Do you troll for walleye? In this Hooked For Life podcast, Scott and Jeff discuss the dynamics of how the various fishing line options available can affect the action of your lures while trolling. They also give a few tips on how to choose the right line for the situation.
Posts Tagged ‘Fluorocarbon’
Radio Show: The Fine Line – Line Dynamics When Trolling
Posted: 15th October 2012 by Jeff in GeneralTags: abrasion, action, applications, Bay of Quinte, Bay of Quinte Charters, benefit, braid, characteristics, choice, cold, colour, diameter, dyneema, Fall, Fishing, Fishing line, Fluorocarbon, in-line, Jeff Chisholm, line capacity, lure, mono, mono vs braid, monofilament, planer board, Quinte ice fishing team, Scott Walcott, selection, strength, stretch, Trolling, water temperature, West Lake Willows
Radio Show: Fishing and boating knots
Posted: 4th October 2012 by HookedForLife in GeneralTags: Animated knots, Bay of Quinte, Bay of Quinte Charters, boating knots, bow line knot, braid, critical, fishing knots, Fluorocarbon, Guide, hooked for life, improved clinch, Jeff Chisholm, leader, monofilament, mooring hitch, Palomar knot, Podcast, pound test, pressure, Quinte ice fishing team, radioshow, reef knot, Scott Walcott, uni to uni
Jeff and Scott discuss a crucial element to successful fishing and boating – knot tying. They talk about their favourite knots for tying different fishing line types and also boating knots. A great resource for learning knots is Animated Knots.
Radio Show: Spring crappie fishing
Posted: 3rd October 2012 by HookedForLife in GeneralTags: accessible, back channels, Bay of Quinte, Bay of Quinte Charters, bobber, crappie fishing, feeding, fishing secrets, Fluorocarbon, Guide, hooked for life, Jeff Chisholm, kids fishing, light line, minnow imitations, pan fish, Podcast, Quinte ice fishing team, radioshow, rock piles, schooling fish, Scott Walcott, shallow bays, slack water, slip floats, small jigs, small tubes, soft plastics, spring, strike indicator, structure, trigger x, ultra light tackle
Today Scott and Jeff discuss what many anglers are top secret about – crappie fishing! Crappie school-up in the spring and are a lot of fun to target on light tackle. The guys explain what techniques and presentations are effective for this species at this time of year.
Radio Show: Tips for Ice Fishing
Posted: 9th June 2012 by Jeff in GeneralTags: Bay of Quinte, Bay of Quinte Charters, charter, Fishing, Fluorocarbon, Guide, hooked for life, ice fishing, Jeff Chisholm, Jigging Rap, Landing Fish, Micro Swivel, Podcast, Quinte ice fishing team, Radio, Radioworld, Rapala Jigging Rap, reel, Rod, Scott Walcott, seminar, Swivel, Tips, West Lake Willows
Scott and Jeff discuss some tips for ice fishing including the use of a micro swivel on your line to reduce line twist. Many anglers loose fish at that critical moment when navigating a fish at the hole. They also share a few tips on how to successfully land that trophy fish.
Radio Show: Ice Fishing Line and Rod Selection
Posted: 23rd March 2011 by Jeff in GeneralTags: absorb water, action, Bay of Quinte, blank, braid, braided, candle sticking, composition, Fishing, Fluorocarbon, freeze, fuse, graphite, hardwater, ice fishing, line, medium, medium/heavy, monofilament, no stretch, Rod, rod length, Walleye
This show discusses the various choices available to hardwater anglers for ice fishing line and ice fishing rods. We review the positives and negatives of each option and what choices we use in various conditions.
Radio Show: Fall Musky Fishing
Posted: 8th November 2010 by Jeff in GeneralTags: age, crank bait, Equipment, Fall, Fluorocarbon, glide bait, Guide, Jeff Chisholm, jerk bait, location, Musky, pro shop, Pro Tackle Musky Shop, releasing musky, Scott Walcott, size, sledge, soft plastics, Stacy Ash, suick, Tackle, Technique, www.protacklemuskyshop.com
Stacy Ash from Pro Tackle Musky Shop joins us this week to discuss fall musky fishing. This is the time of year to target the true trophies. Stacy gives us an intro to fall musky and the equipment and tackle that you could use to get started. If you have questions for Stacy, leave a comment or send us an email. You can also visit Stacy’s website at http://www.protacklemuskyshop.com
How to tie your own crawler harness
Posted: 22nd September 2010 by Jeff in GeneralTags: Bay of Quinte, Bead, Blade, Body, Bouncer, Colorado, crawler, Custom, Float, Fluorocarbon, harness, Hatchet, Hook, How, Indiana, Learn, Meat, Octopus, Snell, spinner, Tie, To, Walleye, Willow, worm
My two year old son always wants to talk to me about walleye fishing. He absolutely loves “Big Waweye!” Often when I am sitting down to tie up my own snells, my son will come to watch me and will help by counting rotations around the hook shank when tying the knots. He and my [...]



In this week’s show, Scott and Jeff talk about Spring Brown Trout Fishing. Scott lives on West Lake by the Sandbanks Provincial Park. The Sandbanks area is a great location to troll in the spring for these awesome fish. We discuss techniques and tips on how to target them.<