BillM

JBs had 25% off but that regular price was well above what other shops had. I miss the Odyseey from last year. 30% off at Gagnons. I bought 2 Legend Tournaments on got a Premier graphite/fiberglass trolling rod for free lol. I grabbed a few Bulldawgs and a big blue/silver bucktail I'll be using for open water Gbay.

See ya there Crowman!

We're missing your sturgeon pics lol

Wasn't the injection system a big issue on those? A lot of guys bypass that and just premix before fueling. Still not a fan of 2 strokes. I'd remove that pass side console or even remove both and make that thing a tiller. Tonnes of deck space

I wouldn't spend 5k on that. Absolutely no way. Not with that motor.

The only current area I know of is at the end of Captain Allan straight. Lots of guys walleye fish there. And continuing west is pretty protected. You aren't close to getting out to the big water from that location.

I wouldn't be worrying about the boat too much, but I'd definitely be doing a compression test on that Mercury 2 stroke.

All the time, probably spend more time there than anywhere else until it's muskie season. Smallmouth are basically unlimited like Crowman said, muskies are a tough go out there (For me so far, although I raised an absolute giant 2 years ago), it's my go to spring pike spot. Also a sneaky population of big largies. Stick to the channels and go slow if you don't know the area. My Navionics maps are pretty accurate out there when it counts. If I go to a new area I slow way down and keep a look out. I've hit rocks in places I've been dozens of times lol

I've taken a bunch of moon pics, the craters can really play tricks on you!

It's the top lip of a crater lit up by the sun...

What's up man?!?!?!?!

Sure, worse case is you slap on an external transducer. Simple stuff.

Yup, it definitely does!

You aren't going anywhere if you launch into Three Legged, besides Three Legged, lol. However if you're in a canoe, most people will hump over to Spider. Good laker fishing, I've done it through the ice, never in the softwater.

If you have to ask....

Perfect spring pike bait!

I had a 12V Powerdrive before I got my Terrova and had no issues with it (besides it's lack of power)

24V/60in/80lb is the easy choice. You can never have too much trolling motor.

Tell the fish to turn around and go home

What motor are you starting that with?

Yup, you got it. When my AGMs die I'll happily buy some cheap Amazon lithiums and not worry too much about it.

Dakota is a absolute waste of $$$. All that extra for what? They could charge those prices because they were one of the first in the game. People are finally waking up to realize their batteries are just like all the rest.

I'm going to say no after looking at Google Maps.

I'd be fishing much lower down the river.. Think NOTL... No need to hump down (and back up) those stairs lol

Look up NikWax. Your old gear needs to be washed and tossed in the dryer. It will bead water once again