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Snidley

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  1. Wow great pics. The Whirlpool. With a girl. Fishing :worthy:
  2. There's no question that some people are scofflaws or only prepared to follow laws they agree with but the vast majority of anglers will follow the law just because it's the law. They will also self police those situations on the river when someone is breaking the law in obvious fashion. Here's what works elsewhere A) Make people display their fishing license on the outside of their clothing, the investigative aspect is obvious, the self policing aspect would be omnipresent on stream. B)have large no kill, no bait, single hook, no barbs region, like the GTA as an example. Guys who wanted to, would learn effective ways of catching fish in this area without one bait , specifically roe and with no incentive to harvest a toxic waste dump and feed it to those you love, anglers would release all of the fish for angling seconds, thirds, etc.. C) Ban roe fishing, at least in pressured areas as it is still far and away the most egregious aspect of the "harvest- no harvest issue. And the most hardcore guys rabidly cling to it despite the fact Ontario is the last province where it's legal.. The biggest problem in Ontario is that the fisheries law has been "harmonized" one of the weak ass legal speak terms a government uses to make it's job easy. Ontario's Fisheries law is easy to understand, easy to enforce but the results are ultimately harmful to the basic issue, ie., fish abundance and respect for the law in a recreational pursuit that includes death as a byproduct. Our province has to get serious about the laws of conservation that are based on conservation not ease of understanding
  3. I used baitcasters floating for years now. I particularly liked the technique for big water, in winter, specifically the Niagara for me. Years ago I met the chap who fishes the Saugeen with a baitcaster. We talked in detail because I also was running a baitcaster float rig. First off he uses a much longer rod than I would. I believe he uses a 14' rod. He also used at that time , an Abu C3 or C4 reel. Again just like BC, but in my opinion a really hack reel. Personally I used a Calcutta 201 first and then I moved to a Daiwa Millionaire 251 CVZ. The quality reel makes sense for casting distance and a good solid drag at low settings so don't cheap out here. If you fish in cold weather there is another major consideration and that is the line quide configuation. With most baitcasters the line guide on the the reel is a moving unit with a small hole to pass the line through. It freezes up quickly in winter and inevitably leads to blown casts and birdsnests. Very hard to keep clear, in winter. The Record, C3 and C4 Abu's as well as Daiwa Millionaire CVX and CVZ and the newer Luna have a much different configuration using two parallel bars that moves along the rail of the reel. This configuration offers a much larger pass through that is easy to keep open in freezing weather. This is a VERY desirable feature if you fish through the colder months like I do. The chap up north also does something very few anglers do anymore. He fishes with sponge not roebags. It must behave under water in a much different way than a roe bag because this guy does slay them and even though he does cover water the centerpin crowd can't reach he is still fishing a lot of the same water as the row anglers but with better results. The same can be said for using Glo Bugs at the 'geen, often works much better than roe especially in pressured situations. When I started I used a 13' GL2 that I had converted to baitcasting handle and guides. It was a blank listed for up to 8lbs. and in my opinion it was too long and too soft. I then had a custom rod made up from a 1263 blank from Loomis. It was rated 8-12lb. and is the most common blank used in BC for this purpose. Too me this blank is way under rated at a max of 12lb. and to me it is a rod that was too stout but exactly the right length. I eventually sold my 1263 and I spent a few years looking for a 1261 or 1262 GL3 that I could make into a baitcast rod but never found either the blank or an actual rod tied that way. A 10'6" baitcaster rated up to 10lb line would be the ideal for here in Ontario, in my opinion. I believe ST Croix makes one in the Avid line and I see that St Croix.com is offering a Wild River 10'6" M power in their bargain room for $80 or$90. If one was on a budget or testing the waters out this might be a rod to look at as a Wild River rod is much softer than an Avid per it's line rating. Rapala also makes a baitcast floatrod I think rated Medium and that's probably why Italo was using one on his show. I've met him too and he is a very nice chap who made a mistake about 15 years ago that the perfect types won't let go of. He know's a lot about fishing, lure modification as well as boating and he is very willing to share his knowledge if you see him at any fishing shows (usually in the Rapala booth) Baitcast floatfishing offers a competent caster a much superior method of getting your cast to places where even the best caster with a pin can go. You use more weight and slip type bobbers or very large set floats (Drennan Pikers and big Raven slip floats are most common but the Big Thills are good too. The best floats however are made from the handle of an aquarium net. That compressed foam handle is bright white for visibility on extra long drifts, has a big hole through the middle to allow your weight to drop the bait quickly and floats enormous weight. The handle itself is heavy so as to enhance casting. They are cheaper too.All of this is good). The other thing about casting rods over noodle set ups is that you can effectively use alternatives to roe bags and flies. I use Hot Shots, Quickfish, Spin and Glows, Blades and big jigs with a baitcaster float rod and although you could use the same gear on a pin setup the overall delicacy of a pin rig here in Ontario makes these methods less than ideal. Today when I use a float rig it's always on big water and I now use a 9'6" rod Fenwick Techna. 10'6" would be better but I can still effectively fish my 9'6" rod for floating and chucking lures without a float so the transport issue is somewhat mitigated. For anyone interested in floating a baitcaster I would suggest a 10'6" med light rod, a round baitcaster with the Abu/Daiwa line guide set up and big floats with lots of weight. It won't work well everywhere but it can really change up the way you fish and will produce better results some of the time in some of the locations. Feel free to contact me and I will share what I know of this fishing method
  4. Season is over now but this would stop a runaway salmon on the pier on sale for $53 less 20%, plus shipping. I figure for less than $50 a guy could have a Fenwick casting rod that would stop a staging Chinook from running away. Don't fish off piers anymore but if I did I would probably consider this rod. Maybe even for straightline/board trolling off the Niagara Bar as well. Lots of lakers/browns to be caught all winter. Here's the info http://ffo-tackle.com/detail.cfm?PassProdId=6014
  5. Or float with a baitcaster.
  6. Very good work. Dare I say "artistic". I will watch more of that work anytime.
  7. There's a 17' Streamside for $100 and an 11'6" Streamside for $90 on Kijiji Toronto. I don't know if they are good or bad rods however. Pflueger good reels but I don't know about float rods. .
  8. Or you could go to the Niagara.
  9. They are bad for your health and even worse for your kids health. I used to run an $800 per month cell bill back in the early '90s and now I worry about extended exposure so I have a pda but it's not connected.
  10. Last time I checked I don't make the law. In this case the Fed's do.
  11. There's your best solution Oakvillebass
  12. Better start practicing tossing algae flies. It will be an essential skill by 2020.
  13. Lorn Green used to tell guys no warranty for rods broken on 'Nooks. If the graphite is broken there is no repair possible. If there's a guide broken or a tip you can take it to Angling Specialties in Mississauga. Or see if Okuma is prepared to replace broken rods. Some companies will replace broken rods since rods cost peanuts once the tooling is set up.
  14. The optimum rod length stream fishing Bronte can be anything from a 9'6" to your 13'. 15' is way overkill for Bronte and like others have said it is a pain to walk the river with that long a rod. 15' rods are for big water no trees swims like the Niagara. Optimal rod length on any river mainly depends on the style of fishing such as float fishing, bottom bouncing, or chucking hardware and crankbaits. Longer rods are best for float fishing especially if you are using a centerpin reel. I used to use a 13' Loomis with a centerpin reel for float fishing, a 10'6" Loomis with a spin reel for bottom bouncing and a 9'6" Loomis with a spin reel to throw spinners and very small crankbaits. At that time I lived at 100 Bronte Rd so I was there a lot. Ultimately the crowds got to me and I started fishing Bronte from a boat where the rods I use are shorter.
  15. It's really depth control and speed of retrieve. Using a baitcaster vs a spinning setup will make you speed control much more effective because with the baitcaster you can actually feel the correct speed that gives the best action on your spoon or the optimal rotation for your spinner.
  16. I guess you guys missed my point. Roe retained is no different than fillets retained but it is usually kept for much longer AND guys do not view that freezer full of roe as part of their possession limit like they might with actual fillets. That's were the ethics come into it. It's illegal but you won't get caught. So what do you do. My bet is the guys that advocate roe fishing keep taking fish. That's unethical as well as lame and illegal. The slaughter up north is a disgrace plain and simple and I agree locals as well as many visitors keep much more than their limit. That's why in BC, where these animals come from, you not only can't use bait or scent but as part of your salmon/steelhead tag you must write down all retained fish immediately and you are limited to an annual catch limit(that gets smaller every year). To compensate fishing clubs and the natural resources ministry designate lakes where anglers can go and catch keepers that are triploid rainbows that do not breed at all and are there for sport and food(but obviously not for eggs)
  17. Reproduction on the US side is not as good as here, but, being among the most adaptable fish, those trout do reproduce AND as any smart person knows trout spawn multiple times not just once like Pacific Salmon. So by killing them you eliminate their life and the opportunity to be caught multiple times on multiple runs, all so the angler has free bait. In addition the collection of roe becomes the basis for virtually all the loogan behavior you see on the river. Every bait angler has their own particular spin on why it's ethical for them to collect hens for the eggs but everyone else is a jerk for the way they collect their stringer of fish for food, trophies whatever. Bottom line is that roe fishing is part of the traditional methodologies like trot lines, jug fishing, spearing, snatching, bleaching etc. They are all very effective at getting the stringer filled up but are also unsustainable and unsporting. They are also methods that are illegal in all of Canada except Ontario.
  18. Milking a fish is legal but it not only counts for your daily limit it counts toward your possession limit. This is where the poaching issue raises it's ugly head. This means that if you carry brown roe and steelhead roe, or the roe from 2 browns or 2 rainbows or you have roe from 2 trout in the freezer and you then milk a trout or keep a trout you are over your limit and are a poacher. I would say this issue applies to about 99% of the roe anglers out there and they are over most of the time. Naturally there is no enforcement so its a case of being ethical which means that the roe crowd can break the law with impunity and slap each other on the back while they strip out the future for one form of bait. Or like Bill M go to another jurisdiction such as Pennsylvania or New York and strip out their future. Well done Bill well done.
  19. We might also pressure the MNR to enforce the Federal regulations re roe and their status under possession limits.
  20. Ban all roe angling and make all anglers wear their current fishing licence on the outside of their clothing (the first regulation would follow the rest of Canada and the second is the law is some US states). With those two new rules that would be implemented with zero cost there would be lots of "self policing" among anglers and the major reason for poaching would be gone. Loogans and their bait fishing ways have always been a plague especially around Bronte and the Humber but nothing is ever done to address it. It not only looks bad it IS bad. Time river anglers to stop being hackers and learn to fish with alternative baits even if it's just for the optics (which it is not).
  21. I went off spinnerbaits for a long while. I felt that where I was fishing for Bass, ie Montsberg, Valens, Cooks Bay, Oakville Creek etc, there were too many other anglers targeting Bass and Pike with spinnerbaits so as to condition them. Then I went back to throwing them and I found most spinnerbaits, especially titanium spinnerbaits don't work for me BUT Hildebandt spinnerbaits ALWAYS work provided you stick with them for a good amount of time. Just my observation and I know lots of anglers won't pay the price for a Hildebrandt but for me they work. On the cheap side I've also don'e well with Matzuo Kamkazi spinnerbaits but they are such a light wire be prepared to have many just break apart at some point during the day.
  22. There's lots of natural reproduction here too. I caught lots of Chinooks this fall at Bronte, Oshawa and Credit River with all their fins. It is just another example of local anglers, aided and abetted by the MNR here, determining that salmon don't naturally reproduce so it's ok to strip out eggs from the hens or they go to "waste". Same old same old from the traditionalists. What I would like to see from these MNR types is a reduction of Laker stocking to make up some of these numbers. Lakers also prey heavily on the forage base and very, very few anglers are interested in catching them. No one in their right mind is interested in eating them so why the heavy stocking on both sides of the boarder. I realize that the current operating philosophy is that Lakers are native to the Great Lakes and I'm not suggesting letting them go extinct but if few anglers want to target them, why enhance the natural numbers? Besides the whole "native" issue brought us the Atlantic program and that has been a $5 Million debacle of squandered $$$ and minimal results to the the highest possible extent. Best to put your limited dollars to work in an optimal way, something our provincial government kleptocracy is highly averse to. They would rather waste/steal every dollar on hair brained schemes and graft.
  23. It is not necessarily the case that Chinooks stocked in Lake Michigan would not end up in G Bay. In fact a recent study I saw on this website cited the case of a Lake Michigan stocked Chinook with a transmitter implanted that was recaptured in Lake Ontario. I was shocked but not nearly as shocked as that chinnie when it went over the falls.
  24. www.landbigfish.com is having a 50% off sale. Some really good stuff on the sale. For trollers the Tecotas for $90 seems like a very good deal. I've never ordered from these guys but I'm told by people who have that they are good.
  25. Daiwa Interlines. Very popular...in Australia. They were casting and trolling rods but are gone from North America now.
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