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....As previously mentioned great company, cold nights and tough fishing. And now for the pics in no particular order.... Walleye hotspot.....perhaps. and a shot of Muskiestudd in search of his namesake.

....Nice to see you again Rob and meet you Glen. Seems the two of you done well out there.

....Isn't that the same thing? Starve a fever, hope you feel better soon. Sore throats and flus have already been through my house.

....You could just stop in at the Lakair Lodge docks and show me/us in person. There will be about 20 or so of us from this board there on the weekend. You might even snag a few tips from some of the regulars to the west arm.

...A heart warming tale Roger, thank you very much for sharing. Kudos to all who helped make it a great day for Jacob.

....Not certain on the distance, exactly. I'd say 3, maybe 4 miles. Lakair would be on your left side just before you pass under the Hwy #64 bridge.

....A very common occurance. While I've never actually used live crayfish I have had good success on crayfish pattern flies. I've caught rainbows that at times rattled they had eaten so many crayfish. I've also seen them full of snails.

....I'll be fishing over that way from time to time. Are you in a rental or your own boat?

It happens very often as salmon have large gaping mouths (picture a panting dog) set lines and long leaders take advantage of this. It is often accidental but it is also practiced often.

....Lining sometimes refered to as flossing is a manner in which the line (often a long leader) itself passes through the salmons mouth. When tension is felt the hook is set pulling the line through its mouth hooking it on the outside of the mouth.

....If a rod is not spined properly the guides may roll to one side or another when the rod is flexed. That is to say the rod will always bend in line with the spine and if the guides aren't lined up with it you'll notice.

....Hey Skeeter I just checked the Google map and it's good. If you zoom in you'll see Musky Island road on the left and Memquisite road on the right. Lakair is just before you get to those roads on your left if coming from Monetville.

....Sheeeesh, I didn't get a chance to ask Lew to leave some musky for me. Hooked and I will be arriving early Friday.

....Personally I have no idea. I think I heard it through the grapevine.

....You should be okay. If it does manage to come loose it won't be for several years. FYI spining, always important for any rod.

....Admittedly I have not fished it in a little more than two decades. But when I did pike, largemouth and walleye were the target. In fact we did very well on the walleye! During the last few years I fished there crappie were taking hold and to my understanding are now quite prolific in the lake. Not sure of this but I believe that the only crappie may be kept these days.

Outloud, no I typed it.

....Hmmmm, personally I find it rather difficult to support my local (or non local) gillnetters.

Yes crayfish are an essential food source for some fish but in this case the Rusty Crayfish is an invasive, destructive species.

Are you implying it's not....

....Congratulations. Nice boat, I like it.

....Super! After thought, did you scuff/roughen up the blank before epoxying the handle?

Back row, L - R / Marty, AlanJ, GaryV, Muskiestudd, MikeO's kid, CoolB, Kroniks friend (never knew his name), Kronik, Moi, Tony. Front row, L - R / Garry2rs, Candave, MikeO, MikeO's kid, Roy (beer under vest), Captain Hooked, TJ, Cory. I could really use a musky lure to go with my new rod Roy. and if memory serves me right (usually doesn't) I found this site through the old Zooboard.

....Glad to have you along Hooked. Looks like there'll be a lot of new faces for our first annual fall gathering.