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That's freakin' cool! Definitely looks like a bass/perch combo

Nice slideshow Mike, but it's just September! There's 4 more months left to make new PBs

I think every rod purchase comes down to personal feel. Everyone has a different comfort level with holding rods and I think you always have to keep that in mind. I'm not a professional and I'm not spending $200+ on a rod as I simply wouldn't gain the benefit from the additional cost with my rather limited experience. But I definitely know after holding and testing many of them there are a select few that stand out to each person and it all depends on how you personally feel holding it. As long as it's not going to snap when you're reeling in your trophy go by what feels best, afterall you're the one holding it for hours on end. I say, if you're in the market for a new rod and if the R-Type is super comfortable, in your price range and people genearlly have positive reviews about it - buy it!

lmao brilliant..

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If you're goal of the post was to make people jealous, you've succeeded.... lol Awesome boat, looks great for fishing & family time. Cheers

Green Day's "Do you know the enemy?" song comes to mind lol.

Very sorry for the loss Irish. Those are beautiful pictures though, cherish the memories! Jason

We've been stopped a couple of times on simcoe and they've always been super nice. They generally seem to do a great job making sure everyone is safe and up to date with licenses.

Try going fishing once a month (or two or three) and take only the lures you simply don't use because you've never caught fish with. You'd be surprised that they actually catch fish and you learn a bunch of new techniques. It makes it refreshing. For fun one day, I took out my Great Uncles gear that was given to me when he passed away around 1990. I took them out this year and caught a bunch of hammer handle pike with lures that have never even been wet since I had them because to me they looked like junk. They produced as good as the new stuff and I had a bunch of fun with them.

Once I switched to Palomar last summer (from suggestions here) I never looked back. Unbelieveable how good of a knot that is and so easy to tie.

Hey so most here don't probably know me, but I got back from the hospital today and too excited not to make a post. So my wife's water broke on Monday evening and she had to endure a very long labour which ultimately ended in a C-Section wednesday morning @ 3:08AM. The baby was just getting too stressed after such a long journey, but I feel truely blessed. This was the most emotional, satisfying and undeniable love that I've felt in my life. Here's my new son Jackson, born Aug. 19th - 6lbs 6oz:

Sounds like you just need the the nut on the other side of the reel to screw the handle back in.... They usually unscrew so you can swich from right to left, or if you unscrew it half way you can collapse the handle... If you don't have the nut for it than just replace the handle or bring it to bass pro. Definitely not worth $100 for a new reel unless you're looking for an excuse to tell your wife why you need to buy more gear

I'd suggest to be friendly with the guys who catch their limit and talk fishin' with them. See if they'll give you some pointers (Don't just say, hey where did you catch those?). I only started fishing last summer myself regularly and just caught my first walleyes in Temagami, fillet for a shore lunch cronzy style... Was pure awesome.

Call me a wimp but I'm always cautious. I just use a lip grabber and pull them up horizontally with my other hand supporting the belly. Often use my lindys glove if I feel I need it.

20 years, that's a long journey together, congrats! We just had our 1st anniv. Aug. 1st. We went to the casino on our wedding night so this year we hit the track lol.

Yeah it's fake, was made for advertisement - maybe even microsoft? Very well done regardless.

I've looked in to these as well, I think they would be a nice addition to a camping trailer - easy to attach, wouldn't add a lot of weight and easy to haul around. However, I'm in total agreement with the fact that they are just so overpriced. I would much rather pick up an aluminum with trailer instead.

This is the most jeleous I've ever been of a NF post.. My spaghetti was alright.

I'm with you on the oars, 1 is useless. It's especially useless if you have 2 ppl in the boat, you're simply not going to be able to paddle against strong wind (have tried). I suggest 2 oars without a doubt, and if you do get stuck with a friend the two of you can easily row back.

This thread is torture and should be illegal.

I'm not an expert but love pike fishing. I'd say look for weeds weeds and more weeds. Healthier, the greener the better. Also if there is a narrow, say from the main lake in to a Bay always troll it and focus on the mouths of the bays. There is often always good size pike lurking and waiting for free passing meals. Also, make sure you bring some jaw spreaders and very long pliers. The 36"er my buddy landed a couple weeks ago in temagami swallowed his 6" jerkbait with 3 trebles whole. It was not pretty.

not again!!

lol vacation with wife and you expected to do lots and lots of fishing? hahaha.. Those pics would've made me cry.

My buddy bought a zodiac last year and that's what we fished in all last year, twice a week. He's since upgraded to the 12' tinny and I would never want to go back in that zodiac ever again. If it's for 1 person it would be fine but the amount of room and versatility you have a with the aluminum far out weights the zodiac. On top of that zodiacs require a lot of maintenance. While they are made tough they are easy to puncture and my buddy spent hours on end repairing it. Also your ass gets very sore sitting on a rubber tube more than 2 hrs.