Jump to content

Stef

Members
  • Posts

    63
  • Joined

  • Last visited

About Stef

Profile Information

  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    West Arm Lake Nipissing
  • Interests
    Fishing, boats, fishing, motorcycles, fishing, photography, fishing, hunting, fishing, snowmobiles, fishing, ATV's, fishing, computers, fishing, golf...... did I mention fishing yet?

Recent Profile Visitors

1,686 profile views

Stef's Achievements

Net Attendant

Net Attendant (3/10)

0

Reputation

  1. I had a very enlightening conversation with a "full timer", who sold his house and went all in to the lifestyle, in a pool in Florida a few years ago. In short, he stated full timing was absolutely wonderful; when he started. Saw new places, new friends and was great for about 10 yrs. Then his wife got sick and there was no stability during hospital stays, old friends were now different after he had been away for so long. The motorhome had depreciated to almost nothing and cost a lot to keep up at that age and the money he got for his house was pretty much gone. Neither of them felt much like travelling anymore. Anyway, not to be a downer but just some things to keep in mind while deciding...
  2. The West Arm will be somewhat different than West Bay for fishing simply because the water is generally deeper here. I'm a walleye fisherman and don't target Musky but I used to in the 70's and early 80's in Georgian Bay, Ottawa River and the French. My Muskie tackle and some baits reflect that period and it was trolling mostly as we didn't have the reels of today for casting. Still, I get a lot of incidental fish when I go for pike or have pickerel chewed up pretty bad trying to get them away from a hungry Musky. The Top 50 pike tournament is tomorrow here and I'm in it, checked out some spots yesterday and formulated my attack plan, seem to get a Musky every second year or so during the tournament and am not happy when it happens because getting them in and released uses up time...
  3. Muskies are still here and hungry, try rock structures and lots of shoals out there....
  4. I live on the West Arm. As mentioned, water is on the high side for this time of year, weeds are down from normal and a bit lower than last year, which means basically no weeds yet but they should be started by the time you arrive...
  5. Yeah... motor mount to position the cavitation plate not being correct sure fits the symptoms being described to a tee. Prop pitch changes are a fine tune item about 200-300 RPM per inch of pitch change so not likely. Also, I had one coil pack go out so it was running on 3 cylinders on mine, same symptoms but running a bit rough which the OP might not detect as he has not had any experience with the motor running properly yet. It will start and run on three cylinders with no problems...
  6. Check the height of the motor on the transom. Many so called marinas just drop the motor onto the transom until it rests on the bracket and bolt it up. Properly, the motor should be mounted so that the cavitation plate is at the bottom edge of the stern or so. Most installs mean your bracket is not touching the edge of the motor well but sits 1-2 inches above. If you can fit some fingers under there you're probably good to go, if not lift the motor and re-bolt in some of the other holes...
  7. OK I'm not a big poster, but I see some people on here are frustrated at not being able to stop smoking. I'll get to the point... if you started smoking with the thought that you would quite some day and think maybe that day is near, read a book first. Don't use willpower alone, nicotine gum or patches or other drugs. Just read a book. Continue to smoke while you read it, but do read it to the end before you put out that last smoke. No big health scares, etc. but you will want to stop and will be able to stop relatively easily when its done. I know, I didn't believe it either when I heard it and thought what a load of ... I've seen it work with me and three others I have provided the book to... they all agree they can't believe it. The books name is "Stop smoking the easy way" by Allan Carr. Goggle it if you want, It'll cost you about $30 at Chapters... don't try to figure it out, just do it. If you have already quit and find the going tough, get the book, you'll have a completely different outlook that will make things so much easier (but don't start smoking again while you read it LOL). Don't say Bull... just do it!
  8. OK Joey... saw your request on the other post RE: needing 4 more, put me down for a team,,,
  9. The nets were cut. I feel a lot better with natives farming commercial fish than I do with gill netting wild ones. Its a sustainable fishery, cutting the traps is a criminal act. There are some natural occurring releases from wind damage, etc. and the stock does get mixed up anyway...
  10. I will add a few personnal observations from living on the West Arm for the last 13 years, a relatively short time perhaps but I have noticed changes. This area has seen a collapse of Whitefish and now Cisco. When I first moved here Whitefish were caught in the winter in very small mumbers, all very large ie. 7lbs+ and old. Over the past 5-6 years I have not seen or heard of any caught. Discussions with longer term residents indicated Whitefish of all sizes were plentiful 20+ years ago. Ciscos used to be everywhere and easily caught in great numbers. Even caught them incidentally in the summer. The past 3-4 years the catch has decreased to practically none. Older residences can relate the decline from years ago and it has accelerated. These are cold water fish, not netted in this vicinity and other than some limited winter activity not targetted by anglers, certainly not enough to cover the rapid decline. Coincidentally, the winter temperatures have dropped each year I have been here and precipitation ie. snow also declining to the point where it is difficult to maintain snowmobiling as a viable sport. Water temps in the summer also seem higher although I haven't kept track of this and its anecdotal. It seems that the west side of the lake is in a state of very rapid change. Just some observations.........
  11. I've owned aluminium tillers, dual console and side console boats. My last two have been side console 16-17' range. I fish primarily by myself and like to drift with jigs so that has a lot to do with my choice. Tiller is nice to fish from, clear unobstructed swing of the rod, only need one fishfinder which is mounted close, fast ans easy engine control. Negative - Almost all the weight is in the back and only select boats move the gas tank to mid-hull for more even distribution. Dual console gives good wind protection and usually has a top for travelling in the rain. Good overall balance. Negative - less open space in 16-17' models and leaves a quarter of the boat to fish out of, needed second fishfinder rear mounted and the top was always in the way, even folded and not in use. Take the top off and then why bother with a dual console. Side console gives some wind protection, you get wet in the rain, still need a second finder at the rear but fishes well with a full 180 degree plus arc and has similar good balance of the dual console.
  12. If you're short I'll give it a go, added my name to the roster page......
  13. I have an Abu Revo Premier purchased the first year they came out, it was the top of the line for Abu/Revo then. Light weight, low profile, very smooth and no problems. Its the best of the five or so baitcasters I own. As to whether you'll catch more fish with a quality reel, probably not. But, if you enjoy fishing and CAN AFFORD IT, you'll gain your moneys worth in pleasure casting a high end reel (of whatever make turns you on) and won't be sorry to have spent the extra....
  14. I've got a 16' Fish Hawk with the 60HP 4-stroke. Its my second one, use mine a lot as I live on the lake and am retired. like to trade every 4-5 years. As I mentioned, its my second one, so I must like it. If you have a choice, check out the Northern Package vinyl floor as mentioned previously, easy to keep clean and durable.
×
×
  • Create New...