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Bayboy rang me the other day asked if I would join him for an afternoon of trolling for walleye, at first I declined but after consultation with the powers that be, I got a go - ahead and joined BayBoy and Laker John. We met at 1000 hrs and headed to Shermans to launch and then we headed to Long Reach to set the lines. We had trolled almost two miile before the outer board fired on a Manns Stretch Plus 20 Blueberry Muffin. Bay boy took the rod and got the planer bopard in and was having a rough time as this was a big fish and was giving all he could handle. When the fish was about 65 feet away, the line went dead and the fish was gone-----The BIG one ALWAYS gets away......................... We turned and headed back to troll downwind and on our second pass, the inner board fired on a Rapala TDD11, Eriedescent, BayBoy took the rod and gently guided a nice 4 lb walleye into the net. We motored back and began a third pass and decided to use the large motor to charge the batteries and just after getting the drift socks in the water and the lines almost set, BayBoy said that he had no throttle response... OH OH!!!!!! Brought everything back into the boat and BayBoy scrambled over the back, removed the cowling and took a look, there was something a miss as he could see some shiny parts in the bottom. He could use his hand to maintain a throttle, but that wasn't a good idea with him leaning over the back of the boat - Don't want any accidental swimming... The decision was made to contact BayGirl on the cell and have her bring the truck and trailer to Desronto, as we could have a the motor running but without a throttle, Running at 2.5MPH. Desronto was an hour or so away at this speed, but that was good as we hit the dock, the truck and trailer arrived. Loaded the boat after a couple guys from Smith Falls loaded theirs with a nice 9-10 lb eye in their cooler. Travelled back to Hay Bay and unloaded the gear and headed for home. Another adventure on Quinte with a boat problem, I had one in Mid Sept when my lower unit shortcircuited and wouldn't respond and I had to use the Trolling motor to get back to the launch ramp. My wife is cautious as she says "Things happen in three's" and we've had two experiences so far - we hoping she is wrong. Looking forward to Nov 11 & 12. PS - BayBoy repaired the motor the next day, it was something quite easy to resolve. Stay Tuned David aka Superdad

With the weather forecast of south 10kph winds, Laker John and I decided to hit the water on the 31st, was it a Halloween omen????? Launching at Shermans, we decided that we had best check out the deep water east of the ferry, starting to troll at 0830, we trolled along with 3-4 boats towards Keith Shoal, fishing the north side firts and crossing over to fish down wind on the south side. We changed out lures every 30 minutes or so to insure we might detect some preference. Finally, the inner board fired and I grabbed the rod and WHAT a pull, perhaps it was Mrs 15lber?????? Even at 100' of line I couldn't move the fish and it took lots of line......Slowly the rod did its job and the fish relented toward the net. Then a glimpse of the fish and SHEEPSHEAD- D'ohhhhhhhhh We didn't weight it or take a picture, but the fish was in the 12-14lbs range, they sure can pull hard. They are good experience if you haven't had much experience fishing large fish as they will test you and your equipment. - Rapala TDD11 Eriedescent(sp). We had another strike on the same board, but as Laker John to reel in, the line went dead- we're 1 for 2. Resetting the lines we continued and on a inward turn, the board fired again, Laker John took the rod and he was tested as was the equipment and the net slide under another Sheepy - about the same as the first...... Same Lure..... We continued to troll to the ferry with nothing to show for our efforts. We left Adolphus Reach and headed for the confines of some leeward shores. We set out the rods and began our lunch and we had a strike with no hook up - Dang 2 for 4. Eating our lunch and trolling is ok until the rod fires and then Action Stations!!!!!!!!, John gotthe net and got the planer board off and I slowly reeled, OH OH - I Said, Felling like those other ones from the morning, just a dead weight taking some drag , but the headshakes were different, Finally the fish was at the boat and John yelled, she's a monster. Into the net she went and handshakes of congratulations. Dug the scale out and she tipped in at 12 lb even. This one was on a CC Shad... We're not skunked in the walleye dept. The lines were reset and we trolled about five minutes and board fired again, Laker John took the rod and he felt sure this was a walleye and sure enough, we saw a nice keeper walleye come to the surface and into the net. This one was eyeballed at 3.5lbs. Same Lure Our day was complete as we had landed a pair of eyes and one was a quality sized fish and one was table fare - everyone's happy. We had spent a long day on the water and we were able to land a couple eyes. The Halloween fishing had given us some tricks and some treats. Looking forward to Nov 12th for the Shermans Point Derby in support of the Kingston and Napanee Hospitals. Stay Tuned David aka Superdad

There have been reports of some fish in Adolphus Reach and some fish caught at the Upper Gap. A couple weeks ago there were lots of fish (tyoe unknown) between Thompsons and Shermans, we got one around 4.5lbs. The next few days it's going be BREEZY.................... Lotsa Luck David aka Superdad

The winds were supposed to be S10 on Friday, so Laker John and Myself decided it was time to try something different in catching walleyes. We headed to the big Lake at 0500 from Kingston and hit the water (lines in and fishing at 0800). We thought we saw another boat in the distance and sure enough it was the G2 boat, I guess great minds think alike!!!!! We trolled some deep water but marked most of the fish in 25-35 feet. Like I said, the winds were supposed to be S10, but they blew harder than that with those gentle two foot rollers and strong gusts, we fished towards the lee but ventured back out when it appeared as though it had died a bit. Suddenly, the inside board screamed and went under water - FISH ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laker gave me his brand new rod as he drove the boat in wind, the fish pulled hard with many severe head shakes. As it came close to the boat, it began a long run and took almost 35 feet of line- OH OH!!!!Not a sheepshead................... The boat spun in the wind and the other planer boards ended up about ten feet from the boat, but the fish came to the surface and Laker John slide the brand new Frabill sliding net under the fish. It's a monster he cried...... Taking the large Live Target lure out the mouth and net, the walleye tipped the scales at an even 11 pounds.......... The firsts: Christened the new Browning salmon/steelhead trolling rod, landed our first fish on a Koppers lure and used the new sliding Frabill net. Quite a series of events. Slide the fish back and a quick handshakeand then the untangle the rods and the boards - no Problem....... We continued to fish into the afternoon, seeing G2 depart just after lunch time.. we pulled the pin around 1530 and headed back to shore. We had a good day, not many fish, but a great learning experience and that's what fishing is all about - learning and growing as fishers. We're hoping to get out fishing next week and we'll see what happens. Stay Tuned David aka Superdad

Have a look at this http://forum2.quintefishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=14669 Has all the advise you need buyingin the US. David aka Superdad

My wife was talking to friend in Ohio when it hit and her house was swaying. David aka Superdad

You might want to try casting a lure between the boats and the docks in the Confederation Basin. Bass and pike are always there. Congrats on the bass near the hotel. David aka Superdad

Back in the mid 60's I used to rally in New Brunswick and Dick Oland was a member of our club and competed regularly and you can remember the old VW bugs - there was a tray across the front of the car in the trunk part. His navigator was wondering why the VW was handling so poorly, until the end of the rally and Dick opened the trunk and there 15 cases of Moosehead cans in the car. He was a good guy and will be missed by Saint John and the province of New Brunswick. David aka Superdad

Does that include Canadians???? The Ontario Weekend is for Canaddian residents Just wondering. David aka Superdad

They had stocked Salmon in Lac Tremblant many years ago and the record landlocked was from there, don;t know if they continued or died off. David aka Superdad

Good report - thanks for sharing your fishing experience. We passed right beside you on Saturday afternoon as we motored up Hay Bay.

Mike the P Guess it's a tad late to buy it on-line?? You could check and see what you can do. David aka Superdad

I don't believe the DSC feature is working on the Great Lakes as yet. It's supposed to come along some time. I've had my VHF with DSC for five years. You must register your boatname and get a MMSC(i think) number. It's been five years sonce the radio course and things do change and things to work somethime. The DSC feature is agood emergency situation assist. Hope the Great Lakes get hooked up soon. Just a comment David aka Superdad

If you have time to BBQ on the boat, the your fishing time is suffering. We hardly have time to eat a sandwich, we keep ourselves quite busy. Just my .02 David aka Superdad

The sun was shinning and the wind was predicted to be decent, so Laker John and I decided to hit Lake O for another kick at the browns. Grizz had saying that they were still on the bite - so why not???? We got on the water with the waves a tad larger than we thought they would be. So we set the rods out at 0955, started the troll and at 1002, the inside board fired ... Fish On!!!!! Sweet. It was supposed to be John's turn on the rod but with the winds blowing and waves crashing, I brought in the first of the day - Brown Trout??? NO a nice 4.5 lb Lake Trout. My Lake Ontario Lake Trout virginity has been broken- my first laker. To many waves and the outer rod fired off, so the laker was released and the board had settled down, flag wasn't moving.....BUT it looked funny. I reeled in the board and John said, "There's a fish on!!!!" Slowly line was brought in and wonders of wonders - a brown trout.... Double Header.... The time on the watch showed 1010. Two fish - ten minutes - guess they're on the take. We saw three boats close to the beach fighting the whitecaps and rollers, but we continued on our troll. Around 1040, the rod fired again and another brown trout was landed and released. As we turned and began a down-wind troll, the inner board fired again, this timeJohn was on the rod and he couldn't move the fish, the boards was hardly moving in and then the line went slack - Darn!!!!!! The line broke... CRAP as we looked out, the outer board fired, so we put the rod in the holder and brought in the outer board. Nice fish says John and finally the fish appeared - a good size one, doesn't look like a brown - It's not as the fish slipped into the net - really nice 7lb Walleye. What a surprise - as was the laker - three species on the day. We hoped the wind and the rollers would die down, but slowly we came to the realization that they were staying for a while. Decided that this was our last pass before heading to shore, Suddenly the outer board near shore fired and John was on the rod. Another nice fish said he and he brought the brown to the net. This one is for the table of a dear friend. We made it to shore around 1200, five landed and one lost not a bad two hours..... Here's what we were seeing; Back on shore with solid footing, we were able to snap a shot of John's Trout; It sure was tough fishing but very nice to catch the what we did. Stay Tuned David aka Superdad

You need separate bills of sale, as the Border will charge GST & PST on the boat, thwy will charge GST on the trailer and when you register the trailer, the MOT will charge PST on the trailer. No big deal. David aka Superdad

The causeway connects the city to the east side of the Cataraqui River (RMC /Fort Henry side) I thought you lived in Kingston?? You can always take a rod and reel and fish down in the Confederation Basin docks, pike, perch are there. David aka Superdad

It's gonna be tough to shore fish sans vehicle. I just drove by Collins Bay and it has ice from the boat launch out to the mouth, inside of that it's open water. Other places would be out on highway 133 at the 'floating bridge' or at the almost extinct creek at the old Celanese/Kosa plant (it's closed) at the corner of Jim Snow Blvd and #133. Casting off the Millhaven ferry dock or at the L&A Generating station further out #133. You can't fish off the causeway (all kinds of signs) and I don't know if you can access the dock behind the PUC on King St. Lotsa Luck David aka Superdad Kingston

I was there on Wednesday and though the show was better than last year. Some of the fishing stores weren't there, but there were enough to satisfy our needs. The prices of the latest lures are VERY expensive. Looks like Rapala is taking lessons from Live Action/ Sebile / Lucky Craft and selling lures for over $15.00 - won't be buying any of those. Yes, there is a walk to the south side but it was worth it, they had grouped the outfitters , hunting and fishing so it was a nice walk to see the dream trips. The Army's display looked great and it has convinced me to take my grandsons next year. That and the fish tank, dog erxhibition and the birds of prey is enough to keep them busy for a couple or three hours. David aka Superdad

Visited the Show on Wednesday and thoroughly enjoyed the day. We spent almost four hours walking and talking to people, some I hadn't seen ortalked for over 20 years. The show was reorganized from last year and held many more things that would appeal to younger attendee, teh Canadian Army had a large display and interactive area for differnt ages groups and there was much shouting and cheering at the fish pond when someone landed a trout.... The fish tank and the speakers were all very good with good attendance also. Lots of fishing tackle and outfitters and agencies to talk about the outdoors. Good show and will bring the grandsons next year. Cheers and good luck to those involved with the show and attending on a daily basis David aka Supererdad

Biteme.esq said "Whatever radio you buy, you would be wise to have a DSC radio and register the MMSI number(Maritime Mobile Service Identity)" I concur 100% - get the DSC and hook it to your GPS - if there is trouble you want everything in your favour, hopefully you'll never have to use it. David aka Superdad

You can review this - posted by a friend of mine who acquired his boat in the US. http://forum2.quintefishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=14669 I bought mine in the US also and had little trouble bringing it back. Good deals -- be cautious if it sounds too good. Buying from a dealer lessens your dangers. David aka Superdad

I want to say THANK YOU to TJ for his recent contest. I was pleasantly surprised when a package arrived yesterday and it contained a pile of 'goodies' from the Ontario Fishing Network. The flag, the decals and the measuring tape will be featured on the "Superdad" this coming year/ Thanks TJ

That Ramp off Bayview is the sole access to the ice near Shermans Pt. Anything else closer would be through private property, it's great if you know someone who'll let you park. There is NO parkingon Shermans Point Road. It sure is a 'bit' of a walk if you want to fish near the Red marker at Shermans or in the Reach. Lotsa Luck David aka Superdad

Last friday I had a couple glasses of Beau's beer from Van Kleek Hill and it was VERY good. On Sir John A's Birthday, I sampled the Sir John A beer at the Kingston Brew Pub and it was very good also, their resident brand of Dragons Breath is also a winner. My humble opinion in Tippling..... David aka Superdad