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I bought a whole bunch of them a few years back and no longer have the package they came in and honestly can't remember the name of them, but whatever you get just be sure their the correct size for the diameter of fluoro your using. Don't know where your located but I used to buy all my materials from JB's in Etobicoke.

I'm with Matt and agree that with the longevity of fluoro it actually makes them quite inexpensive. I make my own with 130 # Seaguar and crimp them and have never had an issue. I only chase muskies 3-4 weeks a year now when I head north to Nippising but when I was pounding the water on a regular basis I'd make up new ones each year and keep the others as back-up. I use around 8" for jerk/twitch baits and then 18" for casting and 48" for trolling. Not saying fluoro is better than mono as I've never used heavy mono for leaders, but I just prefer to use what I know works well and don't find them expensive at all. All a personal preferrence though.

A friend of mine does very well with them for muskies Paul.

Good to hear Albert. On another sad note, a house just down the road from me burned to the ground yesterday morning but fortunately everyone got out safely.

Hope your friend finds shelter for his animals soon Albert, that's a sad story in these cold temps.

Back in the 50's & 60's my grandparents had a waterfront home right up in the northwest corner of Simcoe just below the Narrows and they looked out over Grape Island. The weed beds around that island used to hold so many big pike it was unbelievable and to this day I still remember fishing them as a kid. Pike up to 15 pounds were quite common and 10 pounders were the norm. We'd troll silver Williams Wablers and would always do well. Never caught a Simcoe musky myself but my old Grandfather was a master with them and did well getting them, also trolling the Williams spoons. This picture is of my grandparents after a successful trip somewhere in the 60's and although I think it's a musky, it could be a pike too, but whatever, it was a common size. We used to also go down to Kemplefelt Bay (sp) and charter a guide for laketrout. It cost us $7 per day per person and we'd supply his lunch and he supplied all the gear. We used 5' rods with large 1-1 reels and heavy copper lines. Crank in a big fish on that set-up and you had yourself a tough workout I haven't fished Simcoe now for probably 45 years and no longer know anything about it, but back in the day it was a great fishery.

They've been moving into the Kawarthas for the last few years and they sure are nice to see. Took this picture from my boat 6 or 7 years back north of Peterboro. And had these 2 circling above my house near Burliegh Falls 2 years ago.

I worked outside my whole life and always found wool mitts worn inside good leather mitts were warmer than anything else I tried, even when they were wet. Not much good though if your trying to do any fine work.

I don't doubt it, some of these does are HUGE compared to the young bucks LOL

Your more than welcome Doug, so long as your only shooting with a camera

My property backs onto woods that are loaded with deer in the winter, but as I said above bucks aren't too common although they do show up once in awhile. Here's a picture of another one antlered buck from last winter with a few ladies around him although I don't know if it's his "harem" or not. Here's another one in my yard, but this guy looks like he's laying down the law to anyone who'll listen to him.

Been there, done that Brian

Interesting Doug and it could very well be true. I always thought a buck looked after a group of females and younguns, but who knows ??

There were 9 does in the yard earlier today so I spose this ole boy is leader of their pack.

Not a good picture as he's quite aways away, but I just had this nice one antlered buck in the backyard. Get lots of does around here but bucks are pretty rare so it's always good when they stop by to say hi.

I think I remember that picture from last year Bill, that girl is a beast for sure.

Never owned one but have driven the Honda vans a few times and must admit, their pretty darned nice. My daughter is on her 3rd Honda Civic and it's a very solid and well built car and I'd guess the van would be as good.

Nah, swans are pussy cats

For anyone interested in musky fishing that hasn't been to the Odyssee, it's a great day and well worth your time going.

Thanks guys, I got my cable. Funny you say that Raf, I was right at that intersection on Sunday.

No Blue Ray Ernie

Thanks Matt, very generous of you but not required, I only need one so I'll get it in town. And thanks to you too IFH, I'll have a look.

Morning boyz I've got a 52" Samsung TV in the den that I'm moving to the family room and am replacing it with a 60" Samsung Smart TV. I haven't opened the box yet but looking at it this morning it says only one cable required for both audio & visual but it's not included so I have to go buy one. I've heard before that the very expensive HDMI cables aren't required and a cheapy will do but I want to know from you TV experts what to buy. If it takes the expensive one that's not a problem but I don't want to waste un-needed money. I have to leave here at 7:45 this morning to head down to Peterboro so I can get whatever I need while I'm there without having to make another trip. If it makes a difference, the new TV is a 60" Samsung Smart with 240Hz and will be running off a Bell satellite box. I've got 4 other Samsungs and they all run off multible cables. Thanks for any advice you have.

Thanks for the update bud, appreciate it. 99% of the time I don't worry about weather but long drives on icy roads can definitely be a nuisance.

Temps were sposed to rise to +5 here over night but it didn't happen & it's still below freezing and now their saying it's only going to +1 later today. Still got freezing rain coming down and there's a 1/4" of ice covering everything. Cold temps coming tonight and staying for awhile so I guess the ice coating will be here for awhile too. I've got about 250 miles to drive today so I sure hope the salt trucks have been working on the roads.