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Where to purchase TETRAPOD TRAILER BOAT or just plastic top and bottom.Thank you for plums and nice welcome at your house .I am watching your videos on you tube. Interesting and helpful. Thanks againNenad

Posted on September 18th, 2023

Hi Nenad, nice to hear from you and glad you are enjoying our YouTube videos and shows. Here is a link where you can purchase the Tetra-Pod, https://www.watershedbearoutfitters.com/en/tetra-pod …God bless you.

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Hi italo do you think there is a difference between fiberglass and aeroglass fishing rods? I think I have one of each. Which one is better for still fishing and watching the tip of the rod? Thank you

Posted on September 15th, 2023

Hi Dako, they are both fiberglass blanks that are more flexible then graphite. Both are fine for still fishing with live bait and watching your rod top for bites…God bless you.

Make sure to check the fishing videos on our Italo Labignan YouTube channel and if you have any questions just email them to me at Ask Italo throughout our www.canadian-sportfishing.com website.

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Hey Italo! I will be staying at a lodge on the French River near Wolseley Bay (specifically Pine Cove Lodge) at the end of September. I’ve hired a guide to take my dad and I out for one day but I foolishly booked that for the LAST day of the trip. Which means I will have three days to try and figure out the fishing on my own! I would appreciate any tips you can offer for finding the walleye and smallmouth patterns at that time of year. I would be out in my canoe so the amount of water I can cover is limited. Thanks and all the best!

Posted on August 24th, 2023

Hi Alex, I have not fished that section of the French River but I know that in the section you will be staying at there is good structure along the shorelines and in Sept. the Smallmouth Bass should be in the 5-10′ depth of the shoreline structure. I would suggest that if you have good weather you try casting top-water lures like the Rapala X-Rap Pop and work it on the surface and also cast #4 Vibrax spinners and fish 1/8 & 1/4oz jigheads with 3″ paddle-tail minnows like the Mr. Twister Sassy Shad in pearl/black back. I have a feeling for the walleye you will do better trolling a worm harness on a 1oz bottom walking weight and a nightcrawler right along the bottom. Hope you have good weather and an excellent trip…God bless you.

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Dear Italo. My favorite lure was the Rattlin Fat Rap (RFR-4) 1-1/2″ 5/16 oz. I liked this lure because it casted well, but I lost my last one. It looks like this item is no longer manufactured. Can you suggest a similar lure I can try that can be my new favorite lure? Thank you! :)

Posted on August 20th, 2023

Hi Kota, every Rapala lure is designed uniquely. It may be difficult for you to find another model that will produce for you like the Rattlin Fat Rap. My suggestion is that you search the web like eBay, Kajiji, and even Amazon to see if you can find the size and color that was your favorite….God bless you.

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Hey ItalyI am staying up at friends cottage on canal lake this past week and this coming one. I was wondering if this is a good lake for fishing or if I am better off going to another, not really asking for a new spot, more for your take on canal lake. Was out 4 times last week in my small boat, managed 2 bass on a top water frog in the pads and 1 bass and 1 pike on the south part on the point on a rapala crank bait, but over all the lake was extremely slow and catches were few and far between compared to my usual Ontario spots. I tried most areas in the lake on both sides of the bridge and in the canal, both deep and shallow. Is the lake just too small and over fished or have I likely not honed in on the correct technique there?Thanks Italo

Posted on August 12th, 2023

Hi Steven, Canal Lake can produce some good bass, pike and panfish. Most people fish the shallower water and stumps and can waste a lot of time trying to find a fish here or there. I would encourage you to try jigging the weeds where they meet the open-water with a 3″ paddle-tail grub/ 1/4 oz jighead. Try and fish as close to the weeds as possible. You can also try twitching a Rapala Husky Jerk in the same areas…God bless you.

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Hello sir,I have a question regarding kayak fishing for largemouth regarding where to target them. I know some times bass can be quite productive in shallow cover, other times the pads and emergent vegetation seems to not produce and I have to go out deeper 6-12 ish feet submerged weeds, my question is are there any indicators of which technique is more likely to produce bass based on like conditions or lake features, assuming it’s a new lake or one you haven’t fished in a few weeks. I ask because being a kayak fisherman, it takes more time than a boat to have to row from the pads areas out to weed beds or vice versa if I get it wrong initially. Is there any way to make an educated guess so I don’t have to do as much rowing or is trial and error the only way?Thanks Italo

Posted on August 12th, 2023

Hi George,  great question. My strategy whether I’m fishing Largemouth Bass either from a kayak or a boat is based much on the time of day. Largemouth bass tend to do most of their cruising early and late in the da searching for prey. If I fish early I fish areas just off weeds and fish quickly either casting a spinnerbait, a crankbait, or a twitch-bait. If I am fishing later in the day I know that largemouth’s like to sit under cover to ambush prey. That cover could be “slop” (up-rooted aquatic vegetation), that has been dislodged by the wind/waves and stacked up to form a “matt”, “blow-down” (shoreline trees that have fallen in the water), or dense areas of lily pads, or dense areas of weeds like coontail or milfoil where they are sitting in pockets inside the thick weeds. In that case my go-to presentation is fishing a Texas-rigged plastic worm or a flippin’jig. I fish slower and try and hit any sport where I think a largemouth might be holding under….God bless you.

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Dear Italo,Continue to enjoy your posts, most often with envy; especially like the recent one with your Dad. . I am here to once again pick your brain if you’ll allow. We are two retired fellows and are planning a trip for next season (probably June). We are from the New England States and have never fished for walleye and northerns. We’ve mostly fished northern Maine for landlocked, lakers and speckles. Anyway, we are considering a drive-to trip to Baker’s Narrows Lodge on Lake Apapapuskow near Flin Flon Manitoba. We have an airline credit to get us to Winnipeg, then would drive from there. Do you know anything about the place or the fishing? As we are retired, we have somewhat limited funds, so most of the fly in’s are a bit too pricey for us. We’d like a fairly remote wilderness place with housekeeping and the chance to target lakers, walleye and pike and we don’t mind driving. Any info or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks Italo and Best Wishes to you and yours. Mark

Posted on August 10th, 2023

Hi Mark, thank you for your kind words. I have had excellent fishing in Manitoba but I have not been to Baker’s Narrows Lodge but I am sure you will have excellent fishing…God bless you.

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HI Italo, I’m a lifelong fan of yours with a quick question. I just bought my first boat, 14ft Crestliner 25hp and live on St Joseph Island off the St Mary’s near Sault Ste Marie. I’m aiming to fish Salmon in the coming season but have no idea where to start when it comes to looking for structure or depths that I would find fish at. Before I spend $100s in gas trying to troll blindly I wonder if you have any suggestions about where I can start to look. I know the area around the power station is notorious for fish but I think it may be too busy for me being a beginner boated and downrigger. Thanks

Posted on August 9th, 2023

Hi Rob, thank you for your kind words and glad you have been enjoying out TV shows and videos. Congrats on getting your new boat. I’ll help you save fuel costs so you don’t have to search for Chinook Salmon near you. Fish just below the mouth of the Garden River where it flows in the back-channel of the St. Mary’s. The Chinooks stack-up there on their way up the Garden River. The water depth is about 20′. You can keep your boat in forward just to stay neutral to the current and use downriggers 10-25′ down with wobbling body baits to get them to strike. You don’t need a long lead out from the cannon ball, maybe 5-10′, the current will provide all the lure action…God bless you.

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Hello Italo,Hope you are doing well.I am looking for some help to locate fish, you’ve always been helpful and I appreciate all the help you’ve given me over the years. I am going to Upper buckhorn in the next work or so.Where are some good location for bass in around Fox Island?.Thanking you in advance.

Posted on August 1st, 2023

Hi Susan, Upper Buckhorn has some excellent bass fishing. I have only done well fishing Musky around Fox Island. My best bass success has been fishing the docks and shorelines north of Scottsman’s Point on both shorelines. There are several rock shoals that are marked on the eastern shoreline near McIllmoy Point and I have also done well fihsing around docks and concrete wall just south of there at the RV park. I would simply fish a 3″ black twister-tail grub on a 1/4 oz jighead and cast it to open pockets on the rocks in-between the weeds and around docks…God bless you.

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Hi italo, would you rather use a hook like a raven specialist or raven specimen for trout when still fishing in a river with corn?

Posted on July 19th, 2023

Hi Angler,

I am partial to using a short-shank hook like an Octopus when using small worms, corn or small cheese balls for trout. I would use a #12 Raven Specialist hook.

God bless you,

Italo

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