manitoubass2

Just another day in paradise my friend. I love northwestern ontario

congrats! best thing that will ever happen to you, enjoy every minute. Soon you be wishin' for this But haven't had enough Some days, you'll be doing this When your cleaning alot of these some days he'll be a lil' but will make you and 18 years from now, you'll both be

man, thats a bummer, I feel your pain

nice stuff guys! I'm happy, I managed to slip in some new stuff on our to town trip today! Hey, it's too late for her to complain when she finds it at the check out line! Anyhow, I'm such a nerd. Totally psyched to get some more knuckle ball jigs and some high vis Sufix 832 today, oh, and some new polarized glasses since I dropped mine in the river a week ago.

I use these once in awhile, they work great. I like to tinker with other blades/colors as well

Congrats, thats musta been a great fight! I hear you on the excitement, when it's on and starts peeling line it's the best feeling in the world (almost). Great fish, I'd be happier for you if it was team 9, lol. Must be the loafers, I'm going to get some today

Yep, I agree on the red hooks. One thing to mention is black, although low on the color chart, creates a more visible silhouette under murky water/deep water, so there are other factors to consider other than just plain sight.

This is a relevant link and I think it explains quite well, it's worth a look over http://midcurrent.com/science/fish-eyesight-does-color-matter/

lol, I meant on Rainy River though. I have and do use them on other water bodies But it is good discussion though.

I think sight is only a portion of a more complicated equation, lol. You know that fish react different to many variables, size scent presentation etc. I can see orange pretty well also, doesn't mean I try to eat anything thats orange, lol. O.k., thats stretching it, but I'm sure you get my point. Again, I must say, it varies from lake to lake, river to river. Fishing is full of variables, and thats one of the things that makes fishing our passion. If only it were as easy as saying they see orange, they'll eat orange. On second thought, I'd rather have the variables

On that body of water they just don't produce, and thats why I said it varies from waterbody to waterbody. I've fished plenty of smaller lakes in northwestern ontario where white is a great color choice for walleye, it just isn't on Rainy River. and trust me, I'm one to tinker and try anything, and fish probably a good 40 hours per week. When you fish like that, you learn alot about what does and doesn't work

nope, but I just looked it up and realized that this company should be given kudos on their name selections alone, lol. I'm guessing this is a big producer for you? If so, what body of water(s) That wouldn't be a very productive color pattern on rainy river. I'd like to order the green/black one though and give that a shot

Should also mention this changes for different species. two colors I'll never use for walleye are orange and white, but both work great on pike (especially orange)

Thanks for a very good post! Much appreciated. I've fished tons of lakes with varying degrees of water vis., but it wasn't until I fished Rainy River for a few years before I truly learned about how the water color, and above water conditions effected baits. I know one thing though, when the water gets "chocolate milk", black works best. But, thats this body of water, it can vary from waterbody to waterbody. Again, great post, alot of good, usefull information.

jig and a minnow is always my first option. I've had some luck with smaller shallow water cranks retrieved slowly, patterns depend on the water clarity and forage. I've also been slow retrieving a black/blue spinner bait worked against the current, just below the surface. None above 30" yet for me though, but these patterns have been producing

lol, it's funny you say that. In the third video I mentioned that it felt more like having your line tied to two cinder blocks in heavy current, haha. Yeah, any sturgeon will put up a crazy fight, even 15lbers. Two years ago I caught my first sturgeon ever, through the ice, on 4lb mono. Had to drill a second hole to get em up, he was about 35-40lbs. That was a crazy fight, and I think he was previously gassed? He came up pretty easy even though he fought like hell at first. Damn though, I wish I could post the last video, such a bummer. My daughter(who was filming) had a good quote in there. "Oh my god! Look at it, it's bigger than me!" hahaha

Just looking at this lodge as a possibility of guiding on the English river, wondering if anyone has been there fishing or even work(ed) there. Looks like a great fishery and a great chain of lakes, just want to make sure it's the right choice if the opportunity comes to fruition. Any input is much appreciated, thanks in advance.

This really sucks. I think it might just be a camera issue, I just tried viewing the video through the camera, and its the same result. So either I'm screwed, or I need some help to fix this upload. The video screws up right at the end of the battle too, but like I said, you can still hear the audio. I'm so bummed right now:( Lol at being scared to catch them. For the past two years, I've tried faithfully to avoid the inside of the back eddies where the sturgeon are thick, haha. After this experience though, wow, I'd love to catch more. Of course on proper gear though. It was unreal that my rod didn't break, I could literally feel the stress on the rod, all the way to handle of the rod, almost like it was gonna break right at the reel bed.

I need some help here ladies and gents, the last video has issues I'm not sure if I can fix? I uploaded the video from my camera to computer. The first few minutes are fine. About 3/4 way through, it freezes, but there is still sound. It goes right until the end of the video, then the frame unfreezes and fast forwards to the end???? I'm assuming this is why it won't upload to photobucket? Please give me some ideas here. It's my biggest fish ever, and I need to save this video!!!!!

lol, I wasnt really prepared to film anything that day, so I said some pretty dumb stuff. She's good with a net, but we definitely didnt have a net to fit that sturgeon in, plus it couldn't legally leave the water. Still having some issues with the third video for some reason? Fourth try trying to upload it and it's still not working?

Had some issues loading the videos.... Here is video number two, just more fighting the fish

lol, yep, that basically continued for another 40 minutes or so, then the last few minutes we caught on video as well right when it spit the hook. Yep, the river is really high so far this year, its not normally anything like that. The strong current makes it pretty difficult to fish, especially if your not familiar with the area. Second video is uploading now...

Here is the first part of the video where the battery dies, lol

lol, cool. I've had pike pull the boat before, nothing like the fight of this though. Vids will be up soon. First one is loading(slowly) to photobucket, then I need to switch cameras and upload the second video, which I think includes the fish spitting the hook right at the dock?