smitty55

Pretty well 100% super processed food, exactly what they've been telling people not to eat for the last 20 years. Palms are getting greased for sure as the government stands by and does nothing.

The window is well sealed, not a problem.

Yep I had of those too that I got from Dougie with all the paper rolls. Somehow it disappeared after the fire along with some other things. Never trust those guys. Cheers

I have one also but I only have 2 rolls of paper left. I had picked up a good bunch of rolls from Shag but they got lost after a fire and I can't find them anymore.

Looks like it's Ceci to Toronto for Zaitsev, after the 3M signing bonus gets payed out. I for one am glad he's finally leaving the Sens.

Atinsco makes some excellent products, their Power 1 hull cleaner is an amazing cleaner. https://www.atinsco.com/products.htm Cheers

What I'd like to see is a tournament where no electronics are allowed, then we'd really get to see who the best fishermen are. Now that would be interesting. Cheers

That won't work as you have to respond to an email to confirm your vote.

Buy the best one you can find, you will likely regret buying an el cheapo. Cheers

Done. It seems you're allowed to vote every 25 minutes. It says I can vote again after the countdown timer. I wonder why they allow that? Good luck Dave.

I can't not see them giving Sr. a good contract, he's the perfect off the bench point guard. If Kyle was injured they would have no problem starting Fred.

Speaking of inflatable pfds, I recently learned that they must be worn and not just in the boat. A member in another forum was just given a warning by a CO. Cheers

We all grew up using Muskol, it was always like 98% deet back then. Pretty sure I have part of an old bottle somewhere still in a old tackle box. A few years back my sister brought me up 2 each of Repel100 and Sawyer Maxideet, so I'm basically set for life as they are only for extreme conditions. Around home now here in the country I'm trying Picaridin spray for bugs. It works ok for home use, but doesn't seem to last anywhere near what they claim, not that the Deep Woods 28% does either. When I was picking leeks couple weeks ago I was covered up for the most part but I used it on exposed areas of the head and neck and back of hand and wrist. There were clouds of skitters as I crawled around and I didn't get a bite for the hour and a half we were there. I've read reports that say concentrations of deet over 30-40% are no more effective, I guess that was the Canadian government's justification for limiting sales to 30% max. Yea right. As this thread goes to prove when things get super nasty the heavy duty repellents do work better. Cheers

I haven't checked this out personally but I heard you can get similar butane cartridges made for portable hair curlers for a lot cheaper at places like Walmart. Cheers

Pretty well every post I've ever seen on those units has been positive, whether sitting out on the deck in the evening with the lads or out in the boat anchored on a shoal. If it's calm they work well. Cheers

So funny you mention that about those old Hondas, they have a very loyal following in the Honda forums. Built to work. I was thinking of mine as I read this thread. About 10 years ago I saw an add for an 86 350 FourTrax for $850. No spark. Never owned an atv. Research basically said they were great machines, built to last. An older couple were using it to putt around their rural property but his wife found it hard to handle so they bought a ride on and then it died one spring. So it looked good and I bought it. Well it turned out the sprag bearing had blown up so to speak and had taken out the stator windings. So $800 later including a new battery and full inspection I had my ride ready. John said I was still getting a good deal. It sure isn't fancy, not built to ride on pavement. But these shaft drive machines have all the power I'll ever need and I can still pick up the arse end and slide it sideways, or easily tip it on it's side resting the rack on a milk crate. There is lot to be said for a lighter smaller machine, not the least is the bushwacking you can do that a big heavy machine just can't. It already had some mods in terms of welding that had been done, including a custom tow hook mounted in front of the the ball and posts already welded to front bumper and rear rack. So I know a real good machinist /welder/fabricator up the road a piece and he made a rack for me and welded a plate on the front to mount a winch. Then of course I had to finish the process lmao. This is what I ended up with all told. At least the 71 1.5hp was free from the old man. Cheers

Best thing I ever did was get rid of my Bell landline and go to a voip phone. Haven't had a spam phone call of any type since. In the past I did get both of those calls and I hope their ears are still ringing after the barrage of swearing they got from me lol.

This early in the season I would likely stick around the top end of the lake where the river comes in. Good luck. Cheers

12 hours at a minimum, 24 is better for flavour. Definitely rinse, pat dry, and then leave on rack until a good sticky pellicle forms before going into the smoker. Cheers

No words needed with those pics. Looks like a nice quiet lake, is that the only cabin? Cheers

With cold water they could be at any depth but I would suggest finding the warmest water you can which should attract baitfish and in turn predators. Cheers

I don't care what even those high end surge protectors offer as a guarantee against damage, and I have a few, they will not protect your equipment from close lightning strikes. When we have major storms coming through I unplug them from the wall and disconnect the coax cables from my satellite dishes, it's the only way to be sure. Cheers

I guess it depends on how you look at it Dave. Many of the dual band routers are MIMO which means that you get to use more devices at a time without loss of signal, so effectively giving you more bandwidth to use. Plus the lower speed is best for going thru walls for wifi so the net result is more usable bandwidth. I get what you said about only one frequency at a time but the newer standards like WiFi6 and 802.11 AX allow the use of both frequencies at the same time. I did debate using the word "is" when I typed it. The premise of my statement was that with a dual band router you have way more available bandwidth, and I still stand by that. I'll leave it with this from LinkSys on the pros of dual band routers. Being the current market standard, dual-band routers might surpass their single-band cousins in cost, but they still sport entry-level prices With more modern hardware, dual-band routers offer more range and stability than singe-band routers Compatibility with recent 5 GHz-friendly devices, such as the Google Pixel, iPhone 7, and PlayStation 4 Pro Twice the bandwidth of single-band routers (or more) Cheers

That means it can/is receiving signals in both frequencies, effectively giving you more bandwidth. Cheers

Hmmm, I worked in the aviation industry for over 35 years and have dealt with connectors from large ones with heavy wire up to 4ga on an engine harness down to 124 pin connectors using 24ga wire. It was always crimp OR solder never both. Mostly by far it was crimping as it allowed for more flexibility in the wire, the theory being that with the constant vibrations in aircraft a soldered wire in a pin or socket was too stiff and vibration was more likely to result in broken strands. Now I'm not saying that it would be an issue here, but boats are subject to a lot of vibration as well so it might be something to consider. You're right about the solder, nowadays the flux is organic and non corrosive. Cheers