Ron

I am in awe over this trip you so luckily had taken. It almost makes me want to get into fly in trips! You and Bill had the world by the short tails on this trip. Stellar report! (Just in case you didn't understand my thoughts on this report......GREAT READ) Cheers, Ron...

X3 Highly recommend him. Grant Mills is very professional when it comes to this stuff. Chances are, the side imaging ducer doesn't even attach to the hull of your boat but rather to the motor bracket.

I really like my BPS Pro Qualifier. Better built than the 100 MPH in my opinion. The best option on the Pro Q is the hip to ankle water proof zipper. A properly adjusted hood will not let water in, even at 40 mph with no windshield.

Well worth the wait to read this report Mike. The idea of flying to T Bay was a good one. 1.5hrs as opposed to a 16hr drive.

As Big Cliff says, get it fixed, sell it, put the money towards what you want. Grant Mills Boat Tech in Pickering will set you up. He is an authorized Minn Kota repair/ dealer. Great person to deal with. Cheers, Ron...

Can I show pictures of them now Mike? Can I, can I, huh huh?????? LOL Cheers, Ron...

I like Mike! Keeping that up and one of these days you are gonna get the vid of a muskie hoooking up on the 8 which would be cool to see. Cheers, Ron...

Congrats Djeep! And good on ya for putting this up Mike. You are truly a stand up guy. Unfortunately, I haven't even been out for Muskie yet. Hoping to next weekend.

As Bill said, it's for the trolling motor. It's worth every penny just for spot lock alone. For them egg heads, contact Mike Parker. Here is his web site: http://www.handlebarzmuskylures.com/Welcome.html Dress em out with a 5" twister tail and they are deadly on the Pike.

Right on Mike. Now quit messing around and get back to your lure building. They wont get made by themselves you know! hahaha

If it's Pike your after, don't forget Handlebarz double 10's and eggheads.

Got a name for the camp yet? Nice piece of rock you got to call home. I envy you. Cheers, Ron...

Not a problem there Terry. Do you see the top with the canvas on it. It's actually a flat bottom boat disguised as a fiberglass top to the van.

One of the best spoons used up on Nipigon is the ol Dolphin spoon. Very similar to the Little Cleo but the color is more nickel plated with a narrow red or orange stripe on the leading edge. 1/2 oz or 5/8oz. My choice of lures is: 1- bucktail jigs. Personally, I prefer to tie my own muddler minnow pattern on a 1/4oz ball head jig. Nothing fancy like the jig flies you can buy but they do catch a fair number of fish. 2- twister tails, various colors 3- suspending or sinking crank baits (natural perch was a good producer) 4- spoons (ya I got a couple dozen but seldom use them) The brookies were up high in the water column a couple weeks ago and then back down they went. Water temps went from 53 on the surface on June 5th, in areas and then plummeted to 40 almost over night. June 18, the temps came back up to 54. Brookies will be high in water column again. DON'T FORGET: BARBLESS AND SINGLE HOOKS ONLY ON NIPIGON AND ALL TRIBUTARIES. Cheers, Ron...

Nice ride Norm! Can you or do you have a set up to haul it in the back of your truck? Been a way too long time since I have run into you. One of these days we will cross paths at the carp grounds in PTBO. I try to get there once or twice a year. Cheers, Ron...

thanks for the comments. I can only take credit for the purchase though. The workmanship and quality is all Spiel. I am just glad I can own some of his fine work. Cheers, Ron...

http://mnrwatch.com/4000-in-fines-for-too-many-fish/ Thanks to TJ for setting the above website up. Cheers, Ron...

Guest is the answer. I bought mine at BPS a few years back. It finally calfed and had to buy another one as well. BPS no longer carrys Guest now=bummer. Went with their BPS brand tourney pro series. 2 yrs and running, hope I get another 10 or 12 yrs yet with it... Cheers, Ron...

Very nice of you Mike! Unfortunately, I won't be out until well after opener this year. Even if I wanted, most of my gear is North right now waiting for me. Got some proto types that are gonna see time on the water for big gators. Cheers, Ron...

Hey all, A while back, I had Spiel revive my IMX float rod. My style of fishing has changed and the handle needed to be retrofitted to accommodate a centerpin reel and position on rod. I was contemplating on just having a new rod blank built but with the research I did, I decided to just have the IMX rebuilt. Boy, I am glad I did! Here are some pics of the rod complete. As for cost, I got the price down to about $1.10 per fish. Not bad considering I didn't get the rod until some time in March! I liked the build so much, I am getting another one built, so is a buddy of mine. These ones will be on 11.5 Rainshadows. Got a few teaser pics of them too. First, my buddies. Now mine Cheers

I just got high speed gears for my Revo Toro NaCl 61 the phone number I got for Rockys is: 705 325-3526. Always get through calling this number.

Wow, and our runs are up and over now. The sure tell sign is when you start seeing the suckers being caught. Time to put my IMX SPIEL rebuild to rest until opener... Cheers, Ron...

Well the fish lift was mostly a great success. 30 fish shy of our set goal mind you. For the conditions we had, I think we did great. High and stained water made it unsafe to do a push up stream to get more trout into the pool. In total, I believe, there were 167 rainbow trout lifted up and over the dam. Thanks to all of you who took the time to help improve the rainbow trout fishery. It was greatly appreciated! Cheers, Ron...

For those of you who asked...... Kids are most certainly involved. We encourage them to help out. In fact, we let the kids with their guardian go into the pool first to net fish. Items to bring: WARM CLOTHES, DURING AND AFTER chest waders are best but if you only have hip waders, that's fine too. cotton gloves (some are provided). large net (some are provided). If your kids require community service hours for school and such, bring the forms along. Start up time is 8:00 at THE MILL RESTAURANT http://www.themillincobourg.com/findus.asp in Cobourg. (from Toronto, take first exit (Burnham St) south, turn left on Elgin St. Turn left on Ontario St. Parking lot is on your right. See ya there! Cheers, Ron...

Hey everyone, As it stands, the lift is still scheduled for this Saturday. We are banking on the high water levels to subside and thus making it safe to net the trout and manually lift over the dam. I will keep everyone up to date as the week progresses. Cheers, Ron...