crappieperchhunter

Not sure what your targeting but I have pretty much been getting a feed of bluegills every week at my shore spot. Still using your fish recipe beansie, just got back from the grocery store buying ginger and oyster sauce for it as a matter of fact.

Just seeing this now guys and thx for the great get together. I enjoyed hanging out again. I enjoyed your hospitality Cliff and Bruce I will be giving your jig heads a go when I get back up to the cottage this week.

Glad to hear you got something from your experiment Cliff. Boiled new potatoes with butter salt and pepper are one of my favourite things from the garden. Just so much better then store bought.

Maybe 10 years ago I got a cheap Kitchen Aid knife from Canadian Tire to use for chopping at the cottage. Then with advice from Roy who used to run this board I got a 600/1000 grit sharpening whetstone. Took me maybe three tries on the whetstone to get things dialled in, but now my knife is always razor sharp. When it does start to lose its edge it takes me less then 10 minutes to get it back to perfect. I do this maybe once a month, sometimes more often if the knife is getting a lot of use. Now having said all that I told my brother in law about it and offered to sharpen his knives for him. I don't recall the brand of his knives but he told me they where very expensive. I did get his knives a little sharper but I just could not get them as sharp as my knives at home. The difference in steel from my limited experience does make a difference in how well the whetstone will sharpen up the knives, but I am 100% happy with my results on my cheapo knives. So much so that I bought the exact Kitchen Aid knife for here at home because the whetstone was not doing a perfect job on my Henkel knife set I have here. The Henkels never get out of the cupboard anymore.

Just seeing this now. Very Happy and very Belated birthday wishes from Debbe and I Beansie. Enjoy another trip around the sun.

The wife and I just spent 2 hours shovelling our neighbours driveway after already shovelling out our own. Does that count? I'll read any comments after my nap😀😀😀

Hope the book gets thrown at him for all the charges. Sounds like a complete loser. And to make matters worse, that's how he is raising his son. Poor kids probably never had a chance since he was born.

Glad you got into them Cliff. And happy you left a few for next week👍

Great picture Lew. We have all kinds of furry and feathery critters at our feeders at the cottage but never an Owl. Thx for sharing.

Hear you Cliff. Happy with both our Santa Fe's in the snow. Previous to the Santa Fe's we had a 2008 Hyundai Accent. It was Debs back and forth to work car. Hardly ever got on the highway. She complained once in awhile how terrible it was in icy conditions but it was an in town only car that rarely travelled more then 10-15KM a day so we lived with it. Once we got the 2013 Santa Fe she loved sitting in a higher vehicle and the better/safer driving it gave us. And we swore we would never get another smaller car. Having said all that the Accent served us well and was reliable for how we used it, which is why we stuck with Hyundai.

Our 2 Santa Fe's are 2013 and 2014. Took them to Krown for rusting proofing every year accept this year. Stopped this year because we plan on getting rid of both., just because I have always had a 10 year and get new policy. And Beansie I definitely agree about the sedans with regards to the Accent anyway. That thing was absolutely terrible to drive on snowy roads. Never again.

Have 2 Santa Fe's and love them both. Our experiences dealing with Ontario Hyundai in Whitby sound similar to yours Cliff. Enjoy your new ride.

Ordered my card Dec 6th and it showed up in my mailbox today. Bring on the ice 👍

Thanks for the heads up. Just finished renewing mine.

I have a 8.5 foot rod I broke the tip off years ago. I just cut the rod down to the next eye and have been using it that way since then. Has not made one bit of difference to me. Just another option to consider Cliff.

Beauty shot Lew.

The other nice thing about growing your own potatoes or any garden veggie is that you can choose varieties you prefer the taste of better. Most store bought veggies are varieties that are the most productive, or varieties that store or ship well, or have better disease resistance. Best tasting never really enters into the picture for farmers getting paid by the pound. BTW JoePa what potato varieties do you grow? My 2 favourites are Red Cheiftain and Yukon Gold.

When my son was little I took him to a spot near Orillia on Simcoe where we caught catfish in the spring. One day walking the bank of the creek I saw a bowfin...didn't know what it was then either... sunning itself right beside the bank in 1-2 feet of water. Took a fishing rod rigged with a worm and dangled it right on the bowfins nose. Well he inhaled it and I handed the rod to my son for him to enjoy the fight. He enjoyed it so much we pretty much stopped fishing for catfish and just walked the bank sight fishing bowfin. Until the water warmed up and the bowfins disappeared we where there every spring.

Worked up there for the summer of 81. Your pictures brought back many great memories for me. Thanks for sharing your trip and enjoy the memories you have created for yourself.

Looks like a great outing. Enjoy the many fish fries.

Awesome weather and awesome fishing. Sounds like a great road trip to me.

I'll 2nd that. Happy Birthday Beansie. Hope Maribeth spoils you today.

Keeping busy is the key Bruce. Getting out fishing once in awhile is also a good thing. Take care of yourself.

Glad you got a wing man Cliff. Once we are getting into April I just have too big of a "To do" list or I would have been happy for a road trip. Enjoy yourselves and good luck with the fishing and digging. And don't forget your camera.

My fishing habits have not changed much in the last 20 plus years, so I really don't need any new tackle, clothing or gear. I hope they have a good turnout but I will not be in attendance.