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I have my St-Croix Legend Tournament rod in my hand as I write this. Has anybody tested a St-Croix in such cold conditions? I would but I'm afraid it might shatter like crystal. So far my fishing has been limited to watching those Saturday Morning fishing shows with rod in hand. I'm getting the itch real bad. Now which one's going to win the jousting match? My St-Croix or my living room window? This has been a very trying winter for all of us Let's hang in there, folks! The ice will open up soon enough.

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St-Croix. I had a new one become a St-Cry when the tip-top broke off from miss-handling -just when walleye opener was just around the corner My retailer had a new replacement on time for the weekend and I guess I was lucky this time. It probably depends what kind of retailer you get it from. OTOH I built a protective case for storing and transporting it.

goteeboy, There are lots of variables in the different facets of fishing so it is tricky to try to give you a straight answer just from your Q alone. Could you tell us about your prevailent style of fishing, whether you're using a spinning reel or a bait caster, what lb-test line you have in mind, and is it braided, fluoro, or mono? Also, do you have a dollar figure in mind for the rod? What baits and lures are you using and how? If you're into slowly fishing or finessing with worms, leeches, and/or bouncing curly-tail jigs along the bottom, and/or maybe working spinners down there, then some lighter walleye gear could be your ticket. An example here would be a rod rated for 1/8 to 1/2 oz lure weight and a spinning reel spooled with 8-lb test. OTOH if you're more into flogging at weed patches, stumps, and rock piles with spinner baits, spoons, and cranks, then something sturdier will be the gear for the conditions and the types of fish you'll encounter. My choice here would be a stiff bait-casting rod rated for 3/8 to 3/4 oz lure weight and bait-cast reel spooled with 14-lb test. Are you doing big pike and 'skis? If yes, beef it up both with the lb-test and the lure weight. If you know of a knowledgeable fishing tackle retailer in your area, such a retailer might be able to steer you into buying the rig that's right for you. Hope this helps. Good luck and tight lines.

There are at the most maybe 3 oil companies left running the whole world's oil industry and none of them are based in Canada in any way. That being said, we Canadians have no control whatsoever of our own resources however abundant they are. Remember too that these big corporations are all fuelled by one thing: greed, greed, greed, greed, greed, greed, greed, and then greed, and then greed, more greed, and then more greed. These companies' "justifications" for gouging us at the pumps is a purely artificial phenomena covered up with such lame excuses as a "fire at the refinery", "storm damage somewhere" or a "threat of war somewhere". What are the oil company executives really doing? They need $$$$$$$$ to cover the costs for their Hawaiian golfing vacations that are lavished with mountains of caviar and lubricated with Niagaras of Dom Perignon ($150 or so for a bottle) and a few weeks of rolling on the greens in drunken laughter at all of us comsumers being nothing more than their little playthings. A collective boycott of their products is easier said than done but I remain open for any suggestions. Our need is their greed. The bigger cities have ample public transportation but what are we to do in a sparcely populated area such as Northern Ontario, or in a city with such atrociously poor public transpo as Sudbury? Those who have the long commutes to and from work face impoverishment just to keep their vehicles to keep their jobs, thanks to those sickos who decide they want to spike the oil prices and then laugh about it. Sometimes there is no budget left to take a weekend drive to that hours-away prime fishing hole so we have to settle for second best: launch a canoe and paddle in that closer but more heavily fished lake. --excuse the rant-- just my 2c worth.

Jacques, Bring your rod. You can do pretty good off the docks at Science North and off the rocks around Bell Park. I've seen very nice pike, walleye, and bass come out of there, although bass season won't be open until late June. Night time seems to be the ticket with Ramsey Lake. There is another part of the lake called C.P.R. Bay: it too rates good for shore fishing. Also, Nehpawin Lake has splake. Sometimes you can get them from shore, considering the time of year you mention being in the area. The only thing about Nehpawin is there's not much public access other than a beach off Paris St and the East end of it by Laurentian University. I don't have wheels either but I do most of my getting around on bike. Hope to see you around. Maybe we'll run into each other in one of those places ;-)

In all my years of working and camping/fishing in the Northern Ontario woods I've met face-to-face with every 4-legged native species you can name except the cougar. Of them all the lynx is hands -um paws down- the most beautiful animal of them all. Thanks for sharing, 'Giant.

So... What happens if and when that electrical barrier at Chicago fails? Are we all going to have to install some kind of impact-resistant fairing on all of our watercraft? And what about those who like to water-ski? Those fish will make the sport more dangerous than Nazcar racing. With a species that is that resilient, that prolific, and that destructive, it will truly be the death knell for the Great Lakes. Not meaning to be a bearer of bad news but I think it's just a matter of time before they get in and take over those waterways. If they haven't got into Lake Michigan yet, the only way I can see to stop the carp invasion is to fill in the canal, however far-fetched the solution may be. Just my 2c worth.