Salmonidstalker

I only bbq from spring to fall and cook inside all winter long as i like the art of cooking in all forms. It gives me something to look forward to all winter and too much meat definitely isn't healthy. But the only way to go is charcoal in my opinion. I'll never go back to gas or propane; so lame.

 

Manitou - I made a fire pit using rounded landscape brick from Home Depot. Cost was under $100

I remember as a kid we had a big gathering to celebrate May long weekend. All the parents chipped in and bought fireworks. Well doesnt the neighbours kid come out holding his own lit roman candle and the thing backfires in his face. Ambulance came and took him away. I remember vividly how much pain he was in.

 

You have to be pretty stupid nowadays to do something like that.

 

It's crazy what one can do with a bit of common sense.

yes but accidents do happen. maybe I tend to value life a little more. to each their own i guess.

driving is legal, refilling these bottles is not. to save $20 or $30 a year on propane, come on. stupid is as stupid does.

here is a perfect example why not to.

 

http://hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2776766/1

 

have fun guys.

ahhhh, what people do to save a buck or two.

Storms can dissipate and intensify. Don't give the weather people a hard time. If you understand weather It's very difficult to predict exact forecasts lol.

 

Enjoy the snow!

Internet media is becoming more popular so get used to it Id say. It will probably increase as the young generations get older.

Yup, chucking spoons for nooks.......I'm sure I'm not the only one.

As I pointed out.. the idea is for the money to come out ONLY after you have stopped making an earned income. So you draw from your RRSP's at the lowest tax rate available and if possible not above the basic personal deduction so you pay NO tax on it.

Yes I understand fully how RRSP's work, and for some they make sense but I personaly do not want the government in control of my money with the fear that if I ever needed it one day, I would be slammed with taxes. Just my opinion and don't really fault anyone for investing their money that way. To each their own.

The returns I've seen over the past few years would disagree with you. The only times you see a loss is when you actually pull the money out..

At some point that money has to come out. I'm not saying that you're right or wrong, the stock market just doesn't really interest me, even if the returns are fruitful. It wouldnt sit right with me at night.

Is it just me or does anyone else not believe in rrsp's and the stock market. To me, putting your money out there without anything tangible to attach it to doesn't sit well. You'd better be prepared to lose it all at any given time.

The key is getting out of debt as soon as possible. I'm 32 and I've never bought anything if it wasn't in cash, including my house, my boat and my cars. It's probably my European background. I'm completely debt free and what a load off it is not to have the mortgage payment every month, car payment every month etc. Im also a saver. I sacrifice a lot but what I get in return is much greater and deeper than having more STUFF.

 

Add up your interest amount on your house, your car and everything else you need a loan for and you'll probably see that you are working for the bank not yourself.

 

If you have debt, get rid of it and you'll see that retirement will not only come sooner, but the load off your shoulders while getting there will make a huge difference in your overall happiness.

 

Debt.......that is the killer.

 

I guess to add to this is that I am not retired so, I can't really add the advise of those that are there; however, I think I'm headed in the right direction. Can't imagine how hard it must be for young families out there with kids, a never ending list of bills, a mortgage, and car payments. At the end, very little must be left.

Do any of you actually go down rigging? You can't compare a vertical presentation where there rod actually sets the hooks hen a fish hits the bait, verses diwnrigging where the rod plays no part in setting the hook. That is the issue, the rod setting the hook. The clip in down rigging plays very little in "setting the hook". The fish gets pinned when it turns and runs away from the boat moving 3 mph.

 

This product for sure will be off the shelves.

Right on man! You can see a few mutant US stockers in the mix as well, lol!!! Good score on the lures

They are all stockers in that river.

 

Nice catch pal!

Although it's deceiving from the picture, large male steelhead will develop colour on their lower jaw. Which makes them look like coho. That is a tank buck Steele. 12lbs at least.

steelie

Youre fishing the wrong area. With warm water, early season steelhead fly through rivers until it gets cold; move upstream.

No thanks, I enjoy my resident brown fishing. Those fish are reproducing just fine below the barriers.

 

Maybe stop spending millions on Atlantics if you want to improve the chinook/steelhead fishery (Although does anyone think the steelhead in the credit need help? I don't)

They do in fact need help BillM, just as the steelhead need help on the Saugeen. Dams do not create healthy fisheries, they cripple in almost all cases. As you can read above in Johnfromcraa's post without manually lifting fish above Norval (and above Denny's Dam) and transferring them to suitable spawning water, there would be no wild self sustained populations.

 

I too enjoy resident brown trout fishing; however I do believe, in my own opinion, that all trout can live together and can benefit from each other just as they intermingle successfully on many many other rivers like the Beaver River, the Bighead River, the Ganaraska River, Wilmot Creek, Bowmanville Creek, the Nottawasage River just to name a few. I believe that it would be of benefit to the river to see all fish have a barrier free environment. All of those rivers I've named boast fantastic populations of steelhead, salmon, along side a healthy population of resident trout. ALL, due to the fact that fish have unrestricted access to prime spawning waters.

When was the last time your spark plugs were replaced?

Islander

Another vote for Islander. Kingpin is overpriced.

Whip out everythang you got and.......just watch

In my opinion to thoroughly enjoy the pursuit of fish, one should be comfortable and prepared. If you have to worry about whether your hook is going to hold, you've already lost.

Effective May 1st, boat operators in NY need to take an approve boater education course. Not sure yet whether or not this applies to CDN boaters who frequent the Niagara River, but definitely something to look into if anyone is looking to drift the NY side of the river.

 

http://nysparks.com/recreation/boating/education.aspx

 

Is anyone aware if our pleasure raft operators card is a NASBLA approved course?

The hook is the first point of contact between you and a fish. I've caught so many steelhead that I couldnt care to count, but it's those big ones where you better hope that your gear is on point or you can can kiss those 15-20lb chromers goodbye. Only Owners for me. Strongest hook on the market in my opinion.