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Well, we rolled into the park on Wednesday and set up camp. Weather was perfect! We fished in and around the park for the 5 day duration. The bite was slow and tough....but we got some! Pics Below: Still ice on the lakes!!! Fishing a remote lake in my Zodiac - A Few Specks from the lake: We caught a total of 11 specks, Kept these six....and I "planked" em. So delicious!! A few lunkers from inside the park: The Stradic performed flawlessly: Fished another lake outside the park and found this: MMMM...another recipe. This was delicious... An evening at the campsite Ill probobly post this in another topic...but these signs were everywhere..and the C/O's were all over it.. Saw 14 moose!

Thanks for sharing...thats some awesome country up your way..

I also vote cannisbay. Sucluded yet not to far away, sites are reasonably private and nice facilities. Book Quickly! They fill up FAST.

SWEET! Im gonna go check mine.

Solo....is there any place you haven't been?

I havent seen this in awhile, thanks for posting.

Yeah, we do have a trolling motor. In a larger lake I will use the gas to get us to the general area, then use trolling motor. Smaller lakes are paddle or trolling motor only.

Thanks, thats what I wanted to hear...I think my spring plans just changed :-)

Hi, Just wondering if there is a resource somewhere that explains if a boat motor can be used on certain lakes...its usually the remote ones I like to fish. I did some googling but couldnt seem to find any.

Yep. very good service would recomend them.

Thanks for everyone's assistance..we made a deal today and the boat came home :-) As was stated the floor is a total PITA not only to assemble but to take apart as well. Most of the lakes I fish I will not likely use the floor unless staying awhile. Darn those 4 strokes are HEAVY. I let it sit for about 2 hours before purchasing... seemed to hold air fine. I am concerned about launching this into these lakes, does anyone have a tip to do so?

I know that place! Looks like a great time was had by all. Need something like that closer to me....

Hey, I had him set up the boat for me. It took 2 of us about 10 - 15 minutes to setup without the floor. I inspected the boat and noticed that glue looked like it was oozing out of some seams? See picture 2. Is this normal? He says it was..of course. We pulled out the motor and it started second pull, and runs great. A few pics below:

I'd like to hear more about how hard they are to set up...He told me it was very easy...subjective I guess.. If there are 30 pieces to put together i'll end up throwing it in the lake, LOL

I would hope this is true. From what nipfisher says they seem to be durable. Maybe someone else will chime in.

Thanks Nipfisher..do you mind telling me what you paid for yours? Trying to figure a fair price for both sides..

Hey, I wouldnt even consider bushwhacking at all.

I was outside yesterday speaking to a neighbour. He noticed I had some fishing rods and we started talking. He purchased an Achilles inflatable boat a few years back with a brand new Honda 9.9 4 stroke motor. He used the boat and motor twice, then got ill. He was getting better but recently had a stroke - he is having a yard sale in a few weeks and is pretty much selling everything in his garage. He told me he will accept a "reasonable offer" for the pair (he will not separate them). He has the receipt for the 2002 Honda motor totaling $2900.00 and told me the boat was about $3000 new(he got some accessories with it). It is a 13 foot inflatable with a removable aluminum floor. I saw the motor, and it does look like new, as does the gas tank and the accessories. I did some research and it seems the boat has about a 1600 pd capacity and will hold up to 4 people. It will also accept up to a 35hp motor. I like the fact that the boat tears down for storage, and that I can fit it in the back of my pickup to get to those backwoods lakes. I rarely fish any large lakes. I also like that I can bring my two boys with me :-) Don't know much about the 4 stroke motors though. I have had my share of issues with 2 strokes.. I don't know a lot about this type of boat..How to launch in a remote lake? how durable they are and anything else I need to research before coming up with an offer. Any opinions appreciated here..

Nice Specks and lakers! Teaser for the spring opener for sure..

Going to be in the Area tommorow and may have to take the afternoon off :-) Are those waters clear or muddy with this bit of rain?

Ahhh Well, cant blame a guy for tryin' Very well done, good to hear things like this.

Hey Solo, My truck is broken....

I Have the GPS 60 (the same unit but no upgradeable memory). I have it loaded with the topo maps of areas that I frequent. I love it and wont leave home without it.

Hi Again - I tried to keep the issue as short as possible and left out one thing. I had someone inspect the furnace/vents a few weeks ago. 2 of the return air vents were not working properly. The home builder has fixed the problem - I thought my worries were over, but has not changed the humidity at all. I have also had a dehumidifier running for several days, it just seems like its not enough. I have this feeling I will need to shell out the cash for an HRV - But still don't fully understand why. Thanks for the responses again.

Hey solopadler, you got that right! Im dying to try it on my Fenwick HMXS 105XL-2R HMX Steelhead Spin Rod 10'6". Problem is lugging that through the trails...but I love that rod. Maybe i'll try it on my lightning rod and see how it feels!