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Death March on Charleston Lake (from the archives)
Out4Trout replied to akaShag's topic in General Discussion
And no wonder my hair is now gray... tick...tock... -
Death March on Charleston Lake (from the archives)
Out4Trout replied to akaShag's topic in General Discussion
Classic report!! Was that 7 years ago? Wow time flies!! -
O4T with his long legs, and a young lad who is about 6 foot 13... classic reporting!
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Doug... we will get out for another ice fishing adventure... before we no longer recognize each other. 😄
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I recall about 20 years ago... walleye opener on BOQ... we started at 3am. Had some decent electronics, a nice outboard with a kicker. By 7am, still zero bites. Came around a corner, and an old man was in a wide-body canoe with oars... no motor. He was wrapped in a sleeping bag, he would give the oar a pull, then tap-tap on his rod, and repeat the other side oar, zig-zagging. As we drifted nearer him, we asked how he was doing. "Got 5 so far" 😆 For ice fishing, I would not be without my Vexilar (or other flasher brand). It changes a 1 fish day into 12 fish day... especially when fishing clear water. A GPS is huge for me... as is the track on the water, as it allows me to maintain same depth. For most other... the electronics is not as necessary. Moving from monochrome to colour on my FF made a big difference, I can now differentiate between a soft fish and hard bottom, could not with grayscale. I have StructureScan on my boat, it is just a neat toy, but I seldom use it.
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Thanks folks - this one made my day... thinking it is dining on cisco.
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Still out and about, still chasin da trout. Fun fight. O4T
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Anyone who denies this is a problem... (a) is unfamiliar with Char family digestive tract. The end of the stomach does a 180 degree turn in specks, lakers, splake and kin (b) has not cleaned or eaten very many trout. This has been a well known problem causing fish mortality for many years. Various studies by credentialled people have confirmed this fact. Google it. Very little has been done to correct it voluntarily by soft bait manufacturer formulations, or by legislation, despite the facts being presented for years. There is only one bait company I know of, whom transitioned to a bio degradeable formulation.
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worst hotel/motel youve ever stayed at!?
Out4Trout replied to AKRISONER's topic in Non-Outdoors Open Discussion
Ahhh... Business trip to Tennessee... customer says they have a preferred hotel... prefer that I book there. I pull up, and geez... although it is a big name hotel chain, the place looks a bit sketchy. I check in regardless, and head up to my room. Open the room door... what the hell.... Sniff - smells like sh!t in here... sure enough, behind door #2 is an unflushed toilet, which is plugged and nearly overflowing. I grab my bag, head back to the lobby. Told Ms behind the front desk, expecting another room. Nope... she walks back behind the front desk, grabs a plunger, and passes it over the front desk toward me!!! I burst into laughter, then left. -
The attached is sage advice, and could really help slow the rate of transmission, and protect the most at risk. The best thing we can all do, in my opinion, is try to flatten the curve a bit... by avoiding large gatherings of people.
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Lots of TP is produced here in Ontario and Quebec... several of my customers are in the Tissue business. My customers are presently increasing production to fill all the recent orders. They normally produce at the rate of consumption. The rate of consumption won't really change, but with all the panic purchasing now, the rate of purchase will be slowing in the future. It distorts the supply chain. Shelves will be full of TP very soon...
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Successful Hail Mary's are always a great memory. Quite a few years ago, trolling for lake trout. We had quite consistent success on this lake, and had come to expect 1 or more fish >7lbs each outing with 2 people/2 rods. But this one particular day, while they were showing on the sonar, but just would not bite. We trolled around for hours, trying different depths, stacked lines with one rod fishing 100/50 another 75/37. We were doing what we always did but without the expected success. As the sun dipped to the northwest, eventually dropping out of sight... the sky turned orange and the water flattened out. The chill in the air was starting and it was time to pull the pin. We decided to do one last "hail mary" run over Steamboat Shoal, then pop the releases and wind up, calling it a skunk. We trolled the shoal, then kicked the boat into neutral. I popped my release, and while reeling in... wham!! My buddy is doing the same, and... wham x2!! We had doubled, and brought in 2 nice lakers, one was 9lbs the other 8. Kicked back into fwd to tension the lines to allow netting one at a time. Since that experience, I now make it habit and it has paid dividends. The big trout will follow the lure and when the action changes, tension off the line, spoon fluttering down... they hit. But on that particular day it was a hail mary for us... went from skunk to elation in the last 10 minutes.
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Fantastic rig by all accounts... Do you have the Mirage drive, to free your hands?
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Makes sense - some mountainous/rough country toward WVa. They are as far south as New Mexico apparently
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Cool. I think up in NWT and Yukon it is exclusively Lynx range... close cousins of the Bobcat
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Bobcat. Lynx have bigger feet, longer back legs than front, and ear tufts are longer. Lynx and bobcat ranges do overlap Sault through and around Superior, but not in this area.
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Yes, they mate late January into early February. 60 day gestation, born in late March early April) Not often they are out in the daytime, but a higher probability during mating season. (She can't get any sleep)
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Another great report - and a great season - thanks Simon
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This fella strolled past my trailcam, 2 weeks ago, in our woodlot. We live in a remote area, have seen a few black bears, lots of coyotes but this is the first cat on the trailcam.
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Great pic - see a few each winter, but I've never seen one on the lake
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Nice Rig - and lots of great info Doug!! Did a 400ft hill (with ~60% grade) factor into the decision on buying this machine? Len
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Sounds like fun...I think he has a newer Argo now... OP can reach out to him directly.
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If I am not mistaken, our buddy Doug (member AkaShag) owns one... he may be able to help you on pros / cons / general experience https://ontariofishingcommunity.com/profile/23744-akashag/
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There it is!! The time is now for big perch!!
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Hilarious but glad they didn't get stomped
