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Hey Stoty If your interested in Temiskaming area. You need to go to the Zec Restigo. If you want 100 plus walleye days, and a shot at a 15lb Walleye. That's where you want to go. It's a few more bucks, as you need a Quebec lisense and you pay the Zec by the day, but there are dozens of beautiful empty lake you can camp on. They are all JAMMED full of walleye. Lots of Pike too, with 30LB plus Pike caught every yr. If you want more details drop me an email.

Guy's quick. He did'nt zipper them though. Missed the last step, for the filets to be 100% bone free. For the "fussy" diners.

The Mustang Ice Rider 2 peice suit is just as comfy and warm as any regular sleddin suit. a little pricey, but nice insurance. I've worn out 2 suits now, only went in the water once. that was actually down at Quinte in November. From a boat - no ice. They make great spring/fall fishing suits as well as winter. Better than lots of clothes and a bulky life jacket. Just got to try an keep the Walleye Poo off them, so ya look good sleddin. The Mustang do not stiffen up in cold like some others, or their older versions.

I used the 3M kit on a pretty badly faded out hull and it came back like new. Used a power buffer, you may be able to rent one. The kit had 3 bottles, one with a grit that pulled all the oxidation out with the buffer. a bit of elbow grease, but inexpensive and great results.

I think that "Save Lake Simcoe" group has done anamazing job!!! Congrats to all who were involved. Is there any way we can get them to start on the next Lake now. Lake Simcoe is part of the trent-severn system. There are about 20 other lakes connected to Simcoe, and they are all jsut as polluted if not more so than Simcoe. Lets get 20 million for each of them too !! Really I think it would be a great use of tax payers dollars. cleaning up our lakes and rivers is a lot more important to me than a lot of other dumb programs the gov't spends tax dollars on. Can we start "SAVE SPARROW LAKE" for 09.?

I know just how the guy felt. Unfortunately when it happened to me it was a 6/0 Vibrax Muskie Double Buck lure. The hook entered the back of my hand between two knuckles and the point was sticking out my palm. To add insult to injury, there was a very upset 15Lb Muskie still attached to the other treble of the Double Buck . When the hook got me I was about to unhook the Muskie, still in the water, without touching him - I thought. He had one hook through the snout, figured I could just reach down with the needle noose grab the hook in front of his nose and twist him free. I guess when he saw my hand coming he decided he should jump straight up into my face as I was leaning over the gunwhale of the boat - he just missed my nose, and as he dropped back to the water, the hook got the hand with the pliars. Of course my fingers jerked open - pliars to bottom of lake - and the Muskie decided to renew his fight with my arm now acting like a fishing rod, as he tried to swim down and yank me overboard. I immediately - in panic - grabbed for him with my other hand and got a grip on his snout and kind of the lure, cutting that hand with a hook point as I wrestled him into the boat. Of course I was alone, except for my dog, and I was now lying on the floor of the boat, on top of the fish sort of to keep him from thrashing, cause when he did that there was a bad crunching noise coming from my knuckles with the hook thru them and I was almost passing out from the excrutiating pain. Of course the pliars were gone, and as soon as I let go of him with the "good" hand he would go nuts again flopping around and causing me to see stars. Of course there were no other boats in sight, and my dog did'nt seem to understand my commands to open the glove box and get the other pliars - even though he was a very smart Border Collie. I finally figured to place the other 2 hook points of the treble thru my hand on the walkthru windshield edge, thereby hanging the fish's weight on the windsheild, and somewhat taking the pressure off the hook in my hand, glorious relief. I was able to snatch out the other pliars and snip the wire joining me to the Muskie. I was then able to unhook him, and recessitate him so he could live to swim another day, and maybe battle another Muskie angler and win as he did in my case. The whole episode took probably only a minute or 2, but it seemed like forever at the time. I ended up at the local hospital, where they froze the hand and used mini bolt cutters to get the hook out. The doctor was kind of funy, he unwrapped the cloth I had on it and says right away, Oh another Muskie guy - you're lucky we had one in here with a big old treble in his leg 2 summers ago, and we had to send someone out to buy these nifty little bolt cutters as our regular side cutters would'nt cut the hook point off. Point to this story ?? Always land the fish with a big enough net, or cradle. Always unhook em before any pics are taken. Keep extra pliars, and mini bolt cutters on board if your after Pike, Muskie. Believe me - it hurts - a lot. Really - a lot !! MIKE

Regular reels are fine, I'd go with the Trilene XL it frays a little easier than some, so it needs retying more, but it is nicer to use in the cold. "ice fishing" line in my experience is CRAP.

I was doing a search the other day (yahoo canada) and up popped an "anti-angling" site. They are well funded and out to put a stop to sportfishing if they can. One of their big targets is the concept of "catch and release" fishing. In-Fisherman show and mag in the US has been harping on this for years and I think they're right. Anglers as a group need to get away from the "catch and release" lingo and talk up "selective harvest". I know there are probably anglers out there who never eat fish - I can't understand that but whatever - but if you catch a fish and determine that it is definately going to die, then it is your DUTY as an angler to keep and clean and prepare that fish for food. If you don't want to eat it give it to someone else perhaps. Fish in our lakes and rivers are a precious resource, and not something to be wasted. I operate a charter business, and I eat a lot of fish, as do a lot of my friends. Many of my customers do not want, or are unable to keep fish - tourists - and if the fish will not survive I keep and prepare those for the table. Here's a recipe for your next "Selective Harvest" Any fish filet. Lay filet out and place a 1/2" strip of cold smoked salmon down the length, place a 1/2 stip of your favorite cheese on top of that - herbed havarti, halapeno jack, etc - place 2 aspargus sprigs crosswise on top, get a big box of toothpicks and roll the filet up. Seal it up as good as posiible in a roll - 4 or 5 toothpicks. Brush lightly with olive oil, barbque over indirect heat until rolls start to flake apart. YUMMY Works great with pike, walleye,

Abu 6500 You can get them in left or right hand. I have 2 or 3 of them that are approaching 20 yrs of use. Still in excellent condition. You need to put new drag washers in every 6 or 7 yrs. I use them with 65 LB Power Pro for big baits, and 17Lb Trilene Mono for bucktails. Very solid reliable reel. Price is decent. [email protected]

I use mini bolt cutters. to cut the hooks out. Just snip off the hook that is embedded, and unhooking is way faster and much easier on the fish. I leave them in a large net in the water while unhooking. If you hoist them into the boat they will spin and roll and tangle in the net. Make sure hooks are out before lifting for photos. I made the mistake ONCE of having a 17lb fish attached to my hand - 1 5/0 trble in him and 1 5/0 treble through the back of my hand and out the palm. It hurt. A lot. [email protected]

Into my 2nd yr with a 200HP on a 22' boat. Motor is awesome, less fuel consumption than an eqaul size fourstroke. Quiet, no smoke, sips oil. If it holds together, will be best 1 yet. did hear of a 2007, with 500 plus hrs, that blew the powerhead. Guy that was chartering daily on Erie. [email protected]

EVERYONE WHO WETS A LINE SHOULD JOIN. OFAH IS THE ONLY PROVINCIAL ORGANIZATION THAT FIGHTS FOR YOUR RIGHTS AS A FISHERMAN, BY MAKING SURE THEY ARE IN THE GOVERNMENTS FACE ON EVERY ISSUE AFFECTING FISHING IN ONTARIO. THEY ARE A LOBBY GROUP, AND MAKE NO MISTAKE THERE ARE A BUNCH OF OTHER LOBBY GROUPS OUT THERE TRYING TO GET FISHING AND HUNTING BANNED - LIKE COMPLETELY. ORGANIZATIONS LIKE "P3TA" SPEND LOTS OF MONEY LOBBYING YOUR GOVERNMENTS TO REDUCE AND REMOVE FISHING IN ONTARIO. THEY RUN CAMPAIGNS IN YOUR CHILDRENS SCHOOLS THAT SAY FISHING IS TORTURE. THEY RUN VERY EXPENSIVE MAGAZINE ADS. THEY ARE A VERY POWERFUL GROUP AND OFAH IS ONE OF THE FEW THAT'S LOBBYING AGAINST THEM TO THE GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT YOUR "RIGHTS" AS FISHERMEN AND HUNTERS. IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH HOW THEY RUN THINGS, JOIN UP AND JUMP IN AND RUN THINGS YOURSELF. THEY ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED. GROUPS LIKE "P3TA" MUST BE FOUGHT AGAINST WITH LOBBY DOLLARS. SUCKS DOES'NT IT. BUT THAT IS THE WAY YOUR GOVERNMENT WORKS, AND MOST POLITICIANS IN THIS COUNTRY ( NOT ALL) WOULD'NT KNOW HOW TO USE A FISHING ROD.

TJ Site looks great. I see you have my Charter business listed, so it must be great! lol Maybe a section for "Regulations and Licences" It seems we need to carry a briefcase full of documents nowadays, to go on a hunting and fishing weekend. A lot of people new to the great outdoors and its sports have a hard time catching up with all the regs. I see a lot of questions on sites trying to find out about trailers, boats registraion. Licencing questions. Buying used boats/motors etc. fishing regs, seasons, areas etc. maybe a list of links to gov't depts, and info on such. [email protected]