bigbuck

Lew, congratulations are definitely in order!! You have a nice property, close to the water and a big garage with a real nice 'doghouse'. The best of luck to you and your wife in your new home. You'll get many years of enjoyment there and you'll definitely have the peace and quiet you have been wanting. I definitely have to make it up that way to hit the water with ya!!!

Nice RIDES! I'm a big fan of the Pro-Vs and also the C6. Enjoy them.

He's the best golfer in the world who has had a pretty clean reputation until now. So in the golfing world, it's big news. As for being headline material........... He has to come clean with his wife and family and I hope Elin takes him to the cleaners, he has steak at home and he went out for tripe.

Start by running some Seafoam through it. Have you changed the plugs recently?? Also, how old was the gas?? More than 3 months, it needs Stabil in it.

Hanging drywall, framing, tearing down, basic plumbing and electrical repairs, painting I can all handle. Taping drywall, NO THANKS!!!

In floor radiant heating is a great idea. I've got a gas fireplace in my basement and when I fire that baby up, it turns my basement into a sauna.

You can probably rule out Honey Harbour. The township is trying to close down the remaining campgrounds and is giving the owners a lot of static. Besides, I know our place only has serviced sites and we're full (only 10 trailer sites).

U got it!! It's only 2 wires so pick the 2 you like most and use those. It is a very low voltage system used to start the central vac so that's why the wires are so thin.

Why don't you try to get a job working as a mate on a charter boat for a season or two before you go and buy a boat. That way, you'll learn the ropes and things to look for when searching for fish. If the deal is right on the boat, go for it but don't think you'll get any return on your investment for a couple of years.

Wind River stuff is pretty good quality so I would not be too worried about them. They should last you a long time and if they don't, take'em back.

That's terrible news!!! Way too young to go. My thoughts and prayers are with Bernadette and the whole family.

NICE!!!

Put the biggest Yammie that will fit on the back of the boat. DON'T UNDERPOWER!!! What will end up happening is that you'll have 4 people on the boat and it won't want to plane.

Remember, posession is 9/10ths of the law. Buy all of your toys and fishing stuff now so she can't say boo after that magic ring is on her finger, either that or have a healthy slush fund.

I have really got to get around to getting my PAL and Hunter's Safety Courses.........

It's a brine solution that they use. A lot less salt ends up being tossed onto the roads saving the environment and the taxpayers (supposedly).

HAPPY B-DAY RICK!! You fartin' dust yet at your advanced age???

I would have soiled myself coming up on the sandbar that fast and seeing 3fow. Congrats on the ski, I got skunked on Tuesday but I was fishing up by the Musquash River.

That's too bad, I know a lot of guys on here carve on Chronzy but you know what, he opens peoples eyes to how simple fishing can be, he goes up North, and catches a ton of fish using a jig and a plastic minnow, no fancy baits, 30 rods/reels, etc... And he has a shore lunch, one of the most fun and enjoyable aspects of fishing in the boonies. I hope the big guy gets well soon.

As for baitcasters, lube what you can easily get to, don't try to take them apart, there are waaayy too many little screws, springs and gizmos. Take it in every few years for a full cleaning and lube job and pay the $20-30 to do it.

Another vote for Hot Sauce!!! As for grease, Hot Sauce Grease. I like it HOT! On my level wind worms, I put a bit of grease and work it around, on all the bearings, a dot of oil. It is much slicker than light machine oil and I find my reels perform much better.

Oh I forgot to mention the 'Coffin'. Those poor guys were stuck in there!! Did Bruce Ward give you a hard time or was he in a good mood? Just kidding, he's a good guy and I've talked to him and the OPP guys on several occasions over at Picnic Island over an ice cream or a coffee. I razz them about the name of their patrol boat.

NICE!!! You've got me beat for GBay muskie!! I've been skunked so far this year but I'm hoping to change that tomorrow. My boat's in the water till the weekend so I've got to finally catch one. I had 2 follows last week, I hope to convert the follows to catches.

At least with these planned sinkings (blowing them up real good), everything that impacts the environment in a negative way gets pulled off of the ship, basically it's a steel hulk that gets sunk and makes a new reef for aquatic life. I watched that last night too and it was pretty cool watching the 20mm's peppering the ship, if anyone was aboard, they'd be in real trouble. It was actually kind of disturbing to see the first frigate have issues first with their gun then their missile battery, what if this were real, we'd have a ship on the bottom and a dead crew because of technical glitches, jammed guns and missiles that don't fire when they are supposed to.

Pigeon or Upper Buckhorn, I'm not too sure what you'll find in your price range but good luck.