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Those 3 fish all beat my pb muskie! Lol. Good luck and I hope to see a report when you get back Lew!

Jason...some AWESOME fish there! That Laker looks to be pushing 20lbs to me!

Wow! Waited til I read part two to comment. Some amazing fishing adventures there. Loved all the pics...some great scenery shots in there!

X3!!!!!!!

Good to see you back again!

This isn't what you are looking for, but I laugh right out loud whenever I see this drummer!! <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ItZyaOlrb7E" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

I have been following this thread and hoping you'd post a picture of the beast!! All I can say is congrats all around for that once in a lifetime fish!

Looks great so far! Keep adding pics as you finish it up. The new maiden voyage will seem sweeter because of all the work you've done!

Despite the tough conditions, you guys stayed with in and were rewarded! Great pictures and report!

My stuff isn't "pretty"....I'm not good at that, but I can make some functional things! LOL. I can't even come close to the baits people make on here but I have a table saw and I can use it if I have to! A while ago, when I had a canoe, I made a stabilizer arm for it out of scrap wood, a few c clamps and some styrofoam I got cheap. Everything was held together with wing nuts and bolts for easy assembly. Here are the pictures. I also made a motor stand for my first outboard...once again, using spare 2x4s and a 2x8 and purchasing 4 casters, I came up with this...

Luke....thanks for the great information you provided there! After doing a bit of web research, it's looking like a great spot...your post just adds to it! Glad you have decided to post here on OFC. I look forward to more from you!

Hmmm...not sure what to think given those two scenarios!!! LOL

Good to know Mike! We marked TONS of fish...just couldn't get them to bite. I see Cedar has an actual campground...we loved the fact that we only saw one other group on the lake. Does that lake get "busy"? Are there good distances between the sites?

Thanks everyone for your replies! Completely agree that these trips isn't just about the fishing. We still had a great time....and is one for storytelling for years to come still! LOL

My daughter couldn't stop laughing!! That is hilarious!

Back in February, fishnsled asked if I'd be interested in a camping weekend up in Algonquin for the Muskie opener. The plan was to head up Friday morning...fish for walleye that day/evening and then hunt muskies on the Saturday opener! The plan was that fishnsled and I would use my boat...take my 30hp off and put his 9.9hp on. We got a 12 foot tinny and 9.9 motor for Ken and Louis to use, but we had to pick it up on the way on Lake Scugog. We got a late start on the Friday...the rain was coming down. It was looking like a drencher of a weekend for sure! Anyhow, we didn't end up meeting to pick up the 12 footer until 1030ish. We went down to the water to get the boat...carried it up to the car and the roof racks were 2 inches too short!! We had to MacGyver a solution. Using some longer poles, huge plastic zip ties and good ole duct tape, we got it all rigged up! It may not look pretty...but this was solid and worked perfectly! Off we we went...leaving at around noon...already soaking wet to start a weekend that had rain in the forecast the whole time we were there. At least we had the fishing to look forward to! At around 530ish, we finally entered the park... About half way to the lake we were going to, we encountered a little obstacle in the road! Finally...at 630ish we were at the launch. Thankfully, we were able to launch my boat from the trailer....instead of having to pick it up off the trailer and into the lake. Here's the 12 footer...fully loaded and ready to find our site out on the lake. Ken was off first, and I followed about 10 minutes later. When we caught up with him, his motor had stalled and we couldn't get it started again, so I towed him to the beach with a site on it. Luckily, it was a good site and we unloaded all the gear. I headed back to pick up fishnsled, got the rest of the gear and it was close to 8pm already. Here's our home away from home... I wondered where the full shower/bath facilities were...being a provincial park and all. I followed the path and found this... It was actually more than I expected! I was expecting to find a good log to sit on. LOL Unfortunately, it was already dark...and with all the deadheads spotted in the water on the way over, we didn't dare a night fish. Again...we hoped the fishing would be on fire Saturday! It absolutely POURED rain overnight...and heavy winds...so sleep was difficult. By the time morning came, everything was totally soaked...including the inside of part of my tent. At least we'd have a full day of fishing ahead...with dreams of a big muskie or two...or maybe a bunch of eater sized walleye! We were on the water by 8ish...and fished hard. Fishnsled and I trolled around...using my fishfinder to see what kind of structure there was and trolled...covering lots of water. The other boat marked fish and tried jigging. We came in around 11ish...empty handed...and decided to have some lunch. We walked around our campsite and beach and saw relatively fresh bear prints! Here's one where it dug up some turtle eggs...you can see the claw marks in the far side of the hole. After lunch, we headed back out to some areas we thought would be good for jigging. All fishnsled and I managed to scare up was a couple of catfish We stayed out til past 6pm...trying everything and came up with nothing else. By the time we went back to camp, the other guys were already in and making dinner. We asked them how they did and they didn't catch a single thing! We were a little lucky in that it didn't rain the whole time...it actually was sunny for stretches at a time with just short lived light showers that came through. Here's my boat in the dying sunlight... After a roaring campfire Saturday night, we retired thinking of a morning fish before packing up and heading home. We all slept in...too late for a morning fish, so we ate breakfast and broke down camp. We were hoping to be on the road by noon so we aimed for that. Here's Fishnsled with the first load to be taken to the launch. We took the loads over and as I pulled in, I wondered where his truck was. I beached the boat and he said "My truck wont start". Nothing we could do would get it started so we had to figure out how to get everyone home. We hitched my boat to Ken's Santa Fe...put the 12 footer on the roof and headed to the camp entrance. Only problem was he was running out of gas! It was going to be close!! We got to the park entrance where there is cell service and fishnsled called CAA. They didn't have gas there...the next station was 20km down the road. The fuel light had already been on for a while, so we had no idea it we'd make it or not! Just as we pulled around a corner, the car started to hesitate when the gas pedal was pressed...but there was the gas station! We pulled in literally on fumes! LOL. Fishnsled was left behind as the rest of us headed up. After dropping us of, Ken turned around and went back to Bancroft to get him...they didn't get in til 2am. So, between rigging up the roof racks, to the weather, to the truck not starting.....to the lack of fish, boat motor problems and lack of fish, I still had an amazing time out there with the guys! Thanks for everything guys...we made it back in one piece! Lots of laughs, a few drinks and good times all around.

Great video! Great find Lew!

Wouldn't the fact the fish were already gutted be a clue here? Gutted fish don't usually chase bait am I right? Lol.

LOVED that video!!!

Lol Joe! You leave Jill out of this!!!

I missed a great weekend it seems!! Hopefully I'll be there in September.... I know you guys missed me LOL.

Excellent videos!! Great report!

Great stuff!! I agree with Joey...karma will reward you with a great season I'm sure!

Now that is a SWEET looking ride!! Congrats!!

Congrats!!! A beauty walleye there....and kudos for releasing it to swim another day!