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I don't hate the guy, and I have watched his show. Some of it is interesting. The Nile Perch show was pretty cool.

 

I just don't see his methods and techniques as being "world class".

I really liked the Nile Perch show too.

I don't see him as world class either. No approach or technique I've seen him use has impressed me, nor made me believe hes a tactical skilled angler. His persistence may be world class though, I'll give him that.

I think the "world class angler" really just comes from millions of fans of the show that really know nothing about angling, or little about it.

Again, I tune in and watch, and enjoy the show, so he's doing something(s) right!

uh oh.... from the BPS reviews, it looks like I should have held on to a few more of those gift cards

lol, maybe, maybe not. Depends on a few factors. Maybe it's a perfect unit for how you fish/where you fish? Learn it, get out there and use it, and maybe you'll love it. If not, next time maybe you'll do abit of research first and make a better decision. If it's great, then thats awesome! If it sucks, at least your not out thousands of dollers!

Good luck!

Gar maybe???

Be interesting to watch the upcoming show! I'm sure he'll be fishing some other lakes nearby in the U.S. as well.

Is it just the Lowrance Mark 5X? Is it the pro model or the DSI model?

I'd look at reviews on basspro or cabelas, I'm sure there are reviews at both.

They would worry even more if they heard me on the way in belting out Al Green tunes as loud as i can "lets staaaaaay togethaaaaah....luvin' you whether...whether.....times are good or bad...yeaaah...happy or saaaaad"

Thats too funny Simon! When I'm on the shore by myself, I'm singing "signed sealed delivered" or "help from my friends"!!!!

haha, must be us foreigners living up in NW Ontario???

Nice slabs bro, I got some pics coming up to make you jealous as well lol. (FYI, prefish walleye, lower Manitou trout, NW Bay crappie) I'm saving up dooood!!!!!!

Works great on 'eyes with a live leach.

YES!!!! Totally agreed

I assume that this technique would be more effective in the summer than now while the water temps are still a bit cool. Right?

It's during tough conditions that you usually wanna drop shot, like cool water temps, weather fronts, high pressure areas holding fish etc, or deep water bass.

It will work whenever though, aggressive fish will hit it as well

Hey Manitou Bass, can show a better icure of your shakey head rig and how you work it? I'm intrigued but I can't seem to figure out just what it is.

Northlands 1/8oz shakey head jig

The worms I used on my epic walleye day (basically a Senko)

Trim abit off the worm head

Put the worm on the screw lock head first, then rig the hook though the worm

The technique I've been using is to cast out, let the bait hit the bottom, then it's either a very light jigging motion, lifting the rod tip from 9 to 10 o'clock, drop back down, then just gently shake the rod tip a few times, then repeat.

You can also use it right in a weedbed, just rig the worm so the hook isnt exposed, then drop it in a opening in the weedbed, and do the same thing I mentioned above

Solo you should write a book(s) about your adventures

Remember the Discovery show thread??? I'd watch your adventures for sure

*plus making a camera crew follow you would be hilarious

I spent a summer when I was 17 in the junior ranger program. We were stationed around Fort Frances (Cuttle Lake) and we always had ticks on us at the end of the work day. We used toothpaste to get them out. Apply a nice sized blob on the ticks and they back out.

Yep, we get em thick up here!!!! I've had 50-60 in a day near Cuttle, Mainville etc.

I gottya Joey, and your right. I just tend to think of fluoro when I hear "sinking", like a rock, lol.

When I'm using poppers my retrieve is too steady/fast for the braid to sink

I get hundreds if not thousands of them per year. Most are removed before they bury the head. The soap trick works really well though, especially in hair. I usually just pluck the buried ones with tweezers, carefully.

Deet repels them but also repels fish, lol. So I usually don't use any form of bug repellent.

I use braid quite abit for poppers and the like, no issues with fouling hooks??? I use lighter braid though, usually around 10lb, but have gone as high as 20.

Joey, which braid are you using that sinks??? The vast majority I've used float, and I find mono to sink in between flouro and braid.

One thing I'll say though is much less flick or action is needed to get the desired action, and like mentioned above by Jigger, the hook set don't take much, sometimes I just reel down, other times I set the hook lightly to the side

Way to go RC!!!!

I lol'd at the pic, funny stuff...

I like using small octopus hooks and use a palomar knot with the tag end back through the eye to keep it level. I use a variety of sinkers, but I just double overhand knot them to get out of snags easy. If I'm in current I'll use a good quality barrel swivel and have no issues with line twist, even in heavy current. Unlike some others here, I actually like a 6'6" medium rod, but thats my most comfortable set up so I'm not saying a longer lighter duty rod isn't better.

The same set up also works well for shore casting for walleye/bass/pike, and makes it really easy to present your bait at the exact depth you want to present it.

I'd also tell you to check the baits you wanna use before hitting the water, to determine the best action of the bait and how it's hooked effects that action. Some baits I nose hook and come out the center of the nose, other I got through the bait and out the top.

For line I use 10lb PP sometimes tied direct, sometime with a fluoro leader. Other times I'm using 8lb mono. But I prefer the sensitivity of PP.

Awesome, thanks for sharing! Man, thats some clear water!!!

No, that sounds interesting , what do I use as bait? And would I just move along slowly with my trolling motor? Thanks

You can search for my report to see how I was shakeyheading, I couldn't seem to find it??? Rainy River Walleye or something like that?

I was fishing from shore that day, picking apart structure, working the bait really slow on current seams.

Since then, I've used this technique in the boat as well, and we drifted to locate bites, then anchored up and worked the area slowly. I've used Matzuo worms in watermelon red/flake (basically a Senko rip off), I've used BPS worms in a similar color with chart. tips on the tail.

I take the worm and trim off about 2", then rig it as normal. I was using 1/8oz in heavy current. You can bury the hook to and get in good and deep into the weeds.

Also, I've been experimenting with 3-4" fluke minnow baits, texas rigged and using a bullet sinker. Nothing huge bit but lots of good numbers so far

Drop shotting is great for walleye.

Shakeyheading worms works deadly (as I just found out this spring)

Bass style spinner baits, slow rolled off bottom or jig retrieved get the big girls to play as well, especially when the bite is on

Awesome report Simon!!!!

Wow, 29.5" right off the bat!!!! You bugger, at this rate, the winner of our side bet is gonna need a world record, haha.

Good luck out on the Seul tomorrow bro!

That video was pure gold too dood! Amazing how similar the weather is at your place and mine!

Bwahahahahaha! I love it

I could just imagine that guy thinking hes got another sucker on board, then his look of "what the heck just happened here?" look on his face.

Thats a pretty epic shut down

Get a nice 6.5' rod for jigging and you will never use the other 2 rods again.......not really but trolling the boat catches the fish.....jigging YOU catch the fish.......

for the win!!!!

We were tossing them into the weeds and cattails, and climbing them over fallen wild rice stems.They are awesome for that. The Pike concentraion in this small area was amazing.I think they just finished spawning in the area we were in.

They seemed to work better with a Mr Twister threaded on the hook.Im my case, they loved the Slurpy tails.

All in all, awesome lures. Although OOS, i accidentally caught my PB Bucket mouth, while fishing Pike yesterday. 4.3 lbs

You took time to weight it??? Shame on you!

Yep, super versatile lures hey? As you try them in some other situations too they'll grow on you.

Nice fish too BTW!!! Congrats!

So Merc, how did you fish the SB?

Were they hitting it while burning it near the surface? Were you jigging it deeper? Slow???

lol, that lure will hit em right in the back of the head on the cast, he should be wearing a life jacket!!!

Tiger musky anyone????