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  Thread: Creature baits...
Post: RE: Creature baits...

I've seen 'frogs' for sale at our local independent tackle shop and thought they were a gag item! Now I might have to pick one up!
Dennis L. Mitchell Articles and Resources 15 10,083 07-12-2013, 12:47 PM
  Thread: How hard can you lean into a fish on your gear?
Post: RE: How hard can you lean into a fish on your gear...

Recently I hooked into the biggest fish I've likely ever had on the line. It hit fairly hard, then took probably a good third of the line off the spool. I fought it and kept having to tighten the drag...
Dennis L. Mitchell Articles and Resources 9 6,115 07-12-2013, 12:34 PM
  Thread: Gloves...
Post: RE: Gloves...

I don't recall what brand name of gloves I bought for handling fish but they turned what could have been an ugly gash into a pinprick when a feisty pike gnawed on my hand. They aren't as 'grippy' as I...
Dennis L. Mitchell General Discussion 4 1,903 07-08-2013, 01:53 PM
  Thread: Made in USA Zebco 33 @ local Walmart
Post: RE: Made in USA Zebco 33 @ local Walmart

(07-30-2012 07:27 PM)MichaelAngelo Wrote:   (07-30-2012 04:10 PM)tangpierre Wrote:  If you can't get it, you can wait for Abu Garcia Specialist Spinning Combo on special at Canadian Tire. ...
Dennis L. Mitchell General Discussion 7 3,297 07-08-2013, 01:47 PM
  Thread: Lost but got my lure back ! A Story with a twist!
Post: RE: Lost but got my lure back ! A Story with a twi...

LOVE the penny idea! what sort of glue do you use?
Dennis L. Mitchell General Discussion 6 4,599 07-08-2013, 01:34 PM
  Thread: $3 Dollarama Storage Tube
Post: RE: $3 Dollarama Storage Tube

I've wondered about document tubes for carrying rods in. Only drawback I can see is there usually made of cardboard but I expect a liberal use of duct tape would help. Alternatively, purchasing a leng...
Dennis L. Mitchell General Discussion 10 7,800 07-08-2013, 01:33 PM
  Thread: Tackle/Fishing Supplies..Tips/Tricks
Post: RE: Tackle/Fishing Supplies..Tips/Tricks

"Dont store a jig, rigged with a plastic, back into a bag of plastic, especially if they are salted baits. They will rust the jig" Learned this the hard way!
Dennis L. Mitchell Articles and Resources 70 46,393 07-08-2013, 10:48 AM
  Thread: Book review: The ROM Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Ontario
Post: RE: Book review: The ROM Field Guide to Freshwater...

I purchased this book after reading this thread and I love it. The only thing I don't like is that it adds unwanted weight to my tackle bag! I just used it the other day to identify a chub, a fish i'd...
Dennis L. Mitchell Articles and Resources 12 10,258 07-08-2013, 10:33 AM
  Thread: How do you carry your Shore-Fishin' Gear?
Post: RE: How do you carry your Shore-Fishin' Gear?

wow, that 'chairpack' looks awesome. Pity there's only a couple places I fish where it would be useful. I wear my fishing vest, my camera backpack, and an over the shoulder bag so both hands are fre...
Dennis L. Mitchell General Discussion 15 7,931 07-08-2013, 10:22 AM
  Thread: How NOT to catch a goby.
Post: RE: How NOT to catch a goby.

I've never caught a Goby on a spoon
Dennis L. Mitchell General Discussion 15 8,793 07-08-2013, 10:07 AM
  Thread: anyone ever consider
Post: RE: anyone ever consider

If you could go fishing in one of those suits with a classic red and white daredevil pattern...
Dennis L. Mitchell General Discussion 6 1,901 07-08-2013, 10:04 AM
  Thread: Fishing Multi-tool or Pocket Knife
Post: RE: Fishing Multi-tool or Pocket Knife

I have a leatherman multi-tool which, when I began fishing last year, I found to be useful for hook removal and cutting line. This year I was given a nice set of long-nosed pliers which work even bett...
Dennis L. Mitchell General Discussion 22 11,601 07-08-2013, 09:54 AM
  Thread: Challenges as a shore fisherman
Post: RE: Challenges as a shore fisherman

I love fishing from shore but do, on occasion, envy the people with boats. I live in Sarnia, which has an AWESOME waterfront for fishing and I live only a few blocks from the river. One thing I can sa...
Dennis L. Mitchell General Discussion 33 25,873 07-08-2013, 09:49 AM
  Thread: Anyone else experience this?
Post: RE: Anyone else experience this?

I only recently learned that having only one line was legal, having seen several people casting with one rod and float fishing another. Someone I met told met they thought that wasn't allowed so I che...
Dennis L. Mitchell General Discussion 33 11,811 07-08-2013, 09:41 AM
  Thread: Any advice would be welcome
Post: RE: Any advice would be welcome

I recall seeing a large pike sunning itself once when i was a youth and putting everything in my tackle box in front of its nose and it just laid there. On the other hand I've seen pike in our local b...
Dennis L. Mitchell General Discussion 13 4,845 07-08-2013, 09:38 AM
  Thread: New fisherman from Sarnia, ON
Post: New fisherman from Sarnia, ON

A bit about myself. I have been fishing as an adult for about a year now and have been loving it! Living in Sarnia, there are plenty of places to fish along the St. Clair River; one of my usual spots ...
Dennis L. Mitchell Welcome! 2 5,742 06-19-2013, 02:47 PM
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