crappieperchhunter

Yeah I've been in management. That's a different definition though. That's inadequately compensated slavery

That not a nice gig...that's adequately compensated slavery.

I special lady my friend and I 'm sorry for your loss. I know the next little while...or longer....will be difficult for you. But eventually you will be smiling again when this all sinks in and you realize just how blessed you where to have Sue by your side. Lots of people in this world have never had anyone like her in there lives so consider yourself blessed. Be well Cliff. Debbe and I are thinking of you both.

Garage saling in Bobcaygeon this summer.....started chatting with the 60ish couple selling there wares....turns out they where retiring to Nova Scotia. One of them was from there ....can't remember husband or wife.... but man where they excited about it. There excitement was infectious and I remember driving away and telling Debbe how happy I was for them. Grab it with both hands and enjoy it. We all only get to do this dance just once.

Good Karma story !!!!! Always love to hear these.

No....but straight across closer to the west shore....

Yeah it was opening week back sometime in the 90's....the whole week was like that..although that one weekday was the standout best. Then the switch flipped and things went back to normal

When you say it's the "norm for me " it suggests you alone catch 100+ a day yourself and it happens ALL THE TIME. I have had 2 super walleye days in my life. I caught 58 or 68 walleye through the ice on Scugog all on my own...ONCE... from first light until dark. I have it written down in an old journal and I can't remember if it was 58 or 68 and I can't be bothered to look. Another time 3 of us fall drop shooting as you suggest boated 80 eyes on Stony lake from dawn until mid afternoon in 55-58 FOW. Since I'm not a hard core walleye guy and I have had my 2 fantastic experiences....I can believe someone who puts the time in can have such a magical day. But to say its the norm? Sorry I have a real hard time swallowing that.

Simon my brother had to quit 3 times before it stuck...been over 25 years now so I think he has it beat. My old man had a 3 pack a day habit. Quit 5 years ago or so...when he was diagnosed with COPD....which means he quit too late. Hooked up to oxygen all the time now. Has a small tank he can travel with and calls it his girlfriend. Hard to see someone so capable reduced to what he can do now. Dirty senseless habit. Best of luck kicking it to the curb.

7 years away for Debbe and I Terry....but thx for the heads up However many birthdays and anniversaries have been missed by both of us along the way....not a really big deal around here.

You gotta be careful with what some call a face cord. Some wood is all cut 14 inches so your getting screwed out of a lot of wood if you assume 3 of those face cords would equal a bush cord. I get all my wood cut at 12 inches so 4 face cords would be a bush cord...which is why my wood costs more as well...because it's more cutting/work for my supplier. I pay it because our wood stove is smaller and if I get anything much over 17 it becomes a PITA to fit in and because 12 inch cuts are much easier for Debbe to handle/split when I'm not home.

stacked pile 4 feet high 4 feet wide and 8 feet long.

$410 for the bush cord I bought last fall here in Oshawa. I get almost 2 full seasons out of a bush cord. Weekends in the fall winter and early spring you will generally find Debbe down in the family room chilling in front of our woodstove. Best money I spend.

Summer of 1980 working at Kiosk Ranger camp in Algonquin Park. We had a spring a couple of miles down a dirt road from our camp so a bunch of us would jog down there regularly just to get a drink of that perfect water. One trip we come around a bend in the road just as a little cub is crossing maybe 60-70 feet in front of us. So we stopped jogging...and I'm glad we did because a few seconds later momma bear came out of the ditch and crossed the road as well. Half way across the gravel road she paused... just for a second...and gave us a good sideways glance that we all understood meant we where too close and there would be consequences if this happened again !!! Thx for sharing Lew. It reminded me of that momma bear stare we got many moons ago. Enjoy the rest of your vacation up there.

My take on the subject. As long as your living within your means...spend what you want to make yourself happy. We only get to do this dance once. If your not living within your means and all your spare $$$ is wasted on your hobby to the point where you can't afford to look after the more important things in life....then I think you have a problem.

I agree with this 100%. Never get out for pike much...but when I do I'm more then happy to keep a limit of 2-5 LBers. Lots of good eats there.

LOL I think that's how we got on the topic of Muskie with Faye. We where telling her the story of you catching one on a hair rig baited with only 3-4 kernels of corn. Glad I was there to see that with my own eyes.

If Beans reads this maybe he will chime in as well. Him and I where carp fishing at our spot on Sturgeon and a lady who walked her dogs everyday and always came and chatted showed up and the topic turned to Muskie. She said she didn't like them herself...but if she caught any she kept them and fed them to her dogs.

Gave them a serious go years ago when that fad happened. Many many trips head to head with regular worms. Sometimes they did better...sometimes they did not. Never once felt it made a difference overall so I stopped buying them. I guess others came up with similar results because the "fad" only lasted 2-3 summers and I haven't seen them anywhere since.

Couldn't begin to count the number of times this has happened to me. On the ice, in the boat... or especially fishing from shore. Sometimes I say something....but mostly I don't. My experience has largely been that these type of people are generally never very good anglers. So after a couple of minutes of little or no success they get impatient and move on to go try and catch fish 2 feet from someone else.

X2 and thx for sharing. Taking the little ones is the best.

Very very rarely ever watch any videos. If the topic the video is in sparks my interest I will check the video to see how long it is. If it's anywhere over 3 minutes there's almost no way I'm watching it. Pictures and writing for me all the way.

Did a bunch of Fly ins out of Chapleau in the late eighties. Used to go up the day before... rent a hotel for the night and just generally relax in town for a day before we flew in. At the beer store stocking up and someone in line started talking about the bears at the dump so we got directions and went for a look see. It became part of our yearly event. They would come right over to your vehicle lean on your window and look in at you waiting for you to give them some garbage.

Yeah it sure is scary here in Durham now, if you are not already in the market. A young newly married co-worker looking for his first home has had offers in on 16 properties and just keeps getting overbid. My son who is an FA..financial advisor...at the bank has a client who bought a house for $660,000 last November..2016...and just listed it for 1.1 million and has multiple offers on it. Check out the Kawartha's OI. Small towns with everything you will need but the prices are much less then the GTA.

Sorry I never saw this before today. Been down many paths for propane BBQ's. At home I have a 15+ year old broil mate that has had 1 new set of grills and is on it's second set of burners. Great inexpensive BBQ that just keeps going 12 months of the year.Happy with it so I bought a broil mate for the cottage around 2012. COMPLETE JUNK. Still get frustrated almost every time I use it. Have used many propane BBQ's at family members. My brother really liked his Napoleon but it never lasted....so I'm a little hesitant to give them a go. Started doing my research last year and have decided that my next propane BBQ will be a Broil King. Just have to decide which model to go with.