crappieperchhunter

Cliff you smooth talker. You had me at The 4 of us will HAVE to get together for some serious discussions about this.

My grandparents where snowbirds. Packed up and headed South to Zephyrhills Florida at the end of November and came back in April. Went down to visit a few times and even spend Xmas there one year. They where in a mobile home seniors park. I really liked it even as a kid...and have alway had it in the back of my mind that SOMEDAY I'd like to do the same. Retirement is getting closer...ever so slowly...but closer, so I have been giving it some more thought lately. Thought I would throw this out to any OFC'ers who might have some first hand knowledge of areas down there. Not looking for anything fancy. Just something small clean and affordable. To rent or own. Gotta be close to or on water...for fishing OF COURSE. Inland water or the Ocean..doesn't matter, and close to other things as well. Don't need to be in a highly populated area...but we don't want to be in the boonies either. Any insight would be appreciated and PM if you wish. Thx to all for any help.

I think salt water fish tastes better....but I never have it at home. At home I eat what I catch. It provides me with an excuse to get out and enjoy the outdoors and the chance to get a feed of fish. If I lived near the ocean I know I would eat alot less fresh water fish, cause I would have the chance to fish salt water species.

Hope your journey is a good one splashhopper, Sounds like you had a great friend/mentor. However I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the idea of not having the will/desire to fish Somedays the will to do chores,go to work or even shave isn't there...but no will to go fishing...never. Trudge along and make the best of it. You only got one life so get out and enjoy it. And for God's sake get out and fish

Randy I think your Tilt a whirl is brilliant. Now I'm HOPING to have a mouse/rat problem just so I can Red Green me up one of those gizmoe's

Good going Emil.I gotta get out sometime and try that just once,love the colors on those fish. But I have to tell you I would be firing the crew you got there. That's 2 posts in a row where you showed them sleeping on the job. Thx for sharing.

Thx for the heads up. I'll be looking forward to the report and pictures.

I agree with that statement 100%

I'm with you on that statement....perch are my fav. Pretty much always have some in my freezer...but I'm keeping less these days cause the kids are moved out. I also have a few feeds of other species like walleye,crappie, bluegills, whitefish and smelt throughout the year. I have been missing out on a feed of creek specs for years now. Love those tasty little buggers...just don't have any close by spots to hit anymore.

My wife is a bank manager. She told both our kids to be extra cautious when dealing with any fitness club other then community ones. For years she has been witness to customers getting screwed in many ways by "FitnessClubs". And it seems one is no better then the other...all the major clubs seem to play games when it comes to the money end of things.

That made me chuckle ...and watch the video again. Never saw an "EYE" though

Heading for the cottage tonight. Is this going to be going on tonight...Friday... as well? I'll make sure I am down at my fav bridge to get a good view.

Awesome fish Thx for sharing that.

I used Fox Pee in my garden for years to keep coons & squirrels out of my sweet corn. I read about it in a gardening magazine once and gave it a try. Works better then anything else I tried to keep coons and squirrels out of my corn. I imagine it would have the same effect on mice. Occasionally after several "pops" I would just go and whizz it the corn patch myself, but that's a whole other topic of conversation

That wasn't a meteor Lew. It was my alarm clock that I shot out of bed when it woke me up for work this morning

Glad you got out Maureen. For me it's never about how many you catch. It's ALL about just getting out and enjoying some time on the water with a friend or two. Sounds like you had a good day to me.

A Rubbermaid plastic sandwich container. Portable, cheap and takes alot more abuse then a ziplock bag. I don't have a cell phone but my I POD and earbuds have been safe and sound for years.

A friend of a friend....yeah I know that sounds fishy....has family in Newfoundland and claims many in there neck of the woods swear by these things. My little cottage....640 square feet...is all base board and cost more to heat each winter then my 1750 square foot home here in the city, so I am curious myself to see if these heaters are worth a look. https://www.comfortfurnace.ca/home.htm Good luck with whatever you discover that will work for you. I will be keeping a close eye on this thread for my own interest. Thx for posting it.

I'm not a "plane" person...but I wanna thank you for posting this. Always a pleasure when you post up some pics Dan. Now if some of the pics had some nice Coasters in them...you might have got a couple of these :thumbsup_anim:

Holy Crap Phil. That doesn't sound like much fun to me. Happy though that the little one did not suffer the same fate as her old man. Wish you the best at getting through it and sorting out the cause. I hope the bite was at least worthwhile

Sorry to hear you wasted your gas Jack. I walked over from the cottage at 6:45 to see the houseboat there. No phone or internet at the cottage to warn you,so I just prayed today wasn't the day you where going to come for a visit. Beansie and I are always glad when you join us. I hope you try again another Sunday...or better yet...a weekday when I am up on holidays in a couple of weeks. Pencil in Aug 16-20 on your calender. A lot less boat traffic through the week.

Yeah no fishing for me this weekend. I might be a grumpy bugger to work with this week I have not been talking to Nanook. I hope you didn't make the drive over for nothing Jack. 5 or 6 years we have been fishing the same swim and this is the first time anyone has ever anchored right in our spot, except for the month a couple of summers ago when they had a barge there working on the lines in front of the dam.

Tried unsuccessfully to get both my son and daughter interested in it. Just never turned them into fishermen. My daughter was showing real promise until she discovered boys My grandson just turned 2 and I'm thinking next summer grandpa is going to take another crack at having another fishing partner. Wish me luck. I truly envy all who can count their kids as fishing buddies.

As I get older things at work just roll off me like water off a ducks back. I treat people with respect and do my best to ignore those who are just looking to aggravate me. I am always the first person to change the topic or walk away if someone at work is trash talking something about work. Someone says this is our new policy I give it a listen and after a bit of thought voice my concerns if I have any and then just accept it going forward. It's really that simple. Out of work things are a bit different. But at work I'm getting paid to be productive and do my job. So that's what I do. All the rest is just clutter.

That's a beauty. Got one at the cottage near that size....my mission this summer is to catch him when my grandson is around. Years ago I caught one on a little lake off a Ranger road up on the Bruce. When I held it in my hand it's back legs hang down past my elbow. I have never seen another one close to the size of that bugger