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And for the low price of $75 a rig it can all be yours.......although I have seen some knockoffs for considerably cheaper.

44 on sturgeon today, got out for a couple hours and boated one small muskie, probably around 33-34". Heavy chop with those winds, made it difficult to cast but got to test my new prop out, 25" tempest plus.....big improvement over the laser II!

practice in your yard, thats how I learned. set up some targets and practice, practice, practice! you should be able to pitch a half ounce jigs no problem, lots of weight.

here we go again.......

tell him to call the cops, by the time they get there you'll be long gone anyways and he'll look like an idiot.

50 lb braid all the way. Tried flouro a few years ago....then tried it again this year....and keep going back to braid. If the water is clear I'll tied on a 20 lb flouro leader material (seagar) and have never had a problem with it yet. Don't use 17 lb flouro as a leader when flippin docks and stuff, I learned the hard way.....

thanks for the replies guys, the cable isn't broken, just a strand. I just wanted a spare for when it eventually does happen, I can do the repair on the lake and not waste a trip. I'll check that place out in pickering, thx.

Where can I find a spare steering cable for my Minnkota trolling motor? Not sure the year, but it's a 74 lb thrust 24 volt maxxum. I know Rockey tackle in orillia will have one, just wondering if there was a place closer to bobcaygeon.

Thx

Same type of thing happened to me and my new extreme baitcast reel....a few drops of oil in the bearings and it made all the difference in the world. I have also bought reels used and taking them apart to find grease in the bearings....not oil! Lots of other good thoughts here too.

I used to use these 20 years ago when I was a kid, we used to call them "weed walkers", great little bass bait. I heard they're suspose to be dynamite in scugog for walleye along weed edges....

I can't believe nobody has that scale on Big Bass Battle. My scale is done, screen cracked, reads different weights on the same thing everytime I weigh, and screen is difficult to read. All the guys were on me about it, so it's definetly time. Anyways, I guess I'll just keep looking....

Well I think it's time to get a new scale. I'm pretty sure mine is out of calibration, and I run a small fishing club and need an accurate scale.

I seen a pretty cool one on Big Bass Battle, that show on WFN, that beeped when it was done getting a weight. This would be perfect so we're all not waiting for the scale to stop moving and just "calling it". I think it was a berkley scale but not sure. Does anyone have one of these scales or know which one I'm talking about?

Thanks

Wow Cliff!!!

That was a close call.The stumps must warm up in the sun cause they are darker than the surrounding water, then cause the water to warm up enough to melt the ice around them.

 

Be safe, glad you weren't hurt or worse.

Good point mercman, I just took an ice safety course through work and this was one of the points the instructor stressed can cause ice failure. Another big one was rotting vegetation, and anyone that knows goose bay knows about all the rotting vegetation, and it was mentioned about springs which is a big one on a lake that hasn't been travelled too much before in the winter.

I have a buddy that lives on Scugog, and he knows the areas where the springs are and steers clear of them.

I think it's gonna take some time to learn the ice conditions for all these new kawartha lakes that are open for the hardwater now.

Just driving home last night and seen Paul has the sign changed to "We accept Bass Pro Gift Cards". Might be handy for someone who doesn't want to make the trip down to vaughn. Unfortunetly, I used all mine allready from xmas

Anyone ever had any luck with them using them as deadbait? My buddies swear by it but I've tried it for lakers and haven't had any luck. Theres a few runs around the minden area, lots of smelt lakes up there.

Thanks for the help guys. Cleaned the connections like irishfield said and put some fresh batteries in it and viola! Man I messed around with that thing for hours, taking it apart and cleaning the inside of it and everything!

Thanks for the help fellow OFC'ers!

Now I'm all armed and ready for simcoe friday!

Batteries maybe

lol, yeah tried a few sets that work in my brothers identical garmin.....but now I'm gonna go try another set!lol

The ol garmin 60c quit working this year, I went to turn it on one day and it just kind of makes a 'click' sound and nothing happens. It's about 6 years old, I remember paying over $500 for it so that shows how long I've had it.

If anyone knows a place that would repair it or can offer me some advice it would be greatly appreciated.

thx

Do you fly out of nakina for the richter lake camp?

Does that $1000 special include the camp on the Attawapiskat river? Both places look like an amazing trip. I'm slowly being convinced the more I read.

Looking for a good fly-in lodge with some trophy pike potential, walleye oppurtunities and little bass fishing. Would be going for a week in july or august sometime. Anyone had any good personal experiences?

Just at the research stage.....looking at webpages and hopefully making it to the fishing show and checkin out some booths.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thx

I like to fish both ways still. If I'm going out to simcoe, I use rods and electronics because I've seen days when lakers will only hit your minnow or artificial on the chase (when you mark a fish and start reeling and pulling it away). But if I'm backlake fishing for specs or something, the ol' willow rig is hard to beat.

I've also got back into fishing with the old school wooden tipups this year, although the line tangles have me using it in combination with a rod/reel and clothespin now. When your fishing in 90+ feet a reel is a nice place to keep all that line! Theres something about watching that ol' wooden tipup rocking back and forth that exciting, if you have a good setup you can even tell when a fish is down there because your minnow starts swimming harder and the tipup starts rocking harder. Maybe it's just the nice break from staring at the finder too.

Sometimes we get caught up in all the new gear and hype we forget how fun some of the old stuff was, so don't be afraid to bring it back to the old school!

Anyone know the thickness of ice on the deeper areas. I am thinking about heading up there tomorrow and was hoping to go for lakers/whiteys but I am not too brave when it comes to thinner ice. Should i just stick to perch/pike for now and give it more time to thicken up?

 

Any advice here or via pm would be greatly appreciated.

 

-Alphaalpha.

Last sunday there was 3 inches on the trout grounds out from beaverton (woodmans shoal), so I bet there might be a few brave soles taking their machines out there this weekend....but I think most of the folks are waiting till next weekend.

With the trout grounds hardening up, I was thinking about how I have never caught, or even seen for that matter, a native simcoe lake trout. I've heard of people catching them, but never even seen a pic. Anyone ever seen or caught one, or better yet have a pic?

Also, does anyone know if the stocked lake trout in simcoe reproduce at all?

Thx

thx guys, there should be lots of ice where I'm going, small section of the lake thats shallow and sheltered. Thinking about going out tomorrow morning possibly. I'll give a report if I make it out.

Thinking about heading out to pigeon tomorrow for some action. Anyone have any luck yet? Haven't seen any reports