Old Ironmaker

OFC can be a great marketing tool. 9 year old thread resurrected by a 6 time poster. Man I can be pessimistic at times. If this is a real deal question allow me to take my foot out of my mouth. Should I select "Submit Reply?" Yep.

Interesting news article from MNR Watch. If you haven't signed up for emails from MNR Watch I strongly suggest you do as they have recent news and articles including fishing and publish all the recent charges, convictions and court rulings of poachers and environmental miss deeds in Ontario. They are not associated with the MNR. Johnny D https://mnrwatch.com/canadian-wolves-released-at-isle-royale/

Yep Jeapers you have a keeper there. The Dan I knew ran Bear Creek Cottages after his Mom and Dad retired. I hear they have sold it. My former in laws place was close to Bear Creek Cottages. I miss the place, a near north paradise.

How do you know how an old sock tastes like?

Lew, you are as intelligent a gentleman as you are a big. A Ford Lew, a Ford? Oh my goodness grazioso. You must have gotten a great deal. I am positive the sales guy said to himself, "Save my breath, this guy ain't drinkin' the Cool Aid." I just watched an episode of Drive TV, Canuck show, and Ford offers no less than 950 different versions of the F-150. Please make up your mind Ford. Please don't tell anyone but this Chevy driver actually likes the look of them now. I bought the Chevy because it was 10 grand less than the similar F-150 my neighbour paid. PS. I was just outside Burleigh Falls a few weeks ago picking up a vehicle a buddy bought. The area has changed for sure. Maybe you haven't noticed because you live there, big changes compared to the 80s. But what hasn't including Mullets? Lovesick Lake Camp looks so small today. I still have flash backs going down the rapids and going over the Falls at 2AM, no boat, just drunk. That was 2 trips to Emerg within 24 hrs. got hit by a cab outside the "I Can't Remember Hotel " and the white water rafting sans boat. The town Prince Philip went to College.

You have it served by a Sheriff, we still hived them 10 years ago.

Someone mentioned there is more profit in the "add ons" that a sales guy will try and convince you is a must. They make even more $$$ doing dealer service. I had the brakes lock up on my Silverado out of the blue air a last summer. Their price for the fronts was no less than $2500.00. I had it done by my guy that is recognized by GM for warranty work if any for around 1500 bucks. Still ridiculous but it's 2019 not 1989. I would have done them myself with help back then. When we bought the new truck in 011' the manager gave me the pitch. When he got to the undercoat (scam to me) I got up and said I better cancel the sale. "You just told me that brand new truck is going to rust within 7 years, I don't want to buy a rust bucket!" I thought he was going to stroke out. They offer these deals on used cars as well.

Very well said young man. When I started fishing it was for a few weeks a year at the in laws cottage on Nipp. I was 24 the 1st time fishing when I went to the cottage up north and the 1st time I was in a boat that didn't take 10 cents to ride in. They were Scots to boot so you know you had better learn to golf, and Golf well as a pre rec to Marriage. My FIL told me we had to talk alone as he had some life advice for me, oh my. He told me to open my stance on a down hill side hill lie. The Family was from Troon. From learning to enjoy the outdoors as a citiot golf drew me toward getting closer to Mother Nature at her finest, fishing. Where I grew up in Hamilton we had 2 types of birds, brown ones and black ones, 2 types of trees, the ones with leaves and the other ones. Back then one could walk across Hamilton Bay, in July. I have to tell you guys this, and it's funny to some. Out Golfing once I asked Mario "What kind of bird is that?" Which one he asks? "The black bird with red wings?" I swear to the Lord!

That is unless you personally know the owner and all his ponds are stocked with Large Mouth, big Largies!!!! I could tell you where but then I might end up wearing cement golf shoes.

It doesn't have to be one or the other as was pointed out. Many times I would take the boat out in the AM, get home, hopefully clean some nice fish then T off at 6PM for Men's Night. Up to when I broke my back a few years ago I was playing 70 to 80 rounds a year and doing plenty of fishing. As far as getting better Golfing as well as fishing, if I could hit the ball as far as I could 20 years ago and have the short game I had 5 years ago I might win more against good players. I was a 7 HC. It's funny fishing, the more one spends on equipment the luckier one gets. Most times when we went on a week long trip when we were working we would pick a place near a golf course. Especially fishing Quinte. Getting blown off the water was always a for sure at least 1 or 2 days. So we headed to the Picton Golf course. Usually the wind would die down after 4PM so we still had plenty of time for Walleye fishing, the best time on Quinte for Pics in my mind anyway. Some days we wouldn't even go out during the day for Hammer Handles so a few of us went Golfing. We golfed Pembroke G&CC when we had the camp on the Ottawa, a nice course with a great view over the water. Fishing and Golf go hand in hand, even if you stink at both.

Now that's what I call "Family Time" Sure beats sitting around a dinner table discussing politics. That is one fantastic keeper you have there, your future wife. If you tell me she is bringing her own boat into the Marriage I am going to lose it. Way to go. That wouldn't be Dan Donovan by chance? I knew Dan when he was a little tyke.

Now you know how it feels to be me. I would have only lasted the time it took to get to the property. Against my better judgement went out ice fishing on Erie. By the time I got off the sled trailer I was ready to head back in. Lasted an hour. Result? ZERO Perch and a bottle of muscle relaxers and 3 days laying flat on my back. The shack is lookin' good Big Dave, real good. Hope you as well as all have better luck and health. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!

Yes flying out of Buffalo is fantastic if you are flying within the continental U.S. Flights to the islands are few and far between unless a charter. When I was working for a living my relief came in an hour early on Thursday night shift. I could be at the Bflo airport and catch a 6PM flight to Sarasota or Ft. Myers and if direct Mom would have a late homemade dinner waiting for me at our condo. I never had baggage to check as I had everything I needed down south. That can save an hour or more. Dinner, a swim and to bed so I could be up early and hit Charlotte Harbor with a local friend I met that has a boat and fish the Mangroves in the brackish waters. I would fly back to Buffalo Monday and be in time to relieve at 6PM that night. Many times I got a free flight because the airline asked for someone to change their itinerary back. I was in no hurry to get to work. Another bonus flying out of Buffalo is overnight short term parking was dirt cheap. I paid as little as $99.00 for a flight to Fla. but not direct. The strangest flight from Buffalo was when the flight went to T.O. and then to Fla. I timed it, 12 minutes from wheels up to wheels down if I can remember that long ago. I once had a bonus of 2 extra days as Buffalo was snowed in. I called in and the schedule clerk wrote "Snowed in in Florida." My GF wanted an explanation. Duh!

For all you guys that brave the elements and go out on the ice I can report good ice conditions on Erie around Haldimand. Usually huge mounds of ice are on the shore line as wind blows ice flows close to shore then freeze. That cold snap last week and low south winds have the shoreline very flat and accessible. Usually sleds and quads have to climb huge icebergs, not this year. I thought this place was going to blow away last Wed. Visibility was maybe 2 feet. A large automotive garage burnt to the ground in Selkirk during the storm. I can't imagine the conditions our brave volunteer fire fighters had to endure. The only plus was it was a few hundred yards from our firehall.

Thanks all. Booked a nice hotel a few K's from the terminal including shuttle for 120 bucks. I was surprised 2 queen size bed room was 20 less than 1 queen. I will be booking any travel plans in the future. She could have flown out of Hamilton which is a 45 minute drive from us. Grrrrrr. Flying out of TO is going to cost at least $250.00 more with hotel and airport limo back to Hamilton and that doesn't include the time and cost driving on those 400 series Hell highways. With the 407 to the hotel maybe more than 250. Oh and a dinner out the night before. I hope there is a Mickey D drive through close by. This free trip to the DR is going to cost me big time. And I haven't even calculated how much a cleaning lady is going to cost before she gets home. A few of the boys are staying here for a few nights. They want to ice fish out back. I have caught some nice Perch here when we had ice. This is the 1st time in years we have had good solid ice. No open water as far as the eye can see on Lake Erie. edit: are you reading this Fish Farmer Dave? It's smooth too, no huge shore icebergs. Thanks again, Johnny D.

I think the Bass was ill. It took my Rappala hard though so it could obviously feed. Caught a slab crappie and a few nice smallies there. I didn't have a tape measure. The tip of the nose in my hand and the tail went 1/2 way to my biceps. Let me get a tape...…...20". The pond is an old quarry, it's the only pond you can see from the road in you know where. Very picturesque. There are snowballs coming off the lake hitting our place right now. Sounds like someone knocking at the door. Bell sat. is out but Xplornet is fine.

I thought the same thing about the guy freaking on the hunter. He doesn't even own the land, he leases it. I have been passing the same pond near the Steel plant I worked at of and on since 1978 but never stopped and fished it. Saw many fish there including winter. A few years back one Fall morning I decided to try it. Caught the longest and skinniest Large Mouth in my life. The place was riddled with trash. A few days latter I went to the same pond. A pick up truck came flying down the path and a young guy gets out holding a baseball bat. He was flipping out on me, did I see the no trespassing sign on the chain gate? He stocks the pond and people come in and keep everything caught, kids use it as a party spot and leave garbage everywhere. And, and and. I apologized to him, I didn't see the sign as the chain was on the ground. Then I showed him the green garbage bag of refuse I picked up as I walked the perimeter of the pond. He did some apologizing to me and said he unfortunately couldn't give permission to fish it as others would see it and surmise it was OK for them too. He did however give me permission to fish the creek behind the farm house, and showed me a few nice pools that held trout. I never did fish it.

Nothing like confronting someone in an aggressive manner when the other guy has a loaded weapon in his hand. Either stupid or brave, I think stupid. Trespassing isn't just a PA problem. I once visited my Uncle in place called Jerseyviile in southern Illinois during Deer season. The local paper had 2 full pages of owners names and addresses of posted land. Uncle Sal said no one reads them or the posted signs everywhere because he is constantly running off trespassers. They will even set up camps for the entire hunting season and leave a huge mess behind that he cleans up. These trespassers are so intelligent one left behind a magazine addressed to him. Unc gathered up the entire mess and delivered it to his doorstep. It still remains a problem. Not being a hunter I don't know if it is a problem here in Ontario. I've been told any posted land means no hunting for anyone including the owner, true or false? Logic tells me false.

That's a fair price Lew and the shuttle is a bonus. I found that earlier on Expedia, asking 139 today. I can negotiate. Thanks Sir.

The Gateway Sheraton is asking $499.99 a night. That's almost what I paid for the entire all inclusive trip tp Cuba a few years ago. There is a hotel called EST asking $98.00. That may be a tent and a sleeping bag.

My wife has a flight to her sisters place in the DR. Because it's an early flight and who knows what the weather will be I have suggested she get a room the day before. Do you folks have any recommendations for a hotel at a reasonable price, if there is such a thing these days? She departs from terminal 3. Thanks all. Johnny D

Thank you LFW. Much appreciated. I need to see what and unlimited is going to cost and if I have enough bandwidth. st and if I have enough bandwidth to support 247.

Do you get HBO? It's must see TV for us. By the time I get off my butt and join the new world of TV technology it may be perfected. We now have enough bandwidth to support internet TV with the new modem. There seems to be too many to choose from. One guy says X is great and the next guy says no way brand Y is better. Buddy has a Kodi box and from what I see it sucks. I need to watch a NFL game while it is happening not 5 minutes after the play is over. Bell Sat. TV bill is killing us. 7 bucks plus HST for a movie rental. Probably $28.00 plus tax a month for movie rentals alone.

Fisherman sure knows his stuff. We've been caught in whiteouts out on a few lakes ice fishing and sure wished we had a GPS to find our way back, safely, but the hand held weren't invented yet. A can of that "Fix a Flat" stuff may come in handy out in the bush or on the ice. It has served me well a few times and much smaller than a small compressor. Maybe a trailer to tow all the stuff mentioned.

Ya, text me a recipe. MJIG, very well put. Are you a defence lawyer? I have to admit there are times to text and times to stick to the cooking thread at hand. As far as jumping when the phone rang at dinner, what's the difference when all the phones start dinging at dinner? There will not be any texting at our table when we have cooked dinner for 18, or more. It used to be "Knives and Guns in the basket." Now it's "cell phones in the basket before you sit at our dinner table." Then I get "Oh Uncle Johnny you are so old fashioned."