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Was out Monday Crappie fishing and had a honey hole all to myself and a friend and of course some happy camper came walking to his dock screaming and shouting obscenity at us about being in his area blah blah blah said he wanted to fish called me more names of course it was tough not to beat his azzz but then he cast over our lines ripped it and broke it walked to parking lot and started pitching rocks at my boat so I called opp after a bunch of Bull frpmmgiy saying we were blocking his dock and stole his bobber cops were giving me a hard time with every excuse social distance inessential travel ,, that I could go somewhere else ect I showed him the go pro and attitudes changed in hurry . So after review of video evidence person is being charged today by opp today

Yes! I had to pee and forgot it was on mounted on talon had to edit that out! Lol

That's why I live where there are virtually no people. I hate people!!!! People SUCK!!!!! 😜

Yup, just keep smiling, drives them crazy.

When I think back over the the years to the many times I now wish I had a Go Pro it makes me want to get one. The added benefit for is is....I won't retaliate because it's being recorded!! lol

My folks had a movie camera back in the day too Brian with 100's of feet of movies going back to the mid-50's. Years ago they had them all put together on big spools then a few years back my daughter had them all put on CD's and gave them to me as a gift.

Long time ago, I still remember it quite well, just off Liverpoole Rd in Frenchmans bay, there was that dock to the east side of the road. Long before the Nuc power plant was built. I was 5 years old. First bullhead.

Turned out real nice IMO 1 pan of sweet maple and 1 pan of apple . Fry some up for a nice BLT in the morning for breaky .

Good info, thanks.

The base unit that we use is my cost $800.00 it has programmable electronics, Brass gears, turbidity filters, and actually measures the water so it only cleans itself when X amount of water is consumed. I purchase nothing from big box stores because of the lack of support and the product make up is usually of a lesser quality. A mistake a lot of people make is that what the big box stores sell may have the same name tag on it but the plumbing industry has a pretty strong hold on making sure that the upgraded models are only sold through our warehouses. On average down here the plumbers are charging $125.00 to $175.00 an hour to offset the cost of doing business here which for me is $82.00 and hour. I do live in one of the more expensive places in the US which is good to do business in but tough to plan to retire in. Here is one of the units I install https://www.water-right.com/sanitizer-plus/sanitizer-plus/ Art

So you have always done social distancing lol

If you shop at Costco, check them out. The price is decent and they always throw in a couple of bonus items with theirs.

I think the difference here Fisherman, is you are talking about purchasing a unit and I would assume, installing it yourself? I bought mine at Home Depot for around $600. Art is likely referring to them as a plumbing contractor buying the unit, marking it up to some degree and charging for installation. They might also be dealing with a much higher end unit? Just my thoughts.

Where’s the lettuce

Like I have said,,,,,,, YOUTUBE HAS BEEN MY BEST FRIEND ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

If it is the timer assy or a restriction in the head assy. then it is time to call in a professional. It could be as simple as a port has debris in it or the head needs to be replaced. Since there are so many different styles of head assy. without a service manual specifically for the unit it is difficult for the untrained to know the difference. With the cost of the head assy. if the unit is older than 8 years it would be a better approach to consider replacing the whole unit. The average life expectancy is around 10 years before the bed is fatigued and then you are dumping money into something that is not worth saving. The timer on some units can be replaced but it will not fix an internal issue in the head assy. The component they will replace is most likely will replace is everything on top of the tank reusing the bedded resin and the salt tank. The good news is we have made great advances in the technology and the new units use less water and salt to maintain themselves. I am in the US so prices are going to be wrong but an average price for replacement is $2000.00 USD so my guess of $2500.00 CDN should be close. I do recommend you place food coloring in the toilet tank for 1/2 hour without flushing it and if you see any coloring in the bowl then a flapper is leaking by before you call a Plumber. Art

Most likely you have a water source asking for water while it is regenerating. The unit does not actually close a solenoid valve and cutting off the water supply to the house. This means a humidifier, toilet flapper or other action that water can initiate by itself is letting the water to flow into the lines. While this is not dangerous or a health concern it does mean you are losing water that you are paying for. If you do not find anything running then your water softener may not be functioning correctly meaning the backwash cycle is restricted or the timer does not allow the correct amount of time to flush the bed on rejuvenation. Art

MAMAMEYABYE = Italianonewfie - put the Italiano first ,as it,s respect to the makers . 🤣 Granddaughter loves a pepperoni pizza when she comes over, but we all know this demon is not allowing social gathering . SO, I made some homemade pizza pinwheels this morning that I will deliver to her and my new adopted grandson to enjoy this afternoon. Made the pizza dough from scratch, not that bought stuff. Baking is becoming a fav for me now .

I was about to recommend GoPro Hero 7 Black on Kijiji. Brand new, not opened, in the box are for ~$330. Then I noticed Costco bundle for $299 (shipping included). Best deal I can find so far.

Don't know if you have noticed small black bugs on the snow warm afternoons . Stoneflys.

I stopped going out for the trout opening 10 yrs ago its usually insanely overcrowded. I wait a week or two and all the wannabe's are no longer there. If we can't fish or its greatly reduced for this season let's look forward to how good it could be next season. Maybe I'll buy a few live trout and stock the pool, might tick off the wife but at least I'll be at home.

The flip side is that the fishing isn't very good in Manhattan. The problem to me is the one size fits all. I will admit that I have never been good with following "rules" that defy common sense.

I think that might be clear water with a brown sand bottom.

Thanks Bud, lotsa great memories in this old brain of mine.

Maybe one day after all this is over we can go slam some smallies. Those topwater bites are like nothing else.

I have access to a private ramp and from what I understand, these waters hold big craps... Its just finding them. Mine you, as all year classes seem to stick together, if I can find 1, I'll have enough for dinner

Actually, I think it was a burp LOL

I was a lucky guy as I was born into a family that loved camping, fishing, hunting and anything to do with the outdoors, even my Mom was as much at home in a tent as she was in the house. I was born in November and the folks had me on my 1st camping trip the next June when I was only 7 months old. I don't remember starting to fish as it was something that basically happened as soon as I could hold a fishing pole and we always had a boat although not the one in this picture. This was taken about 1950 and I'm the little runt on your left with my brother and dad. Any of you guys remember the old flat bottomed wooden rowboats LOL

Not sure Canada dodged a bullet. Majority of US cases are in NYC/NJ area, whose total population is bigger than a lot of Countries. Compare the stats of US population to Canada. In my State of Ohio, population of 12 million, our numbers are very low and we still allow fishing and golfing, which both are much safer than going to the local crowded parks or Costco/Grocery stores. We also start opening up on May 1st, slowly, but you can not keep living like this forever, otherwise their will economic collapse. Banning fishing is ridiculous, especially Lake fishing. People just need to make sure they are practicing social distancing and if they are not, like in some rivers, then the locality should shut those down. When I fish in Ohio, it is on a bank and there is no one else around. Virus can’t spread that way. Same as golfing, my course has a lot less people than a park and you don’t touch anything except your club. No need for such extreme rules and Ohio is proof of that as are other States. If people are that paranoid, then stay in your house, but don’t let your paranoia ruin it for others that are practicing safe social distancing. Crazy - you can’t keep living in fear. I look at Sweden and some other Countries too and they have some of the least stringent rules and are surviving still without closing anything.

crappies most certainly do not group by size at all from my experience. youll catch a 4 incher and catch a 13 incher right after. Just a matter of finding those 10 inch eaters.