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I got the news earlier today and yes, it was sad to hear. Norm was a fun guy to be around and he'll be missed by a bunch. Norm on your extreme left.

Nice pictures Barry, specially the cougars.

Always enjoyed seeing the Lancaster whenever it flew around Toronto Chris and miss it now that I've moved away.

My dad joined the Navy in 1940 and his brother joined the Army the same day. Both put their lives aside for the next 5 years but came home alive. Mom's brother also joined up in 1940 and became a bomber pilot but was killed along with his crew when their plane went down. Dad's father was in the British Army and was a sniper in the trenches of France and said he killed too many people but it had to be done.. He was wounded with shrapnel but came home alive. Mom's 3 uncles all fought in the Canadian army and they too came home in 1918 but all with terrible memories of what they went thru in those years. I'm extremely proud of my family and how they all gave up a bunch of years of their lives to do what they knew was right. The ship my Dad served on, H.M.C.S. Kitchener

It's funny, but something prevents me from typing OF...N

Nope, OFC...Ontario Fishing Network was the predecessor

That's my dad with our St. Bernard we had back in the 60's. His name was Tiny...the dog, not my dad... and he was an absolute fantastic & lovable pooch. The colder it was outside the more he loved it. Sadly he only lived 7 years but left lots of great memories.

Remember the days Roger when a group of us from this board would close the musky season the Saturday before Dec. 15 on the Upper Niagara. Fun times back then and some good memories.

I was walking along a dirt road up at Nipissing a few years back and this big girl walked right up to me. I got the impression she was just curious about me as this road didn't carry too much traffic.

I live in the country with a lake in front of me, woods behind me and I'm pretty much surrounded by farms yet coyotes are about the most rare of all the critters around here, infact I've been here 15 years and have only seen 4 coyotes total. I do sometimes hear them howling off in the distance very early in the mornings but that's it.

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Sorry for your lousy luck Barry, down here in the banana belt we're still enjoying shorts & sandals weather.

People avoid jail in this country for far more serious crimes.

Thanks Chris, I remember that day well, it was the 1st ice fish GTG for this board. Probably the winter of 2003

Thanks for the congrats Norm & TJ

Thanks Pete, good to hear from the East Coast.

Thanks Phil, good to see your still around, it's been a while.

Thanks Kelvin.

Thanks Bud, very much appreciated from both of us.

Best of luck for your wife Barry and fingers crossed for a speedy recovery. Always nice when you find the right woman to spend a lifetime with. This Tuesday (Oct 15) Diane & I will celebrate our 58th wedding anniversary.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your's too Barry.

My wife developed an aneurysm on the bottom of her brain 20 years ago. The surgeon had to remove part of her skull, then lift her brain up to repair it, put the brain back where it belonged and patch up the skull and after that she was 100% fixed up. In my opinion, there's not enough $$$$ to over pay a guy with skills like that.

Nope, use the front one, the back eye makes it run deeper and just for fun, get a yellow bait with black stripes, the fish love that color.

Jointed worked best for me, hook onto the front eye to keep it on top and work it back at varying speeds with a few twitches & jerks thrown in. Works well at sunset in shallower water.

You've got a good memory Bill, don't give up on working the Believer across the top, it produces some nice fish.