Old Ironmaker

Thank you. If VCR's were still used mine would show 12:00, 12:00, 12:00. And to think I used to install 8 tracks and cassette decks in cars. Now I have trouble using my phone.

Mine is and you're more than welcomed to come aboard any time this year. 19' StarCraft deep V, 115 Mariner and 15 Mariner kicker. VHS, GPS and sonar X3 with Motor Guide hood ornament. We pick our days out here.

Never fished there but great posts guys.

Man that was great to see. Especially when I realized it was a montage of photos not a video and stopped swearing at my laptop. I fish 99% here on Erie, water 360 degrees then more water. Not like up North, nothing to see, big fish but it can get boring really fast fishing longline unless you are dodging a lake freighter. We had a camp south of Westmeath on the Ottawa and I really miss the scenery like in your video as well as the former in laws place on Nippising. I have to do more shore fishing for Bass this year. Thanks for the memories Sir, appreciated.

I'll take a nice 1 to 2 lb. Silver Bass or White Perch whatever you call them fresh any day for a nice feed, as good as perch fresh. A 2 day old fillet tastes like Cat food gone bad though. Never good out of the freezer too. When the Hydro Plant at Nanticoke was running you could catch them on a bare jig when they were running in April and fill a boat with them. 200 was our best day in 83', I thought we were going to sink the 15 footer. Those days are gonzo. Miss Wynne shut the plant and 400 jobs down because of the C02 emmisions waffting pollutants going to Ontario, Michigan, NY, PA and Ohio and maybe Kentucky too. You are more than welcomed. Really it was bad, we could see the brown crap going across the lake everyday heading for western NY. a good decision really. It was announced this week a solar farm is going in on the site, a few hundred acres I read today. Better then nada but no warm water run off. If they take down the stacks I won't be able to know where the Walleye are. The standing joke out here is when you ask someone where they are hitting we say strait off the stacks. You can see the stacks from Erie PA. That's a lot off water.

What does getting it unlocked mean for us less than up on the know?

We call them " Farm Animals" here. Last year we had a flat line out 300 feet and guess who's turn it was? It feels like a Walleye even gives a flash of Walleye color 100 feet back. Nope farmfish's still a fish caught in my books regardlessof the guffaws from my mates.

Out of Miami Harbor which is actually Ft. Lauderdale the fishing charters are ridiculous prices. Want to catch fish go to the Keys as suggested by Drifter. Millionaires fish from Miami usually not members here.

A great report as well as photographs Sir. I wish I was there especially for the magnificent dinner and I am sure there were copious amounts of libation shared afterwards. As Far as the 14 pound Walleye referred to I'm sure they used the same scale I use which is not the standard scale used by weekend civilians that watch home improvement shows all week and cut civilian 2X4's that are only 1.75" and 3.75" all weekend with their civilian measuring devises and civilian calibrated scales and their civilian tools. Seriously I enjoyed you report, thank you. JD What is a Rainbow Smelt? Serious ??

No free coffee at Bass Pro!

Can't beat Grimsby tackle, Bill's Bait and Tackle, and Fishing World in Hamilton Pleases support the local Mom and Pop stores rather than the big corporate stores like the American based Bass Pro and Cabellas etc. I bet they will meet the corporate stores prices if given the opportunity.

Those pics and others you have should be made into sealed Art posters. Have you had them published? If not you should. Another Dragon's Den contestant here. Come on guys lets back him here. I know there's $$ to be made.

Don't you hate it when a 28" Walleye or 14" Perch takes your Leech when you are fishing for Bass on Erie? It drives me bonkers I tell ya.

I'm with you Irish, 50 bucks gets me 2 nice steaks at the butchers. As Yogi Berra said about insurance " You don't need it when ya got it and you don't got it when ya need it."

Netminder, if you are thinking about hitting Erie for some beauty Smallies drop me a PM and I will be able to get you onto some fish and where to launch from here. If anyone does fish Erie for Smallies with live bait a live leech will out fish live minnows on any day other than fall, then it's the largest minnow you can get. Even a black twister tail grub Carolina, California, Jig and stinger rig or actually any style weight and to get the presentation down will do the trick with an artificial leech. I have used even a Pickerel rig with 2 leaches and hammered them drifting. They don't call me the Bassassin for nothin'. Go ahead laff out load.

I did go out and buy some drop shot hooks last year for Perch. Since each hook takes 2 ties I got tired of tying hooks and went back to a simple Pickerel rig set up. Besides that I got out fished by my buddies on the boat when I was using the drop shot hooks. I was getting plenty of bumps but not as many hook ups. I need to snorkel next time and see what goes on. I think if a fish takes the bait on the opposite side of where the hook is facing they hit the line and scamper off. I like the hook to be free 360 degrees. Plus a live bait on a tight line won't swim around as freely. I know that's what the swivel is for but if ain't broke why spend money to fix it. Just my opinion.

I've always loved your pics, fantastic keep them coming. And a good go on the fishing too.

I looked at the specs for my winter tires and it says they should be off when temps average 15C. I had a set of Blizzacs that came with a car I bought and didn't know or care to know they were winter tires. They lasted until mid June before a belt ripped off the tire. Lucky I was only going around 20K making a turn. A question I have had in the past is what to do when driving to Florida in the winter every year when we had the family condo there? I would drive the car down and leave it there for Mom and Dad and fly back. I have had some pretty bad weather all the way to Georgia. Once in Florida if we left with winter tires on they would be unsafe in no time, if I had all seasons on in some really bad weather that haven't be very good either. Solution, I bought a mint 85' Buick for $750.00 and left it there for my family. Ah the good old days. Now it's the cold new days.

Crocodile tears from the guy. Sure he's sorry. Alcoholism is a huge problem especially amongst Aboriginals. Sad.

They stay on until my first round of Golf.

I love cottage roll, not cheap anymore though. I only had it for the first time a few years ago, I just fill the pot until the cottage roll is covered in water and simmer for a few hours. Then I cut the net off and add potatoes and carrots salt and lots of black pepper and simmer until the potato and carrot is done. The potatos and sugar from the carrots thicken the broth to a gravy. My wife tried feeding me it over 20 years ago but wouldn't touch what she calls "boiled diner" with a 10 foot pole. I never heard of boiling pork. Now I love it because I tried it.

I've always meant to pick up an electric knife. But since I found the fish cleaning lady I am only cleaning 2 or 3 fish anyway. I watched a couple from NY go at a few baskets of Crappie in no time whatsoever, impressive.

And I like a flexible softer blade to skin a fish. We all have our preferences I guess. Is the customers hand the one in your Avatar Art?

Beauty day you had there Freshtrax. We are talking about splashing the boat and heading to Big "O" for some close to shore Browns. I'll wait a week or 3 because if I get the boat in the water I guarantee March goes out like a Lion.

It's like asking which is better Chevy or Ford? For what you describe to need I believe Hummingbird of which I have for my main GPS/Sonar. I also have Lowrance on the front and a second screen at the helm which is an old Garmin. I like the Hummingbird for it's simplicity and value for the dollar. Yes get the largest screen in your budget.