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I've been up north fishing all week, how'd I get involved in this ??

Thanks guys Joey, we'll be back up August 10-24 and it'd be great to see you guys again. Don't worry about the beets either cause Diane left a couple jars of stuff for you with Leslie for when you head up in a couple weeks. And Kevin, sorry I corrupted your employee, but I did explain to him that musky fish'n is far more important than working

Best part was my partner for the day had never been in a boat when a musky was caught, specially boatside on an 8, so it was really good for him.

I'm always smiling on the inside

Lots of them in there Rich, ya just gotta keep plugging away. Sorry we missed you guys but thanks for the candies

Mornin boyz My wife and I got home last night from our annual June trip to Lakair on the West Arm of Nippissing and as usual, we had a great week. Sad part is I've got a messed up shoulder so I'm kinda limited to only casting big baits for a couple hours a day but I still can't think of anywhere else I'd rather be. The weather was great all week and the only rain we had was late last Sunday. Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday was sunny, clear, really hot and a strong wind from the west and I never saw a musky. Thursday was much cooler with a cloud cover and the wind was now blowing strong from the east which I always prefer and we headed out at 8:00 AM About an hour into the day I had a follow from a big fish but after following my figure 8 around for a couple turns she disappeared. We drifted and kept casting for another 100' or so and another pretty lady started chasing down my bait, this time much more aggressively. She followed it hard for about 4 turns on the 8 then opened up and hammered it. It's always a blast when they hit hard right beside the boat and my partner got her in the net fast and to make things even better, the bait fell out in the net. I seldom measure a fish and never weigh them but I'm guessing this girl is somewhere around the 50" mark, give or take. Yesterday was nice again with some cloud and a strong wind from the east so I headed out for a couple hours. I had another fish about the same size follow me in but didn't take the bait and then awhile later I hooked into another one but lost her after a couple strong headshakes...oh well, it happens Anyways, that's how I spent last week and we'll be heading back up in August for another 2 weeks. And anyone who's ever been to the West Arm has enjoyed the gorgeous sunrises.

$45 is definitely outta line, specially for a poor ramp, and personally I don't think I've ever payed more than $20. Thing that always bugs me though is guys who go to well established marinas with excellent ramps, great docks to tie up to, gas pumps, washrooms and whatever else, and still complain that $10 or $15 is too much. I swear some guys would complain about paying $2

Beauty Mike, congrats to your bud

That comes next week Steve

They have been spoken to...many times...but they still don't get it. But they'll probably be the 1st to want the bears killed when something serious happens.

My little Yorky-Poo is nearly 17 years old now and has eaten table scraps his whole life. He gets Ceasars dog food for breakfast, always has a bowl of dry food for whenever he's hungry, but for supper he has whatever we're having. He was at the vets awhile back for his regular check-up and she was saying that she can't believe how healthy he is for being 17 years old and asked what he ate. When I told her he eats whatever we have for supper she said not to feed him table scraps as it's very un-healthy for a dog. I reminded her that she just said she couldn't believe how healthy he was and she just kinda chuckled and said "yeah, I guess your right, go ahead and feed him whatever the heck he wants"

Well it certainly wasn't my little pooch

I coulda came over and driven you to work Cliff, but me thinks you'd rather be fishing off your dock and enjoying that cold beer.

A few of the neighbors around here put their garbage out days before pick-up and it always leads to bears coming out for a free feast. After they finished stuffing themselves last night they took a short-cut across my front lawn to get back into the woods. Big tracks on the left will be Momma and the little ones on the right will be a cub

Have a great trip Shaun, the Ottawa is also one of my favorites too.

Have a good trip Mo, Diane and I are heading up on Satuday for a week.

For my fibreglass boat I use a product called "On & Off" Brush it on and rinse it and it does an excellent job.

Yup, that'd be the one Dann.

Yeah, that was a great old cedarstrip with a 25 HP Johnson Seahorse. Back in the day that baby was the fastest boat on the lake Notice the twin gearshift handles for the motor, one for speed and the other for F-N-R and the steering wheel on the left side of the boat and originally, it was in the rear seat.

Your a lucky man to still have your dad around Drew. My dad's been gone 16 years now but he was an avid fisherman & here's a favorite picture of him taken on a fishing trip back in the 50's. That old baitcaster he's using is the same reel I learned to cast with.

Don't try to justify it Cliff, just go ahead and buy it, you work hard and deserve it. I buy a new truck every 3 or 4 years and it's a great feeling being behind the wheel of a nice new vehicle. Plus the fact it's under warranty and you don't have the worries associated with an old car.

Nice thick fish all the way thru !! Congratulations on the successful day.

Great story Brian and nice to hear an enjoyable time was had by all. But truth be known, you're definitely a fun guy to spend a day in the boat with !!

I don't have any bug bites worth worrying about right now, but I've got poison ivy on both my ankles and that's about as bad as it gets

Good to hear your getting it all sorted out Greg and that's some fantastic service your receiving too.