Pigeontroller

I shoulda just said ask Wayne...

Try a boat dealer.

Liar!

I bet if you showed up at Muskies Canada meeting in Hamilton, you'd invited out for a day of Muskie fishing...

Lots of good advise given. Proper release gear is key. A large Muskie-friendly net is a must, the idea is to leave the fish in the water, so the net acts as a big holding pen. Mini-bolt cutters, many badly hooked Muskie would not survive the C&R process if it weren't for cutting hooks...Long Nose pliers. For all their size and fierceness, Muskie are surprisingly fragile creatures...Great group of guys at the Mississauga Muskies Canada Chapter...

No surprises on many of these opinions...Having the balls to speak your mind is fairly un-popular around here...

Can someone more techically savy than myself shed some light on this for me. Since hooking up the digital cable adapter in the fall I've noticed that we can no longer record with the VCR while watching another show...Traditionally the cable would go through the VCR then to the TV, so you could watch one show and record another. I hooked up the digital adapter the way shown, cable goes directly to it, then through the VCR. Anyway, I tried running the cable into the VCR first and of course there's no signal when the VCR is on...Is there a way to do this? I assume the VCR just doesn't read the digital signal...

Thats one way the USA has us beat, the free launches in NYS are everywhere...

Every spring I struggle to slow my boat down enough for early Browns and Kings...Finally last year I tied a pail off one corner...Its that easy. Keep the rope short so that the pail is right off the corner and there is 0 chance of a rope-propeller encounter. One pail is adequate to slow my 16 footer w/ F90 Yamaha to well under 2 mph.

Good luck.

Bass season opens at the end of June....

Jim will be at the Niagara Outdoor Show this Friday and Saturday! http://niagaraoutdoorsportsandboatshow.com/

Call Andrea at Scotsman Point on Buckhorn Lake, she may have room...Nice place, Andrea is an excellent host! Boat launch right there, small beach for the kiddies...

Look for a used foot control bow mount, I think there;s one or two in the classified right now...You'll still need to build a 'deck' for it, but in the long run you'll learn to appreciate it.

Rapala has a nice line of R-Type Trolling rods, well priced...

Yup, Yup.

If i'm Bass fishing, I'll be on Erie.

Another fun Jerk-bait (Glider) to work is the Hellhound by ERC, I particularly like the smaller Hellpuppy. They can be worked slow with a nice steady sub-surface walk-the-dog retrieve, or fast and they really dart side to side and up and down erractically, especially the 'Puppy...Here is a few custom painted examples by Bare Bones Baits.

Our 'Muskie Sunday' events in conjunction with the 2012 Spring Fishing & Boat Show were a tremendous success. Nearly $8000 was raised which will benefit the Muskellunge fishery in Canada through various conservation and research projects. This would not have been possible were it not for the generous support of Andy and Vita Pallotta, the organizers of the Spring Fishing & Boat Show. We had a great turnout of over 250 people that showed up to hear Jim Saric, Gord Pyzer and 'Big' Jim McLaughlin in an informal question and answer type seminar. These three top Muskie Anglers, with some help from the audience informed and entertained us for almost two hours! The success of 'Muskie Sunday' was also possible due to the generous support of many other people who donated product to an amazing silent auction. Muskies Canada would like to thank, Andrea Childs - Scotsman Point Resort. Steve Niedzwiecki - Chaudiere Lodge. Cara Lee & Garnet Hughes - South Shore Camping and Ice Condos, Wayne & Karen Haagsma - Pigeon Lake Resort, Ian Young, Greg Videki, Keith Davison, Jim Saric - Musky Hunter TV Show & Magazine, Shawn Maher - Hosebaits, Mike Parker - Handlebarz Lures, Dave Michaluk - Bare Bones Baits, Bob Stirling – St. Croix Rods, Phil Harrison - etackle.ca, Marc Arena - Red October Baits, Holiday Inn Waterfront Hotel Peterborough, Jonathan Taylor - Frantic Baits, Brian & Steve Lo - JB's Fishing Depot, Carl Linker - CL Fishing, Dave Dutchak - Trojan Tackle, The Niagara Musky Association, Yvon Grise, Joe Spagnoli, Pure Fishing Canada, 'Big' Jim McLaughlin/ Shimano Canada, Charles Weiss, Tony Gallucci - Beaver Lures, Jared Chartrand - Northstar Marine Insurance (who provided the refreshments). Thanks to fellow MCI members who gave freely of their time in the planning and running of this event. Ian Young, Vince Giuliani, Mike McCutcheon, Tom McCutcheon, Bruce Park, and Kevin Linder. Thanks to Richard Bennett, Chris Chilcott, Steve Stewart, and Harry Valters for working hard Sunday morning to help make it happen! These kinds of fund raising events define what Muskies Canada is all about. It would not happen without the efforts of dedicated members who both ran the event, and showed up to support it!

Not sure how many OFNers we had...But this was a huge success! I will post a more thorough report later...

Going to be a great Muskie event tomorrow morning!

I guess they moved it...To the International center on Dixon road...

The regular show opens at 10am. At 8am you can get into the 'Muskie Sunday' seminar and Silent Auction. Your $14 entrance fee will cover you for the whole day show, but will also help support Muskie Research and Conservation!

Thats exactly what I was gonna say...And there's nothing wrong with that. Muskie are big scary fish that are not easy to handle, and are easily killed for all their fierceness...Consider coming to a meeting of the Hamilton Chapter of Muskies Canada, we meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month in Upper Hamilton. If you'd like to get a feel for Muskie fishing I'd be happy to take you out this season. 2 lures? Bucktail(in-line spinner) and 10" Jake (crankbait)

Please come out Sunday Morning and help us support Muskie Research and conservation. List of silent Auction items in announcements forum^^^