Steve

and the results from my poll are coming in. one angler says he gets 30:1 browns to atlantics (on the NORTH SHORE). another angler suggests 100:1 browns to atlantics (on the SOUTH SHORE). http://www.spoonpullers.com/forums/index.php/topic,25162.0.html Retract the statement Chris or I won't let this drop. Stupidity like that CANNOT be accepted!

flippin switch allows you to let more line out, without actually releasing the bail. i've never used one when trolling or bottom bouncing.

I understand, and have heard what you are suggesting re stocking locations. But I won't accept any discussion that brown trout have catch rates only barely better than atlantics. Between fishing Sandbanks (North Shore) and Hamilton to Bronte (North Shore) I've still caught close to 50 browns over the years.... Still, 2 atlantics. I'm VERY WORRIED that the crap that Chris spews to his OFAH friends will include that browns aren't any more successful than Atlantics...as a way to justify reductions in Browns to put more effort into Atlantics. That is not acceptable. OFAH and the public tend to be lemmings...and folks like Chris, who speak well, can convince those who don't know any better. Like yourself, who is suggesting the results from some random MNR study...instead of knowing what is ACTUALLY going on in the lake...which is successful brown trout fishing from Hamilton to Sandbanks.... Yes, you have to fish for them...meaning shallower, and not out deep with the Kings..... BUT DON'T discount the success of the Brown Trout due to the lack of success of the Atlantic program. I wouldn't sell my trolling gear if the KING salmon disappeared (which appears to be happening), but I WOULD if the Brown Trout disappeared...because they are the most fun fish to catch on Lake O. Most folks catch and release their browns as they aren't the best eating, but they make for a wonderful shallow water fishery....so no, you don't see tons back at the dock.....which is a GOOD THING!

oh, and head on over to Quintefishing.com and ask those boys about their fantastic spring brown trout fishery....have a chat with Superdad, Trannyman, Scott Walcott, any of the boys over there.... Ask them about their success with atlantics compared to brown trout?!?!?!! I'm steamed now!!!! How stupid can some people be in the face of the atlantics. http://www.spoonpullers.com/forums/index.php/topic,25162.0.html

No Atlantic in Lake Ontario will ever match the beauty and plentiful numbers as the majestic BROWN TROUT!!!

boat anglers catch hundreds and hundreds of brown trout yearly. my boat catches in excess of 100 browns annually. I have caught since 2004 to present WELL OVER 1000 browns. In that time, I've caught 2 atlantics. I've caught browns from Hamilton to Niagara River, and from Hamilton to Bronte. I've had days with 20 plus browns. I've had double and triple headers of browns. I've caught browns in Hamilton Harbour. I've caught browns in the Niagara River. Hell, TALK TO ANYONE who fishes the Niagara river how hard it is to catch browns. Even more so, TALK TO ANYONE who fishes Pt Dalhousie about how many browns are around. This is the most stupid, asinine conversation I've ever had about Atlantics. Browns can be caught in January, February, March, April and May, from a boat, WITH SUPER EASE! If needed, just to show how stupid this conversation is, I'll put up a poll on here, and spoonpullers, asking BOAT ANGLERS have they caught more browns, or atlantics, in their boat to date. This is just retarded. I know other anglers who target browns like I do, and have a VERY EASY time catching browns in the months I mentioned above. There is one fella on spoonpullers who I put onto browns two years ago, that had a 35 brown day last May out of Jordan Harbour...that is more than every Atlantic caught on lake ontario all year. Wow. I swear I've heard it all now. JohnBacon and Chris Robinson, why don't we go out together next spring, on my boat, and we'll catch more BROWNS in one MORNING than you both will catch Atlantics in your ENTIRE LIFE (out of lake ontario). I won't accept this atlantic bullcrap to put a dark cloud on brown trout in Lake Ontario!!!!! MANY MANY BOAT ANGLERS enjoy Brown Trout.....DO NOT put the stupid TICS in the same "Failure" Category as Brown Trout. MAN AM I MAD WITH THE STUPIDITY!!!!

no, I said it's ridiculous because, well, it's ridiculous. sorry you don't like where this is going.... there's a small X in the top right corner of the screen....if you're afraid of where a thread is going, I suggest you click it....

you're right. communicating a message like that is ridiculous, whether he's from Canada, US, or Mars.

That is the single biggest amount of horse crap I've ever heard spewed from your mouth Chris. The single biggest!! I'll allow you to "clarify" your words before I clearly show how stupid and wrong that statement is. And of course, if one of your statements are as stupid as that, we can all imagine how much more verbal diarrhea you must spew. So, please clarify, or if not, I'll have some fun :)

Holy Crap. Just.... Wow.

if you can't do it anymore, than teach it.

accudepths do not hold up in the cold..... but the daiwa sealines do.

i have two tekota 300lc's. they are nice! can't see casting when them though.

ok, now they are truly in trouble. Germany has given VW 10 days to present a solution or they will kick all affected cars off the road!! http://blog.caranddriver.com/germany-gives-volkswagen-10-days-to-present-solution-to-diesel-emissions-problem/

See, now that's what I'm talking about. No bull answer. Thanks Hirk! You're right, no one is claiming that they need to contribute back..... Tons of salmon tournaments on the water that don't contribute back anything either......

Go on......I've yet to hear what bass tournaments do for the fishery.

67ZL1, it kills me to admit I've heard that story more times than I care to admit lately. I took a very long and hard look at the boat market before refurb'ing my boat in 2011. I didn't think the rebuild would be the way I'd go but the boats today just aren't built like they used to be. (unless you go the custom route).

Cloudy15, prepare for the muskie wrath!!!

opponents didn't blow it up, the public did...seconds after it was said..... don't confuse that fact. it wasn't the media, or his "opponents" that blew it up....it exploded literally seconds after it was said.....and it was the listening public that picked up on it....

you're likely referring to these. Luck E Strike hooks. Made with gamakatsu hooks. The hooks are very light wire, and can easily be bent, but if your not around slop, they do work rather nicely. I have a large number of these hooks for the right conditions....and great quality (as they are gammy hooks).

his spinners worked overtime to clear that one up. phew. :)

ya, they can't all be great comments like "he has good hair though" .... those comments are much more insightful, lol.

you sure can. they generally sell three common colours. black red shad (great for stained water), green/while (cream) laminate (great in clearer water), and often a darker natural colour. Black red shad and green/cream laminate work great for us. Generally cost 7.99 for 10....and yes, you will go through them rather quickly....so when fishing northern waters were bass and pike are plentiful and easy to catch, they may not be the best economically. but when fishing pressured southern ontario water, you never catch so many fish that you go through a bag in a day (well, if you do, great, that means the fish are active and plentiful). here's the black red shad: Here's the green / while laminate. (that is a paddle tail, which I don't care for, but the colour is what I wanted to show)

i flip back and forth with respect to a flouro lead vs not using a flouro lead with braid. lately i'm back on the 'not' using flouro lead with braid. you have extra knots that need to get through the slop when using the lead.... now I'm back to braid directly to hook. with respect to the brand of senko, most will say yamamoto are not worth it....well, they are. they cast further, sink better, and collapse best when using a texposed setup.

when I did my boat overhaul in 2011, i looked at carpetless floor. i decided with the 12 month a year fishing i do, carpet is 100% the way to go. but I know I'm in the minority on this one.....I'm not a clean freak...carpet reduces slippery surfaces in the cold, and keep the floor cooler in the heat.