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You've got me figured out pretty good Brian and I guess I can't disagree with you. It sure is nice flying across the lake at crazy speeds while we're picking out our spots on the GPS as were listening to Sirius radio and thinking about which too expensive rod and reel combo to use when the sonar shows us where all the fish are sitting. I often wonder though, if fishing wasn't actually more fun, or relaxing, back before we had all the fast boats and very expensive gear & gizmos to go along with it. Fishing today is still fun but I think we're sometimes too pre-occupied with our toys, our speed, and out Jonesing everybody we know and we forget what it's really all about. ....or maybe I just spend too much time thinking about the good ole days

I use 130# Seagar fluoro for muskies because it doesn't kink like wire leaders. I used wire for years and the best I ever found were Stringeze, but they would often kink when a musky thrashed and at around $6.00 each it would get expensive, cause once a wire leader is kinked I won't use it again. If you have a good day and catch several fish and each one ruins a leader it gets kinda spendy. I think the softer fluoro is easier on a musky too when she rolls in the line as it doesn't cut into the flesh the way wire does sometimes. Thats just my opinion though....

Great post Garry and it makes me wonder how we ever managed back in the day when we only owned one rod but used it to catch everything from perch to musky and nobody had even heard of spinning reels yet

When I bought the new boat in '09 I went to the licensing office to transfer the license plate from the old trailer to the new one and the clerk couldn't find any record of my plate on her computer. She asked me where it was and I told her I'd had it for years and it was still on my old trailer. She told me to have a seat and she'd check the system further. She called me back up about 30 minutes later to tell me she'd finally located a record of my plate but it had been "removed from the system" 5 years earlier and was no longer valid but she had absolutely no idea why a perfectly valid license plate would be wiped out, or why I was never notified about it. I asked her what would have happened if I'd been stopped by the police and they found out my license plate didn't really exist and she said "I dunno, I spose you woulda been in trouble " I had to purchase a new plate for my trailer and was told to destroy the old plate. I asked her how I should destroy something that doesn't exist and was given another "I dunno" It's really sad when such seemingly simple tasks are made to seem so difficult.

Atta boy Cudz, a real beaut !!

Fantastic story with a very happy ending !! Spuddy has definetely repayed you for rescuing him from the shelter. T-bones are definetely called for now and being the chef that you are I'll bet they'll be cooked to perfection

Your riding in style now girl !!

Sad news Phil and I'm really sorry for your loss, I know how close you & Paul were to your Dad and you payed him a very nice tribute here. I can't say I ever knew your Dad but we were on the job together for around 3 decades so there's always the possibility we worked together without knowing it. Good to hear the Fire Dept. honoured him like they did. Condolances from my family to yours Phil

I'd like to wish everybody a Happy & Healthy 2011

Jack was the type of guy that you instantly liked the 1st time you met him and it's sad to hear of his passing and he'll definetely be missed by many. Deepest condolances to Jacks family.

Thanks for all the thoughts and info guys, but after reading the MNR link supplied by Cliff I've decided against feeding the deer. There's alot of deer around here, infact when I wander thru the bush behind me there's hardly a square yard of snow that doesn't have hoof prints in it. My thoughts, and the reason for this post, were to find a good healthy food for them just to help them thru the tough months, the same way we put out bird feeders, but if the MNR are advising against it, that's all I need to hear.

Sorry Roy, we were posting at the same time. Any idea why it would bloat the deer when the farmers say it works well for their critters ??

Thanks guys, that's what I was hoping to hear !! Anything else you can think of, relatively inexpensive, that I could also put out for them ?? I'm not a hunter and really enjoy watching them and sharing my place with them and if I can help them out anyway thru the long cold winters, it'll be my pleasure.

Hey guys, I have lots of deer on my property every morning and evening, infact upwards of 20 some days, and I'm gonna start putting feed out for them. A local farmer has bales of hay mixed with alphalpha that he feeds to his cows and horses that I can get very cheap, but I don't know if deer would eat it or not, but I'm assuming they would. My neighbor puts out grain everyday and they really like that stuff but I just wanted to offer something different. I'm gonna pick up 1 bale on Tuesday to try it out and if they like it I'll get more, but I was just wondering if anybody here knew for sure if they'd eat it ?? The last couple mornings there's been a big buck standing just 100' from the house watching his harem feed but sofar there hasn't been enough daylight to get a decent picture of him but I'm sure the day will come...hopefully.

The place looks great Roy and as usual, you and J have gone all out for your family & friends. Hope you guys had a fabulous day bud !!

Thanks again folks, and Jigger, I'm sorry I brought a tear to your wifes eye, but I'm happy it was in a good way And Joey, Diane keeps telling me that I'M the lucky one....maybe she's right

Thanks guys, I hope you and your families are all enjoying the day as much as we are. The aroma of turkey is drifting throughout the house and our guests will be arriving shortly. Life is good !! Merry Christmas to all

About a month ago my wife noticed that a diamond was missing from her wedding ring and that gave me an idea. I've been married to the worlds most wonderful lady for going on 45 years, a person who never asks for anything, and I decided that after all these years she deserved, and would probably love, a nice new set of wedding rings. I headed into the jewellers in town and picked out a gorgeous set of gold and diamond wedding rings and had them sized to fit. I wrapped the jewellery box in nice paper, then put that in a bigger box and wrapped that one and then placed it in an even bigger box with fancy wrapping and placed it under the tree with a tag saying to "open me last" I lit a nice fire in the living room fireplace last night, turned on some Christmas carols and we then opened all our presents and when we were all done, I told her to open the BIG box. She pulled off the paper and opened the box to find the next one which she opened to find still one more. By now she was starting to look a bit puzzled and went on to open the 3rd one. When she finally opened the small box and saw all that sparkle, a look came over her face that I've never seen before and when she started to cry I knew I'd bought her something really special. And that's what Christmas is all about....making somebody you love VERY happy.

Ahhh yes Bruce, always one of my favorites. Every year my wife makes trifle and it's always my favorite part of Christmas dinner. There's a big one for dinner tonight, a smaller one for tomorrow and a 3rd for our guests to take home tonight after dinner.

Thanks for the update Cliff, that's great news.

And a Merry Christmas to you & yours too TJ. All the best in the New Year.

Thanks for posting that Mike, that little lady has an amazing talent !!

All the best to you and your wife Kelvin, you guys have been in my thoughts alot lately. Merry Christmas to you and yours my friend.

You'll be fine, everybody else is finished their shopping already so you should have the mall all to yourself today

There's a fair bit of weight to a glass boat and I'm not so sure those smaller vehicles have the braking power to stop it in a hurry if needed. I tow a 19' glass and don't think I'd trust those small brakes to do the job. Just my thoughts anyways and I could very well be wrong.