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Unreal photo's buddy! Froggin is a blast for sure! Thanks for posting! MTBF

Great report, I got to fish the bigger top waters on the am…love the popper still. Nice pictures guys! MTBF

Nice job guys! Smallies are a blast when you get them fired up! Nice trout and video too! MTBF

Great pictures some serious bassin for sure nice job!

Nice job guys! That Largemouth looks great congrads! MTBF

Chunky fish Chev, nice job!

Good. Thanks for posting that

Nice job, there dirty things but if you can find them in in the 40's sure are fun to catch! Nice job Steve great PB unreal

I'm young and smart, the liberals will never get a vote out of me….plain and simple…Guy steals a bag of chips and gets chased down….the liberals take millions and well….we all know the picture here. Government is a shame and I wish us people could act together and maybe one day these party's will be gone and well have real honest people in power…..but were a few hundred years from that I think

Ah didn't see that. Perhaps the Shimano Chronarch 201E5 would be a good choice, same reel as the Curado E7 essentially but still current in the lineup. I dont aways chance hands when casting. My dominant hand I reel with, my other arm is almost as strong and I often cast and pitch with it. Even when changing hands, the rod falls into your left hand with the bait mid way out its flawless and works. We get more options in the reel market because of it I guess

They made a 5:1 Curado 200E5, a 5:1 Curado 200G5 and now the new 5.5:1 Curado 200IPG it does 23" Per Turn. Mike

Well sell lot's of them but I have yet to talk with a fellow customer to ask why. In my mind if you want to keep stuff dry you but either a normal Plano container or the water proof version's Plano makes. Unless you have dry storage in the boat and always put away baits wet I guess the holy containers might help…Bass jig's like to rust so might be good for them. But if it's foggy out everything may become wet on the inside…I'll find out why…one day lool

Storage and bringing as much out in the boat without sinking it is ideal for me. I needed a large tackle bag that was both comfortable to carry but was strong and held lot's of tackle. I bought the Shimano Borona Tackle Bag, in Large. It comes with 3 3750 sized Plano containers on the bottom of the bag. These 3 containers hold all my craws, tubes, and swim baits. I then bought 3 of the Plano Waterproof StowAway(3740) containers. The top portion of this bag will fit 3 of these containers better then a traditional 3700 due to the rounded corners. So, in these 3 containers I keep all my jerk baits, crank baits, as well as terminal tackle sealed up and clean. No rust no wasted money. Now we are at 6 containers. The sides of the bag will fit smaller Plano Waterproof StowAway(3640) 1 on either end or 1 on one end and leave the other empty for tools, scent, line etc. When you sling this now 30-50lb bag over your shoulder it rests on your hip with a comfortable padded section. There is a inner pocket that is water proof that I'll stash 3 or 4 spinnerbaits in as well as things like a hook sharpener, extra hooks etc...The bag is not water proof but water resistant. I spray it with NikWax Tent andGear Solar Proof and it helped repel the water and also keeps the fabric up from the sun. Pack a tiny tarp and throw it over your bag in the rain. Try it, might be expensive once you buy the extra 4 or 5 containers but your gear stays dry, when you want to finesse fish you can swap out a container of craws for drop shot baits, it doesn't fit everything but for me I love it. Carry's nice when walking a half kilometre to the boat from the camp site. http://fish.shimano.com/publish/content/global_fish/en/us/index/products/gear/0/Borona_Tackle_Bag.html Best thing I've found, hope this helps. MTBF

Yup Gagnon's is open until 4pm. They have worms redpearl

Hmm, Shimano Rods/Reels he loved but the conflict with Comumbia's rain gear and clothing vs Shimano's…I'm sure that's why he lost Shimano and picked up Berkley. He was always fishing gulp why not Berkley rods/reels….$$ makes the decisions

Yes Shimano does there best to keep production going on reels that are discontinued but to me it makes sense. They keep stock on those parts and continue to make them for 5 full years after the reel is canned. I can only imagine the warehousing on screws, spools, bails, frames, etc if they still put the $$ into producing these parts in todays age. The nice thing is these older reels are tough and with regular maintenance they should last. That $25 fee is 95% of the time all the customer pays plus the initial shipping depending if you shipped the reel to Peterborough or dropped it off. That $25 covers buddy's time to completely tear down your reel, re grease and oil all the bearings and parts as well as replacing basic parts in the reel. Like bearings, drag washers, etc…I had my Core 100MgFV send it. I paid $25 and they put in a entire new gear set into me reel both the Pinion an Drive gear for free as it was "warranty". I guess they were "worn" down. Something I was un-aware of but they took care of it. I can clean the reels myself but for $25 they do the work, spend the 20 minutes or half hour and replace all those bushings, springs and such for free. Now. If you stepped on the reel and broke something that voids regular warranty than of course your going to have to pay to replace parts. If you consider the time and hassle $25 is squat. Let's not mention that that covers return shipping. Don't hate too much. It kind of silly to expect a full stock on over 300 parts that can make up a reel. Especially when those shapes and sizes are not used in todays reels. I still send out old school reels. Some come back with a different handle, different bail but they do there best to fix up the old beast's and sometimes the reel comes back with no work done at all and a note saying no parts available to fix this reel. What can you do. If you have a reel that is discontinued, call Shimano order the parts that are most likely to fail and hang onto your older reels as well as spare parts for them. I love there service it's why I preach Shimano but the fact is they are the only brand with a proper warranty system and facility set up. MTBF

Pay the fine you broke the law. I could see fighting it if you purchased the 2014 license and had it in the truck but no purchase at all and on the lake. Gonna be a hard go. We got our box of 50 MNR Regulations(Fishing) They were gone in 3 or 4 weeks and we try to hand them out to the "older" guys as the young bucks can check online. It's sad. More $$ for the licence and half the service (Notice letters, Regulations, etc…) The best part is, when our machine at Gagnons has troubles you need to call a 1800 number in the US for help. Drives me nuts. MTBF

That Sedona isn't on sale…68.99 is regular no matter where you go. But the better reel on that list I'll agree

Nice post and unreal batch of Musky.Your good at it 50 will come just like a large over 7lbs i'll find that too

Yup you may be right wolf. Fjord S-106 I think. He has this reel also, called a American Classic IV Spinning reel. Never felt anything this solid before, has a metal spool the works. It can't be worth 500 bucks anybody have good guesses on this reel, his is near mint. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Zebco-Cardinal-4-Reproduction-American-Classic-IV-Spinning-Reel-/251432903760?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a8a91a450#shpCntId

Yamaha would be a good choice. Kesagami Lodge ran a fleet of 9.9 4-strokes and they were awesome. Ran great every morning warming them up. Many guides never shut them off just keep the engine running through the day while guiding people. As a side note the campground I go to now also runs a half dozen Yamaha 9.9 4-strokes. I've never had to pull the rope twice on these motors….Merc's…that's another store haha. I vote Yamaha from personal use although I've never maintained them just ran them hard 7-14 days in a row 12-14hrs a day. Never a problem, knock on wood. MTBF

Hey guys I have a friend at the shop that is unloading a bunch of older Penn and mint Abu Garcia round style casting reels at the Bowmanville tackle swap next month. Nearly a dozen and there is this one reel that he could not remember who made it. Lightly used it belonged to his old man back in the day. Here are a half dozen photo's I thought you guys could help me narrow the reel down. There is a small round patch in the frame on the side plate that might of held a sticker back in the day but is completely removed. Any Ideas?? The kicker here is the only badge on the reel says JAPAN on the flip side of the reel. Any ideas?? Appreciate all the help! MTBF

If it's what works your doing nothing wrong

6 rods is a good amount to deal with on any particular day bassin. I own around 10 or 11 but 4 or 5 is usually what I bring after figuring out the patterns on the fishing trips. Casting 1)7'5 Ex-Heavy Ex-Fast NRX/Core 100Mg7 (60lb Braid) Frogging (Faster Tip helps launch frogs a mile casting accuracy is always super) 2)7'5 Heavy Fast GLX/Core 100MgFV (60lb Braid) Punching/Flipping plastics through the cover 3/4oz-1.5oz 3)7'3 Med-Heavy Fast NRX/Core 50Mg7 (22lb Fluoro) Pitching texas rigged plastics 3/8oz-3/4oz 4)7'6 Med-Heavy Mod-Fast CBR906 Loomis/Calcutta TE100DC (12lb Fluoro) All around cranking (If there not smacking frogs or are not on the pitch/flip bite cranking under the hot sun or cold front days works for me) Spinning 5)7'1 Medium X-Fast NRX/CI4+2500FA (12lb Braid) Soft Tube Jigs/5" Wacky Sick Stick (covers some finesse techniques) 6)6'8 Medium X-Fast NRX/CI4+1000FA (10lb Braid) (Topwater Popper/Shaky Head/Drop Shot/Soft Jerkbait) Being a heavy cover angler I need those top 3 with the aid of cranking and spinning gear. I quite often walk to that boat with 2 or 3 rods some days when you know the flip/frog bite is all you need but it never hurts to have other options at the ready. I remember many afternoons looking at a 14' Diving crank and picking it up turning my back to a slop mat and working deeper structure. When the tools are at the ready it will help you become a much more efficient angler. Good thread guys!