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That's great Will, always good to see folks helping out the critters.

Our 1st time there was about 4 years ago and we stayed in cabin 10 which is boat access only. First evening the BBQ didn't work so I called the office and they said they'd be right over to check it. It was literally only about 3 minutes after my call and here comes Frank around the bend in his boat. I met him at the dock and said "What the heck took you so long" He couldn't fix it but had a new BBQ on our porch within minutes. Fantastic service for sure.

Fifty years ago I knew man who lived in the same log cabin on the Bonnechere River that he was born in 70 years before that. One morning when he was a young boy he looked out the cabin window and saw a bear hunched over their canoe at the waters edge, so he grabbed the family rifle, stuck it out the window and killed the bear. When he went down to the water he realized the "bear" he'd just killed was actually his father.

You need to figure out what your gonna use the boat for, casting, trolling, drift fishing, water skiing, cruising with the family, big water, little water, sunny days only, or cold and rainy too ?? Once you decide what the main uses will be, it'll narrow your choices down a bunch and make the decision easier.

Yeah, but it's tough doing a figure 8 in that silly little hole

Should have come back with the SAME bait Phil, you got her attention once, so giver another shot with what attracted her the 1st time.

I agree with Slowpoke, it's a nice boat but if your a caster, specially one who likes to cast from the bow, that may not be your best choice.

It was for sale last year too Dan along with the rest of the surrounding property. There were for sale signs every couple hundred feet to the east and then up and around the east end. This year they've removed all the signs and evidently they've decided not to sell it as a bunch of different properties but as only 1 or 2 packages. It's a gorgeous area and personally, I'd hate to see a bunch of cabins ....or monster homes along those shores. I've also stayed there a couple times and it's really nice.

I've always found Suicks to be excellent fall baits, use weighted versions and work them much slower than you would in the summer.

Big fish, happy kids =

Sunshine only lasted 10 minutes here Chris, now it's clouded over again. Good thing I looked out the window when I did

Nice hearing from you Kelvin, it's been awhile. Have a nice Thanksgiving Bud and don't be a stranger around here.

Yep, I remember that place and they also had another yard down on the Danforth where they had a chunk of coal the size of a Volkswagen sitting outside the main door on the sidewalk

I was waiting to see those fish pictures Joey, congrats to the pair of you, it sounds like a great vacation. Your getting to be quite the pro with that camera of yours too, those shots are outstanding.

That was an excellent video. I was born in Toronto in '46 and saw ALOT of changes over the years, but I still liked it the way it was back in the day compared to what it is now. I still remember riding the new subway on Yonge Street when it 1st opened in '52 My folks built a new home at Leslie & Lawrence in Don Mills in '54 and that was waaaaay out in the boonies, but today it's practically downtown. Hard to believe, but well into the 50's we still had horses & wagons delivering alot of the stuff to the house every day. Bread, milk, ice, coal in the winter and even the old sheeny man to pick up the junk. Now that I live a million miles away from there, I hope I never have to see the place again.

That's a big pike, it'll be nice to see that picture.

I stopped into Stacey's last week Steve and he was alot wealthier after I left the store. As for a new purse, I think I may just get her a money belt instead, it may be alot safer

The water isn't really that cold yet, so I don't think I'd be slowing down too much. We were trolling them successfully last weekend on the Larry at close to 5 MPH.

Without doubt, the sweetest musky combo I've ever owned is the one I'm currently using for bucktails & spinnerbaits. It's an 8' medium heavy St. Croix Legend Tournament rod with the split grip handle, paired up with a Calcutta TE 400 and spooled with 80 # Power Pro and 130# Seaguar fluoro leader. Lotsa $$$$ but well worth every hard earned dime.

I was in Lakefield this morning and UltraMar was $1.22 and a block down the road ESSO was $1.27. Guess who was getting all the business ??

Thanks Dan, that means alot coming from you.

mmmmmm, pumpkin pie You have a great holiday also TC

From what I read Bill, the fella was just asking a simple question as to whether folks were catching anything in a river and he didn't appear to be asking for specifics. Just my opinion, but lately I think far too many guys are too quick to hammer a new guy for no real reason. As ehg mentioned, things used to be alot more civil around here.

I agree Luke, it is cheaper than alot of areas, but it's still maddening when it jumps 8-10 cents over night but takes 2 weeks to go down the same amount.