crappieperchhunter

 

I like your tin boat.

Thx Bruce. It's not pretty...but it gets us to the perch every fall

Save a bit more and get a decent 12-14ft boat and yes get a trailer you will regret it later if you don't it gives you way more options and you will be able to fish many more spots and be able to move your boat around and stuff !!!! A 9.9 would be great on a 12-14 ft tinnie !!!! Do it right from the beginning and you will not regret it !!!! Never mind the Jon boat save them for the duck hunters !!! Lol .. And if in a few years you want something a little bigger you will no problem selling your 12-14ft tinnie with a 9.9 !!!!

Yep agree 100%. I fish out of a friends jon boat from time to time and it is really only good for VERY sheltered areas. Even standing up to have a leak is something I don't wanna do.If you gotta cross any amount of open water they are downright dangerous IMHO.

My package is a 14ft Legend Ultralite with a 15HP 2 stroke. A smaller motor would be fine...I just have the 15 cause I bought the package used and that's what it had. Has gotten me everywhere I wanna fish for 17 years now. I towed it for 15 years with a VW Golf no problem.I plan on upgrading when I retire to something bigger and more stable with a flat floor....but I will never get rid of this boat. I have a few honey holes I can back into with out using a launch and can do it all myself.

A new chapter in the book started Sunday. Congrats and all the best to the family.

I though of them also but never seen any. When the plants were cut at the base they disappeared (carried away??)

At my first house I had problems with blackbirds. As soon as my squash cucumber or cantaloup plants would sprout they would come and pull them out of the ground. Never ate them..just pulled them out of the ground and left them there. If it was windy they would then get blown out of the garden up against my fence.

Yup you do had the same problem they would come in during the night and leave in the day!

Found a time crack by my garage door (by closing the door and looking for light penetration) three died and filled the hole all is well. NOW if I could only rid them in the yard, there is a colony! last year anyway on the other side of my fence and they roam. Last year they cut all of my vegetable seedlings and ate my tomatoes close to the ground.

We may argue againg this year.

Anyone have a similar problem?

I could be wrong but it sounds like your garden problems where cutworms not mice. I have mice around my garden all the time and they never touch small plants or seedlings. They do however nibble on beets and potatoes

Just to make you even happier. It will get closer to 700KM on a tank if it's all highway and your not towing. We have family in Sudbury....800KM round trip so I know exactly what it will do all highway and no towing.

Compared to what your used too...going to your trailer without towing will practically be free

so you get 550 to 600 km on a 66 liter tank..Am dreaming. Someone pinch me im afraid im dreaming..Thats a savings of 80 bucks per trip to the Trent and back from Brantford..I could actually double my time up there and still not have spent as much on gas as I do in my Hemi 4x I love my truck but my lot fees are right at 3 grand for our trailer per year. I spent a tad over that on gas last summer just going there and back.. So the cost of 6 K just to have the trailer parked on a watefront lot on the trent river and the gas to get there..Thats insane..Looks like ill be riving a new KIA soon..It will be the wifes daily driver too

Good luck with the KIA. But I don't have a clue what kind of milage they get. I was referring to my Hyundai Santa Fe.

how big is the fuel tank..

I have the owners manual out of the glove box and I can't seem to find the fuel tank size anywhere in the specs. I'll keep looking. However the most gas I have ever put in cost $72 and the tank was really low. So I'm guessing a 60l tank?

Edit to add this is the bare bones model with the smallest engine.

EDIT AGAIN. Just found it. 66 litre tank.

I have a 2013 Sante Fa Sport and love it. My boat is much smaller then yours so I really can't help with your launching question but I just wanted to give you my feedback on the gas milage. I get about 550-650 KM per tank. March 22 will be 2 years since I have had the car. It has 35,349KM on it and I have spent $4405 on gas. I have a log in the car and I just went and checked it. I hope this info helps.

As I said I love the car. Except for one thing. The blind spots are really bad because the side windows in the back are so darn small. I don't know if it will bother you or if the KIA will be better or worse. Just thought I'd give you some feedback. Good luck with whatever you purchase.

From my experience I disagree. I fish the same plastics for crappie perch and bluegills. And I have one colour that really works well 90% of the time. However under certain conditions the fish want a different colour. Out of these 3 species crappie seem to be the ones who you really have to experiment with some days to find what they want. Just this past summer I adopted a new colour for my arsenal because a fellow fisherman was killing crappie standing right beside me and casting to the same spot. Came back the next day with my plastic but in the colour he was doing well on and I killed them. I think that proper technique and presentation are a much more important piece of the puzzle but some days you can get it all right and you won't get a sniff until you switch to the colour they want that day.

Hey I'm coming with you guys this year lol

That would be perfect. Can't happen soon enough for me.

I thought for sure your reply would have been something else. I guess we can discuss it at the spot in a few weeks. I'll make sure you get your syrup this year

 

S.

You are soooooo correct my friend. Pretty hard to just pick one thing that makes it spring. That spot means spring to me with regards to fishing. Probably my favourite place on the planet for 1-2 weeks every year. I'm thinking it will be a month away rather then a few weeks but it will come. The maple syrup would be a nice added bonus. I hear it goes good will a pail of perch cream

Not a fan of salting. Yes it does tenderize...no doubt. But it alters the texture, taste. You are either on board or not. I am not. Aging however works for me, I put a thawed prime rib roast in the fridge uncovered for a week before i cook it and then cook it slow at 225 degrees until the internal temp is 135-140...heaven....and very rarely have left overs. Only problem... when you do a roast this way...no juice for gravy. But we have a killer mushroom gravy recipe to solve that.

For me, spring starts when I can launch my boat at the lake of my choice. This was my chosen launch last May long. Yup. One week from June. So spring starts in June for me.

 

Seen this before and love this photo thx for sharing.

2 things that make it "spring" for me.

One.... first time my tiller gets out and tills up my veggie garden. Nothing better then a spring day with the tiller going, birds chirping and the smell of freshly tilled earth. God I love that day every year.

Two...when my tarragon plants at the back door are about 12 inches tall. That means bullheads and crappie are a no brainer in a couple of my spring spots

 

 

I love Ontario but we've got some of the dopiest rules anywhere when it comes to the sale of booze.

That sums it up pretty good Lew. I agree 100%.

I have a liquor store I can walk to and pass 2 Beer stores on the way to work. Plus I make my own wine. This will have zero effect on me with regard to added convenience. However if the new competition does anything to lower prices then in the end it is a good thing.

My dad's garden was 40 X 200. I grew up helping with that. When I got a house I wanted a garden as well. I would suggest you read up on the subject. After one winter of reading I knew more about gardening then what my father ever taught me. He wasn't afraid to work he just never had the knowledge to do things right.

My favourite gardening book is Garden Ways "Joy of Gardening" by Dick Raymond. Walks you through everything and I mean everything you could run into vegetable gardening. Well written and enjoyable to read. I would suggest you start with that or any helpful book you might find. It will guide you through a whole lot of wasted time and energy and help to give you a clear plan.

If you get into it this summer and have any specific questions feel free to shoot me a PM. I have grown more different vegetables then I am willing to type out here and I'd be glad to help out with advice if I can.

Edited to add. Gardening is like fishing or hunting. Do it because you enjoy it. Don't for a second think a little back yard garden is saving you any money. I've had a 20 X 34 garden in my back yard since the 80's. It's a bit of exercise and something I enjoy. But after really keeping an eye on ALL my costs involved I can say with 100% certainty that cost wise I would have been further ahead to just head to the grocery store.

Id jump in front of her and let her hit me then I'd take over ownership of her life............

 

 

People suck!

Awesome Thx for the laugh.

Well as a diabetic Im covered but ..you know I'd rather pay for it.

X2.

Really enjoyed that. Thx for sharing. Jacks growing like a weed! Won't be long and he'll be telling the old man to get out of the way when there's heavy lifting to do

Another suggestion and probably your cheapest option...just get a dandelion puller and take the time and pop all them thistles out. Probably take less then 30 minutes for that size yard. Do it once a month for the whole growing season. Thats all I do here at home. I have never put chemicals or fertilizer of any kind on my lawn. I have a vegetable garden and don't want anything ending up on my food. Sure I have weeds and some of them thistles too. We have peacefully co-existed with them until a few years ago. The boss likes to read in the side yard and ended up getting thistles in her bare feet more then once. So the side yard which is maybe 20 X30 has been declared a thistle free zone and it is my responsibility to keep it that way. Do it 2-3 times a year with my morning coffee in one hand dandelion puller in the other. I just have to keep an eye on it. Can't have my love goddess getting anything prickly in her feet

Rental from Home Depot might be 60 bucks for a a whole day

Really? Back in 84 when I bought my house and started a garden it costed me $60 then to rent a tiller here in Oshawa. Only paid it once...next season I had my own tiller. If it's still in the $60 ball park then that is one thing that hasn't kept up with inflation.

Edit...the $60 included a delivery charge. The buggers will get you any way they can

Rototill the entire back lawn, level it and put down sod.

HH

For that size of lawn. Thats exactly what I would do. One days work. But then again I already have a tiller.

 

curious, what level did your son play?

Whatever level Rep hockey was in Newcastle at the time, can't remember. This was 16-17 years ago and he only played in Newcastle for 2 winters before we moved and he played in Bowmanville after that.