OntarioFishingGuy

Some of the musky guys up here throw a bait called the 'Pounder Double Dawg'. It's not as heavy, but it's 20'' long. That bait looks really nice though.

I have a Symetre 1000 that I love, but I wouldn't use mono on it. Too many coils. It is perfect for 3-5lb braids though,

Set your drag, you have it for a reason. All too often I see guys muscling fish in on 50lb braid not using the drag at all. The fish in my avatar was caught on 4lb leader. I have caught some nice smallies on 2lb as well. Use sharp hooks and wet your knots.

It's a Tiger Muskie, and a beautiful one at that. Nice fish!

I'll see if I can get one this week.

Welcome to the forums! Go to the 'articles' section of the website and read all you can. Once you have read it all, read it again. Watch some of the Youtube videos from Bassresource. Read and watch as much as you can, and get out on the water as often as possible. Good luck!

Google 'Hair Rig' and put corn on the hook.

I was messing around at the vice the other day and tied up a little crawfish pattern. The tail and feelers are upside-down and I forgot to add legs, but I'm still pretty happy with how it turned out. Here are the materials I used: Claws: Olive bucktail Feelers: Jig skirt material Eyes: 3/16'' dumbell eyes Body: Brown chennile Tail: Olive bucktail Thread: Ultra Thread 140 denier - gray Hook: Gamakatsu Traditional Series size 6 Bead: 3/16'' black brass bead Rib: 10lb Trilene XL

No ice on most of my lakes, I'm about 4 hours away from Smith Falls but I wouldn't imagine there would be any ice. Water right now is still pretty cold, couldn't buy a panfish the other day, even using 1/64th oz hair jigs, but I would imagine the bite would pick up in the next few weeks. You're in zone 18 up there, so I don't think bass is open until 3rd Saturday in June, but there should be great opportunities for Walleye, Muskie and Pike. Be sure to check the regulations before you go up, and have a fun trip!

'So can you use the hook again after you catch a fish?' 'Yeah' 'So you're touching a hook that has been in a fish's mouth?' 'I guess' 'Gross'

Nice fish, I bet it pulled like a tank.

Yea be careful when wading. Wear a wading belt and always wade where you can see bottom. The lures sound like they should catch fish. Enjoy your new purchase!

You should be good. I would be surprised if you could cast 80 yards.

1. Rapala 2. Luhr-Jensen (Kwikfish) 3. Storm 4.Jackall

Maybe don't get it all at once. It would suck to have 5-6 of those jigs only to realize you hate using them. Some inline spinners would make a good addition to any tackle box.

I had some good sucess using spybaits last year, mainly using whatever dropshot type rod I have on hand. I was wondering what rod and reel you guys were using for this technique. Also, does anyone have experience with using spybaits on braid? I want to use 5lb PP for them, but have heard that they only perform well on fluorocarbon. I tried using fluorocarbon on a spinning reel while using them, and while I had good sucess, I didn't care for the way the line handled. Any insight would be appreciated.

Beauty fish!

Great bass!

For pitching, a Shimano 50 would be hard to beat.

Our opener is next weekend! We'll be fishing for dropbacks for sure. Going for panfish and carp (I know...) tomorrow - tired of getting skunked on steelhead. I have heard that most of the fish here have already spawned, so opener might not be so amazing.

Tiny creeks and super clear water - lighter leaders. I always keep a spool of 3, 4, 6 and 8 on hand. I have watched steelhead move out of the way of 6lb flourocarbon leader while it was drifting through a pool. Longer noodle rods help protect the light leaders.

Exactly. We catch the same rock bass here 4-5 times in a row on the same bait. As soon as you release it, you can pich back to it and it will bite again. They aren't the smartest creatures.

Thats a YUM Crawbug.

I heard somewhere it was a problem with spiral wrapped rods. Not sure though.

10lb Trilene XL. Hoping to try put a hi vis line this year.