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I was out with my dad who is 82 to spend the day on Simcoe. Really appreciated the incredible effort you made, Misfish, to deliver the package of lures to me before going out (since CP can’t seem to deliver packages from Barrie to Waterloo in 2.5 weeks!) You drove through some nasty weather to make it out to our meeting place and I truly applaud your commitment to service, dedication and generosity. You are a class act and I’m glad to have met you in person, Brian. BTW, those bloodworms worked very well - thanks for everything. You are an asset to the fishing community! Michael

I have had more than my share of issues with CP over the years Brian. I'm not sure if you remember a former member here, IceGuyD? Many years back now I ran little raffle on this site for a custom built ice rod and he "Don" won it. So he gave me his work place address to ship it to. As the weeks rolled on he failed to receive so I inquired with CP as to the whereabouts of the parcel. They claimed it was undeliverable as the address I used did not exist. Strange! When I asked why the parcel had not been returned to me they said they didn't know where it was! So they eventually issued me a cheque for the value of the contents ($150.00) as I of course had insured the parcel. So to be fair I built another rod for Don and this time delivered it to him in person on the way back from a Lefroy ice outing at the address that CP claimed did not exist, it was at the time the well known adult entertainment establishment known as "The Cannon Ball Express!" It was a good afternoon to say the least. So months passed and I'd forgotten all about it until a parcel arrived at my door. Yes, it was the ice fishing rod. It seems that once it was deemed undeliverable they sent it to a sorting facility in Ottawa rather than returning it to the provided return address on the packaging. Idiots! Needless to say, I now had the rod and I also kept the cheque.

It pays to shop around for tires. In Sept 22 I bought a 95 Lumina with only 117k on it, never winter driven. Summers had plenty of tread left but the sidewalls were getting cracked. I found a set of snows in fantastic shape for $200 and for $500 total I had them mounted on winter steel rims and on my third winter now. Summers still have plenty of tread but cracking is getting real bad so I found an almost new set of all seasons on rims last fall for $300 that will end up being less than $500 to get them removed and mounted on the original rims that I have to use due to the real deep offset. For the miles I put on they'll last me for another ten years I figure. So deals can be had.

Mine were imports from Germany, made by RWS Dynamit Nobel. 6mm round and pointed along with a .22 #11 shot round.

Was my way of making sure tour day was grand bud. Now if I had only remembered how to get to the 2nd line my first try. 😆. Been many years since I had been down that way.

I just got off the phone with Kim at Tim Hales, they have had to cancel all hut rentals since last Saturday because of all the snow and Kim wasn't sure when they would be able to resume normal operations, everything is canceled for the remainder of this week at least. Even the bomberdiers are getting stuck and once they can get out they still have to move huts...... If you are planning on going out on Simco be very careful, if they are having trouble then emergency services will probably have trouble getting to you if anything did go wrong. Please stay safe, there are no amount of fish worth your life.

Yep, just what I was saying up around Kingston here. Two winters we hardly had any ice, now we finally have good fishable ice and we can't get to the fishing spots. Doug

the biggest issue with mandatory winter tires is that Canadian's by and large have no money any more thanks to the sky high cost of living in this province/country. There is an affordability crisis of everything right now, people don't have an extra $1200 lying around if they were forced upon drivers. I get the benefits, I get the fact that the summer ones will last twice as long etc. it's the mandatory up front cost that is the problem. People can barely afford to eat right now, let alone buy winter tires. and the carbon tax is going up again in April.. A fart could do a better job than Justine Dildeau.

Hi all, We got into the lakers today, so cool watching them under the ice as they come up. Got four for the morning, saw a bunch and had a couple get off. Got them on a tube jig, a blade bait, a rattle trap and a white paddle tail...they got the full smorgasbord treatment today.

The lake we were on is absolutely infested with smelt, they are an invasive species in that lake. Sometimes the graph will show the smelt come through so thick that in 50’ FOW it goes from 10 feet under the ice to the bottom. Everything in that lake is (excuse the pun) stuffed to the gills…..and BIG!

Well,I was able to hook up with our member this morning ,as he was fishing with an outfitter on the 2nd line. Met up with him and handed over a whole new batch of baits . Canada post, nor wind nor blowing wind and low vis,will stop the loony bin bugs and grubs guy ,from getting to those that want. Well, to a limit 😆. It was a nasty morning, but it was a day that was special, so I made the extra effort to make sure the day started off well . Must be the newfie in me byes.

No just looking for a pic and that came up, do have a couple of .22 CIL Whiz Bang boxes kicking around

Absolutely, brutal display for a fish that can't be retained...but even more blatant is that the fish is out of season (December 15th) and out of slot (54" + for retention)...which both call for IMMEDIATE RELEASE...no photos (certainly not posed ones) and no measurements.

Well, I do not know whats going on with Canada Post these days . I have had two shipments not get to it,s destination. One being for a member here. As always,I send a picture of the package to confirm the right address is written on the package before mailing out . This really bothers me,as I take it personally when this happens . Canada post is something else.

Ya I hear it's a crap fest out there. My friend had a four day stay at Brechin's Ice Huts cancelled last Friday because of the on ice travel conditions. She told me that she was told, all operators were sadly cancelling bookings on the east side of the lake. When the Bombardiers are bogging down, not good.