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I should be on the 401 heading east to Quinte at that time, hopefully will make for a interesting drive and not to much of a distraction.

I have this week off, and if I hadn't just firmed up a private cottage on a trophy bass lake me and my 4 buddies would be all over this.

When drifting, cast in the same direction so you're not dragging. Keep your line taught but don't move the weight. Use the tip of your rod to twitch the line and put whatever action on it you want, but keeping the line taught so you feel the hit. Some people say less is more when it comes to dropshotting and I tend to agree in clear waters like the Lower Niagara/Ontario and Erie.

You should look into carbontex aftermarket drags by smoooth drag. I have used them in old C3s and also a Calcutta TE100GT. They're the smoothest, most consistent drags I own. I haven't fished a reel with stock drag that came even close to the carbontex washers. I'm on my phone now but I'll get you the link when I get home. Alternatively you can just google "smoooth drag"

You can, and I'm going to tell him how via PM in a couple seconds Remember, this is the fishing industry, money talks.

I use triple surgeons knot, but I would never tie 30lb braid to 8lb fluoro. Even with the Albright knot, mismatching line diameters between braid and fluoro is not a good idea. It's highly likely that the knot is not the problem, your line selection is.

I work in downtown Toronto writing software for one of the biggest banks in the US.

Another couple weeks and chucking spoons off the pier will probably start producing

Erie, Paul Castallano (905) 246-9127 See my pic for a reference Edit: Paul is based out of the Niagara region. A bit far for you

What lenses?

I have had the same pair of flak jackets for over 3 years now. They're great because of the replaceable lenses. Also, oakley polarized lenses come with a "hydrophobic" coating which beads up the water and sweat, and it rolls right off. Also, I can keep an extra set of lenses handy for low light conditions without having another pair of glasses. Lenses switch out in less than 30 seconds. My fav lenses have been vr28 iridium and tungsten iridium. Both polarized. At $145, the lenses are more expensive than most mid-range polarized glasses, but optical quality is top notch. Make sure if you do get something like Maui Jims that you don't get glass lenses. Half the reason I wear sunglasses is for protection from flying lures when my buddy insists on jerking lures out of trees.

You would have to get in contact with someone from Pure Fishing Canada

If I'm pitching to slop, I will peg a heavy tungsten flipping weight, open water or wood/brush I use Owner Phantom weighted EWG tube hook. If you find yourself at BPS pick some of these up. http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Owner_Phantom_Weighted_Tube_Hooks/descpage-OWTH.html

Why not try using leader material for your leaders, instead of mainline? Also mismatching line diameters will cause your braid to cut the fluoro knot. I only use Seaguar Blue Label or Froghair, and connect my braid to fluoro with a Triple Surgeons Knot. If I'm fishing 30lb braid on a baitcaster, it's 20lb fluoro lead if needed. 30lb on spinning, 15lb fluoro. 20lb braid on a baitcaster, 15lb fluoro. Using the above formula I've never had any problems.

There's no way I'm waiting until Oct. for this. I'll be ordering it's equivalent from Japan, the Scorpion 1000XT.

I'm pretty sure that's Dave's face on Will Farrell's body, taken from "Semi-Pro"

You will need a copy of "Canada Inland Lakes — Ontario" from Garmin. About $100 at Radio World. Garmin - https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=37821 List of Lakes - http://www8.garmin.com/cartography/inland/canada_lists/Ontario.pdf

Hey Bill, not sure what your workflow is like but I'll describe mine and how I get multiple maps on my 60cx. Install MapSource software that comes with your Garmin Download/Buy maps (this won't work if you're downloading compiled files from torrent sites, you need installable maps) Install maps onto computer Open MapSource software and confirm installation of maps Unlock maps; You will need to unlock the maps for MapSource and your device. This is really simple using the instructions provided with your download. Once you have multiple mapsets installed on your computer and unlocked open MapSource and use the Map Select Tool to select which parts of which maps you want. I have a 1GB MicroSD card which I have not been able to fill up with over 1000 waypoints, tracks, routes, and maps. Once you have selected which parts of each mapset you want, load them to the GPS. On the GPS, go to the Map Setup, Maps tab, press the Menu button and it will pop up a list saying "Hide BlueChart" or "Show Ibycus Topo". It's best to only display one mapset at a time as it can slow the unit down. PM me if you want more info

Honestly, there's really only one choice and it's the GPSMAP 60csx by Garmin. I have the 60cx and the only thing it doesn't have is electronic compass and barometric altimeter of the 60csx. Wish I would have spent the extra $50! Sweet color screen, super long battery life on AA, especially if you use good batteries like 2500mah rechargeables, almost instant signal, and lots of map options. Bluechart and City navigator from Garmin are good and can be found for free if you know where to look. Ibycus Topo is also free, made by a guy in Calgary and downloadable via bittorrent. It's up to version 3.2 now, and lots of improvements in the data/accuracy of the maps.

If you need to get into the backcountry at all, stay away from anything with 4 wheel independent suspension. Try and find a '03-05 ZR2 Blazer/Jimmy Highrider

I could care less about their customer service, but when I go into a shop and I can't even fondle a Rapala without asking someone to unlock a glass case, I go elsewhere. I can understand if you want to lock up a $35 Megabass or keep the Lucky Crafts behind the counter, but Rapalas in a glass case? Why don't they just call fisher people thieves.

BASSMANIA TOURNAMENT TRAIL - EASTERN TOUR RICE LAKE, GAZEBO PARK, HASTINGS - JULY 3, 2010 Position Angler Co-Angler Weight HP Big Fish Points 1 MATT HUBBLE DAVE BAIRSTOW 16.95 200 BM200 200 2 TREVOR BARR SHANE SOUVE 16.9 115 BM100 199 3 CHRIS VANDERMEER JEFF SLUTE 15.7 250 BM300 198 4 BOB MAHONEY JOHN MCGOEY 15.05 200 4.3 SM 197 5 JAY SHORT CHRIS WALTER 15 115 196 6 SEAN PALMER SCOTT PRIMO 14.75 250 4.8 LM & OA 195 7 MIKE HOWE DAVE MACDONALD 14.65 150 194 8 GERRY EBEL MIKE BRAYFORD 14.6 100 193 9 MARK TOMASIN MIKE TOMASIN 14.5 225 192 10 CHRIS GILES JIMMY DODD 13.9 200 191 11 SAM CHRISTOU MIKE PALMIERI 13.6 90 190 12 CAM BROWNSON MIKE JACKSON 13.4 250 189 13 DAVE KENNEDY WAYNE MISSELBROOKE 13.35 225 188 14 JARROD DEAN GERARD COCKS 13.2 250 187 15 GEORGE SALIBA STEPHEN COLLINS 13.05 225 186 16 PETE BARTONEK CRAIG SEVINK 13 300 185 17 GARY MILLER DAVE MILLER 12.85 300 184 18 JASON COTTELL PETE SMITH 12.75 250 183 19 SCOTT BURNS JAY MACDONALD 12.15 200 182 20 SCOTT HOMES RICH KAZIMIERCHYCK 12.05 200 181 21 ROOLY GEORGOPOULOS TOM VARADEFF 11.9 150 180 22 PETE GARNIER CAREY EDWARDS 11.8 175 179 23 FRASER MUIR KEN HAMILTON 11.75 250 178 24 GREG KLATT MITCH KLATT 11.75 225 178 25 ROB GRECO BENNY MOHABIR 11.7 175 176 26 DAN MIGUEL BRIAN LOW 11.45 75 175 27 BRIAN CURRY MARK HUNTER 11.4 115 174 28 RICK VERKRUISEN JESS VERKRUISEN 11.1 225 173 29 MIKE BRASSARD MATT GALLAGHER 11.1 150 173 30 MIKE NEILSON CRAIG NEILSON 11.1 225 173 31 CORY JOHNSTON CHRIS JOHNSTON 11.05 300 170 32 MARK KULIK JOE CUTAJAR 11 225 169 33 PETER MARROCCO PAT MARROCCO 10.75 200 168 34 PAUL JONES LARRY JONES 10.5 115 167 35 DAN ZAMMIT DOMENIC MAIORANO 10.35 115 166 36 TIM FORLER CHAD DOSMAN 10.25 200 165 37 BOBBY GUAN CINDY MIAO 10.15 150 164 38 AARON FICKO BILL BOLAND 10.05 200 163 39 JOHN BOOTH DEREK BOOTH 9.95 225 162 40 ROGER HUBBLE PAUL NICHOLL 9.55 175 161 41 ALEX CHU JIMMY LOOI 8.7 300 160 42 IAN WEST MARLEY HORNYAK 8.7 90 160 43 ANDREW SHUFELT GRANT MACAULEY 8.65 250 158 44 RICK STOCKDALE DOUG MONAHAN 8.45 225 157 45 KEN MCLEOD ROLF KRONE 8.3 100 156 46 TONY LAUZON RORY CUMMINGS 8.15 30 155 47 MIKE MACDONALD JEFF MACDONALD 7.95 150 154 48 CESARE RUSCIO MIKE QUESNELLE 7.55 250 153 49 LEO CAPABIANCO FRANK GUIDA 7.2 225 152 50 ALAN MACATANGAY THEO CHENG 7 200 151 51 PETER BRUNKHART RYAN LARIVERE 7 175 151 52 RANDY HILBERG GREG SECORD 6.5 250 149 53 GREG HAMMOND BROCK PARKER 6.1 250 148 54 WALTER ADAMS PAUL SHULTIS 5.95 259 147 55 RICK BAIN JOE HUMENICK 5.8 250 146 56 KIM KWAN MIKE CORREA 5.8 225 146 57 STEPHEN KING MATT SYMONS 5.5 225 144 58 ROB PATRICIO TONY STEINFELD 4.2 250 143 59 MARK DONALDSON GLEN WILLIAMS 3.95 100 142 60 ANDREW SWORD TREVOR JULIAN 3.9 225 141 61 MIKE BROWN NELSON OLIVEIRA 1.15 225 140 62 BILL DUNLOP RYAN JAYNES 0 250 0 63 MIKE DEAVEAUX JOHN BARNARD 0 300 0 64 TOM COCHRANE BILL NICHOLLS 0 250 0 65 MARC KELLY STEVE VERG 0 225 0 66 CLAUDE GALLINA DALE TREEN 0 100 0 67 JAMIE STOTHART COLIN JUNKIN 0 115 0 68 STEVE BARRETT CASEY KEAN 0 225 0 69 JAMIE CALDER TREVOR BURGOMASTER 0 225 0 70 FLAVIO GOMES FRANK FIGULI 0 90 0 71 JEREMY METZGER BRIAN WATSON 0 175 0 72 JAKE MCCARTHY JEREMY MARTIN 0 110 0 73 JAMES MITCHELL JUSTIN ROUSSY 0 90 0 74 LUC STEEP GARY MANTIL 0 115 0 75 JASON CHRISTIE JOHN RYCHEL 0 200 0 COMPETITIVE SPORT FISHING LEAGUE BASSMANIA TOURNAMENT TRAIL - EASTERN TOUR/CENTRAL TOUR RICE LAKE, GAZEBO PARK, HASTINGS - JULY 4, 2010 Position Angler Co-Angler Weight HP Big Fish Points 1 CHRIS GILES JIMMY DODD 19.65 200 BM200 6.3 LM & OA 200 2 TREVOR BARR SHANE SOUVE 17.9 115 BM100 199 3 JOHN CHARTERS DALLAS CHARTERS 17.4 250 BM300 198 4 JEROME AUGUST TYLER AUGUST 17.1 60 197 5 MIKE HOWE DAVE MACDONALD 15.1 150 196 6 MATT HUBBLE DAVE BAIRSTOW 14.75 200 195 7 JARROD DEAN GERARD COCKS 14.65 250 194 8 PAUL ARSENAULT ED SANNEN 14.6 200 193 9 GARY MILLER DAVE MILLER 14.55 300 192 10 CORY JOHNSTON CHRIS JOHNSTON 14.35 300 191 11 KEN MCLEOD ROLF KRONE 13.85 100 190 12 RYAN SUSANNA FLAVIO GOMES 13.45 200 189 13 PETE BARTONEK CRAIG SEVINK 13.15 300 188 14 REG COOK STEVE MATIY 13 150 187 15 BARRY GRAVES JASON GOUGH 12.85 250 186 16 GEORGE SALIBA STEPHEN COLLINS 12.65 225 185 Tie 17&18 SCOTT BURNS JAY MACDONALD 12.55 200 184 Tie 17&18 ROB LAFLEUR SCOTT HUFFMAN 12.55 225 184 19 RANDY HILBERG GREG SECORD 12.5 250 182 20 GREG KLATT MITCH KLATT 12.45 225 181 21 MATT MCINTYRE JEREMY IRONS 12.45 150 181 22 ROGER HUBBLE PAUL NICHOLL 12.25 175 179 23 DAN ZAMMIT DOMENIC MAIORANO 12.15 115 178 24 CRAIG DENHAM RANDY BARRETT 12.15 225 178 25 DAVE KENNEDY WAYNE MISSELBROOKE 12.05 225 176 26 CESARE RUSCIO MIKE QUESNELLE 11.9 250 175 27 MATT DOBSON FRANK PRINCACOTTA 11.9 200 175 28 GERRY EBEL MIKE BRAYFORD 11.9 100 175 29 GREG ROTH ALEX ROTH 11.9 250 175 30 DAN MAW JEFF DAVIS 11.85 175 171 31 MARK TOMASIN MIKE TOMASIN 11.8 225 170 32 DAN DUNN BRIAN CALLAGHAN 11.75 200 169 33 ROB PATRICIO DAVE CHONG 11.6 225 168 34 JAY SHORT CHRIS WALTER 11.6 115 168 35 GARTH ZIMMER TYLER ZIMMER 11.6 115 168 36 PETE GARNIER CAREY EDWARDS 11.55 175 165 37 ANDREW SWORD TREVOR JULIAN 11.45 225 4.75 SM 164 38 JASON CHRISTIE JOHN RYCHEL 11.4 200 163 39 MIKE DEAVEAUX JOHN BARNARD 11.35 300 162 40 MIKE TUZ PETER TUZ 11.35 150 162 41 GREG HAMMOND BROCK PARKER 11.3 250 160 42 JEFF MIFSUD JOE CASCENETTE 11.25 150 159 43 MIKE WILLIAMS DWAYNE JACOBS 11.25 150 159 44 ART BERGHOUT JOHN BOOTH 10.9 225 157 45 BOB MAHONEY JOHN MCGOEY 10.8 200 156 46 PETER MARROCCO PAT MARROCCO 10.7 200 155 47 DAN RISTORTO ERIK LUZAK 10.65 250 154 48 TIM FORLER CHAD DOSMAN 10.65 200 154 49 MARK DONALDSON ROB POLLOCK 10.45 115 152 50 DOUG COOMBS BOB HAYFORD 10.3 50 151 51 CHRIS CHAPPELL GREG SIBLOCK 10.15 150 52 GINO DIMATTEO STEVE SPAGNOLO 10.1 149 53 KEN BOYD CAM SMITH 9.95 175 148 54 SCOTT HOMES RICH KAZIMIERCHYCK 9.85 200 147 55 RYAN CROWLEY JOHN TUCKNOTT 9.8 150 146 56 CHRIS VANDERMEER JEFF SLUTE 9.65 250 145 57 ALEX CHU JIMMY LOOI 9.55 300 144 58 SEAN PALMER SCOTT PRIMO 9.3 250 143 59 RICK VERKRUISEN DEBBIE VERKRUISEN 9.1 225 142 60 TONY LAUZON RORY CUMMINGS 9.05 30 141 61 MIKE BROWN NELSON OLIVEIRA 9 225 140 62 WALTER ADAMS PAUL SHULTIS 8.9 259 139 63 IAN WEST MARLEY HORNYAK 8.9 139 64 GARRY MANSHOLT JOE MANSHOLT 8.8 250 137 65 TOM COCHRANE BILL NICHOLLS 8.3 250 136 66 BRIAN CURRY MARK HUNTER 8.3 115 136 67 BOB ANDREWS ROGER LINTON 8.2 200 134 68 JOHN BASCHUK JOHN BASCHUK SR. 8.2 115 134 69 AARON FICKO BILL BOLAND 8 200 132 70 ROOLY GEORGOPOULOS TOM VARADEFF 7.9 150 131 71 ALAN MACATANGAY THEO CHENG 7.6 200 130 72 JASON COTTEL PETE SMITH 7.55 250 129 73 ANDREW SHUFELT GRANT MACAULEY 7.45 250 128 74 JAMIE STOTHART COLIN JUNKIN 7.45 115 128 75 RICK STOCKDALE DOUG MONAHAN 7 225 126 76 TROY JACOBS GRANGER TAYLOR 6.9 150 125 77 TAI DANG ANDREW COPPOLA 6.65 150 124 78 FRANK GUIDA CHRIS ALEXOPOULOS 6.1 225 123 79 STEPHEN KING MATT SYMONS 5.75 225 122 80 PAUL JONES LARRY JONES 5.5 115 121 81 JAY GRILLS KEITH SCHULTZ 4.95 200 120 82 MIKE MACDONALD JEFF MACDONALD 4.75 150 119 83 VERN LICKERS STUART ELLIS 4.6 250 118 84 CHAD COCKBURN CORY COCKBURN 2.9 50 117 85 FRASER MUIR KEN HAMILTON 2.65 250 116 86 GARY MURRAY KYLE HILBERG 1.95 200 115 87 DORIAN TILLACK RICK SMITH 1.6 225 114 88 RICK BAIN JOE HUMENICK 0 250 0 89 LEO STAKOS RON JAMES 0 250 0 90 KIM KWAN MIKE CORREA 0 225 0 91 BILL DUNLOP RYAN JAMES 0 250 0 92 CHRIS CAPPUCCITTI RICCARDO TEIXEIRA 0 300 0 93 DAVE HIRCUCK SCOTT SHEPPARDSON 0 225 0 94 LEONA CREBER JEAN STEPHENS 0 25 0 95 JASON GREENTREE BRIAN BREMNER 0 150 0 96 DAVE SPENCE DARREN AVERY 0 250 0 97 RICK ROTO CRAIG LEFEBRE 0 225 0 98 JAKE MCCARTHY JEREMY MARTIN 0 110 0 99 BASIL TSEROTAS STEVE STINSON 0 200 0 100 ROBERT BEIFORTE FRANK CONTE 0 225 0 101 RON LANZINGER ANDY LANZINGER 0 200 0 102 DAN MIGUEL BRIAN LOW 0 75 0

Saw a couple noticeable skunkings in the results. Day 1 67 JAMIE STOTHART COLIN JUNKIN 0 115 0 Day 2 89 LEO STAKOS RON JAMES 0 250 0

The Cumara was supplied by Dave Mercer for a charity auction held by OFC. I was the high bidder.