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Holy Jeebus! That's a friggen tank!

Nice pike mang! You're name is hilarious. The Master Baitman.

Them some tank bass, and a nice muskie to top it off too. Damn good spot you got there.

They're already starting to cruise up the rivers/creeks?!?!?

I was thinking of taking the nephew out for some Bullheads, since the tackle required is very simple and I don't have to keep messing around with lures and casting for him... since he's only 4. Is there anywhere in nearby, or in Whitby, that anyone would suggest that offers good bullhead action? Thanks in advance for any tips that might be sent my way.

All were released. Don't worry.

A wee little update, we found the smallies and some pickerel. Took some searching and some change of techniques... well to the simplest technique known... Jigging a worm off the side of the boat right off the bottom in about 10 ft of water. Plenty of 0.5-2lb smallies, and about 4 pickerel between 12-16 inches long. Unfortunately no camera... I think there's a picture of a smaller pickerel and a 1.5lb smallie but not uploaded until we get home. Nothing at all was hitting any sort of moving bait/lure, the only way we could get them to bite was to be patient and dangle a worm right near bottom. Weird. Really weird.

Hey Capt Pierre, I've been trying jigging for walleyes recently... since I've heard it's quite effective. So far, zippo for luck... Any certain style of jig or colour? I've been generally jigging semi-close to shore where there's a rocky shoal dropping off into probably about 10 ft with lots of weeds.

Well, they're probably all still there... maybe they're in different locations? I would like to chase the muskies, but I don't really have any idea of where to really look and don't really have big ass lures for em. Up in the nogies creek bay, it's pretty much all 0.5-1.5 lb bass. And rockies. I mean, they are much more fun than pan fish, but when I take my nephew out it's hard to keep him occupied when there isn't consistent panfish action for him. It's a strange year.

Oh and I forgot to mention, I'm currently situated up on Nogies Creek Bay.

I've been coming here for a week every year for the last 14 years or so with the family. Generally fishing is quite good, plenty of pan fish for entertainment while the fishing is slow. Lots of big largies and smallies, generally. However this year, it seems like the panfish are nearly gone... and in their place is tons of small largies and smallies. I mean, I'm not really complaining, because they do put up a better fight... but nothing over 1.5lbs. Any ideas as to what's up with the change? I even went looking for bluegills and pumpkinseeds, caught a couple but again, mostly small bass. No big bass either, I've tried all my go-to spots and tossed practically everything I have at em. Any tips? The fish are acting very strange on this lake this year... I did however, have a very interesting experience. I had hooked into a small perch. and as I was reeling the bugger in... about 5 ft from the boat... SMASH! MUSKIE!!!!! I estimate it at about 3.5 to 4ft. And of course, it was on my 4.5ft ultra light... Fought with her, well more like holding on for dear life... for a bit, then she got lodged in a patch of weeds. I managed to pull the boat to her, and when we neared she ran off again. Peeling line like nothing I've seen before, and then it happened... Pop! Line goes slack, reel it in... no hook, no fish... nothing. Damn. But, I have to say that was friggen awesome!

Will this work with any humminbird... or just specific versions?

That is some fantastic scenery.

I hear much of this wacky rig, and I am not entirely sure exactly what that is... I know it involves a plastic worm but...

I'm not too sure as to what all the fuss is about. If he told us of a lure that seemed to work, sponsored or not, at least you know it works. Nice smallies.

Don't shower before you go into the woods, that's a sure way to attract them.

That Chaga mushroom looks... a little... inappropriate haha.

Ohhhhhh man, looks like you caught a whopper.

So I know there are some very mixed reviews on this tool. I use it, but I don't hold everything it says to be true... or up to date. Sometimes by the species of fish present you can kind of imagine what sort of lake it is... shallow and weedy, or deep and rocky... and so on. But I was looking at Pigeon Lake, which I am quite familiar with... but I saw 3 species of fish which I have never caught nor witness being caught... or even heard tales of. Brook Trout, Burbot and Northern Pike... Now I know Northern Pikes are moving into the Kawarthas, but I haven't heard them making it as far as Pigeon so far... and the other two seem like Bull. Anyone ever catch a Burbot or a Brook Trout on Pigeon??

Those are come cool videos, and the pictures are awesome! Now to some footage of a muskie in action.

I had already caught a number of smaller bass, so I figured... since I got these couple big dead minnows, I'll see if I can convince some bullheads to come play. So choppity chop, hookity hook and cast'r on oot. No catties, but definitely to my surprise were the two nice sized bass.

Went to a couple of river locations, and used a variety of lures and bait. At the new-to-me spot, I landed a few 1lbers using some smaller swimbaits. At my usual spot, I landed a few more 1-1.5lbers using spinnerbaits and the some whatsit jigs... then I tried something I've never done before, cut a big dead shiner in half and caught a 3lber using the head .. and a 4lber using the other half... within minutes of each other. Here's the only picture I got. It's of the 4lber, weighed and released.

Mike, those are some big ol' bowfins. Where do you find these toothy critters?

Those are badass lookin fish.

Holy jeebus! That's what you call an epic fishing trip. Some sweeet fish too! How much does a trip like this cost?