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  1. yeah I think Loomis has improved a lot on the build quality issues, they have received a lot of criticism over thread wrapping gaps etc. When the NRX's first came out it was a disaster lol As you said, fish don't care but for $900 the customer sure as hell does lol That being said, the build quality of both of my imx pro rods is perfect: so I think a lot of the previous issues are gone hopefully for good.
  2. So last year I bought my dream rod, the Loomis IMX Pro MBR 903C, 7'6 MH fast action, 1/4 to 3/4 oz lures its incredible. the MH power with the 7'6 length is amazing, its a rocket launcher caster and very sensitive. I use it for everything, and have caught everything from perch to muskie on it. I have mine paired with a Curado 200i with 12 pound test Sufix Siege. Highly recommended rod. It was pricey for sure, but worth every penny. Everything about it screams high end.
  3. Ya I was thinking that too. The river where I caught him apparently does have 50 inchers in it but this fish definitely wasn't it lol
  4. my story from what I understand is not unusual - I cast Big Rapala jointed shads, Buchertail 500 and 700s and Mepps Giant Killer lures from 10am to about 3pm took a break, picked up my Loomis IMX Pro bass rod, cast the smaller #5 Mepps Black Fury and WHAM sometimes downsizing can help entice a bite. They weren't interested in the bigger stuff that day.
  5. Thank you! I actually ended up catching one by driving up to the Kawarthas to a river up there! Smashed a Mepps #5 Black Fury on my bass rod (after using my muskie rig for hours - go figure lol)
  6. in what way? I have been using them since the late 80s and they seem the same as they always have been?
  7. So, I was fishing with my musky rod for hours today after driving 2 hours to a river in the Kawarthas to try to catch my first muskie (from shore, I don't own a boat). I took a break from using it, picked up my bass rod (7'6 MH) cast a #5 Mepps Black Fury and caught my first one lol Go Figure lolol The Mepps Black Fury lures are sooooo goood! Took a few pics as fast as I could with help from some nice people walking through the park and back it went. took off like a rocket
  8. Excellent thread. so I am a shore fisherman that has been trying to catch a muskie for about 2 years. I fish Lake Gibson in Thorold (nothing but I know there are big muskie in it) I have driven out to a well known shore spot on Lake St. Claire (about 2 hours from me) 3x and each time no one caught one lol I am thinking about trying a shore spot in the Kawarthas for a better chance. there is a spot near a boat launch in Balsam lake where people fish that is about the same driving distance as Lake St. Claire was. Worth a shot? I have a muskie rig (St. Croix Premier, Tranx etc) big net etc. Or am I better to try somewhere near Pigeon Lake?? it seems to be another muskie factory like Lake St. Claire is. thanks!
  9. Any idea why they stopped the stocking? was it budget cuts? Im assuming it was??
  10. ok thanks! I'll try to get out there and give it a shot
  11. Anyone know if the gate at Bronte Pier is open? Used to fish there all the time but a locked gate showed up during the pandemic and I know I have been down there and the gate is locked. Looking to cast for some browns oh yeah thanks!
  12. yes thats true. Not sure why they did that. People have been fishing off of both piers since the 1960s. Not sure why now it was such a big no no
  13. awesome. I'm so glad that pier is open again for fishing. its been gated off and closed for the last 3 years.
  14. https://www.toronto.com/news-story/10404298-changes-coming-to-fishing-restrictions-in-oakville-following-complaints-from-local-anglers/ this article mentions specifically that we can fish from both sides of the west pier without issue. which is good because every single salmon I have ever caught in Bronte has been from the opaque harbor side LOL i can't catch anything casting out into the lake LOL
  15. when I fish i always CAST DA MEPPS! seriously though last year i was grinding it out on rice lake and i put on a mepps #5 red and black black fury on my baitcasting rod and began catching bass and pike when my crankbaits etc didnt work. reminded me that sometimes a classic inline spinner will still catch fish when other lures/plastics aren't doing the trick. I would bet that casting an inline spinner and retrieving along the edges of the weeds will catch you fish, and they are easy to use for kids too, just cast and wind. tight lines
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