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no "good" advice for you other than however this works out, consider it a learning experience. Read the fine print (ie see above post) and look for legal loopholes. At the end of the day though, if you're guilty...I say pay up and make sure you don't make the same mistake twice. Well, lets say don't do it a third time. The price to me seems reasonable. You had it so long past the due date the store would have to believe the games were never coming back. Naturally there are others who would've wanted the same games, and the store would have to purchase new copies to satisfy their customers. Telling people "I'll call you when its in" when its already 3 weeks late doesn't cut it, people will take their business elsewhere.

Carry an anchor in your pocket or the black flies and skeeters will carry you away! I was just there this week-end, and when the wind died down the bugs picked up. At times almost unbearable. Caught some pike and OOS bass, but for the most part fishing was fairly slow.

Welcome to Barrie. I've lived here a couple of years and its a great place to be. Can't say I've heard of a 19" perch though.

trolling for musky banging rocky bottom I will use close to 4 feet of 150lb fluorocarbon. I've been using 50lb for pike but some of these leaders have frayed and then they are toast.

I would say syphillis...or whatever Tony said

youch!!

I say go for it

Is anyone truly that stupid?

mmmmmm...Pamela has my vote. She could wake that sleeping giant, but can he compete with Tommy Lee?

Find the weedline and troll parallel to the sandbanks. Catch every species there

I went ice fishing the day of my wedding, haven't wet a line since (well, it just feels that way). I'm sure once the kids get older I'll be allowed to go (as long as I take them!)

Yipes, those are some serious fish! Where were you, Great Slave Lake?

I used to fish 6 mile lake fairly regularly about 15 years ago. The area right around the provincial park is great for medium sized pike and largemouth bass. As a matter of fact, the first time I fished there I took a cast at the boat launch before putting the boat in the water and caught a 3 lb largemouth. Lots of weedy bays not too far from the park either. In my old 12 foot boat I usually stayed within a km or 2 from the park, didn't venture out into the big deep water areas. Friend of mine caught a HUGE crappie on a blue fox spinner.

great report guys. And a mighty rock bass to boot, sounds like a good day. I tried Holland River mouth last year at this time. We caught a 32" pike and some snotrockets, but the flotilla of boats was just ridiculous. Seeing that many people with most keeping everything they catch bothered me so I haven't gone back. I know its their right, but it still bothers me.

well, at least you're starting with some of the ugliest ones. That means things will only get better (until of course you move on to dogfish, mudskippers and carp)

c'mon, those twins, (you know, the Campbell's Soup Kids), had a pretty good year. Couldn't tell you what they did in the playoffs though, past my bedtime

Holy mackeral, not only have I never heard of that lake, I've also never heard of the two reference places you mention. I have got to get out more.

Zoinks...I'd debate that one. I've lost my sanity more than once on the 401 crawling all the way from Etobicoke to Whitby (does it normally take over 2 hours to drive that stretch?) I wouldn't touch the 401 unless its a week-end, or hours before/after any "rush" hour.

looks like a nice outing, that one pike is a real snake though. Good length but built like a hockey stick

the best part is no hook throught the hand from one of them stinkin slimy ugly fish

great report, some truly beautiful creation up there

nothin like a feed of rockers to start the season

I've seen it on fishing shows catching pike on top in early spring. Personally I haven't had much luck until the water warms up a bit (late May)

hahaha I love it. Funny because its true

gee wonder what gave it away!