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I'm ordering an item from the States, but the company doesn't know what the duty charges will cost me and I was wondering if anyone would have a rough estimate. The item is about 28 pounds with a value of $150 + taxes and is being shipped by USPS and the shipping charge is $15 I don't expect the duty will be too much but I hate surprises....any thoughts ??

Best of luck Bill, but why on earth did you take your puter on a fishin trip ??

I made the switch to fluoro leaders 3 or 4 years back after Mr. JR gave me a couple to try, mainly because it was costing me a small fortune for the wire leaders I was using. I always used the Stringease leaders and they're a real quality product, but would often get kinked after scrapping with a musky, and once that happened I wouldn't use them again. Trouble was, they're about $6 each and if you have a good day on the water and land several fish, it could cost more $$$$ for leaders than gas for the boat. I now use the 130 pound Seaguar fluoro and make my own leaders with quality hardware, and you can land many many fish before they need to be replaced. The initial outlay for the fluoro seems expensive at about $55 for 50' plus the cost of the hardware, but in the longrun I know for a fact I've saved alot of money.

Happy B-Day young feller, and all the best to ya !!!!

Gotta luv them newfies

I like a shorter rod too Matt and use a 6' 6" Premier. Some guys like to go with a longer rod for jerkbaits though, all depends how you like to work your baits...out to the side or straight down in front.

Wow, FAT FAT fish, that thing was a real beaut....Luv the very fast release too !!!!! That's what it's all about boyz

I was at the Sportsman Show on Wednesday and made a point of looking for Dave at his booth and introducing myself. We had a long chat and even made plans to share a boat for a few muskies this summer.

Mornin nelly, that sounds like one heck of a breakfast

I was looking at Shimano Calcutta rod at the show yesterday and it looked pretty nice and was in the $260 range if I remember correctly. I don't know anything about that model but it sure had a nice feel to it.

TJ, as Mike said, there aren't really any nice places in the Direct Energy building to have a g2g, and basically the entire Exhibition Grounds are isolated from the rest of the city. Your south of the Gardner Expressway with nothing on either side of you anywhere, so you may want to think of a better meeting someplace away from there and further up into the city.

Just be aware that bass doesn't open in the Kawarthas until near the end of June, and there are no pike in Stoney Lake........at least if your talkin about the Stoney Lake just north of Peterboro.

Good to hear things are gonna work out OK for you Cliff. I nearly met the exact same fate as you just this afternoon. I was driving across town and coming up on a green light in my favor, and just as I entered the intersection another car was heading north and going right thru a red light going waaaaaay over the speed limit. He swerved into the south bound lanes to avoid me and only missed me by about 5 feet then nearly hit a southbound car head-on and almost rolled as he tried to re-gain control of his car. By the time I stopped, caught my breath and thanked my lucky stars, he was just a blurr as he raced north and outta site. Jeeeeeeeez !!!!

Actually johnnyb, were getting snow pellets falling right now and then rain is forecast for later today......good call

Thanks Cliff, but I think TJ's explanation was easier to understand

I took this picture of some very odd looking clouds from my backyard about 20 minutes ago and thought some may find it interesting. Guess it was a lucky shot as the shape had totally disappeared within a couple minutes. Or am I the only one that finds this interesting ??

C'mon holdfast, let it all out, tell us how you REALLY feel

Dan McTeague (sp) the MP who is always talking about gas prices, but never really does anything about them, claims that everbodies prediction of $1.50 / litre by summer is inacurate, and he claims the prices will actually drop to about .95 ¢ I've heard that on a couple different news reports in the last week or so, but who knows where he's getting his info from A couple local stations here in Toronto were $1.09.4 yesterday but have dropped to $1.08.8 today, so maybe his prediction of the downward slide to cheaper Canadian gasoline has already started.......ya right

Sorry Bill, it wasn't me, and I'm not familiar with that bait, but maybe someone else will see your question & have an answer for you.

Mike, the 7' 6" Compre at JB's is $125

Mike, I've been using both St. Croix & Compres for muskies for quite awhile and they're both excellent rods in my opinion, infact I just bought another 7' 6" Heavy Compre at the show today along with a Calcutta TE400 to go with it. I also use a Tekota 600LC for trolling and again, it's a great piece of equipment that I'd highly recommend. It's very smooth with alot of cranking power and handles big bait very well. If it says Shimano, you know your getting quality

WTG Joey, nice stuff happens to nice people

Scary stuff Cliff, good to hear your OK though. Did the other fella slide thru the red light because of icy roads due to the plow drivers & salters being on strike up your way ??

I couldn't tell you in minutes or hours per day SNAG, but I've been hanging around here for about 6 years or so, so ya, I guess you could say this place is addictive

The 300 was the only image I could find on the net Wayne, but your not sposed to look so closely at the pictures anyways