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by bl8ant
Mon Jul 16, 2018 2:12 pm
Forum: Fishing Talk
Topic: Little Rideau Walleye
Replies: 11
Views: 5307

Re: Little Rideau Walleye

RJ wrote:Thanks Sean.. :lol:

RJ
;)
by bl8ant
Sat Jul 14, 2018 9:52 pm
Forum: Fishing Talk
Topic: Little Rideau Walleye
Replies: 11
Views: 5307

Re: Little Rideau Walleye

Nice that certain people can get information on the areas fishing Check your weather network app and you'll be provided with daytime highs & lows, wind direction/speed, possibility of precipitation and sunrise/sunset times. Volunteer for the weather network and you may be privy to adiabatic lap...
by bl8ant
Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:05 am
Forum: Fishing Talk
Topic: Splake on ice
Replies: 10
Views: 6336

Re: Splake on ice

I kept a few splake recently (2 pounders) out of one of the lakes I fish with a diverse baitfish community.
It's flush wasn't nearly as red as the ones you caught and the stomachs were jam packed with tiny minnows 1" long.
by bl8ant
Sun Jan 07, 2018 3:06 pm
Forum: Fishing Talk
Topic: Splake on ice
Replies: 10
Views: 6336

Re: Splake on ice

Are you a fish processor by trade!? Those are some beautifully cut fillets, mine—in comparison—look like they were torn by hand. Interesting you chose to fish so shallow for the splake, judging by the colour of their flesh I wouldn't be surprised if they had freshwater shrimp in their bellies. Is th...
by bl8ant
Mon Aug 21, 2017 9:29 am
Forum: Rods, Reels, & Other Gear
Topic: Play in Shimano Curado 70XG Normal?
Replies: 6
Views: 5229

Re: Play in Shimano Curado 70XG Normal?

Thanks for all of the responses. After a recent trip to Cabelas I can confirm that the play in the handle assembly that I'm experiencing with the Curado 70 is not an anomaly. The Shimano casting reels and offerings from 13 fishing and Abu Garcia on display all behaved similarly. Good to hear about t...
by bl8ant
Thu Aug 10, 2017 10:50 pm
Forum: Rods, Reels, & Other Gear
Topic: Play in Shimano Curado 70XG Normal?
Replies: 6
Views: 5229

Re: Play in Shimano Curado 70XG Normal?

My Curado 200i models to not exhibit this symptom at all, only the 70s of the same year. I have always found there to be some play in handles of shimano casting reels but not quite like this. Any gain in smoothness and refinement in this reel over previous generations is trumped by the feeling of th...
by bl8ant
Thu Aug 10, 2017 6:52 pm
Forum: Rods, Reels, & Other Gear
Topic: Play in Shimano Curado 70XG Normal?
Replies: 6
Views: 5229

Play in Shimano Curado 70XG Normal?

I have 2 Curados 70 that seem to have some play and audible clicking when the handle is pushed towards or pulled away from the body of the reel. Just wondered if this is considered normal for this reel.

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by bl8ant
Sun Jun 25, 2017 6:04 pm
Forum: Rods, Reels, & Other Gear
Topic: Fluorocarbon leaders for bass
Replies: 17
Views: 9150

Re: Fluorocarbon leaders for bass

Interesting responses, specially when people use the word "confidence", I'd have to say that I have used Fluoro for that reason as well. Lately I have had issue with Fluoro (including sunline flipping fc) snapping at the knot. Ended up doing away with the leader and didn't seem to notice a...
by bl8ant
Tue Jun 20, 2017 9:02 pm
Forum: Rods, Reels, & Other Gear
Topic: Fluorocarbon leaders for bass
Replies: 17
Views: 9150

Fluorocarbon leaders for bass

So I have been using fluorocarbon leaders for bass for a while now. You know, to ensure the connection between rod and bait is invisible to the bass. Then I got to thinking... The bass don't seem to take exception to the ultra dark bristled weed guards of my flipping jigs https://mysterytacklebox.az...
by bl8ant
Thu Jun 15, 2017 3:12 pm
Forum: Fishing Talk
Topic: boat launch - Lac McArthur (Quebec)
Replies: 10
Views: 5548

Re: boat launch - Lac McArthur (Quebec)

I don't know about access to this particular lake but I'm sure the last thing these cottagers want on the lake are boats. I mean, unless it's their boats, just not your boat. "Can't you just go somewhere else, lots of lakes around" is always a good one. This was a trip I took a few years b...
by bl8ant
Sat May 06, 2017 9:33 am
Forum: Fishing Talk
Topic: Casting Teasers In The Snow For Bows!!!
Replies: 11
Views: 4399

Re: Casting Teasers In The Snow For Bows!!!

Nothing better than casting for trout! Great fish, looks like a nice spot.
by bl8ant
Mon May 01, 2017 4:36 pm
Forum: Fishing Talk
Topic: Quebec Reds
Replies: 76
Views: 21990

Re: Quebec Reds

So someone deleted a post because I referred to the loser in Ottawa as an Idiot? Wow. There are things about Ottawa I truly hate , political correctness and lack of a spine being 2 of them. Deleting this bookmark off my computer and my sons. Useless lonely braggarts and suburban know it alls...lol....
by bl8ant
Sun Apr 30, 2017 8:23 pm
Forum: Fishing Talk
Topic: Quebec Reds
Replies: 76
Views: 21990

Re: Quebec Reds

slabfloater33 I'm sure you were joking around with your last comment as it couldn't possibly be taken seriously. Not only does the tiny fish I have in my hands look nothing like a splake but it came from a lake I targeted specifically for it's stocked arctic char. The lake has never been stocked wit...
by bl8ant
Sat Apr 29, 2017 6:59 pm
Forum: Fishing Talk
Topic: Quebec Reds
Replies: 76
Views: 21990

Re: Quebec Reds

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This is a "quebec red", notice the absence of red :)
by bl8ant
Wed Mar 08, 2017 8:33 am
Forum: Fishing Talk
Topic: Fishing in Quebec
Replies: 44
Views: 16576

Re: Fishing in Quebec

bl8nt - no...we are all affected by the regulation as we cannot use dead minnows... The government asserts it authority by its ability to impose regulation, it has nothing to do with the consequence of not following the rules. The vast vast majority of people will follow the new rule! However, the ...