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I miss the Outdoor Stores , I went to the one at QEW and Dixie I think it was, joy when we got one in an old supermarket at Main and Parkdale in Hamilton. The yuppie Collegiate Sports bought them out , got rid of the nasty firearms ( albeit I did get some great closeout deals ) and it went downhill from there.

And another fishing hole gets fished out.

now more than ever, I really miss LeBarons. Was never a fun time shopping at BPS, and preferred Cabelas instead tbh. I liked Sail, but agree that the stores are HUUUGE and perhaps they could have trimmed down a few GTA locations, and probably will. Hope the can recover.

I believe you are right. Under 9.9hp, no hull #'s required. But you will need a powerboat operators card.

My last batch when I found them on for a great price . Lots of meat on these ones.

I was 14 then. A trouble maker by some peoples standards. LOL

Here you go! LOL

And here we all sit, saying man you guys are old back when, yet we now sit here and say,were the old guys. LMAO Love the old memory lane stuff. Back when it was simple and well, easy then.

Dating myself , but going to U of T 69/74 just below Bloor on Yonge, there was Skinner's Sporting Goods on 1 side of Yonge and virtually across from it was Hallam's Gun Store, I recall getting a brand new 22-250 Remington varmint rifle there, putting it in a case and getting on the subway 🤣. Skinner's later moved down on Adelaide just east of Yonge in what was an old bank building and Hallams went to a strip mall, think they had an indoor range there.

Have always liked the sail in Oshawa but only with regards to the fishing section as I have purchased almost nothing there except fishing related stuff. The fishing staff there have always been helpful to me. Two years ago I got a rapala electric knife from them and it died before the 1 year warranty was up. The warranty stated that the knife be returned to Rapala not Sail. But they said they would take care of it for me and took my knife and replaced it with a new one free of charge. I hope they get through this. You can never have too many options for supplying us with our outdoors stuff.

https://1funny.com/fishing-a-dry-lake-bed-with-soda/ And he even cleans up his garbage LOL

Give us an email address so we can sent the hotspot GPS locations.

Nope

Instead of an "O" ring as a line tie I usually prefer a clip or even better a Rapala loop knot tied direct to the lure. I find you get a louder gurgle when walking the dog at low speed or a bigger splash when aggressively popping the bait. I also really like the Sure Set hooks on the back of all topwaters not just poppers. I've never seen Sure Sets with feather tails but I make my own feather tail using Swan feathers that I pick up in the spring and fall when they molt.

If you were a little closer I'd come and do it for the fun of it. Being retired has it's benefits, every day is friday. After all, who gets to drive a lawn tractor and enjoy.

Makes you wonder what else is below us.

Sail's pricing is very competitive for guns and ammo, better than Cabela's and CT in my experience.

With last nights thunder storm and this mornings general crapiness (nice now here in Mississauga though) I put up a post I had written a while ago - the rainy day shuffle Nothing can kill an outdoor trip like bad weather - post is just a few of things my family and trip groups have done over the years to "weather it out" https://www.northernjacks.com/post/the-rainy-day-shuffle?postId=5e19edd0a394bc0017c406a6 Cheers Andrew

I used to work for a talented German chef. He’d make smoked pork hocks with sauerkraut and apples. Fantastic. Serve them mashed potatoes or spaetzle. I haven’t made them in years but I’m thinking I should.

On another note Walmart is ditching the oil and lube and tire installation part of their business. Many jobs gone now. I can not say I would take my Ram there for an oil change or tires, but it is another closing and lost of jobs. As for Sail I would hit that place way before BPS. I never found their prices over priced. Well not for what I was looking for and they had what I wanted, when I would go there. Like said by many,their staff are top notch . I can openly say the opposite for BPS. Many are there for just a job. Why have a person working in a section that they have no idea . Sail does have to many stores,thats a given. Which ones they will close will be up to them. I like the idea of the one down the road from BPS. Got to keep them honest. Cabelas here is well,way over priced and I can buy cheaper at Sail. Once this 19 is over,I hope Sail is open when I can finally get back down to my meat factory and do some good food shopping.

Thanks for taking the time to put this up! Doug

Said it here a few times when discussing the local stores.. Sail expanded the business very fast. In the GTA way too many stores, competing against the same customers. Having a store close to Basspro destined to fail? The idea was great but the writing was on the wall years ago. Service was top notch because a large open store (2 floors) but foot traffic was limited. More employee's sometimes than customers. Not sure of the future but expect a bunch of GTA stores to close and consolidate. Covid was just another nail in an old coffin.

Awesome read, love the report.

great report thanks for sharing

Atta boy. Great report as usual man!

Wife was selling it for what he said he paid for it.

Thanks for taking the time to write that up and share it - enjoyed it with my coffee this am Hopefully summer shapes up to be awesome for you Love the new boat Andrew

Just back from a few hours on a small stream. Not a sniff. Lost 3 stone flys. LOL I like fishing it when the bug action is better . There wasn't a one seen . Even under rocks there was not a lot to see . Felt good to atleast get out .