12 Volt Man

the biggest issue with mandatory winter tires is that Canadian's by and large have no money any more thanks to the sky high cost of living in this province/country. There is an affordability crisis of everything right now, people don't have an extra $1200 lying around if they were forced upon drivers. I get the benefits, I get the fact that the summer ones will last twice as long etc. it's the mandatory up front cost that is the problem. People can barely afford to eat right now, let alone buy winter tires. and the carbon tax is going up again in April.. A fart could do a better job than Justine Dildeau.

That's awesome. I went to a seminar Mike gave at Fishing World in Hamilton a few years back. I learned a lot about muskie fishing.

I drove 2 hours to catch the one in my profile pic (from shore). Not a monster but still my favorite fish I've ever caught freshwater (I caught a bonefish in the bahamas from the beach on my honeymoon- that is my favorite saltwater fish lol) I'm sure the biologists will be all over this to see if there is a viable population of muskie breeding in Toronto Harbour now.

F that they make the best rods out there and they don't break unlike so many other brands.

I will still buy G. Loomis rods. Been using them for 30 years and I won't stop lol

Hank Parker recently fell out of his tree stand and was in hospital. He fell 30 feet He posted about it on his Instagram page. That might be who you were thinking of?

Roland Martin's Youtube Channel is 100000x better than his show ever was and it is very instructional. Highly recommended

no worries this time of year with the cooler water they are pretty tough, probably took off like a rocket.

Awesome! were you able to land him?

oh no was the pup ok? hopefully got checked out by a vet , i'm sure if there were puncture wounds antibiotics are needed.

Including murder: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/no-jail-time-for-man-who-fatally-stabbed-senior-in-vancouver-1.7071331 thanks liberal judges..

awesome fish!

look awesome!

Agreed. They are so much more colorful and green compared to the LSC fish which seem to be much more pale (but are bigger)

awesome!

Do bucktails/Mepps baits work even in fall when the water gets cool/cold? I know guys throw big rubber baits then but do the bucktails still work? just have to slow roll them? thanks

They are there. we stayed at Wild Woods cottages a few years ago right by the mouth of the river and there was lots of pike there. All hammer handle size though.

Which horror stories have you read? they seem to get glowing reviews from what I have seen and mine has been flawless. the only thing I recall seeing was when they first came out they had some where the drag would loosen on its own for some reason, but I believe this was fixed by Shimano.

so, I use a St. Croix Premier MH 8 foot muskie rod, its also rated from 3/4 to 3 oz. I use a tranx 400A reel on it. if you are serious about muskie and big pike the tranx reels are worth the investment. They are strong, smooth and easy to cast. worth every penny. Ironically, the only muskie I have ever caught was NOT using my muskie rig, it was caught on my MH bass baitcasting rod, casting a #5 Mepps Black Fury. go figure lol

"suspended from fishing for one year" - what a joke. should be 10 years.

the only way I could see someone surviving that is if they were in a basement etc. down below. because everything from ground level up just got obliterated.

Our tax dollars at work... Keep bugging them. they must have a record of your numbers somewhere. I've had mine since 2003 the first year they issued them. I have had to show it when renting small boats a few times but thats it.

thanks everyone! tight lines!

Hi, so we are renting a cottage this summer in Sauble Beach and the Saugeen River mouth only like a 12 minute drive from where we are. I know there is lots of shore access there. It's a mixed bag there right? Bass to perch to muskie?? I have a bass baitcasting rig, a light spinning rig and a muskie rig. Do I bring it all?? Thanks for any advice you can give

Ok but this is what I am saying. you can't have it both ways. Either the rule needs changing to allow for pics like this to be legally taken or The rule should not be changed, and this pic should not have been taken in the first place. You can't say "rule needs to remain but this is ok as an exception" because then everyone makes an exception etc. that's all I'm saying. change this dumb rule so you can take a pic of your proud grandchild with his first muskie legally. full stop.