MCTFisher9120

Post pictures with explanations of how the fish were caught. List the bait's and tackle so others can follow suit and try out new gear. And include some story on the trip, high's and lows really pieces it together nice. Takes work sometimes it goes unnoticed but always fun to put together regardless

Great ambition need to see more guys having fun with the cameras I can't get enough. We subscribed to your channel follow me back at MT Fishing. Tightlines nice job man!

Looked like a fun trip to me guys! Got to love smallies there a riot when they cooperate! Thanks for posting

Good morning everybody! It's been a long fall, winter, and spring but summer is here and my first trip away is in the books! Opening day a good friend of mine was invited to come along for a week of bass fishing on my favourite lakes in Eastern Ontario. I'll stick to my pictures on this report. My buddy had a blast caught his first fish punching & frogging the heavy cover. Don't think he broke 4 but stung quality 2-3lbr's all week. This week had it's challenges I didn't get bite on a Spinnerbait, Swimjig, Frog, Flipping Jig, Deep Cranks, it was a different game when we showed up. Temp wise we started the week with temps in the mid 70's touching 80 on opening day. Thru the week however I found temps dropped at the lowest mid day finding 69 and the warmest touching 78. It seems like 72-78 was the general temperature most days depending on the wind and rain. Pitching a 1/2oz weight above my go-to plastic's was the ticket on the edges of cover. When we went in punching all I needed was the 1oz tungsten, a punch skirt and my other go-to soft plastic. 2 fish on a swinging hammer this week only in the rain thru pad fields. For hardbait's it was a 1-2 punch. Work the (jerk bait) Vision 110+1 out deep or in the sun and work the (finesse spook) Dog-X Speed Slide thru the darker areas or shade lines mid day. Enjoy the pictures and please watch the video at the end. It's not a "sponsor plug" yet a view of our journey Tuesday-Friday Night of the week(didn't film every day sadly). My go to bait's this week were as follows: -Vision 110+1 (Megabass Sexy Shad) -Dog-X Speed Slide (White Python) -4.5" PowerTeam Lures Bully Grass Devil (1oz) (4/0 Punch Hook) -3.5" PowerTeam Lures Texas-Rig Jig (1/2oz) (5/0 EWG+ Hook) Opening day bucket! We showed up at 1pm had this guy in the boat by 3 or 4pm. Great way to start the week but a 1 bite outing for me. Chunky low to high 3lbr's better than average was happy for another decent bite. First 4lb+ of the week swallowed the 110 at the bow-mount jumping straight at me was a wicked scrap! We followed rock wall/rocky banks in the early hours following small "bedroom sized" balls of bait. They would flicker on the surface we would slide in with a 1-2 punch for the kill. Had some incredible numbers some mornings with a 13-16" average. Pop belly pig's we were catching thankfully we got this big one prior to hitting the schooling bait. Decent chunk from the heavy cover. Sight fish just snuck past a log jam and saw her swim out at nothing it looked. 2 seconds later she was on 3 seconds after that she was in the boat. Got it on go pro dink but happy to have her. Beautiful morning Smallmouth. Didn't get onto these very much this week, once i had a taste that evening I made sure to walk the Dog-X Speed Slide around and picked up two more mid 3lbr's cast after cast. Fish #1 Fish #2 Lot of these this week. 2lb chunk's Ended up fishing a small club tournament on a nearby lake. 19 fully rigged bass boat's showed up we were the little guy. Managed to catch 11.98lbs (not impressed bow mount died mid day didn't help) and take 7th place. 16lb's won that day something that still didn't impress me. Hopefully well get into more come next summer or this August coming. Towards the end of the week we fished more new water and caught both smallmouth and largemouth on it. Here is a decent smallie once again. Big fish of the week. Not a 5 but happy to have her. Also made the GoPro edit! And last but not least ladies and gent's check out this edit I put together. 3 cameras and a lot of time. Was a blast. Next report will be on my 2 week trip this coming August! Bass Opening Week 2017 Tightlines, MTBF

Got on em hard last week despite the rough weather. Report to come this morning but yes seems tough for everybody.

Awesome! Thanks for taking the time to post.

Don't own a hardbait for my bass fishing that isn't Megabass or Jackall. Price point is 24.99-32.99 in the Megabass. When you have 80-100 hardbait's between crank's, jerk's and topwater's it definitely adds up.

Check out the new Shimano Ultegra Spinning Reels it's a new line from Japan that has replaced the "Saros" line of reels. Price sit's at $209.99 I believe super nice if a Stradic is out of the budget. The Nasci it impressive also at $139.99 Shimano is kicking ass these days in spinning/casting reels. Always have I guess but there mid range stuff if a lot better than it use to be. Check em out and good luck always fun getting a new reel.

My little boat is 100% vinyl on the decks and floor on propose so I could clean it out super easily. I Tilted the bow up high and washed it out all the sand dirt and weeds etc just fly's to the back and out the drain hole very happy with the vinyl and how easily it washes. Carpet I would probably go the hands and knees vacuum route sucks but thats carpet.

Sucks but nothing we can do our supplier supplies the "River Mix" as it's called. Normally there are very little mostly dace, suckers chub, shiners etc.

The 70 size should be fine with your 14lb you should get a little over 200' on that reel. I use the Aldebaran 50HG for jerk bait's and use 10lb fluorocarbon on that setup. I make long casts and still have more than half the spool full. (Reaction FC Fluoro)

Very easy walk into a place that sells licenses. Stand there, pay the person and walk out. Best part is the exercise and time away from home is free Sorry always love the 1 month early renewal threads. Merry Christmas

My go-to bait on the lakes I fish is a texas rigged craw. For 5 maybe 6 summers now we have done awesome with one called the 3.5" Texas-Rig Jig. We texas rig it, put a 3/8-3/4oz tungsten weight above it and I pitch it to slop edges, pads, weed lines or wood on the bank. Bait fishes like a jig yet is weedless like a senko. Probably my (go-to) when going slow down any pick apart any kind of cover. I run multiple plastics and jig rods for pitching, flipping and punching....different weights etc...The best way to consistently put big fish in the boat. MTBF

Lot's of action anyway maybe some bigger ones will come! Thanks for sharing, MTBF

Nice stuff great looking fish thanks for sharing!

Was just easy too, had everything at the store I needed to rig up and be successful. Going to read and possibly learn about Steel, Copper, perhaps Planer Boards, Downrigging...For now I'll stick with what I know and bring a spinning rod up with lot's of line. Really want to try my White Swinging Hammer's and Tubes for them vertical jigging.

Honestly it was easy to learn and didn't need weights or a down rigger. Didn't think mono on a mooching reel would get 70 or 80 ft down like i needed to be most times through the trip. The lead core was expensive yes but easy to handle and let out. I'm good with knots and connecting it to my fluoro leader was easy and didn't break all trip lasted through it all.

Thanks for the reply's guys! It is addictive but after 2 real successful bass fishing trips earlier this summer it wasn't hard to keep seated and troll. In the mornings I would use the electric once the sun was up and it was wavy we would use the main engine with the bow mount down to slow the boat down a few points. Bass are still my main focus, next trip will be bass opening week. Might go up d day or two earlier next year get a day or two of trout in then pound the bass most of the week. Although my mornings are going to be Lake Trout 90% of the time that first hour or two anyway. Reel was oversized yes it's a 20 size Abu. Held 60 or 70 yards of backing plus my 200yds of lead core. Setup only got heavy on big fish 10min+ fights and will make a great combo for my family. However that bottom bouncer technique was quite easy to deal with and something nobody does for them out here. Going to half to stock up on minnow baits now and create a small LT tackle box. I'll buy another 200yd spool of lead core as when the fish go deep in August in those 90-120' ranges id like to be able to let out that 12-14th colour when need be, thinking the Talora 8'M Leadcore rod and a Tekota 500LC...well figure it out that's the fun part! Thanks for the comments guys!

O yea didn't need all that line but love the setup. Would like to get a Talora/Tekota combo for next year keep this setup for the passenger. Can't beat lead core nothing to it no clips, wires or weights just let it out and catch em! Here is the GoPro edit I just finished up. https://youtu.be/4rGbXsgAbdM

Good morning OFC. Never thought I would be putting together a report that entails Lake Trout but here it goes. I took the last week of September off and rented a awesome little cottage with the family. Prior to leaving I was setup with a nice lead core setup and a pile of spoons as the lake's I've fished for years hold beauty trout in them always knew it just needed to continue to break down the bass year after year. First day of the trip we pulled in and the lake clearly had turned over or was about to. Water was green some sections it was brown very wild conditions and the ultra low water didn't help. Pulled in and ran some water almost came up empty a few small pike and a decent bass. Decent Largemouth Mom's turn That afternoon I put my line down for a troll going 1.4-1.9mph trolling Vision 110+1 jerk baits deep anywhere from 40-100FOW. First hookup and trout I've caught from these lakes was excited as hell and it got crazy from there! End of that day the lake went flat couldn't resist some topwater smallies before putting all the bass gear away for the next morning in search of big Lakers! And another big smallmouth little over 4lbs. Not a PB but glad to have her! New Personal Best for my little brother. 4lb's 5oz he was excited as hell! I went shallow later that day and found a couple of these nice critters! Next morning was the start of my Lake Trout week in my eyes. Number 1 before the first sip of coffee. Then I got spoiled with this big girl! Such a fun fight. The setup was 9-12 colours of lead core trolling those Megabass jerk baits the smallies usually enjoy. Also ran a bottom bounder 200' back with a small shallow runner above. Not the "standard" but worked for me! Next day we got into more! This time my Personal Best Lake Trout was on the line 12-15min fight lot's of bubbles and every fish kicked back strong and healthy. I'll keep one next summer but for this round we let em go so they can grow! Jaws And another as the sun came up! Solid solid fish Smaller but great fun really had figured them out for a couple days. The tough days were 1 or 2 fish outings lot's of dinks in between The stare down Promised my brother his first trout. He isn't huge on fishing but will jump in the boat 2 or 3 time a trip. Was happy for him he enjoyed every second. Trolling with the tunes on made it better Another morning another tight line! They were on "Pink" colours baits deep. The GLX Northern Reaction was the best bait this week colour wise. My second biggest from this pond so far. Can't wait to break 15+lbs and battle a trophy Release shot. Such thick fish across the back Finally some afternoon action Different colours on this one very cool Finessing these fish was something that took time. My hooks were fine wire and bend slightly often so going to modify the tackle for next season. Happy to catch every one the fish moved shallower once weather came in rather than deeper. Smaller darker trout. This one gave me a scare at the boat as she got hung up on the motor We had a blast this week! Setup was 15lb lead core on a Okuma Cold Water 8'M power rod. We had 20 colours but only needed that 9-12 mentioned earlier. Leader was 10lb Fluorocarbon. The second setup was 50lb braided line to a 1oz bottom bouncer and a 4ft 10lb fluoro leader behind it. Can't wait to get back in 2017 for some largies smallies and lake trout. Tightlines! MTBF GoPro Edit https://youtu.be/4rGbXsgAbdM

Thanks for the comment's guys trip was tough but still relaxing and a blast. Hardest part was lasting those 4-8 hours in the boat but a bite a hour was all it took to keep me in the heat. We keep our reels full yes. I'm not one to cheap out on line so full spools 1/8th of a inch from the level part of the spool. The 45degree lip is to reduce friction and create those super long casts. Dad reels slow so fuller spool means more line pickup not much but hey what ever works. Glad he caught a nice fish. Here is my GoPro edit from the week. No picture fish but 2 or 3 in this but constant Jig action. https://youtu.be/qXpy2QMia6k

Hello everybody once again on OFC. It's always a fun to sit back after a great week of camping and fishing in North Eastern Ontario. Weather was hot for day 1 then it cooled off for 2 days slightly. After that temps were cranked as I'm sure many of you already know. Water temps started at 74-80 degrees and rose to 80-89 degrees. Water levels were also very low so my shallow frog bite I was hoping for was gone. I did manage to get a few fish pitching the TRJ in the pads and however 95% of everything else came on a 3/4oz and a 1oz flipping jig. Couple jerk bait fish as well through the week but only one of decent size. We had engine issues with my rope start, got things fixed up the next day but lose a evening and fished with the electric for a morning found a pair of smallies no braggers but still didn't want to waste a hour or two on the lake. Enjoy the pictures, was a tough bite for my dad this week he did manage some small ones and 2 decent fish. Weather sucked on the way home all of our tents and camping gear came back soaked as we packed up in the rain. Lot's to do tomorrow drying everything out and the usually work after a camping trip. Day 1 I was invited out to fish a small tournament with a couple of guys. First was 16lbs last was 10lbs I had 14.88 for 5 if I remember correctly. 4 good ones I caught and a dink we couldn't get rid of before 2pm. Later in the evening the bite slowed found a couple smaller largies. Next day was tough started searching the "spots" found some nice fish and one of the bigger largies of the week. Got to love that pitch into the pads then the mean fish that jets out to the boat. Was a fun fight managed to get it on the GoPro Great way to wake up in the morning. Caught smaller fish every morning finally a nice smallie took the jerk bait. Solid fish gonna be huge one day very healthy. Morning Jig bite. Smallmouth on the jig. Unreal fight managed to swing this one in as it jumped beside the boat. As always we found a bowfin. Fun fight but still a drag when bass fishing. Lot's of smaller fish shallow found this 3 later on. Decided to abandon the pattern and switch to just the deep weed and banks. My trip down the bank out front of camp before making a coffee and getting the motor fixed. No braggers but glad to be out. Finally got onto some deep main lake fish. Produced just a few the first day but next day we had a blast for 2 hours putting about 10 in the boat on the jig. Dad found some on his 10" worm as well. One for dad The next day when we hit the spot took a few pics 1 big one but solid fun. Another Loving the jig bite The reward for sticking around Dad enjoyed one big fish also Last 2 days were the hottest and the toughest. Wish I got to fish today when the temp dropped and the rain came but good test to my patience and man did i drink water. Another chunk happy to get a bite Little better fish off the weed edge Last day was tough but caught some smaller fish in the morning and before packing up for the day we headed out and found just 2 fish but one was the big fish for the week. Awesome end to a great vacation. Perfect end to my day. Such a strong fish not a nickel but o so close. Thanks for reading everybody. Looking forward to the next trip when temps are cooler and i take my mom and brother out for a week. I'll miss this for a few weeks no better sight to see in my mind. And our GoPro edit from the trip. A couple picture fish in this clip lot's of smaller bass but lot's of fun to edit and put together. https://youtu.be/qXpy2QMia6k Tightlines MTBF

Happy for you Ryan buddy! Good luck in your future endeavours dude!

Nice job up north! The big ones will come! Looks like the weather treated you good too....and yes working trolling motor is always a good thing. Thanks for sharing

The Aldebaran will limit your frogging with the smaller spool it comes with. The pair that I use are for pitching and flipping jig's and plastics. If I was looking at a reel for froggin I would give the Shimano Metanium 100XG a look. There is a new Metanium called the Metanium MGL being released at ICast in a few weeks. If you hang tight the new Metanium will be sick. It will hold the extra line you need to bomb the frog's out. Antares are nice but are bulky heavier reels. The Exsence DC is a JDM Shimano but is probably the best bang for your buck. I got mine under $300 at the time you might be higher now but that reel has brass gearing, X-Ship, casts amazing and is fast. Read up and take your time with this one! Lot's to look at.