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A crawler harness behind a heavy bottom bouncer is the way to go if bait or scented soft plastics (Gulp) are allowed. Drop it down till you feel it hit bottom then bring it back up a couple cranks and drop it in a rod holder. Keep your speed to about 1 - 1.5 mph and work from shallow to deeper water till you find'em.

The Extreme combo with a 7' MH fast action rod sounds like it's the winner. Thanks again for the input everyone.

The product reviews seem decent with an overall rating of 4.4. It looks like the major complaint may come from inexperience in setting up the reel. I've got a bass fanatic friend who owns more baitcasters than I can count and has more years experience using them than I would care to guess at. Thankfully he will be assisting me in getting past the learning curve when I get started. I was looking at the heavy more because of where I will be using the rig. Primarily on Rondeau bay where the weeds will grow out of the water by mid to late July. If a MH is a better all around option I'll go that route. Hmmm...never thought of calling the store to see if they have the previous years model. Decisions, decisions the bionic setup has both rod and reel on sale for a total of about $85 but the emtreme combo is on for $110. I'm probably gonna have to go to the coin toss on that one Thanks for the responses guys!

Well, I now have a combination of fresh birthday money and BPS gift cards burning a hole in my wallet and was looking at pairing a BPS Bionic Plus baitcasting reel with a Bionic Blade trigger rod 7' Heavy. Just wonder if anyone has used or owned either and what their thoughts are. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.

Man can I relate. Been in Customer Service industry for 10 years now with the last 4 as a manager. I get to deal with people after my front line staff and their Supervisor can't settle the concern amicably. It can really take it's toll on you...if you let it! That's the key that Dude touched on. Other people can only effect us with as much power as we give them to do so. Best advice I can give anyone is to put more energy into fishing, friends and family than to letting some idiot on a boat lauch or anywhere else ruin their day! Although, tossing him into the drink would have been fun too

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Congrats and tell Kai I said Happy Birthday! He could not have picked a better day to arrive (Yes, it's my birthday too!) Little tip, I was able to get out and do more fishing while the missus was still off on Mat leave. Just take a late night or early morning feeding, then when his belly's full and his bum is changed, lay him back down to sleep and hit the water. By the way, diaper then bottle in that order only. Don't want to take the advice then I'm not responsible for what happens Congrats again.

A PM is on it's way.

You actually clamp the pipe so that it is on the throttle grip. You turn the pipe and the grip turns with it

A fifteen minute drive west puts you in Leamington. There is a very well maintained marina and if you head back east a little once you get into the big lake there is usually some really good fishing in front of the golf course.

Any Markings should be just above the grip. I did some searching on the same subject after I found two bamboo rods at a garage sale and I came across a site that was a great resource. I'll try and find the address again and post a link for you.

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Were you running the dispy's out on the same side of the boat? If you were they need to be at different settings and you should start with the one set highest as it will require the longest lead to hit the same depth. Here is the "Tech Report" from the Luhr Jensen website. It has a pretty good illustration of what cudz was saying about turning the weight towards the boat as well as the depth chart for a couple of sizes. http://www.luhrjensen.com/downloads/tech-r...2DipsyDiver.pdf

Line to hook - Palomar or open loop/rapala knots Line to line - Triple surgeons (Significant difference in diameter) Line to line - Albright special (Similar diameters) Fly line to leader - Nail Knot Snell and surgeons end loop when tying harnesses etc. That about sums it up for me.

Hope mother nature doesn't make you stay in doors. Good luck tomorrow , I look forward to your report.

I got the warning that my second call should be for an ambulance, cause Mom had the time it took for them to respond to beat me with the phone! I guess that I was lucky enough to have parents that were a little older who instilled traditional values in me and let me know that I had stepped out of line.

Had a lot of luck with a purple/black spoons for bows last year when the sun was out. They are Northern Kings. If you go to the website they are listed as bw-1 & pt.

Here is a link to some hatch charts for the waters you were planning on hitting. They may help in narrowing down what insects the fish will be feeding on at a given time. http://www.discoverflyfishing.ca/hatch-charts Best advice I can give is to get some screen and some 1 x 2 lumber from a hardware store and make up something that resembles a small cradle. Hold it upright against bottom and have the father in law stir up the bottom about ten feet upstream. Once the water clears, check the screen to see whats on it, then use whatever is in your fly box that most resembles the bugs you found in the water. Good luck.

My preference is to pack the meat we will have while away (when you buy in bulk it's hard to justify a steak from the grocery store rather than one of the 3 dozen in your freezer) and then hit the farm stands and such on the way for the fruit and veg. You can't beat fruits and veggies that were picked and then walkedd 100 yards to the roadside stand. Heck, IMHO that's half the reason I like getting out of town so much!

When I was looking for my first fly rod the guys at the local shop had a complete St Croix starter setup for within the price range you mentioned If memory serves correctly it was $159.99 for the 6 wt including rod, reel, fly line, backing, leader and so on. The 8 wt was just under $200.00. I have to pick up some hooks for glo-bug eggs on my way into work tomorrow. If you want I can double check the price and stock availability for you or you can give them a shout. I do suggest a 6 wt as it is a better all around size (little more middle of the road) As for lines a double taper will give you the most bang for your buck as you will be able to turn it around when the time comes. A floating and a sink tip should cover just about whatever you need to start. http://www.anglingsport.com/ Good luck in your search.

Talk to the guys at Jay's fly shop. http://www.jaysflyshop.com/

Non-Slip Loop or Rapala Knots. http://www.netknots.com/html/non_slip_loop_knot.html http://www.netknots.com/html/rapala_knot.html

well guys, I slept in a little longer than I wanted to and looks like I won;t be able to make it out tonight. Hope everyone had a good time at the show!

barbless...things that make you go hmmmm. I'll have to try and find a supplier for 5/0 barbless trebles! Thanks weeds.

Thanks for the tip lew. I'll give that a try on the next few I make.