TennesseeGuy

Yep. Racing fans are among the most loyal and patriotic that you'll find. They might blow a little smoke in your face or leave a few empty cans by their seats, but they won't leave you stranded along the highway.

Racing should work in Canada. We'll know more after August 4. Gotta buy tickets. For sure, better than Mexico. Early August 4 I fly from one lake in NW Ontario and will be fishing another lake by 11 a.m.

In all sports the cheater is fired if the top level was not in on the cheating activity. When top level people are aware of what's going on they protect the offender and keep him around. That's usually the deal as it's laid out from the beginning.

Mike's first win came on a sad day for racing.

I also have scars in my mouth from biting.........................................

I am not claiming to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby and will gladly take a paternity test to prove it. Does this place me in a minority?

Give my thanks to Bro-in-law.

Get more respect by going on a combination fishing and hunting trip. Take fishing equipment and a rifle.

I didn't read anything in Holdfast's post about condemning legal immigration. His key word was "opportunity". Yes, an opportunity for those living off the production of others, to become gainfully employed. He exposed an opportunity for people to work themselves off welfare and for lazy, young and not so young, men and women to cut the cord and move from their parent's home. I also see the post as a message to any board member who is stuck in a stagnant job and would like to get away from traffic for a well paying work opportunity in an attractive location. We need to take care not to be so PC in our thinking that we can't accept word from a fellow board member about what's out West for us. He made a huge move and loves it. He's just sharing with us, nothing else. Holdfast, I'm happy for you and hope a couple of people from this board are influenced by your post. I know exactly what you meant by your post.

El Nino

A lot can be learned about the game of football by playing a couple of snaps on the defensive line. Pick up an education in a short time. Best to start at the top by playing against professionals. There's no artificial way to gain respect for those who are the best in the game. I wouldn't miss Sunday's game. Won't even blink. Might miss something great. Wouldn't suggest anyone watch it if they don't want to. Boys have an opportunity to become men by playing football, even if it's only on the high school level.

You'll like Trout Lake. Texas?? Three guys from Houston spend a week fishing with me every year. The dad is pretty good. The 13 year old son is great on the water and his 7 year old brother is becoming best in their family. The boys catch lots of walleyes and they've each caught several trophy pike.

Fishergirl, your brother-in-law and countless others like him are providing the freedom that I enjoy. They are special people and I never pass up an opportunity to thank them in person. I'm proud to have your brother-in-law and his family as neighbors.

At your young age you have plenty of time to learn fishing.

Hey Gerritt, I liked you better when you were meaner. I'm uncomfortable around guys who are too nice.

Hi John, Irishfield is probably your best source on this board since he's a fisherman and he's also in the flying business. As Irishfield mentioned, Red Lake has a 5000 foot landing and the airport is close to float plane transportation. Land at YRL, which is actually in Couchener, Ontario. I wasn't really trying to bum a ride because I don't trust the weather for a long ride in a 182. Driving through northern Illinois and Wisconsin is rewarding in August because I usually get a chance to watch a cropduster in action. Great show. Good luck finding the right spot.

Yeah, teach that thing to float and put me in the right seat. And schedule fishing trips when the roads are smooth.

Enjoy your day Nanook.

Yeah Whopper, we'll leave a few but a lot of them will be used. dk, we could sleep in and pick up lunch off the dock. JP spent 2005 training fish to eat plastic near the cabins.

Hey LJ44, welcome aboard. You picked a terrible time to hit LV. I'm going in May 12 and out June 2. By the time you get there all the small walleyes will be eaten and the huge pike will have a tender lip from chewing on my Suick. Whopper is joining me for the May 19 week and he & I will probably boat neary a ton of fish during his week. You won't need live bait for walleyes. There are plenty of small to medium 'eyes and they'll hit a plain 1/4 oz jig with a 3" grub. Powergrubs are probably better, but not necessary. I've never done it, but some guys tip their jig with a small piece of nightcrawler and the stink probably helps. Table Rock is a great shore lunch spot at the south end and you should be able to pick up a meal of walleyes in just a few minutes within a few hundred feet. If not, try the outlet that's just a mile away. At the north end you can pick up a few walleyes at Walleye Point and there are a couple of good shore lunch spots within a quarter of a mile. No need to keep walleyes until near meal time. Coming in at night you will find walleyes quickly near camp at Middle Narrows, Surprise Bay or in the cabbage on your left as you arrive at camp. Fresh walleyes are better. Sometime during your stay you'll be sitting in a bay during a calm time and you'll experience huge boils as Whitefish surface for a mayfly meal. The next day you'll find hundreds of walleyes in the back of a bay where wind has blown mayflies into shallow water. The hatch doesn't happen at the same time in all areas of the lake, so your fishing will not be harmed. If your fishing is messed up by the hatch in one spot, go to another spot. Walleyes will always be around for you in the mouth of Rathouse River, mouth of Nungesser River, mouth of Whipsaw Creek and at the Outlet. They'll be in moving water and pike will also be around. You might be on the lake during the shiner spawn. They'll let you know where they are by jumping when you swim your lure through their spawing site. Don't wear it out, but hit the spot a few times before the spawn is over and you'll be rewarded. Some in camp will still be using dead bait, but it's not necessary and it's something I try to avoid even in mid May. Pike should be hitting spinnerbaits, 1 1/8 oz JSM tipped with a Powergrub or something else that stinks, and Suicks. You'll find them near walleyes, in fresh weeds, in & near moving water and on points of large bays. Locate walleyes and pike will be close by. Treat the lake nice. Try to kill only small, male, walleyes if possible and don't harm any pike no matter what the size because she has the potential to reach 30 pounds. This should get you started. Hope it helps.

Part of Ford's solution is restoring bonuses to top level management. Yep, reward the guys who put them where they are. Unions have become company killers in the U.S. auto industry.

Take in a showing of An Inconvenient Truth.

Hey Mods, I'll start telling you how to run your message board after I've gotten my own life in order. Prepare for a long wait.

I hope wife's boyfriend doesn't figure out a way to sell the house to the company that is providing fire insurance coverage. It happens, especially when the dwelling is unoccupied.

Using a cable extension for the antenna allows me to use my Lowrance X-15 in my van.