splashhopper

Hi Doc: I am not sure if my input is what you are wanting to hear... but living in Southern Ontario is a bugger sometimes when t comes to posting identifiable features on waterways. In the short 4 years I have been fishing, it is disgusting at how many times some places are over run with ppl that "heard about this spot on the net". Not living in the Sault, I don't recognize any of the places u fish. That is not the case down here in our VERY populated regions. I wonder if some of the "lecturers" know the region where you reside in? Your posts are always informing and a beautiful trip for some of us to take,,,, PLEASE don;t stop posting... this member appreciates your adventures vicariously . Sincerely Splashhopper

yep.. you are wrong.... Try to see it from the perspective of a NON-BOATER's point of view... then you will understand the shoes that kemper and I walk in .. thanks you for consideration. Splashhopper

I like using worms too... I also add a piece of coloured yarn at the head of the hook.. it's harder for the fish to get the yarn out of their teeth and adds some colour to help attract them

Is your bait sitting in the waves too then?

How old are the children... that might be something to consider too

hmmmm.... maybe I will hit a trib off of Erie myself right after Pike season closes tomorrow. Looks like Dan and kids are having fun.

How far off shore do you try to get your bait out there? ie.. in the waves or out as far as I can toss it? Do you wear waders and try to get out even further? Thanks again

bump ! Hey,,, iam pumped to try this already,.,, and it's not even the weekend yet!

That pike looked like it was "sad" leaving the lad behind Nice looking fish.... it looks like they had great fun too.

Last weekend I saw a couple of guys beach casting at the mouth of the river I was fishing. I think they were going after rainbows and coho's. I am thinking they were bombing their baits out a good 50-100 yards or so. Then setting their rods in tall rod holders. Presumably to keep as much of the line out of the water as possible. I also liked the idea of sitting in a lawn chair and catching a few rays that way too. My questions: 1) How long of a rod would I use? (I have an 11.5 medium action 2 piece now) 2) What type of reel would I use? (I have 2-3 spinning reels rated to use between 6 lb and 12 lb test line) 3) What type of line would I use? 4) How much extra weight would I put on the end of the line to assist in distance? 5) It looked like they were tossing some kind of weight and hook set up? Could I just use a modified pickeral rig with a heavier weight and remove the top hook and line? 6) They also seemed to be casting to the "back edge" of rollers coming on to shore? Is that where I should be trying to get the bait to? Thanks for any help from Experience beach casters.

No worried about that particular canoe... it looks like a sportspal... Pretty hard to tip while sitting down. NICE pike too

How far from Toronto would the drive to this place in the picture be? I may just pack a tent and bring my daughter on a fishing trip up there too. Just don' t tell my friend Dutchy

Couldn't have said it any better.... CONGRATS on a NICE Fish too ...

pumped

Thanks for the tour ..... It sounds like it all worked out the way it was supposed with the "corporate " thing.. Your dad obviously brought up a gentlemen for a son. Take a "bow " bro !

done

wtg for the young guy.... and huuuge ADA BOY for dad.... Too many parents not even paying attention to their kids extra curricular activities these days...

I second using www.Photobucket.com ... easy as pie for this NON geek.

I love the look on her face with the dish full of worms. Do you think she was gonna ask Ryan if she "had" to cook them for him too!

They fight like crazy.... take some bread and some corn.. make a small doughball about the size of a quarter and bury a # 6 bait hook in it.... put a couple of large split shots about a foot above the doughball and hook. Toss it in an area where you know carp reside... and keep your hand on your trout rod.... let the bait sit on the bottom.... when that line moves,,, get ready to set the hook,.,, and then HANG ON ,,,,, Carp are a BLAST .... even if I didn't know that Dan's carp had a mirro on it ! lol wtg Dan,,,

When I broke two ribs in college( drinking and falling down ) I would keep a long bath towel handy every where I went in the townhouse I shared with my room mates. They were keen on making me LAUGH I would grab that towel and wrap it around my ribs, cross it over and pull it as tight as I could until the laughing fit stopped. It also helped to stop smoking pot during this time as well

thanks for the adventure.... I appreciate your reports.

ummm.... where are the fish

Sorry for your sudden loss Flex Rod. Splashhopper Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon: where there is doubt, faith ; where there is despair, hope where there is darkness, light where there is sadness, joy O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love; for it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life. Amen.

welcome back... where are the pics of your fish though?