Not bad info BUT: If you do another one of these try to include what time of day, water temp, was it overcast or sunny, were you trolling or casting, was the water smooth or choppy..... stuff like that. (also, stop saying ahhh).
Good critique. Obviously the ahhh will get better. Haven't been able to get to Canada due to Covid but have multiple trips scheduled for 2022 - I will include your suggestions. That said, I rarely troll ( although some of the older guys I fish with troll in the afternoon ) and the water is usually like glass in the morning and a bit choppy in the afternoon. hope that helps.
Kurt, I live in Canada and i'm heading to Northern Sask. soon and i'm trying to source that Johnson Minnow Chrome Trout lure and having a hard time finding it in the 1 1/4 oz where did you purchase yours?
I don't use them together if that is what you mean. But when I do rig soft plastic for northern pike, it's the Storm Wildeye series. The live pike or the suspending wildeye swim shad - Thanks!
It depends what you are fishing for and your overall preference, but I would break it down as follows: For Pike I would suggest minimum 30# braided (what I use) or 10# to 17# mono with a 12" steel or Titanium leader (mandatory/sharp teeth). For Lake Trout I would most likely stick with the 30# braided with the wire leader. If you are fishing for Walleye 6 to 10# mono will work great. Grayling, even lighter. I fly fish for Grayling but if you are spinning for them I would use 4# mono. Good Luck! End of May is cutting it close. Ice-out usually doesn't happen until early June in the northern sections of Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Thanks for the response! I should have been more specific to make it easier for you to respond. We fish for Northern and Walleye. We drive up to Red lake in Ontario and then fly another 100 miles north to the lake, and yes you are correct about the ice We have always been lucky as the ice has melted only a week or two before our arrival in past years. Its been 10 years since my last trip and I wanted to make sure I was using the correct line.
Got it - Good luck - I'm heading up to Northern Manitoba in 6 weeks - Along with the lures I suggested in the video, I'm trying a new lure, Suicide Duck. I'll post a video when I get back.
Early after ice-out in June the pike warm themselves in the shallow water - they may hide around rocks and weeds at the shoreline during that time. July and August once the vegetation grows, the Pike will go deeper and hide amongst the cabbage waiting for bait fish to swim by.
