BillM

Man I miss that place! Nice report bud!

Was up for muskie opener last weekend. There were a few hours when it was wicked smokey out on the lake. Luckily the wind picked up a bit and took it away. Kinda creepy

Both lol

There used to be a MNR guy that was local who had the same mindset. I'm sure Wayne knows who I'm talking about lol

No vertical adjustment. Dunno how many guys that would work for. I know it wouldn't work for me. I've got my Helix 12 on the biggest ram mount, I'm actually going to sand the 'balls' later today. Great tip Crowman! lol

What grind on Sunday on Nip. Let's hope that's the only time this season I don't see a fish (Landed a 43in pike however, but it ain't no muskie lol)

Yup, Geigertec mounts if you've got the $$$. Rock solid.

My oldman still saying pickerel

Buddy of mine just upgraded to C-maps for the ability to highlight certain depths etc. You'd think a feature like that would be standard... Yikes.

FMZ11 muskie opener. I'll have a glide or (heaven forbid) a bucktail on.

Not surprised at all, where do you think they got the data from? The original hydro charts, lol! Any spots I fish with any frequency I just turn on Autochart Live and make my own maps anyhow.

It's really easy to distinguish crappie baits from spinnerbaits. I don't care where someone is or what boat their in, I always try and figure out what they're tossing before I judge them lol. And catching OOS bass is almost impossible when you're fishing the same water they're bedding in. All you can do is get them in and toss them back. The amount of giant bass I got this year out on Gbay for pike opener was insane. These fish were roaming big weed and mud flats, no bedding yet (Assumption on my behalf) I've got a funny OPP story for you guys. Out in Parry Sound jigging up lakers maybe mid Sept. I had a OPP boat roll up to us out of nowhere in some really thick fog and told us we were fishing out of season. I asked the officer what fish is out of season on Sept 15th? He said lake trout. I tried not to chuckle and told him that lakers were in season until the 30th. He told me they closed on Sept 1st. I had to remind him to check the regs again.. He still couldn't figure it out. Finally I passed him my phone with the regs that clearly stated from Sept 1-30th is a catch and release only season. He wasn't very happy.. On the flip side, anytime I've been pulled over by the MNR it's been a great convo, no accusations, just a quick ask to check the live well. OPP needs to take a page out of their playbook.

No, you'd plug your card into your laptop, the Navionics app would pop up and it would tell you to update them. Do that before your subscription is over.

People are idiots. I ran across a glitter boat on Lower Buck last weekend during musky opener tossing spinnerbaits right up close.

Hydrocharts don't change all that much. If you've got current updates you're good.

3M 5200 + rivets and patches is the way I'd go.

Didn't see anything higher then 72 yesterday on Lower Buck and that was in the wind swept bays. Lots and lots of spawning carp in the shallows.

Brian, look into the Galloup Sex Dungeon. That's a killer for big resident trout. I've got some nice browns on that pattern.

Looking for a high speed transducer for my Helix 12 G2N. I've got the mounting bracket, just need the transducer itself. Just drop me a PM if you've got one. This is the standard 83/200 transducer, nothing fancy.

I keep telling Lew I've got an open seat in my boat for him anytime he wants to chase these things again

Great memories!

Sculpin are probably making a comeback, they're native and not invasive.

There's a lake in the Chapleau Game Preserve where I put 3 fish over 30in into the boat in a single day, along with a bonus 32in giant for my buddy Mike.. Gotta hump in from an adjacent lake however.

Bigger the better, whatever fits.

Good call Chris, I run a water/fuel separator on my Yami's. Give me a little bit peace of mind. Change it at the start of each season is cheap insurance.