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by bcsmitty
Fri Oct 14, 2005 12:12 am
Forum: Fishing Talk
Topic: Kayak Fishing
Replies: 13
Views: 1623

I routinely fish out of a kayak. I've caught musky on a river with a good flow and even been pulled upstream for a second or two by one. I troll lures without a rod holder, bring two rods, and a few plano boxes of tackle. My kayak is nothing special, just 12foot model that has a large cockpit. It's ...
by bcsmitty
Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:18 am
Forum: Fishing Talk
Topic: Pike Fishing: Wire Leader, No leader or fluorocarbon?
Replies: 22
Views: 2684

Last spring, I tried florocarbon leader, 40Lb test, as a Pike leader. It was okay, untill I got cut off. I was husky jerking 6incher rapala, black and silver, in about 15 feet of water. Jerk, Jerk, Pause.......line starts to move, set the hook, and feel a big one, start reeling in.........line went ...
by bcsmitty
Sun Mar 20, 2005 10:09 pm
Forum: Fishing Talk
Topic: Your biggest Walleye
Replies: 66
Views: 8591

My largest walleye is from Northern Quebec, and it's 10.5lbs and 31inches. It doesn't compete with Bay of Quinte, but it's pretty big for the north. The fish in on my wall now, as it came up from 40fow in mid September and got the bends. It's swim bladder was coming out of it's mouth and even swim w...
by bcsmitty
Wed Mar 02, 2005 12:20 am
Forum: Fishing Talk
Topic: Left-Handed Baitcasting Reel Suggestions
Replies: 31
Views: 4479

My Curado 201, lefty, has broken twice! The stainless steel brake pins have fallen out on two different occassions! They better replace the whole braking system this time, cause if it happens again, I will switch to Abu or Diawa. Those new Diawas are amazing, tiny super free spooling, good feel. How...
by bcsmitty
Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:38 am
Forum: Fishing Talk
Topic: new user, new chronach SF, any drifters use a castin reel?
Replies: 2
Views: 597

new user, new chronach SF, any drifters use a castin reel?

Hi, I've read on this forum for the past half year or more, but finally joined. I just bought a new 2003 model Chronach SF from a local shop in Bruce County for 305$ plus taxes(that's what they went for last year at the spring fishing show, so I talked him down to it, as the reel had been there for ...