grizzlybri

It means they're good enough to make it. Unlike the Laffs.

Can't wait for the playoffs. Real hockey.

Last year they proved they are nothing with out Price

You hockey experts are right...Montreal should just concede right now.....second in the league with 90 points 1 behind the ducks with a game in hand...they have no chance.... :wallbash: :wallbash: The playoffs is a new season and anything can happen...but I like our position better than the ones doing the chirpin....

You are right it is a new season so their 1st place means what then?

The thing too is the trolls act as if every person who posts on here is GM, Coach and plays for the leafs. I have loved the leafs ever since I was a little gaffer siting beside my dad but since the 05 lockout there have been very few things the team has done that I have agreed with. I love the blue and white and always will but I admit it has been tough to be leafs fan over the last 10 years.

The best part for the trolls us leaf fans know our team is out of it, so we won't have to be disappointed when the cup is raised south of the border again

great picture

and quit calling us "guys".

I see this strikes another thread ( http://ontariofishingcommunity.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=78017)

Watched the remake of Robocop today this song was on it and I have not heard this for over at least 30 years ( showing my age, I know). Anyone remember it????????

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGaVUApDVuY

Nope, but mind you it was 11 years before I came kicking and screaming into this world

is the story related because in it, the article states it was reported stolen in 2012?

Regardless glad to hear it was recovered

being called "guys" does not bug me either, however the one that does is being called bro.

As for manners I was raised to call all elders Mr. Miss/ms (because you didn't want to assume they were married)

I'm still fairly young only 30, and I'm sad to say i think you can blame my generation for all of the slang of Bro, Guys, or any slang for addressing a group or indivual.

If I am going to greet a group, yes I am guilty of asking "how are you guys doing? " but most of the time I try and say folks doing.

Nice hit on Oshe by Phaneuf.

Only if he would play that was every game

Thanks for posting this, we took the same pic but up here it looked like they were being poured out from a gravy bowl being the moon, I wish i knew how to post pics here, I had asked around but no one new what the planets were, now I know thanks

If you have a photobucket account (free to use) it makes posting pictures easy.

:clapping: :rofl2:

"warmer" weather is coming next week so Environment Canada claims,

I'm hoping so because I have had enough of this winter.

Those are some sweet sweet lakers. Those fillets are making my hungry.

Well hopefully we'll get some nice meals on sunday

i know where im going later

No such luck at the Milton location

i know where im going later

So you were subject to all the searches as well?

 

I never seen anything like that before

Was the day before so no, but in 2009 i was back out in Peace River for work and on my way back that time I went through them

 

I agree with the others that I'd be looking to raise the sleigh a bit; but test it out a few times, might work just fine. Looks like you have a nice shop to work in.

95% of the tools in it are my Dads, but I have my share of my wood working tools and mil work tools. so if i need to make a change I'm sure i can find a tool to use

I remember this clearly because i was on a greyhound bus the day before from Peace River Alberta to Edmonton to catch a flight home after spending the summer working out west.

I remember after getting sleep after a busy day of travel, waking up and seeing this story on the news.

I dont really know what to think on the news as this is the first I'm hearing of it but, wow those memories from the story and the trip back for me that day are flooding back

This is what winter does to the best of us eh? I'm a little surprised guys.

 

Dynamic_bear busts his but for 4 hours, writes up a report and out of 5 replies I haven't seen one positive comment.

 

I know Dynamic_bear well and know the advice will be well recieved and will be put to good use, but if I did this report I'd be scared to post anything else. I know all you guys who responded from previous posts on the forums and from fishing reports and I know you guys are some of the nicest people out there. The responses just took me a little back.

 

Personally I think it's a project well crafted and can't wait to see how it handles the ice.

I don't think anyone was trying to cut him a new one, just pointing out that the results probably won't be what he was hoping for.

The mistake is mine then. Sorry about that, I just thought I saw more criticism then constructive.

It is no accident that what we see as a "Smitty sled" is how it is. Thousands of iterations before yours with lots of trial and error.

 

Why reinvent the wheel ( Unless you are Brian .

 

Downhill skis might work differently as well.

 

OFC needs and benefits from your passion, so keep on, keeping on.

 

Cheers,

Mark

This is all great feed back and i look forward to taking it out this weekend on Lady Simcoe to see how she handles on the snow,ice and what ever kind of mess the surface will be this weekend.

I pull by hand and built one with my old downhill skis.... It is a "classic Smitty" in that it breaks down into 3 pieces and I used 2X6 risers so that my Jet Sled sits 5" or so above the base. Use a 5/8" braided nylon rope about 30ft total length (15' per side) tied up through the tips of the skis to provide a bit more lift. Pulls great!!

 

Burt

If I do need to change my set up I think I'll use your idea, mainly because I have an near endless supply of 2x6 at my work

Why reinvent the wheel ( Unless you are Brian .

Umm my name is Brian lol

I have an question for all of those who have commented and all that will.

For those that use a Smitty sled how many of you tow by machine it and how many of you pull it by hand

well

I think it has a bigger footprint therefore lighter per sq ft

the extra length should stop some of the plowing affect

it may be enough for what you want, but the more height the better

That is what I was thinking for the bigger foot print, as said will try it out on the ice this weekend and see what needs to be changed if anything

I don't think anyone was trying to cut him a new one, just pointing out that the results probably won't be what he was hoping for.

well running around the fresh powder that fell today in my yard it was working great for me

yeah, like Wayne,said, use those thin skis to cut through the snow, get the bulk up above, I would put the pelican sled 16" above with the widest possible ski stance

I like that idea actually

I hate to be the one to bust your bubble, but the entire idea of the "smitty sled" is to get everything up and out of the snow... other than the skis. You are still going to be dragging the "tub" through the snow.

No worries Wayne it take more then words to burst my bubble

thanks for the feed feed back, as i said i'll be taking it for a spin this weekend and will make any necessary adjustment after

Well as some of you know from one of my status updates, that I have been working on my own take on the smitty sled.

Here is a back story to start, last year I bought a pelican 45 sled from Canadian Tire and after a season of using it i found out that i acquired more gear then the sled was able to hold, plus it was the biggest one i could get in my then Nissan Sentra. Flash forward to this winter now with a F-150, I could justify getting the Pelican 60, but seeing everyone's ideas and reports on their take on smitty sled I figured I'd take a stab at it and including price of the sled and material used I spent under $100.00 on this project.

I spent between 3-4 hours on it

I used the followig

• 1 pelican 60 snow trek sled Canadian Tire $54.99 got it on sale boxing day,,i think that was the price
• 1 pair of cross country skies from play it again sports $19.99
• 8 - 1" screws and 2 - 1 1/4" screws

I striped everything off the top of the skies, then striped then sanded the bottom of them to make them smooth again.

I then place both skies on the ground the proceeded to screw the sled into (onto) the skies. I used the "dimples" on the bottom of the sled to screw threw into the spot where the boot lock thing was on the ski.

After i had it assembled, I foolishly grabbed interior paint because i wanted to re paint the skies, not realizing it was interior painted the skies. Later that evening my father came and asked me what type of paint I used i showed him. He then laughed at me and told me that I would have to sand and strip it down again. After removing said paint I decided to keep it bare and just wax it, but my mistake did give it a nice colour.

Here is some pictures of my handy work, I'll have a secondary report once I take it out for its first spin on Simcoe this weekend

Coming east on the 401 this afternoon I noticed a bunch of huts on the bay just east of General Motors...What would they be catching and would they have to have the huts off the ice today ?

as for your other question,

for Zone 20 permanent ice hut have to be off,

ZONES IN WHICH ICE HUT REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

ICE HUT REMOVAL DATE

17, 20 March 1

zone 14, 16, 18, 19

March 15 9, 10, 11, 15

zone March 31 12

Above Lake Timiskaming Dam - March 31

Below Lake Timiskaming Dam - March 15

Ice hut registration numbers must be at least 6.3 cm (2.5 in.) in height and clearly displayed on the outside of the hut.

You do not need to register your ice hut or abide by specific removal dates:

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in Zones 1-8 and 13, or

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if your ice hut is a tent made of cloth or synthetic fabric that has a base area of seven square metres (75.4 square feet) or less when erected.