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Excellent report and pics Chad Great job You guys sure had more action then we did Congrats to all involved Thanks for sharing Jacques

It sure was great Frankie!!! Paul, if you ever get to meet and fish with Vince, you'll have a super time I know... I certainly did Also, if you ever come up in the valley and want to go fishing, gimme a holer, I'd be glad to share some fishing time with you as well It was great for sure Chad!!! Unfortunate Dan but the fishing was great nonetheless Tony, where abouts are you heading?

Looks like you had a wonderful crappie day Manitou Congrats on your PB Beauty

Mike, saugers are definitely smaller then their cousin the yellow pickeral... my PB was a 16 3/4"... They are plentiful up here in the Ottawa and Gatineau rivers Nice haul you got into btw Congrats on your PB Leechman

Up here we get the Québec special: chicken, bacon, cheese, peppers, olives on a thick crust

Your welcome mon ami The pleasure was all mine Glad you made home safely I can imagine you being tired from all the driving around this weekend Again, it was awesome meeting you and your 2 daughters Sharing the ice was the icing on the cake Tight lines Jacques

Today, Paul and I had plan to target rainbows on the same lake I got my PB last Sunday Here's the link for those that missed it: My Previous Report Weather wise, we couldn't ask for anything better... Temp when I got up was -4C, 93% humidity and no wind... PERFECT But a mystery guest (with to young ones) made his way from South Western Ontario (more specifically Hamilton area) to join us and I couldn't wait to meet him After many PM's between the two of us the last 3 - 4 weeks, he finally arrived Friday morning On my way home from work, stopped by the motel he was staying and met him in person Man was I ever glad to shake his hand and finally meet him face to face It was funny, when we started talking, it was like I've known him for the longest time even though I only known him online from this board We talked for a bit over an adult beverage and discussed the details of what Paul and I had planned Saturday, 7h00am was the time planned to leave but some unforeseen delays had us leave around 7h30am or so We got to destination in almost a record time and met 2 other guys (Dan & friend, can't remember his name sorry ) Upon arriving, Paul got to business and punched 20 holes and we all got setup We dropped our offerings down and got to work Dead sticking Salties & dew worms, jigging a variety of spoons tipped with a variety of Gulp products Unfortunately, there was no bite in the first few hours so Paul decided to punch more holes to see if he could locate any fish... Paul got a few perch in deeper waters and so is Dan and his friend Here's a shot of Paul jigging OFC member Vinnimon with his youngest daughter Vince's oldest daughter Unfortunately for us, trout had lock jaw and got skunked today A snow storm had rolled in in the afternoon and we left around 2h00pm cutting our stay short Wish we could of got into a few for Vince sake but wasn't meant to be All in all was a great time on the ice!!! Until next time Tight lines Leechman P.S. Vince, was awesome to finally shake your hand and meet you in person Had a blast today sharing the ice with you even though trout had lock jaw... wish you a safe trip back home and thanks for a wonderful day

No, not really... it harden their skins and firms them up good They most certainly do Spouph... I've caught plenty of fish of different species with them Never tried this method before but sounds like chumming to me... could be good If you try, let us know your results LOL Mike... Rod holders... now there's a possibility

Good luck to all tomorrow This shaping up to be a great event... if it wasn't so far, I'd drop by in a heart beat May be someday Again good luck to all!!! Leechman

Chez Willie Kev... you've been there many times Just ask for the smallest ones and you're good to go I have a few tops but no base... they're mine but for a good price, I might think about it Thanks Geoff!!! They sure do Your welcome bfisher!!! I'd definitely get a fresh unfrozen batch

LOL Kev!!! You can go to Dépanneur "Chez Ti-mine" on Jacques Cartier street along the Ottawa River

Yes Dan, only dead or frozen ones in the zone I'm fishing.

Your welcome Nick!!! I've been doing this for years now since up here, we can't use live bait... They preserve well in the freezer and when thawed, they're nice and firm... they don't become mush Your welcome Manitou!!! Bfisher, you can use smelt if you wish but not the ones that you have in your freezer... get a new batch. As for what species... I use them for pike, walleye, perch, trout, etc... They're good for all species of fish Billy, they actually don't freeze completely and they don't turn to mush when taken out of the freezer. They are firm. Hoppy, why not? plastic bait like Yum products are salt based... fish definitely like salt and I don't chum with them, I bait my hooks with them. Your welcome Homer!!! Salties works great for any species of fish. I use them only for hard water fishing to bait my hooks... come spring, I use live leeches or dew worm. Cosmos, never had any issues putting them into the freezer... they're actually firm and keep very well on the hook.

Just thought I'd share how I make them since I had to do a batch tonight All you need is sheets of wax paper, pickling salt, ziploc bag and minnows. First cut sheets of wax paper into 8" to 10" wide, stagger 4 to 6 minnows in the middle Cover them with salt and don't be shy Fold the paper over them and each side and place into ziploc bag Make sure to remove air as much as possible from the bag and place into the freezer and that's it your done When your ready to go fishing, take as many as you want... when you return, any left over can be place back into the freezer no problems Tight lines Leechman

Be strong for them Kelvin... will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. God bless

That's awesome Tony Kudos to Paul

Sorry Richard but the link does not work for me... it prompts to "Sign in to YouTube"

You slayed them perch pretty good Mike Good job

Impressive indeed

Ouch That's not good

"video game" Hope that Deerhurst get safe ice for the event!

Yep It's in my daughters music repertoire

Welcome to OFC Gord Best site on the planet... enjoy Leechman

Welcome to OFC East Luther Looking forward to reading your adventures!!! Leechman

Great video footage Kev Loved the news cast Keep'em coming!!! Jacques Edited to say: Loved the Skrillex tune... Killer song for the footage