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For me: 7ftMH St Croix Avid with a Quantum Energy 860PTi baitcaster 6ft Frontier by Loomis with an Abu Garcia 602 spinning rod 6ft6 Loomis Muskie Rod with an Abu Garcia Record 60 Jerkbait Rod

How about Lake of the Woods, you can catch toothy critters too if you so choose.

GOOD FOR YOU!! Now the question is, are you going to open your own little shop or are you going to continue working for someone else and do the odd side job?? Best of luck to you!

It all depends on how old the kids are, if they are really young, all day hardcore fishing trips are not really in the books. From Redden's, there is a nice little beach, Rushing River Provincial Park is nearby and it is really pretty. There is lots to do nearby and town is 10 minutes away with a WalMart, Canadian Tire, grocery stores, the waterfront, etc...

Rick, they can check out Redden's Camp, it's about 10 minutes east of Kenora on old highway 17, it's on Longbow lake which has pretty good fishing and there is a boat railway (owned by Redden) that takes you to Lake Of The Woods. It is clean and the cottages aren't too bad at all. The store at Redden's has gas, bait, basic groceries, tons of trinkets and trash, and is an agent for the LCBO. The people there are nice. I know the place well because that's where I'd take the kids for popsicles and ice cream when visiting the outlaws up on LOTW. They'll need to get cracking because the place books up quick. I think the waiting list for the trailer park is something like 2 years. PM me if you need more info. reddenscamp.com

We're gonna start calling you Lance Romance!! Your gf caught some beautiful fish!! She'll remember this Valentine's Day.

TJ, great pics!!! It was good to meet a few members in person but I had to get going, my little ones had enough sitting around so it was time to head home. The show was great and very informative. Now, to find some bullet head jigs to try out swim baits for some 'eyes. It was great to talk to Pete and Esther, Gord Pyzer, Dave Mercer, Doug Brownridge and countless others. Now I can't wait for softwater season.

The story with failure to produce your license is although you may have an outdoors card that is good for 3 years, the only information in the system is the license for the first year, the renewal years don't show up on the system. It is stupid, antiquated and just plain dumb!! All the money that we pour into the MNR and they can't keep track of who is licensed and who is not. Have your license on you or in your tackle box and don't run afoul of the CO's and the police out there, if you don't break any laws, hey, guess what, you won't have any problems. GO FIGURE!!!

I have a couple of buddies with the newer Okuma EVX rods and they love them. A long medium heavy should do you fine.

BTW, what type of fishing do you plan on using the reel for?? Us musky guys have piped up with our choices but musky reels and bass reels are different animals. Mind you, the Curado 300 is about the size of many bass reels out there and it will give you more choice as to the type of fishing you plan on doing.

It's tough to put down an old friend. I had my dog put down a few years back at 12 years of age, his back legs were paralyzed by hip dysplasia and arthritis. If you are out on the farm and can actually look him in the eyes when you pull the trigger, do it. As for it being legal I'm not sure but I don't think too many farmers in this great province pay for euthanasia. Most old dogs tend to 'disappear'. I spent my summers growing up on a farm and none of the neighbours took their dogs to the vet to be put down.

You know, if you are halfway handy with your hands, you could probably fix it yourself armed with some simple tools and a small engine repair manual. If you didn't blow a hole through the block or head all you need is maybe a new crank, rod and piston (rings too). The old engines were pretty tough so it may not be too bad, a lot of small engine guys might tell you not to bother and then ask if you want to leave the machine with them so they can "dispose" of it for you. Go back in a couple of weeks and it will be all cleaned up and running tickety boo and selling for $500. I've dealt with a couple like that in the past and am wary of them now.

Ahhhh, teething, thank God my two little ones are waaaay past that. They both had a tough time, rashes, fevers, grumpy, crying, etc...etc...etc... My wife found some naturopathic stuff but the name escapes me, it was little tablets of chamomille extract. You could try a bit of cold chamomille tea.

Looking forward to seein' ya Pete!!

You knew it was coming with him. It's too bad and I feel for his family.

I wanna know where to get one of those funky pink hats???

Mercer's booth @ 3pm after Pete's seminar!!

Sounds good!! I'll probably be there with my 2 little girls.

Back in '83, I got a brand spanking new Honda XR100 that was a great little bike. It sipped gas, did 80kph and had no troubles with the trails up on the Ganny. As I grew older I picked up an '82(I think) Kawi KDX 175 that had been worked over. It was a fast bike but had no low end torque at all (the Honda had gobs of it). It was a pig on fuel but it had tons of power. If I was in the market for a newer bike, I'd definitely go with a 4 stroke, less pollution, better fuel economy, less maintenance.......

They are looking like a team now. I think they got rid of the cancers they had (I hated Blake personally). They may make the playoffs yet!!!

Hey, they still rocked!! For a couple of 60 somethings, Roger and Pete rocked the house. It's cool to see these guys go at it. Maybe they can't hit the high notes and don't look so cool any longer but I grew up listening to them and it was great to see them live one more time.

The Curoado 300E is a great reel for musky fishing. Either Quantum PT, Shimano Curado or mid range Daiwa's will suit you fine. It come's down to your personal preference and most importantly your pocketbook. Piece of advice, save up to buy decent equipment, cheap reels are just that, you'll end up replacing them and spending more money than you have to.

It is a good cause!! My sister in law suffers from Colitis and it's not fun. She ends up in the hospital at least once a year. We'd be interested in going but that whole weekend is shot, the Colonel has let me know that we are fully booked from Friday evening on. I don't ask questions, I just go where I'm told to go. Happy Wife.........Happy Life. Good luck with it!!

Started working when I was 13 at a grocery store for the princely sum of $3.55 an hour, within 6 months the minimum wage went up twice and I was making $4.25/hour. 10 years there while I went to school. I'd work 22 hours a weekend (Friday and Saturday). I'd start Friday at 5pm, work 12 hours and be back in at 8am the next morning and work until 6pm. I did everything from work on the meat counter, cutting meat, receiving, stocking shelves, pushing buggies, cutting and stocking lettuce, unloading watermelons by hand from a tractor trailer, counting money, supervising, managing....you name it, I did it at one point or another. I realized by the time I was 19 that I did not want to spend my life working for someone else and making them rich. At 25 I joined a financial planning firm and the rest is history, I've been there for going on 15 years now.

GOOD ONE!!!!