manitoubass2

sometimes we need to vent dood. no worries about your comments( which didnt offend me anyways, your entitled to your viewpoint)

 

take care man, thats harsh. i wish you and yours the best. i feel sick to my stomach reading your apology.

 

vent when you have to man, its the best thing to do.

 

your family loves you, others love you, just vent to us if you have to.

 

feel for ya and im very sorry you and yours are going through this hurdle

 

get them healthy man

i learned alot in this thread. i had no opinion on the subject but im glad i read through this. ccmt and others thanks!

 

 

megissi!

 

 

 

 

 

 

my kids plus community kids. always willing to teach

typical winter walleye

 

pretty big gator for rr

 

all of us repping rrfn

 

my youngest reeling in her first RR walley!

 

here it is!!!

 

glutony

 

pigs

 

 

 

 

 

 

on to new adventures! we'll miss you manitou! see ya OFC in 2015 on lake of the woods!miigwich

my youngest caught some fish this year which was awesome!!!

 

occasionally the fish need viagara

 

the scenery here is always gorgeous

 

interesting view

 

a boy and his grandpa. always awesome to get out with the young man

 

perfect eaters

 

time to retire the boat. beauty last shot

 

hook line and sinker

 

someday my kids will look back on my photos like i do on this one

more fish on the ice

 

fat fat fish

 

small sturgeon. they get pretty big here

 

they bend the rod a little lol

 

whitefish!!!! my first ever

 

addicted to buckshot jigs

 

 

my kids love the boat lol

 

need a break from fishing? go golf!

so many of these were caught throughout the years it became normal

 

highwater brought crappies and much excitement

 

a few years later, handling fish was no problem!

 

the kids had grown. now catching fish on their own. choosing their own baits, tying on and getting out snags

 

the crappies grew and increased our excitement

 

the kids helped local tourneys. they were now experts at handling fish

 

 

big bass just became so normal we could joke about it

 

in the past two years flood waters became the norm. changing patterns and fishability

 

aside from fishing we all enjoy golf. my drive landed next to this momma bear

 

we always enjoyed visiting the sturgeon farm

They just get thick! The average size in fall is probably 25"!

 

ice fishing started out very basic. the river can be a killer come ice

 

the kiddos would fish, go sliding when bored!why not catch some air?

 

come spring id take full advantage... we now had patterns!

 

snagged my first ever lamprey, ewww lol. i actually called the MNR over this haha

 

the fish that landed my first derby win...

 

not too bad for a 4 year old lol

 

with good times also comes bad. sturgeons netted and left to rot. we successfully realeased a few. sad day

 

hooled dèep and had to keep. hows that for a 6 year olds smallie?

 

the view of many summertime evenings!

 

many beauty days on the ice!

 

we fished no matter the weather

Well,today is a bittersweet day. Because of new to me work, today was the last few casts I took here as a resident. I layed down tobacco, said a prayer and thanked the creator for many things. Our protection, our beautiful land and water, our experiences, alone and as a family. 5 years I took notes, developed patterns, won derbies, had campfires at camp etc. We havent left yet. But RRFN we will miss you...

 

First big RR walleye

 

First smallie at what became my favorite bass spot. Right in the rapids. I caught thousands of fish in there

 

Big walleye pull hard here. No wet socks. Many friendships were made over fishing here

 

Campfires by the hundreds! Unreal times with friends and our children.

 

Lots of fish frys as well.

 

Always nature all over. The kids found everything and anything. Baby snapper

 

My daughter caught this during a derby. Almost lost it at the hole but managed to save the catch. The derby was cancelled due to freezing rain

 

They just learned to hold bass lol. Didnt take long to master it, as they all have pb's over 4lbs on the first year

 

Big walleyes around in the fall and spring

 

Contnd

WOOHOO!!!!

Great game boys!!!!!

that was a great game! Pure action everywhere

Uh oh!!!!

Simply if the child is actually fishing no problem with the extra lines.

If the child has wondered off to play or asleep than pull the extra lines.

I've seen a few claim their baby asleep in a car seat justifies an extra line.

baby in a car seat??? People actually bring babies out on the ice and place them in a car seat? Wow. Or am i reading that out of context?

This new kid on the leafs has a great game. Puck to the face OUCH!!!!

Great hockey game tonight!

 

I think most people are intimidated by the job.. But once you do it the first time, you laugh at yourself for thinking you needed a pro to do it.

yep, thats been me on more than one occasion. Now i find it funner to diy anyhow

well the bill said

-Lube outdrive

so that might have been the extra cost

 

lol

must be good lube!

 

Bwahahah

It was a steelie, had spots on the tail and had a tiny bit of pink on the cheeks and sides, thanks for all the nice comments guys!

keep it up with the fishporn! You are providing some much needed reports for this time of year and its much appreciated!

OMG............hope he kissed you before he screwed you.

more concerned about lube

So springmount automarine will not get my business and when they are googled this thread will pop up for the world to see

yep. SPRINGMOUNT AUTOMARINE over charges and has poor customer service.

Okay so which business is this? (SPRINGMOUNT AUTOMARINE)If they wouldn't budge, which is in itself rediculous cause they just lost at least one customer,Id show this around to other local business as well. Get their thoughts on it. I have a funny feeling this business is about to get a boatload of complaints from OFC members. I feel bad for ya dood

ouch lupul out with a broken hand... wonder what happened

probably hit by a Phanuef shot in practise...

Very true. I made this the comment for the ones who think that people that take kids fishing are trying to increase their catch. Those who think that, have never fished with a kid.

bang on great post

IMHO and from my experience, taking a 3, 4 , 5 or even 6 year old fishing usually decreases your chance of catching. You spend more time helping and catering to the needs of the child. This results in you (the experienced angler) concentrating considerably less on your own fishing.

true. But how else are you gonna teach you kids to fish? Small price IMHO

Sorry about the second photo. I tried to quote a previous post and boom! Haha. Perhaps my kids need to teach me technology hahahaha