splashhopper

thanks every one... i am gonna hit a local spot Sunday if it isn't blowing snow/rain by then

I am going to give some pre-spawn pike fishing a go before the season closes at the end of the month. The articles I have been reading suggest finding shallow bays and weedy areas or areas with lots of cover nearby. I am not a " bobber and minnow" kinda guy How about using top water baits with light steel leaders? If I am fishing shallow waters, what type of under water lure should I try that will give me the least amount of grief for snags? Any suggestions and other tips are welcome for this pike newby? Thanks

When is the Salmon Spectacular and where?

I was thinking the same thing ! lol

You got it Dan.. Got a 13' Sportspal... site unseen... for FIFTY BUCKS !... (Included two paddles, two foams seats, and some old bungee chords.) It leaks a little, about 2 quarts of water in 5 hours of fishing... i can handle that. I also got a 32lb thrust trolling motor, battery for 140. Had to buy the mount for the motor(new) for 37 bucks though I took the canoe out for a test run within and hour of getting it.... Here is the feeeesh that christened my Kijiji Sportspal jewel in the rough I also have an ad posted on kijiji... where I am looking to trade my service for 14-16 aluminum boat with motor and trailer. One hit so far... but the guys boat was junk ( see a Vega) and he wanted a Cadillac bathroom. No worries...

Thanks... i dint even realize it... only clocks I had with me were on my cell phone... and we woke up late anyways.... lol just changed all the clocks i nthe house.. and one battery

WTG pappa.... just shows what GOOD parenting can do for our society at large.

Prayers for Nanook and mrs nanook

You are obviously well bred

dayuuuum... now that's a BIG BASS

Thanks for the adventure

great Pics Ryan.... your daughter is gonna be a great companion when you retire!

Thanks for "the tour" bro... Love the tunes too.

any fish left there

Yep, that is a well known piece of cement under it

Lifetime warranties against mold and mildew are available by one of our suppliers on tiled walls and floors. I personally prefer the Laticrete system because we are always called in for "Sick, Tired Ugly Grout" situations. Grout failure and lack of upkeep on the caulking around the tub are a couple of the big reasons for water behind the tiles. Whenever we do a makeover we will always suggest Laticrete epoxy grout for wet areas. No stains and less than .1% moisture absorption( the same as porcelain tiles . By using a CERTIFIED installer with the Laticrete thin set and the Laticrete epoxy grouts, a lifetime warranty can be given. ( labour and materials) We only install over cement board or dense shield.... why.. because we are comfortable with it and believe in the products. We were also involved with filed testing in a workout facility where the Laticrete system was compared to the Schluter system... from install to ongoing maintenance by the gym staff. Laticrete won hands down... ease of maintenance and installation was simpler and more cost effective. I can and will install Schluter if specified... but cannot offer the lifetime warranty. (No matter what they say.) Splashhopper

Sure hopes this works for my little sink full... Any other video's from you all? My wife " is off " today and says she won't be cleaning MY fish

Well, I have given this ice fishing thing a fair amount of time and effort the last few weeks.... I gotta say,, it sure beats the heck out of watching in on Youtube I was having some success at the local lake with bluegills and crappies etc... got a little bored with them after awhile though... but again... hey.. it's still fun getting them on the ultra light set ups. The past three weekends, I have been able to get back up to Lake Huron and try for perch and rainbows. One of the places was producing perch thru the ice... even "I" was catching my fair share.. .and i sure like eating em too. So, I get my friend Dutchy all pumped up for some perch,,,, and damned if the coast guard didn't bust up the ice near where we were fishing, THE DAY BEFORE, and send the school back out to the deep water After a day of NO FISH last weekend... and we FISHED HARD for 7- 8 hours... Dutchy says to me on the way home: " I think I will give it a rest till the end of March so I don;t get too frustrated". Okaaayyy Dutchy... I say... knowing full well what a guy the size of an OGRE can do to a guy my size if I push him too much to keep on trying So, I went back up yesterday... just to get the heck out of the house and enjoy the sunshine and warm weather at the very least. AS I am heading to the bait shop... I get a call from one of our friends up there,,,,, "perch are biting "... I think of Dutchy... for a BRIEF Moment.... nope,, he said" END OF MARCH"... so off I go... Well, as the my friend Rusty taught me a few years ago.. "if your line isn't in the water, you won't catch any fish". I put the pickerel rig on and baited it up... dropped er down.. .and whammo.... double header of perch... dinks... but still fish. A few minutes later one of our new fishing friends, out out for a two hour stroll, gets this whitefish>> It was non-stop perch action all day for everyone there. Only one more whitey caught though. I must have tossed 50-60 small ones back... it became a game to see how many perch I could catch on one minnow But at the end of the day, I brought home these for dinner tonight Too bad I had a previous appointment booked for this afternoon.. otherwise i would have tried twisting the ogres big arm one more time

It's not only "them" that are doing that stuff.. .come fish the Maitland and Bayfields rivers and you will find the same disregard for private property there too... by "round eyes" too I sure hope we never get the " US style of trespassing laws" up here.... It would be a damned shame to have to live in fear of some red neck with a gun "making a point" . ( note i said red-neck,,, not responsible gun owners)

great report... and they are starting to make me think I might want to go to Quebec with my daughter for some fishing this summer

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/77...ntence-appealed A snippet of the article: "In the early morning of Sept. 16, 2007, the professional motorcycle racer repeatedly rammed his pickup truck into a Honda Civic driven by angler Ruohang Liu, 24, in a dispute following "nip-tipping," a racist term used to describe pushing Asian fishermen into the water. Middleton ran the Civic into a tree with his truck. Shayne Berwick, 26, a passenger in the Civic, suffered severe brain damage that has left him unable to care for himself." I say.. throw the book at the red neck... and then throw it again at the "justice " system.

i thought I was gonna read an article about fixing rivets on my canoe.