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2 hours ago, huey graphite said:

 the package comes with a 90hp Merc. 

I've said it before but I spose it's worth repeating here.

I bought a new 90 HP Merc 4stroke back in '99 and drove it for 10 years and put a ton of hours on it and the motor was absolutely perfect the entire time and never needed a single repair. I sold it to my bud after 10 years and he he put another pile of hours on it and drove it for another 6 or 7 years before it needed it's 1st actual repair.

Yes, I'd recommend a 90 Merc.

I bought a new 150 Yamaha when I sold the Merc and drove it for 7 years and again it was absolutely flawless just like the Merc.

Yes, I'd recommend a Yamaha.

I do all my own maintenance on a regular basis and that certainly helps keeping anything working.

49 minutes ago, Whopper said:

Ole what's his face. LOL

This thread is bringing out some of the old timers

 

Hey Bud, remember this day ??

Fun times for sure  !!

48 minutes ago, misfish said:

I KNOW I KNOW. LOL

He does look somewhat familiar...

1 hour ago, kickingfrog said:

I've got a couple (dozen) lures that haven't produced fish and that is what I've considered painting them. Jail bird stripes on one and skunk on another. Yellow/black is the other I've considered.

 

I mention black & orange above and that was for large spinnerbaits that I ALWAYS started my day with if I was casting and caught me more fish than any other bait I had. 

Your right about yellow & black though Rob, that's another good combo. 

One of my favorite trolling baits was a yellow & black jailbird coloured 10" Believer and my best twitch bait was a yellow & black jailbird coloured Double "D". The Double "D" doesn't come in that colour from the factory but I painted mine and they really produce a lot of fish. I had other colours but none worked like the yellow & black combo

You'll never go wrong with black & orange.

1 hour ago, DanD said:

 Come on all of us older guys; you/we must remember those UGLY green Doge/Fargo vans.? LOL 

 

Dan. 

 

My best bud actually bought one of those Bell trucks and painted it brown with a yellow stripe running down the side.

It was even uglier than when it was ugly green  LOL

I've always really enjoyed Nova Scotia and have spent a lot of time there. I was stationed in Halifax for 3 years in the 60's when I was in the Navy and my wife and I have travelled back several times for vacations along with New Brunswick & PEI

You mentioned Truro and I immediately  remembered this guy. We were staying in the Truro Hampton Inn hotel right on the highway and I spotted him and his dog hiking down the road. He was wearing a skirt and pushing a baby carriage full of everything except a baby.

No idea what he was doing but I think of him every time I hear the name Truro  LOL

7 minutes ago, misfish said:

I,ll bet Lew,it was more fun back then,staring down a hole in the ice,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Nope, even in the 50's it was about as exciting as watching 5 pin bowling on our 6" TV screen  LOL

Your a good man to have around when folks get in trouble Dan.  👍

13 minutes ago, LefroyFisherman said:

Great picture! 

Yeah, it's nice to have these old pictures to look back on years later.

Back in the day my Dad used to tow my brother and I across Simcoe on a toboggan behind his truck on the way to the fishing grounds.

Don't know for sure when this picture of my bro & me was taken but sometime in the 50's.

22 minutes ago, Rizzo said:

Yes lots of good times and unfortunately some bad times since that day

For sure Roger, lots of both.

21 minutes ago, fishingwithbob said:

LOL, Lew Ice fishing and liking it....

See the smile?

 

I might have been smiling but it probably wasn't because I was enjoying the ice fishing  hahaha

17 hours ago, Rizzo said:

That pic was taken probably around 22 years ago when a bunch of us from this board got together on simcoe for some ice fishing. 

I remember that day Roger, I think it was the 1st OFC G2G I ever attended.

Been a lot of water under the proverbial bridge since then.

10 hours ago, aplumma said:

Let me clue you in we do not have moderators or Admin. 

Art

Yet  under your avatar picture it says Administrator twice and if you click on the button right at your picture it says your a Moderator, so I'm sure that's where the confusion came from.

Some nice fish there Clive and good to have you back, it's been a while.

21 minutes ago, Terry said:

but looking  over by killaloe.  

My Mom was born in Killaloe nearly 100 years ago and all her family stayed there until the last one passed away a few years back. Beautiful area where I've spent a lot of time over the years.

nlpaintballer above mentioned Wilno which is right between Barry's Bay and Killaloe and if you like Polish food some of the best you'll find anywhere is the Wilno Tavern. Couple times a year my wife and I drive 100 miles to to eat there and have never been disappointed.

All the best from myself & Diane and let's hope things start to turn around in the New Year

I've never been afraid of heights but that's a whole nuther ball game right there  LOL

Good on you guys for having the guts to pull that off.

10 minutes ago, Rizzo said:

 Currently considering selling my current boat and fishing from a tinny all the time.

Only a fool thinks it takes a big fancy boat to land big fancy fish  LOL

Beauty Roger, really nice.

I'm the same as you though, I never measured the girth of a fish.

10 minutes ago, Rizzo said:

yes I heard that, very sad

And sadly we hear about it every year.

Be careful on that new ice guys, a young boy died after falling through thin ice in MIlton yesterday.

My wife's sister is in a long term care home in Whitby where only one resident is negative for the virus.  My SIL isn't too bad yet but sadly many of the folks have died.

10 minutes ago, JonnyButts said:

 You should try Niagara . 

For 4 or 5 years a group of us from this board used to close out the musky season on the Upper Niagara at Fort Erie, mainly because that was the only place that wasn't frozen over. It was usually the weekend before the 15th and we'd all meet at the launch at sunrise, then fish till sunset and then head for dinner at a local restaurant.

It was always a fun trip with a bunch of great  guys and a perfect way to end the season.