Madawaska River Report

Post by **Prairieboy** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:31 pm

Great eye at 10+

I would have loved to have seen a picture of the beauty too bad you chose to remove it. Congrats to your bro!!!

Cheers,
Prairieboy

Post by **katch moore** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:32 pm

that 35 poster,what a d.bag!!! needle point.?? common'.....

getting back to topic.

Priorguy i've come to learn a few things about this board. don't let it bite you.

you saw the quinte thing about a week ago. so it's not like you didn't know that it was going to happen.

10 lb walleye from the mad. not your everyday catch... and like other's have said: could of been a producer for sure. even though you say it was a male. it was a big male, that probably had amazing genes.

people don't reallise that we are the ones who will decide how our fishery will be in the future. conservation is the way to go. doesn't mean release everything you catch, i'll keep a feed of fish. it's just we need to conserve our resources.

anyways i just wanted to say couple things before it gets locked up.

i'm surprised i caught it before!! lol

Post by **Priorguy** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:46 pm

Hey Katch.. your right.. we all have to do our part to help our fisheries.. Yes I did see the Quinte but this post was not a personal bashing but rather people ranting about conservation over a what I thought was a good report.

No harm done I just felt removing the picture and report was the right thing to do..

Priorguy!

Post by **bucketmouth** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:24 pm

Too bad you took the pic and report down, I love hearing about double digit 'eyes. The "you should have released it" comment is a dead horse that certain individuals feel the need to bring up each time. If you have a license to fish and possess fish, who is anyone to judge you? Don't let the comments bother you Priorguy.

Don

Post by **karma** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:35 pm

Hi Priorguy, That's great that your brother fishes and that you guys go fishing together. I think fishing without sight, using the right techniques and gear, often gives the person without sight an advantage over their sighted fishing buddies. I know from experience that non-sighted fishers often out-fish sighted fishers under the right circumstances. It comes down to the ability to concentrate without being distracted, and ones sense of touch. Your comment that, "This guy is lucky to get in a boat not knowing if he will ever make it back to shore....", is too funny though as I often feel the same way when I go out in my own boat, being a fisher without sight myself. So far I've always made it back to shore and no one was hurt in the process. Granted, the plastic Porta-Boat that I take out by myself only does about 7kmh with my Minn Kota 40,, but with the talking GPS, compass and sounder I use along with my beeping radar, it does the job for sure. Have your brother visit my website "www.blindfishingboat.com" -- maybe he would like to contribute an article, with pics, for publication on the site? Someday your brother and I should hook up for some fishing and to compare notes. Cheers, Lawrence

Post by **Suddsy** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:31 pm

Unfortunately I didn't get to see the picture but congratualtions to your brother for catching a trophy

Don't let the negativity of some on the site get to you. It was a fairly caught fish and any decisions about how the fish was handled are governed by laws established by fish biologists responsible for managing the fishery. In this case the consensus by the real "Experts" are reflected in the regulations that say it was totally acceptable for your brother to keep that fish. I personally do not expect my personal viewpoints to govern your brother's or anyone elses deciison to fish in the legal manner of their choice.

I will leave those decisions up to the professional experts who are managing the fishery

Suddsy

Post by **Priorguy** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:42 am

Karma,

Thats a fantastic website you have there. I didn't relalize all the tools avaialble for individuals that are visually impaired. I also read your BIO and want to really congradualte you on your many challenges you were able to overcome.

If I ever meet you on the water I will certainly stop and shake your hand sir. I will be sure to keep you posted on our excursions.

Priorguy!