bigbuck

I'm going to try frogging this year and I've heard good things about the Koppers frog. That's a decent price on braid too so I'll see what they have at my local CTs.

That was about 30 years ago and she was seen hanging around just outside the Falcons Nest ... on a Thursday night (if memory serves)... but I managed to sneak out the back door

Falcon's Nest was in Scarborough up the road from my old high school....memories

I think you may be thinking of Operators in the south end of Pickering off of Brock Rd........

I sure hope this is winter's last kick at the can. It's blowing and coming down fairly nicely in Oakville today. We got the call from Halton's School board this morning to tell us that buses are cancelled today but schools are open. Thanks for the info but the kids are in JK and SK and they don't go to school today.

For the newbie boaters out there, please remember this saying:

"Red sky at night, sailors take delight. Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning."

Wayne, make that a green trailer and that looks just like my Larson. Same bow mount trolling motor (MinnKota AT 55lb). NewAngler, I'd go with at least a 55lb trolling motor. On a 17ft'r with a 3L, you don't want to weigh it down too much, you'll be beating your OMC pretty hard to get around with a really heavy load.

Cliff, sorry to hear about your best pal. It's been almost 10 years since I had to put my dog down and every time I go to my folk's place, I still catch myself looking around the corner to see if he's coming to say hi.

Is your insurance broker with allstate or state farm?? If so, that's all he has to offer. Keeping it separate is smart because if you have a claim on your boat insurance, only your boat insurance goes up, not everything else (house, car, etc...) Call around, spend a bit of time doing it.

Hopefully a big 2000lb bomb accidently falls on top of Quadaffi's head and blows him to smithereens. The guy has gotta go. This unrest in the Middle East has to end soon. If the price of fuel continues to rise, we will see the economy slow down and maybe the US will slip back into recession and that is the last thing they need right about now.

Good plan, you are better off going with a standalone policy. Call your local insurance brokers and see what they have to offer. You have to compare policies to see what is and what is not covered and the limits.

I was chatting with the Quantum rep at JB's over at the show yesterday and was looking at the new Smoke and the Smoke rod (really nice looking). I didn't notice any problems with fit and finish. In fact, if I were looking for a new combo, it would be the way I'd go. If I were your friend, I'd send the pics to Quantum and I think they would make it right.

Wayne, from your lips to the big guy up there's ears! I hope you get out there with your fishing partner this summer.

My goals are to get out more and be able to spend more time power fishing as opposed to just an hour here and there.

My list of goals:

48+ inch musky

42+ inch pike

3+ lb smallie

3+ lb largie

any walleye for the pan

slab crappies (agian, for the pan)

It's 4deg in Oakville and raining. Gray miserable day. Thankfully I'm sitting at my desk working away and don't have to be out on the road today.

Hopefully Gadaffi finally realizes that the rest of the world isn't going to play his games any longer. This guy is a nutbar but at least he was one that Canadian companies made lots of money off of. We profited big time, that's why we kind of dragged our feet.

Canadian Tire sells the 3M rubbing compound and it sells the 3M wax in the boating section. Every store I've been to has it in stock. It'll cost you around $40 for the compound and the wax. It's there, take a look, otherwise ask an associate for help.

Dealer cost is one thing BUT, there are dealer incentives that have to be considered, this will only give you a very rough idea of what dealers pay, it's usually much less. Things like buy 10 get one free are very common for dealers so 'dealer cost' is a relative term.

An inflatable is tough to beat. I have a manual model. I was kicking around the idea of getting an automatic until I went through the locks with the OPP boat behind me and I struck up a conversation with the officers, they have had problems with the automatic PFDs blowing up unintentionally when stored wet on the boat. There is a pill that dissolves quickly in them that triggers the arming mechanism, the pill tends to dissolve when it's stored damp and after a while will pop the vest. There are also fairly comfortable foam options available from Lebaron's and BPS that are cheaper. I'd say try a few on and then make your decision.

As a backup, an electric trolling motor is a lousy option. You can walk faster than it will propel your boat, they are for positioning and VERY slow trolling speeds. Your 9.9 is the way to go. BTW, how the heck did you mount that on an I/O??? A bracket on the transom??

Use some rubbing compound. I found the 3M works well when I took the haze off of my boat last fall. Get the rubbing compound with no wax, go over it good with clean rags and then use wax. Where there is no clear coat left, I'm afraid it will have to be redone. Check out iboats.com. There are discussion boards that might be able to help you out.

Chor womb is soo polluted, I can't even haf a ki wit you.

One of the best actors of our time.

That battery would probably start your outboard but that's all it will do. You are better off having a bigger battery then you need because you are out on the water, getting stranded would not be much fun.

With the TDI VWs, stick to either the dealer (stealer) or to an independant shop that specializes in VWs. They are great little cars that run forever and are cheap on fuel.

I'll pop in to say hello probably on Friday. Should be pretty good.

I'll third the Starbrite. I pick up a big bottle at one of the local marinas in Honey harbour when they have their fall sale. It lasts me a couple of seasons. Spray it on, scrub it a bit then hose off.

The problem with non-marine batteries is that they aren't designed for marine use. In a boat, a battery takes quite a pounding from hitting waves. Marine batteries are constructed to take that abuse. You can get a cheap starting battery from WalMart and Canadian Tire, it's about $30-40 more and will be the correct battery for your use. Besides, that battery doesn't have much capacity, if you run a fishfinder for any length of time, that battery will run down.

The Record is a great reel for dealing with pike and musky. I have one and love it, it's on my jerkbait rod. I have a Curado 300E and it's nice too.

Lew, good to hear you weren't hurt. Had you been in a rush...... No shame in pulling over and catching a few zzzzzz's. I used to do it all the time when I was on the road more. Pull into a parking lot, put your seat back and take a snooze. Better that then wrapping yourself around a pole or worse, taking someone out.