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Nice report and well done. Those Toronto area pike have eluded me for years. I second that most unorthodox pike hold sentiment; almost looks like some kind of magic trick, like you're levitating it or something. Congrats.

Nice report CC. I have yet to see one up my way this year yet. I've never tried Carping at night. Is it typically a better bite?

I pinched the barbs down on my lucky 9 inch Suick last year and figure I might pinch down them on my bucktails this year too. I figure I will probably leave my big musky spinnerbaits alone as the single hook is easier/safer to handle and remove anyway.

Shore fishing the Otonabee. No Rock Bass category?

With all due to respect to Jediangler (been reading and enjoying your reports for years, since way back on Outdoors Ontario ) I think if you are in position to be patient you can score a Sportspal for pretty cheap. I got mine for 50 bucks 2 years ago and granted its got no foam sponsoons on the sides and looks like crap it still works. About two weeks after I bought mine I saw one local on Kijiji in great shape for 200.

Allright, thanks guys, this all sounds very encouraging.

Thanks for the reponses guys; I don't really know enough about boats to provide much more info. Fibreglass, has a glass/plastic windshield kind of thing, 4 seats, steering wheel and outboard motor. Motor looks like it might weigh 100 pounds approx. I figure I'd probably add a transmission cooler in the near future, looking at installing the hitch and wiring harness myself first. Generally I have very few passengers when I go fishing. Kind of sad really....

Hi everbody, I'm thinking of buying a used boat/trailer/motor package deal. Nothing fancy but it would be my first; I would love to have a boat but I don't want to exceed my towing capacity. Actually picking up the tow vehicle from a different seller on Wednesday, a 2005 Pontiac Montanna, will be the newest thing I've ever owned by a longshot. Current towing capacity is 2000 pounds, 3000 or 3500 should I add additional cooling hardware. Now I know this is not the ultimate in tow vehicles by a longshot but the boat I'm purchasing is only a 14 foot fibreglass with a 25hp motor, the trailer looks like it would weigh very little. I don't plan on taking it very far either, most likely local waters 10 minutes to 45 away. Would appreciate any advice. Thanks, Ross

I'm laughing too, hadn't really meant to actually suggest savages but hey...you never know till you try it I guess.

Savages.

I'm kind of thinking along the same lines as Lew.... sort of; I'd suggest going one step further and going with barbless trebles. I'm not even sure if any of the big musky lure makers do it (meaning Suick, Drifter Tackle, Musky Innovations, Mepps,etc) but you could really corner yourself a piece of the market. I've already pinched down a few barbs this off season but I'd be happy to purchase barbless in the future providing it was available and cost competitive. What you've got there looks good too though! I can't wait for Musky opener!

I always thought that bow hunting element pretty odd. Does the general prohibition making it illegal to "abandon fish or permiting flesh to spoil" still apply or does that apply to game fish only? You'd think you'd catch your limit pretty quick if you had to either eat all that carp or have it mounted.

I thought pike was closed till May, no?

I'd suggest buying a used quality reel. I'm starting to think it really does not matter who makes it. If you can find a 2 or 300 hundred dollar reel retail price and pay half for it used you are probably going to be pretty happy. Providing you find an honest seller.

I've thought about it but can't bring myself to spend 20 bucks on any bait that isn't musky related. Wish they sold it in a 10 dollar size can.......

I can only imagine how happy you must be. Congats! I've been fishing a few spots along the T.O. waterfront for a good 6 or seven years chasing pike and never caught a single one! Thank god I moved away from those cursed shores to a land where musky are as plentiful as the birds in the sky. Lousy pike....Actually I'm kind of hoping to get down to Toronto for a day and take another kick at the can.

Last years reel trade in co-incided with some pretty decent deals on some reels actually. With trade in you could of picked up a C4 for about 80 bucks after tax if I remember correctly. I know alot of guys are not too big on the Abu C4 but there were some other bargains too.

Yeah, good site, good advice and good folks. Thanks.

I get the double click thing even with the Christmas skin until I log in. Then it's single click. Interesting.

That's crazy. Hookseting what? On what kind of rod?

I'm thinking about picking up an 84ish Chevy K10; it might even be a K20 come to think about it. They always looked like pretty capable haulers/work trucks. Any thoughts/experiences with the old brutes?

Cool. Thanks.

Hi, I'd appreciate it if anyone could tell me what size and type of hook to use when wacky rigging a 5 inch Senko. I understand a 4/0 or 5/0 offset when texas rigging from using the search function but I never really found out what size to use when wacky rigging. Thanks. I'm slowly putting the Summer tackle box together now, helps to pass the Winter.

I've fished it before and never caught anything but I also hear it's good for pike. I didn't explore the whole Bay but what I saw of it was very shallow and muddy/mirky. Tons of Carp in the summer.

Big fish; I'd like to think it was released, although it looks a little frosty in the pics. Perch get no respect, poor little buggers. I might be tempted to eat it too but if one in every thousand perch reach that size (I doubt that many) I would imagine returning it to the waterbody would be the right thing to do. Although I could be completely wrong.