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gas line antifreeze is gasline antifreeze. If you get your gas from Petro can, its already in it I believe. I use seafoam...... S.

I have a toro too. The thing is bullet proof. It will throw snow out of my driveway, over a 6ft fence into the ditch I put a belt in it a few years ago. Its gotta be mid 80's model. Just check the oil, fill the gas, and giver'. I've never even changed the plug LOL. S.

You really can't go wrong with an excal. They are built to last, accurate, and easy to maintain. Being made in canada is also a bonus!! S.

Nice lookin greens there Dawg, but wheres the good stuff??

I've fished perch with Steve before..................the guy is a fish magnet!! Good times I'm sure. I should go haul a few sometime too, they look delish!!! S.

Right on guys!! I'm happy you's got a few fish on day 2. The first day looked like a good day for duck hunting Nasty!! S.

Ok then I thought he was asking what knot to use with a center pin

Nice bucks Brian!! That last one looks like its got something growing there for sure. Good luck getting one! Are you baiting that spot? I find bait makes them go noctournal! S.

What does the center pin reel have to do with the knot you use?? Silly question if you ask me............use whatever works for you in any fishing situation. The reel you use makes no difference. S.

Anything will freeze in below zero temps if your fishing outside. You have to maintain your line. As long as its down the hole, it won't freeze. I use PP for deep water jigging, and Berkely Vanish for shallow water, or panfish. I'm running 15lb PP with an 8lb floro lead jigging water over say 20ft deep. I find it really helps getting the hooks in big fish out of deep water, and freezing hasn't been an issue. IT will freeze on your spool if your moving locations, but once you get it back down, its fine again. I find it easier to remove ice build up on braid too. S.

Waterfowling is decent on elephant lake too. Why not do a duckhunt in the morning, and fish the afternoon/evening? There are plenty of grouse up there too. S.

Usually, I just wear the handknit wool trigger mitts. When it gets real cold, or I'm going a long way on the machine, I put on the moosehide cuffs, with pure marino wool liners in them. You can't beat wool, I don't care what you have. S.

I've caught most of my big ones at night in shallow water on suspending jerkbaits. Fish them real slow. In the same lakes in the daytime, I get them in the deepest part of the lake on big minnows. S.

I would assume since your both hunting, you'd both have licenses, therefore, no worries about anything. The specific quote was referring to non hunting persons, talking with hunters, not hunters talking with hunters. Apples and oranges. I'm not here to argue, or lecture, and honestly, I could give a rats ass what anyone thinks. I know what I'm doing, and I play by the rules when it comes to waterfowl. I know what I'd do if I was hunting and a fisherman got a little close, and I have had it happen many times. Not once have things gone sour. I'm not out to wreck someones day of fishing, and I give fisherman the benifit of doubt when they get close to my set up. 99% of the time they keep thier distance, the other 1% just don't know any better, so a friendly chat clears things up. I could run circles around the guys fishing and spook all the fish, but why would anyone do that??? If we were to read into the acts word for word, there are way too many grey areas that could lead to a charge. Most of them require the use of common sense..........which seems to be lacking these days. S.

I'm a lover, not a fighter, Jocko. You have be careful what your writing sometimes. There are people who really don't know, and when you post things your not sure about, they could get themselves into trouble by taking your advice. Even worse, they could tell someone else, and get them in the same trouble. If your not sure, don't put it in writing, that's all. If a CO wanted to be a real jerk, he could charge my son for blowing a duck call, or even retrieving a dead bird. I know, its ludicrous, but it could happen. Even taking my son out bunny hunting, and getting him to jump on the brush piles makes him involved in the hunt without a hunting license.......which in black and white is an offence. The chances of any of that happening are pretty much zero, but by the word of the law, it is an offence. I would never let it stop me from taking him out, and I would fight it tooth and nail if it ever did happen! BTW, there is no set distance between hunters with regards to duck blinds, or fisherman. Its common sense, mixed with a bit of common courtesy. The problem is common sense and courtesy aren't so common anymore. Once either party gets upset, things go south in a hurry. We're all better off to just get along, and educate each other with a friendly conversation. What ever happened to the days when you'd see another party of hunters, and make a point of unloading and stopping for a friendly visit? These days, most people think the worste of everyone. I don't get it?? When I see a group of guys coming into the marsh I'm hunting, I'm more than happy to have a chat......there is too much attitude these days. MrEh, the fella's that fired shot in your direction are 10% of hunters that make the other 90% of us look bad. I would NEVER fire a shot in the direction of a boat. I don't care if they're 10 yds, or 100yds from me. Those are the same guys who think they can kill ducks at 100yds, shoot birds they can't retrieve, and probably break a few other rules too. There are bad apples in every group, its the 10% of idiots who wreck it for the rest of us. I hope it didn't ruin your day. S.

My subaru would go up that hill no prob. If you show me where it is, I'll show ya how to drive!!! S.

I don't know where you come up with some of the stuff you post. I'm sorry if I offend you here, but you need to get your facts straight. You don't need to have a gun to be charged under the fish and game act, but it would take a real jerk of a CO to charge someone with something like that. S.

You seem to have a real problem with duck hunters. I remember a post from you with regards to duck blinds on "your" lake last year. We can all get along just fine, but when a guy comes along with that attitude and thinks he owns the lake, it rubs us duck hunters the wrong way. We can't just pick up our gear and move to another spot like you can to fish. I have no problem with guys fishing while I'm hunting, sometimes it even helps me out. If your going to be an about it, then you won't get any respect from me at all. There are guys who would sit and fish in front of my decoys just to piss me off on purpose. There's nothing I can do about it, and getting angry isn't going to solve anything, so I just pour a cup of tea and take in the scenery until they're done. In order to be charged for interfering with a lawful hunt, you would have to be waving a flag, or blowing a horn in order to scare away my birds. Just being there fishing isn't against the law, its an ethical decision made my the fisherman. If he has any ethics at all, he'll respect my space, just as I would his. I had guys fishing in front of my decoys today. I gave the guys a friendly wave, and they carried away along the shoreline casting as they went. If they were to sit in front of me, interfering with my hunt, I would go and talk to them. In most cases when fisherman are that close, they just don't understand duck hunting, and a friendly chat will usually get them moving along. I've even sent guys to better spots than in front of my blind. One time I gave a couple guys a couple waypoints to try. If I was to go out and be a tool about it, I'm sure it would only make them want to sit there and mess up my day..................whats the point in that? I'd rather pull my gear and head home. I'm out there to enjoy the day, not argue with a fellow fisherman. Its better to give them the benifit of doubt, and have a friendly chat, than to assume they are there to screw your hunt. There are bad apples in every group though, so sometimes both lose. I can be a real too, but I would need my buttons pushed before I stooped to that level. S.

Well, if I was going out duck hunting, and there was a fisherman fishing away on the same spot I wanted to hunt, I keep on truckin. I would appreciate the same common courtesy while I'm hunting. I've had plenty of fisherman come around while I was set up waiting for ducks. If they get a little close, I will motor out and let them know. I'm nice about it, and usually, they just didn't know any better and appreciate me coming out to talk. S.

This is one more reason I love my pull start Tiller in cold weather. 3 pulls and I'm gone every time! I'd get your battery tested if I was you. At the very least, clean up your battery terminals. S.

I haven't put him on birds YET! He's been getting a good workout with training though. He loves it too! S.

Well said!!!

We've been putting a hurtin on the waterfowl so far this season! Even got a little bling! S.

You just can't beat an 870. End of story S.