Rizzo

yes...I know there are slot sizes, but I have only heard of this for species like walleye/pickerel...ie fish that people actually want to eat. I had not heard of a slot size on bass before (there are really that many people wanting to eat them that you need a slot? gross). Also, why not choose a lake where there is no slot to have your tournament? Seems kinda dumb that a guy who catches 9 22 inch bass loses the tournament to some guy who brings in 5 18 inchers. Lots about this seems weird.

I've never had a day that I didn't have to sift through 20 dinks for every respecatble one

weird rules

...at first I thought "who the flip fertilizes weeds?"...a little slow this morning I guess

that was a lot of squid

If the driver acted recklessly that's one thing, but if it was "normal" conditions I can't see the charges sticking. My buddy once drove out but I made the decision to walk because I had my concerns of safety. Sucker took my car though! Saw it go whipping past me on the ice, rotten bugger

shoulda tossed the head, spine and tail back in the lake once the filets were off maybe the meat would have regenerated

if you look at the first one you hi-lited it says it must expire "by time only"...they got you. Its usually a 5 year 100,000km warranty or something like that. Your warranty expired at the 100 k mark...but you weren't allowed to apply for your refund until the 60 month mark...and your warranty was long over by then. This is the fine print that is NEVER mentionned by the salesperson. How people sell this crap knowing you will get screwed in the end is the part that really gets me. This is why I had MORE of a beef with my dealership than I did with XWRP. At the end of the day both are clearly dishonest

Liike others here I used to golf a ton. Then I got married and something had to give. Fishing stayed, golf was gone. What you gonna do

never heard of interstate 81...which border crossing is this?

I always though grocery store smelt or herring were a no no...but don't quote me on that. I never planned on using either of em so never looked it up

no clue what it is but its a beaut

I have never done it, but have vacationed on Pigeon a few times and these suckers are everywhere. We always enjoy watching them struggle to get back home on the final day of the rental...always seems to be a strong west wind that day and I guess these things are a bit underpowered. Seems to take them hours to crawl across the width of Pigeon when the wind is blowing. Couple times I was tempted to go tow one across when it was making such minimal progress...but my cold beer on the shore had a stronger pull. They made it eventually!

definitely doing that next time!

awesome fish! I fished pickerel once last year....also thru the ice in Muskoka and got a tanker as well. Big ones don't just come from Quinte

the reason I mention "long term" vs fly by night...both places were including 10 year warranty parts and labour...well if buddy with his van is gone in 3 years, who is gonna honour your warranty? The Carrier dealer near us is a much bigger operation than the Goodman guy, who was super nice but confessed he is pretty much a one man show. That made me a bit nervous.

we just replaced both last summer. My house is approx 2400 sq feet plus finished bsmt...so we needed decent size unit (sorry I forget the exact specifications). We looked at Goodman and Carrier. We decided to go with the Carrier because it wasn't too much more AND the Carrier dealer promised to assist us getting all the rebates we were entitled to. The Goodman guy basically said figure out the rebates yourself. We paid 9 k taxes in for a "mid range" carrier AC and furnace package. We later got 2500 back in government rebates. And we actually got them! Like I said the Carrier dealer helped us in that process. If I remember correctly a mid level goodman would have been 7500 taxes in figure out own rebate and the Carrier was 9000 but after the rebates only 6500! After doing some research it basically looked like Goodman would let anyone with a van represent them (fly by night operation?), whereas Carrier seemed more "long term"

haha

Tomkat that is also my policy...had never bought an extended warranty on anything...until this one. And I was adamant I didn't want it. Didn't even want to hear about. The salesperson convinced me to listen. "Don't use the warranty, you get all your money back". That was a type of "insurance" I was willing to get. If I had a huge repair bill I am covered, if I don't bother using the warranty then I get my 2500.00 back...all I miss out on is the interest that 2500 would have earned me in 5 years...in other words nothing to lose! We even had one $500 repair that we didn't get fixed thru warranty because we didn't want to jeopardize our refund. When it came time to get my 2500 back this is NOT how it all worked out. Not only will I refuse these sales pitches in the future...I will literally laugh when offered it.

I have caught one on a weightless rubber worm and 1 on a jitterbug....both times I cast it right on the fishes head practically....was more of a reaction strike I think

...as a fisherman I agree I don't want him giving out info on my favorite lake...but as a guy trying to make a living I would expect him to try and make some more sales to make a living. A bait shop owner not willing to help is like a guide hoping you catch nothing with him...doesn't make sense for someone trying to make a living from the sport

I find it odd that bait shop owners would not want to help. If I succeed I come back and I buy more bait. I go out and have a crappy day I don't come back.

with the electronics it sure keeps you interested!

ya my buddy did that...we made zero attempt to retrieve it...mind you we had no camera to help

I assume he was not hunting bear? Scary stuff