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Great report Mike Glad to see it worked out, given your schedule.......... To all of you, Mr. Borger is a great guy to go fishing with! Whether it be in a boat or on a riverbank. It's always interesting LOL

Yes and no Dave. If memory serves me right, the original Frontier/LG Custom blanks (the green ones) were made by Cascade in Washington state and were sold thru Batson to LG. The second gen (the grey ones) were done by an offshore manufacturer, also supplied to LG thru Batson. Neither of those series were an exclusive to LG, save a very few of the steelhead blanks. Batson is essentially a component/blank supplier. Not a manufacturer per se......... Some of the Frontiers (RX7's) were better than others, no doubt Obviously, hard to compare to a Loomis blank and were only offered as a contingency option by LG after the sale of the parent company to Shimano, when it was unclear where the future of the business was going.........I often think back at how fortunate we were as fisherman/rodbuilders to have a place like LG/Loomis available in Mt. Hope to check out a variety of options. Nowhere else had that kind of inventory locally and I doubt ever will.....The business is a tough go even for guys with a provenance like Gary. It's my feeling that NFC will benefit from it's marriage with Batson. Most likely on the distribution side. Time will tell if Gary keeps his Edge (finished rods) lineup rolling along or he becomes strictly a domestic OEM/Blank supplier to other companies. There is an offshore pressure now, more than ever, on NA rod manufacturers and after all it boils down to the mighty $$$$ Batson is a good company and I hope they both profit from this venture. Gary deserves it!!!

An oldie but goodie Nicely enhanced with headphones

HUAHHHH!!!

Nice find Mike! Hook me up with some of those. I could probably put them to good use this coming year

Is that pic from your Florida trip? LMAO........

Long gone train...........https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK-8XBD0m3I

Awesome report Dave!!! I can certainly see why you look forward to that trip every year. Great pics of the scenery and fish! Cool to see that rod corked on a fish Looks like a blast. Thanks for sharing!

Really enjoyed reading that Chris!!! You were very fortunate to have David around to share his wilderness wisdom with you and he's a Crackerjack shot to boot Nice to see the "COTU" vid. You guys are always up for an adventure Rick

Great report Mike! Definitely a highlight for me. Thanks for putting everything together and inviting me along. I had a blast with you, Chris and Eddie! MLO is a topnotch operation and Whitewater is a jewel. I'm spoiled now LOL An unforgettable experience for sure!

Caught your post early this am. and checked it out ( didn't have a clue about it ) Watched all the way into work. Would have been nice to see while sitting around a bonfire It was "Deadly AZZ" LOL

FYI the Skyway Bridge is open again Update - the QEW is closed both ways at Walkers in Burlington due to flooding Good luck to all the long weekend travelers trying to get thru the mess

Thanks Dave This girl doesn't hold anything back She'll be making some rare appearances around Ontario soon............. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgBff_8pJoQ

Nice to see some water in the Left Dam Gonna be lots of debris floating around in the lakes this spring once this event ends. Be careful out there.......

TTT... May 2nd in Oakville

Our dog usually notifies us of any movement on the street The last two that stopped by, got their intoduction to the "4 Legged Pirranha" after the 3 standard "NO" answers from me. I'm surprised that I didn't get a bill for the one guys designer jeans Should have seen them turn tail........OOPS! How'd he get out?

Nice one Dave Sorry to hit you with the RP vid Here's one for LFW. Since Carlos is coming to town http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95Gjq7Jqjg0

That's good Dave, me thinks it was a little bit too close to this.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrGw_cOgwa8 At least Robert had the proper group backing him

Glad to have you along and you enjoyed it Bud! Too bad the show flew under the radar and a few of the fans here couldn't join us. Word is there will be some shows this coming fall for IME. This one is for Dave, since I know he is a Hughes devotee....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vUay-lOjFk Rock On!!!!

Get some sleep man! LOL...... And stop hanging around with squirrels Keep telling them that and they might believe you in 20 years OOD made a great choice! Good luck in your new career

Fish On!!! and on and on........It would have turned into a Dropback if you two took any longer LMAO! Congrats boys, I'm sure it will be a great piece!

Great report! Nice variety of fish from some very interesting locations. The Walleye portion really surprises me as well. They look to be a very healthy population and a nice option to have when surrounded by some of the best Salmon and Trout fishing on the planet. Just awesome! Thanks for sharing! So you were the one who requested that build. Very nice! Chris does a fine job and it's good to see his customers enjoying the fruits of his labour

Nice fish Bill!!! WTG

Cool looking Concept Dave! Not much being discussed recently in the Bronco section of this forum http://www.blueovalforums.com/forums/ There is still a remote possibility that Ford will roll out this model for the 2015 model year. Depending on which Global Platform they choose to run it on. Assembly plants are designed for quick changeover, in order to accomodate new product in a more timely manner. They like to call it "Flexible Manufacturing". First and foremost, the market must be able to support any new endevours.....My feelings are, Ford is a little heavy on the small to mid-sized CUV/SUV segment at this time. This design is unique to what they currently offer, so it may squeak thru if the numbers are right. As I have learned over the years, never say never, in the auto industry

Barnes has a great voice and style that's for sure! It'd be nice to see BCC regroup and do a few shows on this side I discovered Luther and Cody a couple of years ago, when they were supporting Plant and his Band of Joy. Coming back to TO in March.......... Southern blues with a Dickinson twist http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMxSj7la6lA