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Bow fishin! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH! I CANT WAIT, BRING ON THE CARP!

Story of my life! When it rains, it pours. At least when good things happen they happen to me this way as well!

haha yet you don't feel bad about jamming a hook into its mouth?

Awesome. Dogs are better than people for more reasons than one!

VERY NICE FISH DUDE! GratZ!

haha, I thought I was going to have to watch the news to see what all that commotion was. Me and my wife saw all the lights on the bridge from the skyway...

I'm too lazy to search the forum, but I believe I remember a thread exactly like this and it was made using two bicycle wheels and a couple of hockey sticks. I'm sure one of the regulars will link you soon enough.

I've seen many epic reports fishing off of Toronto Island. Good luck.

I'm booking my appointment for the enhanced drivers license....

Just wanted to point out the Canadian Tire Gas in Fort Erie has now closed the full service due to HST. I'm sure all those kids who worked at the gas station pumping gas are loving the HST!

I have an awesome fishing buddy @ work... but we work a rotation schedule and of course our shifts are opposite! Thankfully my cousins fish up at the cottage and now a couple of my friends are getting the bug! Thanks for the read slash!

Wow nice deal on the canoe, and even nicer fish!!!

My wife works at a chain hair salon and their cuts went up the but the employees hourly pay/bonus structure stayed the same. Gotta love big business! The HST does work out for them

Saweeeeeeeeeeeeet! Gotta love those bucket mouths. I haven't tried flipping per say, but I just might have to!

Some people think its a private lake

I'm worried, the cribs left by the old boat house on the front of my island had ZERO rock bass and usually you are trying to reel in fast over the crib to avoid them.... And there were only a few smallies around the island and not too many in a smaller back bay that usually has 100's... I just hope it was the weather There were about 20 big spawning smallies around my island on the May 24 weekend, I saw them when I took the kid around in the canoe. And I was getting decent sized pike then.... Probably just a bad week for fishing!

I was waiting for pics. Looks like an awesome time on the water! Thanks for the report!

I shop at the Walmart because they don't charge for bags in my town.... yet.

If you can't beat em, join em! But I'm in the same boat as you and just mumble to myself. This rat race for the all mighty dollar doesn't interest me what so ever.

Here, here! I was at my cottage in parry sound and I usually get nice pike on the regular but only a few and they were the tiniest I've caught in my life.

hahaha, my buddy Eugene didn't even make the pictures as he couldn't land a fish! You'd think being from north bay he would know how to fish, but I guess I re-ignited his passion from when he was a little kid for fishing. He can't wait to be invited back to the cottage (really soon) for some more fishing. When I took him back to the marina he insisted on taking me into town to buy me some gear! But it was a good time and I told him next time to bring his own

Thanks for the read Roy! And your right it was on and off all day for the weather. And the night before was torrential for rain, I was up listening to the rain debating on weather or not to beach the little john boat I had at the dock.

I was up at my cottage in Parry Sound for 2 days of lack luster fishing. It was my first time at the cottage without using live bait. I'm starting to think it was a mistake, but then again the weather wasn't the greatest. Despite the lack of fish and my stories of the cottage turning out to be just that stories...I was able to pass on the fishing bug to two of my best friends who had ZERO interest in fishing before the cottage. To save myself the hassle I advised both of them to buy fishing licenses so I didn't have any issues with the MNR... I mean since I saved them so much on a cottage trip. And my one buddy lost about 30$ worth of MY spinner baits.... At least two of them were in fishes mouths... Most of our time was spent trolling the shores with spinner baits. I figured if I could get them into some decent sized large mouth I will have no issues finding a fishing partner in the future. Sure enough I was able to find a few for them. (not myself) Second one is slightly larger at 4.2 Lbs versus my cousins which was spot on 4 Lbs. Both caught on double willow tipped white spinner baits rigged with curly tail grubs. So onto my fish porn : I was impressed that tiny pike was able to get his mouth around the hook... and he actually put up a fight, I thought it was a bass at first. Pretty standard size for my cottages bay, caught several of these on spinner baits. I also landed two my first ever time jigging with those gulp alive minnows and an unpainted jig head! Very cool fight! Most of my other fish just went right in the water with no pictures as I was spending the entire time trying to top my friends fish...with no such luck. The most important part of the trip was spending time with family and friends. And nothings better than passing on the addiction of fishing to a good friend! Tight lines everyone; hope you had a happy Canada Day! Thanks for reading!

Looks like you guys were all out having fun! Thanks for the combined reports

Wow that's an amazing report. I wonder if I can email the company and ask him to message me if a group is short or something... I doubt any of the fishermen I know can afford this, but I'd be willing to let the mortgage payment slide for a month Thanks for sharing the adventure