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If I can do it Doug, anyone can.

Think I just melted a few brain cells . Thats a very nice collection.

Im going to be hitting that Kawartha lake again this Saturday. Hell, at 7.9 lt per 100, it,s worth it. :clapping:Also, it,s the only day I will not have south bound traffic heading home. LOL Then it will be Simcoe for the next two. I would love to see a 23" that has put on the feed. It,s got to go 6-7 then.

First off, sorry for the lack of quality of the video. Dew on the lens as it was early morning and poor lighting. This video is more to show the strenght of these Simcoe smallies. As for my comment about Kawartha vs Simcoe small mouth, was based on a 23" I had caught on an inland Kawartha lake. That fish was long and lean. It put up a great fight. This Simcoe smallie reminded me how powerful they are. It was caught on top water. Also looks like they are starting to feed up by the looks of the belly. The way it was turning me around, was like it was on steroids.LOL Just learning to edit and paste differnt things from two cameras. Thats a task and a half. Again, sorry for the quality of the video. Lesson learned.

I dont have a lens, I have a point and shoot, remember.LOL FUGI XP

Very nice This was macro. Took it in 2013 Yours turned out better.

What a friggn read dude. Thats one hell of a trip. Thanks for taking the time to post this amazing adventure. I like the first couple of pics. The only thing thats changed is age, you still got that kid face. LOL Did ya make a super size meegs, for the ling cod ? Again, thanks for taking the time James.

That place is still going? Never fished the bog. Rice for buckets gets my vote.

I should do one mooring the toon. LMAO

Well I have to say, I was corrected this morning by a 19 " simcoe smallie. Guess he heard about my report.LOL They are starting to feed I guess.

Im of one of why change things, BUT,,,,,,,,,,,, I will have to agree. Just like the nets at the end of the rinks for those high deflection shots. I just watch some news footage on youtube. Scary crap. Also to add, I would hate to see a young one just wander away, climb and fall. They need to do something. SAD

This was an inland lake. No connection to the lakes that are connected together. Should of mentioned that.

From my fathers side of the family. I remember my great grandma and grandma cooking these. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/hungarian-plum-dumplings-239281

Love it Rob. Time with Grandad. Im sure it made great memories for both to remember. They are great times. Nice fish.

Becarefull what you buy. Pick up the bucket and shake it. If you hear ratteling, put it back. A good brined beef is in brine only, no salt pellets in it.

Do you guys find the bass (smallies ) in this area, long and lean? Compared to the ones I get on couch and simcoe, they are no where near the weight for their lenght. Like the ones this morning were 20"- 23" but I would put them at most,3.5- 5 lbs. Thats pushing it. Are all the lakes in that area producing the same, or do you get those foot balls like simcoe? I have to say though, they fight better then a Simcoe smallie. Guess when your fat, your lazy.LOL Just curious. Thanks

If you want some,get it here. http://www.stoyleswholesale.com/

Do you have a problem coming up to Barrie? Lots of yakers here these days. Just get off the water by noon. That will all change though once school is back in. You can fish from shore and get some nice perch for dinner when you return home. Just another spot to think about.

All the bass seem to be very long with no big weights. Nothing like simcoe bass. Simcoe bass you can get 20" and weight 7. Foot balls. I would put that fish at 5 tops. Different feeding I guess.

It,s salt beef. Beef in a salted water brine. http://saltjunk.com/?page_id=13811

Been looking at access points on lakes in the kawartha area for the toon. Been google searching for a few weeks. Some places I seen, I think theres a spot I can get on, but the drive without knowing could be a gas chase. Not that it bothers me, but when you know you can hit an area that has access, it can play on ya.So pick a place and the plan is up at 4am and on the road. With the youngest grandaughter over last night for a surprise sleep over, it was a bit of a challange to get to bed early. I had to play all the Frozen songs on you tube and the gummie bear song like 10 times, before she had enough and decided to lay down. 4am came quick as I didnt get much sleep thinking about the next days fish. When I fish local here, it just get up and go at a leasure pace. ( not sure my buddy feels the same today ) As Im preping the toon and getting my gear all ready at the waters edge, I can hear fish slashing and surfacing. I couldnt see anything as it was still dark, I couldnt wait to get out there and get fishing. I was on the water by 5:30 and decided to stick close to the shore and work it til daylight was upon me. Already knowing the fish were active top water, . I started throwing a top water.Where I heard a splash, I threw in that direction It didnt take more then the first cast to get the first fish on. All i heard was splash and the line was tight. Get it to the toon and it,s going under me. Man what the heck. Grab the net, direct it to the splashing and in it goes. Nice small mouth. Use the light to do a quick measure and it,s 20". Not remembering what our team entry was, I took a pick. Lens was fogged over. Released and starting casting again. The fish surfacing was unreal. 3 casts later and it,s on again. This time I have a bit of a battle on my hands. Once again, get the fish to the toon, it,s jumpimg,diving and as like before, just put the net out and direct it to the splashing. A nice 23" smallie. This fish was long. As it starts to get a bit lighter out,,I decide to move along just flipping away. Throw the top water out again and troll with it. Twitching it the odd time. I get this tug on the line. No splash like the other two fish. It,s a good fighter. As I get it to the toon, Im thinking what the hell is it. Holy crappola. Top water pickeral. Thats a first for me. What a start to the morning. As it got lighter, the top water seem to end. The bite that is. There were still some fish surfacing, but nothing taking. So switch up to a grub and jig. Well wouldnt you know it, that worked for me today as well. Even this little guy I lost a real brute of a pickeral right at the net. It broke me off. It was huge. All fish were out of the slot size for keeping this morning. Thats probly cuz I brought ice packs to bring a couple home for dinner. Maybe next time I,ll bring the frying pan and have a shore lunch. Cant wait to head up there again. What a blast. When I was done, the count was 5 eyes and 6 smallies. Not bad for a guy just flipping around on a toon and only cover 20% of the water. The oars never touched the water this morning btw. I flipped for 7 hours. Yup, on the water at 5:30 and off at 12:30. I also had to check on my fuel usage on the Ram. Clicked on it and I was like oh ya. Im liking this. The Ram is serving me well on the pocket book. Time for a nap. Im sure my buddy is already. Thanks for reading

RIP Al I remember the Islander dynasty. What a team. What a coach. http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/legendary-islanders-coach-al-arbour-dies/

LOL Cliff. We,ll be BBQing at the local Walmart ,and you better have a toon to go out on.LOL

Ya that I know and have had the chance to taste, but never seen how it was done. Most of the ones (well all really ) that did it are all gone on to the next stage of life above. The ones that did it the way, back then. Thanks Doug