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I agree with you about catch limits. Had you read what I wrote, I specifically was talking about possession limits. I don't see any reason why there should be room for confusion with possession - those of us who actually want to follow the regulations might get screwed because it really is not clear, and there is room for error, potentially causing issues for those with no ill intent. A province-wide possession limit would solve that, while retaining the catch limits of individual zones and water bodies.

A simpler solution for possession limits would be to make it a single limit per species, province-wide, that is higher or equal to the highest daily catch limit for the species in the province. But I don't make the rules.

Thanks everyone! Ah, yeah. I think it went down on its own after a day or so. I did swallow marshmallows and bread and drank a ton of water. Hasn't been bothering me since. But it wasn't fun! Now you have me wondering.. lol

I'm still new to topwater myself, but I can speak a little about my experience with the Hula Popper lure. I used it in the daytime, evening, and night (still too much of a night-hawk to go out in early morning - I want to though!), and all three times of day it's produced fish for me - including my first ever bass (seen in avatar) and my first night-time catch (another nice sized bass). With that particular lure, in my opinion anyhow, the key is to use it when the water's still. If there's much wind, I'll go for something else. Other lures, like a frog and Jitterbug and whatever else I am unfamiliar with so far, as I'm still learning and expanding my basscabulary.

Well, I do have a second spool. I don't know why, but I forgot about it... It still has some Trilene XL 14lb from probably 1998 on there... That should probably come off soon. I'm still unsure about what braid is not good for, compared to mono. It seems some people just use one or the other. I guess fish might be able to see braid when the color comes out, but I read about running it through a Sharpie tip to permanently color it. All I really know is the Crystal stuff was basically dental floss and it felt like it was frayed, and it didn't feel like the samples of Power Pro tied to the packaging. I went out at midnight, tried two lakes, got two bites, but no take. I was only using the Jitterbug. Didn't feel like changing to my Hula Popper, though I expect I would have had more bites. Thanks for the tips. Also, I see you're almost as new as I am here - welcome!

Haha, my breath isn't the problem, my wife's is! Maybe it's payback for the fish...

I love garlic except when my wife eats it. Argh... Can't they make a garlic that doesn't give you bad breath for a month?

Question 1: I am using Trilene Transoptic 10lb and I liked it until it started getting super twisted, and that frustrated me. I figured out that it's probably due to trolling with a red eye lure with no swivel... So really, not the line's fault. Problem is, I now need new line. I previously tried Fireline Crystal or something like this, and I hated it. Now, my only rod currently is a 7' Ugly Stik with a Shimano spinning reel. Should I put 20lb Power Pro braid on there? Or should I buy more mono stuff? I am hesitant about braid because of my experience with that Crystal stuff, but I have little experience outside of Trilene XL, and the two I mentioned here. I read other posts and saw a lot of people liked Power Pro, but usually on baitcasters. I don't have a baitcaster [yet]. Edit: forgot to say, I am freshwater fishing for bass, pike, walleye, that kind of thing, often from shore, sometimes in a canoe, sometimes trolling. Eventually in a "real" boat. Question 2: for night-time topwater bass fishing (from shore), is there a certain time that is best? I caught one or two (I forget now, all the fish are blending together in my head!) and I think it was around 12:30am at least one of those times. I am just curious because it's around 11:30pm right now, and I have the urge to go, but was curious if it's more productive to wait until a bit later. Sorry if these are dumb questions, but I did search around and I either find conflicting info or no info at all. And I trust you guys and your collective wisdom.

Thanks, all! BTW, I caught it on that Cotton Cordell Super Spot lure I just got today. Not on the Jitterbug (that woulda been more awesome). Haha, I have a couple nets but my fish and lures keep getting tangled and it's easier to walk off the dock and onto shore.. But I use it in the canoe, usually. But yeah, I know what you mean - at least there's less sand than in my avatar! And I love that Plano tackle bag. lol, yeah. I am careful, but good advice.

After no success off the pier behind the marina in New Liskeard on Lake Temiskaming, I tried under the bridge in Latchford. Nothing. Then we hit Gillies Lake on the way home and... My new personal best for smallmouth, 19" (edit: just measured it while not sitting in the sink, and it's closer to 20" - say 19.5") off a dock there! Conversion charts say it's about 3.5lbs. It put up a great fight! Man, I freaking love fishing. I should have been doing this for the past ten years. I don't know why I got so lazy. I used to love fishing so much as a kid, and then went off to college, got married, got a job, and mostly forgot about it. Well, not anymore! My previous best was 16.5"-17" (I didn't have the mouth closed, so I'm not sure exactly). My wife was very patient despite feeling sick all day (we both ate really terrible food today, both of us felt horrible). She snapped a few pics. Weird look on my face in that last one, but it was the best pic she took... lol

The wife and mother-in-law got me these new toys: Which should I try first? Maybe one of the 20s? If I catch a golddigger, I'll throw it back.

Did you try plugging in some headphones? Maybe there's a secret message recorded inside the box! Perhaps a clue as to why it was thrown away? Maybe the box is cursed! You will never know until you plug in some phones and giver a listen! --- I never even considered a box for my battery before. Is there any reason I *should* have one? I only use my battery for my trolling motor, which has a battery gauge built right in, which seems like the best feature on a box. And a handle, of course, which my battery already has.

I've only ever reeled in one salmon, back when I lived in Toronto. My advice: do a lot of workouts - strength training, specifically - before your trip. The salmon was the most tiring fishing experience I've had to date. Mind you, I was fishing off the shore on a river - I forget where, my uncle took me since I was new to the city (literally there fore about a month). I don't even remember how big the thing was, but it seemed huge at the time. Still, it was fun. But tiring. Might be different/easier from a boat, I dunno.

Thanks all! I never caught walleye on a lure before, so it was another first for me. It was about 3.5lbs. I love that lake, it's so big and calm and pretty, and quiet. I'm an OK swimmer, but I never snorkeled or anything like that. It's a cool idea, though.. I do want that lure back... lol Hmm, nope. My dad doesn't do anything, really... What makes you ask, though?

Good show! I went today to two spots and got seven, but they were all smaller than yours.

I went out to Latchford and fished off the shore under the bridge. I caught four small bass there. Well, three. One of them I caught twice in a row - I know this because one of my hooks tore a bit out of his side. Didn't seem to phase him, since he went right back after the exact same lure two casts later. Not keeper size, but fun to fish, anyhow. I was using all sorts of lures, no biting until I went with my gold rattlin' rap, which got snagged and I lost it. They don't make those exact ones anymore. Then I went home and picked up the wife and we headed out to Anima-Nipissing for a couple hours. I told her I wanted to catch a walleye or a trout, but I caught three more bass, one a keeper. I had several other bites, and then I got a nice little walleye (the biggest I think I have caught, which is not that big), as seen in the non-flattering picture my wife took. At first I thought it was another small bass, since that's all I was catching today, but then it dove straight down as I got it near the boat, and so far none of my bass have done that, and actually, I only really remember walleye doing it (and some pike, but I didn't think it was a pike on). The lure I was having success on there was a really old and small original Rapala floater with slightly rusted hooks that I need to change tonight (I wasn't really planning on using it, just thought I'd give it a shot. Worked GREAT!). It was really dark by the time we got back to the boat launch. A 2-hour trip turned into 4 hours. And now I wanna go out again ASAP. And here's a view from the boat:

I'm playing games on my PS3... waiting for the wife to finish work so we can take the canoe out and fish.

My favorite comedian of all time is Jim Gaffigan. Here are a couple clips: Camping: Holidays:

Some nice pics, Lungelarry! I particularly like the seagulls on the posts and the fountain ones.

Welcome! I only just found this site not long ago, myself. I was searching to see if something like it existed, or if I'd have to register yet another domain and whip up a site to do it myself. Luckily, I found OFC/OFC.

I recently moved back here, and was wondering if anyone else from the Tri-Towns area is on this board? I know I saw a post from someone on here ice fishing in New Liskeard during a visit home, and Nipfisher gave me a few ideas of where to fish around here, too. Some of the closest lakes to me in Cobalt are fishable (Crosswise Lake, for example), but you can't eat the fish or swim in them due to the arsenic and mercury levels thanks to the mining history. I don't think you can fish in Sasaginaga Lake (even though the MNR sees fit to list the species found in there on their map, basically like a big tease) due to it being used for drinking water. Mostly, I've been exploring right now, looking for lakes and rivers, finding back roads my car can make it down, etc. I don't really wanna take my canoe into Lake Temiskaming, and I'm new to fishing from anywhere but shore unless I'm a guest in someone else's boat, and then they choose the spots to fish, so I am just learning where to go and whatnot. That's why I think I'm planning to spend a lot of my time in Gillies Lake and Sharp Lake, as both are close to home and accessible to me (I'm not sure if Gillies has a public boat launch, but my wife's uncle has a cottage there and welcomed me to use it whenever I want). I took my Sportspal in there this week for the first time and caught a pike to take home, and one that I lost at the side of the boat while waiting for the net (shouldn't have waited.. my buddy was slow). And then another couple fish that got off before I could see them. I've caught a couple bass from shore at Sharp and had about 5 topwater strikes in an hour of fishing from a dock in Gillies a week ago or so. I know there's fish in there. I know I could drive an hour+ away to find stuff north or south of here... I intend to hit Latchford soon (I'm a fan of the Montreal River, to be honest, mainly due to it giving me my first bass ever). And I did check out the Blanche River for a few hours, but man, what a name. I couldn't even see my lure until it was on the shore again, the water is so dirty. Probably should have been called the Black River. I tried everything in my tackle box, as well as a regular hook and worm, and didn't get a bite. But it was really, really nice to drive up to, and fish from shore. This is about a half hour or so, I guess, out from Diamond, mind you. I don't mind driving, but I kinda want to get something to show for it. Anyhow, I was just curious of what people thought of the area and any experiences you had, or if you have any suggestions I should check out.

Very nice footage - and Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters... great taste in music.

I realize we're a fishing community here, and we're talking about water and beaches and whatnot, but this is a general problem with humanity as a whole. Or at least here in the West. In town here (and when I lived in North Bay) I see/saw people's trash blowing into my yard ALL THE TIME. It's really sad... If you're going to litter, at least leave it on a shelf in WalMart so the staff there have something to do!

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I'd never seen a pike follow a lure before, until last month. I saw one follow a Lucky Strike Bug Eye right up to the shore of the Montreal River, and along the side as I walked, watching it.. I don't know if it was because of the leader, but I was using a wire one. It was odd to see.