Mike the Pike

I saw a Cuda 128 by Eagle (Portable Unit)at Walmart this week for $60.00 regular price is $144.00.Would be perfect for a canoe .you may have to go to a few walmarts before you find one.Good luck with your purchase.

Not bad at all for a couple of hours. Please bring the camera next time we love reports with pics. Grant OOS means OUT OF SEASON fish.MTP

Welcome to the world of 40 Marc.Luckily I go skating with my kids in the winter.I do go to the rink once in awhile and play some hockey with the young ones its then I realize I am am either too old or just severily out of shape. Toughest thing about skating these days is bending down to tie my skates cause my fat gut is in the way. I will be skating with the kids today my 2 girls have new skates to try out. Looking forward to Ile Perrot ice fishin if the safe ice returns. By now I am sure Marc Olivier is taller than me.

Nice pic it looks like Arizona hard to believe its Canada in the winter.Get well soon.

Sorry to hear about your family loss .A tough decision was made.

Oh boy here we go again this will open a can of worms.I use both set ups when using my planer boards. I use mono on my Offshore Boards because the clips that come with them are meant for mono unless you do a wrap around with the braided line which has resulted in lost fish from trying to undo the wraparound. I also use Church tackle boards which work well with braided line. I don't believe that braided line means less hookups.Once a treble hook ends up in a fishes mouth it pretty well stays ther unless it is hooked lightly in the front of the lip. I believe in the rod you are using will help with the hook up.The bend in the rod will compensate for the lack of stretch with the braid.I have never lost a fish yet with braid.I use 2 down rigger rods with my inline planers I am yet to see it proven that mono is better than braid for boards .I think they both work well most treble hooks provide a good hookup. I recently purchased a battery powered hook sharpener .It sharpens hooks like night and day to what your new lure comes with. A sharp hook will give an angler the greater advantage for a cleaner hook up. I don't use leaders while walleye fishing but I have hooked a few pike without a leader hooked deeply in the mouth and the line was not cut by the pikes teeth.If that was mono my lures would have been gone. My 3 cents MTP

That looks like a warm suit you have Lew.I have seen DouG's suit looks well made. I bought a couple of those $20 yellow rubber suits and got tired of sweating my ass off. The wife bought be a rain suit from Costco Wetskins I am very impressed with it it breathes well and keeps me very dry.It is more for summer though not for the cold fall days.Good bang for the buck at $49.99 MTP

WTG Cliff nice to see a report come in with so many of us grounded due to unsafe ice conditions.I wish we had fishin like that here, One Day I will have to drive down there and give it a try.Nice pics and what a deal on the pac. MTP

I also heard if you pose half naked and your pics are out of focus these fish will not count. Especially when your eyes look like this So now that team 4 won what do we get a trophy or something.Please let me know where the Swill will be I want to know how far I will have to drive. Pretty cool we won it without bluecats and stripers

Yup Bay of Quinte is not far from Toronto the Walleye usually bite very well with the odd pike in the 3 to 12 pound range.Nice size perch too. Lots of places to stay.Navigation is a breeze and many very friendly people. I will be staying at Mohawk Bay Campround May 24 weekend.you can rent trailers and boats there. Bayside Cottages is another great location.I stay there during the Quinte tournament.

ouch lots of debris will be floating on the lake in the spring.Beware

Nice Sheepy Glen did you kidnap that when you were in the Bay of Quinte in November

Well I remember picking up worms last year at this time but there is 3 feet of snow remaining in my yard.Ah you Southern folks

\ Why did you spill yer drink in the lake

So change to location this year forget about Lakair have the hosers and rednecks make a detour. Looks like a very nice place I had Carl send it to me earlier but thanks for thinking of me. Should see the beach in front of this place.Wow

Now if only these 2 would stop smoochin while ice fishing and I know they could contribute more to the Hard water reports

its too warm for sledding now don't make us wait a week.if this place has a website please send it to me. :blahblah1:

Well I would go with the mekoos place .I have stayed at Fontbrune before in May of 2002.4 days of fishing not a sniff. The cabins are not that nice the stove we had kept on blowing fuses you know the old round glass fuses.The hide a bed looked and felt like it came from world war 1 .These were new owners so maybe they fixed it up since then but I am not going back.MTP

That was an enjoyable read Rich.Bring some Kriptonite next time you would like to out fish the wife. You look very young in that last pic Rich have you been using Oil of Olay

Well its about time Carl and I hope part 2 contains some fish porn

yes they do have cottages for rent.Stocked specks and rainbows around 16 inches. www.pourvoirie-baroux.com

So where is the report oh and we want to see your report too Joey

I always enjoy the pics of the young kids .There faces light up with joy great pics and video.

Great report it doesn't look cold up North we have much more snow here in Montreal. Nice dedication Mike.

Priceless pics .Wow your boy looks happy.Beautiful.Right on eh