The official what I did today that was fishing related thread...

[Marco]

My go to rig is a Shimano Stradic reel and St. Croix 6ft rod, but I picked up a Pflueger President reel and rod combo just in case.  The Mepps is black, red and gold.  I picked up a few nice pike last year on a similar color scheme, so thought I'd give it another go.  Have also had good success with the Red Devil spoons in the perch coloring though, or anything that happens to land in front of an agitated water wolf!  Fish those beaver dams, we pick up a pike every time we cast around them....

[Oarin]

Despooled (is that even a word?) and respooled my and my son's reels. 4 6lb. and 1 8lb. each. 47 more days until TBL outpost with Jon and 81 more until my friend, Jim, makes his rookie trip to Taggarts and Kipawa.

[JigginFool]

Well, last weekend I changed the races and bearings as preventative maintenance on both trailer hubs, changed lower unit oils, spark plugs and greased both motors, installed a new battery, drained the old gas out and put fresh gas in the large tank, finished installing a new fuse panel and cleaned the boat out. 

[Dog]

Well, last weekend I changed the races and bearings as preventative maintenance on both trailer hubs, changed lower unit oils, spark plugs and greased both motors, installed a new battery, drained the old gas out and put fresh gas in the large tank, finished installing a new fuse panel and cleaned the boat out.

Now that's some boat maintenance! @JigginFool
Flag and I got Liberty Call ready to slay some walleyes... changed the engine oil and gearcase oil and then tossed her back on the transom from the offseason stand...
trolling motor batteries are still on trickle charger, put those into the boat on the ramp before dropping her in the water.
Flag is heading to TX to provide Navigation for @SgtCrabby 's newest retirement present to himself...

[Oarin]

Bought 4 inch and a half bone in rib eyes,vacuum sealed them, and into the freezer. They'll be Jon and my first and last meal of the week at the TBL outpost. YUM!!

[Fort Wisers]

Picked up a couple of packs of 4" smelt color powerbaits.....
Hope to get back to working on the boat this weekend:)

[pike mike]

Tried to sleep last night without thinking about trying to sleep tonight prior to the alarm going off at 250am ,just before the motor home pulls up in front of our house to pick of my sons and I .   

[RHYBAK]

Picked up a couple of packs of 4" smelt color powerbaits.....
Hope to get back to working on the boat this weekend:)

can you post a link to that product and colour.
I have never caught anything on Kipawa with plastics and would be interested in trying it out.

[Dog]

Picked up a couple of packs of 4" smelt color powerbaits.....
Hope to get back to working on the boat this weekend:)

can you post a link to that product and colour.
I have never caught anything on Kipawa with plastics and would be interested in trying it out.

That makes two of us

[Dog]

Packed up Carol The Corolla, picked up the Walleye Rookie from the airport, picked up Flag from Grandkid babysitting duty and headed to Erie for the annual Lake Erie Walleye Charter!  It's on like donkey kong!

Trip Report will be posted Monday

[Fort Wisers]

Rhybak and Dog,
I've actually never had much luck using no real bait either on Kipawa.
There's a post by canuckbass where he mentioned these things.
I was in Crappy Tire the other day getting some junk for the boat and happened to walk through the fishing section (OK that might have been on purpose;))
and I saw what I believe he was describing.

http://www.berkley-fishing.com/berkley-bait-soft-bait-berkley-powerbait/1317175.html

I got exactly what canuckbass describes in his post, 4" color=smelt.
I'll give it a shot, worst case we usually grab a pack of worms and frozen swimmers anyhow.

Maybe he'll chime in and give us some more insight.
His post is in the "no trip reports" thread I believe.
Hope it helps:
Brent

[Fort Wisers]

Took the boat in to have some work done.
I already did the water pump, a bunch of small electrical fixes, spring cleaning and normal yearly maintenance (engine oil, fuel filter, outdrive oil etc.) last month, but I want to be sure she's ready for her maiden voyage on Kipawa!
So I'm having them do the gimbal bearing, all outdrive bellows and some other odds and ends while in there.
I was going to do it myself but it seems there are about 3-4 specialty service tools which if I purchased I'd be at the price of paying them to do it anyhow!

Boat =

Break
Out
Another
Thousand

[NortonJoe]

Got the hotel in North Bay booked for Friday night before we drive back into the bush Saturday morn...

[SgtCrabby]

Charged up the batteries on the boat, getting it ready to go out tomorrow morning.  Relined a couple more reels.  Pulled out my storage tubs of stuff I take to Kip to start inventoring.

I've also never had any luck catching with the plastic baits, but I've recently been told it's  because I'm doing it wrong.  He is probably correct being I have no catches.

[Dog]

Lubed and respooled the 3 reels I'm taking north.
Packed my rods in their travel tube.
Laid out my tubs for packing.
Sprayed a fresh coat of water repellant on my shoes and rain suit.

@Fort Wisers you got that right with BOAT... haha