dave524

On 1/8/2024 at 3:15 PM, Spiel said:

I have so many fond memories of fishing Kipawa back to the early 80's until the mid 90's.
I fished out of Camp MacKenzie, sort of lake central just west of Corbeau Island. Some 14 miles in by boat from Laniel.

I have fished Temagami in the last few years and it is indeed a beautiful lake but it somehow does not hold charm that Kipawa does for me.

I was a much younger man then......



 

Wore a LG hat for about 20 years LOL. Starting getting supplies from him in the late '70's , he was still working out of the basement of his house and a 17 foot  Boston Whaler in the drive

On 1/8/2024 at 11:00 AM, porkpie said:

Precision trolling is an art.  Sometimes the trolling motor is the best option, sometimes bags, sometimes a bucket. Sometimes your reverse gear.  On the Great Lakes usually the best option is the main guided by the TM.  Sustained speed for multiple hours at 2mph or over is best achieved with the main or kicker.  Anything under that is TM country.  Depends what and where you are fishing, also depends on wind and wave conditions.  I troll almost exclusively on my bow mount on Nippissing for pickerel, 90 percent of my fish are caught under 1.5mph.  On Erie I use the main and the bowmount. as autopilot and to fine tune speed.  90 percent of my Erie fish are caught at 2.7-3.2mph.  On Nipp, I’m working bottom, on Erie mainly suspended.  
OP, it seems you’ve got a bigger boat now.  I’d definitely budget for a kicker on an 18.  You’ll find a world of difference if your intent is to spend a lot of time trolling.  When I stepped down to a big 16 last year, first thing I did was slap a 6hp kicker on it as the vast majority of my fishing is trolling.  Worth every penny!

got that T shirt on precision trolling. Back in '82 I bought a 18 foot centre console , had a OMC 90 V4 and a 9.9 hung on a bracket with an EZ Steer bracket to tie them together. Next to the paper graph I had a Pelican sailboat knotmeter and a paddle wheel on the stern for speed control, that was a hot setup back in those days. 

If you need to go that slow, why would you not kill the big motor and troll with the "trolling motor" , such a logical  idea

Grimsby Tackle is having some big sales right now and they do a lot of installations and setups, quite knowledgeable

 5 weight for trout and 7 for smallmouth bass would be my pick, I use heavier for largies

Wife's PC with integrated video just wasn't up to par running a new game she got, so we got one of these with a dedicated video card. Awesome speed with a full terrabyte SSD and I7 , was impressed enough to get one for our daughter as well .  You'll pay a lot more for less buying new plus it doesn't come loaded with a bunch of crapware      https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/refurbished-good-dell-precision-t1700-tower-gaming-desktop-computer-pc-core-i7-4770-4th-gen-16gb-ram-1tb-ssd-rx-550-windows-10-pro-intel-processor-black/17194415

Finally someone worthy and seeming forgotten get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , it was beginning to be a joke with the rap and other crap being inducted . Considering he first did this in 1958 , he was way ahead of his time

6 hours ago, Hooked said:

Looking to unload some wood carving birds and nature prints.  I inherited from my dad and looking to see if anyone knows of appraisal sites or ideas of other avenues to get an idea how much they are worth.....?  Thank you.

My dad was a member for a lot of years , maybe someone here could help https://www.niagarawoodcarvers.com/

Bugs on the surface ???

9 hours ago, rockin-steelhead said:

Would you say the same thing about steelhead seeing they are not a native specie either ? 

Browns could be included in that as well

This guy was touring with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens in '59 and can still pull it off where most old rockers would be a joke in their 80's 

On 7/28/2023 at 10:11 AM, CrowMan said:

One of my favourite Laker set ups is running a "peanut lure" (like a mini KwikFish) 30" behind a 6" Williams Whitefish (as opposed to a full-size dodger or cow bells). It trolls nicely at 1.5 mph.

Also a Rapala J-11 or J-13 trolls effectively at slow speeds.

 

 

Luhr Jensen Fireplugs were a favourite of mine behind a smaller Cow Bell when we didn't have real meat behind.

About the same experience as Crowman, stopped to cast where the river empties in Gull Lake on the way back from the cottage , May 24th weekend 1976 perhaps. Caught a nice Bow about 4 pounds and big OOS Smallie that was probably bigger.

gives a part number , looks like the same issue  

Old tire works well, no rim of course

Looks light a rebranded Mighty Mite " Neptune " from around 1950's, if that helps

saw this on a friend's FB page edit  : didn't see it under the fishing discussion

I use the IVO Blademaster knives, they were rebranded under the President's Choice label years ago at a better price, very happy with them , sharpen them regular with a Spyderco ceramic system I've had since the late 70's. Also available on Amazon   https://www.ivocutlery.ca/collections/blademaster

5 hours ago, Weeds said:

Brutal. Hope he manages an appeal and wins.

He did win the first trial, the Crown was not happy with that result so the Crown appealed and 2 trials later get their guilty verdict, no double jeopardy in Canada. Can't have citizens protecting their property

Been following this case since day one, that photo could bite you in court 

The name Walleye didn't become common here till we started watching American fishing shows. Never heard it before about 1970. 

11 hours ago, BillM said:

Hydrocharts don't change all that much.  If you've got current updates you're good.

Bet you would be surprised how old most of the data is

my 2, the Aussie Shepperd looking  one is smarter than the average 5th grader 

I'd pass, definitely not my cup of tea