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Seafoam is rated for two years as a fuel stabilizer and will also prevent phase separation due to any efuel. I use it religiously in all my small engines and fuel cans. Plus it will help keep your engine clean.

Down south they call it a Damiki rig. Ive also heard Jeff call it hanging a minnow. Basically you just hang the bait under the boat above the fish you find on sonar instead of using a float. Doesn't get much more basic. https://www.wired2fish.com/fishing-tips/how-to-fish-the-damiki-rig-beginner-to-advanced

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I can only imagine how quiet it is up there now in the hub area with so many lodges closed. Most of my close to 20 times up there were back in the 80s and 90s, and even back then there were only a couple spots where it got "busy" on weekends. Some day trippers would take the 10 mile ride up to Corbeau and troll the Corbeau run for Lakers. In the evenings for Walleye there'd be certain spots of course that lodge clients would visit. Sandbank would be good for a few weeks and it was close to both Corbeau and Alwaki lodges. Corbeau is long gone now and Alwaki is still functioning basically but is for sale in 3 different parcels. They already sold their real nice outpost cottage, that was another 4 miles away up Turtle Chute. That leaves Kipawa Lodge as the next one and that's a 22 mile run so you sure won't be seeing many people all week long. Definitely seclusion without the fly in. One of the best features in my mind of the huge Kipawa watershed after it's raw beauty is it's unique basic X shape and numerous off shoots and islands means you can always find areas to explore and fish out of the wind. Cheers

If you decide to go the Kipawa route let us know, I can help you out with maps, Laker runs and Walleye spots. There's also a great Smallmouth fishery there now. Cheers

FishnCanada has a couple of videos from trips they took.

You can assume that if you like. I just saw it as stating the results from testing of the present lithium battery EV technology. Kind of hard to assume what advancements there will be. Bottom line is that all batteries don't perform well in cold climates like most of Canada has. Add heavy loads to them and it just gets worse.

Here's a good article from FP. https://financialpost.com/opinion/tried-pulling-camper-electric-truck#Echobox=1676989775

If you look back on my post I said nothing about producers of lithium, I said supplies. However I was wrong, I should have checked before posting. That being said, as far as supplies go, Australia is 5th and China 6th. Here's the list https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/features/six-largest-lithium-reserves-world/

If you notice with all those ads pushing EVs they never talk about any of the negative issues like replacing 25-$30K batteries after 7 years or the fire issues with electrical shorts that even firemen won't touch because its so dangerous, let alone dealing with a northern environment like Canada and having enough power to drive the car along with all other power demands like heating, lights at night and availability of charging infrastructure. It's all about alarmist climate change and making money. I believe China has the biggest supply of Lithium in the world too so that's another huge issue. Here's an actual study and it didn't have to get very cold before performance dropped big time.https://tnc.news/2023/02/10/rcmp-evs/

Doug well over 20 years ago a huge beaver dam between a lake at the north end of the watershed and Kipawa blew up and smallmouth were accidentally introduced into the lake. They have since migrated south at a rate of a mile or two each year and by now have reached well past Hunters Lake with the odd reports of them reaching down to the south end by Red Pine Chute. There is now an excellent fishery there with Smallies 3-5 lbs being common. If your buds want to have great Bass, Walleye and Laker fishing in a pristine environment then that's where you should be going, Loughborough won't even compare so far as a fishing adventure goes. I follow Alwaki and Kipawa lodges and as far as I know Alwaki is still taking bookings. Same offer goes for you, I can really help you out with maps etc. I guaranty you and your buds would never regret it. Check out some of the pics here. https://www.kipawalodge.com/ Cheers

Were you there when Carl and Mary ran it or after they sold it in 01/02?

Couldn't agree more about Kipawa. By far all of the best fishing memories of my life are from the yearly trips up there. Paved road to the government dock in the village of Kipawa. Started back in the 80's single, and it was always about Lakers. Used to be many lodges back then. Corbeau Lodge was dead center at the hub of the whole massive system. It's like a huge X.That was a 10 mile due north boat ride. Stayed there many times through different owners. Now it's privately owned by Lindros. Spent most of our times at Alwaki lodge though another 4 miles away around the horn. It was a bit more rustic and better suited for just the boys, so once an opening came up we jumped on it. Often had 2 cabins and one year even 3. Alwaki is up for sale in 3 parcels now but still functioning in a limited fashion, as in no transportation. But even back then the highest rated lodge was always Kipawa Lodge, another 6 miles across Hunters Lake. They are now even better still offering full service. So you are now 20 miles from the dock in what I consider a magical place of sorts, it's hard to describe. You might as well be in a fly-in, only boats you might see for the week will be few and local. Being able to bring your own boat is a huge bonus too. So Huey, if you were to ever actually consider Kipawa as an interest I can help you out big time with info and maps I already have done up. There's a great forum too. I really have to warn you though, if you do go up, expect your experience to be on a far different level from the other places you mentioned. It was always about a Lake Trout week mostly, with Walleye as as a good bonus. For the Americans though it was more about the Walleye fishing. For me it was an evening thing mostly, whether back trolling with bottom bouncers and spinner rigs, anchoring and slip floats on structure, or dragging a jig'n worm even. My pb Walleye ever came from a late June full moon 10:30 at night dragging an Ugly Bug and a worm. 11 1/2 lbs and well over 31". Here I am with my bare bones 14 ft tinny and we win the biggest of the week against all the rich American boats. We also won the Trout award that week as Jim caught a 10 1/2 Laker on our way to have a beer at the Alwaki one afternoon.. Cheers

Yea that's those big schools they showed near the beginning, but there were other species as well. Quite the footage.

I've seen many articles and photos of them burning up, flying apart, and leaking oil all over the place. Not to mention the number of birds they kill each year. And don't forget the seismic damage they do to the ground they are mounted on.

That's terrible news, I didn't know he had passed yesterday. I was a big fan of his from back in the 70's. I had Truth, Blow by Blow and the Wired albums

Those are Dinner bell lures right? I recognize them from Game of Inches, they seemed quite popular.

I'm not familiar with that style of led lights. Back in 2013 after a house fire I replaced most of all the ceiling lights in the house with 11" led lights that were flush mounts that still mounted using the standard electrical boxes. There are similar lights that use your standard incandescent bulbs. In 9 years I've had 3 go wonky as they started to flicker for a good while before dying out. Pretty sure it was something on the circuit boards but they make them so they can't be taken apart. Makes a big difference in my hydro bill which along with a switch to propane furnace, hot water tank and gas range really help. Don't really use my dryer at all either, it's a clothes line outside in the summer and indoor racks in front of the wood stove in the winter. We also try to use off peak hours as much as possible. Due to a low family income I also get a monthly $40 reduction on my hydro bill which really helps too. Saying that my hydro bill last month was $30, that's for a 2500 sq.ft. home. So if your goal is to save money by switching to led lights I say go for it. I can't say how much overall they drop my bill but no doubt it makes a big difference. Cheers

Actually they did, one picture I saw was an Xray of the fish.

I don't see any of those ads at all. I do use a vpn and several script/ad blockers but they are disabled for this site.

Not so sure I agree with that line, been hearing that one for at least 15 years now. Maybe more so out west but around Ontario there have been so many sightings that I've heard of even around here from a farmer I talked to that lost two of his sheep as well as at least two sightings not far apart around Charleston Lake around 10 years back. Chances are they've bred over the years as well which would add to the natural population.

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Great news. Any idea how the police managed to find them?