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Thanks for sharing this, the scenery and fish just blow me away - great pictures and the sushi looks awesome. All the best. Dan

You can park and launch right at the pier which is first come first serve and can be a zoo or for a small fee you can launch at Fishmaster's in Dunnville about 6 km up the Grand - lots of parking. Once you get the smallies dialed in fishing is good, we generally start drifting tubes - Fishmaster's will be able to tell you what is working and where. Dan

I might be off in my suggestion here but does he want to go on a big boat or go fishing on big boat? If he just wants on a big boat a round trip on the Chi-Cheemaun or Pelee Island Ferry are a great day, kids of that age have a blast and not bringing a vehicle makes it cheap. As mentioned charters will be tough unless you want to foot the bill. Dan

I'll add my vote to what Craig mentioned above 100%, save the charter for when he is older and get him out for panfish in a less constrained environment. Dan

Thanks guys, 12" all the way then. Sawzall check Spud bar check Wellandport HomeHardware is where I went to rent the auger as they are great to deal with, unfortunately it is out for repair. Welland Equipment Rentals was my next call - good to go. Dan

Thanks for the comments, I plan to open up the 12" hole at the bottom and wrap the sonotube in polyethylene to prevent heaving. A 12" pier is what someone way smarter than me calculated was best. Thanks, Dan

I am putting in 12" Sonotubes, thanks for hint about the sawzall. Dan

I need to dig 6, 12" diameter, 4 feet deep holes for our deck. I am going to rent a hydraulic auger, the problem is our ground is hard clay. The auger also comes with 6", 8" and 10" bits. Would there be any advantage to first drilling the holes with a smaller bit then following up with the 12" bit? Any comments or suggestions are welcome. Thanks Dan

Great news, all the best for Jen's recovery. She certainly is a tough lady. Dan

Amen and thanks, you have talent to succinctly make common sense - which is none too common.

Legally you need two licenses to fish the same body of water if it is part of a provincial or country border and you fish both sides - has nothing to do with greed but responsibly obeying the law. As for keeping ones limit that is also legal which goes back to the original question which was answered in the first response. Everything else is opinion and conjecture. Dan

Keep in mind US Coast Guard approved life jackets are not approved for use on a Canadian boat. Found that out almost the hard way on a check fortunately there was only one bad jacket and we had extra. Dan

What a pain, imagine how this will effect fishing the Niagara River having to report each time you cross the border line. The US very much has their "act together" when it comes to security and in the past there have been issues with both Canadian and US agencies mostly due to over eager officers. This is a new issue from what I understand, in the past as long as you didn't land (boats or aircraft) and returned to the country of origin you didn't need to notify the border agencies, you just needed to have the correct licenses and identification. Dan

Great fish, great report - thanks Dan

Great report, some great fishing in Temagami. Dan

Sensitivity can depend on the modulus of the graphite used in the rod, a rod made of IM6/IM7/IM8 can be built with similar flex and strength characteristics to that of a rod that uses cheaper material (lower modulus) while making the tube wall thinner, which in theory makes the rod lighter and more sensitive. As a simplified rule the greater the modulus the thinner you can make the walls of the blank (most rods are hollow) and retain the same "stiffness", the down side being that higher modulus graphite construction tens to be more brittle. That being said, just because a rod is built using IM6/IM7/IM8 does not necessarily mean it's a decent rod. How the material is laid up, other material that is used with the graphite, length, type of taper, length, are all components of a rod/blank and determine the action (fast or slow). After that you have guides and guide placement, handle and how it is seated and so on. So to answer your question if the ML and MH rods are the same construction using the same modulus graphite the MH will be less sensitive because it will be heavier, but I am not sure this is so important in a casting rod. fwiw, Dan

They work but I still pop the wheels off every year to inspect the bearings; as Wayne says that wasted grease is filling a void, dunk warm wheel assemblies in cool lake water the vacuum will suck in water. Trailer tires rotate in the 1000 RPM range, it is only when you get to the 3000+ RPMs that you have to worry about bearings skipping, hydroplaning and much excess drag. Dan

Fantastic report, great photography and some awesome fish, I learned lots - thanks for sharing. Dan

Radioworld is a good place to start - going from an 8' to a 3' antenna is going to cut the range by about 40%. Also VHF is line of sight so the higher the antenna is placed the better going from 5' to 10' above the water can give you another 30% range if you have the power. Dan

rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) a salmonid so both really. Nice fish by the way. Dan

Great pics, looks like you had some good fishing. Dan

Cash only, ever - certified cheques can bounce. An honest person would not be offended. Dan

Great report thanks for sharing, certainly an adventure. Dan

Thanks for sharing that. Dan

Thanks for the heads up GBW. Dan