Rizzo

Wow! I have been fishing 40 years and have NEVER seen a perch like that. Congrats to your son and the proud papa. What the heck is the Ontario record for those things?

I went to Balsam on Monday, and we managed one 40'ish inch musky jigging in 30 fow. That day, the free launch over by the canal to Mitchell was pretty icy. We broke through close to an inch of ice for around 50 feet to reach open water. Tuesday was warm, but today has been below zero all day. Anyone have a suggestion for a launch onto Balsam on the west side of the lake? I would assume the Prov. Park has locked gates. I called Balsam Lake trailer park but got no answer. It also appears to be on the river so not sure if it would be any better. Any thoughts?

Welcome back. I do vaguely rememeber you. You're a jerk, aren't you? haha just kidding. I don't remember what I had for breakfast so I sure don't remember what you are like. Anywho, we also are relocating to Kitchener next week so perhaps our paths will cross. Let me know if you find any muskies in the grand river! I will need to find some new musky grounds out that way.

...I repeat..Piltdown, Nebraska, Lucy etc...this is your evidence. Although I do agree with your statement "that we will agree to disagree" so this is as good a time as any to end it. Good time for me to go get the boat ready for tomorrow!

why would anyone worth any salt put any faith in carbon dating? 10 year old rocks from Mt St Helens came back as 300,000 years old!!!! What is that, a margin of error of a few billion percent?? This is your science. The same science that put Lucy, Nebraska Man, Piltdown Man etc into textbooks as fact. Google it if you don't believe it

Last night I forgot to flush my toilet. If I left that turd there for a million years or so, could that turn into a population of millions of plants, animals and people? An evolutionist MUST say yes to this question. In fact, my turd has an infinitely greater probability of evolving than their own theories can explain. Why? There is an explanation of how it got there (my Mexican food did not agree with me and I was too lazy to flush) and it already has living matter! Where did your primordial goo come from and what caused it to live? From this day forward NO evolutionist should ever flush a toilet, as they could very well be flushing the common ancestor of a future Nobel prize winner. You may find my notion of a Creator ridiculous, but clearly your theories are just a bit silly! Its just a difference of where you place your faith.

shoot I now see that we stopped talking about bigfoots a LONG time ago...sorry I didn't have time to read the entire post earlier, I was away at church giving thanks for everything I have!

how embarrassing...I watched an episode last night. How was I to know that samsquatches like peanut butter? I also learned they like to travel along hydro lines. hahahahaha morons. How do they know about the peanut butter and the power lines and the type of habitat a bigfoot prefers without ever finding one? I wonder if these clowns REALLY believe this or just know they can make a living at pretending

the laugh will be on you when I leave a brown trout on your carpet

is rack n reel not around anymore? I knew Penny was trying to sell but I haven't been over there for a few months

oh man that would freak some people out

great fish...I always seem to pack it in too early

that fish is stupid big...I give the guy credit for being able to hold it away from his body too, that's a lot of weight at an arms length!

..hmmm I used to always drive through Hamilton to go musky fishing out that way. And although I was in a boat, I definitely saw them get caught from shore, and most that I caught were within a cast's distance of shore. That shoreline is VERY accessible too, even has parking lots...free ones! Now you have to go figure it out!

now you're talking Mike! Maybe I can ride shotgun with you until I can upgrade my own boat. Currently I have a lighter weight Princecraft (162 s/c with a 50) that I worry might be a little light for LSC. And with SlowPokes offer I'm sure I'll be back catching toothy esox in no time. Speaking of which, when does season end down there...we move on dec 14th. If closing is the 15th I'm sure my wife would LOVE it if I went fishing instead of unpacking. Last year I "unwinterized" the boat just before closing, broke through an inch of ice for about 100 feet to reach open water but closed the season with a 46 incher on Balsam)

...oh Brian...I'll miss you

...sad but true Lew. We will likely still make the drive to Pigeon once or twice a year, but I'll have to come up with a different plan. I'll let you know when we're going to be there!

Well, we're leaving Barrie area, moving to Kitchener for work. Around here I've enjoyed hitting quarries a couple of times a summer to catch the odd pike or bass with my kids. If anyone were willing to pm me any quarry tips for the Kitchener area my kids would love you. I see there are a lot of them out that way, and since I have limited time to test them out, any hints would be appreciated. Anyone who wants to know any little secrets around Barrie feel free to pm me and I'll help where I can.

that is just ridiculous...the gas at the stations has been inventoried LONG before any effects of Sandy were felt. It is exactly what Lew said - an excuse

I'm hoping mine is the same up near Parry Sound...we just sold it, closing in 30 days. Last thing i need is a giant tree in the living room!

Wow what a report! Some serious fish there. I don't think that one is a tiger though, pretty sure it is a "barred" musky. Oh well, gives you a reason to go back...find yourself a tiger!

very bad idea...so its probably true!

...that's the last lady who always had a nightgown on. Let me tell you, that thing was worn pretty thin too...much too thin. She was always friendly at least. The new one makes it painfully obvious that you are a MAJOR inconvenience to her

...just don't get on the wrong side of the lady up there...she's a real peach

troll a big heavy spinnerbait through the weeds at 5 mph and hang on...and by big I mean the heaviest son of a gun you can find...try JB's in Toronto for some big spinnerbaits that can troll well