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Yup, and a bunch of $$$$ still in my pocket LOL

Thanks for the ideas guys, but just hearing suggestions that it doesn't always work is enough to convince me to leave things as they are.

Our front porch is poured concrete and my wife would like it painted but I'm leery about doing it as I doubt there's anything that'll work well. I know there's products advertised for the job but I'm wondering if any of you have done it and how did it stand the test of time. I'm sure it'll look good for a year or 2 but then it could start looking pretty ratty after awhile. The concrete has a brushed finish so it's slightly rough to prevent slipping.

What about contacting the manufacturer themselves, they must have a parts dept.

I've been to alot of places in this big ole world but have never found anywhere I like better than the West Arm of Lake Nippissing and that's the reason I just keep going back time after time.

I've had St. Croix musky rods for years , both Avids & Premiers, and never had a single issue with any of them other than one that had the reel seat come loose 8 or 9 years ago and Spiel fixed that one for me.

You got some decent baits there Maverick and it's a good start. Those Sledges are excellent baits, and hopefully you got the weighted ones as their much easier to work, but even un-weighted will put some fish in your boat. The Suick is also a great bait and like the Sledge they take a bit to figure out the best way to work them but once you get onto them, their one of the best baits around.

I use a Tournament musky series and although I've never tried the walleye models I'd assume their equally great.

That's interesting Paul how the western half of the States seems to have a much lesser incidence of cancers.

Great story Will and good on ya for giving the guy a well deserved plug !!

That's a crazy long list Paul, perhaps I'll remove California from those places I may like to visit someday LOL

I bought a new lawn mower this morning and in the box was a small packet of STA-BIL to put in the 1st tank of gas. I was reading the label and came across a message that states "WARNING....this product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer" I've got a couple other bottles of STA-BIL in the garage that don't have that warning. Just thought others may find it interesting.

Beautiful pup you got yourself there and kudo's to you for rescuing him !! Make him your best friend and spoil him like crazy.

Just an FYI for anybody using the causeway ramp this weekend, the dock still hasn't been put in so if your by yourself it could be a bit of an issue putting your boat somewhere while parking your truck.

Sometimes you can hit folks between the eyes with a snow shovel and still can't get them to pay attention. A few homes on the road do have those bear proof containers and they work great, I've seen them flipped right over by bears but still didn't come open.

We've had a momma bear and 4 cubs wandering around our road all week and were on my front lawn a couple nights ago but so far haven't caused any problems. Trouble is though we have a bunch of cottages on the road too and when they go back home Sunday evening they leave their garbage at the end of the driveway for pick up Wednesday so the bears all come out and have a field day. Cottagers then come back the next weekend. see all the mess and scream that somebody should kill all the nuisance bears. Doesn't matter how many times their told though. they can't see how their the problem and not the bears.

It just continues to get worse.

I'd say the worst part of all this is just the fact that they were given permission to raise rates by 40%. That's a big money hit for anyone to have to absorb but there's gonna be plenty of folks who just won't be able to afford that huge increase next winter.

Bay Distributors is well known for the fast turn around on repaired HB units Mike and you may have it back in just a few days, at least that's the way it used to be. I once sent a unit to them and had it back in 3 days.

Great minds think alike Shane LOL

Wife and I were just talking about this last night while listening to the 3 party leaders talking. I've hated the liberals from day one and have always voted against them, but looking at our choices sure doesn't make things any easier.

All a personal choice, but myself I use 80# Power Pro for casting and 100# for trolling. I make my own leaders using 130# Seaguar fluoro and crimps and use around 18" for casting and roughly 48" for trolling.

Happy Birthday Will, all the best to ya !!

The Jailbird has worked very well for me over the years Matt but I remove the rattles from them, infact I remove the rattles from most of my Believers and that seems to make a big difference, specially in clear water. For dark or murky water, or trolling after dark I use baits with the rattles still in place. That Double "D" was originally a different color that didn't do much, but after I painted it Jailbird it became one of my best producers.

These 5 have been my best producers for years and the large black/orange spinnerbait at the top gets most of my muskies in your area. These baits are all in the 8"-10" range. Throw in a mix of different colored large bucktails and your all set.