Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Fishing Forum :: Bwca fishing setup and gear
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1JimD |
Bungee cord rods to my gunwales or thwarts. Works pretty easy to transport, and access. |
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Cc26 |
AmarilloJim: "The only loose items I carry on portages are my rods, butt first. Sweet float system for your rods - I do something similar for my net, just some foam around the handle and tape with electrical tape - never thought to try on rods. Although could have come in very handy in a few cases, haha. |
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Captn Tony |
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AmarilloJim |
AmarilloJim: "Troll a ddhj 10 about 50’ from shore. Gander has all their fishing gear for 50% off. So with a Good Sam's discount you can get a Pflueger President combo for $35-40! |
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QueticoMike |
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Blakej345 |
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bobbernumber3 |
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AmarilloJim |
I’d get a Phluger President 7’ combo spooled with fire line or power pro They're on sale for $70 at Gander right now. |
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Tomrank |
Does anyone recommend a good rod holder for a canoe? |
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mtn |
Tomrank: "I have a couple basic questions. Does it make more sense to bring rods in a case, or bring two/three piece rods and just assemble them once the portaging is done? Rods go in the case in the drive, and when we're getting to our camp (meaning not fishing). The case is a big PVC. No collapsible rods, all one piece. When you're portaging and fishing, use BDBs (Bungie Dealie Bobs) to strap them to the thwarts of the canoe. I've never used a rod holder, just prop it between my feet. |
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LittleRiver |
To put the rod in, you just lay it in the open holder and it closes. To remove you just lift the rod. The rod is held securely with no need to fuss with locking devices. There is a lock, but it's only needed if you want to lock it closed during portages, etc. |
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Captn Tony |
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AmarilloJim |
I put my rods on top of my packs or behind my seat while paddling. Always ready to fish. The Tite-lok rod holders are strong and light. They make a clamp on as well. |
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Tomrank |
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Cc26 |
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tarnkt |
That time of year cast topwater lures (rapala skitter pop, whopper plopper, tiny torpedo) at rocky points and fallen trees along the shoreline. You’ll catch all of the smallies you want. Live bait is best for walleyes but based on what your situation you probably don’t want to manage that. Buy some 1/4 jigs and 4” curly tail grubs. Cast them out along the first dropoff (where it goes from approximately 5-10 ft) and jig/swim them in. The first and last 2 hours of daylight are best for this technique. This will catch plenty of walleyes and also plenty of smallmouth and northerns. While traveling mid day troll a shad rap in 15-20 feet of water. Good luck!!!! |
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LittleRiver |
AmarilloJim: "The only loose items I carry on portages are my rods..." Do you leave your clamp on thwart (that holds the fish finder & rod holders) in place during portages? |
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AmarilloJim |
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A1t2o |
Then there is the species you are targeting. Bass and northerns tend to be more shallow and this means you want either something that does well in the weeds like a spinner bait, or troll the weed line with something like a spoon, Rapala, or Mepps. Walleye like to sit on the bottom, so something that gets close enough is needed. I like the shad raps for them. Jointed or regular, and probably in a few different sizes so you can hit different depths. Trout tend to be much deeper and you want to looking at 20+ feet down. Deep diving tail dancers are good. Little Cleos are great too because they are pretty heavy. If the water is warmer and you are later in the year, you will have to go deeper. Drifting while jigging, either with a little cleo or a jig works pretty well, or you can add a weight before your lure when trolling. Lastly I look at rounding out my tackle box to make sure I'm not missing anything or to make sure I don't bring too much. You need your hooks, weights, bobbers, leaders (I like titanium), swivels, fake bait, and so on. Make sure you know how and when to use everything though. If you don't, then it is just going to sit in your tackle box and be dead weight. |
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cyclones30 |
Rods are in a soft cloth sleeve and tied into the canoe...they stay put paddling and portaging on "travel" days until we're at camp. I keep a collapsible rod BDB'd to the thwart (cross-ways) and so does the bow paddler if they want. Can be fishing with that in 30 seconds if I want for a bit. Collapse it back, strap it in, and keep going in 1 more minute. I'm not carrying any rods on portages and they're not exposed when loading/unloading at landings. (main rods are tied into canoe in the tiger stripe cloth sleeve near the extra paddle) |