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I have noticed when using live minnows the noise of an auger or passing sled seems to wake them up and swim a little more usually atracting the attention of bigger fish but there are always limits to what is to much noise.

I always use a fast moving bait to pick off the easy biters then go back over with a jig and pig or texas rigged worm or tube flippin open pockets in the weeds and edges for those less aggressive bass

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You definatley are off to a good start but believe me the addiction never goes away.I have soooooooooo many tackle boxes full of stuff I dont even remember what I have any more .I think what you will find after a while you will stick to a certain colour and style of bait once you get some cofidence in one or another( GO TO BAIT) .So I wouldnt worrie about adding anything just get out and see what works for ya,you seem to be tackled up for most situations.

Try Trimaster MFG in Guelph its only 20 min from Cambridge lots of small assembly and QC work there not 100% if they are hireing but I worked at Trimaster for over 10 yrs and my wife going on 14yrs they hire alot of woman

oops Captain High Liner no mater how you spell it ,it sucked fresh perch would have been better

I was there Saturday all day not a sniff and the Saturday before that my son got 1 perch between 3 guys $20 in minnows $12 in parking and I am eating frozen freakin Captain Highlanders for supper

Interesting input guys thanks,I will be out today to test the theory

Just wondering with these cold temps do you think it turns the bite OFF ?Air temps shouldnt affect the mood of the fish would it? Just curious what anybody else thought

http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=27575 I just picked one of these up today it really throws the heat

I have roof vents I open to prevent co build up

I think I will pick one up at canadian tire tommorrow they are on sale and yes they actually had 3 in stock when I went in today to look at them I figure 8000 to 12000 btu should heat the hut fine Thanks

Was wondering if this would heat my hut?,I have a clam 6500 8x6 portable,I have been using a coleman stove with the 1lb canitsters ,it heats good but I go threw to many 1lbrs ,I looked at an adaptor to use a 20lbs tank with the stove but they are $35 when I could buy the screw in type for $50 and not have to lug the stove . Thanks here is the link to the heater Visit My Website

Took my 8yr old son out today for his first ice fishing trip,I wanted to stay close to home incase he didnt like it .It was a tough bite only had a few hits today and really didnt see much on the vex ,but he managed to hook into his PB perch just over 14" [/img] [/img] [/img]

I talked to a CO on Monday They have lots of ice at the conservation areas 9 to 11" its the water levels are too high and they are trying to drop the levels before alowing people on.I guess its affecting the shore areas were there is only an inch or so and they are breaking threw

Well said Cookslav . This time last year I lost my job due to slow downs ,no one was there to bail out my company so why do the big 3 auto workers feel so entitled that there jobs and families are more important than mine? I took a $15000 pay cut .It sucked but my family still has a roof over there head and food in there bellies .I have a mortgage and car payments too just like the big 3 auto workers so were was my hand out .Quit whining get off your find another job and stop asking for hard working tax payers money to save your jobs .I my self have given enough in the last year to help my self and my family and I am not willing to lose any more of my money be it in taxes or whatever to bail these guys out

Well said Beans I agree 100% but isnt that the UNION way 2 people work and 7 watch !!!!!!!

Thanks guys its now in a bucket of salt , now I just have to wait for those long cold winter days to start tying ,should have some tied for walleye opener only 6 more months

I asked a guy from work to bring me in some deer fur from his last hunt, my idea was to try and tie some of my own hair jigs over the winter .He brought in a tail so I fillet it off the bone and removed as much of the fat and meat as I could.So here is the question do I have to treat it with anything so it doesnt go bad and can I wash it with something it really stinks.My fear is deer ticks or bacteria or someting ? I dont know I am not a hunter so I dont know what to do with it , Thanks Jamie

We took our holidays up at Promised land camp last week on Nippissing,The new owners Henning and Linda are very friendly and helpfull and the park is still very well maintained as when Frank owned it.We were faced with mile high clear blue skies but managed to boat alot of lrg mouth ,we concintrated our efforts in back bays with heavy cover.We used Top water soft frogs, senkos and texas rigged curly tailed worms thanks to KOMANCHI ,They were just crushing the top water baits but it was really difficult sinking the hooks and keeping them on in such heavy cover,For every bass we boated we lost 2 but heavy cover was where they were.My uncle tried more open deeper water with very little success so we stuck with it for the week at least we were triggering strikes.We did manage a few smallies on deep rock points but the bite was really tough they were just sucking in the tubes not one decent hit all real light pick ups all the pike we caught were small .Monday night was just on fire we boated 20 bass and lost just as many in a few short hours.That night all were over 2.5 lbs the biggest being 5.4 lbs it didnt matter where we casted in the bay there seemed to be a bass .My son and I both managed our PB for lrg mouth on this trip mine measured 23" which I hope helps team #7 in the point standings.All in all it was a great trip with alot of fish ,I posted a very small sample of the bass we caught all week long there was just to many pics to post.Hope you enjoy the pics Jamie PB large mouth 23 " My son Jacobs PB large mouth

Too many if you ask my wife well over 30.. My 8 yr old even has 4 different rods for when he is in the boat with me plus he gets into my rods too

I use mine for bait or extra tackle storage its very rare I keep fish for the table.

Well the morning wasnt looking good with all the rain but I had to get out so off we went .After sitting at the lake for an hour waiting for the rain to let up we finally got the boat in the water.We fished for a couple hours and didnt do to bad .We were worried the downpours and lightnig returning so we fished the area pretty quick .Most were caught on senkos and a couple on tubes on a variety of colours. Jamie http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j143/Jam...nt=100_0825.jpg http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j143/Jam...nt=100_0826.jpg http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j143/Jam...nt=100_0827.jpg http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j143/Jam...nt=100_0828.jpg http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j143/Jam...nt=100_0829.jpg http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j143/Jam...nt=100_0830.jpg http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j143/Jam...nt=100_0831.jpg http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j143/Jam...nt=100_0832.jpg http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j143/Jam...nt=100_0833.jpg http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j143/Jam...nt=100_0834.jpg http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j143/Jam...nt=100_0835.jpg http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j143/Jam...nt=100_0836.jpg http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j143/Jam...nt=100_0837.jpg http://s79.photobucket.com/albums/j143/Jam...nt=100_0822.jpg

Thought this might help http://www.netknots.com/html/fishing_knots.html

If I am trailering the boat a fair distance or on big water I like to have the extra hands around to help with the launch and just incases but at the cottage I like nothing better than to fish alone especially in the morning I hate to wait for people to drag there butts outa bed late