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...

you have a PM...

Very nice Mike! Now we just have ta wait to see Dana's 55 incher....

Awesome shots Joey. Not all that often you get to see photos of coyotes. Cheers, Ron...

I guess I am more off the wall... I prefer 30lb chartreuse Dacron backing and with my eye sight getting the way it is, I like the high vis Raven main line but in 10 lb. I still use about 6ft of vanish in 8lb and then a foot or two leader line.

The tentative date for the Cobourg fish lift is Saturday April 12. If the fish are there and the weather is good, it could be done a week earlier. This is no longer run under the guidance or funding of the OMNR. Due to cutbacks CIFWIP is not available thus not allowing insurance for volunteers. With much thanks to the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority, scientific permits have been issued and volunteers are insured through GRCA policy. Hope to see you there. Cheers...