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[George Sigmund]

Hello to all fishing brothers and sisters!
Thats my second year in Toronto and I'm trying to find a descent spot for fishing(catch and realease only, I just like the fun) but no luck except a couple of fish.
Last summer I tried Musselman's Lake and i cougth only a small bass,
Centre Island nothing, High Park nothing,
Claireville Conservation Area two Carp,
Proffesor's Lake nothing, Aquitaine Lake nothing, Old Mill nothing.
This year I tried Proffesor's Lake and Aquitaine Lake and again no luck!
Today i went to Heart Lake considering that i can rent a small boat but guess what...is was closed so i tried from shore NOTHING not even a bite!
I'm using Spinnerbaits, Soft Baits and Hard Baits and I'm thinking of quitting, I'm so disappointed guys...
Any advice will be more than welcome!


P.S. Forgive my english

[MichaelAngelo]

You'd be surprised what you can find in your local ponds!

[ReelAddicted]

Listen, get the thought of quitting right out of your mind!

To be successful you have to out up with a lot of failure. You learn from those mistakes and develope yourself into a better angler.

Not everything works everywhere and you have to learn what works when, where, and for what species. I can tell you right now about Aquitaine, a lot of things don't work there. And you have to consider where the fish are on that body of water. If you want, next time you go to Aquitaine, PM me and I will tell you what to try and where. Maybe of I have time, I'll even meet you there and go through some things.

I'll try my best to get you to keep trying and not give up!

[CJR]

Listen, get the thought of quitting right out of your mind!

To be successful you have to out up with a lot of failure. You learn from those mistakes and develope yourself into a better angler.

Not everything works everywhere and you have to learn what works when, where, and for what species. I can tell you right now about Aquitaine, a lot of things don't work there. And you have to consider where the fish are on that body of water. If you want, next time you go to Aquitaine, PM me and I will tell you what to try and where. Maybe of I have time, I'll even meet you there and go through some things.

I'll try my best to get you to keep trying and not give up!

[Yanni]

What's that saying.. something like "If we were always catching fish it wouldn't be called fishing, it would be called catching." Something on that line.

[FishingNoob]

What's that saying.. something like "If we were always catching fish it wouldn't be called fishing, it would be called catching." Something on that line.

Lols my uncle tells me that all the time.

[MichaelAngelo]

Hello to all fishing brothers and sisters!
Thats my second year in Toronto and I'm trying to find a descent spot for fishing(catch and realease only, I just like the fun) but no luck except a couple of fish.
Last summer I tried Musselman's Lake and i cougth only a small bass,
Centre Island nothing, High Park nothing,
Claireville Conservation Area two Carp,
Proffesor's Lake nothing, Aquitaine Lake nothing, Old Mill nothing.
This year I tried Proffesor's Lake and Aquitaine Lake and again no luck!
Today i went to Heart Lake considering that i can rent a small boat but guess what...is was closed so i tried from shore NOTHING not even a bite!
I'm using Spinnerbaits, Soft Baits and Hard Baits and I'm thinking of quitting, I'm so disappointed guys...
Any advice will be more than welcome!


P.S. Forgive my english

Don't get discouraged! There are so many variables involved in catching a fish, it is challenging to get them all to align in the right way. I went years just catching sunfish. My first pike was on a Dollarama spoon on a camping trip to Killarney last summer. One of the most exciting times in my life!

[JesusFish]

Don't get discouraged! There are so many variables involved in catching a fish, it is challenging to get them all to align in the right way. I went years just catching sunfish. My first pike was on a Dollarama spoon on a camping trip to Killarney last summer. One of the most exciting times in my life!

I tried the Dollarama flies and caught nothing. But glad to hear some of their gear works!!!

[FishingNoob]

Don't get discouraged! There are so many variables involved in catching a fish, it is challenging to get them all to align in the right way. I went years just catching sunfish. My first pike was on a Dollarama spoon on a camping trip to Killarney last summer. One of the most exciting times in my life!

Dollarama spoon? does that mean a cheap spoon or do they make fishing lures?

[JesusFish]

Dollarama spoon? does that mean a cheap spoon or do they make fishing lures?

LMFAO...not sure if serious...


They sell some gear....and apparently it works. Usually in the hardware isle. Good to use if you are visiting a snag filled environment.

[FishingNoob]

LMFAO...not sure if serious...


They sell some gear....and apparently it works. Usually in the hardware isle. Good to use if you are visiting a snag filled environment.

I will have to check it out some time.

[noobfisher]

Hello to all fishing brothers and sisters!
Thats my second year in Toronto and I'm trying to find a descent spot for fishing(catch and realease only, I just like the fun) but no luck except a couple of fish.
Last summer I tried Musselman's Lake and i cougth only a small bass,
Centre Island nothing, High Park nothing,
Claireville Conservation Area two Carp,
Proffesor's Lake nothing, Aquitaine Lake nothing, Old Mill nothing.
This year I tried Proffesor's Lake and Aquitaine Lake and again no luck!
Today i went to Heart Lake considering that i can rent a small boat but guess what...is was closed so i tried from shore NOTHING not even a bite!
I'm using Spinnerbaits, Soft Baits and Hard Baits and I'm thinking of quitting, I'm so disappointed guys...
Any advice will be more than welcome!


P.S. Forgive my english

ok heart lake will usually give you a couple of good bass if on a boat but shore fishing you shoud go to the toronto islands goodluck!

[MichaelAngelo]

Dollarama spoon? does that mean a cheap spoon or do they make fishing lures?

They sell lures.

The spoons they had last year were really dull and not shiny. This year they got some really shiny spoons in, so I bought a whole slew of them.

I like the light, skinny ones. They don't sink as fast and drag the bottom as much as the heavier ones. But you need light line and a long rod to cast light lures effectively. I'm finding a decent cast from a 7' medium action rod and 6lb mono (as light as the rod can handle). I had 10lb mono on there before, night and day improvement.

[FishingNoob]

They sell lures.

The spoons they had last year were really dull and not shiny. This year they got some really shiny spoons in, so I bought a whole slew of them.

I like the light, skinny ones. They don't sink as fast and drag the bottom as much as the heavier ones. But you need light line and a long rod to cast light lures effectively. I'm finding a decent cast from a 7' medium action rod and 6lb mono (as light as the rod can handle). I had 10lb mono on there before, night and day improvement.

Cool Thanks

[MichaelAngelo]

Honestly ... you won't lose a SINGLE FISH (EVER) with the 6 lb.
About the only thing you may notice is a breakoff on snags (Trees etc).

*Dont be "lazy" with the hook tie ups! *SMILES*


I find 6lb mono to be my FAVOURITE LINE of ALL TIME!

- Great for Casting

- Can handle any Fish up to 20-30 pounds (If you have your drag set properly)

- Great "Action" with lures and good "Feel" for those taps when static fishing

- Super affordable


*Get like 2000 yds of Premium line for: $6.99 - $14.99

That why I change my line after every 3rd outing.

When I first made the switch I did lose some lures because I wasn't matching lure weight to rod and line. I remember hearing SNAP as I released the line to cast one time. LOL. 1/2 oz is about as heavy as I can go on my set-up.

Blair have you tried XT Smooth Casting by Berlkley? I have it on the first half of my spool and it casts wonderfully.... then again... I haven't tried any other kind of 6lb mono before . Do you know how it compares?

I'm thinking I might stick with a cheap backing and then a final 100 yards of XT Smooth... but I should compare first.

edit: I just got a few reels from the grandfather, so I have a tonne of spooling to do . $7 for 2000 yards sound amazing!

[NADO]

I wouldn’t bother with the dollar store lures, they are cheap and low quality. You cant say too many bad things about the actual spoons but the hooks are terrible. They are dull and made of weak, malleable metal. I used to buy the lures from those types of store and while I did catch fish on them I eventually figured out that it wasn’t worth wasting my time on the water using low quality tackle.

As for line if you are only running one reel mono isn’t a bad way to go. Personally if I was only running one reel I would use 20lb braid and in situations where visibility is an issue I would tie leaders. Braid is great because when you get a snag you can wrap the line around your hand and pull hard until the hook bends back and you can pull your lure loose. It is also more sensitive than mono for static fishing. I also prefer braided line for fishing for bass and pike in weed/lily pad infested waters as the strong line is needed to keep the fish at the top of the water so it cant wrap itself around a lily pad (those pads are freaking strong!). Each line has its own place.

If possible next time you get a reel get one that has two spools. I have one with two spools one with 20lb braid and the other with 8lb mono and then I keep another reel with either 4 or 6lb mono on it. There is no point in fishing with light mono if the water is murky so in those situations I use the braided line and I don’t lose a single lure all day.

I am also thinking about trying fluorocarbon on one of my reels this year for bass fishing on the rocks at river mouths. When fishing on the rocks mono and braid both have issues, the mono is weaker than the 20lb braid and breaks on the rocks quite easily and the braid while very strong isnt very abrasion resistant so it does still break on the rocks. When fishing for bass in the rocks all they try to do is swim under the rocks and the line basically gets cut on the sharp edges. Fluorocarbon is supposed to be very abrasion resistant so I am going to give it a go this summer to see if it can improve my landed fish percentage.

[Dewy]

LMFAO...not sure if serious...


They sell some gear....and apparently it works. Usually in the hardware isle. Good to use if you are visiting a snag filled environment.

I bought a couple spoons from them. I was getting sick of loosing $5 lures. I think they would work best tipped with worms or a small minnow.

[Dewy]

Honestly ... you won't lose a SINGLE FISH (EVER) with the 6 lb.
About the only thing you may notice is a breakoff on snags (Trees etc).

*Dont be "lazy" with the hook tie ups! *SMILES*


I find 6lb mono to be my FAVOURITE LINE of ALL TIME!

- Great for Casting

- Can handle any Fish up to 20-30 pounds (If you have your drag set properly)

- Great "Action" with lures and good "Feel" for those taps when static fishing

- Super affordable


*Get like 2000 yds of Premium line for: $6.99 - $14.99

That why I change my line after every 3rd outing.

I find the 4lbs a little more exciting! lol

[FishingNoob]

I find the 4lbs a little more exciting! lol

Ohh yaaaaa!!