BillM

You are over complicating it... I run a 100 yrds or so of 10lb mono backing then fill the rest of the reel up until about an 8th of an inch from the top. Currently running 8lb Drennan Super Specialist. Run your mainline down to a small barrel swivel, then your flouro lead (length depends on conditions) BTW, Siglon F is like rope, it's cool to see it in the water, but I found it a complete pain in the butt. No matter what line you use, if you are doing a sidecast, you'll get line twist.. Unless you learn one of the other casting methods (Wallis or modified pull cast for example) it's inevitable. Take this with a grain of salt, but this is what I've been taught.

See what happens when you take advice from some of the veteran members of this board? Sounds like you a hooked now, better start saving up the $$$$!!!! I'll agree, nothing like a chinook peeling off 100yrds of line in a matter of seconds.

Mike, we measure the bird with water in the pale hours before we actually cook it..... Only takes a few mins to dry it off with some paper towels.

Well, let it bite If you do happen to snag one (and it happens at this time of year) break it off.. I doubt you'll be snagging much hucking spoons off the pier though.. Those fish are fresh and there will be no mistaken when they smash your spoon Good luck! Let us know how you make out.

I saw a similar site last week on a Gbay trib.. Big hen in the tailout of a pool, 3-4 males up in the shallow water just going crazy chasing each other around. It was pretty funny. I stayed until a couple I saw further upstream walked by me.. They were *ahem* tossing those big bright yellow spoons.... you know the ones you use for monster pike? lol

It's not even close to the same degree. I don't think I've seen bass, walleye or pike ganked with a giant treble hook while swimming in 2ft of water

Mike, you have a deep fryer? If not I got the big pail and stand that attaches to a standard propane tank you are more then welcome to borrow. One thing though, make sure to put the bird in the pale, then fill with water before attempting to guess how much oil you need. You'll want it about 1 inch above the bird.. The last thing you wanna do is overfill the pot and have a grease fire Oh yeah, you'll want an oil with a high flash point... peanut is the best (I use canola) We've done deep fried birds for the past 2-3 years, they rock...

Yup, it's easy pickings.. Maybe someone should make the government of Ontario aware of the potential earnings with all the fines given I'm sure the rivers would belined with CO's then.

Ah Jim, I knew I could count on your for a funny reply I'm not a fan of dunking the reel in the river, unless it's really dirty.

Man, I would drive down to Barrie just to nail all those guys.... Would be nice if the MNR started it back up.

How the heck do I get that inner bearing out? The one below the cap comes right out, but the inner one I'm not to sure. I'd like to soak them and get them ready for this year... Mikey? I'd hate to have to run down to Toronto in order for Tom to do it himself...

Oh, I got the guy for that a buddy of Solo's, fished with him last year once. I'm 6'3, 240lbs and he dwarfs me :)

Those are the ones I use!!! Although, I gotta admit 90% of my fish come on roe.

Time to make a trip up to the Sault!!!! My trip out east for work was canceled, I should take 3-4 days and do this

Cause school buses are 'safe' /sarcasm. I dunno why, good question. Although you can't compare a 6 year old and a baby that's 18months...

They'd nail a marshmellow for sure, I've caught more then a few down at Port D on them when I was a kid... Are they generally used for flossing fish? Yes

Hey Al, I'm pretty sure the kid needs to be in the car seat even if it's a cab or a bus.

That last fish is a pig!!! Good job man! I nailed my first steely of the year about 30 mins ago Nice to pluck one out infront of at least a dozen guys noses!

Any of the Berkley Gulp trout worms work fine... Pink, red, yellow, etc etc.

Trust me, I was smacking them in the nose with pretty much everything.. they were busy chasing each other around trying to mate

That's why they didn't look at any of the offerings I was feeding them up here last week

Fidel, that's a nice fish man!

I should have capitalized BIG, cause seriously that is a monster resi!!!! lol

That looks like a big resident, not a lake fish.

I'd personally save the pics and get a replica done when you can afford it.