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So Pointed...was it good for you??? LOL. I didn't even see that...probably a good thing too....

LOL Wayne.... She can take care of herself. Oh yeah...and there was someone already down there that we knew...and it wasn't dark yet....

Well, Bly and I almost didn't go out tonight considering they were calling for 30 to 50 km/h winds, but by 8pm, the winds seemed to die down a bit so we hurriedly put everything together and head out the door. Bly keeps saying "I think we're forgetting something", but we press ahead. We get to our spot and start unloading and I look around and say "Ummm...where are the rods?" LOL. She unpacked the chairs and other gear and it took me over 1/2 hour to make the trip home and back again. We had our lines in by 9:30...a little later than normal, but that's ok. After about 20 minutes she has one on....and promptly lost it...bad hook set. Re-load the feeder, put a fresh boilie on and back in the water. Suddenly, her rod bends right over!! This fish goes ballistic and after about 20 or so seconds she feels her 20lb power pro leader snap!! She's a little disappointed, but still wants to fish. She ties a hair rig in the dark and quickly tosses her line back in the water. She then proceed to land 2 smaller carp in the span of about 1/2 hour. So, here we are...she's hooked 4 fish and landed 2....I haven't had anything yet. It's getting late, so after she lands her fish she begins to clean up while I leave my line in the water. I feel a pick up....drag is peeled from my baitrunner, but I'm patient and don't set the hook right away. Rather...I slowly apply pressure to the line and I feel my feeder move a bit. I leave it sitting there in case the fish is still around. I'm determined not to get skunked tonight. Suddenly, my line takes right off and the fight is on. I feels small as it's not fighting that much, but as soon as it got to the net, we saw it was a big one! This one measured 36.5" (an upgrade for the tourney)....girth was 25" and it weighed 28 pounds!! A new PB weight for me. I still have yet to break the 30 pound mark...thought for a bit this may have done it.

Here's a thread you may find interesting.... http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.p...ic=8731&hl= Snag swears by them!

Good luck tomorrow!!! I have instances, when my hands are cold mostly, where I'll straighten a finger, put a little tension on it and then it freezes in the open position. It takes a lot of massaging to get it flexible again. There is no popping sound when it goes back. I suppose I should go get that looked at. Problem is it happens maybe once a month. Hope you have a speedy recovery!!!

LOL HH, I have a bass as well...although not as nice as that one. Cranks....I caught some bass this weekend too....although not as nice as yours....LOL.

LOL....thanks bud.

LOL....love that photoshopped pic. Good friends laughing at the other's expense...gotta love it. Oh yeah...nice fish too!!

Ernie...I'm sure what happened was just an isolated occurence and I love reading the tips and reports that the pros on this board post. I think it's really cool that pros frequent our board...it speaks volumes to OFC!

As much as we'd love to, September is a tough month for us babysitting wise!! We'll keep it in mind just in case though...

I didn't care that he passed me on the way in...my report said that...I was in no rush. There were boats in front of him when we docked, so I took my place in line....and we were at the end of the dock. Even if there was space in front, would it not be taken that I was trying to exit the water out of order? The other boats were gone by the time I came back. I know he had no intention of waiting either because I heard him say "It's my own fault, I got caught chatting or I'd be out of the water already". I'm not in any way jealous of any tournament angler either...or any angler period and I don't remember anyone saying anything about bullying out of spots or hurting resources. Anyhow, what's done is done....I wasn't that upset....the other boaters who were there were the ones who were really ticked off.

Great report! Glad to hear your son wanted to hang out with you...our oldest daughter has no interest in joining us on fishing trips at the moment either. Hopefully she'll come at least once this year!

Very cool shots!!! We went to see the local Whitby ones...not as nice as those....LOL

LOL Rich...yeah...our thousand dollar boat and motor must have been pretty intimidating to him. I think his seats cost more than that... The bowmount vs transom...no question. It's like having dial up internet...and then moving to high speed....you can never go back now.

Bly and I were fishing the same shallow warm water today as well and we didn't see a single musky....LOL

Great report and congrats on your first bass!!! I was out on Scugog today with Bly and my youngest daughter. I managed my first two bass of the year there too. Good luck out there...hope to start seeing your "New PB Report" next time out!

Now that's what I call a GREAT day on Scugog!!! Congrats guys....awesome work there. Our Scugog adventure wasn't as successful, but it was great to be out there. After taking 1.5 hours 'off' taking my little one home and then back to the lake, it hardly felt like we fished at all...LOL. Again...congrats on all the muskie...one for the memory books for sure!

OH man....that would be my worst nightmare at this point!!! Good luck...and hopefully it's nothing serious.

Great stuff Lew! You've got them hitting by alarm clock...that's pretty amazing!! LOL Some great sunrise pics too.

To celebrate Canada Day, we decided that we'd head somewhere close to fish, so we could get home nice and early to have a nice dinner and then off to see some fireworks. Lake Scugog fit the close bill....plus the holiday traffic wouldn't be too bad on the route that we take. By 845 this morning, Bly, our little one and I were driving up to Port Perry. We got there at around 915 and the parking lot and boat launch were PACKED!!!! Not too bad of a wait and we had the boat in the water. We were pretty anxious to test out the bowmount wireless trolling motor that I just installed. Problem is that, and we knew this going in, that there are LOTS of weeds there....LOL. As long as we could avoid the thick stuff we were ok with it. Having a trolling motor on the bow has SOOO many benefits over the small 30lb thrust transom one that we've used in the past. This one actually turns the boat in the wind....LOL. Anyhow, we decided that this would be a Hammerhead Lure test day for us. Since the weeds were in thick, both Bly and I were throwing some pretty cool looking top water lures. We casted and casted and casted, but unfortunately nothing was enticed by them. I even put on some of their spinners, but to no avail. Who knows...we were probably fishing where they weren't!! Our little one in the meantime lands the first fish of the day. As you could tell from the pictures, there was NO wind to start, and she got very hot...she even put an ice cold water bottle inside her lifejacket to keep cool. The heat got the best of her and her mood changed radically, so we headed in and I took her home. Bly stuck around with the boat and fished while I ran this errand. I got back there just before 1am, Bly came by to pick me up and we were off again in search of some bass. We went as fast as our 18hp could take us to a section of the lake where there were lots of cottages. This is where the trolling motor was so important....it was impossible to fish near those docks with our old trolling motor, but this new one handled it beautifully! I put away the Hammerhead Lures for a bit and put on one of Basskicker's home made senkos. About 3 casts later and I have a hit! Here's my first bass of the year....a small skinny one, but a fish none-the-less. About 15 minutes later, as we moved from dock to dock, I get another hit...my first decent sized bass of the year measured in at 17.5 inches. After that, we headed out to troll along some weedlines, but nothing was biting. By this time the winds had kicked right up and since we wanted to be home in good time we decided to call it a day. Now...here's our boat launch bozo story. As I headed closer and closer to the dock, I began to slow down. This guy in a very nice bass boat decides he wants to beat me to the launch, which was fine. He soars by me, docks his boat and then heads off towards his vehicle. I dock mine and followed behind him. I passed him in the parking lot as he chatted away with some of his buddies. I get in my car and start heading towards the launch and he's still chatting away, so I begin to back up. I get the trailer in the water and notice that his boat has pivoted away from the dock and the wind is causing it to swing around and repeatedly pound into our boat! He had a bar that came off the back of his boat that kept it in place, but it kept on swinging away.....no one could grab the front of his boat to hold it in place. Bly is doing her best to keep it away, but it was impossible to do so. We wont mention any names, but here's a few pictures. As I head down the dock to move our boat in front of his, one of his buddies walks down the dock, takes a look at the boat and says "Oh well, that's what bumpers are for". No apologies....no other words. Another guy on the dock can't believe his nonchalant behaviour and is actually more ticked off at the guy then we were. Anyhow, that was our Canada Day. In a few hours, we'll head down to get our seats for the fireworks display.

That's pretty cool!!! And the pic isn't so bad...thanks for posting it!

Awesome report Sean! You guys got into some nice bass up there. We are headed to the bog first thing tomorrow with the little one to test out the new trolling motor. Hopefully we'll catch a fish or two as well.

Ok ok ok....you gotta stop with these kinds of posts. I had an image of TJ, and his last thread and this one is destroying that image! Come on...you expect all these people to believe he's a nice guy like that??? LOL. Seriously though...it's great to see the family side. Seeing you all up at Lakair shows that you all work together amazingly well! Oh yeah...you should write more reports too...this one is GREAT! Hope to see you guys again soon!

WOO HOO!! I've been waiting for that chicken recipe....guess what I want for dinner tomorrow night?? LOL. Thanks a lot...that chicken rocked up at Lakair.

I'd love to do a fly-in at some point. Even though the weather didn't cooperate, you still got into fish....and I can pretty much say that you had a better time that week than I did commuting to and from the office in Toronto....LOL. Great pics...and that fish fry looked tasty!!!