I'm leaving Fish-hawk....

Post by **Bobber** » Tue May 05, 2009 10:33 pm

Luke, you're killin me with your Title.

Here I am trying to catch up and clean up stuff that's happened while I was away and found this topic title.

WHEW!

Post by **Gord** » Wed May 06, 2009 5:02 am

have a safe and productive trip lad!......lookin' forward to yer report!

Post by **Chevy Champagne** » Wed May 06, 2009 5:13 am

good luck out there
and have a safe trip
good luck

Post by **plncrzy** » Wed May 06, 2009 6:49 am

>Shallow water exposed to the mid day sun
>match the spoons to the colour of the water.....i.e. dark stained water=dark stained spoons

NOTE***** not sure if this works in Ontario but it works in Northern Saskatchewan and Alberta..... If you arrive in a shallow bay and you see BIG pike sunning themselves and they seem disinterested..... .... chase them around a bit ... A LOT..... then wait a few minutes and try throwing the spoons at them again .....

This was a trick told to me many years ago when I expresse3d my frustration to a fellow angler AFTER my outpost trip... the following year, I experienced the same thing... and tried what was suggested.... IT WORKED... seemed like we had to wake up the fish... get them agitated... before they would bite.

Post by **fatluke** » Wed May 06, 2009 6:54 am

Bobber.. I figured the title was the best way to get my questions exposed given the current shinanigans happening here.

Badger.. I am seriously considering the name change.. Lol.

Now a couple more questions.

Where to buy northam spinner baits?

Pre-tied fluro leaders (pike)?

And now a simple one for most: how to joing leader to lead core?

Thanks again.
Fatluke... AKA Captain Crunch!

Post by **katch moore** » Wed May 06, 2009 6:57 am

hey luke the best way i know,

is to remove about 6 inches of the lead core, just the lead and not the sheathing.

once you removed the lead, by braking it off, tie a double uni knot, and that should work.

hope this helps,

Post by **almontefisher** » Wed May 06, 2009 6:59 am

katch moore wrote:hey luke the best way i know,

is to remove about 6 inches of the lead core, just the lead and not the sheathing.

once you removed the lead, by braking it off, tie a double uni knot, and that should work.

hope this helps,

That is how I do it...but make sure your piece of sheathing is totally in one piece..no frays to it.

Post by **Mike P** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:01 am

Uni knot Luke...but I leave the leadcore on.You have to then be careful tightening your knot to make sure the knot slides down and doesn't get caught up in the leadcore.Tie first knot leader to leadcore,then leadcore to leader.

Post by **almontefisher** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:04 am

Your one of those freaks huh MMA...

leaving the lead core on...what will the world come to next

Post by **Mike P** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:26 am

Once your knot grips the sheath and lead...it won't let go.It is hard to tighten the knot with-out it catching the rest of the sheath but once it does go tight it won't let go.Hope it's not too freaky for you Peter!!!

You know what happened the last time you were feeling freaky...or maybe that was frisky!!!

Post by **troutnmuskiehunter** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:38 am

I find that the Albright knot works best for this application (and it's easier to deal with if your hands are cold out in the boat), but I first pull the braid down about 5" to expose the lead and then break it off...

Post by **Scum Frog** » Wed May 06, 2009 9:22 am

Fatluke...where are you fishing Horwood or Ivanhoe ?

I moose hunted out of Foleyet for years....stayed at Red Pine Lodge and First Island Cottages on Ivanhoe.

It's a beautiful area....I miss it!

Post by **fatluke** » Wed May 06, 2009 10:04 am

Scum Frog wrote:Fatluke...where are you fishing Horwood or Ivanhoe ?

I moose hunted out of Foleyet for years....stayed at Red Pine Lodge and First Island Cottages on Ivanhoe.

It's a beautiful area....I miss it!

First night staying at ivanhoe river... "supposed" to be fishing top secret speckle lakes on the Friday..... where they don't normally take clients..

Next Seven days are at Nemegosenda........ with the possibility of maybe a day or two on other lakes..... Depending on how busy the two planes are.

First time on a fly-in trip........only 3rd time on a plane.......fatluke doesn't like to leave mother earth's surface.......

Thanks again to all for the tips and info. Very helpful and much appreciated.

Post by **Wallyboss** » Wed May 06, 2009 10:29 am

Fatluke, the worse part of flying especially a bush plane is not knowing if you are going to take off, once you are up though you are sure to come back down!!!!

Post by **Bass Addict** » Wed May 06, 2009 11:09 am

fatluke wrote:.. "supposed" to be fishing top secret speckle lakes on the Friday.....

I know where that Lake is .....