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Your wife is a very brave lady big guy and really good to hear she's recovered now.

Mine got wet today. Sat in it and cried. 😂

I tend to fall more on Cliffs side of the debate as my previous posts would attest. But I do appreciate that you have thought this through using the lens of your personal experience and have come to a different decision than I did. There are degrees of safe conduct and you're not wrong to say people at the park in Toronto are a whole different thing than you alone on a lake in Hali. However there are still good reasons why the police don't want you to travel. They've been posted before So I won't repeat them again. A lot of people are saying they will stop when the law forces them to. That actually does make the job of the government harder. It's not easy for a federal government to declare martial law, it changes the dynamic of the federal provincial relationship. It actually takes a lot of power away from Premiers who are local and probably have the best idea of what's needed in their province. It forces the federal government to manage over the premiers on many different battle fronts. And the Premiers have been asking Trudeau not to do it for this reason. But as far as I know the Premiers cannot legally force us to stay inside, that has to be federal. That is why they are literally begging people to comply rather than be forced. Being forced complicates the fight. I am also begging everyone on this board to reconsider. I won't browbeat you all about it (anymore!) but please think about why the PM, Premiers and Mayors are begging you everyday to stay inside. Good luck and stay safe everyone.

I’ll second that! Glad she’s doing well.

Thank you, she certainly is

Good reply Dutch01, you make a strong case, but I wonder where we would be with all this if the Feds had gotten off their asses earlier than they did. They left the barn door open far too long in my opinion and that is why we're talking about these things, things we shouldn't need to discuss at all. But I guess I am digressing a little. Anyway, we'll see what happens in the very near future.

Deaths in Canada jumped by 20% today alone and its going to get worse! The biggest cause is people thinking the rules don't apply to them.

His roadrunning days are over

Bought an Ozone generator about 2 years ago for $59US to get rid of the mouse smell in one of my 50 year old cars. It even killed the Coyote !

A few more of my ties ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Dry stone fly #16 hook Olive super thread flat thread Seal fur dub or CDC feather for abdomen and legs Mallard flank for wind casing B&W Saddle hackle Start with dub wrap or CDC feather Dub Or CDC Using hackle pliers, wrap and turn til 3/4 back towards hook eye 1 mallard flank feather for wing case Remove fluffy stuff leaving a nice stem to pull on . A few loose wraps on the stem and pull the feather to create the wing casing . Secure Add hackle . 1 with CDC 1 Using seal dub Submerging Caddis ( ran out of small beads, so only made 2 ) This one is a bit of work . #12 caddis hook Small brass bead Seal fur dub olive Pheasant hackle 1 strand of crystal flash for ribbing.

Launched boat this morning went for tour around lake stopped at a few spots loaded boat back on trailer. People seen zero stores stopped at zero since boat has about 140 lts of fuel in it and have 20 litres of Merc oil I can pretty much fish till walleye opener on my lake

Mine is all dressed up and nowhere to go

I understand that you worried about all this, we all are or should be, but I have been living with it since the middle of March when my wife started showing symptoms. She works at the Pinecrest home in Bobcaygeon and was diagnosed with it, her positive test result came back on March 27th. She has since recovered and has had 2 negative tests and is returning to work tomorrow. I'm not saying I am an expert about any of this, but when 1 person of your family has it and brings it home and the other 3 people in the home have yet to develop symptoms (knock on wood), since March 17th or so, it proves that isolation and taking precautions can work. Living in the same home with it, is far different than going fishing for a day where, as I said before, you are literally 100s of feet from another person. In my personal situation, I gravitate toward the smaller lakes of Haliburton and Eastern Ontario, where you see very few fisherman over the course of the day, sometimes none. Even launching in Fenelon, to fish Cameron Lake, you are never that close to another person to be worried about it being transmitted to you. If someone gets within 10 feet, you tell them to back off, it's that simple. Making comments about people being selfish does not help facilitate an intellectual discussion about it either. At the end of the day, the government will make the rules and the police will enforce them. So far there has been no mandatory order to stay home, just a strong suggestion and those suggestions are aimed at the people who weren't being smart in the cities that were taking their kids to parks etc. I don't see how a person fishing on their own in the middle of a lake is anywhere near the same situation. When and I believe it will happen, the government orders us to stay home and the police stop me from towing my boat to my favourite lake, then I will, until then we should be able to fish... with caution and using common sense. It really is a to each his own debate.

Might need to cut up some chicken gibblets and fish for cats Harold . .

The Notty passes our house but is muddy. Could someone on here pls clean that up ASAP??

I must be feeling my age then..lol. Started the season in Leamington (5 hr drive round trip), plus launch/load and cleaning 12 fish... With 2 to 3 hours of pulling in wally's on 8/10 colour leadcore I was done.. Lets face it, this is not fun fishing, pulling in these things is like dragging an old boot. But they are damn tasty and worth every bit of effort 😄

Aaawwww---you're no fun!!!😃

Just to be clear.. there is ZERO pulp in an N95 mask. The Red Cedar pulp is used in basic surgical / procedure masks and paper style gowns. Stop reading crap on facebook.... and spreading fake news. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-vancouver-island-pulp-mill-supplies-materials-for-medical-protective/

I am dying to fish Erie, especially now that we are in Comp 205 Tiller! Guess it will have to wait till next year.

Like Spiel & Bill M would say , if the stream is that tight, use a UL spinning set up.LOL I have 3 river/creek systems I can swing but majority of the time I am roll casting . If you want wide open, fish the grand river . Looking like I will not get there til fall this year. I hope anyways.

My 2019 Princecraft Resorter 160BT, 40 hp Merc 4-stroke tiller, with a Minn Kota Terrova iPilot 80 lb electric on the bow, and Humminbird graphs at the rear and bow. Love the boat so far, lots of room and fantastic fish-ability. The big Terrova with iPilot allows effortless trolling and anchoring. A couple of opening-weekend walleyes and a nice smallmouth caught in front of my place on the Ottawa River.

Can't decide which has given me more pleasure (beauty aka "old faithful" - 35+ years complete with boarding stairs to help my 94 year old mother in-law get in and out) ... or the beast (can't believe she's already almost 8 years ... only got out a couple times last year and this year is looking a little iffy too) The beast ... does have a 300 litre tank ... so I suppose I could self Isolate at sea

Turn it around so you can sit in it and watch fishing shows on tv man!

You are a little behind, 274 deaths, over 14,000 cases and unless people start following the rules it going to get even worse and last a lot longer. You might think you are invincible and you should be able to do whatever you want. I hope and pray that it isn't a member of your family that makes the list because someone wasn't willing to be inconvenienced! One thing I do know, I will do everything I can to make sure I don't contribute to the problem. Too bad many people only seem to care about themselves!

Yep.. good eye. Must have been the A pillar deflector.. lol Atlanta Motor Speedway back in October. Had hoped to go down to Alabama again this October for another 50th anniversary gathering, but that ain't gonna happen.

There have been 258 deaths in Canada so far, 22 of them have come from 1 nursing home in Bobcaygeon. Its caused by close contact, not by being 100s of feet apart on a lake.

Superbird???

was at Mt Sinai at the NICU and my phone was put into a small UV unit for sterilizing (?). didn't take very long. as well UV bulbs can be bought at most home reno stores. just don't stare at the bulbs.

Nope , I don’t stop to chat, lick people or buy coffee either.

I do the exact same thing BillM

Am I the only one that leaves the house, launches the boat, goes fishing, loads the boat then goes home?

Oh and here is an entertaining Scotty Kilmer vid on how to use an ozone generator like Wayne and I have to deal with things like covid-19 safely. Keep in mind when you sterilize a mask or whatever you don't even know if it is contaminated or not. IMO save masks and periodically process a bunch. A local hospital is now stationing cardboard boxes lined with those yellow bio hazard bags at exits so disposable masks from staff leaving work can be tossed in for sterilization and reuse if needed. I plan to keep letting folks here know what I am hearing/seeing from local healthcare pros. Hope I'm not boring anyone...

I guess we will be cleaning our ppe. To use again

Thanks Wayne. Saved me the trouble and much more eloquently as well.

Well, you could gift it ,April 17,2020 , and that would be great karma coming your way .

It is! I went out over a dozen times last season and limited out every trip, usually in 2 hours. PM me if you want details.

Let's keep this friendly or I will lock it. While this is trying times, we all need to do what is right for each other. If you can avoid going out and possibly spreading the virus stay at home. If you need to go out for an essential trip take all of the precautions that you can. I wear a cloth mask over my mouth and use sanitizer on my hands before I leave my vehicle as well as when I get back in. I do this because I do not want to spread this to my family. I think I might be able to survive the virus but what if I don't? What if I do survive it but kill my Mom or brother? I don't want to find out so I do what is needed to lessen the risk. This is NOT the Flu it is much worse. Are we making more of this than what it needs to be? We will never know because if we do these steps it will be over quicker and have less casualties so it proves both sides of the argument. Take the time to try to understand that this is not like a war where you know that the enemy is just over the hill and you might die but think about it as a invisible enemy that will attack you 10 days before you know you have been shot. Be civil please and don't think that your answer is the only one that is correct or that other opinions are not valid. thanks Art

Please lets not get into a "us" versus "them" thing here, we are all in the same boat. Just because one person doesn't want to row with the team doesn't mean we should all stop. The death toll is into the tens of thousands already and this is a long way from over. It might not seem like much yet but if you or one of your family make it into those numbers it will become a lot more significant I bet!

As are 98% of all Canadians that I have met in the last 35 years.

People typically walk their dog within a few streets distance from home. If you live a few streets from the lake you might have a leg to stand on though I don't think so personally. The overwhelming majority of Ontarians drive, often for hours, to get to a lake. You can be asymptomatic and not even know you are bringing COVID-19 into the small town you are traveling too. The local emergency services and hospitals are staffed to the level of the local populace, and 100 or 1000 additional fisher people in a region has the *potential* to put a strain on those services. If you have an accident at home and have to be treated you are keeping the potential exposure within your immediate community. If you make any stops on route to the lake (food, gas, restrooms) you are bringing that potential Exposure into another community which is how it spreads. And you may not know you're sick, it is contagious for days before symptoms show up. As far as I know no one here was around for WW2. Hundreds of thousands of Canadians put their lives on hold, most voluntarily, to support their Country and community. Many paid the ultimate price Now our country is asking something so simple and so easy, and all I see is people ranting about their freedom or government conspiracies. Shame on you all. Don't let me see you guys talking about being proud Canadians down the line. You are putting yourself before your country and your people. Wrong is wrong, even if everyone is doing it. Right is right even if no one is doing it.

you can substitute indicator for float just watch the real fly guys die 100 deaths. Tie a balanced fly (YouTube balanced fly) and your indicator success will go up.

First time I saw one in my bait bucket I chucked it in the bush for fear of unleashing a baby bowfin on a little brookie lake.

my parents are elderly, my grandma is really elderly, if there is any problems with them I swear I will be arrested for getting in trudeaus face, I’d love to smash his face right now, he’s a spineless pos

It's not the driver either...every boat has t's limits and NO bassboat runs smooth in 4 footers. Erie is probably worse because the rollers launch you when you crest them. Regardless, bassboats aren't for everyone. They have a unique purpose and for those that want it, nothing fishes better. Trolling isn't one of them. Multi-species boats do a lot of things well but give up performance in some areas to accomplish this. No biggie, pick your poison and spend your money where you see fit.

Please everyone, please just stay home. The more diligent we are today the faster we will be able to beat this thing and go fishing. Set an example for others.

Very nice. My next Ranger will probably be a 621 or 620. The older I get, the smoother the ride my butt needs. 😁

Here is my ride after cleaning it up last fall, upgraded from a Lund Pro V and couldnt be happier.

A full week of sunshine and it may be dry enough for me to "launch" right from the yard to go fishing.... BUT I won't, because if I screw up I'll be a burden on the health care system !

Was hoping to be able to post my new boat for this year but in light of the state of the world today and the Canadian dollar, I'm not really sure what I'll run this summer! Here is my Skeeter ZX250 from last summer, beautiful boat and a great ride!