BillM

They get a bad rap. Some are parasitic and some are not. They're also a native species and been around a long time.

I'd run rubber studs if I could. And I really think it depends on where you live if they should be mandatory or not. The entire province doesn't get the same weather.

I've already got two Helix 12s, the sickness started years ago!!! lol!

I'm not interesting in FFS at all, I just want a better unit then the Helix and the Solix definitely isn't it. The new Xplore units look interesting!

I hope HB comes out with something like my buddies HDS12. I'm a HB guy, but that thing blows the Solix (Which is supposed to be it's competitor) out of the water. I'd love if they brought touchscreen to the Helix line. Keep us in the loop Chris!!

Congrats!! Keep an eye on those cam phasers

Removing the lower end like you would when doing and impeller? I can't imagine there would be much besides the water pickup you'd have to disconnect (Besides the bolts that hold everything together)

Nice man! The spey guys will want to swing those things for sure

Definitely not catching salmon lol. Bots are so stupid sometimes

That poor guy has some serious mange.

That's wild man! I guess the coyotes out here are still 'wild' per say.

Coyotes circling people? I dunno man, there are a lot of coyotes around here and they are pretty hard to even get a glimpse at before they disappear.

If you don't have digital charts, you better be going slow.

Nice fish man! I hope you killed those pike.

I definitely would never spend the amount of time and energy I do muskie fishing and run something like a Piscifun...

If you've got maps updated in the past 10-15 years I wouldn't pay for updates now. It's not like the lake changes You can check on the Navionics site which map card covers which lake or region you fish in. You might be able to 'upgrade' your current card for much cheaper than $210.

I wouldn't worry about any reel doing that to be honest.

What map card do you have in there now?

The only way that happens is if the reel isn't tighten down on the reel seat and they're trolling lol. I've never seen even a bargain basement reel do something like that LOL!

My condolences man. It's scary how fast life can make a 180 on you. I thought I pulled a calf muscle playing hockey last week, that turned out to be a blood clot in my leg which in turn resulted in my lungs being full of blood clots as well. You definitely gotta enjoy the time while you can because you never know when it's going to be snatched away from you.

You'll likely have to look a bit deeper for the green weed. I'm a fan of cabbage... find the cabbage, find the muskie.

I love the look of Kawartha fish!! Good shootin' man!!

Different baits, but very similar. Grandmas come in longer lengths and the lip on the Grandma finishes horizontal compared to the Jake which is perfectly flat. There's no need to go crazy with trolling baits. I have about 5 favs that are always in the rotations. 13in Grandma (Prism Firetiger and Black silver holo), Legend Outcast, Legend Perchbait (Jointed and straight), Legend Plow and a BWB 9in Deep Herring. That does it for me no matter where I fish.. Gbay, Nipissing, Kawarthas, wherever. Lures are made to catch fisherman with a billion different colours. Colour is the absolute last thing I consider when making a lure decision. Action, depth, speed, to me are much more important factors. IF the water temps are still high 60's/low 70's keep tossing those bucktails! Find the weed edges that drop into 15-22ft of water. You'll eventually get bit man, and THEN you'll be hooked Goodluck!

I tried your believer topwater trick on Nip a few weeks ago, I had 2 fish roll on it and completely miss it (They were really turned off after that heat wave we got up there for 10 days... brutal!)

I swear I replied to your PM and said that vehicle access to the Chapleau Game Preserve was restricted. Maybe I forgot to hit send? If so, apologies. Can't be driving in there that's for sure. That came into play soon after Mike and I did that grueling portage into to fish for walleye.