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I know how I'd be voting Roy

My wife has been called up twice and selected once. It was a 3 day trial and they stayed in a downtown Toronto hotel at night. She found it interesting and like you, figured she'd done her part as a good citizen. I'd sure hate to get stuck on some loooong trial, specially during the summer months.

Atta boy Paul, I see you've been paying attention in class

Ice fishing isn't boring at all, it's right up there with watching 5 pin bowling on the TV

To remove the rattles, drill a couple holes in the top of the bait about 1/3 back from the nose and they'll just roll out when you turn it over. Cover the holes with a piece of aluminum tape, then a coat of 5 minute epoxy and when it's dry paint it with a suitable paint. You can also just drill a small hole and squirt in some white carpenters glue. It'll coat the steel BB's and eliminate the sound. You don't need to be fancy cause the muskies don't care.

Biggest bait I troll successfully with are 13" Believers Mike. I remove the rattles though, as I do on most of my plastic trolling baits, and find that improves the catch rate on them.

Sorry Mike, can't help you with that

Just curious Mike, but isn't the one I mentioned exactly what your looking for ?? 16 foot Princecraft, full windshield, stand-up top included... Or maybe I'm just being too nosey

This ones at Hastings Marine Mike and looks like exactly what your after although it's slightly more HP than you want, but not by much. I just spoke to the salesman and he said it came in on a trade this week and is very nice. Call Rob in Sales. http://www.hastingsmarine.com/showcaseproductdetail.htm?ID=232587&Used=1

Have a great day Skipper, looks like you've got the weather for it

Looks like a fun day Mike !!

I get mine from the same guy as Jer, really excellent wood too.

Good to hear you got the truck stopped safely anyways Mike, that coulda been alot worse. Don't worry about missing out on the fatties though, we'll get them in a couple weeks

Great minds think alike eh Brian ??

I must admit to cheating just a little bit CPH. To get the wood from the end of the driveway back to the wood storage tent 100' away, I use an old tractor and trailer. But other than that, there's plenty of good, hard slogging involved

I stacked a couple cords of hard wood a few weeks back and when my wife said I was working too hard and should take a break, I told her I don't think of it as work, but more as an enjoyable type of exercise. I've always enjoyed hard physical work and hauling wood is just one more thing to do outside. Guess it's all in the perspective.

My 2010 F-150 was manufactured in Deerbourne (sp) Michigan, has tire pressure sending units and came equipped with nitrogen filled tires. Different specs for different countries I spose As for the air compressors mentioned by Jer, I always have 2 in my truck and have extended the power cord by about 25' so I can reach the trailer wheels if needed.

But the nitrogen filled tires on my F-150 sure do look purty with the fancy green valve caps.

Pretty sure that recall is for older 150's Brian but I may be wrong on that too.

Your friend was definetely lucky Dave, that coulda been a very $$$$ repair and is the exact reason to check the prop shaft every now and then. I also pull the prop on my bow mount every once in awhile and check it too as I've had line wrapped around that shaft as well.

That's a great tip Dave and probably something alot of guys don't know about.

I don't do the Facebook thing Mike, but we made a recent donation towards the cancer fight and hopefully everything together will make a difference soon.

You know your welcome anytime Brian, and you can even do all your hunting without leaving the back deck. It'll save all that tree climbing you enjoy so much

I like my wood fires on a cold snowy evening Wood stove downstairs in the family room Fireplace upstairs in the living room

You could have something there Mike, maybe I'll bring a big fattie home from LSC in a couple weeks