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Great job RC! Nice pics and I bet that big pike was a good fight! Ah, the good ol' jig/grub combo, catches everything!

Sorry Skipper D, I missed the part of this topic where it switched to musky fishing, lol (maybe enjoying the beers too much?) Take my second post and scrap it, it's about bass not musky. My apologies, and for future reference, never take any of my advice for musky fishing! I'm horrible at targeting them creatures

Thats understandable. We'll just have to agree to disagree. To me, refusing a hand shake after the game is poor sportsmanship, but thats just my opinion. I believe childrens sports is all about fun, of course, there are some life lessons in there as well. But as a parent, I'm more than happy to instill morals within my children within reason. I'd prefer not to have other people do it. But hey, it happens ie. school etc. Good on you though for showing you care about your team/players, thats nothing but commendable

D'OH! lol. If you want to learn various techniques, I'd suggest a 6'6" med. Fast action rod. Some Dt4's. Dt6's, Dt 10's, crawfish patterns, minnow patterns, perch patterns. Some Husky Jerk style baits. Swim jigs, crawfish trailers, tubes, tube hooks, drop shot hooks, barrel swivels, scum frogs(or any other topwater frogs), wide gap hooks in various sizes, Swammers, 4", 6" worms in various colors, Shaky heads jigs, spinnerbaits in various sizes and colors. And fish with a purpose. Bass are active at different times, and moving frequently to locate active fish is a great way to find fish. I'll offer some more tomorrow, beers are tasting too good right now, lol

I think the religious aspect is abit rediculous. That being said, these guys are paid to perform, and it's obvious to them the players (in various major sports). Thats what lands them hyyyuge contracts and local endorsements in most cases. I see where your coming from. I'm a hypocrite on the matter, some celebrations I love, others have me wanting to physically hurt people, lol. But that last statement is a little ridiculous in my opinion. Celebrating a goal or tackle etc does not show poor sportsmanship. These are athletes, but also businessmen. If the players respect each other in the locker room/press conferences etc, then I totally condone these acts. It's not like it's a shock to their system, they all do it in some form or another. Even players that "appear" to be humble, are sometimes not. They just have an understanding of how marketing works in their line of profession. Even if you don't agree with it, thats being smart. Just my two cents

I have two spares for each reel, and I load em up and bring them with me. I use different lines for different techniques, so it helps to have them right there ready to go. One usually has a ten-15lb braid, and the other spare is 8lb mono. Really saves alot of time

Name your boat the "authority" in reflective letters, I bet any money boats will stay as far away as possible.

My pumpkin this year was of the G. Loomis fish logo. Last weekend the kids and I had a blast carving pumkins! It was my first time in years, and I'm glad I joined in this year. The kitchen was one heck of a mess though. We put our seeds on a tray, coated with a little oil, seasoning salt, garlic salt, onion salt and a little pepper. Cooked on 350 for about 35 minutes, and turned at the half way point. Turned out darn tasty, but I barely got any because of the kids chowing them down! The pumpkin was too small, so the pic sucks, lol

After you've read all the info you can find and purchase your tackle, just get out there and fish. Nothing works better, lol. The one thing you'll notice about bass fishing with other anglers is that most will have there own styles of fishing. So pick up what you can, get out and fish as much as you can and develope your own style of bass fishing. The good thing is bass can be pretty easy to put in the boat or on the shore, most times of the year. A good way to build your confidence is to troll and pitch baits at the shoreline. This will give you a good feel for your baits action and which baits to select as well, and how to vary your retrieves, fish different depths etc. I wouldn't start out deep though, if it's possible to you. Start n more simple techniques like burning spinner baits and shallows cranks as apposed to drop shotting 50 FOW. Just my two cents... And don't be afraid to post questions on here about bass fishing either, after all, muskymike could have probably wrote a book this fall after all the questions he asked about steelhead etc . Good luck!

So, the beer is on you tonight? I'll meet you there 12:30 sharp

I did some free guiding on Northwest bay this fall for some American anglers. It was my first time out there this season with a new fishing partner, and neither of us had been fishing there regularly for some time. So we scouted a few spots and within an hour, had 4-5 boats following us around. We did good that day, but it was quite comical. We met them at the launch at the end of the day and had a chat with them. They were quite friendly and didn't really interrupt our day. But one fella did say that they weren't satisfied with their guide for the week, and they figured we were locals, so...

For sure. Now, any ideas how I can get my money back???

Ahhh, I see.

I've read a few of these on this board now, and I am wondering what the scam is???? Ok, the price is obviously too good to be true, unless it's being sold by a women scorned or a crackhead selling possessions for the next fix, but... If I was willing to purchase this boat, I would drive/fly to the said location to purchase the boat. Is the boat not actually for sale??? What is going on here?

Some good questions Dana! And some good answer as well, I learned a few things in this thread . Personally, I'd go without. Supermarket fish might turn you off to particular species you otherwise enjoyed. and stay the heck away from Basa (whatever the heck that meat is actually from????)

use some braid and a lifejacket and make a prop fouler like they have on Whale Wars

lol, that works, I speak from experience. Me, the girlfriend and my kids were travelling the 502 back up to Ear Falls, and I was following another vehicle. Eventually the truck pulled over and stopped. I wasn't thinking anything of it until he tailgaited me for the next few KM, that I had my brights on him the whole time. He returned the favor, and with two babies in the back seat they screamed cried that entire time, being blinded by his lights. It worked, and after getting home and restoring the kids to sleep, I chuckled to myself and thought "good on him, served me right"

I just talk to the guys in the other boat and let them know whats up. Usually, if your polite they will be the same and relocate. That being said, I've seen others pitch jigs at the approaching boat, and they left promptly When I was younger this situation would have really peeved me, but like you said, its the technique thats catching the fish and relocating sometimes doesn't really hurt your success, unless were talking crappie of course, lol

I've never used them, but I'm sure they'll work, just like everything else we toss in the water Give em a try and report back (hopefully with a pic of a trophy musky!)

We need more applicable science involved, and less business/government. Most of these situations would have never been implemented in the first place

I've had luck jigging the Live Target Golden shiner, but it's been better quality fish and lower numbers. Same with the Clackin Rap, although to a lesser extent than the shiner. @MuskyMike, that doesn't really surprise me. I haven't used them through the ice yet, but plan on it this year. I think I caught more fish on those baits then anything else this year, especially walleye. EDIT: I was thinking of the Northland Buck Aroo Jigs

I like the jigging raps too. Most of the time I use jigs with minnows or smaller plastics. I've had some good fish on spoons as well, the Williams silver/pink in particular. Limey forgot to mention how much he loves Lindy Darters

I hand drill, so at least it keeps me warm, lol.

I love both, and I probably ice fish as much as I hit the softwater in a boat or from shore. In the hardwater season, I really enjoy that feeling of being outdoors in the middle of nowhere. The scenery is a major plus for me. One thing I don't have in the winter though is patience, I'm apt to drill 20 holes an hour looking for that immediate bite, lol. That being said, I had some close calls last year on the Rainy River that have me thinking about slowing down this winter, and only fishing smaller lakes.

lake of the woods, lakers on ice