skrillaguerilla

I edited some of my footage from a nibble last summer into a fishing movie. I hope you guys like it!

i like these downeast salty rod holders. I am pretty sure you can get them at BPS, but i have never seen them at canadian tire.. I mailordered parts for my s-10's from the website and they got here in a week. Down-East

i'll be there on friday

if P.L.R. has no boats left, you can try Trail's End Lodge too. They had boats for rent when i stayed there over thanksgiving. They are a bit further up 36 north at the end of Crowes Line Road

i use a garmin 60csx. They are very versatile if you get some maps for them. There are free topo maps of canada floating around the web for hiking/4x4 runs, city navigator maps for in the car/truck/bicycle, and there are blue charts for out on the water (although it isn't very good coverage for small lakes, the great lakes, and big kawartha lakes are all on there). The battery life is really good (it should last you a full day on the water with 1 pair of AA) It's pretty easy to setup and use. They are also somewhat water and weatherproof. There are a host of accessories for them including mounts and aux 12v or 120v power cables. They are quite accurate (to within 3 meters) too. I bought mine from Kijiji in the spring for about $300. Map sets are anywhere from $75-$180. Just copy the maps you are going to use to a micro SD card, and way you go. The 76csx is very similar to the 60csx besides costing a bit less money. The map software works on both windows and OSX computers. I am happy with mine. troutologist makes a really good point. It's always good to be prepared in the event your GPS breaks, so carry a traditional compass and a copy of topo map of the area you are exploring.

pigeon lake for muskies!

Thanks for the replies everyone. The boat is a 14' Mirrocraft deep fisherman. It's pretty old and scratched already so i'm not too concerned about fouling the paint. I guess i could always put a small piece of leather or something to protect the paint where the clamp feet make contact. Yes those are down rigger mounts, but mounting the rod holders to them may interfere with their operation. Roy, your gunwales are twice as wide as mine so i don't think i will have a problem getting them on there. That's a really nice setup you have there. I think I'm just going to get the clamp mounts instead. That way i can quickly transfer them to different boats or pack them up for the winter. Graeme, good to hear from you again

nice pike!

Hi i am trying to order some mounts for my two rod holders. The sales guy @ down-east recommended the s-16 vertical mounts for me to bolt on top of my gunwale. I was wondering if any of you have that model rod holder and exactly how you mounted it on the gunwale. I'm not scared to drill holes in the boat, but I don't know how you would tighten these rod holders down with the provided hardware. My gunwales aren't perfectly flat like the mounting surface of the rod holder, and they are hollow on the inside. pic of the lucky boat: thanks!!

i've driven past it a bunch of times on my way to gogama, but never fished it. I imagine it would be very similar to fishing the mattagami. Worm harnesses, jigging with worms should work when it's calm. Trolling minnowbaits if it's windy worked for us. Pick the wind blown side of the lake and points to troll.

i like using rapala j-13's with a little bit of extra weight if necessary. I usually catch the bigger ones when trolling points and underwater shoals 15-25 f.o.w.. Pike like to hide and ambush stuff as it passes by them. Big ones are lazy and will sit in the slack current behind the points and shoals, and come up to strike the lure as it passes over them. On lakes with no weeds and fist sized rocks on the bottom, i like to let the rapala dig into the bottom and kick up dust every so often. Make sure you give the rod a good sweep every so often. sometimes followers will strike when the lure speeds up. 3-5km/h is a good speed to start with, unless you're in a cold front, then slow it down a bit. i like the jointed lures because they always wiggle no matter what speed you go.

great photos! thanks for taking the time to scan and upload them

Sweet truck!, yes i consider it a truck, it has a boxed frame, solid rear axle, a 2 speed transfer case, and sometimes they come with electronic rear lockers - some features you won't see on a few of the 'domestic' brands! If i was in the market for a new SUV i would be going with an xterra for sure! You're gonna love that 4l motor too. Come on over to my Canadian Nissan Truck Club website. There is lots to learn there and i guarantee you will get the off road itch after you see what other owners have done and can do with their xterras. Members also get discounts on service and other perks from a couple of the participating dealerships in the GTA and Milton. Canadian Nissan Truck Club my username is nige on that forum. I've been enjoying my old Pathfinder for close to 8 years now. Outside of bigger motor, manual gearbox and solid front axle, there is absolutely nothing else i want changed on it. It hauls my 14' aluminum no problem and has just enough space to carry a week's worth of camping and fishing gear and tools for two people and a dog (probably more if i use the boat for holding coolers, beer, tents, guitars etc.). I've taken it to Florida, Timmins twice, countless trips into the Muskoka, North Bay area, and stinktown (t.o.), and almost every ski hill, lake and river within a 4 hour drive of here. I've modified it a little bit and i take it down all the trails in the Minden/Kawarthas area where it has seen it's fair share of off road abuse (including a hydrolocked engine!). The 4 wheeling is a bit rough on them and i have spent my fair share of time disassembling and cleaning parts. I've been planning a cross-country trip out to BC with it to visit all my friends and family in Calgary, Christina Lake, Kelowna, Vancouver and Victoria, and i know it will make the trip without any fuss. As for domestics, I would like to see how many 1995 vintage trucks like Blazers and Exploders are still on the road with everything still working on them. It's very rare to see anything other than beat up old Jeeps and Toyotas that are that old and still running trails. Jeez, we even have some 80's Nissans that run the trails with us every so often. Anyway, enough babbling. Hope to see you over there on the club message board photo by my friend Slawek

it's a good lake to fish, but it can be a zoo on the weekends. I just got a nice 3lb smallmouth trolling a wood minnow about 15 feet down. Let the lure bump the bottom every so often, it attracts strikes, and troll the lure off drops from shallow to deep. The bass like to hang around the drop offs. there are pickeral in the lake now too, just troll wind-blown points with rapalas etc. and you should be able to get one. Try to throw them back, i have been fishing that lake for years and i was really surprised to catch a pickeral there. I know they are stocked, but it would be cool for them to build up a natural population. Pike will bite pretty much anything there. spoons and rapalas, spinnebaits, bucktails you name it. they can get pretty big in there, but i haven't caught one over 30" in a few years. It gets fished out really fast. have fun and don't lose your temper @ the boat launch lol

congrats on the new boat. I also have an 80's mirrocraft. I love it, but the floor is getting a bit soft