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Folks, am new to OFC. Spent the afternoon reading through posts re Cochrane Air fly-ins. Very useful information and am glad to have stumbled across this webpage. My dad and I finally booked our first fly-in trip with Cochrane Air into Magiskan Lake in early Jun. Very excited. We used to fish Nipissing regularly in 70s/80s and have not really caught a decent amount of fish since then - the size and quantity of fish referred to in other posts is simply mind blowing! Am looking for some advice: - my rods are all medium action. We want to hit some big pike - should I be using a Medium Heavy or Heavy rod? - read one post where someone wrote that the big lures/jigs/spinners are not as effective as small ones this far north - so am completely confused about what tackle to bring. I've stocked up on 1/4 and 1/8 jigs and plastics, and have a bunch of old williams spoons - what do you folks recommend? - if we are aiming for the big northerns, what test line should we be using? I have many questions - just spent 45mins on Cabelas looking at rods and reels and am completely confused! That'll teach me for not staying current with the new gear and techniques. Thanks