BillM

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.

10in is a perfect size for the Kawarthas, especially this time of year. I make all my lure choices based upon water temps because that's usually a good indicator of activity level. What are the temps right now? High 60's/Low 70's I'd be trolling 4-6mph with baits high in the water column (No deeper than 8-10ft) One of my fav fall baits is a 13in Grandma. They're cheap and they catch fish. Rubber baits like Bulldawgs and Medussas are usually tossed out and brought back in with big long jerks. You should check out Youtube, there are so many vids on how to fish certain lures People love big rubber because for the most part they're easy to throw, easy to work and they definitely put fish in the boat.

I love big glides when the water gets cooler, also don't forget about that Oct topwater bite

Yes, absolutely. Bring out those bucktails. I like to do 6 casts fast and 6 casts slower. Change it up until you figure out what they want. Don't forget to figure 8 or at least do a big L in the water after each cast.

is this the 5k prop that looks like a Twizzler?

I loath Pigeon, besides Balsam it's the last lake I'll fish for muskie in the Kawarthas, lol. No confidence in it at all.

Toss a ned rig down, she'll bite LOL!