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Hey all, My Fiance got to playing with my Viento and decided that if I was gonna get her a baitcasting combo, that it would have to be a viento because she liked the twitching bar. With that said, I am planning on giving it a paint job and am looking for a used LH Viento. It does not have to be...

In the case of a first baitcaster, I always recommend to get the best reel you can afford. The reason is that, in general, the higher quality reels are actually less temperamental, with better braking system components. The improved braking will help to counter the potential for birdsnests...

If you dont mind a 1.5-2 hr drive, Dunnville has some big catfishing. 20+ lbs big.

You can also try Kelso CA in Milton. Belwood Lake in Fergus.

I know that the Mitchell Avocets come in a number of reel sizes which correspond to different line ratings. I am unsure if the combos come with different ratings resulting in different rods in the packages. If so, we would need to get an idea of the rod power, action and rating. If it is a...

Making sure the rod and reel match YOUR preferred presentatino and techniques is what matters. The rods are tailored to particular presentations, and what I or others may think of equipment may be skewed based on our preferred approach towards fishing for target species. I have never fished...

Thanks Dirk. I had briefly tried dropshotting and got a lot of bites, but no hook ups. I believe that they were small fish as I got all 'tap-tap-taps'. I know it works, but sometimes it is just downright hard to stick to a presentation that you are unfamiliar with when you can easily throw...

How are you fishing them? Are drop shotting them? jig head? wacky? (They look like they could give some interesting wacky action). Are you fishing em on shoals? I would like to learn :D

Nice fish! Rice seems to be great for Smallies atm. My brother landed a 3.92 smallie on a pencil topwater bait over a shallow weedbed. Great fun!

If I could recommend anopther lake to try, I would head over to Mountsberg, which is a little bit further east. It is an electric only lake, and has some fantastic pike fishing. When we used to go there, we also caught some decent bass. The one time I went to Puslinch, all we caught were...

If the lake is all relatively uniformly deep/shallow, then I would try to get a topo map and see if there is any underwater structure at all. Go to those areas if you can prefish, and try to locate cover near those structure. I would focus on those areas. If on the tournament day the weather...

congrats!

I would not eat the fish from Aquitaine. I have fished there. It appears to be a stormwater retention pond located in a busy city area.

I go to Tower Manor Lodge in Bewdley on Rice lake quite often. The campground is right ont he water with new boat rentals available. It has good amenities and is not that far a drive. I have been very happy staying there.

With the spinnerbaits, try running them parallel to inner and outer weedlines to get the active ambushers. Next move on to running the spinnerbaits just above the weedtops such that the spinner occassionally ticks teh tops of the weeds. I have had many strikes just as I pull a spinner bait off...

You beat me to it Reefrunner!

I will second musky hunter on the white spinnerbait. I would also recommend some bigger Mepps in-line spinners. They have been killer for me if you burn them just above weedbeds and along weedlines. I have also had success on shallow shad raps, husky jerks and x-raps. Spoons also are a...

If you are not picky, and are content using worms or corn, you can fish Lake Aquitaine, a stormwater retentino pond behind the Meadowvale Community Centre. There are small catfish, crappie, bass and carp there.

Success depends on what your primary goal is. In general, i find that I catch larger fish with artificials. If your target is larger fish, then keep on plugging away and you should see your success increase. If youa re going for numbers, then you will likely fall short. The thing with live...

I think there is a difference. However, whether that difference justifies the price depends on a few things: 1. What techniques and species are you targetting with this rod. Generally the higher prices are due to higher end components. These components usually result in lighter, more...