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  Thread: Stories of my firsts
Post: Stories of my firsts

Recently, I added a new "feature" to my blog. I decided to write a series of stories detailing the first capture of each species. These stories not only hold great sentimental values, but also demonst...
MuskieBait General Discussion 5 2,534 08-20-2015, 08:43 PM
  Thread: Fish Dish and Appetizer Recipes
Post: RE: Fish Dish and Appetizer Recipes

(01-08-2014 11:20 AM)MichaelAngelo Wrote:  I'm still partial to baking fish but can't figure out how to keep the meat from getting mushy. Last night I had some mushy whitefish (never frozen), b...
MuskieBait Articles and Resources 36 28,649 01-08-2014, 11:38 AM
  Thread: Memory Training Tax Credits
Post: Memory Training Tax Credits

Memory Training Tax Credits: It seems to me that fishing promotes and flexes one’s memory “muscles” and should be encouraged by our government, employers and family - as necessary preventative main...
OldTimer Off-Topic Discussion 4 1,229 11-13-2013, 09:25 AM
  Thread: New Site MNR
Post: RE: New Site MNR

Yeah, I've been aware of Fish ON-Line for a long time. One problem I have with it is inaccuriacies. I mean I wouldn't expect something like that to include every species in every lake, but the false p...
tweedwolfscream General Discussion 4 1,506 11-13-2013, 09:21 AM
  Thread: The "These lures and this gear sucks thread" - from our members
Post: RE: The "These lures and this gear sucks thread" -...

For those who like to clean and re-grease their drags stack... The older Pflueger spinning reels (the ones I have are Solara, Trion and Medalist) have a design flaw in their 3-piece spool system. Ba...
MuskieBait Gear and Tackle Reviews 6 3,010 10-30-2013, 10:04 AM
  Thread: Side Planer use from shore
Post: RE: Side Planer use from shore

Well my new side planers arrived so off I went for some R&D this morning. Didn’t really expect to catch anything with the flow at 145 m3/sec, but I wanted to get some practice in using this thing...
OldTimer General Discussion 15 7,044 10-27-2013, 08:13 PM
  Thread: UPDATED: Caught me a Steelhead on the Centerpin (Vid/Pic)
Post: RE: UPDATED Oct 23 on pg 3 Caught me a Steelhead o...

I bought a float reel last fall...used it twice...didn't find a real advantage and found it was more hassle than necessary...and subsequently sold it. I don't need to stand at the head of the pool and...
MuskieBait General Discussion 71 28,820 10-26-2013, 11:11 AM
  Thread: Broke my rod :(
Post: RE: Broke my rod :(

Kiiji has tons of old rod sold cheap this week, similar to what you want, you can for sure haggle on them. should pay between $2-$5 for one of those. However, material on sport equipments ha...
fishfight General Discussion 11 4,813 10-07-2013, 07:36 PM
  Thread: Casting out spinners and the like
Post: RE: Casting out spinners and the like

(10-07-2013 06:15 PM)sonicsink Wrote:  So do you guys all have different sized rods and differently loaded reels that you take with you all the time? Yes, some of us have different sizes of rod...
MuskieBait General Discussion 17 6,618 10-07-2013, 07:34 PM
  Thread: Nekkid Wimmen and Free Beer
Post: RE: Hard Wood fer sale

OVERSTOCKED……….. It’s getting’ so I can’t see the forest for the trees. ……… and when the leaves drop…………….I’ll need a gazillion of those paper recycle bags. What else can go wrong?....... .... oh w...
OldTimer Classifieds 27 11,633 09-23-2013, 09:49 PM
  Thread: Repairing bobbers
Post: RE: Repairing bobbers

Perhaps "airplane model glue" might be a better choice than epoxy for the harder thermoplastics that work by solvent produced fusion, rather than epoxy which is a static adhesion process. Test it out....
OldTimer General Discussion 4 1,395 09-04-2013, 04:47 PM
  Thread: What do you do when you catch something that is not a fish?
Post: RE: What do you do when you catch something that i...

I had trouble unhooking this very aggressive weed. Beat the bass to my spinner...
rich_ace_G General Discussion 24 11,574 08-27-2013, 05:25 PM
  Thread: "I know there's fish out there, but where god only knows..."
Post: RE: "I know there's fish out there, but where god...

Great Video................ goosebumps. I spent a quarter of my career/life on the east coast ...... lottsa memories in this every time I've watched it. Thanks for the post......... been a while sin...
OldTimer Off-Topic Discussion 1 1,212 08-26-2013, 09:15 PM
  Thread: OSF Garbage Derby
Post: RE: OSF Garbage Derby

Here’s today’s entry: Fishing line, old plates, plastic bags, can lids, conduit clamps, smokes.. And apparently our litterer has good taste in Beer…….. and does Ford brake jobs on the side: [attach...
OldTimer General Discussion 35 16,241 08-25-2013, 08:35 PM
  Thread: Niagara Falls
Post: RE: Niagara Falls

(07-30-2013 02:23 PM)ST_ShoreFisher Wrote:   (07-30-2013 02:00 PM)alex_fish Wrote:   (07-30-2013 12:35 PM)mcfly Wrote:  Yesterday at the whirlpool action was really slow but we had a f...
Eric Strohak General Discussion 22 10,352 08-21-2013, 07:38 PM
  Thread: Catfishing Dilema
Post: RE: Catfishing Dilema

Just because a fish is taking line does not mean the hook is set. It or the lure body may simply be clamped/caught in position. (for example:........ next time you catch a big channel cat - stick your...
OldTimer General Discussion 16 6,004 08-20-2013, 02:05 AM
  Thread: Longest lasting glow "stuff"
Post: RE: Longest lasting glow "stuff"

Phosphorescence is a photoluminescent where the electron in the phosphorescence molecule absorbs a photon of a particular wavelength, excites the electron into a higher energy state, and when the elec...
MuskieBait General Discussion 2 2,222 08-12-2013, 10:34 AM
Information Thread: Pier Fishing for Great Lakes Pacific Salmon
Post: Pier Fishing for Great Lakes Pacific Salmon

I thought with the fall shoreline pier, or river mouth, fishing for introduced pacific SALMON being close to starting that a quick run-down of the basics I use - might help a few of the newbie members...
OldTimer Articles and Resources 6 16,355 08-11-2013, 10:30 AM
  Thread: Show off your Tackle and Storage Area?
Post: RE: Show off your Tackle and Storage Area?

Here's where I've stored 1000's of my lures, hooks, and sinkers over the last half century and then some: [attachment=611] On the bottom of lakes, rivers, ponds, in trees, on rocks, or attached to f...
OldTimer General Discussion 17 7,884 08-09-2013, 08:50 PM
  Thread: Line counter reel recomendation
Post: RE: Line counter reel recomendation

(08-01-2013 12:27 PM)MichaelAngelo Wrote:  Another question: When/what part of a lake would trolling 20 feet down for smallies be effective? In the hot mid-summer at a lake in Muskoka - the Sm...
OldTimer General Discussion 9 3,355 08-01-2013, 07:36 PM
  Thread: Fishing glasses?
Post: RE: Fishing glasses?

It's not just other peoples actions - If youre into fly fishing - you have to worry about your own lures being caught by the wind (or water) and coming at you............. When top water fishing at n...
OldTimer General Discussion 13 6,158 07-29-2013, 07:59 PM
  Thread: Fishing glasses?
Post: RE: Fishing glasses?

Sunglasses, especially polarized sunglasses, are not fashion statements. If you fish long days like I often do, the sunglasses will protect your eyes from UV damage. Fishing a whole day in full sun, ...
MuskieBait General Discussion 13 6,158 07-27-2013, 10:49 PM
  Thread: Invasive Bluegill !?
Post: RE: Invasive Bluegill !?

Definitely goes both ways... actually I think a lot of native North American game fish are invasives somewhere else in the world, though in most cases deliberately introduced for sport before turning ...
tweedwolfscream General Discussion 3 1,501 07-11-2013, 08:08 PM
  Thread: Identifying immature trout and salmon
Post: Identifying immature trout and salmon

Hope this post & pic helps a few id the small trout & salmon you may catch this summer in our tribs : [attachment=544] Immature salmon smolts have deeper forked tails than rainbows and brown...
OldTimer Articles and Resources 0 2,999 06-25-2013, 03:21 PM
  Thread: A year later after the no fishing signs came down.
Post: A year later after the no fishing signs came down.

A year later after the fishing signs came down. June 12, 2012 Councillor Fletcher presented a speech at The Gladstone Hotel at a Lake Ontario Evenings Event. Councillor Fletcher had just come from Cit...
tangledline General Discussion 3 1,930 06-14-2013, 12:28 PM
  Thread: On a boat in New York - June 9 2013
Post: RE: On a boat in New York - June 9 2013

Either ya gear up for bass - or ya gear up for muskie. Oranges and apples................ Day and night. I pick the target and am quite happy with stray encounters whether landed or lost. Cheers, ...
OldTimer Expedition Reports 6 2,609 06-13-2013, 11:03 PM
  Thread: How To Upload Pictures
Post: RE: How To Upload Pictures

I might add this: For those of you that upload & post pics from your local computers at home..... it reduces bandwidth and time for you and all subsequent viewers if you shrink the size of your p...
OldTimer Articles and Resources 6 4,594 06-05-2013, 08:30 AM
  Thread: Outdoor Adventures, W/ Jeremy Green
Post: RE: Outdoor Adventures, W/ Jeremy Green

Jeremy... We at Toronto Urban Fishing Ambassador are happy and excited for you. Few work as hard as you to improve our fisheries, promote fishing and share knowledge and experience with others. You pu...
tangledline General Discussion 8 2,441 05-31-2013, 01:47 PM
  Thread: Need better identification!
Post: Need better identification!

Hi everyone, Lately, there are a few entries posted that were poorly identified. Some of the photographs are also not very focused to help with identification. To remind members the requirement for ...
MuskieBait 2013 Multi-Species Challenge 21 7,289 05-26-2013, 12:56 PM
  Thread: Fishing a spinner in a river
Post: Fishing a spinner in a river

As requested------ How I fish an in-line spinner (example: Mepps Aglia) when casting in a river: I suppose these lures are one of my favorite all round river lures. Your thoughts and methods may va...
OldTimer Articles and Resources 15 12,129 05-25-2013, 02:36 PM
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