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Thanks Glen! And truth be told, I went with Doug. Bear was his bucket-lister and I was happy to return with him.

Been some years since last fishing upon North America’s record book lake trout stage, a small group of the finest gentlemen, eight us settled into Plummer’s Arctic Circle Lodge in the Northwest Territories… Didn’t actually think I’d ever be back but hey, fish happens!! And so yeah, just another bountiful slay with hundreds of hungry lakers for all, we wouldn’t expect anything less, but the trick for me is always catching “the one,” ya know!? Anyways, this greying, red beard Viking shared a tin vessel with an ancient, melodious, white Wizard friend, our very own OFC'er Doug or "AkaSHAG" on the site here, and together we cast spells, whispered some secrets and sang fish tunes while plundering the incredible trout waters of Great Bear Lake. Enormous lake trout from world record waters. Hundreds and hundreds of fish caught and northern scenery plenty might never see, if your pulse beats for fishing, you’d be either dead or dumb not to come along on this one. Link below Bunk. https://bunksoutdoorangle.com/fishing-into-great-greys-at-plummers-arctic-circle-lodge/

Nice to see ya my man! Wonderful pictures and the fooooooood! Daaammmmnnn! Looking good you guys, your piece of peace of mind.

Now you just relax a minute young whipper-snapper! Trolling is healing, casting is just "itis" for the joints.

Yammy 90 on my 1875 ProGuide drops to a troll speed of 1.4mph using the RPM limiter. As the hours build on the motor, you will in colder water build carbon up pretty quick using that limiter so run it hard back to launch and burn that out. The Terrova 80 will pull the boat along for a troll at up to about 2.6mph. Cruise speed at 4500rpm is about 27-28mph. Go a big tiller, lots of room to roam.

You're sick man to eat the Doug! lol Kidding! The fish in that lake that I've kept over the years to eat aren't too bad at all. Some of the other area lakes though, just garbage. This is a truly remarkable fish. I have only ever known of one other 12 pounder caught there and it is certainly in that top 1% for size.

This was a banner year for ice! Friends are visiting Temagami this week, Nipigon and even some are just finishing up on parts of Lake O that froze over well this winter. Agree that costs are stupid for everything now but if you've already made the investment for gear, then it's just up to you investing getting yer arze in gear to go.

Plentiful pike and walleye on a big, shallow lake with just one lodge. No brainer! You can't fail on Kesagami... unless Mother Nature intervenes... and she does aplenty. Would have loved this gig when a younger man. Decent money too.

When up on James Bay would spend plenty time tuning into the shows on weekends. Bob was always the best, although not being big on bass I'd often switch if it were those shows. Anything else, especially travel stuff, had to watch. Adventures North could sometimes be pretty good. Hooked with Marc Krupa... well, only lasted two seasons, he was a bit much but I don't think there were many other shows as well filmed as his. Fishn'Canada got to be too many ads. Charlie Wray was just too many product plugs. Both could have the odd good location show though. Dimestore when it was both Jim and Devon Funk, that was tough to watch. The Auzzie guy, Urban Fishing or something, that wasn't too bad. Surely missing some.

93SV plus black box and LVS34 with screen backlit 100% has a max draw of 3.2AH. If that helps ya at all. Personally, I'd look at the 50AH unless planning to run two or more units. I presume these will be charged off the main motor too. Off just a standard Interstate crank that I believe has about 80AH, the 9 and 12 inch Lowrance run all day but, that battery is connected to the main.

I'm with Bill on this. You know, some biggest grizzly bear ever recorded was a zoo bear. No choice but to be lazy, fed to be a fat spectacle. But if someone shot that bear Boone & Crocket wouldn't be jumping up and down to change the record books. That to me is what these farmed triploids kind of are. Fat, fast growing fish cattle fed fat to be slaughtered. Even the Blue Mesa lake trout of last year, that thing is a bottom dweller maybe not even triploid but it just looks up at stocked salmon and trout schools and is given the luxury of feeding on highest fat content forage which in nature doesn't really occur too often or in the same kind of way. So, bigger than average lake is sprinkled with high amounts of excess bait food just prime for predatory fish growth. No, no, no! The world shouldn't reward the cheaters in the wild if it doesn't support human cheaters seeking records as well.

Some Inuit have said that polar bears can smell your fear. Like, when you encounter one and you didn't bring your gun, they'll know, cause you'll be shiznitting yourself instead of shouldering your weapon. A tracked polar bear swam a distance of 400kms over two weeks without getting out of the water. A polar bear's fur, the guard hairs are hollow, serving to trap air, maintain heat and help with bouyancy in the water. And the hair isn't white, it's clear, while the skin is all black. Northern Russians used to trade polar bear canines as talismans to southerners. To carry the tooth would help ward off grizzlies, the polar bear being the superior beast. World largest polar bear on record is 2209 pounds, the grizzly (grown large in captivity) 2130 pounds. Polar bears are the strongest bear by bite force and endurance, their average range is far superior, they don't hibernate, they're more apt to not take risk. Grizzlies are more aggressive, meaner, larger claws and likely to fight. In Nunavut the most expensive hunts are through Resolute and Grise Fiord. The largest bears are the furthest north. Hunter's pay $60,000-$70,000 on average per hunt. The Wildlife Office issues only so many tags per year. The community keeps the bear meat and pelt as these are not exportable to the U.S. and some other countries. On a recent trip home from Grise Fiord I met two hunters so filthy rich they wipe they're arzes with Benjamin Franklins. One got his bear in Grise, the other did not get his in Resolute. They've killed everything from giraffes, elephants, rhinos, lions and one fella all but 1 of the 28 big game animals of North America. I don't see the sense in it but, if they're not pulling the trigger and paying big bucks to Arctic communities, then the Inuit are pulling the trigger and asking big bucks for pelts.

If fish feel pain... then I feel for the fish. We'll call it even.

No matter the bear, they're a scary bunch of big fur balls I want no trouble with.

I just think the motor looks cool when straight and supported on the trailer.