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I've owned Powerdrive V1's and my new to me boat has a terrova. I've also used the Powerdrive V2 on several boats as its a really common motor. The only downside to a Powerdrive v2 with ipilot in my mind is that it doesn't have a foot pedal. For me that's not much of a downside. Since I've owned a GPS equipped trolling motor I've used the foot pedal maybe twice? If I where a bass fisherman it might be a bit of an issue for fishing pad beds, but I just don't do that. You would have to decide if that was a problem for you. For open water fishing, trolling or anchor lock the remote is amazing, the GPS even more so. It is slightly easier to raise and lower a Terrova, but having used both systems in the PD V2 and the terrova on my own boat, I don't find it a deal breaker at all. The V2 is just not that hard to operate despite what I've seen terrova owners saying online. Either way you'll be happy. To me the only real major difference is if you need a foot pedal. If that's the case spend the money on the Terrova.

Let me know when you have your slide diver figured out, I'll buy a couple.

Yes, I have some advice having winter camped a couple of times in my 20's. I advise you get a cozy motel near by, and buy yourself a snowmobile and trailer. You'll be in to the lake in no time, enjoy the fishing and be back at the motel in time for a nice dinner, then a couple drinks and you can get up early and do it all over again the next day then head home. Trust me, it'll be a more enjoyable experience my way, than what your contemplating. Winter camping is the domain of masochists.

Solid beard! Fish ok too!

Your going to want to take a passport, unless you enjoy being probed.

Cooks bay, minus 20 and blowing, two grown men in a fishtrap pro with 18 beers as company. Heater was a Coleman single burner naptha stove. Every hour or so I'd have to refuel it with white gas. Every hour my hand got shakier and more white gas would dump on the already wet ice and mix with the water. About 6 hours in on the relight, the water/gas mix on top of the ice lit up and started crawling up our boots. Never seen a portable hut flip back that quickly, and I still have the slightly burnt sorrels I was wearing. No more beer in the hut. Don't use white gas stoves for heat anymore either.

Hey keep quiet about Nanmark or I'll never be able to rent a cottage there in the summers lol.

Very outside the box. I thought it was great!

A ton of the fish on nippissing are under the slot. Very few over. On a week trip this year we had maybe 4 or 5 overs out of hundreds of pickerel caught. It's mainly catch and release even with a slot, I think that's all he meant to say. I will say that this year we had many many fish that were darn close to retention size. I don't really go there for the eating though, if you need a fish fry the smallies are plentiful and tasty. OP, if you can get an operator that fishes main basin, I believe you will do exceptionally well as long as he stays on fish. Callander is ok, and certainly we catch fish there, but it's nothing like main basin. The fishing out there can be unbelievable. We only do Callander when the lake is really nasty.

I have a Frabill recon. Pretty much the same material as a recruit. It works well enough, but my old trap pro was better. The tub, poles and seat on the recon are sturdy and the design is simple but effective. I've seen nicer portable shacks, but I've seen a lot worse. Frabill does have the best travel cover on the market with the zipper top though. I like that feature when I'm prospecting around for fish.

I don't know what the latest generation of the clam fish trap pro is called, but I had one and it was super roomy for a 1 man. In a pinch I had 2 grown men in it on a really cold day and we managed. I'm sure they will have a current version. I went from that to a 2 man flip, and now I'm back down to a little Frabill flip hut with a pop up hub style for when I want to take the kids. Can't beat the 44lb weight.l of the little Frabill.

Tried to buy one, not available at that price now even though it's still listing it at that price. Thanks for posting nonetheless, they wouldn't last long for that kind of money.

Looks like lots of fun was had!

If you can bring back the mobile option that would be great.

I just assumed you must be from my neighbourhood because my oldest boy just bought his first car and that's probably him LOL. Nowhere near Angus though!

Either you've made up a fun story to tell the group, or you have the worlds most presumptuous and self absorbed neighbour. If the former, I find telling the truth is better than telling stories. If the latter, just say no and when asked why say because I don't want to.

I've had Fletcher just outside Owen sound fix a couple of busted float rods over the years. He uses an insert of some sort then wraps and epoxies the break. I'm not sure what he uses, but it's not wood. Anyway, it works but they never bend the same. Those are the rods my middle boy uses LOL. I

You'll have it for another 11 trouble free years. I sold a 99 Lund this spring that I bought off a guy here a couple of years ago. Didn't leak a drop, and the 50 Honda on it purred like a kitten. I love my new boat, and I needed the size for my family but I kinda miss that little Lund.

Where I live, everything is a drive, unless I want to catch Browns and specs or fish a reservoir. Closest steelhead is about an hour. Everything else is 1.5-2. I'm used to traveling these days LOL. It's worth it to live in farm country.

My gear is in the sled, in the shed. I can wait a good long while for ice, as there is lots of other fishing to be done. Freeze up would be ideal around Jan 15th. That gives me November and December for browns and bows, First couple weeks of Jan for Niagara and then a few months of ice. Good enough for me!

I didn't even know legend made Jon boats, I just assumed it was a V. Yeah in that case a 115 would be plenty.

indknt know that I'd go with a 115 on a 20, I think I'd step up to a 150 especially in a deep V. My boats 18.5 with a 100 inch beam. I have a 140 Suzuki and while it gets on plane quickly, and is decent with just me in the boat, it's not a speed racer especially if I have a couple of guests. If your hunting your probably going to do the 75 plus decoy spread or even layout boats if your looking at that size hull so that plus guys is a lot of extra weight. As for legend, well no experience other than knowing guys that have bought them, then sold them a few years down the line.

I've been snapping necks on my fish for many years. Better quality meat, and if your keeping some eggs as well you'll get better quality roe.

My F150 gets new pad clips, and a serious scrubbing on the calipers as well as the sliders cleaned and lubed every year. If I don't do this they will get sticky. The rears I never seem to have to worry about but I do it just the same.

I change mine. To prevent freezing if there is any water, and I fish during the winter sometimes so I figure it can't hurt to have fresh oil in there anyway. If the winter is good for fishing, then I just give it a quick check in the spring and away we go. If I don't fish that winter then it's all good anyway.