NiagaraSteel

If you're fishing take 1 or 2 fish and release the rest. Dont freeze 5 and waste them.

These shirts are getting to buisy. IMO, do a hat or a shirt, and forget anything else (i think someone mentioned a cooler). Keep it simple, maybe a OFF logo and that's it.

I was really suprized. We stopped at a trib on our way back from fishing at a lake out east.
Caught, landed and is now in our freezer waiting on my mother in law to pick it up.

Ever release anything?

I don't think she should start with salmon lol. Look for structure. Bass will hang out there. Look for weeds, logs, fallen trees, and undercut banks.

Largemouth. Big ones are common, and they do aerials 90% of the time, which makes a challenge and is neat to see. They tend to move from side to side when hooked making us have to be really on the ball and keeping them from throwing the hook.

Guys just so you know a 2.37 lb catfish is big. I caught one in the tournament, it was 5.5 lbs and around 26 inches. I think we all over estimate our catches, but a 8 lb cannel catfish is extremely rare, especially if it doesn't live directly in the great lakes. An 8 lber would be about 32 " long and have a massive belly.

Try someplace closer before you do the big trek to rice. I will hopefully give you some helpful advice, but first I need to say this: Don't buy random lure. Make sure they are fairly heavy so that you can cast it far. Generally the best fish looking baits are crankbaits and jerkbaits. Other than those I have no use for any other fish like baits from brands especially rapala. I have about 15 lures that I never even use because when I first started fishing years ago I thought that they were good. They are mostly too light to cast very far.

Anyway. From my experience in bass fishing, I always try crankbaits first, unless I'm fishing lily pads or 1 ft or less of water. Sometimes the fish don't want the big, noisy bait, so this is when I switch to a spinnerbait. But first, here's my favourite crankbaits: cotton cordell in silver for muddy water or a more natural colour in clear water. For spinnerbaits I these lucky strike things with a little spinner on a wire that forms a triangle. There is a jig head on the bottom of the triangle with these plastic tentacles coming off it. The little spinner is on top. I lightly cast this into small coves. If the spinner doesn't work then you have to go to soft plastics. I like a texas rigged 6" plastic worm in the pink or bubblegum colour. Jig that along the bottom. If that doesn't work then try a wacky rigged 6" senko worm.

So this is what I suggest you buy:
-an assortment of crankbaits that are around 1 1/2 - 3 inches and in an assortment of unnatural colours and natural. So about 4 or 5 cranks is perfect
-2-4 spinnerbaits. 1 or 2 spinners like i talked about and 1 or 2 of the regular mepps spinnerbaits or a panther martin
-a package of texas rig hooks, a package of texas rig weights, and a package of bubblegum coloured 6 inch plastic worms
-a package of dark green senkos that are around 6 inches. Try to get some non offset hooks although offset ones are okay.

That should be all you need, although if you want, you could throw in 1 or 2 jerkbaits and a hula hopper. Make sure your like is at least 8 lbs. my favourite line weight is 8 because it works for everything. Also, remember, these are bass. Ensure that every bait you get is at least 1 1/2 inches. Bass hang around structure in and out of the water like logs, overhanging trees, rock piles, weeds, or deeper water. Coves are often productive for bass too.

Hope this helps!

EDIT: oh and all of this stuff can be found of the internet or on google images. All the rigs have tons of videos on how to rig it

now whose looking for an argument? doing a little trolling are you? you seem to be the immature one suggesting foolishness.....pure idiocy

You are a very kind man sir. That made me feel like a king.

I'm not saying don't belong to another forum just don't promote it from this forum, MichaelAngelo himself doesn't promote his own forum on this sight, and just because you say there's nothing wrong with it doesn't make it so. Also chill out you and noob always come across like you're ready for an argument, and if I had my choice between a "much friendlier" site and a less friendlier site it's only logical that I would choose the friendlier one so why don't you?   
 
 
*****nothing against you MichaelAngelo, hope your site does very well  buy the way nice fish*****

Chill man. Relax. Don't be so ready for an argument.

I would suggest a 7ft rod that is medium or medium light power. I caught a 25 lb + steelhead on my 7 ft uglystick light. It is a soft rod but takes a complete beating. IMO your best option is an uglystick cause they are probably the toughest rod, and one of the cheapest, yet you are getting a great rod. For a reel, stay away from zebco or a cheap diawa. Other than that you can get a very good reel that is around $100. Just go to a local tackle shop and they'll set you up with a good reel or rod.

How deep is the water and what is the structure like? i.e. is there lily pads or is it underwater structure?

4 am- 7am and then 7-11 pm is the best times for pretty much anything

Today i went down to my favourite panfish spot and got there at about 6:30 am. The rockies were on, along with a few sunfish and a white perch.

The day started off on the first cast


Got some pumpkinseed and a few green sunfish, then got this tank


Kept on fishing with some small rockbass and sunfish and then got this nice largie. The picture does it no justice, and it had to be at least 4lbs


That was just a few nicest ones of the day, and then at lunch the fishing died off. I was using a 7ft ultralight BPS rod with a ultralight mitchell reel and 4lb test. All in all a very good day, with at least 40 fish caught.

Cheers!
Cat

Goods tips, I've never caught any channel catfish, only bullheads. Where would be the closest location to Mississauga where I could fish for channel catfish?

Im near the hammer, so i dont really know any locations up your way, but any big pond or medium to large sized river will have them.

How to Catch Catfish #2: The Fishing

BAIT
The best bait to use is anything smelly. Worms, chopped up sardines, dead minnows, or old meat.

WHERE TO CAST
At dawn and at night, the middle of the river is the best. The fish should be feeding at these times. During the day, cast under sub merged logs, over hanging trees, or into deep holes. The fish wont be looking for food, but if your bait gets close enough, they will swim over and take it.

WHEN THEY TAKE THE BAIT
Usually, they will set the hook themselves, but set the hook anyway. Channels cats have such leathery mouths the hook rarely comes out during the fight. Keep the rod tip up to keep them from hiding under logs and getting you tangled up.

LANDING THEM
Use a net and slip it under them. Needle nosed pliers will certainly be needed to flick the hook out. Revive them for at least 10 seconds and let them swim away.

HANDLING
The myth that the whiskers 'sting' is not true. You can touch the whiskers all you want without getting hurt. What does hurt a bit is touching the top of the dorsal fin. Don't do that, it stings for a few days. To hold them for a picture or whatever, the best way is to do so is with one hand around the top of the tail wrapping around as far as possible. Then support the bottom of the gill area with the other hand.

If you have anymore questions after reading these guides feel free to PM me or post it on one of these!

Happy fishin',
Cat

Cranks were the first artificial lure I used. I my opinion them and spinnerbaits are the simplest. 
 
 
A few cranks that dive to different depth such as 1- 3 feet, 4 - 6 feet, 6 - 10 feet, 12 - 18 feet and 18 - 22 feet in a bluegill/pumpkin seed, perch, crayfish and shad colour will cover almost 90% if not 100% of all crankbait needs, get the same colours in a square bill version, and you have a complete set of cranks. Throw a crank that will dive to the bottom or close to the bottom of the lake/pond/river/stream/body of water and start reeling. I not get a crankbait that dives to 18 - 22 feet unless you know you are going to be fishing that deep. 80% of my crankbaits run in the 1 - 3 feet, 4 - 6 feet and 6 - 10 feet depths. I suggest that the smallest size you use is 2 inches and the biggest is 3 inches, if you want longer go to a jerk bait.

Im lost in all that info lol. Nice summary