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Yeah, I'm getting pumped for spring

Always good to see folks helping animals in distress.

I just got home from the service in Lakefield, and even though the weather was miserable, the turnout was more than impressive. Nice to see so many school children there too.

I stored my boat in a barn for 10 years and always put a couple bowls of mothballs in it and never once saw any evidence of mice, and we all know how mice like barns.

My Dad served 5 years in the Navy during WW2 and spent alot of time escorting convoys across the Atlantic, doing their darndest to keep the German U-boats from blowing up the Merchant Marine ships. Sometimes they were successful, sometimes they weren't. Three ships blew up close to my Dad's one night killing everyone. That's Dad on your right, covered in coal dust, after coming off watch in the engine room. His friend beside him was killed not long after this picture was taken. Dad's ship, HMCS Kitchener, taking a pounding somewhere on the stormy Atlantic This is my Moms brother who was a bomber pilot over Europe and was killed in 1942 along with his entire crew when their plane went down. This picture was taken around 1939 when he delivered airmail to the small towns around Southern Ontario. My grandfather, Dad's dad, spent the 1st world war fighting in the trenches of France with the British Army. He was injured by shrapnel but survived the horrors of trench warfare went on to live a very long and happy life. Most of my uncles also served including one who spent 3 years in a Japanese prison camp in Burma where he was starved and tortured every day he was captive. I'll be going to the Memorial Service tomorrow as I do every year and as always, I have much to be proud of. Dad home on one of very few leaves.

When we were kids we were visiting my uncles house and my brother and I were in the basement. My uncle came down and noticed us looking at his shotgun hanging on the wall. He took it down to show it to us and the damn thing fired. The 12 guage blast hit the concrete floor right in front of my brothers feet and blew the concrete shards up at him. He wasn't seriously hurt but had small cuts all over his legs. Of course, the 1st thing my uncle said was "I din't know it was loaded" I still think of that day and shudder at the thought of how close my bro came to being seriously injured or killed. It was a very long time before my family spoke to my uncle again.

Rob Ford's scheduled to speak at the Toronto Remembrance Day service tomorrow, but I sure hope he has the decency not to show up. His presence would do nothing but detract from what the service is all about. But that's just my opinion.

A bait that's neutral buoyant works really well this time of year John. A few long slow twitches then let it just hang for a few seconds, then start twitching again. They'll normally hit right after the pause.

This time of year I like big weighted twitch baits worked slowly John. Slow cranked Jakes and Believers are also good in cold water. This is assuming your casting.

I think your ideas may be different than mine John LOL

Nice work

Doubt if their senators George, I don't see a trough anywhere.

50 odd years ago I knew an old man, basically a hermit, who lived in a log cabin in the bush near the s/e corner of Algonquin Park on the Bonnechere River. 70 years before I met him when he was just a small boy, he looked out the window of the same old cabin at sunrise and saw what he thought was a bear at the waters edge. His dad wasn't around so he got the gun and shot the bear. He ran down to the water to find that it was actually his dad he'd killed. Tough thing for a young boy to carry with him for the rest of his life.

It's odd, but when that plane came over so low and at that time of morning, the 1st thing I thought of was a plane in trouble. I was sitting here at the computer at the time and it sounded like he was only a couple 100' above the house. This Herc buzzed my tree tops a couple years back and this mornings fly-by sounded like he was just as close to me.

There's Herc flies over here most days Wayne but if the missing plane left Cornwall at 5:00 last evening I doubt that's what I heard this morning, 10 hours later.

Good to hear from you Geoff, I was wondering where you got to.

A plane flew very low over my place about 3:00 this morning, and I spose I'm sorta on the route he would have taken, but I guess the time line doesn't fit. Hope everything turns out OK for him.

Yes, but with all the different critters that pass thru this way, I'm starting to run out of names

I looked out the back door a few minutes ago and found these 15 fatties hanging out in the yard. Guess they know Thanksgiving is over

Any small shop with a history of good customer service has nothing to fear from a big box opening in the area. Only those that haven't cared too much about the customers needs before the big box will have a problem. Just the way it should be. Nice to hear you found a good one Brian, it's not always an easy thing to do.

My brother would agree with you on the gators RJ

Alls good Johnny

So it's OK for you to post YOUR opinion, but once your done, the thread is now tiring and and should be put to rest ??....WOW It's been a very interesting thread and alot of good thoughts have been expressed from both sides.

Maybe hire Mike Duffy, I hear he's lookin for work.

My brother fished Quinte for 20 years in a 12' tinnie with no issues and that's a place that can also get very nasty. It's all in knowing what your doing and when not to venture out. There's also guys with 20 footers that aren't qualified to drive a boat on Grenadier Pond on a quiet summer evening.