bigbuck

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.

Gotta love our Banking System!!! They 'hold' your money for a few more days than it actually takes to clear a cheque which is pretty quick these days since it's all electronic. Your money gets used by the bank to fund mortgages etc... on a day to day cash flow basis. Basically, they are making money off of yours during this time while you get nothing for it other than a headache trying to deal with them. My advice to you is to talk to the nearest bank manager, move the account over there with the understanding that cheques won't be held for an inordinate amount of time.

IT'S A JOKE!!! The provincial gov't can't seem to figure out what they are going to do with these stops. I've been to one where just the restrooms were open and there were no restaurants or gas to be found. Thousands/month in lost revenue multiplied by how many stops??? This may sound like a crazy idea but invest a few dollars in these stops and we the taxpayer who ultimately own these places will actually turn a profit. Novel concept I'm sure for Mr. McGuinty's boneheads. To think, I actually voted for this guy the first time around.

STOP THE BLEEDING!!! Engage in profitable ventures and we'll be ok.

As far as I know boats over 10hp need to be insured, I could be wrong however. Needless to say though, I would get the insurance, at least liability because if anything ever does happen out on the water, I would not want to lose my house, savings, etc...

Marc, great read. There COULD be a 70lb'er in GBay, you never know for sure. There have been 1 or 2 8ft tall human beings, pretty much freaks of nature, a monster musky cruising the depths at that size will probably never be seen but we don't know for sure that it does not exist.

I'll second Starbrite Hull Cleaner, mix it 4 parts water to 1 part cleaner, spray on wait a few minutes, quick brushing, hose off. Good as new.

You'll definitely need to register the boat and have liability insurance for it since it has a 75hp motor on it. Any boat with a motor larger than 10hp needs to be insured. That's why there are tons of 9.9's out there. As for fire theft, damgage, etc... that's up to you but for a 20odd year old boat, it'll only be a couple of hundred bucks a year.

The higher end Quantum rods are nice, Tour Edition PT. In all honesty, you can't go wrong with any of the top shelf rods/reels. I believe that if you buy good equipment, you'll only buy it once, cheap stuff will end up being replaced pretty quick.

Congrats on that little beauty!!! I've got 2 of my own that are growing way too damn fast!!! They always outfish daddy but that's ok by me.

Sleep whenever you can and make sure your missus does too otherwise she'll just break down on you.

I did the exam up at the booth in Honey Harbour a couple of months ago and I agree that it's pretty much a joke but after some thought and seeing the boneheads out on the water who have absolutely NO CLUE of rights of way, safety equipment, etc.... and after speaking to a few of the OPP officers in the area, it at least hopefully leaves you knowing who has the right of way (which, by the way is like a car at a 4way stop sign, the guy on the right has the right of way) and in channels, the bigger vessel has the right of way or sail boats under sail power have the right of way. It's a big issue with me because I'll tell ya, I've almost been run down by guys in their big cruisers blasting through no wake zones and have almost been run down from the port side by guys just blasting around recklessly. There should be a more formal licensing process because as we all know, boats don't have brakes on them.

If you're looking for St Croix, check JBs Fishing Depot by Pearson Airport. They probably should have the rod you want in stock. As for reel, a Stradic in 2000 or 2500 should be awesome for your setup. The Loomis Walleye Series rod is really nice but a bit pricey. I find that the really small reels (1000) size are too small and don't balance nicely on the rod. I used to have a BPS Walleye rod in 6ft Med with a Quantum Tour 20 reel. Awesome setup that caught quite a few fish but it is now on the bottom of Georgian Bay after the kids knocked it into the water on me. I still want to cry when I go by the spot where it went in.

They are nice, that's for sure. I love my Curado 300E and my next muskie reel will probably be another ABU.