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Nice fresh run fish! Paul

Nice fish man! Paul

The large holes were added to this model after feedback from Steelheaders that like to use their finger to spin the spool when retrieving. More details to follow! Paul

Nice Richard! That's an impressive commitment to our fisheries for sure. Was that the young Chronzey in action??? How's your health Richard? Paul

This is a pic of the latest Kingpin. It is to be called the R2. You will all recognize the style, as it as similar to the Gold Series Royalty/Regal reels that were so popular, hence the name R2. This reel will be on the Imperial chasis, as it has proven itself to be a workhorse, and carries the same dimensions. Weight of the spool will be slightly less, but no figures available. The reel will be available in a few weeks, and in all the colours. Pricing has been set to $525, because of increased machining costs over the Imperial.

http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/ Lots of good info. Surface temps too!

No Steelhead in the Niagara this Fall at all! Ok, only one in there...

Try http://www.theweathernetwork.com. Down the page there is a blue tab labelled "historical" which will give you the previous day's accumulation. Coordinate that info with the hydrometric levels and you can gage the level your rivers are at. Paul

Thanks for the link Marko! Great card, Jones is amazing!!! Paul

Interesting debate on the use of dead Smelt. I went on a charter last Spring on the Niagara with a reputable guide and we scooped up dead smelt when they floated by, and stored them in the well for later use. I don't think he would jeopardize his business using prohibited bait.... Paul

Sweet looking fish!!!! Nicely done. Paul

I have a Humminbird Piranamax 150 that I use in my canoe. I love it. It sets up fast and works welll. Not to memtion I got it for $75 used!!! Paul

Nicely done, if I could fish from the front lawn I wouldn't ever leave home! Paul

Nice looking fish!

Yeah, we talked about training, but I couldn't explain it. Evasive manouvers training??? How to avoid a rapidly approaching canoe??? How to catch up to an electric powered boat??? I'm going to call Guelph OPP and share my displeasure and see what the Staff Sergeant has to say about it. Paul

We camped at Guelph Lake this weekend and had a great time. We were canoeing Saturday around 12:30 and the OPP boat passed us at a quick speed which really sent our canoe rocking in its wake. I was a little surprised, but no big deal. A few minutes later we saw the boat ripping around the same arm of the lake, away from us but in sight. The boat was going full out doing quick turns, tight circles, and wide sweeping turns. Guelph Lake does not allow power boats with a couple of exceptions one being the OPP. What is the point of this type of hotdogging??? We thought it was totally inappropriate. I'm not a police basher or anything I did a stint as an auxilliary cop for several years but I was really disappointed with their boating, especially on a lake that bans powerboats. What do you guys think??? Paul

Thanks for the feedback guys. The more I think about the more I doubt all the fish were Smallies. I think Spiel hit the nail on the head about the fish finder; I was fixated on all the fish symbols on the display instead of fishing the best looking water!!! I'll figure that lake out yet Paul

It's possible they were not Bass, I've only fish it twice. We caught Bass among the marked fish schools. Perch, not that large Walleye nope Pike predators Carp ??? doubt it

I was out twice this week, once in the evening and this afternoon, to a man made lake that holds some Bass. In the evening we marked close to 100 fish some of decent size. We caught one "trolling" in the canoe with a white big O, one on a drop shotted Senko, and a 3rd on a white on white jig/grub. All 3 were small Smallies. Today we anchored again and marked even more roaming schools in 18 to 13 FOW. Caught one small one on a live leech. I once again threw just about all my junk at these fish and came up empty. I know these are the dog days and tough fishing, but what else might have worked? Is it worth targeting Smallies in late July??? Thanks for any feedback. Paul

I guess it depends where you fish, but I have seen an increase in Steelheaders on the rivers over the last 10 years. The small lakes for Bass and Pike near me are always busy. I think the single biggest reason for the INCREASE is the internet. Guys can gain incredible info about lakes and rivers without doing any legwork of their own!!! Paul

All good! It took 7.5 hours to get a green. Instructions should be more clear. Let's see if it can lead me to some beauties in the canoe AKA "bassboat" today. Haha. Paul

Thanks guys, it's been charging for 6 hours now and is still red I'll see how the charge holds up 2morrow!!! Paul

Cool, thanks I'll give that a try! I emailed Humminbird also to see what they say. Paul

I picked up a used portable fishfinder and I can't top up the battery charge. It still has power but I want to top it up if I can. When I connect the the charger connections to the corresponding coloured mount, I get a red LED saying "SHORT/REVERSE" instead of "CHARGED", or "CHARGING". I tried reversing the connection and the same result. Any ideas??? Do I have to completely drain the battery before I recharge it? Thanks for any help, Paul The battery is a 12volt 7Ah.

Wow! Great looking fish man!!! Paul