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The big problem there is that there is nowhere to park. There isn't a parking lot, just street parking in front of people's homes. I understand their concern but I also understand that anglers spend money in the area restaurants, gas stations, marinas, variety stores, bait shops and the like. Charge $10 to launch and retrieve, but provide a parking option. That's the root of the issue.

What happened in WWI was brutal. The conditions those men saw day in and day out was unimagineable. I've been a student of history for years and I can't understand the arrogance at the top echelons of the armies involved. The British and French high command fought the war nice and comfy in Paris living the highlife in villas, they had no clue as to the conditions that the troops lived in. The war was pretty much a stalemeate and battle of attrition. None of our vets who survived that maelstrom are still with us. May they rest in peace. WWII was a different story, that one really needed to be fought. Once again the brutality of war was faced by our troops who, once again did their duty with honour and distinction. War is a terrible thing and I thank my lucky stars that I have never been in one and I pray daily that my children will never have to fight one. I watched a program on TVO a couple of nights ago about a platoon of Danish soldiers and their tour of duty in Afganistan. It was very enlightening to see what was going during their time there. They faced IED's, snipers, rocket attacks, hit and runs the whole time they were there trying to help the people. This was filmed by one of the soldiers with a camcorder and it documented their off time as well as while they patrolled. My hat goes off to anyone who wore a uniform who left home to go help someone else in their battle for freedom.

$210, that equals gas for the boat and a couple of bucktails. OR, do the smart thing and bury it in the backyard.

More than likely, no you didn't damage the van. You are lucky you didn't get hurt. Make sure whenever you jack up ANYTHING, it is always jacked up on a portion of the frame. I HAD a friend with a young family a few years ago who changed the oil on his car in the driveway, he didn't use jackstands, only the jack, well the jack slipped with him under the car. He was found by his neighbour, thankfully not the kids. Don't mess around, safety always comes first.

My Toro is 20 years old and still starts on the 1st pull every time. It's a 5hp 21 inch 2 stage. For my purposes here in the 'burbs, it's fine. You need a minimum 8hp maybe even a 10 or 12hp depending on how much snow you need to clear. I'd go with Toro, Ariens is fine as well but buy it from a dealer who will set it up and make sure it runs properly. Home Depot will charge you to assemble it and you have to make sure it's running properly.

Good luck to her!!!

Awesome!!! An 18 hit day for anyone is incredible never mind landing 14. There have to be some 50 inchers down there so time on the water will eventually pay off. Good for you!!!

Reverse Osmosis is the best system for getting impurities out of your water, BUT, it does too good a job, it removes the naturally occurring mineral salts in the water which our bodies need to absorb the water properly. That is why Dasani from Coke and Aquafina from Pepsi are RO processed tap water and then have mineral salts added after treatment. Something like Cliff mentioned would probably be the best bet leaving your water cleared but largely unmolested. I miss drinking fresh well water from our farm out Port Hope way, it was cold and crisp with no weird tastes or chlorine. Our pond water was actually drinkable but I never did drink it, it was warm like bath water in the summer. (BTW, a lot of bottled 'spring water' is actually pond water that has had a cable dragger go thru to clear the weeds and then through a particulate filter to get the mud and grit out. FACT)

A little bit of know how and some elbow grease just saved you a couple of hundred dollars. Good for you!!

Don't go killing the boogey man!! I put my Deep Cycles on a couple of scrap 2x4's in the garage after they have been charged up. I also charge them a couple of times over the winter to make sure they don't freeze. A fully charged battery won't freeze, a discharged battery will.

Congrats on your PB. Time spent on the water will get you that 50 incher. I know, I just got mine 3 weeks ago.

That's fine. Make sure they are charged and you should be fine.

Call BRPs head office and speak to someone in customer service. If you get no satisfaction, ask to speak to a supervisor and if you still get the runaround, let them know that you will be contacting the better business bureau, a lawyer and that you will be flaming them on various fishing websites. Fight dirty if need be.

Congrats on the ski and even more so with the revive/release.

Good for you with regards to the interview, good luck with it. As for the fishing, a bath in tomato juice might help with that SKUNK smell. Remember, its called fishing, not catching.

I just winterized and tarped my Larson on the weekend. I used 2x6 posts with notches with a 16' 2x6 going across the boat. All screwed together and a 28x20 tarp tied down to the trailer and she's done for the winter. Make sure you have the bow up a bit with the engine all the way down and the plug out. Any water that does make it's way in there will be able to run out. Can't wait for May to come so I can head up and pick up my boat and summerize her.

Any antifreeze you pump into the motor will just end up draining away. Don't bother. Just throw some stabil or whatever stabilizer you choose into the fuel and run it for a few minutes, fog it, change the lower unit oil and your done.

For winter, either red or blue Stabil. Whichever is cheaper. As long as you run something in the tank you'll feel better. Basically you are preventing the fuel from turning to varnish which makes a mess of carbs, fuel filters, etc... I would not use Seafoam as a stabilizer, I've read up and the guys on Iboats.com who have been around the block are pretty adamant about not using it for that purpose.

After speaking to the OPP officers out on GBay, they have had problems with their automatic pfd's going off in the boat lockers overnight. There is a tablet that dissolves that triggers the inflation mechanism. If left in a very damp place, the tablet starts to dissolve and over time will end up going off. That's why I got a manual model and it doesn't bother me in the least bit and I wear it when I fish alone or when I'm out cruising with the family.

She'll boogie with that!!

Start tossing some big baits his way or lead him to a nice shoal to ground on. He will have no one to blame but himself. What a jerk. At least stay casting distance away, bare minimum.

Great Pic!!! That's a Redneck!!! Love it!!

You go up to Northern Ontario and west of our province and you will find that most firearm owners DID NOT REGISTER all of their firearms. It was a huge boondoggle that cost us over $1billion, I believe the original number we were given was $11million. Just a bit of a difference. Like E-Health. I'm no redneck but long guns here esp. in the north are very common and useful tools for feeding your family. Handguns are a different story, other than some .22s used for target shooting, most handguns out there are designed with one thing in mind, KILLING PEOPLE. Handguns are strictly controlled, there are quite a few hoops involved with getting an RPAL as there should be. The licensing system does what it is supposed to, have some control over who gets legal access to firearms and ammunition, though up north, they don't tend to ask for your PAL when you go to a nameless big box store to buy a brick of .22 for plinking. Police like the control factor in knowing who exactly is a legal gun owner. I can understand to an extent that they love the registry esp. when serving a warrant or going into a domestic dispute. Unfortunately, Police abuse their powers when they get them, ie G20, what a friggin' mess. It is a slippery slope when giving police a lot of power, they get too much, you can end up with a Police State that is paranoid and everyone gets their papers checked multiple times per day. I have an aunt who lives in Russia (long story), she could not believe that when she was here that the police left you alone (in the mid '80s before the end of the Cold War). This is why we have a system that has a few checks and balances. The Long Gun registry was created as a knee jerk reaction to the killings in Montreal and other occurences elsewhere. It did absolutely nothing but trample on innocent people's civil rights. How many criminals out there did the right thing and went to register their illegally obtained weapons???? I'd love to see that number. We talk a lot here about the US and the amount of weaponry there is available down there, we have to realize that The Right To Bear Arms is yet another check and balance for the government. The USA was born out of revolution and it recognizes that the government could be overthrown at any time by the citizenry. I can rant on for days on this issue, thankfully stick a fork in the registry, it is just about done.

The electronic things do work, I have one in my garage and I haven't had a problem with mice since I got it. I've found that Irish Spring and Bounce sheets don't work, they only make the place smell nicer. The best thing is a bunch of mouse traps and glue traps. If you get your boat shrink wrapped then you should be fine.

You will be fine. I would clean and lube the reels now so all they will need for next year is fresh line. Check the guides in your rods for chips and cracks replace as necessary.