| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 293.1 | Some recollections from Quebec | NYALA::OAKMAN | Happiness is a full Canopy | Thu May 13 1993 16:03 | 19 |
| I had the opportunity to fish the Finger Lake region in North Quebec
a few years ago while on a Caribou hunt. Amazing fishing!!! Arctic
Char ( silvers and reds ) as well as Lake and Speckled trout. WE
used medium action spinning gear with equivalend spoons and spinners.
Mepps with long willow leaf blades were very effective. These fish
would hit most anything within reach up there. Fantastic fighters,
even the lakers. Silver Char rival Atlantic Salmon for fight, not
as acrobatic, but very powerful swimmers. Long, drag screeming
runs are common with them.
Since it's summertime... Bring your BUG JUICE!!! You've never
experienced them until you fish up north! Head nets are not uncommon,
even in the fall. We fished in September, and if the temperature
got above 40 degrees, the black flies were terrible. I can only
imagine what they're like in warm weather.
Have a good time, and by all means, bring a camera!
/jro
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| 293.2 | Line choices for large walleye and pike? | NIKKOR::HICKS | Chas Hicks, WB0LJP | Thu May 27 1993 12:39 | 20 |
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I am taking both spinning and baitcasting rods/reels for the
pike and walleye fishing. I've been told that walleye can run up
to 12-14 lbs and pike over 20 lbs.
For those experienced with this type of fishing, what weight line
do you use? I've been told by some to stay down in the 10-14
range and keep the line flexible and less visible and to make
it more sporting. Others say that I should use nothing smaller
than 14 and preferrably keep it around 20 for the potential lunker.
Your thoughts? Particular preferences to line brands/types?
I am taking both 12 and 17 lbs and will re-spool
as necessary. In fact, I think I'll outfit one reel with 12 and
the other with 17. One person mentioned they like the line called
7/14 and 14/40 which says that the 7/14 casts like 7 lb but is
tough as 14.... any experience with this line?
Thanks again...
--chas
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| 293.3 | Two different set ups! | EMDS::MMURPHY | | Thu May 27 1993 13:12 | 7 |
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First off I would'nt try to fish Pike and Walleye with
the same weight line. If your going big time Pike fishing
I'd do 17 with a leader. Walleye 8-12lb, depending on if
you plan on horseing these fish or not.
K'
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| 293.4 | 7/14 and 14/40 are Flat Mono Lines | ESBLAB::TATOSIAN | The Compleat Tangler | Fri May 28 1993 01:25 | 18 |
| Chas: I'm surprised the bait-casting folks didn't pick up on your
last question, but I've seen enough ad's on ESPN on Saturday
mornings, so...
Those 7/14 and 14/40 lines are essentially "flat" mono. The
short-cut through the cross-section is the same diameter as
a "round" mono line having a breaking strength corresponding
to the smaller number of the pair (ie: the flat 7/14 breaks
at 14 pounds, but has the "short" diameter of a conventional
7 pound line). Supposedly, this also means that the 7/14
will throw a line like a 7# round mono even though it has
twice the breaking strength.
They'll *only* work with bait-casting type reels (definitely
not for use on a spinning reel). I don't use either so I
can't testify for or against these lines.
/dave
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| 293.5 | SASKATCHEWAN - Questions (Where's Chas Hicks?) | SPECXN::HALL | | Wed Feb 23 1994 16:52 | 10 |
| Where is Chas Hicks? Are you still around and where's the trip report on your
Tobin Lake trip?
Tried sending E-mail to NIKKOR::HICKS and found "no such user".
I have a million (well lots anyway) questions about fishing that particular lake
and things about Saskatchewan, Canada in general. If Chas is no longer around
does anyone else have some first hand info on fishing that area?
Tim
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