BillM

Another gimmick like the Flying Lure? lol

No fish in the Notty Eric, have you been down lately? The ice has done some major damage... Brutal stuff...

I throw a Zara Spool Jr for smallmouth bass about 80% of the time, lol. Depends on the weather conditions, but a little chop and a walk the dog type bait rally does the trick. I've found that even with topwater, changing your retrieve speed could mean the difference between a lot of fish and no fish. I've even puled smallmouth out of 25ft of water on a topwater.. They work in a variety of depths/conditions. Good luck!!

So uh, when's the OFC get together to break in that new bar? Good job!!! Looks great.

You could probably use one of those cool to the touch soldering guns and get the same effect

Interlaken Switzerland.

Sure, why not? If it's changing gears all the time, you might want to drop it down a gear. My oldman and I have always towed in OD since I can remember, regardless of what truck we had at the time.

You'll figure all the little things out soon enough. I don't use any specific fingers to hold the line while it leaves my reel. I usually just turn my left palm outwards and hold the line that way. Also don't worry about the overhead casts, stick to the sidecasts until you don't have to think about casting anymore. Then try the overhead, it's not much of a difference. That being said, it's alot easier to cast with a bigger float and more shot. If the day is slow and you haven't caught many fish, put on a giant float and some shot and practice your casting, once you get the hang of it you'll be able to bomb those floats out further then you think... I still fumble casts and get the line wrapped around the reel, everyone does. Like others have said, just keep at it..

I just use braid and straighten out all my tubes jigs if I get snagged No special wire needed!

And you wonder why people travel to the US to catch steelhead.. Sure there is the whole quantity vs quality argument, but man.... It's fun to hook into 30 fish a day.. That would NEVER happen here with any type of frequency... Some of the stories I've heard even make 30 fish days look like peanuts..

Just think of a centerpin as a sideways spinning reel. The side cast is dead simple.

What are you exactly having problems with?

I dunno what's up with it, 5.6lb stuff. Lost 2 big fish on Sat... If I see you on the river you can have it, lol I think I'll take my chances with Drennan Flouro next... This is the hen I picked up on Sat, she was spawned out.

If your float does anything weird, SET THE HOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Notty was chocolate milk today, you could have thrown a glow in the dark golf ball and they still wouldn't have seen it I did nail a nice hen yesterday on a Lake O trib and lost 2 others, damn Raven flouro!!!!!!

With all this rain you might be a bit to early. Hopefully you catch a run of fresh fish!

Cliff, sounds like the bags of death are working out well for you :)

And this is why you read the regs and not some dude on a fishing forum 3rd week, 4th week, it's all the same! lol

What do the regs say? Usually 3rd Sat in June, depending on the zone.

/jealousy Good job Dave! I was down at my local trib a few days ago, still seemed to be a bit off coloured with lots of flow. I should take a run down tomorrow and see if I can end the curse

Cliff and Bly you guys rock!! The 'solo' pose is dead on Congrats, those are some nice fish.

15-20lb braid such as Suffix would be a good idea. Get some decent steel leaders and you should be all set. Pike eat anything... topwater, swimbaits, dead bait, cranks, jigs, whatever.. They aren't very picky, which is good for you. I'd get some spinnerbaits, a few Husky jerks, a couple of topwater and of course some Daredevils Your presentation is going to vary depending on what type of lake you're fishing.. I'm sure some more guys will chime in with some additional info.

Oh geez, the second fish that jumped took a header right into the concrete wall

Allergic to all freshwater fish heh

Rock, in gin clear water make sure you are running a long flouro lead (2-3ft or more) Having a rig that's 3ft long from float to hook isn't helping you. Bulk shot in order to c.o.c.k your float, but that egg sack should be nice and breezy under there, not held down with pounds of lead