mike rousseau

Not often celebrity deaths hit home and upset me Gord's passing has twisted my gut His music accounts for about 10% of the songs on my phone I was lucky enough to see the band perform live with my wife My heart goes out to the family and the other band members... those guys are probably closer than most families

I leave em in the boat and charge a few times over the winter No issues Like stated.... your car battery that remains charged doesn't freeze

Sounds like a good time

So sorry for your loss

That's awesome numbers through the ice!!! I've had 2 days like that too... biting do fast you can only keep up to one rod

I did 101 in about 5 hours on the st Lawrence... 3 in the boat... 13"-18" dunks tho Not many can truthfully say they put 100 in the boat As soon as we hit 100 we left cause I was sick of 13-16 inchers and wanted to go for Bigguns Next spot 9 pounder

Thanks all Found a great deal on a Pflueger supreme XT I like the lightweight features... also the braid ready spools seam like a good idea (although I'll probably still use backing lol) The Ci4 was more $$ than I wanted to put in a reel I don't use very often Again thanks for all the support

That's what I thought too lol i think the better way to say it is that you can come here and just troll all day and still do well But casting has helped me learn more... even if you're not catching you usually see follows to tell you they're there for later on the day or another lure or next day out

Thanks I hate having a bucket to change the water in all day long... spilling in the boat... etc It'll be nice to put em in the well and just let the pimp do all the work

Awesome How do you like that mesh minnow bag? I picked one up at a swap meet and will be trying it this fall

Hey gang I'm looking for a new spinning reel I mostly have cheapos and the low quality drag systems are starting to bother me I'm looking for recommendations based on reels you have used Key for me with this reel... DRAG... Good drag is key as this will have 6-8lb braid for jigging walleye and dropshotting river smallies with fine wire hooks I'm thinking my budget is max $200 CAN Please gimme your recommendations Thanks

Lmao!!! Now that I re-read that I should have worded it better ?

Most are by length Pics on bump board like this Add a code like we do with the OFC tourney and release the code word the day of the tourney

A guy once showed me what he called the "anal gland" Basically it's the piece of meat near the anal vent that looks different than the rest of the fillets... maybe the size of a quarter Cut that part out and the rest of the meat is good That is what gives LM bass a funny taste in the belly meat

Thanks everyone I like the bump board pic now with really big fish to shut up any haters if I decide to share my catch online... I'm 6'4" pushing 300lbs so I make fish look small unfortunately One of the best parts... lotsa local products involved with this fish **not affiliated with any of them*** Handlebarz bump board... boy was I glad to have it that day Kelly Kustom heavyweight from Scott Kelly... he has made me several fully custom baits at no extra charge do I was able to mix and match blades to get the exact look I wanted Husky Musky leaders... used to make my own but his stuff is nice and not too pricey so I gave up making them Great to see such quality products within our province

Good morning With fishing a lot of us get stuck on a certain species... certain technique... certain routine and often we can basically stick with our routines for a long time This is how it has been for me and musky... kinda When I first started musky fishing I didn't even know there were lures or rods for it... we drifted sucker minnows on basically bass gear... and this I did for several years... I was even under the impression you could only catch them in the fall... we used a gaff and payed em on the floor of the boat Then my grandfather gave me his musky box of lures and an 8" swim wizz changed my musky world the first day trying it... we hooked up 3 musky in a few hours I shifted into my second phase of musky fishing... troll upriver... stop... drift minnows downriver That was a few more years... Then some buddies showed me musky casting... at first I thought it was totally stupid cause it was A LOT of work and I was catching more using suckers and trolling than they were casting... but I tried a bit here and there Well a few years back I had an eye opener when someone in my boat got a big fish casting way up into a weedbed where my lines could never get drifting or trolling... so I started to cast a bit more here and there Still for a few years casting only put a few fish in my boat compared to trolling The last 3 years I started pushing to learn more about casting my spots as it was way more fun to hookup on the cast... I put the time in... learnt the "spot on the spot" on my milk runs... learnt more timing (used to fish mid day all the time lol)... The first year was exhausting with little to show Last year was far more fruitful and I got hooked on casting... but no giants ever seamed to hit the net casting I set a goal this year to push for my first ever 50"+ musky casting This year I can hardly get a bite trolling and all my fish are casting... that being said I cast more than I troll now... I had what I consider a lot of musky in my boat this year considering I'm on a low numbers big size fishery... but still no 50" ever on the cast... I booked off the week after labour day as there was a full moon in there... had some family time... then had a buddy out bass fishing... then it was musky time starting Wednesday Pulled into my first spot... I put on a double 10 blade as I wanted to fish really aggressive so my buddy in the back would catch on a bulldawg as that is what's been working lately Well I think the fishing gods saw that I was trying to help someone else catch a musky and graced me with a fish that I have been hunting hard Literally 5 minutes in (still a bit dark so couldn't see follows) as I went to turn into my figure 8 what looked to be a 5 gallon bucket ate my bait with only about 3' of line out A minute or 2 of pure chaos... death rolls... line peeling... jumping... and coaching my rookie buddy on how to net her and then we had her in the bag I knew it was my first 50" casting musky but it's hard to estimate exact length We get her unhooked and let her rest in the night while I waited for my hands to stop shaking Took a quick pic and put her on the bump board 55.5" Not only had I got my first 50" casting musky but I beat my personal best intentional musky of 53.5" (I got a 56" fishing walleye) Very special fish for my that'll be hard to for me to ever beat She was literally the ugliest fish I've ever seen but to me she was beautiful

Don't worry about pinching If it made you happy that's all that really matters Nice fish

Or a good sou'wester lol

I love my cabelas guidewear They go on sale at cabelas Canada for $250 per price ($500 for bibs and jacket/parka) Usually free shipping over $99 too Very good suits and if you take care of them they'll last you a long time

Cold shouldn't matter BBQs and propane heaters work in the middle of winter I would unhook everything... open and close all knobs Hook back up and see what's up

Ive tilted mine down and it keep bottom however while fishing I don't get hooks anymore... just crooked lines

Nope I would say you just have the pattern figured for low 70's and haven't figured out the really warm bite I have yet to see a fish that stops eating when it's warm... they will change feeding times... locations... target food when it warms up though Good to hear your having a good year though

I usually lose bottom on plane But in all honesty I'm not sure why you need depth going wide open I don't even look at my sonar while driving As long as it works at my fastest trolling speeds I'm happy I will say my ref transducer works find but my imaging transducer sucks (even the regular mode)

When I went from 40hp to 50hp I noticed I had more power when fully loaded

I have what drifter posted 2 wrenches for the wires (could add plugs I guess) And 2 buckles Takes a few minutes I had the plastic bolted ones and cursed the things