Billy Bob

Mapping on the ice is not as important as when you are on the water with a boat in a strange rock infested lake......now there is where my Lowrance LMS 520 shines all the way and back to the dock keeping me save and sound, not to mention finding fish. The hand held GPS units ( I also have the Magellan as posted) will be just OK as far as battery usage depending on how many times you push the buttons.......also the COLD will deplete the battery power MUCH faster then in the summer.

You can go cheap and just get a GPS that marks where you are without mapping that will get you back there without a problem.......and then there are GPS units that have the lake mapping that will put you on a spot to begin with......also a GPS/Sonar combo unit......so what are you thinking you really want........ Bob

LIKE I said.......find yourself a SUGAR BIRD........$350 buy a LOT of boat gas.........

Bass Pro has been playing Buffalo like a cheap fiddle for YEARS.......take a look here.... http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/833002.html

I have posted this twice before but here goes again........I found someone, a snow bird that goes to Florida for the winter that has garage space....they are leaving the 28th of the month......I store my boat for FREE (my favorite word) for the complete winter and take care of their needs of the house......sometime they call from Florida and ask can you check on the house because it rained more then normal or the temps have been really cold, etc...........this year their concern is "can you move our car once in awhile so the brakes don't rust"....OK, no problem...........You can advertise in a local paper or use Craig's List to find your Sugar Bird....LOL Bob

IF you want to control the whole lake you need to own all the land that surrounds the lake.......I don't like others telling me what I can and cannot do on my property.

Ding, ding, ding.........another bell ringer.

Get a lawyer........now what about your home sites.......didn't they also destroy habitat ? ? ?

The WHOLE thing just adds up to a money grab.......I'm sure it wouldn't be long and the scam will be repeated down here....

They did the same thing here on the NYS Thruway........just about done with all of them....not much better just more expensive.... BTW if the US dollar keeps falling against the loonies my Canadian fishing trip for next spring/summer could be in jeopardy.

Live minnows.

Sorry, but that's your problem......

I have to agree with the Alabama nut case........LOL..........it really depends on the type of road, etc...........

Yes I am using Remington 3" magnum Copper Solid Sabots....in a rifled barrel NEVER use Foster Type slugs (non-sabot or rifled slugs)....http://www.remington.com/products/ammunition/shotshell/slugs/copper_solid_sabot.asp Now that's in my Mossberg 500 24" cantilever fully rifled barrel with a 2.5 scope. I can get group in the 2" range at 100 yards........others will tell you their guns shoot something else with better results. So it will matter what shotgun you finally decide on. Here's my deer gun I use in areas that rifles are not allowed. Happy Hunting, Bob

You are right about not having to use 3.l5" shells but then you are still lugging around a HEAVY 3.5" chambered shotgun for "upland" game. BELIEVE me....I speak from EXPERIENCE.....you want a FULLY RIFLED Cantilever mount barrel for shooting slugs. I don't care if you get homemade shotgun.......if your truly interested in shooting slugs a fully rifled barrel is like night and day from a smooth bore barrel........I have had some of the best in smooth bores....a Browning vs Mossberg rifled barrel and the Mossy beat the smooth bore Browning hands down...

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?si...eler+A%2FT+Revo

I still believe they are NOISY.......here's a guy that had them on for only 5 months and is now selling them. http://www.jeeppatriot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16805

I'm in, when do I have to fork out the money........ Bob

Great looking tire for off road but I wonder how loud they are going from one off road track to another.....IMHO they look very noisy..........here's what my TUNDRA has for 4X4 feet........http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Dueler+A%2FT+Revo Great off road as yesterday proved and quiet on the highway. Bob

If it's a pump you interested in take a hard look at the Mossberg 500 and of course the Remington 870. What I don't like about the new 870's is they have a parkerized finish instead of blueing like the Mossy 500. I have three Mossy 500's for about 14 years now and never had a problem what so ever. Take a look here at them.....http://www.mossberg.com/products/default.asp?id=3 BTW I wouldn't get a 3.5" shotgun.......they are heavier and you just don't need it. Price the cost of 12 gauge 3.5" shells and you will quickly see they are VERY expensive. Three inch 12 gauge shells have been bring down waterfowl for a long time now. Two weeks ago I purchased a Mossy 930 autoloader from Dick's Sporting Goods for only $200 plus tax....included was a deer barrel with cantilever scope mount and three chokes plus a hard case.... GREAT DEAL but it was because someone returned it after shooting it a couple of times.....SO WHAT....

Well I guess anything is possible.....

Then why didn't any of my 8 shotguns blow up. :rolleyes: :wacko: :lol: BTW......I have been a mechanic since 1970 and then I graduated from Alfred Tech College with a degree in auto mechanics.

No I wasn't joking but about using MOBIL 1 - 0W-20 that is full synthetic. I would think it wouldn't thicken up in the extreme cold ? ? ?

But how would you know if it is kerosene based as it is a trade secret what it is made of.......and it says it's safe for most other materials. OH, again copied and pasted from their website that WD-40 contains NO kerosene: What does WD-40 contain? While the ingredients in WD-40 are secret, we can tell you what WD-40 does NOT contain. WD-40 does not contain silicone, kerosene, water, wax, graphite, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), or any known cancer-causing agents. Check out their website here....http://www.wd40.com/faqs/ I stand behind using WD-40 for over 35 years on my firearms and no malfunctions what so ever....and that include VERY VERY cold deer trips. However, if others like what they are using (more expensive) then continue..... Just a thought......what about using Mobil 1 0W-20 motor oil as a lubricant.

I far as I know Starcraft is only riveted and so is Sylvan boats which is basically a Starcraft.