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Not sure bud. We haven't been as cold as last winter yet. Lake O has too much depth and not enough surface area to expand the heat in the core enabling it to freeze over.

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It is not, and it never did last Winter either.

My picture of the Steelhead above was from him. That's all I'm gonna say about that.

With your credit score your best bet would be an Italian. I would highly advise you're not late on payment though.

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I think finding the right water is more important than what you're pulling behind your boat. Sometimes people over think lure selection, but don't bother to worry about the water they're in. Just being in 8-10' of water doesn't mean you're gonna find the BT. That being said.....to the OP.....I remember a day 2 Springs ago we were fishing some really dark muddy Genny river water that the wind laid against the Webster shoreline. I have to produce fish for these clients, and our set was dead! When the fishing gets tough I'm the guy who starts putting more rods out. I took a Brads Thinfish and ran it down the chute. It wasn't in the water 5 minutes and WHAM! Put it back out and it fires again. We loaded a side up with Brads Thinfish that day and put a hurting on them. The Brads have some really bright colors, but so were the sticks we were running. I have no doubt the rattles let those fish key in on those baits in that muddy water. So yes, there is a time and place for rattles in your Spring set-up.

Nice fish! I usually hate fish mounts by most taxidermist to be honest. They can never capture the way the fish truly looks. Fish are a tricky thing to paint. The guys who fish for them day in and day out know how to paint them. Here is an example: The top one is a 17lb Steelie I caught in June done by a "local" guy. The bottom is a 17lb Steelie done by Paul Czarnicki. I have to look at the top one every day at home and kick myself for letting someone ruin my trophy. Do it right, and pay the $. Don't be cheap. Paul fishes for these things daily. He knows what one looks like. He is the best taxidermist on the lake HANDS DOWN! I have seen a guy in Olcott's Walleye mount skills, and he did a great job with it. His name is Gary Ramming if you're looking for someone closer than Paul. That being said.....nice fish! My mark for a Walleye was 10lbs too, but last year I did a 30" 11.5lb beast on the first morning of my Quinte trip, and a 29.5" 12lb tank on my afternoon sit. They came way to easy, so both were eaten, and now my mark is 13+.

I don't think it's 1/4ID, but I know it's not 1/8ID. Not quite sure. I just order it from A-TOM-MIK.

When I can afford to put pearls on my fly harnesses I wont be fishing Lake Ontario!

I get most of my supplies from A-TOM-MIK.

Yea, that is a good one Tim!

OK boys, this is how we do it. It's not the only way, and some might say it's not the best way, but it works for us. Should be live soon:

I made the video guys, but I'm headed out to dinner with my blow up doll. When i get back from feeding that gold digger I'll get it up on YouTube. The fly video! Not the blow up doll video you sick bast*rds! Hahahahahahaha

After the convo we had in Quinte you might want to invest in one of them dolls! Bahahahahahahahaha You poor thing!

So Pete, are you saying you caught a total of 4 fish last season?!?!?!?

We always snell both hooks. Use larger beads like a 8mm. 3 of those should fit between your treble and your single with little to no room for movement if you're tying them right. This does two things: 1) Doesn't give the Salmon room to chomp down on the line and crack you off. 2) Doesn't allow your line to end up in the bottom of your treble. Like Scott mentioned above the bottom of your Octopus hook should sit half way across the eye of your treble. I just bought a new GoPro last week. Maybe, if I remember tonight, I'll do a little video tutorial. But please no one show that Silver Coyote guy who keeps posting above!

Since Scott opened his big mouth I'll concur......VMC Spark Point 4x #2 is what we've been running for about 4 seasons. You WONT ever bend one out. Andy Bliss brought them on the boat at the Spring Tightlines to try out. That weekend we caught about 80 mean Canadian Salmon, and I don't remember losing more than a couple. I was very impressed. That being said I know Tom Allen worked hard on developing his own hook for his flies just a couple years back. He's a tinkering fool, and I'm sure they are worth a try. I have a hard time leaving something once I build confidence in it, or else I'd be running them.