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Mike...i hope you aint been using that stuff of yours from the freezer as attractant!

LOL...awesome report....6" auger going for trophy lakers to catch n release...brave man...well done. You need to tell MJL what you caught that on....he was telling me in chat last night he is on a similar quest at the moment. thanks for sharing

Nice one Dara. I was looking at the scenery thinking....that looks very similar to around here....then i remembered you were in the Soo....lol....duh! What is it with that? a fast first fish then nada? Nice looking Splakes, yum. That wind definitely firmed up the top here too, but the slush is there....waiting Great report D Thanks Simon

whats for supper? Great report guys, some nice jumbos there...and the walleye are looking good too. Thanks for sharing.

Hi All, Went out today with another new friend, this time a nursing student and his soon to be brother in law. I met Clint when was doing 72hrs work placement stuff at our office, we talked fishing non- stop for at least 20 of the 24hrs we worked together so it was inevitable we'd hit the lake up together sooner than later. Clint has fished this lake before, but only in the summer in the boat some 3 years ago. I'd been talking it up big time and he's seen some of my vids and pics of the good sessions i'd had there so far this year. However, things were sloooooooow, to start with anyway, and i was getting the feeling the jinx of taking someone to a 'hot spot' would strike. It was freezing cold too. -20C with 25kmh NE winds...dont know what the wind chill factor was....but it was freezing. At least Clint carries a chainsaw on his sled and we cut some dead trees and attached the sleigh tarp to it as a windbreak. CLINT AND ANDREW BEING LAZY...BUT WARM(er) I braved the elements and started drilling holes and hole hopping in search of fish....ANY FISH!.....but nope....no fish on screen, none of the usual schools of bait fish....NUFFINK! After an hour of hole hopping (or maybe i should spell that HOPING) i needed to get warmer so joined the boys by the tarp. Clint and Andrew were set up with door-stop style tip ups and did not move from behind the tarp, i cant fish that way,,,,i gots to get my jig on man! Well we sat there and talked/laughed etc until 4pm. I' had to get a fish...so i went deeper than the 30'FOW where the majority of the tip ups were next to the tarp. First fish was a decent if somewhat skinny Jackfish. Like always the fish hit less than 5'FOW under the ice over 40'FOW. I've now lost count of the pike i catch like that on this lake, anytime you get bait coming through high up the water column, there will be a Jackfish chasing the bait up under the ice...cool! A FEW MORE INCHES FOR TEAM 2 Then the walleye switch got flicked all the way ON! First fish i got was a 21"er, followed by about six keeper size. Then i got a 27"er followed immediately after rebaiting with a 26"er. The boys got one a piece on different tip ups.....but jigging the deeper water with the aisd of a fishfinder had me catching all the fish. Clint did try jigging with a rod but without a fishfinder it was gonna be difficult, as even though the fish were around, you did have to tease them off bottom, give it a couple of good rips, then leave it dead still before they'd commit, not something you can easily duplicate blind (no fishfinder). 27"er FOLLOWED RIGHT AWAY BY A 26"er Normally on this lake the bite starts early deep(50'FOW)from around 1pm, then gradually moves realtively shallow (30'FOW)as the sun starts to head towards the horizon. Today was different in many ways, firstky no afternoon bite, then i changed to a half oz Knuckle ball jig where i normally fish nothing but plain white 1/8 oz. The fish did not move in shallower but remained at the 40' to 34' FOW range for a very late bite....oh well...its mid winter still....i'm just glad they bit at all! We went home cold but 1 fish shy of our 3 man limit, good day on the ice. Only the 21"er was kept, all the big girls went back after a quick picture to keep this lake as damn good as it is for years to come. Sorry bout no video, and i did not even get pics of the boys with their 2 fish, it was just too darned cold to mess about too much with the camera! MMMMMM...SUPPER TOMORROW NIGHT COME ON TEAM 2 !!!!!!!!!!!

Fantastic news John, best wishes to the mum too!

Did ya catch anything during the 4 hour wait???

HAHAHA....my 2 year old is laughing too...he's shouting....TOOOTS MUMMY..........mummy is not impressed...LMAO

Ahhhh man thats nice! You got me goin now, wanna get whitefish again! Cool report, hope the wind drops here for the weekend...its been gusting upto 70kmh here NASTY!

Great account of a good day,awesome to get help when you really need it. always right at the hole eh? I often have that split second argument in my head whether or not the fish is worth a wet sleeve...lol...dry sleeve usually wins the argument these days. Good to hear your gonna be mobile again...sucks having to haul yer gear by hand! BTW....gonna share what 'olefaithful' is?

Pink speedo?

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OFC does it again! Thanks for the replies folks. JohnnyB found them at Lebarons. The Missisauga branch had 'em but dont deliver but the Montreal store delivers. Thanks JB!

Thanks for all the replies folks. it arrived yesterday in our post box...no extra charges! Looked at the date stamp and they had not shipped till almost a week and a half after they took my order online. I did speak to the guy who actually designed the product...really nice guy....he offered straight away to just send me another order by USPS if it turned out i was gonna get shafted...at no extra cost....ASAP. I did say that i felt his quick responses and personal attention was great and he deserved a mention alone for the outstanding customer service. Its basically a spare line tidier with a cutting edge...i just put it all on my spools that are forever unwinding in my tackle bag...AWESOME LITTLE INVENTION! I dont know if i'm allowed to post the link so no hard feelings to the mods if they delete it...but it really is a cool little gizmo...and the customer service top notch so i feel it deserves a mention. cool little gizmo link Once again...thanks for all the replies and advice...OFC rocks! Although the goods were shipped by USPS i did pass on to Rob(the designer/owner)the issues that can arise when using Fed-ex or UPS cross border.

Lol Bubbles...actually my postal problems are from a different order. I just need it quick and dont want any hold ups, there are plenty of online and retail outlets in the states that stock it, just wondering if anyone knows anywhere in canada....my searches have come up with a big fat ZERO so far.

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone knows where i can buy a ice transducer for a Lowrance X67c. Transducers product code is a PTI-WSU. I am looking for a CANADIAN retail/online outlet. Thanks in advance.

NOW HE TELLS ME!!! Thanks man...i will definitely use MBPS in future! I'm gonna contact them this morning and find out a tracking number. Thanks for all the replies/advice....good to know for the future. This was not an Ebay/paypall ourchase so complaining that way is not an option, neither is collecting from Pearson...i'm a little bit far away for that, although the drive down along the coast of Lake Superior is beautiful I'll let you all know the result of this...who knows...it might just be taking a while and turn up at no extra cost....doubt it though.

Thanks Joey, yeah might just do that. Sucks...but whaddaya gonna do right? I find it interesting though that the retailer sends me an email saying that all the stuff they send to Canada gets held up, yet has no explanation for the hold up or info about who is shipping and/or extra charges customers may be liable for. Not right if ya ask me.

No Wayne i dont have the number..i have to contact the retailer and find out who they have used. Thanks for the info/advice.

So if this is the case here....and i dont necessarily need this item...what are my "choices".....? Do i just cut my losses and let them keep it and lose $37 instead of paying $80+ for $15 worth of goods? Who the hell can i complain to about this? This is outrageous if its the case.

Thanks for the quick reply Fishgreg....what are your experiences with ups and fedex...why is it not good to ship with them...if i can find out i can tell the retailer to use usps as they are saying its "our government i should blame" as this is happening 'with everything they send to Canada"

Hi all, Just wondering.....is there a $ threshold for paying taxes at the border when you buy something online and it is shipped from the states? I bought some items....total $15. Its taken 3 weeks and still no parcel. I paid $20 shipping. I did hear something about UPS holding things up, something about 'brokerage'.....but am unsure what is happening. Any ideas? I have had some e-mails from the supplier(fishing related), but to be honest was a bit peed off with the latest reply, i wont go into it yet about what they are saying before i can get an idea of why the hold up might be happening. I have paid way less shipping on much more expensive items on ebay and regular retail outlets from the U.S. and had it arrive within the week.....so i'm thinking its something to do with it not being sent by USPS and getting dinged by either UPS'brokerage' fees or the freekin' government wanting another slice of my ever diminishing pie....or both. Whaddaya think folks?

Awesome!