chimpboy_to

Amazing read! Thanks for sharing. One place in Canada i haven't been to, have to get up north one of these days Andrew

x2 on Sail, got a great deal on a terrova 18 months ago from Sail with a 15% off sale. Andrew

You can also get steel brackets from Cisco systems, they are a sturdier version of the Lund brackets, check them out here http://www.ciscofishingsystemsltd.com/shop/rail-style-and-lund-mounts-5237 If you are in the GTA, JBs fishing depot has some in stock. Andrew

Those are probably lakers, i caught some small ones in August last year, but same thing - marked lots but not many takers. Try spoons and long leads of riggers, maybe a gang troll? Andrew

Thanks a lot - that is a great deal!

There also is a movie theatre in town - old school theatre, really cool. Andrew

I too have a black lund, I wouldnt use CLR on it, that us corrosive and may damage the paint. Treat it like your car/truck - its just paint on metal, same as the car. For water spots, use a cleaner wax, lots of good suggestions here - Meguiars and Mothers are 2 good brands that are easily bought here. Keep it waxed and the water spots wont stay. Also, if you trailer, keep a couple of the microfibre drying towels in the boat and dry it off when you pull it out of the water - will help to keep it clean and help with not transporting invasive species. Andrew

I stayed at Blue Haven lodge last year, Mackie is a great guy with nicely appointed cabins. check it out at http://www.bluehavenlodge.ca/ Nice and close to the launch as well. Andrew

I know Bass City in Unionville carries 13 rods, you could also try Fishing world and Grimsby tackle they also sell them. Will Sail not special order you one from 13 directly? Andrew

If you want to do it yourself, I followed the video here and my reels were like new. The supplies you can pick up most tackle stores. http://anglingauthority.com/shimano-spinning-reel-maintenance-tutorial/ Andrew

You should call Lund, should still be under warranty. Good luck.

I have an 1800 Tyee, it does 'just' fit in my double garage, it's 20'10" long with the swing tongue. You could probably get a snowmobile in, but it would be a very tight fit. Good luck! Andrew

I bought 2 of the Duracell deep cell batteries from Sail last year when they had a 15% off sale, worked really great for my 24v Terrova. If you do a search there are only a few battery manufacturers with a lot of different brand names.

I have the same setup as you, HDS-7 and MK Terrova. I use the Terrova spot lock all the time, great feature I also use the cruise control and the heading function to control the TM from the remote usuaally at the back of the boat when i troll on Lake O, no need to have the integration with the fishfinder, havent used it in fairness, but i dont see a big need. I didnt like the reviews of the motorguide when i bought. Good luck. Andrew

I heard the exchange rate is the big reason for the increase in boat prices, especially the Lunds. Andrew