Mike the Pike

Nobody has said why one reel is any better than the other. And that's my point. Reels have come so far that it is difficult to choose these days. I needed a cheap spare reel last summer for a friend to use so I picked up a $39.00 shimano at Walmart. It's an awesome reel. Don't get me wrong. I use much more expensive reels. I'm not sure why after trying out the Walmart reel. Personally I use Cabelas spinning reels exclusively. I like the price. I like the quality. And I like the Cabelas guarantee. I'll be ordering a Cabelas Prodigy soon. Check it out.

Ok I don't know much about the other reel from Quantum but I do love my Stradic.I have alot of Shimano reels and have had 4 Quantums.2 of my Quantums died last year no more good don't work anymore so Like Lew says he likes Shimano products and I think there built to last because I have not had one fail me yet.I have nothing bad to say about my Quantum bait casters.For me spinning reels for now on I am going to stick to Shimano.

MTP

Get a self inflating mattress they are about 1 1/2 inches thick and are much more comfortable than the blow up mattreses.

The Key to keeping warm is investing in high quality sleeping bag buy a model that is rated for -10 or -20.or bring 2 sleeping bags been there done that.My new sleeping bag made a huge impact.

It helps to have a few extra beer before shut eye on those cold nights.

Had one it slowed my 55hp down a little but it was never slow enough for Walleye fishing so I bought a kicker.Just get a kicker motor.MTP

Well once again I noticed someone hit the many thousand button.

Glen since I have sighned up on the board in November I have enjoyed your many posts.

You have had some sad times and pulled through them.

Most of all you make alot of us Laugh

Love your reports and I look forward to meeting you some day.

One day we may see a pic without those glasses on

MTP

You made my day I just took out the snowblower we got 25cm of snow today and I also have cabin fever.I need to go out in my boat.One more Month

Priceless pics

Go for the Stradic it is the best spinning reel I own.

Crazyhook those beer cups are really small at NH Crystal so I figure you only had 63 regular size beer.Was the first shot of a bartender called Alain.I can't believe I could have been fishing last year. Nice pics and tahnks for the report.

Cliff you don't post skunks but this was an almost FISH.Your teacher uses a net.Should have brought the net Better luck next time

Hey Cazyhook great to see you had a good time over there.I stayed at the same place last february with the wife.This was a freeby because I won the trip.Wish I had of brought my fishing gear like you.Can't wait to see the pics.

When you buy your Anchor buy the rubber coated one it won't stratch your boat.Don't forget to bring the fishing spirit.

Thought I would have more help by now.Where's that Fishin Devil he would know what to do.

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Lbs-Oz Where Caught

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Angler

Barramundi 63-2 Queensland, Australia Apr. 28, 1991 Scott Barnsley

Bass, Guadalupe 3-11 Lake Travis, TX Sept. 25, 1983 Allen Christenson Jr.

Bass, largemouth 22-4 Montgomery Lake, GA June 2, 1932 George W. Perry

Bass, redeye 8-12 Apalachicola River, FL Jan. 28, 1995 Carl W. Davis

Bass, Roanoke 1-5 Nottoway River, VA Nov. 11, 1991 Tom Elkins

Bass, rock 3-0 York River, Ontario Aug. 1, 1974 Peter Gulgin

Bass, smallmouth 10-14 Dale Hollow, TN Apr. 24, 1969 John T. Gorman

Bass, spotted 9-9 Pine Flat Lake, CA Oct. 12, 1996 Kirk Sakamoto

Bass, striped (landlocked) 67-8 O'Neill Forebay, San Luis, CA May 7, 1992 Hank Ferguson

Bass, Suwannee 3-14 Suwannee River, FL Mar. 2, 1985 Ronnie Everett

Bass, white 6-13 Lake Orange, VA July 31, 1989 Ronald L. Sprouse

Bass, whiterock 27-5 Greers Ferry Lake, AR Apr. 24, 1997 Jerald C. Shaum

Bass, yellow 2-4 Lake Monroe, IN Mar. 27, 1977 Donald L. Stalker

Bass, yellow hybrid 2-5 Kiamichi River, OK Mar. 26, 1991 George Edwards

Bluegill 4-12 Ketona Lake, AL Apr. 9, 1950 T.S. Hudson

Bowfin 21-8 Florence, SC Jan. 29, 1980 Robert L. Harmon

Buffalo, bigmouth 70-5 Bussey Brake, Bastrop, LA Apr. 21, 1980 Delbert Sisk

Buffalo, black 55-8 Cherokee Lake, TN May 3, 1984 Edward H. McLain

Buffalo, smallmouth 82-3 Athens Lake, TX June 6, 1993 Randy Collins

Bullhead, black 8-0 Lake Waccabuc, NY Aug. 1, 1951 Kani Evans

Bullhead, brown 5-11 Cedar Creek, FL Mar. 28, 1995 Robert Bengis

Bullhead, yellow 4-4 Mormon Lake, AZ May 11, 1984 Emily Williams

Burbot 18-11 Angenmanelren, Sweden Oct. 22, 1996 Margit Agren

Carp 75-11 Lac de St. Cassien, France May 21, 1987 Leo van der Gugten

Catfish, blue 111-0 Wheeler's Reservoir, TN July 5, 1996 William McKinley

Catfish, channel 58-0 Santee-Cooper Res., SC July 7, 1964 W.B. Whaley

Catfish, flathead 91-4 Lake Lewisville, TX Mar. 28, 1982 Mike Rogers

Catfish, flatwhiskered 9-4 Rio Paraquai, Brazil Sept. 11, 1996 Cavour Pieranti

Catfish, gilded 85-8 Amazon River, Brazil Nov. 15, 1986 Gilberto Fernandes

Catfish, redtail 97-7 Amazon River, Brazil July 16, 1988 Gilberto Fernandes

Catfish, sharptoothed 79-5 Orange River, S. Africa Dec. 5, 1992 Hennie Moller

Catfish, white 18-14 Inverness, FL Sept. 21, 1991 Jim Miller

Char, Arctic 32-9 Tree River, Canada July 30, 1981 Jeffery Ward

Crappie, black 4-8 Kerr Lake, VA Mar. 1, 1981 L. Carl Herring Jr.

Crappie, white 5-3 Enid Dam, MS July 31, 1957 Fred L. Bright

Dolly Varden 18-9 Mashutuk River, AK July 13, 1993 Richard B. Evans

Dorado 51-5 Corrientes, Argentina Sept. 27, 1984 Armando Giudice

Drum, freshwater 54-8 Nickajack Lake, TN Apr. 20, 1972 Benny E. Hull

Gar, alligator 279-0 Rio Grande, TX Dec. 2, 1951 Bill Valverde

Gar, Florida 21-3 Boca Raton, FL June 3, 1981 Jeff Sabol

Gar, longnose 50-5 Trinity River, TX July 30, 1954 Townsend Miller

Gar, shortnose 5-12 Rend Lake, Ill. July 16, 1995 Donna K. Willmart

Gar, spotted 9-12 Lake Mevia, TX Apr. 7, 1994 Rick Rivard

Goldfish 6-10 Lake Hodges, CA Apr. 17, 1996 Florentino M. Abena

Grayling, Arctic 5-15 Katseyedie River, N.W.T. Aug. 16, 1967 Jeanne P. Branson

Inconnu 53-0 Pah River, AK Aug. 20, 1986 Lawrence E. Hudnall

Kokanee 9-6 Okanagan Lake, Brit. Columbia June 18, 1988 Norm Kuhn

Muskellunge 67-8 Hayward, WI July 24, 1949 Cal Johnson

Muskellunge, tiger 51-3 Lac Vieux-Desert, WI-MI July 16, 1919 John A. Knobla

Peacock, butterfly 10-8 Raraima, Brazil Mar. 21, 1994 Larry Larsen

Peacock, speckled 27-0 Rio Negro, Brazil Dec. 4, 1994 Gerald (Doc) Lawson

Perch, Nile 213-8 Lake Nasser, Egypt Dec. 18, 1997 Adrian Brayshaw

Perch, white 4-12 Messalonskee Lake, ME June 4, 1949 Mrs. Earl Small

Perch, yellow 4-3 Bordentown, NJ May, 1865 Dr. C.C. Abbot

Pickerel, chain 9-6 Homerville, GA Feb. 17, 1961 Baxley McQuaig Jr.

Pickerel, grass 1-0 Dewart Lake, IN June 9, 1990 Mike Berg

Pickerel, redfin 2-4 St. Pauls, NC June 27, 1997 Edward C. Davis

Pike, northern 55-1 Lake of Grefeern, Germany Oct. 16, 1986 Lothar Louis

Redhorse, greater 9-3 Salmon River, Pulaski, NY May 11, 1985 Jason Wilson

Redhorse, silver 11-7 Plum Creek, WI May 29, 1985 Neal D.G. Long

Salmon, Atlantic 79-2 Tana River, Norway 1928 Henrik Henriksen

Salmon, chinook 97-4 Kenai River, AK May 17, 1985 Les Anderson

Salmon, chum 35-0 Edye Pass, Brit. Columbia July 11, 1995 Todd Johansson

Salmon, coho 33-4 Salmon River, Pulaski, NY Sept. 27, 1989 Jerry Lifton

Salmon, lake 18-4 Lake Tanganyika, Zambia Dec. 1, 1987 Steve Robinson

Salmon, pink 13-1 St. Mary's River, Ontario Sept. 23, 1992 Ray Higaki

Salmon, sockeye 15-3 Kenai River, AK Aug. 9, 1987 Stan Roach

Sauger 8-12 Lake Sakakawea, ND Oct. 6, 1971 Mike Fischer

Shad, American 11-4 Conn. River, S. Hadley, MA May 19, 1986 Bob Thibodo

Shad, gizzard 4-6 Lake Michigan, IN Mar. 2, 1996 Mike Berg

Sturgeon, lake 168-0 Georgian Bay, Canada May 29, 1982 Edward Paszkowski

Sturgeon, white 468-0 Benicia, CA July 9, 1983 Joey Pallotta 3rd

Tigerfish, giant 97-0 Zaire River, Kinshasa, Zaire July 9, 1988 Raymond Houtmans

Tilapia 6-5 Lake Arsenal, Costa Rica Feb. 10, 1995 Marvin C. Smith

Trout, Apache 5-3 White Mountain, AZ May 29, 1991 John Baldwin

Trout, brook 14-8 Nipigon River, Ontario July, 1916 Dr. W.J. Cook

Trout, brown 40-4 Little Red River, AR May 9, 1992 Rip Collins

Trout, bull 32-0 Lake Pond Orielle, ID Oct. 27, 1949 N.L. Higgins

Trout, cutthroat 41-0 Pyramid Lake, NV Dec., 1925 John Skimmerhorn

Trout, golden 11-0 Cooks Lake, WY Aug. 5, 1948 Charles S. Reed

Trout, lake 72-0 Great Bear Lake, N.W.T. Aug. 19, 1995 Lloyd E. Bull

Trout, rainbow 42-2 Bell Island, AK June 22, 1970 David Robert White

Trout, tiger 20-13 Lake Michigan, WI Aug. 12, 1978 Peter M. Friedland

Walleye 25-0 Old Hickory Lake, TN Aug. 2, 1960 Mabry Harper

Warmouth 2-7 Guess Lake, Holt, FL Oct. 19, 1985 Tony D. Dempsey

Whitefish, lake 14-6 Meaford, Ontario May 21, 1984 Dennis M. Laycock

Whitefish, mountain 5-8 Elbow River, Alberta Aug. 1, 1995 Randy G. Woo

Whitefish, round 6-0 Putahow River, Manitoba June 14, 1984 Allan J. Ristori

Zander 25-2 Trosa, Sweden June 12, 1986 Harry Lee Tennison

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WTG Scott.Thanks for the pics.

I support CC and you cry babies have no right to bash him.Sounds like you guys have way too much Testosterone so you are using it to complain.Its time you little winers found a woman to occupie your bashing time.

Worried about your fishing spots!!!!!!!NO COUNTRY IN THE WORLD HAS MORE FISHING OPPORTUNITIES THAN CANADA.

Come ice out one third of the people on this board will be in their boats and it won't be long after that when most will be in their boats not in the rivers fishing like you moaners are predicting.If someone chooses to fish the tribs so be it no one owns fishing spots and I don't see the honey holes on this board with GPS coordinates.Nothing wrong with showing some steel.If we did not have CC who would be showing us some steel?Not you little moaners.

Its a free country so lets keep it that way.

Now if you don't mind I have a bus to catch going to Temagami.MTP

Well thanks Baby Herc for the advice on casting which I like to do more than trolling.

In the last couple of weeks I have heard so many of you talking about fishing for Lakers,browns,Rainbows after iceout in March and April so where are all you ice out fisherman .Still waiting to here from the iceout PROS.Where are you guys ?

I want to get it right this year.

Well folks I am planning to go fishing for Lake Trout,Browns and Rainbows,on a lake in eastern Quebec called Lake Massiwippi after ice out April 22nd.

I will be trolling with yozuri pinn minnies narrow small Rapalas.spoons,and streamers on the top of the water.I do not have down riggers.I plan on trying my planer boards and I have clip weights if I need to go deeper.

I have only gone once before this early without success for landlocked Salmon and Lakers.Only caught bass which were spawning .I am planning on trolling slowly with the kicker motor.

Any advice from the home of knowledge would be great.

I have never caught a Brown or a Lake Trout so hopefully this will be the year.

Thanks Mike

It has been fine.If you try to log in with the capital letters on you will not be able get in.This has happened to me.MTP

Joey You would have to get it with tinted sky lights just in case Irishfield is flying close by he could take a snapshot from up above.

Thanks for the report,very detailed Frankypro I entered our first fish for team #4.At 10.25 inches not even close to these Jumbo's.

Grown men and Fruitloops.At least your lunch wraps looked tasty.Thanks fo the Pics Dano.MTP

Marc that was great I have never seen a shark jump that high out of the water.Makes Muskie fishing look tame.But how would I know I am yet to catch my first Muskie.

Awesome report Wayne.Love the sunset pics.Looks like you enjoyed all that fat free food.Who's the little Tike who likes to drown that delicious food with lots of Ketchup?I can apreciate all those pics.I made a post with 30 pics Saturday and that takes alot of time.My first report was detaled like yours .I was thirty minutes into making the first report half way done and the dam computer froze.Lost every thing and had to start over.The second one got really short I was too tired.You do all this on dial up man you are patient.Check my report with Roy.Lac St.Louis.Little kid caught a sturgeon.

What a way to end the weekend Suzie homemaker and the 3 Betty Crockers do 4 days of dishes.Lots of dried ketchup on the plates.

Thanks for sharing Wayne.MTP

Glad to have you on our team Dan.Mike Team #4 Rocks

WTG. MTP