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Nicely done. Quality over quantity for sure.

They look awesome Mike!! Similiar to a Cavitron buzzbait that I had great success with at Restoule last summer.

I love the all chartreuse one!

That is priceless

After you catch them, nothing fillets quicker than a light saber

Seriously, though, nice work...have to love creativity

how do I get one??

Got mine at the Fishing For A Cure For Cancer. Each participant received one. TJ supplied them.

We have OFC measuring stickers ?

Yupper, have one on the inside of my boat as well. Comes in really handy for measuring slot fish.

Oh, man did that shore lunch get my stomach grumbling!!!!!!! Great report, looks like a beautiful/quiet little spot.

Welcome to the board, Dave! Enjoy, there is plenty of knowledge that is shared by many. Not too mention a great classified area that can be hard on the wallet at times

Holy perch Batman!! I realise you've got the trophy hold happening, but, how long were those babies?!

I second Roy's sentiments, hope the little guy got to battle a few of those.

Congrats on some nice table fare!

7 gals in stretchy pants just for GBW !

Oh, no, Wayne...don't get him going!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome to see how strong a young woman she is!! I've said it before, I'll say it again, you have every reason to be one heck of a proud dad!!!

Great report Joey!! Sounds like quite the adventure, with the problems to begin with, but, all played out well with some beauty fish! Congrats on the new PB!

Are you blushing yet Roy

Sounds like you two had a fun time out, AND, that is what really matters!!

Some really nice bows!!! Once again Lloyd delivers

Awesome stuff Tyler!! Always enjoy these reports from the Soo and surrounding area.

Very entertaining stuff Brandon!! Also extremely informative...another presentation/tool in the arsenal.

Nice fish Vince. Glad to see your having some luck with the boat

Very nice!!!! Love those brownies!

Nice going, good catch of rainbows!!

Fantastic report! Truly an adventure, with wild weather, tons of fish, some big pike...what more could you ask for

Thanks to all for the belated happy b-day wishes.

Was a fun weekend, I'll get that musky next time.

Just looked at this quickly for now, but, definitely want to take the time to relish it the way it should be. Looks like another amazing adventure Mike!!!!!!!!!! Those pike are fantastic, not too mention those beautiful golden northern walleyes!!!

I've been looking forward to this past weekend for quite awhile. Musky opener, plus a booked day off Sunday. What better way to spend my pre-birthday weekend!! The alarm went off at 4 AM Saturday, and, my "fishing queen" and I hit the road for the Kawarthas.

Part One - An Electrifying Experience

After the trek from Woodstock we hit the water a little later than I would have liked, almost eight o'clock. However, the sky was cloudy, and the winds were fairly light. Juli rigged up for some walleye, while I broke out my musky gear. We ran out a short distance from the launch, she was ready to go. Told her, "take a few casts here while I get rigged up." First cast, fish on, a decent 16" in the slot walleye that Juli released. I didn't even have a lure on yet, lol!!!

Great start to the weekend!!!!!

We continued fishing for the next hour and a half, me tossing musky baits, her plugging away with various walleye rigs, mostly crawler harnesses. Heard thunder off in the distance, the morning forecast had called for 40 % chance of showers. We didn't know about the big line of storms that had built, and, was heading southward.

She hooked a few panfish, no more "walters", nothing hit or followed my musky baits.

It began to rain steadily, and, we heard more thunder. Still hadn't seen any lightning. That's when I got to see something I'd only read about!

Juli, said, "Frank, look at my line!"...she was using Transoptic mono, I had braid on. I took a glance over to see her line floating about a foot above the water. I knew this wasn't a good sign, but, we continued to fish for a few minutes. I then heard, "Oh my God, look at it now!!!!!!!!!" Turned to see her line levitating at least five feet off the surface of the water!!! That was enough for me. Fired up the "Merc", and, headed for shore!

We pulled up, and, decided to wait for a bit. Another boat pulled in, due to being soaked, they didn't have rain suits. Their line hadn't pulled the "Criss Angel" act...probably using braid as well. Just as we were starting to think about heading out again, two lighting bolts hit the water within seconds of each other!!

Lesson learned, if your line, or hair, begins to stand up...get the BLEEP off the water!!

The rain didn't let up after an hour and a half wait. That combined with thunder, called for a change of plans. We headed for a lunch/motel check in. Would fish the afternoon/evening instead.

Part Two - A Crappie Afternoon

Back at the launch for round two.

After the weird front, and, changing winds...we had a tough fish, couldn't get musky or walleye to hit. I switched up tactics and ended up hooking quite a few crappie, none big enough to bother with.

Still had a fun time on the lake, but, none of either species we were looking for. Headed back to the motel to catch the last two periods of the hockey, and, get ready for an early morning re-try!!

Part Three - We Mined Some Gold

Up and at it early on Sunday...cool morning, but, the lake looked beautiful

Decided to target walleye instead of musky for the early morning. Couple minutes into our troll, I nailed a decent OOS smallie, back in without a pic. We worked the area, catching a few decent perch, then stopped the motor and worked a small cabbage weed patch. A super slow presentation paid off with my first walleye of the weekend...nice 18" that went into the livewell.

Threw out my rig again, and, picked up my new Garmin to mark the waypoint. While fiddling with it, Juli said "you've got a hit again"...put down the GPS, picked up the rod, set the hook into a just under slot walleye, back into the water with that one.

The wind picked up a bit, so we decided to try drifting for awhile...nothing but panfish. After a bit of this, I figured why leave walleye to find walleye. Back to that small patch we went on a slow troll. As soon as we neared it...I had my third "walter" a nice 16" that joined the other in the livewell. Had my self imposed limit of two, so if I got anymore they were going back even if they were in the slot.

We immediately anchored, and began to cast that 50 feet of cabbage. At this point I was switching up to see what I could get them to hit. No success with the crankbaits, unfortunately, but five casts with a black/white/sparkly fleck bucktail...I felt a solid thunk. Number four was on.

Quick pics and back he went.

By this time Juli was getting a little frustrated. She was still having a fun time, but, wanted to get in on the "goldrush"! The weather was starting to warm up, and the fish were finally ready for a slightly faster presentation. She began working her harness in at a slightly faster clip and hit paydirt.

Nice 16" that she promptly released.

Seven minutes later she repeated her success.

That one went back as well. Boat traffic picked up big time after that and other than a really nice fish Juli had on for about five seconds, took her right into the cabbage and got loose, our little "cabbage-patch of gold" finally dried up.

We fished for another hour and a half or so, then headed back to the launch, for the ride home.

Never did target musky as much as I was going to, but, ran into Woodsy Pete both days, and, the ski fishing was tough. If he isn't connecting, you know they aren't on.

What a great weekend, even with the bizarre Saturday. Forgot too mention had my second closest encounter with my vehicle and a deer, followed by a bird flying into my windshield less than ten minutes later!

Thanks to Juli for making my birthday weekend getaway, another great fishing adventure!!!!!!!!!

This guy sells a lot of boats. I think he picks them up cheap in the States and flips them. Not to say they aren't good boats, but he isn't doing anything a person can't do themselves. He just takes the guess work out of it.

Ah, interesting

http://www.bigfatbass.com/bfbclassifieds/index.php?p=detail&id=317

Not sure if it's still for sale, but, this is the one I saw on here last week.

Hi everyone,

 

It's been a long time coming and I'm finally ready to purchase my first boat. The thing is.. I don't really know what I'm doing!! So I'm here to seek some mentoring along the way...

 

I fish everything so I'm looking for a versatile rig that I can take out on big water on manageable days (simcoe, quinte, gb etc) and also will be spending a lot of time on kawaratha type lakes. I think I'm looking into a used 16-18ft deep aluminum, single console rig that fits into my budget of around 12k max. I'll be towing with a 2011 Pathfinder v6 4L for now (dads).

 

Looking at used rigs in the GTA as well as down south where they seem to average cheaper but unsure about how to go about it the smart way. Any help on what to avoid, where to look and advise on best practices would be much appreciated!

 

Here's one that I found the other day: http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-boats-watercraft-powerboats-motorboats-1750-fishhawk-crestliner-W0QQAdIdZ286469964

 

Thanks, really excited to finally stand on that casting deck!!!!!!

There's a beauty on this forum in the classifieds. Not single console, walk through windshield, but fits the bill in all other ways. Besides which, if you buy it, I'll stop being tempted

I'll throw you dogs a few bones Suffix 832 line for $14.39.

Pflueger President reel for $59.99...one of the best reels you can get for under $100.