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Since when has any Ministry been able to make perfect decisions that are in the best interests of all parties involved... I agree, if people are within the law then nobody can say a thing - everyone has the privilege of harvesting their limit. BUT - a little education goes a long way. Whacking two fat females every time you go out is within the law, but certainly not sustainable.

No doubt we will see higher returns almost immediately, but that's not to say that more people won't be bonking fish at the river that they normally would have taken in the lake. The kill on the rivers lately has been crazy, seems like 3 fish bonked for every 1 released. At the end of they day, educating people on sustainable harvest is the best option. Until we can dispose of the Neanderthal gene that leads us to indiscriminately smash everything that swims over the head with a stick limit changes like this will have to do.

I have no knowledge of how/where these changes start, but I would take a shot in the dark and say its possible that pressure from lodge/resort owners in our area got the ball rolling? Bass season is bread and butter for them...

Charter boats or not, the reduced limit on zone 20 bows is fantastic news. Never could wrap my head around the limit of 5 - way too many boats heading out every day and coming in with 15-20 bows in a box.

I used to think so too - but I made the switch and haven't looked back. 14lb Nanofil, to 12lb Ultragreen, to 6-10 lb lead. With line like Nanofil I need that shot line to soak up some of the shock from a hookset or miss-cue on my part. Also nice to eliminate all line twist with the swivel above and below the float. Only time it becomes a problem is in deep water where I need to have more that say 10-12 feet between the top swivel and the bait.

Belair Direct is the only insurance company that young drivers can even afford to call for a quote. When I bought my first car they came in at more than $1000/year less than the next guy. I've been driving 6 years, 4 with my own car and have a totally clean record. I pay $115/mo - which isn't so bad when I hear what most of my buddies are paying...

This time of year you're most likely to connect with the odd brown trout. They will chase spinners, spoons, Rapalas, etc.

Flyfishing the Birkenhead just North of Pemberton, BC has to be one of my top memories.

It's an Atlantic salmon. Also, pickerel not walleye.

Some beauties Mike, thanks.

I can't believe nobody has mentioned the ten point dive and fumble recovery he used to land that thing! I laughed out loud when I saw it....just awesome.

Would hate to see it set any kind of precedent for zones that couldn't support that type of pressure. Like I said, good luck eliminating that bass population with anything short of a nuclear attack - but open season on bass in the Kawarthas and we would be fishing for nothing but zebra mussels in about a week and a half.

Slippery slope guys - can you imagine the outcry if this same proposal was made for the Lake Ontario Salmon fishery? What about steelhead, those were introduced at one time too... I'm not saying our blatant meddling with just about every body of water in the Country was right in the first place, but I have a hard time understanding how trying to reverse it by angler kill is the solution. I also suspect that it would be exceedingly difficult to control the smallmouth bass population unless there is huge angler pressure.

Hopefully it's something that will benefit these groups, and the fisheries in turn

Thanks a lot guys, I'll update on where I'm going with this in a couple weeks.

Awesome fishdawg, thanks.

Thanks guys, keep them coming. If you were wondering, I do have a few tricks up my sleeve - but they have to stay there for now.

Hey OFC, I'm trying to get a handle on the number and types of angler's/conservation groups that exist in the province (ideally the country), and I figured this would be as good a place as any to ask. I'm talking groups such as CRAA, Ontario Steelheaders, Muskies Canada, etc. What groups do the members here belong to? Any help is appreciated. Cheers, Braden

I turn my own slip floats, mostly from 6g to 15g.

That is a mutant.

My fishing efforts are focused almost entirely on spring and fall steelhead lately, because that's when I have the time to get out. After banking a 37.5" fish two years ago I haven't come close to a PB in a while. A couple fish in the low 30's, and one lost fish that would have been a close call PB but nothing on the bank.

Haven't had that problem Bill, what # are you running?

Nanofil. You can see it (if that's your thing, I don't think its useful), you can MEND it (this is very useful), it casts a mile, it floats, it doesn't stretch... should I go on? Only downside is running a shotline. Not required but I find it to be helpful.

Yup, on rigger rods I absolutely see the benefit.

Makes a lot of sense on longer rods such as bait cast float setups or trolling sticks, but I'm not sure you are going to see a huge benefit on a lighter/shorter rod such as a dropshot setup. I've always figured that the bumper guide probably places some undue stress on the blank as well. Realistically, the torsion on a bait cast setup is hardly noticeable. That said, I'm a fan of building anything once - so give it a rip and let us know how it performs. You will enjoy those guides, I put Batson components on all my rods.