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I hope it stays on fire until the end of July and first week of August! As I will be up there then.

 

Those that have problems, may be self generated. Just my opinion.

 

I certainly can promise my issue with them was not self generated. They even admitted they screwed up. And spending 2.5 hours on the phone, speaking with 8 different people, with 8 different answers, is not good customer service to me.

Decided to try a home made weed killer, since the ones in the stores weren't doing ANYTHING! And the stuff actually works. Figured I'd pass it along to fine folks on here. Keep in mind that it will kill grass too though. And best to do after the dew is off the weeds in morning and no rain in forecast. Works fairly fast too. Quite amazed.

4 Litres of vinegar

2 cups of epson salt

1/4 cup of Dawn dish soap (the blue original, mind you not sure if brand really makes a difference)

Give it a try.

I hope to be in your shoes very soon. I am ridding Bell for good in June!

Make that July 10th! Finally getting rid of them for good. Funny how they call you to try to get you back. I didn't even give them a chance to tell me what they were offering. Where were they when they screwed my account up and hit me for some trumped up fee's! Done and done with them. Feels good!!

I haven't tested this yet but heard it works as a mosquito repellant:

15 Drops of lavender oil

3 - 4 Tbsp of vanilla extract

1/4 cup of lemon juice

If anyone tries it, let me know if it works.

I hope to be in your shoes very soon. I am ridding Bell for good in June!

I had Goodyear Fortera's on my Toyota Highlander before, they were awesome. Quiet and significantly better on gas than the M+S tires I have on now. I'm looking for a set this week.

http://www.ontariofishing.net/fish-recipes/gerrittsbatter.html

 

This is a popular one.... No need for beer.... Except for the cook making it

 

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I'll attest to this recipe as I've used it many times, turns out awesome!

We did alright, between the 2 of us we managed to land 18 fish. My buddy was .02 ounces from 10th place in the Kiwanis derby, doh! The fish ranged from 2.5lbs to 10.2lbs. I can imagine the fishing for the next couple weeks being really good there. Never experienced the water temp at the opener being 47\48 degrees. Cold. Usually around 54\55 this time of year.

 

Check out pinkbike.com. You'll do better in the used market with that budget.

I second pinkbike.com. Mind you I picked up a GT Aggressor and a Trek 6000, both in excellent shape, on Kijiji for $350! You can't beat that! Any used quality bike mentioned already will beat any higher priced bike at CT or any other box store. I like MEC, but you can always hit any mountain bike store and they should carry some entry level bikes for around $500+ that are solid but lack the quality components. Like mentioned, stick with a hard-tail bike. Good luck.

I would love to find a place around here for some bull gills like that! Nice going!

My friend and Mom had it, both made a full recovery from it in the time frame mentioned.

If it's the one I'm thinking of the guy that made/distributed them died a few years back... Some guys I know bought up everything they could find...

That is unfortunate, he obviously knew his craft. The last time I seen them was in the bait shop in Bewdley. Next time I am there I will have to check on them again. They are excellent baits for all panfish.

Does it look like a worm with a ball on the tail...?

 

I used those before... Called "YZ" if I remember right

It has a worm like body with a half a ball on the tail. So the end is flat. That thing is so sensitive, the tail moves like crazy. they are just hard to find though. I found the orange one out fished the other colours they had available.

I picked up a St. Croix Panfish series rod last year. 6' UL paired with a Rapala R-Type spinning reel. Awesome rod I have to admit.

I saw these on a fishing show and thought they would be great for crappie but couldn't find any in our local stores...

I believe I picked them up at Lebarons and recently BPS. Stocking up on them. There is another bait I use which I will try to post a pic of. They come in plastic tubes but no name on them and have a paddle tail. They work quite well too. I think the action of the tail is the key!

Very interseting...Rogers and their lousy equipment are driving me nuts.

Could be worse, you could be dealing with Bell!!

Definitely a great route to take. Been running xbmc on my laptop for sometime now. Now l am looking at getting a box like Gerritt's. Btw, thx for the suggestion Gerritt, I will be getting the gbox now. But make sure your Internet cap is sufficient, or you'll be paying more when you go over your cap limit.

So far the best bait I have used for Crappie is the micro Lindy Watsit jig in red. I started using them last year and was just insane how well they worked for me. Highly recommend them!

I may just keep it without the ring, I close it manually anyways.

I have several Shimano reels that have gotten get hard to turn, replaced the friction ring and cleaned them up inside and every thing was just fine.

I removed the friction ring and works fine now. Talked to my local bait shop and he said he'll order me the part. As it turns out you have to manually close the bail without the friction ring. Thanks everyone for your input.

Are you turning it without the rotor? most reels will feel "grinding" without rotor attached.

Yes I have turned it without the rotor and roller clutch assembly on it and grinds like it does with everything assembled. I think I will replace or remove the friction ring and see how that helps? Since the bigger issue now is that it is hard to turn the handle.

Took it apart and I think it might be a combination of the pinion gear and friction ring? The bearing that goes around it seems fine. But the pinion gear looks fine too? I definitely notice the grinding when the pinion gear is in without bearing too. Kinda thinking the grinding is coming from the pinion gear and the friction issues with the ring. Hmm. This is kinda fun actually.

Well I have a Shimano Sahara reel that has some issues. I don't want to send it in to get fixed as it would probably cost half the price of the reel. Plus I wouldn't mind fixing it myself anyways. It's hardly been used at all either and is probably 4 years old. Problem with it is that the rotor does not spin smoothly at all. Almost like there is fishing line caught underneath the spool or something. But there's not. Is there a part in particular that could be the issue? Any feed back would be appreciated. Thanks.

One time I was checking out how the fishing was at a spot and noticed several carp anglers. No sooner did I get out of my car that I witnessed a guy's rod got pulled in the water. He immediately noticed and dove in the water for it. He managed to get his rod and battled the fish while in the water. Turned out the be an aggressive 8lb carp. haha. But was funny to see.

Another time I was fishing on a pier and noticed a very attractive female walking down the pier with a mini-mini jean skirt, and even skimpier shirt... with another guy with a camera with those huge lenses. Well she was doing all kinds of poses.....not sure if that was just funny or pure awesomeness? Made fishing that night go by nicely, fish or no fish.