When I was considerably younger I was fortunate enough to do a number of canoe trips up in northern Saskatchewan. We did the Churchill river numerous times and always were able to catch Walleye for lunch and supper every day of the trip

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I also fished in Wollaston Lake which is world famous for big northerns and lake trout.
This is not a fish story really.
One evening we were fishing in a large bay and I was using a mid priced Shimano closed faced reel. I was able to catch and release so many big pike that I couldn't give you a number

but just as we were about to call it a night I latched on to a 42" brute and she did three runs after the third I went to start reeling her in again and there was nothing I turned the handle so I opened up the reel and the teeth on the gears were worn off

. Scouts Honour
PS. We were using large streamer spinners as a lure.
Blessings,
Dan