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What ever you are doing, you are doing it RIGHT! Nice report, glad to see you and gf got into some fish, even the ones lost are always the best stories. I have had many o muskie bite me off at that lake. Good stuff.

Anyone here have a preference to which television provider has the best packages\prices? ie. Bell Expressvu, Star Choice, Cogeco? Was thinking of getting those 'other' satellites, but the wife is not too keen on em. Would appreciate your input.

Bees need to rest too, so if yer gonna tackle this on yer own, do it at night, they are quite lethargic then. That stuff Pikehunter posted looks like it maybe the ticket for you.

Probably no fishing, but gonna take the family to a local conservation area where they will be playing Spiderman 3 on a 40'x40' inflatable screen. Impressive picture and sound, should be fun for all. Any of you in the Hamilton area should check it out, Saturday night at Christie Conservation Area.

Hey Rick, I emailed you the page source code.

I'll see what I can do Rick. I did notice a strange line of code on the page today, in which I'll see if I can recreate it Thursday and copy you on it. I upgraded to IE7 at work, no change. Fuzz. Even when the boards default skin changed back to normal. I edited my controls to view 20 posts per page....no change. Hmmm. Admit it Rick, you love these kind of issues.

At home, the new skin loads fine....however, at work, I have to use IE and I can't reply to a thread or send a PM. Not to mind, I only see the first 4 threads on Genereal Discussion, as well, when I enter a thread I can only view 2 replies to it? No scroll option. Haven't had time to troubleshoot but appears to not be loading properly? Must need an update somewhere? I'll have to check it out Wednesday when I get time.

Good stuff on the new inspiration. I was also glad to hear, in an evil way, that your former employer is having tough times with your former division.

I have caught several in the Grand River by Wilkes Dam. Also caught a fairly big one in BOQ one summer, probably just over a pound. Thought it was a rainbow at first with all the jumping it did. I found there tongue to be interesting, they have 2 teeth on them, qutie cool.

You definately want something with a nice drag. Personally, I'm gonna be picking up an Okuma Epixor ($70)for the same use as you will be using it for. Check out the size of the drag washers on it, much larger than other reels. My second selection would be a Daiwa, however, the 4000 series on them are quite bulky and heavy. The 4000 series for Shimano are a better fit for chucking spoons, at least in my opinion. And the Pflueger President is a solid pick as well, not to keen on the Supreme though.

Heard great things about both rods. But going by some of the people that have owned a Gloomis, nothing better. You might also wanna check out a Shimano Calcutta rod. Slated for saltwater small game, but a phenominal rod for freshwater, ultra sensitive. My dad picked one of those up this past winter and stated its as good as any gloomis rod he has. Either way, I think you'll be happy.

Very nice report Aaron. That camping spot looked ideal, definately something I wouldn't mind doing this summer. Boy, quite the dark head on that ski, and a big one at that. I hear ya on fishing the slop, I'm more of an open water, weed edge fisherman, but I too have difficulty fishing the thick stuff. Its too bad, cuz lots of big boys to be had in there. Good stuff.

Wow, that was a great report! That place looks amazing, would love to spend 2 weeks up there. Perhaps one day I'll give it a shot out there. Nice going, I mean really nice going. Thanks for sharing.

A good friend of mine was lucky enough to see it a week before it was released in Manhatten with a bunch of Hasbro guys. Heard it was AWESOME. I'll have to ask him about that trailer you mentioned though, he's up to speed on all that stuff.

Shakespeare has had Cajun line out for 4+ years now, its mono and heard its quite good. Also PP has released a red line as well. Apparently that is the first colour to disappear in the water columns.

Glad to hear. Are these fish being caught by boat or by shore, or both? I have heard the term before but not quite sure what is meant by pickeral rigs?

HOLY MACKERAL! Thats awesome Rich! Congrats to you and yer woman. And let me tell you, nothing changes you in life like having kids. It changes you in the best of ways. This is the true test of manhood. Nice going. I'm very happy for ya's.

I was at Chapters last week with my son and I started reading the June-July In-Fisherman mag. Excellent article on how an onshore wind can improve your catches and why. I believe the article is called 'The Stability Zone -- Finding Great Lakes Salmon & Trout' by Mark Chmura. Funny thing is, not that long after reading that article, I'm reading how bly is slaying trout from shore. Think I"m gonna have to get out there too. Too bad bly's and ccmt's onshore wind is my offshore wind.

:worthy: Once again, awesome.

Anyone here have any experience camping at Crotch Lake? I was thinking of bringing my wife and son up there since I heard some good things about it. Will be pitching a tent and looking to rent a boat if I don't have my canoe by then. As well, how long would it take to get there from Hamilton?

I think the biggest difference is sensivity, next the weight, and the sheer quality of components used and engineering of them. So there is a difference.

I was gonna mention that, but I know they are in the $80+ range. I picked one up over the winter, love it!

I would probably go with a Shimano Convergence, it might be a little more than $50 though. You can also look into a Berkley Lighning Rod too. I have seen them as low as $30, but a solid rod.

Ok guys, now I've seen it all! Haha, you guys kill me. Noddin head. I think if it swims, be afraid, be very afraid of the bly and ccmt connection. Nice going. Remember the wind direction for future catches. I recall Speil telling me how important that is for trout and salmon, even in the summer cuz it'll bring em in. You two rock! Keep it up!

CONGRATS! Thats awesome, and it sounds like yer takin this grandpa thing just fine, to say the least. Good lookin boy too! Congrats to yer daughter too!