BillM

When I bring a fish in, it sounds just like any other braid does. I'm sure the guys fishing it with spinning rods have less issues with guide wrap then the baitcast guys do seeing that their guides are usually highframe and way off the blank.

Quebec, simple choice.

They are hitting just fine. Switch up your techniques.

LOL!!!!

Baitcaster.. 6lb Fireline Crystal on my spinning rigs. LunkerHunter: I didn't have any issues with line twist either It's the fact that it's wrapping around the guides that I (and Terry) have an issue with. Maybe to limp for it's own good

Ok, so I'm not going crazy :)

I think a lot of people here better get on the tournament trail with the amount of fish they are catching, lol. This sounds a lot like steelhead fishing

I've been fishing this line for a few weeks (3+ days a weeks since pike opener) here are a couple of my impressions for anyone that is thinking of taking the plunge. 1. Line casts pretty good, I don't know how much better it is then the Suffix High Performance braid I had on my Calais before. If it's an improvement, it's nothing crazy. 2. I've NEVER had a line that likes to wrap around the guides like this before. Set the hook, miss a fish, get out of a snag and you'll be unwrapped line from your guides. Drives me insane (Never had this issue with PPro, the old Suffix or even Fireline) 3. Colour bleed.. Not really a big deal to me, all braid likes to bleed. Is about as bad as PPro is... 4. Random line breakage. Have had this a few times, this line isn't as tough as PPro for sure... I've had 4 line snaps in the past 3 weeks, weird. Worth the hype? I don't think so.

I used my AVC70MHF AVID for monster Attawapiskat pike along with a Calais 200 and had zero problems. I wouldn't be tossing monster muskie baits with it, but 6inch Jakes and Grandmas will be fine.. That's pretty much my go to rod for anything.. Cranks/spinnerbaits/topwaters/whatever. Definitely my fav rod out of all of them. Can't beat the lifetime warranty either.

Had a similar bite on the French the past few days.. In the morning they were slamming spinnerbaits, once that died off, it was a topwater frenzy!!! Can't complain though.

Drew, awesome as always bud!

Yup. If I can go out in the evening for 2-3 hours, boat a couple, miss a couple I'm a happy camper.

You and me both, lol!

Where the hell is the power forward we need?

Dan, I'll try and take care of all those pike up there for you

Smaller ones with a big twister tail attached don't sink as fast and are easier to bring through the weeds. If I only had one bait to bring up there, that's what it would be.

Just bring a thermometer with you and take the temp before you start fishing. If well under 70, you're good to go!

Nice brookies! By very weary of the water temps though.. 70 degrees and up and there is a very good chance those fish will be belly even if they released ok. I love catching brookies more then anything, but late June/July is pretty much my limit when stream fishing.

When they are on, they are on!! Great job man.

They don't care if you are in a boat, they don't want you fishing from shore.

Good job Brian (You should take the Mrs out with you more often, she takes better pics )

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Yup, but the water temps are getting up there. I'd hate to land a monster only to have it floating belly up a few mins later. I think I'll put the trout on the back burner for this season until the fall. I've got lots of bass/pike pics to take

Toss that on a livebait rig and tow it behind the bot for muskie!

Water is getting warm, they definitely won't be in the shallow stuff like a few weeks ago(If you are talking smallmouth). Gotta change up your tactics... Early morning/late evening fishing might be a good idea. I've been slamming the largemouth in 5-10ft of water with decent green weed growth in the evenings on Gloucester this year fishing topwater.