access and swap fuses if need be. Thats how the guys are sonar pro's are doing it.

leafs ever win the cup...southern ontario will most certainly be closed the day of the final game and the following. It might actually get downright weird for a bit.

as mentioned by bite me...batteries take a friggin beating in boats. just ask me about how I literally flipped an entire battery tray and unbolted three others in one single trip across the sound in parry sound lol. I just installed an Automatic Charge Relay in my boat. I call it the poor man's powerpole charge. Actually very very happy with it. Im pretty harsh on my electronics battery (10 hour days livescoping with 3 10 inch screens) and last year on some 12+ hour pre-fish days I actually ended up hitting the low voltage alarm which then sketched me the heck out because I needed to navigate back home in a new area of georgian bay with the possibility of not having charts. The ACR is most certainly the answer to the problem. Boat turns over, a couple minutes of the main motor running tops my starting battery back up, and the switch engages and my units that were just reading 10.9 volts are now reading 12.3 as they are being fed by the boats alternator.