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I have caught plenty of small bass and perch and....all pretty small this past month.  A fishing spot gets fished out if it hits the internet, I get that so.....

I am not targeting Muskie.  Which Kawartha lakes should I avoid?
What type of structure should I be targeting this time of year?

I guess I am asking how and now where to catch.  

thank you!

Maybe i need to go to a fishing lure and hockey card trade show.

Yep only 10 lures or so.  Sometimes slightly different sizes or a variation.  Maybe i am not patient enough.

What can i say?  I have a decent amount of lures and i do work them but things get slow and i go back to old faithfuls and start catching.  I bet there are those that fish far fewer lures.  I even do that when fishing with a friend, we change it up to learn, a fish gets caught and and they say "what did you catch it on?" And it is usually a favorite.

I dont watch a lot of fishing tv but when i do...Dave Mercer.  I dont see him needing a lot of tools.  Some lures are good for multiple species so why restrict myself unless it is for the fun of targeting something.

36 minutes ago, BillM said:

Interesting.  Early season Lake O fishing, Live Targets are always the first to get clipped into the planner boards.  

Totally unfair and wrong of me to label a whole line.  I have a coupe of perch that did ok.  

A cluster ball thing with little fish in it didnt do anything and a bait ball thing blah.  Another piece of rubber sunfish not so good.

So no live target hate but they cant all be winners...ot maybe they are and i didnt implement them right.

The old saying lures were meant to lure people to buy them.  Mostly true.  I haven't had great success with Live Target stuff but I am sure many have.

I swear I catch 90% of my fish with about 10 lures.  When I am not using one of those 10 I am not catching.

Live target makes my list.

The one in the original picture is a bowfin though???  Beady eyes, strips on the tale, short snout, stubby enough tale.  

??????????

2 minutes ago, Terry said:

Yeah I can’t tell if it is dead or being gently held with a gaff as to not have to touch the ugly thing 

Super tough and belligerent boat companion.  They don't like complying.

43 minutes ago, AKRISONER said:

man, for a guy with 39 posts to your credit, you sure have a way of going about things. Lets not let this thread get locked as well.

OK Bossman.

What high school are you teaching at today?

2 minutes ago, AKRISONER said:

Are you saying that when you catch them you kill them?

Look at the picture in the original post.

Yep.   I have caught 2.  A giant claw through the head is the only thing a bowfin understands.

I added you to my message ignore list ptownhowie so you can stop sending me messages of all your "accomplishments"

37 minutes ago, PtownHowie said:

 I think you are nuts 

At least quote correctly: "I think you are nuts to put a bowmount on a kayak"

8 minutes ago, PtownHowie said:

Dude, really!!??

Any man worth his salt does not ever respond to a general inquiry from experienced individuals with name calling!!

I've fished pro circuit Bass tournaments for 15 years with above average success out of a 20' Ranger.

I just asked for experienced opinions regarding Kayak fishing.

I've, as always, researched on the internet/YouTube extensively and only reached out to those with experienced opinions regarding electric power on a Kayak situation.

I'm 62 years old and your response was ....................................................unacceptable in any forum of real people asking realistic questions from those of experience and integrity.

It is response like yours that turn good people away from using forums such as this as places of education and camaraderie

I can only hope the moderators of this site judge your response as inappropriate, demeaning and not in it's best interest.

Think before you type and consider if your moving things forward or creating a toxic environment for anyone asking honest and legitimate questions.

Hook sets are free

Being a judgmental a$$hole aint!!

Time for you to reconsider your approach/response.

My achievements speak for themselves.

 

2 minutes ago, PtownHowie said:

Thanx for your honest opinion.

What I asked didn't require a response of name calling, IMHO!

Without good moderation of these types of sites, people quickly leave due to TROLLS with more keyboard strength than fishing skills and honest, respectful advice.

Appreciate you Porkpie!!!

I didn't call you any names but that isn't stopping you from claiming I did.  Basically, I took the time to provide an experienced and intelligent response and you guys come out all fist thumping on the warpath calling me a liar and claiming I am the type of poster that ruins boards.  Quite set of statements there.  

You didn't even have the courtesy or awareness to say what type of fishing and where you were doing it or other details.

I have nothing, zilch to prove to you (or that other poster).  I don't care about your claimed resume or your age as if age makes you a better, more intelligent or wiser person.

I have no idea why you have gone off the deep end but it definitely points to a mental health issue.  

21 hours ago, porkpie said:

Reasonable questions!

 

No they offensively put.  I did the guy a solid, looked up his kayak and even found a good you tube video for him.   I have experience he just didnt like that his question wasnt going to evolve into some great thing with lots of responses.  I doubt he even watched the video because he didnt bother to post more details about what he is doing.   He can do what he likes.

Ok you do you 🤣

I doubt you are going to find anyone here with your setup but this guy explains it well.  I think you are nuts to put a bowmount on a kayak.  You are going to use up valuable space and it is riskier to run.

I started doing some research. 

Brining an Li-ion battery to life can be very dangerous.

I may try.

thanks.

Relax.  They are corgis, funny little dogs.  She was 96, she planned for the jokes too.

Which paper had "Charles in Charge" as a headline?

1 hour ago, Terry said:

No I don’t think they will shoot the dogs and bury them

<singing> special occasion</singing>

<singing> special occasion</singing>

<singing> special occasion</singing>

Is it true that they are going to bury the Queen's corgis with her?

Your boat isn't sinking and you are not wanting for some lost feature so don't worry about it, throw it back in and float on.

A milestone in the history of the earth.  The end of an era that goes beyond Britain.

So much has changed and she provided a lot of grace and fortitude. 

It must be odd living with a sole purpose of being a figure head.

She did a great job.

I have an almost new 12V 10Ah litium-ion battery.

Only problem is I let it sit for 4 years so I am pretty sure it is dead as a doornail but revive suggestions are welcome.

Anyone know of best inexpensive source for Li-Ion batteries?

Preferably I would like 2 smaller ones in parallel instead of 1 big one but price is a big factor.