fishdawg

Lowrance Pete

right on bud! awefully nice of ya to give those muskies a two month head start before you chase'em down

maybe the clicker was turned off? - there's a little knob on the opposite side of the reel handle

was he eating pizza?

Shimano Tekotas & Okuma Catalina's are the top of the line - very similar in performance( they all have clickers) Okuma Convectors are the next level down, still a great reel as are Dawai Sealine LC's a few other companies have offered LC type reels this season: Rapala, Quantum & Penn for example (havent used either of those yet) on the lower end of the scale are Okuma Magdas & Dawai Accudepths - good reels if your only using them a couple trips a year...

i gotta agree with Roy's little rule of thumb: Garmin for land navigation, Lowrance/Navionics for water

10 lbs are good use 12 is your running a temp probe to minamize the blow back when possible & practible, try to mount all the down riggers & rod holders on the corners & the side gunnels - try to leave the back wide open to allow plenty of room to net fish

"serious rods for serious anglers" if I remember correctly....

fixed mount - if you dont have room for an 8' antenna, get a 3' Lowrance has an excellent unit - LB's had it listed for $120 in there catologue, & my local shop happily matched that price for me http://www.lowrance.com/en/Products/Marine...-Radio/LVR-250/

Grand River

Banjo Minnow? Love it!

Walker downriggers offers model with a built in temp sensor - get yourself either a Moore Subtroll or a Depth Raider, definetly well worth it

Cabela's has a line of "walleye runners" very similar to Reefrunners, but there half the price and run true out of the package - ive got no problem with that!

I run a 16.5' Crestliner Canadian with a 30hp 4stroke Jonson tiller. It tows great & is overall very efficient. Four years ago I originally bought this boat in mind to fish the lakes up at our trailer on the Kawarthas. But the last couple of seasons I have switched gears & have been focussing my efforts on the close to home trout, salmon & walleye of Erie & Ontario. Each year I have slowly been outtfitting the boat to make it more "big water friendly". Riggers, holders, GPS, a fixed mount VHF,.... I am very comfortable 5 miles offshore

nope not very much last couple of seasons my fishing style has shifted more to the Great Lakes - ive got nearly 8 various launches for Lake O, Lake Erie & the Niagara all within 15-45 minutes of my place the 4 stroke 30HP Johnson helps too

agreed the Safari/Astro was the best mini-van towing wise. '05 was the last year they were produced. I dont know how the Montana/Venture, ect.. compares to it Not really sure what newer "mini-vans" are good for towing these days to be honest.... just stay away from Caravans & if your chosen vehicle is not equipped with a "tow package", have a tranny cooler installed.

Salty Downeaster's - they have a few differnt styles to match the way you want to mount them

curious, where did you get the minnows?? i herd that there was a minnow shortage in the area recently???

definetly!

I use 12 lb mono myself use it for my inline boards for trout & walleye, and it even handles great for those suprise salmon braid/superlines will work, but I personally prefer the mono & the little bit of stretch. I also like 12lb becasue most of the depth curves for trolling cranks are listed for 10 mono.

I enjoyed my day 3 hr salmon seminar, which very well put on & quite informative - then spent about 2hrs more walking the floor & bumping into old friends - first time i'd been to the show since '04

Ontario Fisherman was my favourite back in the day... currently subscribe to Ontario Out Of Doors - great allround mag for the Ontario hunter & angler I also read Great Lakes Angler, Walleye Insider, Essox Angler, Outdoor Canada & IN-Fisherman on occassion I easily have quite a collection of over 15 various mags, probably 300-400 total? love reading old issues and looking back on things... I agree tho, North American Fishing Club is a joke

I am a big fan of the Spirex - 4 seasons with mine & its going strong

last year in May, Vito & Dave Sullivan put on a smaller seminar at JB's on a Saturday night - it was done as a fundraiser for the Ringwood Hatchery. They had such a good response & turnout that they wanted to to do it again this winter. Only at a more centralized location. I think its a great idea Cant wait, as lishtening to these guys is the equivellant of the musky-odysey speakers.

if your able to swing by down this way come May/June I'd love to have you aboard again