bigugli

Moon phases play there part, but so do high and low pressure cells and approaching weather fronts. I don't rely on just the one source of info.

You boys did good. WTG

Wooohooooooo!! Can't believe I actually won That was one corny and fun challenge. Goes to show you can catch a fish with just about anything. So what I win?

You owe me a new screen

Had to go all the way to plan "D" to salvage the day eh? At least you wound up with some fat smallies. Well done.

I'm no expert on the pool. Other locations would be along the upper river between the Chippewa and Ft Erie. Stop in at Fishin Niagara, right on the Niagara parkway in Ft Erie. He can tell you what's up at some of the local shore locations. On spot is across the road from the store.

Well I gave one more kick at the can. I cannibalized the cane pole and still had a 44" pole to work with. So I strapped the reel onto it and headed to my little honey hole for some more jigging. the bass and blue gills really like the D'rama micro jigs. Lost a lot more using the short stick with absolutely no bend or flex. Pulled the hook out a few times. My biggie of the evening Shortly after, my reel collapsed. The Plastic holding the bail wire snapped off, ending my D'rama adventure for good this time. Certainly a neat challenge. So I ended up with 3 bass: 10", 12 1/2" , and another 12" tonight

Both the Eramosa and Speed run through town. Pick a section and back pack the shore line. Take along 2 different tactics. One fast and one finesse. You'll be amazed at what's there.

I can remember a few occasions when every Holsteiner along the 17 was busy doing crowd control during the smelt run. There used to be some right wicked brawls some 25 years back, and the law came down with a heavy hand.

That is one nice pike.

That there is a fish of a lifetime for Ontario waters. Well done indeed

Hate to say it but one day someone is going to push somone in and the cops will be called in again. Didn't we learn anything from the "nipper tipping" nonsense. Regardless of any racial overtones, if you push someone in, at the very least, it is battery. More likely you can be charged with assault. If he gets hurt, etc.... the consequences will become very severe indeed. Unfortunately, the etiquette of fishing that some of us were raised on, has basically died. It has been replaced by the North American mentality of " anything goes until you get caught". It's not just fishing where you find this selfishness. It happens hunting, golfing, hiking the trails, on the sidewalk, and worst of all, our highways.

For ramping your boat, forget going in reverse. Get a ball mounted to the front of the van. Couple of friends have their vans rigged that way. Works great.

D'OH!

Worked the D'rama special hard again. Ths smallies and gills really like them micro jigs they sell. I was having a ball jigging with the big cane pole. Had more than a couple of strange looks from folks passing by. Who cares I was catching a lot of fish. The biggest to be landed at 12 1/2" Had another go at one of the big smallies, the old jig still stuck in the side of his face. I even though I had him beat but one last run and snap. Here's tomorrow's dinner guests. A good number more went back before my evening was done. Good thing I always have 2 or 3 rods with me when backpacking.

My condolences HT.

I've gotten that cold shoulder feeling far too many times in the 18 years living in Beamsville, and we've spent lots there. Seems you got to be a member of one of the local Grimsby clubs to rate a welcome.

I've had the Yeungling down in PA. Not bad fer a "lager". I'll stick to my ales, reds, porter and stout. Otherwise known as man beer. Olands Red, now there is a beer.

That's cause you folk don't know what real beer is

Time to bring the old still out of retirement.

I'll bring the weiners and sticks

Finally got my D'rama special out for a workout and do some jigging. The jigs worked fine. One willing victim: Unfortunately, there are 2 very large smallies with jigs stuck in their yaps. The line was far too brittle to hold a larger fish. I saw both. Almost had the one in the net. The bamboo pole, wrapped in duct tape, held up quite well. The reel doesn't cast for snot.

Now THAT is a fishing story. Great read I can gladly sypathize with you on the urge to chum the waters. Did the same jigging for cod. I'm fine when the vessel's running, but turn off the engine in a corkscrew swell with no horizon to fix on......

You will find, in time, that all that stuff will work quite well. Over time you will probably lose a lot of it to bite offs, trees, snags, carelessness. etc.... You need all the stuff you can get to cover natural attrition.

My condolences to you and your family.